thanks, senator tuberville. tuberville says he finally relented in the face of a. democratic plan to temporarily go around the chambers rules to allow confirmation of almost all military nominees as a block, and he was probably going to lose on that. this afternoon, just hours after tuberville dropped the hold, -- >> the question is, on the nominations unblock, all in jim per se i. oppose, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the nominations are confirmed on block. >> friday 35 that delayed promotions unanimously approved in a matter of seconds. in a statement, president biden weighed in on the senseless destruction tuberville caused saying in part, quote, in the end, this was all pointless. senator tuberville and republicans who stood with him needlessly hurt hundreds of service members and military families, and threatened our national security, all the bush apart is an agenda. i hope no one forgets what he did. it certainly has been imagining episode as well as a revealing one. the tuberville blockade demonstrated the republican party is so committe

if tuberville decides to hold up each one of them. at least, there is light at the end of the tunnel. now >> yes, four stars are important, you know? obviously, they are the most decorated of these generals, these flag officers we are seeing here. we originally had he won, i want to talk to you about what we are seeing in israel, israel facing pressure from the u.s., to be more careful as they target hamas, to make sure that they are minimizing civilian casualties. i wanted to talk to you, we heard an israeli government spokesperson say this morning that israel is open to constructive feedback on minimizing civilian deaths. really, as long as it is consistent with israel's goal of destroying hamas. i think what we are hearing there is not a lot of receptivity on the part of israel there. in your view, does israel risk a lot here, if, for the legitimacy at which it is executing its war increasingly comes into question? >> well, look. they are a democracy. they signed up to the geneva conventions. they are bound to conduct themselves to

>> reporter: what was accomplished by senator tuberville's hold? >> i would have to refer you to senator tuberville the talk about that. clearly, from a department of defense standpoint, we have a mission to do and we require senior leaders in key positions to help lead and conduct the operations of the department of defense. so, i'll just leave it at that. >> can you be more specific about the impact it actually had in terms of the officers and their families? what impact it have? >> clearly, again, as evidenced by everything that is going on in the world right now, we have a very important mission in terms of defending this nation. anytime you add a level of uncertainty into the chain of command, it creates an unnecessary friction and has an impact on readiness as we try to stay focused on the mission, which we are going to do. this department is very focused on a daily basis on getting that mission done. when it is unclear whether or not your senior leaders are going to be in place at the time and place they are needed, that of course creates un

senator tuberville is right on that and one of the principle reasons is because of senator tuberville's actions. he has held up hundreds of military nominations, hundreds of our military leaders who have not made it to the posts they were assigned to. it is clear that it was a grave mistake for one senator to hold our military promotion system hostage over his personal disagreement with the department of defense policy. we need our commanders in the pacific to deter china and our service vice chiefs to lead the military. i am relieved that he has released most of his holds, but he continues to weaken our military readiness and undermine both recruiting and retention. the senate should not go home for the holidays until we confirm the remaining nominees. this senator has held up nominations for nearly a year. it undermines our national defense and it's unfair to our military and to our military families. he insults our military and then he turns around and tries to blame president biden for his own actions. the hypocrisy of this senator is truly breathtaking. we've got to stay and we've

that's exactly what tuberville was doing here. no other senator would do something like this to our military. but he did it. and he did it in a way that people were just finally realizing the end of the year, the holidays, but they couldn't live with it anymore. that's why when we pass that rules change, in a temporary resolution, it wasn't a permanent rules change, 9 to 7 and we were headed to the floor and republicans were starting to publicly say that they would support it, that's what finally did it. but it went on way too long, and he cannot be allowed to ever do this again. >> senator, before you go, i want to go to your other role in the senate judiciary committee today. we saw the biden administration setting another record of 150 confirmed judges through your committee. this is a major issue that is at stake in the presidential election, is who gets to appoint federal judges. joe biden is on a record pace. >> he is. and with some amazing choices, including, of course, ketanji brown jackson. but we will note that vice pres

tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the presiding officer: the khweis are 49, the nays are 18. the motion is agreed to. of under the previous order, the postcloture time is expired. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be o the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. m

