he is legalizing in the step. it is incredible. that's it for this week's show. thank you for watching. we hope to see right here next week. admitting it shot down ukrainian jetliner by mistake. and now raising lots of questions for the regime. hello everyone and welcome to america's news headquarters. thank you for joining us. eric: after claiming claimant it was a mechanical program i did accidentally shoot that boeing 737 out of the night sky. it happened just hours after the islamic republic launch those missiles.

they announce a new round of sanctions on iran. they are calling for nato to get more involved. what we are trying to do right now is due a surge in diplomacy in getting whether it is getting our allies at the un. to join us in recognizing what they have recognized for a long time. >> good evening. this is a stunning and rare admission of guilt.

they simply had no choice. they had been out both expressed their condolences for the 10076 people killed on board. thousands of people poured into the streets. a murder and calling for their country's leaders to resign. many iranians have asked why they did not close down the airspace when they would've been on high alert for retaliation. after months of large-scale process. in response to the protest. pompeo treated the voice of the iranian people is clear they are fed up with the regime's lies, corruption ineptitude and brutality we stand with the people who do live it has been misidentified as a cruise missile.

i have turned towards the sensitive military site. they were fired in error while on high alert. they received no warnings about flying at that time there are questions about why they did not cancel the flight given the tensions the plane was brought down by a russian-made missile. the ukrainian government also asking for compensation. thank you for that update. >> an exclusive interview here on the fox news channel. they defended the position to take out our team -- iranian general qassem soleimani. it prompted the u.s. had to take to take actions against the new torres twirler -- killer.

members of congress from both parties say they want to limit the president's authority when it comes to military action against iran they say congress simply needs to be more involved with foreign policy decisions that will impact iran in the broader middle east. this comes as we talked about the president defending his decision. president spoke one-on-one with laura ingram. have you not killed qassem soleimani american personnel across the middle east would have been put at risk. i think it would've been for the embassy. it could've been a lot of other things also. but it was imminent and then all of a sudden he was gone. members of congress say this type of action against iran should require congressional approval. it approved a resolution. mostly on party lines. in the meantime secretary of state mike pompeo he is strongly defending the decision to kill qassem soleimani. here's what he have to say to reporters on friday. it was very clear that qassem

soleimani himself was plotting a broad large-scale attack. and those attacks were imminent. american facilities throughout the region. the house foreign affairs committee has invited pompeo to testify against capitol hill. it's unclear if they will represent that. with the new sanctions against iran. not only targeting different sectors of the economy including manufacturing and construction industry by individuals that are close. >> more now on the threat from iran. we will bring in our next guest. expect instability in iran for years to come. he is a ceo of the foundation for defense of democracies and advisor to the trump administration on iran issues. why can we expect instability

in iran for years to come. >> thanks for having me. by and large despite this rizzi for its corruption and brutality. as we see they are back on the streets. we reports coming out of the over the past few days that they were unified in the grief. many of them challenge those reports. they were expressing their content for this resume. and you and your company or sanctioned by iran earlier this year for promoting economic terrorism is this because you are hawkish on iran? we had banked sanctions with iran. instruments of american power to try to get this to stop. i don't think that makes you hawkish i think it makes you coolheaded and looking for a way to actually resolve this

issue. i think those dispersions are quite unfounded. >> i want to move onto this because you've seen the reports as well. mostly democratic lawmakers. they were not satisfied by the administration's explanation for assassinating iranian general qassem soleimani. some argue that president trump is making a mockery of congressional powers by the way he handled his decision. and meanwhile republican senator mike lee of utah has signed on to the bill to prevent funding for military intervention. they were tweeting early this morning around 11:30 a.m. i am proud to partner with republican senator mike lee to pass our no war against iran act. defending the constitution is not a partisan issue. we will do everything in our

power to build bipartisan majority in congress to prevent this more. are you surprised by this and doesn't have any implications about future bipartisan efforts to maintain congressional power? he was designated as a terrorist by the bush administration. he was designated by the obama administration as a terrorist. the president of the united states has full authority within his power to go out after terrace. donald trump is going after terrace. to use military force. to take terrorists off the battlefield. and i think that mike lee and bernie sanders i think this attempt to constrain president trump's ability is wrongheaded. >> let's go next door. according to reported by the wall street journal the u.s. is warning iraq that if the roughly 5300 u.s. troops in iraq are expelled iraq will run the risk of losing access

to the u.s. federal reserve account. it could take a major hit on the cash flow as you know. does it mean that they want u.s. troops to remain in iraq or as president trumped more concerned with keeping iran from moving in. >> i hope they will keep u.s. troops there. are they withdrawn. they will achieve in the wake of the death what he could not achieve in his life which was driving the united states out of iraq and the middle east. i think it's exactly the right move. some of whom are backed by iran. in the iranians are playing hardball inside iraq. i think this is exactly the right move by the administration to say you will lose your oil money. if the u.s. pulls out of iraq. do they venture into china. i think they turn to russia

