new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. spiegelman renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more host hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: at a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan infra norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans including several in the u.s. considered wrongfully detained for a release from south american country today, in ex
everyone. welcome to this special edition of sunday morning futures. i m maria bartiromo. merry christmas to all on this christmas eve this morning. coming up, my exclusive visit with cardinal timothy do hand at the historic e st. patrick s cathedral, i was able to tour the historic can cathedral with the cardinal. he has a message for all of us this christmas. but first, america s safety. new data on who and how many people are flooding the u.s. border or. the implications to cities and citizens across the country with wisconsin senator ron johnson on the senate homeland are security and budget committees. then, election interference from joe biden s henchmen to communists in china. john ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence and former u.s. attorney, on the impact of tipping the scales against political enemies. plus, 2024 presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy and his wife, dr. apure v.a. is, weigh in on colorado s supreme court decision and the road ahead.
forecast. the stormy weekend ahead for early holiday travelers. definitely one more thing to worry about during a stressful time. norah: new hope for a morning sickness cure, the discovery that could help hundreds of thousands of pregnant women. this is the future. 35 miles here off the coast of new york, this giant wind turbine is now generating electricity. but the industry is also facing major headwinds. snow falling in florida. absolutely magical. norah: an army of volunteers brings holiday cheer to families of america s fallen heroes. it s like the entire country is cheering for us. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. and we begin with the fresh warnings from president biden to israel that it is time to scale back the war in gaza and be more careful to protect civilians. we ve got more on that new message in just a moment, but first the world is on alert. amid gro
yes! yes! that s right. it s friday. so you know what that means? let s welcome tonight s guests. he s hear on a day pass from the halfway house, founder of the leftists party, michael loftus. she s my third favorite charlie after chaplain and horse. charlie are no. she loves pranks, giving thanks and getting restraining orders because of your cousin hank. new york times best seller, kat timpf. and the only thing he hates more than snow is child support. new york times best-selling author, comedian and world champion nwa whatever. all right. this audience is out of control. but before we get to some new stories, let s do this. greg s leftovers. you know it. it s where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. that s why they are called leftovers. as always it s my first time reading them. if they suck we will take joe on a helicopter ride and drop him into a volcano. all right, southwest airlines is being praised by plus size travelers that allow overweight customers an fre
fergtsorget bracing for a s it s already here. we re live on the border with thousands of migrants where they are gathering, desperate to cross into the u.s. three years later, the covid public health emergency officially ends today. what this means for testing, treatments, and crucially, are we better prepared for the next one? plus, did former president trump just open himself up to even more legal jeopardy? why his comments at a cnn town hall are raising new questions. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we start at the border where the dhs secretary just said, it is about to get a whole lot worse. they re just hours now until the end of title 42. that is the public health rule that the u.s. used nearly 3 million times to immediately expel undocumented people to help control covid. ahead of this policy change, resources at the border communities have been strained, trying to respond to the arr