editorial report. we hook ahead to 2024 and a new set of challenges and opportunities for the country. i m edward lawrence in this week for paul gigot, and we begin with the u.s. economy which defied expectations in 2023 as inflation fell and recession fierce faded. now the santa claus rally in the stock market giving us another record close this week for the dow jones industrial average and the federal reserve signal rate hikes are done and cuts could be in store for 2024. let s bring in jason trennert, he s the chairman and ceo of strategists and investment strategy firm. jason, let s start overall here, we get this. you know, overall we get some the contrarians won in 2023. so people were projecting the most predictive recession in history, and it didn t happen. so is the recession then off the table for 2024? edward, it probably is. i will say that the recession didn t happen in 2023 partly because we ran a budget deficit of close to 6% of gdp, $2 trillion at full em
[sound of explosions] carley israeli divorce forces strike targets in gaza after declaring war after the bloodiest attack in israels 75year history. 700 are confirmed dead and thousands injured. You are watching Fox And Friends First on monday morning, im carley shimkus. Todd im todd piro. Four americans confirmed dead in israel. President Biden Pledging support as gerald ford heads to the Eastern Mediterranean sea with a deck full of war planes of Alexandria Hoff joins us with the latest. Jeff they have taken control of several border areas of the gaza strip, that is new this morning. As far as the four more thanes killed, congress was advised the number could rise. Increasing assistance to the area. Lloyd austin directed a group to the Eastern Mediterranean. Senator Chuck Schumer said i asked Defense Department if they are giving israel everything they need and i was heartened to receive a yes. Chuck schumer is in china. Israel formerly declared war yesterday embarking on action and
yet there are quite obviously thousands and thousands of innocent people that the idf is killing who are not members of hamas. and whether you blame hamas for embedding within the palestinian population after the october 7th brutal terrorist attack on israel or you blame the idf and netanyahu or both, this is the ugly and brutal reality of the slaughter of innocents that clarissa ward brings us now. a warning. that many of the images we re about to show you are difficult to watch. reporter: you don t have to search for tragedy in gaza. it finds you on every street, strewn with trash and stagnant water, desolate and foreboding. so we ve just crossed the border into southern gaza. this is the first time we ve actually been able to get into gaza since october 7th, and we are now driving to a field hospital that has been set up by the uae. up until now israel and egypt have made access for international journalists next to impossible. and you can see why. since october 7th
if we re not spreading the infection, isn t it just theater? no, it s not. and you are wearing two masks. isn t that theater? no, it s not. here we go again with the theater. let s get down to the facts. plus, congresswoman katie porter on covid relief. and adam mckay on his new document deep dive into the origins of qanon. trump put this photo on twitter. so, you can see, if you trace the thumbs, they make a q. when all in starts right now. good evening, from new york. i am chris hayes. tonight, we are learning more about some of the eight victims of that horrific-shooting spree in the atlanta area, on tuesday. 33 years old, a wife and mother to two children. she and her husband mario were at young s asian massage tuesday for a relaxing-spa day. just to get a little time to themselves. when the shooting began, they were in two different rooms. mario was able to lock himself inside one of those rooms, and escape, uninjured. family members described alana as
The State Department. Putting iran on notice, is this trumps new red line . Hi, erin. Definitely being presented as a hard line on iran. Maybe somewhat blurry one at this point. But the white house is saying that it is dedicated to Holding Iran Accountable after this latest Missile Launch. And it is considering a whole range of options in a response and, yes, that does include a military one. A tough line on iran at the white house today. As to have day, we are officially putting iran on notice. Reporter National Security adviser Michael Flynn offering a cryptic warning after iran tested another Ballistic Missile sunday. The Obama Administration failed to respond adequately to tehrans malign actions including weapons transfers, support for terrorism, and other violations of international norms. Reporter the new administration making its clear it believes the Missile Launch violated a u. N. Resolution. Flynns comments today follow
its missile program. But prior tests have gone down with