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of 1861 was the st john's. he came to st john's on the 24th of february on a sunday for the 11:00 service with senator william seward of new york, who was going be his secretary of state. they entered in the church and sat in senator seward's pew, the front of the church. but anybody recognized him, including the rector who was giving the sermon at the time. and didn't even know that he was speaking to the present elect of the united states until. after the service, when senator seward introduced him. now, abraham lincoln didn't belong any specific church during his life, but because his wife had a tendency toward presbyterian ism, they attended on most sundays that they did to church as a family. the new york avenue presbyterian church. however, lincoln did time to time sit in the lincoln in the president's pew, number 54, with his secretary, nicolay hay. but most of the time he did not formally attend st john's. however, during the civil war, he would from time to time during the evening services of st john's

john oliver, i think vegas. >> john: what says vegas at new year's even more than seth meyers and johnare going to be some very disappointed adele fans that have made a crucial mistake with the calendar. >> stephen: how is your "rolling in the deep"? >> john: it can't be that bad, right? ♪ she could have had it all! ♪ >> stephen: who's opening for whom? i can't tell from this. who's opening for whom? >> john: it doesn't matter. we have done the beacon together. we have opened for each other. i don't know. we'll toss a coin. >> stephen: do you have much vegas experience? >> john: i've only ever been once before. comedy central, i think it was comedy central had a comedy festival. i went with rob riggle. it's his spiritual home. that's his mecca. that was the first time i'd been to vegas, the first time i gambled. it was like 4:00 in the morning one night, i was sitting in a blackjack table, and mike tyson walked right past the table. i remember thinking to myself "i need to go to bed." [laughter] >> stephen: because you thought you might have hallucinated him? >> john: no, if your life

was it before john passed? when john died? just figure out i have a long history with john. my. one of my ex-fiance is co-managed. john and did a lot of the work of building a boy records. so when john passed, i went to sweet 16th make room for anyone from nashville and i said to dan who i called booboo there's the series of books it's tracking an artist through their appearances in the media and other places. what do you think? and he said, hell, yeah, i'm in. i'll help. so you we had had a lot of conversations as john ascended and became this americana elder that he turned into saint prime and is everybody on this panel can tell you john was zesty and funny and work with pranks and not wholly, although he certainly was a brilliant social conscience. so when dan said he was in, i said, well, okay, let's do this now. that's where the bookstore wrote it. thank you for. that we'll touch on on on that in a in a quickly. i neglected to go into michael mccall checkered past. he did manage to have me as an editor and survived. michael for the last many years has been one of the leadin

was it before john passed? when john died? just figure out i have a long history with john. my. one of my ex-fiance is co-managed. john and did a lot of the work of building a boy records. so when john passed, i went to sweet 16th make room for anyone from nashville and i said to dan who i called booboo there's the series of books it's tracking an artist through their appearances in the media and other places. what do you think? and he said, hell, yeah, i'm in. i'll help. so you we had had a lot of conversations as john ascended and became this americana elder that he turned into saint prime and is everybody on this panel can tell you john was zesty and funny and work with pranks and not wholly, although he certainly was a brilliant social conscience. so when dan said he was in, i said, well, okay, let's do this now. that's where the bookstore wrote it. thank you for. that we'll touch on on on that in a in a quickly. i neglected to go into michael mccall checkered past. he did manage to have me as an editor and survived. michael for the last many years has been one of the leadin

that is the way that i knew john.at we had a pretty good friendship as michael will attest. i remember sometimes he would have me come and provide the word with him. i was fortunate. these groups had given it to everybody else. i asked john to be the one to present to me. i am proud and honored to call him a friend. everyone should strive to celebrate his incredible life and legacy and we should learn from it. fortunately, they enter. in fact, they are stamped on our hearts forever. john will be as well. thank you and god bless. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the benediction by the chaplain of the united states college of representatives. >> would you pray with me? holy god, bless us as we go on our way. for you have by thy might lead us into the light of freedom of justice. keep us forever on my path. lest our feet, our hearts, our words, our lives, straight from the places where we still meet you in the faces of the poor, the oppressed, the downtrodden. in the gazes of the needy, the thirsty, a

