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battles for former president donald trump. there were two big developments last night. maine decided donald trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the ballot. the secretary of state citing the 14th amendment which bans from office those who engage in insurrection. on the west coast, the california secretary of state deciding to keep trump on the ballot. all this putting even more pressure on the supreme court to weigh in. we want to bring in vaughn hillyard and former rnc executive committee member jennifer horn. vaughn, start us off with maine. >> reporter: in the state of maine the decision of the secretary of state last night was much awaited. she had heard challenges in her

role as secretary of state. this is where you get into the differences in what state law allows or puts the onus on a secretary of state to ultimately agent on. that's where the role of the maine secretary of state says it is her responsibility to determine whether a candidate is qualified to run for president of the united states under section 3 of the 14th amendment. listen to her discuss her decision. >> the weight of the evidence, all of the evidence, made clear that mr. trump was aware of the tinder laid by the effort to delegitimize the election, the election of 2020 and then chose to light a match on january 6th. >> reporter: now the expectation is that this will be appealed in

the state of maine. it is currently saying that donald trump's name will stay on the ballot until the appeal. the secretary of state suggested it was not her obligation to make such a decision with such enormity. she said she heard the evidence that donald trump engaged in insurrection and felt compelled to make that decision. >> i want to stick with maine. i want to read from the secretary of state's decision. it's a long one. stick with me for a moment. i concluded -- she talks about this multi-month effort she alluded to. i conclude that the record establishes this mr. trump over the course of several months and culminating on january 6th used a false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters

and direct him to the capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election. i likewise conclude mr. trump was aware of the likelihood for violence and at least initially supported its use given he encouraged it with incendiary rhetoric and took no timely action to stop it. mr. trump's occasional request that rioters be peaceful and support law enforcement do not diminish his actions. it does not erase conduct over the course of months culminating in his speech. the weight of the evidence makes clear mr. trump was aware of the tinder laid by his effort to delegitimize a democratic election and then chose to light a match. what do you make of what i read for you? >> i think what it establishes is the historic work of the january 6th committee as having

the effect that was intended. we laid out over our numerous public hearings exactly those facts, that the former president was trying to subvert a democratic election, that he called people to d.c. with the intent they would be there and, as he said, it would be wild, that he was aware when he went on to the elipse that there was -- there were weapons around him, that there was an inflamed, angry crowd and that he -- he literally sent them to the capitol. he said they had to fight and be strong. as the capitol was under attack for 187 minutes, he watched this attack happen and he did nothing. he had people from his daughter to his chief of staff to members of the media reaching out asking him to stop this crowd because he was the only one who could do so and he said, no.

he refused to do anything and only spoke to the crowd when it was understood that law enforcement would be winning the battle that day. this opinion from the secretary of state is an important one. it will guarantee a scotus review here. it establishes that our work has been effective, that the powers that be are listening. the next step is for supreme court find he did participate in the surrtion. >> jennifer, i want to read another part of this decision. i n reach this conclusion lightly. democracy is sacred. i'm minul that no sretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section 3 of the 14th amendment. then she says, i'm also mindful that no presidential candidate has ever been engaged in

insurrection. there are a lot of trump critics out there, jennifer, worried that this might just ignite his base even more, might gain him support. yesterday i played a piece by steven kornacki who talked about poling. we saw a major jump in his support when the first indictment came on. there's evidence to support that. >> right. there's no question that it absolutely could. my fear is that it could lead, not just to a spike in his support, but reaction, actual action being taken, not necessarily to the degree we saw on january 6th, but we know his supporters are willing to take to the streets in support of donald trump. we have to be mindful of the fact that we can't ignore the constitution or ignore the democratic process because we fear how some may react to it. this is the democratic process at work.

