Logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing, and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives. Obviously, no one is going to deny that. But what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated. But, youre right. I mean, obviously, if we had, right from the beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. But there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. Dr. Anthony fauci essentially confirming a key part of a deeply reported, new expose from the New York Times, which shows how key federal agencies, the state department, the National Security council, and the pentagon struggled to get the president to take timely action, despite several early warnings. We will speak with one of the Investigative Reporters behind that story in a few minutes. Youre right. Those warnings came, actually, in early january. You know, the president can tweet didnt act until march. And retweet false tweets that i think got the dates wrong
Well play for you his testimony. It is pretty riveting. Well have the latest on the economic picture, as u. S. Unemployment claims now total upwards of 36 Million People. And the latest trump distraction. Its a big one. Now asking republicans in congress to call former president barack obama to testify. It all might be a calculated campaign strategy, but it is a massive distraction. Many believe that this president right now is trying to distract from the neverending dea ineverl of this virus, and using employs and conspiracy theories, and actually raising questions about president barack obama, only part of his massive distraction play. It is taking everything to a new level. We begin though with the cdc yesterday releasing previously withheld guidance documents on reopening american institutions, which appear to be a lot less detailed than the draft recommendations sent to the white house for review last month. Weve been waiting for a while for these recommendations. When you read th
Better with the features. Jonas, chuck and charles and myself true fox news al star. Fair and balanced. But no lipstick. Bret one last thing, a personal the snow. I talked about my wife and kids on the show but never my little brother, tim bair, he is eight years younger but he is they are running in washington, d. C. In half marathon. Few minutes a ago, tim got on his knee in front of the Lincoln Memorial and asked for her hand in marriage and with picture i have confirmation, she said yes. Thank god for that. [ laughter ] bret this kid would not have been the same. Congratulations and its great to know that sequester did not prevent that in front o the Lincoln Memorial. Fair and balanced and unafraid. Make it a great weekend. This is fox report. Tonight the state Department Getting on the record finally about american survivors from the attack on our people in benghazi. And pictures coming into fox news, a plane hits a car in a building and it was deadly and pentagon making moves in
Disturbing new details emerge on the beheading of american journalist james foley. The Obama Administration is now revealing a team tried and failed to rescue foley and other hostages this summer. Critics are saying the existence of that mission should have been kept quiet. I think this is a stunning breach of security for the United States, obviously ordered by the white house. I cannot conceive of the pentagon releasing this on their own. This is exactly the sort of thing that should remain completely confidential for 50 years. But the Administration Says they only announced the failed mission because a number of Media Outlets were preparing to report on it, giving them no choice. Meantime, were told foley was one of at least three americans held by isis, and theyre threating to kill another journalist. Catherine herridge is live from washington, she joins us now. Hi, catherine, its kimberly. A lot of emotions running high on this, and it seems like perhaps a little bit of bounceback
Months. The moz all dam is the largest of iraqs dams, described as the most dangerous dam in the world. Its feared isis could use the dam not only to control access to electricity and water. Also potential the terror group could unleash a wall of water into the valley below and that includes the city of bagdad. The idea of water as a weapon of mass destruction. Isis took the dam at one point, baugh sustained campaign of u. S. Air strikes has helped to force the militants out. The haditha dam is iraqs second largest dam, just as vital to providing water and electricity to iraqis in the western part of the country. So far isis has failed to capture that dam. On friday at a nato summit in wales, president obama described the air strikes they would keep using to fight isis. You initially push them back. You systematically degrade their capabilities. You narrow their scope of action. You slowly shrink the space, the territory that they may control. You take out their leadership, and over ti