liz: and also the legacy of the biden white house who were no end to what batya ungar-sargon just at he is no in the white house known to be bullying journalist i'm trying to stop the generals from covering is white house and threatening to cut them off from access to the white house and more. so this is part and parcel of the whole context of how joe biden operated final word doctor. peter: 's hope is a rented day in the second administration of trump in america has enough this authoritarianism and it is time to return to our new billable rights and are complete assurance reversible civil liberties that we all want to hd onto the matter what. liz: okay doctor mccalla, and batya ungar-sargon from that was a and thank you for being with us predict the story coming up, questions swirling over this mystery, how exactly did the la wildfires begin we have a former top la fire battalion chief, will give us his take next. please stay right there and we will be right back out to after the break. >> identifying the cause of these fires, is critically important and also committed to holding any

this biden white house is truly one of the worst we've ever seen. he free beacon let iran rake in at least 200 billion bucks. the biden white house con thusly ignored u.s. intelligence showing iran was expanding its oil and fuel smuggling operation dramatically under biden. iran funds hezbollah, hamas, attacking israel almost daily. iran attacks its own people. major humanitarian violations, amnesty international, u.n. watchdogs say but obama and biden are giving them iran more money? that undercuts their claim of being humanitarian. >> very much so and it puts the world at risk, e-mac and also look at some of the numbers too. you mentioned we wondered over the course of the last few months and years where iran was getting all that money. we figured it out. so if you look at going forward what trump is going to impose at least for the united states oil production and certainly around the world you've got to look at a greener pasture here going forward at least for somebody to stand up. liz: do you think trump can clean all this up? >> i think it's go

we asked brett mcgurk, white house coordinator for the middle east and one of president biden's closestficial told us government lawyers -- weapons have continued to flow. the official said hamas could end the war by returning the hostages. the belief here in the white house is that cutting off weapons would lead to an even longer, deadlier conflict, and that it is america's military support and diplomacy that has prevented a wider war in the middle east. >> this could not have come -- >> reporter: but the director of the fbi told congress the war in gaza has raised the threat of a terror attack at home. >> we've seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole nother level after october 7th. >> reporter: the acting director of the national counterterrorism center, brett holmgren, told "60 minutes" that anti-american sentiment driven by the war in gaza is at a level not seen since the iraq war, and that groups like al quaeda and i.s.i.s. are recruiting on that sentiment, issuing the most specific calls for attacks on america in years. >> the level of anger throughout the arab wor

trump saying it is laughable to think the biden white house influenced prosecution of donald trump. more on this as the story develops. meantime, senate confirmation hearings will begin in a few hours starting with defense secretary nominee pete hegseth. >> carley: madeleine rivera is live right outside the hearing room, good morning. >> madeleine: good morning. th things could get testy when pete hegseth appears before the armed services committee in a few hours. democrats are expected to grill pete hegseth on number of issues, his qualifications, expressing concerns if he would be able to lead the federal government's largest agency. pete hegseth called out woke military arguing efforts for dei has weakened the nation's readiness. expect democrats to question him on that and press him on financial mismanagement and sexual assault allegations against him which pete hegseth has denied. >> is someone with pete hegseth's history really the person we want at the helm in an important dangerous situation like that? is that really in the best interest of american safety? that is something

know, david, doesn't this show how corrupt, bias and damaging democrat lawfare is because the biden white house and a.g. garland will still not release the audio tape that special counsel robert herr's interview with president biden that led him to conclude biden was too senile to stand trial over taking u.s. secrets to you've got to wonder if trump's incoming a.g. pam bondi will immediately reset the justice system and release what's going on because biden keeping that secret, that is being called election interference and it kept democrat primary voters in the dark about his decline and it stopped them from basically choosing, they stop democrat voters from choosing who they wanted their nominee to be. >> absolutely, and you think abou and thousands of folks who work at the department of justice who just go in and try to do their job, and they are going to have an a.g. come in with pam bondi and talk to the folks who worked with her and for her, when she was the attorney general of florida. it was about pursuing the law as it is written, and not seeking to criminalize the system or use it aga

