he was very charismatic, and he was like john edwards. he hit all the boxes except he wasn't single. >> that's a that's a box. >> that's a big one. >> clearly, john's marital status was no barrier to pursuing rielle, and the feeling was mutual. ironically, at the same time, the country seemed infatuated with john edwards picture perfect marriage and his wife, elizabeth edwards, a former attorney herself turned health care reform crusader who was said to be edwards secret weapon on the campaign trail. >> my value is that people trust me. they trust me to say what's on my mind and to be direct. >> the election was still two years away, but elizabeth and john seemed like they were everywhere, pushing john as the next great democratic hope. it was the beginnings of a 21st century presidential campaign, which created a unique opportunity for real. and john's relationship. at what point does he start talking about figuring out a way for you to come on board the campaign? >> i pitched him the idea of doing a webisode series because my entire thin

as to what bill clinton, who was by the way impeached -- he mentioned john edwards, he was prosecutede make it sound as if clinton and edwards got away scott free and by the way, there is not any evidence on them coding hush money payments as legal expenses. their cases are printed, somewhat, from the trump case. each of these cases vary a little bit. this one was very fascinating, not just because of the legal complexities but because of the testimony about basically a conspiracy to change the result, to affect the results of the 2016 election, which by the way it is illegal under new york state law which also came into this case. so there were a number of statutes that were applied and it is why so many people agree with the judge that there was overwhelming evidence of guilt in this case. host: petty in new jersey, atlantic city. caller: good morning, and thank you c-span for taking my call. i so appreciate being able to ask a journalist to this question which is my theory because i watch a lot of news and you don't get to talk to the journalists. so my theory is, i feel that the m

remember he got rebuked by the supreme court of bob macdonald and john edwards.y president trump won, but when we this happens and you take a step back, we look like a third world banana republic. liz: yeah, i mean, and then you've got biden saying oh, his son was selectively prosecuted. raw politics at play and trump is using that in his motion to get the georgia case entirely tossed out. joe biden finally admitting the quiet part outloud about political bias at the doj. final word. >> well political bias at the doj is laughable. remember the hunter biden pardon is not so much a hunter biden pardon as it is a joe biden and biden inc pardon. wait for more including jim biden. liz: interesting and there's a story he wants to preemptively pardon liz cheney and adam schiff. for what? that's biden. ford thank you for joining us good to see you. this story, the senate getting in gear to enact trump's mandate for the american people to fix america. what does the senate majority leader doing? look whose with us former home depot ceo we love bob nardelli. stay with us he

john edwards claimed, he claims that are two americas country today. you know what? for once, for once i think he's right. there are two america's and they are on display here in washington, d.c. today. on one hand there are those who come to d.c. to desecrate our sacred memorials. are those who seek to use the death of america's heroes as a political stunt as you'll see today. there are those who want to retreat from the battlefield teeming with radical islamist terrorists want to kill us abroad and eventually at home. now thankfully on the other hand, there are those who have the courage to defend these memorials because they understand what they represent and those who respect the sacrifices of the fallen because they understand this precious freedom that flag are purchased at a price. those who understand the threat we face and will stand and fight to defeat america's enemies defend her homeland and honor the sacrifice of the fallen, this america, our america understands from the blood soaked beaches of france to the bombed out back alleys of fallujah, the americ

but john edwards couldn't be that. he was who he was. for real hunter. who he was for elizabeth edwards. and then there was who he was for the american public. >> and that's the paradox inherent to politics by design. individual human beings have to be the vessels for all our lofty ideals. and yet to this day, we keep on investing and believing in these candidates for higher office. hoping, praying that they do not break our hearts. because maybe, just maybe, this one is different. >> i do think a lot of his campaign staffers were die hard, believe in the cause fans, and a lot of them do work in the white house right now. that's his legacy. and i think that puts a nice bow on a story that is a big old mess. >> every day in every state across the country. our political system is bankrolled by an army of fundraisers, pulling in millions of dollars a race. sometimes it looks like you might imagine knocking on doors, calling every name in the phone book and emails. so many emails. but for all those little fish throwing $100 to their local race, it's the whal