and china. we will be ceding much of the middle east to the iranians and the russians. and the chinese. i think it's a big mistake. we have vital interests in the middle east including energy interests. the price of oil is set globally. if there is a huge configuration in the golf. the price of oil goes $250. that well have a major impact on our economy. we remain committed to the middle east. well had to be engaged in nation building. limited military force in a potent way to take off a terrorist mastermind. and then vital to stability in the middle east. and do you feel like our troops in iraq our safe? i think we need to do everything we can to make sure that they are safe. we need to reinforce the presence there. they are vital to our interest

in iraq. i think was a big mistake of president trump to pull u.s. troops out of syria. i think of the latest indications from president trump are that he is not going to let the iranians legacy drive us out of that strategic area. >> think you mark. thinking mark. we will leave it there. tributes are pouring in after the death of a longtime leader of oman. who helped the u.s. and other nations broker peace deals of for decades. he was the longest-serving leader in the middle east running for almost half a century. one of the few people who could serve as an intermediary between the u.s., iran and israel. and played a key role in the nuclear deal. president trump and the first lady offering their condolences in the statement saying this unprecedented effort to engage in dialogue and achieve peace in the region showed us the

importance of listening to all viewpoints. we will honor his memory by continuing to strike the partnership. he was 79 years old. his former head of cultural affairs has now been sworn in as the country's new leader. >> back here at home the death toll from severe weather now a part of the south. it is bringing high winds and torrential rain. it's causing several tornadoes. first responders they described the devastation. >> it sounded like a freight train coming over the top of us. i rush onto the fire department and have a bunch of power lines down. we've had three or home --dash mike three or four homes that were tore up.

adam, what can we expect for later on tonight. this entire system is continuing. it's like a spring like big thunderstorm. the temperatures are almost spring like as you are looking at the eastern half of the country. you step back on the western side of this frontal boundary. warm and cold air run into each other oftentimes you can get a big nasty weather system. everything currently highlighted in the orange is really our bull's-eye. it is covering large portions of alabama. and then getting into the western edges. here is where the line currently sits. big thunderstorms across the region. winds are already up to 60 to 70 miles per hour. you notice where the air was colder. that is where this is snow and ice.

still an issue for a whole lot of folks. they would enter winter storm washes --dash mike and in the places in new england. everything out in front of this even if you're not in the area is where you can see tornadoes getting into indiana ohio and illinois. everything in that green is a flood watch. you may get through today and tonight and this will eventually clear off. here is the leading edge. the timestamp up in the corner. still seen as some snow across michigan and ohio and indiana. we are looking at clear conditions across the entire country. it is a clear off on the backside of the system. where are you as far as getting the rain or snow. mostly rain with some very heavy rain moving through

georgia in the next couple of hours. and then everything out in front of us to the north. that's received a lot of ice getting into new england and further north. maybe some heavy ice. eric, unfortunately we are getting everything with the system but then again on sunday we will be clearing off. see mcveigh had got to be mindful of the warnings of course. >> raging wildfires in australia continuing to escort the country in an unprecedented disaster. the latest from down under is up next. and all seek refuge. they just decided it was time to leave. bend at the waist! i'm tryin'! keep it up. you'll get there. whoa-hoa-hoa! 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. ensure max protein.

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a crisis in australia and getting even worse. to two blazes merging into one. a massive inferno in the southeastern region. this say will continue to burn from lunch to come. -- for months to come. three firefighters have died battling the tense flames.

conditions are worse there than where we are here in the state of new south wales. monitoring the screens behind us at the moment. 123 fires are burning. fifty that are out of control. after speaking to a fire representative he is pleased with the way the grueling night ended. yes there are some injuries but no loss of life. the rotten conditions are easing up a bit. crews are not eating --dash mike easing up their force. they are taking the next five or days or so to get a handle on the out of control fires. 3400 wildfire personnel are working this weekend. 800 fire trucks and over 100 aircraft. i learned a large portion of the american support which has been flown and is actually piloting this critical arch

air tanker. some rain has fallen in some areas they are cautioning. must we get a help it can actually hinder their effort to get the fires contained. moisture content has increased. it does not progress in as well. the planning that we put in place for times like this when we get some reprieve. it doesn't always go as planned. these wildfires had been raging for months and the crisis is expected to continue for months. i am in a claimant in sydney australia. for fox news. >> texas becoming the first estate that will not accept the resettlement of new refugees. greg abbott opting out of the federal program allowed under a new rule created by the trump administration. christina coleman has more. republican governor greg abbott is refusing to accept the order.

