the court of appeals _ the case more broadly? the court of appeals was - the case more broadly? of appeals was clear that this decision only applied to tiktok and only the evidence of espionage specifically to tiktok one is another entity out there is an arm of essentially their state �*s intelligence services those tech companies don't seem to have anything to fear from this decision. in have anything to fear from this decision. ., , decision. in other news. hiring in the united _ decision. in other news. hiring in the united states _ decision. in other news. hiring in the united statesjumped i decision. in other news. hiring in the united statesjumped in j in the united statesjumped in november led by healthcare november led by healthca re companies, november led by healthcare companies, restaurants and bars stop according to official figures, employers added 227,000 jobs last month. that was a strong rebound from october where destruction from major storms and labour strikes hindered jobs growth. us president—elect donald trump says he has no plans to put replacejerome says he

they have ten days to go to the appeal court, of course. i the appeal court, of course. will be very quickly because it is concerning rape, so they have ten days to go to the appeal court. also the prosecutor has ten days to go to the court. i know that you have been following this case yourself, you specialise in women victims of domestic violence. what changes do you feel this case could bring to french society? what are your hopes? mt; could bring to french society? what are your hopes? my first ho -e is what are your hopes? my first hepe is that. _ what are your hopes? my first hope is that, you _ what are your hopes? my first hope is that, you know, - hope is that, you know, everything begins when the victim goes to the police station to file a complaint, everything begins at this time, and i hope that now the justice will not say, well, i am not sure what she is saying is real or not real. we have to believe the victims. when the victim goes to the police station to file a complaint it means that what she will say is real, it is serious. so i hope that now every fi

so really, the only issue the court of appeal�*s considered of substance is whether or not the ban onst amendment and the court of appeals found 3—0 that it did not, that the espionage is not excused by the first amendment and as a result tiktok really has no legal argument related to the algorithm specifically. the court really didn't reach that. it looked at the corporate structure issue and concluded there was sufficient evidence that tiktok was, in essence, a brand of ad a branch of the chinese government engaged in espionage and that is as far as the court went. the alleged espionage we should say because both china and tiktok deny those allegations. content creatures are urging their audience to follow them on other platforms. what do you think this case means for the tech business more broadly? the court of appeals was very clear that this decision only applied to tiktok and only the evidence of espionage related specifically to tiktok. so unless another entity out there is an arm essentially their state's intelligence services, those tech companies don't seem to have anything

this can be appealed to the georgia supreme court. it is expected to be appealed to the georgia supreme court, but this is a really decisive order against fani willis being able to continue this case. >> katherine, what's your reaction? what do you make of this ruling? >> it's not shocking. it was shock ing when we found out there was this relationship and you just said it was an unforced error, but usually appellate courts defer to the lower court, the trial judge who fashioned this. he said nathan wade, the man she was having an affair with, had to leave so the office could stay, and this court has said, nope. they didn't -- this court said that judge mavee did not preach that her decision-making wasn't just the indictment. it was who to charge, how to charge it, and that's at the time, when this alleged romantic relationship was going on, and they said, that also was one of the reasons why they think it's more than an appearance of impropriety. it's a conflict of interest, and not just her, the entire office is disqualified. so this

kara, what did the court say about trump's appeal in this case?so, brianna, the federal appeals court said that the trial judge, judge lewis kaplan, who had made decisions about evidence that came into the case. they said that he didn't abuse his discretion when he made those judgment calls about what the jury could hear. trump had challenged this verdict on the grounds that the judge had allowed two women who separately and independently accused trump of sexual assault from testifying. those two women were able to testify in the case. and so trump was challenging that ruling. now, the appeals court saying that they found that the trial judge made no errors. but they said even if he had the strength of carroll's case outweighed any decision that would give trump a new trial. so the appeals court saying that trump does not get a new trial in that one carroll lawsuit. now, carroll's attorney, roberta kaplan, issuing a statement today saying that both jean carroll and i are gratified by today's decision. we thank the second circuit for its careful co

