2024. >> thanks to our guests, thanks for watching on behalf of everyone at anderson cooper 360 in the cnn family worldwide, wishing you all of the best and none of the worst in 2024. >> tonight on 360 the former preston it makes a late move to stay on the ballot three details on that and what the next big

court findings are. russia's worst airstrikes on the war of ukraine and the civilians targeted and what american top commander leaks -- makes of this brutal stage of the war. we will taken to the west coast where surf's up is an urgent warning and another round of waved some more than two stories high and now expected to hit. >> good morning everyone, good evening i should say. john in your friend or sin. the flurry and soon to be blizzard of new blizzard of new history making flight taking the president off of the ballot. there are legal scholars and we will do the same with the supreme court justices. the newest headline came late today in a trump court filing in oregon and by no means the only news.

>> trumps team unsurprisingly here urging oregon supreme court to dismiss a sub case they are considering in the filing. they say they agree with the democratic secretary of state who indicated that this case should be tossed out on procedural grounds based on the states ballot access laws. because all of the bushes are in the oregon supreme court could weigh in at any moment but in terms of next steps i'm told by a source familiar with the planning that trumps team is going to file both of the appeals in maine and colorado on tuesday. that is what they are expecting to do. maine, that appeal will be filed to the state court where the colorado case will be filed to the supreme court. one thing to point out here in all of trumps legal cases these are the cases, the ballot cases, that really his team is the most confident about. they always thought it would end up at the supreme court and once it did they believe at the end of the day donald trump would be on the ballot in all 50 states.

>> how will all of these cases factor into the trump campaign. >> as we know donald trump will probably do the exact same thing he has been doing which is saying all of these cases are politically motivated and this is political persecution at the hands of democrats, however talking to some of his senior advisers they believe really truly that these ballot cases could be more politically advantageous than any of his other legal cases and that is because of what the map looks like. they're.to states that have both democratic and republican secretaries of state who have not wanted to touch this. they're looking at several courts across the country who have not wanted to touch a bit saying it is not their role. they're looking at the places that have ruled against him like colorado where the judges are all democratic appointees and inmate wary of a democratic secretary of state, they believe the basis and the response they're getting and we have seen it on the internet that the republicans are saying this is political and voters to decide

and the fact it is not just republicans who like donald trump it is even democrats say they don't think this is a good idea for 2024 that they can use this to their advantage. that is what you will likely see going into the iowa caucuses. the other thing to point out they like the fact these are putting him on television every single hour that these legal battles are happening it is sucking away the oxygen from other candidates were really trying to get their name out there ahead of the caucuses. >> that is what they are being asked about today. thank you very much. more now on what happens with all of this and there could be a lot of it when it gets to the higher court. paul reid is with us. how much more complicated does this make the 2024 election cracks. >> they have to weigh in. the justices must weigh in here john, because this issue could potentially loom over the 2024 election. we have seen this litigated in half a dozen states with varying outcomes.

maine and colorado opted to take him off of the ballot while other states like arizona, michigan and even california all opted to include him. we are still waiting for oregon. but here you have to have the supreme court weigh in. i will note in states like michigan, like minnesota, the judges in that case did not get to the merits of the issue it was more of a procedural issue but they left the door open to read litigate all of this in the general election. the supreme court does not weigh in, this issue will hang out there likely spread to other states all of the way likely through november. >> sometimes the supreme court likes to avoid controversy but they just can't avoid it completely here. but they can choose what and where to weigh in, and that is what is interesting. there are so many legal issues at play. what are some of them? and you make a great point. they do like to avoid controversy especially those related to trout, but this is

what we have a supreme court, to settle disputes amongst the states and answer constitutional questions. to your question, the colorado gop, they have already found their appeal and i think they did a nice job outlining what they want the supreme court to weigh in on. the first question that both trump, when he felt his appeals which are expected next week, and the republican party wants answered is the section three of the 14th amendment apply to presidents. we have had judges in the same state specifically colorado look at that and come to different conclusions because that word is not there. then if it does apply to presidents is it the state that is supposed to enforce this or is there a role for congress, that is another question out there where intelligent minds disagree. lastly, when it comes to the political party itself they are arguing they have the first amendment right to select the candidate of their choosing. there's this other possibility the justices could weigh in there that perhaps, and there is one amendment that conflicts

