with russian president vladimir putin in just two days. question, what s at stake? plus, benjamin netanyahu out. his former aide neftali bennett in, as the israeli parliament approves a new government. the question is what s it mean for peace in the region? and new reporting on the heavy-handed tactics used by the trump department and the question did the trump doj really spy on the white house council at the time. it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early. i m kasie hunt. the president is preparing for a high stakes meeting with russian president vladimir putin set for wednesday. it comes in a tense time with disputes over hacking and human rights and like the ousting of alexei navalny. the u.s. sanctioned russia in april over alleged interference of the hacking of the solarwinds software company. but attacks are still coming from russian soil like the recent hack that crippled the u.s. fuel supply. nbc asked the president why he believes
of minutes when a gunman opened fire at a fedex facility late there last night. just after 11:00 the indianapolis metropolitan police department received a call for service at 8951 the fedex ground claim field operations for shots being fired outside the building. as they were responding officers received information of a male walking through the parking lot shooting a rifle. fedex officials have confirmed that mr. hole was a former employee at the facility, and he was last employed in 2020. that former employee has been identified as 19-year-old brandon hole. he was emotionally disturbed. the fbi says his mother alerted law enforcement because of his potential for violence. bureau agents interviewed him in april 2020 and seized a shotgun at his home. police say he took his own life after killing eight others as they tried to earn a living. police releasing their names this evening. they range in ages from 19 to 74 years of age. again, the president ordered flags at the w
they have confirmed that mr. holt was a former employee at the facility and he was last employed in 2020. that former employee has been identified as 19 year old brandon hole he, was emotionally disturbed, his mother alerted law enforcement because of his potential for violence. bureau agents interviewed him in april 2020 and seized a shotgun at his home. police say he took his own life after killing eight others as they tried to earn a living. police releasing their name this evening they ve range in age from 19 to 74 years of age. again, the president ordered flags at the white house and on federal properties low were, the fifth time he has done so since taking office as president in the past four weeks alone, there have been 53 mass shootings in our country, a mass shooting defined by law as those with three or more victims. today, the latest attack overshadows somewhat joe biden s first meeting with a foreign leader at the white house as he hosted the japanese prime min
going or whether he will approach gun control by engaging with congress or trying to push measures simply through executive action. you are watching outnumbered, i m emily compagno. company anchor of america reports, sandra smith. kennedy, fox nation host tomi lahren and in the virtual sanity today, cohost of the five in fox news political analyst juan williams. welcome to you all, thank you so much for being here. sandra, welcome back to your old stomping grounds, we are so excited to have you here today. sandra: good to be here, things for having me. emily: what is your top line thought about the upcoming press conference of president biden? sandra: first of all, highly anticipated, everyone is planning to watch this this afternoon to see what unfolds, this morning, i think as kennedy would say, i watched the first news conferences of obama, trump, bush, just to get an idea of what to expect this afternoon and how different it might look. i took a few notes. the
south africa to pay their respects to the late archbishop desmond tutu, whose body is now lying in state. so medical experts call 2021 the year of the vaccine, a chance for people to protect themselves against the coronavirus pandemic. but the year is coming to a close with an average of more than a million new infections a day right around the globe. that is an all-time high. the u.s. is also breaking records for the first time, averaging more than 300,000 new cases a day. johns hopkins reports as well that close to 490,000 cases were reported on wednesday alone. we should point out, of course, that number is the result of a lag in reporting over the christmas holidays, but it is a staggering toll nonetheless. the centers for disease control and prevention is now forecasting 44,000 new covid deaths over the next month. now, the cdc also projects those fatalities will rise most quickly in early january, then tapering off later in the 3407b89. month. more u.s. states