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i'm sandra smith at the cadet challenge.diers performing "the 12 days of christmas." >> this is the moment you have been waiting for so let's here you loud and strong. >> on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. on the second day of christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. on the third day of christmas my crew love gave to me three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. on the fourth day of christmas my true love gave to me four calling birds, three friend hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. on the fifth day of christmas my true love gave to me five golden rings. four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. on the sixth day of christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a laying. five golden rings. four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. on the receive even 7th day of y true love gave to me seven swans a swiemin

i'm sandra smith is nor harris. claudine gay has faced calls to resign that came after she hedged on whether calls for genocide violate her school's code of conduct of harassment and bullying. fox told the meetings stretched late into the late. the board said our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that president gay is the right leader to help our community heal and address societal issues we're facing. it notes she apologized. the controversy erupted after she was pressed by new york republican elise stefanik. >> do you believe that type of hateful speech is contrary to harvard's code of conduct or is it allowed at harvard? >> it is at odds with the values of harvard. >> can you not say it's against the code of conduct at harvard? >> we embrace a commitment to free expression even of views that are objectionable, offensive, hateful. >> does that speech not cross that bare year? does that speech not call for the genocide of jews and elimination of israel? you testify that you understand it is the definiti

. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york. this is "america reports". today marks two months now of war between israel and hamas. israel battling militants in some of the biggest cities along the gaza strip. u.s. confirming it has resumed intelligence flights, and despite all the devastation, israel is showing now their resiliency through testing, through the major tests that they are in in these trying times as they celebrate the first night of hanukkah across the jewish state. >> john: greg palkot is live in sderot, israel. >> a town hit very hard by hamas on october 7th, some residents are hanging in there, and two months on, they have erected this massive menorah that's behind us right now, marking the holiday of hanukkah. more on that in a moment, but the war raging near by us, pockets of resistance in the north and further into southern gaza, especially that town of khan younis, it's believed many of the hamas leadership and fighters are holding out. 90 israeli soldiers killed in the fight, including the son of an idf chief of staff and current ca

i'm sandra smith in for harris today. the congressional testimony last tuesday sparked massive and ongoing backlash. they said they would need context to tell if a call for genocide violates their school's codes of conduct. then on saturday u penn announced president liz mcgill's resignation. one editorial board says quote, one awful university precedent down. most of u.s. academia to go. another the ivy league mask falls. it argues this, the furor over anti-semitism on campus is a rare and welcome example of accountability at american universities. but it will not amount to much if the only result is the resignation of a couple of university presidents. mcgill will stay on until an interim replacement is named and also still a tenured faculty member at u penn's law school. hugo gurdon weighed in. >> the departure of liz mcgill is a small step in what needs to be a marathon. the other two who testified in congress the other day they are just as bad and need to go. >> sandra: lawmakers demanding more accountability. >> we

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hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. a brand-new week. hello, john. >> john: i'm john roberts in washington. this is "america reports". listen to this, sandra. a new poll says 20%, that is one fifth of college aged americans believe the holocaust, where 6 million jews were murdered by the nazi regime is a smith. bill maher says what is supposed to be america's brightest young minds simply going to waste. >> you know the phrase useful idiots, the bigger scandal here, the biggest, most esteemed colleges in the country and they have raised [bleep] idiots. >> sandra: allowing antisemitism to go unchecked in campus, concern for jewish students at america's most prestigious universities is only growing. >> john: complete coverage for now, whether this is a watershed moment for higher education. >> sandra: our team of reporters, jacqui heinrich is live at the white house, staying quiet, why the white house is staying quiet over magill's resignation. and grady trimble in west philadelphia, what's the reaction there to president magill's resignati

