>> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> hello. everybody. i am chris. what a bunch! it's 5 o'clock in new york city. this is "the five." >> ♪ >> ♪ >> president trump vowed we would finally win the war against isis under his watch. >> we will fight you. we will destroy you and we will win! >> [cheers and applause] >> i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. >> [cheers and applause]. >> this is an evil, sadistic, monsterous enemy. we must keep these killers out

of our country. >> [cheers and applause]. >> we will knock out isis so violently and so fast. isis is going to get one brutal defeat after another. you will see it. >> [cheers and applause]. >> as his first year in office closes out, there is extremely positive evidence we may be getting closer than ever. isis lost 98% of its territory in iraq and syria. according to the chief spokesman for operation inherrent resolve. there are still major hurdles but this is encouraging news. my question for you, you knew you would get this first. >> i could sense it. >> so, look, to ask the trump white house, they would say that the obama administration was not tough enough.

didn't take enough steps. we heard complaints about the rules of engagement. how much was a choice and how much was an error in judgment? >> some of that is just politics. the strategy that led to a virtual defeat of isis in syria and iraq is largely a strategy that was laid out during the obama administration by military commanders. president trump allowed the military to use more bombs. that helped. for me the bigger question is: what is the strategy going forward? there are tens of thousands of isis fighters who will go back to europe and go on line and radicalalize people like we have seen here in the u.s. this is a good step, but the fight will continue in a different and almost more dangerous way. >> katie, i want to talk about the threat here domestically. but there is also the question

about what happens in syria next. one of the reasons, by the way, to give the previous administration credit where it is due, part of the go slow is who will govern syria? >> right. i would not argue that the isis strategy is completely about syria. it's about getting back the territory in iraq. the administration has done that with the rule of engagement. they were down played during the obama administration. it was not reported that 80% of the casualties in afghanistan and iraq happened under obama's watch as a result of this rules ever engagement second guessing the commanders on the ground. you can give president obama credit for the strategy, but give credit to president trump for listening to them and getting the job done. the thing going forward with the global war on terror, there is a victory now. this is not something that has been completely solved. we are attacking terrorists in

somalia. this is going to be something we continue to fight because of nature of the threats we face. it's a huge victory. not only just for getting rid of isis but also for the military to feel like they can do their job again. >> kennedy, will we have troops in iraq and syria forever? >> it feels like and afghanistan unfortunately. whenever we have good news, you wonder: what is the next step? what is the ultimate goal of the united states? there are u.s. enter -- interests that have to be secured in those places. the realities of governing are different. katie is right.

we can't hang mission accomplished banners, because this can go so many different directions. syria devolved into civil war. the president has people around him who understand the cost of human life and the amount of money. the president said that with infrastructure spending. why are we spending 7 trillion dollars in overseas wars when we should be spending that in this country making our bridges and roads better? >> nation building here at home is the phrase. tom? >> i like the general! >> you are pro-generals. >> [laughing] >> i stand with the men and women in uniform. one of the big advantages of this is that it denies isis and the people who call themselves

isis a reactoring tool. -- recruiting tool. they could say we are building our own nation in the desert. the physical defeat of it denies them a recruiting point. this is the path online. >> that's why winning is important. trump is all about winning and it's true with isis. the more wins you rack up the better. it's down now. we want to keep snuffing it out and count up the victories. i think the scenario where we have bipartisanship. everybody hates isis. we are together on that. i give president obama credit when he had success in that area. i think it was great when he went back on his word and kept guantanamo bay.

i was glad he broke that promise. when he got in there, the foreign policy against isis was not that dramatically changed under president obama. i think presidents do take the advice of the generals. >> with president obama, there were from bob gates to people in the pentagon, when they left the administration they talked about how difficult it was. they would layout plans for defeating isis and president obama had his own plans on how to do it. >> bob gate was not really there. >> [overlapping talking] >> the problem president obama came up against is every bomb looks like a hammer. there have to be other tools. >> [overlapping talking] >> there have to be other tools

to go after threats. >> [overlapping talking] >> no, no, no, listen. he ran on ending the war in iraq. >> which created isis by the way. >> we are still in the longest war in america's history in afghanistan. we have no end in sight to when these men and women are coming home. >> president obama had 8 years to end that war. >> and he didn't. we have to look at american power. not just in bombs but in diplomacy and economic power. >> that didn't work well with isis. the bombing of isis. >> [overlapping talking] >> what becomes of syria? >> right. >> it's great to have isis, great to have the people, everyone hates. these guys are the new york

yankees of being hated. >> [laughing] >> isis joining the ranks of the iraqi government in places where it is not stable. there is always another problem that we will have to deal with. >> [overlapping talking] >> taking on terrorists and bombing more. in terms of how we move forward. you talked about these guys going to europe. that comes down to domestic policy. how we deal with our borders and online radicalization in these areas. >> that's the problem. >> i agree with marie. we have to be more mindful than ever of the digital counter stit.

