oh no. >> sending a message to bob menendez. >> hey, bobby.'t think i need to tell you but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away, you make them put up or shut up. you stand-your-ground, sir, and don't get bogged down by all the heaters out there. stay strong. merry christmas. >> if democrats don't expel him from the senate, as you've been calling for, it is your party forfeiting the moral high ground here when it comes to corruption? >> i don't know. it's really strange to me. you know, i'm not anti santos. it's just, like, of course he's done some really, you know, bizarre kind of lying and everything. but if you have to -- if you expel somebody like, you know, george santos, how can you allow somebody like, you know, senator menendez remain in the senate as well, too? because i promise you one of the major differences between representative, former representative santos and senator menendez's $300 million of munitions, you know, with egypt as well, too, you know. and santos is never

>> sending a message to bob menendez. >> hey bobby! look, i do not think i need to tell you, but, these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away, you make them put up or shut up. you stand your ground, and do not get bogged down by all the haters out there. stay strong, merry christmas. >> if democrats do not expel him from the senate, as you have been calling for, is your party forfeiting the moral high ground when it comes to corruption? >> i do not know. it is really strange to me. i am not anti santos. it is just like, of course, he's done bizarre lying and everything. if you expel somebody like george santos, how can you allow somebody like senator menendez remain in the senate as well to? i promise, to one of the major differences between representative, former representative santos and senator menendez's $300 million of munitions with egypt as well to. santos has never accused of being a foreign agent. it's a lot more serious kinds of issues here. we really need to expel menendez

we are learning more crazy details about this case against bob menendez brought by the feds.ery of the home of fred dabes. gold bars were stolen from his home, each bar has a serial number and they are stamped and you will never see two stamped the same way. the gold bars were confiscated by the federal government and now found in the home of bob menendez. dabes is tied to this case of accusations against bob menendez working for the egyptian government. dabes is a real state investor caught up as maybe the middle man. george santos gets expelled and here comes senator john fetterman. if you oust george santos, maybe look at senator menendez. watch. if you expel somebody like george santos, how can you allow senator menendez remain in the senate, too? one of the major differences between former representative santos and menendez, 300 million of -- and santos never accused of being a foreign agent. >> cheryl: john fetterman played a cameo of george santos thchl is washington, griff, you talk to me about this side of the story, i don't know. >> carley: the gold bars are stolen

now many people are asking why is accused felon bob menendez still in the senate? he is the democrat senator with gold bars and cash stashed inside his home. some dirty details now are coming out and for one exactly where the gold bars came from. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." congress established a new precedent last week by expelling george santos even though he is not convicted of a crime. the case hasn't happened yet. taking the power right out of the hands of the courts and the voters to decide on him. bob menendez has a rather unique legal predicament. he has been indicted before more than once. this time on corruption-related charges. the democrats are in no apparent rush to give bob on the left from jersey the santos treatment except for one liberal senator john fetterman of pennsylvania. fetterman has been the one outspoken dem since the story of bob from new jersey broke. >> how can you eject santos and not really have any kind of actions for a real sleaze ball like menendez? >> harris: he hit social media i thought my ethically

>>> plus, new details that link those gold bars to both senator bob menendez and the businessman accused of bribing him. do they amount to a proverbial smoking gun? >>> and should he focus solely on donald trump or ignore him and focus on issues like abortion? the contradictory advice from key members of the democratic party to president biden that could be the difference between winning and losing in 2024. we'll talk strategy. >>> but right now, we begin with some of the fiercest fighting of the entire israel-hamas war that is taking place all across gaza. tens of thousands of palestinians are in danger of being caught in the cross fire. in the north, around gaza city, israeli forces say they're engaged in intense urban combat, face to face with the enemy. but nbc news learned the bulk of israeli operations is now focused further south, in the heart of khan younis. in the hospital there, the wounded are stretched out on the floor, surrounded by blood and other debris. according to the u.n., roughly 80% of gaza's population, 1.8 million people, have been displaced. some two, three, even

. >> ante las cÁmaras de noticias telemundo el senador bob menÉndez se defendiÓ de las acusaciones poros por sobornar al senador demÓcrata por nueva jersey. este es un robo a mano armada de 22 lingotes de oro que fueron recuperados y regresados a el empresario. de esos 4 terminaron en la casa del senador bob menÉndez. >> nada mÁs yo quisiera poder hacer y dar una serie de aplicaciones quedaremos en la corte. pero eso perjudicarÍa mi defensa. >> la fiscalÍa de nueva jersey indica que Él y los otros empresarios pagaron cientos de miles de dÓlares a sobornos para menÉndez y a cambio de favorecer a los empresarios y enriquecerlos. varios le han pedido nada en la renuncia al senador menÉndez. y en materia de salud un nuevo sÍndrome detectado en al menos una decena de reciÉn nacidos estarÍa vinculado con el uso del fentanilo durante el brazo. posiblemente serÍa mÁs de 12 bebÉs que tuviera expuestos a fentanilo o a otras sustancias usadas en la elaboraciÓn de sintÉtico. tienen defectos fÍsicos, congÉnitos como paladar hendido, cuerpos mÁs pequeÑos, algunos tambiÉn tienen formas particulares e

