illuminating conversations with offers. two years of powerful books. two years of reading resistance, there are two major takeaways, the direct attempts to remove books from classrooms and libraries are not slowing down. second, a book could quite literally save a life. i could say more, but today i will let the literature speak for itself. there are two things that encapsulate that truth, quite like the cult classic, the perks of being a wall flower. the perks of being a wall tower follows 15 year old charlie as he navigates high school after a friend s devastating suicide and reckons with the life altering intergenerational trauma. with the help of sam, a magnetic high school senior with an undeserving reputation, and patrick, who is harboring a secret relationship with the quarterback of the football team, charlie finds his footing and finds himself. i began by asking about his frequent use of 90s references throughout the book, including the song asleep by the smiths. i
till 2024 till the race for the white house is set to kick up into a near gear for new year. president biden s reelection campaign will step up events piping up for white house this christmas. record setting migrant surge at southern border. welcome to fox news live. aalicia. i m brian. no time off for gop primary candidate this is holiday season the iowa caucuses front runner with early stocking stuffer and going to fast track former president trump s immunity claim in election interference claim. alicia: we begin with alexandria hoff live in washington with more on president biden s poll numbers and messages. hi, alex. hay, alicia. the revving up of the biden-harris campaign is a release put out titled inside the maga plan to attack birth control, surveil women and ban birth control. president trump was mentioned elitedly making clear the effort was there and tieing the former president to the restrictive border policies and the biden team says the campaign will hit ful
here is the news from karishma patel. the government says it s taking action to tackle teenage vaping in england. the prime minister has pledged to close a loophole which allows retailers to give children free samples even though it is illegal to sell to them. russia has accused ukraine of launching drone attacks on moscow. the defence ministry says eight drones reach the capital. officials report minor damage to buildings on the strong swallow overnight attack on kyiv in which one person are said to have been killed. the government has until this afternoon to hand over more documents from boris johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface johnson relating to the covid inquiry or face prosecution. johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry wants to see unredacted messages but the cabinet office says some of the material demanded is irrelevant. a former top chinese government scientist has told the bbc the possibility
the latest on the cross-country weather system. also tonight, silent night. christmas canceled in a holy city. i m imtiaz tyab in east jerusalem. tonight in bethlehem in the occupied west bank palestinian christians say they won t be celebrating christmas as the carnage in gaza intensifies. pope francis celebrates christmas eve mass praying for those suffering in war. president biden pressing israel to change course. other world leaders not waiting. plus, the mad dash for last-minute gifts. shoppers hitting stores. some simply taking in the sights. a sweet treat for the masses. the california store creating classic candy canes. and later, a santa for everyone, bringing joy to children in their own words. the most important thing about christmas is love. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this christmas eve. tonight there s a major storm blowing through the midwest. this is
suspect. they are believed to be a black male with dreads, black short sleeve shirt and camo shorts. ashley: lauren joins us with the latest. what was supposed to be a fun day at the beach turned horrifying. a fight broke out between two groups and one then pulled a gun. i was laying down having a good time and i heard six or seven shots and everybody start running. the board walk was full of people and everybody start running left to right and then i notice people got shot. the beach was packed with people celebrating memorial day, they were sent scrambling. officers nearby responded and police are investigating what happened and how many people were involved. some were innocent bystanders. they were taken to the children s hospital. four minors, ranging from one year old to 17. one person is in surgery and one is stable. police have one person of interest in custody and there is an ongoing manhunt for another. ashley: thank you. to another fox news alert, house rule