michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you so much. please, everybody, have a seat, have a seat. have a seat and welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. [laughter] president obama: president kennedy once said, "there is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts." i believe he was right. our achievements as a country and as a culture go hand-in-hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago -- you won't be able to tell. [laughter] president obama: but when we look back on the last century, for all the challenges we faced, what we see is a time of extraordinary progress. we won one world war, and then another. we endured one depression, and prevented another. and through it all, we created new medicines and technologies that changed the world for the better. we welcomed new generations of striving immigrants that made our country stronger. we worked together, and marched together, to open up new doors of opportun

obama. mrs. obama: merry christmas, everyone. here at the white house we spent the past month helping everyone get into the holiday spirit. our theme this year is a timeless tradition and decorations in each room reflect some of our country's most cherished past times from saluting our troops and their families to helping children dream big dreams for their future. we have invited thousands of families here to the white house to enjoy the festivities because there is no holiday tradition more timeless than opening our doors to others. president obama: today like millions of americans and christians around the world, our family celebrates the birth of jesus and the values he lived in his own life, treating one another with love and compassion, caring for those on society's margins, the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted, the stranger in need of shelter or simply an act of kindness. that's the spirit that binds us together, not just as christians, but as americans of all faiths. it's what the holidays are about, comin

obama, sasha and malia. happy holidays. ♪ president obama hello, everybody. happy holiday. you know my crew. happy holidays to reese and everyone here tonight. and everyone watching at home. let's begin the process of lighting the tree. we have a countdown. we will start at five. 1.4, 3, 2, reese: merry christmas. president obama: merry christmas, everybody. ♪ reese: i am joined by good friend of mine and a very special guest. she is a show business legend. the one and only miss piggy, everybody. miss piggy: thank you. reese: how are you? i'm fine, but i'm worried the cold weather will be too much for a hollywood girl like you. i thought i would do you a favor and host the rest of the show. reese: i don't think that is necessary. miss piggy: you have an academy award. give me something. reese: we will talk about that later. miss piggy: you bet we well. a christmas go to story. thes a tradition to read night before christmas. miss piggy: what fun. reese: and we are honored to be joined by the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. [applause] [applause] ♪ first

[baby makes noises] president obama: yes. [laughter] president obama: it includes your grandpa. [laughter] president obama: about 80 years ago, the ship carrying a young girl named rosa dolores alverio -- [applause] president obama: -- from puerto rico -- [applause] president obama: -- came into new york city, steamed by the statue of liberty. "oh my goodness," she thought, "a lady runs this country!" [laughter and applause] president obama: she wasn't yet known by the stage name of rita moreno, but even then, she knew she wanted to be a star. at age nine, she debuted as a dancer. at 13, she set foot in a broadway theatre for the first time in her life - as a member of the cast. at 30, she became the first latina to win an academy award for her unforgettable performance as "anita" in "west side story." [baby makes noises] president obama: yes, it was good, wasn't it? [laughter] president obama: after more than seven decades on stage and screen, rita's one of just a handful of artists to win an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. she's got an "egot." [applause] president obama:

and president obama signed it into law. part of the feeting our enemies is understanding who they are. and that means not going down the misguided foreign policy of barack obama and hillary clinton and unfortunately too many republicans in this town. in 2009, hillary clinton and barack obama led the effort to topple the government in libya. the consequence of that, libya has been handed over to radical islamic terrorists fighting in a war zone. short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. putting istiss or al qaeda

come on, you must understand that obama's failure that obama's[kém failures are driving trump's success. last word. >> i think trump is driving trump's success because he is trying to get attention and he is taking more and more extreme positions to get that attention. >> all right. doctor, always a pleasure debating with you. next on the rundown dana perino on the upcoming republican debate and president president obama's troubles with terrorism. then later watters with some very wealthy people buying strange stuff. also goldberg on my interview with donald trump and the factor is coming right back. ; constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief if you're taking multiple medications does your mouth often feel dry? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene available as an oral rinse toothpaste, spray or

