parents the option. >> of course he immediately answers the questions and then goes into very specific detail what he would do and makes a fairly dramatic declaration that he wants to close the department of education. and so he is a guy who knows what he thinks and he is not afraid to say it, in my book makes a very good politician, far better than somebody constantly vacillating and trying to evade and afraid to answer questions. >> steve: thank you very much for joining us with post-game reaction to our big interview with donald trump. have a nice weekend. >> brian: your mission is to have a great birthday. >> steve: i'll play pickleball and have cake. >> ainsley: we're so glad you were born. >> lawrence: the barbershop will be on monday with the former president. >> this is not the end of the war in gaza, but the beginning of the end. the axis of terror built by iran

is collapsing before our eyes. nasrallah is gone, his deputy is gone. sinwar is gone and others. >> bill: iran's ring of fire being squeezed and eliminated. the today the israeli prime minister vowing to press forward. the white house may have a different view of that, however, after a year on the hunt the idf finally found and kill hamas' top leader sinwar, the mastermind behind the terror attacks a year ago on the 7th of october. i'm bill hemmer, good morning. you've almost made it. >> dana: i'm dana perino and this is "america's newsroom." before you get there you have to get all this. a lot coming for you. a stunning video that you have to see. it shows the moments before the takedown of the terror chief and an israeli drone flying into a ruined building capturing sinwar's final minutes alive. >> bill: he had been a marked

man since the massacre of more than 1200 israelis. the most deadly day for the jewish people going back to the holocaust. now with his death, what happens next is a wide open question. >> dana: matt finn is live in tel aviv with the latest. there is a lot of it. good morning, matt. >> good morning, dana and bill. in tel aviv when the news of sinwar's death broke people ran into the streets to cheer. yesterday was actually a holy holiday. part of a holy week here. many people were not working yesterday here in israel. they weren't on electronic devices. a day designed to reflect and pray. so you can only imagine how much more welcomed the news was of sinwar's death on an already solemn day. sinwar's death sparked cheers in

israel and renewed hope but mixed with the concern for the remaining 101 hostages in gaza. the drone video shows the final moments of sinwar's life. camouflaged amongst the rubble clinging for life in the chair on the left and flings a stick at the idf drone that is filming this. he was the head of hamas, charismatic leader and mastermind of the october 7th attack. israel's prime minister netanyahu said his image of being a fearless military leader has been shattered. >> residents of gaza, sinwar ruined your lives. he told you he was a lion but in reality he hides in a dark tunnel and he was killed when he ran away in fear from our soldiers. >> sinwar's death begs the question of what will happen

next. hamas just responded saying it won't be stopped. releasing a statement reading, it seems that israel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the palestinian people. we believe that our destiny is one of two good things, either victory or martyrdom. president biden had a phone call with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahue and now urged the prime minister to end this war. there is a lot of talk on the streets in tel aviv what's next for this war. of course, those remaining hostages. dana and bill. >> dana: the hostages top of mind. >> bill: i watched this thing 20 times. it is remarkable stuff. the drone goes into this area in gaza, this building has been devastated, entire holes blown out of the wall. they said it was on the ground floor. looks like floor number two and perhaps ground floor in this situation was a little higher elevated.

but that is sinwar. he blends in with the seat, doesn't he? he is wearing the same colors and he is also wearing a headdress over his head with only his eyes exposed. clearly trying to hide from the idf. we're told a group of trainees from the idf were working a regular patrol through southern gaza and came across a group of what they considered to be the other side. they opened fire. the men split up and at least one of the individuals who they believe was sinwar ran into the building. remarkable, they take a drone with a camera and they are feeding this back to headquarters in tel aviv or jerusalem and they fly into this room and there he is sitting there missing an arm on his right side. his left hand is holding something described as a stick. hard to say and when that drone goes in the building you can see the dust on the floor puff and move away. it is dramatic stuff. he knows he is cornered and been

caught and slings the stick toward the drone and the drone turns away for a second and that's where the video stops. from that let's go back to the board here and let's talk about this area. this is gaza. so disputed now from the white house all the way to jerusalem. netanyahu and joe biden have different ideas, kamala harris does, too, about what should happen next. population centers, gaza city, now here the philadelphia corridor is rafah. that's the area where sinwar was nabbed yesterday. they thought he would be in a tunnel and take refuge and shielding from some hostages. maybe he has done that for the past year. yesterday that wasn't the case. the corridor strongly disputed between hamas and also israel. the israelis believe under the corridor is where the tunnels have been built that come in from sinai and egypt and feed