after republican senator tommy tuberville finally backs down on his nearly year long blockade of u.s. military promotions, hundreds of nominees have been confirmed tonight. and the israeli military is claiming new advances across gaza. new video showing the frantic search for survivors in the rubble over the israeli strike as the u.n. chief warns conditions in gaza are apocalyptic. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin with the breaking news on the 2024 race for the white house. president biden offering a very candid assessment of how donald trump influenced his decision to seek a second term. cnn's senior white house reporter is in boston for us and that's where the president spoke to campaign donors just a little while ago. kevin, what did the president say and how revealing is this? >> yeah, these are some of the starkest comments we've heard from the president when he's talking about his rationale for re-election, telling democratic donors here in boston to

tuberville, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. marshall, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mrs. britt, no. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mrs. murray, aye. start start vote:{$} start start the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 59, the nays are 40. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rho

joe biden today said that he hopes in terms of tuberville, nobody forgets what he did. our alabama voters really going to hold it against him? >> probably not, if we are being honest here. -- as an lsu man. here are the voters that might matter, atlanta suburb voters. they say that they will not vote for tommy tuberville for senate, but they'll be important for the presidential election in 2024. i think going to weigh me was talking about, if joe biden can prosecute a campaign against donald trump, if it is aimed at those suburban atlanta voters that my effort for george bush or mitt romney, and says, hey, you can vote for a party that has abandoned all the values that brought into that party before. one example of the values is that they don't care much about national security. they care about culture more than national security, as evidence at what tommy tuberville did. there will be other example citing trump, of course. i do think it will be a point that helps biden with that demo voter, which will be important next fall. >> amy, new topic, it's one i've asked you a

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schumer also cautioned any other senator against following tuberville's lead. let this be a warning that no one should ever hold up military appointments again. but tuberville is still delaying the confirmations of about 11, 4 star generals demanding schumer call votes on them one by one. they need to be vetted. they don't need to just be pushed through just because they spent 35 40 years in the military in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> we are looking outside. you can see what's happening in san francisco. the streets are kind of what here as we look out towards the exploratorium and pilots here so we can chat about the weather for and you've been busy a little bit. i just the thing and know anybody, but it. i know some. and saying in the red. >> you know, it's a good thing. this is the not so good thing about this system. it's made our coastline incredibly dangerous. i know said it before, but i got to say it again would make sure everybody knows make sure anyone who is visiting knows, right? that's not from here. that might be visiting. you. >> high adviso

more than 400 military promotions were approved by unanimous concept after alabama senator tommy tuberville agreed to withdraw his hold on nominations, which began 10 months ago. >> senator majority leader schumer made the request which was agreed to without objection. and rhode island senator jack reed also spoke and why the blockage tactic should not be used by another senator again. >> now, mr. president. >> majority leader. >> i have the happy duty of asking unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations on block. it's a lot of numbers so i'll read them slowly for the shake of being transcribed. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100. 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 13 6, 137, 138, 139, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200. 201, 203, 204, 205, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229-- am i going too fast, is that all right? 230, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287,

tuberville, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to to and the point of order falls. mr. schumer: mr. president, may we have a little order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. schumer: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senate is not in order. the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: mr. president, thank you. for the 62nd year in a row the senate is passing our national defense authorization act, one of the most important bills we work on each year to protect the american people, ensure our long-term security. at a time of huge trouble for global security, pafth defense authorization bill is more

everybody is completely released from me. >> reporter: tuberville had been facing bipartisan backlash for holding up the nominations for months in protest of the defense department policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel costs related to getting an abortion. still, there is another clash in congress that is threatening one of president biden's biggest foreign policy priorities. ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy's top aide today warning without more u.s. military aid, ukraine faces a big risk of losing the war. >> any member of congress who does not support funding for ukraine is voting for an outcome that will make it easier for putin to prevail. >> reporter: there has been a fierce debate over the funding on capitol hill, with house republicans insisting on accountability for american funds already sent to ukraine, and demanding that democrats first agree to toughening restrictions at the u.s.-mexico border. >> the battle is for the border. we do that first as a top priority. >> reporter: lester, late tonight the senate quickly confirmed about 425 military

