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A federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James today. The judge said the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawful.  President Donald Trump said that "something good might just be happening" in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. This comes as Russia says the latest version of the Ukraine peace plan is not acceptable, and Ukraine suggests it won't cede any territory currently occupied by Russia.   The Pentagon announced that it has launched an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after he and five other Democratic lawmakers released a video urging the military to defy illegal orders. Kelly is under probe for misconduct as the only lawmaker in the video that falls under the War Department’s jurisdiction.  00:00 NTD Evening News--11/24/25 01:18 Fed. Judge Dismisses Cases Against James and Comey 03:31 Trump 'Remains Hopeful' for Russia- Ukraine Peace 06:37 Russia Rejects Latest Peace Plan 09:19 lawmakers Forcing Vote to Sanction Russia 10:45 Trump Designates Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terror Orgs 11:33 Thousand Attend Funeral for Hezbollah Chief of Staff 14:14 Pentagon Investigates Sen. Kelly Over Illegal Orders Video 17:27 Madura and his Top Officials Run Cartel of the Suns 20:01 ICE Deportations, Arrests Reach Record Pace 22:23 Ex-Adviser Says BBC 'Not Institutionally Biased' 25:23 Calif. Candidate Swalwell Pushes Phone Voting 28:47 NBA Coach Biilups Pleads Not Guilty in Poker Case 33:29 DOT Urges Air Travellers to Dress With Respect   -- 👉 Original Documentary Library:  https://vimeo.com/user109504031/vod_pages - 🍀 Support NTD: https://donorbox.org/ntd  -- © All Rights Reserved.

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00:00Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, a federal judge tosses two high-profile

00:06indictments from the Justice Department. The DOJ says it will appeal. Could the cases against

00:12former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James be brought back?

00:17Arlene Richards explains. President Trump says, quote,

00:20something good might be happening in peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine. Mario

00:24Tzu brings us more on that. Plus, what the president discussed during his call with

00:28Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping. That says Russia says it doesn't support a revised peace plan

00:34drafted in Geneva yesterday. Aryan Posdar has what the Kremlin is saying and how Ukraine is

00:39responding. The Trump administration moving to designate certain chapters of the Muslim

00:43Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. But President Trump says in his executive order,

00:49the Pentagon is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. It's after he and a few other Democratic

00:54lawmakers urge members of the military to defy illegal orders. Jack Bradley reports.

01:09This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Tiffany Meyer.

01:16Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. A federal judge dismissed the indictments against

01:23former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James today. She said

01:28the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan was unlawful. NTD's Arlene Richards has more.

01:35Two of President Trump's adversaries, former FBI Director James Comey and New York State Attorney

01:40General Letitia James shared a victory on Friday after a federal judge dismissed the indictments

01:46against them. Judge Cameron Curry, a South Carolina District Court judge who was selected to review the

01:52Virginia case, found that the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan was invalid.

01:57She said the appointment was unlawful because Halligan wasn't working for the government at the

02:02time when she was appointed. Therefore, Attorney General Pam Bondi could not authorize her to present

02:07cases against Comey or James to a grand jury. Comey was charged with making false statements and

02:13obstruction in connection with his testimony to Congress in 2020. James was charged with mortgage

02:19fraud related to her purchase of a Virginia home and whether she lied to obtain favorable loan terms.

02:24Two weeks ago, Judge Cameron openly expressed doubts about Halligan's appointment during a hearing on

02:30the matter. She then confirmed that Halligan was the sole government official to present both cases to the

02:36panel. In Friday's order, Cameron said all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment,

02:43including the indictments against Comey and James, were unlawful exercises of executive power.

02:48The indictments were dismissed without prejudice, leaving open the possibility that the cases can be

02:54brought again, alleging the same conduct. However, the statute of limitations has already passed for Comey's case,

03:00which means the Justice Department can't bring the same charges against him. White House Press Secretary

03:06Caroline Levitt said the administration will appeal. And it is our position that Lindsay Halligan is

03:12extremely qualified for this position, but more importantly, was legally appointed to it.

