now, in one legal fight he s facing just as he could soon be asking the high court to jump in and please intervene in another. and new u.s. intel on hamas growing influence. american officials warning the terror group is more popular since the horrific and brutal attack on israel. the holiday travel season is in full swing. today is expected to be the busiest day at the airports in this crazy holiday travel period. it s also officially the first day of winter. welcome. a look at the potential of storm cloud ahead for your travel plans. i m kate bolduan with omar jim jimenez. sara and john are off today. this is cnn news central. there s a new star taking the spotlight of the 2024 presidential election, no not a candidate but the supreme court. the justices could take up several cases that could decide the fate of republican front runner donald trump including if trump is even eligible for the white house. trump s team is expected to file an appeal with the high court
the hunter biden probe as an i r s agent trying to get whistleblower protection. claims he has information that contradicts the attorney general sworn testimony this as hunter biden s lawyers book a sit down with prosecutors, plus as the nation waits to hear if the u. s supreme court will keep a partial ban on a an abortion bill hill in place canada is now offering american women and girls access to the bill from north of the border. and an american kill as a vile, volatile situation in sudan gets even worse. the u. s. is now deploying troops nearby, ready to evacuate its embassy as other countries are going in to pull their citizens out. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our health lead any moment the u. s. supreme court could rule on the most critical abortion case since it overturned roe v. wade last year , the justices have until 11:59 p.m. eastern this evening to decide the future of the widely used abortion pill cristo. the bill is currently avai
hello, everyone. i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. right now dangerous storms are battering california with relentless rain, deadly flooding. there have been dozens of water rescues, and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. 34 million people are under flood watches as the storm pushes south. at least 16 people across the state have died in this recent outbreak of storms. in central california a 5-year-old is missing after being swept away in flood waters. a crew suspended the search when the weather became unsafe for the rescue teams. heavy rainfall led to this rock slide in fresno. boulders and debris forced highways across the state to close. firefighters in ventura county rescued a 70-year-old man after rising flood waters trapped him inside his suv. the onslaught of rain is turning streets and creeks into these raging rivers that you see on your screen with some seeing more than a month s w
turning up the pressure on pat cipollone to testify after hutchinson revealed that cipollone was worried that he and trump s entire team would face a litany of criminal charges if trump went to the capitol on january 6th. hutchinson said the president knew his supporters were armed and trying to join them. there are also new questions, though, about the former white house aide s claims that trump lunged for the steering wheel of his presidential suv when secret service agents told him he couldn t go to the capitol. now the secret service tells the committee that agents are willing to dispute that story under oath. cnn s ryan nobles is on capitol hill. ryan, big day for the committee. do we know what s next? reporter: well, there s no doubt, victor, and alson that the committee seems to be razor focused on pat cipollone the former white house counsel and his role in all of this. to this point he s only had very base level conversations with the committee. he has not had an