we depleted our snow pack across the northeast by over 40%. and erika and phil i hate to be the bearer of bad news but this could end up being the least snowyiest christmas day in 20 years. the current snow pack just under 20% across the country. not the white christmas that everybody hoped and dreamed of. >> just to be clear, kids, derek van dam is just the messenger. >> i do love a white christmas. >> i don't want him to be the face of destroying christmas. >> we do not want a meme here. okay. cnn this morning continues right now. >> i think it's self-evident. whether the 14th amendment a

applies we'll let the supreme court make that decision but he supported an insurrection, no question about it, none, zero. >> good morning, poppy is off today. erica hill is with us. that was president biden on donald trump being left off the colorado ballot for the primary. the supreme court could soon take up the matter. u.s. and venezuela agreeing to a key prisoner exchange. the ally that venezuela got back. one wrongfully detained american says he feels abandoned. the israeli military said it uncovered a substantial and elaborate network of tunnels used by hamas in gaza. cnn this morning starts right now. >> good morning, this is morning there is a clear reality, the

supreme court facing huge decisions that could determine the fate of the 2024 election and donald trump a former president is adding to the chaos with his lawyers asking the supreme court to layoff the decision on whether or not trump is immune from prosecution. jack smith has been pushing for a quick answer. >> we're watching and waiting for trump to go straight to the supreme court after being kicked off the ballot in colorado after that historic ruling deeming he was ineligible because he engaged in insurrection on january 6th. bill barr is now warning that colorado ruling will ultimately help the former president. >> i think this kind of action of stretching the law, taking these hyper aggressive positions to try to knock trump out of the race are counter productive. they backfire. as you know, he feeds on grievance just like a fire feeds on oxygen.

and this is going to end up as a grievance that helps him. >> we start this morning with elie honing here to break it all down. the way the supreme court has just moved to the absolute center of the 2024 conversation, of the former president, his legal liability is quite astounding. walk through the ways it is at the center. >> they told me this is the quiet time of year at the supreme court, here we are in 2023, they are right at the center of everything that's happening. let's start first of all with jack smith's federal election subversion case against donald trump. donald trump argued that he has criminal immunity cannot be prosecuted because what he did was in the scope of his job as president. that argument was forcefully rejected by the trial court judge, district court judge who ruled there's no devine right of kings. that's the table for where we

are now. ordinarily the next step who's donald trump who lost would go to the court of appeals and if he lost there, perhaps the u.s. supreme court. jack smith has asked for an extraordinary remedy. he said, no, let's skip the middle and go directly from the u.s. district court up to the u.s. supreme court, something called direct review. that's what the briefing and argument we've been seeing have been about. jack smith argued immediate resolution of the question to permit the trial to occur on an appropriate timetable. you know what word jack smith will not use, election. he will not say i want to do this because of the election. it's obvious. donald trump's team jumped on that, saying he has not identified any specific reasons, they are no extraordinary circumstances we should get to go through all those normal steps here and the calendar, phil. it's all about the calendar. today is december 21st. the trial date on this particular case, it's the first

of the four trials scheduled, for march 4th, 74 days away. but more importantly, jury selection is slated to start february 9th, 50 days from right now if they don't jump up to the supreme court, forget about it it's going to take several months the appeals arguments are going into february, march, april, if they do jump to the supreme court, i think this date will still move but not by much. >> the trump filing said it's rare, not something that happens, what are the odds the supreme court takes it up? >> this technique of direct review has happened in history, richard nixon case involving watergate. recently the case involving joe biden's student loan program. the case involving affirmative action. stats for you. in the 26 year period, this was only done two times. it was almost nonexistent. since 2019 it's been done 19

times. why the change? i have no idea. that suggests that may be willing to do it here. >> don't they each cite a nixon related case. >> anything with immunity, nixon. >> we have to talk about the colorado ruling. the former attorney general seems confident the supreme court will take it up. do you think they will? >> i will. this is the 14th amendment saying if you're guilty of insurrection, you're disqualified. next stop probably is the u.s. supreme court. we're watching to see any moment if donald trump takes it up there. colorado now stands alone. it is the only state that has thrown him off the ballot. the efforts have failed in six other states and withdrawn in a dozen other states. we'll see whatever happens in colorado could dictate what happens in the other states. >> no rest for the supreme court or ellie honing. >> we're ready.