elizabeth: do moderate democrats privately tell you, that yes things derailed under the biden white housertant, across america we're seeing this momentum, this excitement that something bigger is happening this country is staged to go to places we've never ben before, and con ddonald trump will lead us there a new day in america. there is a lot of hope, i'm excited to be a part of it. elizabeth: the thank you senator, really interesting what is going on city journal reports trump chose people who were also face threat of government coercion. they experienced it first hand, tulsi gabbard, elon musk, the u.s. surgeon general nominee was also canceled for -- because he said he was against covid lockdowns. >> job of these folks to trust in government, they are had fit, when people say, you don't understand, they do understand, they have been there. elizabeth: we're excited to have you on, senator marshall come back soon, i am elizabeth macdonald thank you for watching "the evening edit" on fox business, dvr us, tomorrow we have a lot of news coming in. time for "the bottom line," dagen and da

pretty heavy. >> megan hayes, you obviously worked in the biden white house for quite some time. and, you know, president biden, this also comes as he you know, he reflected in an interview with susan page that he's not sure what's next for him, how he'll be at 86 years old. pretty striking admission for a lot of reasons. but of course, when you said it in the context of a eulogy and his own potential future presidential funeral, it's quite a lot. >> absolutely. and also, the biden family just welcomed his first great grandchild yesterday. so the circle of life is continuing here. so it is pretty a reflective time for him. i do think he always would say when my dad retired is when he passed away. and so i think that the president is going to focus really quickly on what he's going to do, you know, to continue and what his legacy will be. post-presidency probably will not be as long as jimmy carter is, as we see. but, you know, i do think that he'll want to do something. he'll want to still be involved. you know, he had the biden moonshot, the cancer moonshot, excuse me before, and

white house on january 20? a point of transition, lots the white house onjanuary 20? a point of transition, lots of questions around that, in turn support the biden talks about security and supply chain concerns? tell us more. it is all about— concerns? tell us more. it is all about preserving - concerns? tell us more. it 3 all about preserving domestic production of us steel. if you look at what nippon steel has been saying, they have pointed to, we will run decisions past you first, we will invest lots of money to grow the plants which are now looking pretty outdated and in need of substantial investment, they had bent over backwards to try and allay the administration because my concerns but it landed on deaf ears. the biden administration clearly felt that because this was a global company that ultimately market forces would dictate what the company did in the future. so thatis company did in the future. so that is the argument they have put forward in blocking this, saying they need to protect domestic steel production. steel is a key component in all sorts of production, including national security defence, is thatis national security defen

also, the biden white house civil war continues and first lady jill biden gave the cold shoulder againamala harris. we're digging in with joe concha and he's got a lot to say about all this. but we love day and guy benson. we want to hear what's coming up next hour on the hot show the bottom line. >> hey, e mack. >> we have a big one ahead at top of the hour starting with jillian michaels, long time and now former california resident talking about what's happening in southern california. it's just awful. senator mullen on the senate republican's big confablast night with donald trump. >> senator bernie moreno on republicans and democrats busting through the filibuster to pass the laken riley act, standing up for all americans legal and against illegal criminals. and lee carter on trim and obama yucking it up. barack, can you say maga? barack, can you say maga? we can, top of the hour. ♪ hey! try new robitussin soft chews. packed with the power of robitussin... in every bite. easy to take cough relief, anywhere. chew on relief, chew on a ♪ robitussin ♪ (♪) at enterprise mobility, our ex

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the 40 year old billionaire said the biden white house overstepped in its requests to take down postsabout the covid 19 pandemic. >> these people from the biden administration would call up our team and, like, scream at them and curse. and it's like these documents are it's all kind of out there. and basically it just got to this point where we were like, no, we're not going to we're not going to take down things that are true. ths ridilous. biden, when he was he gave some statement at some point, i don't know if it was a press conference or to some journalists where he basically was like, these guys are killing people. and and, um, and i don't know. then, like all these different agencies and branches of government, basically just like started investigating, coming after our company. it was it was brutal. it was brutal. >> zuckerberg announced on tuesday that his company will no longer use fact checkers, and instead add a user generated community notes feature across its platforms in the united states, similar to what elon musk uses on x. zuckerberg also noted his decision came down