-- counterfeit. the people who scattered. they are down to 1,000. you have 44,000 -- they have gone to places in western europe. they are here in the united states. they are radicalizing in ways we have seen here in new york city with two terror attacks this year. >> it used to be you could track somebody's travel and it was a red nag. -- flag. now you can go online. >> will we orchestrate regime changes? >> president trump changed his view on syria. came in, what do i care? how long did it take to start bombing syria. presidents change when they get in here. >> do we end up confronting

russia? >> well, maybe if we can get this investigation come to a close. >> [laughing] >> maybe trump office mueller a deal. >> if you listen to the left, we are not fighting against russia. we are fighting with russia. we are a puppet of the soviet regime and do what putin wants. >> this is all about the iranians. being the focus of this administration. >> do you think he stase? >> i don't know. i won't predict that. the administration is very focussed on iran and making sure they don't creep in. >> someone said his days were inbound. >> everyone's days are numbered. >> last word? >> the problem is in assad is not there, what fills that void. >> ahead, an interesting

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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> here's something you don't see every day. a prince interviewing a president. an interview conducted by prince harry with former president obama. some interesting exchanges. we have the highlights beginning with what sounded like a veil slight over obama's successor with his use of social media. >> we have to find ways to recreate a common space on the

internet. the dangers of the internet, people can have different realities. they can be cocooned in information that reinforms their biases. it's harder to be as cruel in person as people can be on the internet. >> mr obama never mentioned president trump but one can imagine he had him in mind. here's another clip about handing over the presidency to the 45. >> you sat through the inauguration with your game face on. what was going through your mind? >> the first thing was:

>> nothing more serene than the feeling of your entire legacy coming undone right before your eyes. >> [laughing]. >> do you believe he felt ser e serene? >> no. >> knowing the president would undo many ever his regulations? >> it probably didn't feel well. he may have gotten those emotions out on election night when he was not happy with hillary clinton for blowing. it i wonder if he brought an ipod full of his speeches for the queen. here are some things. >> [overlapping talking]

>> dangerous about social media for president obama. inviting a woman who bathes herself in milk and fruit loops to do an interview with you. and the selfie ticks. when the president obama news broke it happened on twitter. that's also dangerous. >> the president is adept at social media. running against senator mccain in 2008, it was his use of facebook that put him over the top with younger voters. isn't it hypocritical for him to be attacking the president? >> well, he didn't attack the at any rate. -- the president. the internet can have horrible things said about all of us. it happens all the time. it makes people listen to what

they already believe. nothing he said is controversial. i think he is concerned about discourse and dialogue. part of the internet like twitter don't help it. >> it's not supposed to help it. the internet is not supposed to be sanitary and serene. >> i would not know. >> being threatened is not good. >> maybe that has to do with the kind of discourse you engage it. i find the digital realm to be satisfy. >> absolutely. this is the same song he's been singing for years and years president barack obama wanted to go back to the days of three networks telling his story. it always bogarted him. fox news would stick in his craw.thered him. fox news would stick in his craw. >> it's a wonderful world now.

people have their own opinions they can publish them. >> it's better than the old days. >> [overlapping talking] >> the government should crackdown on wrong ideas. >> that's what you are saying? >> no, i am saying we don't have facts anymore to debate over. am i outnumbered here p-i think the promise of social media hasn't been met. >> how do you get your news? >> social media. >> [laughing] >> is it all fake? >> i am saying the promise hasn't been met. that doesn't mean it won't be met in time. the single great challenge facing our culture and republic today is: how do we deal with this medium? what regulations are appropriate? from an anti-trust perspective?