with another one. so they have a whole menu from which to select. but here in some way shape or form, they really do need to weigh in and give the states and the candidates some clarity here. otherwise, this is not only going to be a problematic problem for trump but for democracy. >> you been to three major issues none of them are whether trump engaged in insurrection, the supreme court may not even rule on that specific question. it will be very interesting to see how they approach it all. paul reid, thank you so much. >> late last night as parliament to california secretary of state when in the opposite direction from maine to decline to remove the present from the ballot. this comes from the governor gavin newsom who defeated him at the polls on in the courts, the secretary of state shirley weber from california joins us now. madam secretary, thank you so much for being with us. what did you base your decision on to keep donald trump on the primary ballot? >> what we based our decision as

we try to always do a california based on law that we don't have the authority to actually remove him from the ballot based on the information that is there. at least the secretary of state does not. we have had a number of cases that have come forward to basically remove him from the ballot all of them have been dismissed by the courts. some on procedural issues. we still have some that are coming forward. we don't have the authority to actually remove him from the ballot. the courts can hear california's rare and unique in terms of the authority they give to the secretary of state in regards to who was on the ballot or who is not. we are governed by the laws that govern the california elections. we have looked and we have observed and we have watched every case that have come out. have 18 attorneys that are basically fake -- focused on this in my office, as well as the attorney general over the

last few months. we are still looking. we have to keep them on the ballot, he is listed because we don't have the authority get to taken him off. many of those issues that were just discuss our issues we are looking at. every state is different. every state has a different set of rules. we looked at how maine made their decision based on the rules. we looked at colorado. we have been looking at colorado for a while. they have a different set of rules that they use earlier but now that they've changed their laws, they were able to use the rules they have now. and that is a challenge with the secretary of state, every state has a set of rules that governed its elections. governance was on the ballot, the qualifications. all of those things that are there. often times and particularly in california those decisions are made in the courts and not at the secretary of state's office. >> do you believe donald trump engaged in insurrection cracks. >> it is no question in my mind

that he engaged in it, he encouraged it. the problem is we have not had a legislature that has been consistent enough in its statements and its positions to actually deal with that. he has not been tried for insurrection, the others happy have not. that in itself gives us, puts us in a position where the supreme court has to act. they have to to casein. >> i understand you think california is set up is different than mains and colorado's, do you believe and you've looked at all of the laws, do you believe any state has the power to remove donald trump from the ballot cracks. >> will colorado believes it does. and we will see what the federal court says and they believe we have the authority to do that. maine had a different process that is used and have a hearing

based on complaints that were filed. and they thought he was engaged in insurrection. as a result we are dependent upon the courts and we have had cases filed many have been tossed out on procedural issues. we have some that are there, we are watching closely to see how colorado will affect us. we are saying we are looking for ways we can and we've been looking for the last months. california is not a liberal state that does what they want to do but we have strict guidelines in terms of how we operate. >> what specific questions would you like to see the supreme court answer. >> whether or not this provision

applies to all states that when they come out, they come out with a decision that it affects all 50 states otherwise we could have chaos with regards to being on certain ballots and not others and having people challenge the accounts because certain states were included. they need to decide whether he why would you do this. no one else would do that. i think those things have to have to be answered, whether or not it affects all of us in terms of removing him from the ballot or if this is an issue of insurrection and can it be addressed by him, i think there are a lot of things, even the

issue of if he is immune to any level prosecution. these things are sitting on the desk of the supreme court. these are fundamental issues in democracy. these are not just things that pass through. this directly affects was going to govern and how it will govern. they need to take a position. >> thank you so much. as you said a complicated set of issues at the most important level, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> so much to discuss and former trump campaign advisor also join us and legal analysts and former assistant, i want to start with you. colorado says yes they are keeping trump off of the ballot, and how does this clears things up heading into the 2024 election?

>> it was an awesome interview, i heard her say a number of things but her saying she is not allowed to take that action and doesn't have the authority tells me she's in a different place than governor gavin newsom, but her position is this is the thing that voters should decide. she is saying we haven't said it but most importantly her plea for the supreme court not only to weigh in, but to weigh in with something that could be applicable to all 50 states otherwise it would be chaos. i think that is true. this fight, this courts test that is developing now is not only set the stage for how

involved the supreme will be involved on the front and but it gives a glimpse at how states may go to the court after the fact regardless of who wins this election, to test other theories. >> that really was interesting to hear from the california secretary of state to say i just don't have the power to do this. my job responsibilities don't include that. may not be the case in other states and it would be nice if the supreme court waiting here. you heard paula say it too, where will they weigh in? >> i would be a rich man if i could predict where they will weigh in. and what paula said there are a number of really big open questions here starting with who decides some of these questions of eligibility for the ballot. is it the state government secretary of state scum of the court's, it will vary from state to state.