the other thing to keep in mind, we have indications that the biden white house and its national security and homeland security apparatus is in touch with trump national security and homeland security teams based here in florida. that was a promise both sides made several weeks ago, that there would be conversations held in tandem about things ongoing that they would likely inherit. if you look for an example of need for outgoing and incoming administration to talk several weeks before inauguration, we have one. we have indication they're in touch so the president-elect is kept abreast of the situation. we are not currently expecting him to say anything more later today. we expect president biden might have more to say later today from camp david. major? >> ed o'keefe, thank you. if we are notified of remarks from president biden at camp david, we will bring them to you. mary ellen o'toole on the phone with us. i am grateful she's there. you're a former fbi criminal profiler. based on your experience and your knowledge of very early stages of the investigation is obviously in, what's goin

biden, media alsoce noticed same day abc newssa reporter asked obama white house stress secretary k. >> hunter biden taken a position with largest oil and gas company in ukraine. is there a concern about the appearance of a conflict there? vice president's son. >> i would refer you to vice president's office, i saw the reports. hunter biden and other members of the biden family are private citizens, and where they work is not reflect an endorsement by the administration or vice president or president, i would refer you toce the vice president's was on the. >> next day, the "washington post" ran ahi story about it. it said, appointmef vice president's son to a ukrainian oil board looks at best, neffarious at worst. . media done stop questioning -- didn't stop asking question its kept going. >> >> something strange happened. just 3 weeks later a ukraine an natural gas company, burisma accused of corrupt corruption appoints hunter biden to board of director paying his firm more than a million dollars a year. >> more from abc. >> ukraine are not only country where hunter biden's business

i want my children to have their dad back to be part of their lives. >> lawrence: why is the biden white house step after the trump move? we saw this when he would go to disaster zones, he would be late to do it. they are reactive only to political ramifications, not for doing the right thing. they made him look back, so the president had years to call, do you think by chance they decided to call her now? i think that is sad. >> brian: i would say adam bowler will be in charge of getting hostages back, he is agresive, been in the region working it, helps abraham accord. it will be a fresh start, this is not an equal swap. it will only get worse. if you start swapping high-ranking bin laden surrogates for business people, it is uneven swap. everyone will be -- >> lawrence: not just uneven swap, go back to the battle field and inspire more kid napings to happen and that is last thing we want. >> ainsley: she says my message to him, the president is to take the deal, even though it is not perfect. >> lawrence: she's in a tough spot. >> ainsley: we are just one week from president-elect inaugurati

we suspect the white house is also taking that into consideration whenen deciding t president might speak once again. president biden, we know from white house officials, has spoken with new orleans mayor. he offered and pledged the full federal support and also extended condolences to the victims' families as well, and throughout the day he has been briefed from top officials of the fbi and homeland security. and somebody else we heard from today, president-elect trump. he did release a statement earlier today on the social media platform. he praised the new orleans police department and also extended his condolences to the victims. he called this an act of, quote, pure evil. that's what we have heard from president-elect trump. we don't know if he will hear more from him later on today. he rung in the new year in south florida at his mar-a-lago estate. what we are waiting to hear from the white house is whether president biden might speak later today as he takes in the fluid information at camp david. >> i want to ask you about the other incident we reported just a short time ago, a separate incident in las vegas,

white house. mj, we have heard optimism before from the white house. there are lots of differences between then and now, not the least of which is that according to your reporting, the biden house is working with the incoming trump white house because everybody wants this done in the next few days. >> yeah, dana, you're not wrong that we have been here before where we have sensed momentum, sense, cautious optimism. and having covered this conflict for over a year from the white house, i will say this is the first time that we have sensed this kind of serious optimism from american officials in many, many months. what sources are telling us is that american officials, at this moment in time, do believe that there is a deal in sight. now, of course, nothing is final until it is final. these sources that are involved are always going to be cautiously and emphasis on that word, cautiously optimistic. but there is a real belief that a ceasefire and a hostages release deal could get done and could be announced in the coming days. in the very final week of joe biden's presidency. and just to give you a sense of what these negotiations have actually looked like in practice on the

my political sources to start us off tonight are former biden white house communications director kate, former trump campaign adviser david urban, and former deputy press secretary in the trump white house sarah matthews. and sarah, i just -- you know, it was what happened four years ago today that led you to leave the trump white house. i wonder when you see what happened today and just thinking back on that day four years ago how you're reflecting on all of this. >> it's so crazy today watching the events. it felt like a normal day. normal proceedings. and trump was afforded the respect that he did not give to president biden when he came into office. and it was good that it was a normal day. that's a good thing for america. but then i think back to four years ago, and if you would have told me that when i resigned that evening that four years later trump would be awarded the presidency and be back into office and have this major political comeback, i don't think i would have believed you because i would have been looking at what all those republican lawmakers were saying that evenin

