staying in the red states much longer, you have somewhere to go overseas. >> i do, i do. >> what's happening? >> i'm making that trip. >> where are you going, london? >> i'm going to run into open a musical in london which i am so blessed in 2024. and the youngest. >> the what award? >> tony award winner in history. >> wow. >> across the pond. >> i'm going to bring it across the pond. >> they might try to keep you. you know, it's reason season lights time. michaels always, if nothing else, michael. there was always unapologetically himself. i don't think he was expecting to do anything with us. well >> his portrayal and thinking about what that is like to try to illustrate and become someone who has become the most unwilling icon, one we never expected to know in the way we

have. the young trayvon martin, i'm so glad i had a hans to speak with miles frost. and those across the pond, you might get a real treat if you see him on the stage at any time. well, it's our second hour of "laura coates live." did you get your holiday greeting from the former president? wait until you hear what he is saying. so it was not exactly a silent night for one donald j. trump. he shared his seasonal wishes on social media in exactly the way you might expect. but i warn you, some of this stuff may make even the grinch blush. >> hello little girl. >> on christmas day, the former president posting a message that was just a big ol' lump of coal in america's stocking, writing, "merry christmas to all," but

then going on to call special counsel jack smith an out-of-control lunatic, opponents thugs and wrapping it all up by wishing, and i'm quoting here, may they rot in hell. again, merry christmas, unquote. there are lots of ways to wish america a merry christmas. feliz navidad, season's greetings, happy holidays, merry christmas. but maybe "rot in hell" is not exactly a phrase you'd want to see on a card, not that i've gotten my card yet. here is to february. it's obviously what got the former president, though so, worked up. he's got 91 felony counts, and any one of them could potentially land him behind bars. and at this point, it's anybody's guess which of all those legal cases will be the most crucial. this is going to be the year the law rules our politics in a way it never has before, with the presidential campaign about to kick into very high gear and the

republican front-runner urging a federal appeals court to throw out the federal elections aversion case right here in washington, d.c. you know the one that happened right after the last presidential election, claiming he is protected by presidential immunity. that as you could say republicans are trying to make "fetch" that's legal trouble happen for president joe biden. i love a "mean girl" reference. >> that is so fetch. >> gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen. it's not going to happen. >> so the big question is what will all this mean for americans who are going to the polls in 315 days to choose a president? joining me now, harry litman, a former u.s. attorney and phillip bum, national correspondent for "the washington post." so glad to see you both here. and i brought you both a "mean girl" reference. you're welcome, america.

harry litman here. it's going to be a very busy 2024 for donald trump. you've got the special counsel's classified docs and january 6 trials. you've got the georgia election interference case out of fulton county, the stormy daniels hush money payments trial. which of these in your opinion poses the greatest risk to t trump? >> man, it is all crazy. and you didn't even list the civil cases including the one in new york that's about to revive. one of these i think is the biggest threat to him is the election interference case in washington, d.c. and we're watching that closely now because that's where the immunity motion is going on, and that's where all the action is. but there is still a lot of space even if we lose a couple of months for that to be tried and go to the jury conviction one might think in plenty of time before the election, though. not in plenty of time before he secures the nomination. but that to me is coming at him

with the most seriousness. >> that trial is supposed to be in march. but just this weekend, trump's legal team asked an appeals court to throw out that elections subversion case, saying it would violate his protections against double jeopardy as well. explain to people what this means, because people think about double jeopardy, they don't often think impeachment plus criminal case. >> i'll try. so the argument is if you've been impeached and haven't been convicted for impeachment, then to be tried again in court would be double jeopardy. you only have to go to the impeachment clause itself which talks about people being criminally prosecuted after an impeachment. impeachment is a separate political remedy. really has nothing to do with it. that is a much, much weaker argument. he's also got the immunity one there i think is a loser and i think is moving very quickly in the court of appeals. but that's the one that is making -- putting everything on

ice for now and is delaying. you're right. that march 4th date will never hold. but even if we go to june, that's still plenty of time before november 2024 for americans to know whether one of their candidates is a convicted felon. >> let me bring you in here, phillip bum, because with all of these legal cases that are swirling around, the former president had the most delightful of christmas messages to his opponents and president biden. that message was to rot in hell, by the way. a really wonderful addition to the hallmark werepertoire of cas i'm sure. do you think his this is going to be par for the course? >> absolutely. it's considered he just shared on truth social the word cloud his supporters had to his candidacy. and the main thing they said they were looking for is revenge. he is walking this very narrow path here that he understands that his legal fight is best won

