All fairness. Reporter nonfrom greece, so far. President trump you are lucky. We have a lot of people right now in prison. Isis fighters that are tough fighters, they are where they should be. I think we have done a fantastic job, but eventually, we want to be able to let iraq run its own affairs, and that is really important. At some point we want to get out, this is not the right point. The other thing is, if we do get out, we have spent a tremendous amount of money on building airports and building it is one of the largest embassies we have in the world. We want to be reimbursed for the various costs that we have had and they are very significant, but we will work something out. I talk sanctions, but i am only talking sanctions if we are not treated with respect. We have to be treated with respect. We deserve weight, one second with what we did with isis, and this was during my administration, because it was a mess before we got here, with what we did with isis, we have done the middle east, we have done a lot of other countries a tremendous favor, yeah, go ahe ahead. [indistinct question] President Trump we are talking to him, we are talking to, we are discussing with president dejuan, were discussing with many of the countries i just spoke with, the chancellor of germany, we talked about that subjects specifically, libya, what is going on, russia, a lot of countries are involved, with respect to libya. It is right now, a mess, but there are a lot of countries, they all know want to know where we stand, they do know where we stand. We have a very distinctive stance, we have meetings set up, we are going to see if we can work out some kind of a plan for greece. Reporter one point on this issue, i think it is important to point out the agreements signed between turkey and libya infringed upon greeces sovereign rights and essentially calls great concern and instability in the region which is already highly problematic. So we are very much looking to your support to make sure these types of prerogative agreements are not being put into place and i think we should refrain in general from any sort of activity that inflames passions and does not promote regional peace. We are very much looking forward to your support on this issue because it is a very important issue in my country. Reporter the Iraqi Government says that expects u. S. Forces to leave the country after the letter that it received, general mark miller said, by mistake, yesterday. What do you say to the Iraqi Government about the possibility of u. S. Forces leaving based on that letter . President trump i dont know anything about that letter, the letter was sent, it was an unsigned letter, i can maybe let mike speak to it. I dont know if it was a hoax or if it was unsigned or what. Reporter the Iraqi Government is saying they are taking with your word. President trump i think it is the worst thing that can happen to a rock, if we leave it would mean that iran would have a much bigger foothold. The people of iraq do not want to see iran running the country, that i can tell you. We will see how it all works out. I know it is going to work out well for us. At some point, we want to be able to get out, we want to bring our soldiers back home. I will say that we have had tremendous support from the people of iraq appreciating what we have done, and they do not want to see iran go into iraq. But they are neighbors, and over a period of years, something will happen, we will see what that is. But what was said yesterday, i did not know about, i really dont know about it. What is that, mike, what is it . A draft, unsigned. In the media knew that. The iraqi people understand that we were there to help them stand up for their sovereignty. President trump the iraqi people were not happy when the suggestion was made yesterday that we were thinking about leaving at some point, they were not happy, but at some point they will want to leave. Steve, go ahead. What . Whatever it is, it is a hoax, the impeachment is a big hoax. It has become a laughing stock all over the world. There was nothing done wrong, the two articles that were sent are not even serious. By the way, they are not a cri crime. The republicans voted, approximately 1960. This was not supposed to be partisan, it was never meant that way by, as they would say, the founders. It has turned out to be a totally partisan hoax, witch hunt, frankly it has been going on from before i came down the escalator with our great first lady. This has gone on for three yea years. And probably longer than that, and it will be very interesting when the final tabulation is set, and when the facts are released, because a lot of people are working on those facts right now, it is a big deal. It is, in many ways, the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on our country. It is one of the great hoaxes ever. It started within a legal document that turned out to be false, a fake document that you know so well. It vetoes the as they call it. It went on from there, it was set up with a bunch of dirty cops and other. The dnc working with the democrats, from the day i ran to the day i was elected, and probably before that, substantially. Not probably, if you look at it substantially, the insurance policy was long before that. So before i ever got elected they were working on something that is so