Charges as a private Armed Security guards stand outside the synagogue tonight after the county called an extra help. The state police and detectives. They will be going to the different and a very, very menacing omnipresent truck. Jewish people in muncie new york field it is necessary after a rampage at a rabbis home on the summit that night of hanukkah. Police say 38yearold thomas burst it in with a machete and said no one is leaving. Including the rabbis on, five people come up before trying to get into the synagogue next door. If they chase the man out throwing tables and chairs and got his license plate. Investigators allegedly found disturbing evidence in this car and a journal with antisemitic statements and references to and adolf hitler. If they also say thomas researched other jewish temples online. Scores of papers which frankly show the wranglin rambla disturbed individual. He vowed to crack down on the alarming uptick in antisemitic attacks. Since december 23rd, there has been one antisemitic attack each day, on Christmas Day im in a traditional clothing was punched in the face in brooklyn. If the day after someone beat the jewish mother over the head with a bat. The cases already back on the screed an end new yorks new reform laws shes not enough about the right to be held before trial and she is accused of punching and yelling slurs and three orthodox women. President trump called for unity against antisemitism but the suspect says its not what it seems and claiming my claiming thomas is not wha it seems. He was hospitalized many times because of his age, his mother could only do so much to get him help. Hes always been a gentle giant with mental illness. Investigators have not commented on the report that the suspect in connection to another stabbing at the synagogue and the very same town last month. Mike. Mike jackie, how do the federal hate crime charges impact the potential sense . Mark, he can be prosecuted at the state level for the attempted murder charges and they carry their own set of penalties and at the same time he can be prosecuted at the federal level for the hate crime charges and depending on the survey are prosecutions that they pursue, it could be different penalties in the documents show that there are less options open and they can pursue Bodily Injury which carries a penalty of up to 20 years. Or they could go for the attempted to kill. That means he could be put away for life or if one of the victims dies, if there are injuries, he could face the Death Penalty. Mike. Mike jackie, thank you very much. Down in texas, two people were killed by the government during a Church Service and the attacker was then shot and then killed by members of the congregation. Correspondent jeff looks at the deadly assault that could have been much worse. It was over and six seconds. But what happens in the brief moment will now last a lifetime for the members of a north texas church and the families who lost loved ones. To have Something Like this happen destroys my heart. When i say destroys, it destroys because there is evil in this world. When this essay shooter was wearing a wig and fake. Period. Thats when he got up and shot though mike pulled a shotgun. He started shooting. The suspect shots ultimately left two dead and Church Members identified the victims as of victor and richard. He pulled out his own gun killing the suspect. I dont see myself as a hero, i see myself as doing what needed to be done to take out the evil threat. 2019 law in texas allowed license gun holders to carry in places of worship only if its not specifically banned by a church. I different law passed two years prior in the state also gives churches the right to have armed the volunteer security. We have laws against murder and it didnt stop this guy. Im coming in an killing people. Texas can get you the Death Penalty greeting more gun laws is not going to change Something Like this. While those who watch the horror unfold trying to understand what they saw and why, some already are finding forgiveness. It was a bad thing he had to come into the congregation and is a sad thing we had to hurt him. But, i dont have any hate for this person. Authorities say the shooter had t dallasfort worth area and multiple arrests and theyre trying to understand and grasp and is why. Mike jeff paul in texas. Thank you, jeff. Of the latest examples of violence against religious group and a President Trump called antisemitism a evil scourge. Secretary mike pompeo said its tragic and unacceptable for any nation to persecute for religious beliefs. Correspondent Julian Turner looks at the growing and disturbing trend. In the wake of the attack, jewish leaders are ringing alarm bells up at the rise in antisemitism and not just in new york state at but nationwide. Theres a undercurrent of antisemitism and there has been for some time, and for whatever reason using it more prevalent in out in the open. Its scary and of is a very sad. 2019 has seen the alarming 1,347 and tags targeting out across the United States date dates. Its not the number of tax that are caused for concerns. Were looking for the upward trends in assaults and the more severe of the instances that we track, and thats where were worried and its climbing up the pyramid of hate. We need to put a stop to it and stop it and enough is enough. This weakens a tag prompted President Trump to announce what he calls the evil scourge of antisemitism. He craned that antisemitism is on the rise in america and being stoked by President Trump. He accused the president of igniting violence