>> at th de new the dilution is setting and in the biden white house. is history will yu him kindly, i believe in the rearview mirror the bidens presidency will look very poor,t because "the wall street journal" came out with thihe jous reporthis ,s , gathering 50 sources, ethat it is and norma's numberf sources together at what do they find? the advanced agingon was advancl early on, when you look at thisd salutingen the president, reall theyli were limiting the information that got to him, canceling meetings early on,s th adam smith who was the chair of the house services committee says, hey,, i could not even get a hold of him was of gamma stand, got an angry call, anli apologetic call fromnk joe body. is that it was the only time yor heard from him during the entire presidency. what was n the next between theu national security feelingsit and the mental acuity? i don't know if he will have th answers but i asked tom cottondo shortly be preserving documents in the white house and he said it would not be a bad idea on d mental acuitony because it is a

president biden honors more than a dozen people at the white house of the presidential medal of freedoml as the panel at the present was trying to send a message with some of his selections, next. jacqui: over his secretary presidential candidate hilary clinton one of 19 americans president biden awarded the medal of freedom last night. another controversial democratic donor george soros. it's time for our sunday group fox news contributor kick columnist eric cap and former state department spokesperson fox news contributor marie, doug former rnc communications director and founder of douglas media and mario parker bloomberg managing editor for u.s. economy and government but think you guys are being here. good morning. these recipients, mary catherine there is a long list. a number of them were prominent critics of trump. you think biden was trying to send a message with this list? >> yes but i think most presidents do print going to surprise everybody by saying i think it's good hilary clinton got this award. not a lot of novelist and fiction writers get the award but the the hilary c

megan hayes from the biden white house. and welcome to all of you. good morning. thank you for being here, especially for braving the snow to make it all the way in today. brad, megan, what have we learned from what happened on that day? we saw it happen. i was there at the capitol. now, the person who, you know, many republicans held accountable for that at the time has been re- elected president of the united states. >> you know, most republican voters held donald trump accountable for it. that's why lucas desjardins -- ron desan esantis started the the ahead of him. it was until alvin bragg charged trump in new york, many thought it was out of bounds and beyond the pale. this was a factor in the election. nikki haley was polling 20%, well into the primary season after she stopped running. there are plenty of republicans who still are not going to forgive donald trump for that day, nor probably should they. i think when you have to give the american people credit and realize they factored a lot of other things into this election, too. >> megan, how do you explai

official announcement yet but the by then white house has been working very hard behind the scenes. kailey: not just abide in white house but the -- the biden the incoming trump administration. not just israel and hamas but other mediators like egypt and qatar who have been involved in this process for months now. this cease-fire agreement has been reached, has been long and hard fought to try to bring a consensus around what this agreement ultimately will look like. what had been reported earlier this week as officials were signaling that this was what -- getting closer to a reality. 33 hostages would be released. that are currently being held by hamas, prioritizing women, children, people who are injured, and people over the age of 50. israel would be releasing hundreds of palestinian prisoners from its prisons. we have not gotten confirmation yet but we are waiting to hear from the israeli side and the hamas side and we could expect to hear something from the white house as this has been long understood to be one of the primary objectives joe biden wanted to achieve before leaving the oval office just five days from now and he's going to

this is a stark contrast to the biden white house, they call it 2:00 on a tuesday.ministration wants no sand in the gears this time, from the inside or outside. the resistance has been broken, only a few dead ends like george marchand who will announce he was sentenced trump for the so-called hush money case this friday. no jail time, he just wants to get one last whack at the bad boy. the resistance will regroup eventually, definitely for more than a snowball. but this presidency is about to start with a bang, so get ready, and happy new year. former house speaker kevin mccarthy joins me now. should kamala harris had called in sick today? >> i say a lot of bad things about kamala harris, i was a something different, i respect what she did today. she stood there, she said it while it was tough and she was professional. >> jesse: joe biden, you probably saw this behind closed doors, losing it with reporters. >> it is a sign it, mentally the anger, the cussing, i told you about it early on. they would attack me at the white house, kevin is lying! now chuck schumer is

