f.b.i. no longer believes no other suspects involved in the new orleans attack out there. president biden will also meet with members of his homeland security team next hour to get an update on this investigation. meantime this was one of two shocking car incidents to rattle the country on new year's day just at the start of the year. authorities are also looking into a violent scene in las vegas. this is "the faulkner focus." hello, everyone. julie banderas in for harris today. investigators are trying to figure out what led a u.s. army veteran to plow his truck into a crowded street in new orleans leaving 15 dead and more than 35 injured. witnesses expressing their horror and disbelief. >> you just heard this squeal and like the rev of an engine and then this huge loud impact and then the people screaming. and debris, just metal, the sound of crunching metal and bodies. my phone blew up with a bunch of family friends in indiana asking if we were okay. looked out the door and we saw silence

watch. >> f.b.i.so reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he is inspired by isis, expressing a desire to kill, a desire to kill. the isis flag was found in his vehicle that he rented to conduct this attack. >> the suspect was born in the united states and served as an army veteran, in the army and was a veteran. the f.b.i., lead agency in this probe, is going through social media and any other accounts associated with the suspect. a fluid investigation, things continue to thank rapidly. yesterday law enforcement sources said they saw three men and a woman and looked to them like they may have been touching possible explosive devices. it now appears they were bystanders, members of law enforcement are keeping them close in case something changes. as for any explosive devices they have been rendered safe by authorities in the french quarter area. there will continue to be a heightened law enforcement presence on the ground in new orleans in the

tammy, one thing i would like to bring up as a former f.b.i. agent, i left the f.b.i.eemed to be a lack of focus on what the f.b.i. should be focused on and there is, you know, information out on the internet that is discussing a diversity agent recruitment event that occurred july 17th and in new orleans f.b.i. area. and, you know, that's not very comforting to americans right now as we are looking at this massive terrorist attack that occurred there. not saying that there's a direct link but the f.b.i. must be focused, all hands on deck, on the mission at handled. anything other than what the mission is is a distraction. in my opinion, a diversity agent recruitment event is a distraction. i worked the parkland school shooting. similar incident. christopher wray was in the f.b.i. miami division one week before the parkland school shooting and then the day after the execute shooting there was intelligence that said the f.b.i. knew about that shooter. i would like to see the f.b.i. focus all efforts on fighting crime and stopping terrorism and not focusing on diversity.

tammy, one thing i would like to bring up as a former f.b.i. agent, i left the f.b.i.here seemed to be a lack of focus on what the f.b.i. should be focused on and there is, you know, information out on the internet that is discussing a diversity agent recruitment event that occurred july 17th and in new orleans f.b.i. area. and, you know, that's not very comforting to americans right now as we are looking at this massive terrorist attack that occurred there. not saying that there's a direct link but the f.b.i. must be focused, all hands on deck, on the mission at handled. anything other than what the mission is is a distraction. in my opinion, a diversity agent recruitment event is a distraction. i worked the parkland school shooting. similar incident. christopher wray was in the f.b.i. miami division one week before the parkland school shooting and then the day after the execute shooting there was intelligence that said the f.b.i. knew about that shooter. i would like to see the f.b.i. focus all efforts on fighting crime and stopping terrorism and not focusing on dive

the f.b.i.'s investigation was built on the fake steele dossier which was funded by the democratic national committee and clinton campaign who worked with foreign operatives. my investigative work exposed that the f.b.i. actually knew the dossier was false information and was likely a part of a russian disinformation campaign. even with the knowledge of such dossier defects and political infections, the justice department sought fisa warrant renewals and took other actions. after directing my oversight staff to investigate justice department's mishandlings of the matter they issued a subpoena for my own staff's phone records. that's right, challenging my constitutional rights of doing my oversight duties. what's next? then a few democratic colleagues pressured the f.b.i. foreign influence task force to supposedly brief me and senator johnson related to our biden family investigations. on august 20th senator johnson and i had that infamous briefing from the f.b.i. later this f.b.i.'s briefing cont

