>> trace: that is good news, jennifer griffin.'ve got you, i want to ask about the news of the day, which is that the u.s. is now saying they will send 31m1 abrams tanks to ukraine. this agreement is better than anything russia has. are you surprised by the choice? a surprise that they are saying it could take months, maybe as long as a year to get these tanks into the hands of the ukrainians? >> here's what i think is happening, trace, from our reporting over the last few weeks on this issue. there was a stalemate. the germans have leopard 2 tanks that are much easier for the ukrainians to use. there are about 2,000 leopard tanks across europe that european allies have, but they were waiting for germany to give a green light to agree to send their own tanks. the germans didn't want to go it alone. they didn't want the wrath of russia to be focused only on germany. so they asked the americans if they would also be in lockstep with them and send m1 abrams tanks, which we have been told for months by pentagon officials, by senior of

jennifer griffin, fox news. for more on this.urity and military analyst dr rebecca grant. she's the president of iris. independent research. doctor grant. thanks for joining us this afternoon. let's take a look at the tanks that are headed to ukraine. first off the united states is supplying 31 m one. abrams tanks germany now with 14 leopard. two tanks in canada follows with four leopard two tanks as well. us officials say it's going to take many months. for these tanks to get to ukraine was the u. s or nato too slow to provide these too slow. i'm glad they're providing them now, and there's no question that we've always been all about a half step behind and providing what ukraine needs. but what you see here is a really strong commitment by nato to step up and really commit to giving ukraine what it needs to continue on the offensive and take back more of its own territory. and don't forget britain, sending tanks as well. and when you look at the u. s tanks, one of the concerns with the m one is that it's jet engine powered, eat

i want to go to jennifer griffin on that, what she makes of that. jennifer, what did you think?eil, it's interesting, a week ago you heard from the pentagon that they weren't going to provide the m-1 abram tanks. and then by thursday, president biden signed off on 31 tanks to ukraine. so we've heard this before, this sort of where the president rules out sending something that is viewed as escalatory like the f-16s. we know poland would like to share their f-16s with ukrainians. so i wouldn't rule it out in the future. the president says for now, no f-16s to ukraine. we heard from the german chancellor, schultz, that he's not willing to provide war planes to ukraine. so grave concern about escalating, but also a race to get them the ground, the tanks and the other armor that they'll need to hold off the russians. >> neil: i'm curious, too. even our providing or promise to provide abram tanks to ukraine, there's a delay in getting them. that's a separate story. putin had referred to that and the germans doing something similar as crossing a redline. i suppose selling f-16 jets wo

>> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you.cess to drone innovations in poland, aimed at saving the lives of ukrainian soldiers. this drone technology and tactics develop a vulnerability is emerging in western air defense systems putting even the united states at risk. here is correspondent nate foy. >> across ukraine's western border, to an empty field in warsaw, poland. these men are showing us machines they believe will change more than just the war in ukraine. >> what you want to do is take the human thing out of the cockpit. >> unmanned helicopter you see behind me can carry 480 pounds of supply to the frontlines from 450 miles away without putting a pilot's life at risk. whereas this smaller drone you see hovering over my shoulder will be used for surveillance missions in ukraine and beyond. >> but drones are also used to kill. [explosion] >> russia is launching waves of iranian made drones at ukrainian cities. [explosion] >> a new battlefield tactic that brings new challenges. >> nato is absolutely vulnerable at the mome

>> trace: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. are trying to clean up and find out exactly what happened following violent protests during the weekend. it has to do with allegations of a stolen election. prespresident biden spoke with brazil's new president on the phone today and conveyed support for his government. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg has details. >> supporters of former president xavier bowls narrow storming the presidential palace supreme court and congress and causing widespread damage in a three hour right. the protesters are claiming their vote was stolen and that they are trying to save their country. da silva has been sworn in and vowing to make those he calls fascist and fanatics to pay for their actions. bolsonaro watched the events unfold from florida where he went 48 hours before his term was up. some u.s. democratic lawmakers are calling for bolsonaro to be sent home to effectively answer for the violence reeked by his supporters. president biden has condemned the, quote: assault on democr