you know, starting with the january 6th investigative committee, january 6th convictions, the former president's indictments and now this application or exploration of the 14th amendment, section 3. it was written in order to protect us from exactly what happened on january 6th from happening again, to protect the constitution and our democracy from the weight of those like donald trump, to protect us from the people who would engage and support an attempt to divide the union or destroy the union. regardless of how this ends up from one state to the next, as to the point of the previous speakers today, it will likely en u at the supreme court. it should. this is democracy at work. this is the american way unfolding right before our eyes

and this is a good thing. we should not ignore it because we fear the actions of those who disagree with it. >> so, vaughn, we heard from colorado, michigan, maine. we heard from california as well. take us through that decision. >> reporter: right. the california lieutenant governor urged in a letter to the california secretary of state to take the same action we saw in maine last night, urging her that it was, in fact, her duty under california state law to dermine donald trump's qualificatn for the ball. in a decision here in the last 12 hours, the california secretary of state certified donald trump's name to appear on the primary ballot. she's not issued any further statement. in an initial letter responding to the lieutenant governor she wrote in that letter, quote, removing a candidate from the

ballot under section 3 of the 14th amendment is not something my office takes lightly and is not as simple that a person be at least 35 years old to be president. again, hitting at the heart of this issue, the extent to which the secretary of state is empowered to make such a decision. that appeal from the colorado republican party to the supreme court, they wrote it should not be the job of secretary of state or any state court to determine qualificationsy caidate for president of the united states. >> here's what the former president is saying in a statement released by the trump campaign. we're witnessing the at telled threat of the election. we know he's going to appeal this thing. we're days away from the primary calendar getting up and going. presidential election in

november. what happens now? >> well, i think practically both in colorado and maine the decisions are stayed. i think in real time the former president's going to be on the primary ballot. i think the real question is what happens with the general election. by then the supreme court will have ample time to weigh in here on the substance. frankly i don't think the supreme court is going to get to the substance. if i had to give a legal prediction, i think they'll take an off-ramp here whether they find this provision is not self-executing, meaning congress has to pass legislation or they find it doesn't apply to the office of the presidency. i suspect they won't get to the ultimate question which is, did the former president engage in the agent of insurrection. i think because the only answer can arrive at is that he did do

that. when i look at the quote you put forward about trying to undermine an election here, we saw that. we saw that and it was the former president who did that. that's why the question is so important. i think the supreme court will handle it quickly, but i'm not confident they'll arrive at the right decision because the evidence supports the findings colorado and maine have arrived at. >> bound to be an explosive 2024 to say the least. thank you all. we are following more breaking news. overnight russia launching its largest aerial attack on ukraine since the start of the war. blasts reporting in kyiv as russia fired ballistic missiles and drones according to president zelenskyy. the police saying at least 18 people were killed and 132 injured. the u.s. embassy warning there

may be more attacks. israel releases the report into the idf's killing of three hostages. the justice department is threatening to sue texas over a controversial new law. we're back in 60 seconds. ♪ if there's pain when you try to poo ♪ ♪ and going sometimes feels like you ♪ ♪ pushed through a pineapple or two ♪ ♪ colace is the brand you need ♪ ♪ to soften stools, we're all agreed ♪ ♪ #2 should be easy to do ♪ trust colace to soften stools with no stimulants for comfortable relief.

welcome back. you're looking at a live view of gaza right now. smoke over gaza once again t afternoon there. we can see two plumes of smoke as the fighting is intensifying. the united nations estimating at least 100,000 people in gaza have fled south in recent days. the u.n. saying they're escaping l ga where attacks have intensified. rafah was estimat to be the most densely populated area in gaza. the israeli defense forces have released new findings from their

investigation into the deaths of three hostages shot and killed by israeli soldiers. the investigation found their prevented. i want to bring in josh ledderman to talk about this. what findings are we learning about the killing of these three hostages? israel's war cabinet met overnight also. what came out of that? >> reporter: ahead of that meeting a key agenda item was discussing what comes the day after hamas. this has been the big gapping hole in israel's strategy. who would they be willing to tolerate governing the gaza strip? israel said they won't entertain hamas having a role. they're not willing to accept the palestinian authority being in charge. they haven't said what they would be willing to accept, nor have they described what role