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. >> sandra: dry cleaning, mailman, all of it. >> my problem, ok, you are sandra smith, you are an uprightdignified member of society. you actually tip and here, i am buying silence, ok. what you consider a tip i consider hush money. the woman who cleans my office, she's getting a tip, an affidavit, a notary involved. >> sandra: when they swing that thing around, and we were talking about it this morning and buy groceries, they shop for themselves and asked to tip, where is that tip going? i don't know if it's going to the cashier, seems it's going into the abyss. >> go to the store now, i make my own sandwich. you want a tip? i'm in a self-checkout line. how do i owe you money? >> sandra: seems the culture is pushing back, we have gone so far into the tipping culture. hourly tip earnings are down among nonrestaurant, leisure and hospitality jobs, so that is happening. but like let's not swing the pendulum so far. tipping is important, let's be clear. the percentage, often leave a tip at a sit-down restaurant, 92%, it should be 100. getting a hair cut, 78%, buying a drink at a bar, taxi, j

had -- hello, sandra smith in new york. >> john: john roberts in washington.epublican leaders say the impeachment inquiry is necessary to force the white house to comply with their investigation while the same time giving them more leverage when seeking documents and testimony from key witnesses. >> sandra: right to it with hillary vaughan, does this formal impeachment inquiry change things for republicans? >> sandra, that's what they hope. they think that launching this formal impeachment inquiry means their subpoenas have a little more teeth and they will have a little bit better luck getting people to actually show up so these closed door depositions that they are trying to do as part of their ongoing investigation. today the committee did hear from lesley wolf, the former assistant attorney in delaware, accused of slow walking the hunter biden irs investigation by the irs whistleblowers. >> lesley wolf, according to mr. shapley and -- you cannot talk about the big one, meaning joe biden. >> majority of interviews after the new york. and also hunter biden f

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i'm sandra smith in new york. and bret, great to have you here. >> bret: something that happens a lot on this show. i think. john has the day off. this is "america reports". we are also awaiting an update from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as israel prepares to surround gaza's second largest city, that's where they believe hamas leaders are hiding and possibly holding hostages. >> sandra: meanwhile, we are getting brand-new video into our newsroom, the moment shrapnel falls in tel aviv. >> bret: greg palkot is on the ground in southern israel. what are you hearing there today? >> we are at a staging area for the israeli defense forces. outside the town of neteva, about six miles from the gaza strip. hearing a steady pounding of artillery from here as we watch the armored personnel carriers behind us shuttling forces back and forth to the front line. attention now is on the southern part of gaza, khan younis, it's believed the leadership of hamas is hiding out. gaza is seeing the most intense airstrikes

sandra smith in new york. great to begin another hour with you. >> john: i'm john roberts in washington as we kick off hour two of "america reports". lukeville, arizona, quickly becoming a hot bed for smugglers. fox has learned more than 600 migrants arrived there overnight, some coming all the way from africa. >> sandra: in eagle pass, texas, dozens of migrants lining up along a fence line waiting for border patrol. that is where griff jenkins has been reporting from today. griff, what are you seeing there right now? >> griff: well, sandra, you know, i've covered quite extensively this border crisis and i have never seen what's happening at this very moment. let's go to our fox flight team and give you that shot here in eagle pass, and this area we have shown you large group after large group, sandra. but what's happening at this very moment here in eagle pass is this sector, this area is getting hit simultaneously in three different locations with a large group. the border patrol defines a large group as 100

good to be back with you again, sandra. >> sandra: with you as well. i'm sandra smith. the war taking a devastating toll on children. in gaza, tens of thousands of kids are displaced from their homes and schools trying to survive in a war zone. and in israel, we are learning more about the children who hamas held hostage. "wall street journal" reporting on the psychological scars engrained on the kids for years to come. >> john: one israeli doctor tells the journal that a young girl began mimicking the men who held her captive, shouting shut up, sit down, don't make any noise, in arabic. another says the kids "looked like shadows of children." >> sandra: trey yingst has been covering the war since it began. he just got back from touring one of the israeli towns hardest hit, where hamas launched its deadly assault, claiming the lives of more than 100 people and taking dozens hostage. >> john: trey joins us now live, what is life like in the kibbutz these days? >> trey: good afternoon. we just returned from the kibbutz, 75 days after the massacre, we were joined by surviv

