threats after banning donald trump from the ballot. we ve got the details. also the political fallout. americans freed in a prisoner swap with venezuela arrive in texas. what we know about this deal, and who the u.s. handed over in exchange. also ahead, an estimated 20,000 now believed killed in gaza as fighting between israel and hamas rages on. this as talks to broker another pause in the fighting appear to stall. and today is expected to be the single busiest travel day ahead of christmas, but are the airports ready for the rush? hello, it is friday eve. we are almost there. thank you for joining us at 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. new fallout this morning from that bombshell supreme court in colorado, decision barring donald trump from the ballot. in the 24 hours since that decision was made public, social media sites have been flooded with new and alarming threats against the justices on that court, according to a report obtained by nbc
classified information. the white house scrambling to contain the biggest leak we ve seen in ten years. experts say the damage is done and more could be on the way. good morning. big morning. i m bill hemmer. dana: you are in a mood. i m dana perino, this is america s newsroom. the pentagon is trying to figure out who is responsible for the leak. it exposed military secrets and how the u.s. spies on its adversaries and friends. bill: it is making for awkward conversations and damage control on a global scale. it s tough to do. the u.s. is ramping up a criminal investigation into all this. c.i.a. director bill burns talked about it haltingly at rice university. listen. the deeply unfortunate leak of classified documents is certainly as intense as anything in that now part of the in box as well and it s something that the u.s. government takes extremely seriously. the pentagon and the department of justice have now launched a quite intense investigation to get to the bo
seriously? art del cuteo will weigh in on that. sandra: provided and the classified documents, the scandal continues to unravel. look who set the alarm early for us. hey, trace. trace: great to see you. pressure has grown on the white house to release visitor logs from the president s delaware home. his attorneys telling fox news no such logs exist and any information related to his personal residence is private. sandra: another batch of documents was found at the president s home over the weekend even though the white house has repeatedly claimed the search was complete. top house republicans say we need more transparency about how this investigation is actually being handled. president biden s personal attorneys are still rummaging around what essentially would be a crime scene trying to find information to turn over. so you know, this whole process has been handled poorly. we want to know who had access to the classified documents at the biden home. trace: jonath
to coach legal it s important for the inflation deduction act. the white house joe manchin said this bill would increase inflation. of course you have to look at the message. straight to a fox news alert. al qaeda leaders ayman al-zawahiri, known for being usama bin laden s right-hand man, has been killed in a u.s. drone strike in kabul, afghanistan. after carefully considering the clear and convincing evidence of his location i authorized a precision strike they would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. al-zawahiri help planned bombings of the u.s.. since september 11th there has been a $25 billion award offered for any information leading to his capture. he came to helmick became the leader of al qaeda following the death of usama bin laden. the taliban were warned of the strike and that it was a violation of the agreement with u.s. fall found to withdraw from afghanistan. antony blinken s of the taliban grossly violated the agreement by sheltering aym