obama did say about what congress needs to do. let's listen. >> if congress believes, as i do, that we are at war with isil, it should go ahead and vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists. for over a year, i have ordered our military to take thousands of air strikes against isil targets. i think it's time for congress to vote to demonstrate that the american people are united and committed to this fight. >> so how will congress likely respond to that? >> what president obama is doing here is he's spreading the responsibility and, there ever, sharing the blame. there have been long been calls from both parties in congress for an authorization and the use of military forcelevel. what about mr. obama call. he's given it a slightly new twist. he's calling for a ban on gun sales to people who have been deemed without adjudication. that seems to be the lowest common denominator. even so, congress is not likely to pass legislation to achieve that. so we can put this in things the president thinks wi

that's a failing across the board with obama. lou: chilling, as he put it, he's going to leave it all on the field. that does not bode well given his immense appetite for unilateral action? >> i think we're going to see the risk of enormous concessions that will be difficult to get back. i've been worried he's not only going to empty the prison at guantanamo bay, he's going to give the base back to cuba. that he might extend full diplomatic ammunition to tehran. lou: you mean the commutation of 100 drug offenders? >> along those lines. more of that exactly. lou: great to have you here, ambassador john bolton. vote in our poll tonight if you will, are you aware of any obama policy that has, as a matter of fact, primarily benefitted american citizens. we're just wondering if there is one we missed. cast your vote at loudobbs.com. >>> follow me -- links to everything found at loudobbs.com. >>> a frightening incident during last night's cavaliers-thunder game as we suggested to you. lebron james scrambling for a loose ball in the fou

this evening president obama is going to talk. i wonder whether you are nervous about what he might say, what you hope he might say. >> nervous, i wouldn't characterise it as nervous. the hope is to address the overall issue of public violence, and why we are struggling as a country that has a lot of violence that seems to occur on a daily basis, and hopefully it will not be politicized because the act was perpetrated by a muslim. even if it happens to be terrorism related, and we can't ignore that we have a public violence problem. >> what are your thoughts about what you hope from the president. >> i would agree with what the imam said. it may be - i believe that's the best thing to say, you know. >> but you guys have decided to come out and speak to media. some of the muslim american friends opted to withdraw. they feel fear. why did you decide to take the strategy to come out? >> i'm an imam, i'm not an individual joe muslim, i'm a representative of the community, and i have a responsibility and i'm answerable to the community

he criticizes president obama's foreign-policy and strategy to counter isis. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> it's my honor to introduce senator cruz and senator cruz did say he'd be available to take some questions at the end of his remarks so what we will do is when he's finished he will come back up if you have a rate rate -- question measure hand and i will recognize you and do me a favor and wait for the microphones everyone can have hear you and state your name and affiliation. it would be awesome. senator ted cruz in the great state of texas serves on the committee of commerce science transportation armed services judiciary joint economic committee and the committee on rules before he was elected united states senator received national acclaim as the solicitor general of texas the state's chief law enforcement officer. he served under general greg abbott in the youngest solicitor general and the longest-serving in texas in on the first hispanic solicitor general of texas. he spent five years as a partner in the nation's largest law firm where he

the more john kerry and obama become. it's weird. >> and, bruce, then we just got word that back in 2013 a couple years ago the iranians were hacking a new york dam. they're up to a lot of funny business that is no good for us. >> well, i know they're definitely some concerns here. but what it comes down to me is this is an area of economic sanctions. and economic sanctions don't work. we have cuba's as evidence of that. and so i would say that, you know, if it comes down to economic sanctions and you want to be able to do business and encourage business around the world as john said. >> do we really want to help out a government that wants us dead? >> you spelled it out right there? for the iranians to complain about this is stallin' trying to sue starbucks because the coffee is too hot. let's get the reperspective here. all kinds of terrorism throughout the middle east. the progressives have such great faith in the u.n. the iranians are constantly flouting the u.n. liberals don't seem to be upset about. this i just don'

obama's door looking for help, as he was president putin. this is a bizarre time, with people trying to fight radical islamist terrorists in syria and iraq, they are bombing the hell out of them, that leaves out about 98% of the terrorists, who are not exposed to the attacks, this is a peculiar response. >> like all he has done on the islamic state since started he has done minimum to keep the wolf away from the door, the wolf is public opinion, i think he has continued to do the least in hopes he would just kick the can down the road, it would be someone else's problem, but you think about his idea that the greatest threat, we have with us an enemy, that has the will to destroy us. all it lacks it the means. if it were to gets it hands on a nuclear weapon, this is an extraordinary even that or president is not treating this as the existential threat it is. >> i don't think we need any greater example of how terrifying that can be. look at response of france, something that happened immediately with force, with success. >> but i remember ove

