ron christie has joined ron christie hasjoined us ron christie has joined us with that we had a technical. i think president zelensky will be making the case quite forcibly today just how will be making the case quite forcibly todayjust how urgently this money is needed. it doesn't seem to be the same urgency on the part of republicans. goad seem to be the same urgency on the part of republicans.— part of republicans. good evening, christians. technical— part of republicans. good evening, christians. technical problems - christians. technical problems averted i am with you right now. here's where things stand, president zelensky met with all 100 senators earlier in the day. he had the chance to meet with the speaker of the house and then ultimately right now with the president of the united states. i think the lack of urgency comes from the fact that a lot of republicans are sitting around and saying, we've been given hundreds of billions of dollars to ukraine, we haven't sealed our southern border and it looks like were in a quagmire in the ukraine— russian standoff. could we reallocate

ron christie, the — them going out on strike again.y fully for a fight in the government said you were not going to get anywhere near what you got in 2023. i think around a 6% rise then. then i thought i wonder what the picture is in the us and i looked at it today, this has been the biggest right here in the us forfour decades. there have not been labour rights, organised labour in the us for a long time. do you think the balance has tipped from the employer to the employees post covid—i9? i to the employees post covid—19? i do, christian. ithink to the employees post covid—19? i do, christian. i think that there is a sense _ do, christian. i think that there is a sense in— do, christian. i think that there is a sense in the us and particularly in the _ a sense in the us and particularly in the automobile manufacturing business — in the automobile manufacturing business that they are paying a lot of money— business that they are paying a lot of money to a lot of different pe0pie. _ of money to a lot of different people, but in managem

ainsley, director of the project on center—left renewal at the progressive policy institute — and ron christieer senior adviser to president george w bush. first colorado, could california be next? there are other states now exploring legal options to remove former president trump from the 2024 primary ballot. and the talent we've lost in 2023. the extraordinary collage from the new european — we will meet the artist behind the work. good evening. there had been hopes of another ceasefire and a hostage deal in gaza. but after talks in cairo, hamas said it was not willing to discuss releasing more israeli hostages until israel permanently ends its military campaign and allows more aid into gaza. israel has repeatedly rejected any permanent ceasefire. the national security minister said ending the war before hamas was defeated would constitute a "failure". where that leaves negotiations at the un is anyone�*s guess. the security council is due to hold another vote on "urgent humanitarian pauses". but that was again postponed this afternoon as they work on the language. clearly, if neither side i

ainsley, director of the project on center—left renewal at the progressive policy institute — and ron christieremove former president trump from the 2024 primary ballot. and the talent we've lost in 2023. the extraordinary collage from the new european — we will meet the artist behind the work. good evening. there had been hopes of another ceasefire and a hostage deal in gaza. but after talks in cairo, hamas said it was not willing to discuss releasing more israeli hostages until israel permanently ends its military campaign and allows more aid into gaza. israel has repeatedly rejected any permanent ceasefire. the national security minister said ending the war

ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy went after nikki haley, mercilessly. chris christieually defended her at one point. and obviously, vivek and ron desantis and a number of other republicans who we have heard during this election cycle have forgotten ronald reagan's 11th commandment that is thou shall not speak ill of fellow republicans. there was plenty of that last night. plenty of back and forth on news nation. a channel until last night i didn't realize we had at our house. >> ainsley: took me a while to find it. i couldn't find it on youtube tv i had to go to fios. >> steve: if you missed it last night highlights put together by producers. the fourth debate in iowa. >> nikki, you were bankrupt when you left the u.n. after you left the u.n. you became a military contractor. you actually started joining service on the board of boeing whose back you scratched for a very long time and then gave foreign national speeches like hillary clinton is. and now you are a multi millionaire. that map does not add up. it adds up to the fact that you are corrupt. >> you have other

nikki haley, chris christie, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy will face off in alabama. noticeably absent once again the guy up by 30 points, donald trump, who is opting to fundraise instead. >>> in two hours, three university presidents will testify before a congressional committee about the alarming rise in antisemitism on college campuses since the october 7th terror attack. this morning, this hour of "cnn this morning" starts now. ♪ >>> we begin this morning on the mounting concern for civilians. as israeli forces push into southern gaza, which has been a refuge for palestinians trying to escape the fighting, these are new satellite images and what you see there are dozens of armored israeli vehicles in the south of gaza. >> there is still intense and ongoing fighting in northern gaza as well. the united nations officials are warning there is nowhere safe in the gaza strip for civilians to go. the idf says this video shows the troops have been face to face combat with hamas militants and this morning the israel military says it completely surrounded jabalia, the larg