trump's competitors are supporting him. >> it's unfair. they're abusing power 100%. >> the idea that judges are going to take it upon themselves to decide who can and can't be on the ballot is truly unthinkable. >> this is a move on behalf of the establishment in both parties that i think is hell bent to determine to say that donald trump should not be able to run and see this through. >> i do not believe donald trump should be prevented from being president of the united states by any court. >> cnn political director david chalian joins us now in person at the table. a good day. >> you're seeing a number of republicans step up and say this is an issue. bill barr saying this is a grievance that helps him. even dean phillips is out there saying this is wrong she shouldn't be thrown off the ballot. this feels like a win for donald

trump. >> it does. we'll see if it is at the end of the day here. but it's a gimme for him in many ways. because it is different as elie was showing you, what the other courts have done related to this 14th amendment issue and ballot access and reminiscent of the criminal indictment that alvin brag brought in the stormy daniels case. and that's one that republicans no matter how reticent they are to donald trump's return to office, that's one they rallied to his cause and helped voters on the republican side rally to his cause as well in a substantial way and changed the calculus of the entire year. i think you're seeing that now with the colorado case it's an opportunity for those opposed to donald trump to say, this is something voters should decide and not courts. it's an easy line for them. >> taking a step back which you're so great at.

the supreme court here in the role in 2024, i was reading an editorial that says, dragging the supreme court into a presidential race is damaging to democracy, mr. smith has asked justices to weigh in on mr. trump's claims of immunity from prosecution, whatever the court decides and if the justices are divided on either question half of the country will be angry. >> i quite a bit with the fact that the supreme court has not been involved in an election before. is there any prez denscedent fo though, how does it end? >> the country is in a different p place than it was 23 years ago when the court got involved in the bush v. gore case. i'm not sure there's any decision by this court that's going to be widely accepted by the public in the way the bush v. gore decision did. al gore had something to do with that accepting the decision saying he disagreed with it and moved from a peaceful transition

from clinton to bush. but we are so much more polarized now than then. so it's hard to imagine the supreme court touching this in a way that's going to unify the country or strengthen the belief in institutions. >> it's a great point. just a completely different time and the way americans look at any decision different. we talk about the words that donald trump uses i know and there's more polling out that essentially finds why voters are okay with it. they're okay with the language used about immigrants and comments about democrats. it often, shouldn't be surprising, tends to bolster support for the president. >> this is the lesson learned over the last eight years of donald trump on the political stage. that he has an ability with his rhetoric to strengthen support amongst supports. so when asking are you more or less likely to support it it

reinforces positions. if you support trump his rhetoric makes you there. i'm sure there are some that feel differently but a republican looking to turn the page not in favor of trump, the rhetoric doesn't do anything to change you. but it is part of his bond with supporters and his ability to maintain his supporters is something i think unparalleled in american politics. >> the des moines register story about this poll and this phenomenon to some degree. is quoting voters it could have been 2015 all over again. it shows he's not from washington. the dude has led the republican party without any question for going on nine plus years at this point, how does he hold the idea that he's not -- >> he's not a politician. >> he is the party right now. >> he doesn't behave according

to any norms. he is the new norm but for the republican party no doubt he's the dominant leader, clearly the front runner. i think the stickiness of support, the relationship that donald trump has for his supporters is one we'll study in history books going forward, long after donald trump leaves the stage. >> and the polling, people don't move, they're okay with it and sticking with him or they're not and there's not a lot of wiggle room. david chalian, you're back with us in a bit, see you then. thank you. the u.s. has secured the release of americans held in vene venezuela. we'll break down that deal. new details surrounding the accidental shooting of three israeli hostages at the hand of the israeli military. what some new video reveals.

free at last, free at last, thank god almighty free at last. very emotional, exciting,

grateful. so much gratitude for the moment for united states of america. i didn't know if i would ever make it out. >> that was 38-year-old savoy wright, wrongfully held in venezuela since october back on u.s. soil. one of ten freed. six of the ten americans deemed wrongfully detained by the state department, landed last night after spending months and years in this prison in venezuela. the deal includes the extradition of leonard francis, fat leonard, who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in u.s. history. and the u.s. agreed to release a top ally of nicolas maduro who was facing prison time in the u.s. on corruption and money laundering charges. we're hearing from another wrongfully detained individual, paul whelan in russia, who said he feels abandoned by the u.s.

