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New york city. A big welcome to Melissa Francis back here in americas newsroom. Melissa i love that, i love money. Bill weve got the next three hours together. Speed to have those on women numbers, im so excited be here. Im Melissa Francis in today for sandra smith. President trump telling some he was ready to be rotella ready to create down my grip ready to retaliate. Decided against it when no one was killed. A resolution to rein in his military authority. Heres what President Trump had to say about that. The United States military eliminated Qassem Soleimani and ended his rampage. And yet now i see the radical left democrats have expressed outrage. They should be outraged by soleimani savage crimes. In fact, countless victims were denied justice for so long. They are all trying to say, how dare you take him out that way . You should get permission from congress they want us to call can you imagine calling crooked adam schiff . We like to set up a meeting so we can discuss this execution. I cant make it now, im trying to impeach trump. [laughter] even though he did nothing wrong. Bill that from toledo, ohio, last night. From every angle. Doug collins, greg palkot is live in ukraine, but we begin washington with griff jenkins. Good morning. Good morning, bill. The president certainly wouldnt pull any punches, taking shots at toledo. Familiar targets, congress and the media. You should come in and tell us so we can call up the fake news thats back there and we can leak it. [cheers and applause] these are splitsecond decisions. You have to make a decision. They do only to make a decision. They want me to call up. The symbolic resolution aimed at curbing the president s u. S. Military force in iran. The vote, 224194. Not breaking down party lines. Eight democrats voting against it, while three republicans voted for it. The most surprising was congressman matt gaetz of florida, he is a staunch defender of the president , making a case that it didnt meant to the president but did require congressional approval if you get into another conflict in the middle east. Because the resolution is nonbinding it cannot become law. Speaker pelosi explain why it was necessary. We are taking this path because it does not require a statement a signature of the president of the United States. This is a statement of the congress of the United States, and i will not have that statement be diminished by whether the president will veto it or not. Next, the senate is expected to take a similar measure, already gaining some bipartisan support, those unclear if it can pass the senate. Bill, believe it or not, Speaker Pelosi may not be done voting with regard to iran. There could be additional votes about the 2002 aumf, or use of military force, and block any funding for military action against iran. Bill we will depend on you to follow all of it. Thank you, griff jenkins, leading our coverage there in washington. Melissa . Melissa meanwhile, another stunning story in the midst of the iran fallout. The regime denying it mistakingly brought down the uks after the missile strikes on u. S. Troops in iraq. The New York Times obtaining new video that shows the moment the plane blew up in the evening sky, killing 176 people on board. Fox news has not independently verified the video. Iran is now calling on the u. S. And canada to share any evidence they have. Greg palkot is live in kiev, ukraine, with the latest. Greg . Hi, melissa. Once again ukraine finds itself or in the middle of the major geopolitical crisis. I will ask my cameraman to give you a brief glimpse of this makeshift memorial, people paying their respects of flowers and pictures of the killed crewmembers. The Ukraine International Airline Plane that went down wednesday morning, shortly after eight a barrage hits the military base in iraq. Among those killed are a lot of ukrainians and iranians. Expected by the leaders of the u. K. And canada that in Iranian Missile or missiles at least mistakenly took this plane down. Today iranian officials are saying no way. Saying they could recover the black boxes but in fact it will take a couple of months to go through those. They are hurriedly cleaning up the debris site and they are claiming, just claiming, they want foreign involvement. As for ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky has been pretty noncommittal about what could have caused this. We understand he just wrapped up a phone conversation with secretary of state pompeo. Maybe he was swayed and that, but its a little consolation for the folks here paying their respects. Take a listen to a few people we spoke with. How do you feel seeing this . Translator no words. What if they were shot down . Horrible with that have been . Its very sad. Its a huge tragedy. I cried because these are my colleagues. Some of my flight members. There is a 45member Investigative Team from ukraine in iran now, trying to help the investigation. It remains to be seen whether they will be allowed to help get to the bottom of this. Back to you, melissa. Melissa wow, so awful. Greg palkot, thank you for that. Bill fox news confirming Mitch Mcconnell believes nancy pelosi could send the articles of impeachment to the Senate Perhaps as soon as today. Ranking or public in House Judiciary Committee with me now, Georgia Republican doug collins. Good morning to you. I believe there has to be vote for us in the house. Do you expect that today, sir . We havent heard about it yet. I wouldnt be hearing about it. Weve already prove the rule that would let the bill come to the floor of the names of managers and sends the bill. I have not been notified yet. Itll be a short debate once it happens but i have not been notified. Im not looking for it today right now. Bill you are not, okay, as of the moment. Forecast then, went to the trial begin, do you believe, on that sense that congress . Thats a great question, its all in the hands of nancy pelosi right now. Shes keeping this from the senate. Its argued a few days after that. I think shes in a tough bind. She understands her case has been very weak in the house. Its not something the senate can actually take seriously because we make it the case that procedurally was terrible. They know theyre going to be exposed. She doesnt want to send it over to a quick and hurried death, which is exactly whats going to happen. But i think she will send them. We see that happening with the Senate Democrats, so i think it will happen fairly soon, probably the first of the week. Bill she said, we want to see the arena. Mitch mcconnell said, forget about it, were not going to do that. He also offered that this is Junior Varsity hostage situations. Mitch mcconnell is pretty blunt in his assessment. He has been since the impeachment happened. When doing so, i think we ought to look at we see the fact that he has the votes to continue, as the clinton trial did. Even some of the Senate Democrats are acknowledging its time to move on with this. To say she needs to see the arena is sort of disingenuous in my mind. Because we already know what is actually happening in the case. They have put the articles together, they made their case, they sent that back, the facts are already there. My question is not a matter of the arena, but if she wants to send over. That doesnt change. The argument about an arena doesnt really hold true because you know what itll look like. She just needs to Center Managers over to present their case. V7 it appears theres movement on the republican side of the senate that if you dont do it within 25 days they will take action, even if it has to go to that point. I want to bring up a comment last night, talking about democrats and the soleimani hit. Is that they are in love with terrorists . You said they mourne soleimani e than the gold star families that suffered under soleimani and is a problem . Wanted to say that, sir . I understand the frustration, but this is my frustration. When i look at this and i see them coming to the forcing the president assassinated soleimani, when i see them come to the fore and not recognize the fact of a terrorist, it is personal for me. I understand the frustration people may have with my comment, but when i was in iraq i was in hospital. When i saw the results of what mr. Soleimani did, when i saw iraqis and american soldiers and Coalition Soldiers sitting there blown with legs blown off, their body parts missing, many of them died, its very personal for me. So its very frustrating for me just to see that we dont call it what it is, and that the president to attack a terrorist. Who, by the way, was designated a terrorist by president obama. So thats my frustration. Bill hear your words they are in love with terrorists. Do you honestly believe that . I think their Actions Betray them. To all of them looked terrorists . Know. They she was that they want to acknowledge that he was a terrorist, they want to acknowledge the fact that this was a good thing for the world, for soleimani to be taken out. From my perspective, they need to be called up. If they would stop calling materialist, thats accusing a president of a crime. Thats not been talked about a lot. At this point we need to move on from the fact of the president did what i believe he should have done. He took out a terrorist in the world is a better place for it. Bill one more thing, theres statement in the war powers resolution whether or not you support terrorists. You would agree with that, right . Its very ideal politically trying to restrain in a nonbinding way, the president from taking more action against iran. Last, done that. Speaker pelosi earlier in here broadcast, she didnt want anybody to comment on it. She didnt wanted to be binding so the president could veto it. She said it was the political document, a political stevedore slap at the present. The war powers act is something ive talked about before. I have an issue with it on its own confidentia constitutionali. Bill you are right it bill we will see if you read about the Impeachment Vote later today or not. Melissa, would come in coming . Melissa a terrific show coming up today for this friday. Democratic president ial candidate Tulsi Gabbard will respond to all of the top stories that we have. Former White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders is going to be our headliner. Shes coming up at 10 30 a. M. Eastern time. We will ask her about all of this news, and also kicking off the reelection campaign. From the democratic side, we have congressman Anthony Brown here, as well. We will get all the perspectives on everything. Bill there was a window of opportunity for this happen, the vote in the 10 00 hour. If representative collins is right, it wont happen today. We will see as we move forward. Melissa we have enough news without it, i dont think we need it. Bill we have two hours and 48 minutes left. Here you go, tom steyer making a cut for next weeks democratic debate, as the billionaire sees a new surge in the polls. New numbers and where the rest of the democrats stand. Coming up with analysis on that. Melissa . Melissa plus, secretary of state mike pompeo fighting back at claims from the Obama Administration that the Iran Nuclear Deal was a good thing for the u. S. Kt mcfarland is on deck. I bet she wont agree with that. We will see. Speak of the present do so fixated on not doing anything barack obama did that he was winning to run of the risk of outright war to fulfill his fantasy. Mutued with liberty mut. Con Liberty Mutual solo pagas lo que necesitas. Only pay for what you need. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. I felt gross. It was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. Four years clear. Real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Ask your dermatologist about cosentyx. Melissa to the Justice Department is reportedly wrapping up its 2year inquiry into Hillary Clintons dealings during her time at secretary of state, with not enough evidence found to formally open a criminal investigation. The inquiry was launched back in 2017 amid concerns raised by President Trump and his congressional allies. When thenattorney Jeff Sessions tapped u. S. Attorney john huber to take a closer look at the time between the Russian Nuclear agency and the content foundation. It is a fantasy to think that the nuclear deal was good for the United States. The money that the iran regime was permitted to have, the very speech of militias that took on that ultimately killed americans. It isnt about him doing what obama did. Its about protecting and defending the American People. Bill mike pompeo slamming the nuclear deal cut three years ago. To run with me now. Kt mcfarland, former National Security advisor to President Trump. Welcome back to you. The New York Times oped, heres the headline from the former secretary of state. Diplomacy was working until trump abandoned it. The president put us on a path toward conflict and turmoil with iran. How do you size this backandforth . It wasnt working, because iran was going to have a Nuclear Weapon. Legitimately have a Nuclear Weapon under the Iran Nuclear Deal. They were going to have the ability to deliver it with missiles. At the same time they were also supporting terrorist movements, ramping up their terrorist activities throughout the region. So it wasnt working at all. Bill you had a comment here that caught my eye, this risk of taking out s soleimani. You said a significant thing was that the president knew the options on behalf of iran have been limited . Very limited. Bill in what sense, how did that happen . When i worked for President Trump and he did his First Military operation, the bombing of the syrian oilfields after they did weapons attack, he has a series of options, he chooses the options, and then he sits in the situation room and says, what could go wrong . Not what could go right, what would be the consequence of that . Whats the worst thing that could happen . And then he makes a calculated decision. I think when he looks at the options that he had now maneuvered around to have, they are quite limited. First of all, the economy is strong, growing jobs numbers, we are in great shape. Energy independence gives us an option weve never had in the middle east before. We dont need their oil. We dont need to be in the middle of the fight. Finally, i think he understood that because the United States controls the world Banking System we could limit the options that iran had. What could they