. >> harris: self-identified independent steven a. smith. we know him from sports, espn, fired back at critics. he has been hard on dems. it even has some saying steven is leaning right. >> joe biden, they caught him sleeping at a conference in angola. donald trump wide awake going back to the white house. look at what is happening. every time there is substantive stuff to talk about in the world of politics donald trump's name is the headline instead of president joe biden. you all lost. the democrats, you've lost. you've got to [bleep] it. everywhere manageable. >> harris: power panel now. great to see you both. al, steven a. smith is simply looking at the facts. what is your reaction? >> first of all i love steven a. smith. the truth teller. doesn't mince words and he is not wrong. trump is out there making news, cutting deals, getting people to invest in the united states, and as "the new york times" said president biden is less visible. but that's not atypical for the end of an administration. i don't want to make this into a partisan di

when you have steven a smith, and john stort going after you, you have a problem.s was the cap stone to what has been two years of political failure on the part of joe biden as the political leader of our party. you know, democrats have believed for the last nine years since trump rose in bed rock principles. no man is above the law and the institutions of this country and the people that work for them are good and honorable. and joe biden just knee capped right out from under us both of those principles. and now, you know, no doubt that donald trump will likely issue pardons to friends and others. he will say, hey, those people were convicted and attacked because of me, because they support me. and he is probably going to do reforms to the department of justice and the fbi, and democrats are going to scream what are you doing? he is going to say, even joe biden thinks that those institutions are corrupt and the people there are corrupt. and this is all politics. and it puts the democratic party basically in handcuffs as it deals with donald trump. >> jesse: you sa

i our buddy steven a smith just to stir things up a little bit.e we get to this, this is the interim repair the failure of the unit six committee. i guarantee you i am the only one who's read this entire report and th in the congressmad the people who wrote it. i don't think there's a media personality out there or host out there who took the time to read this report. if you read this report which is online you are going to be stunned and shocked. you may not think it will be, but you will be. this is incredible to stalinist committee, a robust committee a committee that obstructed, that destroyed, that witnessed tampered, violated house rules. this isn' is an unbelievable, unbelievable story of the pelosi stalinist liz cheney committee. and i want to touch on some of the source of stereo are but listen to this. this is a big deal but first of apersonalpolicy rejected all fie republicans who were suggested by then speaker kevin mccarthy preach he picked to paris to who hated donald trump or we note liz cheney and adam kinsinger. the make a list ch

liz: that was steven a. smith firing back at critics saying democrats, deal with it you lost.ook whose here former labor secretary nominee economic pro author andy pudzer, former ceo. andy so we've got this dumpster fire the pork spending bill and the continuing resolution. it looks like elon musk is going to try to stop it. are you worried this fight over spending will tangle up trump's tax cuts? >> well i sure hope it doesn't tangle up the tax cuts because as you just mentioned they are essential and i can't imagine the republicans in any reality would allow the current trump tax cuts to expire. the last four years we've had over $4 trillion in revenue each fiscal year, each year of the biden presidency, this last year we had almost 5 trillion in revenue. this is the trump tax cuts have been huge for revenue. we don't have a revenue problem. we have a spending problem. we need to get these tax cuts passed and we need to cut our spending. liz: so here is the thing. we know the dow was down more than 1,100 points. we haven't seen 10 days straight of dow drops in 50 years, so w

a couple of weeks ago, that's very clear. thank you so much for allowing that to force professor at steven high them from smith college and the brookings institution. a quick look at most donors making headlines and brushes colds. anybody. it's amazing of the un security council to discuss events in damascus. crime then has been the syrian regimes biggest baccha in recent years, and then it faces the potential loss of king military. a naval base is in the middle east, in law stafford, serious embassy in moscow. have posted the opposition slot is really forces have moved into 18 mill this rise buffers a with syria along the is really controlled, gone heights. israel says it's a necessary on the timeframe matter because a 50 year olds truce and is one assets. so just left that posts as well, amex, the strategically important territory for decades ago. but most countries still because of it as part of syria. m, as soon as the levels of claims responsibility for drugs dry comedy central is really the city of johnson who's the spokesman st. drone unit, dr. sensitive talk. it is a ministry and emergency services said the drug and e

a couple of weeks ago, that's very clear. thank you so much for allowing that to force professor at steven high them from smith college and the brookings institution. one of the 1st places liberated by the rebels in damascus is a sudden i a prison north of the capital. it's the most and the torres people institution bound by the i side regime. and so tens of thousands of people have been killed that since the outbreak of civil and 2011, you may find some of the images in on next report. distressing as well. it's about rushing to see their loved ones. thousands of people, storm serious, most famous prison, near damascus. the many of those contact with family members over the years without knowing the fate and clinging to help. i just found my brother, it's been 6, he is human rights groups estimate. 30000 people were killed in this prison alone. it was nicknamed the human slaughter house by amnesty international. under now was to president bush. charlotte sat, tens of thousands of syrians disappeared into the country's net worth of prisons. of the slightest suspicion of defense could result in incarceration. for many, it would

the fat, northern northwest, and syria of the steven headed men, is a professor of middle east studies at smith college, and the full, the director of the united states institute of pieces syria program. he says that the syrian government forces seem unable to reverse the current trends in the funding or to significantly contain these offensive as by the opposition. in our sense is that even though the regime has begun to put the pieces in place to try to stem the advances of the opposition in western syria and in, in the outskirts of hama city, the momentum very much remains with the opposition. we continue to hear about significant gains on the part of the opposition and strategically important villages on the outskirts of hama, it does seem as if the regime has been able to retake some villages that were briefly held by the opposition. but it seems to me that overall, what we're seeing our continued gains by the opposition and continued weakness and this organization low moral on the part of the regime forces. it seems to be that the regime is sufficiently weekend that its focus now is on ho