. >> edward: so, john, how did you become involved in this?ne who have been a part of this, i have friends of mine, i heard the autographed guitars and i got in on autographing the guitars, people like chris young, crystal jail, tracy lawrence is a good friend, craig morgan, neal mccoy, laurie morgan, they sign these guitars come along with myself, that people can purchase, $1,000, you can buy one of these guitars. that's a pretty amazing thing. guitars for cops.com and purchase one of these guitars come and the funds go to help these heroes. >> edward: it's a great cause. randy, tell us about that fundraiser, guitars for cops, what is different for about it? >> this is amazing. country music artists have always been steadfast in their support of american law enforcement. even during the dark days that we saw, and guitars for cops is tremendous, amazing country artists, i mean, there are so many. there is hank williams jr., george strait, tanya tucker, and they are signing guitars to help us raise money to help injured and disabled officers fr

you know, is known john skin, edward herman noted in their seminal work the, the west has the most sophisticated propaganda system in the world there. so, you know, talented when it comes to perverting reality, we will ultimately discover that these people never had the interest of the syrian country estates. in the in mind, this is not their priority. their priority is our, their priority is to advance the interest of israel and the united states and the region to the own west in the republic of georgia. now a news crew working for a local tv, china allies being attacked during a life broad costs while covering the rise into place a. you might find the following images distressing most individuals, pets, and spray the team on the sofa. the report was also seizing back home, or some protest is nearby will says ha, that it was the force of at least 2 demonstrates as being beaten by suspects. the rolling georgia dream policy has condensed the attacks and denied any links to the assailants. an official investigation is ongoing. let's get more details. not from our correspondence show, the ben sky j

as to what bill clinton, who was by the way impeached -- he mentioned john edwards, he was prosecutedsee make it sound as if clinton and edwards got away scott free and by the way, there is not any evidence on them coding hush money payments as legal expenses. their cases are printed, somewhat, from the trump case. each of these cases vary a little bit. this one was very fascinating, not just because of the legal complexities but because of the testimony about basically a conspiracy to change the result, to affect the results of the 2016 election, which by the way it is illegal under new york state law which also came into this case. so there were a number of statutes that were applied and it is why so many people agree with the judge that there was overwhelming evidence of guilt in this case. host: petty in new jersey, atlantic city. caller: good morning, and thank you c-span for taking my call. i so appreciate being able to ask a journalist to this question which is my theory because i watch a lot of news and you don't get to talk to the journalists. so my theory is, i feel that the

the one hint that edward employed, an apprentice or journeyman in his. john lind took over edward's shop at arch and second streets in 1775, when edward moved to benfield. as we see this german immigrant who americanized his name from, johannes was seeking an apprentice. so my book is not just story. it's explores the nature of colonial making watchmaking. in the 18th century. at least a half century before edward's maturity the craft, based in england, france and switzerland already relied on divisions of late, reproduced, finished and unfinished components. this truly was the beginning of globalized production and in manufactured goods. so familiar to us today, dozens of specialized craftsmen were employed in fashioning clock and watch. few american or european were making clocks solely themselves from raw brass and steel for watches. even fewer had the ability, the tools or, the desire to make those from. edward had easy to local and imported horological that were much easier to buy than to make. in 1752, when it was just out, a local brass foundry you see

john edwards didn't bring north carolina. lloyd benson didn't bring texas. paul ryan didn't bring wisconsin. this idea that somehow there is a magical pick that will bring a state, i don't believe josh shapiro would have brought pennsylvania. molly is agreeing with me. that means there is data. and by the way, i am a huge fan of his. but, vice president's aren't what you wrote on. i disagree with chuck a little, though. i think the worst and most consequential vice presidential choice was in 2008 when john mccain picked sarah palin. it totally undercut his brand. it totally undercut his claim. >> i will debate you on that. i say this. i think she preserved. you guys would have won a bigger landslide in 2008 without her. she kept george in play. she kept a few states going. i think the point is that it undercuts the john mccain brand. she kept evangelicals from leaving the party. i take your point. but i think she weirdly helped mccain with some parts of the electorate. >> i remember being at the rallies in the fall of 2008 when john mccain could not a room.