more importantly, this question of insurrection and regardless of what people's views are of what happened on january 6, and what the former president's role was in that, somebody has to make the decision as to whether it is insurrection or not. whether that is an unelected official in a state, the supreme court or congress or may be a prosecutor, someone has to make the call and ultimately that will fall to the supreme court. before we can answer these questions of whether colorado was right or maine was right, someone has to decide and that is the supreme court, what the actual answer is. i truly don't know how the supreme court will rule because there are a number of ways they can go without -- they could just say make a ruling with respect to the 14th amendment or something like that. this is complicated, it has to go there, and we have to see what they will do with it. >> california's governor said it

should be up to the voters to decide. that was a political argument he wasn't weighing in on the legality. chris christie this morning told cnn he thinks this makes donald trump a martyr, how do you see it? >> listen, i hear lots of feelings. we feel trump is this or that, we are short on facts. as elliott pointed out, lots of prosecutors have looked at this and guess what they haven't done, they haven't charged donald trump with insurrection. jack smith looked at this long and hard to guess what he didn't do, he didn't charge the former president with insurrection because he didn't have a case. if someone has a case to make against trump for insurrection bring it and then we'll have a factual basis upon to determine these things. people can just feel what they feel about the former president and go independently like the maine secretary of state and make a decision and keep you gave voters from having the

opportunity to vote for him. it is the most undemocratic thing you can do in this country that is happening. for someone to really be throwing stones at donald trump is saying he's this to my god in a dictator, and for secretaries of state to toss him off the valid on their own volition is abhorrent. >> to be clear, blame james madison for this. blame george washington for writing the constitution a manner that gave the states the power to decide who could be on or off the ballot. i want to be cleared the supreme court could rule you don't have to be convicted of insurrection to be found it insurrectionist to keep you off the ballot. one way they could rule is to say yes, certainly needs to have been charged with a crime but i just want to disagree a little bit. is he charged with a crime or it is and he is not the end of the

question with respect to if someone should or should not be on the ballot. it is an open question and the supreme court has to decide what standard it is. >> i would say it is bad for democracy unless it is clear cut here. that donald trump should not be on the ballot. >> understand the argument you're making but that is a political argument. i'm not saying it is a bad argument but i am sending is a political argument where as the courts ultimately will decide whether it is a legal argument and there's nothing in the text of the 14th amendment section three this is anyone has to be convicted, or even charged with insurrection. again interpret that as you will, but there are people known as sexual lists who serve on the supreme court and they are all conservatives to say we look at the text and we base our decision based on the words there. how much do you think it will play a role here today. >> the court is waiting to weigh

in and this will become an unexpected new front in the states rights arguments that we've been having. a year ago we thought the big question on the ballot was going to be abortion-rights now it is also states rights to keep candidates off of the ballot and make judgments about what is insurrection. maine has four electoral votes and california has 54. even for could matter if it was a tight race. this really matters and it raises the states -- stakes for the court to weigh in. >> whatever disagreements there are on the panel, everyone agrees the supreme court has to get involved here and has to make things clear. everyone, thank you so much for being with us, happy new year to each and everyone of of you. see you next year. >> late today angus king named -- came out against last night

decision to keep donald trump off the maine primary ballot. he posted on social media echoing gavin newson saying the right venue for all of this is at the ballot box. it underscores the scrutiny that maine secretary of state put herself under in making this call. not just the scrutiny. here's what she told kaitlyn collins just a few minutes ago. >> we have received threatening communications. those threatening communications are truly unacceptable. i certainly worry about the safety of people that i love. people around me and people were charge for protecting me and working alongside me. >> we spoke to her last night about her decision that has catapulted her on the national stage. we have more on how she got there and how very far she has come. >> we find ourselves after --

>> that is two days before that january 6 insurrection being sworn in as the first female secretary of state in maine history. she is not the first such official in american history to disqualify a presidential candidate under the 14th amendment. back in february, 2021 after former trumps second impeachment she wrote the january 6 insurrection was an unlawful attempt to overthrow the results of a free and fair election. today 57 senators cleveland king and collins found trump guilty short of impeachment but nevertheless an indictment. the inspiration has failed and democracy prevail. minutes later adding not saying not disappointed, he should've been impeachment history will not treat him or those who voted against impeachment kindly.

