threats after banning donald trump from the ballot. we ve got the details. also the political fallout. americans freed in a prisoner swap with venezuela arrive in texas. what we know about this deal, and who the u.s. handed over in exchange. also ahead, an estimated 20,000 now believed killed in gaza as fighting between israel and hamas rages on. this as talks to broker another pause in the fighting appear to stall. and today is expected to be the single busiest travel day ahead of christmas, but are the airports ready for the rush? hello, it is friday eve. we are almost there. thank you for joining us at 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. new fallout this morning from that bombshell supreme court in colorado, decision barring donald trump from the ballot. in the 24 hours since that decision was made public, social media sites have been flooded with new and alarming threats against the justices on that court, according to a report obtained by nbc
Announced by the doj. And senator Amy Klobuchar will join us on how this could upend the music industry. Also ahead, a New York Times bombshell, another provocative flag at another home of Justice Alito. What democrats are now demanding. And later, welcome to the white house, President Biden welcoming the leader of kenya for an official state visit this hour. Thanks so much for joining us. It is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the race for the white house. Donald trump preparing to hold a Campaign Event today in New York Citys south bronx. A very blue district that went 77 for joe biden in 2020. Now, this event is fresh off the heels of a significant endorsement for trump from the last woman left standing in the primary race against him. Former rival nikki haley. Lets discuss with nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, christina greer, professor at city college of new york, and susan del percio, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst
The doj alleging the Live Entertainment Conglomerate Monopolized markets and boxed out rival companies. There you see at the Department Of Justice, the podium is set up. These companies, the Department Of Justice is alleging, unfairly have resulted in higher prices for consumers. 30 state and District Attorney generals are joining in the lawsuit. Dominic chu, good morning. What exactly the basics . What does livenation doo, how do they they make their money and what is the government accusing them of . This is a suit highly anticipated for quite some time now and hit a fevered pitch, got a lot more traction a couple of years ago when livenation took a lot of the heat for the botched handling of ticket sales for taylor swifts concert tour at the time. That whole ordeal of dropped sales, long lines and reportedly outrageous prices eventually led to even a congressional hearing on what exactly happened. Now, today, the Justice Department made it official, earlier just this past half hour
meanwile the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted that his country will press on with its fight against hamas. translation: i want to be clear, the war is ongoing, l it is continuing. we will continue it until we achieve all our objectives. we will eliminate hamas and we ensure that the day after hamas, there will be no factor who will continue educating their children to hate and to eradicate israel, so we will continue eliminating in hamas, in the north, by the way, and in the south, we will continue that effort. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest on the deal and the ongoing conflict. just a warning, some of the images in this report are distressing. a reminder of how all this began on october 7th, hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage. among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two little boys from the horror all around them ten month old kfir
meanwile the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has insisted that his country will press on with its fight against hamas. translation: i want to be clear, the war is ongoing, l it is continuing. we will continue it until we achieve all our objectives. we will eliminate hamas and we ensure that the day after hamas, there will be no factor who will continue educating their children to hate and to eradicate israel, so we will continue eliminating in hamas, in the north, by the way, and in the south, we will continue that effort. the bbc s us partner, cbs news spoke to one family awaiting the news of whether their loved was one of the 50 released hostages. 3 year old abigail mor edan is the youngest known american hostage. herfamily members, liz hirsh naftali and noa naftali spoke to cbs morning to share abigail s story as they await her potential release. we are hoping and praying that she is in one of the first groups but we can only know, thatis groups but we can only