former President Trump's claim of presidential# immunity for his attempt to overturn the 2020## election.

Special counsel Jack Smith had# requested the Supreme Court fast-track its## decision so the trial could begin in March,# ahead of next year's presidential election.

The issue will now be left to the U.S. Court of## Appeals.

It could still work its way# up to the Wisconsin's Supreme Court today overturned# the state's Republican-drawn legislative## maps.

They ordered new district# boundary lines be drawn ahead of## the 2024 election.

Democrats had argued# that the maps were unconstitutional## because they weren't contiguous and# gave Republicans an unfair advantage.

President Biden issued pardons for thousands of# people convicted of using and possessing marijuana## on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.# It expands on a similar move he made last year,## part of his pledge for criminal justice reform.# Mr. Biden also granted clemency to 11 people## serving -- quote -- "disproportionately long# sentences for nonviolent drug offenses."

A fierce Pacific storm unleashed# downpours and strong winds on the## deserts of Southern California today.

The same# system inundated the Los Angeles area yesterday,## triggering flooding and road closures# and wreaking havoc on holiday travel## plans.

The storm is expected to move# into Southwest Arizona and taper off.

The Czech Republic is reeling after its# deadliest shooting in history.

A gunman## opened fire yesterday at a university# in Prague, fatally shooting 14 people,## before killing himself.

Dozens more were# wounded.

Mourners gathered today at a makeshift## memorial near the scene of the attack.

They lit# candles and reflected on the shooting's impact.

DANIEL BROZ, Czech Student (through# translator): What happened yesterday was,## as a Czech especially, in th and hearing gunshots, pops,# not knowing what's going on,## and then a flurry of police cars passing by,# was AMNA NAWAZ: Authorities say the# shooter was a student at the school,## but they're still trying to piece# together a motive.

T he killed his father beforehand and# possibly two other people la In Ukraine, Russian drones pounded buildings# in the capital overnight and regions farther## south.

The strikes tore through the top floors# of an apartment complex in Kyiv.

Officials say## more than two dozen drones flew towards the# city, though most were shot down.

More were## intercepted in Odesa and Mykolaiv, where debris# damaged a granary and other port facilities.

Back in this country, trading was light on Wall# Street today.

The Dow Jones industrial average## lost 18 points to close at 37386.

The Nasdaq# rose 29 points, and the S&P 500 added eight.

And nothing spreads holiday cheer quite like# a winning ticket in Spain's annual Christmas## lottery.

In Madrid, crowds dressed up for# the big draw.

This year's total prize pot## reached a record-breaking $2.8 billion# dollars.

The top winning ticket holders## took home $440,000 apiece.

Confetti fell# and champagne flowed as the lucky numbers## were announced.

The Spanish Christmas# tradition dates all the way back to 1812.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": David Brooks# and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on this week's## political headlines; a review of films that# stood out in a year plagued by the writers## and actors strikes; and U.S. troops spread# some Christmas joy in the form of a song.