trumps legal team cited those social media posts to say she should recuse herself from the ballot and she refused. a longtime democrat shields from hancock, maine and jesse started from humble beginnings. >> i grew up without electricity and running water until i was in a fifth-grade. >> after college she served in the peace corps and then work for americorps helping disadvantaged youth. back in maine, she led the state chapter of the aclu. in 2014 she challenged incumbent republican u.s. senator collins for her seat and lost. she was later elected as a democratic state senator where she served until her appointment as secretary of state in 2020. >> thank you for your confidence and trust. >> now with her latest decision to remove trump from the main ballot that confidence and trust is being tested. her former rival blasted her decision writing maine voters should decide who wins the election not a secretary of

state chosen by the legislature. the secretary of state's decision would deny thousands of you caters to vote for the candidate of their choice and it should be overturned. if it is overturned -- >> they ruled that he be on the ballot. >> and much more ahead tonight. after the worst russian air strikes on civilians in ukraine, i will ask wesley clark what he sees ahead for ukraine in a war growing harder by the day. >> and the old fixture new adversary finds himself in legal jeopardy for unwittingly making a i artificial intelligence is cocounsel.

>> people in ukraine are waiting tonight bracing for a possible repeat of russia's widespread strikes which happened overnight. given the horrific nature that targeted any place of billions young or old might be, it is not just a young forces and air defense on alert it is everyone. here is more on this and the worst attempt on civilian lives in ukraine. reporter: the explosions quickly drowned out the sirens friday morning. the largest roger air attack since the war began wreaking havoc on people. >> nothihing changeses russia'sl is the same to destrtroy ukraine and all rebellious ukrainians as

a nation. reporter: the attack killed dozens a number that threatens to keep rising as rescue workers dig through the rubble pulling some out alive and some not. russians missiles tore apart a maternity hospital and maternity ward. it spared 12 pregnant women and newborn babies inside. >> this is where the maternity rooms are. this is the side of the building that was on fire. reporter: the rate of deadly weapons hammering the major cities. missiles x300, and drones fired on key through these areas. the missiles coming days after ukraine sank a ship and russians defense said it was damage but the uk different said it was destroyed. on friday ukrainian president made a surprise visit in eastern ukraine wishing his troops in

what may seem impossible right now. christmas and a happy new year. >> it is hard. it is pain and losses. these are the people who keep ukraine alive. we are grateful to every war year, to every soldier, sailor and officer bearing this war on their shoulders. reporter: ukraine calling for more help still and he said he wishes the explosions could be heard in all major capitals and parliaments which are debating for their support. >> this week the u.s. announced $250 million security package to ukraine but it is the last shipment unless congress approves more. president joe biden urged congress to act on friday seen the latest attack was proof that putin seems to obliterate ukraine any must be stopped. back to you. >> thank you.

with us now a military analyst and former nato ally wesley clark. what do you think rush is doing here? >> it is certainly going after them around not only the people, but the government of people in the west. it is portraying itself as ann unstoppable force. and war crimes going after hospitals. now they are in war criminal zones. we have to build american leadership. we have to have it resonate through nato. we have to mobilize our industrial base. we have to give ukraine with a need, their fight is a fight for us for our freedom and our ideals. unfortunately, russia spent the last months stockpiling the missiles and preparing for this. this won't be the last.

>> talk to us more about that. russia use basically every weapon there is against ukraine today. what does this tell us about russia's stockpile? >> every type of weapon is what they use. they have lots more of these types. whether it is the x300 or 400 missiles or drones or whatever they are producing, these production lines are running 24/seven, and they have a lot of american components and western european components in these systems,s, they are new. what is says is, ukraine is going to suffer from these air attacks. we simply don't have enough air defense weapons and defense in

the west to fully insulate them. we are not stripping everything from our system. what i'm most worried about is on the eastern front, the ukrainians are taking huge losses, they are hanging as tough as they can but we are not giving them the artillery support that they need. our magic weapons that we put in a year ago, the excalibur, the ( indiscernible ) system, these are being blocked by russian electronic -- them the superiority systems. our weapons used global positioning systems and russians have the memes to block them at the front lines. even our missiles that have been fitted to be dropped, some were missing their targets because they were jamming. they are gps relying in. this war will take continuous