he told bbc, quote, it's extremely stressful knowing that i could have been home years ago, it's frustrating to know they made these mistakes, they basically abandoned me here. joining us is jonathan franks, representing the family of savoy wright and helped with the process of getting him home. he's worked on the release of several other americans getting them home. including trevor reed. we appreciate your time this morning. you've done so much work on these issues. in this case in particular have you been in touch with savoy's family how is he doing? >> thanks for having me. they're overjoyed. i appreciate you playing the clip of him getting off the arm, i -- clip of him getting off the airplane. it's the first time i've seen it. to see him looking this good is

amazing. >> these are such difficult negotiations, talks, processes to figure out from the outside. i think you have a window into that in november the associated press wrote a story about the frustration that savoi's family felt and were facing. his sister saying it's sickening, saying we have no diplomatic relations with venezuela so we can't do anything. how fast did this come together? if that was just only a month ago. >> this came together relatively quickly. although shortly after -- i think after nicolas maduro agreed to the barbados agreement but certainly in the last couple of days things have ghootten -- the negotiations seemed to have warmed up a bit. these are not easy when there's one person, let alone 10 persons

plus 20 other venezuelan souls. this is difficult to execute. so i give a lot of credit to the president, ambassador carston, they've done an amazing thing. >> officials are aware you make the deal there's going to be criticism. that's the case for a number of the hostage deals. some of which you've been involved with. we heard from the top two senators. saying it makes americans less safe around the world. what's your response when you hear that? >> i'm a big fan of congressman mccall and senator rich we just disagree on this one thing. and, you know, i'm kind of disappointed to see them taking shots at a deal that saved ten american lives and the lives of 20 other souls. this is a 30 for 1 deal. i don't know if that strengthens nicolas maduro, it seems the united states got the better end of the deal. and mr. sabb, a white color

criminal. and unfortunately the prosecution of united states versus saab had a lot of identified american victims, savoi wright being the latest. >> there's been a paradigm shift on hostage negotiations, the willingness to make the deals. we mentioned roger carston for the biden administration. that criticism we just discussed used to win the day politically and also on mpolicy. this shift from the biden administration, why do you think it's happened? >> phil, i think it's because of the hard work of the families in our coalition. we've been at this for two years trying to soften the ground under these deals and create a political space for the president to make them. i actually don't think, from what i have seen, doesn't seem to be significant opposition to this deal. seems that a couple of people were checking a box, sending

statements opposing it. and the ground has shifted. the families have done a great job educating folks and having been involved in a lot of prisoner trades, including one for two dangerous russian folks. not a single american has been hurt by somebody that we traded. and mr. saab you saw him getting down the stairs of the airplane in the clip. this is not a man likely to harm americans, he had trouble getting off the airplane. >> you mentioned the swap that russia was involved in. we talked about paul whelan and his comments to the bbc. what would be your message to paul whelan and his family given where things stand right now? >> i've got to -- i start every conversation with the whelans with, i'm sorry. i cannot believe he is still there. i cannot believe they left him behind this many prisoner exchanges. and certainly, the russians have

a vote in when he gets out, they have the keys to the jail. but i hear his frustration. i feel it too. ever since trevor reed got out, we have been on a mission to get paul whelan out, bring him home too and so far we haven't been successful and it bothers me every single day. >> certainly something the administration says they're working on. a big night for you, for the families last night. appreciate the work you're doing. thanks for your time. >> thanks, phil. appreciate you. this just in, hamas said there will be no talks about prisoner swaps about getting the hostages out until the israeli military ends in gaza. we'll take you live to tel-aviv. and rudy giuliani will have to start paying for his lies as soon as this morning. why a judge decided the two women he defamed could start collecting immediately from him. stay with us.

