plaskett: taze i ride to address the crisis in the virgin islands. on december 13, a shooting claimed the life of another of my constituents. my deepest condolences go to the family and loved ones of each of the 42 victims who have died by homicide in 2024 in the virgin islands. throughout the caribbean, gun violence driven by unemployment and drug and human trafficking are pervasive. during a recent could he dell -- codel to paragraph beddoes, we heard similar concerns from our caribbean allies. the senate must pass the act which includes my caribbean border counter narcotics strategic bill to combat the illegal trafficking of deadly drugs which traverse through american territories in the caribbean. in the virgin islands, 93% of guns recovered by law enforcement were trafficked illegally into the territory. and the homicide rate is nine times higher than the continental united states. we need our federal partners. especially a.t.f., to provides resources -- provide resources and maintain a presence in the territory. i yield back. the speaker pro te

virgin islands. hey lucas? >> good afternoon.ent that appeared to have been cleared down in texas where judge ruled the biden administration can no longer sell off parts of unused border wall. a present electron celebrating the judge's decision posting to truth social quote in a major crucial win for america, our national security, a federal judge in texas based on papers we file just a few days ago has prohibited the biting ministration from selling any materials designated from the border wall. tom home and present electron's incoming borders are reacted after this this news earlier today. >> right now i think we've got them stopped. what's insulting they wo were fr years just people retake control to selling main piece of our plan to secure the border. >> texas attorney general ken paxton awaiting" we have successfully blocked the biden administration from disposing of any further border wall materials before president trump takes office. paxton also also says at the buy demonstration dispose of border wall which is a purchase

. ♪♪ murphy: tortola, the british virgin islands--sailing, diving, postcard-perfect beaches. tyre looked forward to it. she and her husband, david, had chartered a sailboat with their friends the thwaiteses. the other couple would be bringing along their young son. a week of diving and sailing whichever way caught their fancy. murphy: upon arrival here in tortola, the men set out to arrange for their charter and the rental of their scuba gear. the women went shopping for provisions for their sailboat called the caribbean soul. then the five motored out from this marina for their holiday at sea. and to this day, no one in that group can say that anything was amiss. and it was, by all accounts, the leisurely week gunkholing around the caribbean that all on board had hoped for. they dove the british virgin's greatest hits: salt island, peter island, the wreck of the rhone. on the morning of march 12th, they set a course for cooper island and a site known as the twin wrecks. tortola dive instructor keith royle has been down to the twin wrecks hundreds of times. mr. royle: there a

clark: (voiceover) you go to montana, because i'm looking for you down in the british virgin islands.e you like to go. that's where you're going to be. det. clark: unfortunately for you, again, lucky for me, we got a retired cop that is not going to have a bleeding heart. he's going to have sympathy and empathy and he's going to say, ok, great. (voiceover) but behind the doors, he's going to go run you on the computer and goes, oh, my goodness. morrison: (voiceover) sergeants clark and martindale boarded a flight to great falls, montana, to pay the elusive harvey a visit. joe helped arrange a little meeting at the car dealership. mr. parsetich: (voiceover) i told harvey, i said, i need you to go back out there... mr. parsetich: ...and get this one particular vehicle prepared,' that one of his customers were coming back to look at it. morrison: (voiceover) and when harvey stepped out front, officers from the cascade county sheriff's department were waiting for him. det. clark: they just walked up and said harvey, there's some guys from california who want to talk to you, put your hands

this time to the us virgin islands. here with reaction former massachusetts senator scott brown., thank you for being with us. as the world further degrades with one crisis after another, joe biden jets off to another luxury vacation. is this the most idol absentee president in modern american history? >> well, first of all, greg, it's great to see you, happy new year to everyone and hope everyone had a great christmas. of course it is, it's no surprise, here is my post christmas wish is that he leaves all pens and phone and every communication device at home so he can't do mosh cash for kids judges pardoned or other types of things that already affect president donald trump you president donald trump's incoming opportunities, whether it's dealing with the illegals, giving them privileges and rights they are not entitled to or doing things like this, which is the inaction. it's no surprise, it's a little scary. i'm counting down the days like everyone else. leave the pens at home so he can't sign anything else, please. >> greg: i looked this up today. 40% of joe biden's presidenc

