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>> john: iranian reporter not just trashing the team but smashing all americans as uneducated and racist. how the team u.s.a. captain stood up to defend the red, white and blue. >> sandra: and live to qatar as the u.s. prepares to face iran on soccer's biggest stage. great to be with you, john. >> john: good to be back after the thanksgiving break. john roberts in washington. much more at stake than a soccer win and national pride, iran is among the top threats. >> and teamed up with russia, providing the drones raining death and destruction on civilians there. but u.s. officials are clear about the greatest foreign threat to the united states. >> john: a country tight with russia and iran, china. that's where we start with the fox news alert.

>> sandra: protestors calling on xi jinping to step down in a powerful show of defiance to his regime's vicious covid lockdown policies. >> john: the largest protests in 30 years, sparked by a deadly fire in an apartment complex that was locked down. there are reports at least ten people died trapped inside due to covid restrictions. >> sandra: the outrage over the incident and wider policies, causing the communist party to scrambling its grip over the public. video spreading on social media showing police brutally beating up its own citizens to break things up on the protests there. >> john: as the white house set

to answer questions this hour, john kirby will be taking to the podium. pressure is mounting on president biden to publicly support the protestors against the tyranical chinese regime. >> sandra: republican congressman mike gallagher moments away, what he wants to hear. >> john: gillian turner is live with breaking details. >> so the white house, the national security council tells us they support these protestors, no surprise there. we asked whether u.s. politicians pushed here at home for renewed mandates could similarly backfire, they tell us we think it's going to be very difficult for the people republic of china to contain the virus, and here we enhance vaccination rates. in shanghai, clashes with police over the weekend and beijing, protests are flaring in response to the strictest lockdowns

inside china. this includes peaceful student protests at one of the most prestigious universities, all this during xi jinping's more than decade long tenure. >> it's not just protests against a local official because he's corrupt, this is against xi jinping and the communist party and i think what le see eventually, in a couple years, the party will fail. >> tensions boiled over thursday after an apartment fire killed ten people in a high rise. some residents have been locked down upwards of 100 days. growing concerns the impact on stocks, tracking a decline in equities worldwide and disruptions to the global supply chain. all the factors are fueling anxiety. one of the largest economies, john, could come offline, essentially. >> john: we were talking with

steve moore what might happen if that were the case and why the united states should start to decouple from china in terms of supply chain. >> could have done that a few years ago. >> john: gillian, thank you. >> sandra: wisconsin republican congressman mike gallagher, serves in the house intelligence committee. what's your message to the white house as you see the scenes of protests and violence in the streets in china? >> i think the president needs to make it clear that we stand here in america for freedom, and therefore we stand with people fighting for freedom. and one useful signal might be that we could send, ending our ongoing coronavirus emergency as a self-evident contrast to the dictator lockdown in china backfire immensely. and i would like the president to call for the end to the capital to flow to china for the

technological surveillance state and mondernization, and should not fund investment, fund communist genocide, and when it comes to things like digital repression we cannot allow chinese-controlled apps like tiktok in particular to continue to control young americans and so i hope the president would call for a banning or a forced sale of tiktok. finally, elon musk could help by kicking the chinese wolf warrior off twitter. the average chinese citizens does not have access to the platforms. >> sandra: we'll see what the white house says on this, obviously they are going to take questions on this, a briefing in a few moments from now. you are telling us what you want to hear from the white house. what do you believe -- where do you believe they stand on this?

>> i think we have seen kind of a conflict in the administration on china. you have a set of people in the administration that has been more realistic view of the nature of this regime and more tough-minded. but then you have kind of the climate change with i think that wants to cooperate with china under this fantasy that somehow the ccp cares what comes out of cop26 or 27, and therefore we have incoherent policy. you saw it in the national security policy. one hand they call out china, and then they say the climate change is a threat, so we need to clarify the inconsistency and what we see in china should clarify it for the white house. >> sandra: we topped the hour with the iranian journalist that hijacked the press conference, asking the u.s. player, you'll

hear from the iranian journalist, asking the prayer about representing a racist country. here is just a bit of what just happened in qatar. listen. >> our country is named iran, not i-ran. are you ok to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against black people. >> your reaction to that. >> well, one, leading state sponsor of terrorism to criticize us, i didn't see his response. i hope he told the guy to go pound sand. we see the same thing with the chinese communist party. they co-oped a lot of the woke anti-american narratives out there, nonsense suggestion that america is an evil racist hellscape. we need to be very careful to allow that to go further and rediscover the basic reality, we are the good guys. people still look to the united states of america for

