hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
On the food and restaurant scene, and a new setback to San Franciscos downtown recovery. Google is getting out of the Waterfront Office tower. Its leased since 2018. Why . And could a tax overhaul help keep businesses downtown . But first, as College Students across the country call on their universities to divest from israel, what does that really mean . Youre watching, getting answers. Im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us today. Hundreds of propalestinian protesters at uc berkeley continue to hold their encampment at sproul plaza. Pienta people in the people free the land. Justice is our demand. Justice is our demand. This was video from yesterday. They and students from ucla to columbia have a common main demand that their universities divest from israel over its war in gaza. But what exactly does that mean . Could universities do it when have they done it before . And is it impactful as a way to influence policy . Joining us live now to help us understand what the protesters are r
Some set small fires along the o way. The shooting that sparked that protest happened at 27th t coan shot and killed a 24 year4 who was wanted in a robbery case. They spotted the suspects car and ufthen chased it until it crashed. As you can see there. We heard from a woman who says she saw rorpa jfi]happened next then he got out the car and started running. He had the gun in his hand. He running for his life nihe wa running. They tell him drop the gun drop the gun drop the gun. He didnt want to drop the gun 3 so that duke, duke, duke, duke, hit him about 6 or 7 times. She says he was lying on the ground at the time after he tripped and fell. The police i]department says th man was trying to carjack someone after the crash and ni that he was walking toward officers with a pistol in hand. Good news all three officers involved in the shooting were wearing body cameras that were rolling at the time. So thats all going to be part of the investigation. Live in the oknewsroom, anne makevoc,
And its between cumberland and hagerstown. 6 00a. M. , not a huge problem. 8 00a. M. , snow down to winchester, and temperatures not as cold, and still no bargain. Temperatures low to mid20s to start. We will talk about if we will see a passing flurry tomorrow, and we will let you know if the 60s come with a passing shower. A president elect drawing a hard line on immigration, and dcs mayor is taking action of her own. Tonight the mayor is pledging she will go further, spending some of dcs tax dollars to defend immigrants who could face deportation. Mola lenghi has more on the story. What did she tell you . Reporter guys, as you mentioned, the steps the mayor is proposing would take us beyond the typical sanctuary city standards. The activist groups are applauding the measur spoke with one of the groups who was in annapolis tonight, actually discussing immigration issues with the maryland lawmakers. Reporter 2 months after the dc mayor was confronted by protesters we are immigrants we
Move to ease russian sanctions right from the start. The 11th hour begins now. Good evening once again from our headquarters here in new york. Day 133 of the still young Trump Administration, and the president today stunned many people around the globe, announcing americas withdrawal from the paris climate accords. We will cover that in depth in just a moment. We begin with yet another new report out tonight on this white house and russia. Washbased investigative journalist michael i could have been acknowledged and outlines President Trumps plan to ease sanctions on russia. It is a plan that reportedly fell short. I could have been says, there was quote there was serious he says he received several panicky calls from u. S. Government officials who told them they had been directed to develop a sanctions lifting package and imploring him please my god, cant you stop this. It was apparently stopped in large part thanks to pushback from veterans at the state department. But there is a Mic