supreme court to weigh in. to the colorado supreme court make a mistake or not? they are trying to slate out a deadline. they will have oral arguments on february 8th. this will be on this manner. did the colorado supreme court make a mistake before than? thursday, january 18th. they have respondents. this is jens ready. of course, the oral arguments themselves will be on february 8th. senior legal analysts have been back. elliott, what is your reaction to this development? weigh in on the schedule. >> picture, this is all a window into why we have the supreme court in the first place. why do they even take the cases? they have two big buckets of reasons. if there is a substantial question of federal law, a constitutional law, it is just unresolved. number two, is there a dispute among courts of appeals around the country? is this another state supreme court around another important federal issue? this is the rare case where both of those things are happening. this is a matter of critical importance to the people. upon which there is a major dispute among these st

donald trump's lawyers have filed an appeal asking the united states supreme court too overturn the decision by the colorado state supreme court to ban donald trump from the presidential ballot in colorado. colorado supreme court's decision is based on the 14th amendment, which was ratified in 1868. that does not allow officers of the federal government to be elected to office again if they have engaged in insurrection against the united states. in a 43-page brief asking the supreme court to hear the case, the trump lawyers used less irrelevant trump campaign rhetoric than appears in most trump legal filings, possibly in deference to the supreme court. the trump lawyers argue, that the president of the united states is not an officer of the united states. the states which, therefore, exempts, in their view, donald trump, for any possible sanction under the 14th amendment. and trump lawyers argue, quote, the events of january 6th, 2021, we're not insurrection, as that term is used in section three. insurrection, as understood at the time of the passage of the 14th amendment meant the taking up of arms and wa

for several days now, which is, neal, my understanding of this case is that if the supreme court were to uphold colorado'srather their saying that the colorado supreme court did not err in its factual findings, would not necessitate every other state in the country yet to have a primary making that same decision. rather, it would just be a conclusion that based on the facts adduced in evidence at the trial in the lower court in colorado, that was a decision that the colorado supreme court could make, not one that it had to make or that any other state would have to make. can you play out for us what the consequences of the supreme court upholding colorado here would be for other states in the country? >> yeah. i think -- again, it's going to become very technical, so this is an off-the-cuff reaction because there's this whole gestapo which i don't want to bore our viewers with too much, but basically, i think the supreme court is expected to just decide the colorado case based on the colorado trial and the trial judge's finding in colorado that donald trump was an insurrectionist, that he'd given aid and

learn more today. >>> tonight's breaking news -- the supreme court will hear a challenge to the coloradohe state's primary ballot under the 14th amendment because of his actions on january 6th. we could go so far to consider whether he could appear on the battle -- ballot at all in november. what maga republican will be on the ballot in colorado, just on a new district. last week we met adam, french who boebert ran away from in her reelection campaign. congresswoman boebert didn't believe she could win in the district she currently represents and resides in, so boebert is now running to represent colorado's fourth congressional district, where our next guest is running as a democrat. joining me now is john pretoria, democratic candidate for colorado's fourth congressional district job. thank you very much for being here. you went into this race thinking he would be running against republican incumbent buck, who is retiring. what did you think when you heard low boebert was now switching to your district? >> hi, jonathan, thank you so much for having me on your show tonight. never in 1 mi

supreme court is blessing this interpretation of the 14th amendment and the supreme court that would disqualify donald trump, not just in colorado but throughout the entire country. i have a hard time seeing chief justice roberts leading the supreme court. 50 to 30 points in early primary states. presidential electoral politics. if your call was the court saying that the state of florida's courts were using inconsistent standards in how counting ballots county to county. i think that the the court too will grant circ. suppose that you're worried that there might be 5 votes to affirm the colorado supreme court and you don't want the supreme court to be the one who decides nationwide whether trump is going to be on the ballot or not. maybe you don't grant circ. maybe you let colorado have its way and case for another case, wait toe see if there's conflit and the court -- that would be the traditional way the supreme court would exercise its circ power to see if there's conflict on this issue. minnesota has rejected the argument. first amendment grounds not fourth amendment grounds. we will let colorado go this way. maybe this does