the appeals court said an appeals court was wrong in allowing willis to keep the case despite the relationship she formed with a lawyer she brought in for the prosecution. willis said they will appeal to the georgia supreme court. >>> a temporary ban has been placed on drones in parts of new jersey. it includes infrastructure sites like power stations and airports. it allows the use of deadly force on drones identified as threats. >>> meanwhile, a different kind of flying may be grounded as a winter storm barrels across the midwest as record holiday travel is getting under way. according to aaa, nearly 120 million will travel 50 miles or more bet1st. but rapidly-falling snow could put a snag in those plans, a snow emergency was declared in one area after six inches fell. other areas could see a half foot of snow through saturday. let's turn to angie lassman, who's keeping an eye on where to expect those delays. a lot to do, shopping, traveling, getting that tree. >> we don't need any delays when we've only got a couple days to finish everything before the holidays. 11 million people under wint

yes, so the us court of appeals _ happens next? yes, so the us court of appeals in _ happens next? of appeals in the district of columbia ruled essentially this ban could go ahead. it was being challenged by tiktok and its owner, bytedance, the parent company, under the grounds that it was an infringement of first amendment rights. however, in its ruling, let me read you what they said, the first amendment exists to protect free speech in the united states, here at the government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation. and to limit that ability to gather data on the people of the united states. you may recall this dates back to donald trump's first time in office, he went into a lengthy battle with tiktok, often railed against it through the form of the idea of tariffs. ultimately, it was under presidentjoe biden that this ruling came into effect. essentially, it gave china's owner, bytedance, untiljanuary owner, bytedance, until january to owner, bytedance, untiljanuary to either sell the company or divest it and as things currently stand, that will g

speaking of donald trump, today a federal appeals court upheld a $5 million judgment against him in a case in which he was found liable for sexually abusing the writer, e. jean carroll. we'll have more on that story later on, but today's ruling confirms when donald trump takes office next month, he will be the first u.s. president who was both a felon and who has been found liable for sexual abuse, which makes it endlessly fascinating that the constituency that supports donald trump by bigger margins than just about any other group is white evangelical christians. given how overwhelmingly american evangelicals have now identified with donald trump, it is worth remembering tonight that the first evangelical president was jimmy carter, and he won the democratic presidential primary in 1976 in part by winning states with large evangelical populations. carter was deeply religious to the end but also progressive. he saw no conflict. and throughout his life he claimed his support from human rights and racial equality and global health all came from his understanding of scripture. but the re

corruption and influence. peddling the court ordered him to share of a one year sentence at home. wearing an electronic ankle monitor sako seized lawyer said he would appeal the ruling to the european court of for human rights. within 20 miners have been rescued from a mine in afghanistan, which collapse on saturday, trapping the workers underground. a coal mine collapse in the same area kills at least 15 workers in 2014 for, for bar. or 2 chinese astronauts have completed a 9 hour mission outside the triangle on space station, breaking the previous record for a space walks at 23 years ago. the friend jo 19 crew members installed the space stations, debris protection device, and inspected the outside of the vehicle with the help of its robotic car. trying to launch the spaceship with its 3 crew members at the end of october for a 6 month mission. it includes the country's 1st female space virginia. let's get you a quick reminder now of our top story at this hour. serious airports have reopened for domestic flights. for the 1st time since the fall of a song, it's on clear when international flights will resume officials or calling for sanctions to be lifte

so tiktok appealed to the supreme court, and the supreme court looked at the appeals court decision andthis needs review. the supreme court sent an emergency hearing on a lightning fast deadline. so in a matter of weeks, the department of justice and lawyers for tiktok will be meeting in the supreme court to decide the fate of this app. ali: president-elect trump is getting involved with this letter. what is he asking for? bobby: it was a really stunning letter that surprised lots of legal observers across the political spectrum. basically, trump wrote a letter to the court, saying, hey supreme court, maybe you should hold off on your ruling and give me some time as president-elect to broker a deal that could result in the selling of tiktok. it is a pretty extraordinary request given that trump right now is president-elect, but he's filing this motion as a private citizen. he does not have any kind of legal authority to make this request, but he made it nonetheless. inside tiktok, they are thrilled. it was always a dice roll in terms of what would happen at the supreme court, but now we

