♪ ♪ >> iran is now taking responsibility for the downed ukrainian international airlines flight saying it accidentally shot the passenger plane down because of human error. after saying they had nothing to do with it, now iran finally admitting. welcome to america's news headquarters in washington, i'm kristin fisher. leland: this news broke late last night, early morning in tehran. i'm leland vittert. as you noted, kristin, the iranians had been steadfast in their denial and suddenly changed course. a lot of questions as to why and how their explanation that they

mistook it for a cruise missile makes sense. greg palkot following this from kiev, ukraine, where obviously there are a lot of people quite angry and looking for answers as well. hi, greg. >> reporter: absolutely, leland, kristin, here at the kiev airport we are getting very strong reminders about how this dramatic change in the ukraine international airlines story could be how impactful it could be for the iranian regime. remember, for the past three days iran had said adamantly that the tragedy was not its fault, that a mechanical error forced the plane down after its takeoff from tehran. now literally overnight, they're admitting they did it. one story says a junior officer shot it out of the sky on his own. 176 people were onboard x they were killed -- and they were killed. iran on the record saying it's a disastrous mistake, they're apologizing for it, they're

allegedly calling for prosecution. the ukrainian government here, president zelensky is demanding much more. they want full accountability, they want compensation, they want the works. in fact, there were ukrainian investigators on the ground in the last couple days, and they are saying today that iranians were hiding the evidence, scrapping debris and then eventually they realized that the jig was up and had to come clean. now here at this airport there is a memorial for the ukrainian crew members who died. late today though there was a spontaneous gathering of local iranians, iranians living in kiev. they came here, they laid pictures of the victims. they were spurred on by this new information. most did not want to speak in front of the camera, a few did. listen to what they had to say. >> in the morning when i heard the news, it was a shock for me, and i can't believe that. >> of course, i'm sorry for them. >> it's very sad.

it's very terrible. >> reporter: >> amazingly emotional tough. iranian officials are trying to shift the blame to some degree saying that the united states create war-like conditions that somehow contributed to this, but now they're faced with something else. i'm going to step aside and let my cameraman, pierre, give you one m view of this memorial. pictures of all the victims of this crash. again, iran initially had said over 140 on that plane were iranian citizens, iranian citizens with dual nationalities. now tehran today is saying that they, in fact, have shot down this plane. this plane with so many of their own onboard. we're already getting word of some kind of protest inside tehran itself. this has got to be trouble for the regime. back to you. leland: and there's a lot of criticism inside iran by iranians on twitter of the

regime and how this has all been handled. more on that throughout the show. greg, thank you. kristin? kristin: meanwhile, president trump is speaking out about the u.s. airstrike that killed qassem soleimani, telling fox news in an exclusive interview with laura ingram that an iranian attack was imminent. mark meredith is lye at the white house -- live at the white house with more. he sure made quite a bit of news last night in that interview with laura. >> reporter: he sure did. president trump says the iranian general was plotting to carry out multiple attacks against u.s. personnel at facilities abroad. the president making those claims in an interview with fox's laura ingram taped at the white house friday. he's defending his decision to order soleimani's death. he says had the strike not happened, many american lives would have been put at risk. >> baghdad certainly would have been the lead, but i think it could have been four embassies, military bases. but it was imminent. and then all of a sudden he was gone. >> reporter: several lawmakers

say they've been concerned about the decision and the intelligence that led to soleimani's death and that there have been questions about how imminent the threat really was to american personnel. but the president says when it comes to iran, his ultimate goal is simple: >> i don't want people having nuclear weapons because they'll use them. i don't want people having nuclear weapons. that's my biggest thing. >> reporter: on friday the trump administration announced additional sanctions against iran. it's going to be targeting iran's economy, specifically the reduction, the manufacturing, textiles industries. we heard from a state department spokesperson earlier today who defended the additional sanctions saying that with so much going on in the middle east, the sanctions are working. listen. >> many people are asking us what is our strategy post the soleimani killing and post the ballistic missile attack on the united states. this is our strategy. we are diplomatically and economically isolating the regime in iran until they bay like a normal -- behave like a normal nation.