>> mike: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thanks a lot.ith his ukrainian counterpart near the ukrainian border today it. comes as the war with russia nears the one year anniversary and at a time when international assistance is ramping up. that includes expanded training of ukrainian troops by u.s. forces and the addition of tanks, air defenses and other weapon systems from america and its allies. up next, the panel on the biden document scandal and the debated over the debt ceiling and, later, a very good deed is rewarded in super fashion. first, beyond our borders tonight. the british government says it will block a bill passed by the scottish parliament making it easier for people to change their legal gender. the mo sparks a fresh argument with the scottish government which has also been thwarted in its attempts to hold a new independence referendum. china's government says the country's population shrank last year for the first time in decades. more than a million fewer babies were born than the previous year amid a slowing economy an

>> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you.nt will impose additional sanctions on that russian private defense company, the wagner group has been aiding moscow's military in its ongoing invasion of ukraine. the u.s. plans to designate the company as a transnational criminal organization to squeeze its ability to do business around the world. up next, here in the u.s., police in atlanta brace for possible violence targeting law enforcement. we'll tell you why they're concerned. first, beyond our borders tonight. social media personality andrew tate will be held in romania for another 30 days after a judge granted the prosecution's request for another extension. he was arrested more than three weeks ago on charges including human trafficking, rape, and being part of an organized crime group. more than 500 people are forced to evacuate after a fire sweeps through a poor neighborhood in sol. julio. many of the homes are made from cardboard and booed. at least 60 were destroyed in north korea. no casualties have been reported. >> th

>> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you.r "common ground" segment, a little different, goes inside the house speakership battle this week. first, wand our border tonight. at least 29 people are killed in a wave of violence as mexican authorities arrest drug cartel boss guzman. members of the sinaloa cartel went on a rampage fighting mexican security forces today as they captured the son of jailed king pin joaquin chapo guzman. dismissing vladimir putin's request for a 24 hour cease-fire ahead of orthodox christmas. ukraine's presidential office has called the request a cynical trap and an element of propaganda. and pope francis sends his best wishes to those celebrating the orthodox christmas. he spoke to thousands gathered in st. peters square for the church epiphany feast day and called for prayers for ukraine and for peace once again. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ you didn't live this strong, this long to get put on the shelf like a porcelain doll. but one out of two w

>> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you.p next, we continue our conversation with the top official at facebook parent company meta about president trump's new status tonight. many other topics involving the business and policy of that social media company. first, beyond our bordered tonight. pope francis is criticizing law that criminalize homosexuality as unjust. the pope telling the associated press god loves all his children just as they're. he is calling on catholic bishop to support the laws to welcome lgbtq people into the church. romanian prosecutors carry out forensic searches of mobile phones and laptops as they look for further evidence in the case of social media personality andrew tate. is he being detained on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking. tate is a dual british u.s. citizen who has nearly 5 million followers on twitter a trove of previously unseen photos taken by paul mccartney as the beatles shocked global stardom will go on display in london this year. the national portrait gallery says t

. >> jennifer griffin reporting from the cia langley headquarters in virginia. that is it for us today. thank you for joining us on this inaugural day of 2023. we will see you next time. ♪ levin." >> cap the near welcome to a live special edition of "the next revolution" i and jason chaffetz in first he thought it is a new year bring you 118 congress nancy pelosi will be back without a gavel in this will go to but we don't know yet. so much for the new congress but first who will be the new speaker? i have long advocated for a major overhaul of the speech or —- speaker selection process persons are the no changes we don't know for certain. we know more about the selection of the miss america then we do about the next speaker of the house and second in line to the presidency. kevin mccarthy of california does have the majority of the majority of the house republicans behind him. that you need 218 votes and can only lose four and four already said they were level for him. will split all play out on tuesday at noon eastern. the next big question is what are the rul

