threats after banning donald trump from the ballot. we ve got the details. also the political fallout. americans freed in a prisoner swap with venezuela arrive in texas. what we know about this deal, and who the u.s. handed over in exchange. also ahead, an estimated 20,000 now believed killed in gaza as fighting between israel and hamas rages on. this as talks to broker another pause in the fighting appear to stall. and today is expected to be the single busiest travel day ahead of christmas, but are the airports ready for the rush? hello, it is friday eve. we are almost there. thank you for joining us at 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. new fallout this morning from that bombshell supreme court in colorado, decision barring donald trump from the ballot. in the 24 hours since that decision was made public, social media sites have been flooded with new and alarming threats against the justices on that court, according to a report obtained by nbc
at university prague. a few details coming in. we are hearing there is an unspecified number of dead people and injured people. the university is called the charles university faculty of art, located centrally in central prague. authorities say the square and surrounding area is shut down and close to people coming in and out. this continuing incident is still happening, so police warning anyone in the area to stay away as possible. in an e mail to students, the university has told them to stay put until lock offices. we think parts of the university have been locked down because of this ongoing incident. charles university is located in prague s old town, about 500 metres from the historic charles bridge, which is a tourist magnet and very well known landmark in the city. we will try and bring you more on this as we get it. you can get the latest on what is happening if you do step away from the television on our website. but when we get more website, we will bring it to you
tonight, television takes a look at itself. what s on the idiot box? it s only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire televisi
joining us in the united states and from around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, a desperate search for survivors after russia unleashed one of its deadliest attacks on ukrainian civilians in months. the latest ceasefire in sudan appearing to break down in hours, the fighting picking back up even as hundreds remain trapped. we ll hear from a heroine who managed a harrowing escape from the country. plus a draft opinion from the u.s. supreme court overturning the right to an abortion and now the man who wrote it says he has a pretty good idea who was responsible. we begin with a race against time after russian missile strikes in ukraine. rescuers are scrambling to reach two children believed to be trapped under a building. a boy and girl are believed to be somewhere in the lower floors of these high rise. officials say at least 17 other people have been rescued. at least 23 people were killed in friday s strikes including at least four children. two more people died in a
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