liz: okay, georgia appeals court just gave fani willis the boot. the court kicked d. a. fani willis off her georgia 2020 case against president trump. former house judiciary chief counsel julian epstein will talk about the fall out of that coming up next. we're moving on the news this hour we've got a lot of action. please don't go away. we will be back in two. >> i did hear the arguments this morning. it's ridiculous to me that you lied on monday and yet here we still are. >> so let's be clear because you lied in this i'll tell you which one you lied in. right here. i think you lied right here. no, no, no, this is the truth, judge. it is a lie. it is a lie. >> i think we're going to take five minutes. ♪ when you're a small business owner, your to-do list can be...a lot. ♪ [ cellphone whooshes ] [ sighs ] that's why progressive makes it easy to save with a commercial auto quote online so you can take on all your others to-dos. already did. see if you could save at progressivecommercial.com. since 2019, john deere has invested more than $2 billion in our american factorie

but on monday, an appeals court ruled against trump saying he failed to prove his case. a jury sided with carroll last year after it found trump liable for sexually abusing her in the '90s and defaming her after she went public with her allegations. trump has denied the claims. >>> coming up, near collision. intense moments involving a small plane carrying gonzaga's men's basketball team. >>> and building collapse caught on camera. the big scare in the big easy. if you take or have taken humira for moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and still have symptoms... you don't have to settle. ask your gastroenterologist if switching to rinvoq is right for you. it's one of the latest treatments from the makers of humira. rinvoq works differently than humira and may help. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can deliver rapid symptom relief, lasting steroid-free remission, and helps visibly reduce damage of the intestinal lining. rinvoq can lower ability to fight infections. before treatment, test for tb and do bloodwork. serious infections, blood clots, some fat

the appeals court said a lower court was wrong in allowing willis to keep the case despite a romantic relationship with a lawyer she brought in to manage the prosecution. willis's office said it would appeal to the georgia supreme court. >>> the whereabouts of austin tice, the american journalist missing for years in syria, is now on the radar of russia's president vladimir putin. after our keir simmons asked him about it today during a press conference in moscow. >> reporter: tonight, russian president putin promising to ask syria's bashar al assad, who just fled to russia, about missing american austin tice. >> i have a letter here sent to you this week by the mother of an american journalist who is missing in syria. he's called austin tice. will you ask president assad for information? >> translator: i haven't met with assad since his arrival in moscow, but i do plan on doing so. i promise i will ask him this question. >> reporter: we pressed president putin, with russian troops still fighting in ukraine, the assassination of a russian general in moscow and the fall of russia's all

and the court of appeals, the trump team, appealed that. then the court of appeals said, look, you can't sort of halfway fix this problem. you can't put the genie back in the bottle just by getting rid of one of the genies. you know, you've got to you've got a situation where the whole case is being viewed through the lens of this perceived, and at least a possible conflict of interest. and we just think that it's too big of a mess to move forward. one thing most judges will agree on is that there should be public confidence in the judicial system and in the outcomes of cases. and so this appeals court said, look, we're going to pause this thing. um, they set the case for oral argument, actually. and then that was set right after the election. then they removed the case from the oral argument calendar. that is, the court of appeals took the case off the calendar. my guess is at that point, the three judges that have been selected to be on the panel to make the decision had already sort of reached a majority consensus. and we see that in the

in theory they could ask for a rehearing at this appeals court this decision leaves little hope of that. i think you are right that the next move is an emergency petition to the supreme court, to say, justices, it paws on this january 19 day. this is an important first amendment case. as alexander said this is novel in american law. trying to entice the justices to at least look at it for the date comes up, the thing is it is difficult to do that. it takes five justices to vote in support of that. with this sweeping decision two of the three judges who who wrote this our republican-appointed. one is president trump-appointed. this supreme court tends to agree with those judges. i think there is a real possibility the supreme court looks at this and says, the d.c. court got it right. you may not even need to take this up. there is a chance they had pause in the supreme court has to rule on it. but there is a better chance the supreme court says, no, they got it right, this case is over. caroline: what then legally speaking does tiktok do? what does bytedance do? matthew: the question the

this law was upheld earlier this month by a us appeals court.ppealing to the us supreme court, and on monday, they even asked the supreme court to block the law on an emergency basis while they await an answer. donald trump is giving the platforms 170 million american users some hope. we'll take a look at tiktok. you know, i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won youth by 34 points. and there are those that say that tiktok has something to do with that. president—elect trump expressed a very similar sentiment as that one on the campaign trail. it is a departure from his stance back in 2020, when he was actually the one trying to ban tiktok here in the united states. now, tiktok ceo sho chu and many tiktok creators are celebrating trump's comments from monday. some of them actually make their livings off of the platform. but the question remains how much legal leverage trump actually has. that is because google and apple are major players in this story as well. they run the app stores where most people go to download tiktok to thei