stuart: edward, let's get john launceston, an economist who will look at this problem for us. >> we want to improve productivity, lower costs and benefits all consumers, there are some groups that will be hurt by movement toward automation and gradualism is the best compromise. you have the republican party of the working class, democratic party is a party of the elites, high school professionals, as well and those that are impoverished. stuart: who would think a republican president would say no innovation on the ports, we don't want to efficiency. we have a department of government efficiency. >> doesn't make much sense. >> they are considering export, in uranium and oil and a trade war. >> in that direction, let's hope that would be nothing more than threats, bargaining chips, efforts to get a more balanced framework for international trade. if we have a trade war, suddenly paying more for phosphates, for oil and uranium, energy prices and food prices would move higher. this whole thing would lead to higher prices and less economic activity, ruinous for the us economy. stua

> joining us now emmy, tony and golden globe award winning actor john lythgoe and the director and executive producer of "conclave" edwardsters in music. she was an organist and choir director in churches her entire life and she said, joey, if you ever want to lose your religion, just work at a church. there's this duality here in the movie where, you know, between the spiritual goals, but also the very human failings and frailties. talk about that friction and how it really adds such an important dramatic impact to this. >> well, that's -- that's a very good question, joe. i mean, it is a movie about the college of cardinals picking a pope. so it's an electoral process and it takes you right into all the maneuverings, the fact that it is men of god, cardinals, all bickering with all of their jealousies and greed and deviousness and cowardice. all of these extremely human qualities, all right out on the table, but they are in conclave, sequestered in the sistine chapel. so that's the duality you're talking about. you used exactly the right word for the entire transaction. >> and your character seems a bit more motivated

. >> and joins us now john lithgow and the director and executive producer of "conclave" the academy award winning edwardre. and john, i want to start with you and the due alty that is so fascinating. my you know, my mom, my mom was a devout christian. she had a masters in music. she said, joey, if you ever want to lose your religion, just work at a church. and there's this d-duality goal. talk about that friction and how it really adds such an important, dramatic impact to this. >> well, that's a very good question, joe. i mean, it is a movie about the college of cardinals picking a pope. so it's an electoral process. and it takes you right into all the maneuverings. the fact that it is men of god, cardinals all bickering with all of their jealousies and greed and deviousness and cowardice, all these extremely human qualities, all right out on the table. but they are in conclaves, sequestered in the sistine chapel. that's exactly the right word, duality, for the entire transaction. >> your character seems a bit more motivated by the secular than the spiritual, the ambition, right? >> uh-huh, yes. if the

joining us one of of the film's co-stars, john lithgow and the director and executive producer of "conclave," the academy award-winning edward music. she said, joey, if you ever want to lose your religion, just work at a church. and there's this duality here in the movie between the spiritual goals, but also the very human failings and frailties. talk about that friction and how it really adds such an important dramatic impact to this. >> well, that's a very good question, joe. i mean, it is a movie about the college of cardinals picking a pope, so it's an electoral process and it takes you right into all the maneuverings, the fact that it is men of god, cardinals, all pickering with all of their jealousies and greed and cowardness, all these extremely human qualities, all out on the table, but they are in conclave, sequestered in the sistine chapel. that's the duality you're talking about. that's exactly the right word for the entire transaction. >> and your character seems a bit more motivated by the secular than the spiritual, the ambition, right? >> uh-huh, yes. if there was a business manager of the college of cardinals

edward r. murrow, julius, bertrand russell, adlai stevenson, paul tillich and john f. kennedy both as a knitter and president. although she really despised jfk's father and had to be convinced to book the younger of the kennedys. some of her anti-kennedy remarks were unfortunately incorporated into television commercials for republican richard nixon for whom she also had little respect. eleanor rooseveltwith authority , yet she had a kind grandmotherly appearance and mode of delivery as she aged. television commentators and guests often behaved differentially to her personage , resisting the trivialization or sexualization that played -- plagued women at the time. she had consistent offscreen detractors, very few confronted e.r. directly on tv, so the medium regularly provided an effective platform for her liberal voice . during the republic eisenhower years and beyond. because of her status as a larger-than-life figure, both loved and hated by segments of the public filmmakers largely about a documentary and biographical film coverage of both franklin and eleanor roos