maity: el cuarto debate presidencial republicano asistieron niki hadley, ron desantis, chris christiee reportarÁ a los 28 millones de indocumentados y ordenarÁ declaraciones contra narcotraficantes. digo que me harÁ militares a que aseguren la frontera. finalmente esta noche el ex presidente peruano alberto fujimori vuelve a ser un hombre libre al salir de una prisiÓn de lima donde cumplÍa una condena de 25 aÑos con el asesinato de 25 civiles durante su gobierno. el tribunal constitucional determinÓ la excarcelaciÓn de fujimori al terminar el indulto humanitario. tras su liberaciÓn no estÁ libre de controversia. >>en medio del jÚbilo de sus seguidores que esperaban fuera del penal, el ex presidente alberto fujimori fue liberado. >>feliz, alegre y agradecida a dios que estÁ alberto fujimori libre. >>Él cumplÍa una sentencia de 25 aÑos por violaciÓn a los derechos humanos. tres magistrados dieron allÍ el orden que sea liberado. desde anoche hubo manifestaciones fuera del penal celebrando la noticia y tambiÉn hubo protestas en contra de esa decisiÓn. >>exigimos como familiares que se res

. >> if you're ron desantis, if you're chris christie, you need to go for the big guy. >> nobody is entitledthe title. >> bring her closer to trump if not over the finish line. >>> growing doubt that congress is going to be able to pass a package for additional aid for israel and ukraine. >> congress has to decide whether to continue to support the fight for freedom. >> as the house pushes to formalize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. >> a loss of principle but a great recipe for democratic victories. ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. i'm phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. new satellite images this morning show israeli forces pushing into southern gaza where united nations officials say the situation is apocalyptic with nowhere safe to go and civilian casualties rapidly rising. a warning now the following video is graphic. >> this is what the video shows inside of a hospital in southern gaza, this morning it is dire. wounded patients are lying on the floor, surrounded by their bloody clothes. the hamas-run health ministry says hospitals in southern gaza now are collapsing.

you don't know that some people's second choice with christie isn't ron desantis or asa hutchison or hatever. i think it's overly simplistic and also a moot point. chris christie is at home, watching this, thinking, i'm not going anywhere. >> and a recent interview, former president trump was asked if he would consider nikki haley as his vice president if he won that nomination in 2024. here's what he said. >> i'm not considering anybody. i know her very well. i actually got along with her very well. as you know, she left in a nice ceremony, in the white house, in the oval office, it was very nice. she said terrific things about me. she said he's a great president. and she decided out of nowhere to run. i was surprised about that, but that a politician. >> do you think he's telling the truth here? and maybe, perhaps more importantly, do you think this even matters? whether nikki haley would even consider it? >> i don't think nikki haley would consider being his vp at this point. it was somewhere between debate one and three eye police has stopped lift birdcage in front of her hotel ro

nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie -- all expect to be on the stage in tuscaloosa, alabama.happens there could be made critical for these candidates and their bid to win the nomination who -- debate so far and plans to skip this one as well. joining me tonight, republican strategist and pollster anderson, and former national coalitions -- ashley allison. let me start with you because the debate stage has been set. but this is a group of people who, despite them shifting in the polls, nikki haley, they have not been able to dethrone trump's. what do they do on wednesday night? what do they need to do? >>> there is what they need to do, and what i suspect they will. do what i suspect they will do is go after each other. they're all fighting over this piece of pie that they think is the sort of republican voter who is open to an alternative to trump. the problem for them is at the moment, that does not look like a big enough slice of the pie. what they should do is spend at least some of their time talking about the guy who's not there. and why it is time to turn the page from

debate they sure talked about him a lot and four candidates qualified under the rules, ron desantis, chris christiehaley and vivek ramaswamy. >> father time is undefeated. the idea that we're going to put someone up there that's almost 80 and there are no effects of that, we all know that that's not true and so we have an opportunity to do a next generation of leaders and really be able to move this country forward. we also need a president that can serve two terms. >> that's a worthwhile point. president ron desantis, if he were president, could serve eight years if he won and were re-elected. so could president nikki haley and the others. the constitution limits the president to two terms. trump has already served one. it doesn't matter if they're consecutive or not and then there are all of those criminal charges he is facing, nearly 200. here's chris christie. >> i want you all to kind of picture in your mind selection day. you'll all be heading to the polls to vote and that's something that donald trump will not be able to do because he will be convicted of felonies before then and his right t

looking to debate tomorrow night, you have the smallest debate stage yet, and four candidates, chris christie, ron desantis, nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy all going to be on the stage tomorrow night, and this is that opportunity for them to continue to try and capitalize on any coverage they can get as we close in on the primaries. but, of course, the front runner is not going to be there, donald trump, and he is instead going to be attending front raiser that kristen mentioned, and that is frustrating his opponents, and especially ron desantis who attacked donald trump monday asking why aren't you showing up. take a listen. >> donald trump is not willing to debate. i mean, you have to ask yourself why? why can't you just stand up on the stage for two hours and articulate what is different this time than what happened in 2020. how is he better candidate? will he admit any mistakes? i don't think so. >> and now, john, i have talked to many of the advisers and those in the inner circle about this, and they argue that the reason that he is not showing up to answer ron desantis' question is because