bush and barack obama. i think if you read her book, you will find it's a compilation of a lot of years of observation, and a lot of them observations of american presidency. she's learned a lot, that's for sure. i think from my point, the most important is about what she does with her recordings. she's one of the first african-american journalists and she has been intent on remaining that form. they are too often marginalized and over the years she literally has become herself a news outlet and resource for millions of americans who might otherwise be left in the dark about how events in the news are affecting and shaping their own lives, their families and community. she should really be given a public service award. [applause]. it should be recognized at a far higher level than it is. thank you so much for being the driving for something to all of you for coming here. we are delighted to have you. >> i tell you what, i'm floored. any author who tries to get to this great place called politics and prose.

obama or president obama has insisted this would look like 1979 soviet union afghanistan and fail, because you cannot win from the skies in syria, but what he's hoping for now is that putin does not act like a bear in the china shop and this he will wake up rather sooner than later to say ok, assad cannot be a part of the future in syria, so let's ask russia to work for a deal in sienna to move forward. what is he basing that on? on the moral practical and political argument. morally, president assad is responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands. morally, he cannot continue to govern syria. politically, there is a roadmap now for a political transition with a regime in syria coming together but without president assad. >> coming now to isil, the so-called coalition against isil, the airstrikes, we're seeing people now join this coalition, germany's helping france out, the brits are going to vote tomorrow and likely to extend their airstrikes to syria as well now. the russians are also conducting airstrikes against isil in syria. the question though is is it working. is isil losing

lou: a guy like obama. by that -- come on. >> yes, you looked at southern states, he lost 11 of the 16 and 12 of the 16. lou: that has been a solid bloc under. >> correct. i think it is a republican bloc. lou: now you're saying the republican party is racist? >> let's talk about the fact the republican party is overwhelmingly white at this juncture. no question about that. lou: tell me how you can change that. >> i can tell you. reach out to people in minority communities and talk about education, charter schools, doing things to stop crime. lou: charter schools are driven by the republican party, and the matter of fact is it is driven by the republican party. you and i both know there is a different foundation for that 95% vote for the democratic party, and it emerges from the reconstruction -- reconstruction? from the jim crow era, right? >> i think it's more along the fdr and new deal and the promise that came with that for african-americans. lou: you're talking about redistribution. [ laughter ] >> my g

barack obama. [applause] ♪ president obama: merry christmas, everybody. [applause] president obama: thank you betty for that introduction, for your extraordinary service as one of our park rangers, and for all of your and your great-grandmother's contributions to this country. please give betty a round of applause. [applause] president obama: i want tips from betty on how i can look that good at 94. [laughter] i also want to thank her boss, jonathan jarvis, and everybody from the national park service and the national park foundation for everything they do to protect and care for america's great outdoors. and for helping us find our park this year and every year. and thank you reese witherspoon. [applause] president obama: and each of tonight's outstanding performers. this is of course the most wonderful time of the year. we would be remiss not to take a moment to remember our fellow americans whose hearts are heavy tonight, who grieve for loved ones, especially in san bernardino, california. their loss is our loss too, for we are all one american family.

hillary clinton and barack obama. president obama and hillary clinton. barack obama or hillary clinton. what i the you is all nine of the people would make an infinitely better commander in chief than barack obama or hillary clinton. >> that's like one name now. they have a plan to tie these two together and drown them. >> i ran for the senate in 2012. that was the republican plan against me to brand me as a barack obama supporter. every negative ad they ran, 50% of the people like me better. that whole line of attack last night is blame america first attitude. things are going wrong in the middle east. it's got to barack obama and hillary clinton's fault. it's not the fault of radical jihadism. it's not the fault of bad governments in the middle east. it's got to be america's fault and president obama's fault. i don't think the americans want to blame america first and that's the way all these guys are running and i don't think that's going to be appealing to the american public. >> to become a partner of the president's, but is it harder for her to tal