do you know where we got the virgin islands we bought den denmark.greenland, why not? >> some people saying there will be an invasion by the u.s. i think that there are a lot of people saying this is about trade deals and deals to be made. how do you see it? how is capitol hill seeing it, do you think? >> i mean, listen. you know, president trump always is negotiating. there are tolls, being paid in n. a very transparent way. but he wants the u.s. to get the best deal. we have the largest economy. we have the most export-import going back and forth in shows shipping leans between the my preference is he focuses on the middle east and the ukraine-russia as opposed to greenland and china. but, not china i mean greenland and the panama. but he must see something going on with the chinese in panama brought this front and center. i would like to see where this is really going. >> bret: i think is he going it walk and chew gum on a lot of international fronts. here is kevin o'leary on the canada part of that equation. >> think about the power of combining

virgin islands following the death of former president jimmy carter. watch this exchange. >> [overlapping speakers] >> decency. decency. decency. reporter: and again, david both biden and trump expected to see each other and carter's funeral in washington and less than two weeks after that the inauguration where both men see each other again. david: that didn't seem much like a smooth transitional moment. david, thank you very much for that. for more on the legacy of presidents both current and past, as a man whose known and worked with quite a few of them. former reagan administration official host of the hugh hewitt show. great to see you. thanks for being here. i'm going to talk about this snide remark of president biden in just a moment but first on donald trump's memories of jimmy carter. he worked with him as a businessman and he knew him fairly well. here is what he said on truth social. he said the challenges jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans.

virgin islands. that is where we find lucas tomlinson live in st. croix. >> good afternoon.t's been a pretty low-key vacation for president biden here in st. croix the president was just seen walking into church in downtown. that is where young alexander hamilton clerked as a young man before running that incredible essay which cause people to pass the hat around sending to the counties the rest in history. i digress a little bit. there's been a lot of talk about president biden trump proofing his agenda. i should mention off the top that took a hit when the judge in texas said the by administration should not be auctioning off or selling off parts of the unused border wall. president elect trump taking to social media after that ruling taking a bit of a victory lap saying quote, and the major crucial win for america and our national security federal judge in texas, based on papers we found a few days ago prohibit divide menstruation from selling any materials designate for the border wall. present electronic incoming borders or had this to say earl. >> right now i think we'

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. for one minute. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to acknowledge international day for persons with disabilities. which is observed annually on december 3. one in four, ply -- approximately 70 million adults, in the united states report having a disability. in the virgin islands, my home, approximately 10,000 people report that disability. despite significant progress within the disability rights movement, in december of 202240% of adults with disabilities reported experiencing unfair treatment and discrimination. as elected officials and legislators, we have special responsibility to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. we must pass legislation that supports their right to affordable, accessible and quality housing, educational opportunities, health care, technology servi

virgin island for the holidays.n a statement he put out a little bit earlier tonight where he talked about this decades long friendship that he shared with the former president, jimmy carter. he talked about how he had the honor of calling him a dear friend. he talked about that ledges -- legendary relationship he had with rosalind carter. he talked about the work he did during the presidency, but especially the standard, the new standard he set in his years after his time in office. the bar he set for former presidents after leaving the oval office. he talked also -- he directed a message specifically to, quote, young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning. the good life, he says -- president biden says, study jimmy carter, a man of principle, faith and humility. some of what we could hear. >> the president is taking to the podium. let's listen. >> you know, this is a sad day but it brings back an incredible amount of good memories. today america and th

business for centuries but all the other all the other major tax havens of the world, the british virgin islandsfor which gets most of the business by volume of money. former british colony, the cayman islands, the same thing. the us, the uk itself was the center of this empire and the reason for that is that the british managed their their overseas empire very differently than other countries like the spanish had a huge colonial empire too. the french had an empire. the germans had an empire. like what? so special about the british? well, what's special about the british that in order to as a strategy to lure people out from england, to colonize the rest of the world, they gave people massive tax breaks. so if you, a colonist in what we now call the united states in the mid-17th hundreds, you were paying like a tiny fraction of what your counterpart back home in england would be paying like maybe 1% or 10% of the income tax. the spanish, for example, the opposite strategy you paid more tax as a colony, as a colonist than the spaniards back home in spain. it's amazing that anyone went out to the

business for centuries but all the other all the other major tax havens of the world, the british virgin islandsfor which gets most of the business by volume of money. former british colony, the cayman islands, the same thing. the us, the uk itself was the center of this empire and the reason for that is that the british managed their their overseas empire very differently than other countries like the spanish had a huge colonial empire too. the french had an empire. the germans had an empire. like what? so special about the british? well, what's special about the british that in order to as a strategy to lure people out from england, to colonize the rest of the world, they gave people massive tax breaks. so if you, a colonist in what we now call the united states in the mid-17th hundreds, you were paying like a tiny fraction of what your counterpart back home in england would be paying like maybe 1% or 10% of the income tax. the spanish, for example, the opposite strategy you paid more tax as a colony, as a colonist than the spaniards back home in spain. it's amazing that anyone went out to the

