Im Shannon Bream in for bret baier. Were coming to you from fox news world Head Quarters in new york. Israel and hamas, the war. Is it President Bidens vietnam . One presentingsive senator says yes. We heard from a Security Expert that said the u. S. Is in a second cold war and falling behind. Congressional democrats have high hopes for new marijuana rules. Henry cuellar and his wife are charged with conspiracy and bribery in connection with a federal probe in their ties to azerbaijan. Rich edson has more. Prosecutors accused Henry Cuellar and his wife from receiving bribes from an azarbaijan energy company. T they centered 60,000 for pushing initiatives. The Bribe Payments were allegedly laundered pursuant to sham consulting contracts through a series of Front Companies and middlemen in to Shell Companies owned by amel cuellar that performed no to little work under the contracts. In a state, Congressman Cuellar says i want to be clear, were innocent. The actions that i took were in Congress Consistent with the actions of many of my colleagues and in the interest of the american people. Cuellar says before he took any action, he secured legal advice from the house ethics committee. He says prosecutors refused to discuss the case with him. In 2022, federal agents searched his home in laredo. Months later his later said federal authorities informed him that cuellar was not the target of the investigation. Cuellar is one of the most conservative democrats in congress. Hes antiabortion, pushed for stronger border security. Hakeem jeffries says cuellar is entitled to his day in court and will take leave on the Homeland Security appropriations committee. Cuellar and his wife are free on 100,000 bond each. Cuellar says hes running for reelection and will win, he says. Shannon the prosecution continues its case in the criminal trial of donald trump. One of the key witnesses was a worm once known as mr. Trumps gate keeper. Hope hicks told the court how the 2016 campaign becameem broiled report over the candidates alleged infidelity. Nate foy has more outside the court tonight. Hello, nate. Hi, shannon. The most impactful testimony today came from hope hicks that served as Press Secretary for Donald Trumps 2016 campaign. She provided insight in to trumps mind as women came forward claiming affairs that trump denies. From the 2016 Campaign Trail to a manhattan courtroom, former President Trumps onetime adviser hope hicks testified and at points getting emotional. Hicks worked for fox corporation. She said that trump showed concerned for Melania Trump as women came forward alleging affairs that the former president denies. Trump requested that newspapers not be delivered to their home with hicks adding i dont think he wanted anyone in his family to be hurt or embarrassed about anything on the campaign. He wanted them to be proud of him. Tonight trump reacted to an eventful day in court. I was very interested in what took place today. So im not allowed to comment on any of that. Im under a gag order, which is very unprecedented. Former top doj official Michael Coangelo questioned hicks about meeting david pecker, the ceo of american media. Hicks testified that she remembers seeing pecker at trump tower but doesnt recall a meeting where pecker agreed to help the trump campaign. Hicks also testified that Michael Cohen often inserted himself in to campaign activities. Telling the court he used to like to call himself mr. Fixit. It was only because he first broke it. Today trump claimed a reporting from cohens phone showing a conversation about financing the Stormy Daniels payment is misleading. Posting on truth social the tape played yesterday and discussed today while good for my case was cut off at the end in the early stages of something very positive that i was in the midst of saying. Why was it cut off . Shannon, were learning tonight that trump met his deadline and paid a 9,000 fine for nine separate gag order violations. He said while entering court today that his lawyers planned to challenge the order because they believe that its unconstitutional. The trial will resume Monday Morning at 9 30 with a new witness on the stand. Shannon . Shannon well await that person. Thanks, live from downtown at the criminal court. Theres growing concerns among democrats and progressives about President Bidens responses to the israel and hamas war. Two prominent members of Congress Said it could be the president s vietnam. Peter doocy has details. Good evening, peter. That is why President Biden is now being compared to lyndon johnson, a president who has been responsible for a lot of bills that democrats like but could see his place in history diminished by an unwinnable war. This criticism, these comparisons are coming from Bernie Sanders and close biden friend, jim clyburn. I would not be standing here as president making these awards were it not for jim. I mean that sincerely. This afternoon a Medal Of Freedom for james clyburn. A man credited for saving bidens 2020 campaign who hours ago agreed with Bernie Sanders who says of the biden gaza policy this may be bidens vietnam. Its a good argument. I never argue with history. White house Officials Bristle at the comparison. Look, joe biden ended the longest war in american history. Still President Biden is working hard to move on. Getting that hostage deal is so critical deal to bring hostages home. Weeks after antiisrael protests began on campuses, the Education Secretary sent schools a letter. Antisemitism is discrimination and prohibited by title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and we stand against antisemitism. A huge flag has been unfurled in George Washington university. Look, protecting the American Flag is admirable. Ill leave it there, peter. Officials are defending President Bidens brief remarks on the protests which described recent antisemitism is being on par with recent islamophobia. Does he think islamophobia is just ago big of a problem on campus as antisemitism . The president is always going to call out all forms of hate. Always. President biden is not seen eager to address the protests any further. He didnt mention them in his remarks tonight. As you can hear with marine one landing, any minute he will be off to delaware for the weekend where we dont expect to see him. Shannon . Shannon noisy night at the white house. Thanks, peter. There were more arrests today at new york area universities where antiisrael protests have been happening. Alexis mcadams is at New York University tonight. Good evening, alexis. The group of protesters behind me has now moved to the Liberal Arts College. You can see the crowd continues to grow. This comes as weve seen lots of arrests across the country. It continues. So far more than 2,000 arrests and dozens taken in to custody just this morning. You