: sandra smith in new york. "america reports," all eyes are on the presidents of harvard and mit after they failed to commit calls for the genocide of jews of the hearing on antisemitism. >> john: behind closed doors to decide the fate of claudine gay. >> sandra: and whether americans are waking up to the crisis on college campuses. let's get first to bryan llenas, is harvard's faculty standing by president gay? >> it appears they are, sandra. nearly half of harvard's faculty, 700 members have signed on to a letter obtained by fox news urging the harvard corporation to not fire its president, claudine gay, for failing to unequivocally say the genocide of jews violates the code of conduct. reads we the under signed faculty urge you to defend the independence of the university and resist odds, including calls for the removal of claudine gay. they are meeting a second day. trucks with video billboards were seen on campus calling for the firing of gay. the only rabbi on the antisemitism task force resigned over gay'

looks like if we can hang in, we'll be there. >> sandra: i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts.

., sandra smith and will gain.n, 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. ♪ ron desantis and gavinsom going down in the epic redwing versus blue debate on hannity. the two high profiletr colonists talking trash for months and finally getting the chance to hammer each other's recorder face-to-face. >> the tax too much, they have f political agenda, not a good climate for business, they've lost a lot of companies. >> california dominates, 21 stat1 ste populations, fifth lae economy in the world. >> he had kids locked out of school because of the teachers union, that's having ayo generational impact. >> the last guy you want to talk to on immigration.>> >> line to immigrants from sending them to an island,eyar martha's vineyard. >> an app where they ploecaut hn feces found on the streets ofat sa an francisco. >> the two taking vicious personal shots at each other. >> i can handle it, i'm used to it, you're nothing but a bully. >> don't tell a blizzard of lif> to mask the failures. >> you are trolling folks and playing political games to getta attention to out trump trump and the way,

., sandra smith and will cain. it is 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five."on desantis and gavin newsom throwing down in the epic red vs blue state debate on "hannity." talking trash for months and finally getting the chance to hammer each other's record face-to-face. >> they tax too much, political agenda, they lost companies. >> governor newsom: california dominates, fifth large economy in the world. >> governor desantis: he had gives locked out of school because of teachers union. >> governor newsom: last guy you want to talk to, lying to migrants, promising jobs and housing, sending to martha's vineyard. >> governor desantis: this is app they plat the human feces found on the streets of san francisco. >> taking vicious shots at each other. >> governor newsom: i can handle it, you are nothing, but a bully. >> governor desantis: he will tell lies to mask failures. gavin newsom you are troling folks to outtrump, trump, how is that going, ron? you are down 21 points in your home state. >> governor desantis: he is throwing things out, this is a slick, slippery

i'm sandra smith. >> john: never know it was the week before christmas.hn roberts. see you tomorrow. "the story" starts right now. >> martha: good afternoon. i'm martha macca

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i'm sandra smith. >> john: never know it was the week before christmas. things usually calm down. >> sandra: i'm john roberts. see you tomorrow. "the story" starts right now. >> martha: good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. here's "the story." should the biden team be in panic mode? they're playing it cool. we just saw karine jean-pierre in there. look at the numbers. more tough numbers and a major slip among a key really the essential voting group for winning elections. independents. the current president is now 14 points lower than he was with these voters just in july. and a stunning turn-around -- we'll talk to experts to explain this one. young voters in a 2024 hypothetical now lean trump. they overwhelmingly voted for biden in 2020. a lot of factors here that we'll dig in to to what going on here. how long can the president to this and say you're looking at the wrong polls? >> you listen to the biden white house and you listen to the campaign and you listen to spokespeople. they say don't worry, be happy. oh, we have time. >> martha: hogan gidley wh

hello, welcome everyone, i'm sandra smith in new york. john, it's hard to believe every single day we are seeing these numbers. >> john: and numbers that were called more than a crisis five years ago. john roberts in washington, this is "america reports". it's a five alarm fire according to border patrol agents with sources telling fox news monday set a new record for daily migrant crossings, all as the total encounters in december usually a quieter time at the border expected to set another new monthly record. >> sandra: "new york post" says it proved president biden has waved the white flag and ignoring laws and letting everybody in. bill melugin is live in lukeville, arizona. mostly adult men are crossing all day, bill. what are you seeing there? >> bill: well, sandra, you can see over my shoulder another group of adult men who have crossed illegally here and the border numbers are spiralling out of control in the month of december, we are currently averaging 10,000 migrant encounters every single day. this is the situation here in luk

