but isn t taylor swift the gift that keeps on giving? we can t stop talking about her. she s the it girl. carolyn manno, thank you. great to see you. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. nancy good morning, everyone. i m amara walker. i m danny freeman. victor blackwell is off. we start with a huge political year. r&b front-runner donald trump faces multiple court decisions that could delay some of his trials. on friday the supreme court handed him a win by rejecting special counsel s request for justices to fast-track his immunity dispute case. but in colorado they re threatening to kick him off the ballot. meanwhile congress is out of office for your the holidays. this is a live picture of capitol hill sorry, we don t have it. again, capitol hill is quiet. congress faces a mountain of problems when they come back in january. they ll have nine days to come up with a plan to avoid a partial shutdown. and there s arguments over funding, migration
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on program, as a difficult year comes to a close, we look at the biggest challenges facing president biden. from the middle east, china, the war in ukraine, to the border. political dysfunction. this is a colossal waste of time. and the u.s. economy. i ll talk about it all with ezra klein and richard haass. and holding terror to account. a french company sued in u.s. courts by american citizens for funding isis in iraq. amal cooney and the lead plaintiff nadia murad nobel peace prize winner join me exclusively to explain the stunning legal story and the tragedy behind it. the terrorists are brazen and the financiers are brazen and they ll continue to do so as long as they re not being punished. but first, here is my take. 2023 has turned out to be a year that has seen a fundamental challenge to world order.
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on program, as a difficult year comes to a close, we look at the biggest challenges facing president biden. from the middle east, china, the war in ukraine, to the border. political dysfunction. this is a colossal waste of time. and the u.s. economy. i ll talk about aall with ezra klein and richard haass. and holding terror to account. a french company sued in u.s. courts by american citizens for funding isis in iraq. amal cooney and the lead plaintiff nadia murad join me exclusively to explain the stunning legal story and the tragedy behind it. the terrorists are braise ebb in the financiers are brazen and they ll continue to do so as long as they re not being punished. but first, here is my take. 2023 has turned out to be a year that has seen a fundamental challenge to world order. the rules-based interna
Expected to raise while here, which is the humanitarian aspect of this, the fact that no humanitarian aid has been able to get into gaza, that has been something that Secretary Blinken and his Marathon Trips that hes been making here in The Middle East over the last several days and now i should note theyre just next door to where i am speaking to you meeting with that entire wartime cabinet and next he will hear from first responders, from victims families, from the families and relatives of hostages but there are going to be key questions between what he and the Prime Minister have discussed, humanitarian aid, poppy, is right at the top of that so well see if there are any announcements when the president comes and speaks in this room behind me. Thats whats next on his agenda but the white house said President Biden was walking into this with key questions not just about humanitarian aid, but also what israels goal is here. If they do go into gaza, with that expected Ground Incursion
Dont know. A lot thanks for all of you for joining us. Dont go anywhere. Cnn this morning starts right now. This is cnn breaking news. Good morning, glad youre with us. Im poppy harlow with phil mattingly. In israel, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is in jerusalem, he is meeting once again with israeli leaders. And were also looking at these live pictures of Smoke Billowing above gaza city. A dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding there at this moment. And Israeli Ground offensive appears to be imminent this morning. Blinken said that the u. S. Is actively working to ensure that humanitarian assistance like water, food and medicine can get into gaza. The Secretary Of State also saying that Safe Passage Way Into Egypt via The Rafah Crossing would be open as half a Million People have fled Northern Gaza for the south. But overnight the negotiations seem to have stalled and that there is either a ceasefire nor humanitarian assistance in the gaza strip. President biden saying israel must