result. nothing less than everything. the cdc is asking the biden doj appeal the transportation mask mandate. they think that public opinion is on their side. hi, neither one of you have got seat belt on. i will have to issue you tickets. oh, no. all right. all right. i won t issue you the ticket. swing, batter, batter swing swing batter, batter swing. right, first off, if you want to get out of a ticket. it s great to be cut. those two are very cute. that is nashville. and it looks like everyone went to sleep about 10 minutes ago because they have a big night ahead of them. and i look forward talking to the guy singing right now trace adkins. he is tall. he knows the oil business and he is a very good musician. steve: he is indeed. ainsley: he came on our show, remember? and his album was called the roman numeral. brian: 10. you tell us about your new album x. brian: and he called me a moron. steve: country western sicker a lot of guys write songs a
serious dissent from within his own party. michigan democratic congresswoman rashida tlaib is urging her supporters to vote uncommitted in their upcoming primary instead of checking the box for the president. correspondent mark meredith tells us why tonight from the white house. mark, good evening. mark: trace, good evening to you. one of the most liberal lawmakers in the house say it s now time for the party to pick a new standard-bearer. with primary season already underway, it s unclear if the calls for change are coming too little too late. president biden returned to washington with fresh criticism for house republicans refusing to support a sweeping foreign aid package. the way they are walking away from the threat of russia. the way they are walking away from nato. the way they are walking away from meeting our obligations, it s shocking. but it s biden facing outrage from members of his own party. progressive michigan congresswoman rashida tlaib a palestinian
that s just ahead. and from mutiny to a meeting. he s the guy who just posed a serious threat to vladimir putin s power and lived to tell about it, and now russia says the wagner chief sat face-to-face with the russian president. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the northeast is just getting pummeled by rain today. over 10 million people under flood watches and landslide alerts. the national weather service recorded a once in a 1,000-year storm in west point, new york. more than 7 1/2 inches of rain fell in just six hours. some drivers were forced to swim out of their cars the water rose so quickly. others like these residents in pennsylvania just had to watch their cars get swept away. wow. i ve been watching my car just swim away. [ bleep ]. goodness. and those waters they come up so quickly, you have to remember that. cnn s polo sandoval is live in stony point. polo, bring us up close
iranians, be careful. warning if they move against the troops we had respond and they should be prepared. i ve delivered the message to iran, they know not to do anything. iran does not want a war with us. john: expecting to hear from the white house and the pentagon shortly for the first time since an iranian-backed terror group turned deadly for american soldiers. hello, john roberts in washington and so begins another week on a tragic note. sandra: good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . u.s. official telling fox news the iranian proxy drone was able to slip past the u.s. air defenses because it was mistaken for an american drone scheduled to return to the base at the same time. that strike killed three soldiers and wounded dozens more. john: axios reporting the president is discussing a significant military response, and some republicans demand biden hit back harder and more directly by striking targets inside iran. sandra: nikki
morning joe. it is tuesday, december 26th, i m jonathan lemire. alongside me former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan and the haass of msnbc s politics nation reverend al sharpton. president biden and first lady jill biden spent christmas eve fielding phone calls for the norad santa tracker. the president posted this picture on social media writing that he spoke to excited young americans worried about santa s whereabouts. then the president and first lady called units from each branch of the military to wish them a merry christmas and thank them for their service. republican front runner donald trump, on the other hand, spent the holiday weekend in a very different fashion, taking on his political enemies. the former president posted several, shall we say, unusual christmas messages on truth social that criticized people like joe biden and jack smith. in one post the channeled home alone kevin mccallister. merry christmas, y