what it is! it s tyrus, and welcome to the blackstone edition of gut gutfeld! ! [laughter] i don t have a reason for that other than i really like my fort. and since i said it is the black zone, i can start the show 5 minutes late. that s a black joke, you are not allowed to laugh. now we are nice and uncomfortable. let s go. christmas has come and gone faster than a biological male beating a woman in a track meet. and i m sure everyone got lots of presents. except this guy. [laughter] you know he invented the naughty list. wherever he is, i m sure santa s bells did not wake him up. now, i m sure we all got something we d like to return to the store. remember, even though it s a big screw you to whomever gave you the present, apparently it s not all about the thought that counts. and of course you shouldn t feel bad for wanting to exchange it for something better. which brings me to my monologue. tonight, i want to remember all the crap we as americans received in 2
recording pressuring michigan election officials not to certify the 2020 election results. overseas, police release body camera video about the shooting in prague that left 14 people dead. back here in the u.s., the humanitarian crisis at the border reaching record levels after a week of never before seen numbers of people crossing into the united states. and we begin this hour with yet another report of detailing former president trump s alleged efforts to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. new recordings reportedly detail trump pressuring canvassers in michigan to not certify the state s 2020 election results, which he lost. he reportedly told them, quote, we can t let these people take our country away from us. the detroit news says the recordings were made by someone presen f the conversation, but were obtained by intermediary who was not present. nbc news has not heard or verified the recordings. in response, the trump campaign says, quote, a
the chilling images. students crowded on a roof ledge to escape the shooting at charles university. a crowd fleeing across prague s iconic bridge. the gunman, a student, also dead on the scene. also, tonight, the dangerous storm slamming the west coast. heavy rain and flooding, mud slides trapping cars and shutting down roads. we re tracking it. and it comes as holiday travel gets into full swing. a record number expected to fly this season. and the dangerous moments, the bird strike forcing an emergency landing. rudy giuliani after he was hit with that nearly $150 million verdict filing for bankruptcy. how the election workers he defamed are reacting. the setback in cease fire talks. what hamas is demanding before any more hostages are released. nbc news investigates the deaths of children in so many homes. was the government too slow to act? the rash in retail thefts this holiday season. is it really as bad as the stores say it is? and here comes santa claus.
if you are hitting the road or jumping on a plane today, you will have plenty of company. one of the busiest travel days of the year is in full swing right now. the nightmare keeps getting worse for families of hostages in gaza. word today a 73-year-old american citizen, father of four, grandfather of seven, died at the hands of hamas. what we know about him and his wife who is still a hostage. lots to get to. we start with the new and significant reporting out of michigan. the detroit news obtaining audio recordings from 2020 in whicthen president trump urges officials not to sign off on results that show boden won. he said, we ve to fight for our country. we can let these people take our country away from us. he also said,quote, everybody knows detroit is crooked as hell. on the call, rnc chair mcdaniel who told election workers, if you can go home tonight, do not sign the certification papers. we will get you attorneys, to which trump added, we will take care of that
right now in buffalo a blizzard warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. all the impacts and when we ll see some relief coming up. the january 6 it committee lays blame squarely at the feet of former president trump. what s next in the investigation? ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is back home after a historic visit to washington, and he s warning ukrainians they could see more russian missile strikes over christmas. the next phase of this war and how the just passed u.s. government spending bill could help. plus from heartbreaking tragedies to shocking courtroom revelations, we ve got a look at the top ten crime & justice stories this morning on cnn this morning. yes, it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. thanks for waking up with us. merry christmas to everyone. sorry, martin. i was going to say merry christmas to everyone. i m sure santa is working very hard to get those presents wrapped, ready to go. it s good to be with you al