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ecision today by the nation s highest court that could have major impcations. the unprecedented and historic prosecution of donald trump. the justices announcing they will hearen appeal by a defendant. josepher fisher. he has been indicted on seven charges including obstruction of official proceeding, which is a charge brought by jack smith against dald trump. now fisher is to dismiss that count. central question before the supreme court according to the new york times quote, can the government charge defendant in those cases uederal law that makes it a crime to corruptly obstruct an official congressional proceeding. here s how the times lays out the move. theecision to hear the case will complicate and perhaps delay the start of mr. trump s trial. now scheduled to take place in washington imarch. supreme court s ultimate ruling which may not arrive june will likely address the viability of two of the main counts against mr. trump and could severely limit efforts by ....
the 2023 ewing climate conference, also known as cop 28, officially kicked off this week in dubai. it is already mired in controversy. all of that in more ahead in another hour of velshi starting right now! good morning to you it is saturday december the 2nd i am ali velshi, we begin this morning with major new developmts that will have big implications fordonald trump s legal defense for his upcoming cases. new and important rulings from federal judges in d.c. clarify that the former president is not immune from criminal prosecution or nor from civil liability for his actions on january the six. late last night judge tanya chutkan struck down the former presidents attempt to throw out the federal election interference case against him based on his claims of presidential immunity. it was one of four motions to dismiss that his time filed in october. the pull of in history of the constitution and concludes that they, quote, do not support that contention. it goes on, q ....
and lots of questions to answer, so, let s get started. back on the battlefield. israel and hamas resume fighting after a collapse of an already fragile, weeklong truce that allowed the release of more than 100 hostages held in gaza, and 240 palestinian personnel. we ll have the latest on whether another pause in the two month war is possible. deal or no deal? white the most indicted, one-time ex president in u.s. history, and some of his high-level cronies, can t forget about a plea deal in georgia. and we stinging setbacks of trump s claim of presidential immunity. the guardian bigelow is here with his exclusive reporting. and so long, santos! the republican freshman congressman accused of loading up on botox and lavish spending sprees on donors times is kicked out of the house in just one of many embarrassing moments for his party this week. congresswoman jasmine crockett from the great state of texas joins me live to break it all down. all that and more is coming ....
atlanta, we are following breaking news this hour, it is 90 am in gaza where israel has resumed combat operations after a seven-day truce with hamas expired. the israeli military says hamas violated the agreement by firing a rocket towards israel, which was intercepted. more rockets were fired after the deadline passed, the idf, said no injuries have been reported. it must controlled interior ministry in gaza reports, israeli aircraft in the skies over gaza, and military vehicles firing in the area. sources tell cnn negotiations over hostages continue despite the resumption of fighting. now the past had been extended on thursday when hamas agreed to release additional hostages, two women or freed earlier in the day followed by a group of six people. another 30 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as part of the agreement with hamas, many had been only detained and were never officially charged. cnn s scott mclean is following developments an ....
i m ari melber live in washington where congress held this historic vote to expel indicted republican congressman george santos. on this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the resolution is adopted. the chair announces to the house that in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, the whole number of the house is now 434. that is exactly how it just went down. george santos, the now-former congressman, could be seen walking off the house floor for the last time during this session of congress. there he is with a handshake. this is a major shift, because republicans had previously, until today, stood by santos through the earlier scandals, the bad press, and even his initial indictment. this change came fast, santos going from that floor to exiting capitol hill as staff literally changed the locks to the offices, you see there, that he is no longer holding. this dam politically and legislatively br ....