tweeting he fuels peoples anger and misguided hate. The secretary of state mike pompeo came to those president s defense telling fox news religious persecution is a toptier priority for the administration and has been from day one. President trump made of true pillar of americans Foreign Policy religious religion and for each of us to practice our faith reading its not just judaism thats under attack. We all observed christians under threat in the middle east. And other parts of the world as well. At some length about in china how persecuting over 1 million muslims. The Trump Administration of violators of religious freedom around the world are currently including china, iran, north korea, saudi arabia. Looking ahead 2020, they are still working on a new policy they said would make america foreign aid with how they treat their religious minorities. Critics say its just another political gambit, to appease the president evangelical base. Mike gillian turner, thank you very much. The rise in the middle east between iran and the United States, the authorized military strikes in response to a rocket attack from the iranian backed Iraqi Militia that killed an American Contractor. The military called it precision defensive strike, the militia sent at least 25 fighters were killed and vowing against ameria and russia. Following the president in West Palm Beach for you. Good evening, kevin. They said the death toll is rising and american ravens. This was the defensive action designed to protect american forces. The citizens and iraq, and it was all aimed also at deterring iran. The silence of the strikes recordings belie the power and the precision. Of what the message to tehran was certainly loud and clear. If in all five targets in iran and syria were hit by the u. S. N sunday and targets controlled by the around act militia and the measure of revenge said u. S. Officials for the death of the American Contractor who was killed in a rock attack last week. They made a fundamental shift where president obama and his team took a very different direction and put an enormous position. Seeing militias like the ones that came after americans and the iraqi facility in iraq yesterday where they were americans working the counter. Of three locations in iraq and two other locations while its not uncommon, sundays retaliation targeted iranian prs has been new concerns of a possible escalation of proximities. It could be a proxy war with iran. Or worse. We are warning the United States as we werent before that theres a presence is that they are standing against the iraqi people and that the iraqi people have the right to confront them with all types of resistance. The resistance that seen the iranian rely more on china and russia. If both of whom recently conducted naval exercises with tehran. And continues to insist the u. S. Presents in the gulf creates insecurity in the region. Still, its relationship with iran presents a unique challenge and its relationship for the United States while tehran remains reliable Strategic Partner against american interests in the region, its undeniable link to terrorism is something moscow ironically partners with the u. S. To fight. The crucial cooperative that president pruden noted over the weekend thinking President Trump in the phone call for u. S. Assistance of preventing the terror attack on russian interest. By the mayor pruden also talked to President Trump i tell over the weekend and once again, he invited him to take part i in the victory days elevations coming up on may the ninth and of course the soviet unions victory over nazi germany in world war ii and the president figures that hes open to the invitation but he is not said whether or not he will take him up on it. Mike. Mike kevin corke, thanks so much. Its secretary of state mike pompeo will visit ukraine this week making the first trip to the country at the heart of President Trumps impeachment. Current acting u. S. Ambassador and win this in the house of representatives impeachment hearing William Taylor will leave his post before pompeo arrives. Ukraine will be the first stop on the five nation tour. North Korean Leader is calling for the military and diplomats to prepare unspecified offensive measures to protect the countries security and 17 ahead of the end of your deadline concessions to restart nuclear negotiations. There announc expected to annour policy changes on wednesday. It secretary of state mike pompeo says u. S. Is watching and say says that theye hoping for a path of peace instd of conflict. If s p 500 job 19, nasdaq finished down 61. Tonights democracy 2020 report, joe biden is up and most National Polls but some of the crowds in the first primary state do not seem to be happy with all his answers. Corresponded ellison barber reports tonight from New Hampshire where biden is once a again where he would redact to a congressional subpoena. Would be fine. Today, former Vice President joe biden inc. Got with the editorial the report and for the fourth time in as many days he tried to clarify what he meant n he toyed the Des Moines Register he would not comply with a subpoena to testify the impeachment trial. We would do it again. There is no rational basis. For me being called into the impeachment. With the seven weeks to go, recent polls showing that hampshire is still up for grabs. Of mayor pete buttigieg, biden, senator Bernie Sanders are all within three points of each other. Sanders who suffered a heart attack earlier this year got a bill of good health. According to the sanders campaign, the senators cardiologist at this