maria: meanwhile senator bob menendez accusing the white house of selling out migrants to placate extreme republicans saying that is the gop that is jeopardizing the u.s. national security. now texas editor ted cruz. great to see you, thank you for joining us as we can. >> great to be with you, thank you for having me. can you assess the border, you have been there plenty and were worried about bombs on the southern border which the mexican cartels apparently have. >> is an absolute disaster i spent a lot of time there and it's never been remotely as bad especially with the war waging in israel and in gaza and the risk of a terrorist attack today is higher than it has been any time since september 11 and this administration, divided white house and the democrats in congress they do not care, they're looking the other way, i tell you i was on the southern border five weeks ago i went on midnight patrol with the border patrol, the border patrol agents are deeply concerned about hamas and has blood terrorists coming across our southern border with joe biden the democrats it's wide open ended

bob menendez is and that the border none of the democrats are at the border, joe biden is not done atder, the hearers is not done at the border, they don't want to see it they could not see it in more important leaders strategy is based on the corporate media ignoring it. i have a brand-new book that just came out called on woke how to defeat cultural marxism in america it is the best seller and they break down how the radical left took over every major institution in america if you look at journalism why did the democrats have open border policy because they are counting on cnn, msnbc, cbs to utterly ignore the border, nothing to see there. that's why joe biden does not go down. if he came down the tv cameras would come with them and it's because of our corrupted lying media that the democrats have been driven to the radical policy positions. maria: i'm glad you mentioned the media and right so eloquently about the media in your new book, this is important this is why they can get away with completely ignoring the dereliction of duty. from the dereliction of duty to the amplitude on

bob menendez is and that the border none of the democrats are at the border, joe biden is not done at the border, the hearers is not done at the border, they don't want to see it they could not see it in more important leaders strategy is based on the corporate media ignoring it. i have a brand-new book that just came out called on woke how to defeat cultural marxism in america it is the best seller and they break down how the radical left took over every major institution in america if you look at journalism why did the democrats have open border policy because they are counting on cnn, msnbc, cbs to utterly ignore the border, nothing to see there. that's why joe biden does not go down. if he came down the tv cameras would come with them and it's because of our corrupted lying media that the democrats have been driven to the radical policy positions. maria: i'm glad you mentioned the media and right so eloquently about the media in your new book, this is important this is why they can get away with completely ignoring the dereliction of duty. from the dereliction of duty to the ampli

bob menendez is and that the border none of the democrats are at the border, joe biden is not done athe border, the hearers is not done at the border, they don't want to see it they could not see it in more important leaders strategy is based on the corporate media ignoring it. i have a brand-new book that just came out called on woke how to defeat cultural marxism in america it is the best seller and they break down how the radical left took over every major institution in america if you look at journalism why did the democrats have open border policy because they are counting on cnn, msnbc, cbs to utterly ignore the border, nothing to see there. that's why joe biden does not go down. if he came down the tv cameras would come with them and it's because of our corrupted lying media that the democrats have been driven to the radical policy positions. maria: i'm glad you mentioned the media and right so eloquently about the media in your new book, this is important this is why they can get away with completely ignoring the dereliction of duty. from the dereliction of duty to the amplitu

san toesz is also taking aim at new jersey's rob menendez, son of senator bob menendez, asking the ethicso look into whether the younger menendez had any knowledge of his father's alleged criminal conduct. a spokesperson noted they would not be responding to his botox fueled fits of rage. okay. funny line. but santos' allegations might actually be worth some follow-up by journalists. i mean doesn't it take a crook to know a crook? meanwhile, getting rid of the least serious republican in a conference full of clowns won't do much to get them to do actual work. house speaker mike johnson says they are inching closer and closer to having the votes to open an impeachment inquiry into president biden, apparently for having lunch with his own son since they still have no evidence he did much else. but just because the house said good riddance to the george santos hot mess express doesn't mean you've seen the last of him. he'll be getting the veep treatment. the executive producer behind that show is working on a film adaptation of a new book about the new york fabulous. and santos has already l

meanwhile, major new development in senator bob menendez of new jersey's corruption case.e are connected to a separate violent crime. >> ainsley: that's not good. peter doocy joins us now with all the details. peter? >> peter: turns out gold bars like the ones found in menendez' house in new jersey are surprisingly easy to trace. we are learning about this because a man now accused of bribing bob menendez had 22 gold bars stolen from him about a decade ago. and police were able to return them because, according to nbc c news, coat. each gold bar has its own serial number. never see two stamped the say way j fred database said to prosecutors. menendez is not a sympathetic figure to democrats in the senate that is being senator from pennsylvania john fetterman. >> something like george santos how can you somebody alike, you know, senator menendez remain in the senate as well, too. because i promise you that one of the major differences between representative -- former representative santos and senator menendez is $300 million of munitions, you know with egypt as well, too. a