you've got chris christie on the same page as ron desantis. what did it take to get us there? there we are, all defending trump. you know, that is the reality that we are seeing, trump fundraising off of it, and in a big way, right, it kept hitting your inbox today again and again. was the colorado decision actually good for democrats? in the moment, i'm sure a lot of them were celebrating, but are they now? >> people were happy and hopeful that maybe something could happen that would impose some type of accountability on a runaway train called donald trump that has done everything to trash our democracy and our norms, it seems to be barreling back towards the white house. towards the republicans that you see rallying around him now, that's not new. in fact, if mitch mcconnell had just done his job, the republican leader in the house, and convicted trump for these political crimes, we wouldn't be here. what happened is, the house and preached trump and mitch mcconnell didn't let the senate conviction. had that happened, he would have been disqualified the right way through pol

they're ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie, and vivek ramaswamy. former president trump opted out again. >> and how would you like to spend the holidays with santa? airbnb is offering one family the chance to stay in santa's cabin in finland. now, the cabin is free, but guests will be put to work answering santa's letters. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. >>> it's tuesday, december 5th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> breaking overnight, a house in virginia blows up in a ball of flames, shaking the entire neighborhood. how did it happen, and why police were already on the scene. >>> wide ping offensive. israeli troops are bombarding a city in southern gaza, the city where they believe the remaining hostages are being held. >>> and fighting hate on campus. congress today set to grill the heads of three of the country's most prestigious universities about anti-semitic protests at their schools. >>> good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we s

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they're ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie, and vivek ramaswamy.end the holidays with santa? airbnb is offering one family the chance to stay in santa's cabin in finland. now, the cabin is free, but guests will be put to work answering santa's letters. >>> for mnow, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with the dramatic escalation in gaza as israel and hamas engage in some of the most intense fighting since the beginning of the war. and that fighting is taking place in southern gaza, specifically around khan yunis, the city where israel reportedly believes the remaining hostages are being held. it's been four days since that cease-fire ended that allowed nearly 100 women and children to be released. and tonight the state department says one of the reasons hamas chose to end the truce and not release all the hostages is because the group doesn't want the women to talk about w

what we saw last night was chris christie, nikki haley, ron desantis, vivek ramaswamy fighting to become gop's top alternative, the number two, to the far and away frontrunner donald trump. >> i have delivered results. that is what we need for this country. >> we passed pro-life bills, we moved unemployment 11% to 3%. >> i think that i can reach the next generation. >> took a good 20 minutes before any one of the four said the obvious out loud. >> the fifth guy who doesn't have the guts to show up and stand here, he is the one who as you put it is way ahead in the polls. yet these three guys are all seemingly to compete with cold more, he who shall not be named. >> the name of course donald trump. without him on stage, nikki haley had a target on her back. >> you have a corruption problem. and i think that that is what people need to know. nikki haley is correct. >> her wall street liberal donors make money in china. they will not let her be tough on china. >> i love all the attention, fellas, thank you for that. >> with little to lose, chris christie put the focus back on trump and woul

florida governor ron desantis and trump critic and former new jersey governor chris christie.g us live now to preview the debate and give us the latest in the 2024 race, hoover institution fellow former republican for california state controller and political commentator lanhee chen. hey, lonnie. >> hi. how are you? >> i'm good, thanks. so given recent dynamics in the republican race, what can we expect tonight? >> well, you know, look, i think voters are going to be voting in the state of iowa before too long here within the next month. and so republican candidates who are not named donald trump really have very few opportunities left to make an impression. so tonight's debate is going to be significant. what i really want to watch for, kristen, is whether these candidates begin to more directly train their fire at donald trump versus one another. i think thus far, we've seen some fireworks between vivek ramos swamy and nikki haley, for example. but really, the question in my mind is how much they turn their attention to donald trump. and then i would say a secondary issue is

president, only four gop candidates are set to debate, the republican national committee saying chris christie, ron desantis, nikki haley, and vivek ramaswamy are the only ones qualified. >> republican promoters -- voters will not see donald trump who leads all polls by seemingly comfortable margins will be fundraising in florida, we want to deep dive into all of this with our senior adviser on the tim scott presidential campaign, we should note the senator got out of the race, alec thompson is which -- with us, a political correspondent. i want to tell you about chris christie because he just barely with a very little time left squeaked into this debate, there is reporting in the new york times that some republicans are telling him to do what he did not do and get out of the race early, what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing he's not going to do that, you're absolutely right, he barely squeaked in, it's not clear he actually made it, he's definitely going to be on the stage, the actual guidance of who qualifies for the stage is a little ambiguous, they just said he did make it. with a lot of analyst