what did tommy tuberville accomplish here?accomplished anything except disgraced the state of alabama and disgraced the republican party. who do you trust here? a failed football coach, professional people in the military? the party that i joined, i became a republican, was a strong pro military party. now we see him holding up support of ukraine, we had this terrible incident with tuberville who is trying to make a name for himself and raise money off of this. that's all he's trying to do. he's failed. i can understand why he didn't go on camera to back down here. but it is hopefully the end of really a shameful period that i don't believe the people of alabama support this at all. >> stuart stevens, sahil kapur, thank you for being us for that breaking news. >>> it is one of the biggest climate summits in the world and boy, are things getting interesting. we'll take you to cop 28 where our correspondent is standing by in dubai to explain. where our correspondent is standing by in dubai to explain. plop plop fizz fizz with al

this is -- this was, you know, disastrous for tuberville.ing this since february and started with a couple nominee and grew to over 450, the top nominees across the military. these are not only generals and admirals but other officers, majors and colonels, vital programs. in the end he got nothing. there was a huge split inside the senate republican conference. we were covering and they were having yelling matches with each other behind closed doors. one of the things that was interesting to us at the very end here was the freshman republican senator from alabama, she helped broker a deal between tuberville and his own leadership. so i mean i think this is a fallout here for republicans is pretty bad. they've got, you know, they've got nothing on this abortion policy, which is still in place. for everything tubeville didn't get anything he wanted to get change. this pentagon abortion policy he imposes doesn't get changed. the senate republicans themselves suffer for this, and i think there's going to be -- the rest of this congress i think t

but at the end of the day i understand the need for promotions. >> senator tuberville.s of the house freedom caucus are softening their stance on spending over fears there will be locked out of talks because of their extreme demands. the group's chairman, pennsylvania congressman scott perry, now says he supports the top line spending level agreed by president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy earlier this year. this after the far-right caucus spent months railing against the overall spending level and nearly forcing the government to shutdown this fall. the shift comes as now house speaker mike johnson cogs that congress may need to pass a yearlong continuing resolution to fund the government if both parties can't reach a deal. >>> okay, i don't know if you missed this one but stay tight because it was extraordinary. elon musk, the world's richest person, is rolling out a new project even as he faces intense backlash for his toxic social media posts. nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: it was back to business for tesla ceo elon musk with a h

it is not over though, there is anger over what senator tommy tuberville did. we will be joined by one of his fellow senators who fought to make this happen. what he told donors about why he's running again. first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here to take care of you.” connecting with kim... made me reconnect with my mom. it's very important to keep loved ones close. we know that creating memories with loved ones brings so much joy to your life. a family trip to the team usa training facility. i don't know how to thank you. i'm here to thank you. >> the special counsel's office offering a taste of what evidence prosecutors plan to present at donald trump's upcoming trial, in washington. stemming from his attempts to overturn the election. jack smith's roadmap, far more expensive than we had expected, but what we've learned is they plan to establish a pattern, basically, of trump's claims of voter fraud going as far back as 2012, an

. >> i want to go back to our reporting from last hour, which is that tommy tuberville has lifted his hold on hundreds of military promotions. we just heard while you were talking about the students from chuck schumer, the democratic leader. he says the plan is to move on these promotions asap. he also said all this was unnecessary but i understand we now have heard directly on camera from tommy tuberville. is that right? >> that's right. this is a major retreat for tuberville, the alabama republican senator who had placed a hold on what became hundreds of military promotions since february. he has now lifted that hold on promotions for three star and below. four stars and above will still have to get votes in the senate. he talked about this. i'll play what he had to say. >> i'm releasing everybody. i've still got a hold on i think 11 four star generals. everybody else is completely released from me. >> and that means the senate can now vote in one instant by unanimous consent to move forward with those hundreds of promotions that tuberville blocked since february. it's not 100% of r

says tuberville.rgram on the news. >> what's unclear is how fast they can process these. you know, as he indicated, there are these 11 four star generals they will try to move and maybe have roll call votes on those but use the otherwise as they would do on block is what we say. unless there is something very controversial about these military promotions, that's how they move them because there are so many of them, and sometimes if it's like the chair of the joint chiefs of staff or the army secretary or something like that, they might, in fact, have a roll call vote just because the senators want to be on the record here. but the question that we would have immediately here is just how quickly they can move them and when. there are a couple of looming issues here on capitol hill, the senate floor time is at a premium over the next two weeks as they approach the christmas recess. they still have to move the defense policy bill, which is very much up in the air right now, particularly over the foreign

