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00:01A Fox News alert. Critical talks with Iran happening right now in Geneva while we learn there is new evidence
00:07that the Islamic Republic is building a nuclear weapon and the Trump administration is making it clear what their goal
00:13for these talks is.
00:16Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance is off to Wisconsin today selling the White House's affordability agenda, including a few
00:23brand new plans just announced by President Trump.
00:26And a hero's welcome for Olympic star Jack Hughes returning to a raucous crowd in New Jersey.
00:47You're watching Fox and Friends first here on a Thursday morning. That was cool on top.
00:52That was really cool. I was there. We're going to talk all about it. I'm so excited. I'm Carly Shimkus.
00:57But we do begin with those Iran nuclear talks happening right now with Lucas Tomlinson, who joins us live from
01:02Washington with the very latest. Hi, Lucas.
01:05Well, good early morning, Carly. Glad you made it in.
01:08Those indirect talks brokered by Amman's foreign minister set to resume any minute now in Geneva.
01:12It's not clear if the U.S. will actually engage Iran face to face. The notes are passed by intermediaries.
01:18Now, many see this as a last ditch effort to prevent a war between the United States and Iran.
01:24And Vice President J.D. Vance shared a recent assessment about their nuclear program yesterday.
01:29The principle is very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon if they try to rebuild the nuclear weapon.
01:34That's that causes problems for us. And in fact, we've seen evidence that they have tried to do exactly that.
01:40So the president sending those negotiators to try to address that problem.
01:43As the president has said repeatedly, he wants to address that problem diplomatically.
01:48But of course, the president has other options as well.
01:50Axios reporting White House Envoy Steve Witkoff told a private gathering on Tuesday that the Trump administration is demanding that
01:57Iran agree any future nuclear deal will remain in effect indefinitely.
02:01President Trump and other critics of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration seized on those sunset
02:08provisions as one of its main flaws.
02:10Now, new satellite photos indicate Iran trying to access the three nuclear sites bombed by American B-2 bombers in
02:17that guided missile submarine in June as part of Operation Midnight Hammer.
02:21Iran's foreign minister says his country is not ready to give up what he calls peaceful nuclear technology.
02:27And the Pentagon continues to bolster forces in the region.
02:30A squadron of fifth generation F-22 Raptors arrived at an Israeli air base for the first time yesterday.
02:37More Raptors landed in Britain yesterday from the first fighter wing based in Langley, Virginia.
02:41And evacuations are also underway. Officials say the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's fifth fleet in Bahrain has now
02:48been reduced to mission critical levels.
02:50Less than 100 people remain. We saw something similar before Operation Midnight Hammer, an indication strikes could be coming very
02:57soon.
02:57Carly Todd.
02:58All right. Lucas Thomason live for us in Washington. Lucas, thank you.
03:01Let's bring a national security and military analyst, Rebecca Grant.
03:04Dr. Grant, thank you so much for joining us.
03:06So these talks are taking place right now. And I think it's safe to say that optimism is low, that
03:10they will lead to any real and lasting change.
03:13At the same time, Steve Whitcoff is conducting them and he has a proven track record.
03:17So what are the chances that these negotiations lead to something significant?
03:23Well, first of all, the deployment of F-22s into Israel tells me this is very serious and perhaps very
03:32imminent.
03:32That said, Ambassador Whitcoff is probably the one person who could get this done.
03:38So I'm going to give him still a chance to get Iran to agree. I mean, Carly, it's a no
03:43brainer.
03:44Iran needs to give up that 972 pounds of enriched uranium and curtail their missile programs.
03:51That's the bottom line that President Trump has to hold out for.
03:54Yeah. And the president and the administration has made it clear that it's not just there's no end deadline to
04:00this.
04:00This has to be lasting change. But if these talks do fail, Dr. Grant, the U.S. and Israel could
04:08be looking to unseat this regime by force.
04:10That's not off the table. And you have a great op-ed for FoxNews.com that you wrote.
04:15It's titled Ayatollah's arsenal versus American firepower, Iran's top four threats and how we fight back.
04:23So how could Iran threaten us militarily if we do get to that phase? And what do we do to
04:31combat it?
04:33Well, Iran's number one threat is their ballistic missile arsenal and their foreign minister was boasting about it just a
04:40few months ago that it's more powerful than ever.
04:43So you can see why that needs to be curtailed.
04:46That's why we have seven U.S. Navy destroyers, Patriot systems and other forces deployed for force protection.