leadership. we stand for freedom, even on our worst day, people would rather have the freedom that we have in the united states of america than be subject to the dictators that we see in tehran or beijing. >> sandra: rather than paraphrase how the u.s. player responded to the criticism, i want to read it, adams, the player, responded by the way, his mother is a white american but whose biological father is african american, responded like this. my apologies on the miss pronunciation of your country. that being said, discrimination everywhere you go. in the u.s. we are making progress every single day. as long as you make progress that is the most important thing. good to have you on, congressman. thank you for being here. >> sandra: john. >> john: all right, now to

elsewhere in the middle east from qatar to iran where iranians are risking their lives protesting against the islamic regime. the men's team sparking controversy by posting images of iran's national flag that left off the central emblem of the islamic republic saying that move was in support of the protestors. now calling on organizing at the world cup to boot the united states from the match and iranian reporter chastising an american player and blasting the united states as racist. >> sandra: we will get to that full sound in a moment. former state department spokesperson morgan ortagus, but first rich is live in washington. players say they knew nothing about the protest? >> that's right, sandra. team u.s.a. coaches and players say they had no head's up on the posts and the u.s. soccer federation is responsible for

them. the images posted briefly this weekend showed the group b standings, next to iran, the u.s. federation, remove the islamic republic emblem from the center of the country's flag. federation says it did show support for iran, women in iran in all of this, a message the team u.s.a. players and coaches also embraced. >> we support women's rights. we always have, we always will. that message will remain consistent and what we are doing as a team is supporting that, also trying to prepare for the biggest game that this squad has had to date. >> the pressers and sandra, you detailed that, iranian state media asked team u.s.a. about discrimination in the u.s. iran's coach mentioned kids dying in school shootings. and this weekend controversial social media posts, iran's government says they removed the name of god from the flag and

government backed media has called for fifa to expell team u.s.a. from the world cup. the u.s. soccer federation is responding to protests in iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the morality police. human rights activists say hundreds have been killed, thousands arrested as authorities there have cracked down on the demonstrations. a spokesperson tells fox news u.s. officials had nothing to do with the u.s. soccer federation post, and it's their own making, and they should listen to the protestors and not fire on them. >> john: morgan ortagus live from qatar. go to the big match tomorrow, you've been travelling since last night, to see that press conference with greg and tyler

today, but you know, as congressman mike gallagher was pointing out, old adage here about stones and glass houses with the iranian "reporters." >> totally, and they are controlled by the state as you know, john. listen, it is a great day to be in doha, always a good day to cheer on team u.s. a. i will confess i know a lot more about geopolitics than sports, but you have see a moment of heightened geopolitical tensions around the world, certainly with the united states and iran as it continues to be as you saw with the state-backed journalist. so tomorrow will be much more than just a game in so many ways. it's interesting on iran team, you saw the captain of the team reference the plight of the protestors and we know the regime as you said have been cracking down for over two months now on peaceful

protestors. even saw the iranian team boycott and not sing the national anthem in an earlier game. this is tough stuff to do. they face perilous conditions when they go home if they stand up against the regime. what does the regime want? a win tomorrow against team u.s.a. because they have so much internal dissent and problems at home that they want to turn the national sentiment against the united states because right now the national sentiment in iran is really against the regime. >> john: we see a lot of iranians in doha, and some are supporting the team but not the regime and others are just there to protest every time the iranian team comes on the pitch. i saw some video of a security guard talking to a couple of people who were there protesting the killing of the 22-year-old woman, and we see some of the pictures as well. so i mean, what is the sentiment there? is it for the team, against the team, by and large against

iranians? >> that's an interesting question. i'm here with a pretty big u.s. delegation, everyone is excited for the game tomorrow. we think from the perspective of the united states this is our opportunity to stand with the iranian people. yes, we are cheering on team u.s.a., we want a big win to advance tomorrow. but we know again, whatever happens with this team, the regime will try to use it as sort of an anti-american sentiment to feel that at home because they are facing wide protests around the country. so you know, we'll see what happens tomorrow. one of the most beautiful things about the games is seeing what you describe, the iranian protestors with the shirts, mahsa, and she's the poster child for the federation. >> john: after removing the emblem on some social media posts, done to show support for