and we know this because the best anecdote teller in the civil war, edward porter alexander, spends considerable time mocking john pope for his work in texas. pope had been sent by jefferson davis, secretary of war at the time to drill holes in the janow staccato the staked plains of the western part of the state. the goal was to find water and bring it to the surface. water can power steam engines. you can build a railroad across the south all the way to california. pope was able to drill hundreds of feet down into the unknown staccato, but he couldn't bring water to the surface. he didn't have the windmill technology that would eventually help americans to settle the great plains. but pope just became a kind of subject of mockery, literally spent years and thousands of dollars of the money to drill wells that didn't produce any water and edward poor alexander writes of a song that featured pope during this time that when something along the lines of pope told a flattering tale that proved to be bravado of the streams that spout like ale on the piano staccato we love porter alexander for that. so pope's a bit of

edwards, reporter at safewise.com. thank you so much for your expertise on this. rebecca: thank you. ♪ johnure-perfect image of holiday gatherings as happy families gathered around dinner tables isn't everyone's reality. according to a harris poll conducted last month, about 18% of those surveyed said they had only limited interactions with their immediate family. when we asked viewers if they'd be willing to share their stories of alienation from family, we got more than 1600 responses. here are some of them. camilla: my name is camilla hudson. i live in chicago, and i'm estranged from my son. angela: my name is angela reed. i am from fall river, massachusetts, and i am estranged from my mother. camilla: i don't have a phone number for my son. i don't have an address for my son. angela: there are so many reasons for initiating the estrangement. some of them even go back to childhood. and as a mother myself, things i would never do to my kids. jonathan: my name is jonathan simcosky and i live in san francisco. i grew up in kansas city, missouri, and i no longer speak with my parents or my b

. >> edward: we will never forget the sacrifice that you guys make. randy, john berry, i appreciate it, thank you for your time and merry christmas both of you. so, thanks for joining us on this christmas day. hope it has been a great holiday. "the five" starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [bells ringing] ♪ ♪ >> jesse: hello, everybody. i'm jesse watters on the judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, dana perino, and tyrus. it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is a special edition of "the five." ♪ ♪ merry christmas, america, we are so happy to celebrate today with you, and we have a blockbuster show ahead. we are answering your fan mail questions, and we are revealing our naughty and nice lists. plus we are doing our biggest and best secret santa exchange ever. but first, time for "the fastest." ♪ ♪ first up, are you sick of getting your house ready for christmas? >> i told you it was green. [screaming] >> don't anybody move! >> jesse: [laughs] one woman has solve your problems. instead of packing up every ornament on your tree, try wrapping your decorated tree in plastic wrap to s

second friday night in east oakland at edwards avenue bringing the total number of homicides to 82 this year, a 34% drop from 125 homicides this time last year. as our john ramos reports, he has a closer look at what's working and the challenge of getting the perception to match those numbers. >> reporter: hegenberger road in east oakland has become a symbol for many of the out of control crime in the city, but is it really out of control? that depends who you talk to and which data you choose to look at. it's not often you hear this when people are talking about crime in oakland. >> it is a true joy to be here today celebrating a significant achievement. as of december 22nd of this year, we are witnessing the best year for reductions of homicides since the start of the pandemic. >> reporter: a group of violence prevention activists addressed the media to announce data showing that shootings and homicides dropped by more than a third this year. in fact, they are calling 2024 "the safest year since the start of the covid pandemic." >> this achievement is not by chance. it is the result of the ceasefire strategy being successfully implemented by its dedica

second friday night in east oakland at edwards avenue bringing the total number of homicides to 82 this year, a 34% drop from 125 homicides this time last year. as our johnos reports, he has a closer look at what's working and the challenge of getting the perception to match those numbers. >> reporter: hegenberger road in east oakland has become a symbol for many of the out of control crime in the city, but is it really out of control? that depends who you talk to and which data you choose to look at. it's not often you hear this when people are talking about crime in oakland. >> it is a true joy to be here today celebrating a significant achievement. as of december 22nd of this year, we are witnessing the best year for reductions of homicides since the start of the pandemic. >> reporter: a grou