03:16Harleen Richards, NTD News.

03:20Comey reacted to the ruling in a video posted on Instagram accusing President Trump of using the DOJ to

03:26target his political enemies. Comey said he is innocent and, quote, not afraid.

03:32President Trump saying that something good might just be happening in peace talks between Russia and

03:36Ukraine, and the president discussing trade and upcoming state visits with Chinese Communist Party

03:41leader Xi Jinping. We now go live to NTD's Washington correspondent, Mario Tzu, who's standing by at the White House.

03:47Mari, good evening.

03:48Tiff, good evening. Yes, President Trump is expressing optimism today, saying that something

03:55good may just be happening between Russia and Ukraine. This is coming after President Trump on

04:00Sunday criticized Ukrainian leadership for, quote, having zero gratitude for his administration's

04:05efforts at brokering peace, to which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by thanking

04:11President Trump and a flurry of other world leaders. And while the White House says that there is currently

04:16no meeting scheduled between President Trump and Zelensky, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio is

04:21optimistic about the deal and says this.

04:25We arrived here today with one goal, and the goal was to take, you know, what knows 28 points or 26

04:31points, depending on which version, as it continued to evolve, and try to narrow the ones that were

04:36open items. And we have achieved that today in a very substantial way.

04:39This is coming as the U.S. and Ukraine release a joint statement saying there's now a refined peace

04:45framework after talks in Geneva Sunday. It is probably the most productive day we have had on

04:50this issue, maybe in the entirety of our engagement, but certainly in a very long time.

04:55The Kremlin saying that the U.S. proposal could, in principle, form the basis for a final peace

05:00settlement, and the White House pushing back on critics who called the proposed peace plan a setback

05:05for Ukraine. The idea that the United States of America is not engaging with both sides equally in

05:11this war to bring it to an end is a complete and total fallacy. I have watched as the president

05:15and his team have worked around the clock overnight with both sides on endless phone calls, endless

05:22meetings to try to bring this war to a close. And saying it wants to stick to President Trump's

05:27Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept the plan. Meanwhile, President Trump says he discussed

05:32Russia, Ukraine, fentanyl, soybeans, and other farm products with CCP leader Xi Jinping on the phone

05:37today. Almost a million and a half metric tons. We have every indication they will continue

05:42to buy soybean, sorghum, et cetera. But it goes to the larger effort of President Trump. We can't be

05:49so reliant as Americans producing American products on one country, a foreign adversary.

05:58President Trump also announces that he'll be visiting Xi Jinping in Beijing in April at Xi's invitation,

06:05and that after that, Xi will be coming to the U.S. for a state visit later that year.

06:10And this call is coming after President Trump met with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of APEC last month

06:15in South Korea, when the leaders of the world's two largest economies appeared to have pulled back

06:21from a full-blown trade war. For American farmers, that meeting initially meant some short-term relief,

06:27but it remains to be seen how long that deal will last, as any deal with the CCP is fragile.

06:33Tiff, back to you.

06:34All right, Mari, thanks for those updates.

06:38Russia responds to the latest Ukraine peace plan drafted in Geneva yesterday. The Kremlin

06:42saying this version of the plan is not acceptable. Ukraine, meanwhile, suggesting it won't cede any

06:48territory currently occupied by Russia. NTD's international correspondent, Arian Posdar, has the latest.

06:53Peace plans for the conflict in Ukraine are developing fast. The United States and Ukraine say they've made

07:01progress on a revised peace proposal after talks in Geneva on Sunday. But the Kremlin doesn't support

07:07the revised plan.

07:08We learned this morning about the European plan, which is completely unconstructive and not acceptable

07:17for us at first glance. Mr. Rubio announced that the U.S. side has been completely satisfied by the

07:23Geneva talks with the Ukrainians. But he also said that there were 26 points, so there were a lot of

07:29different speculations. It is unclear whom to believe. The White House says the new framework strengthens

07:36protections for Ukraine and keeps its sovereignty non-negotiable. Kiev suggests it doesn't support a

07:42previous U.S.-drafted plan, which would have included Ukraine ceding occupied territory.