>> reporter: we also heard from the treasury secretary yesterday saying sanctions, in his view, are working 100% and that that money is basically being stopped from being allowed to carry out future attacks. we'll be looking to see if we get or few idea on the iran strategy next week with congress expected to hold additional hearings. kristin? kristin: mark meredith live at the white house, thanks. leland: we're learning a lot more about that operation to kill qassem soleimani. it included u.s. army special operations soldiers on the ground that followed his convoy. this is a picture of the aftermath obtained by fox news from a member of the u.s. government. the special operations soldiers were following soleimani's convoy from the baghdad airport and about a half a mile behind when the missile hit. they were on the scene within a minute or two. immediately following the drone strike, they did in the business is -- what in the business is called a bomb damage assessment, confirming that the drone got

the right car and soleimani was dead. many of the pictures we have obtained include graphic and close-up photographs of the iranian general's body. we're not going to show those to you, they are simply too gruesome. he is missing limbs and is grossly disfigured. a source who both served in iraq and saw the pictures noted that soleimani died in much the same way the americans he killed died. this picture or is taken from the other direction showing soleimani's body burning next to the car. we have blurred the body. our source indicates the american assets dragged the body to the scene, put the fire occupant and then identified the iranian general. they took pictures of soleimani's possessions including poetry books, two of his weapons -- both a pistol and assault rifle -- along with wads of cash including iranian currency with the face of the ayatollah. ordinarily his cell phone and other electronics would be taken for for forensic analysis, howe,

as you can see by the charred remains of the phone in the upper left-hand corner of this picture, the hellfire missile and ebb suing fire made that -- ensuing fire made that impossible. if you see a wounded veteran missing a limb or who is seriously misfigured, the odds are pretty good they were wounded by an ied designed under the direction of general soleimani. kristin: joining us now is congressman guy rememberren thoughter, he also served in iraq as a navy if jag officer. congressman, when you see photographs like that, what do you think about and what sort of message does that send to our service members who are on the ground in the region? >> well, kristin, it sends a message that when president trump draws a red line, that red line will be enforced. i know there's a lot of talk about this being vengeance, this being retaliation. i think of it as a way to prevent further escalation, a

way to prevent actions like this happening in the future. so i'm looking forward, not back. but i think it's very clear to the iranians now that president trump will enforce red lines that he draws. kristin: i want to ask you about the plane crash that iran just admitted to after days of denying that they were responsible for it. iran admitting that they were responsible, the revolutionary guard, and blaming human error. what do you make of why they took this long to finally fess up to it? >> well, there's two points on it. one is that the iranians don't want to admit that they're really not that good with symmetric warfare, conventional warfare. if we were to go toe to toe with iran, it's clear they wouldn't have the ability to tell the difference between an craft like this and a missile. they should have grounded all planes, so they don't even have proper protocols. but they're trying to blame this on the united states. kristin: right. >> and how quickly we forget that we were retaliating for them storming our embassy,

firing rockets into u.s. iraqi bases. kristin: well, and that was my next question because iran and even some democrats say that president trump is partially responsible for these 17 is 6 people being killed -- 176 people being killed because the trump administration's actions allegedly forced iran to be on this war footing. your response to democrats and iranians who say this. >> it's completely absurd to have democrats on the stage, even ones that purport to be moderates like mayor pete trying to join the blame america first crowd and say this is somehow president trump's fault. again, we have to recall that what we were doing in iran was in response to the iranians storming our embassy just about a week ago, in response to them killing an american when they were firing rockets into our bases. and just a few months ago they shot down a u.s. drone. at some point there had to have been a red line drawn. iran was the one who was escalating, not president trump. kristin: so president trump in that interview last night said that this was a response to intelligence on iran potentially

attacking four u.s. embassies, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, said when they held that briefing with members of congress later this week, a closed door classified briefing, that he talked about those embassies being a threat. you were in those briefings. did the 'em embassies come up? >> i'm not going to talk about what was in a classified briefing, but anybody that was in that room that sees the totality of the evidence, the fact that the iranians were attacking our u.s. embassy, an embassy that i served literally across the street from when i was in baghdad, the fact that they were firing rocket, why was an iranian general coming to baghdad, meeting with iraqis -- i'm sorry, meeting with shia militia groups? it was clear he was planning imminent attacks on u.s. service members and our iraqi allies. kristin: some of your republican colleagues also in that briefing, senators rand paul and mike lee, came out, senator lee said it was the worst briefing i've seen at least on a military issue, the worst briefing.

