I dug into and im excited to tell my daughter about it. For those who have not been following as closely, through the Artemis Program, the United States government will work with industry and International Partners to send astronauts to the surface of the moon, another man and another woman to the moon, which is exciting, conduct new and exciting science, and demonstrate americas values. To date only 12 humans have walked on the moon. That was half a century ago. The Artemis Program provides exactly the opportunity to add numbers to that, of course. Lunar exploration has broad and bicameral support in congress, most recently detailed in the fy201 Omnibus Spending Bill and we support this effort. Can you update us on the president s thinking on the issue of forgiving Student Loan Debt . There are some groups that are pushing anew for the president to forgive all Student Loan Debt. Where does he stand on that . Sure. The president has and continues to support canceling 10,000 of federal
themselves. bill: bill ackman is going after the head of m.i.t. i wish we had more time today. see you in iowa very soon. thank you, governor. bundle up, it s cold out here. bill: thanks for the warning. dana: breaking news out of iran. back-to-back explosions at a cemetery. soleimani was killed in a drone strike in 2020. no word on who is behind it. no one has claimed responsibility. we ll bring you any updates as we get them. -out going harvard university president claudine gay may no longer have a top job but still on the payroll and raking in the big bucks. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning. bill: good morning. first hour. we called this reentry day. but your reentry was yesterday. my reentry is today. dana: like walking on a high wire without a net. you know what you are doing. bill: once the first hour is done we re back. good morning, everybody i m bill hemmer. controversy has been clogging claudine gay for weeks
server room at trump s mar-a-lago, the same servers storing the security surveillance video from trump s resort. this as mr. trump s lawyers meet with justice department officials today. then, come on in, the water s fine. the 2024 race set to grow by three more candidates as governor nikki haley lands her sharpest blow yet on the republican front runners. plus military fighter jets going super sonic when a private plane doesn t respond while flying near the nation s capitol. investigators are trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, apologies for my voice. we start today with the law and justice lead and serious questions as to whether donald trump could face his first federal indictment ever. today, lawyers for the former president met with justice department officials here in washington for 90 minutes, a possible sign that special counsel jack smith s investigation into how trump handled classified documents and whet
several democratic officials. then a new discovery about a revolutionary weight loss drug. patients say it actually helps curb other addictions such as smoking or drinking. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead. the first public reaction from former president donald trump in response to cnn s blockbuster reor thing, since matched by the new york times and washington post, in his classified documents case. mr. trump refused to directly answer questions about a recording now in the hands of federal prosecutors where trump is said to be talking about classified materials he kept in his possession after leaving the white house. but the former president did go after those investigators with his usual complaints of being a victim of a witch hunt. in moments i ll be joined by trump s former lawyer, tim parm tory who left the legal team a few weeks ago and played a key role in the classified documents investigation. first, we ll start
National security advisor Keith Kellogg joins us on that in moments. Plus, the house and senaten passing the 1. 7 trillion Spending Bill g the 1. 7 trillion Spending Bill adding to our debt and ejecting even more fuel for runaway inflation. We will talk t we will talk to the republican congressman about that and it is another christmas in russian captivity. He is not the only Americanme Beinrig wrongfully detained abroad. Ambassador and former National Security ambassador on what ther bideien administration should be doing. Maria samarit down with an actow about how his foundation is f honoring our nationous heroes this christmas. Plus, it is called morganss wonderland. A amazing themepark that Givesho Hope T Ro Kids that really need it. How the Families Foundation help to make it a reality. All of that and more as we lookm ahead on sunday morningsund futures. New boarded apprehension number migrants continue to flood the country illegally. Eg customs anald Border Protection reporting