do . Well, i guess they could militarily escalate and strike back. But theyve already seen soleimani, number two guy in the country, has just been smoked. So what do they know . That term can go back and go after their military installations, their oil installations. Number two, well, they could do what theyve always threatened to do close the strait of hormuz. Disrupt world oil supply. Guess what . United states is energyindependent. Iran would hurt itself more than anybody by disrupting the flow of oil. Bill and the third option . Absolutely. Lets make a deal, come to the table. Bill do you see that as possible . Yes. Bill you think the leaders of iran are willing to sit on the President Trump . Before they did the retaliatory strike, i think soleimani give trump for signals. The first one is on his former defense minister, soleimani, or, the supreme leaders, you did yours, we are going to do hours, thats the end of the game unless you retaliate. And the ayatollah himself, let it be known, he personally directed that response. It was the most minimal response they could have made. After it all happen, the foreign minister came out and said, thats it, we are done. I think thats a lot of openings. Bill very interesting if it goes that way. It would be a significant headline. I want to show this from the wall street journal. Trumps new National Security team made fast work of irans strike. White house advisors were and less inclined than their predecessors to push back against the president s wishes. What do you make of that . Trump finally has a National Security team that thinks the way he does. But as far as pushing back and warning them of the down side and the risks, you Better Believe they are all warning him of what couldve gone wrong. Trump got very lucky, but it was a calculated risk and he took it. Bill kt mcfarland, thank you, good to get your analysis trait have lovely weekend. Melissa the backlash continues to pile up for boeing afternoon after new messages surface marking the safety of airplanes. We will show you what they are saying. Bill big news from across the pan, dont act on my palm, Meghan Markle going to canada, leaving prince harry to face the music from london. News from you as the palace as we roll on. Our Retirement Plan with voya gives us confidence. So we can spend a bit today, knowing were prepared for tomorrow. Wow, do you think you overdid it maybe . Overdid what . Well planned, well invested, well protected. Voya. Be confident to and through retirement. Bill word from the white house moments ago, we expected this from yesterday. After the president made his comments, now we are getting word at 1045 eastern time. Secretary of state mike pompeo, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin will be at the white house, set to announce new sanctions against iran. In addition to what tehran is facing today, they will be cranked up even more. The president alluded to that this week, and indeed it appears to be the case. We will cover it live, one hour and 20 minutes from now. Melissa joe biden Still Holding big leads into cove early voting states. New fox news polls show by deleting in the bottom with 23 . In South Carolina, the former Vice President is at 36 among democratic primary voters. And a surging tom steyer now in second place in South Carolina, look at that. Hes qualified for tuesdays debates in des moines ahead of the iowa caucus. Peter doocy is live in los angeles with more on this. Peter . Melissa, people that watch just a little tv have been seeing a lot of tom steyer because the california businessman prefers Campaign Commercials over big Campaign Rallies and has seen an 11point increase in his standing in South Carolina since early october, as joe biden has lost 5 of his support but remain solidly in first, first in the south primary state with a 21point lead over mr. Stier and everyone else his surge is also seen in the brandnew pole of the contest that goes before self to n. Nevada, he ties with Elizabeth Warren for third there, told percent support additive Pete Buttigieg. Trailing only bernie sanders, in second place. And joe biden leads with 23 . Steyer gained National Prominence with an ad campaign trimming ups dont act on my drumming up support, but is one the only toptier candidates that doesnt have to be worried about getting stuck in washington, d. C. , for us an impeachment trial. He may also be the final qualifier for that democratic debate before the Iowa Caucuses on a stage that is set to string from seven candidates last month to six candidates this month. He and everybody else right now are hoping to upset the Longtime National frontrunner joe biden, who spent the night in california where he is such a campaign a few hours with the big city mayor whose endorsement here in last night, l. A. s own eric garcetti. Melissa . Melissa peter doocy, thank you so much for that. Bill up early in l. A. The senate still waiting on Speaker Pelosi on the articles of impeachment. The president deserves his day in court, and she cant run the senate. Republicans are moving to formally condemn. Stand by, got a little bit of drama there, melissa. Speed absolutely. Stunning news and the different ups in case. We are learning about footage from his first Suicide Attempt in a manhattan jail, as his accusers speak out. I said, are you q. Taking it seriously cannot and he said, yes, im taking you seriously. If the fbi had listened to me in 1996, there wouldve been no more victims. When i grew up in brooklyn wow thats ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. Its a situp, banana bend at the waist im tryin keep it up. Youll get there. Whoahoahoa 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. Ensure max protein. But he wanted snow for thelace holidays. So we built a snow globe. Ill get that later. Dylan but the one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. What . Switching and saving was really easy i love you what . Sweetie hands off the glass. Ugh call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. I love her bill 9 32 a. M. In new york, wall street reacting on the december jobs report, 145,000 jobs added last month, slightly lower than the expectation. The Unemployment Rate is stunning. Still at a 50year low, 3. 5 , really good news for the economy. How do you evaluate that . Melissa there are some great numbers in there for women. We will tell you about that a little bit later coming up. There was a little miss in terms of the wages, but wage growth has been really good. Do you remember when 145 wouldve been a blockbuster, blow the doors off number . It shows us how far weve come. Good news. Bill weve moved forward on that as we go throughout the day. Speaker nancy pelosi from yesterday. I will send them over when im ready. That will probably be soon. Melissa speaker of the house nancy pelosi saying she may send articles of impeachment to the senate soon. Fox news confirming that majority leader Mitch Mcconnell expects to get them as early as today. Lets bring in jim trusty, former doj prosecutor, and law partner. Thank you so much for joining us. Did i say that ron . Is that a typo . Youre in the ballpark. Melissa forgive me. Did she gain anything by holding out . I think its to the contrary. What she has done is remind everybody what a horribly flawed process this has been, really from day one, or from day zero, the day before they impeached, in this case. Its a congressional pillow fight. It will pass shortly. Well be over soon. But it didnt serve any purpose except to show that she was being imperious, that she wanted to take control of the senate process, and they werent biting. Speech should she have decided she wanted to hang onto those articles and add something to them . Because their claim is these emails have come out since, that this is a new damning evidence that they want to have on the record. Also, it seems like there has been a change in position from former National Security advisor john bolton. Before he said he would let the courts decide, and if he were subpoenaed he would wait and let the court tell them to go or not. Now he is saying if you were subpoenaed he would just go, so it seems like there is some new territory. Would she have been better off kind of pulling those back and exploring that territory in the house . Maybe, because right now its a very thin gruel. The articles of impeachment are not much. To say abuse of power is pretty much like saying donald trump is a bad man come we dont like him. The obstruction component is really concerning to me, because its essentially saying, if you dont like our flawed process, thats a crime. Maybe they do need more meat. Maybe bolton would be the hail mary to give them more evidence. But the problem is, as they linger, as they take their time, as they say, we are still thinking about new charges, when the first part of the process was so horribly flawed and unreliable, it doesnt sell. It doesnt make it seem like theyre coming from any sort of position of strength. Instead, they are grasping, as theyve been doing for a while, for anything they can find to help validate their dislike of the president. Melissa heres what Lindsey Graham had to say about what comes next. Its our job as senators to dispose of the articles that were lawfully passed. The speakers attempt to shape or delay the trial is unprecedented and it cannot stand. What advice would you give to republicans in the senate, as this ball is sent over to them . If they want to make sure the American Public feels like its fair . I think the first part it sounds like the speaker is going to relent today and turn this over with no actual victory in hand. Id probably say lets give it the weekend. But really, i think they were in a position where they could have filed or announce some sort of motion to dismiss. That they would hold a vote, if they didnt get the articles within x days. If there wasnt an article in front of them, they would vote on the evidence has been presented. The unreliable evidence, the hearsay and opinion testimony, and say, we are done, and dismiss this. That mightve been a palatable ending for the republicans, to say, we tried to assess this very weak case. They would do been provided to us and now its gone. I would say there would be a time to establish a deadline and moved to dismiss it. But all of this is new territory. Theres really no precedent, there was never such shaky facts when it came to the clinton situation. Or as the nixon situation evolved. Thfacts are pretty well understood. We dont even have a basis of facts to rely upon. Melissa let me turn to one story before we run out of time. This come out in the washington post. The Justice Department winds it down, the inquiry once championed by trump. It found nothing of consequence. This is related to the clinton foundation. I followed this for a long time. Theres a lot of what looked like pay for play. Whether it was in the middle east, people of the clearing customs before they got into the plane. A huge event to those airlines. That they were paying were paying bill clinton the come and make speeches as the stuff was in front of hillary clinton. Waiting for her sign off on it. The fact they didnt find anything, does that tell you that these were not illegal acts . But maybe its something that people want to look into and see if they are comfortable with . Or do you think this really says that it was all nothing . As far as i know and i dont want to latch onto the post as a pillar of accuracy quite yet heres what i would say. I dont think anybody should celebrate when high profile political figures get indicted. It happens frequently, but it doesnt necessarily make the country look good. And theres a lot of room for behavior that is very bad, that doesnt rise to the level of a provable criminal offense. The maddening part is we probably arent going to get some sort of Mueller Report from huber, from utah. We probably wont examine the underlying facts and play armchair prosecutor and figure out whether or not there was a makeable case. Thats the way the system should work, by the way. Thats why you dont besmirch people who are innocent, or that cant be charged. Its going be frustrating for all of us to just rely on headlines rather than actually being able to look at the facts. Speech the swamp. Jim trusty, thank you. All right, thanks. Bill hearing from boeing now, releasing hundreds of troubling messages between employees, raising more questions about the 737 max jet. That fleet grouted last year after two crashes killed 346 people. Dan springer watching that from our northwest bureau. Dan, hello. Hey, bill. Boeing released documents to Congress Last night and some of the emails between boeing employees working on the 737 max are embarrassing and raise questions about the Safety Culture on the max team before the plane got certified. The 737 max has been grounded for almost ten months following twos fatal crash is blamed on new software. Congress has been digging into what many have called a cozy relationship between boeing and the federal Aviation Administration that led to corners being cut during the certification process. One of the emails between boeing workers shows disdain for the Company Engineers and regulators. It reads, this airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys. Some of the most damaging email center on a simulator use to test the 737 max. Test pilots have criticized the simulator as covering up for some design flaws, including the one responsible for the two disasters. In one exchange, the boeing employee says, would you put your family on a max simulated trained aircraft to mike i wouldnt. Two days ago, perhaps knowing how much blowback there would be from these emails, boeing announced a major reversal. Its now recommending that all pilots who fly the max when its allowed to fly again get trained in a flight similar to before pilots just need to do an online course. Boeing said, the language used and some of the sentiments expressed are inconsistent with boeing values and the company is taking a probate action in response. We expect to hear more from members of congress who want major oversight changes. Bill . Bill thank you. In a moment, President Trump, live in toledo, ohio, saying democrats would have leaked details on the soleimani air strike had they been briefed on it prior. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said the president undermined National Security, competing ideas coming up next. Stay tuned, live in a moment. The new rx, crafted by lexus. Lease the 2020 rx 350 for 419 a month for 36 months. Experience amazing at your lexus dealer. These people did, thanks to somnapure. Somnapure from force factor helps you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling refreshed. Dont be a zombie get somnapure. Available at retailers nationwide. Bill on the campaign trail, a lot to get to on this. Billionaire tom steyer qualifying for the next debate, thats tuesday of next week, after he sees a surge in the latest fox news polling. About three weeks to go before iowa. Tulsi gabbard, president ial candidate, Democratic Congress one. How are you doing cannot good morning to you. Thank you for coming back here. They showed joe biden up 21 points in South Carolina. What do you . Polls are polls, snapshots in time. The real thing that matters is how people are actually going to cast their votes. I think its interesting, as a lot of conversation is focused on these debates, fewer and fewer voters are watching these things. Thats where im really focused on spending time with voters. The people who will actually be the ones to decide this election, having real conversations about issues that matter and focusing on bringing people together at every one of our town halls that we are haviy states and across the country, we have democrats, republicans, independence, and libertarians really coming together and saying, hey, we may disagree on some issues, will agree on others, but we must stand together. Motivated by the sliver of country, Work Together. Bill do you say few people are watching these debates . Is not an observation commits the viewership we have seen. Bill the reason i ask you that, he did not qualify for next week. How do you feel about that . Again, and focus on spending my time with voters. Its an amazing experience. Im feeling inspired and i will because there are so many people really care very much for our country and we want to Work Together to be able to usher in a new era for our country. Focus on respect and integrity and equality for all americans. This piece of in a couple issues, lets get to them right now. Sound bite number two from the president last night. Lets talk about iran, taking out of su soleimani. Here he is in toledo. They are trying to say, how dare you to come out that way you should get permission from congress. You should come in and tell us what you want to do. [boos] you should come in and tell us so we can call up the fake news thats back there and we can leak it. Bill that from last night, you hear the reaction there in northwest ohio. You say iran is now closer to a Nuclear Weapon than ever before. You say its opening the door to the resurgence of isis and al qaeda. Defend that. First of all, lets address the issue that the constitution, written by our founders, intentionally place the responsibility within the hands of congress, whether or not to declare war. Abiding by the constitution means the president needs to come to congress and make that argument, make that pitch. If he wants to go to war with iran, come to congress and say why he feels thats important for our National Security. That did not happen. Bill to be clear, he hasnt suggested that he wants to go to war with iran. He has gone to war with iran, thats the reality of the situation, and how the decision President Trump made as you mention, it undermined our National Security in two ways. Iran is no longer complying with any of the restrictions of the iran nuclear agreement, and they are speeding closer and closer to developing Nuclear Weapons capabilities, which increases the threat to the United States and to the world. Number two, our troops in iraq, their whole purpose and mission for being there has been to work with partners, to prevent a resurgence of isis and al qaeda. Our u. S. Commander in iraq has said they can no longer do that mission. They have to completely redirect their energy on their efforts toward defending against Iranian Forces and Iranianbacked Shia militias leaving the door wide open for these terrorists to reconstitute bill perhaps youre right about that. Lets hope for the sake of the country in the world that its not the case. There are others arguing exactly the opposite. They say more than ever iran is open to negotiations. Do you buy that . [laughs] based on what . Every single step this administration has taken with their maximum Pressure Campaign has shown that it is further and further derailing any kind of diplomatic or peaceful opportunity for negotiations, to bring iran back to the table. Every single day that iran is not abiding by this nuclear agreement, every single day that negotiations are not occurring, is a day that they are getting closer to developing a Nuclear Weapon. Again, serious, serious threat posed to the American People in the world. Bill and the administration argues they are isolating them in ways that have not been before. Lets see in the end how this unfolds. A lot of it happens over days and weeks and sometimes months and years. I think you would agree with that. Pete buttigieg shut out or treat with regards to this airline shot out of the sky in ukraine. He said, civilians are now dead because theyre caught in between an unnecessary tit for tat. My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of all the 176 souls lost the board that flight. He has come under a lot of heat by a lot of different people. Ted cruz says, youre wrong, they were shot down by iran. What you make of the comment comments . I think its a very unfortunate incident, that has affected so many people and so many families. But this is one of these consequences of this escalation and this state of war that we are in. Having the foresight and being able to look at what the consequences are of going to war with iran, i think its a serious thing and a responsibility of the present commander in chief, that he and his Administration Im not looked at. Bill are you greeting with buttigieg . My point is that its a very unfortunate consequence of this escalation of war. Bill but it was iran who owned the antiaircraft missiles. It was their system that went off. Are you implying they did this intentionally . Bill i did not say that at all. The inference here is that iran is responsible for this, and not tit for tat. No, no. This is the consequence of this escalation of war, that further points to why we need to deescalate these tensions now. I urge President Trump to do so, to get back to the negotiating table and make sure this war no longer continues to move forward. Bill we hope for all of that. Thank you for coming in, Tulsi Gabbard, from washington, d. C. Good luck on the trail, will speak again. Back in a moment. Melissa did you hear . Meghan markle has flown the coop. She is fleeing to canada, leaving prince harry to face the fallout from the bombshell decision to step back from their royal duties. Sparking a royal family feud. Carley shimkus is here with fox News Headlines 24 7, channel 115, on sirius xm. The drama continued melissa the drama i have the vapors a pat leahy the left baby rt in canada as they made this bombshell announcement, so meghan went back up there to be with him. As harry continues to talk to family. He clearly drew the short story affair. We learned they did talk to the queen about their plans on wanting to take a step back, but then that information was leaked to the media, so they went to social media to beat the leak, thus catching the queen by surprise because they didnt expect her to do that. It doesnt explain why they released and launch this whole massive website that details their financials and where they want to live, because it seems like those sort of details could have been ironed out with family. I think thats why they are getting so pushback today. Melissa and the trademark, i dont think you want to catch the queen by surprise, by the way. I watch the crown, so i know. [laughter] and no opera is involved there are reports that meghan and harry spoke to oprah, and she was the one who encouraged them to separate themselves from the family. She released a statement saying, meghan and harry denying my help and figure out whats best for them. I care about them both and support whatever decision they make for their family. So oprah is saying, coming out of this disaster. Melissa carl carley, thank. Melissa secretary pompeo and Steve Mnuchin about to make that announcement, we will have it from the white house. Sarah sanders is the headliner, coming up when we come back. Top of the hour on a friday. Bill in a matter of moments the u. S. Would take brandnew action against iran. Mike pompeo and Steve Mnuchin set to announce sanctions against the regime, the news briefing will get underway this hour at the white house. We are waiting for that and we will have it for you live when it starts. In the meantime, weve got this now. The impeachment battle could be close to entering its next phase. Speaker pelosi saying she will be sending the articles to the senate quite soon, and her words, as we begin a brandnew hour here on friday, 10 00 in new york. Im bill hemmer, welcome back to you. How are you doing . Speed im terrific. I watch you guys every day, usually on after this. Its my favorite show there you go. Im Melissa Francis come in for sandra smith today. Speaker pelosi has been resisting calls to release the impeachment articles, but now the weight could soon be over, setting off a trial in the senate, brandnew reaction coming from all sides. She is Still Holding these documents, she is still keeping me from the senate. Shes in a tough bind. I think she understands her case has been very weak in the house. By the way, i did nothing wrong. They dont even know what the hell is going on. She doesnt even want to put in the articles, its so weak. They are so pathetic. Bill chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel live on the hill, coverage on a friday. Whats happening today, mike . Good morning there. Bill, melissa, we are waiting in on duty waiting to see what happens. Much of the set is gone for the week, perhaps tired of waiting on those articles of impeachment. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell told fox late yesterday, we are anxious to get the papers, do you guys know when theyre coming . Fox confirmed that mcconnell thought the speaker could send the articles of impeachment as soon as today. That would set the stage for a trial next week at some democrats are expressing some frustration. Senators dianne feinstein, richard blumenthal, chris murphy, chris coons, joe manchin, doug jones, and independent angus king have all made comments suggesting it is time to get moving. Pelosi should send the articles over. The Senate Judiciary democrat was put on the spot today about Speaker Pelosis tactics. She said she wanted to see the rules of the road so that she could appoint appropriate managers to present the case to the senate. She did not say, well, im holding out until Mitch Mcconnell agrees. Lets get back to what we should be doing, focusing on, what kind of a trailer going to have in the senate . Is going to be a fair trial or a rigged trial . Is a florida republican, military veteran, said democrats are no automatically against this commander in chief. Whatever the president does, hes going to be wrong. If he exercises diplomacy to speak to kim jong un or to speak to vladimir putin, thats wrong. If he withdraws our troops out of harms way on the border of turkey, he is wrong. Speaker pelosi has hinted she was in the articles of impeachment soon. Doug collins told you guys not quickly today, perhaps early next week. Bill, melissa . Bill live on the hill, thank you sir. Melissa meanwhile, growing evidence iran accidentally shot this plane down. Video appears to show the ukrainian jetliner hit by a missile strike shortly after takeoff from tehran. But iran denies it. Calling on the western governments to present their evidence and prove it. Trey yingsts live in baghdad with more. Trey . Melissa, good morning. We are getting new updates to that Ukraine Airlines plane crash outside of tehran earlier this week that killed all 176 people on board. According to reports, the iranians are now willing to hand over the black box to boeing so that it can be independently inspected. According to reports, the iranians have cleared the wreckage site, something not normally done after a crash like this. Western intelligence officials do believe it was shot down with a surfacetoair missile. They were 63 canadians on board. We had this week from canadian prime Minster Justin trudeau expressing his condolences and calling for more information to be get fed by what exactly happened. The flight was headed to kiev, ukraine. We will wait to see whether or not secretary pompeo and secretary mnuchin much of this today when they give remarks at the white house. The iranians are accusing the west this morning and spreading lies about what exactly happened. They say it was definitely not shot down. I want you to take a listen to what one Senior Iranian aviation official had to say. Translator what we can say with absolute certainty is that no missal has had the plane. As i said last night, the plane had traveled while on fire for more than one and half minutes and the crash site shows that the pilot had decided to return to the airport. As we continue to follow the story out of iran, here in baghdad thousands of protesters gathered in terrier square to demonstrate against their government, calling on the Prime Minister to cut all ties with both United States and iran. Melissa . Melissa trey, thank you. Bill jeanne zaino, professor of Political Science at iona college. Miranda devine, New York Post columnist, welcome. And josh, i always want to throw in an extra h with your name. It must be that age in josh. Let it kick us off right now . What you think will happen . One goes to Mitch Mcconnell. This is a waiting game, a political standoff between two of the top tacticians on capitol hill. Clearly pelosi is showing she is fold increase of the senate are starting to get aggravated with the way that they are handling the delay. You also saw House Armed Services Committee Chairman saying they have to speed this up. She was getting pressure from her own side, the carcass was divided, she had to fold in this case. Bill does she get anything from this . Absolutely nothing. I think nancy pelosi is showing herself to be a frivolous person. Shes behaving in a very disingenuous way. Either it was urgent to get rid of the