we are. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage now. on this wednesday, thank you so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera. we have breaking news. in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump, just moments ago, nbc news cameras caught a top aid to trump awe arriving at the federal courthouse in miami. the same courthouse where we learned a grand jury will had hear testimony this week. the guy in the tie has been the right-hand man to trump in his post presidency. he runs a superpack and that sighting just after the bomb shell report from the new york times about testimony from former chief of staff mark meadows. we re live in miami and d.c. on what all of this could mean. and breaking news out of the vatican this morning. pope francis is expected to undergo surgery and remain hospitalized for several days. smoke from wildfires lead ing to had hazardous conditions across much of the country. dr. gupta is going
Full peal which ive never heard of, driving us up the wall, but its part of the day of coronation. About 100 yards behind us we saw king charles and Queen Camilla turn up in one of those horsedrawn carriages and we knew this was Something Special and we knew, in fact, something that hasnt been seen here for, oh, 70 years. A lot of hubbub, pomp and circumstance, but in the middle of the ceremony when the archbishop of canterbury took that Coronation Crown and fitted it on king charles head and you knew something would happen and a short time after that to show the tradition and heritage of the place you saw Something Else, his son and heir apparent, Prince William, Pledge Allegiance to king charles. I, william, pledge and faith unto you, as for life and limb. Theyve got the si ceremony, and there was an older carriage and the crowds have been battered and buffeted by rain and wind and they were there by the tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands just to show that the royal naysaye
chris jansing reports. at this hour, donald trump s republican rivals not sounding much like rivals after he s kicked off the ballot in colorado. what they re saying including the candidate pledging to withdraw from the state s contest if trump can t compete too. pressure mounting on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. his tense meetings with the families of hostages and where negotiations stand right now to bring them home. plus, the threat is far from over as a volcano continues erupting in iceland, what it means for thousands of people forced to evacuate right before the holiday. and it s the most wonderful time of the year, unless maybe you re headed to the airport. the record-breaking travel as families head home for the holidays. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with donald trump s republican opponents rallying around after the colorado ruling. nbc s vaughn hillyard is following that for us. what are they sayin
president for now. lawyers for donald trump vowing to fight the colorado supreme court ruling that could keep him off the ballot in 2024. where this fight goes now and how fast. and here s not a surprise, trump s republican rivals are rushing to defend him after this unprecedented ruling. we re in iowa as the candidates storm the campaign trail with less than a month to make their cases to voters before the caucuses. and new images from inside the tunnels built by hamas. the new york times reporter who was taken inside is our guest. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner. john berman is off today. this is cnn news central. this morning donald trump is vowing to fight back after being booted from the ballot in colorado. last night in a stunning decision the colorado supreme court ruled the former president is not eligible to be a presidential candidate in 2024 because he, quote, engaged in insurrection citing the 14th amendment. the majority opinion came to the conc