supreme court to overturn the colorado ruling removing him from the ballot. high court under mounting pressure tonight convenient as trump faces ballot disputes in multiple states. our senior justice correspondent evan perez is working this story for us. evan, what is trump arguing in this apoel? >> wolf, the former president is arguing that this extraordinary decision from the colorado supreme court cannot be allowed to stand simply for a number of reasons, including the fact that the 14th amendment should not apply to the office of president. it's not mentioned in the 14th amendment section 3 of the 14th amendment. the former president also points out that he -- that under his -- his belief he did not actually engage in an insurrection, so the colorado decision was incorrect, according to their filing. i'll read you just some more of this 43 pages here that they filed with the supreme court. they say this court should grant certiori and return the right to vote for their candidate of choice to the voters. they go on to say, wolf, this is a ruling, again, the

supreme court takes some action. so as of today, donald trump is back on the ballot, and the republican colorado party file an appeal last week. from here, it is believed that donald trump is going to file his appeal today, and until the supreme court refuses to take the case or take some action, he is back on the ballot in the state of colorado. >> colorado secretary of state jena griswold, thank you for coming on. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> a terrifying attack in south korea, the country's main opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. the whole thing was caught on camera. a word of caution that the video is disturbing. >> oh! >> wait, wait, wait. >> he is now recovering in the hospital after undergoing surgery. we will bring in paula hancocks who is following the developments for us. paula, what can you share about the latest of his condition. >> well, rahel, what we are being told at this point is that he is recovering in intensive care. he has undergone surgery of vein reconstruction surgery we are told. now, when the attack happened, it was believed that he did have damage to his jugular vein, and that is

. >> the colorado supreme court? >> to the united states supreme court. so the colorado decision is on hold. he's expected to appear on the primary ballot. we need clarity for all 50 states about this issue. >> because it's been popping up elsewhere, maine, maybe oregon. >> new hampshire, minnesota, michigan. and while most states opted to keep him on the ballot, they left the door open to relitigate this. so the supreme court is under a lot of pressure. trump has filed his appeal officially. they're asking the court, did the colorado supreme court err in ordering trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot? the republican party was a little more articulate. they want to know does section three apply to presidents. that's an important question, because even within colorado, the supreme court was split there because the word does not appear. we need clarity on that. the republican party of colorado asked another important question, which is okay, if this applies to presidents, who enforces it? is it the st

i do think that the colorado supreme court got it right. donald trump incited an insurrection, the u.s. constitution prohibits candidates who engaged in insurrection from being on the ballot, and so he is disqualified. however, the colorado supreme court said that if an appeal was filed by the january 4th, trump would be presumed on the ballot into the u.s. supreme court acted, and that is exactly what happened. and so i did certify trump to the ballot. ballots for overseas and military voters will actually go out this month, and so it is really urgent that the supreme court acts swiftly so that coloradans and frankly all americans know whether someone who engaged in insurrection can run for the highest office in this country again. >> and i guess i want to ask you, because you and i have talked very regularly in the past few months about this particular issue, and one thing that you have known since day one, so this idea of section three of the 14th amendment, which many of us have never paid much attention to, u.s. secretary of state would

in december the state supreme court ruled that donald trump should be removed from colorado's primary ballot because of his involvement in the january 6th violence, violence that the colorado court called an insurrection. the colorado supreme court was the first to issue such a landmark ruling citing a post-civil war constitutional amendment that prohibits insurrectionists from holding office. the courts said trump had engaged in an insurrection and consequently is disqualified from holding the office of the president. now, just a few hours ago trump's lawyers asked the united states supreme court to weigh in on this as expected. his lawyers say the colorado supreme court got it wrong. they write, quote, it was not insurrection, and president trump was in no way engaged in insurrection. they say the question of trump's eligibility is reserved for congress not the state courts to decide. they want the united states supreme court to, quote, return the right to vote for their candidate of choice to the voters. colorado's high court is not the only one grappling with this question. last w

