one call can save you $2000 every year. to start saving on your next mortgage payment go to i ran not taking responsibility for shooting down an ukrainian airliner early this week. tehran said it killed hundred 76 people on board and it was an accident. welcome to "america's news hq" from washington. they finally decided to tell some version of the truth and then blame the u.s. >> at least now for the families. they know for sure what indeed happened. it doesn't make any manner. in this sudden reversal they are never admitting that human error was to bear.

they were watching u.s. troops in the region. that is the explanation that they are giving at least. if you had been talking to a lot of the families grieving the loss of loved ones. what is the very latest. in the international airlines. and the tragedy. and now especially today as a story changes. more emotional gravity. we had been adamantly saving that the tragedy was not their fault. a mechanical air probably forced on the plane from the toronto airport. literally overnight we saw and book appear this morning they are admitting that they did it and one account said a junior

officer shot down a cruise missile. it was a passenger airplane with 176 people on board. i ran is going through the motion admitting a disastrous mistake apologizing for it. iranian governor --dash government is demanding it. his own investigators were on the ground for the past couple days and now they are coming out and saying exactly what was happening. what they are saying is that i ran it was hiding the evidence and putting together and scraping up the debris and putting it in a hangar away from any kind of telltale sign of really what happened. then eventually realizing that they couldn't put up this lie anymore that is why the regime came forward. here at this airport this memorial initially was for the nine ukrainian crewmembers who

died in the crash but in the past couple of hours we have seen a local resident iranian citizen who live here in kiev and they have brought pictures of many of the victims and laid them out on the floor here. it was a very emotional scene most did not want to talk to us. they were too worried about the machine but others do talk and here's what they said. >> in the mormon -- in the morning when i read the news i was very sad. >> it is terrible. very sad. >> you are looking at live pictures out life pictures out of canada. the prime minister is reacting to the admission. let's listen. >> it is at times of tensions like these that the tragedies like this crash can happen causing great last -- loss of innocent life.

the president's response t and to continue this dialogue. our focus remains accountability and transparency, and justice for the families and loved ones of the victims. as the minister said yesterday. our government is taking additional steps to take more system support to those grieving. it convened earlier today. additionally the counselor and immigration officials have been dispatched across the country so that they can be in direct contact with the family of canadians affected by this tragedy. the minister has set up an emergency line to ensure that the officials are available to help with any visa issues

[french] >> that is canadian prime minister justin trudeau. they have taken full responsibility for taking down that ukrainian airplane which left hundred and 76 people dead including hundred 60 canadians. you must think that he have a more even tone. leland: why do you think the iranians finally came clean? >> i think we started to see a cascade of facts come out from the pentagon and others photographs, and i think they realized what was inevitable. >> the gig was up eventually in terms of what they were

doing. they were bulldozing the crash scene which did not exactly lead people to believe that they were fair and transparent. this happened as a plane was climbing. about 8,000 feet coming off of a runway in tehran's international airport. from a climbing commercial airline. out of an international airport. the missile that took it down would know the difference. >> should the operator had known the difference. >> i think i've heard reports that either the system can trigger itself by way of tracking heat sources in the sky or it can operate by an individual actually launching it. the indications we have now. should they had known the difference. if it is flying at night it will flash in green and red lights. i think there is a suggestion there that they should know the difference.

leland: this is an interesting question in terms of where this goes from here. >> justin trudeau was not talking about retaliation. with some kind of real punitive measures. when the united states shot down an iranian airline eventually the u.s. it took it and said we are very sorry. i think it's highly likely. there are a number of lawsuits against the iranian government. this is an instance where it is really ukraine. what's more likely than not is as it relates to these issues to be some sort of diplomatic resolution. whether the airline and self gets involved and whether there are assertions as i've heard some people make that

the airline should have never taken off i think that raises a whole another dimension to be looked at. >> you think about this with international law. you have a crash in iran he of canadian passengers. and ukrainian airline spirit who ends up deciding all of this. i think there is an awful lot of decisions that have been made already. the international agreement to which ukraine is a signatory in the contract between the passengers on the airplane and the airline that they will arrive safely at their destination. there are provisions there with respect to the exposure. the liability of the airline. i suspect it to the extent that it has involvement will be under the montréal credit convention. that is a relationship between the government of ukraine in the government of iran.

