hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin with a developing story in the united states. the colorado supreme court has disqualified trump from the ballot in the state s presidential election next year. it its ruling the court says it is because of his role in the capitol attack in january 2020 one foot his campaign immediately denounced the ruling is undemocratic and said they would appeal to the us supreme court. let s bring in north america correspond to peter bowes who joins us life. peter bowes who joins us life. peter connelly ruling applies only to the state s republican primary. so what does this decision mean? primary. so what does this decision mean? well, this, as ou decision mean? well, this, as you say. decision mean? well, this, as you say. applies decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only - decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only to - decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only to the l you say, applies only to the republ
unprecedented case to the other one that s likely going to go in front of those nine justices. trump has been barred from the 2024 primary ballot after the state supreme court found he violated the 13th amendment s insurrectionist band. trump s lawyers taking of course the opposite approach straight to the court on this. we have cnn tracking both of these stories. walk us through the immunity issue, what we are expecting compared to what happened. donald trump headed to trial in march in the court in washington. the supreme court has to resolve, they are going to have to figure out whether donald trump is immune from going to trial beakers because he was trialed in the senate and acquitted there. before they can do that trial, someone will have to figure it out and it will be the supreme court. the justice department wants to skip the middle court and go to the supreme court straightaway. the supreme court is considering that, we have this new brief in from donald trump
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
how can i put this? tonight is politically surreal. donald trump, the 45th president of the united states, the current republican front-runner, campaigning right now as we speak to be re-elected, hoping to sit right back down at that resolute desk. while the c olorado saying you have to do it in 49 states, colorado isn t one. why? they say he engaged in insurrection on january 6th. they say the 14th amendment says he is disqualified from the ballot and from being president of the united states of america. here s what the 14th amendment says. it says, no person shall hold any office, who has previously taken an oath, to support the constitution of the united states, has engaged in insurrection or rebellion or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. sound familiar? you heard this from the january 6th committee. you heard it from district court rile in the state of colorado. it was the first time there was a real trial to determine if donald trump had engaged in insurrectio
congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. and just in to cnn. harvard s president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential election. trump using a delay tactic in one those major cases, asking the supreme court to hold off on deciding whether he has immunity from prosecution. perez special counsel jack smith is asking for an answer because trump is about to go on trial. they are urging the court, slow down, stay out of the dispute. they say the supreme court shouldn t be rushed into making one a decision so soon. going straight to the supreme court next week to appeal that historic ruling that kicked him off the bal