do you, did you -- were you satisfied with that briefing? >> i was satisfied, but also, you have to remember, i prosecuted terrorists in iraq, i was in the iraqi courts in baghdad, so i have a little bit more information just from personal experience. i was totally satisfied with the briefing, and there was no doubt in my mind that there were imminent attacks that were being planned by soleimani. why would he have been in baghdad meeting with shia militia groups if he wasn't there to plan attacks? kristin: and finally, the war powers act. you voted to continue to allow president trump to maintain his authority. why did you do that? because a few of your republican colleagues, i believe three, defected and said president trump needed to have more guardrails put up to prevent getting the u.s. involved into another entanglement in the middle east. >> well, i think the president had the authority, and he should have the authority to respond quickly to any kind of hostility. we have article ii of the constitution gives him power, we

have the war powers act of 1973 that says a president can act quickly, within 60 days, they have 30 days to redeploy troops and bring the american troops home. so the president has up to three months to respond to these threats. i think it's incredibly naive to think that we should curtail a president's power to respond to threats. it's a very small world, and geopolitics moves very quickly. kristin: congressman, thank you so much for coming in and sharing your perspective, and thank you for your service. we're going to have much more on this on "fox news sunday" tomorrow, check your local listings for the time and tomorrow. and tomorrow at 11 eastern howie kurtz and his guests are going to be digging into the media coverage about all of this fallout from the soleimani strike. leland: he'll probably also dig into this on "fox news sunday," weeks of congressional stalemate seems to be over. house speaker nancy pelosi says she's going to begin the process

and send articles of impeachment to the senate next week. that's a move that senate majority leader mitch connell says should have come a lot are sooner. garrett tenney break down what we can expect in the latest episode of the impeachment saga. >> reporter: well, leland, this is certainly a long time coming. after more than three weeks of holding onto the articles of impeachment, speaker nancy pelosi is expected to hold the vote on tuesday or possibly wednesday at the latest. that measure will allow the senate to take the steps it needs to start the trial, but another big thing it will do is name the impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against president trump in the senate trial. a source familiar with the democrats' plans tells fox news pelosi is expected to appoint fewer than the 13 managers there were in the clinton impeachment. the soonest a senate trial could begin is late next week, but we're told more likely it will be at least a week and a half. also so the two sides can prepare to present their cases. majority leader mitch

mcconnell has said he plans to use the same framework as the clinton impeachment trial which would mean not deciding on the possibility of additional documents or witnesses until later on, something democrats as well as a number of republicans say they want to see sooner. >> i think we need to have witnesses. there are a number of witnesses with firsthand information that i think the american people deserve to hear from. i think there are documents that are out there that haven't been seen to test some of the witnesses that we have heard as well as those that i'd like to see called. so i'm going to vote for witnesses. if there is a plan that goes forward that doesn't have that on the front end, i'll probably vote against that. >> reporter: one of the big names democrats want to hear from is former national security adviser john bolton who has said he is willing to testify. but last night president trump told laura ingraham he would likely block bolton from testifying by exerting executive privilege. >> i think you have to for the sake of the average. i would love everybody to

testify. i'd like mick to testify, i'd like mike pompeo to testify, i like rick per arely to testify. i want everybody. but there are things that you can't do from the standpoint of executive privilege. you have to maintain that. so we'll see where it all goes. >> reporter: now, if bolton is subpoenaed and the president tries to block it, that could lead to another court fight over whether he should be allowed to testify or how that testimony might be restricted. so until that question of additional witnesses is answered, there's still a lot up in the air in terms of how long a senate trial could run. lowe land? leland: and also in terms of how exactly the president's going to play the issue of executive privilege, as you pointed out. garrett tenney, thanks so much. kristin? kristin: leaked internal communications reveal that employees deceived regulators and mocked the safety of its 737 max planes, this as the ousted ceo walks away from the company with over $60 million in