the women in iran and legal rights, and one said measures taken regarding the islamic republic of the iran flag are against international law and morality, and they, the united states, must be held accountable. i mean, there is the glass houses and throwing stones thing again. the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism, and they are calling us on international law and morality? >> yeah, over the flag. whatever is my response to that. but i can tell you, john, i'm glad you brought up the plight of women in iran. in 2019, 2020, some iranian woman called blue girl. iranian women are not allowed to go into soccer stadiums or football stadiums, they are not allowed to go into the soccer stadiums to watch the game. so there was a girl we called her blue girl, she was arrested for six months for the crime of wanting to watch the soccer game live, and so you do have iranian

women here at the games amazingly that could watch and cheer the iran team here but not whenever they are not far away from qatar on their home soil. blue girl, i just spoked about, sentenced to six months in jail again for the crime of watching a soccer game live and in-person ended up taking her own life. so whether it's blue girl, mahsa, who started the protests two years ago, we are here to stand with the iranian women, and three everyone says, women, life, freedom. >> john: we will get back to you, morgan. hope you enjoy your time in doha. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> john: a big issue there. >> sandra: and the congressman asked how the player, tyler adams responded, we thought we would cut the full sound and here it is for our viewers. >> in the u.s. we are continuing to make progress every single day through education, i think it's super important like you

just educated me now on the pronunciation of your country. so yeah, it's a process. i think as long as you see progress that's the most important thing. >> sandra: so that was the response from the player there, john. but wow, what a moment. >> john: a lot to watch for tomorrow. one of the things to watch for as well is the return of the iranian goalkeeper, last time we saw him on tv his nose was sort of over here and looked like he had a concussion. so -- they are fielding all their top players to come out against the united states tomorrow. >> sandra: we will watch it all. concerns building over the threat of what iran or china do, one u.s. rival has gone rogue with the blood of a nation on its hands, vladimir putin and unprovoked war in ukraine. one republican says what he witnessed in ukraine has him calling out his own party,

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>> john: vladimir putin's forces increase their onslaught of attacks against ukraine's energy grid, a showing of the amazing resiliency of the ukrainian people. check out this video. dark without power, doctors are doing everything necessary to perform their jobs. surgeons performing complicated medical procedures with the aid of flashlights. while president zelenskyy says officials are working day and night to restore power to the citizens there, the situation is turning dire with frigid

temperatures and snow starting to fall. jeff paul is live in kyiv with the very latest. how bad, jeff, is the power situation there? >> yeah, john, most of this city and the kyiv region is sitting in the dark. officials say the most part it has been restored, but they are trying to conserve energy. freezing fog moving in and the temperatures are only getting colder and colder. they are sitting right at the freezing mark, and when it gets at night, it gets even more frigid. snow has also been piling up, while resources so help handle the winter weather gets stretched thinner by the day. basic utilities like water, heat, electricity are not very reliable and the farther you go away from bigger cities like kyiv, the harder it gets. so, we spent some time visiting those at risk spots out in the more rural areas where many

families still are struggling to survive amid these harsh conditions. >> eight months ago this home was destroyed by russian forces. their occupation is now but a distant memory but the impact is felt far and wide. many people in the summer used shelters like this. but as temperatures drop and the snow is falling, that will not do. beyond the changing weather, fighting continues, especially in the eastern and southern portions of ukraine. even with the recent withdrawal of russian forces, the newly liberated city of kherson is still getting shelled. strikes on civilian areas are forcing many families who returned to pack up and try to evacuate to a more safe condition. back here in kyiv, some attacks over the past few weeks, and many in this city are worried about not if but when the next one could be.

john. >> john: hardship upon hardship, the ukrainian people show such resiliency, it's amazing. >> sandra: as the war in ukraine shows no signs of coming to a close, some house republicans have raised concerns over whether congress needs to keep spending billions in taxpayer funds to support ukraine. our next guest who just visited the battlefield argues the gop must stick behind to make sure putin is defeated. douglas murray, welcome to you and thank you for joining us. i know you are sort of en route back from ukraine at this moment, still in the u.k. but first off, what did you see and experience while visiting there? >> i just got back some days ago through the border, and as i wrote in the new york post, it's

hard to communicate really there are two primary things. the first is the extraordinary route of the russia forces. kherson, the city that was liberated is part of one of the four regions of ukraine which vladimir putin tried to claim were part of russia in this bogus poll only a month ago, and already the ukrainians have taken it back. the second thing of course is the extraordinary resiliency of the people. women, elderly people, children who for months have been without power, without running water, have put up with the occupation and now putting up with the shelling that is happening because the retreating russian troops, even the day i was there, the russians started shelling the city again in the areas down by the river where i was and had snipers placed to try to pick people off. i think that it's just