he was going to be able to look at the black boxes. this is with the usual cover-up. for so many of the victims and the number that lived there in kiev. does the investigation matter anymore. i think in many respects it doesn't matter. it doesn't mean that they will continue with the investigation. the iranians control the investigation. if they had continued to deny that they shot it down i think we all know where the outcome would be. yes they will still be an investigation. but does it really matter. we appreciate it as always. well have you back to talk about boeing sometime soon. kristin: president trump is speaking out about the airstrike that killed qassem soleimani. an iranian attack was imminent with possible targets

including u.s. embassies or military bases he have a lot to say in this interview. their they are life to break it down for us. the maximum pressure to change the behavior. the administration believes this money preventing this. it helps prevent future terror attacks. they have a chance to speak with lauren graham where they claimed the decision to kill qassem soleimani helped prevent imminent terror attacks against americans abroad. >> don't americans need to know what was targeted. we will tell you it was going to be the embassy in baghdad but i think it would've been a military base. it cut up in a lot of other things too.

and then all the sudden he was gone. there had been some questions about how the threat was. it have no doubt that a threat existed. they were pressed for more details. >> we don't know exactly which day it would have been executed but it was very clear. they were plotting a broadscale attack. against american facilities and military bases. and military bases throughout the region. the house approved a resolution to limit the president's authority to use military action against iran. now they are teaming up to support the no war against iran act. we've a statement from both the senators within the last hour and this one reads the american people's elective representatives have a duty to publicly debate and vote on

military action. we send our brave servicemen and women into harm's way. the president said he had spoken with the number of lawmakers over the last couple of days. they still have a lot of questions when it comes to the administration's strategy with iran. it's likely to be continued to be asked. this could be important for the united states. the sultan air has died. seventy-nine years old. he was the longest serving leader in the middle east. he often did. between the united states and iran and israel. he played a key role. in addition to being a have of state. he held the role of prime minister and foreign affairs. the minister of culture well now take the mantle as oman's new leader. oman's new leader.

these two service members were killed early today. two others were also wounded. for pentagon protocol. they also got in on the game. with the unique perspective as well. one can't imagine that this was a coincidence with the russians. it may not sound like much. especially when you think about a football field which would be covered tomorrow. that can feel like a new york collision. when the russian spy ship nearly hit. five short blasts that you hear. as the international danger signal.

they made them approach in the open ocean. it was a strike group and it was right along the cruise missile into iran. into the missile attack. the fifth dangerous russian maneuvers last about 15 minutes. it initially refute refuted but ultimately altered course. at the same time that russian spy showed it with the russian explorer. it was observing the large-scale exercises with 30 warships. for the first time in history. they are in a situation where we are isolated where we have iranian russian, and chinese

vessels patrolling the gulf. what in gods name is going on here. last month the u.s. coast guard warned of another russian spy ship. >> as you noted this is the first of a long string of a oppression incidents. we will keep an eye on it from the pentagon. >> we have less than a month ago until the iowa caucuses. michael bloomberg is kicking off his tour with three stops today in texas, peter doocy is following him on the campaign trail. >> we are in austin. michael bloomberg dust just

had a new bus he has a new see her get. it was joined in this first event in san antonio this morning. they are calling for a revolution and also against candidates who don't have any executive experience in some not so subtle jabs. at bernie sanders in joe biden. >> you don't need sentimental. the united states of america is the greatest country on the planet. it should have the greatest president. they are considering this day one of the organizing part of the campaign. until then they have mostly been roundtable talks. he is in texas because he is focusing on the the rich contest.

it's not much of a factor at all in a new des moines register cnn poll. that says he's in first place. we haven't heard much from sanders about that. his iowa vents were events were snowed out last night. leslie joe biden was in nevada trying to prove president trump wrong about the iran deal and everything that follows. >> he said the reason the missiles are able to be fired is obama a ministration paid for them. that is a flat lie. not a penny of american money went there. the deal to get them to give up their nuclear plant was to free up the money internationally have been confiscated. >> michael bloomberg is here in texas betting that the rest of the top tier are going to split up the first four contests and give him a shot on super tuesday and beyond.

kristin: peter, thank you so much for keeping us in the loop on everything that's happening on the campaign trail. >> he's can have a lot more time on the trail coming up. leland: the state is officially the first one to stop accepting refugees. opting out of a federal refugee program. and also what it means. >> greg abbott is refusing to accept refugees under the executive order that was issued last september. local and state governments to supply written consent. the first government to opt out of the program. he set a sent a letter to the state department. they were dealing with proportionate program. he appreciates every other state.