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this just in to cnn. we we are learning hamas will not agree to any release of hostages

until israeli stops their military offenses. the hamas controlled healthm ministry says 20,000 gazans have been killed and half the population is starving. the voices of three israeli hostages accidentally killed by their own troops were captured on an idf camera that was mounted on a dog days before they were shot. it comes as people are still reeling from the admission of that shooting. let's start with the statement from hamas and what it means for the state of hostage negotiations. >> reporter: erica, there has been a flurry of activity in recent days indicating that the parties were perhaps inching closer to the negotiating table. there were a series of meetings in europe yesterday, the head of hamas traveled to cairo in what was viewed as potentially an

attempt to restart the hostage negotiations but this morning hamas is saying its position is unchanged. it will not engage in hostage negotiations until there is first a cessation of hostilit hostilities. they're framing it as a palestinian national decision saying it was the decision of all palestinian factions in gaza. israel, for its part has been trying to restart the negotiations, putting a proposal on the table that would have seen the release of some 40 hostages in exchange for a week long pause in the fighting and the release of palestinian prisoners. but it appears that hamas is sticking to the position it will only begin to engage in conversations once there's a pause in fighting and that's not going to happen as far as israel is concerned. it's pushing forward with the military campaign in gaza. and moments ago we learned from

the palestinian ministry of health more than 20,000 people have been killed in the gaza strip. 70% of those are women and children. by definition, civilians effectively. so it just shows that even as there is this kind of political prospect of negotiations and right now hamas saying it will not stop, it will not engage in negotiations until israel stops the war what's going to continue is the carnage in gaza is continuing. we're watching as civilians continue to die as part of the fighting in gaza and hitting a grave milestone today. >> i want to ask you about the video we learn about from a military dog, the video i understand is five days before the three hostages were accidentally killed by israeli soldiers. do we have a better insight into the length of time it took to analyze that video and what was said on the recording?

>> reporter: tragically this footage was captured five days before those three israeli hostages were mistakenly shot and killed by the israeli soldiers. it's not exactly clear why this video was only located yesterday but there is some indication that this military k-9 was actually killed by hamas fighters during a firefighter between israeli soldiers and the hamas fighters who were ap apparently holding those three israelis hostage and some indication perhaps the soldiers didn't go into the building for days to retrieve the k-9's body and the camera. but once the video was analyzed two days ago it was clear you could hear the voices of those three israeli hostages according to the israeli military. at the same time we're also getting reaction from the mother of one of those hostages who have killed by israeli soldiers and she actually delivered a voice note to the unit involved in the incident and in it she

tells them not to blame themselves. listen. >> translator: i know that everything that happened is completely not your fault. it's nobody's fault except hamas. may their name and memory be wiped off the face of the earth. we all need you to be safe and sound. if you see a terrorist don't think that you have deliberately killed a hostage. you need to protect yourself because that's the only way to protect us. >> there was a different reaction from the father of a different hostage who was killed in the firefighter. saying the shooter should not have opened fire and went after the israeli prime minister directly accusing him of cowardice for not calling or visiting him. donald trump's legal team is asking the supreme court to stay out of one of his cases that they could take up in the new year. we're joined by an aid to mike

pence next.

a judge said the two georgia election workers who won a

$148 million defamation judgment against rudy giuliani can begin trying to collect from him immediately. typically they have to wait 30 days, lawyers for ruby freeman and her daughter filed a motion to waive that pause arguing that giuliani may try to use that time to conceal his assets. court documents show the women's attorneys have already identified properties that rudy giuliani has in florida and new york where his apartment is listed at $6 million. and the lawyers saying his new deal for a streaming show may indicate some income. donald trump's legal team is urging the supreme court to stay out of the immunity dispute surrounding his election subversion case. last week the special counsel asked the high court to fast track the request to rule whether trump is immune to prosecute for high crimes will in office. trump's team said an appeals court in d.c. should rule first. joining us now former chief of

staff to former vice president mike pence. mark short, thanks for joining us. this is a tactic that trump's team is well within their rights to make but they're clear they're trying to push the cases off until after the election. i know the vice president and you said while you were campaigning this should be up to the american voters not the justice system. do you still maintain that? >> absolutely feel like it should be left to the american voters particularly as relates to the case of colorado. but in this one i think you're right, the president's legal team wants to delay this until after the election hoping if he can get elected he can put his own team in in the department of justice department. but talking about the other cases that jumped to the supreme court there's one 50 years ago, the watergate case where the

court ruled executive privilege was not blanketed immunity and the special counsel asked the supreme court to take up that case and they did. and they said no executive privilege is not blanketed. and that happened in two months. so i think therefore there is a precedent in this case for the supreme court to follow in denying the notion that the executive privilege applies even with potential criminal activity. >> would you like to see that happen? >> it's not something that i weigh in that i would like to happen. i'm saying what the legal course of actions are. and i think that this is going through its normal process and i think that the supreme court again has a president to follow in this case. >> it's interesting when you look at the -- there's no shorage of polling right now. but while this might not have an effect in the republican primary, the legal cases -- we'll get to colorado in a minute. i want to talk about the special

counsel cases specifically. several polls in a row show any general election if trump is convicted it would peel off a percentage of republican support and 5, 6, 7% is enough based on what we saw in 2020 to swing an election. given your concerns, the vice president's concerns about donald trump and what you guys experienced, wouldn't you want that answer before the election? >> well, phil i sort of feel that you're right. the polling would suggest if conviction happens it does change the outcome for a lot of people but i think our country is polarized at this point i think opinions are settled in on the events around january 6th. idisquieting that the events leading up to january 6th are not more disqualifying. it's the state where our republican party is. but i'm not one to advocate that the american legal system trumps

that of the american voter. and still remain, as much as i've articulated, my belief that the president's actions were wrong around january 6th. there's a real question whether or not that necessarily means it was illegal. it was wrong, it was -- i think you asked the vice president to open -- to basically put aside his oath to the constitution. it should be disqualifying but the question of whether that is legal should be played out in the court system. >> the point you're making, which is a strong one based on your experience but also what you hear from other republicans, mostly privately, sometimes publically as well. and then they end up following if you ask the question will you support him if he's the nominee, and the answer is yes. there's very rarely a break on that front. as a republican, someone in the center of the party as long as you have, would you support him if he's the nominee? >> there's a lot to play out

between now and then. i think it's very difficult to suggest that i'd be comfortable supporting somebody who has put aside his oath to the constitution and asked others to do the same. i think it's a fundamental oath you take. our men and women in uniform take that oath to defend our country. so for me it's something that's disqualifying but i'm not in a camp looking to help elect joe biden because i believe so many of his policies are hurting our country. it puts it in a difficult choice you don't feel comfortable with either option. >> the former vice president, does he plan to endorse? this race is moving and it's about to kick into high gear, does helpful like he can have an effect and does he want somebody speci specifically? >> i feel endorsements are overrated. i'm not going to speak for him. i would not anticipate any endorsements in the future. >> on california, judge lud ig

is a scholar but a backer of pursuing this route on the 14th amendment, section three. is he off base here? he was so valuable to you guys in kind of the worst moments leading up to january 6th, what do you think? >> well, the judge defended the vice president's position. to be fair he was not somebody the vice president spoke to until after january 6th. i respect his legal opinions immensely. i do not agree with him in this case. it's hard to say if a person has not been convicted of insurrection, much less tried for it. it's not a charge that jack smith has brought forward. even when they haven't even been tried for it, much less convicted, so no, i do not agree with his opinion in this case. >> do you think this bolsters trump's approval? >> i think it does. you've seen the other major

candidates come to trump's defense, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie, i think that bolsters him and the reality is a lot of republican voters feel that he is a victim of a political justice system and that continues to bolster that argument so sure this helps him politically. >> mark short, always appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. a judge has blocked the fire carrying of firearms in most places in california whether that person has a permit or not. the ban was for 26 public places. the judge says that the law violates the second amendment and strips people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. california's attorney general said his office will appeal that decision. a possible merger could shake up the media industry. the details on that next. lawmakers have left the building. they've also left a mountain of problems behind them after a

very unproductive year. those unresolved and pressing issues, they're going to be waiting for congreress when tht return in n the new yeyear.

two media giants now in talks about a potential megamerger. warner brothers discovery met with paramount global to discuss

a possible deal between the two companies. of course, it is important to point out this hits close to home. warner brothers discovery owned cnn. a potential merger would make a juggernaut with warner brothers and paramount and cbs, this network, of course, and a number of other cable tv assets. the talks are said to be in the early stages. still major questions how the deal would work. who may have the answers? the person who broke this story, sara fisher. it's always awkward when you talk about a story involving the company where you work. but a lot of people looking at this, not just our colleagues this morning, trying to understand what's the upside here? talking about a lot of debt, looks like it could potentially be a little bit tough in terms of regulatory issues. how would this work? >> everyone needs to get bigger, that's the big deal. think about big tech firms,

