how do you see those reports, hogan? that elon musk, vivek ramaswamy and others have good relationships with donald trump. the media like to stir things up and try to create rifts where there aren't any rifts. donald trump tasked elon musk with a big job. finding a lot of the fraud, waste and abuse in the federal government. he can absolutely accomplish that. the american people deserve it. billions, trillions are wasted every single year. you have to find those things and expose them. this administration isn't just about exposing things. it's about the accountability inspected of it. you have to show the american people what's happening in the federal government. again donald trump is the leader here. he has the team around him to do it. all his friends are working together to implement the america first agenda. >> jonathan: hogan gidley, great to talk to you. thank you so much. happy new year. breaking right now, reports of a china cyber attack targeting the u.s. treasury department. everything we know coming up next.

king hogan was hit by a car on interstate 280, in san jose. the boy's family shared his story with abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey. >> as a soft rain falls, a flame remains lit, an embodiment of the spirit of six year old king hogan, who tragically died friday night. >> i just want to hold him. i want i want him back, and i know he's in a better place. he was always outgoing, loving. the house is quiet without him. and i know everyone misses him and i miss him. >> somber thoughts shared with king's father with us monday, days after his son's death. king was nonverbal and autistic, and just before 11:00 friday night, highway patrol says king was hit by a car while running across two 8-80. king's family hopes to get in touch with the driver to let him know it's not his fault. they'd love to share king's story. an entrance to the highway is just steps outside of the hogan's apartment, along parkmoor avenue near lee avenue. his primary daycare provider, soli cisnero, says despite incredible efforts from his parents, king had a tend

hogan gillly breaking down the details and react to them. also this story. >> he wrestle with it. clinton is criticizing joe biden's par to be of his son hunter biden. gregg jarrett reacting to the sound and debate is heating up on biden's unconstitutional lawless preemptive pardons. but first, head over to buddies dagen and brian burg and see what's coming up on the bottom line. >> hey, liz. waiting that arrangement in the suspect in the united healthcare murder and we'll follow that for you and plus, we've got congressman greg steube with trump on the world stage and tom phillips with crazy ideas to trump proof your portfolio and i would listen to him and listen to them when there's good stuff on it. >> in defense of daniel penny what it means for all of us. his acquittal and lee carter on the murder of the united healthcare ceo of the vic victimization of him after his death. it's a dangerous thing we see on that . top of the hour. see what i did there? hey, jackie! (♪) evan, my guy! you're helping them with savings, right? (♪) i wish i had someone like evan when i started. som

>> that was pretty bad and i grew up watching wrestling like hulk hogan, special delivery jones.were like heroes of mine as a kid. i knew his sort of political leanings and heard him talk before. so i had grown in my disappointment kind of how he presents. i think his name is terry. so for all of the conversation that conservatives have about people not wanting to use certain pronouns or want to be addressed certain ways, we've grown up addressing terry as hulk hogan and so, you know, for him to come and sort of present this bravado on this toxic masculinity, i was like it's bad. it works for them, but it was just -- i was like i don't want to see this. >> you really know your wrestling. >> the same way i didn't want to see clint eastwood talk about barack obama as an empty chair. i was like come on. we didn't need that. >>> still ahead, some historic milestones for social justice in 2024. we have more of the revvies coming up for you and more light hearted moments from the year. >> thank you for coming to visit me in my cage at the zoo. i'm really enjoying these post court press

correspondent alex hogan covering this for us in london, and joining me now with what we know at this hour, hi, alex. >> hi, martha. as you mentioned, breaking news across europe sending shock waves as people were heading out to weekend plans, potentially going to many of these christmas markets that have popped up really all across the continent, that are very popular around this time of year, and tonight, instead of seeing that, this is a scene at one of those markets in germany, this was earlier tonight. we know there are reports that we are still following right now, a car reportedly driving into one of those crowds at a market. as we are seeing more and more ambulances arrived on-site, more police arrived on site. there no confirmation just yet as to how many people potentially could be wounded after this car, but you can imagine the extent of the damage that would likely occur in this type of situation. local media reports that a driver was taken into custody and that this person had been driving at a high speed toward the town hall. allowing into the crowd. and local police are

hogan great to see you again merry christmas.reporting everything, all of the power is now rapidly flowing back to president-elect trump. but do you see any bumps in the road ahead from democrats like jamie radicals kin, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer? >> well first of all, a lot of the power left joe biden when they put kamala harris up, because how quickly they move on to the next person when the current president of the united states obviously said he wasn't going to run for re-election and now, when you have a new president-elect in donald trump, someone whose been president before and has the fear, the love and the respect on the global stage that he has, of course these global leaders are going to come to donald trump. they came to mar-a-lago as is the case with trudeau, kissing his ring and his tail trying to figure out exactly what donald trump is going to do but he was president before and so he used and the power of the united states to get what he wanted from these other countries to make them pay their fair share in all