they have the been the largest recipient in the u.s. compared to other state. according to state department data. giving governors the opportunity to meet with others. in the trump administration to try and block the resettlement order. they are expected to rule on your case soon. on the outcome of that legal challenge. they celebrated the milestone achievement on another contentious achievement matter. they announced the trump administration constructed 100 miles of a wall along the southern border.

federal officials disputing claims that they are replacing portions of the wall that have been there before. >> one thing i want to emphasize is that every inch of the 100 miles that we had constructed his is new border wall systems. it is not replacement wall. we had built more walls of the three years of this administration than the entire eight years of the last administration. i think that is first in foremost. >> it still falls short of the trump campaign promise. it is about 1,950 miles long and even though it has taken the trump administration years to build the 100 miles of wall so far they are confident they can build a four four to 50 miles of wall this year. they did have a major win this week. the $3.6 billion of military funds to build the wall. we will watch it. the illinois judge is asking

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moves on. he sat down with jesse they discuss the disgraced mogul. you defend people. the are charged with crime regardless of race or any other doesn't make a difference to me. >> incredible interview and one worth watching. a full interview on the website. the accusers had prior relationships with them before the alleged attacks. see mckee is facing multiple tax -- charges from multiple attacks. he could go to prison for life. >> in another high profile case. an inner illinois judge is

ordering google to hand over a year's worth of jesse smollett's data. this comes as a special prosecutor moves forward with his probe on whether it was joining me now to discuss this. he is the founder of the ross law firm. and has represented celebrities and actors. help me understand why has it taken about a year to get to this point where you have a judge of finally ordering google to hand over all of this data. speemac that is a great question. second of all the inner the prosecutors. wanted to get all of their ducks in a row. they think something is amiss in chicago. the charges are brought and then dismissed without anybody knowing them. certainly they will have to

turn over a year's worth of texts and e-mails and phone messages and he may very will find his day soon to come again. so texts and text and e-mails are the obvious ones. that is a ton of information. what sort of other things and other bits of data is google now going to be required to hand over. there is anything at all that would be on his phone. he and his manager the allegations with him and his manager. concocted a scheme a year ago and let's not forget that the grand jury found sufficient cause to actually arrest them and indict him on 16 charges so the facts are very clear. very clear back then. and what the chicago essential team that is they removed miss fox as a prosecutor.

because there are a lot of people that are very upset the hundreds that hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent only to head him walk. what does this all mean for cook county states attorney. she may have some answering to do she is certainly up for election. there is three different democrats running. we will see if she runs the democratic nomination. until that in next year. there is a lot of criticism. it very well may be on jesse being recharged and rearrested. because if they have probable cause back then and there is a lot of things the public knows that are very suspect. he paid his friend's $3,500 who were trainers and there is a lot of communication that was obtained earlier which actually led the grand jury to believe it was a prosecution that was required.

maybe the end of the career. and it may be the end of miss fox's political career. >> that is quite the prediction there. as you said they are running from reelection. to really make this an issue that she is campaigning on. i want to play a clip from one of the latest campaign ads. >> they will do anything to undercut progress including attacking me personally over the jesse smollett case. the truth is i didn't handle it well. i own that. i'm making changes in my office to make sure that we do better. that is what reform is about but we all know those attacks are just about one case they are about stopping progress in cook county. >> i know you are not a political strategist but what do you make of that ad. speemac the bottom line is that ad is not effective.

you spoke to the family of smaller. you are supposed to remove yourself to the entire situation. we find out in the blink of an eye he walks. she handled it poorly. quite frankly someone that handles it like that who is supposed to be the state prosecutor is not deserving of reelection. i bet is that she will not be reelected. >> maybe we can have you on an in another year and we can talk about this all over again. >> thank you so much. there has been another earthquake down in puerto rico you can see that where the cars are crushed. for a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. what this means for some recovery efforts that are still very much underway. has dropped by over 31% -

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our focus remains accountability, transparency and justice for the families and loved ones of the victims. our government is taking additional steps to provide more support to those grieving. just enter joe this a few minutes ago acting to iran's admission that they accidentally shot down an aircraft. 176 people died. sixty-three of the passengers who were killed were canadians. severe weather slamming the south with tornadoes causing a lot of damage in oklahoma. three people in louisiana and one in texas. adam is in our weather center. with more. what we are seeing out there is a big strong cold front. 67 degrees in new york.