>> jennifer griffin reporting from the cia langley headquarters in virginia. that is it for us today. thank you for joining us on this inaugural day of 2023. we will see you next time. ♪ day and a great year. carley: bye, everybody. ♪ ♪ jack: good sunday morning, everyone, and happy new year. welcome to "sunday morning futures." i'm jackie deangelis in for maria bartiromo. today as goodrica sunday morning. num welcome to "sunday morning futures". t red hot inflation chaos at the southern border in the growing threat of china. president bide n is welcoming and the new year staying at the home of wealthy democratic donorsr th free of charge. after the president returns to washington tomorrow, he will be under the microscope as republicans take control of the house. brian style who sits on the house financial services committee is here on how the gop plan to hold the bidenom icadministration accountable for its economic agenda. house republicans are prepared to investigate the close relationship between big tech it the federal government. here is maria with the s

>> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you.on our colleague and friend benjamin hall. he continues to recover from injuries sustained while covering the ukraine war almost a year ago. we lost two other colleagues in that attack. he is working on a new book. today he talked about it on "fox & friends" and read an excerpt from that book. >> the first explosion tore through a stand of pine birch tree as few feet away and we had barely turned to look before the second bomb whistled overhead and landed right next to us and everything went dark. if i had the slightest iota of consciousness, it was a distant sense of shock waves and the feeling that every part of my body, bones, organs, my soul had been knocked out of me. i did not exist except the part of the nothingness. i was all but dead. and probably out of this crippling crippling nothingness a figure came through and i heard a familiar voice as real as anything i had ever known, daddy, you've got to get out of the car. and in that moment when it happened, i was totally out. i w

here is the jennifer griffin. >> a requirement from republican lawmakers under the act providing fundinggon. lloyd austin rescinded the covid-19 vaccine mandate and could offer to reinstate the 8,400 service members discharged for refusing the shot. it is not clear how many wants their jobs back or remains fit enough to serve. "the department is still exploring this and will provide its view at the this appropriate time," the thousands will have their record updated. here is a break down of those discharged by service. 834 air and space force personnel. 1,851 soldiers. 3,717 marines and 2,064 navy reservice and sailors. providing back pay would be a win for republican like senate er rand paul. some service members could still be required to get the vaccine and for the unvaccinated, commanders will have the leeway to curtail assignments to foreign travel countries that still require covid-19 vaccinations. >> it is incumbent on commanders to ensure they are doing what they need to do. >> some republican lawmakers argued the vaccine mandate was affecting recruiting efforts. requiring covid-

our jennifer griffin took us inside. >> reporter: at cia headquarters, you don't need a clearance tots new renovated museum, filled with declassified gadgets like this powdered compact with coded messages embedded in its mirrors, drone or this pipe. >> this idea is you would bite down on the pipe and it would be able to send signals through your cavity through here. >> reporter: janelle nisie is the deputy. >> these artifacts have never been displayed here in our museum. >> reporter: the covert ex traction on the 2012 ben afflec afflecaffleck's movie wa >> we invite the press, this art work is one of my favorites at tthe museum. it was done by ja kirby. >> reporter: jack kirby had no idea he was working for the cia when he drew it. >> he had no idea. >> reporter: there are newly declassified items from project, the famous mission which used the drilling company as a cover to recover a sunken russian sub. >> cia engineers had to create a capsule to go to the bottom of the ocean and grab a multi-ton of and brings it back. >> reporter: there is examples of real-life dead drops like this

the southern border being denied proper medical care is the national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> abdel wasi sophie says as texas prison guards mock him calling him taliban this in the us it trained afghan commando who fought to the bitter end against the taliban across the us southern border illegally to request asylum and now faces deportation. republican lawmakers pressed hi case now democrats like congresswoman sheila jackson le m texas sent a letter requestin that president biden pardon him who passed multiple background checks by the us government for his training. >> i characterize it simply as logistical error. and a nightmare for mr. sappy. i cannot imagine the horrors he has faced in making his way across several continents he filmed his roiling journey from brazil to the southern border. he received a head injury from panda security forces into stil bleeding from his ear repeated requests to see a dr. walensky us custody have been ignored according to his brother sammy us citizen who once worked as a translator and afghanistan for us troops. complete disappointment.

jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon for us. pentagon naming commission made these recommendations? >> that's right, sandra, after two years of congressionally mandated commission has completed recommendations to rename army bases and remove statues and art that celebrate those who voluntarily served the confederate army. the pentagon has ordered the name changes to be implemented by the end of the year. nine army bases will face name changes, including fort bragg, north carolina, named for braxton bragg, ill-tempered confederate general who lost most of his battles. it was named in 1918 during the jim crow period during an olive branch families they hope to recruit. home to the elite special forces and airborne units and now known as fort liberty. fort benning, georgia will be fort moore after hal moore and julia moore. he commanded forces in vietnam and wrote we were soldiers once and young. she established the modern casualty notification system for military families. fort pope, louisiana will become fort johnson after a memb

. >> sandra: incredible story, jennifer griffin on that. thank you, jennifer.race: for years, seen the heavy burden put on the border agents as large groups of migrants and massive doses of lethal drugs pour into the u.s., a strain on officer's mental health and well-being. dr. marc siegel, doctor, and author of an opinion piece "we must protect the health of our overwhelmed customs and border protection agents." dr. marc, always great to have you on. i read the op-ed, fascinating and you are right, overwhelmed, not just physically but mentally overwhelmed down on the border. >> trace, first of all, thank you very much. i, of course, have learn the a lot from catching the tremendous reporting of our own bill melugin at the border and what caught my eye, they are administering lie detector tests to get into the custom and border protection agency at a time there are all kinds of retirements going on and half of the people applying are getting rejected, they should not be using lie detector tests. we have the apparition of title 42 withdrawal over their heads tha

jennifer griffin and lawmakers on capitol hill wrote to president biden asking him to reverse course. many veterans of the war in afghanistan past and present also put pressure on the administration. he will arrive in houston a free man on friday and there is a lot to celebrate. >> dana: a lot of people worked on that. thank you so much. what's interesting also on this is that when he crossed illegally, he was with about 90 other people who were trying to cross. every one of them was let go into the united states except for him. and he served our special forces. >> it has been rectified. his brother was making the case on air about a week ago. >> he was to provide intelligence, save his colleagues' lives and american special forces lives by providing accurate and on-time intelligence so that the operation is conducted successfully and they come back successfully. it takes a lot. >> bill: it sure takes a lot of attention to get the attention of folks in washington to make sure they rectify the situation. one last thing. we don't know to date how many people on the terror watch list cro

first to the fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> u.s.his kind of public saber rattling from a four-star general in a draft memo filled with incendiary language is not helpful given all of the delicate negotiations taking place with pacific allies to counter china. lloyd austin met with south korea's hawkish president wanting assurances that they will be taken care of. they want u.s. to deploy tactical nukes on the korean peninsula to counter kim jong-un. >> the us stands firm in a deterrence commitment including conventional, nuclear and missile defense capabilities. >> austin stopped short of offering deploy u.s. tactical nukes in south korea where the u.s. has 28,500 troops based but promised they would use strategic weapons like the b-1 bombers that participated in joint exercises. president trump halted the exercises hoping to negotiate with kim jong-un. last year kim jong-un test fired icbms that could reach the u.s. the u.s. first deployed tactical nukes in 1958 but pulled them out in 1991 vowing to extend the nuclear umbrella to d