the f.b.i.'s -- what is the f.b.i.'s role in national security and counter terrorism and how important is that role? >> you know, senator, i believe now more than ever counter terrorism is so important and vital in our country. we are facing such incredible threats here and abroad. i'm sure many of you saw f.b.i. former f.b.i. director wray's interview on 60 minutes. he talked about the threats that frankly again i don't have my security clearance but the threat facing us, senator, from china right now that are so great. the sleeper cells within our country. >> given that importance, is it responsible to call for shutting down the f.b.i.'s counter terrorism and national security work and will you as attorney general impede or shut down the f.b.i.'s counter terrorism and national security work? >> senator, i believe that national security is vital right now for our country on so many fronts. and the f.b.i. plays a vital role in counter terrorism throughout our world. i will look at each agency. i have no intention of shu

the f.b.i. is hunting for potential acome plugss in the deadly terror attack yesterday. new details on some of those killed. good morning, i'm rich edson, bill and dana are off. >> i'm molly line. this is "america's newsroom." officials have yet to name the 15 people filled. families are spinning out. among the dead an 18-year-old nursing student. former college football player and a young mother. we'll have more on them in a moment. >> rich: we're learning more about the man police say plowed a rented truck into the crowd. his name is shamsud-din jabbar, an american army veteran from texas and biden said he was inspired by isis. >> molly: he was killed in the shoot-out with police. authorities are hunting for possible accomplices. >> rich: the governor of louisiana spoke on "fox & friends" and said his state is in mourning. >> it is a somber day in the city and louisiana. we are parents that will have to -- making funeral arrangements as we speak that are waiting to have their loved ones releas

the f.b.i. releasing new photos showing him one hour before the terror attack and we're also getting a look inside his home. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith and bill, great to start the day with you. bill and dana are off today. >> bill: i'm bill melugin. this is "america's newsroom." they said jabbar was 100% inspired by isis. his half brother claims his radicalization for the attack. a glimpse into more of his upbringing and a new look what's inside of that suspect's trailor in houston. team fox coverage. brooke tailor is covering the investigation in texas but first to new orleans where garrett tenney is standing by live. good morning, garrett. >> good morning to you. fox news learned in the wake of this attack the f.b.i. and dhs have issued a warning to police across the country to be on the lookout for the potential of copycat attacks. to be clear, this is really fairly typical after events such as this one and we are told that this specific bulletin doesn't include any specific in

that he shouldn't be the f.b.i. director. you know, we have some history here with your predecessors, barr, sessions and others, who perhaps sincerely when they sat where you are now said that they would say no but they were working with a president that expected them to be his personal attorney. do you really think that you can avoid the disgrace that they encountered or the repercussions from the white house if you say no to the president? and so my question to you is, can you say no to the president of the united states when he asks you to do something unethical or illegal? >> senator, first i need to clarify something that you said that i have to sit up here and say these things. no i don't. i sit up here and speak the truth. i'm not going to sit up here and say anything that i need to say to get confirmed by this body. i don't have to say anything. i will answer the questions to the best of my ability and honestly -- >> let me ask you an individual who says that he is going to quote come after, end quote, people he alleg

f.b.i. comes in and f.b.i.ligence, counter terrorism and any investigation that might occur if there is an event as well as crisis and consequence management with fema. the additional federal resources that come in including the military at times means that it is not an event like what we saw this week on bourbon street. the locals don't have to handle it on their own and something the airspace is restricted around it. ingress and egress on roads, bridges and tunnels. it becomes a hardened target when it is made that. >> bill: a atf says they will have specialized teams employed ahead of it. >> national response team of atf is a team of certified fire explosive specialists, fire and electrical engineers. these resources will be in the city as we lead up to the super bowl and through mardi gras. >> bill: i guess the question i have are the atf resources going to be pro-active or reactive. will they be going through the area scanning looking for threats or are they going to be on hand ready for the phone call if