illegal. So i will assume that we will be announced at some point in the future and not too far into the future. The impeachment story is just a continuation of it really is a shame that we can focus on all of the things that we talked today about iran, we talked about iraq, we talked about economic development, we have the greatest stock market we have ever had in the history of our country, we have the greatest economy we have ever had in the history of our country, we are setting records, unemployment records, employment records as the welcome organ have almost 160 Million People working. Were going to have to work under this partisan scam, its really a shame. They were going to have to take time is really a shame. All right, that is about it. Reporter will you be okay if john bolton testifies. He said yesterday he would President Trump thats going to be up to the lawyers, its up to the senate, we will see how they feel. He would know nothing about what we are talking about, because if you know, the Ukrainian Government came out with a very strong statement, no pressure, no anything. That is from the boss, that is from the president of ukraine. The foreign minister came out with a statement that was equally as strong. Frankly, if you look at it, and you look at everything, all they have to do is read the transcripts, you take a look not just at one, you take a look at two transcripts. They were absolutely perfect, there was absolutely nothing done wrong, there was absolutely no false statement. It is crazy that it has gotten to a point where you look. Ukraine, the president of ukraine said there was no pressure whatsoever. There was no pressure in his country whatsoever. By the way, in terms of the money, it got there two or three weeks ahead of schedule. A long before it was supposed to be there. There was absolutely nothing done wrong, but one thing i look at his corruption, the other thing i look at is white isnt france and why isnt germany, maybe i could say whisenant greece, why arent all of these countries, why arent they paying. Why is it always the United States that has to pay. I said that very strong, but the press doesnt cover it, why is it that the United States pays, and it affects your about far more than it effects the United States. Why is it that france, germany, and all of those countries in europe that are so strongly affected, why arent they paying . Why is it always us . That is one question, the other question is about corruption. We are sending all of this money, wheres it going . Where is it going . The president , by the way, got elected on anticorruption, and i think hes going to do a great job, but i appreciated his statement, hes made it many times. No pressure, whatsoever. Thank you all very much. President trump in the oval office with the greek Prime Minister, President Trump speaking from the oval as tensions increase with iran. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts was inside the oval office for what is called the pool spray and set being a lot more questions than that. Ns neu washington today, john joined us from the northline, john . Good afternoon to you, just to put that last comment from the president and a bit of context, asked him just as we were leaving if he had heard about the doj decision to recommend jail time for his former National Security advisor mike flynn, and if he had heard about it, did he agree with it. The president said he was hearing about it for the first time from me and my question, but that he would look into it. Broader context, though, when it comes to iran, the president not giving a great deal of detail about the intelligence and of the evidence that he had a suggesting that Qasem Solemani, the former commander of iran was planning big attacks as the president said against american interests. He said that that evidence would be presented to congress in briefings by the secretary of state, secretary of defense, the cia director as well the chairman of joint chiefs of staff. Tomorrow, he did say that the United States was prepared to respond to any attack that iran might launch in retaliation, and the president also dismissing this notion that it would be retaliation, because he said that the u. S. A strike against a solemani was in retaliation for things that solemani has done, and as we pointed out was planning in the future. Earlier today, and a morning press conference, the secretary of state mike pompeo said taking solemani out was exactly the right thing to do, listen here. Its the right decision, we got it right, the department of defense did excellent work, and the president had an entirely legal, appropriate basis as well as a decision that fit perfectly within our strategy and how to counter the threat of activity from around more broadly. Now, on the topic of legality, the president made news over the weekend. He said it on saturday, cited again on sunday night, that he had a number of sites in iran, 52 of them, to correspond with the number of hostages that were taken back in 1979, including some sites that were of cultural significance to iran that raised a lot of criticism, that attacking a cultural site would be a war crime. The president doubled down from that on the way back home from West Palm Beach on sunday evening, but since then, though the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, mark