07:47Putin wants legal recognition for what he has stolen to break the principle of territorial integrity

07:58and sovereignty. And that's the main problem. Zelensky added that Ukraine will continue working

08:05with its partners, like the U.S. and European nations. The European Council president also says

08:12the bloc will keep on supporting Ukraine as peace talks are moving forward. British Prime Minister

08:17Keir Starmer weighed in as well on Monday.

08:19The conflict in Ukraine has had a direct impact here in the United Kingdom. So progress, yes,

08:26more work to do. But we've all got our sleeves rolled up, ready to put in those hard yards,

08:32hopefully, to get to the right outcome. Other European leaders echoed that sentiment,

08:38saying they're planning to continue supporting Ukraine. And members of the European Union also

08:44held a special meeting on the peace plan on Monday during their visit to Angola. They were there to

08:50meet with African leaders for a two-day summit aimed at increasing multilateral cooperation and trade.

08:56One-third of Africa's total trade is with Europe. And Africa exports to Europe more than twice as much

09:05as to China, for example.

09:07The summit also seeking to improve EU relations with African nations, where China has sought increasing

09:14economic influence. Arian Pasdar, NTD News.

09:19As the Trump administration worked with Ukraine on a peace plan, lawmakers are gearing up to sanction Russia.

09:24And today's Melina Weisskup has the details.

09:28As U.S. leaders are working towards a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war,

09:33lawmakers are pushing ahead with plans to sanction Moscow.

09:38Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick urged the administration to continue working its peace

09:42through strength strategy. He plans to force a vote on Russian sanctions.

09:47Republican leaders in the House and Senate have previously voiced support for sanctioning Russia.

09:52And Trump has green-lighted the effort.

09:55We want to make sure that we're doing everything we can to give the administration the tools that

10:00they need to facilitate and bring about a peaceful resolution between Russia and Ukraine.

10:07The expected vote comes as the Trump administration is working to close a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

10:12As details are still being worked out, Congressman Michael McCaul is the former chairman for the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

10:18He's pushing to ensure an ironclad security agreement for Ukraine to prevent a repeat of the failed Budapest agreement of 1994.

10:27Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weisskup, NTD News.

10:32What could the latest peace talks mean for Ukraine?

10:35Tonight on Capital Report with Steve Lance here from Dan Rice, a former special advisor to Ukraine's commander-in-chief.

10:42That's at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

10:44The Trump administration is moving to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.

10:51President Trump signed an executive order today.

10:55The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928.

10:58It has a transnational network with chapters across the Middle East in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt.

11:04In his order, Trump said that the Muslim Brotherhood engages in and supports violence that harms U.S. citizens and U.S. interests.

11:11The group has worked with Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks on Israel.

11:18Trump said such activities threaten Americans as well as U.S. partners in the region.

11:23The president is asking the Secretary of State and the Treasury Secretary to begin the designation process.

11:28The move would bring sanctions against the Islamist group.

11:32In the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says they found a body of a deceased hostage.

11:38Meanwhile, in Lebanon, thousands of residents attended a funeral for a senior commander in the Hezbollah terrorist group.

11:45NTD's Jason Perry has the details.

11:49Thousands of people filled the streets of Lebanon's capital Monday to mourn the loss of a senior leader in the Hezbollah terrorist group.

11:57Ali Tabtabai was the chief of staff of the Iran-backed group,

12:01and he was killed when Israeli forces launched this airstrike in Beirut on Sunday.

12:07The U.S. State Department had a reward of up to $5 million for information on the Hezbollah commander.

12:13The Lebanese government has vowed to disarm the Iran-backed group,

12:18but Israel says they will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its power.

12:22An Israeli resident living near the Lebanese border shared his thoughts on Israel's airstrike in Beirut.

12:28After what's happened yesterday, I thought that something will happen, but it look so quiet.

12:36Everything is quiet.

12:38I hope it will stay like this.