the order requires local and state governments to provide written consent for refugees to be represented in their communities. in addition to accepting those of these years. they had been left by congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from about broken federal immigration system. this is a big hit to the federal re- settlement program. it is the largest recipient of refugees in the u.s. compared to other states. approximately 2500 refugees were resettled in texas in the h fiscal year according to state department data. the next of trump executive orders. the lutheran immigration services. it is one of nine birds. they released a statement saying this is precisely why we filed a lawsuit against

president trump. allowing children and families there. about a hundred miles of wall. they fall short of the campaign promise. to fortify the boundary line. the us-mexico border is about 1,000900 miles. it is a milestone achievement and explained why they say this wall is new. one thing i want to emphasize is that every inch of the 100 miles that we had constructed his new border wall system. it's no not so-called replacement wall. his new wall.

it has taken the trump administration years to build 100 miles of wall. they can have 450 miles of wall completed by the end of this year. >> thinks christina. she is ready to advance same that she is about to send the impeachment articles to the senate. possibly this coming week. what we can expect on capitol hill when she does that. >> they don't want documents. they don't want witnesses. they may want a dismissal which is proof that they cannot clear the president.

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house speaker nancy pelosi indicating that she will send impeachment articles to the senate next week. president trump blasting the house speaker for the hold up.

and hinting that he will invoke executive privilege if necessary. we have more from washington. it is possible at the senate trial could begin as soon as the end of this next week. a lot that needs to happen before then. we are told at the house is expected to hold the vote. that measure will allow the senate to take the steps it needs to start the trial but another big thing it will do his name is name the impeachment managers. a source familiar with the democrats plan. he is expected to appoint fewer than the 14 -- the 13 managers that there were in the impeachment. they have to set a date and time to receive those. the majority leader 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 in a number of republicans say they want included. there are a number of witnesses with first-hand information that i think american people deserve to hear from. there are documents out there that have not been seen that test some of the witnesses that we have heard. one of the big names that they want to hear from. as the former national security adviser. he is willing to testify. lastly he would likely block bolton from testifying by exerting executive privilege. >> i think you have to for the sake of the office. i would love everybody to testify. i like rick. to testify.

but there are things that you can't do from the standpoint of executive privilege. you have to maintain that. we will see where it all goes. it is possible that a set a trial could begin at the end of the next week more likely it will be another week and a half to two weeks before a trial gets underway. >> think you for more on this we will bring in susan crabtree. she is a senior white house and national perl reporter. susan, let's start with the impeachment impact that we witnessed for the past few weeks. who won the constitutional game of chicken. >> i think mcconnell clearly won. one. you have no leverage basically for him to want to start this unpredictable and messy impeachment trial of the republican president. they didn't have any sway. they are saying that she was successful in getting the media attention to wanting a fair trial. and to make a few more documents. but in the process she has said the timing really is

concerning for both republicans and democrats. she have several senators running for president as you know. and they are in the fight of their life for an iowa caucus. this is february 3. any protracted trial is going to hurt their ability to compete in the iowa caucus. any of them especially elizabeth warren it could be her last stand. she has already been grumbling and republicans also want to keep this a little bit constrained and the timing could be not good for them. what about those witnesses. president trump and senator mcconnell and graham they are fighting that notion. if they ultimately do not call

for witnesses or president trump if he exerts executive privilege could there be fallout. >> i think you will have a court battle over this. it's obvious that president trump has said that they are going to exert executive privilege over the testimony joe biden has said he doesn't want it. he's not going to refuse to come up and be on the hot seat as well. if democrats and some republicans including susan collins. if they go along with the democrats. and they call for witnesses. i think all of that will play out in the courts. it will be longer than the democrats and republicans want to spend on this. with the presidential primaries underway and in full sway. the only person at benefits is

that brings up a very bad issue for him as well. it hurts a lot of people cutting a lot of ways. they told associates he was under pressure to deal with the general qassem soleimani he views as important supporters. will this factor into the impeachment trial. >> the reporting. by the wall street journal saying mister trump after this told associates he was under pressure to deal with general he views them as important supporters. they will imply that he is using it as a political ploy somehow to pacify gop centers.

i don't buy that at all. there is a lot of restraint that they showed up. they had drawn a personal red line. when it came to military personnel a contractor was killed and that was the red line that was crossed for him. you can debate whether he should have felt restraint leading up to that when the iranians down to the u.s. drone. it is a lot of his restraint shown up in to into this point. this was a terrorist that was designated by the george w. bush administration. and also the trump administration. it was time to act. such an easy name to say. thank you susan. "socal eye opener".