gordon brothers opening gifts watching tv and enjoying a meal is what hogan is most excited for. my cousins usually do it like a taco night on christmas eve because we always go for big turkey potatoes the next and 12 year-old san jose resident jeremy nakashima is excited to see his family in atlanta, georgia. >> but even more excited to see santa. oh, yeah. that's he has a christmas gift on the top of his list. well, i was expecting guns for christmas. he said he didn't have time to give his parents a gift. it's just the parents stop sometimes gets our job. really do it. christmas is his favorite holiday and hopes everyone gets the gifts they want and spend time with the people they love. wow. >> christmas to all. and to all a good at sfo, lindsey ford kron, 4 news. >> some pleasant hill residents do not have power tonight, it's beginning to restored. this map shows problem areas, orange showing where roughly 4,000 people were affected. most of them they figure will have power restored by midnight. marin county officials adding extra services for the homeless and anticipation of

fair enough, but that was not hogan's only sighting, he later posting: "oh, my god.re's a giant ladle coming for me! and a smaller ladle too! like pouring into the bigger one." but it's gonna take more than community notes to calm things down. one new jersey politician proposed a bill to give local law enforcement the same type of capability as the department of defense and homeland security: permission to down one of these unmanned drones. he wants local police to shoot at anything in the sky in december? [laughter] santa, i hope you have a kevlar sleigh! and don't forget to take the battery out of rudolph's nose! we'll have more on this story as we continue to learn nothing about it. drones aren't the only technology with suspicious intentions out there. because, according to a new watchdog report, air fryers may be listening in on families' conversations. of course, we shouldn't be surprised. some of them are ninjas! even worse, and this is a true, air fryers are apparently, sending this personal data to servers in china. i'm told we have one of the actual convers

that was sue hogan reporting. well, dozens of people gathered in the city today to celebrate the third day of kwanzaa. the san francisco public library and the nonprofit village project put on their annual 19th kwanzaa event. the festivities are going for a week through january 1st. today, organizers performed a traditional kwanzaa ritual at the library that included lighting the third candle of the kinara, pouring juice to honor the ancestors and after. as you can see right here, a congolese dance performance and a feast. how fun. all right. vianey is here now in vianey. so many people trying to plan out the next couple of days as new year's eve approaches and they're wondering what's the weather going to be like? people are trying to either arrive here or get to places, and one of those might include tahoe, but we have some rain. the timing of this will likely be the most important aspect, because the good news here, it doesn't look like it's going to be a complete rainmaker for your entirety of the weekend. so

i'm sorry, for republican larry hogan.uld show support for your party, you didn't. how do you convince the most faithful members of the democratic party that you have the skill set to run a party that you didn't vote for, at least in that instance? >> sure. great question, chris. first, governor hogan actually agreed to meet with me and listen to me, and those thousands of voters that supported me. angela alsobrooks refused to that. that was shocking. that's one of the reasons why i agree with governor hogan on a number of issues, lower taxes, i agree with president-elect trump on lowering taxes, including corporate tax rate from 21% to 15%, providing that the tax cuts generate millions of jobs, which i believe they will if given a year or two. if they do not, we'll have the tax rates be elevated back to the 6% that we gave. regarding other issues, i'm for generating jobs through getting rid of the offshore wind farms because of the hazard that that poses. these are common sense policies. dei, that has to go. that's just b

. >> i'm alex hogan. i'll have more on this story coming up. >> and over the bay area this afternoon, blue skies and better air quality. i'll have a look at what you can expect for today, as well as t stst adv and for using a chokehold on a subway rider, killing him. daniel penny was cleared of charges of criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of 30 year old jordan neely. prosecutors argued penny reacted far too forcefully to someone he perceived as dangerous. penny's defense attorney said their client was protecting himself and others from a, quote, volatile, mentally ill man who was making alarming remarks. the fall of syrian president bashar al assad is being met with hope and caution across the world, except in russia and iran to american adversaries that just lost a big ally in the middle east. we turn to alex hogan for the latest developments from tel aviv. reporter. hello. >> the celebrations are still taking place on the streets of damascus and throughout syria, marking the end of more th

i'm alex hogan i'll (♪) no! leonidas. no, no, no, no! ikea? ikea!more convenient ikea with affordable delivery options and more. they get here thursday. (♪) ceasefire in gaza as israeli forces pushed deeper into western syria. fox news alex hogan is in tel aviv this morning with the latest on the developing situation. >> welcome. thank you for having me. >> national security adviser jake sullivan, arriving in israel thursday at a delicate time in the middle east. he's meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. as israel and hamas are signaling new progress in ceasefire talks, even as israel's gaza offensive continues. on wednesday, israel's defense minister told u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin that there is a deal on the table that would allow the release of all the hostages in exchange for a pause in the fighting. the white house says that this is part of a final push by president joe biden to bring stability to the region before he leaves office. >> we're certainly continue to be committed and working 24 over seven to get the hostages hom

