battery. and we are told she and a court martial were hurt and taken to the hospital after what you saw there. me laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think about that. you hope that she is safe. but it also reminds you of the danger that many in the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis, not just the supreme court, not just the more high-profile matters, but every single day, what it is like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thanks, laura. i thank you. donald trump, going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight, on laura coates live now, this is the case we have all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist cla
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really, really pores. the supreme court, they better find themselves a really big umbrella, tonight on laura coates live. so don t call a quite a throwback, but all of a sudden, it feels like y2k, when the new year hits in 11 days from now, the supreme court will be like, in sync, saying, bye-bye to their let s just say, the supreme court will be a little bit busy. the nine unelected men and women who set the bench and he has court and all the land, now has a power to decide an election, and i mean, again. let s all ravenous for a second, back in the days of the hanging chats in florida. they did it with bush v. gore, back in 2000. now, they may have the chance to do it all over again or that once in multiple cases involving donald trump. today, trump asked the high court to sit and think for a bit, before they answer whether he has absolute immunity. that is the jack smith case right here in washington d.c.. jack smith, he wanted a quick answer, why? maybe, he does
prepandemic levels, it could overwhelm the health care system. cnn this morning continues right now. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve done. they ve poison abouting mental institutions and prisons a all over the world, not just in south america or three or four countries we re thinking, but awe oil the world they re pouring into our country. well, good morning, everyone. former president donald trump is escalated his longtime anti-rhetoric as he hits the campaign level. the white house is calling fascist. speaking of the white house, the white house and the senate, their negotiators are racing to try to reach a deal on immigration and southern border policy with aid for ukraine and israel hanging in the balance. and right now defense secretary lloyd austin is in israel as they scale back to protect civilians. cnn this morning starts right now. and here s where we begin this hour with defense secretary lloyd austin in israel as the
good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. i m john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austin s mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israel s war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. here s democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. we do have unacceptable levels of casualties. we see loose rules of engagement, way looser than anything that the united states would exercise. we would not drop a 2,000-pound bomb on a refugee camp to target a hamas commander. a senior defense official tells cnn that austin will, quote, want to hear very clear articulation of the israeli self-assessment today. that same official has confidence in the israeli military and so he s there to ask questions and learn more about their plan. elliott gotkine