the two countries pushed by john and i might add another john, the former secretary of state john fromassachusetts won the silver star as well. once at war, we are now choosing the highest possible partnership made possible through john's leadership. i mean to sincerely think about it while illinois, i visited a marker depicting where, where john had endured. all the pain, imprisoned 5.5 years, solitary confinement for two years, given an opportunity an opportunity to come home. if he just said a couple things. he was beaten, bloodied bones, broken, isolated, tortured, left, unable to raise his arms above his shoulders. as i stood there paying my respects. i thought about how much i missed my friend and it's not hyperbole from the bottom of my heart. i mean this, i thought about something else as well. i thought about how much america missed john right now. how much america needed john's courage and foresight and vision. i thought about what john stood for, what he fought for, what he's willing to die for. i thought about what we owed john, what i owed him and what we owe each other. w

john. >> john: not to mention scaling the piece of art.y minute now the state department will hold a briefing on the israel-hamas war. live coverage of that as soon as it kicks off. israel's military launched hundreds of strikes on hamas targets in gaza as prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it's the beginning of the end for the terrorist group. we have team coverage for you. mike pompeo will join us to break down recent attacks on u.s. forces by iranian proxies. but first, trey yingst is live in southern israel. what are you seeing in terms of israeli ground offensive there now? >> john, good afternoon. i want to start with breaking news, fox news has learned israel's chief of staff and the head of the shinbet security agency visited gaza strip, they were in gaza's second largest city of khan younis, alongside israeli forces getting a firsthand look at the operations inside gaza. it comes as the idf pushes deeper into the stripped. focused on the jabalia neighborhood in the northern part of gaza, the defense minister said they are clos

and by the way, john adams said in that same story, said john adams or john hancock never loved me so well after. so he's clearly writing years later trying to embarrass hancock. i was just curious, as why john hancock never progressed in the federal government president, vice president member, the cabinet or. i don't think he was even a senator. no, wasn't. when he left the second continental congress. he the highest position he would hold being governor of a at this time was a very high position, but not within federal government. he is the reason i mean, the reason he doesn't become vice president is something that the the electors would have to disclose. but he doesn't get a single vote for. so those promises that were made to him, he he gets sold out and it's not even. i think he gets four votes total. and many were concerned. and i write about this in the book that of his health. he was in poor health for much of his life. but by the 1780s and early 1790s, he he is unable to walk at times on own. he's unable to hold a quill. and some people thought he might soon die in the 1780s

john. >> john: well, then you should go have a beer, i would say, peter, you earned it. >> peter: i try not to have a beer before i talk to bret baier. >> john: good idea. you would end up calling him bret beer. sandra. >> sandra: good rule of thumb there, peter. robert o'brien, former national security adviser and representative to the u.n. general assembly. robert, thank you for joining us. "wall street journal" editorial board on biden's rising tension with israel, it reads israelis know mr. biden is under pressure from the democratic party left to stop israel-gaza's operations and making sacrifices, israel has no good choices here but america does. the president can focus on supporting a u.s. ally and vanquishing a genocidal enemy. what do you make of the supposed rift between happening kamala harris and the president? >> well, we are seeing, sandra, that the left, far left wing of the democratic party and the rashid tlaib and ilhan omar, and turning on our ally in a way that's unheard of, and never seen it before, never happened under our administration, president trump would have

john: good evening. i'm john yang. emergency responders have spent today frantically searching for survivors across tennessee, after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of the state on saturday. six people were killed, including a child. two dozen more were sent to local hospitals. the storms left tens of thousands of people without power. eyewitnesses captured a tornado in nashville ripping power lines, and causing a massive explosion. nashville and clarksville, along the kentucky border, have declared states of emergency. the same cross-country storm system is hammering the east coast today. from maine to florida, heavy rain and high winds are expected. millions are under flood watches from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. millions more may get snow in and around upstate new york, down to central appalachia. more heavy fighting across gaza today, as the death toll climbs. the hamas-run health ministry in gaza says the number of palestinians killed since fighting began has now surpassed 18,000. the ministry does not