david, caroline and hogan, have a wonderful new year, gang.r coming in. >> happy new year to you all. >> switching gears. front and center inside the beltway as a nation is just one year away from the expiration most of the trump 2017 tax code. if that deadline passes without an extension, at least 65% of u.s. taxpayers will get a big tax hike. and trump and the republican congress shoe for something even bigger? joining me now is grover norquist, president of america's tax reform. grover, good to see you. first of all what is the latest inside the beltway as the trump team is getting ready about how high up on the priority extending the tax will be. >> if they do not pass the tax cut plus things like taking the corporate rate to 15, in the first few months of this presidency, it will be too late to affect the 2025 year in the 2026 election year. the president lost the house of representatives in 2018. republicans lost the house because they delayed the tax cuts. it did not get signed for a year , december 22. you have this wonderful growth in

alex hogan live in tel aviv to break it down for us now. alex, hello to you. >> hi, bill.row will mark one week since the start of the cease-fire. israeli military officials tell me these first days are setting the stage to show that the country will enforce this deal. israel yesterday fired upon as many as 20 hezbollah targets. that came in response to hezbollah claiming that it aimed these several rockets at israeli military targets. israel's defense minister visited troops along the country's northern border today promising that hezbollah violations will be met with a maximum response and 0 tolerance. israeli military officials tell me the country is closely watching the conflict in syria and how that could impact this delicate deal. >> we are concerned about making sure that iran, has declared they are moving forces into the area, will not move their ammunition, will not arm hezbollah again as they did before this war against hezbollah. we will monitor that and make sure we prevent iran from arming hezbollah through syria. >> as far as the war in gaza continues its off

hogan was the district attorney. these are great das and now we have brag? my god! he is lowering the office to the lowest possible level, and diminishing the respect that all new yorkers have for what was once a great office located in the hogan building. and it will never be called the brag building. i guarantee you that. >> it is a great office. it is a great city. all of which deserve better, and greg, i am going to ask you the same thing. what do you think that this jury is going to do? a man's liberty is at stake. and if you are going to do piece meal things to plakate the prosecution or you are pressured by a judge, how is that justice at all when someone's liberty is at stake? >> oh, it is not justice at all. as i said, the case should have never been brought. the top counts certainly not. the fact that the dead-locked jury is still there, and they will still be dead-locked on monday, a reflection of the liberal views in new york and the public pressure that social activists have applied resulted in this case. they care less about law and order and more abou

both sides pointing fingers truth violations in alex hogan hotel what is going on with his truths?ek, this truce continues to hold and went to the border of lebanon to the villages evacuated. >> ghost towns have empty, ruined and stories have or written and runs both sides of the border. >> it is sad to. to from north in israeli town for nearly a year and she walks to her home for the first time. >> i know i cry a lot when i go back and when i stay here today. >> it is the only place she hoped to be today. >> i tell my husband, it is my birthday. nice to see you. it is difficult. >> well people can return to northern israeli villages like this, many won't because the extent of the damage is just far too much. but of across the border into lebanon beyond the border wall, you can see the extent of the damage they are max worse. >> it has been one week since the start of the 60 day cease-fire. both israel and hezbollah to trade attacks and accusations of violations raising skepticism among the backyard will even hold. >> it will be the same like it was before and even worse. >> famili

ambassador, great to have you with us today but we're just talking to alex hogan about the frustration being felt obvious about the hostage family. by a fair proportion of the israeli population. the hezbollah deal, cease fire has not apparently lead to any significant progress in a cease-fire deal with hamas. why do you think that is, sir? looks good to be with you. it is still early parentheses fire has only been in effect for five days. it's barely holding by the there's a lot of violations by hezbollah there always will be testing israel by moving troops and personnel into the forbidden area in the sout south for thisl be responding. a shaky cease-fire at the big metric there is southern lebanese miller to come back to their villages israelis are not going back to their homes, 100,000 israelis were displaced they are not going back unless they are convinced the cease-fire will hold. it's going to take a while for hamas to register the packets now alone it does not have hezbollah supporting them. they didn't have iran supporting them hamas is indicated new willingness to negotiate t