point hes confident that sanders has the mental and physical stamina to fully undertake the rigors of the presidency. Pete buttigieg is one of the two remaining 2020 candidates who served in the military. Right now, the mayor who is deployed to afghanistan is going after the former Vice President for his vote on the war in iraq while he would still in the senate. This is an example why years in washington is not always the same thing as judgment. He supported the worst Foreign Policy decision made by the United States in my lifetime. Biden is swinging back. I respect his service. I am the guy, and pointed out repeatedly, that i thought we should not be going into afghanistan. Pete buttigieg attacked up bidens record in the senate and protesters and town hall where a little bit more personal. Speak out let go, let her go. How much money can you make an ukraine . President trump refuses to do release to over 20 years of his tax returns and the next fundraising deadline is tomorrow. Of the mike senator warren sent a letter saying that theyre aiming for a 20 million this quarter and they are not there yet. If its a big number but its 20 less then what she raised last quarter. Of mike. Mike allison, thanks a lot. Congressman john battles a battle with pancreatic cancer. If fox 13 in seattle where the local Public Schools have until january 8th to get properly vaccinated where they will not be allowed in class. The School System is providing free clinics. Of the Legislature Passed the law limiting personal and philosophical exemptions th to t vaccines. Of the highest number since 1990 for measles cases. Of in fargo, north dakota, part of the midwest dealing with that blizzard conditions and interstate and highways were closed after hundreds of russians were reported. 60 mileperhour wind gust along Lake Superior led to localized flooding and note wow minnesota, and just the first round in the unusual strong winter storm. 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Is an icon of the civil rights movement, Democrat John lewis has never shied from the challenge and now fighting for his life, lewis plans to continue representing georgias fifth Congressional District while undergoing treatment for stage four pancreatic cancer. He explained the prognosis doctors told me that recent medical advances made the type of cancer treatable in the Treatment Options are no longer as debilitating as they once were and that i have a fighting chance. Former president barack obama tweeted if theres one thing i love representative john lewis, its his incomparable will to fight. If i know hes got a lot more of that left in him. Of a fighter is how colleaguesn both sides of the aisle call h him. They called for gun control. It two decades before the election to congress in 1986, he suffered a fractured skull and the blood he sunday march across alabama bridge which helped to galvanize his support for the Voting Rights act of 1965. Congressman lewis showed a great love in the face of violence and brutality. And so we are praying with great compassion for congressman lew lewis. The warrior. If i always remember him and he haasa very strong warrior. It was one of the greatest honors of my life to walk by his side across this bridge and i will do the same as he crosses his next period lewis says he may have to miss the houseboats undergoing Cancer Treatment during the next several weeks but with prayers and gods grace he hopes to be back in the front line soon. Mike. Mike jonathan, thank you very much. If im next, u. S. Citizens are taking the risk to smuggle people across the southern border. Of beyond our borders tonight too. Court in sudan sent 27 members of the Security Forces to death for torturing and killing the detained protesters earlier this year. If the appeal is the first sentence connected to the killing of more than 200 prodemocracy protesters since last december. 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Agents discover a man hiding under paint supplies and another inside a truck load of paper. If 11 chinese inside a uhaul. Ive seen children concealed in a pinata. Each case, the smugglers were u. S. Citizens and as the demonstration tightens border security, agents are seeing a new trend 60 of those prosecuted last year for human smuggling according to the u. S. Census commissioning. There certainly are people that do it over and over and again. San diego, assistant u. S. Attorney is prosecuting several High School Students for smuggling. There in the situation where they want to make some easy money and what they consider easy money. It was recruited by the cartel, some americans take their chances with force of entry. May be to all hundred dollars and just dont ask whats in the vehicle and drive the vehicle from point a to point b. A park it, leave the keys in the car and walk away. 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Why did you do it . Mike an ugly Holiday Weekend of religious violence and lets take a look at the recent timeline of attacks in new york and antisemitic attacks in new york. Of two incidents on december 23rd, 1 december 2 24t, and an Orthodox Jewish man was chased on the street and trade dumb i punched in the face. A jewish mother and that her son were attacked by a woman who yelled antisemitic slurs and punch the mother in the head. At two incidents on december 27th and the worst of them all, the man entering the home of a rabbi on the hanukkah celebration and began stabbing people. We have numbers in terms of the antisemitic hate crime incidents from the antidefamation league. Of 2016, 1206 to seven, 2017 it searched in 1986. 