hamas and its military weapons. let's go forward one more time. the town, the neighborhood where they caught him where these idf trainees were on a routine patrol as they described it. it is the big picture. six weeks now, okay? you have nasrallah taken out the end of september in beirut and now you have sinwar eliminated mid october in southern gaza. something else. what's next? john ratcliffe might be able to answer that, former director of national intelligence. what is next? what's the best next move for israel and the people in this region? >> well, bill, you highlighted the incredible success that israel has had in taking out the top leadership of both hezbollah and hamas. this is the real coup, the most significant and important for a number of reasons in taking out sinwar. first there is a strategic value of removing someone who has been the mastermind of so many

different terror activities by hamas including october 7th. but then also the symbolic value. sinwar has been the face of hamas for decades now and so to remove him sends a message. i guess finally maybe most importantly at this point in time, it has been well understood that sinwar has been the primary impediment to any further deal in getting the hostages home. with him removed it opens it up as a possibility. in terms of what's next for the israelis is they understand -- and i think netanyahu said it -- it's the beginning of the end of the war, not the end of the war. and anything that happens at this point that is successful, let's say a hostage deal, is going to be because israel pursued a peace through strength, because they escalated to de-escalate and they didn't listen to joe biden and didn't listen to kamala harris and others who said it would be a huge mistake to go into rafah.

obviously had the israelis listened to biden/harris and our entire national security team, sinwar would be alive, nasrallah would be alive and israel would be on defense and iran would still be on offense. so i think the israelis know what they are going to do. unfortunately the united states should be doing it with them and there is no indication that that's what's taking place. >> dana: vice president kamala harris a little while ago said she looked at the map and the map showed that it would be a terrible mistake to move forward. here she is on march 24th interview with abc news. watch. >> we have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in rafah would be a huge mistake. >> dana: the israelis decided they had to continue forward to protect their citizens and there

are palestinians who are i've been reading some of the commentary today are saying hamas and sinwar brought this war upon us and maybe they could see a new way forward as well. >> yeah, i think what kamala harris said really demonstrates why she has been wrong and why the biden-harris administration has been wrong throughout the last four years and before that barack obama. look, this is the obama doctrine. those national security folks who think escalation is a bad word or a bad thing and they constantly preach restraint, without understanding what escalation has done and what the israelis have done, is escalate to de-escalate. in so doing what they've demonstrated is their will and resolve and they have also demonstrated their capacity and their capabilities to strike their adversaries and that is what is creating these opportunities. this is what has iran on its

back foot and hamas and hezbollah facing decembermation. again, i think this is at the end of the day i think it is as important as the way it's playing out and the israelis understand there is an opportunity here to, you know, end some of these terror networks completely that have created so much chaos for so long. i think they will continue. look, there are thousands of hamas fighters still there. they don't have the leadership they had but the israelis understand they still have to continue to clear out gaza if they want to have any opportunity for palestinians to be govened by any other entity centered on the notion israel can't exist and the founding principles and charters of organizations like hamas and hezbollah are the genocide of the israeli people and the jewish state.

so that's what israel is working to remove and having incredible success. again, the united states should be helping them but i think they will be flying solo unless and until donald trump returns to the white house and a different national security team comes in. >> bill: hamas says you have to get out with the idf out of gaza. don't know if that will happen. moments ago from beirut hezbollah putting out a statement mourning the death of sinwar and then john kirby a moment ago at the white house saying we're not in a position at the moment where serious ceas cease-fire notions are in the offing. if hamas demands the israeli military get out netanyahu won't go for that today. thank you, sir, for coming on. john ratcliffe, appreciate it. >> dana: thank you. >> my opponent feels like she does not have to be here, which is deeply disrespectful to the event and in particular to our

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>> dana: vice president harris and former president trump are setting sights on michigan.