esper, said that the president would not be targeting anything of cultural significance, that any retaliation would be within the scope of the law. Diets the president about that, he said that he would abide by the law. One other thing that happened this morning, and his press conference, the secretary of state responding to claims by the iraqi Prime Minister, and the Iranian Foreign minister that Qasem Solemani was in iraq on a diplomatic mission, appeasements trend, to try to broker a new agreement with iran and saudi arabia. The secretary of state, this morning, basically said that whole idea was laughable, listen here. The statement, his first statement that solemani was traveling to baghdad on a diplomatic mission. Anybody in here believe that . Is there any history that would indicate that it was remotely possible that this kind gentleman, this diplomat of great order, Qasem Solemani had traveled to baghdad for the idea of conducting a Peace Mission . Im 80 reporters laugh this morning, that is fantastic. The president also said that that United States is ready and possible sanctions against the Iraqi Government but only quoted if the United States is not treated with respect. On one other topic, the president was asked about one other pending senate trial, he said he was ready for it. And when asked about the offer yesterday from john bolton, his former security advisor to testify if subpoenaed, the president said thats up to the lawyers, we will see what happens, but that bolton would not have a lot to add because he doesnt really know what happened in the phone call or the conversations with the ukrainian president , and that ukrainian fit officials have set on multiple occasions that there was no pressure and no request r a quick code pro so the presentg there he doesnt know what they could add to the conversation bolton seems to think he could add a lot though, correct . Back to the oval office q a about iran and iraq, specifically, about that Iraqi Parliament vote, there were 167 of 328 parliament members. The defense secretary saying that many voted at the threat of their own lives by iraqi shia millitias. The president was asked about u. S. Troops leaving a rock and what the iraqis are going to do, how did he respond . He did, the president said, first of all, that he would like u. S. Forces to eventually come out of a rock, but it has to be at the right time and it has to be done at the right way. But i asked him about what i rock said this morning not just based on that vote but that was nonbinding vote that was taken, but based on that letter that general mark milley said it was accidentally transmitted, it was a draft letter, was unsigned, but the Iraqi Government is now saying you send us a letter getting out, you sent is a letter, the president saying the u. S. Forces are not about to leave i rock it, and that the iraqi public and the Iraqi Government as well would not be very happy if u. S. Forces left so i think the president is sort of calling the bluff of the government saying look, you got a draft lavender, it was unsigned, that was not our intention and we have no intention of leaving that country anytime soon, correct . Wants to leave, but not right now. John roberts live on the north lawn, john thanks, fox team live coverage continues now. National security correspondent reporting live from the pentagon. Grants, we just got a preview of what defense secretary mark esper will tell capitol hill lawmakers tomorrow. The gang of eight are the only lawmakers that he says will be shown the exquisite intelligence that led them to kill Qasem Solemani. He said that the campaign of targeting americans was set to begin within days based on the intelligence he saw. As per issued this veiled warning to the iranians. What happens next depends on them. I think we should expect that they will retaliate in some way, shape, or form either through their proxies as they have been doing now for how many years, and or with their own hand. So we take this one step at a time, we are prepared for any contingency. He also issued an olive branch to iran, suggesting that there is an offramp if the iranians decide to take it and return to the negotiating table. What the iraqis dont want you to say is if the Prime Minister says you need to go, well u. S. Troops will out . The vote the other day shows the support of most iraqis for our presence in the country. As you know, most kurds and most sunnis did not show. And most she is who did vote at the threat of their own lives by she militia groups. And as john roberts mentioned, there is some discrepancy between what the president is saying between targeting the cultural sites in iran. The pentagon has been very clear that that would be unlawful and mark esper said today that he did not expect to receive any unlawful orders from the president , brad. Jennifer, weve seen a lot of movement going on, what is the status of u. S. Forces in the middle east right now . Well, as you just heard from the president and the defense secretary, u. S. Forces are not leaving iraq. Despite that letter that was leaks yesterday by the iranian Prime Minister. The u. S. Is moving forces into the region, Six Air Force bombers have deployed from air force base in louisiana to diego garcia to be on call if needed, should iran launch any drone or missile attacks against