. >> jacqui: i'm jacqui heinrich, in for sandra smith. the battle for the white house quickly a race to stay on the ballot as democrats across the country push to block americans from having the opportunity to vote for former president trump. president biden says there's no question donald trump supported an insurrection, his administration is refusing to weigh in on the legal aspect saying "we are not involved in this." >> john: fox team coverage to kick us off. ari fleischer on the pivotal roll the supreme court will play, mark meredith reporting from iowa how this ruling is impacting the republican primary, and rich edson live at the white house. will the white house stick with the strategy not talking about the ballot? >> rich: the white house is refusing to comment on the colorado supreme court case, keeping former president trump from the primary ballot. president biden has weighed in. >> is trump an insurrectionist, sir? >> let the court make the decision. he supported an insurrection, no question about it. none, 0. >> there are la

i'm sandra smith. >> john: "the story" with martha starts right now. i'm john roberts. >> next november we're going to win so big. >> i'm not going to be somebody's circus monkey a pawn on a chess board. we're not playing that game. >> you join me in this fight, i promise you our best days are yet to come. >> you guys support me, elect me. you're going to be satisfied when i get to work because you're going to say you know what? he's doing what he said he was going to do. >> martha: here we go. i'm martha maccallum. this is "the story." the first 2024 presidential contest is four weeks from today. the polls show the former president way ahead in iowa and nationwide. take a look at these numbers when it comes to a head-to-head with the president, joe biden, former south carolina governor and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is six points ahead of the current president in the brand new fox news polls and it shows former president trump would also win a 2020 rematch by four points. former white house press secretary ari fleischer and pollster lee carter

hello, sandra smith in new york. >> john: not sure what the wrong polls are, all the polls are saying that. i'm john roberts in washington, this is "america reports". may not be the most wonderful time of the year for the biden campaign, poll after poll seem to make it clear americans are concerned over the president's age and unhappy with his handling of the economy and maybe not just voters worried over the direction of the race as the "wall street journal" is reporting, even president obama feels biden could very well lose it all next fall. >> sandra: and that comment likely not received too well over the white house, where we find jacqui heinrich, live on the north lawn. jacqui, hello to you. what's the reaction so far to the latest batch of bad polling for the president? >> jacqui: good afternoon, sandra. another batch of bad polls for president joe biden and the "wall street journal" reports democratic allies are starting to get nervous "those with concerns include former president barack obama, who knows this is going to be a close race, and feels democrats could very well lose

. >> jacqui: i'm jacqui heinrich in for sandra smith. this is "america reports". video highlighting a nationwide trend in the weeks since october 7th. progressive protestors harassing celebrities, lawmakers and every day jewish american who is have a different perspective on the war. >> john: the out of control melee was an effort to harass an congressman, indian immigrant, who supports policies and was a member of the democratic socialists of america but learning that supporting israel comes with a price in some circles. >> jacqui: complete coverage now. author bethany mandel why more is not done to combat the violent and intimidating tactics. garrett, did anything happen to the protestors in this case? >> jacqui, nothing happened to them. no arrests, even though at least one person was taken to the hospital and this happened at a holiday party in detroit that was supposed to focus on unity among democrats. instead, several dozen pro-palestinian protestors aggressively pushed their way in to confront the congressman over his support for israel and things escalate

. >> sandra: thanks for joining us. i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts.will see you again tomorrow. "the story" with martha starts right now. >> martha: i'm martha maccallum right now on "the story." america's most elite university is running in to a buzz saw. this moment forcing the first of what could be more presidents resignations to come. remember this. >> at penn, does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn's rules or code of conduct? yes or no. >> if the speech turns in to conduct, it can be harassment, yes. >> i'm asking calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment? >> if it is directed, it's harassment. >> so the answer is yes? >> it's a context dependent decision. >> that's your answer? calling for the genocide of jews is context? it's not bullying or harassment? this is the easy answer. >> that was the university of penn's president and harvard and mit and perhaps others next? when cnn lays in to this story with this monologue yesterday, we may finally be seeing a tipping point in america. listen closely

