Sometimes we start gravelly, then we east into it. We hope you have your breakfast in hand. Will my man told me hit the Snooze Button one too many times. He is not yet to the mountain dew, the first energy drink of the day. I know this is slow morning for pete hegseth. Pete i go up to my office during one of the commercial breaks to get my mountain dew. Will i know your routine. Pete it wasnt going to happen. The alarm went off. I said not today. Here we are. Will here is it what were following several big stories. Covid19 cases spread from team to team. First the Denver Broncos in unprecedented jam after all of its quarter back are declared ineligible today for the game today with the saints. One of the quarterbacks tested positive. Pete the Baltimore Ravens have 18 players on the coach cove reserve lives. The game against the steelers is in more doubt but scheduled for tuesday night. Jedediah San Francisco 49ers faces its own issue after county imposed ban on Contact Sports. They are
immunity from prosecution and what you need to know about the fakes and the counterfeits leaked into the market. and israel is planning to widen its military operation against hamas in gaza ordering residents in the central part of the strip to find safety in shelters. let s go right to cnn s jeremy diamond in tel aviv, islanders. the u.n. security council is pause pausing aid to gaza and you went to the karem that low crossing, one of the crossings between gaza and israel. what did you see there what s going on there? reporter: well, before they passed the resolution, the u.s. was bringing enormous pressure on israel to allow the entry of more aid into gaza and allow it directly from israel into gaza, and 300 plus trucks have gone directly from israel across security into this shalom plaza and we saw many of the trucks making that journey today. but still, it s not simply enough to immediate the humanitarian need in gaza. the u.n. world food program warns that about ha
now the detroit news says there is a recording of trump urging officials in michigan to do the same. the supreme court has big decisions that could have a major impact on the 2024 race. trump s team may be going to the high court to delay a defamation case in new york. if you are getting ready to head home for the holidays you are not alone. aaa expecting a record number of travelers this white nationalist. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. another tape emerged of donald trump personally pressuring election officials to block joe biden s victory in 2020, this time in the state of michigan. the detroit news reporting there is a recorded phone call of trump urging two republican election officials in wayne county not to certify their county s results. wayne county is home to detroit, a democratic stronghold. now trump reportedly called them right after this meeting a couple of weeks ago after the election where those same two officials initially voted to blo
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with fears of growing escalation in the middle east. the pentagon says an iranian attack drone struck a commercial ship operating in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. it comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is announcing a d deepening of the conflict saying the fighting will intensify until there s a vikt rip over hamas. one of the deadliest days of the conflict with 15 soldiers killed on friday. several hamas militants also killed as mounting slin deaths grow, beyond 20,000 according to hamas-controlled health ministry in gaza. we re covering this story from all angles. let s go to kevin liptak at the white house for us. kevin, how are the u.s. and other
could smother america s productivity, wages and living standard, the president s regulatory agenda ensures in a single turn, he will transform the economy and life in america. ashley: alexandria hoff with what we can expects today. good morning. alexandria: we expect this announcement to come by way of video message, same way it did four years ago when even then the idea of a president in his 80s seeking a second term was major debate. here is the president yesterday. are you ready to run again, mr. president? alexandria: the real race will be on to rule 70% of voters who do not want the president to run again, most citing age. senior advisor to the president, julie rodriguez will take on that role with fultz being named deputy, he had run raphael warnock s campaign. democrats upset about how this progressed. former ohio state senator ninaturner wrote the dnc refusing to hold a debate is unamerican. this is happening, florida governor ron desantis on four-country to