supreme court says, not so fast, to special counsel jack smith, giving the former president s go-slow legal strategy a big boost. the former president says he knows nothing about hitler, while repeating and defending his hitler-like language. plus a survivor of the october 7th massacre and her remarkable journey. good evening. anderson is off tonight. and we begin with the supreme court s decision not to decide, at least just yet, the central question that could invalidate many of the charges against the former president. namely, does donald trump enjoy immunity from prosecution for actions he took as president? the judge in his january 6th trial ruled he did not. special counsel jack smith asked the supreme court to bypass the d.c. circuit and take it now. and today the court said no. cnn s katelyn polantz joins us with more. kate lynne, we have a decision, not a clear understanding of an explanation of why the justices decided this. walk us through what we know, how man
oh, you guys. i know you like wrestling, so we got you some vip tickets. you have made an impact. so have you. for you guys to be out here doing something like this, it restores a lot of faith in humanity. you are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta. this just into cnn. law enforcement officials in florida say multiple people have been injured in the paddock mall after police responded to an active shooting situation earlier today. officials report the mall has been evacuated, but add there is no longer a threat at this time. authorities also said the suspect has fled the scene. police did not say how many people were injured or they did not comment, we should also note, on the severity of the injuries, but this is something we re following closely at this hour. it s a continuing, developing story, and as more information comes in, we ll bring that to you, as it develops, so, stay with us for all of that. in the meantime, we begin the hour, as well, with justice po
which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 2024. y
southwest, and places that don t get a lot of rain, l.a.x. and phoenix, also seeing delays and texas because of the low cloud ceilings. listen to warnings from the transportation secretary pete buttigieg who says that the airlines have to stay on the game and so do to passengers with the big days ahead, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday, and the potential of bad weather out there over the weekend. listen. we know that the weather is coming our way. it is why you want to make sure that you are keeping in touch with the airline. the big thing that we can control though, that airlines need to control is how resilient the system is to that weather. of course, a lot of people are going to be driving. tomorrow is one of the worst driving days according to aaa, and sunday and monday, take advantage of the low traffic because of the holiday. all right. sunday and monday does not sound great, but we will try it, pete. thank you so much. appreciate it. the next hour of cnn
now the detroit news says there is a recording of trump urging officials in michigan to do the same. the supreme court has big decisions that could have a major impact on the 2024 race. trump s team may be going to the high court to delay a defamation case in new york. if you are getting ready to head home for the holidays you are not alone. aaa expecting a record number of travelers this white nationalist. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. another tape emerged of donald trump personally pressuring election officials to block joe biden s victory in 2020, this time in the state of michigan. the detroit news reporting there is a recorded phone call of trump urging two republican election officials in wayne county not to certify their county s results. wayne county is home to detroit, a democratic stronghold. now trump reportedly called them right after this meeting a couple of weeks ago after the election where those same two officials initially voted to blo