of course, i missed the appointment hearings of michael rubio that donald trump, including foreign policy chief at and during his uh, appointments or the grilling. i feel like it's a hearing where democrats and republicans who, by the way, the majority agree, he's one of the safer bets appointments by trump. rubio, where they ask him, you know, what is his position on various foreign policy takes? you probably did a feature, whereas close to the top of the agenda somewhere like china did. and rubio is of the fascinated with china. but he also said something quite interesting. in relation to the ukranian complex. he said several things. he said, number one, he said that, you know, ukraine would have to face the reality that some territorial concessions would have to have the rush. you would have to make concessions in the united states would have to make concessions. we consider the, you know, without to be blinked as a mom for has been over the last number years during the catastrophic years of this war. it's completely different. it's truck and cheese. but movie also sits will be very in

that the wheels may be coming off at all comes of course i missed the appointment hearings of michael rubio at donald trump, incoming farm policy chief at and during his appointments. sort of grilling if you like. it's a hearing where democrats, on most of the kids, who, by the way of the majority agree he's one of the safer bets appointments by trump. rubio, where they ask him, you know, what is his position on various foreign policy? takes you quite a bit of feature anywhere as close to the top of the agenda somewhere like china did rubio, as of you know, fascinated with china. but he also said something quite interesting in relation to the ukrainian complex. he said several things. he said, number one, he said that, you know, ukraine would have to face the reality that some territorial concessions would have to have a rush. you would have to make concessions on the united states would have to make concessions. or you consider a, you know, without the blinking, it's a mom for, has been over the last number years during the catastrophic years of this war. it's completely different. it's st

next up for the interrogation treatment was a good on michael rubio, a cuban american, one of the more popular are sort of agreed on picks. i think between the republicans and the democrats, as so a safe kind of bedford from have don't forget here in the last couple years, we did tell you how marco called the big don, basically a fraud, stir. remember that one. but let's all forget about that. that's all gone now, kind of like at the, in the sperm and a co, what's name to do to runs facebook. so he's all on board with the big gun hold. everything's ok now. i love's freeze page me, both for marco getting back to how bama she was kind of turning all the clocks back a bit towards china. everything's china, china, china, china, china. i wonder it gets down from me, boss. but you know, interesting stuff. you cleaned it through, we didn't get to mention at all. it's kind of like, yeah, come on guys, give it up the game over time on time to do a deal on the video. you're welcome to chinese communist party into the global order. and they took advantage of all of its benefits. i am ignoring all

certainly these big divisions within the ruling class, the republicans and now coming in with michael rubio going through his senate confirmation hearings. and there's certainly going to reverse course and try to tighten the screws on the blockade to continue to try to starve and suffocate the $11000000.00 plus people of cuba. what the truck administration and what the us intelligence departments are try to do is take advantage of the hunger so that they can spur in another uh, 2021 summer. like i'm saying it seems rule color revolution uprising. forcing the human authorities to try to assert control in the us can be and say it's a humanitarian crisis. that is the blueprint that they've been trying to use in venezuela, in, in, in nicaragua, for years. while that rough, how they sent news out, dude shut off. so you don't cover some quick. so is i wouldn't be back in about 30 minutes. we hope to join us, but the the global done, most of which was buried without any orders. but in march 2006, tens of thousands of ordinary subs came to pay their respects the.

certainly these big divisions within the ruling class of the republicans and now coming in with michael rubio, a going through his senate confirmation hearings. and there's certainly going to reverse course and try to tighten the screws on the block a to continue to try to starve in suffocate the $11000000.00 plus people of cuba. what the truck administration and what the us intelligence department to try to do is take advantage of the hunger so that they can spur and another uh, 2021 summer. like i'm saying it seems rule color revolution uprising. forcing the cuban authorities to try to assert control in the us can invade and say it's a humanitarian crisis, that is the blueprint that they have been trying to use in venezuela and in, in nicaragua, for years. start wrapping up the program here on off the international. great to have your company by the way to off next. we've got an exclusive interview with the south africa deputy president discussing the multi poto weld order and the budgeting global cell stick around for that. if it can otherwise join us when we return, that will be at the to

congressman michael waltz, senator marco rubio, really support this saying there is national securityhreat. president trump told the court to delay implementation of the law so i can become commander in chief. let me try to work out a political resolution to this. the court fast-tracked this. tiktok says it is impinging on first amendment and free speech rights. government said it was act of congress signed by president and it is about national security. we'll see which way justices go. >> brian: frank mccord and kevin o'leary together want to buy tiktok. why not broker a deal, it becomes an american company and china no longer controls our n n newsfeed. >> shannon: i get a cut and can approach the salary of brian kilmeade. >> shannon: there are buyers who have stepped up, government says we're not taking away free speech, it can still operate, it can't be owned by a foreign adversary. >> ainsley: sentencing 9:30 this morning. >> brian: i hope president trump loses today, ban that thing tomorrow, china is laughing at us right now. >> steve: he spoke to the guy running it, maybe they h