president to impeach him or it isnt. She is showing the full impeachment gambit was a farce, and i dont understand why the media in washington gives her a free pass. She is behaving in a way that does damage to the National Interest, and yet shes getting away with it. Shes on the cover of Time Magazine as some sort of heroin she is the worst person washington to cause division. Bill strong words. Jeanne . You know, i think i disagree. I think she did get something out of this. She got bolton, who may testify. We have to wait and see. She got new evidence in terms of the email. She also called lets be clear, knew the outcome. He will be acquitted. So she wants to do with the republicans were saying in the house. They want to make sure that their base sees this trial as not a fair process. So this is what she is banking on. I agree with you on the counter and the politics. I dont think this is good for democrats, but i do think there is a method to her madness. Nancy pelosi, probably the most effective speaker of the house. Shes never lost a vote. Melissa she didnt get bolton, she lost bolton. She could have subpoenaed bolton and he would have come and testify. He said before that if he was subpoenaed he would wait and that the courts decide. Since then he has said if he gets subpoenaed he would just come. If she hadnt rushed through, he made that decision during this waiting period. She couldve had him testify before. That would have required him to wait. I agree, they should have waited. You and i have talked about th this. Im not sure he would have heard bolton say the same thing if this thing was still in the house. And he may have executive privilege. He may never come testify at all or say much if he does. But i do think the emails and the evidence gathered is something that you have to say she has a small win on. Melissa why doesnt she come back and reintroduce those emails . There out there in the ether but they didnt make it into this conversation that is happening now or that happened in the house, its not part of the body of evidence. That was is still investigating. I think it would be insane for her to bring you back. But iowa, its in three weeks. Shes doing damage to the senators, instead of spending their time meeting and greeting people in iowa and new hampshire, they are tied up in the senate six days a week. They will be when the trial goes on. They have achieved nothing with this. The polls for President Trump have either stagnated or gone better for him. So what have they achieved . All she has done his grandstand and selfaggrandizing. Bill in the senate there are political pressures on republicans. There are a lot of republicans up in swing states in 2020 that are going to feel pressure to call john bolton as a witness. It would have made sense for pelosi to push it to the senate, let mcconnell handle the questions, not let the speakers all have to do with it. Thats why i think it was a political muscat collation. This is a battle of the bases. By delaying this, the energy on her site has dissipated, and the pressure is on her, not a Mitch Mcconnell. Bill on that point, do you give credence to these reports suggesting she wanted sidelined some of the more liberal members of her party trying to enact an iowa . And perhaps give biden a boost . Do you believe that . I dont, i think that sort of the threedimensional chess you dont see a capitol hill. Theres no doubt by having the trial or before the caucus, Elizabeth Warren and bernie sanders, the two most leftwing candidates in the field, are not going to be and i will. It will be on capitol hill. Melissa does it give them a National Stage . If youre sitting there and then they have the bully pulpit, maybe they are not and i will be there on National Television and they are arguing the case for impeachment. As jeanne says, better evidence. Maybe its good for those candidates. Not really, now on the National Stage of the front runner, joe biden, in the cross hairs of the senate. And he is not going to his reputation is going to be sullied in this process. But thats good for sanders and warren, also supreme maybe this is good for those two. But they are all suffering. They are all handicapped by this entire process. Whenever people say pelosi is some kind of master tactician, maybe she is if she wants to get donald trump reelected. Bill s of the dow jones has just crossed 29,000 for the first time. This is simply remarkable. You are up 11,000 points since the election three years ago. We may not see this in a generation again. We will put out on the screen for now. Lets talk about iran and what happens next. Last night in toledo, ohio, here is the president talking about why he did not inform congress. These are splitsecond decisions, you have to make a decision. So they dont want me to make that decision, they want me to call up, maybe go over there. Let me go over to the congress. Come over to the white house, lets talk about it. We knew the way he was getting there, and we had to make a decision. We didnt have time to call up nancy. Bill he went on from there. Im just going to add the jobs numbers were out today, and very positive as well. I just wanted to add that. I think there are a lot of questions, and weve heard them from republicans in the senate as well as democrats on what was the need. Was there an eminence issue here . And we heard something new from the president last night that the eminence had to do with a pending attack on our embassy. So i think senators want to hear that information. Particularly people like rand paul and mike lee, love ask these constitutional theyve asked these questions. In my mind its not as much a question of imminence as, or we see her with soleimani dead or alive . I think that still question we do not have an answer to. Bill maranda . I think again he got a situation where america really is facing peril with this war with iran. Short although it was. And you have nancy post it again grandstanding, refusing to take a phone call from the Vice President ,s wandering off to Cocktail Party when they were sending missiles to american bases in iraq. If she really have the National Interest in mind, she would drop this entire impeachment farce and allow the president to do what he must do to safeguard the interests of america. Melissa theres a big way this can backfire on democrats. Thats outlined in the wall street journal, there is no peace from the death. Saying, they are betting trump stumbles into an iran war. There is still potential to sow chaos between now and november. It may do so to make things tougher for the incumbent. But if the end result of this episode is the elimination of a bloodthirsty regional puppetmaster and weakening of the most dangerous player in the region, democrats lose their disaster talking points. Is not a real danger . Thats why the politics of iran are so tricky. You look at the early polls, the majority of a plurality of americans support the killing soleimani. But theres a majority that worries about the perspective of a wider war. They are bidding this could go south, more attacks, that it could be chaotic at it into a president ial election year. Democrats have to be worried that they are sounding too dovish, not rooting for america against iran. But republicans have to be wary about this because the consequences. Bill fair point, josh. Last hour, gabbard. Watch. Constitution, written by our founders, intentionally placed the responsibility of deciding whether or not to declare war within the hands of congress. Abiding by the constitution means the president needs to come to congress and make that argument, make that pitch. If you want to go to war with iran, come to congress and say why he feels its important for National Security. That did not happen. Bill he has always said he doesnt want war with iran. He does. He was elected on that. Hes the antineocon. I think his base understands that, and they trust him not to get america embroiled in another endless war in the middle east. By the same token, he is not going to sit back and allow american embassies to be overrun by iranian terrorists. I think at the moment he has won, because il irans Response Response was very provocative action was so mild that i think of course iran will continue to be a burger in the saddle of america, but i think everyone, the whole world, took a sigh of relief after those missiles didnt kill a single american. That is where the democrats, with all their carrying on the day before, just look like fools. Bill your hood betting think so quite for now . Im not betting. It could go wrong. Iran is showing witness, and also that their equipment, there antimissile government, is not very good. Theyre pretty primitive country compared to american terms of military might. Bill ten seconds. I hope and i hope all americans hope the present was successful in quieting iran. We dont know the answer to that. There was a bombing in the green zone yesterday, we have seen Cyber Attacks from iran, we have proxies out there that they control and dont control. I hope this goes quiet, i hope in ten months we dont have a nuclear iran. Those are great big hopes i think the American Public has have a debate about it. Bill think you all. We also can confirm doug collins mentioned this last hour there will be no vote today in the house to move the articles of impeachment to the senate. So that will wait until at least monday, or depending on travel for members of congress, could be tuesday of next week. The timeline, melissa, goes to possibly a senate trial that begins through the end of next week or even possibly on Martin Luther king day, which is january 20th, 2020. Melissa it was moving along quickly and then not so much. Bill theyre moving the boulder slowly. But we can confirm us of today, think it all of you. We will see very soon. Melissa will continue the conversation and just a moment, that and more with our headliner, former White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders. She reacts at the bottom of the hour. Bill also in a moment, under house arrest. Fotis dulos posting bond. Bond. Investigators searching for answers and the dispense of his wife jennifer. Why lawyers say despite the murder charges they are reliev relieved. We are looking forward to the process of no defending this case, Going Forward in court. Ns. Va Mortgage Rates have dropped to near 50year lows. Newday usa can help you refinance your mortgage and save thousands a year. I urge you to call newday usa now. There does not appear to be a crime scene weapon, there does not appear to be any admissions or statements against penal interest. Theres nobody. The suspicious disappearance and entirely circumstantial case. When i say im relieved, not being cocky. Fotis dulos attorney speaking there after his client posted has bond yesterday. Now hes under house arrest awaiting trial on murder charges. His exgirlfriend, michelle troconis, also posted bond and was taken to the hospital feeling unwell. So what is next for dulos . Criminal defense attorney david bruno joins us. To to hear or lay it out, no weapon, nobody, they dont have anything. When you drilled on the little bit on the evidence, as we followed the case, they have all kinds of stuff. The nanny saying, i just restock the cabinet with paper towels, they were all gone immediately. What other kind of sifter they have . The attorney did mention circumstantial evidence. Sometimes that can be more persuasive than directory the friends its on this case, what great police work. Theres a 38 page affidavit for rest, its a capital murder charge. By the way, it details all these steps that this defendant, his girlfriend melissa like what . Speak of the vehicle that he owns has her blood in it. Her blood is all over the crime scene. He tried to change seeds in his vehicle using an employee. The girlfriend is part of this. So my thing is there are three people charged here, and while it is circumstantial, they maybe able to flip the girlfriend. If they conflict the girlfriend with a lawyer, that can be absolutely melissa how to that lawyer get himself in trouble . How did that happen . This is not a criminal lawyer we just saw, this is a civil lawyer, a friend. Its really not clear to me as to why, but he is charge of the conspiracy to commit murder. Not just covering it up. They are alleging that there was an agreement between the husband, the girlfriend, and the lawyer all to commit murder. Melissa wow. If they float one of those, it could be circumstantial. They may not have a weapon, but guess what . If you have a witness to the conspiracy, that bill you say the affidavit reads like a crime novel. How . It does, it details the step by step investigation. These investigators went through forensics. The forensics is going be very difficult to explain. How is he going to say how her blood got all over his vehicles . They also have evidence being discarded. They have him dumping bags. They have him on video changing license plates. Thats all circumstantial and it all goes to him. Im wondering, what was the participation of the lawyer . The lawyer is the one still in jail. Speed lets get back to motive, all the start of her money. So many of these things do. Divorce, too. These are individuals being divorced. I am a former homicide prosecutor myself. Would see in the office, todays Domestic Violence is tomorrows murder. Yes, this is an issue. Its money, too. Not a religious divorce, not fighting over the children. Suite five of them now. Thats the saddest part of this case. Bill you are a defense attorney. How do you defend him . Well, prosecutors are going to have to make a very important decision. Did they use the codefendants . He who calls the codefendant loses. Let say this with the girlfriend, shes on the stand. Hes going to try and probably point the finger the girlfriend and said, it wasnt me, it was the girlfriend. She may have just as much motivates him to kill the wife. I dont know how they will defend the blood evidence. Itll be a very difficult task. This attorney who comes out and says hes released, the forensics is so strong in this case i think it will be his downfall. Bill thank you for your time. A fox news alert now, the president in the white house months ago, breathing there. Secretaries mnuchin and pompeo will detail new sanctions against iran. We will bring you to live as soon as it begins. Melissa . Melissa plus President Trump hitting the campaign trail as a senate awaits the arrival of impeachment articles. Sarah sanders is our headliner straight ahead. Beco thanks to republican leadership, america is winning again. And america, most importantly, is respected again. Respected like never before. 