last night, it was about the other three people -- with exception of chris christie, trying to show differences in policy and ronvivek ramaswamy was so insulting down-right mean to you and chris christie, as well, what happened to the republican party. ronald reagan said, 11th commandment is republicans shalt not say anything ill about other republicans. we drifted a long way from that. >> that is why you didn't see me engage with him, i will not participate with someone who does not know how to act civilized. he is not running for president, he has other motivations. my focus is on the economy, inflation is high, every student is wondering how they will be able to afford a home and pay off student loans and continue to get a job. we are worried about crime in our streets or fentanyl crossing the border or a border out of control, there are a lot of issues and that is why we are sur surging, these issues matter to normal people. that is the focus i've got and will keep. >> ainsley: ambassador, only female running for president this year or next year, i should say. you were the ambassador, you are familiar with t

in the average, trump open links ahead of ron desantis, nikki haley, and ramaswamy, and christie too,at matter. we'll see in the early contests if any of those contests are going to have a shot here to beat trump. probably going to have to make some noise, whether it's desantis in iowa. he seems to be trying to plant his flag there. haley in new hampshire. she's gotten encouraging polling news there. can one of them beat trump in one of these early states? of course haley, south carolina, will play a key role among the early states as well. can one of them beat trump in the early states and make this a race? that's what we're going to find out. how about the democratic things? joe biden seems poised to be the democratic nominee. what kind of year has he had politically? he started 2023 coming off those good midterms for democrats, and his approval rating, 46/50. wasn't that bad. he's taken a hit this year. our final nbc poll had him at 40% approval, 57% disapproval. how does this compare to past presidents entering re-election year? here's the 40 we have biden at right now. these are

chris christie, ron desantis, nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy. all will take their podiums in tuscaloosa, alabama, trying to woo voters with just 41 days to go into the first true test of their appeal, the iraq of's. once again, the leading contender, former president trump, will not be there. and, as he stays away, there is chatter among some republicans that chris christie should get out of the race, as another republican, liz cheney ways an entrance all in pursuit of making sure that donald trump does not win the nomination. we begin the hour with cnn's elena chain, and kristen holmes with us as well. all right, first, i mentioned liz cheney, kristen. let's talk about what her thinking is. >> reporter: now, what she is saying, we know one thing about liz cheney, she does not like donald trump. she is probably the most anti trump republican. she had said she would do whatever it takes to make sure he does not go back to the white house. now, apparently, part of that is that she is weighing a third party run. here's what she told the washington

christie. you are hearing it from ron desantis. is it going to leave a mark? >> it is already leaving a mark on nikki haley because it plays into some of the biggest critiques of her campaign. that she is not willing to stand up to anything. she tries to play all different sides and is not willing to take a stand. she is anti-trump without criticizing trump. pro life without embracing any of the federal bans that have been bandied about on the republican side. now when it comes to issues of race, she can talk about the issues without taking a stand. this is leaving a mark on her candidacy. that is part of the reason you saw her trying to clean things up a little bit coming out more forcefully and saying what is clearly the truth that the civil war was about slavery. but her unwillingness to say that in an open forum in the state like new hampshire where a number of voters are paying attention to those kinds of answers and looking for someone who is different from donald trump on issues of race, that was a major challenge for her in a state that she really need

. >>> and nikki haley swatted down vivek ramaswamy, and ron desantis. chris christie alone in taking on the front runner. last night's debate and what it means in the republican primary. >>> we're getting new evidence of five hamas command ers that israel says they have killed. we'll be back. >>> happening now, donald trump is on the move. we saw his motorcade leave trump tower and any minute he will arrive at this courthouse in manhattan for his $250 million civil fraud trial where he's already been found liable for fraud. if trump holds true to form, he will make a campaign speech on the way in. this will be his first chance to comment publically about the debate he did not attend last night where his main opponents largely ignored him. there are now just 39 days to go until iowa. according to the latest national poll donald trump is ahead of his rivals by 40 points. the question now are we seeing new evidence this morning that anything in the latest debate did anything to change that? did vivek ramaswamy espousing fringe conspiracy theories do anything to change th