politically. that by being elected president once again, he is able to potentially absolve himself entirely. but at the very least potentially stall any indictments -- or not indictments, but any criminal trials. and so he has been fighting from the very outset, this legal fight as a political fight. so that's why he has that message. in part what his base expects him to lash out at his enemies, but in part because he is using the legal fight to bolster his political position successfully so far and hopefully use that political position to offset the legal threat he faces. it's all part and parcel. >> what an interesting point that we hear, but the way you distilled it really fascinating. the idea that a kind of currency. he needs to have something in the bank to be able to then spend that capital of saying this is a witch hunt, and here is my proof. it might explain why he didn't want the supreme court to take this case, harry, immediately on

the immunity and decide the issue, even if it might mean look, okay, there is a chance to prove might say you know what, trump, you're right. you ought not to prosecute it. he didn't take that opportunity. i do wonder when it comes to what's happening in the classified documents case, we talk about the diversion case. but the classified documents trial is coming up may 2024. i do wonder if that case will even be done before january 20th when trump or potentially republican if they are successful in a general election could take the white house. >> yeah. first, it's a cleaner case and an easier case in a way. and immunity would not apply to it because it's after he is out of the presidency. on the other hand, forget than date. she, judge cannon has arranged it so there are interim deadlines that she's moved right up against them, and it will definitely get pushed and pushed

a fair bit. to date she has really helped with trump's overall delay agenda. so that would be a really excellent one. but i think because of the contrast between cannon and chutkan, most people sort of despair of the possibility of that actually happening before the other possibility seems to be fulton county, or maybe even, remember this old one? the alvin bragg case, which is before he was president. also no immunity, but doesn't feel, doesn't really have the oomph that these other cases do in terms of going to what makes him so dangerous and insidious as a president. >> that was the case, you remember, everyone was critical of bragg, thinking why would you go first? why are you going first. >> exactly. >> phillip, we're hearing according to harry, these dates mean nothing at all. but you've got a piece out reflecting on the different months of 2023. it's a really, really important

i think fascinating piece. you look month by month at how republicans are trying to replicate trump's legal nightmares for president biden, but nothing is sticking, as we talk about the fetch isn't working. what are you seeing? >> yeah, it's been really fascinating. so in september, kevin mccarthy, then house speaker announces an impeachment inquiry. their response to it was sort of okay, here we go again. people were skeptical of it certainly. but people didn't really understand that this was resting, the foundation on which this set, which is already by that month of september of republicans really trying to gin up outarage at president biden, doing it unsuccessful. only the conservative media got excited. they thought it was really damning to president biden. the left and the mainstream media didn't pay a lot of attention to it so they didn't see this pattern unfolding. i went back and looked a the course of the year and articulated. look, here are all the things

they tried. literally every single month except february, because they had only taken power in january, they tried to come up with some new allegation against biden which completely collapsed very, very quickly. but it really shows how what they're trying to do, what they're targeting biden with is so entirely hollow. and if you look back at it, it's basically what happened in september is kevin mccarthy said look, everyone, i don't want to freak you out, but there is a wolf. and what america wasn't aware of is he had been crying wolf for serve months. this piece looks here there is a wolf, then there is a wolf, then they say there is a wolf. you should understand going into 2024 if james comer from the oversight committee or jim jordan says hey, we have this new damning thing on joe biden, you might be cautious. >> the boy who cried wolf is a tale we often know and hear. and yet in washington, d.c., i hear a lot of howling. just last week the colorado supreme court voted to remove trump from the ballot in that state. today the fbi is now

investigating threats made against those justices. and you have to wonder, i had the same conversation earlier with congressman ritchie torres out of new york about 2024 and the potential it could bring political violence as these cases play out. what are your thoughts? >> yeah, it's bleak, right? there is no way to talk about it in the way that isn't disconcerting. i think it's important to recognize that january 6th was a very specific thing that occurred and required very specific factors. but there have been a whole slew of january 6th-like mini events of individuals or very, very small groups acting in a way that expresses political violence on behalf of donald trump, particularly in vigils. you see this all the time. people forget right after the mar-a-lago search that was conducted by the fbi, this guy in ohio goes up to the fbi headquarters with a rifle and ends up getting shot to death by law enforcement in the field. but this is a manifestation of that. now as in 2024, people have very acute memories still of how toxic and threatening 2020 felt,