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Fox news confirms that will not happen today. We will bring in Sarah Sanders, former White House Press secretary and fox news contributor. Happy new year to you. I guess the news of the moment, its not going to happen today. Maybe it happens on monday or tuesday. What are you going to make of that, when you consider you will be at least three and half weeks removed from the actual vote itself on impeachment . I think it just continues to show what this whole thing was all about. It was nothing more than a political play. It has a out well for the democrats. I think they made a huge mistake by trying to force this impeachment sham down americas throats, and every single day we see that play out more and more. The dealer they have put everyone through after constantly telling all of america and everyone what an urgent thing that had to happen, we had to do this right now, we could wait another minute. But apparently be cut. Not just another minute, we could week three and a half more weeks before they even send the paperwork to the senate. The good news is it gives the white house more time to repair, complete and total confidence in white House Counsel led by pat cipollone. They were prepared three and half weeks ago because the facts are on their side. The president is going to be vindicated, if this ever gets in the senate. Melissa do you think its a mistake if they dont call witnesses in the senate . To they fall into the trap the democrats have laid if this is a sham trial, that you are really interested in fighting justice . Especially when there are new things now like these emails, and you have former National Security advisor john bolton willing to testify. I think the entire thing has been a sham from day one, but thats not on the part of the senate nor the white house. Thats on the part of the democrats who started this ridiculous political play to begin with. I think Mitch Mcconnell has been doing a spectacular job. Hes never done anything out of order. I think he will play by the rules that have been set forth for a long time, and make us a fair process unlike the ridiculous thing we saw take place in the house. The problem is they havent even had a chance to have a fair process because the house continues to sit on it. They are constantly looking for something to prove that the president something wrong, when they know it didnt happen. I think the whole thing has been a disaster for the democrats. Frankly, its hurt the country. This isnt good for america to have this type of partisan political game. The real concern i have is what happens in the future. We have now created impeachment as a Political Tool instead of what is meant for, and i think the democrats are going to have to wear that burden moving forward from now on. Bill three more minutes, two more topics. As moshe iran iran, adam schiff, about the nonbinding war powers resolution passed in the house. The resolution before the house today is a step toward reasserting our constitutional duty, terrain and the president whose unilateral actions have isolated us from our allies, increased the risk from a nucler armed iran, and made us less safe. Bill weve heard that a prelude from democrats. I do believe the state has been reset to with regard to iran after the killing of soleimani . Look, i think the president did what was necessary to keep the people of this country safe. This resolution, they know its worthless. They know its meaningless. Its a nonbinding resolution. Even nancy pelosi herself called it a symbolic measure. This is nothing more than a political show, just like the impeachment sham. Its unfortunate the democrats are so focused on hating the president that they forget they actually have a duty to do. The president took action to keep america safe. The idea that we are somehow less safe after one of the worlds most dangerous terrorists is no longer a threat to this country or anyone else is absurd. Its naive, and its the reason democrats should be in charge of our foreign policy. Melissa meanwhile, the president on the campaign trail in ohio. He would like to turn the page. Heres what he said. Im thrilled to hold the first railing 2020 right here, in this great state of ohio. [cheers and applause] is to begin a new year, our economy is booming. Wages are soaring. Workers are thriving. Americas future has never, ever looked brighter. [cheers and applause] melissa in addition to that, sarah, we saw the dow crossed 29,000 for the first time today. Just 37 days since the last milestone, 28,000. The problem is people dont vote on good news from the past, so they dont vote a thank you. Do you think they will remember this when they go to the polls, what is the president have to hit it harder than he usually does on the economy . I think people are going to remember that their life is much better under this president. I dont think thats going away. I think thats going to continue through november. The economy is strong, the president continues to focus on things he promised he would get done, whether its a trade deal. We expect phase one to be signed next week of china. Something everybody else that was impossible. For good, nobody was willing to take them on. This president has, and he has delivered on one thing after another. I think people are going to remember that when they go to vote. The president is doing exactly what he should. Hes going out and going on offense and delivering his message directly to the American People. He has an incredible story to tell, after just three years in office. I think anybody wants to continue down this path of strength and prosperity is going to look to President Trump. What we know from the democrats is that they are a party of appeasement, a party of weakness, and a party that wants to make government bigger, not smaller. They want to move us more toward socialism. I dont know anybody who thinks when they really sit down and look at the contrast between those two options, thinks going with the democrat is a better choice. I think President Trump is in a great position. Bill it sounds like a campaign about who hes up against. Sorry to interrupt you, we are getting breaking news from the white house. Thank you, sarah, for coming here today. Sarah sanders here with us. Fox news alert, jobs numbers out now. Stock market on the rise. Moneyman Charles Payne is next. We will talk to charles on a friday. How does he assess the report . We will stand by for the white house. Hello, sir. Melissa look at those sneakers. The winner of the golden globe for best director. We need to keep moving and best picture. Experience 1917. 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[laughter] im going to give it a b . You had the headline, 15 from expectations. That might be adjusted next month. But the biggest part of this is the official unemployment report, the rate. In the reviews there is really nebulous. Theres a much better way melissa knows this, its called the you six. It takes into account more things. We are at a record low for an opponent using the best gauge. Why is it better . Marginally attached people. These are people who arent even looking for a good, theyve got jobs. Sitting at home eating froot loops and summing up the door, want to work out and i plant connect with go. And theyre not being forced to work parttime anymore. Thats why its great news. I would like to see those dirty fingernail jobs debated. Manufacturing was off, mining was off a lot. Construction only have 20,000. Melissa can make point out a few things i liked about this . 50 of jobs that are held or held by women. Last time i think that happened was april of 2010. Thats good for the president. That shows that women are further in the weeds, its being driven by Hispanic Women more than anyone else. You want to talk about the notion that this is a president that does things in a racial kind of way, this shows you when things are going great, everyone benefits. Todays jobs report, to your point, women, Hispanic Women. If you look across the border, all the different folks benefiting, seam tide lifting all ships. Melissa i have a theory about how things are getting better. The dow, 29,000 for the first time today. We added a point where this expansion, both in the market in the economy, should be petering out. But the president has a secret weapon. He has held back a bit because of all this trade stuff. So if we get a deal with china, and away from this usmca going, we struck some more deals all over the place, we could see this expansion were normally we would be kind of its last breath. What you think . We never had an 11 year extension before. To your point, we are in uncharted waters. Its reaccelerating, that the irony. Almost all the data be seen in the last two weeks suggests the economy is going to be accelerate. I tell you what, with this trade thing, the trade deficit this week, it got better. Exports to china increased oil imports to us declined. Oil, 58 billion year to date. We are so positioned, and i wish we could get household formations. We can get those millennials to get married, start having families. [laughs] bill i cant remember the last time you can hear a pessimistic news. Its been a long, long time. They are under a twominute warning for secretaries pompeo and mnuchin. Standby for the white house. Hourly earnings in this report from wages in december, what was it, thats 2. 5 of the upside. ; go disappointed. Theres an article this morning that explains when the survey was taken it was a little earlier than normal, and the numbers should have been hired. I think the more intriguing part of it, not supervisory work. Bluecollar workers once again, another where they artists thats shared prosperity the lower rungs of the economic ladder improving higher than the higher rungs. The eighth thats been the story of this recovery. The exhilaration of the bottom so much better, the wage gap closing, they are at making it faster. Thats untold story. He really is. Theres a lot of Untold Stories not separately one of them. To your point, melissa, i think gdp is going to be better this year than it was last year. In part, resolutions of some of those things that were outstanding. I think businesses are going to step up. Im worried about the oil patch a little bit. We lost 8,000 those were the, good paying jobs. Youre not worried about it . Melissa no, lets look at whats going on the middle east. We have more independence. Im good. So we are all good then bill hang with us while we wait for the secretaries to come out. Its an election year, they have levers that other people dont have. You are super bullish on this. You make an amazing point, the market in the economy typically does very well in an election year. Also this time weve got a certain unique momentum. This type of momentum does not peter out. It builds on itself. Success begets success. These marginally attached workers, there arent even looking for a job and got one. Over 200,000 people came back to the labor force last month. Melissa this news we are about to get ties into what we are talking about. We will talk about more sanctions right here coming out, on iran. As we get these sanctions, is more focused on oil. Good morning, everybody. Think youre being here today. I would just like to make a brief brief comment before we talk about the iran sanctions. Everybody saw the dow hit 29,000. The president s economic are currently working. We are looking forward to china signing, the usmca, and a Strong Economy this year. As previously announced by the president , we are announcing additional sanctions against the Iranian Regime as a result of the attack on u. S. And allied troops. First, the president is issuing an executive order authorizing the additional sanctions against any individual owning, operating, trading with, or assisting sectors of the iranian economy, including construction, manufacturing, textiles, and mining. Let me be clear, these will be both primary and secondary sanctions. The eo also allows us to designate other sectors in the future, as secretary pompeo and me think is appropriate. Second, we are announcing 17 specific sanctions against irans largest steel and iron manufacturers. Three seychellesbased entities, and a vessel involved in the transfer of products. As a result of these actions, we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime and we will continue our enforcement of other entities. Third, we are taking action against the Senior Iranian officials who advance the regimes, destabilizing activity and were involved in tuesdays Ballistic Missile strike. Secretary pompeo will comment more on that. Todays sanctions are part of our commitment to stop the Iranian Regimes global terrorist activities. The president has been very clear, we will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops terrorist activities and commits to never having Nuclear Weapons. I will now turn it over to secretary pompeo. Thank you, stephen. Good morning, everyone. Today President Trump is delivering on the pledge that he made, the day after iran attacked American Forces in iraq there would be a series of new sanctions. Secretary mnuchin just mentioned eight Senior Iranian officials that are responsible for the regimes violence both at home and abroad. We are stricking a part of the islamic republics inner security apparatus. These sanctions targets include the secretary of the Spring National council and the commander of the forces. That is the brute squad, which has come in the last few months, killed approximately 1500 iranians simply demanding freed. Our action also targets other Senior Leaders close to the ayatollah. Theyve carried out as terrorist plots and destabilize campaigns across the middle east and around the world. They have employed soldiers across the regions battlefield. Theyve trained militias in iraq, syria, and elsewhere in the arts of domestic repression. Today they are accountable for the the goal of the campaign is to deny them the resource to construct foreign policy. We want them to being like a normal nation. We believe the sanctions we enforce today for that objective. Our campaign is composed of diplomatic, economic, all components that deprive the resume of billions in revenue that theyve used to fuel death and destruction across the middle