. >> sandra: great to be with you, john. i'm sandra smith, i'm john roberts. see you tomorrow. "the story" with martha starts right now. >> thanks very much, guys. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. today "the story" asks the questions that face our country in a very big way right now. so where will we be if putin can take what he wants in ukraine? will he be emboldened, where will he go next? what happens here at home in the president and congress can't put a stop to this? thousands of people in the country on a daily basis. what happens if we allow anti-semitism to take a deeper hold here? what would that mean? and if we allow i ran to relentlessly hammer our bases and ships aiming at our forces unchecked over a long period of time? what will they do next? and who do americans want to take on these potentially existential issues for our country? that comes down to the 2024 election. so this hour, senator lindsey graham, general jack keane, andy mccarthy, marc thiessen and howie kurtz. first, this. right now just moments ago, you saw it live, president biden met in the oval

. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york, this is "america reports". that decision by harvard's board caps off one of the most disastrous weeks in the prestigious school's nearly 400 year history, as top alumni, donors and jewish students on campus said gay's conduct since hamas terrorist attack was unacceptable. hundreds of faculty members warned the board would be caving to political pressure if they removed her. br bryan, what's happening. plagiarism. >> bryan: we spoke with dr. carol swain, tenured at princeton university, and she says she's been shown that gay plagiarized at least twice, without giving her credit. >> if claudine gay had the moral fortitude and integrity, she would just resign. they have given her space now that she should just resign. >> bryan: the harvard corporation says since late october reviewed allegations against plagiarism, a few instances of inadequate citation, the analysis found no violation for the research misconduct, president gay is proactively requesting four corrections in two articles. swain says president gay is

sandra smith has the day off. i'm jacqui heinrich. president biden spoke with his mexican counterpart as it threatens hundreds in millions facility, biden administration is choosing not to send migrants to ice detention centers that are sitting completely empty. what is the reason for that. >> jacqui: complete coverage now, texas lieutenant governor dan patrick responds, but first, william in the los angeles newsroom. why aren't the ice facilities being used? >> jacqui, the president has said he does not want to use them. otherwise, does it make sense to be releasing thousands of migrants a day with a slip of paper, while thousands of detention beds taxpayers paid for daily go empty. take the center in california. 2000 beds, fully staffed, and operational today, yet housing just six immigrants. why? one answer is the administration told congress the last two years it only needs money for 25,000 detention beds as it tries to fulfill the president's promise to close facilities for immigrants. >> there should be no private prisons period

sandra smith in new york. afternoon by now, john. >> john: call it afternoon at this point. good to be back with you. i can see you are still enjoying the weekend. john roberts in washington, this is "america reports". american troops from across the middle east have been under attack day after day for nearly two months and criticism has grown from both sides of the aisle, president biden may be taking the problem a bit more seriously than in the past. >> sandra: u.s. carrying out a drone strike in northern iraq, killing five iranian proxy fighters. that strike came just hours after iran-backed houthi rebels attacked several commercial ships and a u.s. destroyer in the red sea using drones and ballistic missiles. >> john: complete verage for you now, mike waltz standing by on whether president biden is doing enough to deter iran. but first, we go live to southern israel where our trey yingst is on the ground. idf expanding the ground offensive in khan younis. what are you hearing from your sources how this is unfolding. >> good afternoon, day 59 of the war between israel and

sandra smith is in for harris. "the faulkner focus" is next. >> sandra: thank you very much.ing anywhere. harvard governing

i'm sandra smith. >> john: good to with you. hope you have a wonderful weekend. i'm john roberts. "the story" with martha starts now. >> martha: thanks very much, you guys. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. this is "the story." brand new reaction right now from white house's john kirby. we'll speak with him in just a little bit. we will be asking him about this new development, the israeli military just confirming that it mistakingly killed three israel hostages. two of them you can see on the screen, this is a developing story. there apieces to be increasing daylight between the united states and israel on the future of the middle east. watch this. >> i have and will continue to state president biden and the united states commitment to preserving space for peace. >> there's still a chance for a two-state solution? >> it's about time that the israel power time failed and we need to build a new one. >> let's begin live in jerusalem with nate foy. hi, nate. >> hi, martha. just hours after national security adviser jake sullivan left israel, the idf made that heart breaking annou