there is your cold front. there is an area we will continue to see big storms are popping up throughout the rest of the afternoon. here is the big bull's-eye. most of alabama should be on high alert. everything here highlighted in the red as a tornado watch. the ingredients are in place. all of the orange boxes they are severe thunderstorms. if you are further north on the system. they are going to see some rain. if you're far enough north to get back on the cold side of this. just the northern area of new england. you see a little bit of snow on the backside. i really think this is a saturday storm. by the time we get into early sunday morning this entire system has cleared off. it will be a nice day.

again, is this can be snow, or rain. it is our precipitation. there is the snow is stretching back from the upper midwest. it will be a mess out there. but i do think mostly rain even though we are still here talking about moving through january. today i'm going to enjoy this 70 good degree weather. adam plots, thank you. they're not enjoying anything much. train one -- -- residents are sifting through the power outages. several structures were destroyed. one of the power plants there was knockout and could be out for a long time. puerto rico can just not get a

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we are placed between a rock and a hard place. she is in washington this week trying to save the union that she represents. imagine going into the courtroom. you find out that the prosecutor is essentially the same person that had hired the judge. they can fire the judge and evaluate the judge. immigration judges should be separated from the justice department. doj lawyers are pushing to resolve the union. the union argues immigration judges are overworked. sometimes assigned as many as 100 cases in an eight hour day. including asylum and legal status request. also deportation orders. there were just over 200 judges.

thanks to the effort of the trump's administration there are now 465 immigration judges and we have seen the number of immigration judges double. they sought 444,000 new cases up 200,000 over the average. they don't need a union they need help. in order to remove the incentives. they put more immigration judges on the bench this year. >> they are ready for liftoff. they are officially graduating this week. they could be the next man or woman on the men.

they officially graduated this week.

they are now eligible for missions. the artemis program. and potential me man mission to martz in the future. and what nasa has in store for the year ahead is nasa administrator jim bright and stein. thank you for taking the time to talk to us after yesterday was a really exciting day. >> we are so proud and as you said this is the first class in what we are calling the artemis generation. we are going to the man we are going to stay by direction of the president and we are going to go to mars. we are we're going to do great things.

there can to make all of us in this country very proud in the future. >> the phrase artemis astronaut is new to a lot of folks. first we have the mercury seven astronaut. then you have the apollo. and now the artemis astronaut. what do you think are going to be the calling card of this next generation. what will they be known for. there is so much to do. there will be in the international space station. will be launching it. from this year. president trump gave us that directive in the state of the union about a year ago. and we are making that

happen. those astronauts again had those opportunities. on some of them organized had opportunities to go all the way to mars. there is no shortage of opportunity. after so many years since nasa retire old retired the flat almost a decade ago. i have the chance to speak to one of the astronauts who just graduated. all of her fellow colleagues of the just graduated. how excited that they are that they actually have a plan and a program that they are a part of. here is kayla barron. listen to what we were told yesterday. >> we don't have that sound bite. she basically said she was thrilled that she was going to be a part of the artemis program and that there was a

clear direction from president trump about where they wanted to go next. and as you said 2020 going to be a huge year potentially the first time since the we will have american astronauts returning to space. and nasa is taking a big step towards that next week. >> that is exactly right. we have a high altitude aboard a space asked. we will have to make sure that the vehicles are safe. we are collecting data. we are making sure that all of the margins are being met. and boy, i will tell you people are so excited here at the agency and across the country you can feel it when you gather around the nation.

you know this. there is a devastating moment in the united states history when we retired the space shuttles. and we canceled the consolation program here in houston of course it was devastating for the economy and in florida was devastating for the economy but we are bringing back. we have great leadership from president trump giving as the bold vision to go forward and do great things. there is just a lot of excitement and we are so grateful for it. >> i wanted to give them a bit more insight. what they are going to be testing is this is the capsule that is get a house future astronauts when they tried to go back to our space station or further. there can attest to see if there is a problem with the falcon nine rocket that those astronauts are going to be safe. intentionally blow up a rocket next week. >> we are going to exercise the launch abort system. we will take this racket.

up to the edge of space and then we will execute the launch abort system. it will do a ballistic reentry. it is get a land safely in the ocean. what we are trying to prove is that through every envelope of flight our astronauts are going to be absolutely safe. we have a lot of big ambition and we want to do big things in space. you made that a very big point at yesterday's graduation. >> on awful lot like blowing up the rocket. they had been caught on camera. we will see what stopped that. one call to newday usa can save you $2,000 every year.