. >> carley: shocking news here in this bob menendez story it. keeps on going.old bars found in new jersey senator bob menendez home during that september fbi raid are reportedly connected to an armed robbery that took place about a decade ago. according to court documents a new jersey businessman now accused of bribing menendez told police in 2013 that he was the victim of a gunpoint robbery where thieves made off with cash and the gold bars. they were returned to him and records revealed those bars had the same serial number as the one found in menendez' home. menendez has denied any wrongdoing and now faces up to 45 years in prison for bribery, conspiracy, and other charges. the family of the 9-year-old chiefs fan dubbed a racist by dead spin is considering suing the outlet for defamation. holden armistice parents sending letter to dead spin parent company demanding retraction and apology. holden and his father joined "jesse watters primetime" last week to discuss the damage that the article has caused. >> start position get me a little nervous if they go a l

>>a nte las camara de noticias telemundo el senador bob m menendez se defiende. >> somos inocentes. > que su d defensa se complico en las u ultu ultimas horas porque lingotes encontrados y cientos detalles en minutos iles de dolares e enfectivo identificados con nun numero de seris unico fueron parte de un robo a mano armada, 4 sospechosos juzgado por el aslto david dijo que los l lingotes le pertenecian. >> segun la fiscalia de nueva jersey david y otros empresarios pagaron cientos de miles de d dolares en sobornos . >> nada mas quisiera poder h hacer que dar explicaciones que las vamos a dar en la corte pero e eso perjudiciaria mi defensa. >> el abogado joseph no esta viculado al casos el senador. >> no es suficiente pero tienen que comprobar que si hubo s soborno que la persona hiciera un favor que en o deberia hace. >> mas de 30 democratas han p pep perdido la renunci de meldnez como su colega y que volvio a la carga y llamando deasfiado a melendez y le pago 200 dolares a gerorge santos destituido par que hiciera un video aconseja un video aconsejando al senador. >> (habla en ingl

where is bob menendez?dicate folks who were not convicted of charges, no one has called for his expulsion. jason: he can't save mike johnson. what happens to bob menendez? >> they are governed differently. there's a lot of pushback, that we shouldn't expelled george santos but it is worth pointing out, we expect elected officials especially members of congress to be a little better than everybody else, have more integrity. when the ethics committee which is 50% republican investigated george santos they found damning evidence, botox purchases paid for by the american people in his campaign fund, it's the job of that body to govern themselves based on the fact that democrats, bipartisan vote, a lot of republicans, this is not okay. he was expelled. we will see what happens in the senate. griff: aishah: some people say two crimes, men and as's crimes were a lot more serious. here's john fetterman talking about trying to kick him out. >> the more important picture, we have a colleague in the senate who 'd died

new jersey senator bob menendez faces resignation after being accused of accepting bribes cash, goldator bob menines has already been indicted several times. corruption in 2006 and 2018. both times he avoided responsibility. minendez is one of the main lobbyists for the democratic party. as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, he had a direct influence on us foreign policy. i firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will i be acquitted, but i will still remain a senator from the state of new jersey. bribes and kickbacks promoted the interests of third countries and individual npos. during searches of his home , nearly half a million dollars in cash and a significant amount of gold bullion were discovered. colleagues. our country currently has $33 worth of money and an annual deficit of $23, we are so deeply in debt, we are growing deficits so quickly, we are devaluing american money so quickly that in america today you can't even bribe senators, democrats with cash only, you have to take gold bars with you, just so that bribes can be taken value.

coming up, from bad to worse, gold bars linked to bob menendez are linked to a crime from centuries agoer that chief fan wrongly accused of wearing black face, his family is threatening legal action. >> steve: lawrence is having breakfast with friends in north carolina, lj just outside raleigh. >> lawrence: hi, family, i have been updated eggs, i have to update the number. how is that? [cheering] >> lawrence: what's up, guys? ♪ ♪ >> ainsley: the family of the nine-year-old chiefs fan is threatening to sue for defamation. alexandria hoff has details. >> alexandria: the report er ha to issue a counter clarification -- prompted an article by deadspin carron phillips who accused the boy of racism, writing -- >> it is starting to get me nervous, if they go overboard, it is scary. >> would you like an apology? what would you like frr carron at deadspin? >> it is too late for that. the damage is done. >> deadspin has not commented on the threat of legal action. >> ainsley: tonight donald trump joining sean hannity for a town hall in iowa. lawrence jones is live in clayton, north carolina, outs

he has been suggesting or urging bob menendez to resign or get thrown out of the u.s. senate. much of this is a distraction from what congress or members of congress can or should be doing? >> important point. we spend a lot of time covering the car crashes of the american politics, the absurdities and extremes. we don't spend as much time on covering folks trying to find solutions to problems. we heard earlier there's a desperate attempt to try to create funding for ukraine and israel. these are two countries facing existential threats. yet, this funding is being derailed in a larger negotiation involving the border wall and possibly taiwan, the biden administration trying to link them all to create bipartisan win-wins. you have senators like langford and murphy really trying to lead this effort, tillis and sinema, to come up with some kind of compromise. you have other senators like john corbin saying give republicans what they want at the border. this is happening in real time. the consequences are real. they are real in terms of wab and peace in ukraine and the middle east

