and the fight for voting rights finally begins on the senate floor and the shocking report of a supreme court justice and his refusal to wear a mask to protect his supreme court colleague. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. tonight the committee investigating the seditious conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election has moved one step closer to donald trump himself who by all accounts is not close with many people. but for years especially since the start of his political career there has been one man by his side. rudy giuliani. early in his own career in new york, giuliani, of course, made his name as a tough, hard charging crime fighting prosecutor. he would head up one of the most powerful trial courts in the country, the southern district of new york. that catapulted him to mayor and despite a polarizing tenure as mayor he then rose to national prominence after 9/11 just weeks before he was set to leave office. in 2008 giuliani was con
soviet republic has been engulfed in protests this whole week, protests that began as a backlash against high gas prices, but quickly evolved into a revolt against the autocratic regime that has ruled kazakhstan for other 30 years. protesters also stormed the presidential palace and set it on fire. they pulled down a statue of the former dictator who by all accounts still basically runs the country through his hand picked successor. for decades it s been ruled by this one guy, the longest serving ruler of any ex-soviet state. things feel like they will never change, until they suddenly do. you may not have been following this story this week, we ve had quite a bit on our minds here at home, but chances are you recognize this, you recognize this sort of narrative. we ve been observing it in that part of the world for decades now. the people of a former soviet republic rising up against the repressive regime that still governs them. to be clear, the protests in kazakhstan this
car vern ka vern ous political divide. issuing a picture murdering a member of congress is wrong. the january 6th riots which echo loudly. how to put this all into context? well, we have joining us the pulitzer prize winners doris kearns goodwin and jon meacham. if you don t have trust in government, government is us, it s who we are. also, on this christmas weekend, i will tell you about another biblical exodus. this time by christians who have been leaving the middle east in droves. and the beethoven s fifth symphony and others up to nine but you never heard the tenth, because he never finished it. well, thanks to the world of artificial intelligence and its human handlers, you can now on gps. stay tuned to hear what it sounds like. first, here s my take. as the year draws to a close, i ask myself what books that i have read have had a real impact on me. it s nothing like reading a good book to engage deeply with a topic. here are three that impressed me
to get tested for covid. the white house is facing increase criticism over its handling of the testing situation. dr. anthony fauci saying this today. we should be using testing much more extensively than we have, even in a situation where you have people who are vaccinated or boosted, but the situation where you have such a high demand, a conflation of events, omicron stirring people to get appropriately concerned and wanting to get tested as well as the fact as the run on tests during the holiday season. we ve obviously got to do better. i mean, i think things will improve greatly as we get into january but that doesn t help us today and tomorrow. this morning, two cruise ships returned to florida after several passengers and crew members after fully vaccinate tested positive for covid. it s not just cruise ships dealing with covid. we just learned more than 800 flights have already been cancelled as airlines now deal with staffing shortages. cnn s nadia romero is here
which us a of them. i heard there were positive variedoris on 12 sgrl. they quarantine them. he. where did you guys get this stuff? curacao and covid of covid lucy kavanagh has more on where. as celebrated another christmas during a pandemic sol holiday joy turk to frustration are open. crop driesies iis nation. airlines cite being star is shortages and passengers being left in limbo. oh, my. we. from coast to coast on christmas morning, those did plan to see loved ones taking no chances. my girlfriend tested positive earlier this week and, you know, it s christmas morning just trying to go see my family and, know, they are real did, test and. for those luck you to get a gift. i tested%tive issor is i was devastate that had i would have to miss the angst. very literally devastating and heartbreaking that we re in the situation that we re in now. hospitals in the twin sideways with overwlemd in be able to boost our cities. to boofrm the bo