yamiche? >> thank you for all that great reporting.ng situation. >>> next hour, we're tall all about the developments of that case. >>> now to washington, d.c. next week, president biden will deliver remarks on the economy. what can we hear, can we expect to hear from president biden on tuesday about the economy? >> reporter: yeah, apologies in advance for some of the noise you'll hear behind me as crews continue to build some of the infrastructure for inauguration day. you're right. officials are saying that one of the president's final goals in his last 44 days in office is essentially going to be this farewell tour. this series of speeches in which we expect him to tout all that he was able to do while in office. he's expected to deliver a major economic address in washington on tuesday where we expect him to argue that his work on the economy has set americans up for success long-term. that americans will essentially see the fruits of his labor in five to ten years, rather than immediately, something that we know he has struggled t

>> reporter: hey there, yamiche. we are seeing the ripple effect of that ground stop that lasted about an hour earlier this morning. american airlines calling it a technical issue, releasing a statement, which i want to read to you which says in part, a vendor technology issue briefly affected flights this morning. we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience. it's all hands on deck as our team is working diligently to get customers where they need to go as quickly as possible. now that technology issue impacted systems needed to release flights and, again, that ground stop lasted about an hour and for customers still traveling right now, they are seeing the residual effects, for example, delays were already piling up and right now the board, we were just looking at it, some delays lasting up to two hours for those american flights out of o'hare. a bit of a silver lining for american. they say their busiest travel day during this holiday rush was yesterday where they saw more than 6,400 flights. toda

i'm yamiche alcindor reporting from washington, d.c.hing from a campus hazing prevention act to a bill that gives america an official u.s. bird. the bald eagle is no longer just a casual mascot. the flurry of bill signings follows commutations for death row inmates. meanwhile, president-elect trump is unleashing his own plans with a dust-up with the prime minister of panama and greenland and he's putting his thumb on the capitol hill discussions a month before he even takes office. joining me now is aaron gilchrist at the white house and congressional correspondent erin. i want to start with you. how is president biden and dr. jill biden spending christmas at the white house and what are they planning ahead? >> they are come the executive residence celebrating the christmas holiday as they typically do. the president just a little while ago posted his holiday message to the nation on x, and we can show you part of what he had to say here. for the last time as your president, it is my honor to wish all of america a very merry christmas.

i'm yamiche alcindor in for alex.begin with breaking news in new york, new developments in the nationwide manhunt for the gunman who killed united healthcare ceo brian thompson. this is the person of interest who police say has been on the run since wednesday. today new york city mayor eric adams saying investigators are making progress but are with holding the name of the suspect. >> we don't want to release that now. if you do -- we basically are given a tip to the person who are seeking and we don't want t to give him an upper hand at all. we don't believe he can hide behind his mask. we will reveal who he is and we will bring him to justice. >> also new today, the police are working with local police in atlanta where the bus originated from that brought the alleged gunman to new york. police are also examining a backpack found in central park last night that they say could belong to the suspect. the nypd also released a minute by minute timeline of the suspect's movements before and after the shooting. investigato

i am yamiche alcindor in for alex .n this hour with new fallout from the chaotic government funding battle. today republicans and democrats are each claiming victory in the government showdown. >> president trump is a negotiator because he is a very successful businessman. he put on the table what he wanted. in every negotiation, you go in 100 10% but you are willing to negotiate down to a certain level. minus 70% i walk away at 69%. the president wanted the debt limit but he negotiated all the fat the democrats put in there and still got a good bill. >>> the fallout from the chaos. democrats are sensing fissures in the republican caucus and the house majority leader says his plan is to stay calm. >> even at full strength, house republicans will be at 220, we will be at 215. that is the narrowest majority of any party since 1931. so we've got to stay calm through all of the turbulence that the republicans are going to try to visit on the american people in order to demand this mac defend the american taxpayers. >>> one

>> yamiche , good to be with you.forced prosecutors to delay this hearing until tomorrow. but now the state will resume what it's doing. they will i expect, go to trial first before the feds that they will layout a bit of their case. the big question mark is how far will they go on the count of first-degree murder, in new york this is more of a second- degree case, you have to have something additional to get the first agree like terrorism and the state will layout that they believe this was an act of terrorism. as a prosecutor, though, i sort of think that maybe an overreach, and you don't want to overcharge in front of a jury, you lose credibility and i think that's one of the reasons why the feds wanted to come in to make sure justice ultimately, is done. >>> tell me more about the terrorism angle here? >> right, to get someone the life in prison, it's much easier to do it as first-degree but second-degree, but it's terrorism, which is an attempt to intimidate the public, to threaten or intimidate the public or gov

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and yamiche lucross is a political analyst and sirius xm democratic strategist. thank you both for being here. april, we've heard at least a dozen different orders and actions donald trump has promised on at least his first day in office, and not even talking about a 24-hour period after donald trump takes his oath. so, like, where is he actually going to put his focus? and realistically, what should we be expecting that he can actually get done on day one? >> well, trust and believe, charles, first of all many of these executive orders are either done already and just waiting be implemented or they're in the process to be completed, so all he has to do is step and take the oath, step into the white house, and boom. we don't know what time of day it's going to happen, but it's going to happen. and one of it main issues is this immigration issue, deporting -- this mass deportation of migrants. and i talked most recently for one of my interviews on immigration, i talked to los angeles mayor karen bass, and she said quote-unquote that the economy of los angeles will

yamiche alcindor . it is not strange given the financial structure where we have someone who plays a rich person on tv, which is mr. trump, who is being carried along by someone who is the richest man in the world, that is mr. musk. mr. trump has real debt and mr. musk has real money and whatever threats trump can issue, primary somebody or lawsuits against media, those will be financed by mr. musk so the debts are not just in the past, also going toward the future . musk is the stronger figure here . at the same time, as you suggest, this is a sign of conflict between the two men and a sign that congress may realize they want the united states to exist as a republic, which is the basic line we are talking about. >> two things at play that might save democracy, one is the last point you made. there are some republicans in congress that would like united states to continue to operate as a republic. and the idea the sheer incompetence we have seen the last 48 hours tells us something. for all the money, a

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