american forces. There is a big offramp sitting in front of tehran right now, that is to deescalate, to message us that they want to sit down and talk without precondition, by the way, to the United States about a better way forward, dont like i think its notable that esper appeared without general general milley its clear that they want to move this out of the military room and fact into the diplomatic round. They are hopeful that the iranians agreed to talk, but again theres no sign of that as of right now, and again they are preparing for retaliation from iranian proxies. All right jennifer, thank you, team fox news continuing, trey banks reporting live from baghdad, trey. Bright, good afternoon, as jennifer noted, Many Americans headed to pair toward a rock. Other nationalities preparing to leave. Canadians announcing that their military will be moving to neighboring kuwait. Those forces assisting the americans in the fight against isis. Also looking at commercial airlines, egypt eric, two Major Airlines that fly to baghdad, have canceled all flights in and out of baghdad. This, as the regent is concerned about possible retaliation by the iranians for the killing of Qasem Solemani last week by the United States. He is funeral wrapped up today in his hometown where there was a stampede, killing at least 50 people, injuring up to 200. This, even angering the iranians more than they have been already. The threats back and forth between the United States and iran to continue as the iraqis do appear to be stuck in the middle. I do want you to take a listen to what one top iranian general had to say today about these threats towards the United States, take a listen. Interpreter we repeat again, our willpower is firm, but if they take another action, they will set ablaze to places. There is a familiar calm before the storm feeling in them streets of baghdad, residents that we have spoken with says they are worried are being caught in the middle of a larger, but between the United States and iran. The reality on the ground is that if you are an iraqi that does not support the iranian regime, your life could be at risk. If you are an american citizen here, you are a target. Brett . Trey yang, and baghdad, just before midnight. Set to brief lawmakers about the classified intelligence behind that deadly drone strike that killed irans top general, happening in a snowy washington, this afternoon, chief Congressional Correspondent mike reporting on capitol hill. Thank you, the senator speaking to reporters ahead of this highly classified briefing in a secure facility on capitol hill next hour. The briefing will be for the socalled gang of eight, that is the top senate leadership, mitch mcconnell, Chuck Schumer, and the top house leadership nancy pelosi, and kevin mccarthy. And the relafen figure on the intelligence committees, adam schiff, devin nunes in the house. A short time ago, the iranian general was a legitimate target, but its imprint to be precise. There was some discussion on the last few days, related to the iraq episode we are expanding now about the appropriateness of targets. I want to associate myself and that his secretary of defense in the secretary of state with regards to the appropriateness of cultural sites being targeted, that is not appropriate. Senate democratic leader Chuck Schumer ahead of this briefing expressed concern about President Trumps handling of these matters. The president s Foreign Policy actions, so far, in north korea, in syria, and russia, in just about everywhere else, can be described into words. Erotic, impulsive i am worried a few months from now his iran policy will be described in exactly the same way. Its not clearly briefing this afternoon will change his mind in a highly polarized environment, but we do understand this gang of eight will get to see the most sensitive information, brett . My, what are the key players in the house saying today . Well trumps been changing his explanation for taking out this very highprofile target. Well, what it shows as a National Security process that is either nonexistent or dysfunctional, the president making decisions by the seat of his pants, and the result is that rural with iran iran is more likely. The House Republican leader a blasted chairman schiff saying hes been obsessed with impeachment and not doing his job on intelligence matters. He is the chairman of the intel committee, may be had he spent the last year working on that, trying to protect us from what is happening in iran, from the bombing of the takers, saudi arabia, taking down drones. Instead of taking that committee and making an impeachment, he would never have made that comment. It is worth noting both mccarthy and schiff will be a part of this afternoons briefing, brett . Mike, on the hill, lets bring in Republican Center of oklahoma, he is the German Center on services committee, and rope and oped in the post this morning saying iran cannot afford and ill outwork. Why do you think, senator, cannot afford an allout war well, i think first about, iran has been suffering from the sanctions that have been imposed upon them, and also with a lot f hostility from their own peopled be the time that they would not be able to put together something, they would not have the resources to do it. Besides that, for people to come forward and say that the action