in the united states and around the world. i m john avlon in for kasie hunt. it is friday, december 22, yes, i m wearing a candy cane tie. stunning new revelations into just how far donald trump went to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. a new report from the detroit news alleging that then president trump pressured two election officials in wayne county, michigan to not certify the results of the vote, that is according to audio recordings they have reviewed for a phone call trump made in 2020 following the election. the newspaper reports that he told them we can t let these people take our country away from us and everybody knows detroit is crooked as hell. joining me now, joey jackson. thanks for getting up early for us. this recording seems to go to the core of the case jack smith is building against trump, namely that he actively conspired to overturn the 2020 election. and you remember of course that phone call pressuring georgia election officials to find him vote
the bbc uncovers fake images posted of top indian female wrestlers who were detained, after taking part in sexual harassment protests. and ahead of the fa cup final, we hear from manchester city s star erling haaland on how his life has changed forever since arriving at the club. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. jose mourinho has been charged with insulting and abusive language against a match official following his club roma s loss to sevilla in the europa league final on wednesday. english referee anthony taylor officiated the match and was also a accosted with his family at budapest airport by roma fans as they travelled back to the uk. a premier league spokesperson says the abuse is inexcusable . paul fields from the referee association says he worries about keeping referees safe. the tide is turning with england. grassroots clubs are facing points deductions and we have cameras being tested in england as wel
but meanwhile united who did their own treble in 1999 have the power to stop them. it is about how you perform as a team and it is about how you perform as a team and how it is about how you perform as a team and how you it is about how you perform as a team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, 95 team and how you perform in this 90 minutes, 95 minutes. a great opportunity and we have a good opponent, a great opponent, and we are looking forward to that test. is this a game you have to win? every game you have got to win. if you play football, it is about winning and results, so every game you play, you have to win. rigid the real madrid striker karim benzema is weighing up his options for next year including signing for a club in saudi arabia, and one of his former team mates, cristiano ronaldo, is urging others to do what he did. although his club was not able to win any silverware in saudi arabia this year, kris
north easterly breeze, but we have introduced drier airfrom norway. so the cloud is broken up, just a little bit of cloud running onto those coastal areas of england, particularly towards east anglia and the far south east, but lots of sunshine around across the uk. still breezy in the south east and because the breezes from the north sea along the breezes from the north sea along the east coast, it is a little cooler. heavier inland, it warms up and the highest temperatures in the western side of the uk, widely 20 widely 20 or 21 celsius. it might be one when the sun is out, but it gets quite chilly at night and well we see some cloud coming in across eastern areas of england, it is quite thin, bit of cloud and well we see some cloud coming in across eastern areas of england, it is quite thin, bit of cloud in northern scotland, generally skies will be clear and it doesn t work and wales, perhaps 4 or 5 degrees. some cloud to begin with cross parts of england, it retreats
hello and merry christmas eve. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. here s what we are watching for you. attorneys for donald trump with the late night court filing urging a federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion case against him. why they claim he has absolute immunity. war in the holy land on this christmas eve. the idf expanding operations in gaza as president biden gets on the phone with the israel leader to discuss the war a. the latest on the victims and gunman police are searching for. t tis the season for spreading holiday cheer. a study shows people sharing time to volunteer is dropping. we will discuss ahead on cnn this morning. new this morning, former president donald trump s legal team a major legal move. a light night filing urging federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion case in washington, d.c.. that trump was w