in america now. there s an extremist movement, does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. the maga movement. they are willing to violate the u.s. constitutions at levels never seen before in order to win this election. we must be stronger, more determined and more committed to saving american democracy and maga republicans are destroying american democracy. no, i m not a threat. i will save democracy, the threat is crooked joe biden. john: any moment now, more than a dozen states could join colorado in removing biden s rival from the presidential ballot. jacqui: i m jacqui heinrich, in for sandra smith. the battle for the white house quickly a race to stay on the ballot as democrats across the country push to block americans from having the opportunity to vote for former president trump. president biden says there s no question donald trump supported an insurrection, his administration is refusing to weigh in on the legal aspect saying we are not involved i
immunity from prosecution and what you need to know about the fakes and the counterfeits leaked into the market. and israel is planning to widen its military operation against hamas in gaza ordering residents in the central part of the strip to find safety in shelters. let s go right to cnn s jeremy diamond in tel aviv, islanders. the u.n. security council is pause pausing aid to gaza and you went to the karem that low crossing, one of the crossings between gaza and israel. what did you see there what s going on there? reporter: well, before they passed the resolution, the u.s. was bringing enormous pressure on israel to allow the entry of more aid into gaza and allow it directly from israel into gaza, and 300 plus trucks have gone directly from israel across security into this shalom plaza and we saw many of the trucks making that journey today. but still, it s not simply enough to immediate the humanitarian need in gaza. the u.n. world food program warns that about ha
crisis at the border. they are on pace for more than 300,000 migrant encounters in just the month of december. about that, welcome back. i m john roberts. welcome back to you. jacqui: good to be with you for a second hour. sandra smith has the day off. i m jacqui heinrich. president biden spoke with his mexican counterpart as it threatens hundreds in millions facility, biden administration is choosing not to send migrants to ice detention centers that are sitting completely empty. what is the reason for that. jacqui: complete coverage now, texas lieutenant governor dan patrick responds, but first, william in the los angeles newsroom. why aren t the ice facilities being used? jacqui, the president has said he does not want to use them. otherwise, does it make sense to be releasing thousands of migrants a day with a slip of paper, while thousands of detention beds taxpayers paid for daily go empty. take the center in california. 2000 beds, fully staffed, and operational t
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