. >>> george santos, bob menendez, kevin mccarthy, they all had years they would like to forget.al chaos ruled on capitol hill and beyond in 2023. >>> right now, blizzard is hitting the plains in the midwest. forecasters warning that 75-mile-per-hour winds and heavy snow is going to make it difficult to near impossible for some people to travel. the storm blew an 18 wheeler off the road and triggered chain reactions in terms of crashes in nebraska. some places could get up to a foot of snow. back in a moment. >>> 2024 will begin with a political bang with just weeks to go before the iowa caucuses. but what happened this past year could create a political hangover that could last for weeks or even months. for the race to the white house, to the wars overseas and the battles on capitol hill, cnn's eva mcken looks back at a year governed by chaos. >> reporter: when it comes to the top ten political stories of 2023, this was another big year, with unprecedented chaos in washington, courtroom spectacles and accusations of brazen corruption. at number ten, senator bob menendez faces co

started with bob menendez -- starting with bob menendez.ost: several folks have referenced senator bob menendez and the decisions against them. here is an article that senator fetterman -- i missed the santos expulsion. senator demint -- senator john fetterman argued that the expulsion of santos should make clear that bob menendez should not remain in his senate seat. john fetterman said on "the view" he is not surprised santos was removed from congress but noted that "the more reported picture is we have a colleague in descendant that did much more sinister kinds of things." don is in salinas, california and disagrees with the decision. caller: good morning. this does set a dangerous precedent. it is something coming down the line on our government. they acted like a bunch of mean girls in school. this guy is not a popular guy, he is a jerk. but he was duly elected and constitutionally and legally they have no right to do what they did and nobody is speaking up about that and that scares me. the reason he was expelled is because he is a re

started with bob menendez -- starting with bob menendez.ost: several folks have referenced senator bob menendez and the decisions against them. here is an article that senator fetterman -- i missed the santos expulsion. senator demint -- senator john fetterman argued that the expulsion of santos should make clear that bob menendez should not remain in his senate seat. john fetterman said on "the view" he is not surprised santos was removed from congress but noted that "the more reported picture is we have a colleague in descendant that did much more sinister kinds of things." don is in salinas, california and disagrees with the decision. caller: good morning. this does set a dangerous precedent. it is something coming down the line on our government. they acted like a bunch of mean girls in school. this guy is not a popular guy, he is a jerk. but he was duly elected and constitutionally and legally they have no right to do what they did and nobody is speaking up about that and that scares me. the reason he was expelled is because he is a re

the indicted senator, bob menendez.cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ >>> here is where we begin. liz cheney is not the only one concerned about a trump second term possibly. we are seeing the same warning echoed in a flurry of headlines this week. the atlantic magazine, dedicating the entire issue that imagines what trump will do if he wins. the warnings include trump abandoning the nato alliance and using the justice department to punish his political enemies while getting rid of the criminal charges against him. >>> "new york times" reports trump's violent and authoritarian retic on the campaign trail is attracting growing alarm. analysis by cnn details how a second trump term could re-write the rules of presidential power. "washington post" column lays out, quote, the fear of a looming trump dictatorship and he made clear his stark authoritarian vision for a second potential term. >>> time is quickly running out for trump's primary opponents to try to chip away at his still giant lead. new overnight, the stage is

the gold bars found inside of bob menendez home connected to a 2013 crime, cheryl casone with all theounds like a podcast but it looks like it's true. several gold bars found in the home of senator bob menendez traced back to the 2013 robbery at the home of fred dave's, wealthy real estate developer new jersey, four of the bars trace back in the fed allege one of the people involved in menendez and his wife's bribery scheme but also involve the egyptian government. in 2014 he told the police each gold bar has a serial number they're all stamped. you will never see to stamped the same way, how those bars ended up in the home of the senator at this point is unclear but this as dams are turning on menendez. listen to john fetterman on the idea of expelling him just like george santos. >> i feel like george santos how can you allow somebody like senator menendez remain in the senate as well because i promise you wanted the major differences between representative, former representative santos and menendez is $300 million of munitions with egypt as well too. and santos is never accused of

. >> la medida tambiÉn fue criticada por el senador bob menÉndez, demÓcrata como el presidente que dicespeta la democracia. se habÍan suavizado las sanciones econÓmicas a venezuela para garantizar una elecciÓn presidencial justa para 2024. venezuela en 2024 al igual que en estados unidos va a celebrar elecciones presidenciales y por eso insiste el gobierno de joe biden que deben ser un proceso claro y transparente. >> vamos a ver si cumple el rÉgimen de nicolÁs maduro. contrincantes republicanos de expresidente donald trump se suman a las crÍticas a la corte suprema de colorado por expulsar al exmandatario de las boletas de las primarias de 2024. esto podrÍa llegar al mÁximo tribunal. como nos explica javier vega. >> la corte suprema estÁ en el centro del futuro polÍtico del expresidente donald trump luego de que el mÁximo tribunal de colorado lo sacÓ de la boleta electoral del estado algo a lo que el expresidente reaccionÓ con mÚltiples publicaciones durante el dÍa lamentando el fallo y acusando interferenci electoral. su defensa va a apelar a la decisiÓn que va a depender de cÓmo se i

