a trump call recorded again and this time, he is heard pressuring two michigan election workers to not certify the 2020 presidential elections, the call, the promises on the call and the potential fallout today. and president biden heading into the new year with a game plan and campaign target, and as you can imagine, the target is donald trump, and the message he is planning to deliver to voters in key battleground states ahead. if you are traveling for the holidays, take comfort to know that you will be joined by millions of your closest friends that you have not met yet. the busiest christmas travel season yet is under way and we will track how is it going for you. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner and john is off today. this is cnn news central. donald trump, again, recorded pressuring officials in the futile attempts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election. first, it was in georgia where he called the secretary of state and everyone heard tha
applies we ll let the supreme court make that decision but he supported an insurrection, no question about it, none, zero. good morning, poppy is off today. erica hill is with us. that was president biden on donald trump being left off the colorado ballot for the primary. the supreme court could soon take up the matter. u.s. and venezuela agreeing to a key prisoner exchange. the ally that venezuela got back. one wrongfully detained american says he feels abandoned. the israeli military said it uncovered a substantial and elaborate network of tunnels used by hamas in gaza. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, this is morning there is a clear reality, the supreme court facing huge decisions that could determine the fate of the 2024 election and donald trump a former president is adding to the chaos with his lawyers asking the supreme court to layoff the decision on whether or not trump is immune from prosecution. jack smith has been pushing for a quick answer.
and his top republican rivals are swarming the campaign trail tonight with 2024 almost here. we re getting a new read on the former president s confidence heading into the iowa caucuses. his campaign already predicting when he ll clinch the gop nomination. also tonight, a major legal challenge to a strict and sweeping new immigration law in texas. will civil rights groups be able to block the measure that authorizes police in texas to arrest migrants? a stunning explosion of red-hot lava as a volcano erupts in iceland. cnn is right near the danger zone getting updates on the threat from the oozing inferno and the toxic gases spewing into the air? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with presidential politics at an all-out push for votes in iowa tonight. the top three republican candidates are getting ready to hold events in the lead-off caucus state. front-runner donald trump i
doesn t. well, good morning, everyone, that was vie vek ramaswamy and n desantis reacting to the news overnight. that donald trump is ineligible in colorado to run in 2024. what this means across the country. and later this hour, we re going to hear of the organization behind this lawsuit. the civil rights group taking action against the state of texas over the controversial new border law there, and dozens of documents naming jeffrey epstein s alleged victims and associates to be named public. cnn this morning starts now. well, historic and unprecedented can be overused at times this day and age, but here s a look at the front page headlines america is waking up to this morning. donald trump, the republican front runner, disqualified from the ballot in colorado. it is a stunning and, yes, historic ruling that could have huge implications for the 2024 presidential election, trump is vowing to take this case all the way to the supreme court, just weeks before primary s
congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. and just in to cnn. harvard s president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential election. trump using a delay tactic in one those major cases, asking the supreme court to hold off on deciding whether he has immunity from prosecution. perez special counsel jack smith is asking for an answer because trump is about to go on trial. they are urging the court, slow down, stay out of the dispute. they say the supreme court shouldn t be rushed into making one a decision so soon. going straight to the supreme court next week to appeal that historic ruling that kicked him off the bal