>> this happened on thursday. do you see this video authority say that ship as you can see came really close to the u.s. as farragut as it was conducting some routine inspections. we now know there was a russian maybe -- maybe spy ship. within striking range of iran. you can hear in this navy video from the start five short blasts. the un international it will stay on course when the russian spy ship made at the dangerous approach. the russian ship came within 50 yards of the u.s. warship which might sound a lot like a distance on a football field.

especially with no other ships around. part of the strike group and was ready to launch the cruise missiles. after that ballistic missile attack against u.s. forces in iraq. the russian ship took action. the initial delay while i was there from the aggressive approach risk the risk of collision. it was showboating. they were observing these naval exercises. when they hit the pentagon. don't think it's a coincidence. these types of russian maneuvers did not exist. they came days after russia, china and iran held large naval intersections. last night joe biden weighed in.

>> we are in a situation where we are -- isolated. we have russian and chinese vessels. what is going on here. and last month u.s. coast guard lucas, thank you. arthel: voting security is a look ahead. why some cyber experts say electronic machines should not be used. we will discuss coming up next. we need to understand supply chains. one fifth or 20% of the components in a popular voting machine came from china -based companies. dub it.

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>> i figured out how to make a slightly different computer program. it shifts them around from one candidate to another. i wrote that until memory chip like this. and now to hack voting machine you have to get seven minutes alone with it in the screwdriver. >> now to a new fox channel series. protect the vote. he have to do an electronic voting machine as a test. the vulnerability of our election system. this week the house committee heard a lot more. the testimony from executives from three voting machine companies about election security the companies combine and make up 80% of the machines upon which we all vote at least one exec said his company uses russian and

chinese parts saying here in america they just don't make those parts in our country. >> we are very proud of the actions that we have taken we recognize that this is a race that has no finish line. >> do you have components in your supply chain that come from either russia or china? >> we do not have components. we do have a limited number of components that come from china. how can we protect the vote. we are joint. engineering. he is in australia at the moment. professor you had been dealing with this for years about the security of our election systems pointing out holes in deficiencies in the election equipment. what are you most worried about right now. >> thanks eric. all of those states have made significant progress.

they are a patchwork of strength. >> when you talk about the states. when they deploy a special area. every state is doing something. the problem is that there are still about ten states that are going as voting equipment that lacks basic protections. the paper trail is the most important primary protection to make sure that the results are not changed.

and we need to make sure that that is in place. the voter registration systems are there. during the testimony for capitol hill. it was pretty shocking to a lot of people. parts of the machines are used in china. some in russia. is that really a vulnerability. we drive around with foreign cars but not any russian or chinese cars. is there any concern about the fact that beijing may have inserted segments of our voting machines. >> critical infrastructure like election systems. and the problem is that since 2016 states have received hundreds of millions of dollars from congress to go out there and replace multiple voting systems. and you find new ones that

have all of these parts that are made by some of the countries that might will attack us. i think the fundamental problem is you don't have strong security standards for election equipment that come with that federal money and if the taxpayers are going to be footing the bill we have to make sure that we are getting equipment that is as strong as it can be. >> what would you like to see. i would like to see standards that require voting machines to be will set with a paper trail on every case. encounter any kind of hacking. even states that are employing new equipment. they will rigorously look at that paper. to make sure that the computer results are right. they anchor and tinker with

the machines. they could be incorrect. a few years ago demonstrated how he can hack a machine. it is pretty unbelievable. talk about a great quote. give me seven minutes alone with the machine and a screwdriver and i can hack it. here is how he demonstrated it to us. take a look at how he can do it. >> i unlocked the back door. he demonstrated how as part of an election lawsuit against new jersey officials. there had been no documented case. of a machine actually been hacked this way. it could happen by simply swapping it for his own. with the fraudulent computer program. he was able to change the votes. that the machine counted. as far as they know this has

never happened and it is impossible. but is your view. >> as far as we know it's never happened in the united states but we do know that it is impossible computer science system has been able to conduct reviews many different times. and in every single case where we've gotten done machines into the laboratories and tested them we found ways that they could potentially get in and install malicious code. they are sometimes connected to the internet. it is a serious vulnerability. >> what is' and eight gear test that put that michigan fight song in the voting machines. indeed. into the dc internet voting system. we rigged it so every voter

would vote. it would play the michigan fight song. and we changed every ballot that was cast. that is only when they looked around the room. and everyone was an ohio state fan. >> we thank you. thank you for staying on election security. we will check in with you frequently during this election year. there is a new twist in the royal feud appeared at the queen could be planning to do. as they look to step away from their roles. resident trump last night. >> i don't want to get into the whole thing. i just had such respect for the queen. i don't think this should be happening to her.

