year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a women s world cup. england and australia couldn t be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin su
urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants, launched the october seven assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. this was the view across the israel lebanon border earlier today, where we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky as hostilities continue in that border area. let s start this hour by hearing from israel s prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false reports that claimed the united states has prevented us from operational activities in the region. this is not true. israel is a sovereign country. our war decisions are based on our operational considerations
# nothing compares to you. the point at which i start crying is on the lines, all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the backyard, all died when you went away. because as a young child, i had spent time living in the garden, only being allowed to enter the house to wash the floor every day. # these are dangerous days. # to say what you feel is to dig. # your own grave. # fight the real enemy. fight the real enemy. people say it derailed my career. but i think it re railed my career, because i didn t want to be a pop star. # so happy christmas. # i love you, baby. # i can see. it s true i m out of it most of the time, but i can write songs when i m out of it. in fact, it s easier for me. # ..singing galway bay. # and the bells are ringing out for christmas day. #je t aime. #je t aime, oui, je t aime. the vatican and the bbc banned it just because of the heavy breathing without realising the beauty of serge s text, which was i love you, nor do i. # oui, je t aime. # moi
mike: speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and president biden announcing they have reach ad death deal in principle. hoping for a vote in the house on wednesday. welcome to fox news live i m mike emanuel. speaker mccarthy touting the deal big win for republicans as lawmakers raise to finalize and pass the agreement. senior correspondent chad pergram. god bless you, lucas. chad let s start with the latest from the hill. chad: it was hard to get a deal but maybe harder just to pass the bill, some lawmakers from both sides are reluctant to endorse the package. remember, it s not done yet and all you need to do is check the social media of freedom caucus and by the way 5:00 o clock call with the democratic caucus. i expect to have to hold the phone out here based on what we are going to hear from progressive members. it is far from over the finish line. chad: conservative exonerating the bill. ralph norman called it, quote, insanity. some gop members called out the bill w