removed from the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. the secretary of state ruling trump violated the 14th amendment, making it the second state to disqualify trump from holding office. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: final show of the year. the centsiment is the same. just hours before, trump s name returned to the ballot in colorado. trump is facing lawsuits in 13 states to get removed, even some republican rivals are pushing to get these cases dropped. carley: alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: this is first where election official has taken action to remove former president trump from the ballot. bellows writing, mr. trump used a false narrative of election fraud to enflame his voters. here is more. the events of january 6 2021, which were unprecedented and tragic, were insurrection and under engaged in insurrection and is therefore disqualified. alexandria: that was designed to keep confederate officers from holding offic
[ ] welcome to fox news chance west Point Holiday show. Im sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the United States it in academy, west point, new york. Its one of our oldest military posts at one of americas most fabled universities. The West Point Band is one of americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. In 1817 known as the father of west point. The general boost academic standards.
claudia: welcome back to a special edition of fox news live. former president donald trump asking a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal case alleging he interfered in the 2020 election. the president and his legal team claiming absolute presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news live. merry christmas, i m claudia cowen. i m rich edson. trump s filing with the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. comes one day after a big setback for special counsel jack smith. the u.s. supreme court refused his request to fast track his immunity claim for trump. the case hinges on whether president trump was acting as president or a candidate. his strategy is to run out the clock and he has a lot of tools to do that. and he may be successful. the issue here i think everyone agrees that there is something called absolute immunity for your official functions, if you are performing an official function the president has immunity and
hostage actually died in the october 7th attack, and his body is still in gaza. newly uncovered recordings reveal then-president trump pressured michigan election officials not to certify results in the 2020 election. it seems to be a lot higher, a lot faster, earlier in the season. major: the cdc warning of an increase in flu cases. how you can protect yourself and your family this holiday season. and we are on the road, with one man giving the gift of compassion. this is all for you, bro. [laughs] what? that was the best feeling. that surprise joy, it was just amazing. i never felt it before. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin with that powerful storm system bringing heavy rain from southern california into the desert southwest. it s complicating the holiday rush on one of the busiest travel days of the year. 26 million people were under flood watches today, with some areas already hit with a month s wort
griff: tree is up and stockings are hung and we re two days from christmas in the spirit filled stockings. i like christmas trees and presents. nicole: we like stockings over the mantle. griff: my parents would do like candy and fruit and one surprise gift that was thoughtful. it s good stuff. nicole: i do socks for all my kids and husband in the stocking plus candy. they count on that . will: my parents had the stocking game nailed down. the trick, so the problem, of course, i got to be careful because i don t know who s watching right now. december 24th is difficult. christmas eve is difficult. you have a nice dinner, you have a few drinks and there s a lot of work to do. then you re up late and then the problem is that you have to get up early the next morning because there s people read db of interaural go and kids ragaini ready to go and my parents used the stocking as a time delay mechanician and it would be delivered to your door and had something to look at and go t