benefits. jacqui heinrich is live with more and that is quite the golden parachute to walk away with after all this. >> reporter: no kidding, kristin. the ceo's getting this big payout as the workers in the supply chain are facing massive layoffs. dennis mullen berg is getting a $62 million exit package although he is losing out on a nearly $15 million severance package. spirit aerosystems, a kansas manufacturer for 737 max parts, laid off 2800 workers. the company released a statement saying it had to happen because production is suspended, and there's no indication when it could resume. those employees are getting just 60 days' pay. the 737 max fleet has been grounded ten months after two crashes killed 346 people. new software is being blamed for those crashes. on thursday internal e-mails were delivered to congressional investigators showing boeing -- [inaudible] one test pilot asked another, would you put your family on a

max-simulated trained aircraft? if i wouldn't. another text message read: i still haven't been forgiven by god for the covering up i did last year. yesterday the faa announced plans to fine boeing more than $5 million for installing substandard parts in the 757 max's wings. those participants were also installed on other version es of the 737 planes. boeing said it has no reports of the parts causing problems in flights but is working to correct the issue, writing: we are aware of today's proposed civil penalty by the faa. the airplanes were the subject of a service bulletin and air worthiness directed last year. we're working to take the appropriate corrective actions consistent with the airworthiness directive. earlier this week, the company reversed a decision on a key safety issue, now recommending simulator training for all 737

max pilots, of course, when they come back off the ground. kristin. kristin: thanks. later in the show a top aviation attorney on the challenges boeing faces with its troubles 737 max planes and what potential legal repercussions iran could face after striking down that civilian airliner. leland: back here at home, at least three people are dead, thousands now without power as severe storms have spawned tornadoes and flooding. adam klotz tracking where this storm is headed next. hi, adam. adam: hey, leland. unfortunately, probably the worst still on the way. this is the leading edging of that line of storms just now creeping into alabama. those pink boxes are tornadoes on the ground right now. where's the system going next? that's coming up after the break. ♪ snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. glucerna. everyday progress

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fire, there'll be a whole combination of strategies and tactics being deployed. leland: a number of american firefighters have flown down to help. so far 27 people have died because of the fires raging across that country, and millions of animals have been killed, thousands of homes destroyed. the fires have been burning since september, and officials say it could take months from now to rein them in. kristin: severe weather and tornadoes tearing through parts of the south, causing damage and killing at least three people in louisiana and one in texas. meteorologist adam klotz is live in the fox extreme weather center today with the very latest and, adam, we have got some really weird weather here in d.c. too. i mean, it's january, and it feels like it's 70 degrees outside. what is going on? adam: right. i'll begin with that. it takes a big, strong cold front to see the storms we're seeing. 65 in new york city, stretching back down to dallas, 32 degrees.

there is your very strong cold front, you see warm air and cold air running into each other, often times you see big storms as a result. alabama is the bull's eye, farther south getting all the way to gulf coast. those are areas where we could see some really big storms firing up. so far we already have. this is the leading edge right now, right along that leading edge any place where you see those orange boxes, those are severe thunderstorms, winds up to 60 or 70 miles an hour, strong hail, heavy downpours, a lot of lightning. and those other isolated boxes in pink are tornado-warned storms which means there could be tornadoes on the ground in those areas. everything in this big box is a tornado watch, that'll probably continue to shift toward the east. everything out in front of this there's the potential because the ingreed yementds are there that we could see tornado activity throughout the rest of today. you follow this storm farther to the north, eventually it gets cold enough on the back side that it becomes a snowmaker. this is just going to to be big

thunderstorms for most folks in the eastern half of the country, but here's your future radar, and i will leave you with this, we're wondering how long is this going to last? by tomorrow morning this entire system has really pushed its way across the entire country, so sunday looks good. we just have a long day ahead of us. kristin: wow. i was wondering why it was so hot outside, you explained it perfectly. leland: a new milestone for president trump's border wall. 100 miles of new wall has been completed. this as the dhs works towards the president's goal of building 450 miles by the year end. the vice president of the national border control council, hector garza, joining us from, i believe, austin. tell us, what difference has this 100 miles made, if any? >> well, it's made a huge difference because a lot of the older physical barriers that we had in place did not have the technology that we have now. so, for example, the new border wall system that we have, those 100 miles, that includes a lot