12:40We don't need another battle or another war.

12:44Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said they've located the body of one of the three remaining hostages in the territory.

12:53However, they did not say when the body would be handed over.

12:57A U.S. envoy at the United Nations on Monday said the U.S. was committed to ensuring that the bodies of all the hostages are returned.

13:06And she gave details of what the International Stabilization Force, or ISF, will be responsible for in the Gaza Strip.

13:13The ISF will help create a Gaza free of terrorist rule and safe for aid and investment by protecting civilians.

13:23This includes humanitarian operations and coordination to secure humanitarian corridors.

13:30Similar to the situation in Lebanon, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. said Israel will not allow terrorists to rebuild.

13:38And he said this about the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group.

13:43They can take off their green handbands, but changing into a civilian outfit does not turn terrorists into partners for peace.

13:54This plan would succeed only if Hamas permanently loses its weapons.

14:00The Israel Defense Forces on Monday reported killing five terrorists in the Gaza Strip who had crossed the Yellow Line and approached Israeli troops in a threatening manner.

14:11Jason Perry, NTD News.

14:13The Department of War has opened an investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.

14:18Six lawmakers recently released a controversial video, and Kelly is the only one of them who falls under the department's jurisdiction.

14:25In the video, the lawmakers urged members of the military not to follow illegal orders.

14:31NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has the details.

14:35I think what Senator Mark Kelly was actually trying to do was intimidate the 1.3 million active-duty service members.

14:43The Pentagon is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly after he and a few other Democratic lawmakers released a video urging the military to defy illegal orders.

14:53You can refuse illegal orders.

14:55You can refuse illegal orders.

14:58You must refuse illegal orders.

15:00Kelly's accused of misconduct, and he's being singled out because he's the only one of the six lawmakers in this video that falls under the War Department's jurisdiction.

15:09The department said in a Monday statement that all service members are reminded that they have a legal obligation to obey lawful orders,

15:16and that the orders are presumed to be lawful.

15:19A service member's personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience of an otherwise lawful order.

15:26The Pentagon also said it's illegal to interfere with the loyalty and morale of the armed forces.

15:32Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote in a subsequent post on X,

15:35The video made by the Seditious Six was despicable, reckless, and false.

15:41Kelly's conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately.

15:46Kelly responded on social media touting his military accomplishments and adding that,

15:50If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work.

15:58Kelly also referenced President Trump's recent comments on social media when this video came out.

16:03Trump wrote, Seditious behavior punishable by death, and later saying,

16:08In the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was punishable by death.

16:13Yeah, but you're not saying, you're not threatening them.

16:15A lot of people are interpreting there's a threat and there's security.

16:18I'm not threatening them, but I think they're in serious trouble.

16:20The video released by the Democratic lawmakers didn't reference what orders might be potentially illegal.

16:26The key message coming from the administration is that all orders are lawful.

16:30And not a single one of them, since they've been pressed, can point to a single illegal order that this administration has given down because it does not exist.

16:38As the investigation progresses, Senator Kelly may be recalled to active duty to face a court martial or administrative punishment.

16:45Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News.

16:48Coming up, the U.S. government designates a Venezuelan cartel allegedly led by the Maduro regime as a foreign terrorist organization.

16:56Luis Martinez has the details.

16:59The pace of deportations reaches a record high, and the Department of Home and Security could be working to boost it even more.

17:05Jason Blair reports.

17:07And a crowded California governor's race is shaping up to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom,

17:12with one candidate now pushing to allow voting by phone.

17:16Christina Corona has more on that story when we come back.

17:27Welcome back.

17:28I'm Tiffany Meyer.

17:29The Trump administration has officially designated the Cartel of the Sons as a foreign terrorist organization.

17:35The designation increases pressure on the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro.

17:39Our Washington correspondent, Luis Martinez, has more on the story.

17:44The Cartel of the Sons takes its name from the sun insignia that Venezuelan generals carry on their uniforms.

17:51According to the U.S. government, the cartel was formed by top Venezuelan officials and is led by Nicolás Maduro.