the f.b.i. released these images of the suspect near bourbon street just over an hour before the horror unfolded. they also put out a photo of a blue ice chest which contained one of the two i.e.d.s we covered at the scene. the f.b.i. is trying to talk with anyone who may have passed the suspect or seen that ice chest. the agency has an important update. >> we know that he specifically picked out bourbon street. not quite sure why. that's the stuff in the coming days as far as the path to radicalization that we will dig into and make a priority. he was 100% inspired by isis and so we're digging through more of the social media, more interviews, working with some of our other partners to ascertain a little bit more about that connection. >> harris: all right. that was yesterday. we are continuing to bring to light all the things that they do as we learn more about the victims of this tragic attack. i asked my team to put this together. i think this is so important because the person or people who

and f.b.i. misconduct. here is a look. >> good morning and thank you for coming out. we had at least 19 members of congress sholl introduce today a 12 package house resolution detailing misconduct at the high else level of department of justice and federal bureau of investigation out lining fisa abuse, how the hillary clinton e-mail probe ended and the trump russia probe began. it calls for the appointment of a second special counsel it investigate the gross misconduct with the understanding the justice department can't be expected to investigate itself. it is very important to note the raeufpgs were d.o.j. and f.b.i. are filled with amazing prettyic americans who love their job and perform their jobs objectively with were respect for the rule of law. these are hick legendary agencies that require transparency and accountability regarding misconduct. it is important nor these exceptional public servants an important agencies to continue their work moving forward. as the rest lags states the conc

according to the f.b.i. did so wearing these meta glasses that record video and have the ability to stream live from a point of view angle. authorities say he was found with meta glasses once he was shot and killed by police. they do not believe at this point that he was recording or transmitting live the actual attack. the atf continues to investigate a fire set to a home not too far from the crime scene itself. jabbar used that as his operating base before the attack and tried to wipe all of the evidence away with fire. watch. >> he also set half gallon accelerant gasoline in a plastic gasoline container in that hallway. he also poured accelerant in different rooms throughout the house. we believe he did this and his hope was to burn the entire house down and hide evidence of his crimes. >> additionally the f.b.i. tracked down his travel long prior to the attack in the french quarters. he made a trip to atlanta at least two trips to new orleans, get this in 2023 he went to cairo, egypt for 11 days and onta

also the head of the f.b.i. to be able to come before this committee and to do what every secretary of homeland security has done for the last 20 years every single year unbroken until last year. then the secretary refused to come before this committee in an open session and talk about national threats. now the former chairman protested strongly to the biden administration and dhs that they weren't coming but still refused to come. will you come before this committee and talk about the threats openly so the american people can hear them in a public forum? >> yes, senator, senator peters and i discussed this quite a bit in our meeting as well and i have committed to come and give that briefing to this committee and to the american people. >> thank you, we need that. let me tell you another challenge we've had with land security in the last four years. when we ask for data and information we get i'll get back to you on that. we ask again and again and again and we get the same statement. i can go down the street t

most of that $11 billion budget for the f.b.i.gets after threats to americans, this being one of them. and the way we apply resources, personnel, operational, all of that to include technology to get after a threat that would threaten american lives, i don't think that $500,000 for the technology part of it adequately captures our commitment to protect americans. >> i want to shift real quick, because you guys have been talking about using electronic warfare to counter some of these drones. what about drones that aren't susceptible to counter warfare, like your fiberoptic drones, what are you guys doing about those? i'll start with you, mr. jones. >> all options respect on the table right now. we are exploring kinetic options. to complement the electronic. >> you know you can buy those right now, and they're really not that expensive. are you aware of that, mr. jones? >> i'm aware there's a lot of different technologies out there. we have experimented with some that have been very successful. >> thank you. i yield back. >> the gen

christopher wray is the outgoing f.b.i. director.esigned instead of being fired. >> my decision to retire from the f.b.i., i have to till, was one of the hardest decisions i've ever had to make. the president-elect had made clear that he intended to make a change. my conclusion was that the thing that was best for the bureau was to try to do this in an orderly way to not thrust the f.b.i. deeper into the fray. >> dana: kash patel becomes the confirmed f.b.i. director will have his hands full. he whats a lot to fix. >> i'm glad he was able to make it on 60 minutes. he didn't show up in november in front of the homeland security committee with the global threats hearing. the chairman of the committee said was unprecedented and shameful. a democrat. i'm glad he made time for 60 minutes. he was going to get fired. the fact that he is resigning and this is the hardest decision of his life. it was done. it had nothing to do with him. he presided over an absolute collapse in trust in the f.b.i. when he took over in 20172 years after he took

