For the media, as donald trump won more than a dozen states, crushing nikki haley who eked out only a win in vermont. The former president was briefly in a celeb rah rah story mood but soon moved on to what he sees as the dangers facing america. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. [cheers and applause] this is a big one. Were going to close our borders. Were going to have to deport a lot of people, a lot of bad people, because our country cant live like this, our cities are choking to death. [applause] howard but then came a sharp pivot by the press saying, yes, trump had an amazingly successful night, but look at all these warning signs he faces in november. And theres even a more fundamental divide among the pundits and prognosticators. The right is more focused on turns message and what he stands for while the left keeps assailing him as a wouldbe dictator. What most of these people have never if understood is that this really isnt about a trump, and he himself often a says hes
Hour, and we are told he will talk about the big u. S. Supreme Court Victory for him today. The decision was unanimous, and it says colorado must include former President Trump on the states primary ballot. The high court issued a 90 rejection. Wow. They all agreed a rejection of colorados attempt to disqualify donald trump. And the effect could be farreaching, because you know both maine and illinois have also taken his name off the ballots, and there are efforts pending all across the country. A big day for trump. Im harris faulkner. You are in the faulkner focus. A quick recap now. Last year, the Colorado State Supreme Court cited Section Three of the 14th Amendment as grounds for removal of Donald Trumps name. That is the socalled insurrectionist clause. It was originally used to prevent former confederates from Holding Public office. Colorado claimed it applied to trump over his role in the january 6th capitol hill riot. Trumps appeal made it all the way to the u. S. Supreme court
Big win for trump just in time for Super Tuesday, the lead starts right now. All Nine Supreme Court justices agree. Colorado cannot judge just kicked trump off its 2024 ballots, regardless of what he did on january 6 coming up the sharp divide we see in the court over important details despite this unanimous ruling. Plus well get reaction from trumps Top Republican challenger, nikki haley and from a conservative judge who thought the us Supreme Court should disqualify ill fight trump. Also this hour. A white house, welcome for a key israeli official, not nicknamed bebe instead, the welcome is for bibi is cheap political opponent. Does this signal a new strategy for the United States . Top Biden Administration official john kirby is here to respond and cnn on the ground found in yet another war torn country, this time its hating. Were there to see up close how the explosion of gangs and crime have taken over. Plus how haitis problems spill into the United States welcome to the lead. Im
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
demonstrations in the coming days. people here are encouraged to come back tomorrow. all right. donee in d.c. let s head to los angeles where camilla is. we saw abortion rights supporters marching on the freeway there. what s the latest now, camilla? reporter: hey, don, we were on the freeway for about 15 or 20 minutes, but lapd officers sort of blocked the protesters from continuing to walk on the freeway and kind of push them back inside of downtown l.a. and that s where we are right now. the crowd is still fairly large as you can see. you can hear the cars honking. many people shouting. they are screaming and saying, you know, our body, our choice. they took a water break and just like in washington d.c. organizers here in l.a. also getting ready to do this all over again tomorrow. they are already organizing and saying they re going to gather in the afternoon and a lot of them just saying they want to call the attention to what is happening here in los angeles, in cal