neil: so did chris christie and ron desantis. >> true, but international experience.eil: that she was the one soaring in the polls presently. >> it's the connection she has with voters. when she's in new hampshire and doing the down halls and all that, not just telling where she is, she does that and allowing folks to ask questions and earning trust and that's why her numbers why soaring before i got involved folks are gathering around that and the international experience, none have. and expertise and live free or die thing, we want someone who believes in not government solutions and a little of that with the other two. neil: chris christie was among those disappointed and he didn't like the way you did it, he learned about it on line and everyone has to represent integrity and what doesn't. >> i couldn't tell chris and ron beforehand and the press would call them for something that i hadn't said i wasn't going to put them in that position. ier this' friends and they're disappointed. i had to pick someone and i picked the best. neil: so that was the thinking behind

ron desantis and now mr. sununu throwing his weight behind nikki haley. he spent the last couple months traveling with chris christieikki haley and ron desantis. sununu does not think donald trump can win and wants the republican party to turn the page. >> lawrence: it looks like the republican primary has become a race between nikki haley and donald trump, establishment republicans, hawks, more going with nikki haley and then the people that want to take a wrecking ball to the american party sided with donald trump. ron desantis put it behind iowa. if polls indicate he could win, if he loses iowa, he's out. nikki haley has a far more ground operation going against donald trump, iowa, south carolina, as well as new hampshire. >> ainsley: good point, after that is south carolina. she was governor there, well liked in south carolina, brought boeing to our state. she has advantage of being only female on the ticket. >> brian: real clear average 18.7 for haley and desantis with 7.7. 23rd is the new hampshire primary five days after the iowa caucus. if desantis wins or is close, maybe that shakes things up for the people

that leaves chris christie, ron desantis, vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley to face off.gh news for doug burgum who after failing to qualify for the stage yet again decided it was time to calling it quits. let's bring in the senior national political reporter at the boston globe. this is potentially another big moment for nikki haley. i think that that has been the story line out of the debates which still remain a race for second place. >> absolutely. nikki haley has parlayed strong debate performances one after the other really and she's been able to do something that no other nontrump candidate really has, which is grow her tup over the course of this race. and grow her position in the polls. so she will want to use the debate to cement her status as the alternative to trump. she's gotten some big end endorsements in recent weeks, some that could come from power from donors. but she will be the one -- she will be the target for other candidates to try to knock down. governor ron desantis of florida, he has struggled this -- he has struggled to make the case that he is

stand on some of the most consequential foreign policy issues of today — nikki haley, chris christie and rononald trump and vivek ramaswamy have been critical of israel and its prime minister benjamin netanyahu. 0n ukraine, christie and haley have defended us support as being vitalfor american interests — trump, desantis and ramaswamy have opposed sending ukraine military aid. with ramaswamy going as far as suggesting ukraine cede some of its territory to russia to end the war. but the candidates are furthermore split when it comes to china, with trump, haley and desantis have called for the us to sever economic ties with beijing, while christie says the us should maintain trade relations with china. and ramaswamy�*s position remains largely unclear. here's some of what was said about support for israel at the most recent debate in alabama on wednesday. i will tell you, you smoother terrace on your body, go ahead, we are for you. we will smoke them on our southern border and thatis them on our southern border and that is how i will leave the country. that is how i will leave the country-— th

nikki haley, ron desantis, vivek ram sammy and chris christie. focus on the potential chaos of trump being president again rather than threat to democracy. >> he's drama free and effective and proven. >> i'm ron desantis and i approve this message. >> we have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose. >>> joining us now, cnn political commentator and anchor for spectrum news, errol louis and max boot. thank you, guys, for joining us this morning. leah, to start with the dire and very stark headlines we have seen, the stories we have seen. they're not based on nothing. they are based on what the former president said on the campaign trail. they are based on what is on his campaign website, his actual policy proposals. do you think they resonate given the fact he's leading in the polls right now a general election matchup with the current president? >> that's what the polls would suggest. and i think there's one thing that is true about trump, which is that we heard a lot of campaign rheto

ron desantis also. the candidates feel like they can go after policy but other than chris christie another is touching theuestion of fitness. while i think ron desantis actually had his best performance yet, he looked weak when chris christie had to jump in and moderate and say just answer the question. is donald trump fit or unfit? made him look not ready for leadership. >> i mean, we talked about this earlier. i think at the end of the day donald trump was the winner tonight again, right? this is debate number what is it? five, four, three? i lost track, right. each time we try to pick winners and losers of the debates and the guy on the stage who was not on the stage is the winner each time. because nobody advanced the ball. the numbers as scott talked about, right, talked about earlier, numbers don't move. they haven't moved one bit. they are all jockeying who is going to be second and third. the big debate is who is greg to come in second and third in iowa. squho going to come in second and third in nuchls and second and third -- what? to take it to super tuesday maybe? where is the money coming from

