Getting trump to trial for Election Interference before hes the nominee almost certainly gone. Before the rnc convention, unlikely there ta. So what happens now . Plus, a horrific tragedy. At least 100 killed according to the health ministry, locals blame Israeli Forces for opening fire. What are the implications for the wider war, and what about the hostage deal that President Biden had suggested could be just days away . And the political showdown playing out in texas today over the one issue that voters say rises above all others. Can President Biden and former President Trump, two men who have had their shot at fixing the border before, convince voters they can fix it now . But we start with Donald Trumps legal and political calendar being rewritten in realtime, with start dates for two and potentially three of his four criminal trials now up in the air, a direct result of the former president s strategy to try to run out the clock. And the Supreme Courts decision to take up trumps
it up. you got to do what you got to do. thank you. and thank you at home for joining us. i m whitney wild, christine romans coming back on monday. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is friday, december 30th, don is off today. recovery, though is in sight. we ll see. i think a lot of people will be skeptical, but that is what southwest airlines is saying this morning as they hope to resume regular service today with, quote, minimal disruptions. and airports are still trying to figure out what to do with the piles of unclaimed luggage. we re live at chicago s midway international airport. and vladimir putin and xi jinping holding a meeting. also the house january 6th committee releasing a new batch of transcripts and what we re learning about texts involving donald trump jr. and lindsey graham. a new claim from congressman-elect george santos is putting his own mother s death into question. that s right. this morning we start with sou
good morning, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. any moment now house democrats set to release former president donald trump s tax returns after a four-year legal battle. we expect to learn more wiabout his wealth, his charitable donations and the house said the irs failed to properly lay audit his tax returns. they detailed six years of returns showing trump claimed tens of millions in annual losses that significantly reduced his tax liability. lauren fox is on capitol hill. we expect the returns any moment now. break down how this is expected to play out. reporter: jessica, any minute we do see the returns. on the house floor they are in a pro forma session. this is what happens. they usually quickly gavel in and they gavel out, but part of what is happening is entered into the congressional record will be this tax information of former president donald trump. it will be between 2015 and 2020. it will include the business entity as will as
good afternoon, i m sara sidner. welcome to cnn newsroom. our breaking news, new and long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students in november. brian kohberger is facing first-degree murder charges. the killings terrorized the small town which hadn t seen a murder in seven years. the fear so intense, some students have been too scared to return to school. investigators will hold a press conference, they tell us, very soon, and we ll take you there live. but first, jean is in the area. have you been able to glean any more information abilout the person arrested and the charges he s facing. let me tell you what we know. we re at the monroe county correctional facility or the jail here in northeastern pennsylvania. this is where the suspect is being housed on no bail. kohberger is 28 years old. he was arrested at 1:30 this morning. very close. he has a mailing address of very close. but here s what i want to emphasize, this is small town p
on top republicans at the deteriorating situation at the southern border. lindsey graham is speaking, dip in and listen what was a record number of migrant crossings in a single day this week. the director of the fbi said when asked about blinking lights threats, i see blinking lights everywhere i turn. since october 7th, people need to understand what happened to israel affects you too. we have chosen to support israel because we should, we need to. hamas would kill us if they could, we need to be behind our friends in israel. what does that mean for us? the threat level has gone to a whole other level since october 7th. post october 7th, a rose gallery of terrorist organizations are calling for attacks against us. what does that mean? the people who want to destroy israel are trying to pay us back for helping israel. president biden, you don t need to negotiate with any of us. you have the ability as president to stop this problem now and you choose to use the law that is