but now there s news of this damning tape that s put more focus on a different jurisdiction on that federal probe in washington where trump was caught on tape admitting key parts of a crime, including stealing documents after leaving office. the tape is from after he was in the white house, 2021, and that s bad for him based on what he appears to admit, because prosecutors are already using it while gathering their grand jury testimony, and it s showing jurors how trump acknowledges and admits himself on the tape that he had classified materials. this is a total breakthrough in the evidence in this case. real talk some people might say, all right, ari we already know trump took the documents down to mar-a-lago and the feds seized them and took them back. didn t we know all that? yes, but in court to win a case like this, prosecutors must prove, one, the documents were classified. two, trump willfully took or directed action to take the documents. and three, he intended to kee
joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her king let every heart prepare him room and heaven brian: that is king and country. look at gingerbread made from scratch. is that the audience singing or his chorus? steve: the chorus. carley: that was in a studio. brian: those one day will be full. steve: six days from now. lawrence: can you imagine having people attend your concert that can also sing. brian: if you don t sing, don t get a ticket. lawrence: does that mean you will attend concerts going forward? brian: people are disappointed i dropped out. steve: it has to warm the heart of any performer when people are singing along. we see that with king and country. lawrence: they didn t know the lyrics, they were on key. brian, join in. brian: i don t qualify. i appreciate it. on my open, you are inviting me to sing. lawrence: if you are the face of the show. carley: a week from today, week after christmas, unboxes will be unwrapped.
it is 2:00 in the afternoon, the southwestern tip of iceland. that volcano we ve been watching for weeks has finally erupted. look at that. there is a lot of concern for those in the area. we re on the story as it develops. i want to share that with you as we begin. first, however, got to get to our own border. it is at a breaking point. agents say the crisis is worse than ever and now the state of texas is going to try something it has never done before as we say good morning. i m bill hemmer live in new york city. it s tuesday. hello to my partner here. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. sit a little chilly in here. i m holding onto my hot cup. everything is fine. fine. we want to get you to these numbers. this happened yesterday. a staggering 4500 people crossed in the del rio sector alone. the southern border saw a total of over 12,000 people yesterday. bill: this is part of what greg abbott calls a tidal wave of illegal entry. he has been saying
catholic church write an amicus brief to purdue s position in all of this. you talk about real justice versus what you call billionaire justice. what do you mean? i mean that if this plan goes through, what s going to keep another family of millionaires that want to be billionaires from introducing a faulty product and finding a loophole in the bankruptcy system, which was not intended to give billionaires loopholes. there would be no deterrence going forward. beth, thank you for being with us, and for your excellent reporting on this in your books, and joey, your legal analysis as always. we ll follow it closely. and cnn this morning, continues right now. good morning, everyone, here s where we start this morning. israel defense forces say it hit 200 targets inside gaza, and is calling for people in parts of southern gaza to evacuate, leaving civilians scrambling to try to find thinker safe to go. the white house is warning israel to limit civilian casualties, and
a direct shot through the asteroid belt. but i can t say, because i can t see what jack smith sees and no one else can. he s done it like a pro. all the reporting is coming from echoes or shad dose on the wall. i don t know what s inside that investigation. understood and, appreciate the precision there. previously you said you didn t think indicting trump was a good idea because of what it would put the country through. that was notable because as everyone remembers you clashed with him on matter of substance, rule of law. do you view that differently now? or do you feel the same way? no, i see it differently now. this conduct takes place entirely post presidency. it is clear if the facts are as i understand them, it is clear violation of really important laws, and it is something that can t be let go. if the facts are there, while