and what it means for the race. also tonight, states of emergency declared in the northeast. the water is still rising in places after that massive storm. our team with first responders rescuing people trapped in homes. the rising toll. at least five people killed, and the new storm threat in the west, just days before christmas. the massive volcano eruption in iceland. dramatic images, rivers of fire, lava shooting up from a miles long crack in the earth. new video of two israeli hostages held by islamic jihad and the showdown in the red sea. the new task force being formed by the u.s. to stop rebel attacks on ships as more shipping giants suspend operations there. border crossings hitting a new record as a legal battle erupts over a controversial new texas law. and she made history on the nation s highest court. president biden and chief justice roberts leading a final farewell to sandra day o connor. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good
the 14th amendment of the constitution says insurrectionists cannot hold, quote, any office, civil or military, under the united states. and tonight, in a ruling as stunning as it is unprecedented, colorado supreme court said that donald j. trump, 45th president of the united states, is an su insurrectionist and therefore should be disqualified from being president. i m pamela brown in for anderson. we begin with not just the ruling, which is historic, but what happens when it almost certainly reaches the u.s. supreme court, which could be seismic. starting us off tonight, paula reid. tell us more about this really surprising ruling. surprising, remarkable, pamela. and the judges here, they acknowledge that at the top of their opinion. they talk about the weight and the magnitude of the issue that they re deciding here. i mean this is the biggest court decision to impact a national election since bush v. gore. even though this only impacts colorado, the implications could b
a sad day in america this morning. donald trump is reacting to the colorado supreme court decision keeping him off the state s 2024 primary ballot. colorado secretary of state jena griswald joins us to talk about the unprecedented ruling. new hope in israel. the stalled negotiations to try to get more israeli hostages released from hamas captivity, they re beginning once again. the proposal to pause fighting to try to pull this off. the level of iran-backed attacks on shipping vessels on the red sea is the most in two generations. the u.s. launching a new coalition to try to protection those critical shipping lanes. i m sara sidner with kate bolduan. john berman is off. this is cnn news central. taking it to the u.s. supreme court. that is the promise from donald trump s team this morning after the colorado supreme court removed his name from the state s primary ballot. now the 4-3 ruling from colorado s high court leaned on section 3 of the 14th amendment
league starts right now. terrifying scenes in the czech republic. a gunman s deadly rampage, killing his father and then targeting a school. you see these units left hiding outside on the ledge of a building. what we are learning at this hour about this rare type of attack for europe. , all eyes on the u.s. supreme court as special counsel jack smith pushes back today against a team of trump. will the justices weigh in on whether or not trump has immunity before christmas? first, a new low for rudy giuliani. filing for bankruptcy today. his list of people he is trying to skip out on paying includes, how about this, hunter biden. welcome to the league. we start today with our law and justice league. rudy giuliani facing the stiff cost of his campaign of lies and disinformation in service of donald trump. if you thought mr. giuliani s lowest point came outside for season total landscaping, or perhaps that infamous hair dye drip press conference, i forgot how bad tha
newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we re following some breaking news out of florida right now, during the busy holiday shopping season, law enforcement officials say multiple people were injured at a mall in 0 call that, north of orlando. the mall is being evacuated, but add there is no longer a threat in the area, and that the suspect has fled the scene. moments ago, police holding a news conference, said one person was killed in this shooting, one person was seriously injured in this shooting. and they say at this point, the shooting appears to be a targeted act of violence. we are closely following this story, we ll bring you any new developments that come in throughout the evening, so, stay with us, but in the meantime, just want to reiterate, police just held a news conference in ocala, florida, they are seeing one dead, one injured as a result of a shooting at this mall. of course, this very busy holiday shopping season taking place across the count