they by potentially reinforcing this image of extremism that hurt republicans so much through purple states. there are others, but for me those are the biggest known unknowns for 2024. and that last one is a great question because you have heard republicans, you know, they have been basically chomping at the bit to take over the majority for obvious reasons. but with such a small majority, you negotiation i heard from republicans who say, we re concerned about what these investigations look like and what path this goes down and do we look like we have a strategy that we have it together or we don t know who is going to be the house speaker next week when the new congress takes over. good point. ron, thank you very, very much. thank you, guys. happy holidays. thank you. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning. it is 8:00 a.m. eastern. we re so glad you re with us. it is december 27th. welcome to cnn this morning. all right, so we will begin with
tapes that prosecutors played during day it woutwo of the sed trial from an alleged 2020 oath keepers meeting. members were secretly recorded by a meeting attendee. they talked about bringing weapons to washington and being prepared to fight for former president trump. whitney? reporter: a new recording released by the department of justice by an alleged november 2020 planning meeting of the far right military were group the oath keepers. if you re going to attack people, don t be afraid. go there in large numbers. that s why we need to be there. reporter: federal prosecutors played the seek cretly recorded trial of the five oath keepers. all five defendants have pleaded not guilty. this is the first major piece of evidence that prosecutors have used to support their allegation the group planned to descend on washington to prevent the peaceful transfer of power if the fight comes, let the fight come. i m willing to sacrifice myself for that. let the fight start ther
front and center at cpac. the most buzzed about booth is this. a fake jail cell. what you re watching actually happened at cpac. it features a convicted january 6th rioter doing performance art, if you want to call it that, in a cage wearing an orange jump suit. also on display, cultural wars and election denialism. we re at war. think about after high noon on the 20th of january of 2021. when an illegitimate impostor took over 1600 pennsylvania avenue and took over the administration. my job, it s like the old coliseum where you slam on a breast plate and go fight the barbarians. we re going to secure a boarder, build a damn wall, then when we finish it, name it after president donald j. trump. a lot of this sounds familiar, but the hits, i thgue they keep the folks coming in. what are you hearing from the attendees there? well, jim, in just a few hours, as you said, donald trump will take the stage. the final speech here at this three-day event. he ll be proceeded
the texas supreme court reversing a ruling that allowed kate cox to get an emergency abortion. she had no other option to leave the state to get an abortion. she had the option, many, many women are trapped in their seats. ukrainian president zelenskyy to the white house and to capitol hill as delays for more aid are continuing in congress. the prospects of this getting done before the calendar year is up looks not good right now. the free world hesitates, that s when dictatorships celebrate. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. we start with an extraordinary request from the special counsel in the election subversion case against donald trump. jack smith, special prosecutor, wants an answer from the supreme court, on whether the president is immune from prosecution and he wants it as soon as possible. smith went directly to the high court, specially leapfrogging what could have been a very lengthy appeals process. it c
go to aerotrainer.com to get yours now. a very good day to all of you from world headquarters here in new york welcome to weekends with alex witt. here s what s happening for all of you. we re turning to the breaking news out of louisville where that crowd has gathered to commemorate the one year anniversary of breonna taylor s killing. let s go to antonio hilton who s there for us. we heard a lot of cheering and singing there when benjamin crump had taken to the podium, the stage there. what s that right now? it sounds like singing. reporter: there s been some singing here today, alex. but right now the mood is a lot of hurt and anger. benjamin crump is still speaking, he s one of the lead lawyers working on breonna taylor s case from the start. but family members, supporters are on the stage here. you re hearing renewed calls for transparency. there s a major divide between residents in the city and those they counted on to serve them. what you re hearing from black res