overnight, colorado republicans are now asking the supreme court to overturn that state s decision that donald trump should be removed from the state primary ballot. also today, from the roads to the skies, what you need to know about what is expected to be one of the busiest travel days for the holiday season. and a nasty storm system along the east coast could make things much worse. overseas, new fears the israel/hamas war could spread throughout the region as thousands flee the assault on central and southern gaza. and as a caravan of almost 8,000 migrants makes its way towards the u.s., we ll tell you what mexico is urging the u.s. to do at the southern border. hey, everybody. good to see you this thursday morning. we begin in colorado where overnight, the state s republican party asked the supreme court to keep former president trump s name on the 2024 ballot. the appeal is after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump is ineligible to run for president in the state
iranian-linked group amid a rise of attacks targeting u.s. service members. all this as a top israeli official arrives in washington, d.c. the latest on the escalating tensions just ahead. plus, holiday returns. the latest from the roads and the air as millions of americans head back home, while shoppers rush to bring back those not so great gifts before time runs out to make their returns. thanks for being here. we begin this hour with the expected visit tomorrow to mexico. by secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. both are set to meet tomorrow with mexico s president andres manuel lopez obrador and first on the agenda will likely be the so-called caravan of migrants heading toward america s southern border. organizers say 8,000 people, including thousands of children under the age of 14, have started the more than 3,000 mile journey from southern mexico to the united states and they are walking. sam brock is following this
the former president can remain on the ballot. we will talk to the secretary of state from colorado coming up. high level international talks with the political head of hamas for a new hostage deal and a pause in the israel/gaza war. the palestinian death toll rises and the drumbeat crescendos for prime minister netanyahu to bring home the surviving hostages. israeli for another humanitarian pause, in addition humanitarian aid to enable release of hostages. home for the holidays. the senate is about to leave town without a deal on the border, ukraine, or israel. we will talk to senator chris coons about the do-nothing congress coming up. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. that bombshell ruling from colorado s supreme court that donald trump cannot appear on that state srimary ballot because he, engaged in surrection when he tried to overturn the 2020 election. colorado s state supreme court citing a 14th amendment provision that no person who ha
pass border is constant, over the last few hours we have seen how group after group of migrants get here, and that doesn t stop at night, either, after the immigrants surrender to u.s. border patrol agents at the border, they are brought here to this holding area behind me, where they have to wait to be processed. just yesterday customs and border protection released the numbers of what they call encounters with immigrants with border patrol agents. for the month of november, there were 191,113 apprehensions along the border, and that number rises to more than 242,000, nearly a quarter of a million people, if we add those who seek asylum at ports of entry. as high as those numbers seem, officials say they re lower as compared to the same period last year. congressman tony gonzalez, a republican who represents two-thirds of the texas border with mexico says, help from the federal government here at the border is desperately needed, especially considering that those in charge o
everything he can do to get as far away from fani willis and fulton county as he can. the latest on his bid to move rico charges to federal court and maybe get them tossed out altogether. and new political drama in a district that s already had more than its fair share after new york republicans pick a candidate to run for george santos old seat. public records show the gop candidate is actually a registered democrat and has been for 11 years. so what the heck is going on. lots to get to, but we begin this hour with a critical breakthrough to allow more aid inside gaza at a time when everything is running out. a u.s. official says israel has agreed to open its border crossing at kerem shalom in the next couple of days. this was a key priority for the u.s. during national security adviser jake sullivan s trip to israel, and it marks a significant shift in policy for the israeli government, which has blocked aid from getting into gaza from its territory since the horrific oc