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arthel: there is more palace intrigue across the pond. a new report saying queen elizabeth will meet with princes harry, william and their father. this follows news that prince

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[♪] arthel: a dramatic about-face for iran. the regime admitting its revolutionary guard accidentally shot down a ukrainian jetliner killing all 176 people on board. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. tehran laying part of the blame on president trump. the iranian prime minister zarif said it was part lid caused by

u.s. adventurism. arthel: the government's admission of guilt sparked protests. as many as a thousand people demonstrated in the streets. eric: they are calling death to the dictator and they want officials to resign. let's begin with benjamin hall' after the latest reporting live from the middle east from amman jordan and also about the protests. >> real anger brewing on the streets of iran. the shootings down of the rain leaving 176 people dead. thousands have taken to the streets in he tran chanting, soleimani was a murderer and calling for their country's leaders to resign. many are asking why they didn't close down the country's air space at a time when they would have been on high alert.

in response to these protests secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted this. the voice of the aroundian people is clear. -- of the iranian people is clear. they fed up you with the brutality of the irgc. a stunning and rare admission of guilt from iran who had to say they were behind the crash. there was mounting evidence, including satellite and radar intercept. ayatollah khomeini and prime minister rouhani both expressed their condolences. they say the cruise missile turned towards a sensitive' military site and the missiles

were fired in error. but there are questions why the country didn't cancel the flight given all the tensions. governments around the world have been condemning the action. iranians say they want compensation for the deaths of their citizens. we are learning the british ambassador was arrested, he was taking photos of them. it's a diplomatic misstep by the iranians. eric: thanks. arthel: in an exclusive interview with fox news's laura ingraham, president trump revealing details about what he says were imminent threats from iran that provoked the u.s. to kill general qassem soleimani.

president trump: it could have been embassies, military bases and a lot of other things. we could have had another benghazi. arthel: mark meredith is live at the white house. >> the protests in iran are starting to get a lot of attention. president trump is paying attention to it as well. he put out a tweet. he said to the brave, long suffering people of iran win stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you. the president on twitter just a little while ago. the president had a chance to sit down with an interview with laura ingraham friday. he said the decision to kill general soleimani was based on his decision to stop future terrorist attacks on u.s. property abroad. president trump: it was

imminent. then all of a sudden he was dying. reporter: lawmakers from both parties have been critical of the killing of soleimani because the president acted without house approval. republican senator lindy graham said quote, with all due respect a third grader watching the news could figure out our people were in grave danger in iraq. a politician living in the saved i of washington has a different definition of imminent threat than those stationed in iraq. bernie sanders will team up to propose a bill to revoke funds you. he said we are committing to do everything in our powered to build bipartisan majority in order to prevent an

unconstitutional war with iran. the house foreign affairs committee invited secretary of state mike pompeo to testify next week. many members of congress say they want a lot more information when it comes to what was happening behind the scenes with the administration's decision to kill soleimani. eric: on the high seas, a russian navy ship causing a moment alarm after the u.s. navy said it nearly collide with one of our warships in the arabia sea. this happened on the same day the russian president vladimir putin observed missile launches in the black sea. >> that russian spy ship nearly collided with an american destroyer in the north arabian sea. you are going to hear five short blasts.

the international distress signal on the high seas. the uss farragut was upon patrol. it's part of the uss harry truman strike force group. the navy said in a statement while the russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collusion. meanwhile, vladimir putin was observing naval exercises. many don't believe it was a coincidence both events took place on the same day. russia, china and iran held joint name exercise in the gulf of oman for the first time.

>> we are isolated where you have iranian, russian and chinese vessels patrolling the gulf. what in god's name is going on here? reporter: the u.s. coast guard in charleston warned of another russian spy ship operating in kings bay, georgia. arthel: deadly tornadoes ripping through several southern states. at least 7 people died as severe storms sweep across many parts of the south, bringing heady downpours and damaging winds. adam klotz is live in the weather center with the weekend forecast. adam: warm air running into cold air is when you see the big storms that feel like spring. everything on the eastern side of the country. you fall back west of that. temperatures down into the 40s

or the teens in some places. right along that boundary we seat best chance for severe weather. the orange box of portions of alabama, georgia and stretching down to the gulf coast. everything in the yellow continues to be at some risk of the severe weather. currently the leading edge of storms crossing the portions of north georgia probably only 10 minutes out from running across atlanta proper. this is going to be the strongest edge. everybody highlighted in those orange boxes. winds up to 60 miles per hour already. hail, lightning, very, very heavy rain. we run farther north. on the back side temperatures are cold enough we see snow and ice. here is our winter storm watches and warnings. you are stretching from portions of the' plains across the

midwest and up into northern new england also. everything in the green, that's flooding is heavy rain falling in indiana, illinois and indiana. here is your future radar. this has been a fast mover. we have seen it sweep through louisiana. it will continue to move quick. likely running you have along the east coast weakening as it makes its move. by early tomorrow morning things are wrapping up. mostly rain, this is going to be a rain system. because as we know it's been very warm in the eastern half of the country. arthel: thank you very much. eric: boeing's ceo walk away with billions of dollars. and more fallout over the 737 max jet program. what internal documents reveal

