Winds are whipping up the wildfires today. The devastation stretches for miles. So many have died or lost everything. This couple survived, only because they jumped into a Swimming Pool and stayed there for hours. Their incredible story, as hope flairs amid the ashes. Lets get to it. Announcer Shepard Smith reporting live from the fox newsdesk. Shepard good friday afternoon. President trump announcing he is not signing off on the Iran Nuclear Deal calling it one of the worst and most onesided transactions of all time. He is not, though, pulling the United States out of the agreement at least not yet. That truly is the headline today. The president s decision sends this issue to congress and the president threatened to terminate the agreement if lawmakers do not come up with a solution. During the speech from the white house today, the president condemned iran for actions going back decades. He said its a matter much National Security and his highest obligation is to protect americans.
Now theyre free. An American Woman, her husband and kids released five years after militants captured them. Theres a problem bringing them home. Also firefighters pouring into california from neighboring states trying to help control the wild fires that have done so many damage. Its heart breaking, its crushing. This looks like another planet. When you see these homes that have been reduced to rubble. Now strong winds an intense heat as firefighters attempt to save lives and peoples homes. Recently they brought in a powerful new weapon. Lets get to it. Good thursday afternoon. John kelly made a surprise appearance at that White House Briefing this afternoon taking the podium for the First Time Since beening chief of staff. He responded to reports that he may be on way out. Im not quitting today. I dont believe and i just talked to the president i dont think im being fired today. And im not so frustrated in this job that im thinking of leaving. General kelly did get laughs from reporter
Special time. I appreciate kim jong un doing this and allowing them to go. Dana also today, President Trumps pick to head the c. I. A. Gina haspel on the hot seat on capitol hill. Facing tough questions from senators on the Intelligence Committee at her confirmation hearing. Watch. Under my leadership, on my watch, c. I. A. Will not restart detention and Interrogation Program. C. I. A. Has learned some tough lessons from that experience. We were asked to tackle a mission that fell outside our expertise. Dana we have team fox coverage. Rich edson on north korea, but first lets go to chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge with the latest on the haspel confirmation hearing. I understand she is behind closed doors now . That is right. They are an hour, hour and a half in classified session wrapping up three hours of public testimony this morning. Just for context, this is really way outside of gina haspels comfort zone. She spent 32 years doing operations so being undercover f
News deck. Shepard first o on the fox news deck this afternoon President Trumps pick to run the cia says torture does not work and she is vowing to never again allow it. I have on this issue. I want to be clear. Having served in that tumultuous time i can offer you my personal commitment clearly and without reservation that under my leadership, on my watch, cia will not restart a detention and Interrogation Program. Shepard gina haspel appeared in front of the Senate Intelligence committee for a hearing today. The cia director nominee says there is no proof that enhanced interrogation techniques or torture helped get information from suspected terrorists. The president has asserted that torture works. Do you agree with that statement . Senator, i dont believe that torture works. I believe that in the cias program and im not attributing this to enhanced interrogation techniques, i believe as many people, directors who have sat in this chair before me that valuable information was obtain
Reporting begins now. Our reporting begin begins with President Trump telling fox news he will not overrule the account acting attorney general math Matthew Whittaker if he puts restrictions on the russian investigation. Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit challenging whittakers appointment. They argue the president sidesteps the constitution because the senate has not confirmed him. They say anybody who watch schoolhouse rock would realize that. The state of maryland is also filed a lawsuit arguing the president should have chosen the Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. They say whittakers appointment is lawful. In the past whittaker criticized muellers investigation in the 2016 and talked bow the how the attorney general could cut funding. Whittaker said there was no collusion between the russians and the trump campaign. The president agrees. He didnt know whittakers stand in advance. The real question here is whittaker in charge as a partisan to protect President Trump . John