(sot/ president obama) "i'm anticipating a democrat succeeding me. i'm confident of the wisdom of the american people on that front." (on cam) s/ kelly o'donnell/ nbc news/ "the president headed back to washington right after that news conference where he also said intelligence needs to improve to better identify isis targets. taking a shot at washington, the president said that too often american leadership is defined by sending in troops and not enough given to the idea the u.s. can build international support. i'm kelly o'donnell in paris, back to you." >> governor terry branstad says there is no reason to delay plans to shift iowa's medicaid operation to private management, even though a judge has recommended the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program. governor terry branstad says the state always planned to have between two and four companies running the program. he says if the state can take the judge's recommendati on, and continue with three private firms. gov. terry bransnsd/r-iowa "those of us that are

obama, sasha and malia, happy holidays. ♪ [oh, christmas tree] president obama: hello everybody. you know my crew, malia, sasha, michelle, grandma. [laughter] president obama: happy holidays to reese and everyone here tonight, and everybody watching at home. let's begin the process of lighting the tree. we have a countdown. we will start at five. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- reese: merry christmas. [applause] ♪ [joy to the world] president obama: merry christmas, everybody. reese: i am joined by a very good friend of mine and a very special guest. she is a show business legend in her own right, the one and only miss piggy. [applause] reese: hi, how are you? miss piggy: i am fabulous, but i am worried that the cold weather could be a little too much for a hollywood girl like you. reese: well, it is a little brisk. miss piggy: i thought i would do you a favor and host the rest of the show. reese: i do not think that is necessary. miss piggy: you have an academy award, give me something. [laughter] reese: we will talk about this later. miss piggy: you bet we will. reese: it is time for a chri

michelle obama doesn't do that. she walks and she has a confidence, physical confidence, mental abilities, just herself confidence as a person is sort of an inspiration. >> may i add briefly onto that, it's so easy and so when we all have public figures the facts of their story and we know, you know, and how often we forget those things. what michelle obama has perhaps the greatest degree of executive experience before coming to the white house since lady byrdonson, and when -- byrd johnson, one of the things people are willing, look at the clinton, willing to give up privacy is viewing the opportunity to really make a permanent change in, perhaps t way the american people think or perceive something and we really are talking about some profound things here. lady byrd johnson profoundly helped change the way americans think about their visual environment as well as the safety of it, and has essentially been forgotten but she was part of that. she gave velocity to that movement as michelle obama of what we eat. in 50

that was the reference of obama. but this cannot work -- i mean, unless the regime feels it is really going to lose if it doesn't go for a copper mice. amy: so what is kerry doing right now in russia as it meets with bashar al-assad's ally? exactlyi mean, that is the point. russia and iran have been backing the regime much, much powerfully than whatever anyone -- the united states or the gulf countries or anything -- have been backing the opposition. the imbalance of forces is quite obvious. in russia regards syria as a main threat -- strategic ally. you have russian military bases there. through this posture, russia is also sending a message to all dictators that you can rely on us defending you much better than the united states. look how the united states abandon mubarak and how well we're doing with assad, backing him fully. that explains the great friendship between vladimir , the new dictator in egypt. that is the basis of it. it is reaping fruit. you have countries like egypt who are regarded as u.s. clients a

obama may be delusional. simple truth is the president does not want to fight and does not want to bring the fight to the savages. >> drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in iraq or what groups like isil want. they know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. isil fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in iraq. they also know if we occupy foreign lands they can maintain insurgencies for years. >> no serious analyst wants to occupy muslim countries. that's not a smart strategy but quick strikes on the ground and safe zones can be established. mr. obama should be sophisticated enough to know that. here is the real deal. the u.s.a. is losing the terror war because the president of the united states will not fight it effectively. once the seals killed bin laden, mr. obama packed it in with the exception of an occasional drone strike. don't believe we are losing? consider this. we need security at airports that cost billions of dollars and adds hours to everybody's travel. all large publi