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it's all part of the wounded warrior project. hopefully they have a good time down there. we will see you tomorrow. it's revolutionary guard did shoot down the ukrainian jet liner. killing all 176 people on board. raising lots of questions for the regime and the accusations against on the global stage. the plane was hit just hours after iran fired missiles.

for the u.s. killing of that top general. it is a painful incident. dan crenshaw of texas said the admission of guilt is not enough and it's not surprising. >> it is really tragic what happened to the airline. as soon as it happened i thought to myself i have a feeling this is the iranians who did this. they did not do it on purpose but they were jumpy, the president showed tactical patients. it's even more tragic that we can't come together as a people. >> for more on this we go to the senior affairs consultant. >> we are at the kyiv airport key of airports at the makeshift memorial.

we are getting strong indications all day about how this story is changing and what it could mean for the regime in iran. the iran government for about three days was claiming adamantly that the tragedy have nothing to do with them that perhaps the mechanical error had forced down the plane. as you had been accounting. they are admitting they did it one report said that it was a passenger plane. they had been admitting it was a disastrous mistake. they alleged they would have a prosecution. full accountability. they today admitted that they sought basically them covering up the residence.

they are here at this airport in this memorial. there has been the ukrainian crewmembers displayed. there were 63 canadians dual nationals on board. we just heard a short time ago from the prime minister of canada. they must take full responsibility. canada well not rest until we get these accountability, justice and closure. they had been trying to shift the blame as well. it was the united states that

created a warlike atmosphere. according to reports we are seeing thousands of antigovernment protest on the street in toronto. three more people were killed when a tornado ripped through alabama. storms continue to sweep along the area. high winds and torrential rain. they were reported. some fibers describe the devastation. >> when i got out. i saw the porch roof. it was a carport at one time. we head over the top of the

hot tub and was gone. we don't even know where it went. i'm just thankful to have our family together. adam announced in the fox extreme weather center. let's in check and see what's going on out there. temperatures are very warm on the east coast running into cold air. that is right along the along the frontal boundary like this. 68 degrees in new york city. back in dallas 37 degrees. even the more elevated risk of a severe weather. the big orange area there. that is the most of alabama. areas we could continue to see some of that tornado activity as of right now everything here highlighted in the red area that is a tornado watch. the exact same system that strep -- went through these portions. they sought three saw three deaths of the same system.

they were running up to alabama. everything up in the orange boxes. they were severe thunderstorms. including hail and heavy downpours. you take the system a little further north and you run into some of the colder air on the backside of the system and it becomes a snow and ice maker. eventually this will settle into new england and we will see some snow and ice because of this. the biggest concern will be the severe weather across the southeast. pay attention to the timestamp back over my head. this one throughout the course of your saturday. by the time we get late into saturday night and early in the sunday morning the system will also be completely cleared out. really plan your day around this for today. it is that mostly just a big rainmaker. a lot of storms you see a couple in the area back across the midwest where this is snow and ice across portions of new england.

by and large because it is still warm out there we will be tracking what could be severe weather. winter storm watches and warnings all the way back across the midwest. heavy rain even if you're not in areas where you will see tornado. it will be a big mess and a headache. i'm not concerned about this being a lasting effect for sunday. a lot of people really need to take effect. they should definitely watch out for that. it is leading most 2020 democrats to iowa. however, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, he is in texas with which doesn't bow until super tuesday in march. he was joined by judge judy. all of this as the billionaires political ads spending top $200 million

let's go to peter he is traveling with bloomberg in austin. what kind of roadmap is he following. >> it was a roadmap that was laid out in 2018. it still shows eiko bloomberg something to be hopeful about. a democrat can win at texas we are going to finally turn texas blue. and we are not going to leave anyone behind. >> they already had hundreds of paid staffers who will stay on the payroll through that general election. he does have a new warm-up act. one of the daytime tvs highest stars.

a number two with no executive experience in bernie sanders has too radical to win. >> it is a young country. it doesn't need a revolution. and those that have been touting revolution in this country are wrong. her attention to bernie sanders comes as the independent from vermont has surged to first put. >> wearing texas blue. what else does the poll reveal about the state of the race for iowa. it reveals that you can have three points ahead of warren.