virgin islands, reflecting on the death of president carter. listen. >> today, americaing and the world in my view lost a remarkable leader. he was a statesman, humanitarian, and lost a dear friend. i've been hanging out with jimmy carter for 50 years it dawned on me and i had countless conversations over those years. always been proud to say that that i was the first national figure to endorse him in 1976 when he ran for president. it was an overwhelming reason for it, his character, what i find extraordinary about jimmy carter, though, is millions of people all around the world all over the world feel they lost a friend as well. even though they never met him. that's because jimmy carter lived a life measured not by words but by his deeds look at his life. his lives work he worked to eradicate disease not at home but around the world he forged peace. advance civil rights, human rights, promoted free and fair elections around the world. he built housing for homeless with hands and his compassion and moral clarity people up with changed lives a

virgin islands before returning to washington to wrap up his final weeks in office.li, who has the very tough assignment of being with the president in st. croix. as look at that live shot there and out the rainy window in our d.c. studio, jealousy overwhelms me. however, i am a professional, so let me ask you, what moves are we expecting the president to make as he prepares to take off from the south lawn that final time? >> reporter: well, christina, first, i'll report that this counts for a bad weather day here in the virgin islands. it's cloudy. it's disastrous here. but you're talking about president biden. he spent a half century running for or holding public office, and when he returns to washington next wednesday, a career that has included two years as a county councilman, 36 years as a u.s. senator, 8 years as vice president, and 3 1/2, almost 4 years as president will come down to just three weeks, and we've already seen, even though it hasn't gotten as much of the headlines and the attention that the moves president-elect donald trump is making, president

and an american president spending his last days on vacation in the virgin islands. we begin, though, with a more positive note. special christmas greeting from the president elect. yesterday, donald trump wished all americans a merry christmas. even the, quote, radical left lunatics who are constantly trying to obstruct our court system and our elections and are always going after the great citizens and patriots of the united states. of course, there were some exceptions. here's a quote for you to the 37 most violent criminals who killed, raped, and plundered like virtually no one else before them, but were just given, incredibly, a pardon by sleepy joe biden. i refuse to wish a merry christmas to those lucky souls, but instead i will say go to hell. well, for many americans, trump's open, authentic style of communications is really a breath of fresh air. but it's not just talk. trump won't officially be sworn in until next month, but already he's seeing results. for example, the state department's global engagement center, which led federal censorship efforts again

virgin islands, where he and his family are spending their final vacation before leaving the white house this evening, president biden called the late president a friend and says, no matter how successful mr. carter became, he remained humble and never stopped serving others. >> this late in his life, he served the nation in the navy. he led the state of georgia. he became president and a beloved statesman all over the world. but to know his core, you need to know he never stopped being a sunday school teacher at that baptist church in plains, georgia, and president elect donald trump releasing a statement on truth social saying the challenges jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country, and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans. >> for that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. melania and i are thinking warmly of the carter family and their loved ones during this difficult time. we urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers. >> mourners left flowers outside the carter center in atlanta tonight. the center was created by the

virgin islands this holiday week. new reaction from president biden and president elect trump? >> reporter: that is right. tonight the nation's 46 president is preparing to lead americans and morning the 39th president with president biden ordering a funeral to honor a man he calls an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. he also said for anybody in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning, the good life, study jimmy carter, a man of principle, faith, and ability. he showed we are a great nation because we are a good people. he said he plans to deliver a eulogy for the former president one that will draw under their decades long relationship. in 1976, biden was the first politician to endorse carter's candidacy at an office they faced similar challenges working to bring peace in the middle east and secure the hostages. the country's economic struggles contributed them for another distinction as a one term president and the man who would succeed him next month is paying tribute tonight, president elect trump. saying the challenges he faced as pre

virgin islands for his latest last vacation as president.t it will not be his last trip before leaving the white house. details on his plans for those final weeks, plus football. what football? queen bee slade on christmas, a halftime performance that overshadowed the game. beyonce dazzling fans with her cowboy carter halftime performance and a host of special appearances. you spin me in the middle flu. >> i can't read your mind. it's a can't fool myself. >> it was the most exciting time in the world. >> his life has extremely joyful moments and some really difficult moments. >> you only come across an artist like luther vandross once in a lifetime. luther. >> never too much new year's day on cnn. >> you didn't get where you are playing it safe. you seek opportunities. others don't. your growing ambition needs a partner built for growth. with markham now a part of cbiz. discover new ways to accelerate growth. from insights that drive the bottom line to technology that powers enterprises. your relentless ambition deserves a relentless team. w