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that are believed to be behind two deadly crashes. this comes as we learn the recently fired ceo of boeing will walk away with more than $60 million from the company. reporter: boeing made clear that package does not include $15 million he would have gotten from bonuses and severance pay. but it's a hefty sum for a ceo fired for his disastrous handling of the crashes. spirit aerosystems lays off 2,800 workers. the company says it's because production is suspended with no indication of when it almost resume. the max planes have been ground for 10 months. investigators believe the crashes were caused by new software. it was put on the plane without

the pilots knowing and without training requirements. congress has been investigating the close relationship between boeing and its federal regulator. one message reading this airplane is designed by clowned who are supervised by monkeys. federal prosecutors opened an investigation and the chairman of the transportation committee said the new legislation will limit how many times a plane can be certified on the basis of an existing design. it will strip the company of its ability to certify its own aircraft. yesterday the faa announced plans to fine boeing for installing sub standard parts on

a 737 max wing. and earlier this week the company reversed its long held position on a key safety issue of. they are now recommending simulator training for all pilots. eric: the protesters out on the streets of iran after the shooting down of the ukrainian 737. the u.s. killing of soleimani * who had the blood of americans, muslims and tens of thousands of others on his hands, especially in syria. but in tehran we are told thousands have taken to the streets, angrily putting the blame directly on that regime. despite top officials expressing condolences and sorrow. david, reports say the protests

have spread to several cities. the demonstrators are angry at the regime for what happened and this is a black eye on that theocratic regime. we are looking at some of the protests. they are chanting, khomeini, we are the people, we are not thugs. death to the dictator. death to the oppressor. the game is over. commander in chief armed forces resign, resign. khomeini, shame on you. leave the country alone. what does it mean when the people in iran are coming out as they have in the past few months protesting against this notorious, despicable regime. >> you hit the nail on the head. iran was engulfed by protests before we killed qassem soleimani. then the protests halted for a while and there were anti-american protests and dwem

straitions mourning for qassem soleimani. but now that we have more information about what happened with the ukrainian airliner and iran admitted they were at fault. the protests against the iranian regime have resumed. they are widespread and they are significant. will they continue? i expect they will. but will it make a difference? can it result in regime change? it's probably unlikely. but it's also destabilizing iran. the other thing that's interesting. iran did missile attacks against u.s. targets in iraq in order to show strength, to have a showing of force. with the missiles missing mistakenly or purposely, and now admitting to shooting down an airliner. they look bungling. the armed forces look anything but strong.

eric: in 2009 with the green revolution, president obama did not pat first come out strongly. what can the president of the united states do to perhaps encourage this protest. will they be at a tipping point against the regime. the president tweeted out, the government of iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts on the ground in the ongoing protests by the iranian people. it cannot be another massacre of peaceful protesters. the world is watching after the regime killed we are told 1,500 innocent men, women and children who were protesting against them. >> i think the administration will be missing a chance to support the protesters. they say they support human rights. and do other things to inspire the protesters and maybe even give some sort -- eric: what?

>> you could give support to some of the groups that are protesting. there is never going to be a regime change unless there is a fortified opposition which there is not in iran right now. eric: you have several groups. let me show you something that's amazing. look at this tweet. tonight's farsi. the president of the united states tweeting iranian people in farsi. talk about trying to lead freedom and democracy and trying to reduce an end the chokehold of the mullahs on the throat of the innocent iranian people. this says quote, to the brave and suffering iranian people, i have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you. we are following the protests closely. your courage is inspiring. this is the president basically supporting and encouraging these protests against that regime.

>> i think president trump is making a wise decision there by conveying that message. it's important that we convey it. you are right, president obama probably didn't do enough in the protests when they happened during this presidency. but ebb just conveying that -- but even just conveying that message won't be enough to move toward regime change. we don't want to seem like we are behind an effort for regime change. regime change has to be organic. but behind the scenes we could be trying to support some forces, some real opposition groups that have a chance to cause regime change. there is also change at the ballot box. we could do everything we can to try and push for iran to make their next set of elections more fair and lean on the eu, the u.n. and russia and china could do more to pressure iran and have a more open system where

people have a better choice about who they are going to elect to lead their country. eric: it's not going to happen with the regime that's in place right now. we'll see how the protests play out and what actions there are. the president clearly standing with the people on the streets. david tarfuri, thank you. arthel: a royal rift deepening in the wake of prince harries. could there be legal ramifications? you don't use this old thing, do you?