obviously for a lot of reasons, including the pandemic. but that is looming once again. 2024 is looming once again. i don't mean to be unnecessarily pessimistic, but it's grim. there is no upside to it. and then we have donald trump today that celebrates this idea that revenge is what people are seeking. that's disconcerting. >> okay. i'm going to turn to something that is happy. they say it's the happiest place on earth, disney world. i just need a moment that's not bleak all of the sudden. on january 1, disney's copyright for mickey mouse is expiring. it will be entering the public domain. yes, i wonder if you can explain the significance of this being being able to go into the public domain. >> a mere 95 years after it was created. so what happens is -- and by the way, you saw what's going in the public domain. it's not our cute mickey of our child hood. it's steamboat willie, who was a very different figure. but what it show, laura, there is supposed to be a balance.

you want to give artists and creators some incentive to do works of art so they can really exploit them for a period of time. but congress has again and again and again extended it under pressure from the industry. so if right now you want to do a little thing about steamboat willie, you may hear from the lawyers at disney. and that's 95 years after steamboat willie was created. and so it really does go to show that something seems a little whack, out of whack about the balance. >> so i'm hearing is 95 years from now, it's going to be a caricature cartoon of all that we have experienced in the last year or so. i'm looking forward to seeing how history can finish all of us. >> it's a real poem that he should have quoted. may all my enemies go to hell, noel, noel, noel, noel. that's what donald trump's sentiment is this season. >> phillip bum, i'm not going to

make you come after that. i'm just going say thank you. >> appreciate it. >> and good night. harry litman. >> thanks. >> well, look, desperate, desperate migrants on the streets of cities like chicago. if you've been to chicago, you know i'm talking about freezing temperatures. where do they sleep? what about their children? i'll talk to a man who may have some of those answers, next.

right now, thousands have joined a migrant caravan that is heading north from southern mexico towards the united states border. this secretary of state antony blinken plans to visit mexico city tomorrow in an effort to address the migrant surge. and tonight, new criticism aimed directly at the biden admini administration. the mayor of eagle pass is slamming the white house's handling of the crisis, adding he feels his city has been ignored by the federal government. cnn's rosa flores is in eagle pass with more. >> laura, we're not out of the woods yet. those are the words from a

senior cbp official talking about this ongoing migrant crisis on the u.s. southern border. the reality is the border patrol is stretched thin. that means that there are gaps in border security on the u.s. southern border. why? because border patrol agents that normally patrol the areas, now these are the officers with the guns and the badges that are interticketing drugs, well, they are reassigned to apprehend or process migrants which are usually moms and dads with their children turning themselves in. for their part, the biden administration has surged resources to the u.s. southern border. these are personnel and also transportation assets to move migrants to areas for quicker processing. and they've also closed several ports of entry in several states. now that is to reassign those port of entry employees also to process migrants. but the stream of migrants seems never-ending. there is that migrant caravan that formed in southern mexico with thousands of migrants from central and south america, that those individuals are moving to

the u.s. southern border. and then there is those 11,000 migrants in northern mexican cities. from talking to one director from a shelter there, this individual tells me that some of the migrants know they don't qualify for asylum, but they plan to cross any way. laura? >> rosa flores, thank you so much. my next guest has actually been to the border to witness this surge in migrants firsthand. lamont robinson is a chicago alderman, and he joins me now. alderman robinson, thank you so much for joining me. as someone who is on the ground in chicago when these migrants are bussed up to the city, and of course freezing temperatures, walk me through what happens next. when they arrive and you've seen what happens, what is the next step? >> laura, thank you so much for the opportunity. i personally have been to the landing zone here in chicago migrants come to our city. i've seen personally babies get

off buses wet, wrapped in t-shirts with little to no clothes, with no shoes. this is a humanitarian crisis. and i have to commend my city, the city of chicago that has stepped up in a big way. residents, community stakeholder, even the business community, the illinois hotel and lodging association stepping up to make sure that the migrants that come to our city are prepared for the winter months. >> i mean, it is something to behold that level of humanity that's extended and obviously kindness. but it's not a policy, as you can imagine to have this idea of just relying on a case by case. what resources do you need as a city to be able to really address what's happening? it's not sustainable. >> it's certainly not sustainable. we need the federal government certainly to step in with resources. chicago is spending about $36 million a month for this