have the opportunity to leave, leave now. New York Police Officers cleared Tent En Ccampments arresting 57 protesters at New York University and at a nearby Liberal Arts College call the new school. Protesters chanted in the background. The new School Student newspaper reporting that Faculty Members voted in favor of a resolution urging the university to divest from companies that support israel. Similar demands have been made at other schools including rutgers university. We have to leave. Protesters there dismantled their encampment after officials said they they were reviewing a list of requests including ending partnerships with israel and providing scholarships for ten displaced gazan students. On the west coast, after police cleared uclas encampment, the chancellor blamed effort to reach a peaceful agreement on counter protesters. At portland state, video shows a man nearly driving in to the crowd before jumping out, spraying what appears to be pepper spray as he ran from the scene. Hundreds of demonstrators in support of israel flooded mits campus while that counter protest was peaceful, some Faculty Members are frustrated with how the university is handling the pro palestinian protests. Overall, the way its been handled is dismal. Theres no way to deal with law breakings. Its getting worse. So right now the nypd remains on high alert as protests continue. No sign of slowing down. One of the main concerns, shannon, police say there could be Outside Agitators mixed in. I can tell you on the ground weve seen that every night. Shannon . Shannon thanks, alexis. Thanks for your reporting around the clock. Stay safe. See you soon. Earlier this week we reported that 44 protesters were arrested at the university of denver. However, the arrests cited occurred at the aurora campus in denver. Well a weaker than expected april jobs report raised optimism over a Federal ReserveInterest Rate cuts. The dow surged 450, the s p 500 was up 54. Nasdaq jumped 315. The s p 500 gained a half point. Nasdaq finished ahead 1 1 2. Up next, why one Security Expert says the u. S. Is already falling behind in a second cold war. First, heres what some of our Fox Affiliates are covering tonight. Wfxt in boston as prosecutorers announce they will not challenge a court ruling possible jury bias. Defense lawyers are trying to get the Death Penalty sentence overturned. They argued bias posts made on the jury that convicted him for his role in the bombing that killed three and injured hundreds near the marathons finish line. Fox 61 in hartford, connecticut. An Oil Tanker Caught on fire during an accident. 8,500 gallons of gas burned the structure. Nobody was hurt. This is a live look at San Francisco from fox 2. One of the big stories there tonight, a huge number of sea lions crash at pier 39. 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If successful, nasa will have a third option for taking the astronauts to and from low earth orbit, a task handled by the russians and spacex. Tonight we hear from a Security Expert that says the u. S. Is falling behind a new conflict with china. Heres bret baier. Thanks, shannon. We examine the concept that the u. S. Is already in a second cold war and falling behind in preparations for conflicts with several rival nations. Joining us is dimitri. Hes the founder of the Security Fort Crowd Strike and the author of world on the brink. Thanks for being here. Thanks, bret. What is the premise of this book . The main premise is that were already in a cold war with china. If you look at every element of this competition, were in a flight for global supremacy for china, we have a trade war, a Technology War a spy war. Theyre spying on us like theres no tomorrow. We have an arms race and space race. All the elements that we firsted in the first cold war are here with us again. The book is jot lining a Grand Strategy for how to win it. U. S. Officials had warned taiwan for years that under no circumstances could they fire the first shot. Yet, as the Warning Signs have gathered, the United States found itself preoccupied. The completed military buildup with forces poised to invade, china issued an ultimatum to taipei. Join the Republiclyic Of Change on face the consequences. Is that how you see it going down . Its very likely. The scenario i said is in 2028. The book is not fiction but we wanted to provide a realistic scenario how this could unfold and the stakes for the United States. We have never fought a nuclear power. Going to war would mean risks we have never witnessed as a nation before. Even if it stays convention, the casualties we experienced we havent seen since world war ii. So we have to do whatever it takes to deter this conflict. Thats what i outline in this book. Weve seen naval drills in the philippines and the south china scene. Weve seen all kinds of close calls and different drills there. Are you saying were closer to that happening today . I think so. I think xi jinping is intent on taking taiwan while hes in power. Hes likely to get reelected in 2027. He will be 79 then. Might be the end of his term. If he wants to do this on his watch, hes probably looking at that window of 2832. The next four to 8 years will be very dangerous. All right. So heres the administration, one member of the administration. The secretary of commerce taking about china. We want to trade with china on the vast majority of goods and services. But on those technologies that affect our national security, no. We know they want these chips and our Sophisticated Technology to advance their military. At the conclusion of this book, do you believe this administration is doing enough or talking tough enough when it comes to china . I dont. I think that the first problem that we face is were not admitting that were in a cold war. Many of you have a problem with the first stop. Its a crucial one. Once you admit youre in a cold war, you Start Talking about how you win it and the steps necessary for it. Im not for decoupling from china. Thats impossible. Im for a strategy called unilateral entanglement. Dimitri, thanks very much. The book is world on the brink. Its an interesting read. Good luck. Back to you, shannon. Shannon all right, bret. Up next, democrats are divided over antiisrael policy but hope to reunite with a new marijuana policy. Britains Governing Party suffers heavy losses in local elections. Theres expectations that the labor party will return to power. Canadian police say they have arrested three suspects in the slaying of a separatest leader last june. Its part of a spat with india. Police say theyre investigating possible ties between the detainees and the indian government. This is a live look at australia. The Meteor Shower peaks this weekend. It has remnantses of haileys comet. 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