virgin islands, where mr. biden and his family are spending the holidays. >> he became president and a beloved statesman all over the world. but to know his core, you need to know he never stopped being a sunday school teacher at that baptist church in plains, georgia, calling president carter a dear friend and a decent man. >> president biden says no matter how successful carter became, he remained humble and never stopped serving others. president elect donald trump also issued a statement on truth social after hearing of president carter's death. it read in part, quote, the challenges jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time in our country, and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans. for that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. melania and i are thinking warmly of the carter family and their loved ones during this difficult time. we urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers. end quote. tonight, we now know jimmy carter's state funeral will be held on januar

virgin islands, where he is on vacation. meanwhile, tonight president-elect donald trump on truth social wrote about mr. carter saying "we all owe him a debt of gratitude." jimmy carter had by far the longest post-presidency in u.s. history. it lasted 11 times as long as his single term in the white house. in that time carter became a model for what a former u.s. president could be and accomplish. joining us now is robert costa, our chief election and campaign correspondent. carter, as you know, robert, was from the rural south. he grew up under segregationist laws. it was a way of life. yet he spoke up in defense of civil rights that really helped to change the course of the south. what was it about jimmy carter? why do you think he did that? >> reporter: jericka, good to be with you. to step into plains, georgia, is to step into who jimmy carter was. someone who rose from a rural boyhood in the deep south to become someone who ran for governor in georgia and said that the time for racial discrimination is over. that, when

virgin islands. >> well, good evening, lisa. we are awaiting that statement from president biden here in saint croix. he should be speaking in the next few minutes. but in the meantime, we do have that paper statement issued from the white house. i'll read earlier from president biden. it says in part, quote, today, america and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian over six decades. we had the honor of calling jimmy carter a dear friend. but what's extraordinary about jimmy carter, though, is that millions of people throughout america and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well, with his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, and house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. he saved. he lifted and changed the lives of people all across the globe. he was a man of great character and courage, hope and optimism. we will always cherish seeing him in ro

this is third year in a row the biden family has traveled to virgin islands. 570 days on vacation abraham according to rnc research. that is you 40% of his time. >> that's the job to have. >> todd: where can i sign up, everything i need is taken care of and i get 40% of my time off. one candidate running for dnc ch chairs his party needs to listen to trump's message. >> he won because he ran as democratic of bill clinton and trump era. we have to return to fighting for common sense policies that work. >> todd: david webb will react. gl and florida will ban social media accounts for children under 14. we'll break that down next. ♪ >> todd: gjennifer crumbley asking a judge to release her from prison. her attorney she should not serve time until her case reaches the supreme court. this matter proceeds likely four years before the appellate court. the parents became first parents to be convicted for a school shooting committed by their child. they were found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. the woman accusing jay-z and diddy of can remain anonymous. >> chanley: not only did

, designated by the virgin islands legislature as december 6. from the moment senator hanson stepped into the virgin islands legislation in 1986, she committed herself to being an advocate for virgin islanders and individuals from all walks of life. our block offed chucky was truly a force to contend with and a role model and mentor for young girls and women and continues to hold the record for the longest-serving senator from st. croix. senator hanson committed much of her time to the american legion, supporting our territory's veterans. she was a lively radio personality, engaging with our community on a weekly basis, and let me tell you, if chucky was for you, nobody could be against you. senator hanson, we remember and honor your memory today. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without o

very gracious by trump, i'm not sure that joe biden's stab at a comment in vi virgin island was not aimed at donald trump rather than at eulogizing of jimmy carter. it was indecent what we did with 37 murderers, the president biden is not capable of dischanging the office. he ought to have resigned more than a year ago, we're seeing, is m man b desperate to do something, jimmy carter did die, knowing he was not the worst president of postwar period, joe biden is, that the decency, de decency comment after is tough to take. >> carter came in, in shadow of watergate. people did not trust the government. they didn't trust the president under nixon they had problem with what fbi was or was not doing politically what now happening, we had church committee that investigate it, past several years we had commits in congress under republican leadership looking to what biden did there are a lot of similarity, to court -- carter's credit he did as much as any president could, coming out of watergate, to rei reinvigorate a little trust leading to reagan administration. >> but for his -- the thing tha