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deal for prince harry and meghan markle to step away from their senior royal duties. >> the royal family is discussing how to best handle the decision of the duck and duchess of sussex to move away from their royal title. they had been in canada for the past six weeks. it's clear what the couple want. but work out logistical issues with finance and security is not so simple. though this came as a surprise, there were signs the royal company were unhappy. in africa they both complained about their treatment in the press. they had a fairytale wedding in 2018. but they have been trying ever since to carve out a more royal role. but many royal fans are angry

that pair didn't consult the queen before making this momentous decision. the queen is said to be disappointed with their choice. but is prepared to accept it if it's properly thought through. megyn has returned to canada, leaving her husband harry to work out the details. a decision is expected in the coming days. they will report royal couple said they will spend part of their time in north america, mostly in canada. should they settle in the u.s., prince harry can be granted citizenship, but will he be able to keep his title? not according to the constitution. no person holding any office of profit or trust shall without the consent of congress accept any present, h emolument from ay

prince or foreign state. alex little is here, a criminal defense and u.s. attorney. she is a defense attorney and former prosecutor. alex. first of all, would prince harry have to give up his royal title? >> not necessarily. emoluments cause doesn't apply to average citizens. it applies to if he takes a role in the u.s. government. he couldn't then keep the duke of sussex. the colonials left england, they broke from the monarchy it's a very american story what's happening with meghan markle and prince harry. these folks are doing what is good for what they believe for their young family. and you have to admire that.

arthel: that's true. so let's talk about duchess megyn. she could have become a fuel citizen with the u.k. but if they were to move back to the u.s. she wouldn't lose her u.s. citizenship, correct? >> that's correct. she still is a united states citizen. if they were to move to the united states, she would maintain that citizenship and she could possibly foster harry to get a green card. it's a process, just liquor becoming a citizen. he would have to live in the united states for a period of time. and he would have to call buy for citizenship despite his title in england. they would look at him like they look at anyone else applying for

certain seasonship. arthel: you feel the young people are making decisions for their young family. what do you think is behind this? >> this is princess diana's youngest son. he was only 10 when she died and was told to walk behind her casket. and had a stiff upper lip when she died. he's a man with his own child. experiencing fatherhood probably brought back memories of how his mother suffered. there is a lot of international politics. the queen is a head of state. he's part of that royal family in england. breaking from that will have international repercussions. arthel: kate middleton had trouble when she first became a royal. meghan markle is from the united states and she is also biracial.

is that a component? >> i think it is. as my counterpart said, i admire the fact that they are pretty much doing what's best for them as a family and their child. it's much a matter of happiness and not caring about the title. and the fact she is a united states citizen would make it easier. and i'm sure they caught a lot of flack. i love the fact that they are standing together as one and doing what's best for their families. arthel: let's turn to lori laughlin and her husband. they are accused of paying a bribe to get their daughters into you sc. tmz is reporting the couple is maintaining their innocence. they claim they didn't bribe the

athletic director because the check was made out to usc. it's customary that big college donations lead to admission. they say they did not commit bribery. and they say they never submitted the fake rowing photos of their daughters to usc. but not submitting them and not taking those photos are two different things. r is this a good defense? >> absolutely not. i feel that they know why they donated this money. it doesn't matter if the check was written to an individual other university itself. they knew their daughters did not qualify for admission. and they did this with the intent to gain admission for their daughters. as far as the pictures. they knew the pictures were being taken with the possibility of being submitted as fake photos to say their daughters were in different sports and

getting admitted through the athletic department. it all goes to intent. i think they are making a mistake by taking this case to trial. i don't feel they can win with this, it wasn't bribery because we wrote a check out to the school. >> this is the exact opposite. a family doing the right thing for right reasons. this is a family doing the wrong thing for the wrong reasons. they will have to sit in front of 12 people on a jury and convince them it's not such a big deal. their best argument may be this is done all the time and we try to bribe folks on the cheek. but the elements of the crime are well established. the government should have an easy time making out the charge. the federal government should be invested in? that's you a different question. it won't go well for lori

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has fallen 9 points. "the des moines register," why do you think senator sanders has surged and what happened to mayor pete? >> it's interesting. we have been doing the iowa poll for more than a year now on this field and there has been lots of different leaders. the top four have remained consistent. warren, bind, sanders and buttigieg. but they changed off on the very top. frankly, you have to look at some of the enthusiasm numbers. he has a very committed base. and he has been work all year and even since last year to keep that base and expand it. and we saw that happen in this

iowa poll. eric: the des moines poll is very well respected. and what this could mean for joe biden. even though he's leading nationally. >> he started off in the lead when we started polling in 2018. he maintained a base of of support. but he has not excited people at this point. frankly, his folks say biden is the type of guy they all know. they are not going to be uncomfortable. as you know, the first and second choices are incredibly important. it's not just that you go in and you are done. you may have a chance for biden even if he's not your first choice. you can't tell any one of those top four out. and strange things happen when people aren't in the top four and have a good showing at the iowa caucuses. eric: you have a great tweet

explaining to iowa journalists how the iowa caucuses work. explain how it works. everyone goes to the gym, they go into different corners together. but you need 15%. >> i won't explain the whole thing because your viewers would fall asleep. but let's start with a brief procedural way. they go into community spaces, some are very big, some are smaller, and the neighbors come and have a first choice. who is your first choice going in. anyone who is first choice they get dropped out if they don't get 15% of the people in that precinct. so then they vote on those first choice. then somebody counts. how many people are this this corner for biden, how many in this corn for warren. if there is a bunch of people for andrew yang.

