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
other drugs. though fentanyl abuse and deaths are a nationwide problem, some states are especially hard hit. the darkest colors on the map represent the greatest number of deaths per 100,000 with graham zero being appalachia, west virginia in particular. i will talk to a medical professional from there as well. throughout the hour we will talking about how we will address this publicly behind you see there from the substance abuse and mental care services administration. 162 health, one 862 health. someone to talk to, a resource to john perhaps. certainly not the only one. we will talk about the government s response and this person, cindy lindsey graham and a health executive. but just about everyone here has been victimized by the crisis in their own ways. those stories we hope will be at the heart of the hour ahead. with me here tonight is aaron rockwell, two years ago, his son died. he was a college freshman. she is here with her son hayden who joins us. also april is w
alicea. a white house walk back after tweeting a claim that could be flagged by biden s own disinformation board. and shawn. activists are about to harass the people justices after homes marching to the supreme court. now justice thomas has a warning about the impact of the drafts opinion a leak. but first, biden s devastating baby formula crisis worsens. shortages surpassing 50% in some states including delaware, tennessee, montana and texas. the shortage break not spring up overnight back in december of 50% foreman that was out of stock on things only got worse with abbott laboratories shut it doors after massive recall in february. president biden, when asked if this wasn t preventable only a mind reader would have been successful, listen. and parents got to the shelves and could not find formula? a foot inveterate minders i guess because of it. you know sean i cannot make eight joke about that with the statement biden made this happen in february it was th
Where the lead with jake tapper starts right now this is cnn breaking news welcome to the leading. Im jake tapper and we are following a breaking news coast to coast, large propalestinian protest underway right now across Us College Campuses and universities after weeks of tension over the israelhamas war or at the University Of Texas at austin reports today of quote, tense interactions and physical struggles. Texas state troopers and riot gear, some on horseback started breaking up a group group of propalestinian protests. Bruce, were going to begin today with cnns nick watt reporting live from a protest at the university of Southern California in los angeles. Nick, describe what youve been seeing. Have there been has there been any violence have there been any arrests yes. To both of those right now, jake, we are in a bit of a lull. There are dozens of lapd squad cars parked just offcampus waiting. Now, earlier this morning, this was pretty peaceful until College Security tried to mo
Abortion back before the Supreme Court. The nine justices this is here, another case touching on one of the most divisive issues in american life. This time of challenge to a state ban. And the question of what can be done in emergency this situations, a new Voice Calling for the president of Columbia University to resign as propalestinian protesters refused to stand down House Speaker mike johnson is heading straight to campus today and were following his visit. Plus a Cnn Exclusive new video, Casting Doubt on the pentagons account of the horrific attack or cobbles air in 2021. Attack that killed 13 Us Service Members at about 170 afghans were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central right . Now, the Supreme Court appears deeply divided over one of the biggest Abortion Cases since roe v. Wade was overturned. Today, the justices heard arguments over whether hospitals have have an obligation under federal law to provide abortion