humanitarian crisis that we were not prepared for. but, again, as i mentioned a little earlier, we as a city have stepped up to make sure that we make sure that the migrants have what they need to be able to assimilate into the city of chicago. >> i just think about it, and i'm from minnesota. i know what cold feels like. and i often joke about chicago being much colder than even minnesota is, particularly in the winter months. and i wonder about what resources can be provided on a long-term basis, but also you mentioned the children. are the children enveloped into the school system when they arrive? how is food given out? how is nutrition maintained? what happens? >> well, look, i can speak to this week -- excuse me, last week before the christmas holiday where amazon was in a local school, jackie robinson. amazon gave hundreds of tablets

to inner city school in my ward. many of those kids that were at that school were migrants. and so, again, as a city of chicago, we have made sure that no family is left behind, that no child is left behind in the city of chicago. and although we don't have the resources, we need the federal government to do more, we have done our best to make sure that, again, no child is left behind, laura. >> what does the federal government moore look like for you? >> resources. we need to put people to work. the parents of these children need to be able to go work, to be able to provide for their families. that's one of the reasons they have left their country. we need to put people to work. we need to make sure we have the resources and our neighborhood schools to continue to do the work to educate the migrants that are coming here as well. >> you've actually been recently to el paso to meet the city's mayor down there. how much has this crisis been

made worse at a federal, state, or local level? is there coordination? is there communication? >> the reason that i went to the border is to do exactly what you just mentioned, is to have coordination. again, we're having buses come to chicago where families do not have clothing items to be able to live in the city of chicago. you mentioned where you grew up. it is a city that has very cold temperatures. and so we went to the border to make sure that we built relationships so when the families do come, that they're prepared, that we are able to prepare for them when they come to chicago. and also, that many of our border cities have been for years grappling with this issue as it relates to immigration reform. >> alderman, thank you so much for bringing us your insight and also exercising the foresight to visit and see what ought to come next. i appreciate your time. thank you. >> laura, thank you for the

opportunity. a new era for the economy. next, the women who were the irreplaceable force this year, from beyonce to tataylor to barbie.

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canada. and she was named "time" magazine 2023 person of the year. and that's just one. beyonce, remember that one as well? of course you do. beyonce and the beehive also help boost the u.s. economy this year. a film about beyonce's record-breaking world renaissance tour. it topped the box office with $21 million on its opening weekend alone. and how about greta gerwig's movie "barbie." it became the highest grossing film this year with a domestic call of over $570 million in august. it wasn't just a hollywood hit, it was a cultural conversation. and joining me now to discuss, women who will be ringing in the 2024 new year from austin, texas as part of our cnn new year's eve live special, i am so excited. sara sidner and cari champion. yay, ladies! i can't wait to watch you both.

>> hey, girl. >> first off, i am so excited to watch you. i know i have questions. whatever. i'm so excited to watch the two of you specifically. i'm so excited! >> i mean, we could all wear matching pajamas. they have to be silky or cool or something wild. it's going to be a little cold in austin. >> cari? >> bedazzle. >> bedazzled. okay. i wear old lady pajamas. so i'll be pretend cute from home. how about that? how about that? just comfortable. just comfortable. adult onesies? whatever. >> i'm down for onesies. >> let me go with you, sara, on this. you heard me talk about this. the impact that women have had on the u.s. economy has been unbelievable this year. help me put it into perspective and what you've made of all of it. >> you heard those numbers. you just reiterated.

these are two women, taylor swift and beyonce. and then we can add on greta gerwig and barbie and that whole genre. and you saw this explosion of showing not only hollywood, but the world that women have the power right now. women are on the upswing. i was looking at some of these numbers, and i even surprised myself. about 40% of all businesses in this country are women-owned small businesses. and guess how much of a punch that they make? $2.7 trillion in annual revenue. that's employing about 12 million people. so do not sleep on women. we are coming up again. we never left. we were gone. but there is a real juggernaut. women are seeing the other women will support them as well. and that's a huge thing. when you find out it's a woman-owned business. i know perry andri how can we help? what can we buy? how can we do something? i think there is a real

camaraderie we're starting to see, bigger and bigger and bigger. it's wonderful. imagine the possibilities when you consider almost 40% of all businesses in this country is run by small businesses, women-observed. >> that's why we love both of you all so much. because both of you uplift other women. i can't tell you how often i've gotten a text or supportive comment from either one of you and have been so glad that you've come on the show or talked to me in my way, because i love you both so much. as sara talked about, women supporting women is a phenomenal thing. this points to how important it was. it wasn't just seeing them from a distance. it was putting your money and your spirit where your mouth and interests were. >> yes. >> i think to sarah's point, women are looking at other women and whether we're doing it knowingly or unknowingly, i think it is intentional. we're saying if i see beyonce, i'm going to go to two of her

concerts instead of one. if i see taylor, i'm going support her too. there is always this situation in our world where they always do a versus. they always try to take women and bit them against one another. the fact that beyonce showed up to support taylor and vice versa. and i'm so excited to sit with sara sidner and support her. i'm so excited to support every woman in this business that is trying to make a way for herself. that was message with barbie. the message was free and it was clear. and i think that we're aware of it. 10%, if we're just going to throw some numbers at it, 10% of these fortunate 500 companies are run by women, because we take no prisoners. we're out here and are very unapologetic that we wants not just a table, we want to build our own. when i found out i was doing this with sara, i called her, do we dress alike?

