david freeman, u.s. ambassador to israel. mr.mbassador, first question, you are the most successful ambassador in the history of our country working with the state of israel, how often has the biden administration consulted you are asked you for advice on policy in the middle east? >> at all up, it would be zero. by the way, it's great to be with you. they have not consulted with me and i've offered at away. i've offered several times and they have not taken the up on it. i want to thank you for your delivery comments about president trump and the things he's done for israel, they are outstanding. if i can give background because it's not as if he just sat there signing orders making declarations. whenever i was back in the oval office and it was probably at least once a month during the first year, we would sit there and jason and others would be with us in the basic goal of the conversation was, how do we make our allies stronger and enemies weaker? of course in my case the most important was israel and hoover talk about all th

david freeman is standing by but first, trey yingst in tel aviv.nd there is a disagreement between hamas and iran. >> trey: hey, rich, absolutely, over the past 24 hours, iranian leadership saying the october 7th attack was a response to the 2020 killing of top general soleimani. hamas pushed back against this statement saying it had to do with the compound in jerusalem and comes as the entire world is watching the middle east and there are new threats from iran and proxies and growing concern about the possibility of a broader regional war. we know just yesterday that 12 attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were shot down by the american eisenhower carrier strike group. launched by iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen. and they say the idf is expanding operations in central and southern gaza while forces go after hamas leadership. in southern gaza, civilians are struggling to get by. there is aid going into gaza but it's not meeting the needs of the population. >> it's day 82 of the conflict between israel and ha

ambassador to israel, david freeman. >> there's no question that american strength will deter iran and bring us to a more peaceful place. biden seems to think by getting on our knees and begging for mercy will end or reduce the risk of conflict. just the opposite. we are so much stronger than them that the failure to exercise the strength is causing iran to engage in malign active across the crescent of the middle east. >> anita: joe, 15 seconds to react to that. your thoughts and a balancing act when american lives are at stake in the region. >> yeah, i would say i fully agree. we need to scale up, not proportionate, we need to scale up. >> anita: ok. joe buccino, thank you for your thoughts today. appreciate it. >> bryan: are diversity, equity and inclusion jobs disappearing? companies are learning going woke may be bad for business. >> anita: fight over christmas gifts turns deadly. teenage tragedy on christmas eve. >> proliferation of guns on the streets and in this area and in the hands of the kids is the worst i've ever seen it. i don't think we have ever seen it this bad. biovan

. >> jonathan: david freeman believes we should strike iran, do you mean military targets in and around tehran, he said yes, the only way to send a message. you disagree with that, you think we should just go after the proxies at this point. >> well, not necessarily, david is a dear friend, and so i would want to discuss it with him directly to make sure i had his meaning. i think if you had a strong president that was doing more than whispering in the white house, a track record to defend american interests and personnel, you could consider that type of activity. my problem with that strategy under our current leadership is i don't trust the biden administration to take the kind of decisive action that would send that clear message to tehran, that washington was not messing around. worried they would listen to secretary kerry recommendation, a pinpoint strike, something incredibly tiny against syria when barack obama did not enforce his red lines on syrian use of chemical weapons and that was a disaster. so, that's what we have to avoid now. i think targeting on yemen, which is the sou

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joey jackson, lee carter, and david sanger are back with us. every time i hear ruby freemanaye moss speak, i am reminded of that initial testimony and those moments and the way this literally ruined their lives. how much impact, joey, is this having in this moment? >> so think about what you just said, erica, right? you're a juror, right? you're a juror out there because you're someone who's evaluating what you're hearing. that's what jurors do, not a juror in the sense that you're on the panel, but you're having an emotional reaction and a connection with the impact that this had. going back, what is defamation? false statements that are injurious to your reputation. statements have consequences. we've heard not only what we heard about trump saying these things about ruby freeman, ruby freeman, what she did, which were not true. but we heard the venom from the public with respect to we're going to hang you, we're going to do all these things to you. what am i saying? we're at the damage phase. the jury has to assess, how has this damaged you, how has your life changed, wha