17:58The U.S. government now considers members of the Venezuelan regime to be members of a foreign terrorist organization.

18:04Well, it brings a whole bunch of new options to the United States.

18:08And he is indicted and wanted for his, his, his, his, uh, he's not a legitimately elected leader of Venezuela.

18:14Everybody knows that.

18:16He gave options to the president to ultimately say our hemisphere will not be controlled by narco-terrorists.

18:20It will not be controlled by cartels.

18:22It will not be controlled by what illegitimate regimes try to push toward the American people.

18:27The designation comes as the U.S. has the largest military buildup in the region since the Cuban missile crisis in the 60s.

18:36And as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Cain, is meeting with military commanders in Puerto Rico.

18:42The Venezuelan regime has mobilized its military and militias in response to the U.S. military buildup

18:47and has become increasingly paranoid and accusing the U.S. of sabotaging oil infrastructure in the country.

18:56Because each person must defend their space, the oil and gas facilities, defend them from the CIA.

19:03The CIA who have slipped them a bill and said, go over there and damage the Venezuelan economy.

19:10That's the CIA's plan.

19:13Congressional Republicans have backed the president's orders to strike narco-terrorists in the region.

19:19Over 80,000 Americans died last year due to illegal drugs.

19:23If an invasion does take place down in Venezuela against Maduro, that would trigger a War Powers Act response by Congress.

19:33We would have 60 days if the conflict is still ongoing to determine whether a declaration of war is warranted or an authorized use of military force.

19:43At least seven major airlines have suspended flights to and from Venezuela over the weekend after the FAA warned of heightened military activity in and around Venezuelan airspace.

19:55Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News.

19:59ICE deportations have hit a record pace.

20:03The reported number of illegal immigrants in custody has increased by 62 percent since January.

20:09And the Department of Homeland Security says they're working fast to deport them.

20:13NTD correspondent Jason Blair reports.

20:16Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is reporting a record 65,000 illegal immigrants in custody as of November 15th.

20:24This is up from about 40,000 in January.

20:27The Department of Homeland Security commenting that under the leadership of Secretary Noem, DHS is working rapidly to remove these aliens from detention centers to their final destination.

20:39The current pace represents roughly 1,200 deportations a day since October 1st, as reported by the Washington Times.

20:48If this pace were kept up for 12 months, it would yield over 450,000 deportations.

20:54Some media reports have claimed that less than half of the illegal immigrants detained have a criminal record.

21:00However, the DHS maintains that 70 percent of the detainees have committed crimes.

21:05Earlier this month, White House border czar Tom Homan said that the remaining 30 percent are mostly national security threats.

21:12Most national security threats don't have a criminal history.

21:14We arrested several thousand Iraqi nationals.

21:17Most of them don't have a criminal history.

21:19Why is that?

21:19Because they're laying low to do whatever they want to do.

21:22A lot of them are gang members.

21:24A lot of gang members don't have criminal history.

21:25On Sunday, the DHS reported that a few days after they started their immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina,

21:33about 20 percent of students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District stopped showing up for class.

21:39One in five seats suddenly became empty.

21:41It should concern every American that in a major city, hundreds of miles from the southern border,

21:48a large share of those seats that should belong to American children are occupied by children of illegal immigrants.

21:54School officials did not offer an explanation for the increase in absences and told parents that students were expected to attend class as normal.

22:03The DHS has continued its aggressive campaign to hire more personnel, especially for ICE.

22:08Border Patrol recently opened up some term appointment rolls for retirees if they wish to return, offering them double pay.

22:16Jason Blair, NTD News.

22:22Welcome back.

22:23I'm Tiffany Meyer.

22:24A former BBC editorial advisor says the broadcaster is not institutionally biased,

22:29though he told British politicians it does have editorial failings.

22:33It comes after a leaked memo revealed the BBC has selectively edited one of President Trump's speeches

22:38and made it appear he called for violence by splicing together completely separate parts of his speech.

22:45NTD's international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more.