what do we do? bedazzle ourselves together? >> no shame. >> i am so excited. first of all, you guys have nailed it on the head thinking about oul owl we're excited, watching the two of you. this is phenomenal to see outbound hosting cnn's new year's eve special. it's live from austin this year. aside from whatever bedazzled pajamas you're planning on wearing, what do you two have planned? by the way, anderson, andy, you will be enough. don't worry. but these two bad barbies i actually want to watch as well. sara, what do you have planned? >> here is how i'm going describe it. it is a southern-fried, brisket eating, gospel singing comedy hour. and you best better believe there is some black girl magic mixed in to bring it in. this is a historic moment actually. two females, we haven't done this before, doing the next two

hours of new year's eve so we can bring it in with the west and bring it in with the folks in the central time zone. and we are together in this wonderful, warm quirky city that we cannot wait to show you. there are going to be some weird things. i'm just letting you know right now i will do any kind of weird thing. cari might be girl. >> sarah, you're forgetting to tell the people about the dancing that i think you're going to be doing, the off camera bringing that i may not participate in. but some side to side. it will be a lot of fun. and also, you guys know i have to bring any world of sports into this. i think that texas is going to win it all, and we're ultimately there. we might have some surprises from the university of texas and this team as they try the next day because we're doing it early in the night. a few hours from when we air to

try to win part of this, their road to the national championship. there is something to me often represents everything. you've got culture, as you mentioned, we have food, dance, it is the intersection. and it's perfect. they describe it as the new york of the south. sarah and i will decide if that is true. so we need you guys to join us. it will happen. >> well, you guys forgot to mention the most important part of austin, it will have sara sidner, cari champion, everything is big in texas about to get huge and big and bad and wonderful, all at once. s sara, cari, i'll be supporting you from the sidelines. and i may have some barbecue as well, in your honor. thank you so much both of you. >> thank you. >> bye, sarah. >> everyone, do not forget to watch sarah and cari as part of

our new year's eve. up later for central and west coast viewers. you get it only here on cnn. we'll be right back.

putting pen to paper and putting together some catchy lyrics is an art for female rappers. as you probably know, artists

have grown nortech savvy when it comes to putting together their beats. a nonprofit called black girls code is launching a build a beat challenge with sierra. the intend is to spark a musical coding evolution for kids. joining me is rapper and hip top mc light and she will be one of the panelists for this coatings. i'm so glad you're here how. you doing? >> i am doing well. and i'm excited about this bill to beat with sierra. we've been using technology forever in hip-hop. my fist track ever in 19le 6 or ' 7 was one on a cat scan with a piece of technology that is used to make music. to see where it has gone three, four decorates later, i am just elaced that young people are getting involved and wanting to

merge those worlds of technology and music. you have to really be something to bring those two kids together. >> look who i am talking to, somebody who really is something. there is a why generation googling task cam. there you have it. look, when you were emerging on the scene, you were grassroots, you were underground, figure out the general rae with your pierce. this is an opportunity to help inspire the future generations of roppers right. tell me why this is so important to you. >> because we're on the precipice of something new. actually, we're always at the brink of something new. the knowledge that this younger generation has and all that they would like to save because of now that they all old, the truth is being sold on so many dells in different areas, it makes

sense we would be able to see young people infuse new thought, new knowledge into music. i think it's a great way to start off a whole new level of consciousness within hip-hop. >> this is a really exciting competition show. and this actually shows you how far the culture has come, since the 70s. tell me about this challenge, and why it's so exciting for people to tune in. >> first off, i think given the layout of what it is that we see on r on tv, online, and in the competition space of hip-hop is always inundated by men, by young men, and old men, and just men. so now to be a part of something that allows the young women of hip-hop, young girls of hip-hop to come in and use their savvy and use their femininity, but