john carney and charlie gasparino. talk about the chaos in economic policy. and the suddenly sour market. first or man edward lawrence, live at the federal reserve board. this kind of looks messy to me. reporter: and the dow reflecting that it was positive territory before 2:00 eastern time announcement it dropped about 1173 points from that time and settled in 1100. the fed did cut 25 bases points, federal reserve backed off that mission accomplished statement. he -- or feeling he had before the meeting, on inflation, the fed chairman said that you can't just look at two months of increase inflation, and see a trend. >> we have inflation coming down, core inflation coming to 2 1/2 next year, that is a significant progress. you see a slower path, i think that does take onboard that we tom see real progress, but we would see meaningful progress to get inflation down to that level. reporter: so now federal reserve chair back to talks about inflation adding he feels good about where they are at the moment but dropped word recall recalibration from the news conference, i want to know where the rate cut train is

john. and lastly, we will take a look over in the east bay and oakland. we do have an accident at edwardsl send it back to 2 now. >> all right, michael, thank 30 is the time we have some breaking news here at the half hour. a federal appeals court has upheld the law that could lead to a band of the social media app. tiktok u.s. appeals court ruled that a law which requires tiktok to break ties with its china-based parent company bytedance or be banned next year is in fact, constitutional tiktok is challenge that law saying it conflicted with the first amendment and unfairly targeted the platform. the u.s. has raised concerns about tiktok collecting sensitive data on users here in america and its algorithm potentially falling into the wrong hands of a foreign government. tiktok has denied the allegations tiktok and bytedance are expected to appeal this now to the supreme court. >> all right. take a look at this. that 7 point. oh, earthquake that struck humboldt county on thursday caused quite a stir and for some businesses in northern california. take a look at this image of food and drink

. >> john: one of the young people who took their lives was someone who died by suicide after release from the juvenile detention facility. but the mother of edwardd this about the judges commutation, "i am shocked and hurt since his actions destroyed families including mine. my son is a tragic death of the remainder of consequences of abuse of power. this pardon feels like injustice for all of us who still suffer." it was an absolute slap in the face to these families. >> it is and i wonder why -- now, i think the government would say we apply this to everybody still home confinement due to covid. but you have to wonder if there is a different relationship or someone asked joe biden with a paper with respect to this judge. there is more that meets their eyes typically and commutations are controversial but it is the president's prerogative but this one involves juveniles and a judge who grossly abused his power. it is different. it hits different. >> john: almost 1500 pardons and commutations so a long list to go through. they were other easter eggs in there as well. >> at the same time politically speaking, a gift to donald trump. he has a clea

brian brenberg, breitbart john carney and charlie gasparino in just a moment to talk about the chaos in economic policy and the suddenly sour market. first up, our own man, edward lawrence as always, live at the federal reserve board. edward? this kind of looks a little messy to me. reporter: very, the dow was in positive territory before the 2:00 eastern time announcement and it dropped about 1,173 points from that point and settled in right around what, 1,100 as you were talking so the fed did cut 25 basis points in this and the federal reserve he's backed off that mission accomplished statement that he was having or that feeling he was having before this meeting on inflation. in fact the fed chairman went on to say that you can't just look at two months of increased inflation and see a trend though. listen. >> we have inflation coming down core inflation coming down to 2.5 next year. that be significant progress. you see a slower path. i think that does take on board that we want to see real progress but we be seeing meaningful progress to get inflation down to that level. reporter: so but now the federal reserve chairman back to talking about inflation addi

edward r murrow award for his 9/11 coverage. he also played a major role in shaping cnn's evening news format. well, brown's former newsnight senior producer, john auerbach, says the anchor earned the respect of his colleagues and of the viewers. >> for the first part of the decade of this century, aaron was the face of news. whether it was nine over 11, whether it was the iraq, afghanistan invasion, katrina, indonesia. aaron was front and center of everything. and i think for viewers, his sort of calm demeanor, not yelling at you, not being hysterical, sort of gave everybody, i don't want to say a sense of calm because it's hard to say. >> there's a sense of calm in the midst of this chaos, but it certainly didn't make people feel any worse or more concerned about things. they knew they were getting the story. um, one of the things aaron always stressed, i think, to reporters on the air and to his staff and to guests, that it's okay to say, i don't know as an answer because that's truthful and that's what we know at the time. um, so if you don't know the answer, say you don't have an answer and we'll move on to something else. and i think that'

