what it means for the next phase of the war, plus the message from the pope about the war in the holy land. then, lost and found, putin s number one critic, alexei navalny located in an arctic prison, putting an end to the mystery of his whereabouts. and christmas in camp david, how president biden is spending the holiday, plus the first lady on how the white house decked the halls for the season. and finally, you may be dreaming of a white christmas, but you probably won t get it this year. just 1% of the nation is expected to see snowfall, so who will get that christmas wish? hello, it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m jessica layton in new york city. we begin overseas in gaza where israel is intensifying its operations on the ground until victory over hamas is reached. benjamin netanyahu saying it has no choice but to continue to fight. pope francis commenting on the war saying the message of jesus birth, what is the latest inside gaza. reporter: let s start with the pr
At this hour, the big story is a long awaited holiday morning. Well take you to West Palm Beach where one family has turned their own christmas tradition into one that impacts an entire community. Also this morning, the message on war in The Middle East as the fighting continues inside gaza. Hostages remain and terrorist captivity, and israels Prime Minister vows to finish the job of ending hamass reign. Former president Donald Trumps top challengers are scrambling for socalled hail mary as we officially hit three weeks until the iowa caucuses. New polls leave little to the imagination. The verdict is it on the most popular, most widely watched viral videos of 2023. The stories that caught just about everyones attention. But we begin with the forecast that is disappointing parts of the country this morning, and worrying manys. Lets get right to meteorologist who has been tracking the weather ahead. Michelle, tell us who has a White Christmas and who has more snow than they need right n
making less than $200,000. and the percent of taxes raised for individuals increases overtime for the middle class and the lower income. they are raising taxes on people who make less than $10, 000, according to the joint committee on taxation. new reaction from a source close to arizona senator kirsten sinema, nbc news is reporting to sources that sinema is not upset she was not included in negotiations on the bill. adding, it is interesting and notable that the tax permissions he consistently opposed has now appeared in the bill. my colleague jonathan capehart just asked one congresswoman if sinema would take it. no. as a result? you see the very confidently. she is enjoying the news while giving heartburn to every democrat, and she is enjoying being talked about. she is not gonna make a full break for the democratic party. but when you re talking it is 14 billion dollars of a massive deal of 800 billion. and she is not going to stop appropriate taxes on people ea
is coming into election day with a lot of momentum, they feel like they will be able to and see my or. that is something that voters are also paying attention to. i spoke to one lady who told me that, despite the fact that she does not feel that would happen on january six was an insurrection, she says she will still back meyer, because she likes him and his positions on certain other local issues. a lot of nuance here in michigan, but the bottom line is that this is a race that voters say they are paying a lot of attention to, and we know a lot of money has been spent on the races in the primary battles that you are seeing here in michigan. lindsey? shock brewster in michigan. thank you so much. we want to turn to michigan, where on tuesday voters will be the first to vote with abortion rights since the supreme court court overturned roe v. wade. ice is going to be another test of whether abortion access will be a motivating factor to get people to those polls. doctor burns joins us