iraq. a quick response to a chris mag christmas morning attack. the israel/hamas war escalates. benjamin netanyahu tells his soldiers, do not stop. doubling down on his prerequisites for peace. the post-christmas rush is happening. big crowds at airports, in the highways and in malls. we will get you up to speed before you leave the house. in 2024, president biden and former president donald trump are poised for a big year leading up to the november election. good day, everyone. we begin with the increasing concern that the israel/hamas war could be creating closer to a broader regional conflict. the u.s. carried out retaliatory christmas day air strikes inside iraq against iranian-backed militants and iranian state media says israeli air strikes killed a revolutionary guard officer in syria. president biden ordered the u.s. strikes after three u.s. service members were injured from a drone attack, one critically, at an air base in iraq. lloyd austin calling the retal
steve, you don t mean to be a grinch but you think it is a bad sign for the overall economy. there is relief. the president is going on vaication in middecember. he hit the campaign traill and sales went down. now he will be in the hawaii hopefullyy there will be a final surge. we had a boom in black friday sales and a huge drop off. is that a problem. i have a message for the gringes out there. sales fall off it is a statistically ineffability. it is not a forecast of consumer sentiment. chris mag will be -christmas will be better. gasoline prices are going down and jobs. threat of being laid off. that riskk is going down and when you get in the storings,