edward. it's great he's talking about it today. couldn't talk about it prior to november 5 because it would have been canceled. you look at joe manchin. look at john look at the citizens in chicago. you look at a mayor adams in new york. guess what's happening? democrats are frustrated with the party because they refuse to deal with issues that americans are concerned with. there's a reason why blacks, hispanics, jews, union members, young people, suburban women voted for trump, because he talks about basic policies that the american people want. they want more money in their pockets. they want law and order and they want good schools. >> and he certainly broadened the base of the republican party especially the young vote. thank you, leo terrell, in california. i appreciate it. thanks for your insight. so now to this. president biden sending shockwaves just two days before christmas announcing he will commute the sentences for nearly all in mates that are on federal death row. fox news alexandria hoff at the white house investigating whose on the list. reporter: it's not a pretty list edward. today though the congressional progressive caucus chee

johns, abc seven news. >> tim. thank you. the white house says president biden received a briefing about the earthquake and is promising any federal assistance if it's needed. white house spokesperson jeremy edwardsued a statement saying at the president's direction, quote, senior administration and fema regional officials are in touch with their state and local counterparts in california and oregon. we stand by to provide further support as needed. at this point, there have been no requests for federal assistance. >> prior to today's quake, ferndale was hit hard just a couple of years ago. a 6.4 magnitude quake struck on december 20th, 2022. this is video of the aftermath. the ferndale quake hit exactly one year to the day a quake struck the cape of mendocino area. it measured 6.2 and this was the scene in santa cruz in 2011 when a tsunami did strike. >> this, after the massive 2011 earthquake that devastated japan. that quake measured 9.0 in magnitude. numerous boats were damaged at the santa cruz harbor and some even sank. so just from a two foot tsunami all the way from japan, which was we were surprised at the time that it could be that intense. yeah, it was $100 million in damage. all right

edward the first. and he acts like a servant and says, you know, king john of france, you know, you should not be sad.ave won more on her today than anybody else. he went out of his way to make his defeated enemy feel good about himself. that is basic to the idea of chivalry. the idea is magnanimity. that is a proto-version of the geneva convention. host: we have an excerpt from your book. can you read this portion which gets to the idea of chivalry? guest: the first one? ok. liberalism is not an abstract theory but a tradition of customs embedded in our culture. code of chivalry and are taught thuce thisgh the stories of hans christian anderson and the novels of charles dickens, kindness became a liberal virtue. the republican virtue of the founders can be traced back to 12 centrally -- 12th-century merchants. that was my idea. it is not a grand theory. virtues are not something you define as a theory. that which is roughly noble in our culture is found not in theories but in all of those stories and people in our culture. your prior program was on curing the political wounds in our society. i though

edward the first. and he acts like a servant and says, you know, king john of france, you know, you should not be sad.ave won more on her today than anybody else. he went out of his way to make his defeated enemy feel good about himself. that is basic to the idea of chivalry. the idea is magnanimity. that is a proto-version of the geneva convention. host: we have an excerpt from your book. can you read this portion which gets to the idea of chivalry? guest: the first one? ok. liberalism is not anact theory but a tradition of customs embedded in our culture. we learned magnimity from the code of chivalry and are taught that reduce this through the stories of hans christian anderson and the novels of les dickens, kindness became liberal virtue. the republican virtue of the founders can be traced back to 12 centrally -- 12th-century merchants. that was my idea. it is not a grand theory. virtues are not something you define as a theory. that which is roughly noble in our culture is found not in theories but in all of those stories and people in our culture. your prior program was on curing the political w

edward says darren starmer watched 12 and 13 year old children being arrested. i reckon that in itself in itself should be a resigning matter. itself in itself should be a resigning matter . and johner. and john says darren, please ask george to turn down the volume. that could be anyone on the panel who's john? >> usually me. >> usually me. >> i was i was shouting no, no, no, no. and the other comments, lots of comments actually coming in saying that actually they do view this as a resigning matter and another request to turn down nicky's microphone. i'll be doing no such thing. i'll be doing no such thing. i'll be doing the northern gobstopper. bakhmut. yes, that's exactly , bakhmut. yes, that's exactly, exactly it. right. thank you for those. keep them coming in. and remember ask the five as well. get your messages in for that. right. who's up next? me . oh right. who's up next? me. oh that was some determination . that was some determination. >> so this week we saw both keir and kemi hastened to give out a press conference about the abysmal migration figures that were released. once again, the only reason that they looked decent was because they suddenly found another 150,000