from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with new word on donald trump s legal team preparing to challenge states that are trying to keep him off the ballot. the new york times saying these new filings could happen as soon as tuesday. both colorado and the main cases. maine joined colorado this week, disqualifying trump from its primary ballot, citing its role in the january 6th capitol riot. main secretary of state, shayna pillows, telling msnbc s laura mcdonald that she was bound to make this decision. i was duty bound to follow the two ensure that the candidates, all of them who appear on the primary ballot, or qualified for the office they seek. joining me now is emma barnett, who is in kittery, maine, for us. we are going to break this down. you have been reporting on section three of the 14th amendment. you have been following the possibility of donald trump being removed from this ballot for months. tell me how we got here a
i m richard louis, in for yasmin o sullivan. canceled on christmas eve travelers scrambling after a wave of flight cancellations, backing those in a rush to get home for the holidays. we are live at one of the airport to the hardest. we are following the breaking news out of gaza. five hostages in hamas tunnels have been found. we will go to tel aviv for the latest on that. this whole election interference case should be stopped in its tracks. this comes after the supreme court refused to hear an expedited appeal in this case and awaits a potential appeal of a colorado state supreme court decision kicking trump off the ballot there. i agree with the colorado supreme court. i said, gosh, for quite some time that donald trump has incited the insurrection. there should not be a loophole for inciting insurrection for the presidency. this colorado supreme court made a political decision. in my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision they rendered. i think it
well, i m afraid to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire here in paktika, we are seeing hundreds of hundreds of families who have been left homeless. in other news, russian forces continue their advance on ukrainian held towns in the donbas. we join a group of volunteers rushing to evacuate civilians from the area. and after a three year hiatus, the iconic music festival glastonbury open its gates and welcomes back the fans. we start in afghanistan, where a powerful earthquake has killed over 900 people and left hundreds injured. it s the deadliest earthquake to strike the country in 20 years. it hit overnight in the south east of the country. and we know the tremors were felt in pakistan and india as well. most of the confirmed deaths are in paktika province. this is the head of the provincial health body there. buildings collapsing, yeah. you know, in afghanistan, there is no concrete buildings. most people injured and dead are under the building. 0ur dead bo
iam i am live at the start of france, the gates are open, kick off three hours for what could be one of the great champions league finals. good afternoon. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, as well as cross channel services. and there are warnings that the disruption is likely to continue for more than a week. let s take you through the latest developments. easyjet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next ten days from gatwick airport, insisting it needs to in order to provide reliable services over this busy period . there have been long queues at london s st pancras station for eurostar services across the channel as families head to disneyland paris and football fans try to get to the french capital ahead of the champions league final. and people are being urged to check the latest advice before travelling to