of technology. for example, it will tell agents when people are approaching the fence, when they're approaching the area, when they're crossing, they'll be able to be detected from 100 yards away, and we'll be able to know if it's an animal or actually people coming across. that'll give the advantage tour agents, and we'll be able to do our job better. leland: there's always the debate about whether this is just a wall that didn't work that's been now made to be stronger, etc. this is what our brain room put together in terms of exactly what's happened. the border with mexico's about 2,000 miles. the president's proposed about 1,000 miles' worth of wall. 32 feet of new wall have been built, 8 miles of new wall tarted, 100 miles of existing barriers replaced with sturdier barriers. when people are talking about building the wall, quote-unquote, how much of that matters that it's a real wall and so far not much has been built versus the wall as a metaphor for getting tough on illegal immigration?

>> so 2020 we're going to see a lot of physical wall being built by president trump. but what we're also going to see is this invisible wall that president trump has been building in the form of the different initiatives that president trump has implemented. for example, the protection protocols known as the remain in mexico policy. the cooperative agreements in the northern triangle, the patriot initiative, all these initiatives that president trump has been working on is causing a low you are number of -- lower number on the border. we're seeing a physical barrier and an invisible barrier that president trump has built. leland: are the numbers supporting these policies are working in terms of who we're seeing coming up to the border? are people not even both bothering to try? >> these cartels will always try to counter our law enforcement everetts. so, for example, if we build the wall in certain participants of the country, they're going to try to exploit other parts of the border. if we implement different types

of policies as far as a asylum, they're going to try to accommodate. so, for example, we're seeing a lot of mexicans now. we're also seeing more people crossing the border from continents like africa, congo, from the middle east, from russia. and that's what the cartels are doing to counter president trump's efforts. leland: clear from our conversation that you're a supporter of the president's efforts. finish appeals court ruling that president trump can divert $3.6 billion in military funds for the border wall and continue that process. missing from all of this is mexico paying for the border wall. does that bother you at all as it takes funding from other things in the u.s. government? >> so i want to make it very clear, we support president trump because he supports border patrol agents, and he supports the safety of the american public. that's why we support president trump. as far as who's paying for the wall, as a border patrol agent who sees the crime that comes across the worder, i don't care -- the border, i don't care who's paying it.

what we know is walls work, and they will keep our country safe, keep our border patrol agents safe as they try to do their job. and, again, we need to make sure that we're safe, and we need the wall. leland: honest point, honest conversation, mr. garza. appreciate your time on watch as well, you and your men down there every day. appreciate it, sir. >> thank you, leland. leland: all right. kristin: and british lawmakers work on brexit, a mexit deal could also be in the works. more on the reported negotiations between prince harry, duchess meghan and the royal palace, coming up. ♪ ♪

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people. ben hall has the very latest live from the middle east. hi, ben. >> reporter: hi, kristin. this is a stunning and very rare admission of guilt from the iranians. but it comes in the face of mounting evidence against them. we believe u.s. satellite imagery, infrared photographs as well as communication intercepts. the iranian leader aye tole la that main and the president have expressed con condolences, but t has failed to calm angry iranians. thousands of people poured into the streets chanting for their country's leaders to resign. many iranians ask why authorities did not close down the country's air space at a time when they would have been on high alert for retaliation after those missile strikes. that crash has now fueled anti-government sentiment after months of large scale anti-government protests. the iranian military now says the passenger jet had been

misidentified as a cruise missile flying over tehran. it said air defenses were fired in error while on alert. the plane was brought down by a russian-made sa-15 missile. foreign governments across the world have condemned the action with ukraine already demanding compensation. new developments also on another operation in yemen which took place on the same night as the soleimani strike. u.s. special operations attempting to kill but missing a top iranian revolutionary guard quds force commander. the drone strike, using an nq-9 reaper, targeted a financier and key commander of the quds force. it did not result in his death according to a u.s. official. but the story does suggest that broader attempts to take out the leadership of the quds force if, remember, exporter of iranian aggression across the region, so we now believe an attempt to take that leadership out across a wider field. kristin? kristin: good points.