that is what republican leadership did they funded barack obama's agenda. why we are seeing so much enthusiasm in the campaign. people understand republican leadership in congress will not turn this economy around. the only way to turn the economy around is with a strong principled conservative in the white house. that is why so many people are unifying, so many conservatives and washington unifying the campaign. >> americans -- to win a the only way general election is bring back to the polls the millions of conservatives who stayed home in 2008 and 2012, millions of evangelical christians stayed home. millions of reagan democrats stayed home. , we need to be the party of hard-working blue-collar workers, hard-working men and women who want to believe again in the promise of america we need to run against a bipartisan corruption of washington dc that hillary clinton and bodies. that is how we win. if you look at our base, the base consists of the reagan democrats, the working men and women. it is the ohio's eel workers and the michigan auto workers. the el

obama does not get it. obama is a nice guy. he's trying to do good, but he just does not understand. so now begins the gop obama educational project. that is to say, we then now perceived to lecture obama on the way the world really is. hey obama, we need to inform you that putin used to be a kgb officer. hey obama, we need to tell you that if they say they want to build a bomb, they probably do. hey obama, if you have tax rates that may not be a very good thing for the commonly, and on and on. we we have been doing this for seven years. evidently, obama is a a super slow learner. [laughter] he never gets it. he doesn't even seem interested in this great educational project that we have going. now, after a wild and intelligent person begins to think that maybe he is not about this at all. maybe, something else is going on and we should pay attention to what that might be. now, look at american politics a little differently, i want you to imagine a guy who has been working hard for a living putting up numbers for cleaning office

the obstruction appears reserved for president obama. while president bush transferred 532 prisoners out of guantanamo and faced no political opposition, obama has only been able to transfer 131 during his two terms. obama has said he'll push congress on closure during his final year in the white house. but reuters notes that with the added obstacles from the pentagon, it is increasingly doubtful that obama will be able to fulfill his pledge. for more we are joined by two guests. charles levinson is a reuters correspondent who co-wrote this special report on pentagon obstruction. and omar farah is an attorney with the center for constitutional rights. he represents tariq ba odah, the yemeni prisoner who remains locked up at guantanamo because of the pentagon's interference. we're going to go to charles levinson and read oh, nevada. can you talk about the scope about what you discovered? i mean, this is president obama's pentagon. >> right. basically, there is sort of a deep institutional resistance in the military, and the pentagon again

. >> yeah, president obama is talking about closing it. i get a better suggestion. let's make it bigger and make it a lot larger and adding people that want to leave the country and fight over seas for isis. no, you get on the plane at the airport, guess what you're going to land? in cuba. >> that's not what i ask, but i guess that shows another level here. >> what did you ask again? >> well, it was a mistake and he is making it the hilton hotel. >> i think that he said yes. >> three meals a day and beautiful weather. >> i would say this, there's a political reason behind president obama looking to close it. there was no logical brief. >> you have to be fair. president bush was released. >> yeah, the noition of closing it and president obama has been nice and been nicer to the world to the eastern countries than to other presence before. they want a lot of these. >> nobody else vows to them. >> yeah, anybody else did. >> by the way neil, they want to kill us. it's not working. >> okay. >> closing this or moving the detd them to u.s. soil is not going to happen becau

obama: we are going to defeat isis. marie: the president saying his policies have installed the growth of isis. pres. obama: if we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will hit them harder than ever, taking out their leaders and forces. marie: after the deadly attack in san bernardino, mr. obama says he has adjusted 30 procedures based on what agents learned. -- adjusted security procedures based on what agents learned. pres. obama: we are making sure there is no slip between information sharing among agencies. marie: the president said he won't fade away and plans to end his term pushing his long-standing goals. pres. obama: in 2016 i'm going to leave it out on the field. marie: from washington, the president and first family traveled to san bernardino, stopped to talk to the families of those victims. obama pardoned and commuted the sentences of 95 federal prisoners, most of them drug offenders given long mandatory minimum sentences. jim: thank you. also in that funding bill, help for first responders that spent mon