that was taken against Qasem Solemani somehow was going to cause that kind of a problem, just the opposite is true. Right now, we have a resolution, the democrats have on the floor of the senate, that would take away the president s power to negotiate. Well, if theres anything that would cause a war to come out, it would be to take the president out of that whole scenario. So it is just the opposite in terms of what might precipitate a war. Senator, can you appreciate the skepticism about the intel that led to this being questioning whether it was in fact a minute . Are you satisfied with what you have heard so far . Well, i am, what you have to keep in mind is, you have to go back and wonder what happened during the obama days, you might remember when he put this thing together, he had the redline, he said at that time the issue was using chemical weapons in syria, he said if you do that, then were going to come after you, well, they did it, nothing happened. Well, all that time, thats no several years ago, since then i were adversaries, our allies alike wonder if, when america says something, they really mean it. What this president said, we have a redline in the sand. Hes been very patient, he went through this whole thing with the landmines that solemani was supporting that down u. S. Drones, what was that i 100 million other drone, all of that, he did not respond, he restrained himself. But he did say this, he said there is a redline, he said if he kills one of our americans were going after him. And they killed an american, and he is dead. Do you think that congress should have been briefed before hand . The gang of eight . Do you think the allies that have embassies in tehran should have been told before hand . Well, to answer your question, i think not, because as you know, these are all good, distinct people, i love tm all, but i have never seen something, but where it did not leak out. This is the type of thing, you take this guy out the way it was done, it had to be done without anyone knowing it, whether it is in the senate or the house or overseas to our allies. Im sure they had some discussions that we dont know about, but nonetheless, the answer is note your question. We dont need to be spreading it out. I want to ask one question about the impeachment. Senate Joe Mcconnell coming out today saying he does have the votes to start the trial. You have some of your senators on your side, for example, meant romney who would say you know it, i would like to hear from people like john bolton, romney saying i would love to hear what he has to say, he has firsthand information. Im assuming the articles of impeachment to reach the senate, i would like to hear what he knows. Would you . No. I dont think that would be necessary, beside that, i think its important for one hand, brett, for all of our viewers right now, that the only person who knows when the articles are going to come over is nancy pelosi. Now, she has her hard left screaming thing, get them over there, we want to get it over there, beat out the president , then she has about 50 more of her far left saying well, the polls are not looking really good, maybe we should not send it over. I dont think im until the meeting take space tomorrow, that even the speaker of the house knows when and if articles are coming over. We will have it when and if it happens but senator inhofe, we appreciate your time. We will hear from joe manson of litt West Virginia who will join me live. Were going to to keep a close eye on the devastating wildfire in australia. Firefighters with the rare chance now to push back with some help from the weather, they are, but they dont have much time, we will take you there life, from all the journals of fox news, this is fox news reporting. I wanted my hepatitis c gone. I put off treating mine. Epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. Whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. I just found out about mine. I knew for years epclusa has a 98 overall cure rate. I had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. Epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks. Before starting epclusa, your doctor will test if you have had hepatitis b, which may flare up, and could cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. 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If there is an imminent threat he has the ability and the authority to act. I dont dispute that whatsoever, i dont think anyone should dispute that. The thing of it is is what was that imminent threat . The Intelligence Agency understood gave through four options which they always do. This one was assumed to be the correct one for the president to take. We will hear all about tomorrow. To speculate on who did what right and wrong, i think thats wrong. That was his responsibility. What is not his responsibility is to take us to war unless Congress Approved it. Thats really where we are today. So, there is some lawmakers on the other side of the eye who see a little bit of hypocrisy here as far as how this is all being dealt with now. Mark meadows, you know congressman from north carolina, tweeted out, a number of drone strikes by president obamas a administration 571 but conveniently you only here for a Speaker Pelosi in democrats limiting the president s were powers when its arnold who uses a drone