gaza, civilians swarming a relief truck in search the food and water. this as we re getting new reaction to video that appears to show men and young boys detained by the israeli military and stripped to their underwear. an idf spokesperson will join us live. welcome. wolf blitzer is off day. i m kaitlan collins, and you are in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with the breaking news this hour as there s new revelations on how far trump operatives went from the frantic final push to keep their boss in the white house and overturn president biden s legitimate 2020 election victory. cnn s marshall cohen is part of the team that broke this exclusive report. marshall, what are we hearing and learning in these recordings about how deep and clearly fracturic that scheme was? we ve known bits and pieces, but now we re getting a full picture, coming from ken che chesebro, which was in many ways an architect of the plot. cnn has obtained re
i m jason chaffetz in for laura ingraham. this is a special edition of the ingraham angle. nikki haley s civil war filibuster on the campaign trail. i wonder what her competition thinks. tonight, governor ron desantis is here to react. jason: we have breaking news that s happening right now. the main secrthe maine secretars barred donald trump on the ballot as the authority to block the former president from election. we will have more on this in moments, reaction from governor ron desantis. unbelievable that that is happening. but, first the lapd says demonstrators carrying signs reading free palestine blocked the intersection. that s when police say things turned violent. others became aggressive with the police officers. one police officer was thrown to the ground by a protester. [shouting] [shouting] disperse now to permit the safe flow of pedestrians traffic. jason: first christmas, now new year s. times square on high alert. the nypd bracing for more viole
bret: good evening. i m bret baier. president joe biden vacations in the caribbean as republican presidential candidates return to the campaign trail. police in texas investigate the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend in what they call a perplexing case. and doctors are warning about a tripledemic this winter as a new covid strain spreads throughout the united states. dr. marc siegel joins us to discuss. but, first, breaking tonight, another massive group of migrants is making its way through mexico as immigration officials work to process the thousands already waiting at the border. many of those who have been allowed to enter the u.s. are being sent further north where local officials say president joe biden and his administration have ignored their pleas for additional assistance. the president, meanwhile, is heading south to the caribbean for vacation as his top cabinet officials meet with mexico s president to discuss the crisis. we have fox team coverag
have a great day. julie: senior defense official sounding the alarm on a significant escalation in the middle east. u.s. navy using an anti-ship ballistic missile for the first time to stop incoming missile fire from houthis in the red sea. iran problem front and center stoking major fears of a wider war. good afternoon, everyone. the faulkner focus , i m julie banderas in for harris. thank you for joining us today. a lot of news to cover for you. we ll begin with more than 100 attacks on u.s. troops in the middle east since october 17th. iran proxies going after our men and women overseas. one top senate republican not happy with president biden s lack of action. listen. weakness. is there a red line? would you tell our enemies publicly if we tell an american we re coming after you? the houthis are completely backed by iran. i ve been saying for six months now hit iran. they have oil fields in the open. they have the revolutionary guard headquarters you can see from spa
from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with new word on donald trump s legal team preparing to challenge states that are trying to keep him off the ballot. the new york times saying these new filings could happen as soon as tuesday. both colorado and the main cases. maine joined colorado this week, disqualifying trump from its primary ballot, citing its role in the january 6th capitol riot. main secretary of state, shayna pillows, telling msnbc s laura mcdonald that she was bound to make this decision. i was duty bound to follow the two ensure that the candidates, all of them who appear on the primary ballot, or qualified for the office they seek. joining me now is emma barnett, who is in kittery, maine, for us. we are going to break this down. you have been reporting on section three of the 14th amendment. you have been following the possibility of donald trump being removed from this ballot for months. tell me how we got here a