2018, another highly number, 2019, and today, 1347. 1347. Although particularly ugly stretch in new york recently. It lets bring in the panel. Of course is a politics editor here at fox news. It charon, an opinion writer for the washington post. Tom, your thoughts. Office late, its very disturbing and its good to see folks are bringing attention to this and calling it out. If its hard to say when you look at the two attacks, its the motivations of the people and as people said, its evil ad theres not a lot that can be done. Its a good to focus attention on it. Do whatever can be done. To make sure that things do, good to see that others despite we have a search recently, that theyre coming down. Security of state says its a religious problem around the globe. We have seen an increase in antisemitism around the world and weve observed christians under threats in the middle east. If in other parts of the world as well. It President Trump made a true pillar of americans of Foreign Policy and the fruit though mike religious freedom to practice our faith the way we desire to do so. Mike your thoughts . Its not just the total number of antisemitic attacks that we are seeing, but its sort of the size and the aggressiveness. We are a year out from the horrific massacre at the synagogue and again, you wonder, everyone denounces them but at what point are we going to sort of spot these people before a they carry out the horrific ac acts . Mike chris, your thoughts . Its the cheapest and easiest point of division for human beings right after race and thats the easiest one. The next point that you can give people, you can pull people apart is on their grade. Thats what he believes this way, and its part of human nature and that sadly will be with us. The question is, how are people of good faith, the question how are decent people responding and what does the response . Every american should be proud of is that across the country and every corner from every race collated created, race, the answer comes across and its unacceptable. Its totally unaccessible. Mike in the fort worth, texas, area where gun packing parishioners stopped it from being a whole lot worse. Of time. This is the story that you hear about it, the good guys with guns. Thank goodness there were people there and who knows how many other people might have done had they not taken action. A back to chriss point, its also the sit down side to this unfortunately is that it becomes political. You solve bill de blasio, try to blame what the president happened, and that the antisemitic hate it when the president came up with a pretty strong and aggressive statement on this. People are going to play politics with us as well. Mike from Governor Cuomo of new york. At the sound bite. They should be prosecuted as domestic terrorists. If thats what they are. If i want the state to be the ft state to have the domestic terrorism law. To express how ignorant this is, how intolerant it is. How criminal it is. Mike what about that suggestion of domestic terrorism prosecution . Again, we still dont know the motivations here. For instance, in texas, we are just learning about the shooter. This was a man who has apparently, arrests record in three states including domestic violence. Again, we need to sort out what the actual motivations are before rebranding these things. Another thing that President Trump talked about is that using the civil rights laws to crack down on this. There is some appeal to that i guess, but theres also people who are worried, jewish leaders who are worried that you are sort of singling out what is the re nationality. There are just all kind of complicated issues that you start wading into a period of mike you call this a hate crime and this, terrorism. Of the same thing, its always true and people in the situations need to be institutionalized and some we stopped in advance to. It something afterwards may be helped him when your votes, donald trump one votes, i dont know, the solutions are the same whatever you call them. Mike speaking of the president , play when he had to say about this before the recent wave in new york. My executive order prohibits the federal funding to any college or university that spreads, promotes, tolerates, or supports anything having to do with antisemiti and estimate i. Of antisemitism. If they wanted they that, its going to be extremely frustrating and its amazing how quickly they stop. Of mike here we are at the end of christmas and at the end of the hanukkah season dealing with a wave of religious violene both against christians and also against jews in new york city. With that, next up, tensions rise in the middle east. If your glasses arent perfect, well fix them. So will we. No we wont. Dont forget to use your vision benefits before theyre gone. Now innetwork with vsp. Visionworks. See the difference. 1 in 4 of us millennials have debt we might die with. And most of that debt is actually from credit cards. Its just not right. But with sofi, you can get your credit cards right by consolidating your Credit Card Debt into one monthly payment. 