the parallels between barack obama and jimmy carter are uncanny. the same failed economic policies, the same misery, stagnation and malaise, the same feckless and naive foreign policy, in fact the exact same countries, russia, and iran. openly laughing at and mocking the president of the united states. i believe this next election, 2016, is going to be an election like 19 80. we're going to win by painting in bolt colors and not pale pastels. the manifest failures of the carter administration set the stage for the reagan revolution, which came from millions of americans across this country. it was a grassroots movement. it didn't come from washington. washington despised reagan. it came from the american people and it transformed this country and the word of optimism i will give you is the same thing is happening all over this country. people are waking up incredibly, when it comes to foreign policy, the difference a strong president can make is underscored by the simple fact that this very same nation, the nation of iran, released our hostages the

that's what obama is saying. he is saying let's be calm but to approach this in a technical, logical way and let's secure america and fight isis where they are inner is is i can't and iraq. he has key graded isis some and as places they control of. >> should we worry as james comey points out 900 investigations in all 50 states in it just feels like, you you know, it's a matter of time. that's what the american people hear. >> we should be concerned and 75 attempted islamist terror plots in the united states since 9/11. and we needs to be aware of the fact that we are engaged in a global war against emergency. president obama is under estimating the scale of the threat. is he not projecting any kind of leadership. president obama is no winston churchill and no ronald reagan or margaret thatcher and no even jimmy carter. this is a president who is in denial. he is living in a sort of delusional, fantasy land i think with regard to his overviews in the face of the islamist threat. we need strong bold robust leaders

. >>> then president obama fences off criticism he's not doing enough to defeat isis and protect the homeland. >> as we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit isil harder than ever. >> congressman adam schiff, a top democrat who's been critical of the strategy, weighs in. >>> plus two rips jockeying to become the donald trump alternative battle over immigration. >> ted, you support legalizing people who are in this countrily illegally. >> it's not accurate what he just said. in fact i led the fight against his bill. >> all right know. >>> hello, again, from fox news >>> the democrats hell their final -- we'll get reaction from carly fiorina, who is a clinton critic, but first ed henry has the debate highlights from manchester, new hampshire. ed? >> well, chris, it's unlikely very many people were watching, in a move that critics say coddles hillary clinton, the front-runner, a debate was held late on saturday night, this time before christmas. so when clinton said it's simply because of glitches she's unlikely to take the heat, on the key issue, that clip you pla

obama: yeah let's try it out. mmm that's tasty. ((denise valdez)) the show was filmed in september on the president's trip to alaska. his goal was to highlight the effects of climate change. /// ((paul joncich)) > fighting back against the rhetoric... the rhetoric... while more and more muslims are becoming the victims of hate crimes. ((denise valdez)) how islamic communities are working to spread a message of peace... as many are becoming targets ((denise valdez)) > a research group finds that hate crimes against muslim americans have tripled since the most recent terrorist attacks. and that has added to the fear and anxiety within muslim communities across the country. ((paul joncich)) in minneapolis, people of all faiths gathered this week to talk about this.. but as jamie yuccas reports, even their message of peace brought new threats. 100 people of all faiths packed one of the oldest mosques in minneapolis this week to try to address the backlash against muslims here. following the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, m

president obama doesn't seem to think so. >> that's not true. he even admit thaed didn't realize the american populous was concerned as he they are now. >> he didn't realize how out of touch are you to not realize that americans are scared? >> did he admit as jessica points out or did he make fun of the fact that he said i should be watching more cable news because they really didn't tap into the americans' anxiety over the isis. >> he seems to minimize it. only government can keep us safe. we're scared. people are scared. tv viewers can't drop bombs or plan attacks. that's what the kmanter in chief's job s that's why he is a civilian. he is supposed to reflect the civilian perspective and fears. you know what? despite this grand strategy we keep hearing about that no one seems to be able to explain, they're scared because the strategy is not working. >> everybody can tell you what the strat j is. i told you week after week what the strategy s you don't want to listen. >> and how is it working? >> what do you mean how it is working? what has you

and president obama signed it into law. [applause] senator cruz: part of the feeting our enemies is understanding who they are. and that means not going down the misguided foreign policy of barack obama and hillary clinton and, unfortunately, too many republicans in this town. in 2009, hillary clinton and barack obama led the effort to topple the government in libya. the consequence of that, libya has been handed over to radical islamic terrorists fighting in a war zone. shortly thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood, a terrorist organization, became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. pu