for this event the f.b.i. has lead federal law enforcement responsibility for crisis management, counterterrorism, and intelligence analysis. for the inauguration, the f.b.i. will operate two command powe, one at the washington field office and one at f.b.i. headquarters. these command posts serve as central hubs for employees to analyze intelligence, assess potential threats, coordinate investigations, and surge resources as needed. they will be running throughout the nsse period. we are not currently tracking any specific or credible threats to the inaugural ceremony or to the capitol complex. we will continue to work closely with our partner to share information and identify and disrupt any threats that may emerge. as always we remind the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to law enforcement. we look forward to working with our partners to ensure that these events are held safely. it's my pleasure to introduce metropolitan police department chief smith. chief smith: thank you, director

the f.b.i.at came out, very quietly, nobody reported it, but they had people in some form related to the f.b.i., they had four or five people that were strongly related to the f.b.i., we have to find out about that. we have to find out about hezbollah, we have to find out about who exactly was in that whole thing because people that did some bad things were not prosecuted. i see it all the time. you see it too. people that were ding some bad things weren't prosecuted and people that didn't even walk into the building are in jail right now. we'll be looking at the whole thing. i'll be making major par tennessee dons. reporter: good afternoon, mr. president. two questions about syria and the ongoing war in gaza. about syria, the pentagon disclosed last month the u.s. has some 2,000 troops in syria. almost double the number initially we were told of 900. will you keep that troop capacity the same? mr. trump: i won't tell you that, that's part of military strategy. but i will say it's turkiye. turki

and also i have not seen it yet, but from what i have heard about f.b.i. -- former f.b.i. wrebgtor wraeu's -- director wraeu's comments on 60 minutes, sleeper cells within our own country infiltrating our water systems, natural gas lines, telecommunications a very, very real threat to our country. sen. blumenthal: i'm glad you agree. as you know and as the department of justice has noted, it's not classified, we can talk about it openly. the bite dance -- by the dance -- bytedance is behold wrepb to the chinese government and it in turn controls particular doc to*bg -- tiktok. do you agree bytedance as control, ownership of tiktok is a threat to american national security? ms. bondi: senator this is pending litigation within the department of justice. i can't talk about that. sen. blumenthal: it's not litigation within the department of justice. it's in the courts. and the department of justice is currently defending the constitutionality of american law. will you continue to defend the law passed by the congress, defending america's national security? ms. bondi: senator,

i will say that 15 months later, f.b.i. director wray held a press conference talking about the exact things that i was saying china had engaged in, that they were doing. and so the opinion that china would never engage in those kind of activities proved to be false and i think that my dissent aged well. sen. moran: not only did you speak out against the majority, but you turned out to be right. thank you. senator hinrich:thank you, mr. chairman. on july 21 of 2020, you sent a letter to this committee stating that while you agreed to appear at the committee's open worldwide threat hearing as d.n.i.'s director of national intelligence, that you would not take any questions in open session. you wrote that letter despite committing twice in your confirmation hearing that you would appear and answer questions. so obviously this position is one that requires congressional oversight. i don't think any of us up here would ever ask you to answer questions in a way that revealed anything that was classified or was more appropriate f

i've asked for the f.b.i. report that would presumably documented and should have documented this kind of financial mismanagement and these are the 990s from that organization by the year of 2011 donors had become so dissatisfied with that mismanagement they ousted you and merged that organization with military families united and thereafter you joined a second organization as executive director. >> in between i went to harvard university for two years and afghanistan. >> i want to ask you questions about concerned veterans for america. again another set of tax returns. 990s from that organization. i ask they be made part of the record, mr. chairman. >> without objection. both of those returns are part of the record. >> 2011 to 2016 at the end of 2013 shortfall of $130,000. at the end of 2014 shortfall of 428,000. you had a surplus the following year but then another deficit of $437,000 by the time you left that organization had deep debts, including credit card transaction debts of about $75,000. that isn't t