alex hogan joins us now live in tel aviv with all of the latest. alex?eporter: cheryl, here tonight israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu confirmed he has allowed these israeli military to bomb the strategic sites left behind by the syrian army, in syria, saying that the goal here is to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of extremists and also sent this message to syrians. >> we have no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of syria, but we clearly have the intentions of doing what is necessary to ensure our security. reporter: tonight confirming this attack overnight on the syrian navy fleet. the idf is also targeted long range rockets, missiles, syrian air force fields and suspected chemical weapon sites. the uk based observatory said since the fall of the regime this weekend israel carried out more than 300 strikes and celebrations continue on the streets of syria where civilians can finally begin a new chapter. rebels began their rapid offensive less than two weeks ago toppling the assad regime on sunday. with the new found fre

our alex hogan is in london and she is looking into all of this and joins us now.s was, indeed, a deliberate attack? >> hi, john, we don't have that confirmation right now. the question is what is the extent of the damage in terms of casualties and people injured? it is important to think also about the context of what this was. these christmas markets are really a pillar in a lot of the german towns where people go to spend their evenings and it is the week before christmas. people would be there and large numbers not only to buy gifts but to have food and to walk around. we have footage coming and now that shows just the widespread extent of the ambulances that have showed up. the police are on the scene. we have seen the latest report from the police saying this is an ongoing investigation. it is very active. they shut down the market in the center of the town. do we know from local reports this driver allegedly drove into the crowd photo plowing through people on his way or her way to the city center. so it can, a lot of questions what exactly that would mean.

>> bret: alex hogan in tel aviv. alex, thanks.e will have additional reaction to the syrian situation to the administration and other lawmakers from jacqui heinrich at the white house. and incoming national security adviser mike waltz will join us in just a few minutes. up next, several perspective members of the trump cabinet try to gather support from republican senators. one of them appears today to be making progress. ♪ come on in, how are you? for god so loved the world that he gave his only son. so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life. as the people you love get older, their risk of severe flu and covid goes up. last year, those viruses hospitalized nearly 1 million people 65 and older. so if someone you love is older, talk with them about vaccines. ( ♪ ♪ ) start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. when we started feeding bogie the farmer's dog, he lost so much weight. pre-portioned packs makes it really easy to keep him lean and he

jonathan caught standing by the player takes that first, alex hogan in tel aviv for us and what is there? >> hi, sandra danny rebel forces in control in syria with the country's prime minister announcing tonight that he has handed over power. alliance of rebels made up of coalition of different forces with the strongest hts go to a group designated as terror group. ats leader ordered forces today to return to their military positions and weapons in the streets will not be tolerated. they started offense two weeks ago taking advantage of key allies, russia and iran facing conflicts of their own. bases damascus with bashar al-assad fleeing to moscow in celebrations broke out in the city and around the world. world leaders are cautiously optimistic the end of the brutal regime will mean in a chapter for the syrian people, washington is taking measures to prevent isis from taking advantage of the moment. for uscentcom carried out seven strikes against isis leaders based in syria. >> i think that we are going to find pretty successful. but that is focused on isis to keep the pressure on isi

alex hogan, live in tel aviv. thank you so much for that. and if you're just joining us, chants of freedom at this hour ringing out across syria as the syrian government appears to have fallen in a stunning end to 50 years of rule by the assad family, insurgents conducted a lightning offensive claiming to have liberated the capital of damascus. rebels taking just ten days to topple president bashar al assad's authoritarian regime. syrian officials are saying president al assad has fled the city by plane to an unknown destination. i'm marianne rafferty.its on the jy committee, homeland security committee and nancy pelosi -- of course, we will not remove him from homeland security, he's our guy. what about the lying of the senate. anybody remember ted kennedy, he fit like all the buckets, boozer, womennizer and on top of that trapaquitic, many have in the background, not many. they wanted him to be president, there was a big deal when he passed away on and on. bill clinton was accused of rape by juanita broder and other women came accused of m

larry: hogan gidley, terrific to have you on. merry christmas. we're staying on action happening now and house vote is imminent on avoiding a government shut down. lawmakers look to vote on a spending bill to avoid that. it's set to happen and start at any moment and we'll keep you updated. we'll have more after the break. please stay right there. ♪ liberty mutual customized my car insurance so i saved hundreds. with the money i saved i thought i'd get a wax figure of myself. oh! right in the temporal lobe! beat it, punks! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ confident. measured. ready. the markets, like life, will turn and challenge us. but when emotions run high, we stay grounded. with the hcm buyline, we work to empower investors, in navigating market volatility and complex conditions. we provide a diverse portfolio with proprietary mutual funds and etfs aimed at growth and preservation. so you can invest with confidence. visit howard c.m. funds dot com. hillsdale was founded in 1844. we're passing on a cultural h