does it surprise you, liz, that bob menendez is still in the senate, he's voting, right? pretty horrifying. i have to say, even odd ball characters like john fetter mann have said he should be out. he faces in a way much more serious charges, maria. the incredible thing to me is i think he's still getting classified information even though he has been accused of selling such information. maria: yeah. i know. and he's still there. look how fast the republicans booted george santos out, the democrats don't do anything and bob menendez is there and he's -- they want his vote. >> yeah. i mean, yeah, without that, guess what, the senate would be 50/50, right? so democrats play politics in ways that republicans haven't quite figured out yet and some day we hope we will. maria: exactly. quick break and then new fox news polls this morning shows americans approve of the impeachment push against joe biden, the hot topic of the hour is coming up. from our family to yours, merry christmas from the "mornings with maria" you crew. here's producer callie keys with her family followed b

menendez's home are being linked to a businessman who is accused of bribing the senator.his wife were charged in september with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator's influence. in the indictment prosecuto included photos of the gold bars with engraved serial numbers, which match those recorded in a 2013 armed robberyeport filed by the new jerse businessman. police later caught the robbers and recovered those gold bars. but to get the bars back, the businessman had to sign release forms certifying they belonged to him. meanwhile, democratic senator john fetterman enlisted the help of recently outed congressman george santos to troll the embattled senator. fetterman used campan funds to hire santos to record a sarcastic cameo video targeting menendez's bribery charges. fetterman posted to social media this -- i thought my ethnically challenged colleague could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems, so i approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give bobby from jersey some advice. >> hey, bobby. uh, look,

santos without him having a child to defend himself and yet we have bob menendez where we have reportsars in his possession stolen gold bars and he still there. >> is typical democrats, one standard for us and one standard for them. senator menendez is on the senate floor still voting in the possession of intelligence information and receiving gold bards allegedly from egyptian interest, where george santos uses money on botox and personal items and has been expelled for allegations of misuse with his campaign funds that still have to be proven in court and wanted convicted of the felony i would've voted to kick him out but i think we acted too soon, were moving on. maria: were moving on with one or two see majority and you recognize that you acted too soon and the other side still has bob and then goes voting. thank you we will keep watching all of the pre-ben cline, will be we'llbe right back there are some things that go better... together. burger and fries... soup and salad. thank you! like your workplace benefits and retirement savings. with voya, considering all your financial ch

they want to remove democratic new jersey senator bob menendez. charged with being a porn agent. when democrat agrees. >> we have a colleague in the senate that actually did it muc more sinister and serious kinds of things up. if you're going to expel santos it, how can you allow somebody like menendez to remain in the senate? >> the son of menendez new jersey representative robin mendoza voted to exposing expel santos. expect a special election to fill the seat this winter. it's a swing district. >> a lot of drama. a chat on the helper is thank you. house republicans essay hunter biden will not get any special treatment. it lawmakers it his attorney abbe lowell demanding the first son on another subpoena and appear december 13 for a closed-door interview about his foreign business dealings it. earlier, hunter offered to appear in a public hearing. house republicans that he must appear for the closed-door session first. >> this federal appeals court rolled a feather prep former president trump must face civil lawsuits in the role of the january 6, 2021 capital right yet. at the c

jorge: el senador bob menÉndez se mostrÓ confiado al ganar las elecciones, a pesar de tener sÓlo el 8% historia en el juicio previsto para enero, la corte suprema va a decidir si ni si —— si mifepristona debe ser prohibido. vilma tarazona nos explica. vilma: la corte suprema de justicia aceptÓ escuchar el caso sobre si restringe la pÍldora abortiva mifepristona, cuya venta por correo fue aprobada por la fda dentro de las primeras de semanas de embarazo. el abogado constitucionalista rafael peÑalver explica en quÉ se va a centrar la decisiÓn de la corte suprema. >> lo que se discute es asÍ la agencia federal de drogas cumpliÓ con los requisitos cuando aprobÓ la distribuciÓn por correo de estas pÍldoras. reportera: la administraciÓn del presidente y el fabricante de la pÍldora piden que se revoque la decisiÓn del quinto circuito que permitirÍa que la pÍldora se venda por correo y a travÉs de telemedicina. esto que brandt harÍa el juicio cientÍfico a impondrÍa restricciones a los medicamentos abortivos, los que se oponen a las ventas por correo alegan que la fda relajo sus requisitos para

if for anyeason you decide to no longer run for president, would you consider challenging bob menendez from new jersey as u.s. senator? i think you could beat him and i think we need friends in the senate. >> no doubt that bob menendez should be defeated. i don't think he's going to get the democratic nomination for senate in nejersey. i think it's going to be either andy kim who was a democratic congressman or tammy murphy, the first lady of new jerseis running for the united states senate. what her qualifications are are beyond me. i won't run for the senate and here's why. because i don't want to be a senator. i ink you need to know what you're good at and what you are not good at. i'm an executive. i have run my own business. i could not get out of bed every morning thinking that the thing i need to celebrate is that my bill got marked upn the subcommittee. i' not a one of 100 guy. i think you need to know what you're good at and what you are not. at this stage of my life to just go for that and be miserable and not do as good a job would be the wrong thing for me to do. i have to