maria: secretary of state marco rubio e michael waltz and pete hegseth met at the white house yesterdaymp's proposal to build an iron dome like defense system. this idea i tremendous, i think. trump set to meet with benjamin netanyahu next week at the white house and senate democrats are blocking a bill that would sanction officials from the international criminal court who issued an arrest warrant for netanyahu. tell us about this. >> yeah. well, look, first and foremost, i'm so relieved and thankful that we have a president that has moral clarity on israel. marco rubio is the secretary of state, elise stefanik as ambassador to the united states, these leaders understand the importance of israel, protecting israel, allowing israel to protect herself. what he's doing now with the patriot missiles and so forth, he's allowing the ukrainian to negotiate from a position of strength. this will be a negligence other united settlement -- negotiated settlement at some point between putin and zelenskyy. you get better outcomes from a position of strength. that's what president trump is dealing.

agenda ensuring no innocent americans are harmed as by stand errs, fair sent out marco rubio national security adviser michaelmet at white house to discuss plans for iron dome system trump will meet with benjamin netanyahu next week senate democrats blocking a wail sunging officials from international criminal court who issued an arefer to warrant, reaction. >> democrats saying one thing doing another they claim they are supporting israel, but in tend they blocked a bill benjamin netanyahu is facing an illegitimate arrest warrant from kangaroo court it is worse than that not primarily israel or allies this is about our troops this kangaroo court repeatedly investigated american troops who served he overseas last 25 years may go forward with prosecutions aren't warrants not bottom line probe protecting friends from israel will do that it is also about protecting our servicemembers from illegitimate, report this iron to come for america executive order i am excited to hear is this is going to spawn a massive effort to increase our innovation and armaments in the military? i know you've spoken a lot about lack o

among those in attendance were marco rubio, rudy giuliani and michael flynn. trump praised his former lawyer, insisting eastman was quote, right the whole time. we have reporters and analysts in place covering all of these new developments and we're going to start with van hilliard in west palm beach. what do we know about this gathering at mar-a-lago? >> reporter: it's where the action is going to be on january 6th, tomorrow, but this weekend, the action was here down in palm beach at mar-a-lago. the former president and now president-elect hosting a cadre of election deniers who were instrumental in his efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election. you're seeing some of those individuals. john eastman, lawyer who was indicted in the georgia racketeering indictment that donald trump was included in. he was the one on january 5th and january 6th who was pressing donald trump that he could tell mike pence, his vice president, that he had the legal ability to reject electors on january 6th and send them back to the states. you also had peter navarro who served f

white house after the plans to build an iron dome american defense system in marco rubio national security advisor michael all discussing how to secure the nation and prioritize american interests doge has got to work on cutting wasteful spending karoline leavitt revealed a freeze on $50 million worth of condoms for gaza after the agency flagged it this happening as trump set to meet with benjamin netanyahu in washington the president invited him he will be the first foreign leader to visit the white house and trump second term joining the north carolina congressman pat here again the house armed services committee and a combat decorated green beret that earned two bronze stars serving in afghanistan, thank you for being here and thank you for your service to our country. >> good morning, thank you for having it's great to be here. >> i would like to get your take and what it means for defense spending where you see the need to increase funding specifically within the armed services. >> i think president trump and secretary pete hegseth have been clear the united states of america needs to match the threa

rubio. georgia maloney posted on ask about the meeting saying she is ready to work with trump. trump called her a fantastic woman is taken europe by storm, the incoming national security adviser michael walsh was also there last night alongside rubio. trump's focus on his cabinet picks choice for director of national intelligence will meet tomorrow with senator mark warner at the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee for of course defense secretary pete had acceptable face the armed services committee coming up on general generally14th. trump's busy week ahead includes his sentencing the nerve criminal trial on friday. judge indicates he is leaning towards no jail time, fines or probation why is the sentencing happening at all? >> this is a farce of a whole trial this is a farce of a sentencing. the bottom line is this case should've been dismissed along time ago. >> democrat california senator adam schiff the sentencing is the right call. >> particular could concur with his decision to go forward with the sentencing. newark has demonstrated how the justice system ought to operate. no one should be above the law. trump will still be able to appeal after the sentencing. he

