trace: good evening, welcome to los angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. presidential candidates former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california s population declines for a third straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups that are leaving the state. and as issue with the creeps. in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. bret baier looks at efforts to protect our most critical assets but, first breaking tonight, the u.s. and mexico say they will work together more closely in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. mexican officials cleared what was once a large tent camp sitting near the border as u.s. officials agree to keep rail crossings open after temporary closures. but, republican critics say they are not convinced these efforts will alleviate the massive migrant crisis. fillian turner is in mexico city tonight. gillian, good evening mexican delegation going to tr
injured in their kibbutz during the october 7th terror attack. good was declared dead last week. their bodies are still being held by hamas in gaza. they are among the eight americans held hostage by the terror group. our condolences to their family. [shooting] idf releasing new video of troop activity in the gaza strip as it works to eliminate hamas. israel s military chief saying the war will grind on for months. i m mike emanuel molly: happening overnight israeli forces conducting a raid in the west bank leading to the arrest of 21 suspects who the idf says helped finance hamas through digital currency and cash. those arrested worked as foreign exchange brokers with at least tens of millions in israeli currency being confiscated. trey yengst in live in tel aviv, israel with the latest on this. to you. good morning. i do want to start with the latest out of the west bank. israeli forces launched new raids against militants and infrastructure. the raids targeted 10 sep
about slavery? major: nikki haley faces backlash. her defense, she claims the question came from a democrat plant. you grow up in the south, it s a given it s about slavery. major: and breaking news, another state removes president trump from its primary ballot. the decision just in. fighting and air strikes continuing in gaza as we learn an american was killed by hamas. tonight s eyes on america. you don t normally think of cotton as being high-tech, so now they are using dna, so we know exactly where our clothes and our sheets are being made. make 2023 disappear! major: and say goodbye to 2023 on this good riddance day. get rid of all the bad stuff and just have a good happy new year. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin on the campaign trail for the 2024 republican nomination. nikki haley is facing a barrage of criticism, not for something she said during a new hampshire t
the election, the lead starts right now. we have a brand-new cnn report revealing how trump operatives drew fake elector ballots to d.c. in a last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election, we will bring you those details and audiotapes delay detailing their plot, nikki haley under scrutiny over controversial comments she made on the campaign trail, the exchange she had with one man in new hampshire and how her campaign is responding today, taking you on the road. the house were four university of iowa students were demolished just hours ago, why some of the victims families were pushing for it to be torn down after the suspect trial. welcome to the lead, everyone, i m in for jake tapper, we start for breaking news, cnn has revealed a chaotic last-ditch effort by former president trump s campaign to get fake elector ballots to d.c., they were trying to get the fake ballots to former vice president mike pence and a final push to overturn the 2020 election, it involved a hap
and could a conviction in any of these cases be a tipping point for voters? scheduling nightmare aside in all of this, the former president might not even get on the republican ballot in some states. we ve got a wave of new developments in the effort to disqualify trump ahead of the primaries. where it s working and where it s getting kind of messy. meanwhile, in d.c., another motion has been filed by jack smith in donald trump s election interference case. what the special counsel is now asking the judge to block the former president from doing during trial proceedings. let s dive right in. joining us now is washington post senior political reporter aaron blake, former congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards, and msnbc political analyst, democratic strategist, and pollster cornell belcher. thanks for being here. aaron, let s start with you. as we approach the new year, paint a picture of this, if you could, of just how chaotic this could get. only one of do