>> bret: alex hogan live in tel aviv, alex, thanks. preemptive pardons concept being considered in the final weeks of the biden-harris administration. we will take you to the white house. first, beyond our borders tonight, syrian insurgents have entered the central city after days of clashes with government forces there. pushing forward with week long offensive brought large parts of syria under their control. south koreaens president replaces his defense minister as opposition parties move to impeach both men. this is the law tuesday that brought armed troops onto the streets of seoul. >> russia's foreign minister with the annual security meeting in malta, sergey lavrov accuses the west of risking escalation over ukraine secretary of state antony blinken and other speakers could respond, blinken put the blame on russia. and five sets of ancestral remains from australia that have been in german museum collections since the 19th century are handed bhakti n. a ceremony today. the restitution is part of ongoing efforts by german museums a

david: alex hogan, thank you very much by from tel aviv. how the u.s. deals with this republican congressman from texas chip roy, congressman we have so much prettiness we gotta get your opinions from the other things that are happening the crime world first president biden is taking credit for what happened in syria for the departure of the fifty-year regime with bashar assad what are you taking with his credit when the credit goes to bibi not benjamin netanyahu. the credit goes to president trump for the groundwork that he laid out the obvious a prime minister benjamin netanyahu for his leadership. they have been taking the lead despite being attacked with international criminal court which we should be sanctioning which chuck schumer is walking and joe biden is walking away from helping the prime minister, it's laughable that joe biden would take credit for this. it is a blow to moscow and iran and that's a good thing but when you have a vacuum that we have in syria we now need exceptional leadership out of the trump administration which we will get

alex hogan live in tel aviv, israel. thanks.ime rebels in syria continued to advance of their sites on the capitol city of damascus. forces responding with airstrikes and other counter offenses. stephanie bennett has details. >> the syrian military russian reinforcements on sunday and an attempt to push back the rebels from advancing any further. rebel forces invading northwestern syria capturing territory for the first time in years. the swiftest surprise offensive is a huge embarrassment and also comes at a time when this his a, iran, houthi 1017 are preoccupied with their own conflicts. they are running foreign minister heading to syria says reporters tehran will back the syrian government and army russian warplanes have responded by bombing the rebels were striped this video was released by the syrian search and rescue volunteer group the white helmets showing the aftermath of blowing up buildings and vehicles. the evacuated into ambulances. in aleppo at sea and rubble celebrate the joy of the city claimed to have entered. s

jonathan: alex hogan live this sunday evening in tel aviv. thank you so much.s trying to push back rebels who sees the country's second-largest city. that syrian military rushing in reinforcements this morning striking city. stephanie bennett is live in london with the very latest on these counterattacks. >> rebel forces are mainly focus on the northwestern part of syria. capturing territory there for the first time in years. take a look at some of this footage sw swiftest surprise offensive by syrian rebels is a huge embarrassment. for the syrian president also comes at a time when his allies are already preoccupied with their own conflicts. allies should make an attempt to fight back the foreign ministers heading to syria today he told reporters syron will back the syrian government. meanwhile russian warplanes have responded by bombing the rebels was drakes. this video was released by the syrian search and rescue group white helmets showing the aftermath of blown out buildings and vehicles where they evacuated injured people into ambulances. syrian rebels ce

governor larry hogan lives 25 minutes outside the u.s.itol. >> what you're saying, it sounds like we don't know why the white house is saying don't worry, everything's okay. is anybody wondering whether the government has anything to do with these drones? >> yeah, well the u.s. government is saying they have nothing to do with these. they also are saying they're not sure what they are. they're saying they're not the hobby type of drones, small ones you buy at a store. they're commercial grade drones which are six feet, possibly as big as small cars. they're flying for hours at a time, eluding other drones in the sky. what are they doing? i'm telling you take this strange thing to eat and trust me. you're saying what is it? >> multiple agencies are investigating briefly if someone sees something in the sky. what should they do? >>. >> caller:. >> call the fbi or there's a tip line online as well. >>> time for cbs's money minute. millions of stanley mugs are being recalled. >> and youtube tv is about to call you more. courtney reagan joins

reporter: liz: alex hogan live from tel aviv thank you very much.kraine not the only major issue president-elect trump must tackle when he gets to the white house. the growing number of cyberattacks and the spread of information that is incorrect, misinformation has only gotten more prevalent amid the rise of a.i. and the creation of deep fakes but there's new word from meta which is actually a little bit encouraging. the social media giant says it caught a large number of attempts to affect the 2024 election cycle and by the way, those attempts were not nearly as prevalent as everybody predicted. according to meta's president of global affairs, meta confirmed its systems rejected 590,000 user requests to generate a.i. images of the presidential and vice presidential candidates. people who were trying to create troubling deep fakes were not necessarily successful. during elections across the globe, meta's fact checking partners said a.i. content represented less than 1% of all fact checked misinformation. so whose winning the a.i. tug of war? the de