incredibly important to communicate the fact that this unprovoked war of aggression by vladimir putin has this grueling effect on the ukrainian people. it's not the case that the ukrainians are asking the americans, the british, europeans or anyone else to come in and intervene on their behalf, they are not. what they are asking are for, i spoke with government, military and citizens, simply the weaponry to fight the war themself and on the first day of liberation in kherson when i went around the square speaking to people in the food queues that had cropped up, when i said to people that i was from the united states and great britain, two of the countries that have done the most to assist with military and humanitarian aid, all the women of all ages said one thing in particular, thank you, thank you. many of them with tears in their eyes, as they expressed their

relief that they had friends abroad who were supporting them. >> sandra: your piece has gotten a lot of attention since you published it, douglas, and you are asking a key question at the top of it. what is happening to the republicans, you ask. and in it you say in february when the war started, the civilized world agreed putin could not get away with its actions. countries who were weak are shamed. what is strange it now looks as though it is america that could go wobbly on this war. thanks to a group of republicans who have tangled up zelenskyy and ukraine in a culture war and political war going on here at home. what are you finding is the answer to that question? what is happening to the republicans when it comes to this war? >> the interesting thing since the start of this. western union in the pace of putin's aggression was already immediate. the british and americans moved fast to support our ally in

ukraine. the germans early on were shamed, they have a lot of energy reliance on russia and other countries have, were also shamed by simply not realizing that you know, russian tanks rolling into a country is a very 20th century thing, but not most of us want to see in the 21st century. everybody has known along that vladimir putin wanted to draw out this war through the winter in the hope among other things, not just of subduing the ukraine people, i don't think are going to be subdued, they are going to live through the conditions, they are fighting for everything, but thought it was one of the european nations wobbly first, germany, france, italy. what i'm concerned about since the midterms, growing number of republicans, particularly in the house, voicing the opposition to ukraine. there are all sorts of criticisms that should be made. i very much believe not a penny

of american taxpayer money should be sent anywhere without serious consideration, but it is not the case america has to have either a foreign policy or domestic policy. we have to have the ability to have both. this is part of the foreign policy of america, i hope we keep it up. >> sandra: remainder of your piece in the new york post, your op-ed, where you talk about your visit there, and we appreciate you joining us to tell us about it. we have been showing pictures as well. douglas, thank you very much for joining us. >> it's a great pleasure, thank you. >> john: elon musk's takeover of twitter has left some on the left melting down, and some say he could make the world worse. let's bring in jonathan turley, fox news contributor, professor and constitutional law attorney. among all the criticism he's

getting from the left, tweeted out apple is threatening to withhold twitter from the app store but not telling us why. when you see inside for the countries, playing out for the world on twitter, are people aiming at the wrong target here? >> well, they are, and this really shows the danger of the times we are living in. you don't need a state media if the media takes the position of the state and that includes apple, outrageous they are considering removing twitter from their store. i mean twitter has just put up a record number of new sign-ons. the public did not want to buy what twitter was offering before. they have never signed on to the censorship policy, and they have flocked back to twitter. but that's one of the reasons you are seeing this move because they can't rely on the public. they didn't convince the public.

the media, these companies that are boycotting, all an effort to coerce musk into restoring censorship. but the actual public, the customers, are actually buying what he's selling. they want more free speech, not less. so, how do you handle that? you try to stop them from even being able to get the app. that's what's so thoroughly outrageous about what apple is considering right now in doing to block twitter. >> john: it's interesting you talk about censorship, elon musk wants to pull back the curtain tweeting out this is necessary to restore public trust. release the deliberations that led for the new york post from being banned from reporting on the hunter biden story. but alissa milano tweeted out she got rid of her tesla because of elon musk. i gave back tesla, i bought the volkswagen e.v., i love it.

publicly traded companies in alignment with hate and white supremacy does not seem to be a winning business model, and others tweeting out volkswagen was literally founded by the nazis and hitler, elon musk replied 100%. a lot of virtual signalling by alissa milano. the purchase of the tesla to satisfy the greens and now her getting rid of the electric tesla to get a different electric vehicle, where does it end? >> where it ends, obviously these people are unhinged at the fear free speech might break out in social media and the public is speaking. they are heading back to twitter. >> it's amazing. we'll see where it goes from here. i'm sure elon musk relishes the back and forth. he does seem to be on twitter a lot firing back at those folks. great to get your take on

things. appreciate it. >> sandra: a live look at the white house where the press secretary and john kirby is expected to take questions, that is expected to happen just a few moments from now, including over the looming train strikes. >> john: the clock is ticking as negot negotiators work.