to -- this can be appealed to the georgia supreme court.he indictment in its entirety against donald trump and other defendants, so this case still lives on to a certain extent at least for now. >> danny, let's bring you in, to vaughn's case, this case is not dismissed entirely, what does it mean to donald trump and his co-defendants. >> the case is not dismissed. . the entire d.a.'s office that's prosecuting this case is now kicked off the case, this case while still alive is adrift with nobody at the helm, yes it's technically, the indictment is still living but who's going to take this up? according to what's been reported a kind of search within georgia to find a prosecutor's office to handle this case. that's had so many problems. it's hard to see this case surviving even though it deck any cally survived. >> vaughn, have we heard any reaction from the president-elect or any of the co-defendants. >> reporter: we've heard the spokesmen from the president-elect who wrote in a statement the american people decided on november 5th that the

what was the appeals court argument in removing fani willis >> >> from the case? >>>> their argument was a bit of a surprise. the presiding judge, scott mcafee, a republic -- a republican judge appointed by governor brian kemp. this appeals court comes in while agreeing that it was really just about an appearance of impropriety, they said this case was so rare and unusual that disqualification was mandated. they have been criticized a fair amount for the ruling. it was a two-one decision. but that is the ruling and she is off the case. >> the underlying case, though, has not been dismissed. could potentially be prosecuted by somebody else? >> potentially. fani willis' office is appealing to the georgia supreme court overthrows this so she can get back in the driver's seat. it's unclear if that will happen. if you lose says there is a republican led -- if she loses it there is a republican led council of prosecutors in georgia and they will decide whether to drop the case, continue the case and then assigned a new prosecutor. it is unclear if that will happen or no

the appeals court concluded the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in ruling on evidence. a separate jury awarded carol. nearly 85 million dollars. trump is also appealing that verdict. today. president-elect trump gave his complete and total endorsement of speaker mike johnson to become the next speaker of the house. the endorsement is seen as a major boost for speaker johnson ahead of the 100 19th congress swearing-in on friday, which will then cast its vote for speaker. but some house conservatives have warned they're not committed to backing johnson in this race. johnson faces an extraordinarily narrow margin to win the gavel and can only lose a single republican vote to win the speakership. >> still ahead kron, 4 news at 5, a more than 24 hour standoff would cause daly city police to negotiate with this woman. we're a couple of days plus temporary worker visas have created a refund. capitol hill. why president trump is siding with elon musk on this issue and preparations are picking up as we get set to ring in 2025. well like raw force. huge >> to quite a lot of patien

this law was upheld earlier this month by a us appeals court. the us supreme court, and on monday, they even asked the supreme court to block the law on an emergency basis while they await an answer. donald trump is giving the platforms 170 million american users some hope. we'll take a look at tiktok. you know, i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won youth by 34 points. and there are those that say that tiktok has something to do with that. president—elect trump expressed a very similar sentiment as that one on the campaign trail. president—elect trump expressed a very similar sentiment as that one on the campaign trail. it is a departure from his stance back in 2020, when he was actually the one trying to ban tiktok here in the united states. now, tiktok ceo sho chu and many tiktok creators are celebrating trump's comments from monday. some of them actually make their livings off of the platform. but the question remains how much legal leverage trump actually has. that is because google and apple are major players in this story

the appeals court, however, concluded the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in ruling on evidence. a separate jury awarded carol. nearly 85 million dollars. trump's also appealing that verdict. >> it's called the healthy homework act and it's one of many new laws that to go into effect in the new year capital correspondent, a cow was with the assembly member who authored it about why it could eventually lead to >> our top story this half-hour as students and teachers prepared to return to school from the holiday break. a new law set to go into effect in the new year could eventually lead to less homework. kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace spoke with the lawmaker behind the legislation. >> and he has reaction from students. >> what many californians can probably look back at their upbringings and remember spending hours after school at their desk. doing homework. but now one lawmaker says she hopes to change that for the next generation. when the bell rings and the school day is over for students like 6 grader sophia johnson. >> the day is nowhere near over. she blame