>> well, it's important to remember that the colorado supreme court stayed its own decision meaning thatald trp's name stays on the colorado ballot unless and until the supreme court acts, basically in agreement with the colorado supreme court. the deadline is supposed to be the 5th. that's tomorrow. they start sending out ballots later in the month, and ballots can be sent to colorado voters in mid-february. colorado conducts its elections entirely by mail. there are early deadlines. i think it's reasonable to assume that donald trump's name is going to be on these ballots, at least when they get printed, probably when they get sent out. i don't think it's reasonable to expect the supreme court to take this up and act on the case in the incredibly condensed time line. >> the state deadline to certify the ballot, january 20th. to military and overseas ballots. february 12th, first day ballots can be sent to other colorado voters. that's coming up very very fast, and the printing does take some time. garrett haake, thank you very much. >>> joining us now, msnbc legal analyst, lisa rubin,

>> i do believe that the colorado supreme court got it right. there have only been two courts in this nation that have grappled with the decision, did donald trump engage in an insurrection? both of those courts were right here in colorado, and both of them said yes, he did. i also do not believe that there should be some loophole in the constitution for a president who decides to engage in rebellion. when we say no person is above the law, we should mean it. it shouldn't be an interpretation that no person is above the law except donald trump when he tries to steal the presidency. as for some folks who are concerned about the political ramifications, my job is to follow the law and the constitution, politics aside. along those lines, i can clearly say i agree with the colorado supreme court's decision making, but also i'll follow whatever decision is in place throughout the election because i'll always follow the law and uphold the constitution. that's what every elected official in this nation should be doing. >> maine's secretary of state says

the colorado supreme court stated trump did engage in insurrection. sponsible for many of the actions on january 6th. and because of his engagement in insurrection, he is disqualified from the colorado ballot. but the court added on a caveat that if an appeal was filed, i was to place him on the ballot. you know, donald trump, his name is very likely to be printed on the ballots just given the timeline. if the court were to order that he is not a qualified candidate, well, we have scenarios under colorado law similar to that, that have played out in the past, and we would not count the votes for him if he was a disqualified candidate. >> so that could possibly mean that he would be on the ballot this time. say ballots were cast and votes were cast in favor of donald trump, let's just use a hypothetical that the court comes back and says this person was not eligible to be on the ballot in the first place. that means that those votes in favor of him would no longer be counted in light of colorado law? >> a similar situation happened actually during the 2

supreme court takes up this year that could. oral arguments are scheduled now for february 8th on the colorado supreme court's decision to remove trump from the state's ballot, claiming he had engaged in an insurrection. the colorado court ruled that disqualifies him according to the 14th amendment of the constitution. for now, trump is still on the ballot. that is pending the appeals process. colorado's primary, i should note, is set for super tuesday on march 5th, but ballots go out quite soon. the trump campaign responded to this news, saying that it welcomes a fair hearing at the supreme court. and in iowa just a short time later, the former president also used that same word, fair, as he appeared to send a message to those justices, three of whom he appointed. >> all i want is fair. i fought really hard to get three very, very good people in there, great people, very smart people. and i just hope that they're going to be fair.

right here in the united states, i strongly agreed with the colorado supreme court's decision. ave been two courts looking at the question of whether donald trump engaged in the insurrection. they both said yes. just like the colorado supreme court said, there should not be a loophole in the constitution for the president. i am hopeful that the united states supreme court will uphold colorado's decision, but just like you, we will see. >> at the colorado supreme court, also cheekily including a neil gorsuch ruling from a few years back. we'll be interested to see what he does with this. in the wake of this lawsuit, you said you've received a lot of death threats, so many that you stopped counting, which is horrible to hear. i hope they are safe and well tonight. it just reminds us all that this is not about a one filed insurrection for a january 6th with trump supporters, it's about a ruling insurrection, ongoing threats against election officials like yourself. >> that is right. i think that there is a tendency to get very focused on the latest events. this lawsuit has caused v

what do you think the supreme court will do why have the immunity issue that mike was just talking about. trump has also appealed the coloradoreme court's ruling knocking him off the ballot. i think they will definitely take that case. and i think without question think will overrule the colorado supreme court. >> this is a case of such incredible momentousness that i expect them to do their job and to seek to correctly interpret the constitution. i think you will see a strong opinion by more than just 5-4, maybe even more than 6-3 overturning colorado supreme court's decision. >> judge jeanine: you know, mike, a lot of people are saying that the reason the supreme court said, you know, you got to get it back to the district court in d.c. is because the immunity question, jack smith's immunity question is because the supreme court will be ruling on this aspect of the case. and, joining the colorado now is the maine secretary of state and it looks like it's going to keep going. i mean, how far can it go? >> here's the problem. if the supreme court does not reverse these four partisan judges on the colorado supreme court and t

