hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
paul: welcome to this special edition of the journal editorial report as we look back at the highs and lows of 2023. president biden s poll numbers sink as the year comes to a end. gallup s final poll of 2023 find 39% of americans approve of the job he is doing. the lowest of the last 7 presidents in their first term. the president has become frustrated with his low approval rating and polls that show him trailing donald trump nationality. can he turn those numbers around in the new year? let s ask fox news contributor karl rove. these numbers have been persisting for a while, the president is going down. s it too early to conclude that americans have made a judgment that this has not been a successful presidency? they have made that judgment and they made that judgment about the president himself three quarters, more than three quarters of the american people think he is too world to seek a second term. two thirds of the american people think he lacks the stamina and ment
stall a strike against hezbollah forces days after the hamas terror attack. good evening i am jon talk to chuck this is the fox report. jon: two leaders held a phone call today in which netanyahu said he was grateful for america preventing the united nations call for a cease-fire. there are no signs of peace in gaza has a prime minister once again promised the fighting will not end all of the hostages are home. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg belk as the latest in israel as the war rages on. there is tough weather up here in tel aviv. it is a very tough battle down south. slamming hamas targets on the length of the gaza strip. the israeli defense minister with troops in the north today which he says is now under his country s control pray that is that is after weeks of fighting. also it says they re taking up hamas compounds and tunnels in the southern gazan city thought to be headquarters for the group. combat comes at a price though, five israeli soldiers killed
prime minister netanyahu visits the front lines. what we re learning about that strike at a refugee camp and the pope s christmas appeal for peace. millions of americans hit with a christmas day blizzard where the storm is headed next. major airline mixup, the new details after an unaccompanied 6-year-old was put on a plane to the wrong airport. i want him to call me and let me know how my grandson ended up in orlando, how did that happen? our series, protecting the planet. tonight, a look at one of the biggest issues facing world s oceans. scientists are using this to find out just how deep this problem goes. this is a lifesaver. a south carolina man is putting people in t the driver s seat by giving them a free car. and he s now dominant 100 times. does everyone of these give you the best kind of buzz possible? it s the best thing in the world. good evening everyone, thank you for joining us. i am major garrett in for norah. we begin this christmas nig
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