terms. it is a struggle. it is competitive. russia is not dumb, they are highly technical. one of the things they would have learned from last night is where the ukrainian defenses, how it works, how it illuminates, the radars and you can be sure they are learning. you can also be sure that our ukrainian friends are learning from this also and doing the best they can. john, if we don't give them more support now, we will be deeply in trouble in the next few months. >> happy new year to you. it will be a difficult new year in ukraine. more insight into what is driving vladimir putin and what that suggests in the days ahead. the editor in chief and the new times, a journalist who left the country last year, we spoke earlier. >> what is this huge attack from

russia say to you about vladimir putin's plan for the war? what message is he trying to send? > i think he is trying to cal a truce, it is time, his weapon supply chain, it is time to deal with -- inflation and all of that. by sending and the barrage of cruise, missiles and drones, he is trying to say to ukraine and to the west and president biden, that it is time to call a truce. that is exactly what he is trying to say. it is like he is sending a voice to the west, to washington d.c., to the united kingdom, he is saying it is time for ukraine to

call a truce on his terms of course. >> a cease-fire truce on his terms, why now? why not a month ago or two months ago? >> this i don't know right now. i think he knows that the central bank printed helicopter money, so his financial authorities are capable to control inflation more or less until elections in march 2024. however, will collapse at the beginning of the summer, that is what financial experts predict. i think that is why he is doing this now. he is trying to tell the linsky and the ukrainians, that unless they go for the cease-fire now,

it will be worse. what will be worse, whether he will try to occupy other areas it is hard to say. but definitely he is preparing for something. >> so poland, those officials say one of these russian missiles, at least one flew over polish airspace. do you think this might be intentional to send a message and saying we can send missiles over nato airspace? >> i don't know. i don't think so. i don't think he will play this game. he is to smart to do this. there are plenty of we call vladimir putin enablers. the people in the west and some in the sea who believe it is time to pay the tiger. then it is a good idea to deal

with this tiger. basically as far as i am concerned, they are trying to re-create the munich agreement when they made a deal in exchange with czechoslovakia, i think vladimir putin is having this kind of scenario in his mind and i think the west should be extremely careful about that. >> thank you for your time. thank you for your courage, we appreciate it. >> up next michael, one time personal lawyer to donald trump made a humiliating mistake in an attempt to get an early intoto s court supervised r release. we have dedetails comiming up p. to duckduckgo on all your devie

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from google's ai chat box and didn't know it could show citation and descriptions that look real but actually were not. he also said he assumed his attorney would affect the information. with us now jennifer rogers a former prosecutor i think the legal term for this is wow. how do something this happened? >> exactly. apparently according to the reporting, michael cohen did some research on this on the reliable chat box and pass it along to his lawyers. lawyers should have looked at the citations to check and make sure the case existed. you would assume it existed but you have to make sure it stands for the proposition you are citing into the court. they should have checked it. it is really on the lawyer to submit the papers to make sure they are accurate. i could say it will come back to hunt him because he will be a witness and an upcoming trial.

>> talk to us more about that. the ramifications here for michael cole when and where they may be felt most. >> he has been disbarred so there aren't any legal revocations for him as farce's law license or getting in trouble with the court. that is on his lawyers. but because he will be a witness and the criminal trial of donald trump to take place in manhattan , his credibility is an issue and judges give a lot of leeway to lawyers to cover -- to question about what they are testifying about but also incidents that look at their truthfulness and credibility. i would expect the defense lawyers for donald trump will be adding this incident to their relative lengthy list of things to question michael cohen about when it comes to establishing is not trustworthy and his word and testimony should not be relied upon. > if you are in the das offie

watching this unfold, what is your reaction and what do youu think about putting michael cohen on the stand? >> they can't be happy about it. michael already has a lot of credibility challenges that he admitted having lied to congress. this is not up there with that i don't think it will cause them to think about not calling him, but listen they can't be happy. here is another thing to add to the pile to question michael about and saying you are not trustworthy, you provided your lawyers and the court with fake citations, that is just another thing for us to hammer and closing arguments to the jury that you are not reliable. i don't think the people or two happy today but i don't think it will really change the course of what they're doing they will just have to prepare for it for the cross-examination which will be very eventful. >> how about the lawyer himself who actually submitted this to

the judge. any ramifications there? >> it could be. can depend on the judge. like judge furman in the southern district of new york could impose sanctions. he could infer the matter to the bar grievance committee. i don't think it will be a disbarment situation but he could get a fine or something like that or something, it's just not good. no lawyer wants to be in this situation it is embarrassing and it could have repercussions. >> there is the michael cohen story and it is fascinating in and of itself. be careful. jennifer, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> coming up mammoth waves in ventura california. a scary moment for those briefly swept to see. we have new details coming up next.