22:49The corporation now faces a $1 billion lawsuit from the president of one of our closest allies.

22:55I don't need to spell out to you the seriousness of this for everybody in the room or those watching,

23:01but suffice to say it can't be overstated at what is a critical time for the BBC and public service broadcasting in general.

23:08The author of a report that plunged the BBC into crisis said the broadcaster was not institutionally biased,

23:16but did have editorial failings.

23:18Former BBC editorial advisor Michael Prescott's leaked dossier cited failings in the editing of a Trump speech

23:25and allegations of bias in the BBC's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and transgender issues.

23:32Prescott said he hoped his criticisms would help fix the corporation.

23:36If it had found that it had been Kamala Harris misrepresented, not Donald Trump,

23:40I would have acted in exactly the same way because I don't want the BBC's coverage skewed this way or that way.

23:47I just want it to be impartial, accurate and fair.

23:51A documentary by BBC's Panorama show spliced together two parts of Trump's speech from January 6th, 2021,

23:59the day of the Capitol breach.

24:01The edit gave the impression Trump had made a direct call for violent action

24:06by putting together two soundbites that were 54 minutes apart and said in completely different contexts.

24:14Prescott said there was an issue of denial at the BBC.

24:17The management did not accept there was a problem either overall with the US presidential coverage

24:22or with the Panorama programme. Simple as that.

24:25The leaked report led to the resignation of two BBC chiefs.

24:29Trump has threatened to sue the broadcaster for defamation for anywhere between $1 and $5 billion.

24:36The BBC has apologised and retracted the Panorama episode but says it does not believe there is a basis for the defamation claim.

24:44Prescott initially declined to comment on the merits of the claim but was pressed further.

24:49I've just realised you didn't quite answer my last question.

24:52Do you agree that Donald Trump's reputation has been tarnished by this documentary?

24:58Probably not.

25:00The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the BBC over the speech edit.

25:05The FCC said the BBC depicts President Trump voicing a sentence that Trump never uttered,

25:12saying that that appears to meet the definition of publishing a materially false and damaging statement.

25:18Malcolm Hudson, NTD News, UK.

25:21U.S. representative and newly declared gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell wants to give Californians another way to vote.

25:29He is pushing for voting by phone during a competitive race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom.

25:34NTD's Christina Corona tells us more.

25:38Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, who announced his bid for California governor last week,

25:43says he wants voters to be able to cast their ballots using their phones.

25:48He discussed the idea on CNN's The Story Is with Elex Michelson on Saturday.

25:53I want us to be able to vote by phone.

25:55I think every Californian vote by phone.

25:58Yeah, if we can do our taxes, do our, you know, make our healthcare appointments,

26:03you know, make, essentially do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone.

26:09Swalwell said he wants California to aim higher than simply doing a little better

26:14than Republican-led states when it comes to voting.

26:17I want us to be a blue state that doesn't do just a little bit better

26:20than, like, Georgia or Alabama when it comes to, like, voting access.

26:23I want us to max out democracy.

26:25Also, as it relates to democracy, if you wait in line for 30 minutes or more,

26:29if you do want to vote in person,

26:31I think you should fine every county for every minute that a person has to wait longer.

26:35He also said he wants to modernize California's Department of Motor Vehicles

26:39so people no longer have to make in-person visits.

26:43The race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom is already crowded.

26:46On the Democratic side, candidates include Representatives Eric Swalwell and Katie Porter,

26:52former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villarigosa,

26:55former State Controller Betty Yee,

26:57former School Superintendent Tony Thurman,

26:59attorney and former Health Secretary Javier Becerra,

27:02billionaire Tom Steyer, and former Majority Leader Ian Calderon.

27:07Several candidates are facing controversies.

27:09Porter has faced backlash after a viral interview

27:12and a past video showing her scolding a staffer.

27:16Becerra's campaign is under scrutiny after a long-time aide

27:19used a campaign account to boost their own pay,

27:22although Becerra himself is not accused of wrongdoing.