if you're ron desantis, if you're chris christie, at this point, what do you have to lose?ou need to go for the big guy. >> and "the new york times" is reporting that trump donor -- excuse me, republican donors, strategists, are urging chris christie to drop out. he believe he should drop out, let the support consolidate to nikki haley. he plans to stay in the race until the convention potentially. what does that look like for a chris christie? >> well, i think chris christie is the extreme long shot of becoming the republican nominee. the question is, what does that do for a nikki haley? because if you -- who knows who's going to win iowa? i was talking to a friend who does republican polling today, and i said, i still think donald trump might be the nominee. and she laughed me in the face. she's like, people aren't even registering there is a primary because they assume trump is going to be the incumbent nominee. if you get to new hampshire -- let's say we move past iowa -- and you get to new hampshire where nikki haley is doing pretty well, getting chris christie's share

the colorado gop primary ballot until trump is allowed to be on the ballot and i demand ron desantis, chris christie, nikki haley do the same immediately. what is the timeline here? it will move fast. this must be settled by january 5, that is deadline for the state to print presidential ballots. >> todd: expect to hear the phrase rocket docket over next few weeks. let us bring in an attorney. any chance the supreme court upholds this decision, especially in light of their inclination to defer to will of the voter and the precedent that upholding this decision would mean for all 50 states. you could have a bunch of people randomly bringing suit, even in a state like alabama or texas. >> i'm not a betting woman, that is what the problem is here. it sets a bad precedent. this is like a blueprint for other states, this has not happened in other states, they could file and try to get him removed from the ballot. the supreme court does need to weigh in. certain states are saying it is not a valid challenge, mostly on procedural grounds. and the colorado supreme court is ordering in the most broad terms g

you've seen the other major candidates come to trump's defense, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie, i think that bolsters him and the reality is a lot of republican voters feel that he is a victim of a political justice system and that continues to bolster that argument so sure this helps him politically. >> mark short, always appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >>> a judge has blocked the fire carrying of firearms in most places in california whether that person has a permit or not. the ban was for 26 public places. the judge says that the law violates the second amendment and strips people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. california's attorney general said his office will appeal that decision. >>> a possible merger could shake up the media industry. the details on that next. >>> lawmakers have left the building. they've also left a mountain of problems behind them after a very unproductive year. those unresolved and pressing issues, they're going to be waiting for congreress when tht return in n the new yeyear. >>> two media giants now in tal

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they stand on some of the most consequential foreign policy issues of today: nikki haley, chris christie and ron but donald trump and vivek ramaswamy have been critical of israel and its prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. on ukraine: christie and haley have defended us support as being vital for american interests. trump, desantis and ramaswamy have opposed sending ukraine military aid, with ramaswamy going as far as suggesting ukraine cede some of its territory to russia to end the war. but the candidates are furthermore split when it comes to china with trump, haley and desantis having called for the us to sever economic ties with beijing. while christie says the us should maintain trade relations with china, and ramaswamy�*s position remains largely unclear. to dissect the foreign policy takewaways from wednesday's debate, i spoke to robbie gramer, diplomacy and national security reporter at foreign policy. thank you for being with us this evening. foreign policy is one of the few areas where we are really seeing differences in the strategy among the 2024 republican candidates especially wit

is chris christie hurting ron desantis in the end and nikki haley even? >> he is probably hurting nikki haley more. with two weeks ago tim and i spent time in presidential campaign. it is the voters for them to make that call. the morning after voting whether it's day after iowa for someone like desantis, ramaswamy or new hampshire with christie. if they don't meet expectations they'll make hard decisions. they should do it quickly. right now you're two weeks out. give a chance for the voters to have their say. christie is at 11 mid teens in new hampshire, behind haley, message is resonating up there. you give these people enough of a chance to at least have voters have a chance to vote or not vote for them and in short order the morning after see what the results are. stay in or get out and do it quick. >> julie: make the patient comfortable. that's an awful comment to hear. i have to ask you that comment could mark the beginning of the end of desantis's campaign. unwelcome news. it also comes less than three weeks before the make or break january 15th i

every one of them looks like they're complaining to the manager of a starbucks. [ laughter ] chris christie, roneantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, and tim scott. it's a who's who of who has no chance to beat donald trump. [ laughter ] but for these five republicans, the stakes were higher than the lifts in a pair of ron desantis' boots. [ laughter ] this is a big night. as usual, trump's absence was the elephant in the room, although trump said chris christie was the elephant in the room. [ laughter and moans ] he said it, i didn't. [ laughter ] but it is ridiculous to have these debates without the front-runner. the guy they're trying to beat. you know things have gone sideways when you're watching something and thinking, "i wish donald trump was there." [ laughter ] but he wasn't. he sees no point to sharing the stage with anyone and so instead, he hosted his own debate. >> tonight in an unprecedented television event, former president donald trump meets his match. former president donald trump. >> we're going to extinguish 180 million people with their private health care. >> it's the deba