a federal appeals court now clearing the way for a new law that would ban tiktok in the u.s. unless it is sold to an american company. does this now go to the supreme court? will tiktok go away in the u.s.? the discovery in the search for the missing grandmother in a 30-foot sinkhole outside pittsburgh. the 5-year-old granddaughter found in her car. what authorities revealed about the grandmother. the new warning from the iphone and android users. how to keep them from being read by the chienize. dick van dyke. ♪ you've got all my love ♪ >> the music video showing he hasn't lost a step. the reopening the notre dame cathedral. james longman stand big live from paris. the americans who helped make this happen. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york. this is "world news tonight with david muir." >> david: it's great to have you with us. we begin with the breaking news in the manhunt for the suspect who kill aied a ceo. moments ago, new york city police revealing they found the backpack he was wearing in central park. tonight, the suspect still on the run and w

the law was upheld earlier this month by us appeals court, tiktok and by dance are appealing to the us supreme court and on monday they asked the supreme court to block the law on an emergency basis while they await an answer donald trump is giving the platforms 170 million american users some hope. we will take a look at tiktok. i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won the youth by 3a points and there are those that say tiktok has something to do with it. he expressed a similar sentiment as that one on the campaign trail. it's a departure on his stance back in 2020 when he was actually the one trying to ban tiktok here in the us. the ceo and many creators are celebrating donald trump's comments from monday, some making their livings the platform. the question remains how much legal leveraged donald trump actually has. that is because google and apple are major players in this story as well. they run the app stores where most people go to download tiktok to the devices and as long as laura manns on books, those companies could face a legal risk. no matter what donald tru

they will appeal this to the supreme court and they seem pretty confident they will get a decision theyheir central argument that this ruling violates the free speech of americans, hundred and 70 million of us on the platform. 0bviously donald trump will have a role to play coming into the white house. he has said before he would favour the ban on tiktok. before he would favour the ban on tiktok-— on tiktok. what role could he -la ? it on tiktok. what role could he play? it is — on tiktok. what role could he play? it is unclear— on tiktok. what role could he play? it is unclear but - play? it is unclear but he could try to pressure his department ofjustice not to prosecute tiktok, he could also try to offer assurances to google and apple they will not be prosecuted and they are very important players in this story. they operate the app stores where people go to download to cop to their devices. as long as this law remains on the books, those companies face a legal risk if they continue to offer tiktok on the app stores. 0ne legal scholar i spoke to today told me no matter how much donal

a feder appeals court rejected starbucks appeal of a case by the national labor relations board. board had found that the coffee chain illegally fired two philadelphia baristas who wanted to organize a union. the justices said starbucks did not have legal standing or the qualifications to challenge the constitutionality of the board's administrative judges. the appeals court also ruled that starbucks engaged in unfair labor practices by firing the baristas. starbucks argued it fired the workers for poor work, performance, and behavior. a lot more news ahead. terry mcsweeney joins us now with what's coming up next. right now at six, they sprang into action after the disaster in santa cruz. and we are hearing from the firefighters who saved construction workers after part of the wharf collapsed while they were on it. plus, the man who wanted to ban tiktok is now throwing a lifeline. the new move by president elect trump that could save the app from being banned next month. and it's dry now, but you'll need that coat again soon. we have a check of your weekend forecast, with more we

an appeals court today upheld a new federal law that threatens to shut down tiktok next month. d.c. panel said congress acted properly when it passed legislation requiring tiktok to separate itself from its china-based owner bytedance or face a ban in the united states. cbs's scott macfarlane has been covering this from the very beginning. all right, scott, let's explain this. what is tiktok saying? >> scott: another legal challenge is coming. they say they are going to go dark in the u.s. january 19th unless the supreme court intervenes and changes this. the company is a behemoth, an estimated 170 million american users, but congress passed a law requiring tiktok's sale, worried the app's owner has ties to the chinese communist party and concerns it could put americans data at risk. tiktok challenged, arguing the ban violates the first amendment for its american users and businesses that need the platform, but the appeals court ruled today the national security concerns justify the law. norah, tiktok expected to appeal and pushback that january 19th deadline, and they are wait