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for president biden especially, derail the u.s. economy overall. we have heard from economic experts, the industries, and they say it could cripple some businesses right before christmas. as for the white house, we are waiting to see how involved president biden will be in these negotiations or whether he will let the staff handle it. and that could come up during the briefing. some lawmakers, though, they are speaking up ready to calm concerns that a strike is inevitable. brian fitzpatrick vowing action, what he had to say on fox news sunday. >> congress will not let the strike happen, that's for sure. it would be devastating to our economy, so we'll get to a resolution one way or another. >> the national retail federation says it supports congress getting involved, they write american businesses and families are facing increased prices due to persistent inflation and a rail strike will threaten businesses resiliency.

we are expecting the white house to weigh in on this. peter doocy will be in the room. also mentioned that john kirby will be in the briefing room. likely the questions focused on china. the president not holding public events but talking about the economy tomorrow in michigan. we'll see if he brings up what's happening with the railroads, t too. >> john: and maybe some questions about the dust-up between the reporter and the soccer player as well. >> sandra: looming strike is weighing on businesses ahead of the holiday shopping. i shouldn't say ahead of, we are in the holiday shopping season now. also uncertainty over how shoppers are going, how much shoppers are going to spend. jay foreman, the ceo of classics like care bears and my little pony. the question we want to know, what is the hottest toy item this year? >> i would say so far the hottest toy items from a company

called moose, magic mixies. sort of a spooky little toy that when you put water in it you get a magic fog and then your toy appears. that's a pretty cool toy. a couple other hot ones and of course light bright and tonka, always bright. >> john: i have never heard of that toy. who makes it and how popular is it? >> it's made by moose, you have to be probably a 4 to 6-year-old girl to know it or have a 4 to 6-year-old girl in your family. kids know what's hot, parents don't always know what's hot. a lot of parents will be asking for that toy and a number of others, certainly, so far. and at least we have a little good news so far, which is the black friday weekend was fantastic, cyber monday is looking great. so among all the noise and the challenges we still do have, and we have had, we are having so far a great opening to the holiday buying season.

>> sandra: really interesting. by the way, just looking at the dow, there are concerns what could be a global slowdown, a lot going on around the world right now. concerns from investors over what lies ahead, a lot of uncertainty out there. you are not seeing that show up with holiday sales yet? things are going well, you are saying. >> yeah, things are going well this weekend. you know over the last four months between the election and the increase in prices of gas and food, people have been holding on to their money for the last four months, and i think they have just decided finally that they are going to break out a little bit. they are getting out of the house, off the road, not travelling, and they are rewarding themselves. you know, there's really two big sporting event in this country. one is the super bowl that everybody participates in, the other is black friday and cyber monday, a sport everybody gets to play in. we watch the super bowl but we get to play the buying game and finding the bargains and getting what we want, and americans are

out playing that game and doing their thing this holiday season so far. >> john: with this rail strike, potential rail strike looming and could start as soon as december 9th, how much of an impact could that have on the christmas shopping season. i would assume by and large that when it comes to toys, the stores have already stocked up and they are at full complement. >> well, they are, but there's a lot of last-minute shopping that needs to be done and the american consumer has shifted a lot to online shopping. not just amazon, of course amazon, but also walmart.com, target.com and other retailer .coms. goods need to be shipped and if the rails go on strike during the holiday season, when you see a train go by and 100 or 200 container loads on the train, every one of those loads has to go by truck. and that's going to suck up a lot of trucking and make it not

only difficult to ship everyday products, but the roads are go g to get jammed, highs are going to get jammed, already crumbling infrastructure in much, strained much to a higher degree. so there is, you know, just huge ripple effects that will happen if there is a rail strike between now and the end of the holiday season. and even if there's a rail strike in the first quarter, all the things that go by rail will then have to go by truck, and if we thought what we saw happening at the ports in 2020 and 2021 was chaos, believe me, if the rails go on strike, the chaos around the country is going to be immeasurable. >> sandra: that's a big warning. jay, i feel we could go back a few decades and see the same toys behind you. i mean, that's what's hot, light bright, care bears, tonka trucks. >> the same stuff, barbie, hot wheels. play patterns work and parents

