Many of you saw the news early many of you saw the news early on monday when the new York Police Department decided to fire the Police Officer involved in the death of eric gardner. This is what the police had to say on monday about that decision. [video clip] being a police is one of the hardest jobs in the world. That is not a statement to. Licit sympathy, it is a fact cops have to make choices, sometimes quickly every single day. Some are splitsecond, life or death choices. Oftentimes they are choices that will be thoroughly and repeatedly examined by those with much more time to think about them than the Police Officer had and those decisions are scrutinized and secondguessed both fairly and unfairly. The officer went to bed thinking he would make choices and take actions during a routine arrest that would lead to another persons death. An officers choices and actions even made under extreme pressure matter. It is unlikely mr. Gardner thought he was in such poor health that a brief
rich: good evening, welcome to new york. i m rich edson in for bret baier. legal team is asking a federal appeals court to drop the election interference case, arguing that he is immune from prosecution. the fight of the senate will be one of the biggest stories of 2024. we will take a closer look. whatever happened to the nationwide protest over the death of george floyd in 2020? some protesters got a major payday. rich richer but, first, breaking tonight, hamas is reportedly rejected an egyptian led peace proposal that would have required the terrorist organization to cr cede power. pal citizennian parliament. knowingations at impasse. it will release more hostages if israel stops its attacks. benjamin netanyahu vowed sunday to keep fighting. all this as pope francis delivered his christmas message calling for peace in the world and calling for end to the gaza. trey yingst is in tel aviv tonight. hey, trey. trey: rich, good evening. it s day 80 of the war between isra
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Nasty. What a show at 6 pm. And this is the saturday five. Welcome to the saturday five. Now Prime Minister rishi sunak has been lashing out at sick britain this week. But theres none of that nonsense around these parts. The ever reliable Albie Amankona and Benjamin Butterworth are by my side as even butterworth are by my side as ever, mainly because they rarely have anything better to do on a saturday night. Ben leo has been signed off after completing his mission to be on television more than the adverts, but political commentator Conor Tomlinson has gladly stepped into his place. Been passed fit and joins us now. And the brilliant comedian Diane Spencer, fudge extraordinaire, complete the line up. She usually spends her saturdays being abused by drunken men on the comedy circuit, so its business as usual for her here tonight. And usual for her here tonight. And tonight were debating Kemi Badenoch speech on imperialism, rishi sunaks welfare reforms and asking if you should be allowed