is bob menendez still in the senate?is, and that's one of the reasons why i did not vote for the expulse is because the president had been -- precedent had been you were in the confederate army or convicted in a court of law. that did not happen to george. so if new standard is ethics complaints, then bob menendez needs to go. maria: congressman, thanks very much. byron donalds joining us this morning. >>> up next, overwhelmed, undermanned and tired, agents valiantly defend the border against a surge due to the president's wide open immigration policy. kansas senator roger marshall has been at the border plenty. he's here on his fight to stop the surge into america at the southern border. stay wit my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that mak

is bob menendez still in the senate?e sure is, and that's one of the reasons why i did not vote for the expulse is because the president had been -- precedent had been you were in the confederate army or convicted in a court of law. that did not happen to george. so if new standard is ethics complaints, then bob menendez needs to go. maria: congressman, thanks very much. byron donalds joining us this morning. >>> up next, overwhelmed, undermanned and tired, agents valiantly defend the border against a surge due to the president's wide open immigration policy. kansas senator roger marshall has been at the border plenty. he's here on his fight to stop the surge into america at the southern border. ♪ ♪ can't stop adding stuff to your cart? get the bank of america customized cash rewards card, choose the online shopping category and earn 3% cash back. in a rocky mountain setting? spanning over 280,000 acres, three forks ranch is the destination for luxury and adventure. enjoy private skiing with 23 runs for every level. kick

menendez in a cameo video.fellows, the video was commissioned by democratic senator john fetterman who wants menendez to resign. santos created a cameo just days after his ouster. he's charging as much as $200 for a video. >>> opening statements in the criminal trial of marvel actor jonathan majors began with competing mergers of what happened in the back seat of an suv. majors is accused of assaulting his then girlfriend in an argument in a for-hire car in march. his defense claims it was his then girlfriend that slapped claude and otherwise physically attacks majors that night. >>> an extreme sports athlete from california will spend six months in federal prison for a stunt he posted to youtube. authorities say that two years ago trevor jacob flew a small plane from santa barbara airport. about 30 minutes into the flight video shows him saying the plane's engine failed and parachuting out. he pleaded guilty to obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage. >>> and the grinch has nothing on this guy

if for any reason you decide to no longer run for president, would you consider challenging bob menendezm new jersey as u.s. senator? i think you could beat him and i think we need friends in the senate. >> no doubt that bob menendez should be defeated. i don't think he's going to get the democratic nomination for senate in new jersey. i think it's going to be either andy kim who was a democratic congressman or tammy murphy, the first lady of new jersey is running for the united states senate. what her qualifications are are beyond me. i won't run for the senate and here's why. because i don't want to be a senator. i think you need to know what you're good at and what you are not good at. i'm an executive. i have run my own business. i could not get out of bed every morning thinking that the thing i need to celebrate is that my bill got marked up in the subcommittee. i'm not a one of 100 guy. i think you need to know what you're good at and what you are not. at this stage of my life to just go for that and be miserable and not do as good a job would be the wrong thing for me to do. i hav

is bob menendez still in the senate?e sure is, and that's one of the reasons why i did not vote for the expulse is because the president had been -- precedent had been you were in the confederate army or convicted in a court of law. that did not happen to george. so if new standard is ethics complaints, then bob menendez needs to go. maria: congressman, thanks very much. byron donalds joining us this morning. >>> up next, overwhelmed, undermanned and tired, agents valiantly defend the border against a surge due to the president's wide open immigration policy. kansas senator roger marshall has been at the border plenty. he's here on his fight to stop the surge into america at the southern border. stay wit the best advice i ever got was to invest with vanguard for my retirement. the second best? stay healthy enough to enjoy it. so i started preparing physically and financially. then you came along and made every mile worth it. hi mom. at vanguard you're more than just an investor, you're an owner. helping you prepare for t

the capitol democratic senator fetter man paid him to troll bob menendez.nder federal indictment. fetterman tweeted that earlier today and tagged senator menendez. >> hey, bobby, look. i don't think i need to tell you, but, these people that want to make you get in trouble. shut up, you stand your ground, sir and don't get bogged down by all of the haters out there. >> cameo is one thing. santos seems to have other career ambitions after he is cut off from his $175,000 a year house benefits. he will not do a possible appearance on "dancing with the stars." >> if i go on television and embarrass myself with my four left feet. i will write a book. i refused every single offer for a documentary. >> santos has to contend with the federal trial next year on 23 charges >> oh, yeah, that. >> on identity theft to wire fraud to using donor money for botox. he has pled not guilty. all of this made me think of, if you guys were to leave the business what your cameo pages would look like. >> wow! >> i feel like there would be good things on there from both of you. >> m