when you the white house demanded he activate the f.b.i. against these parent amazingly, unbelievably he did it and issued this memorandum um in october of 2021. all this time later, that has never been rescinded. even after the national school board administration withdrew their letter admitting it had been wrong to call parent domestic terrorists who were merely raising questions about what their children were being taught. garland never did anything about it. as attorney general if and when you are confirmed, will you finally rescind that memorandum and do right on behalf of all of these parents who have been wrongly, unjustly targeted by the f.b.i. and d.o.j. >> i have not yet read the memo. if i am confirmed, i will read the memo and do the right thing just like i told senators on both sides of the aisle i will regarding their issues. >> i hope this is something yowb do on the first day after you are confirmed to send a message to parents and law-abiding citizens everywhere. i bet the pairps were republicans, democrats. they had no par

the f.b.i.has released new video showing the terrorist's view through meta smart glasses as he was scouting locations. so we get to see what the killer saw as he was choosing his targets. the f.b.i. says he visited new orleans twice to map out the area prior to killing people on new year's day. in the wake of the isis-inspired killing rampage, president biden doubled down on his repeated claims that the greatest danger that we as americans face today is white supremacy. >> harris: terrorism from white supremacy is the the most lethal threat to the homeland today. not isis, not al qaeda, white supremeists. stand up the poison as white supremacists to single out the most dangerous threat to our homeland is white supremacy. >> harris: homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas with this. >> we've been saying this for quite a number of months. we have not only the persistent threat of foreign terrorism that, of course, created the department of homeland security, but we have adverse nation state

issues with the paperwork on the f.b.i. background check for some of the nominees including kristi noem. doug collins the former republican congressman from georgia was nominated to be the veterans affairs secretary and the first hearing this week and still have not rescheduled his hearing. kristi noem will be up today. there will be a lot of questions about fema, how they've responded to the wildfires in california. certainly questions about the hurricanes in florida and the carolinas last year, overall administration of fema. president-elect trump hasn't yet picked a fema administrator nominee. that is somebody who will have to be confirmed by the senate. kristi noem is probably not going to be in that first tronch of confirmations of the senate floor. she is one of the last hearings this week and probably have to be debate on the senate floor and business meeting where they discharge this from the committee and send it to the floor. probably at the very earliest, even if they were moving at a fast track, probably the end

and f.b.i.tment of energy and most people just around the world that the by far most likely origin of covid-19 is a lab accident in wuhan. >> dana: considered the stuff of those who dabbled in conspiracy theories. that's not the case. the c.i.a. taking covid most likely leaked from the a lab. alex, high. >> the c.i.a.'s new position isn't the result of a new administration. this assessment was ordered and completed under president biden. confirmed c.i.a. director john ratcliffe decided on his first day to declassify and release the findings. >> i think it was important for the american people to see an institution like the c.i.a. get off the sidelines and be truthful about what our intelligence shows. at the same time of protecting us from adversaries like china if they caused or contributed to this. >> for years the c.i.a. said it didn't have enough evidence to make a determination on covid's origins. scientists who floated the lab leak theory were cast off by the mainstream. anyone who put out

open borders for dictators puts all americans at risk of more 9/11 attacks imminent as warned by the f.b.i. donald trump will reinstitute excisioning laws -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. wilson: peace through strength. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, house republicans leaked their plans for how they are going to cut tax force their rich friends at the expense of regular working period. news flash it'sfall,fall,fall. a recent analysis of the trump tax plan found it would on average cut tax force the richest 5% of americans and raise taxes on everyone else. the 95% of the population who doesn't hang out at mar-a-lago. and to pay for this sick and twisted plan that screws over regular people, they want to totally gut the federal programs that help regular people. they want to cu

open borders for dictators puts all americans at risk of more 9/11 attacks imminent as warned by the f.b.i. trump re-instituting existing laws to protect american families with peace through strength. americans appreciate the people of venezuela standing up to the maduro dictatorship. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today because it is the 52nd anniversary of the roe v. wade decision and reproductive freedom in the lives and well-being of countless women in this country is under attack. we are one week into the trump administration and house republicans are already introducing draconian legislation to strip away the reproductive rights of women. mr. min: this legislation will exacerbate the growing crisis in reproductive health care, driving ob-gyn doctors out of the profession and endangering the health of wo

