what they had to say, the lead starts right now. special counsel rejected. turns down by the u.s. supreme court to hear immunity for the former president right now as opposed to later on. the decision as we learn of new evidence of trumps efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election. a reported audio tape of him pressuring to officials. and american hostage killed by hamas. the news broke this morning making at least 54 americans killed by hamas since and including october 7th. is president biden doing enough to bring home those americans still captive? a number of immigrants coming across the border as biden makes an urgent call to mexico to help manage the situation. welcome to the lead. we start with breaking news that could and will have major legal and political implications when it comes to the 2024 presidential race. the u.s. supreme court has just rejected a request by the special counsel jack smith. he wanted to have them urgently decide the matter of whether d
for someone under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states. this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth some would say. it s the latest piece of information that we are getting of many, a fire hose worth of details about what trump was doing to actually stay in power. makesyou wonder what else is out there? special council jack smith, does he have something else up his sleeve? right now, smith is fighting for the supreme court to decide whether trump has presidential immunity. he is telling the court, quote, the charges here are of the utmost gravity. this case involves for the first time in our nation s history criminal charges against a former president based on his actions while in office. trump s lawyers are trying to do the opposite. asking the court not to intervene, delay, delay, delay. but the high court is going to have to act whether it wants to wait or not. it will need to decide if trump is in fact immune. and a deci
the website. today and tonight where we have the snow at the moment is where we keep it but tonight and tomorrow the risk of several centimetres falling across southern england and wales and by thursday a widespread event notjust the snow but the suits with strong wind. we could see roads blocked and vehicles cut off and we re pretty certain most of it will be snow because we are in this arctic air so it is cold. as recently dumb xc with the snow showers in the north, a dusting of snow in the south clearing, the odd shower elsewhere but it is cold, even with the sunshine and it will continue to be cold overnight with showers continuing for northern scotland, the east coast of northern ireland but this evening and overnight there could be a dusting of snow for southern parts of england and wales so do not be surprised if you wake up to a dusting. icy we have showers on the coldest night of the year so for potentially 15 in scotland. crisp and sunny start to tomorrow, away fro
his grieving mother pleading for action on police reform. so what are lawmakers going to do? and more lies from george santos, the latest having to do with a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. the new reporting and what it means for the gop. let s start with the story we are all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there is no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. air pace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law. it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action is detrimental to the substantive discussi
do? and more lies from republican congressman george santos. the latest has to do with now a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. we ll break down the new reporting and what it all means for the gop. but let s start with the story we re all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there s no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. airspace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law, that it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions