right now, israel's war on hamas intensifying in gaza. dozens of palestinians reportedly killed overnight ad the idf is ramping up attacks. found after disappearing for two weeks. imprisoned putin critic alexei navalny no longer missing according to his team. where they say russia has moved him. dreaming of a white christmas? the grinch is bringing rain to

millions over the holidays as a potential travel nightmare awaits. >> this is cnn news central. ♪ ♪ >> this morning, big news out of russia. opposition leader and chief putin critic alexei navalny has been found after simply disappearing for two weeks. now, the head of his anti-corruption foundation now says this morning that navalny is in a penal colony in the far reaches of northwestern siberia, thousands of miles from the jail where he was last known to be located. he was moved from the detention center near moscow where he was serving a 19-year sentence. cnn is following these developments. what is navalny's team saying about this move, how he is,

whatever they've been able to gather? >> reporter: look, we're getting more details about the situation that alexei navalny is now facing, as you mentioned, he has been moved according to his lawyer and colleagues to the new penal quality in northwestern siberia. there has been mounting concern around the conditions faced by navalny. his team unable to make contact with him for over two weeks, raising concern for many. we have had updates today from his lawyers, as well as the director of his anti-corruption foundation, who issued this statement just a short while ago, saying navalny is in one of the most northern colonies, the conditions there are harsh. it is very difficult to get there, and as we understand from his lawyer, he has faced difficult health conditions over the last few months. there is concern that this could

deteriorate in this new colony where he has been sent, and there are always concerns when those who are detained are moved between these colonies. navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison back in august for charges related to extremism. he had already been serving 11 1/2 years in prison for other charges, including fraud. these are charges that alexei navalny and his legal team have consist tently denied. they believe these charges are politically motivated. navalny is a key critic of president vladamir putin and the kremlin overall, and has posed one of the largest challenges to putin during his war and continues to pose a significant channel, as you can imagine, there is significant concern over what navalny may face in his new colony. >> that's right. nada, thank you for bringing us that update. let's turn now to gaza, where israel is promising to

intensify its ground operations. this follows one of the enclave's deadliest night's in the battle between israel and hamas. the hamas controlled health ministry says at least 70 people were killed after an israeli attack at a refugee camp. and in the west bank, there are subdued celebrations on this christmas morning. local leaders have canceled christmas festivities in bethlehem to show solidarity with the people of gaza. and in place of the traditional christmas tree, this year an art installation, depicting mary and jesus, surrounded by a scene of a bombing. let's go to will ripley who is in tel aviv. 15 idf soldiers were killed this weekend in operations in gaza. there's a lot of developments here. what are you learning about the intensifying operations in gaza right now? >> reporter: yeah, it was one of the deadliest weekends for idf

soldiers since the start of this war on october 7. and also just yesterday, one of the deadliest nights for ga gazaens, for people caught in the cross fire of these attacks, we don't know how many of the 70 killed are civilian versus suspected hamas militants. the idf has acknowledged that insent people are dying, but they blame hamas. they say that the extremist organization, the terrorist organization is deliberately embedding themselves underneath the civilian population in this sophisticated network of tunnels, trying to put themselves in places where civilians are sheltering so that if and when israel launches an air strike, even after giving warnings to people that this is going to happen because people sometimes get a warning either hours or a day or two before an attack, sometimes people just can't move or they're taking a risk for a variety of reasons, whether they're starving or exhausted, whether they're elderly or unable to make them

move fast enough, or they simply feel they don't have anywhere else to go. the number of innocent people who are dying is sky high. you're talking about an overall death toll now that is well over 20,000 people according to the hamas controlled health ministry. more than 2,000 of those -- the last cease-fire ended with a hostage exchange, but some 2,000 militants they say have been killed but a lot more civilians and that number growing every day. the idf says it has destroyed a sophisticated underground tunnel network by hamas in one part of the gaza strip. this is an area, and we might have video of this. there was a massive explosion, as you can see, of this tunnel complex that was believed to house senior leadership of hamas, their living quarters, including apartments, command bunkers, and area where is they might stage and launch attacks, in addition to tunnels used for weapons smuggling in and out of the gaza strip.

it was in this one particular tunnel network that they recovered the bodies of five israeli hostages, reported by cnn in mid december, three of them soldiers, two civilians. those five hostages, their bodies were found inside these tunnels. they were taken back to israel and the tunnels destroyed. but hamas is still operating, the big challenge facing israel on the heels of prime minister netanyahu's conversation with joe biden, how can they continue to go after hamas leadership when they continue to launch attacks and get weapons, and the military strategy is leading to growing condemnation around the world, even though the latest u.n. resolution is watered down and unable to compel israel to slow down the fighting. again, the fighting has intensified in one of the deadliest days we have seen so far in this conflict just yesterday. >> yeah, as well as at the same time they're talking about moving out of the high intensity phase into a low intensity intel driven phase. not seeing that at this moment.

will, thank you. good to see you. >> let's bring in josh rogan from "the washington post." let's talk about israel. we just heard a report from will ripley about the toll that's taking on the civilians there, the hamas-run palestinian health ministry, 20,000 plus people they say have been killed in this conflict. i guess the question is, if israel is ramping up its war right now, what is the endgame here? how does this come to a close when you are looking at a situation where israel is trying to rid itself of hamas, and the p.a. doesn't have the power in gaza. who runs gaza at the end of this? >> right. as kate just pointed out, there's first the immediate problem of how to switch from the high intensity bombing campaigns that we are seeing now, down to a lower intensity, more intel targeted d ed driven

campaign. the biden administration wants that to happen soon in a matter of ways and weeks. and the netanyahu government is saying that might not happen for weeks or months. and that's a pretty big difference. in other words, we can't really know what happens next until we figure out what happens in the immediate near term. and i think that there's a lot of pressure on the netanyahu government to speed this up, and that's partially why they're actuallyincreasing the level of bombing because they feel time is not on their side. and that in a way makes their strategic goals harder to achievement as lloyd austin, defense secretary, has said publicly, the more suffering they perpetrate on palestinians, the more devastating the long-term effects on israel's reputation and its strategic position. to answer your question directly, nobody knows. recently in the last few days, we have heard signals from the

israeli government they would be okay with a palestinian authority, which now somewhat rules in the west bank, and take over such responsibility from hamas. but the palestinian authority hasn't agreed to that. the gazans haven't agreed to that. so i think it's a huge unanswered question and one everyone knows the answer after we figure out how we end the violence. >> yeah, getting through the enormous amount of bombing first. i do want to switch gears here, because we were talking about alexei navalny earlier, that he has resurfaced, that he's okay but out in a siberian prison in the far reaches of russia. i want to ask you something about what we are hearing from vladamir putin where he's signaling he's open to a cease-fire with ukraine. what else do you know about this? >> i think the two have -- we have seen vladamir putin entering what you could call election season. and then moscow, that doesn't mean the same thing as in other

places. it means that putin takes the opportunity before recover nating himself as president to crack down on political dissent and put out a message that makes him look like he's a responsible leader and wants to end the war, but it's a ruse. this is a common putin tactic, to put out that he wants a cease-fire. it has the effect of nullifying his domestic population, but it plays on western societies and exacerbating the feeling amongst some of the west that maybe ukraine is the problem, that maybe putin is the peacemaker. it's not true. putin is increasing his aggression, attacking ukrainian infrastructure, advancing his war in ukraine's east, and, you know, this is such a common putin tactic, that i would be surprised that he wouldn't offer a cease-fire on terrible terms that the ukrainians couldn't

accept. i don't think the ukrainians or the biden administration will fall for it. >> the krukrainians are often told, we'll keep the bits of your country that we have taken from you, and a cease-fire is not something ukraine will agree to. josh rogan, thank you so much for coming on and being with us here on the holiday. appreciate you. >> any time. coming up, donald trump trying to get his federal election subversion came thrown out of court. could his claim of absolute immunity work? inflation is easing amid a year of promising job gains. and now a new report says americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy's future. will this sentiment hold out for 2024? and a storm is on the move this christmas day. i am sorry to tell you, blizzard conditions in some parts of the united states and heavy rains in others. we have the holiday forecast ahead.

this morning, donald trump is asking a federal appeals court to grant him immunity from being prosecuted from trying to

overturn the 2020 election. his lawyers asked the court to toss jack smith's case, arguing trump cannot be held at can believe for things he did while president. while he waits on the appeals court to weigh in, he's taking his immunity plea directly to his supporters. cnn's reporter is joining us now from right here in the studio, not from washington, d.c. what a treat. >> very happy to be here. >> what are you hearing from donald trump and his team? >> look, he's been very busy on social media this weekend. yesterday, he sent a flurry of social media posts, railing against this latest legal battle and reiterating his team claims that he's immune from these charges because they stem from his actions while he was still in the white house. in one social media post in particular, trump denied any wrongdoing and argued that it was his duty as president to look into and investigate

potential claims of fraud. i'm going to read some of that. he wrote, i was doing my duty as president to expos and further investigate a rigged and stolen investigation. it was my obligation to do so. of course i'm entitled to immunity. i did nothing wrong. stop the witch hunt now. so this is a very typical post from donald trump. he's saying he did nothing wrong. he's continuing to rail against these charges, claim that he is immune from them because he was president at the time. and also paints himself as the victim of a political witch hunt. but big picture here, this appeal is very strategic. donald trump and his team, regardless of the outcome in this case and whether -- it could have a significant impact on the viability of this case, but also if it's delayed or postponed further into the height of election season, or potentially if trump gets in the way until after the 2024 election. at that point, donald trump could say drop the charges, i'm president.

>> it's moot. it will be fascinating to watch, because it has a much wider effect on the united states, depending on what the court decides. it talks about the power of the presidency in the end. we will see. thank you for coming in. appreciate it. we're exactly three weeks away now from the iowa caucuses. how do these campaigns hit the ground running in the new year? donald trump's rivals holding out hope that they can close in on his lead, and joe biden running for a rematch battle. joining us now to talk about this, washington correspondent for the "atlanta journal-constitution" team, da david, let me start with you. joe biden's campaign is pushing into the new year with a strategy that has worked for him in the past. campaign memo last week said that they plan to make the threat to democracy posed by trump a central focus, similar obviously to the central focus of his 2020 campaign.

but some things are different since 2020. trump is placing 90 plus criminal charges, his rhetoric suggests he hasn't moderated at all, and biden's approval is struggling. so is the threat to democracy argument harder or easier to make? >> good morning, kate. merry christmas. it's harder to make this time around, and the real problem for the biden campaign is they have a story to tell and they're not telling it. yes, it's good to point out the threats to democracy from a former president who tried to overturn the results of a free and fair election. but you also have to weave that into a broader message of, here's where we've been as a country, here is where we are now and here is where we are going, in terms of the opponent, in terms of the foreign policy and domestic successes and domestic losses. biden has struggled with that. presidents clinton, obama, bush, and trump, love them or hate them, all had a way of messaging

to the people they wanted to message to, but biden hasn't found that step yet. >> let's talk more about joe biden right now, kind of the troubled areas in the polling. i'll list out just a few. we see things like his handling of the economy. he's struggling there amongst the view from voters. concerns about his age continue to be an issue. they continue to pop up as chief amongst voters. and declining approval ratings with independents and also young voters, latinos and even black voters. with all of that said, which do you think the biden campaign is most concerned about or maybe most focused on turning around this the new year? >> i mean, i would probably think they're concerned about it all. but i think -- >> all of the above. >> yes, all of the above. but i think as far as what they're really centering their messaging around, we've seen quite frankly is a lot around

the economy, which you could argue kind of can speak to all of those concerns quite frankly. but that is where biden feels like the message is the strongest. that's where he feels like he's got a lot to celebrate from his first four years in office. but that's what isn't necessarily paying off for him. so that's a place where we are trying to find a message that resonates with all segments of his coalition, especially as a lot of those economic indicators look really good for the biden administration. we're talking about gas prices going down, grocery prices stabilizing. the fed even considering in 2024 cutting interest rates because inflation is cooling down. all of that should bode well for joe biden, but he's not seeing it yet in the polls. i think that's something that they're really going to try to drive home. >> i think it gets to, david,

craft that story, not just use data saying the economic indicators are good, but this is why it feels good, and you should feel good about where the economy is right now. let's talk about donald trump. senator lindsey graham warned what -- that he thinks donald trump is in trouble if he continues to focus on the past, like the 2020 past. listen to lindsey graham. >> if president trump puts a vision out improving security and prosperity for americans, he will win. if he looks back, i think he will lose. so at the end of the day, the 2020 election is over for me. >> david, do you think donald trump and his campaign is showing that same urgency that lindsay graham is saying, about the forward leaning campaign message? >> senator graham has a point there. americans are concerned about the economy, they want to know where we're headed into the next

four years, whether it's a trump or biden presidency. so if president trump looks back with all of his grievances, that doesn't mean he can't win. but he'll have more of an uphill climb. versus if he says look, folks, you had four years of biden. don't you remember the donald trump years and how great they were until the pandemic came along. whether or not that's true, i think senator graham is true that will be a more effective message next year. >> and speaking of lindsey graham, i want to get your take on his war having to do with chick-fil-a. you have a new york state representative to force some restaurants to be opened on sundays. senator graham posted on twitter, the founders made a decision early on to be closed on sunday consistent with their faith.

senator graham may love chick-fil-a, but he knows and thinks that he's hitting on something bigger here in taking this on. tia, what is it and why now? >> well, i mean, he's taking advantage of a viral moment that was started by this one democratic senator who introduced a bill, you and i both know bill introductions are a far cry from something becoming law. but the lawmaker who introduced the legislation was creating a moment about something that's a little controversial with the chick-fil-a founders and their conservative leaning. a lot of people on the surface do think it's absurd for a state to go after one restaurant in this way, because he disagrees with its owners in their political leanings. so now lindsey graham is jumping on that. but i think he runs the risk now, just like there's a lot of criticism of that lawmaker in

new york for filing that bill, there will be criticism for senator graham to say aren't there bigger fish to fry? you're worried about legislation that may or may not ever see the light of day in a state you don't represent. >> david, to me i was wondering -- it made me think of culture wars, and what role it's played or not played in terms of -- in the presidential election. ron desantis seemed to base a lot of the early part of his campaign around this, and it's not worked. i just thought it was an interesting to think about. >> senator graham is making political hay out of this, but in this case, he's right. do less, new york democrats. i personally am more of a cookout and bo jangles guy any way. but if chick-fil-a wants to be closed on sunday, let them be

closed on sunday. there are things to focus on in this country. that's not one of them. >> david, tia, great to see you guys. thank you so much. >> merry christmas. >> i think we can kind of agree on that one. just say it like it is. the last month of 2023, bringing some welcome news for u.s. consumers. for the first time since april of 2020, yes, that long ago, prices fell in november on a monthly basis. what that might mean for the wider economy and for your pocketbook. we'll be right back.

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you do you. visit xfinitymobile.com today. all right. decreasing inflation seems to be improving people's outlook on the economy. a survey shows that attitudes on the u.s. economy soared 14% this month, largely due to the easing price increases. last month, inflation fell for the first time in more than three years. joining me now is the federal reserve and economy reporter for "the new york times." thank you so much for coming in. look, it's kind of nice to hear a little good news. why should americans be a bit optimistic about the economy right now, especially their own personal economy? >> yeah. so we are seeing some -- what we saw just last month was the pirs decline in a month over month

price level since 2020. so really the first experience that we have had since before the pandemic. what we are seeing in a broader sense is that inflation has been slowing down for months. still seeing prices increase on a year over year basis, but they're doing so more slowly, bringing some relief in a world where people are earning decent wage increases at the moment. wages are climbing faster than prices, leaving households playing catchup with the price increases we saw earlier. so i think it's an optimistic moment. >> yeah, when you look at interest rates, though, and people look at buying housing, there's a lot of consternation there and nerves as you watch how expensive things are and how high the interest rates are. do we think the interest rates are going to stay the way they are, will they drop some or go back to a more aggressive lifting of the interest rates, do you think? >> yeah, great question.

so people who are watching this closely every day, thinking about buying a house are aware that mortgage rates have eased in the last couple of weeks, which is very much because people think the federal reserve is going to start cutting interest rates pretty soon in the near future. if you look at what investors and markets are predicting, we could see interest rates come down as soon as march. so in the near future, we could be looking at a less intensive interest rate environment. that's good news for households in that markets tend to adjust ahead of those things. so we are probably past the worst unless a surprise happens and we may be headed for lower mortgage rates in the next couple of months. >> we're batting a thousand so far. but there are some stumbling blocks. the world economy seems to be struggling with mounting geopolitical tensions. do you see things getting worse and how that might affect the united states, obviously as we are in a global economy?

>> yeah. so if you talk to any economist, they will tell you that the number one risk to all of those positives we just listed are geopolitics. if we saw a situation where the situation with hamas in israel or any of these other tensions we're watching, be it china or the middle east, if it exploded, you could see that choking up supply chains, making gas more expensive, causing inflation to rise again. so if there is a a big risk out there on the horizon, that is where it lies. >> could be in the red sea, middle east, china, could be ukraine. there's a whole lot going on in the world today. gina ene -- thank you so much f coming on. coming up, 2023 brought unprecedented political chaos. we're counting down the top ten political stories of the year.

from courtroom to corruption allegations, to one booted house speaker and also a lawmaker caught in so, so many lies, political chaos was not unshort supply in 2023. cnn takes s a look back at the p ten political stories of the year. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: when it comes to the top ten political stories of 2023, this was another big year with unprecedented chaos in washington, courtroom spectacles and accusations of brazen corruption. at number ten, senator bob menendez faces corruption charges. >> accused of aiding a foreign government, why is that appropriate to be going into a classified briefing? >> bottom line, i'm a united states senate, and an accusation

is just that. >> reporter: they are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including gold bars, cash, and a luxury vehicle. in exchange for the senator's influence. the indictment led menendez to step aside as the leader of the morn relations committee, but he and his wife have pled not guilty. he's pledged to remain in his seat despite calls from many lawmakers to resign, including from some fellow senate democrats. at number nine, a moving tribute to rosa lynn carter. former president jimmy carter emerges from hospice care to attend a public memorial service paying tribute to his late wife, which brought together the first lady's club. ♪ ♪ the carters became

internationally known for their humanitarian work, after carter's stinging presidential defeat in 1980. they have the longest marriage in presidential history, at 77 years. number eight, hunter biden's high-stakes plea agreement falls apart. >> the prosecutors, who came forward to us and the ones to say can there be a resolution short of a prosecution? >> reporter: now, he's facing three federal firearms charges and nine new tax charges. the case could pose another challenge to joe biden's re-election bid, with house republicans also investigating the president's son and pursuing an impeachment inquiry into the democratic incumbent. so far, the gop-led probe has struggled to uncover wrongdoing by the president. >> i'm here today to make sure that the house committee's

illegitimate investigations does not proceed on manipulated evidence, distortions, and lies. >> reporter: number several, foreign wars create political fractures at home. from the halls of congress to college campuses. joe biden calling on americans to unite behind israel and ukraine in their respective conflicts. >> american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliances is what keep us, america, safe. >> reporter: but he's facing skepticism from republicans on providing more aid to ukraine. >> republicans disagree amongst themselves about how we should respond to the ukraine question. >> reporter: and pressure from some in the progressive wing of biden's own party own israel. >> president biden, you need to wake up and understand. >> reporter: number six, the republican race for the white house takes shape. >> we're going to win the iowa

caucuses. >> reporter: donald trump closes out the year as the commanding front-runner for the gop nomination, as his rivals bat toll emerge as the leading alternative to the former president. after entering the race as the top threat to trump, florida governor ron desantis' rise was slower amid a shaky campaign launch, and a series of campaign resets. >> we are going to have this debate in iowa before the caucus. i will be there. donald trump should be there. >> reporter: meanwhile, former south carolina governor nikki haley gained momentum late in the year after several strong debate performances. >> where have all been? >> reporter: amid trump dominance, several gop hopefuls dropped out before the calendar turned to 2024, including mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, and north dakota governor doug burgham.

number five. the potency of abortion rights in a post roe america. more than a year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights proved to be a galvanizing issue for democrats. >> we want to protect abortion access. >> reporter: helping deliver victories for democratic candidates in off-year elections in virginia and deep red kentucky, and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. >> we did it! >> reporter: number four, joe biden announces his re-election bid facing significant political head winds, and setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it's time to finish the job. finish the job.

second term is in peril after low approval ratings and questions about his able. his campaign drawing a contrast with his 2020 rival. >> it's an extremist moment that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy, the maga movement. >> reporter: despite hearing it from some democrats, biden is expected to face little resistance in winning the party's nomination in 2024. drawing long-shot challenges from minnesota congressman dean phillips and marianne williamson. several third party candidates have also announced, including robert kennedy, jr., and progressive scholar cornell west, who could turn into wild cards in the general election. number three, embattled congressman george santos expelled. the u.s. house voted to expel the new york republican after a scathing ethics report in a year-long swirl of controversy about santos' litany of lies.