what about president obama and counting 57 states. >> or president obama saying something so bold as he was in the special olympics, do you remember that? lou: the national media has unfortunately a selective zest for attacking stupid statements and incorrect and inaccurate statements. if everybody is judged the same way, tally hoe. >> i don't disagree with you, i'm not sure that exonerates what trump said. lou: whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, jamie, come on. i didn't say specifically. but the statement is inaccurate. all that you said was true. this is not me saying exonerate anyone, i'm saying treat everyone exactly the damn statement. >> my only point, lou, even despite the controversies and the media going after him and pointing them out incessantly, it hasn't harmed trump at all, he's gained popularity. lou: amy, when will it dawn on the national media, left, right, liberal, whomever, not what he's saying, what he's doing, the way in which he's galvanizing the attention of the american public. >> right. lou: and what the other folks running are not doing. this is a seminal moment

obama pamphlets. three minutes within meeting someone, they are wanting to give you that, also weird. >>> also, penn rose hospital was placed on lockdown for security concerns. this is where many wounded in the shooting have been treated. >> we have learnt that the funeral services for the officer killed here, will be held this friday at the new life community church, a large church in colorado springs. >> jim huli reporting from colorado springs >>> now to paris where president obama and other leaders have a tough task in front of them. they are trying to reach an agreement on climate change. it remains to be seen if they'll make a deal. >> for president obama, it's a short trip to paris, but with an ambitious agenda. despite the best efforts to find a consensus, it may not be enough to halt the rise in global temperatures. >> the first announce: a trip to a stage that saw the wars of the carnage two weeks ago, where president obama paid his respects. >> later, addressing an unprecedented gathering o

administration and said he has never spoken to barack obama. weren't you just flat wrong about that? >> i was wrong about keene. i was certainly right about the fact that he's part of the warrior class. i was naming the five warriors of our generation who have experience, four out of five i would argue were retired early out of the obama administration because they said things the obama administration didn't particularly want to hear, but all five of these generals have real experience. all five of them have been highly critical of both mrs. clinton and barack obama, and all five of them have said we are not doing what is necessary to lead and to defeat isis. >>> one of the other points you made in the debate, as president, you would work more closely with the tech world, as you say you did as the head of hewlett-packard after 9/11. here's what you said in the debate. >> the private sector will help, just as i helped after 9/11, but they must be engaged and they must be asked. i will ask them. i know them. >> in that case, after 9/11, you were

obama, president obama, then-senator obama said, hey, when stuff gets tough, some white folk get guns, are bitter, you turn no their religion, and he got beat down. and he knew then never again to speak ill of white brothers and sisters in america. why? because people are chagrined when even a so-called ostensibly biracial, half-white man makes a comment about white america. that lets us know, no, you are still perceived as a black man. on the flip side, what president obama has done relentlessly is to chide and deliver tirades against african-american people in ways that have been called out by a number of figures. as unfortunate. so his genius that professor butler talks about, let's not underestimate that. this man has existed in the midst of white supremacy, the belief that some groups are inferior and others are superior. assertions about the legitimacy or lack thereof of black people, it's an institutional mechanism that is self-perpetuating. in light of that, when we look at what white supremacy has attempted to do, or it attempted to unburt obama, to retroactively abort him. t

president obama led a talk with turkey's president erdogan. that talk very important because of what happened a few days ago when turkey shot down that russian fighter jet. the russian president putin refused to meet with erdogan. obama did this morning basically reminding everyone that turkey is a nato ally and the u.s. supports turkey's sovereignty. erdogan said he wants to use diplomatic language and wants to avoid tensions. we don't want to get hurt, he said, to members of the press at the end of the that meeting. all sorts of bilateral talks here. the main issue here is the climate change conference. the leaders all yesterday spent the day expressing good intentions. everybody was on the same page saying it is important to take action. take action now. the devil is in the details. there is a 50-page document that has to be gone through and reduced to a manageable size with a lot of clauses and things that have been added and exceptions that need to be rearranged so the leaders can sign on to something that everyone can commit to. it is a