amazon and netflix, they're all enco encroaching on the media network. and you have companies looking at this landscape saying if i don't get bigger, how am i going to be able to negotiate and win leverage for sports rights, draw eyeballs when people want to be on netflix. so that's the incentive here. the executives think they can get through problems like debt, some regulatory issues, but they can't deny their crisis which is that cord cutting is happening fast and big tech is winning out. >> it's a fascinating window into the landscape. the business stuff is fascinating. we are obviously all >> what would this mean? >> a huge round of consolidation in the media industry. that matters for people watching. we are all toggling between so

many different streaming services and our bills are going up. what consolidation would mean is some services would likely come together. you are talking about fewer things you have to pay for, navigate through. it also means there will be different types of deals for your favorite entertainment content. if you love "yellowstone," it's confusing, right, because paramount might have the right but license it to different companies. it might be easier to navigate where your favorite shows exist. this might be good for consumers. the question, and erica brought up the regulatory concern, whether or not regulators think this is good for consumers. in the past there have been concerns whether or not these types of mergers actually eliminate competition, especially diversity of programming. we will have to see what they say. >> is there something we could look to in the past that gives us a sense of how this might be different as we look at these media mergers in this news

space? >> oh, absolutely. think about the big ones. disney bought fox's entertainment assets for $70 billion. that was a huge deal in 2019. and regulators said let that go through but are you are to divest some of your networks. you can kind of see that might play out here. there is not a broadcast company that's owned by warner bros. discovery. that makes easier to merge. but they both own like-minded cable networks that. could be a place regulators may want to look at it. where this is different, the climate is different. the mergers that happened a few years ago, fox and disney, viacom and cbs coming back together to form paramount yurks company, discovery by warnermedia, that happened at a time before the pandemic when streaming was not as intense as it is today. right now these companies are under more pressure than ever to get bigger and to win eyeballs. >> sara fischer, always good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. next, the latest move from

the fda that could slow down the opioid epidemic. plus, our crews are in the air and on the ground covering iceland's erupting volcano. wait until we show you what our crews saw during a helicopter flyover.

to you by sleep number. meet the new sleep number smart beds and save 40% on the sleep number special edition smart bed only at a sleep number store or sleepnumber.com. in health this morning, there is a genetic test to assess whether someone has an increased use to developing a opioid use disorder approved by the fda. jacquelyn howard joins us now. how does it work? >> yeah, well, phil, this test is called avert d and it's for

adults 18 and older and it's intended for patients before they have their first exposure to opioids. these are four patients being considered for treatment for acute pain. this not chronic pain patients. an example, for a patient who is considering a four-day to 30-day prescription for opioid pain medications for after a surgery, for instance. these are the patients who this kind of test is for. and the intention is really to assess them before they possibly start on a pain medication and if it's found they might be at elevated risk for opioid use disorder, this could help guide a physician to think about what are some other alternative medication options for them. that's really what this test is all about, it looks like. >> that process, if there is a screening here, what does it look like? >> right. so how the screening would work, it's basically a cheek swab. a health care provider trained

on how to use this test would get that cheek swab and that dna sample, it's all based on dna, that sample would then be assessed to see if there are any genetic variants that may be associated with an increased risk of opioid use disorder. i will say, there are some experts out there who are making the argument that simply asking a patient their family history of addiction may be just as efficient. so there are some complexities when it comes to genetics. overall, whether you ask a family history or conduct this test, assessing the risk is so important because last year about 6 million people ages 12 and older had opioid use disorders here in the united states. and it's estimated that more than 83,000 people nationwide die of opioid-relatedover dose deaths each year. so this san ongoing issue for the country. the opioid epidemic is on going

and this test looks like it's one additional tool that could be used to address this ongoing public health concern. >> thank you. and "cnn this morning" continues right now. i think this kind of action of stretching the law taking these hyper-aggressive positions to try to knock trump out of the race are counter product. they backfire. as you know, he feeds on grievance like a fire feeds on oxygen, and this is going to end up as a grievance that helps him. >> good morning, everyone. i'm phil mattingly with erica hill. poppy is off. you were listening to former attorney general bill barr after colorado kicked trump off the gop primary ballot. the supreme court front and center in the race for the 2024 presidency and donald trump rolls out a legal tactic, delay, delay, delay. >> delay, there yo