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james freeman has his reaction to this blockbuster news that hit late last night. peter doocy is at the white house. first david spunt who broke the news for us last night. good to see you this morning, david spunt in washington. hi. >> the indictment, 56 pages filed in los angeles where hunter biden has lived since 2018. as you mentioned, nine charges, three felonies, six misdemeanors. the main point from the department of justice is that hunter biden didn't pay his taxes but had plenty of money to do so. according to the indictment between 2016 and october 15th, 2020, the defendant spent this money on drugs,s courts, girlfriends, luxury hotels and cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature. everything but his taxes. the charges include a failure to pay in 2016, same in 2017, also a failure to file in 2017 and a failure to pay in 2018. now felonies come in with tax evasion in 2018 filing a false return in 2018. another false return in 2018 and failure to pay in 2019. you went through the expenses before. now abbe lowell, hunter biden's attorney saying based on the fax and law if hunter's last name was

david, i want to turn to you. good old rudy giuliani. he did not is case. on monday, after the last day of the trial, he doubled down on his claims against freeman and moss.that this hurt his case? do you think that it made any difference? i would imagine, and i know a lot of people know, this trial, attorneys most people who are on the jury may not have access to that information. and any event, you think it made a difference? >> it's tough to, say at your point as well take. and the jury should not have had access to that information. at the same, time you have to think about this in context, in combination with what you've already been talked about in regards to white nationalism. this is not a trial the way we typically think that a case goes to trial. they did not have to determine whether rudy giuliani defamed those two women. it was determined before the trial even began, yes. you to feign them. what is it going to cost you? he acknowledged he defamed them. he acknowledged he defamed them. then he had this press conference in the middle of the trial saying, no, i'm innocent, i should be here in the first place. these two ladies are wrong. okay, wha

david jolly, i appreciate you both, thank you. coming up next, rudy giuliani gets a taste of accountability. he was just ordered to pay nearly 100 and $50 million to georgia election workers. ruby freemanre repeatedly defaming them. but he's still standing by his lies. could it hurt his appeal? i have a legal experts standing by with some answers. stick around, folks. by with some answers stick around, folks. stick around, folks. nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪♪) whenever you're hungry, there's a deal on the subway app. buy one footlong, get one 50% off in the subway app today. now that's a deal worth celebrating. man, what are you doing?! get it before it's gone on the subway app. ♪♪ the virus that causes shingles is sleeping... in 99% of people over 50. it's lying dormant, waiting... and could reactivate. shingles strikes as a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. and it could wake at any time. think you're not at risk for shingles? it's time to wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. all right, tandy, what's it gonna be, the drink made fro

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david, i want to turn to. you good old rudy giuliani. hey really did not help his case. on monday, after the first day of the trial, he doubled down on his defamatory claims against both freemano you think it made any difference? i would imagine, and a lot of people don't know this, you and i would know this is a trial attorneys. most people on the jury might not have had access to that information. so in any event, do you think it made a difference? >> charles, it's tough to say because your point is well taken. the jury should not have had access to any of that information. at the same time, you have to think about this and contacts, in combination with what you've already been talking about with regard to impeachment inquiry. this was not a trial, that when we typically think a case goes to trial. they did not have to determine whether or not rudy giuliani defamed those two women. it was determined before the trial -- trial even began,. yes you defamed them. the only question was, what is it going to cost? you and he acknowledged he defamed them. so he acknowledged he defended him, then he had this press conference in the middle of the trial saying, no, i'm innocent, i sho

david. andrew, tell me what all that legal talk means. >> what it means is one week from today shaye moss, ruby freeman have a trial on damages in connectionaming them. that trial has been scheduled for quite some time, and belatedly, past the due date for making motions, rudy giuliani said, oh, wait, i want this case to not be heard by a jury, i'd like the judge to decide it. and so this very technical issue came up about whether in this circumstance you're entitled to a jury trial or not. and what beryl howell did in addition to pointing out just how many ways that rudy giuliani has violated discovery, has had to be sanctioned and now violated the rules with respect to just when you're supposed to file motions, it said you know, one, this is incredibly untimely. like you should have filed this on time. it can be denied for that reason. and second, i don't really have to reach the issue of writing on a clean slate whether you'd be entitled to have this heard by the judge and not by a jury because i'm entitled as the judge to say i would like a jury to just advise me and to let them make a decision and i can always decide whether i'm going