east and all across the world. Sadly the Previous Administration had opened up Revenue Streams for iran. Under our administration, all revenues are down by 80 and iran cannot access roughly 90 of all of its reserves. Not even two weeks ago, president rouhani admitted that our sanctions have cost around over 200 billion in lost foreign income and investment. As long as irans outlaw ways continue, we will continue to impose sections. I want to really read President Trumps concerns for americans and dual National Citizens detained inside iran. Iran kno knows these individuals have committed no crime. The charges are fake and we will do what we can to get each of them returned safely to their families. With that, we will take a few questions. Yes, maam . Reporter the administration said this strike was done based on imminent threat. You said we didnt know precisely when and we didnt know precisely where. That is not the definition of imminent. The president has also suggested there was some sort of attack being planned against an embassy, perhaps several embassies. Can you clarify . Did you have specific information about an imminent threat and did you have anything to do with rbcs we had specific information on an imminent threat, and those threats included attacks on u. S. Embassies. Period, full stop. So you were mistaken when you said you didnt know when precisely where . This or consistent thoughts. We dont know exactly which men or which date would have been executed, but it was very clear. Qassem soleimani himself was plotting a broad, largescale attack against american interests, and those attacks were imminent. Against an embassy . Against american facilities including american embassies, military bases, american facilities throughout the regi region. Reporter mr. Secretary, in the initial hours after the missile attacks on the airfield, it was believed that iran may have taken steps to avoid u. S. Casualties. But then the chairman of joint chiefs mark milley came out, secretary of defense came out, other officials came out and said, these missiles were intended to kill americans. It was irans intent to kill americans, does that not deserve some sort of response . If somebody takes a shot at you and they dont hit you simply because you duck, does that mean they werent trying to kill you . I will defer to the deferment or defense of the details, but there is no doubt in my judgment as i observe the iranian activity in the region that night, they have the full intention of killing u. S. Forces. Whether that was our military folks or diplomatic folks in the region. Im confident the response the president has taken was appropriate. The president said we dont want war. We want iran to behave like a normal nation. The reason the secretary of treasury and i are here this morning is to continue this campaign. Our strategic effort to get around to behave in a way that doesnt continue their 40 40yearlong effort to terrorize the world. Reporter mr. Secretary, do you believe the iranians shut down the Ukrainian International Airways Plane . If the iranians shot that plane down, will they be consequences . We do believe its likely that plane was shot down by an Iranian Missile. We are going to lead to the investigation play out before you make a final determination. Its important to get to the bottom of it. Ive been on the phone, i was on the phone with president zelensky just before he came here. I was on the phone with my canadian counterpart, they are working to get the resources on the ground to conduct that thorough investigation. We will learn more about what happened to that aircraft. When we get the results of that investigation, i am confident that we in the world will take appropriate actions in response. Let me just reporter will you allow the ntsb to work with the iranians . I was just going to comment on that, the treasury will issue waivers with its americans or others to help facilitate the investigation. Reporter last time he joined us in this room is back in the summer, and nothing sanctions, including secretary mnuchin, that what you said, i think youve done more sections on iran than anybody, and its actually working. Since then he seen an escalation in violence from iran. Shooting of the drone, attacking them see, the contract he was killed, u. S. Troops wounded. How are sanctions keeping the United States interests more secure . I think we have 100 confidence and we are consistent in our view that economic sanctions are working. If we didnt have these sanctions in place, literally iran left tens of billions of dollars. They would be using that for terrorist activities throughout the region, and to enable them to do more bad things. There is no question, by cutting off the economics to the regime, we are having an impact. As the president has said, the fact that the Obama Administration turned over 150 billion to the regime, we think we wouldnt be in the situation at that not been the case. May i just add, its important to keep in mind whats taking place in iran today. This country has ever been in the place it is today. Challenging problems. The budget, they will fail by tens of billions of dollars achieving their revenue for this year. Theyve got real challenges in figuring out how to make difficult decisions. Do you underwrite hezbollah . Thomas . To underwrite the militias in iraq . Or do you allow your opportunity for the people to you can see the protests. Protests we expect will continue, that will demand from the Iranian Regime that they begin to treat the iranian people the way they so deserve. This demonstration will get you to support those efforts, as well. Reported back he mentions secondary sanctions. What is your message to our european allies who continue to do business with the iranians . Specifically, if you can, will this impact the mechanism set up by a number of European Countries to avoid u. S. Sanctions and continue to do business without using u. S. Dollars . Sure, thank you. Those are both important questions. Let me first comment on insects. I dont believe there have been any transactions. As he made clear, we are working on a swiss channel that we have approved for humanitarian transactions. We will continue to allow these transactions. We have warned instex and others they will most likely be subject to secondary sanctions, depending how they use that. Thats absolutely the case. As it relates to the europeans come up with the secretary and i have spoken to our counterparts in europe several times over the last few days. We have emphasized the impact and the issue of iran announcing they are no longer part of the jcpoa. You have had very direct conversations with our counterparts about that. Reporter secretary pompeo, what is your definition of imminent . This was going to happen. American lives were at risk. We would have been culpably negligent, as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said. Would have been culpably negligent had we not recommended to the president he take this action against Qassem Soleimani. He made the right america is safer as a result of that reporter we are going to try and do one question for everybody so as many people can get questions. At me to cut you off that we are trying to go ahead six months ago, secretary pompeo, the president said u. S. Intelligence agencies have been running amok. He spent most of the past three years hes been in office denigrating and attacking the Intelligence Community and disputing findings, whether its on russia or north korea, or really any area that contradicts the things he has said. Why then do americans suddenly believe your assertions that you had good intelligence on this, when the head of the executive branch has been casting aspersions on the Intelligence Community for most of his time in office . Look, i served as cia director for the first year and a half of this administration. I watch the president rely on the work they did for the entire time i served as the head of the Central Intelligence agency. I watched him rely on the capable and in women delivering exquisite information to the executive branch. Watch the president have confidence not information. We all challenge their work, wish to make sure you get right. The Intelligence Community is not flawless. We get it wrong. In this case, the Intelligence Community got fundamentally right. Even the reflections weve seen after the strike that Qassem Soleimani took has demonstrated we were quite rig right. There was active plotting, and we took an action that we thought was likely to create less risk for the American People, and im confident that we did that. Go ahead, in the back. Reporter thank you, this question is for secretary pompeo. There are reports that the iraqi Prime Minister has asked you to start negotiating withdrawal of u. S. Troops from iraq immediately. As . Can you comment on that . You didnt quite characterize the conversation correctly, but to the larger and more important point, we are happy to continue the conversation with the iraqis about what the right structure is. Its very clear, weve been there to perform a Training Mission to help the Iraqi Security forces be successful and to continue the campaign against isis. The counter campaign. We will continue that mission, but as times change and we get to a place where we can deliver upon what i believe in the president believes is a right structure with few resources dedicated to omission we will do so. We also saw today a nato team thats here at the state Department Working to develop a plan which will get burned andsharing right in the region as well, so we can continue the Important Mission to protect and defend and keep the American People safe while reducing our cost, resources, our burden, and the risk to all soldiers and sailors in the region. Reporter secretary pompeo, if i can come here today at the podium use of the imminent threat was a threat to u. S. Embassies. You didnt know precisely when or where. Less at the present said it was a threat to embassies including our baghdad embassy. Why can you say that here in the president can say it at a rally in toledo but no one said it to lawmakers behind closed doors in a classified setting as multiple senators have said . We did. You said that . So the senators are lying . We told them about the imminent threat. All the intelligence we bring come that youve heard today, we provide in the classified setting, as well. To be clear, you told them embassies were to be targeted. That was the imminent threat. Are not going to talk about the details of what we shared in a classified setting. Make no mistake about it, those leaders, those members of congress who want to go access the same intelligence can see that very same intelligence that will reflect what i described in with the president said last night. Reporter is that threat now gone with soleimani gone . Threats are never gone. Theres always a lot of danger in the world. Always a lot of danger throughout the region. Nobody believed that a Single Mission in any respect took down the risk of terror, terror from al qaeda, isis, alshabaab. Nobody believes that. The president doesnt. Look at the lisp a look at the achievements in the administration. We took with a caliphate in its entirety, we took down hamza bin laden, we took down albaghdadi, Qassem Soleimani. This has reduced the capacity for tourists around the world to perform the functions putting american women and men in the homeland at risk. We are very proud of we have accomplished and we are going to stay the course. Right next to you. Report an . Okay [laughter] china is also a big and predator of iranian oil and iranian minerals, and thats a big part of their economy, as well. Are you concerned about the iran issue coming up in the negotiations for the deal . I had no idea you would ask that question but thats a good last question to end on. Let me first say that we are looking forward to the chinese delegation coming next week. Phase one is very significant. It includes very significant components, changes to technology issues, intellectual property issues, and 50 billion in purchases for our farmers. I would comment, i dont agree with your comment that china is a big buyer of oil. The china state companies are not buying oil from iran, and i would just say we are having conversations with china as well as any of your Counter Party on sanctions evasion. Thank you very much. Thank you, everybody. Bill three major headlines here. Number one, the sanctions, additional sanctions launched against the iranian government energy. 