tivoli what we see with the biden white house as they are disciplined on not having leaks. te the fact that every white house thought joe biden was capable of doing the job for four years was an example but we heard a lot of dissension from the administration on this. from the security estate and that top ambassador to japan is really rare in this situation and shows what a political mistake this might have been for biden. >> jacqui: i want to ask you mary catherine one specific question because u.s. steel and nippon both accused biden of minute played in the process in pursuit of a political and the wall street editorial board said this could really have some far-reaching consequences and they said stir biden is redefining national security to include economic nationalism which will introduce many new gates for political interference. unions and corporate competitors now know they can use that as another political lever to block investments that they don't li like. will listen to chilled to foreign investors? >> i think it rationally wed. it's on the message that's harder t

meanwhile, this will be outgoing president joe biden's last full week in the white house. mr. den is expected to deliver his farewell address from the oval office on wednesday. the last time he addressed the nation from the oval office, he was dropping out of the presidential race. ron brownstein is a cnn senior political analyst and senior editor with the atlantic. he joins me now from los angeles. good to have you with us. >> hi, rosemary. >> so president joe biden is entering his final full week in office. what's the week ahead looking like right now? and how will his time in office bear the test of time? do you think? >> well, you know, joe biden came in to office with a very clearly defined, self-defined mission, you know, to restore kind of normalcy to american politics, to preserve democracy, and really, above all, to prevent donald trump from ever being president again. and i think by his own yardstick, he failed at his at his highest priority. you know, the discontent with the biden's record, some of it fair, some of it unfair, was the critical factor in trump's recove

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the allegation that trump has lobbed repeatedly, which is that this was all part of the the biden white house syndicate, that this was the white house was dictating this from day one, calling it outright laughable was his words that that that was what had happened here. at the end of the day, though, as you mentioned, a lot of this information was already out there. it was in the bloodstream. and so to some extent, what trump said in his post overnight that the voters have spoken is pretty darn true. i mean, this is what the voters elected. and these facts are not necessarily clearly changing the minds of many americans. >> kevin, one of the things that was included with this report, there was a letter that jack smith wrote to the attorney general to kind of to go along with the report. it's dated january 7th. and of course, we know. then jack smith separated from the justice department. one of the things he says in the letter is that trump claims, quote, dismissal of his criminal cases signifies mr. trump's complete exoneration. and then jack smith says that is false. he wants to be very cle

the chipmaker nvidia, meantime, says it expects the biden white house will announce new restrictions on chips today. we expected them late last week, but they didn't come. and the white house says biden spoke on the phone with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday, trying to work out a last minute deal to reach a ceasefire in gaza that would allow for the release of the hostages. national security adviser jake sullivan says israel and hamas are very close to a deal. but marcus, we've heard that for quite some time that we have. all right, scott, thank you. well, today, doctor jill biden heads to the bay area for a three day visit. it will likely be her last trip here as first lady. she is set to arrive at sfo at 430 this afternoon. now, tomorrow and wednesday, she'll be in san francisco speaking with healthcare leaders about a white house initiative to advance women's health research. it's not clear if the first lady will attend other events on wednesday before leaving. well, a new era for the today show kicks off this morning. craig melvin making his debut as co-anchor

and finally, the biden white house is working to effectively ban cigarettes.what will i do? i guess just close the laptop. >>> so this week, marcus tucker byrd added ufc boss and trump supporter dana white to metas board of directors. and dana didn't even have to put zuckerberg in a rear naked choke hold to make him do it. the next day, he announced mehta was cutting its fact-checking program on facebook and instagram. the program was installed after the 2016 election to manage so-called, misinformation. but they now admit it would go too far because the fact-checkers were too biased. in other words, the rats are bringing good people onboard to stop their ship from sinking. here's zuckerberg. >> we reached a point where it's too many mistakes and too much censorship. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point to once again prioritizing speech. we tried in good faith to address those concerns without becoming the arbiters of truth. but the fact-checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they created, especiall