. >> jennifer griffin reporting from the cia langley headquarters in virginia. today. thank you for joining us on this inaugural day of 2023. we will see you next time. ♪ day and a great year. carley: bye, everybody. ♪ ♪ jack: good sunday morning, everyone, and happy new year. welcome to "sunday morning futures." i'm jackie deangelis in for maria bartiromo. today as goodrica sunday morning. num welcome to "sunday morning futures". t red hot inflation chaos at the southern border in the growing threat of china. president bide n is welcoming and the new year staying at the home of wealthy democratic donorsr th free of charge. after th

chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest from the pentagon. >> a requirementm republican lawmakers under the defense authorization act that provides funding to the pentagon, defense secretary lloyd austin officially rescinded the military's covid-19 vaccine mandate last week and could offer to reinstate the 8,400 former service members discharged for refusing the shot. it's not clear how many want their jobs back or remain fit enough to serve. quote: regarding back pay, the department is still exploring this and will provide its views on legislation of this nature at the appropriate time. the thousands who sought exemptions and were denied will have their records updated and any letters of reprimand removed according to the memo signed by austin last tuesday. here's a breakdown of those discharged by service. 834 air and space force personnel. 1851 soldiers. 3717 marines, 2,064 navy reservist and sailors. providing back pay would a win for republicans like senator rand paul who fought against the mandate and threatened to hold up the pentagon's $816.7 billion

. >> jennifer griffin, thank you. tamara hamlin back in buffalo tonight at a medical facility. what is on your bucket list of places to see this year. sounds like there are two good topics on the nightcap group. i screwed up. mhm. i got us t-mobile home internet. now cell phone users have priority over us. and your marriage survived that? you can almost feel the drag when people walk by with their phones. oh i can't hear you... you're froze-- ladies, please! you put it on airplane mode when you pass our house. i was trying to work. we're workin' it too. yeah! work it girl! woo! i want to hear you say it out loud. well, i could switch us to xfinity. those smiles. that's why i do what i do. that and the paycheck. >> trace: we are back with the nightcap group. one week ago tonight buffalo bill safety damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on th field. we had no idea the 24-year-old would make it through the night. one week later he has returned to buffalo, beginning the next stages of his recovery. the question here is did this change anything in the way we view perspective, the w

. >> jennifer griffin reporting from the cia langley headquarters in virginia.hat is it for us today. thank you for joining us on this inaugural day of 2023. we will see you next time. ♪ levin." >> cap the near welcome to a live special edition of "the next revolution" i and jason chaffetz in first he thought it is a new year bring you 118 congress nancy pelosi will be back without a gavel in this will go to but we don't know yet. so much for the new congress but first who will be the new speaker? i have

chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details tonight from the pentagon. >> forte u.s. army's most elite units. 54,000 troops live and work on 251 square mile base located off of i-95 half way between miami and new york, along a route known by the justice department as corridor h because of the amount of drug traffics especially fentanyl. the criminal investigation division questioned 15 army special operations soldiers last friday. among them, green berets as part of an inquiry related to alleged drug trafficking. two have been creerd of any wrongdoing. the investigation raised alarm bells within the highest ranks of the military. >> u.s. special operations command and u.s. army special operations command are aware of those allegations and they are investigating. >> a spokesman for u.s. army special operations command wrote: we take all allegations seriously and are fully cooperating with the criminal investigation division. the use of illegal drugs or any other illegal activity does not reflect the behavior we demand from every soldier in our formation. no charg

chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon on that. what is the latest on this case? >> well, sandra, this is a story we first reported in mid december about an elite-u.s. trained afghan commando, who fled afghanistan because the taliban wanted to kill him. crossed the southern border illegally, but was tossed in a texas prin cell. tormented by his american prin guards who call him taliban. republican lawmakers have tried to take up his case, now democrats like congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas, has requested the president intervene and pardon him. so far the white house has remained silent. >> i characterize this as a logistical error. and a nightmare for mr. safai. these processes are very complicated. but i cannot imagine the horrors that he has faced in making his way across several continents to be able to be free. >> safai filmed his journey from brazil to the southern murder with mexico. he received a head injury from security forces in panama and is still bleeding from his ear. his repeated requests to see a doctor are