strange and he lies people to get that thing and um, i think the problem will be solved by the appeal court on monday. so wanted to see why do you think there is so much interference in the electoral process? and why do you think that nobody wants to seem to be independent? i saw no proof of any interference uh from outside our borders. but the thing is that our president has only 3 hours left of his mandate. you will have to leave the balance of 3 hours from now on the decision of the cost to ship the port a really long he's mandate which is completely done. and he now says that the t is, the force will stay by this horse detection is not to the, the, he's place, you know, because the case will be taken by the president of the center. so if the problem is not solved, we have was the constitutional prize this uh, and our specialist needs not starve. how would this be managed? uh, starting from monday on friday when i have to deal with the prize and on a thank you so much. mazda of i'm calling something has to be a candidate for the patient's policy, or the remaining people pleasure to do so

in a decision due today a federal appeals court is set to say whether or not they uphold an appeal byds the social media app is sold by its chinese parent company bytedance. so what can we expect today? that's what i put to social media expert, jasmine enberg earlier. it is not looking good for tiktok right now given the difficult state that it had in september and as mentioned, we are expecting a decision today and there's a lot of different ways that this could shake out. we could see the judges uphold the law in which case tiktok will appeal to the supreme court pretty quickly. we could also see the judges uphold the law but say that it is unfair to tiktok because it is singles out or as single company which could then lead to a delay and there we can see judge struck down the law. that law probably least likely given how the courts they are paid out in september but what we do know is that there is still a lot up in the air and this saga is going to continue, especially given that one day after the deadline for the day of rest or bind law onjanuary the 20th, donald trump is due to

so, william, what was the appeals court's argument in removing fani willis from this case?: their argument -- and i should say, this came as a bit of a surprise, because the presiding judge, as you said, scott mcafee, who is a conservative appointed by republican governor brian kemp, had criticized willis' relationship and said it created this appearance of impropriety, but said, if you get rid of the man you're having a relationship with, you can stay on the case. she did that. this appeals court comes in and, while agreeing that this was really just about an appearance of impropriety, they said that this case was so rare and so unusual that it -- quote -- "that disqualification was mandated.” now, they have been criticized a fair amount for this ruling. it was a 2-1 decision, but that's the ruling. and she's off the case. geoff: the underlying case, though, hasn't been dismissed. could it be prosecuted by someone else potentially? william: potentially. fani willis' office is appealing to the georgia supreme court to overthrow this so she could get back in the driver's sea

the appeals court said no.hat this case, this part of the case is over. >> so so you're very definitive on that? absolutely not. and after we saw the court deny trump's appeal today, do you think he has any chance of winning the appeal against the related defamation suit. >> yeah. so the case that where the appeal was rejected today is actually the smaller of the two e. jean carroll cases, that's the one where trump was found liable for $5 million. there's a separate case where he was found liable for over 80, around $83 million. i don't think the appeals court is going to throw that verdict out and completely get rid of the case, but it wouldn't shock me at all if the court of appeals does reduce that $83 million amount. it's kind of hard to justify why the first case, which involved actual sexual assault and defamation, would be worth 5 million, and the second case, which is only defamation, would be worth 16 times that 83 million. so it wouldn't shock me to see that number come down on appeal. >> all right.

>> georgia court of appeals. ecial prosecutor who handled the case. there has been a lot of litigation back and forth over the personal relationship, that romantic relationship between the two. now, the court of appeals is saying not only should fani willis be disqualified, but also her entire office because there are only a handful of offices that can take on this case. then she is likely to take it to the georgia supreme court but it is likely a very conservative bench and it is an uphill battle to reverse this rolling. >> this has broadened the entire team. >> entire team. the entire fulton county prosecutor's office has been disqualified from pursuing these charges. but the underlying case is still intact. but the fulton county d.a. can -- in her office -- can no longer bring these charges. >> as i consider everything we are talking about with respect to fani willis's office being disqualified, to me the biggest take a and the biggest loss here is this has nothing to do with why we were actually here. and it d

this week, a georgia appeals court voted to remove da fani willis from the state's interference case.and his allies on racketeering, conspiracy, and other charges for an alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. the case has been hanging in the balance over willis' relationship with a lawyer in the case. this comes after jack smith dropped his two federal cases against trump. but there is a key difference in the georgia case. they are state level convictions meaning donald trump could not erase them with a presidential pardon. now, willis' office has said they will appeal the court's decision but that process could take months if not longer. joining me now is jill winebanks, special prosecutor and copost of the sisters in law podcast. a fulton county judge ruled there was no conflict of interest between willis and wade. the only appeals judge to dissent in that decision made reference to that in his opinion writing in part, quote, we have no authority to reverse the trial court. none. your thoughts? >> i think the dissent is completely correct. it is clearly not g

