laura: liberal new york is finally feeling the brunt of the policy that they have always supported, an open border. and i say it s about time. this irresponsibility of the white house for not addressing this problem. from anywhere on the globe, we are supposed to feed, clothe, house you, as long as you want. that is just not sustainable. it s not realistic. we are also asking the federal government to declare a state of emergency. laura: a state of emergency. well, migrant shelters are overwhelmed. illegal aliens are spilling out into the streets. and now soccer fields are being taken over to house temporary shelters for tens of thousands showing up in the big apple. but, illegal immigration has been a huge problem for most of the past 15 years in the united states. yet, only now, thanks to the ingenious moves by governors ron desantis and greg abbott have they started to wake up on the subject, meaning the liberals. now, the acronym nimby came to mind today it st
are the focus of tonight s angle. liberal new york is finally feeling the brunt of the policy they have always supported, an open border. it is about time. irresponsibility of the white house for not addressing this problem. from anywhere on the globe, we are supposed to feed, clothe, house you for as long as you want. that is just not sustainable or realistic. we are also asking the federal government to declare a state of emergency. laura: a state of emergency? well, migrant shelters are overwhelmed, illegal aliens are spilling into the streets and now soccer fields are being taken over to house temporary housing for those in the big apple temperature has been a huge problem for 15 years in the united states, yet only now thinks to ingenious moves by governor desantis and greg abbott have they started to wake up on the problem. nimby came to mind today, stands for not in my backyard. who can forget how kennedy joined forces with bill koch, to kill that wind farm on cape c
for safety. the humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the biden administration step in. and a history-making mega millions jackpot. details on the single winning ticket in last night s billion dollar plus drawing. and we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have national implications for the battle over abortion rights. ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republican-led measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the state s constitution to a 60% super majority. according to the ohio secretary of state, still unofficial results, 57% voted against the measure, 43% in favor, and while the word abortion didn t show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine abortion protections in the
good morning. i m victor blackwell. you will see amara walker later this afternoon. it is the last day of 2023 in the u.s. but look at this. it s 2024 already in new zealand. fireworks there at the sky tower lighting up auckland. let s take a break and listen to what s happening there. happy new year! woo! you hear the oh ohs and aahs. fiji is up next. then australia coming. so we will see the fireworks in sydney at 8:00 eastern. of course, we are 18 hours away on the east coast from 2024. we will be together for the next three. let s go through the news now. new court filing special counsel jack smith is laying out one of his first goals of the new year, to get donald trump s immunity claims thrown out for good. he is asking an appeals court to move quickly. he writes that the arguments the former president has been making threaten to undermine democracy. cnn s zachery cohen picks it up from here. reporter: special counsel jack smith is arguing that the former pr
hi, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m amara walker in for fredericka whitfield. it is new year s eve and we are moment away from the ball drop in times square as we are just 11 hours from 2024 and while christmas island was first to welcome the first to welcome the new year, sydney, australia, put on a spectacular fireworks lit up the sky above the icon being harbor bridge making it the first major celebration of the new year. [ fireworks ] and over in new zealand, the new year arrived with the stunning fireworks display in auckland at the country s tow tallest, the sky tower. [ speaking in a global language ] happy new year, tokyo! oh, what a beautiful display in tokyo. they welcomed the new year with lanterns as japan entered 2024. [ speaking in a global language ] and this is seoul, south korea, where the world tower was alight with fireworks ringing in 2024 which will be the year of the dragon. so in just a few hours it will be a