27:25On the Republican side, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco,

27:29former Fox commentator Steve Hilton,

27:31and businessman Leo Zaki are aiming to secure

27:34one of the top two spots for the November election.

27:37In California, the top two candidates move on to the November election,

27:42no matter their party.

27:43With so many candidates, they could advance with just over 20% of the vote.

27:48A Republican hasn't won a statewide race in nearly two decades.

27:52The last time was in 2006,

27:53when Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected governor.

27:56Christina Corona, NTD News.

27:58Coming up, the government wants to usher in the golden age of travel

28:04in a new campaign.

28:05They're advising people to dress with respect when coming to the airport

28:08and use good mannerisms.

28:10David Lamb has what travel officials are saying.

28:14And in the NBA, Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty today

28:17in a case alleging his involvement in rigged poker games.

28:20Dave Martin joins us to discuss what's next when we come back.

28:24And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin.

28:50Dave, plenty going on right now.

28:51But let's start in the NBA as former player-turned-coach Chauncey Billups

28:54pleaded not guilty today in the alleged rigged poker scandal.

28:58Now, you're actually at the proceedings today.

29:00What stood out to you?

29:01You know, I think Billups, you know, pleading not guilty

29:04was certainly the major revelation today,

29:07though he'd already denied wrongdoing through his lawyers previously.

29:11And Billups is maybe the biggest name here.

29:13I mean, he's played 17 years in the NBA.

29:15He was a five-time All-Star, won the 2004 NBA title with Detroit.

29:19And, of course, he is a Hall of Famer.

29:22In retirement, he's been the head coach of the Portland Trailblazers for the last four years.

29:27Right now, though, he is on unpaid leave.

29:29Now, after his arraignment today, they had a status conference with the judge,

29:34the prosecutors, and all 31 defendants.

29:37And their lawyers lasted approximately 45 minutes.

29:40They are then due back on March 4th for another status conference update.

29:45Now, in addition to the charges of the rigged poker games,

29:48there are also charges relating to insider information on sports betting.

29:52So, some are charged in both cases.

29:55Some are charged in just one.

29:56Now, the judge has said he'd like the trial to start by September.

30:01Prosecutors have said they've had discussions about plea bargains,

30:05but says no deals have been offered yet.

30:07So, that's what we're standing to.

30:10All right, thanks for that.

30:11Shifting gears to college basketball, though.

30:13Purdue remained at number one in the new AP rankings this week

30:16after their big win over Texas Tech.

30:18Meanwhile, Kansas dropped out of the rankings.

30:21Yeah, those poor Jayhawk fans, huh?

30:23It's not fun to see their beloved KU team and not in the top 25 right now.

30:28But the Jayhawks, of course, lost to Duke last week.

30:31And they're without freshman star Darren Pearson, who has a hamstring injury.

30:34He's played in just two of their six games thus far.

30:37And he's scheduled to miss their games tomorrow and the next day.

30:40And they did actually win without him today, beating Notre Dame.

30:44Peterson, of course, missed that game as well.

30:46But Purdue, still number one.

30:48Arizona, meanwhile, went from fourth to second after winning at UConn.

30:52Huskies then, meanwhile, dropped from third to fifth after the close loss.

30:56Michigan State actually made the biggest jump in the rankings this week,

30:59going from 17th up to 11th after beating Kentucky.

31:03The Wildcats, meanwhile, dropped seven spots to 19th after the loss.

31:08Now, today and really this week, there's a number of teams in action in Las Vegas

31:12for the Players' Era Festival.

31:13Right now, third-ranked Houston is playing Syracuse tonight.

31:16We've got ranked teams like Gonzaga, Alabama, Auburn, and Michigan all in action.

31:22So, Vegas is the place to be, I guess, right?

31:25Sure, sounds like it.

31:27Now, moving to the NFL.

31:28The Cleveland Browns announced that rookie quarterback Dylan Gabriel has cleared the concession protocol.

31:33Is he in line to start on Sunday?

31:35No, but not because of that recent injury.

31:37Head coach Kevin Stefanski said fellow rookie Shador Sanders will get his second straight start instead.