know and trust those toys. >> john: everything old is new again, except the lite bright is real lasers now. >> sandra: they keep using it, bring it out every now and again, they use it for a long time. thanks for the insight into the shopping season. >> real quick, go u.s.a. >> john: ok. >> sandra: go u.s.a. so this is a fox weather forecast, a storm threat out there, a tornado watch, outbreak of devastating tornadoes and high winds is predicted to rip through the lower mississippi river valley tomorrow night into early wednesday, we are told. the severe threat has potential to bring long track tornadoes and half the size of golf balls, i should say, described as what could happen and wind gusts over 70 miles per hour could be coming to the area. the warning comes after a tornado hit louisiana on

saturday leaving thousands without power there. we are just starting to get some updates now, but a tornado threat that we are watching. obviously it could have an impact on a lot of folks, john. >> john: keep a close eye on that. the large of the active volcano is erupting on hawaii's big island, has not happened 40 years. i broke through levees and almost hit the largest city. but a slice of american paradise is looking like a smoky mess. look at that beautiful glow off the distance. william is reporting from the west coast newsroom. how concerned are officials in hawaii? >> right now not so much, but i just spoke to the hawaii volcano observatory and they have a plane over the volcano right now, and update shortly on where the lava is reaching the surface and where it's going. mauna loa has been quiet for 40 years, and around midnight,

locals say it erupted around 12:30, and a satellite image of the eruption, and that's kind of cool. the danger is two-fold. so far the lava has stayed at or near the caldera, some is at a rift zone below the summit. no communities are at risk, evacuations but have opened shelters just in case. the yellow areas are 1,000°, that's wild, taken a short time ago and a webcam image looking south and the risk right now for most is air quality. so there is a plume extending from the volcano itself, expecting a quarter inch of ash on the big island, that is unhealthy and can affect travel.

we have seen some pictures from the usga and the caldera, a month ago it is fascinating there, the black areas are the newer lava floes. >> they can move at great speed. we are looking at you know, times to reach the ocean on those southwest rift zone eruptions, we are talking hours, sometimes a few days, at the most a week. >> we don't have the map right here, but john, basically right near the caldera there is a rift zone and they were concerned about the area over near kona, but right now they are saying it's staying at the higher elevations and it moves pretty slow. it last erupted in 1984. typically a large eruption and that will taper off. but you know, mother nature is not terribly predictable in these kinds of things. update later today. >> john: not predictable but sure is awesome, no question

about that. william, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: a live look at the white house where we are expecting the white house press briefing to take place any moment now, john, we have peter doocy in that room, obviously, who is hopefully going to have a chance to ask questions along with other reporters in that room. but there are a lot of newsy items that could be brought up in the white house briefing, john kirby also expected to join the press secretary. >> john: the fact that kirby is coming suggests there is some international business to deal with, but a lot of domestic business to deal with as well. should we listen to what she has to say? >> sandra: usually starts with some housekeeping items. obviously the decision for the united states to allow chevron to expand energy operations in venezuela is a top item that a lot of reporters will likely want to know more about the white house decision to take in more oil from other countries, john, rather than upping our

production here at home. >> john: you know, and one of the other things they have to deal with is the looming rail strike, and we were talking about jay foreman a moment ago if the trains get idled you have to put all the stuff on trucks. if they idle all 7,000 trucks, you need 460,000 trucks per day to carry the goods. here is kirby. >> the state visit, first state visit of the biden-harris administration. an opportunity to highlight a foundational component of this administration's approach to foreign policy and that's through alliances. france is a vital global partner and of course the united states' oldest ally. economic tie and cutting edge sectors, major investments supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs in each country. our defense and security cooperation continues to expand and is vital to peace and stability all around the world. our partnership in tackling tough global challenges under pinned by the shared democratic principles and values and

institutions, and cultural ties are a strength, france is a top destination for many americans and vice versa. so just briefly on the schedule breakdown, on wednesday, president macron will join vice president harris visiting nasa headquarters to showcase our deepening collaboration on space. >> john: seems as though john kirby is not making any news, just talking about the logistics of the upcoming state visit by macron on december 1st, but there is, sandra, a lot to talk about this afternoon once they get to questions. >> sandra: ok, we will certainly have that for our viewers. we mentioned the dow, if you wanted to pop that back up here before we go. seems to be falling to its session lows, john. we have been watching it through our two ours here, now down 457 points. a lot of investors, finance community is pinning the selloff what is happening in china, the lockdowns, the violence in the

streets there, all that uncertainty is certainly weighing on the american stock market. >> john: no question about that, and who knows how long this blip is going to last, but it's going to be a significant one. >> sandra: we'll see what news we get for the briefing. i'll be in for neil at 4:00. i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. "the story" with martha up in a few minutes.

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