u.n. thomas pickering on whether there is a potential endgame for israel in all of this. also ahead, a vote could come as early as this week on the next step in the house gop impeachment even as his son hunter turned the table on the committee leader demanding that he testify. it comes as court declared insurrectionist donald trump has a new sales pitch. he s a candidate who will protect democracy. all of that plus the santos saga ends in congress. so i am no longer congressman santos. i m just regular old professor major general reverend astronaut santos. protector of the realm, princess of genova. coming up, i m going to talk to a screenwriter who saw his fictional story about a conman in congress come to life over the past year. stay tuned for that conversation. you don t want to miss it. we ll begin this hour with the breaking story out of the middle east. the pentagon confirmed the uss carney shot down two drones after multiple commercial vessels were attacked in the
nights. let me just begin by happy holidays everybody. although i ve got to be honest the country did not get up to the best start this week. a huge gust of wind knocked over the national christmas tree in washington on tuesday per the sad part is that happen just as a bite and was getting ready to wish everyone a happy easter. yes, america is to be a shining city on a hill but now we are a blinken tree on the ground. the christmas decorations are up at the white house to get the feel for the bite until it s impossible to tell what is fake snow and what is real cocaine. speaking of hunter, the bidens chose not to hang stockings over the fireplace for the grandkids. some say it s because they d not to bring attention to hunter s love child. we cannot confirm that but we do know there will not be a nativity set at the white house ensure they cannot find three wise men and a virgin. back here in the apple, thousands of pro- palestinian protesters flooded rockefeller center
iranian backed houthi rebels claiming responsibility. israel intensifies its deadly assault from the air, and on the ground, officials confirm soldiers are fighting in southern gaza. hundreds reportedly killed in one of the deadliest bombardments since the ceasefire collapsed. victims buried under rubble, many of them children. tonight u.s. officials warn israel to protect civilian lives. and what we re learning from the newly released hostages, what they endured in tom soufi burridge reports from israel. just weeks before christmas, paris on high alert after a deadly attack near the eiffel tower. police are investigating it as a possible terrorist attack. also tonight, dangerous winter storms on both coasts, as much as a foot of snow could pile up in parts of new england. in the west, several days of heavy rain and snow expected. our weather team times it out. the shocking crime scene in new york city, where police say a man went on a deadly stabbing rampage. dange
indicating an american warship was not the target of an attack on the red sea. defense official confirmed to fox the destroyer uss carney shot down two drones headed into its direction today but it was in response to attacks on commercial ships in the region but welcome to a bra brand-new f fox news live i am arthel neville hey eric. steve or hello everyone i m eric shawn thank you for joining us for it for weeks the uss carney and american warships have been shooting down drones and cruise missiles that been launched by the houthis rebels in yemen. one of the cargoes was hit in the legs ataxia running back group also taking claim for what is happened now. since october 17, 10 days after hamas attacked israel, ironic proxies in the region have launched at least 75 attacks on u.s. forces. republican leaders today calling for a stronger response and more defiance from the biden administration. i thought we have seen from this administration constantly is an appeasement for st
gazans when they need to evacuate targeted areas. critics say the system serves no good to those without power or network access. this comes as the idf is urging people in parts of southern gaza to evacuate their neighborhoods. israel is searching for and targeting hamas leaders in the south. the idf says, these leaders of hamas are hiding among the civilian population. today in dubai, vice president kamala harris stressed the need for israel to protect civilians trapped in the crosshairs. as israel defense itself, it matters how. the united states is unequivocal. international humanitarian law must be respected. too many innocent palestinians have been killed. frankly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos coming from gaza are devastating. joining me now from tel aviv, nbc news correspondent, david noriega, and in washington, d.c., nbc news white house correspondent, aaron gilchrist. david, let s start with you. how is the idf shifting its strategy as