strike to take a terrorist to Qasem Solemani. Remember, trump dont like obama used all of those drone strikes to take out an american citizen. I understand the hypocrisy and both sides of it. Thats why when i look at this, can i go home to West Virginia and expense of the people of West Virginia what is happening. Because both sides have been hypocritical about every possession they take and what is happening. The thing about solemani, you can look at the crowds. Hundreds of thousands of people. So they have been able to unite now, when iran was being divided up, and basically the average person was saying way to men, things arent too good here in iran. They were protesting. This time, being the second person, the most powerful person in that country, having the status that he has had, and must have had for these people to honor him the way they are, next of all, then you have, the person in the parliament, i know its just the one side parliament, basically they are voting to expel america from a country that basically has given them what little bit of democracy they have. So theres a lot of repercussions that we have to consider, are we going to be blown into fullblown war here . It is something that congress has got to be involved with. You pointed out, it was one side of the parliament, though she aside, the other sides were not there, he was a nonbinding resolution, i want you to listen to senator Bernie Sanders as he described what he calls the assassination. This guy was, as bad as he was an official of the iranian government. Anyone leash, then, if china does that, if russia does that, russia has been implicated under putin with assassinating dissidents so, once you are in the business of assassination, you on unleash some very, very terrible forces. Do you see this is synonymous with what amir putman killing dissidents . I just disagree with bernie completely. This has been a bad operator for more than to get decades, a very bad human being, and we knew that. The thing we do not know is why did two previous president s are republican and george w. Bushs administration, and a democrat under Barack Obamas administration, make the decision that we just should not go that far because of repercussions. Now, all of a sudden, theres an imminent threat thats greater than maybe what he had been before. Those are things we will learn tomorrow. Make no mistake, this was a bad operator, and its a person that i am sure his thoughtfulness and his plotting and his ability to reach terror and to wreak havoc around the world, not just around iran and the middle east is something we are all in agreement. We are glad it is over. We just dont know what the repercussions were going to be facing are. We are prepared for that, hopefully tomorrow we will know. I want to know what the end game is, and congress should be brought into that, and i would encourage the president , mr. President , basically, now, congress has to be involved. We have to look at the authority to use military force, we have not been back to revisit that since 2002, it is time to do that come also. I need a quick answer here, senator, on the impeachment. Senator mcconnell says he has the votes to move forward if and when impeachment articles get over from the house. Are you for hearing witnesses, or could you sign on to what the republicans are saying that the case should have been made in the house and the senate is for the trial . Well, first of all, the president said he could not get a fair trial in the house because of being led by the democrats. But the president needs a fair trial and wants a fair trial so he can get a fair trial in the senate. I want to make sure he gets a fair trial. I dont know how you have a trial unless you have witnesses that have firsthand knowledge of what went on, and also documentation. Now, if they want to start on the process of well, we are going to go ahead and here from the house and their articles of impeachment, they bring over and they discuss those, then there should be another vote taken. Is there more that we need to hear. When john bolton comes forth, i dont know how anyone votes not to hear john bolton. I just dont know how you could do that and think youre going to get a fair trial for the president. Senator manchin, we appreciate your time. Thank you, good to be with you. Our coverage continues with Benjamin Hall reporting live from them on georgia. Benjamin . Yes, we have seen quite a lot of this backandforth about the possible tacking out of iranian cultural sites. It was from a tweet a few days ago in response to irans claim that they had 35 sites mapped out that they would hit. President trump tweeting that the u. S. Had 52 sites including those important to a rainy and culture. Hes been asked about a number of times a sense then, hes just spoken about it something in the last hour, take a listen. They are allowed to kill our people, they are allowed to maim our people, they are allowed to blow up everything that we have, and theres nothing that stops them, and we are, according to various laws, supposed to be very careful with their cultural heritage, and you know what, if thats with the laws, i like to obey the law. Targeting cultural sites as a war crime, and in fact, some people in iran, the former minister included, likened it to something that isis would do. But since then, the