The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was lit for the 92nd lighting ceremony with a star-studded celebration in 2024. Kelly Clarkson hosted the event for the second year in a row. The tree was a tribute to the woman who planted it decades ago. In other news, surveillance video showed a Border Patrol SUV striking a migrant, and Chuck Scarborough announced his retirement after more than 50 years as a broadcast journalist. Additionally, a former NYPD captain broke down a CEO shooting manhunt, two children were wounded in a shooting at a California school, and a new study compared the effectiveness of popular weight loss drugs. The high court seemed skeptical of a challenge to ban treatments for transgender youths, while rescuers searched for a Pennsylvania woman who fell into a sinkhole. An Illinois officer saved a pregnant woman’s runaway car from plunging into a lake, and police responded to a school shooting in California. The NYPD gave details of a targeted shooting that killed a UnitedHealthcare CEO, and Milk Bar CEO recounted her journey from baker to bakery empire. Trump’s attorneys urged a judge to dismiss a hush money case citing a Hunter Biden pardon, and the Supreme Court planned to weigh bans on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors. There were also reports that Trump was considering replacing Pete Hegseth with Ron DeSantis as defense secretary pick.
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