hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
hello and merry christmas eve. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. here s what we are watching for you. attorneys for donald trump with the late night court filing urging a federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion case against him. why they claim he has absolute immunity. war in the holy land on this christmas eve. the idf expanding operations in gaza as president biden gets on the phone with the israel leader to discuss the war a. the latest on the victims and gunman police are searching for. t tis the season for spreading holiday cheer. a study shows people sharing time to volunteer is dropping. we will discuss ahead on cnn this morning. new this morning, former president donald trump s legal team a major legal move. a light night filing urging federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion case in washington, d.c.. that trump was w
hi, everyone. merry christmas eve to you and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. thanks for being here. here s what we re watching for you. new overnight, attorneys for donald trump with a late-night court filing urging a federal appeals court to throw out the fed federal election subversion case against him. could the former president s claim of absolute immunity work? and what does it mean for the 2024 campaign and piresiden biden? we ll ask an expert who say democrats need a healthy dose of realism. and israel s war with hamas rages. we ll speak with a pastor in bethlehem on how the birthplace of jesus is marking the holiday without the usual celebrations. new this morning, president trump s legal team, the former president trump s laelegal team arguing presidential immunity should clear him of wrongdoing in his federal election subversion case in washington, d.c. they say he was merely working in his offici
triumph turns to tragedy after a georgia football player and a team staffer die in a car crash just hours after celebrating victory. plus in california, the rain just won t quit. watches in effect now for 8 million people. good morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. the chairman of the house oversight committee attacking president biden and his team for mishandling the discovery of classified documents in his think tank office in and delaware home. republican james comer he sent a letter to the white house demanding more information on what happened. we don t know exactly yet what wl they broke the law or not. i will accuse the biden administration of not being transparent. why didn t we hear on november 2nd when the first batch of classified documents were discovered. comer says it s unfair that president biden is being treated separately, differently from former president trump on the discovery of classifie
Hit mexico leaves destruction in its wake after hurricane otis swept through acapulco. How one of the most popular tourist deat Tourist Destinations are picking up the pieces. Hear what residents fear when speaking out against the government. After publicly fighting with his teams leadership, a star players absence spoke volumes. Why its now being investigate bid the nba. Were headed into hollowweekend. The new England Patriots are kicking off festivities for a scary good cause. Tricks and treats for kids in need. Early today starts right now. Thanks for ending the week with us. Im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. Breaking late last night on president bidens order, the u. S. Has conducted airstrikes on eastern syria, targeting facilit facility used by irans revolutionary guard and related troops. They were in response to attacks on u. S. Troops in the last couple weeks. 21 Service Members were injured but have returned to duty. We are learning more about the lives lost in the mass shoo