israel should have in deciding that given the fact that the u.s. has made clear the palestinians have the right to choose their own leaders. we heard from that israeli official after that cabinet meeting last night that some of the key issues have been deferred to a broader full cabinet meeting that will take place tuesday. this comes as secretary of state blinken is headed to the region as we reported yesterday. when it comes to that investigation into some of the errors that have been made in this war so far, yasmin, yesterday was an interesting day. it was the first time we saw israel admitting to some fault, both in terms of those three hostages who they say the shooting of those hostages could have been avoided, but also israel acknowledging that an air strike, the one we've been talking about from christmas eve

on the central gaza refugee camp, did, in fact, harm civilians. israel hadn't commented on the palestinian's health ministry claim that 70 plus people have been killed. israel saying they struck some buildings they didn't intend to. they say they're working to learn from that incident and regret what happened there. yasmine? >> josh, thank you. appreciate it. back in the u.s., new developments at the u.s. southern border where there's new urgency after the justice department threatened to sue texas if they enforce a new law allowing state and local police to arrest migrants. the doj giving governor greg abbott until wednesday to comply. want to bring in morgan chesky with more. >> reporter: governor abbott has

wasted no time letting his opinions be known. important to note this new law would not have gone into evident until early march. you saw that january 3rd deadline the doj is giving greg abbott. this will add to multiple challenges the state has with the federal government, this being one of them. another being that buoy that a judge ruled had to be pulled out of the rio grande. a judge made a stay in the ruling that border patrol agents could no longer cut through the razor wire installed by the state until the ruling could be further looked at. those are just some of what's on the table when it comes to this ongoing battle between the state and federal government. as far as what will escalate, i would say it's a good expectation to hear from governor abbott at some point today in response to this.

this very much in theme with what we've seen over the last several months. >> something we talked about a lot, why people leave their homes. it's driven by unimaginable hardships, people that are placing their lives at risk for the promise of a brighter future. last week we saw this heart breaking video of carlos. he's a venezuelan migrant who drowned as he attempted to cross the rio grande river. telemundo spoke to his wife. i want to play some of it and get your reaction. [ speaking in a global language ]

>> she's essentially saying her son tells her he needs his dad, he needs a hug from him and they have to stay in this country because that's what her dead husband wanted for them. this tragedy is not uncommon at all from what you're hearing at the border and the people you're speaking with. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. that might be one of the most heart-breaking aspects. that family's story is not unique. when we look at the shear number of people who are leaving their homes they've grown up in their entire lives, to take that risky trek that takes upwards of five, six months from those central american countries, from nations like haiti, to nations in african to come over and journey

north to the border, no matter how dangerous that journey might be it's better than where they are. we spoke to one young woman in eagle pass a couple days ago. she fled venezuela like so many others we've seen in the past several months. she said over the course of her journey she received numerous minor injuries, but forced herself to keep going. she was alone trying to navigate her way with others, often coming into contact with smugglers who prey on these people. that is one of the most heart breaking things about all this absolutely, combined with the fact that the numbers only appear to be going up. >> often weighing what they stand to lose versus what they stand to gain if they make it here. morgan, thank you. appreciate it. we're nearing the end of the

holiday travel crush. it's not letting up just yet. passengers in florida facing a heavy nightmare as storms are delaying flights, leaving folks with no choice but to sleep even side the airports. want to bring in sam brock who's at miami airport. still sparkly behind you, sam. any better today? >> reporter: without a doubt. no sleeping bags. no people camped out on seats. we've all been there and know what that experience is like. no news is good news. i've been talking to 40 or 50 people this morning to ask them if their flights have been delayed. only a couple have said yes. those folks were going to the bahamas. no a lot of domestic issues so far. yesterday more than 6,000 flights were delayed in the united states. right now it's a little over 1,000. a fraction of what we saw