40% of everybody there. said their choice is locked in. 45 percent. they could still be persuaded the countdown is on. michael bloomberg is blanketing the super tuesdays. that is where they expect senator bernie sanders to take the stage in a few moments. growing across democratic establishment. they are warning primary voters that the democratic socialist he would not be able to defeat president trump in november. the co-author of that article.

she joins us now on the ground in des moines. sanders is surging recently. they've gotten a sense that they've been on the upswing. there has been the overalls momentum. the des moines register poll really solidified that he is the one to watch in the final three months. it is enough to have the establishment take notice. i spoke with montana senator. who put it best.

having the socialists ahead of the word democrat. it would be a problem like democrats. our those warnings being heated yet. not at all. they are pretty excited about bernie sanders. they do want to see the whole thing. they are going to take the fight to donald trump. ernie sanders is known as a fighter among democrats. that somebody that we should really watch.

a lot of the attacks on him focused on his consulting work. one of the things i have heard about voters. just a small town mayor. he certainly hasn't mounted a national campaign. i think those are questions he is can have to answer in the final week. as peter noted a huge portion of the iowa electric is still undecided. this is quite a fluid race. >> explain for the folks at home who aren't familiar. what the intricacies of the caucus system. what happens on caucus night. you go into the gym and a high high school and everyone is in different areas. someone has to get 15% of the vote. explain how this all works.

it was a little bit complicated. it's not your typical vote. the representatives for each candidate. maybe a high school gym. they give a pitch for their candidates. they get aligned with whatever candidate they like. if you are supporting a candidate that got knocked out you can reconsider among the remaining candidates and do what is called realigning her to pick a new candidate. the final count for each remaining candidate ends up equaling how many delegates the candidate get at the end of the day. it's not quite your typical vote.

it's gonna be a lot more interesting. >> iowa surprises in the past. everything has been shifting day today. even with the conflict in iran. that the has shifted a lot of the focus. one thing we have to watch is the debate next week. a lot of voters are just tuning in right now. live from des moines for us this afternoon. we will have more election analysis tomorrow morning. former white house chief strategist. to talk about the state of the race and the president's campaign strategy. and the president's campaign strategy.

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two crashes of that model killed more than 300 people. the e-mails were revealed to investigators. one of the test pilots. i still have not been forgiven by god for the covering up i did last year. the system is broken. it would likely limit how many times it can be certified on the basis of it existing design. boeing apologized for the e-mail and said in a statement these communications do not reflect the company that we are and need to be.

the 737 max fleet has been a grounded for ten months after two crashes killed 346 people. new software is being blamed for the crashes. dennis mullen burke was fired over his handling of the crisis in december. that they announced details of the exit package. he is however losing out on nearly $15 million severance package. news of the payout comes as news laid off 2800 workers the company released a statement saying it have to happen because production is suspended. there is no indication on when it could resume. those employees are getting to 60 days pay. they plan to find boeing more than $7 million. the new software is being blamed for the crashes. it is working to correct the issue.

the company reversed the long-held position on a key safety issue now recommending simulator training for all pilots. >> thank you. this new insight from president trump with lauren graham into laura ingram into the standoff with iran. >> i think you would have have another ben ghazi had we not acted quickly. this was stopped. and we have our apaches going there. and they were dropping flares all over the place. a lot of things were happening. >> we will have a lot more on what the president told lauren graham. the intimate threat. the investigation of what happened continues. just log onto art streaming service. you can watch the two episodes. take a look.

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his decision to order the killing of that i rating general even as some lawmakers are trying to limit the presidents options when it comes to military use with iran. laura had a chance to sit down for a one-on-one interview with the president. she asked about the decision to kill qassem soleimani in what may have been in the works that lead to the president's decision to strike. >> baghdad would have been the lead. it could've been the military bases were a lot of other things. it was imminent and that all of the sudden he was gone. >> the house approved the resolution to limit it. that resolution passed a party lines. now two senators mike lee, they want to pass the no war against iran act. we have a statement from both senators earlier today. we are committed to doing everything in our power to work together once again.

