harris: we begin with a fox news alert. a critical day for donald trump inside washington, d.c. courtroom. some of his rivals are on the ground in iowa. the former president is appealing for the all-important immunity in his federal election case. oral arguments just wrapping up in that moments ago. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the former president arrived to the court earlier today. a three-judge panel heard arguments in connection with special counsel jack smith s election interference case. no ruling will be issued from the bench and the court gave no indication when their written opinion would be issued. trump did not testify today but he was there and the u.s. supreme court denied special counsel jack smith s request to leap track the appellate progress to get to the court date in march. the issue could come back to the u.s. supreme court, though. the criminal trial before the district court is on hold until this whole thing is cleared up. i
confident as they settle on a playbook for the 2024 race. in new york a grand jury just indicted the former u.s. marine who held a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on the subway. we ll tell you what we re learning about the charges. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight as the federal prosecution of donald trump moves into the next phase the nation s chief law enforcement officer is breaking his silence about the case. we re following all the new developments of trump s indictment. as the former president is predictionably lashing out what is the attorney general of the as you know attorney general garland doesn t like to talk at all about ongoing cases. this is the first time since former president trump was formally charged that we ve heard garland speak. of course he appointed special counsel jack smith back in november. today he talked just a little bit about his historic role i
u.s. department of agriculture considers a ban on the childhood treat in school cafeterias. congresswoman elise stefanik tells us why it is not only government overreach but could hurt her constituents. john: stunning video of a ten-foot croc after it made its way into somebody s back yard pool. we ll talk to one of the men who secured it about his 40 years in the wrangling business. it s 3:00 a.m., you know what time it is, let s get ready to commute. sandra: that is a young south carolina woman landing an internship in new jersey. but instead of finding a place to live up north, she s travelling back and forth by plane. are housing costs so outrageous this is actually saving her money? what a story. i m sandra smith in new york. and on the crocodile, i bet they are glad they have lights on in the pool. john: 2:00 in the morning, imagine waking up to that. all those stories are coming up in a jam packed hour. we begin with a fox news alert on the unrelenting border c
everything he can do to get as far away from fani willis and fulton county as he can. the latest on his bid to move rico charges to federal court and maybe get them tossed out altogether. and new political drama in a district that s already had more than its fair share after new york republicans pick a candidate to run for george santos old seat. public records show the gop candidate is actually a registered democrat and has been for 11 years. so what the heck is going on. lots to get to, but we begin this hour with a critical breakthrough to allow more aid inside gaza at a time when everything is running out. a u.s. official says israel has agreed to open its border crossing at kerem shalom in the next couple of days. this was a key priority for the u.s. during national security adviser jake sullivan s trip to israel, and it marks a significant shift in policy for the israeli government, which has blocked aid from getting into gaza from its territory since the horrific oc