ben hall, thank you so much. leland? leland: now we look at how the 2020 candidates and lawmakers here at home are reacting to the u.s./iran conflict. we bring in tony katz, heard in indianapolis and around the world on the worldwide web. good to see you, sir. first, pete buttigieg, innocent civilians are now dead because they were caught in the middle of an unnecessary and unwanted military tit for tat. my thoughts are with the families and loved ones aboard the flight x. now this is from the iranian foreign minister, javad sa rear, a sad day, human error at a time of crisis led to disaster. our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to the families of all victims and to the other affected nations. am i wrong in wondering who's reading whose talking points? >> well, i don't know if you're

wrong, but understand that facts don't matter when hating trump is what's important. they hate donald trump so much, this isn't about your politics, this isn't about your thoughts on policy. this is about hate. pete buttigieg is, first of all, i'm not a moderate, we should put an end to that, but he hates donald trump so much, the political left hates him so much that it didn't matter that the united states had nothing to do with this ukrainian airliner getting shot down. hating him was the only thing to do. it's the same exactling when you have representative tulsi gabbard and the speaker of the house nancy pelosi referring to it as assassination regarding the death of general soleimani. we reserve that term. this was a terrorist, and we don't say we assassinated osama bin laden. it's not an assassination, and to utilize that terminology is based on being so craven for power that you'll say anything and do anything including utilizing iranian talking points to get there. leland: you know, we had tulsi

gabbard's sound bite ready, but just so quote it, it's a very unfortunately consequence of this education calculation of war, referring to what you're talking about. what's the end result here? do the american people say enough of sort of p pandering to the hate trump base, or does this resonate with enough people -- whether or not you agree or disagree with hating president trump -- but does it resonate with enough people on the left to spur democratic turnout especially during a primary? >> no. if the conversation is about how do we as americans want to handle iran or other threats, taking a look at the authorization of use of military force, things like that, those are smart, worthwhile conversations. but when the democrats move forward on the war powers resolution, specifically to stop president trump from being able to protect the country or protect soldiers, that's looked at as a negative. and where's it looked at as a negative? pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin -- [inaudible conversations] leland: and i want to get your

thought on this. this was ilhan omar, congresswoman from minnesota, tweeting about the president's new sanctions after the deescalation speech. she said you cannot claim to want deescalation and then announce new sanctions with no clear goal. this is not a measured response. she also said sanctions are economic warfare. noteworthy that she, i guess, opposes sanctions against iran but supports them against israel. >> that's the story. that is the story. you stole -- it's like you're reading my diary, leland -- leland: no, i'm not, i just listened to you yesterday on the radio. >> well, again, same thing. you can't support bds and then be opposed to sanctions against iran. if israel to you is the enemy but iran is good and decent, the problem is you, the problem is ilhan omar. leland: something to hear about on your show in the coming days and weeks. tony katz, tony katz today on wibc. nice to see you, sir, thank you. all right. tony might have some thoughts about this too, you'll have to

listen to his podcast, prince harry and duchess meghan have decided to step away from their royal duties. exit talks behind closed doors are going well, sources say. what next for the royal couple and whether it's a good thing or not for all of us, when we come back. ♪ ♪

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and since that shock announcement was made on wednesday, the royal family have been holding talks behind closed doors to try and find a solution for harry and meghan's future. it's not that simple. the duke and duchess themselves, they were seen at canada house in london just one day before this shock announcement was made. they say they want to spend more time in north america, be more private, be more independent financially, but working out these logistical matters such as finance and their personal security is very complicated. now, there have been signs that the royal couple were unhappy for some time. on a recent tour of africa, they both gave interviews complaining about their treatment in the press. but look back to 208, harry and meghan married at a fairy tale wedding at windsor castle. ever since then this pair have been struggling to carve out the more modern role they wanted to have in this very traditional royal family. there are now, many royal fans

here in the u.k. are disappointed that harry and meghan did not consult the queen before making this momentous decision. the queen is also said to be very disappointed with their choice. and the fact that meghan appears to have returned to canada immediately after this announcement was made has raised even more eyebrows here. her husband, harry, has stayed back in the u.k. to handle the fallout. but what we do know is that the royal family is working towards a solution that suits all, and we're hearing from royal sources that those talks are progressing well and that the queen is very keen to have a decision within the next few days. back to you, kristin. kristin: kitty logan, thank you. i wonder if those royal sources, i wonder if the royal palace leaks as much as -- leland: the white house? kristin: the white house or capitol hill. leland: it's interesting though that the royal family is like the original reality show, right? before we had reality shows, in tv you had the royal family.