gordon brothers opening gifts, watching tv and enjoying a meal is what hogan is most excited for. my cousins usually do it like taco night on christmas eve because we always go for big turkey potatoes the next and 12 year-old san jose resident jeremy nakashima is excited to see his family in atlanta, georgia. >> but even more excited to see santa. oh, yeah. that's way he has a christmas gift on the top of his list. well, i was expecting guns for christmas. he said he didn't have time to give his parents a gift. it's just the parents stop sometimes gets our job. really do it. christmas is his favorite holiday and hopes everyone gets the gifts they want andespend time with the people they love. love. >> christmas to all. and to all again sfo, lindsey ford kron, 4 news, same same to him. 3 people were killed in 2 separate crashes. that was in morgan hill this morning. it happened about 8.30, on monterey road near middle aven. police say a speding car lost control, crashed into another car. both drivers died a few hours earlier. there was a lo accident when a driver hit a tree and fir

. >> governor hogan said that?many who observed these drones, i cannot know if this increasing activity over our skies is a threat to the public safety or national security, but the public is growing concerned and frustrated with a complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government. the government has the ability to track these from their point of origin, but has mounted a negligent response. people are rightfully claimering for answers but respect getting any. we're being told that neither the white house, the military, the fbi or homeland security have any idea what they are, where they come from, or who has launched or is controlling them, and that they pose no threat. that response is entirely unacceptable. and the governor lives in davidsonville, maryland, about 25 miles outside the nation's capital. >> all right, general, i'm listening to what governor hogan has to say, using words like lack of transparency, negligence, dismissiveness, unacceptable. what do you think is going

fox news alex hogan is reporting live from tel aviv before us.is trying to prevent isis from taking advantage of the power vacuum in syria preventing any weapons left behind by the assad regime falling into the wrong hands. they say they struck at least 75 targets which included isis leaders, isis operatives -- operatives, and bases in syria. they say they struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range missiles and rockets across three. this is the iaf enters the buffer zone, the golden heights, established in 1974 cease-fire agreement with syria. bashar assad's family had ruled over syria for more than 50 years. rebel forces toppled the government and sees the government in damascus. all of this in an offensive that began less than two weeks ago. the opposition forces took advantage of how to assad of key allies russia and iran were distracted with conflicts of their own. those allies even acknowledged the shocking pace of this defeat. >> what was surprising was surprising was the inability of the syrian army to counter this move and the

alex 40 -- hogan has more. >> reporter: hi, mike.across the strip have paused operations because of of the attack. palestinian officials say as many as three individuals who were. part of this organization were killed in the strike yesterday. the israeli defense forces claim that the target of the strike was a member of the charity who had participated in the october 7th attack. but there's also more alarm when it comes to the much-needed food distribution in gauze salt today unrwa a says it is suspending humanitarian aid from one crossing in the south arguing that it's too dangerous. trucks are getting looted by gangs, and unrwa has called on israel which controls corridors to set is up better safety measures. i traveled to that crossing in gaza a few days ago. the idf argues once aid is delivered to gaza, it's really up to the international partners to facilitate distributing it across the strip. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. last night their families gathered here in tel aviv. yesterday hamas released a video alleging tha

alex: lex hogan joins us. -- alex hogan joins us. >> reporter: hi, stuart.ime minister, i should say, of syria announced he's handed over power to the rebel force. they're made up of a coalition of different groups, and now this new person has been named interim prime minister until the 1 os of -- 1st of march. this is mohamed al-bashir. he led the so-called rebel government ahead of the stunning 12-day offense. attacks continue to rock the country. countries like turkey, israel and the u.s. have carried out strikes to to prevent not only isis from attempting a power grab, but also to the prevent anyone from getting their hands on weapons left behind by the assad regime. israel has carried out hundreds of strikes including on suspected chemical weapons. bashar al assad fred to russia two days ago. now there has been heart-wrenching scenes of syrians searching few prisons, desperately looking for loved ones who had been locked up. the assad regime had been known for mass incarcerations and torture. people brought k-9s, sledgehammers, shovels and drills search

>> bret: alex hogan in london. thanks.ile congressional republicans try to come up with a last-minute spending bill, the biden harris team engages in spending spree. bring you to the white house. first beyond our borders tonight, appeals court in romania rules the human trafficking case against influencer andrew tate cannot go to trial. the judge says prosecutors committed multiple legal and procedural irregularities, however, the case against tate, his brother and two women has not been closed. there is also a separate legal proceeding against the brothers in romania. 51 men are found guilty in the drugging and rape of gizelle pell co. her now former husband was sentenced to 20 years in prison for organizing the attack. gizelle pell co-has become a symbol of sexual and domestic violence in france. and this is a live look at seoul, south korea, courtesy of earthquake. one of the big stories there tonight south korea's acting leader vetoes several contentious bills sponsored by the name opposition party. the move deepens pa