administration has made it clear the u. S. Would never break any of those, any laws, any international laws. We heard mark esper refer, again to that, also, just in the last couple of hours. I am fully confident that the president , the commanderinchief will not give us an illegal order, and as i said, the United States military will, as it always has, obey the laws of armed conflict. And secretary pompeo even then, turning the tables, pointing out that it was iran who have a habit of restricting freedom, again, take a listen. We will take every action we take will be consistent with the International Rule of law, and the American People can rest assured. Let me tell you who has done damage to the persian culture, it is not the United States of america, it is the ayatollah. And then today come out of iran, we saw the Parliament Voting unanimously to declare the u. S. Military, as well as the dod is a terrorist organization, and also saying that the strike on Qasem Solemani was an act of terrorism and an active war. They also claimed that solemani was in baghdad on a diplomatic Peace Mission, that he was bringing a letter from the saudis to try to bring new people to iran and saudi arabia. Secretary pompeo saying his pref stomach press Conference Today that that was simply laughable but tensions incredibly high, ew weighing in, but still no sense of how iran is going to respond, brett . Benjamin, thank you. Democratic president ial candidate joe biden says the administrations decision to take out general solemani was dangerously incompetent. Biden sharpening his words, and that, president s decision to pull out from the Iran Nuclear Deal triggered the escalation between the two countries. This outcome is a strategic setback, heights and threats, chance of death to america once more echoing across the middle east. Iran and its allies want revenge, that was unavoidable. The seeds of danger were planted by donald trump himself on may 8th 2018, the day the president tore up the nuclear deal against the advice of his own top National Security advisors. The former Vice President trying to play up his decades of Foreign Policy experience, saying he knows every world leader peter doocy reporting live from the campaign trail in waterloo, iowa, peter . Brett, all the democrats are dissecting Donald Trumps iran policy right now, and joe biden says he wants to know what comes next. Mr. President , you have to explain your decision and your strategy to the American People. That is your job as president , mr. President. Not dear leader, not supreme leader, democracy runs on accountability. Biden believes his Foreign Policy experience makes him uniquely qualified to be commander in chief on day one. He talks a lot about working to repair relationships with foreign allies, but, not all democrats are sold on his record. Bernie sanders believes he has spotted a flaw that could be fatal in a general election. Youre going to have to get working people excited, youre going to have to get young people excited, joe biden voted and helped lead the effort for the war in iraq, the most dangerous Foreign Policy blunder in the modern history of this country. Bernie sanders voted against going to the iraq war as a member of the house before he was elected to the senate as an independent from vermont. Democrats have changed the way they have described the solemani in days after his dea death. A little bit, theyre not just referring to him as an arena and Government Official anymore. He is part of a group that has been designated. Of course he is a terrorist, he is part of a group that our federal group has a designated as a terrorist. The question, though, is what is the right response . And the response that donald trump has picked is the most incendiary and has moved us right to the edge of war, and that is not in our longterm interest. All of this could make for the force of Foreign Policy debate stage of the entire cycle when the democrats have their next debate one week from tonight here in iowa, unless the dnc reschedules that for a conflict with an impeachment trial. Brett . All right, peter, thank you, police say a group of kids in wisconsin throwing snowballs at passings cars, so then a driver responded by shooting two of them. Now, a manhunt is underway for that gunman. This key to the ci. [ applause ] its an honor to tell you that Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need. And now we need to get back to work. [ applause and band playing ] only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Hey. Hey. You must be stevens phone. Now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network. Only with xfinity xfi. Download the xfi app today. The flames in australia have torched an area twice the size of maryland, killing at least 25 people. This is about 200 miles south of sydney, the fire ripping through a town, causing explosions at a gas station. This happened on saturday, but were just getting the video now. About 20 homes destroyed here. In all, more than 2,000 families have lost homes. Jeff reporting live from New South Wales. With that much needed break and the weather, many folks who are forced to evacuate during these bushfires are now returning home, but unfortunately when they do so, this is a scene that some are pulling into defined that they have lost everything. 