hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
hi, everyone. merry christmas eve to you and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. thanks for being here. here s what we re watching for you. new overnight, attorneys for donald trump with a late-night court filing urging a federal appeals court to throw out the fed federal election subversion case against him. could the former president s claim of absolute immunity work? and what does it mean for the 2024 campaign and piresiden biden? we ll ask an expert who say democrats need a healthy dose of realism. and israel s war with hamas rages. we ll speak with a pastor in bethlehem on how the birthplace of jesus is marking the holiday without the usual celebrations. new this morning, president trump s legal team, the former president trump s laelegal team arguing presidential immunity should clear him of wrongdoing in his federal election subversion case in washington, d.c. they say he was merely working in his offici
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Election subversion case In Washington. Trumps lawyers argue that certain comments that she made mean that she needs to step aside. You have neither the facts nor the law. You pound the table and yell like hell. Good morning, everyone. Its the top of the hour. We are so glad youre with us. There is a lot to get to. It has been, what, 13 days of this manhunt . And still not finding him. Still seeing him every once in a while. And now its got an lot more dangerous. Right. Because they think hes armed. Right now a very dangerous situation continues to unfold in pennsylvania. Police say this convicted murder who escaped prison nearly two weeks ago is now armed. Danelo cavalcante was spotted late last night about 20 miles north of the prison. This is video of an Armored Vehicle and heavily armed officers swarming the scene. He is still on the loose this morning. Residents in the area are being urged to stay inside and lock all doors and windows and vehicles. Cnn affiliate reports a pair of
secretary pete buttigieg is holding a news conference with improving air travel this week. 30 million are expected to fly. carley: prosecutors want it back in place, trump team arguing it violets his freedom of speech. todd: and president biden will celebrate his 81st birthday at the white house. he will host the turkey pardon. you are watching fox and friends first on monday morning, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. brand new poll shows donald trump beating joe biden for the first time in nbc news polling history. alexandria hoff will break it down. alexandria: this is first time in a dozen polls conducted by nbc. 44% said they would vote for president biden if election would today, 46% would vote for the former president. voters 18 to 34. former president held 4% advantage 46 to 42. 63 years younger than president biden, born in 1942, things were different back then. in the throws of world war ii, mo movie casablanca. gallon of gaffses $.20. biden campai