violence in the middle east exploding literally. reports of more than 100 dead as explosions rock a ceremony for a slain rainian general killed four years ago today, a top hamas leader taken out in beirut. containerships come under attack in the red sea and many companies say good-bye, we don t even want to be near the red sea. who leon panetta says we need to do to stop it. we are all over it. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with jennifer griffin with the very latest at the pentagon keeping track of these developments and boy, they came fast and furious. well, absolutely, neil. the u.s. has pushed back on the allegations from iranian officials that they were involved in the twin bombings that killed more than 100 iranians making their way to the grave of general soleimani. the united states was not involved in any way. any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous. we have no reason to believe that israel was involved in this explosion. today marks the fourt
dana: hello, everyone. dana perino along with judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, jesse watters, and greg gutfeld. it is 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. growing fallout over the newly-released just know mike jeffrey epstein documents, shocking high-profile names being revealed from a list hollywood celebrities to titans of industry and even former u.s. presidents. and that is just the start. a second batch could be released at any moment, we ll keep an eye on that. one name that appears 50 times in the document is former president bill clinton. one of epstein s accusers, joanna schonberg, testified that the pedophile told her clinton quote likes them young, referring to young girls. telling jesse the documents raise new questions about the former president. a victim reported being on a helicopter with him and maxwell. and there is another statement that she made that clinton was on the island, which is very different than what we had heard previously. w
second, martha but you are live at perry, iowa news officials holding a news conference giving details on the school shooting earlier today. an opportunity a few moments ago to speak to the officers involved. in a situation like this as we all know, every minute counts. and they are heroic actions, we can say save lives. the response was tremendous. and we are extremely grateful. the full resources of the state government will be available to assist in the response, and of course, the community s recovery from this tragic event. the mental health region has social workers embedded in the school district, and we will provide counseling services for the students, families, and the staff. as you all know, this is an ongoing investigation so loan enforcement will brief you only on what they can at this time, and they will provide additional information as it becomes available and with that come i would like to turn it over to the cheap. thank you, the perry police department.
stabilize. i ve had the same job 34 years. i m good. where the economy sits might determine what the next chapter will look like for the country. i m going to work hard, pay off my bills. have a new car in sight. i m going to do it. i m optimistic about 2024 and all it will bring to the world, to the economy. neil: investors have high hopes for a new year and a new stock market. let s say for the first trading day, not the most magnificent of starts. last year s so-called m magnificent big tech stocks were big duds. so we record, you decide if 2024 is still big. welcome. i m neil cavuto. happy to have you with us. happy new year to you as well. to lydia hu on the bumpy start to what ken fisher says is going to be another banner year. but again, not quite starting out that way. yeah, hi, neil. you said it best. today was a bumpy start for the first day of trading in this new year. of course, it s coming on the heels of a blockbuster close at the end of 2023. al
extreme maga republican effort to default on our debt, crash the economy. i m worried about the consequences of us not coming to terms and raising the debt ceiling. at this point, it s economic terrorism. my communications to them are, stand firm. there s no reason not to. stand firm. you have a white house that is not serious. republicans want to drive us over the cliff of default. it s idiotic for anybody to consider anything other than what we had. we will ride it out. neil: does that sound like progress? we ll see. both sides far apart as lawmakers race to cut a deal we re told a week away. this as fitch, the big ratings agency warns that a credit down grade could be in the cards and maybe soon regardless of how this works out. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. so much to get to. let s get to it with chad pergram on capitol hill on where things stand right now. hi, chad. good afternoon. the move by fitch and the ratings arm of morning start caught the att