joey jackson joins us now. joey, good morning.et to see this? >> reporter: so verything's possible, kasie. good morning to you, but certainly a case that jack smith worked on, a prosecution he worked on for a period of time. there's a public imperative to release it at least to congress. i think you may see its release with significant redactions meaning things that are taken out of the report really pertaining to the codefendants in the case, right? because trump is not going to face prosecution, and of course, the judge overseeing the case, right? said, hey. special counsel doesn't have authority. all the cases are dismissed, but÷÷we know as it relates to the other codefendants even though trump is not involved, right? there's an appeal to that, and ÷÷if you release this information, boy would they be prejudiced and÷÷how would they get a fair trial with all this information out there? like everything, it'll be subject to controversy and there's a major race against the clock because who controls the justice department now? biden

joining us now, cnn legal analyst, criminal defense attorney joey jackson. joey, good morning. always wonderful to see you. so what do we expect here? i mean, is this definitely going ahead? are there any other options for trump to get this delayed. and does he have to show up? >> good morning to you casey. so the reality is, is that he doesn't have to show up because the judge has indicated that it can be virtual. having said that, there's of course the possibility he won't even show up for that in terms of whether or not it moves forward, i think his team will continue to press and delay, to attempt to get this sentencing postponed, removed, et cetera. although i think ultimately, casey, it's better for him to have the sentence in place. this way he can pursue his appeals while in office and get some measure of finality to this entire process. >> so what is the the real kind of implication here? what do you think that the judge is doing? because he's basically saying, okay, you're not going to have to serve any time. you're not going to have to really pay any penalty, but you

joining us now to discuss is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. joey, good morning to you. were you at all surprised about this, especially the fact that amy coney barrett, who was tapped by trump for her slot on the court, sided with the liberals and chief justice john roberts in this decision. >> yeah, casey, good morning to you. you know, from a legal perspective, i was not surprised. from a political perspective, i was what am i speaking about from a legal perspective? this decision is right on the merits. and that's where courts should be in terms of it impairing his ability to conduct his transition. it's trump. i speak of. we see him there. it does very little. he's appearing for a brief appearance. the judge has already indicated casey that he's not getting jail time or anything else, and it allows mr. trump to proceed in his appeals. and so that's proper with respect to any errors made by the trial court judge that can be handled in the normal course of an appeal, as anyone could. so from a legal perspective, i thought the decision very br

joining us now is cnn legal analyst joey jackson. joey, i'm glad to see you as one of three tigers.there. ra. i do appreciate you taking time on january 2nd to to talk us through this. all right. so this lawsuit is asking for $250 million from the new york times and new york times says look we believe in our reporters. we did our due diligence. what is it going to take in this lawsuit. like what are his chances here? >> yeah, sarah, good to be with you. happy new year to you and to all. of course, you know, any case always turns on its facts. and it's not enough to sue a newspaper outlet or anyone else for that matter, because you don't like the nature of the coverage, or that you were not necessarily presented in the manner in which you would like the legal standard is that he would have to show that his. mr. baldoni, as we look at him there, and blake lively, that the times published the article with actual malice. what does that mean in english? what it means is that the new york times had knowledge with respect to the falsity of the claims that they were publishing, or actually

joey jackson, that's always what you tell us. i really appreciate you coming on a new hour of cnn news central starts right now. >> all right. this morning the fbi in new orleans says bluntly they do not think the new year's attacker acted alone. security increasing around that city as they prepare for today's sugar bowl. it was postponed because of the terror attack. and this morning, law enforcement trying to determine if this attack is tied to the explosion of a cyber truck outside a trump hotel in las vegas. there are important similarities, but also some key differences. kate is out today. i'm john berman with sara sidner. this is cnn news central. >> this morning. new developments in the deadly new orleans terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more just hours into the new year. at this hour, officials have said they do not believe the attacker acted alone, as investigators try to determine if he was inspired by i.s.i.s. or directed by i.s.i.s.. also, right now, the nation on edge as investigators l

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jackson in his oval office during his first term? we're going to go to nick coal first so she doesn't have to play contrarian this time. >> i want joeycontrol over this answer -- >> saying no. >> no as well although a lot of nice things specifically about andrew jackson to say often. >> i'm going to say yes -- >> i am. because you want to or because you feel different answer -- >> somebody has to say yes. >> and the answer is -- camera reveal everybody please -- yes. >> there we go as a matter of fact. >> alicia coming out ahead. >> i'm officially -- yeah. beginner middle ground loser. >> fantasy football name. [laughter] >> very good. all right well still ahead, people are freaking out over fog vid we'll explain what that is and ask our doc on the panel if you should be worried. that's next. israel, the birthplace of our faiths for christians and jews. that christmas morning, wise men brought gifts from outside the holy land. but in this year of war, this holy land and her people are living in fear. many of the elderly are alone and suffering. like the wise men or wise women, would you open your heart and give a special holiday food