yesterday. there are many hours to come on that. the volume is the story. i'm in miami. this airport announced earlier on december 23rd they broke their all-time record for the number of passengers. 194,000 in one day. six of the top ten records they've ever had at this record have gone from december 16th of this year. tsa is telling passengers today the 29th and january 1st will be two of the busiest days in history. there will be more than 2.5 million passengers going through tsa check points. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, those were more than 2.6 million. the volume here really stands out. obviously florida between the weather and the staffing issues tends to be the gravity or the center of problems. that was the case the last couple of days. so far so good today. >> here's the thing, sam, if

you've been to the bahamas, you don't want your flight delayed. you imagine yourself on the beach with a cocktail and the second you find out it's delayed, it's upsetting. sam, thank you. coming up next, strong holiday sales, mortgage rates falling and a strong stock market. we'll talk about what we can expect with the economy next year. take a look at this video of a rogue wave. we'll explained what happened. you're watching msnbc. you're wa. (sister) and save big on things we love, like netflix and max! (dad) oh, that's awesome (mom) spaghetti night -- dinner in 30 (dad) oh, happy day! (vo) a better plan to save is verizon. it starts at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years and get both netflix and max for just $10/mo. only on verizon.

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welcome back. startling new video out of northern california showing a rogue wave crashing over a beach sea wall in the city of ventura. authorities say at least eight people were transported to local hospitals there because of the wave. storms in the pacific area are causing high surf, flooding, wreaking havoc across the area with waves reaching 30 feet. the s&p 500 has a chance of reaching a record high, less than .5% away from unchartered territory. it would cap off an impressive year for the stock market. inflation back to almost normal. gas prices relatively stable and

low. the american consumer showed up this holiday season. retail sales up 3.1% compared to last year. joining us now douglas akin. inflation the ideal number you want to be at is 2%. we're not there yet, but almost. many people predicted we would be here in this moment. markets rallying the way they are, the economy doing as well as it is, avoiding a recession that was predicted. >> i think there's been a lot of good news in 2023. certainly the disinflation has been more rapid and less painful than anyone anticipated. that's great news. the stock market rally is predicated on the notion the fed's going to be cutting rates soon. my only caution is that the fed's measure of inflation peaked at 5.6%.

now it's down to 3.2. that's two thirds of the way to the target of 2%. it took nearly two years to do that. we won't see inflation back to normal overnight. we won't see the fed cutting rates overnight. we have a little bit of a haul left before we get to the target. i have caution about the outlook based on that. >> do you think it's unlikely -- i know fed chair jerome powell said we might see two or three cuts over the next year. do you think it's unlikely we'll see that many cuts. . >> we may see rate cuts. i'm focussed on the business sector. the household sector is carrying the economy. business investment has been flat. every recession has been led by a downturn of business investment. the only exception is the

pandemic recession. to have a weak business sector is a concern. if the fed is cutting because the economy is falling off a cliff, that's different than if the fed is cutting because inflation is back to 2%. the real issue is will we get balance growth or this unbalanced growth we saw in the second half of this year? >> when you talk about balance, i wonder about the feels and reals, what we're seeing in the economy, the numbers where the economy is doing well and the feels for the american people, many of which feel like the economy isn't doing well. they still see grocery prices not where they want to be. do you think that's going to lineup this year? >> there were two years, 2021 and 2022 where inflation outstripped wage growth. that changed in the second half

of 2023. the issue is will that make up for that two years which hurt consumer confidence? that's what we're facing. think about the christmas season. people are happy. sales were up 3% from last year. we have 3% inflation. people aren't buying more stuff, they're just spending more. that doesn't make people happy. >> douglas, thank you so much. appreciate it. happy early new year to you. >> you too. coming up, a look back at everything that's happened in 2023 from the middle east, to capitol hill to hollywood. hill . right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today.