as alex hogan reports tonight, the u.s. other countries are now closely watching to see how syria's new government takes shape in a historic day here in the middle east. >> rebels in syria ousted president bashar al assad, ending his family's rule of more than 50 years. syrian rebels stormed the presidential palace after 13 years of civil war. russian media are reporting that president assad arrived with his family in moscow. russia's foreign ministry announced that he's ordered a peaceful handover of power after rebel forces made this announcement on state tv. >> the city of damascus has been liberated. the tyrant bashar al-assad has been toppled and all the unjustly detained persons from the regime's prisons have been released. >> the rebels are made up of a coalition of groups banded together to overthrow the regime. the strongest group in the coalition is bts, which the u.s. has designated as a terror group. its leader, abu mohammad al gilani, says this is a turning point for the middle east and that there is no room fo

alex hogan in tel aviv, israel now with the latest on a developing situation. >> the dust beginning to settle in syria after the toppling of the decades long assad regime, the world watches closely as it waits for the country's next move. the united nations envoy for syria says the coalition of groups that drove out president bashar al assad have been sending messages about national unity and inclusiveness. however, they note that he's the strongest of the coalition, is still designated as a terror group. >> there is a real opportunity for change, but this opportunity needs to be grasped by the syrians themselves. >> meanwhile, israel has carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across syria, aiming to destroy as much military equipment and infrastructure as possible in hopes that it won't end up in the hands of extremists. israel denies that its troops are advancing closer to damascus, saying they've only taken control of the golan heights buffer zone. the un warning against aggression by the international community. >> extremely important that we don't see any action from any internati

alex hogan, fox news. >> and we are tracking the rain. or what? where the rain is. it's not here. let you know how long it lasts before we see some wet weather. and we'll talk about the warmth. it's gonna be warmer than you would expect for december. >> all right, now to alex savidge and a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap coming up at the top of the hour. alex. okay, mike. >> thank you. coming up tonight at seven, we will continue our coverage on how blue states are preparing for a new trump administration, including california's special legislative session that kicked off today. at least six states here in the west are making moves to try to protect progressive policies. we'll break down how they're planning to push back. plus, a group of engineering students at arizona state university come out on top in a nasa design competition. the problem they tackled and how their system could potentially help improve lunar landings in the future. those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, followed by the kt

alex hogan, fox news the manhattan district attorney, is suggesting an unusual idea for halting mr.le still upholding his conviction. >> d.a. alvin bragg has floated the idea of handling the case the same as when a defendant dies, by closing the case with a notation acknowledging the conviction but saying he was not sentenced and his appeal wasn't resolved because of presidential immunity. a spokesperson for the president elect called the ideas pathetic. trump has been trying to have his convictions dismissed on grounds of presidential immunity since he was elected. he's the first convicted felon to be elected u.s. president. president elect trump has named a number of ambassador appointments today, including kimberly guilfoyle for the u.s. ambassador to greece. the president elect describes her as a close friend and ally. guilfoyle and donald trump jr reportedly became engaged more than two years ago, though the two have not been seen publicly together in months. guilfoyle is the former assistant district attorney in san francisco, as well as the former wife of gavin newsom when he

fox's alex hogan has more from london. >> israeli forces are still taking the fight to hamas in gaza, the clock to hammer out a ceasefire that would include the return of the remaining hostages. earlier this week, president biden sounded optimistic that a deal was imminent, but sources close to the talks say negotiators are stuck on several key points, including the fate of postwar gaza. >> gaza has to be translated into something different that ensures that hamas is not in any way in charge, that israel doesn't have to be, and that there's something coherent that follows. >> the talks are also complicated by a renewed israeli offensive in gaza. the idf says it's helping put israel in a stronger bargaining position, and it will keep the fight until a deal is made. >> we are exerting pressure on hamas daily, driving it into greater distress to ensure the return of the hostages. >> but israel is also increasing its military presence in syria. president trump says he wants the u.s. to stay out of it. but america is increasingly being drawn into the conflict. on friday, the first u.s. dip

came after more than a year of cross-border fighting, as fox's alex hogan reports.le tenuous, the truce agreement is largely holding. >> less than a week after cease fire took effect, hezbollah fired on an israeli military position near the lebanon border on monday. the militant group called the attack a defensive warning strike after what it calls israeli violations of the deal. but israel is accusing hezbollah of threatening the cease fire, and the idf says it's weighing out how to respond. >> israel is committed to the successful implementation of the cease fire, but we will not accept a return to the situation as it stood on october 6th, 2023. >> still, the pentagon says the truce appears to be holding. it began last wednesday and calls for a 60 day pause in fighting, during which time israel and hezbollah will withdraw from southern lebanon. though people along the border are skeptical, people have had a break from the airstrikes. >> people returned to their homes to check them, but everyone is afraid of what is coming after 60 days. >> it comes as intense figh