i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. >> martha: good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. breaking now, a huge moment has just unfolded at the united nations. hillary clinton and new york senator kristen gillibrand rip on progressive reluctance to condemn hamas' atrocities against women. all right. you know what? we have something live from the white house. let's listen in. >> from jake sullivan about this. i can only speak for the president. that's who i can speak for. we've been clear what hamas did is absolutely reprehensible and full stop. we're going to continue to be clear about that. we think about rape and the use of rape as being used as a weapon. that is also reprehensible. that's full stop. i'll leave it there. that is speaking for the president of the united states. i've been very clear on that. >> any comment though -- congressman jayapal -- >> i just laid out what we believe is unacceptable. >> i know you said you don't want to -- i want to ask you about reporting about the border talks linking to ukraine funding on capitol hill. one of the factors we're told

i'm sandra smith. >> john: that's why we're here every day. see you tomorrow. i'm john roberts. "the story" with martha starts right now. >> thanks, guys. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. here's "the story." the former prosecutor whom irs agents said kept them from investigating the biden case the way that they thought it was leading and they thought they say fit today, she's answering questions about all of that behind closed doors with congressional investigators. that happened one day after the president's son risked a contempt charge, which is likely headed his way, and dodged their questions after he gave what amounted to an opening statement of his own on the sidewalk outside congress. no doubt though leslie wolf was likely asked about this based on the irs whistle-blower accusations against what she did. >> did u.s. attorney leslie wolf confirm your investigative effort that you had sufficient probable cause for search? >> yes, she did. >> thanks very much. you told congress that u.s. assistant attorney wolf said whether the juice was worth the squeeze. that's a quot

. >> sandra: we made it this far. sandra smith in new york. internal memo obtained by fox business says the mexican military seized 10 ieds filled with black powder and shrapnel, found in mexico at the arizona-mexico border. >> john: and a gun fight in mexico. hillary, we are hearing the dhs secretary is on the hill today. has he had any response? >> no, he has not. he did not say anything to reporters asking for an update about the border immigration talks on this border deal that congress is trying to work through here. but in regards to this story, we do know that border patrol is warning agents to be careful after the mexican military found 10 explosive devices on the mexico side of the u.s. border. a federal law enforcement source shared with us an officer safety alert that went out to cpb agents this week, r agents should exercise extreme caution and report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices. also describing the explosives, saying the mexican military seized ten ieds filled with black powde

hello, sandra smith. hi, john. >> john: don't believe the polls. words to live by. president biden is getting ready to tout his economic agenda with a trip to milwaukee, even though it appears that voters are not buying into bidenomics. 48% say the administration's policies have hurt them personally and overall majority say the economy is in bad shape. a growing number of dissatisfied democrats contributing to negative views. >> sandra: art laffer and muhammad, will join us in moments. and how polling could affect his re-election chances. >> john: jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn. >> jacqui: bad polls have been getting to the president at least a month. the "washington post" reports around thanksgiving on nantucket, biden gave a group of his close aides a stern warning the numbers are unalow, and his overall job performance is up three points from low of 40% last month, helped by men and voters over 65 and handling of national security but still well underwater on the issue, including border security, israel-hamas war, china and ukraine and inflation, only 2

sandra? >> sandra: thanks for joining us. i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. "the story" starts right now. >> martha: good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. this is "the story." an appeal to the supreme court from the trump team could be imminent. the state could bar him from being on the ballot in the colorado primary. massive implications for the election and for the country really. these judges say that he incited an insurrection and he should be disqualified from office and therefore not allowed to be on the ballot. he has never been criminally charged with insurrection in this country. but president biden, he had his own opinion. watch. >> is trump an insurrectionist, sir? >> it's self-evident. you saw it all. whether the 14th amendment aplays, let the court make that decision. he supported an insurrection. no question about it. none, zero. >> martha: no question, none, zero on that issue from president biden. there's similar suits in several places in the country. the yellow and green on your screens, including really important swing states in the electio