out of the biden white house. and the sooner we get to januar. i think the safer we are all be. >> hey, charlie, can i say one thing. >> very true. the entire time i was in the fbi. i never saw one white supremacy case that didn't include prison. that wasn't in the prison. not one. this is all created masquerade by the biden administration and activist to make it look like it's the issue. >> it's -- that's a sobering reminder. gentlemen, thank you very much. >> charlie: brand new details in the trump cyber truck explosion. what police found in the driver's truck. that's next. ♪ an feel ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ remove contact lenses before using miebo. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in. eye redness and blurred vision may occur. ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ ask your eye doctor about prescription miebo. dexcom g7 sends your glucose numbers to your phone and watch

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all going to write will come out, that will be the most fascinating has been the way that the biden white house on its way out and the trump transition officials who will work in the trump white house have been working together to make this happen. in the final days of the biden administration. >> yeah, dana, i mean, think about the fact that we have been covering this story and this conflict for well over a year, and for the majority of that time, president biden and his white house and administration officials have been working really nonstop to try to get a second cease fire in place. and they had been until this point, completely unsuccessful at times. there were moments when it was made clear that the will wasn't there from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. there were other times when it was clear that hamas was in no position to come to the negotiating table, even, and we have followed those conversations and the negotiations at every step of the way. and, dana, it is for certain that the one thing that made the biggest difference in getting us to this point, finally, of an agree

white house with more on this. so lucas, are we hearing any plans for president biden to maybe head down to new orleans? , bill. nothing has been announced from the white house. agents likely mulling whether president biden should go down there and get briefings in person. president biden, the first lady, the recently-pardon son hunter biden arrived on the south one of the white house. meeting with national security officials in the situation room. he has remarks at the top of the hour. last night as you mentioned president biden offering condolences to the victims of that new orleans rampage. >> all the people of new orleang today, i want you to know, i agree with you. our nation grieves with you. we are going to stand with you as you mourn and as you heal in the weeks to come. >> now those remarks came hours after tweeting happy new year, something biden returned to the white house. deliver remarks at the white house soon this afternoon so we likely get an update from new orleans when he announces the new judicial nominees at the top of the hour. later at 5:00 eastern he awards 20 medals of freedom inc

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biden thought he could win again, but you know, the biden white house reportedly is depressing and deflatedit's draining, but you know, when you look back at what really happened, we never been through a period in american history, ever, steve, like we just endured. final word. >> that's why he's the worst president in american history and over 150 years. the record again speaks for itself. he did immense damage to us in foreign policy and security. he did immense damage to the economy. and we're going to have to be digging out and moving forward. liz: steve forbes come back soon great to have you on thank you so much. >> enjoy those candles and cake tonight. liz: i sure will, thank you. >> thank you. >> under joe biden and kamala harris, immigration, illegal immigration down. >> the number of illegal border crossings has come to one of the lowest points, again, because of pathways that president biden and vice president harris have created. >> border crossings under president joe biden have gone down 70%. liz: okay, did you notice that was since may through like four months and they didn't

. >> i think delusion is setting in the biden white house. s aides are telling people history will view him kindly. i actually believe in the rearview mirror, the biden presidency will look very poor. i believe that because "the wall street journal" came out with this report, 50 sou sources. gathering 50 sources. that is an enormous number of sources to gather. what if they find? the advanced aging with advanced early on. it says that in the piece early on. chuck schumer wants us to salute the president. they said they were limiting the information that got to him, the people that got to him, canceling meetings early on. adam smith who is the chair of the house of the armed services committee said i couldn't even get a hold of him with afghanistan. i tried to call. i got an angry call for tony blinken and an apologetic call from biden. he said it was the only time he heard from him during the entire presidency. what was the nexus between national security failures and mental acuity? i don't know that we will ever know the answer. i asked tom c

now, there has been very close coordination between the biden white house and the incoming trump team. biden and trump actually in their oval office meeting back in november, talked about the need to compromise to try to reach some type of agreement to secure the release of these hostages and have at least a temporary cease fire. the president's middle east envoy, brett mcgurk, has been working with trump's incoming middle east envoy, steve witkoff, to really try to iron out some of the sticking points in these negotiations, as both men are quite eager to try to have some type of deal in the coming week for president biden. he has really spent these final months of his presidency very laser focused on trying to reach this agreement. this is something that he would like to see come to an end before his time in office. and so now the u.s. officials are working around the clock to try to get each side to an agreement, as they are hoping that there will be some good news for families very soon. >> all right. arlette saenz, thank you so much. we should mention of the 94 hostages that are s

