court. yesterday the state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from holding office under the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. however state justices have agreed to pause their decision until january 4, meaning donald trump has time to appeal, which he said that he will do at the u.s. supreme court, quote, swiftly. so how much of a shot does he have of reversing it? the use of this little known civil war era provision is unprecedented, and yesterday s decision was also not unanimous. so we ll dig into the dissenting opinions and how they could play out. but also prominent supporters and opponents of the former president are expressing their opinion. most significant, president biden who just said there is, quote, no question trump assumed an insurrection. the ruling does not apply outside of colorado. lawsuits challenging donald trump s candidacy have been filed in more than 25 states. this ahead of 2024. and have so far failed in key on
hamas war escalating just days after the u.n. approved a watered down resolution calling for aid to the embattled region as the toll of the war caused christmas celebrations to be canceled in bethlehem. and getting down to the wire in iowa where a gop presidential candidate spent the holiday weekend trying win over voters. did he make any headway? we re going to find out. and if you ve been dreaming of a white christmas, you re probably going to be disappointed. we re going to tell you why most people around the country will just have to keep dreaming. we begin this hour with the growing fight over whether former president trump can claim immunity to election interference charges. trump s legal team filed a brief with a federal appeals court in washington over the weekend asking it to toss out the federal election interference case against him. his lawyers arguing quote this. president trump has absolute immunity from prosecution for his official acts as president. so, they s
i m richard louis, in for yasmin o sullivan. canceled on christmas eve travelers scrambling after a wave of flight cancellations, backing those in a rush to get home for the holidays. we are live at one of the airport to the hardest. we are following the breaking news out of gaza. five hostages in hamas tunnels have been found. we will go to tel aviv for the latest on that. this whole election interference case should be stopped in its tracks. this comes after the supreme court refused to hear an expedited appeal in this case and awaits a potential appeal of a colorado state supreme court decision kicking trump off the ballot there. i agree with the colorado supreme court. i said, gosh, for quite some time that donald trump has incited the insurrection. there should not be a loophole for inciting insurrection for the presidency. this colorado supreme court made a political decision. in my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision they rendered. i think it
angeles and this is america s late news fox news at night. breaking tonight, the colorado supreme court says president trump can no longer appear on the ballot there in 2024 undoing a lower court ruling that said he could try again for the nation s top political office. there are accusations of partisanship and another presidential candidate says if trump can t be on colorado s ballot, he doesn t want to be either. the fight is not expected to end here. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live in los angeles with the late breaking details and what happens next. hey jonathan. reporter: good evening, rich. there is no question, this is an explosive decision. and while it s not the last word, it has the potential to transform the 2024 presidential race. moments after the news broke, donald trump took the stage at a campaign rally in iowa. but the former president made no mention of the colorado supreme court ruling that he is ineligible to be listed on the state s primary bal
me. i m fredericka witfield. we re getting stunning new details today about what the israeli militaries calls a tragic, tragic event. three israeli hostages were killed by israeli defense forces in gaza. today we learned that they were waving a white flag as they approached an idf brigade on friday. despite that, they were gunned town. meantime, president biden s national security advisor says israel will soon move to a new phase in its war against hamas. priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. what does the white house hope to see in this new phase? reporter: they want to see more targets and precise strikes. this has been an ongoing concern for the white house. the mass destruction and deaths of innocent civilians in gaza has started its ground operations in that region. what has happened over the course of time is pressure from the white house, discussions behind the scenes to move towards a targeted strike. now, jake sullivan was in israel this week. he met wi