. >>> coming up, tommy tuberville caves. what happened to get the senator to give up his military hold and what happened in virginia as a house exploded when police tried to issue a search warrant. first, the kingdom, the power, and the glory. what american evangelicals saw in donald trump and are they still seeing it for 2024? they are a vital voting block. tim alberta is here with his gripping new book. we are back in 60 seconds. gripping new book. we are back in 60 seconds. >>> donald trump won 77% of evangelicals in 2016. in 2020, he won 84%. the enduring question is why a quote impenitant scoundrel could so handily enrapture what are supposed to be god fearing christians. tim alberta answers that question in the new book, the kingdom, the power, the glory. joining us now, author of the new book, tim, which is out today. the quote is your description of donald trump. what brought you to write this book because it's not just a book reporting about evangelicals. this is a personal book for you. >> yeah. so i grew up in the

a reference to senator tuberville's hold, bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. the fbi is denying it targeted catholics in its search for domestic terrorists. the bureau is essentially disavowing a memo from one field office and says it does not go after people based on their religion. well, some lawmakers today on capitol hill, they were not convinced. correspondent david spunt is at the justice department tonight with the latest. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening to you. lawmakers are demanding more answers from fbi director christopher wray about this controversial memo. they say was used to infiltrate the catholic church and see if catholics were, perhaps, behind any potential domestic violence extremism. the fbi is denying that but, today, fbi director wray got a grilling on capitol hill from senator josh hawley from missouri who chastised him pointing to a new whistleblower revelation that the fbi interviewed a virginia choir director and priest. but the fbi director said the memo and the inter

>> well, there are a lot of signs that this tuberville hold could be coming to an end. of the most foremost signs from the senator himself telling politico that he will end this soon, but not taoday. but not yet. but the fact that he is acknowledging that it could come to an end soon telling senators that he has options for an s escape hatch from this hold. i think there is pressure from both sides of the aisle. republicans and democrats have made strong arguments to have senator tuberville stop this military blockade and push through those hundreds of military promotions that are being stalled. but it is also this looming stroetsvote and resolution that would change the senate rules to essentially allow the senate to be able to go ahead and push through most of these promotions. i think that senator tuberville may be nervous that he may be getting rolled by members of his party and democrats by changing the senate rules. so he wants to be able to fix it on his own. whether or not he has a viable escape hatch we'll have to see. but chuck schumer saying if this blockade

tuberville either wanted it passed into statute or rescinded and tuberville and the two sides were at a stand off for many months, leading to a huge backlog of senators or officers that needed to be confirmed by the senate. ultimately, though, in the last week or so, tuberville backed down from that. he still has a hold on the four star officers and above. but many of them are expected to work their way through the process over the next couple of weeks and be confirmed, and then once the house comes back and also approves this measure, all of these officers that are underneath this banner and subject to the hold will ultimately get the pay they would have gotten had they been confirmed swiftly. >> may it ease the pain they have felt for these many months. thank you for that. >>> florida is bracing for severe weekend weather that could bring the risk of tornadoes. nbc's guad venegas is on the ground for us in hollywood, florida, it looks like the palm trees have gone horizontal there. how are you doing? winds clearly picking up. >> reporter: they are, chris. you can see the wind as you

tuberville: mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about our new military illegal abortion policy. last november i got word from the policy change -- from the pentagon that they were planning on passing a 40-year law that was passed there this building about abortion in our military that worked perfectly for 40 years, no complaints. but our president in his wisdom decided to change that abortion policy with a memo. so because of that i warned the pentagon don't do this. send this new policy through the senate and let's vote on it. let's represent our colleagues. let's represent the people back home that send us up here. they elect us to do that, to make decisions for them, to represent them. i said in writing that if they impose this new policy, that i would put a hold on senior nominations in the military. that's the only power that we have in the minority to get the attention of the majority here? the senate. hated to do it. these people needed promotion. but somebody needs to wake up and

everybody else is completely released from me >> reporter: tuberville had been facing bipartisan backlash up the nominations for months in protest of the defense department policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel costs related to getting an abortion. still, there's another clash in congress threatening one of president biden's biggest foreign policy priorities. ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy's top aide warning, without more u.s. military aid, ukraine faces a big risk of losing the war >> any member of congress who does not support funding for ukraine is voting for an outcome that will make it easier for putin to prevail >> reporter: there's been a fierce debate with house republicans insisting on accountability for american funds already sent to ukraine and demanding at that democrats first agree to toughening restrictions at the u.s.-mexico border >> the battle is for the border. we do that first as a top priority >> reporter: the senate quickly confirmed about 425 military promotions, and president biden blasted tuberville's blockade as pointless. >> and o

