6-3, the new numbers reshaping american life. the lead starts right now. 40 million americans will not get the student loan forgiveness president biden promised them after the supreme court rejects his plan. and the president says it is unforgivable. then a key ruling on lgbtq rights and freedom of speech involving a wedding website designer and the state of colorado. what it means for anti-discrimination laws across the country. plus as millions of americans plan to take to the roads and skies this holiday weekend, a look at what cities are experiencing turmoil after days of delays. and welcome to the lead. i m abby philip in for jake tapper. today we begin with our law and justice lead. at moment now president joe biden will address the nation after the supreme court today issued two major rulings. one that blocks president biden s student loan forgiveness program rejecting a program that would have delivered debt relief to millions of americans. and the other ruling th
tapper. wolf blitzer is over in the situation room. have a great day. happening now, president biden just announced new action aimed at easing student debt after the u.s. supreme court blocked his loan forgiveness program. he s slamming the ruling as wrong and accusing republicans of hypocrisy. we re also following the fallout from the high court s other major decision today putting limits on lgbtq protections. the senators warn the ruling may open the door to discrimination of all sorts of protected minority groups. and growing questions right now about the fate of the russian mutiny leader yevgeny prigozhin. are kremlin spies plotting to kill him as ukraine s intelligence chief claims? i ll ask top white house official john kirby about that and much more. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. we begin with today s one-two punch by the u.s. supreme court, decisions limiting lgbtq protect
in iowa, inductions. we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. our state is where woke goes to die. governor ron desantis prepares for an all but certain presidential run. but does he have what it takes to bring down the front-runner. plus shifting right. the president may break a big campaign promise on energy. will it cause a breach with progressives. i hope that as we go into the next two years he continues to be the strong principaled president he s been. and the gop insurrection divide. it he wasn t a stroll through the capitol. it was an attack. a large majority of folks in d.c. were peaceful. how a right wing tv host triggered a conversation most republicans don t want to have. welcome to inside politics. i m manu raju in today for abby. when the history of the 2024 presidential campaign is written, this week may be chapter 1. republican front-runner donald trump will be in iowa tomorrow for the first time since he launched his third presidenti
i m amara walker. happy new year. we hope your new year is off to a great start. just ahead, home prices spiked in 2022, pricing many people out of the market, so what can we see and expect to see this year? we ll take a look at that, coming up. plus, inflation hasn t stopped people from spending, but they re not necessarily spending it on clothes and shoes. the concerns that retail stores could see losses this year, and what people are spending their money on, instead. but first, let s get you caught up on this morning s news headlines with whitney wild. good morning and happy new year, boris and amara, and to all of you watching at home. we begin this morning in vatican city, where thousands have gathered for the first mass of 2023, just one day after the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict passed away saturday at the age of 95 at his home in a monastery on the grounds of the vatican. and beginning monday, his body will be moved to st. peter s basilica, wher