mike: hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors causing chaos at an airport on one of the busiest times of the year. good morning, i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. molly: i m molly line in for dew point. protestors threw objects at officers, assaulted two of them. protestors carried banners with messages like di vest from genocide and let gaza live. a similar scene playing out at lax. bumper to bumper traffic stretched across all three lanes. police making dozens of arrests on most airports. the protests come as new york city goes on high alert. the nypd is taking precautions to prevent anti-israel protestors from disrupting the new year s eve ball drop. molly: alexis mcadams has the latest. not just here in new york that this happened. chaos from coast to coast with police arresting 63 people at those two protests in la and new york city. over at jfk airport protestors blocked the roads and some travelers had to walk with their bags to try to make their flight.
trace: good evening, welcome to los angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. presidential candidates former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california s population declines for a third straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups that are leaving the state. and as issue with the creeps. in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. bret baier looks at efforts to protect our most critical assets but, first breaking tonight, the u.s. and mexico say they will work together more closely in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. mexican officials cleared what was once a large tent camp sitting near the border as u.s. officials agree to keep rail crossings open after temporary closures. but, republican critics say they are not convinced these efforts will alleviate the massive migrant crisis. fillian turner is in mexico city tonight. gillian, good evening mexican delegation going to tr
members, and really everyone at the next stage of healing. in an email to university officials, prosecuting attorney in the county explained why he does not believe the house is of further use to lead investigators, based on review of idaho case law, the current condition of the premises is so different than at the time of the homicides a jury view would not be authorized. the prosecution did file a request to go ahead and try and have the trial scheduled for next summer. at this point, we are waiting to see if that request is granted. anita. anita: we will all stay tuned for the trial date. christina coleman live in moscow, idaho. thank you, christina. nothing coming out of that meeting, frankly just a waste of time and a joke of a meeting because of the u.s. does not step up and lead strongly on this. unfortunately it was just a check a box meeting. top biden administration officials wrapping up high texas meeting with the mexican president over the unprecedented
overnight, colorado republicans are now asking the supreme court to overturn that state s decision that donald trump should be removed from the state primary ballot. also today, from the roads to the skies, what you need to know about what is expected to be one of the busiest travel days for the holiday season. and a nasty storm system along the east coast could make things much worse. overseas, new fears the israel/hamas war could spread throughout the region as thousands flee the assault on central and southern gaza. and as a caravan of almost 8,000 migrants makes its way towards the u.s., we ll tell you what mexico is urging the u.s. to do at the southern border. hey, everybody. good to see you this thursday morning. we begin in colorado where overnight, the state s republican party asked the supreme court to keep former president trump s name on the 2024 ballot. the appeal is after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump is ineligible to run for president in the state
we should be creating critical thinkers, not what am i feeling today. any way you can deliver that? sure, i ll take it for you. door dash. i don t take responsibility if this is inaccurate. it made it. lawrence: so what you see right now is first mayor in about 40 years of chicago dancing her way out of office. the people of chicago celebrating this morning. ainsley: first time in 40 years a mayor lost a re-election. lori lightfoot is out, there will be a runoff between paul vallas and brandon johnson. brian: she is gone, through, she s done a terrible job. ainsley: goodbye to you and dancing. lawrence: i am gloating this, mo. ainsley: you re excited. lawrence: i am, all these kids i ve interviewed, out of here. ainsley: gianno caldwell s brother. lawrence: yes. so long, lori lightfoot, made history as first openly gay woman in the city. paul vallas, former head of chicago public schools on top with 34% followed by brandon johnson, former publi