use their assertiveness i think is really going to be great. and i can't wait to see what it is they do and what it is that they build. and also, not just being a judge and a supporter of this movement, but also of sierra. she has really had a career that has lasted the test of time. and she is also in a position now where she is a wife and a mother and railroad nurtures to those who are around her. she has always being lovely to me as a person and a sister. to see her take in challenge and make it what it is, i'm happy to participate. >> well, i'm excited for both you. i'm a fan of both of yours. i can't wait to be a fan of those coming after you as part of this challenge. so congratulations to you. what a role model you have been, and will be to keep inspiring so many people. mc light, what a pleasure. >> thank you. thank you very much. . >> hey, if you're between the

ages 13 and 18, you can enter the challenge by december 31st. heading to we are bcg.org. thank you so much. wrap.

well, it's a holiday moment that has gone absolutely viral. take a look.

>> hello! >> merry christmas. >> look. our favorite people in the world. >> oh my god! >> hello! >> that was emily sendonia. they're wearing christmas-themed pajamas. they're bringing food, games to recreate the family christmas gatherings they all had as children. they're here with us now. i help but smile when i look at this video. in all the world we always seem to hear about, what a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays that put a smile on so many people's spaces. emily, walk us through what was behind the surprise, why you did

it this way for your grandparents? >> well, we've been talking about thissar all weekend long, all holiday long. but our grandparents always say we don't need anything. we just want to spend time with you. you know, i had seen a few ideas floating around the internet about people doing this kind of surprise. and i looped all my cousins into a group chat, saying we've got to do this. they would lose their mind. >> and you did. pat, tell me about what -- you're seeing the -- you hear the doorbell ring, you hear your husband saying it's the most favorite people in the world. you realize it wasn't going to be one or two, it was going to be all of them. >> they just kept coming. and they didn't all arrive at the same time. so m came with her brother and sister-in-law. and a little later, this is very

nice. look at you in your comfy clothes and all. and all of the sudden, more game. and i'm trying to order pizza and telling. a j. we're going to get pizza, get stakes here. all of the sudden, he is the one who found them. and the more grandchildren are walking in, carrying five pizzas. and behind them some more kids are coming in. and i was shocked. shocked to the point i had to sit down because i couldn't breathe. >> tony, how did you feel in the moment watching this, getting the christmas passage jams mas for the first time as well. tell me about that, tony. >> they were all in their pajamas. it was great, you know. then we had two purses. put them in the little lobby there, matching christmas p pajamas. not only that, they brought all the food.

they brought drinks, desert, everything. we didn't have to do a thing. and -- it worked out so perfectly. it was history. they were really good. really great. >> we're very proud of them. >> you should be very proud. emily, for you to organize all this as well, and for everyone to get on board, to do it. you guys are looking at this vital moment. but for all of us, what i'm seeing is tony, pat, whatever your love created and what whatever lessons you out the your family through the years, what look it demonstrated to you to have that much love and for the whole world to watch and lean in and for a moment smile. thank you so much, all of you. >> thank you so much. love and wishes for a healthy,

happy, peaceful world. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. we ant that to tony, pat, and thank you all so much. happy new year. >> thank you. well, i want to leave you all with something special tonight, something personal. now you know i never show my kids. but this time i think you'll understand why i will. every parent knows that feeling when you watch your child watching the world. you want to see their reaction, all of the emotions. well, my plan was to watch my son adrian watch his vaifrt basketball player antetokounmpo favored because of his game and his unparalleled ability. i was lucky enough to get seats on madison square garden on the day the nets were playing the bricks. i'm incredibly lucky. it was a dream come true to just be inside of the garden.

as mommy, i couldn't take my eyes off my son watching the game, twinning in a matching jersey with his favorite player. for me, that was enough. hell, it was more than enough, because who am i to be on the floor of a knicks game? from my grateful son, it was enough to be in the room, to get a high-five from the gracious players as they checked into the game. when he was able to touch one of their nba balls, i thought the ball was going to float away. my heart leapt out of my chest and i would need that nba tile to dry my tears. he talked off his game sure, signed them, handed them to me, and even wished a merry christmas. you can see my son, he is grabbing his head, trying to even process this moment.

you know, they say that you never want to meet your heroes. and i've net some of mine, and well, i wish i hadn't. but here was my son, standing next to his. and giannis, he just saw a kid and remembered what it was like to be one. you know, it's funny, because my son woke up with a start later on this night. he asked me did i see the pictures on my phone, because my baby boy thought that he dreamed it all. you know what? i feel like i did too. thank you all for watching. our coverage continues.

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