and among those in attendance were marco rubio, rudy giuliani, jeffrey clark, michael flynn.a video apparently taken from the audience trump sang eastman's praises saying he was right the whole time. we start with msnbc's vaughn hillyard in west palm beach. what do we know about the gathering at mar-a-lago? it was quite the collection of characters. >> reporter: giorgia meloni, the prime minister of italy, was there for it all, even watching the film sitting between president-elect trump and marco rubio, the nominee to be the secretary of state. they watched this film about john eastman that attorney who was one of those individuals who was also indicted along with donald trump in georgia as part of the sprawling racketeering charges that came from the district attorney down in fulton county. but then you look at the likes of rudy giuliani, who also got a shout out from donald trump, who was at mar-a-lago last night. peter navarro, served four months in jail for defying the january 6th select smith's subpoena. you also had michael flynn, who the january 6th select smith outli

rubio. incoming national security advisor michael walser.e minister maloney said she's ready to work with trump when he is sworn into office on january 20. before that trumps a pick up her director of will work tomorrow with senator mark warner. on the senate intelligence committee for defense nominee pete hegseth will appear before the armed services committee and generate 14th. republican senator bill cassidy said he is still considering his support for hexa. >> i review the data the information being requested as part of fully vetting someone. but pete did a great job on his interview with me. >> meanwhile trump will beat sentence in his new york criminal trial on friday. trump and his allies maintain his innocence and say that case should never have been brought. >> the bottom line is this case should have dismissed a long time ago. donald trump beat this thing the fact that merchan's izumi sentence on generate tenth is n absurdity my opinion. >> here's what we can expect the judge merchan is leaning against a jail time unconditional dis

secretary of state nominee senator marco rubio and incoming national security adviser michael waltz also met with meloni last night. trump is focused on his cabinet picks as well. trump's choice for director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, will meet tomorrow with senator mark warner, the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee. defense secretary nominee pete hegseth will face the senate armed services committee on january 14th. trump's busy week ahead includes his sentencing and his new york criminal trial. on friday, judge juan merchan indicates he's leaning toward no jail time, fines or probation, which has trump aide corey lewandowski saying, why is the sentencing happening at all? >> this is a farce of a of a whole trial. this is a farce of a sentencing. look, the bottom line is this case should have been dismissed a long time ago. >> but democratic california senator adam schiff says he thinks judge merchan sentencing is the right call, particularly concur with his decision to go forward with the sentencing. >> i think new york has demonstrated, frankly, how the j

trump's national security aides, secretary of state, incoming, potentially, marco rubio, the national security advisor, michael waltz, those are all comments that trump is going to be committing to and keeping up with when he takes office. >> and one other quick one we haven't mentioned because there was so much there is there's going to be a lot of reverberations throughout nato and ukraine. yeah, that was the other thing i was just going to because he he took vladimir putin's side about ukraine and nato, saying, i understand why russia would be mad that some country on its doorstep would join nato. and he said he was frustrated. he thought it was inappropriate that he talked to putin before he's actually there, ated. john? yeah, just that quote th invaded a democratic nation within europe. >> and he understands why russia. >> he understands why russia? well, he understands why russia is mad. let's be careful and let's be fair to president trump. president-elect trump he says russia is mad that nato would be considered for nato membership because it's on his doorstep. ukraine is a democracy within europe, and

they also met with trump's pick for secretary of state, senator marco rubio, as well as the incoming national security adviser, michael same time in the meeting, trump announced several personal assistants for his second term in the white house, and all this while the sentencing in his new york criminal trial approaches on friday. trump has the option the appear in person or virtually are. he has not indicated which one he'll pick. judge juan merchan denied trump's with to dismiss the case. merchan indicated that he's leaning towards an unconditional discharge. that would close the case without jail time, a fine or probation. but trump would still be able to the appeal. his supporters say the case shouldn't exist in the first place. >> this guy is a terrible judge. he should be removed from the bench. why is he doing this? he is doing this so he can stay relevant, so he can stay the darling of the left, so he can stay -- say he has power over the president-elect of the united states. >> reporter: this afternoon the president-elect is golfing at his west palm beach club while also advocating for a single reconciliation

michael: thank you. carl: america's new top diplomat is were poorly poised to pause u.s. aid to all countries aside from israel and egypt, according to a state department memo. secretary of state marco rubiodly made that move pending a review period, leaving the fate of hundreds of u.s. foreign aid contracts also up in the air. an unusual powerful atlantic storm has been bettering ireland and parts of the u.k.. amber warnings remained in place in scotland, northern ireland and northern england with millions of people urged to stay home with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, 160 kilometers per hour. in ireland, 250,000 homes and businesses are still without power. meteorologist say the wind gusts were the strongest ever recorded. our correspondent reports. >> this is what life-threatening weather looks and sounds like. after gathering force of the atlantic ocean, the storm hit ireland with its full ferocity. in the middle of the night, winds which were already strong turn to savage. the aquarium, the storm caused a surge of floodwater. a couple accounting themselves fortunate not to have been killed when the gale inflicted this on their house. >> we are very lucky that we are alive. if this