31:43Now, Sanders looked pretty good yesterday in the Browns' 24-10 win,

31:47completed 11 of 20 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown and a pick.

31:52So, it was a good start.

31:53Now, if you remember, Sanders had that standout career at Colorado.

31:57Somehow, though, he slipped from being a projected, you know, first-round pick

32:00all the way down to being a round-five selection.

32:03So, in a way, this is some redemption for him.

32:05Dahlgrant, it's only one game.

32:07He certainly made some nice passes, though.

32:09Meanwhile, the Browns have a pretty good defense.

32:11If Sanders can somehow open up their offense, maybe they can make a late run,

32:15though they're already 3-8 currently.

32:18Now, they play 7-4 San Francisco next Sunday.

32:22Well, speaking of San Francisco, they host the Carolina Panthers tonight

32:25in a battle of playoff hopefuls.

32:28Yeah, exactly.

32:28You know, the 49ers have somehow managed that 7-4 record despite a number of injuries.

32:34One of them isn't actually running back, Christian McCaffrey,

32:37who will finally face his former team for the first time tonight

32:40since they traded him in 2022.

32:43McCaffrey right now leads the NFL in touches.

32:46Meanwhile, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has played just three games this season,

32:50dealing with that nagging toe injury.

32:53But he will start tonight, marking the first time he's made back-to-back starts this season.

32:58Mack Jones behind him, though, has filled in admirably in his absence.

33:02Panthers, meanwhile, are just 6-5, but that's good enough at least to be tied for first

33:06in the NFC South right now with Tampa Bay.

33:09Winning that division would appear to be their best route to the playoffs.

33:13Tonight's game, it is at 8.15 Eastern Time in San Francisco on ABC ESPN.

33:20Niners are 7.5-point favorites.

33:23You got all that, Tiff?

33:24Totally.

33:25All right, well, Dave, as always, thanks for joining us.

33:27Thank you, Tiff.

33:29The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are coming up.

33:32To make air travel smoother and more pleasant,

33:34transportation officials are talking about the golden age of travel.

33:38NTD's David Lamb has more.

33:40Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away.

33:47That's the start of the Transportation Department's new civility campaign called

33:51The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You,

33:54comparing air travel from back in the day to today in a minute and a half video.

34:00Let's bring civility and manners back.

34:03Ask yourself, are you helping a pregnant woman put her bag in the overhead bin?

34:07Are you dressing with respect?

34:09Are you keeping control of your children?

34:11The golden age of travel begins with you.

34:16The campaign is intended to restore courtesy and class to air travel.

34:20For us, this week is our Super Bowl, and I'm here to tell you we've got a great plan.

34:26We're past the laps, controllers are back at work, and of course we hope we have everyone

34:31treating one another with respect, so follow the golden rule.

34:34I will tell you, however, that we will not hesitate to utilize our enforcement authorities

34:40if anyone is causing any problems in the airport or on aircraft.

34:46Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says manners don't stop at the gate and things aren't as they used to be.

34:53The Transportation Department says that since 2019, the FAA has seen a 400% increase of in-flight

35:01outbursts. In 2021, there were almost 14,000 incidents regarding unruly passengers,

35:08where one in five flight attendants experienced physical incidents.

35:12How do we, you know, maintain maybe some of that frustration we have as we travel this Thanksgiving season?

35:18We should say please and thank you to our pilots and to our flight attendants.

35:23I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better, which encourages us to maybe behave all a little better.

35:29Flight restrictions have also been rolled back.

35:32The department is building a new air traffic control system,

35:35boosting air traffic control hiring through its academy,

35:38and trying to make travel more family-friendly.

35:41The FAA expects the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday period to be the busiest for air travel in 15 years.

35:50David Lam, NTD News.

35:54And that's all for today's news.

35:56Unfortunately, we didn't get to our interview tonight due to some technical difficulties,

36:00but for around-the-clock coverage, visit us at NTD.com slash live or download our NTD app.

36:06Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer.

36:08Good night.

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