thanks for being here. i m stephen romo in for yasmin today. it s a busy final day of 2023. just hours before the ball drops, the security is tight in new york s times square. celebrations are set to get underway, despite the heightened threat environment, following the october 7th attack on israel. we are live on the scene with the latest. of course, in many parts of the world, it is already 2024. we will show you the sights and sounds and the hopes so many have for the new year. meanwhile, tensions are high across the red sea at this hour, as the u.s. navy sinks three houthi boats and downed ballistic missiles fired from houthi controlled areas. we will have more on that. legal action in donald trump s world is not stopping. we will reveal that question special counsel jack smith has for an appeals court that took more than 80 pages to ask. and we begin this hour with a countdown to the new year. up to 1 million people are flocking to times square to witness new yor
to is saying there have been pilot programs to formalize the operations of the smaller minds. the results were promising, paying workers and keeping them safe while also continuing the operations. we ve got a lot more to come. you re watching msnbc. our second hour starts right now. hey there, top of the. our thanks for being here. i m stephen romo in for yasmin. if you are just joining, us welcome. before still with, us thank you. we are taking a look at live images from dubai, where a new year s celebration is underway, as the clock there strikes midnight. and for many around the world, it is already 2024 as well. some of the amazing sights and sounds as humans paused the world over to recognize the flipping of that calendar page. despite these festivities, the concerns of 2024 are already upon us as well. wars, political divide, and humans rights issues are already waiting for us in the new year. and we will dive into many of those coming up this hour. we do be
starts right now. i m john roberts. next november we re going to win so big. i m not going to be somebody s circus monkey a pawn on a chess board. we re not playing that game. you join me in this fight, i promise you our best days are yet to come. you guys support me, elect me. you re going to be satisfied when i get to work because you re going to say you know what? he s doing what he said he was going to do. martha: here we go. i m martha maccallum. this is the story. the first 2024 presidential contest is four weeks from today. the polls show the former president way ahead in iowa and nationwide. take a look at these numbers when it comes to a head-to-head with the president, joe biden, former south carolina governor and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is six points ahead of the current president in the brand new fox news polls and it shows former president trump would also win a 2020 rematch by four points. former white house press secretary ari fleischer a
holding last-ditch talks tonight fighting to win the speaker s job. we ll tell you who s been heading into his office. also, the suspect in the brutal stabbing deaths of four college students is expected in court tomorrow. authorities seeking his return to idaho to face first degree murder charges, even as they remain silent about a possible mo motive. a deadly new year of war in ukraine. russia suffers today what may be the biggest loss of life since the start of the invasion. ukraine claiming a major strike against russian forces as moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles and drones, including in kyiv. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a very big cloud of uncertainty hanging over republican kevin mccarthy s bid to be the next speaker. lawmakers will vote tomorrow on whether kevin mccarthy should hold one of the most powerful positions in washington that puts him second
problems waiting for him on the rise and by this presidency and battered by bad news on pretty much every key issue today. the president giving back to the one thing americans trust him on and that is fighting the virus. the biden administration response to the pandemic taking a shot at guests who? donald trump. you should consider wearing a mask when in a crowded indoor place. unfortunately, this covid is still with us as it has been for two and a half years but the fight against covid is making a huge difference. my predecessor got covid whom he had to get helicopter to go to the medical center. he was severely ill, thankfully he got well. when i worked upstairs on the white house and the office was upstairs in for the five-day period, the differences vaccinations, of course. the president looks relieved, after testing negative, they are getting worse and cnn poll 75% of democratic voters want someone else to run in 2024. this one i m a quite a shocker, pete buttigieg