they get counted as well. if any one of those candidates doesn't have 15%. they go back and get to vote again. the less than 15% people get dropped from contention. those who were at 15%, those candidate, people realign and get to pick again. then those numbers are our final numbers. eric: could there be two or three people deciding this? what is most -- what's been some of the biggest surprises? >> i am sorry, i missed the first part of your question. but i think it was essentially can something happen between the first and second alignment. eric: you have two people walk over to the other side of the gym and switch a whole precinct. >> absolutely. absolutely. it's a very small group of

people. every single individual could shift what happens. on caucus night. there is a lot of discussion. some folks say in 2016 it got aggressive. but there are a lot of discussions in that room, come over to my side. but i have a better option for you. and they share a lot of commonality. i think that's what makes a caucus markedly different than when you go into the primary. this is you and your neighbors, and a lot of them have a lot of passion. eric: after the shake and bake, how do you think it's going to go? >> i don't make predictions. luckily we have the iowa poll that makes predictions for us. people look at those top numbers, we look at them a lot. we look at what issues are

important. what some of the second choices are. it's worthwhile to look beyond the first numbers and look at everything. we post an awful lot and we are work cnn on that. keep looking and coming back. eric: don't look at cnn, look at the des moines website. that's a joke. >> good advice, i agree. eric: we'll be keeping up with you late on caucus night. arthel: house speaker nancy pelosi says she'll take steps to send the impeachment articles to the senate next week amidst pressure her fellow democrats. the president signals he will seek to block some impeachment testimony. (food grunting menacingly) when the food you love doesn't love you back, stay smooth and fight heartburn fast with tums smoothies.

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the articles of impeachment to the senate. another big thing it will do is it will name the impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against trump in the senate. from there the senate has to set a date and time to receive the impeachment articles and vote on what the framework of the trial will be. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he plans to use the same framework as the clinton impeachment trial. something democrats and a number of republicans said they want included. >> i think we need to have witnesses. there are a number of witnesses with first-hand information i think the american people deserve to hear from. i think there are documents out there that haven't been seen to test some of the witnesses we

have heard from. reporter: former national security advisor john bolton said he is willing to testify. but president trump told laura ingraham he would likely block bolton from testifying by exerting executive privilege. president trump: i think you have to for the sake of the office. i would like mick and mike pompeo to testify, i would like rick perry to testify. but there are things you can't do from the standpoint of executive privilege. you have to maintain that. so we'll see where it goes. reporter: while it's possible the senate trial could begin the end of next week. we are told more likely it will be a week and a half to two weeks before the trial gets under way. eric: texas becoming the first state in the nation to close the doors on refugees. critics of the move are firing

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state in the nation to no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees. governor greg abbott pointing the finger at congress for war he calls a broken immigration system. christina coleman has more on this development. reporter: republican governor greg abbott is refusing to accept refugees under a trump executive order that was signed last november. in a letter to the state department governor abbott said in part, in addition to accepting refugees all these years, congress has been left by congress to deal with disproportion mall migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system. the federal government has an obligation to deal with those

who are already here. texas is the largest recipient of refugees in the u.s. compared to other states. approximately 2,500 refugees were resettled in texas during 2019. giving governors and mayors the opportunity to veto over who they accept, critic say is unconstitutional. a federal judge is expected to rule on the case soon. they celebrated what they are calling a milestone achievement on another immigration matter. in yuma, arizona, they announced the trump administration constructed 100 miles of wall along the southern border. federal officials disputed.

>> every inch of the 100 miles we constructed is new border wall system. it's not so-called replacement wall as some of our critics claim. it's new wall. >> the 100 miles of completed wall falls short of trump's campaign promise to completely fortify the wall with mexico. even thought it has taken years to build the 100 miles of wall. they are confident they can have 450 miles completed by the end of this year. the trump administration won a legal challenge against a ruling that blocked fund to build the wall. arthel: we'll be back tomorrow at noon eastern, 11:00 a.m. central time. we appreciate you joining us. we know you have a choice.

eric: i hope we have an update on megyn and harry. what do you think? >> jon scott right now. jon: iran finally admits it mistakenly shot down a ukrainian jetliner. the fallout from the killing of top iranian general qassem soleimani felt around the world tonight. i'm jon scott and this is "the fox report." in a new development, washington reportedly is threatening to block iraq from accessing its federal reserve bank account if it decides to kick american troops out of the country. this comes after the iranian missile assault on military

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