it will distract them from targeting what they did every day against the biden white house. we can guarantee you that the press corps will not apply the same standards to donald trump that they applied to joe biden. we can guarantee you that the press corps will not apply the same standards to the next white house press secretary that they applied to the current white house press secretary. they won't. they won't dare. some of the most important and most ignored lies donald trump told today were about january 6th. donald trump's lying about january 6th is an absolutely necessary part of his plan to pardon the people who attacked the capitol on january 6th trying to overturn the presidential election for him. donald trump made up a lie about the fbi today when he insisted that the fbi knows who planted bombs in washington the day before january 6th. the fbi has recently publicly asked for more help in trying to find that suspect, but donald trump told this lie. "the " fbi knows who it is." that means the day donald trump takes over the fbi, he will announce to us who it is. in

biden and his team are making things more complicated. well, that is exactly at odds with what the incoming white house chief of staff, siouxsie wiles, has told reporters and other advisers that the biden administration jeff zients, the biden white house chief of staff in particular, has rolled out the red carpet for the trump team has been extraordinarily helpful with preparing them. so the reality here is donald trump knows a lot more about what the white house and the the duties and the challenges entail. this time around than eight years ago, as we stood here in the the early days of his his administration, as he began to take power. so we are going to hear more, though, from the president elect later today. he'll be holding his first news conference here in a couple of hours, really laying out his agenda. but for now at least, we'll see how much he talks there about president biden. but he certainly had him on the mind yesterday, kate. >> and then donald trump is about to will soon be heading to washington. i think it's tomorrow. what's on the schedule? >> we do know that the president elect will be going to washington tomorrow. he'l

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obviously they were in it to begin with because of pressure from the biden white house. >> as we aremp is bringing in foreign money and individuals that are willing to invest. a couple of weeks ago we saw 100 billion from southbank. we are continuing to see investments as people are starting to break apart given the biden administration wreaking havoc on banking regulation as so many busi businesses. maria: the banks are happy about paul atkins. the new security and exchange commission. he's going to get rid of all of the gei and esg policies. thank you for that. let's get to the fires. los angeles county is under a mass evacuation order. three wildfires have tore through the pacific palisades leaving thousands of acres scorched. dozens of homes have been destroyed. "fox weather" meteorologist marissa taurus with an update. >> good morning, truly heartbreaking tragic and terrifying historical we talk about the winds that we have seen since yesterday morning. a forecast that verified and if not over performed. the weight just right now being clocked in portions of l.a. county, the hig

geoff: and jake sullivan reflects his time on the biden white house and weighs in on the incoming presidresident's unconventional tackett tickets. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provide by -- >> friends of the "newshour" including jim and nancy bild in er and the robert and virginia shiller foundation. the judy and peter kovlar foundation, upholding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. >> qnad is a proud supporter of public television. the world awaits. a world of diverse destinations and immersive experiences, a world of leisure and british style all with qnod white star service. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. more at kf.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "newshour." >> this program was made possible by the broadcasting ano contributions to your pbs news station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the news hour firefighters are making progress around los angeles. but new blazes have popped up in more than 10,000 structures had been damaged or destroyed. amna: at

everybody would sign up for that right now. >> laura: we know trump didn't invite biden to the white housealready been to the white house. he was vice president. it wasn't like he was unfamiliar with the white house. but, clay, there is another sore loser. it seems like, at least. michelle obama, she is also skipping trump's inauguration. "the washington post" says that michelle obama's upcoming absence candid and open disdain of trump. so she attended trump's inauguration in 2017. photographers captured her troubled expression that day as she and barack obama left. clay, she -- almost a billionaire but, man, she is bitter. >> well, and it's not only not attending the inauguration. i was surprised this didn't get more attention. you showed the picture that kamala harris shared. do you know who was noticeably absent and not because they were cropped out, michelle obama. she wasn't willing to leave her hawaiian vacation to pay respects to a democrat president, jimmy carter had who just died and now she is not willing to travel to attend a presidential inauguration. it seems, as you just laid

