Just ahead on cnn newsroom. Pushing back. Donald trumps legal team says that a protective order proposed by the Special Counsel would infringe on his First Amendment right. We will look at whether that has any legal merit. Severe weather across the u. S. Ripping off roofs, taking down power lines and disrupting more than 10,000 flights. Details on the plot ukraine says it foiled to assassinate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Good to have you with us. The judge in Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case appears ready to move forward quickly. She is looking to schedule a hearing this week on how to handle evidence and what trump can say publicly about the case. Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys are facing a three pm eastern deadline. 13 hours from now to come up with options. The Justice Department wants restrictions on trump. Fearing that he could disclose Sensitive Information or intimidate potential witnesses. The former president s attorneys say that would infringe on his First Amendme
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i don t think vladimir putin is going to tell me about that at this point, yeah. when it gets to those cheers you just saw. this as the mercenaries were leaving. the residents not applauding the fact that the fighters were departing but the fact that they came in the first place. the wagner group led the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s power in his 23 three rule. prigozhin to leave for belarus that city is now quiet and so is russian president vladimir putin. he has not been seen publicly since delivering an emergency message on saturday where he urged his citizens not to support the wagner group s rebellion. secretary of state anthony blink says this shows cracks in putin s authority. listen. the rising storm of prigozhin inside of russia is something that many people have seen over months now. direct challenges to the military leadership. powerful criticism of russia s conduct of its aggression against ukraine. and now questioning the very premises of the war.
to have been killed in an air strike in the al maghazi refugee camp. the gaza health ministry says the number dead is likely to rise with body bags seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital where many of the victims were taken. israel says it is investigating the incident. since early october, at least 20,600 people have been killed, and over 5a,500 people have been injured, in the palestinian territory. the strike comes amid scaled back christmas celebrations in bethlehem and across the occupied west bank, where over 300 palestinians have been killed. christian leaders have cancelled normal festive celebrations to focus on prayer. let s take a look at some live pictures this morning. this is the scene in israel border with lebanon. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in bethlehem and sent us this report on the latest from gaza, where there has been no let up in the fighting the report contains images some may find distressing pointing to her pain, overcome with dist