bret: good evening. i m bret baier. president joe biden vacations in the caribbean as republican presidential candidates return to the campaign trail. police in texas investigate the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend in what they call a perplexing case. and doctors are warning about a tripledemic this winter as a new covid strain spreads throughout the united states. dr. marc siegel joins us to discuss. but, first, breaking tonight, another massive group of migrants is making its way through mexico as immigration officials work to process the thousands already waiting at the border. many of those who have been allowed to enter the u.s. are being sent further north where local officials say president joe biden and his administration have ignored their pleas for additional assistance. the president, meanwhile, is heading south to the caribbean for vacation as his top cabinet officials meet with mexico s president to discuss the crisis. we have fox team coverag
information about the apartment building that partially collapsed on sunday. heavy machinery is now removing debris, as search and recovery efforts continue. mosquitoes. they are pesky and persistent. there is a reason you may be feeling more bites this summer. what attracts mosquitoes to us? psammophile. norah: there is a new spelling bee champion, and the nor e, psammophile. that is correct. it is still kind of surreal. norah: and it is friday, so we go on the road. i couldn t read. started teaching yourself? yes, because practice makes perfect. dottie says it was reading that helped her find love again. a love that she had never known. the message she put across that day. really touched a lot of people s hearts. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we begin tonight with the majority of the country facing hot and humid temperatures, from the midwest to the northeast. 97 million americans across
hi, everyone and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, december 23rd. i m amara walker. and i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. great to have you here. the eve of christmas eve. that is correct. there is more legal chaos involving donald trump heading into 2024. the supreme court rejects a request for justices to quickly hear arguments on whether the former president has immunity from federal prosecution. we ll walk you through what that means for his legal cal tar. plus, authorities at the southern border report a record number of migrant encounters every day. cnn is there. finally a cease-fire passes. we ll speak to an official about the humanitarian crisis in gaza. have yourself a healthy little christmas. it feels like i should be singing. does it feel like everyone you know is sick right now? we ll talk to a doctor about how to steer clear of the respiratory viruses that are out there. we re three weeks away from the iowa caucus and donald
united states or wherever around the world, i m richard quest in london and this is the cnn newsroom. we ll tell you about the scale of israel s bombardment of gaza. new cnn analysis is putting this in greater context. the idf continues not to let up in its fight against hamas. the special counsel rejected. the u.s. supreme court denied a major request by jack smith in his presidential immunity dispute with donald trump. now the former president and what he says. join me in the kitchen, lord help us all, as i make holiday bri with the founder of the food blog half baked harvest . 4:00 in the morning on the east coast of the united states, 9:00 london, and 11:00 in gaza where israel s military said it s pressing ahead with operations in gaza despite pressure to scale back the offensive. an idf spokesperson said the campaign will widen to new areas with an emphasis on southern gaza. the united nations security council adopted a negotiated solution. the u.s. abstained b
threats after banning donald trump from the ballot. we ve got the details. also the political fallout. americans freed in a prisoner swap with venezuela arrive in texas. what we know about this deal, and who the u.s. handed over in exchange. also ahead, an estimated 20,000 now believed killed in gaza as fighting between israel and hamas rages on. this as talks to broker another pause in the fighting appear to stall. and today is expected to be the single busiest travel day ahead of christmas, but are the airports ready for the rush? hello, it is friday eve. we are almost there. thank you for joining us at 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. new fallout this morning from that bombshell supreme court in colorado, decision barring donald trump from the ballot. in the 24 hours since that decision was made public, social media sites have been flooded with new and alarming threats against the justices on that court, according to a report obtained by nbc