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Obviously, escalating tensions of the middle east but the administration really thrown the gauntlet down in the way theyre pushing sanctions. Remember, just a few weeks ago that a brand basically puts on the rebellion with in the country. Of i think iran is really feeling the pressure right now d its interesting that as mike pompeo said, the maximum Pressure Campaign is full speed ahead on that. Mike lets take a listen to a little bit more from the secretary of state. Hes been pretty darn patient and hes made clear at the same time that when americans lives were at risk, we would respond and thats what the department of defense did yesterday. Taking american lives, we have to send a very strong message and we sent a strong message here today but i dont believe that iranians will back off. I think they will keep coming and theyre going to use the playbook and they want to create a crisis in the middle east that will put pressure on the United States to back off on the sanctions. Mike at the same times, the russians, iranians, and chinese will be doing military exercises together. Its true, they are taping under the sanctions about the proxy militias are actually getting more aggressive and not. The attack last week which killed the u. S. American contractor, thats like the 11th attack like this in recent months. So President Trump it seems like hes going to have a difficult decision at some point. He is determined to look and act tough but that the same time, you always have the potential to really expand the amount of fighting in the middle east. It up iraqis and ai in a awkd spot. Heres michael. The United States has a right to defend the forces but unfortunately, were in a bit of a pickle because in this group, its kh Militia Group with ties to iran. If it seems to be luring us in a cycle thats going to jeopardize the u. S. And iraq relationship. If that relationship deteriorates, our ability to sustain the mission could be put in jeopardy. Mike chris, your thoughts . The majority in iraq cant sit still while the United States is blowing up targets and doing the stuff, right, so the government and big guy doesnt want to look like it is at odds with iran. It puts them in a very difficult position. The difficult position we are in the same place where president obama had himself before, drones, air strikes are a lot less politically harmful, a lot less politicallyn troops on the ground and in the space. Fly by wire and we are doing it in east africa, we are doing it there, the drone strikes and all the stuff. Its a politically more powerful way to do it and the question is what are the longterm consequences . If you get longterm outcomes that you want . Mike no surprise, americas rebels are blaming the United States. Because of the destructive line washington keeps total income of the of International Diplomacy is in danger of falling apart. As to the position of European Countries on jcpoa, they supported the political perspective. But in practice, they dont undertake any actions to counter u. S. Actions and for all the obligations made russia and iran share the opinion that europeans should fulfill their obligations within the jcpoa. Mike it blaming the u. S. For leaving the nuclear deal with iranians. Thats old news, right . At the deal and the administrations contentions but that there were cheating on the deal from the getgo. I think they were eager to pull the plug on that. But to their point, this is a president trying to get reelection and get out of the endless wars. Hes generating a lot of tension within the on administration trying to achieve that. Here he is potentially escalating things in a rack in the middle east which is not what he wants to do at this point. Mike some drones and some other quiet measures may be . They show the iranians with it dont mess with the United States . The results so far has been that they are getting more aggressive and not less. Mike chris, your thoughts when we saw the russians and the chinese and the iranians all doing military exercises together out in the gulf of oman . Thats got to be alarming to the u. S. And the National Security interests. 3. 0 oh, get a teacher, its going to be great. Part of the u. S. Plan over the Obama Administration is for russia to play a bigger role. The desperate wish and hard to speak publicly is that russians will expand their sphere of influence in the region and taking to geo questions in the going to take care of the chemical weapons. It remember, theyre going to do the solution in syria, they were going to be all kinds of things but russia when we come to this with a very different approach than they do, were looking for stability and peace and tranquility and they are looking to expand the power, looking to expand access to oil fields and to Different Things that we are. Mike do you sense anybody on the campaign trail will jump on the sink id be better as commander in chief on this issue . I dont think any of the Democratic Candidates will want to get in the middle of this except to continue to denounce President Trump for walking away from arend nuclear deal. Mike in terms of polling, the Foreign Policy issues in the middle east, not going to have a huge impact on the president ial race . They wont matter until they might matter and theres the event where some escalation or some shoot up the public consciousness, but right now its all about the economy and health care, education, the like. If very much domestically focused. Mike it probably good news for President Trump that secretary pompeo says he does not want to be the United States senator from kansas and is happy to be secretary of state as long as the president will have him. 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But first, joe biden sending mixed signals over the past few days when pressed on what he would do if Senate Republican subpoena him to testify in the impeachment trial. Here he is on friday. Do you stand by your earlier statement that you will not