iraq. a quick response to a chris mag christmas morning attack. the israel/hamas war escalates. benjamin netanyahu tells his soldiers, do not stop. doubling down on his prerequisites for peace. the post-christmas rush is happening. big crowds at airports, in the highways and in malls. we will get you up to speed before you leave the house. in 2024, president biden and former president donald trump are poised for a big year leading up to the november election. good day, everyone. we begin with the increasing concern that the israel/hamas war could be creating closer to a broader regional conflict. the u.s. carried out retaliatory christmas day air strikes inside iraq against iranian-backed militants and iranian state media says israeli air strikes killed a revolutionary guard officer in syria. president biden ordered the u.s. strikes after three u.s. service members were injured from a drone attack, one critically, at an air base in iraq. lloyd austin calling the retal
are coming to you live it. millions of people on the other side of the globe are bringing in 2024, fireworks lighting up the skies above the iconic temple there in bangkok. the colorful display never gets old. a gorgeous site it is new year s eve day this is a special edition fox news live i am molly line in for arthel neville. and eric shawn are both off today. rich: i am rich edson appeared celebrations across the globe at every hour today in our new york studios the crossroads of the world s one block away at their the nypd is hard at work making sure the brightest lit block party on the planet is safe for the hundreds of thousands expected in times square. waiting for the ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. police have already set up a perimeter around the area. they are screening everyone, no exceptions and security is very tight. we have alexis mcadams live inside in a subway station in times square with more and with the city is doing to get ready for the bigge
battles for former president donald trump. there were two big developments last night. maine decided donald trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the ballot. the secretary of state citing the 14th amendment which bans from office those who engage in insurrection. on the west coast, the california secretary of state deciding to keep trump on the ballot. all this putting even more pressure on the supreme court to weigh in. we want to bring in vaughn hillyard and former rnc executive committee member jennifer horn. vaughn, start us off with maine. reporter: in the state of maine the decision of the secretary of state last night was much awaited. she had heard challenges in her role as secretary of state. this is where you get into the differences in what state law allows or puts the onus on a secretary of state to ultimately agent on. that s where the role of the maine secretary of state says it is her responsibility to determine whether a candidate is qualified to
shortages. new criticism and outcry over israel s military tragedy. i m ramy inocencio in tel aviv. the uk, france and germany are now calling for a ceasefire. adding to pressure, the u.s. defense secretary arrives tomorrow. plus, hamas tunnel revealed. israeli forces take our charlie d agata inside. this is the biggest tunnel we found ever. ever? donald trump on the attack. joe biden is a threat to democracy. praising putin and targeting immigrants. they re poisoning the blood of our country. new cbs polling tonight on his standing and the republican race for president. and countdown to christmas. the shopping rush and the shipping crunch. i m elise preston in los angeles at the nation s largest postal processing plant where elves are working around the clock. and later, tree trade. millions are grown, harvested and sold every year. john blackstone shows us a new way to go green. do you tell the trees how lucky they are not to be chopped down? the
professor bright, thank you. congratulations. thank you for having me. appreciate it. great to see you. the fear of too much justice will be released in june. cnn this morning continues right now. we ve seen success. we will achieve success. it will take time and to avoid, to avoid the number of people arriving at our southern border, we need to fix the broken immigration system. and by the way, broken immigration system that was dismantled by the prior administration. it is the top of the hour. a significant friday with a lot of news, particularly on immigration in this country. that was homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas talking to phil on cnn this morning. we are live on both sides of the southern border as title 42 expires overnight. the united states bracing for tens of thousands us of migrants who have been waiting to cross. plus, at any moment in new york city we are expecting marine veteran to turn himself in after a deadly chokehold on