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missing submersible. here's joe fryer with a look at what happened in 2023. >> reporter: how do you define a year like 2023? was it the year of the strike, or year of the swift? did it offer a glimpse of the future with the rise of artificial intelligence and the weight lose drug ozempic, or a blast from the past with the pink resurgence of a classic doll? was it the year a speaker was muted or a prelude to 2024 and the campaign trail lined with pit stops in the courtroom? 2023 can be defined in so many ways. it was a year headlined by war in the middle east. >> breaking news tonight. war erupts in the middle east.

the surprise attack by palestinian militants. >> reporter: it started october 7st, the day many call israel's 9/11 when hamas militants stormed into israeli towns. >> they were all around me and they were going tree by tree and shooting. pow, pow, pow. >> reporter: israel's foreign ministry says 1,200 people were killed, more than 200 taken hostage, including young children. >> it's something no parent can imagine, to see a child in the hands of terrorists. >> reporter: israel's response was swift and relentless, but with thousands of palestinians killed and a humanitarian crisis growing, israel faced mounting criticism. those tensions seen on american streets and college campuses with reports of anti-semitism and islamaphobia spiking across the country.

as the middle east war raged on, the one between ukraine and russia trudged on. ukraine's long awaited counteroffensive stalling and america's support waning. in january it took 15 ballots -- >> a speaker has not been elected. >> has not been elected. >> reporter: -- to elect kevin mccarthy as speaker, a position he held just nine months before he was ousted. >> i fought for what i believed in. i believe in america. >> reporter: like a reality tv show new contenders came and went before louisiana's mike johnson got the gavel. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: an election followed by an expulsion. george santos became only the third congressman to be ejected from the chamber.

no controversy it seemed could shake the gop's support for former president donald trump, who in april made history too. >> it was a legal spectacle never seen before, the former president being fingerprinted and charged with 34 felonies. >> reporter: mr. trump's appearance in a new york courtroom created a media circus that was repeated with indictments in florida, washington and georgia where he mugged for this shot. >> i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: he's pleaded not guilty to all charges while preserving a vast lead for the presidential nominations, skipping debates -- >> donald trump owes it to you to be on this stage. >> reporter: -- leaving the rest of the field to squabble. >> do you want a leader who puts this country first or do you want dick cheney in three-inch heels?

>> they're five-inch heels. >> reporter: president biden announced his re-election bid in april. >> are you saying you would be taking part in our upcoming election? >> i plan on running, al. >> reporter: while inflation dropped in 2023, so did the president's approval rating, hitting an all-time low. now voters are bracing for a potential 2020 rematch leaving many disenchanted. a wave of labor discontent swept the country in 2023, pushing unions to the picket line. the united auto workers went on strike winning record pay hikes. hollywood was shut down with writers striking and then actors before reaching deals with studios. >> this is the best day ever.

>> it is. >> reporter: amid the strikes the box office got a boost from an unlikely coupling, "barbie" and "oppenheimer." they inspired a cultural phenomenon. >> it was legendary. >> reporter: now the films are hoping to follow in the footsteps of this big oscar winner, "everything everywhere all at once." it won best picture and its star michelle yoegh won the award for best actress. the united nations declared this was going to be the planet's warmest year on record, the year with the most billion dollar disasters in u.s. history, including hurricane idalia and a fire storm that

ravaged the island of maui. >> local people have lost everything, their houses, their animals and it's devastating. >> reporter: it was the deadliest u.s. wildfire in more than a century with more than 100 people killed. gun violence plagued the country again with cities like lewistown, maine. >> why would he do this? >> reporter: 18 people were killed there, while 6 were gunned down at a private elementary school in nashville, three of them children. >> how are our children still dying? >> reporter: tragedy reached the depths of the ocean. >> the urgent search for a missing submersible. >> reporter: titan vanished while on a sight seeing tour of the titanic. a desperate search ensued, but a catastrophic implosion killed

