this is the story this afternoon. the exploding middle east is what the wall street journal editorial page is calling the greatest crisis that faces the biden presidency. and now the president says that he s ready to make his move in response. martha: we ll see says the president and the commander-in-chief. so there you have it. retaliation plan is in motion. when and how are the questions. one thing was clear. i think we are now up to 166 including the attack that is just been reported late this afternoon on u.s. bases and interests in the middle east. it was a matter of when our service men and women would become the target of these casualties. relentless attacks throughout the entire region on our interests. so now three people, three u.s. service men proudly serving this country and women, two of them are women, i should say, have been hit and killed. the parents of army sergeant kennedy sanders, one of the three kills in jordan say that they re still in shock. re
look at the polls in new hampshire, a stone throw from donald trump. she s not going to win new hampshire, they never went after donald trump, they tried to beat me and they failed in beating me. john: the stage is set for new hampshire as former president trump says it s time for republicans to come together after his decisive victory in iowa. husband two remaining challengers say not so fast. i m john roberts in washington, the day after. sandra: indeed, john, good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is report reports. history landslide victory in the hawkeye state last night saw the former president elect clips the 50% mark and win all but one of iowa s 99 counties. ron desantis barely beat out nikki haley for the silver. john: president biden called his predecessor the clear gop front-runner and saying this election will be you and me versus the extreme maga republicans. sandra: complete coverage for you now. david and richard are standing by, but f
well. first, we want to get to this absolutely gripping story as we now learn that there are 40 hours of breathable air left for the five people, five adventurous souls aboard the titan and it was a dream trip to the bottom of the ocean to see the wreck of the titanic up close. now according to the very latest that we just heard, this is where we are. if you were to find the submersible at this moment, would that give you enough time to save these five people on board? i don t know the answer. i ll tell you we ll do everything in our power to affect a rescue. heroic efforts and civilian efforts are coming in to the arena here to try to help out, this is what it looks like in there. these are previous images from previous expeditions. not the current one. you can see very close quarters there. it s very dark. it s a tube inside about the size of a minivan. enough space for five people, a small toilet, not much else on board here. there appears to be a waiver that passeng
ago. first of all, my son has done nothing wrong. i trust him. i have faith in him and impacts my presidency by making me feel proud of him. john: well, seems as though it was something quite different than that. fox team coverage, miranda devine on what this means for the biden family influence peddling. sandra: any comment from the president, rich? no comment specifically from the president, he arrived in california yesterday, he s been talking about artificial intelligence and climate change, and raising some money for his re-election campaign, but we do have a comment from the white house. from ian sands, he says the president and first lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. we will have no further comment. the justice department says in this deal hunter biden pleads guilty to two tax misdemeanors and agrees to probation on a felony firearm charge. his attorney says it s my u understanding the five-year investigation is resolved.
it s my obligation and responsibility to find solutions even if we re not getting the help we deserve from washington, d.c. new york city mayor eric adams calling out the republican governor of texas and the white house. we re going to go through the new york city mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border. plus, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. a member of israel s war cabinet is now threatening a send front in the conflict, and this one along the border with lebanon. and also ahead, an update on the efforts at the state level to block donald trump from the republican presidential primary ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. israeli forces are moving forward with their expanded operations in refugee camps in gaza. that s where we ll begin our day. yesterday the idf launched strikes across the region targeting shelter