which one could say that we did fight a war so we didn't have to deal with these people, but somehow here in the u.s. we are still talking about them. in fact, even president trump has weighed in. >> i think it's sad. i do, i think it's -- she's a great woman. i think this is a blindside, she was blindsided by this whole situation, and i think it's too bad. i don't want to get into the whole thing, but i find it, i just have such respect for the queen. i don't think this should be happening to her. leland: to be clear, he was talking about the queen when he said this is such a sad situation, she was blindsided. we have to go back to kitty logan's report though when you heard that the royal couple have been complaining for a long time about their life. understandably, prince harry signed up for this -- didn't sign up for this, he was born into it, okay. but she knew exactly what she was getting herself into when you marry a prince, you become a print access, isn't that -- princess. isn't that every girl's fairy tale? yes kris i would not say -- leland: but the ones who marry

the prince. kristin: yeah. she should have known what she was getting into when she married prince harry. for somebody who says they are not interested in mexit, you certainly seem to be -- leland: i'm interested in being a critical observer, because it just offers so much fodder like, perhaps, they needed a prenup. not between each other, but with the royal family. really interesting they want to take a big step back because they're going to be concerned about their private lives, yet prince harry sticking around to negotiate how much money he gets on leaving? kristin: it's a complicated -- leland: no, it's not. kristin: you're talking about stepping back from his royal duties? i mean, there's a lot of paperwork involved here. leland: oh, yeah. kristin: especially if he sprung this, allegedly, on the queen. leland: remember the history here. there's a king who's abdicated. it's very easy to say i'm done, good-bye. basically, they're saying i want to find a new way to cash out on this. let me see what the best deal i

can get is. kristin: but they're also saying they want to be financially independent. leland: then don't ask for -- this is the best line i've gotten from a friend of mine, who quits the royal family? i don't like quitters. kristin: it's a good line. all i will say is for somebody that did not want to do this segment -- leland: no, no, that's not what i said. that's not what i said -- kristin: talking about the royals, you seem to really, really know -- leland: i will talk about it from now until next tuesday, because it's great fodder. it's just appalling to me the arrogance and the level of self-agrannation these people have for themselves that they say we want to take a step back, we are interested in our private lives, yet give us more money. kristin: at least the story has a good name, mexit. ties in perfectly with brexit. at least it's got a good headline. leland: totally. as we saw from the british papers. and more headlines to come, for sure. all right, so for the first time in nearly ten years, this is an interesting one, women are surpassing men in the work

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with women outnumbering men for the very first time in almost a decade. according to the latest jobs report, women hold 50.04% of jobs, not counting self-employed or farm labor, and those numbers due in large part to growth in the education and health care sectors which typically employ more women. overall though, the economy added 145,000 jobs in december, falling just short of economists' expectations. 2019 also marking the tenth year in a row that u.s. employers have been consistently creating jobs. this is the first time we have seen a decade of steady payroll growth in 80 years of data. leland: dow 29,000, one of the things we hear from the president on the stump consistently. hey, even if you don't like me, even if you're not thrilled with me, vote with your paycheck, your 401(k). if you're at trump rallies, is that resonating with people or is it because they like president trump's style? kristin: of course, the economy,

folks absolutely love -- leland: but do they feel it? are they talking about, hey, this is what's happened because of the president and the economy? kristin: some do, some don't. think one of the areas that's really going to be critical is the president's having a rally in milwaukee, wisconsin, next week x. those suburbs where suburban women are, that's a key con stuff went that he needs -- constituent9 that he needs to attract. we'll see if it's enough to overlook some of the other things they don't like about the president. leland: questions on the campaign trail. kristin: moving on, why a u.s. navy ship was forced to sound the alarm and what the russians are saying about the near collision, after the break. ♪ ♪ i wish i could shake your hand. granted. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ that's ensure max protein,

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