senator marco rubio, now secretary of state, can now michael waltz who has been hawkish when it comeschina. jonathan: a different story around deepseek. all this speculation about whether it was done for $5 million, export compliant. we are closing up on friday with a real question about how export compliant that effort actually was. annmarie: think about how efficient is it. everyone was excited and nervous. look at what china is able to do without the amazing chips and without all this money. well, they probably got a ton of money from the ccp and there's potential they are usurping u.s. export controls and getting the advanced chips. jonathan: let's turn to the top story, the national transportation safety board leading the investigation into the air pollution over reagan national airport. confirming it has recovered data recorders from the scene. leading our coverage this morning is tyler kendall. what is the latest? tyler: crews worked overnight on the search and recovery mission. there are no expected survivors. 64 people were on the commercial american airlines flight. an addit

michael rubia was speaking during the latest confirmation hearings for tom's cabinet nominees. mike kind of has more from washington, a bit surreal to the 3 to send it to a co. rubio appeared amused at the appearing in front of a sentence colleagues, but on the opposite side of the room, $100.00 donald trump, nominated for secretary of state, made clear his america 1st policy, one in which the nation's interests are paramount. placing our corps national interest above all else is not isolationism. it is the common sense realization that are formed part that a foreign policy centered in our national interest is not some outdated relic. the hearing was interrupted by protest is shouting in spanish. the son of the cuban immigrants was quick to respond again, bilingual protests, which was already given into the cold front, into the bowl in ukraine, and express full support for nato. a body of which donald trump has been so critical, emphasizing those that its members have obligations that must be met. what's important for the united states is not just to have defense allies, that staff capable of defense allies, allies who are capable of defending their region. all ta

secretary of state marco rubio already meeting with the foreign minister of japan this hour. we're keeping an eye on that too. rnc chairman michael whatley is here to react and democrats led by chuck schumer accused of trying to slow-walk the confirmation hearings of trump's nominees, trying to stonewall it. also tonight this story for you. >> is there an innocent explanation for someone to seek preemptive pardons for family members? >> the answer to that is going to be no. >> people who have done nothing wrong do not need to be pardoned. >> why would you be pardoning them preemptively if you didn't think they might have done something? liz: voters again slamming media and democrat hysteria and their false attacks on trump, falsely claiming he was going to preemptively pardon his family. he did not do that and now they are silent on biden doing that. tonight, horace cooper on this , and this story, even top democrats are afraid biden did violate the law here but first this story. >> as of today, we prioritize public safety is what we're looking for , so we're working on the target list. liz: okay that was trump border czar tom ho

a lot of hawks surrounding president trump, like michael waltz, like the new secretary of state who had this bipartisan support last night. marco rubioe no problem with tiktok remaining a social media app as long as it is divested and doesn't have the control of the chinese common's party. -- communist party. jonathan: the mood has changed, that's for sure. we have the perfect guests to discuss this is mitchell green, the founder and managing partner of lead as capital, also an investor in bytedance. thank you for dropping by. mitchell: i'm not sure i am perfect. jonathan: perfect for us to have this conversation. i would like to know from your perspective what you like to see happen here over the next few months. mitchell: we need to see -- stepping back. bytedance has built a company that is a chinese business that is truly global. a lot of people failed to realize that. to understand the importance of national pride to the chinese. the chinese have always wanted to build a company that was the nike sold in 150 countries around the world. you can buy john deere tractors in 75 countries. alibaba was not that. tencent was not that. f

and then there's marco rubio, who i think is probably going to sail through his senate confirmation. where do you where is the currency here in terms of these nominees? michaelele i mean, who do you think is actually in danger of not getting confirmed at this point? >> oh, i don't think any of them are any danger. to tell you the truth, i don't you know, my question to senator van hollen is, so how are you going to use the senate procedure to slow this down? who are you going to put up a block and say, you know what? no, sorry. we could be here next year considering this one nominee and happening. that's not going to happen. that goes back to what i was saying before, is who's prepared to draw the political line and stand on it? van hollen, you're not you're not going to use the senate procedure the way mitch mcconnell used it against democrats. >> but why did the democrats have to be? because they've got they're they're in the position. >> okay. >> but where is where is the where is the responsibility to do that in a republican senators who say they care about our country and care about the senate being the greatest deliberative body in the history of the w