now new evidence rewrites the story of jesus and judas: a lost book of secret knowledge condemned as heresy 1,800 years ago. it s just horrific, a terrifying scene. can fresh clues help reveal the true meaning of the gospel of judas? judas has been one of the greatest villains in human history. judas has become the symbol of the ultimate traitor. the man who sells out jesus for 30 pieces of silver. judas crime is so easy to understand and at the same time so terrible. he betrayed his friend. along comes a bombshell, a newly translated ancient manu manuscript. just 25 tattered sheets of papyrus written in the ancient coptic language. the lost gospel of judas: it challenges our contempt for judas character. but now will missing fragments of text complete the gospel and force us to reconsider judas role in the story of jesus? the story of jesus, the story of the crucifixion, is not so much a who-done-it. it s a why-done-it. why did judas betray jesus? th
democrat senator joe manchin, squashing a vote for the bill back better plan. before the senate went on holiday break hoping to strike some sort of deal would bring inflation down center manchin republican say it would drive prices up even more. too who s got it right? here to discuss it democrat strategist laura fink, frances newton stacy. let s start with american things according to new 46% said biden social spending bill are the 46%. it s a little more complex than that. all this additional spending both on the fiscal and the monetary side purchasing assets on the balance sheet has created a lot of money and circulating of the money against is exacerbated when creeds. moving forward solution is not to cut off all additional money. while few people know this there are mechanical things they re not political debt service we have to service a record amount of debt takes money out the circulation we pay off the principal of that debt that comes off the ledger. i threw the m
year s eve in times square. and in washington, a house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection is looking at a possible criminal referral for former president trump. the fallout if sitting house republicans refuse to cooperate. as we near the one year mark since that dark day. plus happening just moments from now, a historic space launch that could change our understanding of the universe as we know it. we ll bring you the moment nasa s new james webb telescope blasts off into space and explore what it means for humankind. and joyful gesture sending love across a string of lights. meet the man whose random acts of kindness inspired his entire neighborhood. good morning, merry christmas. it is saturday, december 25th. i m lindsey reiser. and we have a team of reporters following the latest for you. and we begin with the travel headaches. if you got where you wanted to be this morning, consider yourself lucky. covid cases have slammed airline pilots and crew
appropriately so for operation warp speed and continue to just say it happened on my watch and we got it done in nine months, why that hasn t been a consistent theme of his, i don t understand and doesn t make political sense. but i m happy to have him aboard now. not forgetting, but i m happy to have him aboard now. i am, too. every single moment we remind people about the urgency and vaccination and why it s so important it helps people, helps the community, helps the globe. and you re right, i never understood why you didn t put the feather in that cap. the idea of operation warp speed, that could have been something. and some say had he embraced it sooner it might have changed the dynamics of the election in 2020, but we can guess all day and read tea leaves. we know what s happening right now. laura, good to see you. have a good show. good to see you, too. and thank you. and merry christmas. merry christmas, michael smerconish. and tonight the cdc is changing
they didn t expect this variant to come around. so they have a lot more people than normal calling out sick who are testing positive and then who have to stay in isolation for ten days. reporter: airline workers who have been vaccinated and have breakthrough covid infections now have to quarantine for ten days from the onset of symptoms following cdc guidelines. the airline industry has asked the cdc to cut that time in half. while some medical experts think that s a good idea, others say it s dangerous. i understand where it s coming from given the pressures on the industry but i don t think it s the right move. the surge of cases is already bad enough. we don t need to make it worse by lowering that isolation protocol number. reporter: even with the omicron surge there s a huge spike in airline travel. i m going to california. i m nervous. i don t know if it s the best decision to make but i haven t seen my family in two years. reporter: the latest covid surge c