17 specific sanctions on different iranian entities, targeting eight Senior Iranian officials as well. Cutting off access to money, the access they still have, we should say. On the access to foreign investment. Headline number two, they insist attacks remained on her embassy were embassies and military bases overseas. That goes to the, the president made around this hour yesterday when he said they were looking to blow up our embassy. He alluded to it again last night in toledo, ohio. Third headline, secretary of state mike pompeo says he believes iran is responsible for shooting that ukrainian airliner out of the sky the other night, but he says we will let the investigation play out. Melissa, three headlines from the white house a moment ago. Melissa drilling down on the details here so folks can understand, they had those 17 iranian metal producers and Mining Companies they designated for sanctions. This is irans only resource, trying to get these Raw Materials out of the country to sell to raise money. They are also looking at some entities in china and the seychelles. Three specifically that were caught with vessels, as they say, involved in the purchase and transfer of iranian mental products. There was also a question about the transfer of currency. If you can exchange money, how can they sell these things and collect the money . They talked about looking for the transactions that they are monitoring the various networks, that they havent seen those transactions go through there but they are allowing money to go through switzerland for humanitarian reasons to get into the country. But you get a birdseye view into the way they are continuing to tighten the financial noose where we see inflation spiraling out of control. Bill you are right, back in iran. To add to all that, the amount of pressure, the noose theyve tried to put on this resume has been dramatic. You wonder, where else can you squeeze . These secretaries clearly are looking in every corner they can possibly find a way to crank even more pressure up against iran. Melissa, after a couple days or even weeks, the downing of this airliner. They could be back at this yet again. And the iranians have said, you come to us and prove it. I would ask the white house if they would ever expect the Iranian Regime to apologize for what happened the other night to 176 people. Melissa absolutely. On top of that, what we had seen before this latest turn of events was a rise up of the people inside iran did not benefit when those sanctions werent in place before. They were in getting that money. That was supposed to be feeling into the country and modernize it. I thought would happen. The export of the money for terror reasons. Instead, as you see this stranglehold, now iran is getting that money. Those in charge arent getting it, either. It becomes a question of how long they can hang on there. I think thats what the pressure is about. Bill also become back to this idea about her embassies being targeted. As we go through all the stick of it, we will bring in Chris Wallace. Mr. Sunday is with us on a friday. Anchor of Fox News Sunday parade what a week, yet again good morning. What do you think the next story is here in the air on chapter . Well, i thought the presentations by the two secretaries, mnuchin and pompeo, was very forceful, very persuasive. Clearly they and the president they work for mean business in terms of continuing to tighten the screws on iran. I dont have any doubt that these sanctions im no expert but i assume they are going to make it even more difficult for people in iran to business. The question, really, is strategy. Will it work . As was pointed out, the two secretaries briefed in that room last september and said at that time that the sanctions were the strongest that they had ever imposed on any country. We have seen all of the activity by iran since then. We have also seen iran continue stepbystep to pull out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, and now they Just Announced they will pull out even further in terms of limitations on fuel enrichment, the stockpiling of nuclear fuel. I guess the question becomes, do we really think that this is the step . These are the sanctions that break irans will, or will it continue . Also, the question, of course, we have our partners that also signed the jcpoa. The Iran Nuclear Deal. Like britain, france, germany. Are they going to come on our side or continue to try and find work arounds to continue to do business . There is no question that donald trump means business, and the secretaries there mean business. The question and i dont have an answer for it is, is this going to be the step that breaks irans will and get them to say they will get to the table and talk about not only the nuclear program, but also maligned behavior . I dont have an answer. Bill on that point, since the killing of soleimani a week ago today, he hear from others in the know jack keane is one of them, a well respected military analyst works on behalf of us and others that he believes this is the straw that breaks their back, that pushes them to the negotiation table. I dont know if you can see that. Others clearly cannot. But he does. It must be a reason for that. Well, i hope hes right. It would be better for the world if it were right. I will say, when i interviewed irans president rouhani at the United Nations in september, the thing that struck me and this is just at the point when the u. S. Was imposing a whole new set of sanctions. If you remember, President Trump very much wanted to either meet on the sidelines were even have a phone call with irans president rouhani it was the enormous gulf between the two nations. While we thought, i could argue quite rightly, that iran was one of the major purveyors of terrorism in the world, irans president rouhani told me that they felt america was the major sponsor of terror in the world. I was just struck by the tremendous goals in the way the two sides. Maybe after the killing of rouhani i mean of soleimani, and these new sanctions, maybe things will change. Unless general keane and he may well have information i dont have. Unless he does. I dont know why we would think they will change their position. Bill jack keane was adamant on that point. We will see where it goes. The day after you interviewed the iranian rep, i remember you telling me that directly. That it was like talking to a whole different orbit in a different solar system. You say x, he says y on just about every issue. Let me go to impeachment. They will not be a vote today, chris, which means articles wil. Maybe it happens monday night. Mike emanuel tells me the next houseboat is slated for 6 30 p. M. Monday evening. Maybe it doesnt happen until tuesday. How do you see this working out next week in terms of a schedule for, as nancy pelosi put it yesterday, that this will happen soon . Well, she said it would happen soon. She also said it will happen when she is ready. One of the things that i think we are getting a greater sense of is that nancy pelosi keeps around counsel. Its not a collective decisionmaking process. Steny hoyer, her number two, who she doesnt get along with particularly well, said he has no idea when shes going to do it. Ive talked to other hot top House Democrats, they dont have any idea. I think theres an increasing sense among House Democrats and especially among Senate Democrats, lets get on with this. Youve extracted everything you can extract. Which isnt much, but at least to put the issue of trying to have witnesses and evidence on the table for a vote later. Youve got to fold it now. She has not indicated that. She can make an announcement late tonight, friday night document. Not the actual vote, but im going to trim them over and we will have the vote on monday, which was kind of ease the pressure. If we get through this weekend, and disobedient issue on all the sunday talk shows, the pressure will only increase on nancy pelosi. Bill you are exactly right. Its been three and half weeks, im almost out of time. Do you think she has gained, in any respect, by this protracted delay . In the end she didnt get Mitch Mcconnell, and i dont think anybody thought she was going to get Mitch Mcconnell to break his will. He is in charge and hes not going to be told what to do. I do think she has put a bit more focus on the idea that there needs to be witnesses and there needs to be evidence. Do you hear some republicans like murkowski, like collins, like mitt romney, saying that maybe shes right about that. In terms of getting Mitch Mcconnell to promise that in the early part before they vote to begin the process, not a bet. Bill that hasnt happened. Looking forward to your show, Chris Wallace there in d. C. Much more on impeachment and around. Robert obrien will join Chris Wallace. You also hear from democratic senator chris coons, on the Foreign Relations committee. Hes one of the senators who said lets get on with it. Check it out, local listings for Chris Wallace this sunday. Melissa to meantime, iran continues to deny any involvement in the ukrainian plane crash that killed hundred6 people. U. S. Intelligence Officials Say there is evidence the plane was mistakenly hit by an a rating missile. Now to iran wants them to share that information. Jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with more. Jennifer . We just heard from secretary treachery Steve Mnuchin that despite his new sanctions the u. S. Will authorize waivers for any american citizens who need to travel to iran as part of the investigation into the plane crash. They also just heard on the record for the first time from an american official confirming the u. S. And believes iran is responsible for the downing of the billing jet we do believe its likely that plane was shot down by an Iranian Missile. We are going to let the investigation play out before we make a final determination. Its important we get to the bottom of it. Iranian officials continued to deny, as you mention, that they shot on the plane with a surfacetoair missile. Irans ambassador to the u. K. Said it was a tragic accident, but not their fault. We are in fact confident from outside that there has been no missile launched in that area at that time. They have invited boeing investigators and representatives from countries who citizens were killed in the crash to come to tehran and aid in the investigation. Canada alone has 63 citizens on board the plane. After days of chaos, iran finally secured the debris field. There are indications the investigation has already been hampered. Much of the wreckage has been removed from the crash site by iranian officials before the investigators had a chance to see the wreckage. A senior u. S. Official confirms to me it was a russianmade fa 15 missile that the iranians fired that brought on the ukrainian passenger jet. Canadas Prime Minister wants answers. Intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence, the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surfacetoair missile. This may well have been unintentional. U. S. Intelligence sees that the picture emerging basins out based on satellite infrared imagery. What they are seeing our holes on the plane and some of the wreckage that pointed damage from shrapnel. Bill and melissa . Melissa jennifer, thank you. 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Usaa we are doing better than pretrump in this labor market expansion. Pretrump use are a labor force shrinking after the great recession. Currently we are growing the labor force quite dramatically. Melissa Democratic Candidates of course say not everybody is benefiting from that. Rich people, if youre in the stock market its good for you, but not everybodys benefiting. Heres what my Pete Buttigieg had to say. They say just look at the stock market. Im glad to could, id rather have it going up and down, but thats not the same as an economy working for all of us. When im president , we will measure the success of our economy not by gdp growth will buy the stock market, but by the Income Growth of the 90 . Because that tells us where the economy is working for you. Melissa you heard people cheering there, but if you look of the data, theres a report that came out from Goldman Sachs that said right now Income Growth at the bottom is doing better than anywhere else. That those wages are rising twice as fast as elsewhere. Thats from data from the bureau of labor and statistics. Why do you think that message isnt getting out . That thats where wage growth really exists . Yeah, i dont know what economy hes talking about. Its certainly not the u. S. Economy. In the u. S. Economy was happening is pretty much every Disadvantaged Group has grown faster and historically advantaged. People without high school the bottom 10 , et cetera, are growing much faster. More importantly, the wealth is growing much more along the low wealth learners. If you look at the bottom half of the Wealth Distribution, its 50 in the wealth. Tremendous growth. Much higher than the top. In fact, become out of date on this in a short time period. The top 1 of the Wealth Distribution is shrinking, so the top 1 is getting less of the wealth than they were before while the bottom is melissa i dont want to run out of time, sir. I see the numbers, but the message isnt getting through, that its these other groups getting the biggest advantage. Instead, democrats drive home the message that its the rich people who have benefited from President Trump being in office. How do you get that message out . Which of the administration be doing differently to deliver that . We are putting out the data, the council of economic advisors is essentially putting out what our unquestionable data. We need to message that more clearly. But i think obviously people dont want to believe those data they are not supporting the president. I think its pretty clear with the data is telling us, which is that wealth inequality is declining and labor markets are benefiting the poor a lot more than they are benefiting the rich. Melissa tomas philipson, thank you for coming on today. We appreciate your time. Bill fox news alert now, jailhouse Surveillance Video on that either Jeffrey Epsteins first Suicide Attempt. 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Awesome. Ebates is now rakuten, sign up today and get cash back on everything you buy. Polls are polls, snapshots in time. The real thing that matters are how people are going to cast their vote. I think its interesting, as a lot of conversation is focused on these debates, fewer and fewer voters are watching these things. Thats where im really focused on spending time with voters. The people who will actually be the ones to decide this election. V7 there was Tulsi Gabbard, she has not qualified for the next debate next week. Interesting tidbits in this fox news poll we put out last night before another debate next week. It goes down i will. We want to bring in karl rove, former warehouse to be chief of staff. Hello to you, sir. Happy new year. My first time to say happy new year to karl rove in 2020. I havent talked to since the last decade, man [laughter] bill you know what they say, its been too long. Nevada, here we go. Heres what i find interesting pit on screen now, bidens are markedly consistent pre24 in november, 23 now. Bernie sanders, 17 , was 18 . Tom steyer sneaking up there at 12 . You make of that what, sir . Steyer spending a lot of money, both in nevada and South Carolina. He is getting within striking distance of the magic 15 . Thats the number you need to get in a democratic primary in order to get delegates. It also may suggest that there is one other gazillionaire spending billions of well, millions of dollars. Thats a former mayor of new york. Mike bloomberg, not competing in these early four, we mentioned the steyer effect on march 3rd. That is to say on super tuesday where bloomberg is spending a lot of money, he also might be able to get close to the 15 threshold. Bill moving to South Carolina, heres what we show. Heres what we find. Biden has a 21point lead. Look at tom steyer, popping at 15 . How do you evaluate that . Of the steyer effect. South carolina on the republican side, they used to say they are the state that settles the republican nomination. It looks like sucking on a democrats want to be in that place, too. If you look at the first three primaries, iowa, new hampshire, and nevada, its pretty closely split. A couple of states, theres