. >> the supreme court agrees to decide whether donald trump can be thrown off the ballot. >> i do think the colorado supreme court got it right and this is a big precedent for the country. >> tonight, the argument the, timeline, and a high stakes of the supreme court decision as the trump campaign warns justices to play ball. >> people like kavanaugh, who the president fought for, he'll step up. >> on the eve of the anniversary of january 6th, the president goes squarely after his likely opponent. >> he thinks that's funny. he laughed about it. what a sick -- [laughter] [applause] . >> tonight former police officer michael fanone after fighting off an insurrection. when all in starts, right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we have just learned the supreme court of united states of america, the highest court of the land, we'll tackle the most pressing challenge american democracy has faced in more than a century. just a few hours ago the court said it will hear oral arguments to determine if donald trump, the man who incited a deadly insurrection, almost exactly three years ago, i

i believe that colorado supreme court got it right. trump is an insurrectionist. he is disqualified under the united states constitution. but the last word will be with the united states supreme court. we look forward to oral arguments on february 8th. >> colorado secretary of state jena griswold, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >>> president biden's top diplomat is meeting with allies today on a high-stakes trip to the middle east. hear what he had to sasay just moments agago when we e come r baback. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >>> u.s. secretary of state antony blinken back in the middle east as the u.s. races to prevent the war i

thank you. >>> now to the alarming break-in at the colorado supreme court in denver. authorities say a suspect shot his way into the building overnight, holding a guard hostage, making his way to an upper floor, then continuing to shoot. the justices there have been under threat since a ruling barring former president trump from the state's primary ballot. abc's mola len gghi in denver tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an armed man breaking into the colorado supreme court building in denver, where justices are already on high alert after ruling donald trump off the state's primary ballot two weeks ago. police saying 44-year-old brandon olsen was first involved in a car crash right outside the court building just after 1:00 a.m. >> there was a car accident, and one of the vehicles involved, the party pulled a gun out. >> reporter: police adding that olsen pointed that gun at the other driver, then broke into the building by shooting out a window. authorities saying he then held an unarmed guard at gunpoint, took his keys, and made his way to the seventh floor, where he fi

it's been seldom used, however, now it is be used, it was used by the colorado supreme court. and it was also used by the main secretary of state who basically followed the arguments of the 7 colorado supreme court justices. in terms of finding that tron is illegible, full office, now comfortable, as i've said, a couple of things. firstly that january, the 6th was not an insurrection. they argue. secondly, they argue that as a president or once president trump is not held by the provisions of the 14th amendment. so it's a absolutely seminal case. and the supreme court has now thrust itself into the selection, yet in a way, not seen until it on the when and when it did so in 2000 in a, in the george bush case, which he won and was essentially as confirmed as president by a supreme court decision, so this is an absolutely massive case and the judgement should be coming pretty quickly, given the fact that the supreme court has agreed to hear our role argument at such short notice, showing as i said that the justices are well aware of the importance of its decision in this and elec

it was used by the colorado supreme court. and it was also used by the main secretary of state who basically followed the arguments of the 7 colorado supreme court justices. in terms of finding that trump is illegible, full office, now comfortable. as i've said, a couple of things. first, leave that january. the 6th was not an insurrection. they argue. secondly, they argue that as a president or once president trump is not held by the provisions of the 14th amendment. so it's a absolutely seminal case. voters in bangladesh will cast their ballots in a general election on sunday, but there is little doubt about the outcome. and that's because the main on position party is boycotting the boat. show no reports from the capital dr. there's an election happening in bangladesh, but it's of secondary importance to the estimated 2 thirds of households. worried about rising food and fuel prices and economy booming just a few years ago. he's now stagnant a hi. inflation coast is taught by the war and ukraine means even the middle class i