john. >> john: might be the hardest trick of all. bryan, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: thank you.hange to vatican policy. what he is now allowing priests to do. >> john: plus, a gay sex video filmed in a well-known hearing room on capitol hill, and now a staffer for a top senate democrat is out of a job. and liberal news outlets are coming under fire. byron york will be here why and wait until you hear who they are faulting for reporting on the story. want to save money and get cash? for veteran homeowners, it's easy as 1-2-3. one: call newday and apply. two: take out an average of $70,000. three: pay off your credit cards ♪ i wanna hold you forever ♪ hey little bear bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm gonna love you forever ♪ ♪ ♪ c'mon, bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ you don't...you don't have to worry... ♪ ♪ be by your side... i'll be there... ♪ ♪ with my arms wrapped around... ♪ goli, taste your goals. goli, taste your goals. >> john: nbc news has come under fire on social media over a headline that seems to fault conservative media outlets for reporting that a democrat senate staffer filmed a gay sex video in a cap

and by the way, john adams said in that same story, said john adams or john hancock never loved me so well after. so he's clearly writing years later trying to embarrass hancock. i was just curious, as why john hancock never progressed in the federal government president, vice president member, the cabinet or. i don't think he was even a senator. no, wasn't. when he left the second continental congress. he the highest position he would hold being governor of a at this time was a very high position, but not within federal government. he is the reason i mean, the reason he doesn't become vice president is something that the the electors would have to disclose. but he doesn't get a single vote for. so those promises that were made to him, he he gets sold out and it's not even. i think he gets four votes total. and many were concerned. and i write about this in the book that of his health. he was in poor health for much of his life. but by the 1780s and early 1790s, he he is unable to walk at times on own. he's unable to hold a quill. and some people thought he might soon die in the 1780s

john: good evening. i'm john yang.onight, fresh questions are being raised about the conduct of israeli ground forces in gaza after military officials said the three hostages mistakenly killed were carrying a white flag and were shirtless -- both apparent efforts to show they were unarmed. an israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the soldiers thought the three posed a threat. the official also said the troops violated israel's rules of engagement, and the incident is being investigated at the highest level. it has increased public pressure on the israeli government to release palestinian prisoners in exchange for the 129 or so remaining hostages. hundreds of protestors blocked traffic in tel aviv last night. >> we demand that the israeli government talk to us, today, and explain to us what proposal is on the table. don't wait for the usa, that's what is needed. if not, my child comes back in a bag. and i'm sure none of you would want to see their child return in a bag. john: in a news con

john. >> john: well, we will see if the u.s. steps it up at all. jen griffin at the pentagon, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: anti-israel protests planned across new york city today, targeting public transit, including penn station and grand central station during the holiday rush. an eye on those and updates as they happen. on college campuses, starting to see legal challenges rising from antisemitism. a non-profit is suing the university of california berkeley for allegedly allowing harassment towards jewish students on campus. the university telling fox it is in a bind and can't legally stop these anti-israel demonstrations. eric shawn joins us live in studio. more on this. there are more and more of these lawsuits. what is happening with them now? >> yeah, there are more of these lawsuits, sandra. the reason is back in 2019 the federal civil rights law under then president trump while he expanded it, in addition to gender, race, country of national origin, president trump also expanded that to let the universities be sued for antisemitism and bec

was john's childhood friend. a mama's boy, and as he was, a bit of a nerd. >> john and i both shared a love of star trek. we would compete with each other, trying to out-trivia the other individual, compare theories about travel, world. >> you guys are talking about -- >> well, without advanced mathematics. but, yes -- >> eventually, john's enthusiasm for science fiction morphed into a passion for another galaxy that was somehow accessible in the 80s, computers. and then, he discovered love. >> did you sense a connection between the two of them? >> i certainly had the sense that they were soulmates. >> her name was linda. like john, she loved science fiction and fantasy. linda's -- seem to complement each other as opposites often do. he was shy. she was outgoing. he was short, she was at six feet, towered over him. >> like, this was the august coupling i have ever seen in my life. >> a quirky couple, laughing to choosing halloween as their wedding day in 1983. with money tight, they started their life together li

john. >> john: watch it as it unfolds. trey yingst, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: thank you, bring in florida republican congressman mike waltz, congressman, thank you for your time today. put up the map, at least 75 attacks and counting on u.s. forces since october 7th. are we responding forcefully enough? >> well, clearly not, sandra. because iran has not been deterred, they are continuing attacks and i think the simplest explanation is they know they can get away with it. and they will trade their proxies and those casualties for american casualties all day long. we have yet to hit anything that they truly care about, and that does not have to be military. that can be cyber, actually enforcing the sanctions that are on the book. that could be stopping the massive increase in the outflow of oil, but i want to speak to the attack on international shipping. look, 15% of global shipping flows through the red sea and through the suez canal. my understanding is commercial ships have been struck, that our ships are responding to protect that internat

