we re glad you re with us. we re following three major stories this morning. first an immigration battle unfolding steps from the vice president s home. this morning buses of migrants were dropped off near the naval observatory in washington, d.c. the latest moves in the strategy from some red states to protest the biden administration s immigration policies. ron desantis sent two planes to martha s vineyard without notice to the community there as we worked to set up shelters. plus, a cnn exclusive this morning. sourcing tell us that mark meadows has now complied with the justice department subpoena in the investigation into january 6. also new this morning, an economic crisis averted. a tentative deal reaches overnight after hours of negotiations to avoid a rail strike. much more on the role the white house said the president played in getting that deal across the finish line. but first, two plane loads of migrants landing on martha s vineyard and volunteers jumping into
cut for american workers getting less for their money. gas prices continue to climb. federal reserve expected to continue the rate hike. what is the administration going to do to get inflation under control. gerad bernstein. good to have you on. i wish we had better news. i m certain you wish this was better news. but at the heart of this is the core inflation number. and when it comes to core inflation, that does not include energy or food but yet that number is the highest we ve seen since 1982. sir, is it time for this white house and the biden administration to pivot on its economic policies? no, i think what we have is the white house, the federal reserve, we are acutely aware of the pressures that this causes on american families and budgets. the president started out this morning by talking about how americans are squeezed by the cost of living and they didn t need this report to remind them of it but it is certainly in the report. i asked you that question and you
right now in buffalo a blizzard warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. all the impacts and when we ll see some relief coming up. the january 6 it committee lays blame squarely at the feet of former president trump. what s next in the investigation? ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is back home after a historic visit to washington, and he s warning ukrainians they could see more russian missile strikes over christmas. the next phase of this war and how the just passed u.s. government spending bill could help. plus from heartbreaking tragedies to shocking courtroom revelations, we ve got a look at the top ten crime & justice stories this morning on cnn this morning. yes, it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. thanks for waking up with us. merry christmas to everyone. sorry, martin. i was going to say merry christmas to everyone. i m sure santa is working very hard to get those presents wrapped, ready to go. it s good to be with you al
searching on top of buildings. the concern over children in the hospital in this country, in part of california tonight, they have now declared a health emergency over the surge of children hospitalized with respiratory illnesses. and pfizer tonight with news on a potential vaccine for rsv in the future. the abc news exclusive tonight. a woman who accused georgia republican senate candidate herschel walker of pressuring her to have an abortion, sitting down on camera for an interview for the first time with our juju ch chang. why she s now come forward. saying, this isn t about political parties, that she voted for president trump. and what she brought with her to the interview. tonight, herschel walker s response. tonight, we have one week to the midterms. georgia, of course, and several other key state races all so close. any one of them could determine who controls the senate. so, rachel scott is here to talk us through this. disturbing new video tonight after that
of the aggravating factor nikolas cruz knowingly created a great risk of death to many persons, yes. we the jury unanimously find that the state has established beyond a reasonable doubt the existence of the aggravating factor, the first-degree murder of gina montalto was committed, yes. we the jury find the existence of the aggravating factor that the first-degree murder of gina montalto was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel, yes. we the jury unanimously find that the state has established beyond a reasonable doubt the existence of the aggravating factor, the first-degree murder of gina montalto was committed in a premeditated manner without any pretense of moral or legal justification. yes. reviewing the aggravating factors that we unanimously found to be established beyond a reasonable doubt, we the jury unanimously find that the aggravating factors are sufficient to warrant a possible sentence of death, yes. one or more individual jurors find that one or more mitigat