virgin islands and working on trump proofing his legacy. lucas tomlinson is live from st.st assignment of any of our reporters. hi, lucas. >> a source with knowledge confirms your reporting now in a recent speech in washington president biden dared his republican successor to climate-proof his agenda saying in a recent speech that he wants to see these green energy and climate projects go forward including in republican-led states. some climate activists say president biden should be doing more to add insulation, if you will, to his climate agenda saying there is a lot that biden can still do in his remaining six weeks in office to stop the expansion of fossil fuels and send a powerful signal to distance himself from the incoming trump administration and its fossil fuel cronies. donald trump has vowed to boost fossil fuel projections and renew lng exports on his first day in office. the biden administration put a hold on new licenses at the beginning of the year. president biden and first lady arrived in st. croix yesterday and staying at the home of bill and connie nerve

virgin islands the last few days.shington with a busy final three weeks on the horizon. one of his goals will be to highlight his administration's accomplishments as he transitions to life as a private citizen. >> president biden will soon return to washington where he will help leave tributes to former president jimmy carter, all of this coming at a time when president biden has stepped up efforts to try to shape his own legacy in office. >> when biden ended his candidacy this summer, democrats were quick to cast his presidency in historic terms. >> a legacy among the most important impactful effective presidents in our entire nation's history. >> we owe him a great debt of gratitude. >> in one term as president, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents, who served two terms in office. >> since kamala harris's defeat in november, the work of shaping biden's legacy is largely falling to biden himself. the president, making a major address touting his economic record. >> and sidestepping traditional media

headed back to the virgin islands. i didn't know he had any more vacation time left.xt 30 days. i hope he doesn't do anything. that would be the best thing for the country. >> julie: 25 days left in office and isn't doing anything. he is being accused of quiet quitting. i think he quit a long time ago, not the last 30 days. >> it feels like six months ago he gave up and i don't think he is physically capable of doing it. i think we've been pointing that out for a long time. where is kamala harris? not like she has a rigorous schedule. she loses an election and goes on vacation for two weeks in hawaii and now what is she doing? these people are still being paid by the american taxpayers and they are doing nothing. like i said, as a conservative maybe that's best that they just don't do anything. certainly don't do any more harm. the one thing that they did do, julie, just drives me crazy gift to people on death row. let's offer you clemency. let's let you off and screw over the victims and those poor families had to relive their horror thanks to president biden. >> jul

virgin islands with more. hello, lucas. >> good afternoon, mike.nt biden and his family keeping a pretty low profile since arriving on thursday. the president did pop up late thursday afternoon to attend church alongside his recently pardoned son hunter. >> take responsibility and. [inaudible] >> newly released photos from the national archives showing bright —-dash biden as vice president with his son hunter shaking hands and posing with chinese businessmen during an official trip to beijing. biden has long denied any involvement in his son's overseas business dealings. >> i've never discussed my business or their business, my sons or daughters. >> i've never discussed with my son or my brother or anyone else anything that has to do with their business. >> many republicans have accused president biden of being untruthful, including james comber earlier today on "sunday morning futures". >> joe biden lied, he did in fact introduced his son to all these chinese people. he did in fact meet with all these chinese people that were wiring his family mil

virgin islands where biden is taking his final vacation as president. you hearing anything from their camp? >> aishah, recall new cnn poll in july of 2022 that said 75% of democrats didn't want joe biden to run for re-election. his approval rating has been under water since the hastey withdrawal from afghanistan. we heard reaction on air earlier today. >> joe biden and his aides may very well believe they could have defeated donald trump. that's not what the data suggests. the data suggests that joe biden never led over the course of a better part of the year into the campaign. >> aishah, president biden's approval rating is 39% right now. about the same as when jimmy carter left the white house. that "washington post" piece jake sullivan came to the president's defense saying the president has been operating on a time horizon measured in decades while the political cycle is measured in four years. while carter had to deal with the american hostage crisis in tehran biden's low approval rating is weighed down by the war in gaza. according to the "washing

virgin islands. he didn't take questions going to st. croix or leaving st.either. >> that's a wrap on president biden's vacation. enjoyed five days in st. croix. he is border air force one now shaking hands with a few officials before departing. as you mentioned that "wall street journal" piece saying biden regrets dropping out of the race and now says he thinks he could have won the 2024 election, which brings up this memorable exchange he had with mark meredith. >> will you reconsider dropping out of the race? >> president biden was not kidding there, brian. what many people called biden's disastrous debate in june. it sounded the alarm that change was needed and in came kamala harris. ford said in 1976 there was no soviet domination in eastern europe. carter only won that election by 5.1% of the vote. americans are still held in gaza today. biden in days following the debate said he was staying in the race. >> president biden: unless they came back and said there is no way you can win. me. no one is saying that. no poll says that. >> over 1,000 percent se