. >>> breaking news out of washington, senator tommy tuberville is lifting his hold on most military promotions. >> and scott, he was just one man standing in the way of hundreds of critical promotions there, but there was also some worry that it was weakingening the military. >> and these are top jobs that weren't getting filled at the highest rank of our military including the top u.s. commander in the middle east. tuberville the republican senator from alabama had been standing in the way of those promotions because he objected to the military's policy of allowing women who were stationed in states that restricted abortion to travel to the states that did allow it if they wanted to and the military would pay for it. moments ago tuberville said in a press conference he would stop standing in the way for anyone under three star general. the senate must approve the motion of officers in the u.s. military, but it is usually a rubber stamp. and speaker of the house is considering a vote to authorize new impeachment inquiries in to president biden over his relationship with his son hunt

tuberville vowed to continue to hold up nominations of alt four-star generals and other senior officers to protest a pentagon policy on abortion and fertility care. pentagon leaders said that the delay was putting our national security at risk. >>> now to a cbs news investigation. it has been two years since our reporting uncovered a disturbing trend about how domestic violence at the hands of service members is handled in the u.s. military. after our story aired, the pentagon promised action. but tonight some survivors tell us they're still waiting for justice. when army reservist leah olszewski reported assault by a member of the air force in 2017, she turned over this audio recording. >> i'll knock your [ bleep ] front teeth out. >> reporter: military investigators also reviewed this body cam footage from a 911 call when police found bruises on her arms. >> how many times has this happened? >> this is like the fifth time. >> reporter: retired master sergeant erica johnson reported her abuse to the air force in 2018. she gave military prosecutors recorded phone calls with her alleged

tommy tuberville. teasing a big announcement earlier today a canceling it a fewinutes later and holding a closed-door meeting with his publicly irritated colleagues, senator tommy tuberville says he's finally lifted his months lock blockade on more than 400 mill motions. the senate holding a vote confirming them unanimously. he has still managed to do harm though to the military. he's living in limbo for a dozen four-star military positions. it is progress, though, and it is some welcome news for u.s. national security and the mess that tuberville created in his one-man protest of a pentagon health care policy that allows military members and families equal access to reproductive health care. good news for his republican colleagues, they have now been spared an awkward vote to bipass the holds. he has avoided a potentially embarrassing defeat, if he's capable of embarrassment, on the senate floor. i hate summing him up as stupid and too stupid to know what he's doing because he did so much damage to no

tommy tuberville.ow about you, but the idea that we spend so much time legitimately on what he has done to damage the military at the expense, which we don't spend enough time talking about, at the expense of the families involved. >> the republicans are upside down on just about every issue. as jacqui, said abortion, guns, obamacare. and they lose the military. if i was putting together a campaign for the democrats in 2024, i would start with milley and every other person, every other general and secretary of defense to say that this is not a group, this is not a party that is behind the military the way they need to be. this is a president that change the military, shames our defense system, and once again, i'm gonna use the military as part of my weaponry, for lack of better word, in a political campaign. >> coming up, former republican congresswoman liz cheney will be our guest right here on morning joe. she joins us with her new highly anticipated book owes and honor. that is straight ahead on mor

tuberville has been standing in the way of these promotions for ten months. he was under immense pressure from both democrats and republicans who said he was putting our nation security at risk. well tonight, he suddenly backed off of those demands. more than 400 military promotions have now been confirmed by the senate, and the president weighed in just moments ago, noting that after ten months, none of his demands were met, saying in the end, it was all pointless, david. >> david: rachel scott, good to have you in new york. >>> meantime tonight, special counsel jack smith outlining a new argument he plans to use in former president trump's election interference case involving january 6th. speaking to trump's intent and his state of mind. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight, special counsel jack smith now signaling that he will make the case that donald trump is not only responsible for the violence that unfolded on january 6th, but that, quote, the rioters disruption of the certification proceeding is exactly what the defendant intended. in a new cou

