then can i just mention one thing here that came as a surprise to me, the fbi also said today, number one source of terrorist attacks in the united states is not isis, but it s domestic terrorism and mostly from white supremicist groups. and they re wrong. they re wrong? yes. the amazing thing about this whole event is everybody blames george bush for this instability that is created isis. they re wrong. because it was actually way, it was more stable back then, seven years later, captain cumulus, who coined kimberly s phrase, has screwed iraq, libya, syria, and allowed isis to thrive. under obama, the middle east has become the middle beast. it s his game. and he s losing it. and we didn t get to the third topic. for which i apologize, it was afghanistan and the president switching his position yet again, more coming up on that on special report. coming up, hillary clinton wants everyone to stop pestering her about her emails and one former government employee has
9:00 eastern. michaela will be there. i just got word from don lemon and brooke baldwin they re going to be in new orleans. and people in memphis and cuba. you ll want to tune in. other top stories we re following. republican lead remembers ringing in the new year with damage control after third-ranking house republican steve scalise admitted he did give a speech to a white supremicist group in 2002. house speaker john boehner says he is standing by him. some incouraging news from the american cancer society, cancer deaths in the united states have fallen 22% over the past two decades. that drop has saved the lives of 1.5 million americans. researchers credit several factors including the decline in the number of americans smoking, better treatment and awareness
let s be honest one of the indonesian carriers used to be a called eded batavia. certainly not in the category of an racia but the actual core aviation in asia is nor different than anywhere else and it needs to be worth remembering, all the low-cost carriers tend to be affiliated with one of the bigger carriers as well. richard quest, we appreciate you giving us your expertise. to other news trouble for two congressional republicans, one of whom is now stepping down. embattled new york congressman michael grimm says he will step down after pleading guilty to felony tax evasion. meantime representative steve scalise. is receiving backlash after it was revealed that he spoke before a white supremicist group in 2002. these are not the type of headlines the republican party wants to see as their, as they prepare to take over congress. but that s right, as you
mentioned, representative grimm will be stepping down. he says on january 5th. he had at first rejected pleas to step down after he entered the guilty plea last week. now it looks like he s heading out january 5th. now representative steve scalise has a different issue, this issue of him speaking before a white supremicist group in 2002. the european american rights association. founded by david duke the former grand wizard of the klu klux klan and an avowed long-time knee i don t nazi. scalise s group said he didn t know it was a white supremicist group. he said i detest any hate group and the idea that i could be involved with one of them is insuting and ludicrous. one of the issues is that david duke was well known as a white supremicist and steve scalise is
into all of them. everything from a white supremicist prison gang to a drug cartel to someone with a personal grudge. now today several sources are telling us they re downplaying the white supremicist prison gang theory. even though the kaufman county d.a. s office had been involved in prosecuting some of those cases. the question remains why would the prison gang target this d.a. s office when there were others that were much more involved. so authorities are looking into all of that. meanwhile, a memorial service is scheduled for d.a. mike mclelland and his wife on thursday, the courthouse will be closed. a terrifying manhunt. and today, mark kirk became the second republican senator to change his position on gay marriage. he said today that life comes down to who you love and who loves you back. government has no place in the middle. but most republican leaders have been resisting the message of change that younger voters in both parties are telling them, to follow in the polls.