freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president s alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. margaret: renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: and a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! [laughter] margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans, including several the u.s. considered wrongfully detained, were released from that south american country today,
look beautiful in your matching sweaters. thank you. happy holiday season. carley: second hour of fox & friends starts right now. happy holidays, guys. giddy up jingle horse jingle around the clock a mix and a mingle and jingle that s the jingle bell rock. [laughter] lawrence: i m so glad to work here because here we believe in santa. growing up my dad did not tell us about santa. lawrence: no. i work all year to buy all these presents do you think i m going to let some mythical take credit. he didn t buy it i did. carley: santa is real and visits all the house as. lawrence: i m so glad i goat believe in santa. carley: when i was a kid for christmas, santa would bring some of the presents and then my parents would write mom and dad on the other ones that they gave. santa would drop off some. brian: a lot of kids watching now i m just saying lawrence lawrence what you are telling me, brian, my dad took credit for santa s work? that s what i m sayi
new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. spiegelman renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more host hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: at a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan infra norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans including several in the u.s. considered wrongfully detained for a release from south american country today, in ex
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
court. yesterday the state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from holding office under the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. however state justices have agreed to pause their decision until january 4, meaning donald trump has time to appeal, which he said that he will do at the u.s. supreme court, quote, swiftly. so how much of a shot does he have of reversing it? the use of this little known civil war era provision is unprecedented, and yesterday s decision was also not unanimous. so we ll dig into the dissenting opinions and how they could play out. but also prominent supporters and opponents of the former president are expressing their opinion. most significant, president biden who just said there is, quote, no question trump assumed an insurrection. the ruling does not apply outside of colorado. lawsuits challenging donald trump s candidacy have been filed in more than 25 states. this ahead of 2024. and have so far failed in key on