virgin islands. >> in 2023 he vacationed there and in 2019 he was there as he prepared for his firsthallenge to donald trump. this year's getaway will book end a year that brought significant challenges to the president overseas war, crisis at home, inflation, immigration and dropping out of the presidential race most notably. >> aishah: president trump is laying the ground work for policy plans and stacking his cabinet. alexander hoff is live in studio with me now with more. >> the president's departure is not a departure from what we've been seeing the past few weeks. you've seen it on capitol hill. many are wondering where he is. aside from mass clemency announcements and appearances on the holiday circuit president biden hasn't weighed in on much. he made a reflective christmas post writing for the last time as your president it is my honor to wish all of america a very merry christmas. my hope for our nation today and always is that we continue to seek the light of liberty and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency. may god bless you all. president-elect trump shared

virgin islands that is or president biden has been spending the holidays. >> we are still waiting to see if president biden will be making remarks this evening. in the meantime get just received a statement from his vice president kamala harris. i will read it it says quote president jimmy carter was guided by a deep and abiding faith in god and inhumanity. jimmy carter's life is a testament to the power of service as a tenant that united states navy to 76 governor of georgia third and the president of the united states. he reminded our nation and the world their strength and decency and compassion. as present particular air and water for transparency in government and brokered a historic peace treaty between egypt and israel at camp david. throughout his life and president carter was strengthened by the love and support of his partner and 77 years, first lady rosalynn carter whose life president biden and i had the opportunity to celebrate in georgia last year after leaving office president carter continued his fight for peace, democracy and human dignity.

virgin islands try to trump prove his legacy this newly disc photos of the biden rubbing shoulders with son hunter's chinese business partners. lucas tomlinson as live in st. croix with the latest on that. hey lucas. >> we have not seen a president biden much since he began his vacation here in st. croix pretty did pop up yesterday and went to church along with this recently pardoned son hunter. >> should put and take responsibility for the plane crash? [inaudible] there are newly released photos in the national archives showing biden vice president shaking and posing chinese businessmen during a december 2013 official trip to beijing along with his son biden hunter. there's a chinese state which sought to extract natural resources such as cobalt from china. abide in his long denied any involvement in his s son's overseas business dealings. >> i have never discussed it might business or their business, my sons or daughters picture that i've never consulted with my son overseas. >> have never discussed with my son or my brother or anyone else anything to do with their businesses. >> many

virgin islands where biden is spending his last vacation as president. lucas. >> that's right, julie. part of that effort in trump proofing is epa spreading around $1.6 billion to dozens of recipients. he spokes in washington earlier this month and dared the incoming president, trump, to cancel some of those green energy projects particular fly in states controlled by republicans. >> the president stop a new electric manufacturing plant in north carolina creating thousands of jobs or shut down a new solar factory built in carterville, georgia. will they do that? >> president-elect donald trump has vowed to boost fossil fuel production and renew lng exports. the biden administration put a hold on the licenses at the beginning of the year. biden's epa could take steps granting california a waiver to enforce its ban on new gasoline powered cars and trucks about a decade from now. administration is expected to grant such a waiver to california and 11 other states. president biden and first lady arrived in st. croix yesterday likely staying at the home of a c

virgin islands. lucas tomlinson live in st. croix where he spends his last holiday as president. also, the president's back and you get to stay, lucas. what a tough assignment. [laughter] >> we have to stay here until the bosses tell us to leave. president biden departed st. croix a few hours ago and just arrived in philadelphia. i'm not sure if you have the video. just stepped off air force one with his grandson, beau. this is where a st. croix native, alexander hamilton, helped organize the constitutional convention alongside james madison of course. president biden will be ushering in the new year in his home in wilmington. a lot about these reports that biden thinks he should have stayed in the presidential race and he would have won if he did. not everybody in the white house shares that view, according to "the wall street journal," which says that "the belief that biden could have won is not widely shared in the white house. the more common view is that the party would have suffered a larger electoral defeat and lost even more congressional seats had biden remained the nomi

virgin islands. what's on the agenda for the next 23 days?ly looking forward to that he will be traveling to italy. >> reporter: that's right. the president is actually attending mass as we speak and that will be one of the highlights of his final three plus weeks in office. the trip to rome includes meetings with italian government leaders and that this president is with pope francis who he has developed a close relationship with since pope francis became the leader of the catholic church in 2013. it's interesting to see the effort that the white house is making in disclosing stages of the presidency to shape legacy. if you remember several months ago when he took himself out of the 2024 re-election race, we saw democrats up and down the ballot praising biden and saying often that he had a record of accomplishments in one term that was actually more than most presidents had done in two. we haven't seen that support from the democratic party, especially since kamala harris lost her donald trump in november. it has been up to the white house o