the federal appeals court has denied sick talks, claim that the band is unconstitutional, that the law congress decided on unilaterally bi partisan in a bipartisan way is unconstitutional and has therefore denied take talk um, a positive decision. what to take talk to do it, went to the supreme court, and now the supreme court has passed with checking if indeed the a band of tick tock would be unconstitutional or against the 1st amendment, which guarantees, as you know, the freedom of religion, speech, press, and tradition, this case, the freedom of speech is what take talk is aiming for that this is harming it's freedom of speech. 7 things out there is really where unexplored or has been pulled a live from a cave. the rescue mission involve more than a 150 volunteers led by the thailand alpine and k rescue call. it's a 2nd time a top via piano has been, has to be rescued from the same case system. the end of over 3 days stuck deep underground injured. but it live speed. the ologist octavia piano has dozens of volunteers to thank for getting her out of the be so blown up from 10 to cav

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that's the reason the appeals court is giving. she, of course, is saying she's going to appeal it. does she have a chance? >> she has a chance. >> i think she has an uphill battle. >> so i would prefer from a pure legal standpoint, i prefer to be in donald trump's shoes rather than hers, because you have a 2 to 1 decision by this court, and then the next court is even more conservative. >> so there's every likelihood that they'll just uphold this decision and say the significant appearance of impropriety is enough to completely disqualify her. let's just start with a new clean slate. >> all right. so an uphill battle. at the least. it sounds like what you're saying. so if she doesn't get the supreme court in georgia to put her back on the case, and odds are she won't is the case done? >> so it's not done in a way. and one way it's just done like it's over. he's going to be president and in all likelihood, she cannot prosecute him. nobody in her place can prosecute him. for the next four years, he will be found to be immune as a sitting president from any ongoing criminal. prosecuti

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so this appeals court now has issued a 77 page opinion in which they said that they don't believe the judge had abused his discretion by allowing, in the testimony of those two women, among other challenges. and they say that this verdict is upheld, that donald trump's rights were not impugned, saying that even if the judge had made mistakes, the strength of the evidence presented by carroll's team found that that that was enough to satisfy this and did not warrant giving donald trump a new trial in this case. now, you'll also remember there was a separate trial for just defamation that was brought by e. jean carroll. that case also went to trial. the jury in that case awarded her $83.3 million. now that verdict is still up on appeal. no decision on that one yet, but i've reached out to both jean carroll's camp and donald trump's camp. no responses yet. i mean, donald trump's team could try to bring this to supreme court. the supreme court would not have to take the case. pam. >> all right, chris, thank you so much. president elect donald trump wants a say in tiktok's future in the u.

today a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring app. ban over national security concerns. 180 for mike walls who supported the law the courts upheld. >> my view is the president's view now. the president is a fan of tiktok. he wants to save tiktok. we absolutely need to allow the american people to have access to that app. but we have to protect our data as well. that's the line that we're going to walk. >> jacqui: trump has not commented on the court ruling that rejects the challenge. arguing that the law's sole purpose is to protect against a foreign adversary's ability to gather data on americans. bytedance is expected to appeal to the supreme court. aishah? >> aishah: more on tiktok later with the panel. jacqui, thank you. outgoing white house press secretary karine jean-pierre held her first briefing since her boss pardoned son after he repeatedly insisted that would not happen. we also heard confirmation today that president biden is indeed considering other pardons preemptive pardons, senior white house correspondent period doocy was at that briefing today and joins

i think it was really a shot across the bow to discourage two judges on the courts of appeals on the and sixth circuit, courts of appeals who have announced their retirement. but not given a date. i think it was he was basically telling them that we're going to come after you if you if you renege on your retirement plans all right russell wheeler, we appreciate your perspective on all of this. >> thank you sure after days of frigid temperatures and snow. things are about to change. the forecast is next welcome to times square that's not in my life that was so embarrassing. >> new year's eve, live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn. streaming live on max. >> resolve your pet knows if a mess is really gone. if not, they may remark the spot resolve gets rid of pet messes better than the leading competitor destroying stains, neutralizing odors, and preventing remarking love the love resolve the mess psoriatic arthritis symptoms can be unpredictable. >> one day your joints hurt the next sits on your skin. >> i got cosentyx feels good to move. >> feel less joint p