john sandoval.id your parents think of? john >> my parents liked him. he was kind of older than. tina >> they were sharing an apartment greeley, colorado, with her new boyfriend john. we -- thought it was all very exciting. >> he was quiet, but sociable at the same time. he seemed really nice, well mannered, very polite to everybody. >> complimentary of your sister? >> oh, very much. >> i really looked up to the relationship a lot. and i thought there were good fit. i thought was a fairytale, you know. >> and he loved going over to tina and john's to play chinese checkers and mess about with their no dog cody. tina had broken out of her strict mask on sunday catholic upbringing. >> what is your childhood mind make of your sister and your boyfriend? >> i don't think any my other siblings had lived with somebody before, so it was a whole new experience. >> and it was going to be a wedding? >> we were in the wedding. >> john tina had found a chapel up in the rockies to exchange their vows. >> i was a -

john: good evening. i'm john yang. christmas eve, peace and harmony are rare commodities in some parts of the world. in gaza, this weekend has seen some of the most intense and bloodiest fighti of the war -- more than 200 palestinians dead, according to the hamas-run gaza health ministry, including at least 70 in an israeli air strike today. and the israeli military says that since friday, 15 israeli soldiers have been killed in combat. all told since october 7, gaza officials say roughly 20,400 palestinians have been killed, and 154 israeli soldiers have died, in addition to the 1200 israelis killed in the initial hamas attack. israel is unused to big numbers of military casualties, so these numbers hit hard. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said in a cabinet meeting that it's the sacrifice needed to free the 129 hostages still held by hamas. pm netanyahu: the war exacts a very heavy price from us but we have no choice but to continue fighting, continuing with all the force, until the end, until victory, unti

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john. >> john: the video really is stunning.now, john kirby says the white house believes about eight americans are still being held hostage by hamas. this as the president of israel signals his country is ready for a temporary ceasefire to try to free more hostages. live on the ground in israel with those details coming up next. >> sandra: plus a live look at eagle pass, texas where border agents are facing an unprecedented surge of migrants. so, where is the biden administration. this is live happening right now, eagle pass, texas. former u.s. border patrol chief and deputy commissioner ron vitello is on deck. he will react. ow when high rate debt is stressing your budget. but your family's service has earned you a big advantage. the va home loan benefit. with the lower rate newday 100 va cash out loan, you can pay off high rate credit cards and car loans. and can save $6,000 a year. that's real money you can use to take care of your family and home. (♪) my plaque psoriasis was so bad... i couldn't get my hair done. my psorias

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hi, john. >> john: don't believe the polls. words to live by. president biden is getting ready to tout his economic agenda with a trip to milwaukee, even though it appears that voters are not buying into bidenomics. 48% say the administration's policies have hurt them personally and overall majority say the economy is in bad shape. a growing number of dissatisfied democrats contributing to negative views. >> sandra: art laffer and muhammad, will join us in moments. and how polling could affect his re-election chances. >> john: jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn. >> jacqui: bad polls have been getting to the president at least a month. the "washington post" reports around thanksgiving on nantucket, biden gave a group of his close aides a stern warning the numbers are unalow, and his overall job performance is up three points from low of 40% last month, helped by men and voters over 65 and handling of national security but still well underwater on the issue, including border security, israel-hamas war, china and ukraine and inflation, only 2

just as john did.would not be capable of this great undertaking without the efforts of countless friends and advocates. i cannot thank those who have brought us here today. to name a few, of course, the mccain family, governor ducey, governor hobbs, and of course president biden. from the bottom of my heart, thank you. [applause] and we know that your faith and assistance are the foundation of the great work that lays ahead. and now, in true john mccain fashion, we have much to do. i'm going to introduce the president, but give me just a second to add a special note, if i may. i don't know that many of you even know this. i was a young woman teaching special education and i want -- i went on spring break with my parents to hawaii. while there are, we were invited to this glorious reception held on behalf of the senate delegation on their way to china. during that event, there were two people that came over to me and said, you've got to meet this man in this room. president biden and mrs. biden introduc