tensions are also high in colorado, where the supreme court banned mr. trump from the ballot, though today police say a shooting that damaged the colorado supreme court building this morning was unrelated to any threat against the judges there mr. trump is expected to appeal that decision, too, which his campaign has criticized as election interference colorado's secretary of state is also asking for the u.s. supreme court to settle all of this mr. trump will remain on both state ballots through appeals process. lester >> all right, garrett haake, thank you >>> let's turn to the terrifying and deadly car crash early on new year's day outside a concert in rochester, new york police tonight saying the driver appeared to be trying to run over the crowd. here is emilie ikeda >> reporter: tonight, new details emerging about what led to this fiery crash in rochester, new york, less than an hour into the new year >> massive accident. multiple pedestrians struck >> reporter: investigators now identifying 35-year-old michael avery, saying he made at least half a d

however, now it is being used, it was used by the colorado supreme court. and it was also used by the main secretary of state who basically followed the arguments of the 7 colorado supreme court justices. in terms of finding that trump is in the eligible for office now comfortable. as i've said, a couple of things. first, leave that january. the 6th was not an insurrection. they argue. secondly, they argue that as a president or once president trump is not held by the provisions of the 14th amendment. so it's an absolutely seminal case. the long time head of the of the americas most powerful gun lobby group. the n r a national rifle association is resigning wayne lapierre is about to face a civil trial over allegations that he diverted millions of dollars from the n. r a to pay for personal expenses. the 74 year old is also accused of setting himself up with a $70000000.00 exit package. the trial in new york is due to start on monday. the motors in bangladesh will cast their ballots in a general election on sunday, but there is little doubt about the outcome

. >>> the alarming break-in at the colorado supreme court. a suspect allegedly shooting his way into the building, holding a guard hostage at gunpoint. >>> the migrant crisis in the u.s. now hitting the suburbs outside major cities, after new york city's mayor said, you must give us 32 hours notice, buses carrying hundreds of asylum seekers now dropping off migrants in the suburbs. >>> tonight, the major headline in the israel-hamas war. a top hamas official killed in a massive explosion in beirut. >>> late today, former president trump appealing maine's decision to bar him from the primary ballot there. and tonight, nikki haley now saying it's about time trump showed up at the debates. rachel scott in iowa. >>> tonight, the potential snowstorm coming to the northeast. new york city now bracing for what could be its first significant snow in more than a year. all part of back-to-back storms sweeping across the country. and we'll time them out. >>> in new york city, the earthquake tonight knocking out power in parts of the city. residents repo

supreme court appeal of the colorado supreme court decision barring him from the state's 2024 primary ballot. now, their filing underscores the stakes of the case, describing the colorado ruling as, quote, the first time in the history of the united states that the judiciary has prevented voters for casting ballots for the leading presidential party candidate. what more do we know about the appeal that they've made? >> anderson, one of the first things that the president's lawyers take on is the idea that he is an insurrectionist, which is something that the colorado supreme court had ruled. they say, he is not, that the january 6th attack was not an insurrection, and that the former president did not engage in insurrection. they also say that the congress, not state courts, should be the ones that determine the eligibility for the presidency. they also say that the 14th amendment, the letter -- if you read the 14th amendment, section iii, it doesn't mention the office of the presidency, and it doesn't apply, they say, to the former president. i'll read you a little bit more of what t

and can you allow the colorado supreme court to do that? >> okay, to you, kristie, the colorado supreme court found that trump engaged in insurrection. so can the supreme court overrule that finding of fact? >> so, i don't think that's where they're going to go. i don't think they're going to get into the weeds of whether or not trump engaged in insurrection. i think that the supreme court is likely to keep trump on the ballot. i just, that's my prediction. i'm not saying that's what they should do, i think that's what they will do. and i think it's going to be on a more technical basis. one of the arguments that donald trump makes, and this was an argument that was supported in the dissent in the colorado supreme court, is that the colorado supreme court, there was a violation here of the statutes in colorado state electoral code. for how this all was supposed to be applied. for example, there was a five-day requirement for a hearing. and then following those five days, there was a two-day period where they're supposed to then be a decision