in order to prevent a war with iran. over the last few days the white house has been making it clear that they want to see tensions de-escalate. and that they want to see things calm down a little bit. we heard from a u.s. ambassador earlier today who has been trying to send that message all over the globe. >> i have made it perfectly clear the president does not want war he is willing to protect americans and he is willing to sit down and talk to this iranian regime right now. >> the white house is making it clear intends to keep up with the campaign against iran. they are launching new sanctions on friday that target the manufacturing and the industry. iranians are out on the streets protesting right now. >> we will have more action on the white house. the show airs at two and 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel or you can check your local listings

to see what errors on the local taxation where you live. >> a major medical turning point and it's good news. they report the largest ever single year drop in cancer death rates across the country. researchers editing several breakthroughs. it has dropped by almost 30% since 1991. they've its beagle is here. he is the scientific officer. i am very happy to report the story if you would talk about more about the biggest factor behind the drop. >> i think exciting news for the first time in a while we are seen cancer death rates drop at a significant rate and probably one of the biggest explanations for that is what of the major cancers including lung cancer. some of the advances that have occurred in the lung cancer treatment has contributed to this drop in death rate. >> do you think the trend will

continue. i think that data reflect dances that actually maybe go up until about 2016 or 17. and the pace of development is so fast right now what were seen today in 2020 i think those are gonna continue to cause the death rate to drop. data from just a few years ago. >> is there an awareness component. our people more aware of the dangers of smoking. lifestyle changes i think screening of course. exercising more. eating right. the lifestyle changes all work into a package of factors that help lower death rates. i think the other big rate is cancer research. new therapies. therapies that help boost the immune system. they are making major impacts now.

>> about that excellent work by the researchers do they have all of the tools necessary to go further with cancer research or are they remaining obstacles in place prohibiting kilts cancer research and development. as you know. there is a lot of patience who want better therapies of course and had access to conical research. we probably has the most work to do to have them exposure to clinical trials. so that these things can get tested and these things can lead to better outcomes. improving how we do research is going to be the major next challenge for us. can we expect the death rate to drop with other kinds of cancers. improving how the immune system reacts. should it just be unique. we know that there are many that the principal has to

provide. >> finally one thing that you might say to our viewers how they can help the researchers if you feel something, see something that looks unusual don't wait to get it checked out, right? >> the other thing is feel free to ask questions. have conversations with your providers about what are the advances being talked about in the media and the newspaper. do we had access to these things how can i get those do they apply to my care. >> we are touting the fantastic work of researchers, do we have enough access for people that may be don't live in some of the bigger cities so that they can get the early pre- prescreening's done? >> that's a good question when it comes to routine care. certainly a lot of great places around the country one

of the things we work here is making sure that they've access in their own community so that they don't have to travel across the country to get that access. a lot of work is still to be done. >> keep up the great work. thank you very much sir. that really is great news and very encouraging. global players showcase the most cutting edge technology from around the globe including air taxis. ben brown is there and he tells us what is new from las vegas. >> those tire of driving are about to get a new option from above. it is a vision that a lot of folks had have for a long time. they look like a souped-up helicopter and will be used for the ride sharing company flying taxes -- taxi company.

we then operate the network. it is similar to how uber works now. another car waiting takes you the rest of the way. you only push one button. we think is a huge thing to unlock but it requires a lot of interface. when this is for testing. were really excited about this so far. it presents a whole new set of regulatory issues. the problem is the government has to catch up at a lot of these companies need to really come together while there are still plenty of hurdles to

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that is what is most important that we could be here. the material thing is less important. a great outlook. senator rick scott traveled to the territory late this week and he made this promise. it's everybody in puerto rico. all of the federal resources will be available. i know this is important we are still having tremors. i feel so sorry for the families of puerto rico but i know i have talked with president trump about this this week were just making sure that all of the federal resources are there. a local seismologist is saying that he could continue for the next couple of weeks. >> texas has become the first date that will not accept a resettlement of new refugees.