. >> some of your fellow democrats like bob menendez said it's shameful and selling out migrants andsylum seekers. why is he wrong? >> i understand senator menendez's passion on the part of making sure that our immigration system is safe, legal, and humane, but as i've often said, in talking about the campaign for '24, president biden needs to be compared not to the all mighty, not to a perfect alternative, but to the actual alternative. you played for congressman gonzales the stunning hateful fascist rhetoric of former president trump when he's talking about poisoning the blood of our nation. the former president would bring in place not these modest changes to asylum policy, but radical and dramatic changes to immigration policy. we need to take seriously there is a border security crisis and we need to take responsible steps that reflect our values. >> and that requires more conversation to be had on the other side of this break. please stay with us. we'll have more with senator coons. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the major

. >> some of your fellow democrats like bob menendez said it's shameful and selling out migrants andsylum seekers. why is he wrong? >> i understand the passion on the part of making sure our immigration system is safe, legal, and humane, but as i've said in talking about the campaign for '24, president biden needs to be compared not to the all mighty, not to a perfect alternative, but to the actual alternative. you played for congressman gonzales, the stunning, hateful rhetoric of former president trump when he's talking about poisoning the blood of our nation. the former president would bring in place not these modest changes to asylum policy, but radical and dramatic changes to imigration policy. we need to take seriously that there is a border security responsible steps that reflect our values. >> that requires more conversation to be ahad on the other side of this break. please stay with us. we'll have more with senator coons. isk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major card

look at the biden administration, indictment of bob menendez hauled into criminal court for taking bribesut time to see their net worth and who is paying their bill. >> carley: on delaware and new jersey, increasing minimum wage, going up to $13.25 new jersey increasing to $15. >> i worked a lot of minimum wage jobs, i will not say it is bad to give people a raise, better to be employed at $13 an hour than $15 an hour. >> carley: only so much money -- quickly in virginia, they just legalized recreational marijuana. the former democratic governor signed this. >> they need to ratify provisions, virginia is about to experience what new york city is going through, whole state smelling like marijuana c constantly, they have not set up the licensing mechanism, it will be like the wild west. >> carley: thank you, coming up, florida lawmakers eyeing a new bill after squatters trash a new home causing $40,000 in damage. we will tell you where it stands and stove top scandal. kamala harris seared for having a stove in the background. join us next. ♪ ♪ narrator: time is running out to give a year-en

finally, it to other cap to new jersey senator bob menendez who said it is possible to get the gold bars of nigeria. millions of americans have received spending bills over th years, but not many, insure he was criminally indicted afterwards, but he hasn't been forced to resign because of 202 got goddess anything is that liberals have no problems with men going for the gold as long as they take it from a woman. let's welcome tonight's guest, she would be the nicest box on the shelf, julie banderas is in the house. he is a kick has comedian that looks like the guy that hunter buys crack from, jim florentine. he always kills onstage and not just because he looks like a civil war general, tyler fisher. for new year's resolution is to be less awesome, new york times best selling author, kat timpf. and the crowd goes wild. when you look back on 2023, which you keep it would you regift? >> i would regift it. like you don't give 2023 to anyone you have any respect for. i would give it to my ex-husband . >> 2023 is the fruitcake of you spirit. >> i liked that don lemon story i just want to addre

george santos on cameo urging democrat senator bob menendez to stand his ground amid his own corruption they seemed like crooks, insider-trading, bribes from china, ukraine, russia, money laundering, because it's full of gold bars and cash, using the justice system to go after your political opponent using the d.o.j. to protect family mem members. >> can you explain to americans in this impeachment inquiry by you interacted with your son and brothers for business associate? >> that's a bunch of lies. >> i did not. those are lies. >> that's justice? or is it just us we have to follow the laws? even celebrities try to cash in on the get out of jail free cards. remember jussie smollett? heading back after upholding his conviction. >> i respect that i did not do this and i'm not suicidal. >> i am innocent. i could have said i was guilty a long time ago. >> poor juicy. we can agree these guys got what they deserved but doesn't really put the holiday spirit in your heart, does it? so much anger and frustration, it's so that. >> how bad is it? thank you. even soft rock stars are fighting. that

menendez of new jersey and what a distraction for the people of new jersey to have to deal with that and for these guys to think that they are best serving their constituents by staying and remaining defiant and allowing all of this to swirl around them is gross. >> and now the new york governor is ready to set a date for special elections to see what happens with this seat in the near and long term. >> and on the ground, new york democrats are very nervous about this special election, because they feel that the issues are turning against them, and santos will be in the ashes and in the rearview mirror. >> doug heye and s.e. cupp, thank you. >>> and now, we will have more on the life of sandra day o'connor and her passing. we will be back in a bit. >>> now to oir breaking news. justice sandra day o'connor has died. she was the first woman to sit on the highest court of the land. the court announced that she passed due to complications related to advanced dementia. president reagan nominated her to the be bench in 1981. she went on to become a deciding vote in many crucial and controv