everyone on the voyage. in the sky the u.s. military shot down a chinese spy balloon flying over american air space heightening tensions between the two countries. the crisis at the border widened in 2023 with places like new york and chicago running out of room to house migrants bussed to their cities. >> indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail. >> reporter: protesters took to the streets following the death of tyree nichols. the 29-year-old black man was kicked and punched during a traffic stop in memphis, dying three days later. five police officers were fired and charged with state and federal crimes. one has pleaded guilty. the others not guilty. in the courts, the supreme court handed down an historic decision in june, gutting affirmative action. >> this is a really

disappointing decision. >> reporter: no court case generated more attention in 2023 than the trial of alec murdaugh, the disgraced attorney from south carolina. he took the stand in his own defense. >> did you take this gun or any gun and blow your son's brains out? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: the jury deliberated only three hours before finding murdaugh guilty. king charles iii was officially core nated in may. prince harry was there for the event. his wife meghan markle was not. it was a year when the royal rift between the couple and palace spared no one. harry's memoir and the "south park" parody. for many the year 2023 was the year we lost a friend. actor matthew perry died in

october at the age of 54. ♪ rolling on the river ♪ >> reporter: the music world said good-bye to tina turner and the mayor of madison square garden margaritaville, jimmy buffet. the deaths of dianne feinstein, sarah day o'connor and rosalyn carter. it was a huge year for women in entertainment. stadiums were ruled by beyonce who also won a 32nd grammy, and by taylor swift who became a billionaire and "time's" person of the year. she crossed over into football showing up at chief games to support her new beau, travis

kelce. speaking of sports simone biles returned to gymnastics. a comeback on the mat matched by one on the field. demar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and medics restarted his heart. >> this event was life changing. >> reporter: hamlin returned to the game he loves, a symbol of resilience and strength. that might be the best way to define 2023. >> it's been quite a year. thank you joe fryer for that report. coming up, in the season of giving what to know when choosing a charity. you're watching msnbc.

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>> thanks, yasmin. i think the main issue is you want to know the donation you make is actually having that impact. whatever cause it is you care about, you are look for an organization that, one, is a legitimate 5013c organization and they're doing the job they say they're doing. >> when you're looking for making these donations and you want your deductions to go further, you talk about the 5013c. what type of documentation you to need? >> you don't actually need that legitimate documentation. you just need a -- what you're going to need is a receipt or proof of your donation from the charity you donate to. the way to find out if an organization is actually a tax deductible organization is to use a third party evaluator, like charity navigator, you can go to the irs website. look up the organization, look at the tax code, and then also one thing we have -- we have a

giving basket through charity navigator. we will only let you give to a tax deductible organization or c3 organization. >> are there certain deadlines to look out for as near the end of this year? >> if you make anonline donation, you have until midnight or just before dnight 11:59 in imeone you're in. if you're mailing a check, you got to get that check mailed by whenever the post office closes in your neighborhood tomorrow. the post office will be closed on sunday. so, get your checks in, mailed in by saturday. >> all right, michael thatcher, happy early new year to you. thank you. in the next hour, reaction to former president donald trump's removal from the ballot in maine and the implications this could have on the election. also ahead, i'll speak to denver mayor mike johnston about his plea for a national immigration strategy as the humanitarian crisis grows. you're watching msnbc. as the hn crisis grows you're watching msnbc. . 5% apy? that's new!

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good morning, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian with you for the second hour. cond state to decide that , the donald trump is ineligible to apar on the 2024 ballot. will it last? and could other states soon follow? israeli forces saying, quote, they failed in its mission, when they accidentally shot and killed three hostages held in gaza. the damning new report, what it could mean for the war and the efforts to free the remaining hostages. and later on, i'm going to speak to the mayor of denver about the migrant crisis, thousands of immigrants sheltering in the mile high city after being sent from texas. the new calls from democratic mayors for the federal government to do more. hi, everybody. good to see you. we're continuing to follow the decision in maine that will have major implications for the 2024 election and the