and f.b.i.nd department of energy and most people just around the world that the by far most likely origin of covid-19 is a lab accident in wuhan. your question is exactly the right one. how do we get accountability? not just for retribution but to make sure we set a standard you can't launch a global pandemic that leads to 28 million excess deaths and tens of trillions of dollars of damages and get away with it. this is to make the world a safer place. john ratcliffe and i and other commissioners came up with a plan with 18 points of how we can hold china accountable. the most important piece of this and we have draft legislation on this already is to amend america's foreign sovereign immune tease act to basically let america's courts, let americans sue the chinese government and chinese state entities and agents in u.s. courts for covid-19 and that will force a level of accountability that china has done everything possible for five years to evade. >> dana: there are a number of people who wou

so it is challenging for our f.b.i. and counter intelligence agencies to be able to penetrate them the way they would be able to penetrate a foreign terrorist. but nonetheless, yes, these threats have to be taken seriously. our agencies are doing this. we're much better organized we were prior to 9/11 and we have not had a foreign terrorist attack in this country since 9/11. that meant that multiple presidents have done the right thing in taking the fight to them where they have safe havens and where there are aspirations to attack the united states. that policy has largely worked. but we're still troubled by what is before us right now with americans willing to kill other americans in the name of a foreign terrorist organization. >> dana: may i ask you about one other topic before we run out of time in north korea apparently has fired a ballistic missile in the eastern sea from the south korean military. often i know kim likes to get attention once in a while and during a transition i imagine we can expect possibly mor

patel was really a leading edge of trying to uncover what the f.b.i. and the obama administration and the intelligence agencies were doing targeting donald trump and his campaign. so my feeling is there is a lot of republican appreciation for patel for having done that and i think that he will actually have an easier go of it because he is a republican. has partisan support as opposed to somebody like kennedy who has irritated some democrats with his vaccine positions but also irritated some republicans with his pro-choice positions. so it is a more difficult situation for him, i think. >> dana: byron, thank you very much. a lot to look forward to this week. good to see you. brand-new video of a criminal migrant being taken into custody in new york city this morning. president trump's immigration crackdown on full swing since the inauguration more than 4,000 migrants have been arrested. trump says it is full steam ahead. >> president trump: we're tracking down the illegal alien criminals and detaining them and throwing them the hell out of our country.

when the f.b.i. went to the republicans on the intelligence committee and foreign affairs committee in 2016 and said hey, we think trump concludedded with russia, there were a lot of republicans who took that seriously, oh, my gosh, really, we have to investigate that. in 2021 when the f.b.i. raids mar-a-lago, there is no more credibility left for investigative agencies among republicans and democrats may have put themselves in a incredible situation for the second trump administration even if trump were to do something legit corrupt in his first two years, the democrats have sort of spent all that monopoly money on trying to go after donald trump and there's not an appetite for it among republicans and certainly among democrats especially in the vulnerable swing states and won't be an appetite for going after trump on things in that regard either. in the second trump administration we can expect donald trump to be insulated from a lot of those types of problems that really hurt him the first time ar

open borders for dictators puts all americans at risk of more never attacks imminent as warned by the f.b.i. trump administration will reinstitute existing laws to protect american families with peace through strength. best pest bushes to pete hegseth, i was grateful to attend the hearing where he qualified for secretary of defense, ably conducted by chairman roger wicker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. flood: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate one of northeast nebraska's most important institutions, northeast community college. this year the njcaa men's soccer national champion hails from nebraska's first congressional district. our very own northeast hawks. throughout the national tournament northeast consistently defieded the odds. they fought through several close matches, claiming victories against teams that bested them in