grady trimble has more from washington. >> reporter: the federal appeals court agreed with the justice department the law forcing tiktok's chinese parent company is constitutional. tiktok tried to make the argument that the law violated first amendment rights of the company and 170 million americans who use but the judges side with the doj who argued it was a national security risk. tiktok collected data on americans to share with the chinese government and manipulate content on the apps according to the doj. the judges gave us a glimpse to their reasoning saying congress didn't aim to suppress specific ideas or messages on tiktok and congress narrowly tear road -- tailored the law to deal with the national security threat. they right the first amendment exists to protect free speech in the united states, to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit to limit the ability to gather data on people in the united states. what happens next? tiktok has until january to do vest or it could be banned in the united states. the president could grant a 90 day extension if t

a federal appeals court on monday upheld the damages awarded to e.rroll, the columnist, hailed the decision in an online post, writing "2024 ends with a win." carroll accused trump of raping her in a department store dressing room about 30 years ago. a jury found president-elect liable for sexual abuse but not rape. trump also owes carroll more than $83 million from a follow-up defamation lawsuit. >>> south korea's embattled president is facing arrest after being issued a warrant by the nation's anti-corruption agency. president yoon suk yeol was impeached after he declared a stunning martial law decree earlier this month. the agency says it wants to determine if yoon's actions amounted to rebellion. yoon's lawyers have called the warrant illegal. >>> staying in south korea now, u.s. federal investigators are headed there to help discover exactly what caused the fiery crash landing of a boeing jet on sunday. this is the scene of the crash where all but two of the 181 people on board were killed. south korean officials now say they'll inspect all of t

since the governing georgian dream party, declared it won a disputed election last month to an appeals court in the united states is upheld the law that could potentially band take talk in the coming weeks. the law compels the platforms, chinese parent company by dance, to sell it stake in the video sharing app. the us government argues that the wild, the popular app poses a national security risk. romania is constitutional court has a know the results of the 1st round of the recent presidential elections, citing russian interference, declassified documents released by remain in authority suggest a pro rush as social media campaign. promoted the winning for right candidate calling for jessica. the election will be rerun, stressed over 5 months ago, the world watched in shock as a fire swept through the casita of north windham in parents today saturday after painstaking restoration work that can feed will, will reopen. for the 1st time, dw spoke with a specialist about what it took to restore one of france's most beloved icons. a master piece of caustic architecture and a landmark of paris ha

as you mentioned in december or beginning of december, the federal appeals court has denied sick talks, claim that the band is unconstitutional, that the law congress decided on unilaterally bi partisan in a bipartisan way is unconstitutional and has therefore denied take talk um, a positive decision. what to take talk to do it, went to the supreme court. now the supreme court has passed with checking if indeed, the a band of tick tock would be unconstitutional or against the 1st amendment, which guarantees, as you know, the freedom of religion, speech, press and petition. in this case, the freedom of speech is what take talk is aiming for that this is harming it's freedom of speech. and so what are the chances that the supreme court really ruled and to talk free will this a chance is actually a 5050. maybe i don't know, nobody knows really that is up to the judges. now, what is absolutely unusual is that they put this on deducted. so later on in the game, they will decide on the 10th of january, they will hear arguments from all parties involved. they have for gone the mess subsidy no

remember, this is an appeals court. the original court had a two and a half day hearing. you might remember an evidentiary hearing as to whether or not there was a conflict of interest. there were findings of fact made after a number of witnesses testified. and they noted that trial court did, that. there was the appearance of a conflict of interest. now, the significance of that, the court of appeals now says, is that a conflict, an appearance alone is, uh, gives you the ability to disqualify. that's just not the law. and the dissent, right, has said that's the judge who disagreed with the majority. right has said that in 45 years there has not been and it's not been the law that because of the appearance of impropriety, that you disqualify someone that has to be an actual conflict of interest, not the appearance. that's number one. number two, very briefly, is usually an appellate court sits in judgment to decide whether the trial court abused its discretion. that means that they exercised judgment. that was just so unreasonable as to be overturned. and this court basic