Its Defense Spending because its looking at north korea, chinese aggression and also looking ahead possibly to another Trump Administration where its not so sure the us welcome to the rescue. And its making these investments to be able to stand on its own there clearly also emphasizing here, theyre unity, right . But there is something obviously hanging over this. And we understood from mj lese reporting that it might not come off, which is the us still deal. However, it did come up, obviously they were going to be asked about it and that is japans largest steel maker offered to purchase us steel to the tune of 14 in december. The biden is very opposed to this. Hes trying to stand with the union and i wonder what you made the question as it was, was did it come up . Did the topic come up . No. The answer is no one answer directly. And Prime Minister kishida basically said discussions are underway between the parties and then he sort of said japan believes something to the effect of bas
would you back out if trump backs out? no, not now. that was president biden at the white house last night answering questions about comments he made earlier at a fund-raiser. we ll go through what he said about the 2024 race just ahead. meanwhile, donald trump was pressed on his promise to use a possible second term to seek revenge and retribution. we ll bring you what he said. and then also ahead the partisan fight over the senate s foreign aid package. one contentious issue is threatening to sink the entire bill. we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, december 6th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we begin this morning in the middle east where the israeli military has now entered southern gaza s largest city. israeli forces clashed with hamas terrorists in fierce gun battles yesterday. officials describe the fighting as the most intense day since the beginning of t
great scott. tim scott is out. the south carolina senator abruptly suspending his presidential campaign. even surprising some of his own campaign staff. so who stands to benefit as the remaining gop candidates gear up for the fourth debate? we ll ask tim scott donor andy saban. and vivek ramaswamy more on what he makes of the smaller field. your world starts right now. welcome, i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. first to david spunt in washington with the latest. david? good afternoon. tim scott is out. but not forever. insisting he may return to the ticket one day. he made the surprise announcements on this network last night. i love america more today than i did on may 22. when i go back to iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. i m suspending my campaign. i think the voters have been really clear that they re telling me not now, tim. scott wanted to restore optimism to the white house. but this caught campaign staffers by surprise. a fund-raising e-
good evening, he i m bret baier, we have exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that is coming up shortly on this show. first, the white house says israel has agreed to daily breaks in the fighting with hamas. they would be in four hour wind co-s announced three hours in advance. hamas would release some of its hostages in exchange, some of them israeli forces are pounding gaza city as ground trips battle in dense, urban neighborhoods and inside tunnels. senior correspondent mike tobin is in southern israel again tonight with the latest. good evening, mike. good evening, bret. the situation with the hostages fluid and from aville. with talks underway to potentially free others, israel maintains deadly pressure on gaza. [gunfire. a massive early evening series of air pulverizes in the northeast gaza strip. talks in qatar releasing hostages conditioned on a cease-fire. we are doing everything to win this war and we will win this war. pales
bret: did i see that. greg: what is happening? bret: thank you, greg. dana: wow, i m never bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, closing arguments in president donald trump s criminal trial in new york. prosecutors trying to convince a jury the presumptive presidential nominee engaged in conspiracy and cover-up. defense attorneys organization the prosecution s star witness michael cohen is a massive liar. in fact, they said cohen is the gloat, the greatest liar of all time. and they are pressing for an across the board acquittal. both sides trying to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former american president. correspondent nate foy is outside the new york state supreme court has he has been tonight. good evening, nate. nate: hey, bret. as prosecutors continue making their closing arguments tonight, former president donald trump described it on truth social in one word