i think we end up with anti-trust measures to ensure some competition. >> there is plenty of competition. that's the wonderful thing about the internet. >> that's frustrating for the president. half of it disagrees with him. >> [overlapping talking]. >> that's frustrating him. he feels he is right. highs beliefs and opinions are true. that's not correct. anything that runs counter to his deeply felt beliefs must be wrong. >> anonymity has value. >> the president doesn't operate an anomommousliolole. >> did you reverb -- listen to the questions the prince was

asking? 2016 has been a very, very difficult year. >> [laughing] >> the conspiracy theories are false and jump out of the internet and into real life. the pizza gate. someone walks with an automatic weapon into a pizza parlor a mile from my house and could have killed people because of something stupid and false he read on the internet. >> that has more to do with the mental stability of someone like that. >> [overlapping talking] >> before internet there was unpleasant discourse as well. the internet magnifies that, but it's a choice. things are said every day that are horrible. twitter is a cesspool of disgusting things that are said. it's like the first amendment. there are things said not on the internet and prices to pay for those freedoms. the question becomes:

how do we regulate these things? what is okay to be said? >> right. >> [overlapping talking] >> the political leaders, should we look to them to set a better example of president trump? >> or barack obama. >> we are not talking barack obama. >> of course we are talking about him. >> president trump brought down our discourse. >> how did a fox news reporter feel when he was criticized by barack obama. >> we can criticize president trump. >> some of us do. >> president trump in his rift with the fbi. it was turned up a notch. that's next.

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takes issue with that. >> there is only one institution that has been tainted through these months and that's the trump presidency. it's tainted by the president's lies. by his disrespect for american institutions operating under the law with traditional american democracy and instruments. if the president is as confident as he says this investigation will end soon with him being exonerated he ought to welcome this instead of attacking constantly. he is doing a great disservice to our democracy. >> i agree with some of the things. not everything that carl said. chris, it seems like president trump enjoys pushing institutions to the limits. i think his supporters like that he would come in and drain the swchl. -- swamp. is this taking it a step too far going after the fbi while they

are investigating with him? >> bernstein. glory day! i was on fox news sustained with bob woodard. he is measured and smart. bernstein has embraced like ahh, the wires are live. i might discount some of his statements. >> that being said. >> the president has a strategy. his supporters and defender have a strategy. whatever the fbi and robert mueller come up, they want his core group of supporters to say it doesn't matter. the fbi is shot through with democrats. it's crooked. i don't believe what they say. i am sticking can my man. so whatever comes out at the end, trump's republicans will

stick with them whatever the findings are because you are impeaching the witness. >> which will look silly is robert mueller exonerates the president. there is a serious issue at the top levels of the fbi. we have it in black-and-white with the text messages. an official government office used to talk about an insurance policy and people have questions about what that meant. the new fbi director as an obligation to remind his agents that politics can't impede your investigations and none of your decisions can be made based on how you feel about particular danned cands. -- candidates. the american people as a whole can regain some kind of confidence in the fbi. i talked to a number of people on the left as well who say

these messages that came to light are alarming to them in terms of how this was handled and the biases that happened during the obama administration not to hold democrats accountable in the same way republicans are held accountable. >> i also think i heard from fbi colleagues i used to work with in government, they said these text messages are terrible. they look bad. he was taken off the investigation. a lot of us who are non-partisan who feel like the president and his supporters are attacking all of our credibility. >> why? >> are you joking. >> the great men and women. they keep going back to that. it's the people running the investigation. we see their attacks. >> it's important to make a differentiation.

>> i think there is. there is a difference between people who work in law enforcement who have sworn to protect and defend the u.s. constitution who believe in the rule of law and who work their tails off day in and out. >> president trump is not saying -- >> [overlapping talking] >> there are some people at the top who have so much influence over the hard working people on the lower levels -- >> [overlapping talking]. >> go do your work. i don't know what the problem s. we are seeing at the top it's rotten. >> who is rotten? >> strzok. >> he is not at the top. >> he was. >> [overlapping talking] >> you don't have any evidence that these personal political views influenced the investigation. >> we do have evidence. >> [overlapping talking] >> i don't know why he has to sit there with tape over his

mouth. i think president trump should say i don't like it. i don't know why he has to sit there. >> like a respectable leader. >> i don't believe in this stuff. >> it's one thing if you are an outside analyst looking at everything and commenting on it. that's what a lot of people do all day long. they watch the news and form an opinion and talk about it with their friends. it's different when you are part of story and you are affecting the outcome of the measurement. >> we have seen both parties taking issue with things like trying to get martin luther king to commit suicide. i think the american people can take comfort from the fact that our federal law enforcement agencies and justice department

are staffed by people who love america. american is overwhelming well served by these agencies. >> do we know how those texts came to life? >> the inspector general. they fired him and then look at that. >> what the fbi agents on the ground are doing, they are removed from politics. they work on child porn and terrorism. it's important to distinguish who we are talking about here. >> they are just as up. >> they are upset. >> i am untainted. >> all right. >> coming up, "vanity fair"

getting push back for a new video mocking hillary clinton. the controversy up next. stay close.