hope the supreme court recognizes that they owe great deference to the trial court's determination, and of course, the trial court determines donald trump engaged in insurrection and the coloradome court affirmed those factual findings. i would argue that the supreme court is stuck with those factual findings. it doesn't mean they won't find other ways around it, but you know, let's follow the rules of appellate practice that way we always have. lennox got >>, 30 seconds, maybe even less. i want to look into your crystal ball and tell me what you think the supreme court is going to do with this particular case. >> you know, i think they will be hard pressed not to accept the findings of fact that donald trump engaged in insurrection. i think there only wiggle room was to come up with some kind of a process or procedure argument that will set out for the 50 states. okay, if y'all are going to exercise for states rights, that we recognize you have, here are some processes and procedures you are going to have to follow to do it. let's hope they just show faith and allegiance to the constitution and the text of the 14th amendment. >> who would've thought, len, since 2000, we would

colorado. so, coloradans will be voting pretty soon. >> and the supreme court ruled in favor of the colorado supremeemove trump from the ballot, but his name is still there, what happens then? >> colorado's elections take into account candidates who either drop out of a race when their name is already on the ballot, or otherwise unable to be voted on. so in that situation, if voters cast a ballot or a vote for someone who is disqualified, we would not be able to count those votes. i think it's underlines, how unprecedented this situation is. usually, when we have disqualifications arrive, it's not with the president. it's not with candidates running for president because usually candidates running for president don't engage in insurrection, and don't have this crucial constitutional question facing their candidacy. >> here is what trump's lawyers are arguing in their filing about whether the 14th amendment even applies to the former president. they write, to find that section three includes the presidency, one must conclude that the drafters decided to bury the most visible and prominent and nationa

there are just five days until christmas, but santa came early last night when the colorado supreme courtonald trump is disqualified from holding office. ahhh. you go, colorado. just goes to show you can make good decisions when you're high. yeah. i got the munchies for justice. can you imagine how mad donald trump must have been when he heard that news? oh, oh, to have been a ketchup stain on his wall. mmm-mmm. the reason the court kicked trump off the ballot is the 14th amendment's so-called insurrection clause, which states that no one can hold an office in the united states if they "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof." the insurrection in this case is january 6th and "aid and comfort to our enemies" is his side hustle. you know. gettin' his beak wet. the insurrection clause dates to just after the civil war. i'm sorry, i meant the first civil war. it was designed to keep former confederate leaders out of congress. okay, but then again, it's been over 150 years since the civil war, and it's not like trump was leadin

declines the case or somehow in another way affirms what the colorado supreme court did, fine, that could change things. but, otherwise, the former president's name is going to be on that ballot. we just now wait to see whether the supreme court gets involved. >> bret: y., colorado structured it differently, brit, with the default being it's on the ballot. but there are other states that are doing it differently, trying to take his name off the ballot. >> it seems like an important question. >> brit: it does, bret. and but it strikes me that it would be hard-press ford a court, you know, with its brain intact would have a hard time affirming the decision that these officials in two states, including the state supreme court of colorado could disqualify somebody from the ballot based on claims that he was guilty of something which he was never officially charged let alone convicted. it just seems to me that due process has been flung down and danced on by the authorities in those two states and it's hard for me to see how the court would uphold, almost any court. >> br

supreme court will soon decide if colorado can legally ban former president trump from appearing on their state election ballot. the supreme court announced it will hear an appeal by the former president on february 8th. trump is challenging a ruling that disqualified him from appearing on the republican primary ballot in colorado. that decision came from the colorado supreme court last month when justices ruled he incited the january 6th riot, barring him from holding federal office. >>> and speaking of the january 6th riot, today marks three years since the attack on the capitol in washington, d.c. coming up in about 30 minutes from now we'll look back at the incident and how it is shaping the nation today. >>> at 7:09, much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the 12 days of christmas are over. today is three kings day. also known as the feast of epiphany for christians across the globe. take you to a bay area bakery preparing for the growing number of customers expected today. look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a

supreme court the weigh in after the maine secretary of state joined colorado supreme court saying that he should put that decision on hold until it works through the court, and that should give them a chance to weigh in, and the deadline for that is jan wafr and they have been asked to weigh in on this topic. the colorado supreme court was appealed by the gop party, and so they are deciding whether to take up that case, and insert themselves into what is a growing constitutional question. more states are trying to decide if they want to remove trump from the ballot, and oregon is expected to make the decision in a short time, and multiple states, they say, no, they will not. so this conflicting view is putting tremendous pressure to see how time is nof the essence here. >> and jamie raskins said that supreme court clarence thomas should excuse himself from a qualifying person to take up the issue. tell us about that? >> yes, jamie raskins, is saying that a clarence thomas who is married to jenny thomas, and is an active participant to try to urn over 22, and pushing the big lie, they s