as fox's alex hogan reports, the talks are going on as israeli forces have expanded its offensive inn. >> israeli forces launching more airstrikes in southern gaza overnight and killing a top hamas commander in a humanitarian zone. now there's a big effort to get another ceasefire in place. sources telling fox news president elect trump's incoming middle east envoy traveled to the region for talks this week in a push to reach a hostage release deal before the inauguration. >> we are hoping to get over the situation before the president comes to the office, because we have priorities to stabilize the situation in gaza, we have priorities in order to restore regional security. >> israeli officials are reportedly open to discussing a recent egyptian proposal for an extended ceasefire, during which time hostages, including the elderly, children and badly injured would be released. on thursday, israel's foreign minister met with u.s. and european union officials to discuss the conflict. >> israel is serious about reaching a hostage deal, and i hope we can do this and do it as soon as poss

gordon brothers opening gifts, watching tv and enjoying a meal is what hogan is most excited for. my cousins usually do it like a taco night on christmas eve because we always go for big turkey potatoes the next and 12 year-old san jose resident jeremy nakashima is excited to see his family in atlanta, georgia. >> but even more excited to see santa. oh, yeah. that's way he has a christmas gift on the top of his list. well, i was expecting guns for christmas. he said he didn't have time to give his parents a gift. it's just the parents stop sometimes gets our job. really do it. christmas is his favorite holiday and hopes everyone gets the gifts they want and spend time with the people they love. love. >> christmas to all. and to all again sfo, lindsey ford kron, 4 news. >> unable to speak. >> any words at all? but they understood, you know, they were able to. no what he wanted. still on the kron morning news family grieving the loss of their young child died tragically just before christmas. well, california fishermen finally catching a break with commercial dungeness crab season r

all right, folks, let's go to alex hogan with the very latest. alex?a lot of breaking developments as we continue to monitor this. as you can see in the shot here, police have descended upon this christmas market after a car plowed into the crowd and now we are getting some new information, specifically numbers from the police, and they are citing that one person at least is confirmed dead, and that as many as 50 people have been seriously wounded. now that is not accounting for others who might have sustained other types of injuries that are not considered serious or life-threatening, and the police that are saying as many as 50 people have those types of inju. that could range anything from potentially a sprained ankle from running to needing sutures, anything of that sort not life-threatening injuries, but to hear that 50 people are wounded as a result of this is a massive and devastating number. now, there is also a major military presence, as you can see in some of this footage. more than 150 firefighters and rescue personnel are on the scene. reg

alex hogan, fox news. >> much of the country bracing for more winter weather this week.eff paul in los angeles with the latest on that and how la nina could impact the national forecast that's coming up. >> and a deadly and strange scene coming up. we'll tell you how that car ended up on a roof. [music] >> and back here, after the break, we look at the forecast. it's the workweek. we're back into the grind. i'll have what you it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪ car that you see there on your screen. it went airborne yesterday and then landed on the roof of that house. this is in nampa, west of boise. according to police, the driver was speeding and failed to navigate a curve. then the car hit a berm while in the yard and it went flying

alex hogan ktvu, fox two news. >> the number of children who have gotten their flu shot is the lowest to the cdc, only 37% of kids have received their flu shot. that's down from 43% at this time last year. this comes as pediatricians say they're seeing a rise in flu cases. the cdc recommends an annual flu shot for everyone aged six months and older. well, hackers broke into one of the largest bitcoin atm operators in the country. bite federal says the breach occurred at the end of september but was discovered two months later. the personal data of 58,000 users were compromised. hackers tried to access information such as customers names, addresses and phone numbers, social security numbers, recent activities and photographs. the company implemented new security measures, including changing passwords. well, tesla stock has now surpassed $420. it's the first time that's happened since the stock split in august of 2022. a stock split allows investors to increase the number of shares in the company, but each share will be worth half as much. tesla has done a stock split twice, once in 202

alex hogan ktvu, fox two news. >> so let's talk more now about what's going on in syria with stephensor of politics and international studies at ucsf. stephen, always a pleasure to see you. what do you make of this advance by israel? >> well, it is a clear violation of the 1974 cease fire agreement, disengagement agreement negotiated by henry kissinger, and have been honored more mostly by both sides since that time. so, you know, this this puts that long standing agreement in in doubt. there's no military activity or anything that was directly threatening israel at this point, but they seem to have adopted this kind of, you know, preemptive or preventive war type strategy that includes seizing that territory as well as essentially destroying the syrian navy while it was in port. and much of the syrian air force, which had been grounded since the change of government. not to mention quite a few other facilities. so this will not necessarily lead the new government to be more moderate and more accommodating. but israel obviously argues that they have the right to do so, and it appears

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