thursday kash patel for f.b.i.lsi gabbard for the director of national intelligence. critics have gone hard after tulsi gabbard over past statements they claim seem to support russia's war inside ukraine and her 2017 meetings with former syrian dictator bashar all saad. >> if a nominee acts like a complete meat head or starts screaming like he or she is part of a prison riot people will say whoa, we need to take a second look. short of that i think most, if not all will be confirmed. the one who is most on the bubble, as you know, as well as i do, is tulsi gabbard. >> harris: ben domenech fox news contributor and editor at large of the spectator. i was thinking about this this morning. what remains to be unknown, unseen yet is whether the president would sort of, you know, get ahead of all this and push her through with his words the way he did pete hegseth saying look, this is the person i want, get on board with it. we haven't seen that happen yet. >> i don't think we've seen it happen yet but i think it will hap

the things that was best for the bureau was to try to do this in an orderly way, to not thrust the f.b.i. deeper into the fray. >> dana: christopher wray explaining his decision to resign and defended the government's raid on mar-a-lago. >> bill: we're hearing from melania trump. what she says will be different this second time around with her stint as first lady in the white house. >> i think it will be an exciting four years. we have a lot to do and put our country back in shape. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. if you have generalized myasthenia gravis, picture what life could look like with vyvgart hytrulo, a subcutaneous injection that takes about 30 to 90 seconds. for one thing, could it mean more time for you? vyvgart hytrul

there are still f.b.i. obligations to talk to people. they have not had access to the forensic audit which i have reference to and the person who had access to was quite critical of mr. hegseth. i think people on both sides have suggested they get the report. senator thune thought it was an appropriate idea. so i would ask and i would say, too, as a precedent, one of president trump's appointees has similar very complicated personal issues. the report was made available to all members of the committee. would would be following precedent. i ask that be made possible. >> again, we are -- there has been much discussion about this and what i intend to do is follow the exact precedent that we have had for the last two hearings with regard to secretaries of defense. not only secretary austin but secretary mattis eight years ago. and that was for the chair and the ranking member to see the report and so that is my intention as chair of this committee. >> finally, mr. chairman, i have several letters that i would include for the record. one from

the f.b.i. defines domestic terrorism as quote, violent criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals. stemming from domestic influences. end of quote. america's experiencing ongoing wars. witnessed in new orleans and las vegas and a plot to kill in florida. the moral fabric of america has suffered with four years of biden-harris policies. dangerous open borders, destroying jobs, crushing inflation, campus anti-semitism, woke mentality. and with the failure to lead globally and more. unified republican leadership will advance the conservative agenda to make america great men gwen. corrupt judge mer khan has samefully revealed trump derangement sentencing. this confirms the law fair backfiring electing donald trump with the corrupt judge receiving my invitation for the trump inauguration which he unintentionally promoted. in conclusion god bless our troops as the global war on terrorism continues. open borders for dictators puts all americans at risk of more 9/

the f.b.i. confirm for the first time that surveillance video was found of jabbar planting those devices. it was misinformation about the three men and woman taking a look at some box that had some pipe bombs in it. that was not true. now we know there was video of the suspect planting the devices and he was a lone wolf. >> yeah, and you just said the latter that this man, jabbar, was a lone wolf. they haven't been able to tie anyone else with him. that was one of the most important things that came out of this press conference, julie. >> julie: that's all the time we have. "outnumbered." we'll pick up the coverage at noon. "outnumbered" starts right now. thanks for watching fox. continuing coverage right now. >> children don't act chilling new details about the suspect in the new orleans attack. they no longer believe other people are involved. authorities recover two functional iep is in the area of the attacks -- didn't like coolers. the fbi do not believe there is a link between the new orle

the f.b.i. is hunting fo

. >> unknown to us it was our 18-year-old son who turned his dad into the f.b.i. >> why? >> why did he do it? >> my son is declared democratic socialist. >> his mom is one of the most prominent people campaigning for the release of people serving time for january 6th. >> each and every one of them. >> christopher albert >> nicole left texas and moved to washington, d.c. where she takes part in a nightly vigil out here, outside of the city's jail. >> even coming here for hundreds of nights >> almost 900 >> why? >> after i saw what happened to my husband i could not sit on my hands at home anymore. >> wish guy did not come here on january 6th? >> no, i am glad he stood up for something. >> continue holding the line. it is almost done >> including guy reffitt that called in to wish nicole happy birthday. >> happy birthday. sorry i could not get you something better than 80 months. >> are you confident that trump will let your husband walk free? snow i feel like trump is a man of his word >> what is next up? >> to continue to fight. >> together. >> nicole is sometimes joined