supreme court would hear the colorado case any sooner than that. and there really is no timeline for the u.s. supreme court to take up the appeal. it could be weeks, it could be months. despite colorado voting o super tuesday on march 5th and despite caucus and eight days after that voters in new hampshire going to their state's primary, there is nothing that says the u.s. supreme court will have to decide the merits of this case before most republican voters will have their say on who their nominee should be. >> so, carol, does donald trump have a strong case to get either of these ballot decisions overturned? >> whether he has a strong case or not is really an issue that is up for grabs at this point because this is a institute, this insurrection ban, this was enacted in the 14th amendment to address confederacy, to address situations where soldiers and supporters of the segregationalists in the civil war were talking about running for office again. and so, it has really not been used since that time and that was about 150 years ago. so there are

forty-fifth president the united states filed a complaint with the supreme court regarding its exclusion from the coloradoe appeal to the court emphasizes that the petition for a court order must be granted. the colorado supreme court's decision is summarily reversed. let me remind you that the judges considered the alleged involvement of the politician as the basis for removing trump from the primary. to a rebellion, namely the storming of the capitol on january 6, 2021. the death toll during a series of earthquakes in japan has risen to 73, the kyoda agency reports, there may be even more victims, since under there may be people trapped in the rubble of collapsed houses. the situation is further complicated by the fact that weather forecasters are predicting a strong leftist movement, which could trigger subsequent landslides. on behalf of the belarusian people and himself personally, our president expressed condolences and... said words of support to the families of those killed during the natural disaster, and also wished a speedy recovery to all those affected. dna research is one of the most popular

supreme court time, it's light speed. following the announcement, the colorado secretary of state confirmed that as a result of the supremese, she has now certified trump's name on the colorado primary ballot. so, what happens now? how will the supreme court proceed? how will the elections proceed? joining me now, i'm really grateful for this, andrew weissmann, former senior member of robert mueller's special counsel that investigated russian interference in the 2016 election, and co-host of incredible msnbc podcast, prosecuting donald trump. i feel like i will just, i like to interview yourself for this. because this is a confusing issue. let's just go through this bit by bit. colorado supreme court says trump is ineligible. they put out a pretty important and well studied decision on this. but immediately, they stayed the decision until today, until january 5th, because this is the day the ballots have to be printed for colorado. now, what happens? >> they actually did more than that. for everyone who was criticizing colorado, they were showing great restraint because as you said, they did find that he should be disqual

there is an appeal from the colorado republican party to the supreme court. is with the delay there? >> well, trump is going to appear on the colorado primary ballot because of the appeal you mentioned. so practically speaking he will get his right to be involved in the primary. we do expect a decision -- rather an appeal from donald trump. why it hasn't been filed yet is not quite clear although i think he is coming up on the deadline as soon as tomorrow for that appeal. so maybe we'll see something soon. >> yeah, it has been quite a while out in colorado. so especially considering how much their legal strategy, part of their political strategy, i find it a bit head scratching. let's talk about the federal election subversion case that is playing out here in washington. so far a lot of the strategy has basically been to delay, delay, delay. right? because that could push it -- i mean the deadline that really matters up for him is november 2024 general election. but we are seeing some of the recent filings, some other strategies, contours of their defense are

they're just saying, look, the question before the court should be did the colorado supreme court err in ordering president trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot? and that is significant, jake, because i'm told they want to give the supreme court the opportunity to decide this as broadly as is humanly possible. they're basically letting the supreme court choose its own adventure in terms of how it decides this case. other briefs that have been submitted laid out more specific questions. but here they're leaving it very general. i've only gotten through the first few pages, but they're saying that the colorado supreme court had a, quote, dubious interpretation of section 3 of the 14th amendment. and we know, of course, that section of the 14th amendment is at the heart of this controversy, right? did they intend, right, this ban on insurrectionists to apply to presidents? well, we've seen even courts in the state of colorado come to different answers on that point. and here they're asking the supreme court to weigh in on this issue and provide clarity. as we know thi