both candidates holding several events across that state today. the latest power rankings go from lean blue to tied. great to have you on the show today, aishah. >> thank you. good morning to you and bill. the president is going to get here and talk once again about inflation, manufacturing, trying to revive the auto industry in this battleground state as he tries to break away from this dead heat that he is locked in with vice president kamala harris. as you mentioned he was in new york last night attending the big al smith dinner for catholic charities in new york where he launched a couple of insults at vice president harris and took a serious tone when he was asked why he thinks she didn't show up. watch. >> if you really wanted vice president harris to accept your invitation i guess you should have told her the funds were

going to bail out the looters and rioters in minneapolis. >> why do you think she missed it? a lot of theories. >> i don't think she is competent. we can't have her as a president. she is a marxist. we're not ready for a marxist. >> so both harris and trump will be barnstorming in michigan today nearly 13% of registered voters statewide have already turned in their ballots. that's big. trump is seizing the chance to attract those disenchanted arab and muslim and jewish voters and split ticket voters of which there are many in this state. actually something that democrat senate candidate slotkin has been warning about. other democrats i've been talking to in the state say look, trump has a huge effect in turning out the vote and sometimes people split the ticket when they go into the ballot box, dana. >> dana: it is rare but does

happen. thank you. >> catholic church helping the poor, educating children and supporting the vulnerable. if you really wanted vice president harris to accept your invitation you should have told her the funds were going to bail out the looters and rioters in minneapolis. >> bill: they did laugh after that. president trump last night headlining the al smith dinner in new york city. v.p. kamala harris making history becoming the first presidential nominee to skip the thing all together since 1984. that did not turn out well. the white tie event raises money for catholic charities, a staple for candidates for more than 60 years. harris chose to send attendees these pre-recorded video that featured the former star molly shannon. zbliem owe a catholic. tonight is one of the biggest dinners next to the last supper. >> an important dinner and important tradition i'm so proud to be a part of. >> is there anything i shouldn't

bring up tonight? >> don't lie. thou shalt not bear false witness to thy neighbor. >> bill: mary katharine ham, host of getting hammered on outkick and we have both of you here. guys, there were some boo birds out last night because she didn't show. at the end of trump's speech there was booing for trump. for the people that went they appreciate that they showed up. trump won the catholic vote by 11 in michigan. catholic vote in pennsylvania, 11. joe biden biden won the catholic vote by 13 points in wisconsin. antoine, do a little face time and see if it works out for you.

>> last night's dinner will make or break the 2024 presidential election. i think she was smart meet voters where they are because the election is on our street not k street. a lot of the conversation around the dinner happened today and tomorrow with people who will focus efforts and attention on k street. the vice president still is introducing herself and her policy agenda to the american people. this election is close. yesterday was one of the most aggressive trips she has had as candidate for president. i'm thankful she went to meet the voters talking about her policy agenda. >> bill: the room was flat when she zoomed in. there were no laughs, there was nothing. it was just dead, go. >> if you watched the clip it is an awkward woman with low social skills making everyone uncomfortable every time she speaks and a cameo for mary cath rick gallagher.

that's a joke you might tell at the al smith dinner. you are missing an opportunity to be silly in a place where you are welcome to be silly. antoine is right. it won't make or break an election but it matters for looking like you are joyful. i don't know if there was a missing laugh track from the video. it didn't land. a lot of his stuff did land. people will poke holes. it was odd they released this an actual statement about his speech at the al smith dinner which is supposed to be silly and loose and supposed to be sometimes a little risky and she could have had the best comedy writers in the business to deliver. her issue is when she has an opportunity to take an opportunity she hasn't delivered whether it's sitting down with bret or something like this. >> bill: it was a great opportunity to show a different side of you and she missed at that. cardinal dolan wasn't happy. listen to him. >> sadly kamala harris isn't

coming. >> it is a shame. the nature of the evening is to bring people together. the nature of the evening is civility, patriotism and humeeror. not a campaign speech or staff. >> bill: it's an opportunity. >> with all due respect mary, you said it was an opportunity for her to bring joyful. that has been a lot of people throughout this campaign from the other side who has criticized her for having a joyful spirit and joyful campaign. she has had light moments on the campaign. the next 20 some odd days is a vi serious time and have work to do as democrats. she made the right decision and look, i would much rather her return as president of the united states than candidate for president. >> bill: walter mondale skipped in 1984. here is what happened. he won minnesota, his own state, go.

>> we are an evenly divided nation. taking a moment to be on brand which is how she decided to brand herself as joyful would have been a better move. there is low confidence in her ability to do it and why she wasn't there. >> bill: we'll work at our humor over the weekend. see you next week. >> dana: i love the big smiles. >> to even think about voting for some people because some people if they've lost their entire house or family members. >> dana: democracy amid devastation. north carolina, it is still reeling from hurricane helena w. people are lining up to cast ballots. why these survivors are still hitting the polls next. plus the border is on the ballot. voters weighing in on the migrant crisis. a lot not happy. new fox polls on immigration coming right up. >> hasn't done anything 3 1/2 years and sat on it and made a

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