open borders to a dictator puts all americans at risk of more 9/11 attacks imminent as warned by the f.b.i. trump will reinstate and is reinstating existing laws to premotor american families with peace through strength. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the house will remain in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, 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 gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the tarboro football team for clinching our state's 1-a championship and ending their season with a 14-1 record. as the reigning champions, they own a whopping nine state titles. they defeated a team they won a close game at 25-24. i'm pleased to congratulate their coach, jeff craddick, also known as the goat. congratulations to all their coaches and players, including moore who scored multiple touchdowns to win m.v.p. they have produced nfl greats such as todd gurley, tie kwan lewis, clear

then go to the full senate floor and kash patel the f.b.i.ement the agenda. he has his hearing one week from today on capitol hill. she is a week or so out from being confirmed if confirmed and he could be early to mid february to get him into position if he is indeed confirmed. >> bill: next wednesday for kash patel. we'll be watching. nice to see you at d.o.j. thank you. >> dana: president trump holding a second impromptu press conference with reporters in as many days. what it means for transparency from the white house. plus yesterday's national prayer service getting political. how president trump is reacting after this. >> the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. i ask you to have mercy, mr. president, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. it's 2:55. i know. is this what he's doing now? as your host, i have some rules. first, no showers longer than 5 minutes. this isn't a spa. no games. no fun. yes, coach. (♪) meanwhile, at a vrbo... when other vacation rentals make you share yo

brian driscoll, who helmed the f.b.i. newark field office, will serve as the acting f.b.i. director. this adding that mr. trump has chosen kash patel to helm the f.b.i. he's a controversial pick. while the goth majority in the senate means he'll probably be confirmed, it might take some time. the attorney general's office, immigration lawyer james mchenry has been tapped to serve as acting attorney general as the senate looks to confirm former florida attorney general pam bondi. secretary of state, marco rubio receiving. treasury, david lebryk has been tapped to be acting treasury secretary, while law makers wait to confirm scott bessent. and huffman is acting secretary of homeland security. a couple of hearings to look out for, elise stefanik, the representative from new york previously, but now being considered to be the next ambassador to the u.n., 10:00 is her hearing before the senate. and then doug collins, who's been tapped to head the -- i'm forgetting it for a second. veterans affairs administration, he's also on set for a hearing at about 10:00 this morning. say c

. >> the f.b.i., we're working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. >> jon:o harm, no foul. it's not like you played into the fears of co-conspirators out there lining the streets with explosives. >> we do not believe that jabbar was solely responsible. >> the fbi has recovered video, surveillance video, that appears to show three -- three men and one woman appearing to help put ieds -- what are believed to be ieds -- at locations in the french quarter. >> jon: holy shit! ieds in the french quarter! i guess i have no option but to violently confront anyone in this vicinity that i believe is operating a sleeper cell! >> police interviewed those four individuals and now believe that they just were bystanders who happened to look suspicious. [audience reacts] >> jon: but i already killed them. they happened to look suspicious? in new orleans? what were they wearing, beads in the winter? little sparkle and glitter? were they carrying musical instruments around and seemingly too upbeat for a funeral? >> it turns out those were just patrons on the street that were

the f.b.i. is calling an alleged assault of a federal officer. albany reports one u.s. agent was killed along with one subject and another subject injured is now in custody. the deadly incident happened in the sector of vermont, new york and new hampshire, 295 miles of the international border boundary with canada. last year they apprehended more than 19,000 subjects from 97 different countries. since october 2023, it's more than a 17 fiscal years combined. the acting secretary of homeland security wrote every single day our border patrol agents put themselves in harm's way so americans in the homeland are safe and secure. my prayers and deepest condolences are with his family and loved ones. the last time an agent was killed in 2020. we came here in october to highlight the challenges and dangers that border patrol agents face on the northern border and our deepest condolences to everyone who lost this agent. >> bill: tough news there. back in d.c. trump team confirmations picking up steam yet again. today elise stefanik, doug collins, both nominees set for hearings co