republicano que se realizarÁ esta noche en alabama, quienes sÍ participarÁ serÁn chris christie, nikki haley, rono insinuÓ que los demÓcratas no deberÍan dejar ganar al expresidente, donald trump. cambiamos el tema, tras los 4 meses de la huelga de actores y profesionales de olivos, por fin ratificaron el acuerdo con los estudios, pero quÉ cambios han logrado? >> yo te explico. ♪ [mÚsica] ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] ♪ borja: para empezar, el sindicato de actores y empleados de medios de comunicaciÓn, incluye aproximadamente unas 170.000 personas, y estos han sido sus logros. lo primero y mÁs importante, aumentos salariales sin precedentes de aproximadamente 1000 millones de dÓlares, tambiÉn han conseguido planes de beneficios y una prima de participaciÓn para los actores de las series de Éxitos en streaming. ademÁs, incluye incrementos de las prestaciones y protecciones en torno a la inteligencia artificial. este acuerdo estarÁ vigente hasta el aÑo 2026. por otra parte, la guardia costera saliÓ al rescate de varias personas que se quedaron atrapadas en medio de las graves inundaciones en el estado de washington

instead, it was nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie, and vivek ramaswamy, or as trump calls them, bird brain, meatball, fat pig, and vivian hamas-karate. [ laughter ] and the debate took place at the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, which sounds kind of like a threat. "if you don't straighten up, you'll be debating vivek ramaswamy in tuscaloosa!" [ laughter ] this is the last debate between the eventual tusca-losers before voters go to the polls. the iowa caucus is at the end of january, which means we're only six weeks away from ron desantis in des moines eating a corn dog in six-inch heels, everybody. [ laughter ] before the debate tonight, the candidates were asked to sign a pledge written by the rnc committing to support the eventual nominee, which will almost certainly not be them. forcing them to agree to support donald trump, it feels like asking japan to promise to support godzilla. trump had his own event last night, a town hall on fox news where scammy sosa somehow managed to swing and miss at the softest of all balls. >> you are promising america tonight you would

feels about this and whether or not they will be able to move on from these comments, if chris christie, ron desantis, and others keep talking about them. >> yes. her republican opponents definitely do not want her to move on from these comments. have heard them hitting her relentlessly on the campaign trail. ron desantis going after her authenticity. thing that if you're running for president, you have to be able to talk to the people, not just read off of a teleprompter. that no one has really gone after her as hard as warmer new jersey governor chris christie. now that is not that surprising. he appears to have the most to gain if this is detrimental to nikki haley in any way, particularly in the state of new hampshire. he has called her slick, he has called her slippery. today, he took it a step farther, parlaying those terms into her posture when it comes to the far president. take a listen. >> this has been her whole campaign. she does not want to offend anyone. she will not tell the truth about donald trump, even though she knows that he was the cause of january 6th. she won't say it,

she's connecting with folks and probably more than anybody else i have spent time with chris christie and rond candidates but at the end of the day when you combine her resume as an incredibly successful governor it's really turning around south carolina as an accountant in understanding physical discipline and bringing in jobs and you add what you mentioned as the former u.n. ambassador international issues are front and center and there is no one that understand those issues like nikki haley but for the hampshire voters mostly you have to be genuine and you have to connect and she does that. she wants to hear what your questions are and i think by spending time on the ground with our voters she is earning their trust and that is rare in washington. people like it. she has the charisma. more than any other candidate out there and that connection is why you see the numbers jump. my endorsement does not mean much if you don't put something behind it so we will help her reach out to grassroots folks who can help her organize. >> while you are backing nikki haley in iowa of course the first cont

chris christie, ron desantis, nikki haley, and vivek ramaswamy once again the former president did not take part. nikki haley who has of course been rising lately as a contender in some polls, and in the eyes of some campaign watchers, and certainly in the eyes of some big donors, she came in -- she had a lot of criticism heading towards or tonight from desantis, and ramaswamy. >> no doubt about, that know you will be speaking -- looking for to that. cnn's panel is checking the facts on what they said. cnn's gary tuchman is back with a group of voters who watched an hour tonight, also our political panel, here and from the debate, stage a clash of chris christie and vivek ramaswamy with nikki haley in the middle. >> do this every debate, you -- okay, you say, this you do this, you do this every debate. you go out on the stump, you say something, all of us see it on video, we confront you under debate stage, you say it did not say, it then you back away. i want to say -- i'm not done yet. this is -- >> hold on. >> you are spewing nonsense. >> this is the fourth debate, the fourth the ba

ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie, and vivek ramaswamy all made the cut, meeting the rnc's requirementsso polling at least 6% in two national polls. meanwhile, former president donald trump is once again skipping the debate. instead, he will hold a private fundraiser down in florida. north dakota governor doug burgum also won't be there, but for different reasons. he suspended his president campaign yesterday after failing to gain traction in the field. he has dropped out. joining us now, political correspondent for "axios," alex thompson. i won't get you to deliver us a political -- what do you think about the debate? >> donald trump is skipping the debate, which essentially makes it a silver medal debate, undercard, choose whichever second place metaphor you want. essentially, that means that one candidate -- every single candidate on that stage wants to essentially become the second place, the trump alternative. as a result, i think you are going to see them all sort of climbing over each other. i think, in particular, you should really look out for nikki haley and ron desantis, who

standpoint it's not too late for the republican party to pick someone else, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie, so on. so i just thought we're not too late to remind people and pull together in one place, right? that's the idea to ulit all together. we have a lot of great experts on the atlantic staff on different areas from immigration to national security, to the supreme court and so on. it's not too late to pull them all together and have them outline exactly what they think will happen. and they do that based on looking at the four years of the first trump term, right, and i think you're alluding to this in your program, just listening to what he'sgr saying now and what his supporterssa are saying now. i just wanted it all in one place. and at the very least what i told our staff is, you know, we may not convince people that trumpism is a very bad idea, but at least we'll have tried to stop what i see as a disaster in the making. >> yeah, at least we'll have tried seems to be kind of the distress call amongst those who know and who care. mckay, i want to ask you in the context not just of

that she's just trying to be all things to all people, and that's why you see people like chris christie, ronally seizing on this blunder to try to halt her momentum at this critical time right before voters head to the polls. >> stephanie: so many of the candidates trying to seize on that moment. rick, with the voting in iowa and the iowa caucuses starting january 15th, what's the predicted game plan for those trying to stop trump? >> yeah, it's not easy. none of these candidates have a direct opportunity or lane to say i can beat him if only this happens, but it does start in the early states. ron desantis is all in on iowa and has got the support of prominent evangelical leaders and if he's able to finish a strong second, he can make the case he's the one to face down trump. new hampshire is just eight days later, there's an abc debate right in between and a big opportunity for nikki haley and chris christie, pressure on chris christie maybe to drop out before that. he says he's not going to do it. the two are battling it out to have one person standing against trump once again, but even i

after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four republican rivals, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christieamaswamy all made statements criticizing the decision yep. all of them were like, "oh, no, we can't believe this happened [ laughter ] what a terrible, terrible, terrible news. oh, my goodness. vivek ramaswamy even pledged to withdraw from the colorado ballot in solidarity [ light laughter ] that's like mitch mcconnell recusing himself from being named "sexiest man alive." [ laughter ] you know what i'm saying that's right, it's possible that trump won't be allowed to have his name on the ballot in colorado, which might explain this ad i just saw last night. >> hey, colorado, donald trump is no longer on the ballot, but you can still vote for a proven winner, a glorious leader with a very large brain his name, dernald turmp. dernald has never been impeached, indicted or incited an insurrection. dernald loves his children, derek, ivoinky and dernald 2 and dernald does not hide classified documents at his florida mansion, merp-a-lergo. [ laughter ] so vote dernald turmp and he will make

howard: robby, ron desantis, chris christie and nikki haley are all side ising with the former presidentsiding with the former president on this. whatever the debate on the 14th amendment, don't trump's tens of millions of supporters have a right to be outraged by this and see it as the establishment, again, trying to push trump off the stage? >> of course. and his opponents within the republican coalition know that even -- i don't know, maybe privately they could, i'm sure some gop elites privately would like nothing more than a court to magically get rid of trump for them because he's always had a combative relationship, trump has, with some gop if heats. so privately they might wish they could the wave a magic. wand and have trump disappear which is kind of what this the decision to not put his name on the ballot would constitute if the supreme court uphead it. -- upheld it. but publicly they know, yes, his supporters, tens of millions of americans, are very concerned about the weaponization of the court system, the legal system, the federal government against their values and against

elise, the other gop nominees insist they're in this for the long haul, chris christie, ron desantis,y as well. if they all stay in after iowa, new hampshire as well, is donald trump's nomination secured? or if they choose to coalesce around a second-place candidate, could trump actually be in jeopardy? >> i don't see ron desantis staying in the race after losing iowa. it would have to be such a perfect confluence of events for nikki haley to have a shot. say she wins in new hampshire and then goes to south carolina and wins, she could have real momentum. this is a scenario that's never really played out in a republican primary where someone with her polling actually gets the nomination, and you look at donald trump and how he is so far ahead, i really think it would be some kind of black swan event at this point to take donald trump out of the race. >> elise jordan, jonathan allen, thank you. >>> tonight rachel maddow is going to interview former congresswoman liz cheney tonight at k9 on msnbc. >>> his scandals are being turned into a movie. now george santos is adding a new twist to