. >>> senator tommy tuberville caving after blocking hundreds of military promotions for ten months nowr his stance on abortion. rachel scott is here. >>> special counsel jack smith tonight revealing the case he plans to make against former president trump. jon karl reporting. >>> the new lawsuit involving panera bread tonight. allegations now of a second death allegedly because of a drink at the chain. >>> actor jamie foxx making his first public appearance since being hospitalized, and what he's now revealed. >>> and our made in america christmas is back. 12 years and counting. tonight, we start with your christmas tree and a new way to get one. >> do you have your christmas tree yet this year? no worries if you don't. >> david: what we didn't know before, and how can you help farmers across this country. "world news tonight" starts now. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. we have several breaking stories. what president biden just said about running for president, saying, if trump wasn't running, i'm not sure i'd be running. mary br

senator tuberville, welcome. let's start with the border story.resident biden, i don't know, his spokesman say this, that and other, he is not appearing. he is not at the table. he is not doing anything. >> for the first time, larry in three years we're in a caucus meeting and finally he sent some of his gophers to meet with republicans and democrats and they're conferring back and forth. they don't want to do anything at the border, if they wanted to do it joe biden would have done it a year ago. we let millions come across. i met with some high-ranking officials come weeks ago from mexico. they said that they have put 38,000 new people on line to the influx coming up from the south through mexico. and they told me, coach, we can stop about half of them. next year is going to be records broken every day. we cannot stop them. they're coming. joe biden has invited them and so they're going to come. our border patrol agent are overwhelmed. we better put somebody down there, i again there is no border right now but they're inviting people to come and

what did senator tuberville achieve in that year of protest?gradation of national security. i achieved sending a message to our adversaries that one single person can disrupt military readiness and the very function of the united states military. he continues to have a hold on four star general and admirals, the commander of the pacific fleet, the commander of u.s. cyber command. it is extraordinary that a united states senator would hold for months and months and months the promotion into vital national security and military roles, the 425 military members who have now been released from that hold and are now able to have that promotion. but he continues to wreak havoc on the military with the ongoing holds. he has only achieved damage to national security and the morale and function of our military. >> and their spouses and their kids. >> yeah. >> the justice department filed its first war crimes charges during the ukraine war against four russians accused of torturing an american who remain at large. holding a mock execution. do you think th

senate confirmed 425 military nominations they had been blocked for ten months by senator tommy tuberville the alabama republican was protesting the pentagon's abortion policies. but he faced some growing backlash from both parties as top generals warned he was putting military readiness at risk tuberville still had a hold on or still has a hold on about a dozen four-star generals in a statement, president biden accused him of undermining the morale of u.s. troops and said he hopes no one forgets what he did. frances? >> brie jackson for us, thank you. >>> four candidates will face off in the fourth republican primary debate tonight these four hopefuls will take questions at the university of alabama. it's their last chance before the iowa caucuses are held in january. the republican frontrunner will once again skip out on the debate former president trump was instead expecting to host a fundraiser in florida tonight. >>> fbi director christopher wray is urging a senate committee to renew the federal government's authority to conduct surveillance outside the u.s. without a warrant it is ex

tommy tuberville.'t know about you, but the idea that we spend so much time legitimately on what he has done to damage the military at the expense, which we don't spend enough time talking about, at the expense of the families involved. >> the republicans are upside down on about every issue that matters. jackie, as you said, abortion, guns, obamacare, and they lose the military. i mean, if i was putting together a campaign for the democrats in 2024, i would have starting with millie and every other general, every other secretary of defense, to say that this is not a group, this is not a party, that is behind the military the way they need to be. this is a president that shames the military, shames our defense system and once again, i'm going to use the military as part of my weaponry for lack of a better word in a political campaign. >> all right. the heads of three top -- >> wait. i kind of like -- >> pause. >> watching donny, with a pregnant pause, staring off in the distance somewhere. it was awkwa