governor greg abbott opting out of the federal program that is allowed under a new rule that was created by the trump administration. they have more on this development. republican government is receiving two -- refusing to accept refugees. the order requires local and state governments to provide consent for refugees to be can accept it in their community. governor abbott said in part in addition to accepting refugees all these years texas has been left by congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system. at this time the state and nonprofit organizations have a responsibility to dedicate available resources to those who are already here. including refugees, migrants

this is a big hit to the federal re- settlement program. it is the largest recipient of refugees for the u.s. compared to other states. approximately 2500 refugees were resettled in texas and the 2019 fiscal year according to the state department data. the critics said giving governors and mayors of the opportunity to veto over who they accept as unconstitutional. at least nine resettlement agencies sued to try to block. they are expected to rule on that casing. as they wait on the outcome of that legal challenge they celebrate what they are calling a milestone achievement on another contentious immigration matter. in yuma arizona yesterday they announced the trumpet ministration constructed 100 miles of wall along the southern border. federal officials disputing claims that the ball is replacing portions of the wall that have been there before. >> one thing i want to emphasize is that every inch of that the 100 miles that we had constructed his new border wall system. it's not replacement while as some of our critics had

proclaimed. we had built more walls the three years of this administration that the entire eight years of the last administration i think that is first and foremost. the 100 miles of completed while still fall short to completely fortify the boundary line. the us-mexico border is 1,900 1,90050 miles long. it's taken the trump administration years to build this wall. they are confident they can build on additional foreigner petite miles of wall by the end of this year. they've been dealing with congress in the courts to get funding for the wall. they did have a major win this week. it blocked the use of a $3.6 billion in military funds to build the wall. >> think you so much. to build the wall. >> think you so much. family fuel -- family feud royal style is going strong. it has covered the royals for years.

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stepping away from the royal family. here is the president talking about it. >> we have a great relationship i think this was a blindside move. she was blindsided. i i have such respect for the queen i queen i don't think it should be happening to her. the pages six editor. they had been covering them for years. either it is an understandable retreat by harry protecting himself emotionally because of what happened to his mother and all of this and the woman he loves or at worse she is the new wallis simpson. >> it couldn't be more of a mess or an earthquake shaking the kingdom right now. in many ways you question it's a bit of both. since harry has become a father. he has become much more aware

that his family to protect. their relationship with the press has become very thorny. very upset with how megan has been treated. that caused a lot of problems. the other thing is that that royal family he feels like they haven't embraced megan. they haven't been as friendly as they could be. they are the most popular members of the british royal family. that has caused some jealousy. he shouldn't be a club seen his brother william. they had been. it is a very political situation right now. i think harry was already having issues before he met megan. mainly because he was a club seen william.

they are very different. much more like his mother. he is much more emotional. think through everything they were having some issues. then once he met meghan markle didn't get any support from william and kate. and he particularly what i thought i was surprised that kate did it take her under her wing. and let me show you the ropes. it was worse. they have to separate the two houses normally they would be under one. they couldn't see eye to eye. and reports that they trademarked it. at least 300 trays marks. is it for charity. that was giving the money to

charity. have they said this all up to make the cash in and delete or are they setting up to help charity. they have made a point that they want to be financially independent. they get property and security. and they want some freedom to be able to earn their own money the problem is the palace at the moment really keeps a close eye on what they're earning and how they're earning it. if they stayed royals they would not be able to do that. they want to be able to strike their own business deals. philanthropy is going to be a huge part of their future. they will be able to do paid appearances. and books, megan decided deal with disney for a voiceover.

what is interesting is that clearly megan has a relationship with disney now. maybe when frozen three comes along she could voice another character. >> she wants it done by tuesday? the queen wants it done in 72 hours. print terribly -- prince harry once it done. >> we will be right back. with the newday va streamline refi there's no income verification, no appraisal and no out of pocket costs. and my team can close your loan in as little as 30 days. one call can save you $2000 every year.

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arthel: and now an uplifting story about a 6-year-old boy in ohio who returns to school after completing a final round of chemotherapy. [cheers and applause] lovely. the little boy's classmates at st. helen's catholic school in newberry lining up to cheer him as he walks back to class. oh, i love that. little high-five and hugs along the way. three years ago he was diagnosed with leukemia. he wasn't able to take part in gym and sports, but his mom says he did not fall behind in his

studies. eric: oh, wonderful. arthel: i just love that. eric: our very best to john. arthel: and his family. eric: of course. arthel: thanks for joining us, we will be back in one hour, at four eastern, with more news. erg eric see you then. ♪ ♪ >> by removing sole maney -- soleimani, we have sent a powerful message to terrorists: if you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our people. as we continue to evaluate options in response to iranian aggression, the united states will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the iranian regime. paul: welcome to "the journal editorial report," i'm paul gigot. that was president trump wednesday announcing more sanctions against the iranian regime but no new military strikes after more than a dozen iranian missiles hit two bases in iraq housing american troops. the preside'sem