i'm sandra smith. >> john is back today. "the story" with martha maccallum starts right now. >> martha: thanks very much, brett and sandra. i'm martha maccallum at fox news headquarters in new york, a lot of big stories today, including a stunning warning that stopped us in our tracks from the fbi director about what he saysed is an across-the-board rising terrorist threat level here in the united states. >> i see blinking lights everywhere i turn. >> martha: we'll hear more about that. he will -- we'll get more of what he said and explain what he's talking about there. it was stunning. first, a huge story to continue to tackle today. in recent years we have covered what many see on u.s. campuses as the deterioration of education, an active open scholarlish debate that were the foundation of these once great institutions. while that was happening, these universities spend a lot of time and effort of memo sending to champion safe spaces and zero tolerance for everything from trans rights to offensive dining like tacos. after

., sandra smith and will cain, it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is "the five." ♪ ♪ ron desantis andewsom throwing down in the epic red versus blue state debate on "hannity" the governor's talking trash for months and finally getting the chance to hammer each other's record face- face-to-face. it's because they taxed too much, they regulate too much, they have a political agenda, they have lost a lot of companies. >> a 21 state population combined, the fifth largest economy in the world. >> he had the kids locked out of school because of the teachers union, that's having a generational impact. speak of the last guy you want to talk to on the interview is immigration. >> lying to migrants promising them jobs and housing, sending them to an island, martha's vineyard prince because this is where they plop the human that are found on the streets of san francisco. >> jesse: also taking some vicious personal shots at each other. >> i can handle it, i'm used to bullies coming you are nothing but a bewley. >> trying to mask the failures. >> you are trying to play political gain so that you c

. >> sandra: good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. after a week-long truce which saw more than 100 hostages released, talks to extend that ceasefire collapsed after israel said hamas launched more rockets toward southern israel and failed to release all of the women and children that were part of the agreement. >> john: idf appearing to move the offensive to the southern part of the gaza strip, they claim many of the terrorist group senior leaders are alive and hiding in tunnels. strategy is facing opposition from the biden administration. >> sandra: we have complete coverage for you now. former national security councilmember michael allen standing by on what can be done to rescue the remaining american hostages. but first, let's get right to greg palkot, live on the ground in sderot, israel. greg, you and your team have seen the explosions all day. what's the latest from there? >> sandra, john, we are just hearing it right now. more blasts. we can confirm firsthand that the war between israel and hamas is very much on the gaza strip

welcome to our two, i'm sandra smith here in new york.i, john. >> john: good to be with you for a second hour, i'm john roberts in washington and this is "america reports". israel urging all civilians in gaza to evacuate as operations expand into the southern part of the strip. the biden administration warning israel to proceed with caution, raising concern more aid and support to our ally may be limited. so, what is the strategy going forward? >> sandra: we will put that question to mark regev, a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu in moments. but first, to nate foy, he's live on the ground in northern israel for us right now. nate, what are you hearing at this hour? >> well, sandra, it's actually been relatively quiet for the past two hours or so, but the sights and sounds of war are certainly back in israel, gaza, also lebanon, we did have significant action earlier today or earlier tonight local time. israel hit 200 terrorist targets in gaza. hamas has launched rockets and missiles across southern and central israel, tel aviv specifi

sandra smith in new york. house formalizing the impeachment inquiry with a party line vote of 221 to 212. gop says it's necessary to strengthen their standing with any future court battles. depositions could be conducted over the holidays, in the wake of the house decision. republicans say the president benefitted financially from his son hunter's foreign business dealings and their investigations into the matter could run deep into the 2024 election cycle. >> john: michigan democratic congresswoman debbie dingell is raising a red flag of polling out of her state, trailing president trump in a head to head match-up. peter doocy live at the white house, but chad pergram live on capitol hill with the latest. >> chad: good afternoon. the vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry gives house investigators more power to summon witnesses for depositions, many republicans finally jumped on board. >> this administration has been holding us up saying there is not a formal impeachment inquiry, we are not going to give y

hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to have you today. >> bret: good afternoon, i'm bret baier in washington in for john roberts. pump sea water into the complex tunnel system to force hamas terrorists out of there. israeli forces are setting up pumps to draw water from the mediterranean and push it through miles of hamas' tunnels. >> sandra: the fate of some 130 hostages still in captivity remains unclear at this hour. fox team coverage kicks off right now. ai aishah hasnie is in capitol hill for an antisemitism hearing. >> bret: and trey, what are you hearing about the new tactic by israel. >> we are following the report from the "wall street journal" indicating israeli officials are considering using water from the mediterranean sea to flood the hamas tunnel network. this has raised some questions about what it would do to the freshwater supply inside gaza but it would give the israelis a tactical advantage against the miles of tunnels inside the strip. this development comes as israeli forces say they raided h

i'm sandra smith. >> the story with martha starts right now. next good afternoon i'm mark martha maccallum and fox headquarters in new york. former president trump back in town in new york city courtroom.this is the civil fraud trial that he is in the midst of. this particular case he's accused of overvaluing his trump the state properties on the financial statements. in this process he could potentially lose control of some of his most iconic buildings including trump tower here in midtown. he says that most of his properties ever actually undervalued on those documents that went to banks and insurance companies. the former president plans to testify in this case on monday. he had plenty to say today. calling new york attorney, list teacher james got crazy and a lunatic and added this. watch. >> this is a witchhunt. probably no one has ever seen. we put it on the case that's absolutely 100 percent. there's on a judge in the country that would've even taken this case. this is a witchhunt. it's a very corrupt trial. >> former federal rescuer and

i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts.

. >> sandra: i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. martha is next. >> martha: i'm martha maccallum. it has been an action-packed day on the hill since the early hours of this morning. we're now awaiting a house vote that would officially trigger an impeachment inquiry in to president biden. >> this stupid investigation is keeping us from getting any real work done for the people of america. >> you have a politician that does certain things, the actions benefit his family financially and there's an effort to sweep it under the rug. >> why does the maga ring want this political stunt? donald trump. >> joe biden, you participated in and benefitted from his family cashing in on the biden name around the world. >> martha: that is ongoing live at this hour. those accusations of cashing in include hunter biden. this is hunter biden earlier this morning. he was supposed to be sitting for a closed-door deposition today with the committee. he rolled up to capitol hill, got out, stood in front of a podium, gave a speech and got back in the car a

among them, you might very well find the witty whimsical creations of artist sandra boynton.way to spread christmas cheer. ♪ it's christmastime ♪ ♪ it's christmas ♪ >> reporter: the song might not be a christmas classic yet, but you might know the characters. those simple line drawn animals with facial expressions that say it all. ♪ and that's why i'm so happy i'm seeing snow, snow, snow ♪ >> reporter: the animals, the lyrics and the music are all from sandra boynton. artist, author, record producer and, at age 70, the mother of all greeting card creators. how long have you been out here? >> 44 years. >> reporter: when we saw her at her rural connecticut home this past july, she told us her new project was a bit off her usual path. a christmas album. cows in holly. for her another stop on a long and quirky road. sandra boynton was still a student at yale when she began making and selling greeting cards one summer as an alternative to waiting tables. and in 1975, she came up with this one. the now famous birthday card hippo birdie two ewes. it was a game changer. how successfu

the sandra. >> sandra: the former president also responding to special counsel jack smith claiming in a new court filing trump sent supporters to the capitol to criminally obstruct the certification of the 2020 election results. david spunt is live at the justice department. will his phrasing be admissible in court? >> we have to see what the judge says. so far she's been sympathetic with special counsel jack smith's team most of the time but ultimately see what she puts in writing. but the special counsel says on paper point blank that donald trump "sent people to the united states capitol to cause destruction," in a filing yesterday, upping the rhetoric, the ante, he sent supports including groups like the proud boys, whom he knew were angry and now calls patriots to the capitol to achieve the obstructing the certification, and lay out the parameters what his case in chief will be when he brings it before a washington, d.c. jury. the former president in the town hall with sean hannity made this curious comment about his multiple indictments, watch here. >> i often say al capone, he