supreme court? >> reporter: the big question is, when is he going to take it to the supreme court? it has been two weeks since the colorado supreme court court issued their decision, and time is of the essence. it's unclear if we're going to see this appeal today. look, even if trump doesn't appeal this question to the supreme court, the republican party of colorado has appealed that decision from the colorado supreme court, removing trump. and their petition really lays out the key questions. the first question is, does section 3 of the 14th amendment apply to presidents? this is something where we saw a split even within the courts in the state of colorado. the next question they posed is, even if it applies to presidents, who enforces this? is it the states as we see now? each state kind of has a different procedure for enforcing ballot eligibility. or is there a role for congress? the republican party of colorado also asking if they have a first amendment right to list the candidate of their choosing. so it is expected that the supreme court will take up this issue from someone. i certainly won't guess how they will r

to take this up, and i would not be surprised if they rule, perhaps unanimously, that the colorado supreme courthat courts should not be in the business of declaring someone ineligible to run for president. >> norah: this is the first of many big things before -- >> jan: many. >> norah: jan crawford, always great to have you, thank you so much. and from courts to the campaign trail, and president biden's first became a speech of the year and it was his strongest rebuke yet against donald trump, calling the former president a loser and a threat to america's democracy. the backdrop was a deliberate choice. valley forge, pennsylvania, which marked a turning point in the revolutionary war. that is where general george washington's continental army overcame the odds. cbs's ed o'keefe is our senior political correspondent. [chanting "four more years"] >> reporter: kicking off the election and battleground state pennsylvania president biden attacked his once and potentially future foe. >> america, as we begin this election year, we must be clear: democracy is on the ballot. your freedom is on the ballo

colorado decision. that appeal is expected to go to the supreme court. the republican party of colorado has already filed an appeal there, but it is expected that trump will also appeal that decision. what is clear is that the the scene supreme court as the way in here to give some clarity on who the section three of the 14th amendment applies to, who is supposed to enforce it and, there is a desire by many parties and states do have some clarity on this before super tuesday. pilloried, cnn, washington. >>> joining me now to discuss this is a reba moore in, attorney and legal affairs commentator, to have you with us. >> hi, rosemary. >> so, on tuesday, donald trump formally appealed the decision to remove him from maine's presidential primary ballot, accusing maine secretary of state of lies. it's not up to the courts, so how do you see this playing out? >> well, a couple of things will have been, in the state of maine, as the secretary of state has said. the law updated her to hold a public hearing and to issue a decision. she held the decision in advanc

this is going to be really important because if the supreme court who has to decide whether the coloradoupreme court red in its decision that trump can be off the ballot, if they agree with that decision, then trump is off the ballot in colorado, and if that's going to set the stage for other blue states to be able to do the same thing. basically, copying the exact legal framework. but if trump wins, which is expected that the supreme court is not going to simply uphold everything the colorado supreme court did, then that's going to be a massive blow to other states that want to keep him off the ballot, and it may actually be outcome determinative in whether they can or not. mike: to your point, it isn't just about colorado. we've got a map basically showing all the places where there are potential challenges going on. so we are getting into caucus and primary season starting a week from tomorrow. do you expect the high court will act swiftly. >> i do expect the high court to act swiftly. as we know, it's usually in june when the big decisions come out, but they tonight have the luxury o

. >>> and a trump attorney suggests some supreme court justices might step up for him in the colorado ballot case. >> i think it should be a slam dunk in the e supreme cocourt. i hahave faith in themem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the historic snow drought across the northeast could end this weekend. the storm brewing in the gulf of mexico is heading north ask could bring ice to the appalachian mountains and flooding rains to the south. derek van dam is tracking what to expect. so give us an idea of what's to come. >> yes, a roar or a whimper, that's really it. any way you slice it, this will be an impactful storm for the eastern set sea board. but in terms of snowfall, in terms of what everybody wants to know, this will be a southern interior new england snow thump with potentially 6 to 12 inches. youm notice boston is the only major city within this watch. new york, philadelphia, all the way to baltimore and d.c. area, not included. so this is the storm responsible. it's just about to pick up some moisture from the gulf of mexico. let's time it out. if you're located in d.c., we'll see that rai