santos becomes just the sixth member in history to be expelled from congress, and the third since the civil war. after winning a battleground house district, major pieces of santos' biography fell apart, including his claims around his education, professional experience, and family background. santos was later indicted on federal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering. but pleaded not guilty and has denied the allegations. >> i'm not really commenting on the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: he reemerged soon after being removed from office on the celebrity video message site cameo. >> happy, happy birthday. >> reporter: number two, kevin mccarthy becomes the first house speaker removed from the post. mccarthy's ouster came ten months after he claimed the gavel. following a floor fight that

went five days and took 15 rounds of voting that divided the gop and saw the california republican bend to a series of concessions to hardline conservatives. in the end, eight house republicans joined with democrats to depose mccarthy. >> it's just a few of these eight, working with all the democrats, to ruin the reputation of the republicans. >> reporter: the move sparked weeks of chaos, and infighting among house republicans, as they struggled to coalesce around a successor before ultimately voting to elevate little known louisiana congressman mike johnson as the new speaker. >> i want to thank you all for the trust you have instilled in me. >> reporter: number one, the country's 45th president and leading republican presidential candidate becomes the first former president to face criminal charges. >> i won't be able to go to iowa or new hampshire today, because i'm sitting in a courtroom. >> reporter: trump is facing 91

criminal counts, ranging from conspiracy to obstruct justice, to racketeering, across four separate jurisdictions in new york, washington, d.c., georgia, and florida. trump denying all those accusations. >> an indictment was unsealed, charging donald trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. >> the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election results. >> reporter: the fulton county georgia indictment resulting in this historic image, the first mugshot of a former u.s. president. the former president regularly turning his courtroom appearances into campaign style events. >> this is a witch hunt the

likes of no one has ever seen. >> reporter: in a preview of 2024, when the political and legal calendars are set to collide. eva mckin, cnn, washington. >> thank you to eva for all of that. now we take a quick moment to share holiday greetings from american servicemen and women. >> greetings from jordan. on behalf of all the soldiers that are here from the 40th infantry divivision, we e want wish a all of you u a very mere chriristmas.

> they were lined up four blocks full of people trying to get their luggage because they canceled saturday and sunday, and nobody got their luggage. it's terrible. it's terrible. i'm just -- i'm just trying to keep a smile, keep a positive outlook to keep from crying. >> oh, poor thing, poor brenda. she's going through it as many passengers are. that was many southwest passengers stranded in chicago over the weekend after dense fog forced dozens of flights to be delayed and canceled. the fog has lifted, but the backlog means a lot of travelers may be missing christmas day with family and friends. and there are weather issues in other parts of the united states, including blizzard in the central plains and heavy rain in the south. meteorologist chad myers is track thing for us. if you are going to come on this

program on christmas day and treat us so poorly with this bad weather, i'm going to have some grievances that i will list out for you at the end of this time. so there better be something good in your forecast, sir. >> wow! that might be next week. back behind me, my college town, lincoln, nebraska, seeing some snow all the way across i-70, i-80. there's your snow right. there winds out of the north at 50 miles per hour. down here, strong weather, lightning and thunder. but other than that, this is kind of a grandmother's house you go through the blizzard here i'm afraid in some spots. but it's the rainfall that is a bigger problem. it will slow you down but not stop you. some spots pick up two to four inches of rain. 8:00 tonight, raining in the south, still snowing here. by morning, that snow gets back towards denver. that could snow some things down at the airport there. rainfall up and down the east coast. then we start moving way into tuesday and wednesday, with

people trying to get back home and the problems will be here in the northeast where the airports could be slow. i know not every plane goes through the northeast, but so many do. and i didn't fulfill your christmas wish there. i'm so sorry. it will be sunny in texas. that's why i'm going by the way. i'm headed there. so chad, you just brightened my day. look at you. no longer the grinch. thank you. >> it's always sunny in philadelphia, but sunny in texas. coming up, u.s. secretary of state tony blinken are set to meet with mexico's president as a new caravan of migrants is making its way to the border. we'll be right back.

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