virgin islands. >> jimmy carter stands as a model of what it means to live a life of meaning and purposee life of principle faith. his life dedicated to others. >> molly: the media appeared to seat biden's remark said a bit of an opportunity to get a dig at trump and biden seemed a bit eager to oblige. >> reporter: president carter. >> decency. decency. decency. everybody deserves a shot. everybody. can you imagine jimmy carter locking by someone and they needed something and they just keep walking? can you imagine jimmy carter referring to someone by the way they look or the way they talk? i can't. i can't. >> molly: tammy, he was given the opportunity and he took it. the grin on his face. >> tammy: it's a shame that it's embarrassing for joe biden. he had the gritted teeth thing he does. i have said before on this program and other places and we know for 50 years joe biden has been a jerk. so perhaps he should take some of his own advice with what's happened to this country. there's an opportunity has president trump i think illustrated to be generous, right? be generous. the american

virgin islands. good to see you, mike. what are the canadian officials hoping to iron out with trump ahead of his second term? and of course a bit of uproar in canada, as well, for trudeau. >> reporter: that's right. this meeting comes at a perilous time for the trudeau government that is facing domestic and international pressure at this moment. the top of the agenda for president-elect donald trump as he prepares to return to office is immigration. i think that's going to be at the front burner issue as the foreign minister and the finance minister meet with trump officials in mar-a-lago this weekend. this comes at an important time. we know that the trump team is at this moment considering what new immigration actions it will prepare to take immediately upon taking office. and you think about two issues -- tariffs and immigration, which two president-elect is linked. he sees tariffs as the kuj on to get countries like -- canada and mexico to ramp up enforcement actions as his pledge to crack down on illegal immigration

croix, in the virgin islands where the president is on vacation yet again. lucas?ter: well, good evening jason. that's right according to the washington post president biden has reportedly told aids he regrets dropping out, despite having a 39% approval rating of course that approval rating has been under water since that withdrawal from afghanistan and was just two years ago that 75% of democrats wanted somebody else to be their nominee to run for president of the united states. we had some reaction to that washington post story from the national review. >> biden and his aids may very well breve they could have defeated donald trump. that's not what the data suggests. the data suggests that joe biden never led over the course of a year into the campaign. reporter: and biden reportedly has another regret as well. according to the washington post biden has also said he should have picked someone other than merrick garland as attorney general complaining about the justice department's slowness under garland in prosecuting trump and its aggressiveness in prosecuting b

virgin islands where he is believed to be staying at the villa of two prominent supporters.as tomlinson is live in st. croix with more. >> jon, president biden and the first lady have enjoyed a nice leisurely vacation here in st. croix. he was just spotted leaving church alongside his recently pardoned son hunter. >> should putin take responsibility for the plane crash? [inaudible] on friday texas and judge ruled the biden administration would stop selling off pieces of the unused board heard from matt president-elect trump responded to that untruth social saying quote in a major crucial win for america our national security a federal judge in texas based on papers we filed a few days ago hasn't prohibited the biden administration from selling any materials designated for the border wall tom home and present like chimes borders are reacted to that news earlier. >> right now we've got it stopped it is insulting they wait for years just before we take control to sell a main piece of our plan to secure the border. >> texas attorney general ken paxson weighing in saying we have

virgin islands. court opening the door now a plea deal that would allow the alleged 9/11 mastermind to avoid the death penalty lou cass tomlinson has that story. >> lucas: good evening, aishah. president biden left here this morning. low profile never venturing into town. something he has done in the past. home in wilmington after spending five days here in st. croix. on another caribbean island, news that guantanamo bay. u.s. officials tell fox a military appeals court has ruled against biden's defense secretary lloyd austin who tried to scrap plea deals with can a leeted sheikh mohammed and two our terrorists. the decision means three men will proceed with guilty pleas sparing them death penalty. a hearing is scheduled at gitmo next week. now, today, u.s. forces resumed strikes against iran-backed houthis in yemen. f-18 super hornets launched from the flight deck of the uss harry s. truman. launched tomahawk cruise missiles. fired ballistic missiles at israel in recent days. the steady supply of mi