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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> hillary clinton just won't go away. staffers at "vanity fair" have suggestions to keep her busy and out of politics. >> time to start working on your sequel to your book. what the hell happened? >> disable auto-fill on your iphone. >> take up a new hobby in the new year. volunteer work. knitting. comedy, anything to keep you from running again. >> put away your james comey

vodoo doll. >> cheers to you, hillary clinton. >> literally anything. those tips did not go over well with her supporters. there is a back lash on social media over the video calling it sexist to suggest that hillary clinton take up a hobby by knitting. they did snarky new year's resolutions for a bunch of politicians. it was an attempt at humor and regret it missed the mark. tom, our resident knitter. >> i guess knitting is associated with women. they suggested she take up comedy. an art form associated with men.

>> you are not helping. >> [laughing] >> i said yesterday on this show, they are saying lock her up. the democrats are chanting that about hillary clinton. they want her to go away. did you see those people. >> these are millennials. this is a changing of the media guards. these are people saying please don't run again because you are tanking the party. hillary clinton is so desperate and embarrassing and lacks such self-awareness she needs to go away and reexamine her life. after a year of making fun of her, she is such a great time. i hope she doesn't go anywhere and runs for president in 2018. she provides material. stay in the limelight. you are a blast! it's an endless supply of jokes

and barb. stick with it. >> the saddest part of the story is "vanity fair" somewhat apologized for the video. >> we talked about the cocoons that people on the internet era are able to keep for themselves. it's a control 72 degrees. >> i like that. >> everything afirms your world view. >> what what president obama said with prince harry. you only hear you are right. we should point out, the most disastrous national politician, two presidential elections, lost to the two most unlikely. lost twice. once to a guy whose middle name was hussein. she is the worst democratic nominee since at least dukakis.

>> she beat rick lasio. >> that's true. here is this person. a target are ridicule. gentle mocking. the fact that that is too much. you can't take this mocking and it has to be dissected on the basis of sexism. >> if you do something wrong or someone calls you on something, that person is not automatically racist or sexist. >> right. >> your input on this? >> i want to never have to talk about hillary clinton on television again. it's frustrating. and also because she is not the future of the party. republicans love making fun of her. >> and democrats. >> going into 2018 thinking we will relitigate 2016, they will

be in for a big surprise come november. there area lot of new democrats who are not hillary clinton democrats. we are about to turn a page into a big election that is not about the clintons. >> hopefully there will be new faces we can talk about. >> [overlapping talking] >> [laughing] >> a not so fresh face. fasten your seat belmont bruins. -- belts. mariah carey is returning to times square after last year's new year's eve disaster. well, like most of you, i just bought a house. -oh! -very nice. now i'm turning into my dad. i text in full sentences. i refer to every child as chief. this hat was free. what am i supposed to do, not wear it? next thing you know, i'm telling strangers defense wins championships. -well, it does. -right? why is the door open? are we trying to air condition the whole neighborhood?

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>> it wasn't mariah carey's finest hour. >> ♪ >> all right. >> i will say let the audience sing, okay? >> last year new year's eve's performance was a catastrophic mess. everyone deserves a second chance, right? mariah carey will get one this sunday when she returns to times square for a redemption performance on dick clark's rocking eve. kennedy, mariah carey, am i the only one that thinks that was not that bad of a performance? she had technical issues. >> jesse waters and i will be

hosting the all american new year on sunday night. we will number times square. last year as mariah carey walked by me, i said hello and she looked like the ghost of mtv past had her around the neck. she was so terrified. that might have been the cause. >> you did it! >> you freaked her out. >> we need to find her and give her a nice, friendly, positive emotional massage and complete the work she started. it will be like minus 25. i don't think she will number that. >> do you know what she is wearing this year? >> that's what the internet said. >> we have an inspired out fit. >> i think kennedy should leave the emotional massaging to jesse waters. what do you think? >> [laughing]

>> there is no way to answer that >> we are her good luck charm. i love mariah carey when she since. those poor people stood out in times square in the cold to hear the audience sing. >> do you go outside and do these things. there are technical issues. >> right. >> i am glad she is getting a second chance. this is america. people get redemption. she should dress appropriately. >> it would be great if she dressed like the kid in the christmas story. >> she should. >> you could hear the crack behind her. >> she can no longer sing the super high notes. >> [laughing] >> all right. i don't know if anyone can hear this. >> she is a cold. >> [laughing] >> she was raspy. it's hard to sing outside.