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do not turn your back to the ocean, that is the warning to beachgoers in ventura, california, told to stay away from the beach after intense, huge waves batter the coastline. and we have more on the video and a threat expected to

continue throughout the weekend. >> reporter: the terrifying moment a monster wave slammed into the ventura, california, coastline, bank running for their lives, the surge sweeping people and vehicles down the street. at least eight people taken to the hospital. >> this wave just came seemingly out of nowhere, just this rush, and we saw it. it was six to eight-feet deep. i'm kind of shaking. i'm just trying to hold on to positive thoughts. >> reporter: the waves so strong this lifeguard had to be pulled to safety by good samaritans. >> this was insane when i was up on the pier, i felt it shaking. it doesn't seem real. >> reporter: the massive waves pummelling the coastline wreaking havoc flooding streets and businesses like this beachfront restaurant in santa cruz. >> i just feel bad for the restaurants. i know they just went through

renovations from the last time this happened. >> reporter: while coastal residents have seen /phrepbtd of mother nature's wrath. >> it's a pure state of panic to be honest as far as the community goes. >> reporter: crews and residents now dealing with the aftermath. >> right now, we're just trying to keep the houses from flooding. >> reporter: while also preparing for what's to come. >> we are expecting tidal waves here. it only takes one for you to be washed out. >> reporter: parts of the california coast could see towering waves through the weekend with coastal flood and surges in the bay area and they are urging caution. >> the ocean is a dynamic and dangerous place always as a kid, it was never turn your back on grandmother ocean so make sure you know that. >> reporter: all ventura county beaches will be closed through new year's day as massive waves

continue to pummel the california coastline and they are expecting waves as tall as 10 to 15 feet and here in manhattan beach, the pier is supposed to be closed, but they are not heeding the warning and they urging the folks to keep their distance. cnn, los angeles. up next, we're counting down to 2024 and we are j joined d nt to get us preparared for newew year's d day.

. only three more days until the new year, two more to finish up your 2023 resolutions as the globe prepares to welcome 2024, we welcome our favorite senior data report, harry, so how many people stay up to midnight? >> 70% of americans say up until midnight. i wish i was part of the 30%. i'm always exhausted. let's get a good night of rest where most of us are off and stay in and take a nice nap and maybe watch sunday night football. >> go to sleep early, always the right decision. i'm told that lie graduation sometimes part of the new year's day tradition, what is the most

popular? >> champagne is number one and interestingly enough, liquer is number two, and i'm a big fan of liquor, and i'm thinking i want a bailey's mixed with a coke zero if i do in fact stay awake, and no booze is the 29%. >> you should watch new year's day on cnn to be sure. >> yes, great. >> talk about new years resolutions? >> yeah, so you know, the big question, should you make a new years resolution and what percentage of americans do? 40% give or take in a poll, we have a poll from cbs news that said 37% make a resolution, and of course, making a resolution is just part of it, right? can you actually hold the resolution for six months? there are a bunch of surveys that basically suggest that 40% of americans do in fact keep the resolutions they make, so if you

take 40% times it with 40% what you're essentially getting is less than 20% of the population makes a resolution and keeps it. >> do you have a resolution? >> yeah, to spend more time with you, john. >> me too. i know you're a movie guy, tom foreman looks back at 2023 at the movies. ♪. >> let's go to the movies, where no film was more in the pink than "barbie." she elbowed the side of he-man memories to be one of the best box office hits with global ticket sales close to $1.5 billion, that is with a "b" as in barbie. >> i think it is an absolute triumph. i've watched it many times. >> disclosure -- i work for the same company that barbie works for, but it was a wonderful

movie. >> barbie is my favorite coworker, by the way. other than you, harry, do you have a favorite, a 2023 film? >> i'm a barbie girl in a barbie world, john, so i'm with you on that, and of course, we work for warner bros discovery, so i'm a company man. >> we're happy to have her. harry, thank you for being with us and happy new year to you. a reminder to catch all the best and worst tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on cnn. another reminder, do not miss cnn's extensive new year's day coverage with anderson cooper and andy cohen on new year's day all night long despite what harry says, do not go to sleep, and the next best decision you can make is to stick around because the news continues with caitlin coughlin. >> donald trump asking another state got to kick him of