john. >> john: well, people seem to be enjoying it so far.ng brook, illinois. >> gillian: time for the guest segment i've been waiting for for the last two hours, we will bring in kennedy. >> john: you that hungry? >> gillian: no, we get to talk to kennedy. host of kennedy saves the world, look at you in all your lovliness. are you going to go to cosmc's and when is the last time you ate fast food that passed your lips? >> kennedy: i had mcdonald's last night. i am not lying. no, i have celiac, but there are items you can get at mcdonald's. two cheese burgers with no bun you are safe. so that and a dr. pepper, i was pleased last night. i was watching football, having a grand old time, doing some online christmas shopping with my daughter. so, yeah, i personally am very excited about cosmc's. i think it's cool and interesting. some of these concoctions look weird, they better taste fantastic. like a pear slushy and the sour cherry pick me up, so probably has a lot of caffeine and sugar, a friday at this time sounds about right. >> john: we wen

john. >> john: yeah, you know, there's a few sections like that, and they remain open, and not only are they now a conduit for people to come across the border illegally, but you pointed out, the subject of turf wars. hillary, thank you so much. sandra, the problems at the border grow every day. >> sandra: amazing the demands on the agents and the officials on the border, and now this, watch out for explosives? and per our own reporting this week, john, they are outsourced. they are running out of resources and what is it, one border patrol official for every 200 migrants pouring over the border right now, incredibly unsustainable situation. >> john: when you consider jay johnson said 4,000 a day would be untenable and we are more than double that now. i don't know how they are coping. >> sandra: more reaction to that coming up. meanwhile, awaiting house republicans to hold hunter biden in contempt of congress after he skipped out on a deposition he was subpoenaed for. all comes after the a

john: good evening. i'm john yang., israel has ordered more evacuations in southern gaza as it says it's ground operations have expanded to include every part of the gaza strip. over khan younis, gaza's second largest city, israel dropped leaflets declaring the area a dangerous combat zone. that, residents say, was followed by heavy bombardment. some of those under evacuation orders have already been displaced at least once before. the united nations estimates that nearly 80 percent of the gaza strip's 2.3 miillion people have fled their homes. and gazans say they're running out of safe places to go. gazan: there's no safe area in gaza. we were in zeitoun, it was shelled. we were in the shati camp, it was shelled. we move because what can we do? we have children and all night there's shelling, so we move from area to area, but there's no safety anywhere in gaza. john: in the face of the mounting death toll in gaza, biden adminstration officials have repeatedly stressed israel's responsiblity to protect civilians. on th

john, are you a fan? toasted barrel is about the best i've tasted, even though it's not a rare one, i got it at a marriott in kentucky, could not find it anywhere else. but i also love a good scotch as well, as long as it's an island malt. >> sandra: lovely. >> chad: we have a lot of those behind us here, from the whiskey aisle of isla, and this right here from isla, bellmoore over here. >> john: and senjura. >> chad: across the sound. >> john: talisker from the isle of skye. i'm coming over, chad. >> sandra: is it true it's only bourbon if it's made in kentucky? >> chad: oh, no. congress passed a resolution in 1964 saying that bourbon is a distinct american product and can be made in all the american states and funny, a few years ago, mitch mcconnell invited chuck schumer to school at the mcconnell school of government at the school in louisville, and brought him a bottle that was made in new york city, and mcconnell said oh, no, no, no, it's only in kentucky. >> sandra: only chad would have that answer

john: good evening. i'm john yang.has reopened a border crossing into gaza, providing a second entry point for much-needed humanitarian aid. it's at kerem shalom, which is on the gaza strip's southwest corner. it's south of the rafah crossing, where desperate gazans swarmed the few aid trucks that arrived from egypt. phone and internet service in gaza has been down for four straight days, the longest period of isolation since the war began. meanwhile, the israeli military released footage showing a newly discovered hamas tunnel, wide enough for a car. it's at erez, which had been the main pedestrian crossing between israel and gaza. and in tel aviv last night, thousands of people took to the streets as public pressure builds on the govement to renew negotiations for the return of the 129 hostages still captive. former president donald trump is being roundly criticized for anti-immigrant comments he made last night at a new hampshire campaign event. mr. trump: we got a lot of work to do. they're poisoning the blood of o