been poles where its been a dead heat between three candidates. South carolina is a clear win if this poll is right, for bide biden. Thats important because South Carolina is the last of the february contests. It happens on saturday the 29th. Four days later, 1,358 delegates will be elected on a really superduper tuesday. If biden has momentum coming out of South Carolina with a big win, thats going to give him some additional points. Each one of the 14 states that are having contests on that day. Bill interesting stuff. I know you like to do your own work at your own homework. Would you have for us today on the whiteboard . Melissa [laughs] i want you to think about this. Remember, i was split. Those 41 delegates in iowa are going to be split between four candidates and the latest numbers would suggest that there was a gap of four delegates between the number one finisher in the number for finisher. New hampshire, 24. Again, two delegates separating the number one finisher and the number three finisher. So its all split up. Nevada, right now three people splitting it up, two of them pretty equally, sanders and biden, steyer in the third place. But South Carolina starts to break. Of those 101 delegates, nobody has a majority. Even if there is a fantastic victory in South Carolina among its 54 delegates by biden, hes not going to come out of february hes going to come out with a lead, maybe, but its going to be a plurality and a low plurality. Thats why those 1,358 delegates that are going to be elected on the third are so important. The problem is you are going to have at least five candidates who have the Financial Resources to compete in at least some of those states. Steyer and bloomberg in every state, biden, warren, sanders, buttigieg and most all those states. In some of those states are going to be naturally predisposed. Massachusetts will vote that day. Who doesnt think Elizabeth Warren is going to come out of there with a strong number . If she doesnt come out with a strong member, shes dead. If she doesnt come out with an ultra strong number, she is probably unlikely to last much beyond that. Bill you make the case of this is a protracted matter. Yes. Bill that could include multiple people . Yes. The fact that its being frontloaded means that a lot of delegates are going to be suggested when a lot more candidates are live. We know that we are going to have a biden warren, buttigieg, and senders being competitive in march. Then we have bloomberg and steyer spending money. What i take away from these two polls is that the steyer, who is lets just say an improbable nominee for the democratic party, hes not going to be the nominee. But he is going to be a presence at the convention if he gets himself in these early contests about 50 . Simply by spending part of his vast fortune. Same with mike bloomberg. I find it hard to believe he will be the democratic nominee, but he could be a force at the convention if on the 3rd of march he gets 15 of the vote and gets 20 or 25 of the delegates. Bill i see your point loud and clear. Great to see your analysis, will see which waco sprayed im circling march 3rd. Have a happy new year, we will talk again soon. Melissa a fox news alert on the Jeffrey Epstein case. The accusers speaking at abc news. Emotional accounts of the abuse they say they faced at his hands. As we are learning this, Surveillance Footage from the night of his first Suicide Attempt has gone missing. Bryan llenas is the latest details. Bryan . Melissa, the u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york submitted a letter to court revealing that Surveillance Video from outside Jeffrey Epsteins jail cell on the night of his first alleged Suicide Attempt in july has been deleted because of clerical and technical errors by the metropolitan correctional center. The letter reads in part, the mcc inadvertently preserve video from the wrong tear within the mcc. As a result, video from outside the defendants cell no longer exists. His cellmate on trial for quadruple murder, it requested the Surveillance Video in court to prove that he did not beat up epstein on july 23rd, and that epsteins injuries were instead the result of his first Suicide Attempt, as prosecutors believe. The problem is when the government requested a copy of the video to be saved, the mcc saved and recorded video from the wrong jail cell and video from the correct cell was deleted. Meantime, as the fbi continues its investigation into epsteins former and alleged madam, less than an abc, an accuser said that maxwell threatened her life after she and epstein sexually the salt that are. They didnt get my clothes off. They tried. I was in a panic, i was able to get myself up and out of that room. She came after me, but i took these big pieces of furniture and push them against the door. Maxwells whereabouts are still unknown. Melissa thank you for that. Bill in a moment the house approving a resolution aimed at reining in the person from taking more military action against iran. Does the measure have any teeth . Lawmakers remained divided after the killing of the iranian general. Congressman Anthony Brown and his perspective coming up next. The way you remember those who have been killed is we dont forget who killed them and we me sure there is a reckoning, and its unfortunate that there are so many that forget about that. Veterans. With Mortgage Rates near record lows, newdays proud to announce their fastest and easiest refi ever. One call can save you 2000 a year. Melissa the house passes a nonbinding resolution to limit President Trumps war powers against iran. The resolution passed mostly along party lines, but eight democrats voting against it and three republicans supported the measure. Democratic congressman Anthony Brown is vice chairman of the Armed Services committee. Sir, thank you so much for coming on the show. I want to play for you something that secretary of state mike pompeo said just a short time ago and see if it changes your calculus on these issues. Lets listen. We had specific information on an imminent threat to, and that the threat stream included attacks on u. S. Embassies. Period, fulls. Reporter so you were mistaken when you said you didnt know precisely when and you didnt know precisely where . Those are completely consistent thoughts. I dont know exactly what in it or which day it would have been executed. But it was very clear. Qassem soleimani himself was plotting a broadcom a largescale attack against american interests, and those attacks were imminent. The melissa does that change your calculus at all . It certainly confusing come melissa. Two days ago we had a classified briefing with almost every member of congress, specific questions were asked of secretary pompeo and the Intelligence Community. Do you have time, place, manner . Can you give us details about this imminent threat . And other than a narrow window, there is no information about places or targets or methods of attack. So this is all new information. Melissa let me stop you right there, because he was asked that specific question and he said he did tell you exactly that in the meeting. Exactly the way he just phrased it to us. He said he did share that with you. So are you saying when he told the press that about an hour ago, was he lying or mistaken . Im certainly never going to call someone a liar. But im going to tell you is he was probably asked five times by both democrats and republicans during this close, classified session, do you have a place . In answer is no. Do you have a date, the answer was, we dont have a date, we have a window. You have a method of delivery . And the answer was no. They do go on to say that based on the nature of the intelligence, they thought it was credible. They believed it was an imminent threat. So im not doubting that there was a belief among the administration that there was an imminent threat. What im saying is the factual underpinning has never been presented to congress, and this is the first time youre hearing about attacks on embassies. Future attacks on embassies. Melissa i want to ask you, because i know that you support mere buttigieg. A lot of controversy right now about a tweet he put out saying innocent civilians are now dead because they were caught in the middle of an unnecessary and unwanted military tit for tat. In essence, blaming the instruction of the president for the downing of the airline, and all of those souls that died on that plane. Do you agree with him . First of all, let me say that that issue also came up in the classified briefing. As a member of congress, i am awaiting information from our Intelligence Community about the nature of that attack. The source, the method, so i can reach a conclusion about what happened and who was the cause of that, and how we prevent things like that from happening in the future. Melissa but what do you think about what the mayor said . To support what he said or do you think he spoke too soon and that its unfair to blame the president for something that potentially iran did, but as you said, you want to see the evidence of who did it. Was he wrong with this tweet . Look, i just really need to speak with where i am. Im a member of congress wanting to hear the information. We ask about that question to the Intelligence Community. At the time, two days ago, there wasnt information made available to us. Ive got to do the response will thing as a member of congress, get that information. Thats kind of where i am on that issue. Melissa we certainly appreciate that. Congressman brown, thank you for coming out to talk to us today. Okay, melissa, thank you. Bill 12 minutes before the hour. Good news here, far fewer americans are dying from cancer. The United States now saying the largest oneyear drop in mortality ever. Whats behind that . Will it continue . The doctors in the house to explain that to you, next. Melissa wow, a busy friday. Atop the owner, iran today in the dont like denying it was in the rainy missile that brought on dominic on the ukrainian jetliner. Even though secretary of state mike pompeo said that they believed her on his mind it. New video appears to show a missile hitting a plane near the airport. So what happens now . Gillian we will also take a look at the queen saying she might not be too wild about prince harry and reports that she now urged him not to go public with his intentions to break away from his royal duties. The duke and duchess of sussex, as we now know, harris, did it anyway. The real attic for the monarchy. Well break it down. Harris Meghan Markle is already in canada. Gillian i know, i saw that. Harris plus, our guest in the middle. Outnumbered at the top of the hour. Bill think you, ladies. See you in 9 minutes. Breakthroughs in scientific treatments driving down the cancer mortality rate. The u. S. Recently saying its sharpest singleyear decline ever reported. Dr. Marc siegel, professor of medicine at nyu, fox news contributor. I love to you. Five year survival rates on screen. Prostate, 98 , five years. Melanoma, 92 . Breast cancer, 90 . This is fantastic news. The question is why . First commits the United States were talking here. The reason is, in the United States as opposed to some other countries that have socialized medicine like the u. K. , france, canada, we have access to amazing new treatments here that we dont have elsewhere. What are these treatments chemically have immunotherapies, targeted therapies based on genetics. I can treat your jeans versus mind, that maybe different. I can have the immune system wake up and recognize a cancer cell, the chinese cancer cell, and attack it. Whereas before the cancer was hiding. Second point, bill, this is been a trend going on since 1991. Cancer deaths per year, we are still the number two killer, cancer. But its gone down 29 . Why . First of all, less smoking. Second of all, better detection. We have incredible techniques we didnt have before. Cat scans, colonoscopies, prostate screening, Breast Cancer screenings, they have evolved in dramatic fashion. We have prevention, then we have diagnosis and treatment area as i said, expanding and becoming more and more personalized. Bill so its all about innovation, is the point were making. In the medical fields here in the United States. Yes. When i said diagnosis, we are now heading toward Artificial Intelligence going to help us. We talk about treatments, by the way, sometimes we talk about treatment before the cancer prayed we will see a big drop in liver cancer over the next few years. You know why . We have new drugs or hepatitis c becoming more and more affordable and a free market system. They are going to cut down on the incidence of liver cancer. Bill remarkable stuff. Thank you. Exciting times. Bill indeed it is. Breaking news, we can now confirm here at fox news that nancy pelosi intends to send the articles of impeachment to the senate next week. Here is the timeline. The house comes back to business on monday. I do believe based on mike emanuels reporting that the first vote is scheduled for 6 30 p. M. Monday night. Maybe it changed earlier in the day, lets see. Thats where it is right now. If it doesnt happen monday night, then thou scheduled on tuesday , and you potentially get it after that takes place. Regardless, next week is shaping up to be a critical moment in the senate trial, melissa. Depending on how Mitch Mcconnell wants to put the schedule together, we could be in the senate trial one week from today. He may delete further into the following week, january 20th, but we will see based on what the Senate Majority leader decides, melissa. Melissa she said she wouldnt send it over until she knew the rules of engagement, so to speak, would be. I guess we get to see at that point if she gained anything by holding onto these for this period of time. With the state of play really will be over there, bill. Bill thank you for that. 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Confronting iran, the Trump Administration making it official, new sanctions on that rogue nation are happening after iranians fired more than a dozen missiles on our American Forces in iraq. Mike pompeo says the new measure will target eight Senior Iranian officials involved in destabilizing activities in the middle east as well as tuesdays missile strike, which came in retaliation for the u. S. Killing irans top general in a drone strike. Secretary pompeo also responding to our request from the iraqi Prime Minister to send a delegation to baghdad to iro