well, professor steven high demand holds the catch him. chad, in mid least that is at smith college in the united states. he's also a non resident senior fellow in the brookings institution center for middle east policy, and he joins us from washington. welcome to d. w. professor, are you cautiously optimistic now that aside has gone i am cautiously optimistic. it's been quite striking how smoothly the very early days of this transition have gone in in syria, a h t s, and its partners and the operation that over through us that are making all the right noises about responsiveness to the concerns of minorities. they're moving to maintain public order in damascus and other major cities. they have offered assurances to the other we, minority to christians, that they are safe, secure, and that their lives will not be interfered with during this transition. so from everything we've seen, the, the 1st few days of what's happened since the fall of us. i have have been actually quite remarkable in how smoothly things have gone. and we've had the prime minister talking about eating the transition to a government chosen by th

steven. hi, adam and director of the middle east studies program at smith college. thanks so much for joining us. i'll just here a great to get your perspective. thank you for having me. the 10th across gaza are flooded after days of rain piling more misery on families struggling to keep their children warm. the weather is expected to improve in the coming days, but for some it's too late. at least 7 people, including 6 babies, have died of hypothermia in the past week. can we on that black reports? they survive disability compartments. for now, there's no way to hide from the wet and the combs for displace palestinians and goals of foods from the homes. this is the only show, so they have less i'm drawing me my 10 and my belongings, the oldest moving inside the tent. i have to take everything out onto the street. we had did inside. we're not living. why is this happening? families say they are running out of blankets of material to repair that tense. whether it's for months of use palestinian agency and or it says that in the southern area of hon. eunice alone, more than a 100 tenths of flooded materials to buil

ashley: trump said this is just a small preview of the common sense revolution his administration will bring on january the 20th. all right. still ahead, steven smithe regrets backing the democrats in the election. >> i voted democrat and i got to tell you something right now. i don't like the fact that i did. ashley: well, you know what? we've got more on his reasons why coming up. he's very pointed. donald trump floating a 280 trillion bitcoin reserve. what about that? we're going to ask bitcoin guy anthony pagliano what he thinks of that, next. ♪ santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight. ♪ think of all the fun i missed. ♪ confident. measured. ready. the markets, like life, will turn and challenge us. but when emotions run high, we stay grounded. with the hcm buyline, we work to empower investors, in navigating market volatility and complex conditions. we provide a diverse portfolio with proprietary mutual funds and etfs aimed at growth and preservation. so you can invest with confidence. visit howard c.m. funds dot com. if you're living with dry amd, you may be at risk for developing geographic atrophy, or ga. ga can be unpredictable—and pr

want to run the sound bite of a younger democrat who is thinking of actually moving to the republican side if democrats do not get off this progressive. run this steven smith soundbite if you have it there. >> i voted democrat up got it sy something right now, i do not like the fact that i did. nobody is above the law you go out and you parted your son i'm no longer interested in nor do i believe any of us should be interested in listening to a bunch of fear mongering to tell us who we should vote for. what tells us why we should vote for you? if donald trump, jd vance our host of other public and candidates coming down the pike, that's the kind of message they are going to put forth, i am down for it. i'm open minded. >> you have a rookie like john fetterman who said i am not rooting against donald trump. it's not just the old old-timers who want to change the progressive policy. i read the party is not going to change. it's not going to need to new lose another national election or to it you want to look at someone who gets it i think it's jon fetterman pre-speak with a clear and authentic voice. be a little funny and brash. do not just distance your sel

run the sound bite though of a younger democrat whose thinking of actually moving to the republican side, if democrats don't get off this progressive line. run that steven smith sound bite if you have it there. >> i voted democrat and i've gotta tell you something right now. i don't like the fact that i did. nobody's above the law but then you go out and pardon your son and i'm no longer interested in, nor do i believe any of us should be interested in listening to a bunch of fear mongering to tell us who we shouldn't vote for. why don't you come up with a plan that tells us why we should vote for you and if donald trump, j.d. vance or the host of other republican candidates coming down the pike, that's the kind of message they are going to put forth, i'm down for it. i'm open-minded. david: and rich, then you have a rookie mike john fetterman who just said i'm not rooting against donald trump. so it's not all of the just the old timers that want to change the progressive policies. >> the parties not going to change. it needs to lose another national election or two but if you want to point to someone who gets it, it is john fetterman. one, speak with a clear

steven romo joins us on set. walk us through what happened in court today and remind us how we got to this point. >> a lot leading up to today when we got the arraignment of mr. smith, pleading not guilty to this. he was granted bond and is expected to go back to florida to a home that he shares with jeffries. his travel is restricted. he had to turn over his passport. he is a british citizen. the accusations leading up to now are -- they are eye popping. these young men accusing the three individuals here of extorting them and using force, fraud and coercion to get them to attend these sex events where they describe in some lurid detail in the indictment what they say went on there. prosecutors laying out that case for them saying that they used a casting couch situation on these men. the youngest was 19 years old. they say they will trade that casting couch for a prison in federal custody. a lot going on there. a lot of attention on this case due in large part to the brand, which it's gone up and down in terms of popularity over the past several years. the executive team now distancing themselves from jeffries saying they were not aware of the accusations that to