let s get started. according to the new nbc polls out this morning, and for the first-time, donald trump is now leading in a hypothetical general election matchup. now, this isn t just bad news for president biden. this is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks, we ve been warning you on this show about the dangers of the second trump term. the former president after all, has promised retribution. pledged to round up protesters with the military, and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us. tonight, i want to pull back the curtain take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. and answer the question, what would a second trump presidency without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office in the land, the vice president of the unite
jack smith to accelerate a decision on donald trump s claim of presidential immunity in his federal election criminal interference case. now, the one sentence reply the order from the supreme court reads, quote, the petition for writ of serzh yry is denied. in other words we re going not going to the appeals process could give donald trump ample time to further delay this case, which is of course supposed to go to trial just a few months from now, the first week of march. trump may now try to delay the start of the trial until the calender begins to encroach on next november s election. in which if he s the nominee the next court could ask to put the case on pause until the next presidential contest is decide. and should trump win that election the case will go away entirely which is to be clear and we all understand including the people on the supreme court exactly what he wants. although i have to say it is stel unknown if trump will be allowed to meaningfully delay thi
supreme court, that donald trump is constitutionally disqualified from being on the ballot in the ste primary. the opinion pulls no punches. quote, president trump incited and encouraged the use of violence and lawless action to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. the tenor of president trump s messages to hisupporters in exshorting him to had an option to fight back. the cavalry was coming to find. here s where the colorado state supreme court went further, reversing the lower court s finding that donald trump doesn t qualify as a, quote, ofce under section 3 of the 14th amendment. section 3 of the 14th amendment is a civil war era amendment to the united states taken an eat from various state and offices. it rules that the founding officers backed that up, writing americans have referred to the president as an officer from the days of the founding fathers. this is seismic. this is unprecedented,nd this is very, very likely destined to go before the supreme court. no
oh, no. neil: all right. we had hurricane force winds, try 90 miles an hour in some places. roads turning in to rivers and worries there could be flash flooding as a ferocious winter storm rips across the northeast. it s not winter yet. more than 700,000 are without power as we speak. flight cancellations piling up on what could be a record-breaking travel week. we re going to talk to pete buttigieg in how he s dealing with that and that $140 million fine slapped on southwest to make sure what happened last holiday sen never happens in any holiday season. world wore starts now. welcome. i m neil cavuto. the transportation secretary coming up in a minute. right know bryan llenas in the thick of it in la guardia airport. how are things looking there, my friend? neil, good afternoon. that powerful storm hitting the northeast and causing about 160 flight cancellations at la guardia. that s about 15% of the flights coming and going from la guardia. this is terminal a. it serve
with the plea deal she will likely get less. bill: thank you very much. dana: israeli military forces pounding hamas targets in southern gaza while expanding operations throughout the north. as we await a news briefing in tel aviv with defense secretary lloyd austin we have new details on a massive terror tunnel discovered on the northern edge of gaza a quarter mile from israel s border. i m dana perino. bill: how was the weekend? dana: great. bill: so was mine, so much going on. non-stop, right? are you tired yet? dana: i m great. i m great. just keep saying great and you ll be fine. bill: i m bill hemmer. hamas diverting millions of dollars meant for civilians to build hundreds of miles of tunnels that snake below gaza. some of those tunnels are big enough for trucks loaded with rocket launchers and other weapons with access points located near schools and hospitals and houses of worship. trey yengst live in tel aviv with more on the tunnels and the war with h