john. >> john: fox news senior political analyst juan williams and executive editor of the common sense society, christopher bedford. what hunter biden said in the extraordinary public statement outside of our window literally about the impeachment inquiry. listen here. >> i was extremely irresponsible with my finances. but to suggest that is grounds for impeachment inquiry is beyond the absurd. it's shameless. >> john: but chris, the impeachment inquiry is not based on hunter biden spending tens of thousands of dollars on hookers and other things, it's whether money was funneled to joe biden in exchange for political influence. >> and republicans feel like they have been making enough progress to push forward with this and have the votes it seems to do that. originally the defense the president had, i never spoke to my son about business and then the goal post got moved to i was not involved in my son's business. this morning hunter said my father was not financially involved in the business. he says no smoking gun there. republicans say they want the impeachment inquiry to go further,

hi, john. >> john: good to be with you for a second hour, i'm john roberts in washington and this isamerica reports". israel urging all civilians in gaza to evacuate as operations expand into the southern part of the strip. the biden administration warning israel to proceed with caution, raising concern more aid and support to our ally may be limited. so, what is the strategy going forward? >> sandra: we will put that question to mark regev, a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu in moments. but first, to nate foy, he's live on the ground in northern israel for us right now. nate, what are you hearing at this hour? >> well, sandra, it's actually been relatively quiet for the past two hours or so, but the sights and sounds of war are certainly back in israel, gaza, also lebanon, we did have significant action earlier today or earlier tonight local time. israel hit 200 terrorist targets in gaza. hamas has launched rockets and missiles across southern and central israel, tel aviv specifically, but the air defense, the iron dome system was able to shoot down all of those missiles and her

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john: good evening. i'm john yang.two months into the ground invasion, israeli military officials say they're close to having what they call "full operational control" of northern gaza and will soon shift their focus to southern gaza. israeli authorities have ordered more territory evacuated in central and southern gaza, as residents seek refuge in ever-shrinking slivers of territory. today, the idf released footage of fighting in gaza city's issa neighborhood. in another part of gaza city, palestinian officials say more than 90 people were killed when israeli airstrikes flattened two buildings. gazans said they don't understand why the buildings were hit. >> was there resistance in this house? what resistance? you wo't find anything but children's dolls and a floor for them to eat on. the children, you will find nothing more. peaceful people you dropped about a hundred tons of explosives on. john: israel offered rare details of its controversial practice of rounding up large numbers of palestinian men, saying its forc

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john. >> john: this after the crazy city council meeting in oakland the other day.ember the hot summer nights in sausalito, it looks freezing there now. thanks for joining us, appreciate it. >> sandra: john, a group of white house interns are joining the growing list of those in the biden administration demanding the president call for a permanent ceasefire between israel and hamas. the group sent a letter accusing him of ignoring the pleas of the american people, calling for an end t his support of israel's military campaign. let's bring in fox news contributor steve hilton now. steve, top line thoughts on that. >> all of this is so extreme and ridiculous. let's start with the biden staffers. i mean, this is just totally connected, by the way, to the story in oakland, story in san francisco, here in the bay area where i am. they, too, passed a resolution. in san francisco city council, you would think there are better things to focus on, the crime, the homelessness, businesses leaving by the droves, but no, what do they do? they pass a resolution demanding an immed

john. >> john: joining us now is arkansas republican tom cotton, we are going to hear from john kirbynutes but something he said yesterday or the day before about the fact the attacks launched by the houthis need to stop. listen here. >> bottom line is, these attacks have to stop. they need to stop, they are not acceptable, united states, our allies and partners will do what we have to do to counter the threats and protect the ships. >> john: do what we have to do to counter the threats. the u.s., seems to me, with all its fire power and the houthis limited fire power, could stop this in an afternoon but don't seem to have any inclination to do that. >> the press secretary is not going to make it happen. air and naval strikes against the houthi, their sites and other command and control facilities. it should have happened two months ago, the first strikes towards our ships or israel or commercial vessels, red sea, one eighth of commerce goes and global oil trade, the fact it has not happened is why the attacks are accelerating. the same strikes on the troops in iraq and syria. the mor