now. steve good morning, everybody. it is monday, january 8th, 2024. we start this monday morning with a focus on joe biden s border crisis. you have heard all about it. well, today, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is going to head to eagle pass, texas to get a firsthand look at the chaos that border agents are dealing with day in, day out. thanks to this administration. ainsley: well, his trip comes as the new dhs report reveals more than 2.3 million migrants have been released into our country under the biden administration. brian: co-host lawrence jones is live in eagle pass this morning. is he getting a look at the border by air, land and sea. lawrence? hey, good morning, family. yeah. we are live out here. yesterday we went into the air to really see exactly what s happening on the ground, on the day-to-day basis. today we re going to go from land and take a boat out as well to see what border agents are having to deal with also the texas depar
busiest travel days with new year s eve just two days away. rob marciano with the forecast. here in new york and across the country police on high alert for new year s eve. ramping up security in times square for what it calls a heightened and dynamic risk environment, deploying thousands of officers for an expected crowd of 1 million people. one day after being banned from the ballot in maine, former president trump fighting another legal battle, saying it disenfranchises our voters. our jonathan karl with three former staffers and their warning about a second trump term. dozens killed, the massive barrage of missiles and drones simultaneously targeting civilians in six major cities hitting apartment buildings, a shopping mall and a maternity hospital. attacks escalating in the red sea, the u.s. shooting down a drone and a ballistic missile fired by iranian-backed militants. the urgent manhunt for a mother wanted for allegedly killing two of her own children and woundi
of the busiest travel days with new year s eve just two days away. rob marciano with the forecast. police on high alert for new year s eve. ramping up security in times square for what it calls a heightened and dynamic risk environment, deploying thus of officers for an expected crowd of 1 million people. one day after being banned from the ballot president trump fighting another legal battle. our jonathan karl with three former staffers and their warning about a second trump-term pair reporter: the skies over ukraine were set ablaze after russia unleashed its largest attack since the start of their full-scale invasion. civilians sent running for their lives. at least 31 people killed and the u.s. shooting down a drone and a ballistic missile fired by iranian-backed militant tas. a urgent manhunt for a hurting her own children. and the new report from the cdc, high levels of respiratory illnesses, including flu covid and this is world news tonight with david muir. g
hi, everyone and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, december 23rd. i m amara walker. and i m danny freeman in for victor blackwell. great to have you here. the eve of christmas eve. that is correct. there is more legal chaos involving donald trump heading into 2024. the supreme court rejects a request for justices to quickly hear arguments on whether the former president has immunity from federal prosecution. we ll walk you through what that means for his legal cal tar. plus, authorities at the southern border report a record number of migrant encounters every day. cnn is there. finally a cease-fire passes. we ll speak to an official about the humanitarian crisis in gaza. have yourself a healthy little christmas. it feels like i should be singing. does it feel like everyone you know is sick right now? we ll talk to a doctor about how to steer clear of the respiratory viruses that are out there. we re three weeks away from the iowa caucus and donald
you read books. you read books there was a great va, author of the book how the garcia girls left their accent. joining me tomorrow night six pm eastern for our special year end meeting of the velshi banned book club and we are going to feature some of my favorite conversations with authors and scholars from 2023. don t miss it. but i will speak with a man who was one of the first introduced the idea that donald trump could be disqualified as a 2024 presidential candidate because of section three of the 14th amendment. the federal judge joins me just a few moments if another hour of velshi begins right now. and good morning, it is saturday, december 23rd. i m ali velshi. the start of a crucial presidential election season is right around the corner, but a few key constitutional questions remain unresolved, which could directly up in the 2024 race. with the iowa caucuses just 23 days away, some of those issues are finally reaching the supreme court s purview, setting up