Government shutdown. Authorities have our statement accused of murdering baltimore tech ceo pava lapere. Jason billingsley into custody. Discovered in apartment complex monday after she was discovered missing. I know this arrest does not bring back pava lapere. I hope at least we give a sense of closure to the city of baltimore. Police in new york buzzed a fentanyl will just six months away from a day care where a 1yearold guy after exposure to the drug. Spiro former President Donald Trump at the center of the g. O. P. Debate, but absent from the stage. Plus, President Biden called trump a threat to democracy. Delta is walking back changes to the airlines Loyalty Program after a public backlash. No question, we probably went too far. John we remember actor Michael Gambon, best known for his spellbinding performance in harry potter. Do not pity the dead, hairy, pity the living. John and how one of the most iconic pictures in hiphop came to be. Seen so many of my peers from a unity, we k
So the Writers Guild has reached this tentative deal with studios. Those are writers celebrating in los angeles last night, after the agreement was announced. Guild members are now set to vote and decide whether to accept that deal. In the meantime, hollywood remains shut down. Actors are still on strike, No End In Sight there. Economists say this strike has cost the u. S. Economy more than 5 billion. Not only in l. A. , but in other tv and Film Production hubs like georgia and new york. Cnn national correspondent, Camilla Bernal is live for us in los angeles. The big question right now is, one, will it get voted through. But two, whats actually in this deal . I know details are sparse, but camilla, what do we know right now . Thats really what Everyone Wants to know, phil. Ive talked to a lot of writers who tell me, look, were confident in the wga negotiators, because they knew exactly what we wanted. And part of that is higher wages and Artificial Intelligence. There was a huge focus
Welcoming ukrainian president zelenskyy. Well look ahead to zelenskyys high stakes meeting with President Biden in a couple of hours. Overnight, the Biden Administration gives protections to almost a half million venezuelan migrants who recently came to our country. On capitol hill, with just nine days until the u. S. Government runs out of money, House Republicans may have struck a deal to avert a shutdown well tell you what is being voted on today and breaking just a short time ago, media mogul Rupert Murdoch set to step down as chairman of fox and news corp. Who will he name as his successor next we begin this hour in washington, d. C. Where right now ukrainian president zelenskyy is meeting with lawmakers Behind Closed Doors on capitol hill after meeting with members of the house. It marks zelenskyys second trip to washington since russias invasion of ukraine as he renews calls of more assistance from the u. S. And its allies. His visit comess at a time when some are growing skepti
unanimously stands in support of its president. one week ago her testimony over calls for jewish genocide and anti-semitism on her campus generated fiery outrage. this is the faulkner focus. i m sandra smith is nor harris. claudine gay has faced calls to resign that came after she hedged on whether calls for genocide violate her school s code of conduct of harassment and bullying. fox told the meetings stretched late into the late. the board said our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that president gay is the right leader to help our community heal and address societal issues we re facing. it notes she apologized. the controversy erupted after she was pressed by new york republican elise stefanik. do you believe that type of hateful speech is contrary to harvard s code of conduct or is it allowed at harvard? it is at odds with the values of harvard. can you not say it s against the code of conduct at harvard? we embrace a commitment to free expression ev
penalties. at least in my former office we would not bring a criminal case under those circumstances. so when someone s already paid back the taxes, it doesn t seem that the prosecution really brings back that much in the door. this idea he wouldn t be charged if his name wasn t hunter biden has ring to it. that was barbara mcquade pointing out a possible political motivation behind the new tax charges against hunter biden. we ll break down those allegations against the president s son. we ll also recap donald trump s day in court for his civil tax fraud trial as the former president is expected today be the last person to take the stand. plus an update on the bipartisan negotiations in the senate on border security. the issue that s holding up critical aid for ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, december 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin today with news from the west coast. hunter biden is facing a major new l