you hear one or two guys scream as loud as they can, obama is a muslim or obama is a isis or obama was born in kenya. the anger towards the president is being funneled through this crowd. not funneled, allowed to release itself with the people who come here. they are allowed to say they don't like the president. not only do they not like him, but they hate him. the anger in the rooms here can sometimes be overwhelming. especially when he talking about hillary clinton and talks about president obama. >> we saw some of the fiercest anti-trump attacks yet from jeb bush this weekend. let's watch that cross fire. >>. >> one other thing i've got to get off my chest. donald trump is a jerk. you can't, you cannot insult your way to the presidency. you can't disparage women, hispanics, disabled people. who is he kidding? a guy like that should not be the front running candidate of our great party. that is not how we win. i feel better now. >> would he feel better if he drank that water? it's so langerous. it's not working. that audience was dutiful in its clapping. >> he is right. >> no more na

she faces a problem that barack obama did so brilliantly well, can she match that? when she's running around saying we're doing fine against isis, i'm not sure that helps her. >>> up next, we'll talk with congressman adam schiff, the top democrat about the latest developing in san bernardino, including the arrest of the attacker's neighbor, who now faces terror charges. those new glasses? they are. do i look smarter? yeah, a little. you're making money now, are you investing? well, i've been doing some research. let me introduce you to our broker. how much does he charge? i don't know. okay. uh, do you get your fees back if you're not happy? (dad laughs) wow, you're laughing. that's not the way the world works. well, the world's changing. are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management, >>> well, there's no snow, but it's still beginning to look a lot like christmas tess white house, with 56 snowmen outside, each representing a u.s. state or territory. president obama has been busy these last two weeks defending his strategy t

. >> then, president obama fends off criticism. he is not doing enough to defeat isis and protect the homeland. >> as we keep up the pressure our air campaign will continue to hit isil harder than ever. >> a top democrat ways in credit calf the president's strategy. our two republicans joe bidening to be the donald trump alternative battle over immigration. >> you support supporting those who are here legal legal? >> i led the fight against his legalization bill. >> we ask our sunday group about the race going into the holidays. all new. on "fox news sunday." >> hello from fox news in washington the democrats held final debate of the year last night and well get reaction from republican presidential candidate carly fiorina a clinton critic in a moment. but first, we will bring in ed henry with the highlights from manchester, new hampshire. >> ed? >>> yes, it is up likely very many people were watching because if a move that coddles hillary clinton, the democratic front respecter schedule add big d debate late on a saturday night th

jorge: el presidente barack obama tratÓ de calmar los crecientes temores terrorista de la poblaciÓn, no hay informacion creÍble que pueda ocurrir otro atentado, que el pueblo estadounidense no debe ceder ante el miedo. lourdes: presidente barack obama dice que no hay informaciÓn especÍfica ocre ible de una amenaza terrorista contra estados unidos, buscan calmar los temores de los estados unidos /*- estadounidense que planean viajar en las fiestas navideÑas y aÑo nuevo. despuÉs de los ataques terrorista en parÍs y en san bernardino, muchos estÁn ansioso y se entiende y es normal, luchan contra la amenaza. asÍ y todo admitiÓ. (hablando en inglÉs) estamos en una nueva fase del terrorismo que incluye agente sola y pequeÑos grupos de terroristas y es mucho mÁs difiere detectar o prevenir sus ataques, 22% del pueblo confÍa que el gobierno pueda evitar un ataque terrorista de gente que actÚa por su cuenta, 77% mÁs de tres cuartas partes lo duda. >> ahora mismo, no estamos seguros que podemos tener un atentado terrorista en todas parte de los estados unidos. lourdes: el presi

it now goes to president obama. meanwhile, the majority of americans view race relations as being worse than at any other point in the last 20 years. the percentage of latinos who view race relations as bad or has jumped 16 point. s. jared fogle has been moved to a prison in colorado. he had been held in oklahoma city. he is undergoing psychological treatment. there has been a ban on tanning beds unde for those under 18 yes old. those using it must also sign a consent form talking about the danger of skin cancer. president obama is getting rid of the news conference. i will go to john heilemann and mark halperin. they will cover from here. .ark: thank you we expect president obama any time now. year a his annual conference. we do expect a huge focus to be on terrorism. john: they go for a long time, they cover a lot of ground. terrorism is front and center since san bernardino. it has to be a focus today. the president is done for this event, he goes west for the annual family vacation in hawaii. bernardino,o san ca