at number 10, senator bob menendez faces corruption related charges. >> you're accuseded of aiding a foreign government. why is that appropriate to go into a classified briefing? >> the bottom line is i'm a united states senator. i have my security credentials and an accusation is just that, not proof of anything. >> reporter: he and his wife are accused of to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including gold bars, cash and a luxury vehicle in exchange for the senator's influence. the indictment led menendez to step aside of the powerful foreign relations committee, but the new jersey democrat and his wife maintain their innocence and have pleaded not guilty. he's pledged to remain in his seat despite calls from many lawmakers to resign, including from some of to his fellow senate democrats. at number nine, a moving tribute to rosaslynn carter, the former first lady, humanitarian and advocate and jimmy carter emerging from hospice care to attend the memorial service paying tribute to his late wife that also brought together the first ladies club. the carters were i

finally, it to other cap to new jersey senator bob menendez who said it is possible to get the gold barsf nigeria. millions of americans have received spending bills over th years, but not many, insure he was criminally indicted afterwards, but he hasn't been forced to resign because of 202 got goddess anything is that liberals have no problems with men going for the gold as long as they take it from a woman. let's welcome tonight's guest, she would be the nicest box on the shelf, julie banderas is in the house. he is a kick has comedian that looks like the guy that hunter buys crack from, jim florentine. he always kills onstage and not just because he looks like a civil war general, tyler fisher. for new year's resolution is to be less awesome, new york times best selling author, kat timpf. and the crowd goes wild. when you look back on 2023, which you keep it would you regift? >> i would regift it. like you don't give 2023 to anyone you have any respect for. i would give it to my ex-husband . >> 2023 is the fruitcake of you spirit. >> i liked that don lemon story i just want to address

democrats will look like outes ies if they don't put his fellow colleague in god new jersey senator bob have a colleague in then senate that's much more sinister and serious because of things. senator menendez needs to go and if you expelled santos, how can you allow somebody like menendez to remain in the senate and santos is immobilizer almost funny and he landed on the moon and that kind of stuff. [laughter] where i think menendez isna senator for egypt, notto new jersey. [laughter] >> what is happening in the world? [laughter] >> at leasl: i meaat it fetterms sentences together, gaza good b thing. >> that was a coherent, smart answeroddoub from john fetterma. >> for real, it sounds like he is getting better and good for him. >> we are complement in a>> democrat. okay? when is the last judge jea time complemented a republican? >> the las t set segment.old: >> santos hasn't committed af crime, what are we doing here? >> to problems, that's one. the concept of due process andpr again, shockingly government has one the points in his state as well, he hasn't been convicted of anything, i

at number ten, senator bob menendez faces corruption-related charges. >> you're accused of aiding a foreign government. why is that appropriate to go into a classified briefing? >> bottom line, i'm a united states not and i have my security credentials and an accusation is just that, not proof of anything. >> reporter: menendez and his wife are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes including gold bars, cash, and a luxury vehicle in exchange for the senator's influence. the indictment led menendez to step aside as chair of the powerful foreign relations committee. but the new jersey democrat and his wife maintain their innocence and have pleaded not guilty. he has pledged to remain in his seat despite calls from many lawmakers to resign including from some of his fellow senator democrats. at number nine, a moving tribute to rosalynn carter, the former first lady, humanitarian and men tale health advocate. former president jimmy carter emerges from hospice care to attend a public memorial service paying tribute to husband late wife which also brought together the fir

at number ten, senator bob menendez faces corruption charges. >> accused of aiding a foreign government that appropriate to be going into a classified briefing? >> bottom line, i'm a united states senate, and an accusation is just that. >> reporter: they are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including gold bars, cash, and a luxury vehicle. in exchange for the senator's influence. the indictment led menendez to step aside as the leader of the morn relations committee, but he and his wife have pled not guilty. he's pledged to remain in his seat despite calls from many lawmakers to resign, including from some fellow senate democrats. at number nine, a moving tribute to rosa lynn carter. former president jimmy carter emerges from hospice care to attend a public memorial service paying tribute to his late wife, which brought together the first lady's club. ♪ ♪ the carters became internationally known for their humanitarian work, after carter's stinging presidential defeat in 1980. they have the longest marriage in presidential history, at 77 years. number eight

new jersey, bob menendez got one thanks to john fetterman. it was kind of a needling as it were. he will be on news night at 10:00 eastern on cnn. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, threads, x, on the tiktok at jake tapper. if you ever miss an episode, you can listen to the show whence you get your podcast. our coverage continues with one mr. wolf blitzer in t"the situation room". i will see you tomorrow. >>> happening now. new warnings that donald trump's re-election could pose a grave threat to american democracy with republican liz cheney sounding the alarm about a potential dictatorship. the urgency heightened with the nation on the brink of 2024 and the lead off republican contest in iowa just six weeks away. also this hour, the u.s. aid to ukrainian forces about to run out, the white house is turning up the heat on congress. arguing the war against russian aggression will be kneecaped on the battlefield. i'll get reaction from the ukrainian ambassador to the united states. and the israeli military now says its objective in northern gaza is nearly completed. as the gr