middle east, iranian backed houthis step up their attacks in red sea, we'll have senator tommy tuberville. to weigh in on this. but first up, our very own hillary vaughn and edward lawrence with some details. kids thank you. as i trip over the intro, i think you know what i'm getting at. reporter: good afternoon, all leader chuck schumer wants for christmas is a border deal, but does not seem he will get it, a vote on something is more likely after the new year, even though white house insists that president is eager to make a deal even if it means compromising and giving republicans a win. >> there were active discussions over the weekend. and we're here at the white house are involved in those. and as the president has said it is important to move this forward. he is willing to nary negotiate in good faith and willing to make compromises on policy front and border security. reporter: sticking points are over policy, republicans' major changes to parole and asylum policy for illegal immigrants, no one wants to vote for this until they review the text, for now most of the details are bein

if every senator did what senator dubberville tried to do and held up military -- senator tuberville tried to do and held up military confirmations because of this or that issue no matter how deeply felt, it would grind the senate to a halt, it would be a catastrophe for our military, holding up military nominations was an unsuccessful and risky strategy in this instance and should never, ever happened again. i want to thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who spoke out in defense of our military families. i want to thank particularly senator reed, the chair of the armed services committee; senator klobuchar, the chair of the rules committee; and i really want to thank senators ernst and sullivan for their courage in helping break the logjam after so, so many months. for all those who played a part in bringing this impasse to an end, thank you -- thank you. it took patience, it took resolve, but we have emerged on the right side of where we should be. i yield the floor. mr. reed: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president,

if every et ceterase did what senator tuberville tried to do and held up m military confirmations because of this or that partisan issue no matter how deeply felt it would grind the senate to a halt. it would be a catastrophe for our military holding up military nominations is an unsuccessful and risky strategy in this instance and should never ever happen again. i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who spoke out in defense of our military families. i want to thank senator reid, the chair of the armed services committee. senator klobuchar the chair of the rules committee and i really want to thank senators ernst and sullivan for their courage and helping break in the logjam after so, so many months. for all of those who played a part and bringing this impasse to an end, thank you. thank you. it took patients, took resolve but we have merged on the right side of where should be. i yelled the fuller. >> four pre-christmas present park center from from rhode island. >> mr. presidentth i am rejoicig in the orders senator schumer red. the first thing i would like to do is a

yesterday the senate passed the motion by unanimous consent including senator tuberville, by the way. the bill will pass the house and likely have to wait until the new year. this comes after the alabama senator dropped the bulk of his blockade on more than 400 military promotions last week. however, tuberville is still blocking the quick confirmation of 11 nominees for four-star positions because of the pentagon policy over abortion. >>> israeli forces continue to bomb southern and northern parts of gaza. the biden administration is now urging israel to end its large scale ground campaign. the whouls says it wants israel to transition to, quote lower intensity operations in gaza. they believe this could actually save more civilian lives. national security advisor jake sullivan relayed that message yesterday suggesting they adopt more surgical tactics like sending commanders and kill hamas and rescue hostages ales well. that's according to "the new york times." officials saying the white house wants to see that change around 3 weeks or soon thereafter. but israel seems determined to p

no one including tuberville objected.0 promotions during the ten month hold over the policy. that policy still remains unchanged. former president donald trump continues to u.s. anti-immigrant rhetoric which resembles the words of adolph hitler. surrounded by christmas trees last night the 2024 republican front-runner defended and repeated his comments that immigrants were, quote, destroying the blood of our country. that the echoing of 20th century authoritarians was not the end of it. >> we have no idea who any of them are. they come from africa. they come from asia. they come from south america. and it's true they're destroying the blood of our country. that's what they're doing. they're destroying our country. they don't like it when i said that. and i never read "and they said hitler said that in a much different way. they could be healthy, they could be very unhealthy. they could bring in disease but they do bring in crime. but they have them coming from all over the world. and they're destroying the blood of our co

host: senator tuberville from earlier this month.ou may consider his actions, it tops story for you, you may want to throw others in the mix. if you want to share your thoughts, republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. you can text us at 202-748-8003. cincinnati, ohio. democrats line. robert is first. good morning. caller: good morning. i think senator tuberville when he made the statement about the military is not an equal employment organization, it was very racial. joe brown was tried to get chief of staff, it seemed like his comment was on a very racial level. host: richard in missouri. democrats line. caller: i would like us is in thing senator and congressman. they both tried to overthrow the government in office with amendment 14. amendment 14 and article three is no good. the second amendment is no good either. let's through the whole thing out and start over. he should throw it out -- host: as far as the top story this year in congress, what would you say it is? caller:. do-nothing cong