did make a statement tonight on truth social, and in that he took a thinly veiled swipe at the biden white house when he said, "i said criminals are coming in from far worse than the criminals we have here in our own country." and he said it was debunked by democrats and the fake news media, but it turned out to be true. here is what was very interesting. he said the crime is at a level no one's ever seen before, but this is where he really got down to business. he said our hearts are with the innocent victims and the loved ones including the brave officers of the new orleans police department. he said his future administration would fully support the city of new orleans as it continues to investigate this act of pure evil. that is a sentiment, as i pointed out earlier, that is clearly shared by numerous lawmakers over on capitol hill. we talked to several of them today. you may have seen statements from everyone from the speaker johnson to hakeem jeffries to lawmakers from louisiana. i can also tell you that south carolina senator lindsey graham had a statement today. he directly referenced isl

. >> peter: something else the biden white house is doing on the way out is emptying out gitmo. 11 yemenirisoners are on their way to oman to live freely. a lawyer for two of the detainees says they want to live their lives. they want to get married. they want to have kids. they wants to get a job and have normal lives. and once this exchange is done, this release is done there, will be the 15 prisoners left in guantanamo bay. that is the fewest since they started using that as a military prison for terrorist suspects after 9/11. >> brian: i wonder how they are going to have their soccer games unbalanced 7 on 8. ainsley: i wonder if the young people done 9/11 wanted to get married and have a family and play soccer? >> steve: peter, i know this flurry of repatriating these people back to oman is in anticipation it sounds like khalid sheikh mohammed is about to enter a guilty plea. and then he would be transported somewhere. but there's a law that says that none of these guys can go on to u.s. soil. so do we have any idea where they might put that guy and then the other 14? because obviousl

so, matt, outgoing biden, white house, outgoing biden administration, what should their new year's resolution be as they are heading out the door? >> i think any administration that's leaving kind of in good faith, as i believe the biden team is, has to wish their successor well, no matter how forcefully they disagree with virtually everything that trump is promising to do. they've got to hope that he succeeds. you cannot root against america and be in public life, in good faith in this country. so i think every democrat from the president on down has got to hope that trump succeeds, that america does. well, i think we're deeply skeptical about that for a lot of reasons. but i would guess that president biden will leave a note on the desk as as all of his predecessors have done, basically wishing trump success. and i think he will believe it, given that it's impossible to guess what's happening tomorrow in the world we live in, let alone next week. >> let's do the real impossible may and jump ahead. give me a prediction. if you had to predict what we are going to be talking about in terms of

judge in this case said biden exceeded his authority and how many times have we heard that the biden white houseegulations that basically people did not want and did not like. there was a first amendment issue where if you use the wrong pronoun you could be accused of sexual harassment. also there will be a reversion to the 2020 version of title ix where men and young men are awarded to process which as you remember it was eliminated under obama if someone was accused of sexual harassment or rape. this again is a people of turning over common sense and applying all kinds of ideology to ruining people's lives in some cases. elizabeth: this feels like one of the taxes dangerous. in american history. have you ever seen anything like under the biden years and democrat leadership in states like california? >> i totally agree but the good news these things are being overturned eei, esg, ideological boundaries which were broken by biden and infected all of our lives with ideology that nobody approved of, basically the progressive left has been writing the script for america and i think it's over. >> yo

white house, he told me. and, that is going to be the name of the game going forward. who will be able to help kickstart this recovery? will it be the biden white house? will the incoming trump administration do anything about this? this community needs all the help it can possibly get and get that obstructed as soon as possible because there are people, thousands of people, thousands of people without a place to go and sleep tonight. people need to understand pacific palisades is a neighborhood in the city of los angeles, a city that is a patchwork of neighborhoods. this is one of the big ones. we are not talking about a wildfire in a remote area, we are talking about a wildfire that is displaced tens of thousands of people in the heart of the city of los angeles . there is a lot of work to do to get this process started about recovering, even as the plans are burning and the wind is blowing as i speak to you this afternoon. >> is part of what it has been a struggle. it is a wildfire in a city using city water supplies and they run out of water trying to fight these fires. just the water they are able to access from the fire hydrants in