russia launchingets biggest air attack on ukraine. russia unleashing unprecedented missiles and drones across the country. schools, factories, warehouses, hospitals hit. one of the largest air assaults of this war. we ll show you the devastation. and president trump removed from the 2024 primary ballot again. this time in maine. how his rivals are responding. plus, wave causing chaos in california. the terrifying moment it slammed into the coastline and why officials say the threat isn t over. welcome to the lead. we start with our world lead and an attack unlike anything we have seen since the star on the war on ukraine. russian strikes blanketing ukraine from east to west, killing at least 3 at this hour and injuring more than 150. cruise missiles, drones and bombers flood ukraine s air defenses in what ukraine said was the worst attack since russia s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. russia targeted ukranian airbases, but also hit apartment buildings, a metro sta
friends. it is wednesday, december 27th, i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to including israeli forces shifting military efforts to southern and central gaza with officials warning the war could take many more months. and hours from now, antony blinken and alejandro mayor kas are set to meet with mexican president obrador. plus donald trump continues to claim he should be immune from any prosecution surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll have the latest there. also ahead, bus drivers across the country increasingly under attack on the job. we ll dig into an alarming trend and what officials are doing about it. with us this morning, jonathan lemire, susan paige, and retired four star navy admiral james stavridis. good morning to you all. let s begin together with israel expanding the ground invasion in gaza. this as the united states continues to urge israel to protect civilian lives and shift to a more low intensity oper
begin with this story because that could put her in the spotlight next year. now to our special report, for all the prosecutions that have come out of the january 6th insurrection from trespassers to those who blatantly attacked police, no trump aide has been put on trial for actions to steal the election either that day or in the weeks leading up to that day. d.a. fani willis has brought to rico case against trump and 18 others, people just starting to learn about this prosecutor. i think it s a choice between integrity and corruption, good and bad. that was willis but not talking about this case. there she was discussing what she called the choice during her campaign for this post and we will get to that in a few moments. it s pretty interesting. on this case she previewed upcoming arguments by outlining the legal theory that trump and the co-defendants formed a legal gang or racketeering enterprise, which existed to overthrow biden s lawful win in georgia. rather tha
trespassers, to those who blatantly attacked police to the actual malicious seditionist, no trump has been put on trial for action steal the election either that day or in the weeks leading up to that day. d.a. fani willis has brought this assertive r.i.c.o. case they are against trump and 18 others, people just starting to learn about this prosecutor. i think it s a choice between integrity and corruption, good and bad. that was willis, but not talking about this case. there, she was discussing which he called a choice during her campaign for this post. and we will get to that in a few moments. it s pretty interesting. but on this case, she previewed these upcoming arguments by outlining the legal theory that trump and those codefendants actually formed a legal gang, or racketeering enterprise, which existed to overthrow biden s lawful win in georgia. rather than abide by george s legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeerin
it s my obligation and responsibility to find solutions even if we re not getting the help we deserve from washington, d.c. new york city mayor eric adams calling out the republican governor of texas and the white house. we re going to go through the new york city mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border. plus, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. a member of israel s war cabinet is now threatening a send front in the conflict, and this one along the border with lebanon. and also ahead, an update on the efforts at the state level to block donald trump from the republican presidential primary ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. israeli forces are moving forward with their expanded operations in refugee camps in gaza. that s where we ll begin our day. yesterday the idf launched strikes across the region targeting shelter