the gunman identified, a student at the university. what police say he did before targeting victims at school. tom soufi burridge in prague tonight. here in the u.s., the major storm hitting the west at this hour. heavy rain, flooding, and possible landslides. rescuers pulling drivers from their cars. and following days of flooding in the northeast, crews now racing to clear roads, as the holiday travel rush kicks into high gear. rob marciano standing by. the race for the white house. donald trump s republican rivals running out of time to cut into his massive lead before the iowa caucuses. nikki haley stepping up her attacks against the former president. ron desantis claiming trump s indictments have distorted the primary. jonathan karl reporting. the israel-hamas war. the u.n. now warns the entire population of gaza is facing starvation. children lining up for soup, clutching pots and bowls. israel urged to agree to a new cease-fire to allow more humanitarian aid into
millions over the holidays as a potential travel nightmare awaits. this is cnn news central. this morning, big news out of russia. opposition leader and chief putin critic alexei navalny has been found after simply disappearing for two weeks. now, the head of his anti-corruption foundation now says this morning that navalny is in a penal colony in the far reaches of northwestern siberia, thousands of miles from the jail where he was last known to be located. he was moved from the detention center near moscow where he was serving a 19-year sentence. cnn is following these developments. what is navalny s team saying about this move, how he is, whatever they ve been able to gather? reporter: look, we re getting more details about the situation that alexei navalny is now facing, as you mentioned, he has been moved according to his lawyer and colleagues to the new penal quality in northwestern siberia. there has been mounting concern around the conditions faced by navaln
around the world. bianca will be back next week. just ahead israeli military warning gaza residents it will retaliate with more airstrikes. we do have the resolution now. we re ready to vote on it. yet another recording of a phone call allegedly made by donald trump in 2020 pressuring local election officials. bankruptcy is not a magic wand. it doesn t automatically make a person s debts disappear. we believe mr. giuliani is prepared to respect the bankruptcy process. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with moax foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, december 22, 9:00 a.m. in london, 11:00 a.m. in gaza where there is growing pressure for fighting to stop. the u.n. security council is expected to vote on a resolution calling for suspension of fighting and increase of humanitarian aid for gaza. ambassador denied the measure was watered down. we have worked hard and diligently over the course of the past week with the emiratis, with other, with egypt to
you are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with donald trump arguing that lobbying owe election officials to overturn the 2020 election was within his official responsibilities as president. that argument was part of a brief filed last night in which attorneys for the former president asked an appeals court to dismiss his criminal election subversion case, one day after the supreme court refused to decide for now whether he is protected from prosecution. in the filing trump s attorneys argue that, quote, president trump has absolute immunity, the judicial branch cannot sit in judgment over a president s official acts. the legal wrangling could push a verdict into the heat of the 2024 campaign or even after the election if trump is elected he will try to pardon himself. politico argues trump s legal argument seems to be as much about prevailing in the appeals court as a bid to slow down the case against him. let s discuss that and mo
election. here s why this is so crucial, especially right now. the efforts to overturn michigan s election results are a significant part of the special counsel jack smith s federal elections aversion case. smith is now pushing the supreme court to decide immediately whether trump has presidential immunity from alleged crimes committed while he was in office. the high court could decide whether to take up that case as soon as today. the united states is now ready to support a united nations resolution to provide aid to gaza. the vote was delayed several times over the course of the week. it s now scheduled for today, as israel has proposed a new hostage release to hamas. aaa is expecting record holiday travel numbers. cnn this morning starts right now. we do begin with a new trump tape, this time in michigan. it could be powerful evidence for special counsel jack smith as pursues felony charges against the former president for efforts to overturn the election. the det