2,000 homes have been destroyed since these fires started back in september, that has led to a huge amount of insurance claims that have doubled in just the past two days. The Insurance Council of us really estimating insurance claims up to nearly half a billion dollars. Now, 130 fires here in New South Wales alone are still burning and firefighters right now are doing everything they can to take advantage of what is going on with this weather before those temperatures warm up. We are even experiencing some more mild conditions, and some shower activity, and localized rainfalls in some areas, including on some of the fire grounds. So, we have a bit of a mixed result, but certainly a reprieve of sorts, psychological and emotional if nothing else, but also a lowering of the fire conditions which is a good thi thing. Those temperatures are expected to warm up and get into the 90s, maybe in some spots of australia that 100s. On friday, and then things were mellow out again. But if you ask any australian here, they are all crossing their fingers for rain. Right. Jeff, were learning more about the impact of these bushfires have had on the wildlife of australia. Yeah, the animals, they are not only dying in the fires, but we are learning that because many of these animals obviously live out in the wild, their habitats have been destroyed, so when theyre picking these animals up to rescue, they find that they dont have anywhere to essentially live, nowhere to eat, they are starving. So that number, that half a billion, half a billion animals killed in these bushfires, thats coming just from New South Wales alone. So that likely will go up. Jeff paul life in australia. Jeff, thank you. A series of powerful earthquakes rocking puerto rico this week as the caribbean island continues to recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017. A 6. 4 magnitude earthquake hit earlier this morning, killing at least one person, injuring others. It toppled buildings, knocking out power. About 300,000 homes without running water, puerto ricos governor declared a state of emergency, activating the territories national guard. The quake this morning expecting to be the most damaging to puerto rico and more than a century. Federal prosecutors urging a judge to send a former National Security advisor Michael Flynn to jail. The Justice Department recommending up to six months in prison for President Trumps former nsa. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, and had been cooperating in an investigation of his former business partner. The prosecutors say he has recently been trying to undermine that case, so they decided to change the recommendation and to recommend jail time. A man in florida pretended to be a marine to get onto Palm Beach International airport property, just before President Trump was set to take off from there. Thats according to our fox station wp tv in West Palm Beach. The marine was reportedly dishonorably discharged years ago, and he had to register as a sex offender. Hes from naples foredeck, about 100 miles west of miami. According to a federal complaint, used fake credentials to get past two security checkpoints on sunday. After he came back, the sheriffs deputy asked for his credentials and realized they were fake. He is facing federal charges n now. Police in wisconsin say they are searching for a driver accused of shooting two kids who are throwing snowballs at passing cars. It happened saturday in milwaukee, officers say they responded to a shooting and found a 12yearold girl and 13yearold boy with gunshot wounds. Both of them, fortunately, are expected to be okay. Police say the accused shooter was driving a white toyota. Theyre asking for help from anybody with information. If you want to win, sometimes you have to make your own luck, two men in mississippi accused of gluing winning numbers onto a losing scratchoff ticket. A lottery spokeswoman told a local newspaper the men tried claiming a 100,000 prize, the Lottery Agency quickly pegged to the ticket as fake and called the cops. The men appeared in court today, both pleaded not guilty. After our reporting here, we will have a fox news update on Facebook Watch. It is a minutes long newscast online with the unique onsite streams live on Facebook Watch home page, just minutes from now. Once it is concluded, it is available to you anytime on demand. Of course, here in washington, everything is shut down. Federal government offices essentially closed as of 1 00 p. M. Why . Because we have some flurries. Here, if you look at the capitol, the white house, the snow is coming, i will see you back here, 6 00 p. M. Eastern for special report, back to you tomorrow for fox news reporting. Your world with neil cavuto where its not snowing is coming up next. Neil you are looking live at capitol hill right now. These are leaders from both the house and senate about to be briefed this very hour on the u. S. Air strike that took out a rands type general. Welcome, everybody. It was indeed about to carry out attacks on american diplomats and troops when that strike was ordered. They are going to share their proof. They say they have the intel that everyone has been waiting for. We will see. We are all over it with john roberts at the white house where they are making the case for it. Defense officials briefing some lawmakers. They are skeptical about it