>> he is available. >> people talk to us during the show. >> is that who was taking in my earphone. hers were not working. but she accused dick clark productions of sabotaging her ear monitors. why would we do that. >> was it beyonce who messed up the national anthem? >> that was roseanne bar. >> beyonce did it great. then she was lip-syncing. all of the power to them. it's hard to sing outside. >> that was a frigid day. >> absolutely freezing cold. whitney houston did the same thing in 1991. she wanted to make sure that she had one prerecorded. it was beautiful. she recorded it in the stadium. >> and you have iceman flying

over your head. it's hard. >> you are spilling coffee on yourself. >> tune and watch kennedy and jesse waters. one more thing is up next. whoooo.

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marie, katie, tom, chris, that's me. kennedy. >> i will go first. >> you want to go first? >> sure. chris and her husband john legend who is also a buckeye were stuck on a plane head from l.a. to tokyo. it was turned back because an unauthorized person was on board. in the last 24 hours, 10 planes had to turn around. she tweeted out something. we have the video. >> thank you so much for taking me on this awesome vacation, babe. >> you are welcome. >> a little sarcasm. not the way we want to start our vacation. >> life is so hard. >> i know. >> [laughing] >> this is a very sweet story. sean a high school student in california received a great surprise from his classmates after his nintendo three-d game

system from his late grandmother was stolen. watch this. >> [inaudible]. >> oh! >> [applauding] >> isn't that the sweetest thing. all of his classmates pitched in to buy him a new one. he said thank you by telling them you are an angel from god. the opposite of bullying. >> what manner of rotten human being steals a video game system from a child at christmas. maybe a literacy advocate. >> [laughing]know. >> maybe. >> don't give it to him! >> oh, man! >> no more nintendo for him. >> well, as the author of mean dads for a better america, i

believe parents should embarrass their children very far possible. this woman was singing a pop sing and watch what her mother does. >> ♪ >> ♪ ♪ we danced ♪ the night away ♪ we drank too much ♪ i held your hair back >> come on. i sounded good! oh my god! >> [laughing] >> the best. love it. >> don't you love it, kennedy? >> love it. i dance in the grocery store and my children bury their heads, mom! >> i am cool. >> you are still cool. >> all right. let me bring it down. let me get the coolness out of the room. the 8-year-old boy. he was rescued after falling

through the ice in utah on christmas day. he was chasing a dog he was worried about. he fell through the water. several rescuers arrived. sergeant aaron thompson of the washington county utah sheriff's office. he went into the water after this kid. let's listen. >> i was getting desperate. i had searched the entire broken out area. he was back underneath the ice beyond the broken out area. i was calling out to him. >> this guy ends up with hypothermia. deep cuts and stitches all over his bode. he got the kid out. the kid was still artificially unconscious. they kept him in a coma but the prognosis was good. and very important the dog was

fine. >> oh. >> the dog was fine. kudos to sergeant thompson. kennedy? >> i have something for older people. this time of year, you see so many people celebrating with their families. it's isolating. there was a study of 3300people in israel. for whose who got out of the house every day they were more likely to hit major milestones. if they were 70 they would see 75 or 80 if they went outside of their house. if you have been shut in and isolated but you want to live a long and productive life, there is a direct correlation between you getting out of your house and living longer. call a friend or family member and have them drive you somewhere or walk. >> if you know someone who needs help, do it.

>> download the fox news app and take it with you everywhere. >> 30 seconds. now, that's it for us. "special report" is next. mike is filling in for bret baier: >> mike: good to see all of you at the five. thanks, chris. president trump gets unsolicited social media advice from former president obama. look at north korea's nuclear weapons progress in 2017. and who is the worst republican governor in america? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> mike: good evening. i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier, president trump is once again touting the stock market as evidence the economy is on the right track. the president made a comment a short time ago during a visit with local fighters? west palm beach, florida. >> we broke it 84 times this year. the stock market hit a new