mike memoli is following the president in the virgin islands. mike, as meagan mentions, this might have been russia at fault. i know you are keeping an eye on what the administration has been saying. what do we know about whether or not they were surprised from the statement that came out yesterday? >> reporter: well, the president has been regularly briefed on this tragic crash and officials say based on their indications there was russian defense system responsible here, they see it as further evidence of the recklessness for which russian president vladimir putin has been conducting this war against ukraine. we heard from white house officials about this. they are pointing to using stronger language than that, talking about how disastrous we are seeing from the russian president at this point as he seeks to reverse the losses russia has faced on the battlefield as ukraine has gained more and more capabilities here. the question heading into the new year for president biden, what more can be done to support ukraine as there continues to be sup

allows vehicles to autonomously drive from parking lots to a nearby location within the driver's virgin islands real syfy stuff and tesla up 10% and absolutely surging past that trillion dollar market cap this morning. the company predict ago big boost from ai sales in 2025 and along the way lifting other chip makers higher and micron up more than 2% and by the way, micron reports its earnings next tuesday. but look at chip makers go. stuart: watching them go indeed. thanks, ash. coming up, trump back in the oval office and one of the first targets is to lower grocery prices. watch. >> old woman went to the grocery store and put three apples on the counter and saw the price and left with two apples and the woman at the counter said i was so sad. that should never happen in america. stuart: he wants to get grocery prices down. bar rescue guy john staffer will join us shortly. does he think trump can do that? can you prices down. white house dismissing concerns and people want answer and we're not getting it. we have a report on that, next. ♪ so, what are you thinking? i'm thinking... (speaking t

virgin islands losing his man he called friend for 50 years.ecency biden hammered at a number of times. i do think, will, that carter's inarguable decency was inexecutrix cablely linked to his faith wasn't a show i'm a will pies spious sunday school . a thirst for many american voters especially at that moment in time watergate and that scandal and carter came in to the electorate and said in 1976, let's modify past the scandal scandal and lack of morals. >> katie: talk about the photos of the current president joe biden out of office in a couple of weeks there are reasons why there are comparisons of the biden presidency. one term president to the carter era in terms of unemployment, the economy, disasters around the world. foreign policy, iran, hamas having a foothold in a number of places. so, there are reasons why there are similarities between the biden administration and the carter and it's interesting to see these photos of jimmy carter writing these notes to the current president when he was just a senator comparisons between the two ad

virgin islands were present biden is on vacation. hello lucas. >> hello shannon, president biden and his family have been enjoying a leisurely vacation here in st. croix. yesterday the present was spotted leaving church alongside his recently pardoned son hu hunter. president biden spoke briefly to the press. >> should put in take responsibility for the plane crash? [inaudible] white house is taking steps so-called trump prove biden's agenda. including setting new ambitious climate goals, something he dared his successor to scrap. >> this can be politically costly and economically on sound for the next president to disrupt records of the part of the agenda taken a hit. the biden administration could not sell unused border wall material. the incoming president called the decision a major crucial win for america. president-elect trump borders are criticized the white house for selling components needed to finish the wall. >> they wait for ears just before he take control to sell a main piece of our border. >> it much as a possible with

virgin islands. good evening. >> well good evening guy.sident biden interrupted his vacation not only to issue a statement -- about jimmy carters passing but he also made a statement within the last hour. this is what he said. >> never give up hope. never give up hope. i mean, it from the bottom of my heart. so much negativism out there. i know you're tired to hear me say it over the last four years -- but folks, there's nothing beyond our capacity. nothing beyond our capacity. if we do it together, i mean, it. i mean it. he believed it. guy: and president-elect donald trump issuing a statement earlier saying, quote, i just heard the news about the passing of president jimmy carter thoughts of us who have been fortunate to have served as president understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history that challenges jimmy face as president come at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans. for th

virgin islands for new years. biden at 570 kays on vacation while in office.t according to rnc research and that amounts to nearly 40% of his entire presidency. yep, we all want a job where we can take 40% of our time off. and queue this viral moment of president-elect trump working the drive-thru at mcdonald's. actually more relatable than you might have thought. apparently one in 8 americans have worked at the iconic fast food chain at some point in their lives. over all that company has generated as many as 1.2 million jobs. wow. that's a lot. >> katie: kamala harris? >> todd: i don't know. has that been confirmed? i mean, look, i think what is important about mcdonald's is it really is at least back in i would say -- sort of an understanding of how the assembly line works and, yes, we may not be in assembly line culture anymore in every single job. can you glean something from that experience whether it be the assembly line or just getting up every day as a young person and getting out there and doing a job where, you know, can you make a little money but