04:53And it's an arc that goes from the ships in the Eastern Med across the land bases where U.S.
04:59forces are and all the way over to the North Arabian Gulf.
05:02The U.S. Navy has been terrific in shooting down Iran's ballistic missiles using SM-3 and other weapons.
05:09This is a good force protection arc.
05:12Don't forget, F-35s off the carrier Lincoln bagged an Iranian drone.
05:17And there are many, many other land-based air assets in place.
05:20They're there to strike if needed.
05:22But their number one job, of course, as always, is force protection for our U.S. forces.
05:27And, of course, Iran also has those proxies.
05:28And the U.S. State Department just ordered non-emergency personnel to evacuate the embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
05:36So now we're talking about Hezbollah.
05:37Does that mean that Hezbollah could still be activated and considered a real threat,
05:42despite the fact that they were deeply diminished by Israel?
05:46Yes, Hezbollah has been deeply, deeply diminished, as you say.
05:50To me, the evacuation order is proactive.
05:53It means that, hey, if this gets big, we're not going to have time to come do an embassy evacuation.
06:00So let's get that down to minimal manning now.
06:03We see that at some other bases as well.
06:05And that's to reduce the footprint and increase force protection again.
06:10And don't forget, at our military bases, big Patriot missile and other force protection in place.
06:15And, you know, if we're talking about regime change, the question becomes, if that does happen, who replaces the current
06:23regime?
06:23I know that some people have tranted the former crown prince, Riza Pahlavi's name, in the streets.
06:31But he hasn't lived in Iran for decades.
06:33So what do you think about that, the power vacuum that this could cause?
06:38Right. And the polls say about 30% of Iranians like Pahlavi. Others want something else.
06:43The trouble, of course, is getting the IRGC and the Basij and the other elements of the Ayatollah's regime out
06:52of power.
06:52And it's very tough.
06:53And, you know, I know this is why President Trump's number one objective is still to make a deal.
06:57And, hey, don't forget, Iran doesn't need to enrich anything.
07:01They can buy nuclear power plant fuel on the open market from Canada and Kazakhstan like all the rest of
07:07the world does.
07:08So that regime is risking everything and risking the Iranian people.
07:13But, hey, you can't trust them after what they've done, killing 32,000 of their own.
07:18I think that regime is in a very, very fragile position.
07:21Well, these talks are going on right now.
07:23And all we can hope for is big news to come out of them.
07:25Dr. Grant, thank you so much for joining us.
07:30All right. The Trump administration is launching an investigation after Cuba's Coast Guard killed four people aboard a U.S.
07:37registered boat.
07:38Stephanie Bennett joins us now with the details.
07:40Stephanie.
07:41Todd and Carly, good morning.
07:42Yeah, the Cuba government says that when this boat entered their waters, a border guard approached them wanting to get
07:49more information.
07:50And that's when the shots were fired.
07:52Take a look at this map.
07:54It happened about a mile off of Cuba's north coast.
07:57Cuba's interior ministry said the 10 passengers were Cuban nationals living in the U.S.
08:02and some had a known history of criminal and violent activity.
08:06And they claim the group wanted to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes.
08:10One of the victims' family members spoke to the Associated Press and said he became obsessed with a quest for
08:15Cuba's freedom, wanting a change in the government.
08:18While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he's gathering more information.
08:23Suffice it to say, it is highly unusual to see shootouts in open sea like that.
08:28It's not something that happens every day.
08:30It's something, frankly, that hasn't happened with Cuba in a very long time.
08:36But we're going to find out.
08:37We're not going to base our conclusions on what they've told us.
08:40And I'm very, very confident that we will know the full story of what happened here and we will know
08:45it soon.
08:45And then, you know, we'll respond appropriately based on what that information tells us.
08:50And Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been briefed on the incident and his state's attorney general is investigating the matter.
08:57In a statement, James Uffmeyer said, quote,
09:00I've directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution to work with our federal, state and law enforcement partners to begin an
09:07investigation.
09:07The Cuban government cannot be trusted and we will do everything in our power to hold these communists accountable.
09:13Of course, the shooting threatens to worsen relations between Washington and Havana as Cuba is facing a fuel crisis.
09:21Carly, Todd, back to you.
09:22All right, Stephanie Bennett live for us in London.
09:24Stephanie, thank you.
09:25Take a look at this.
09:26Two vehicles sitting at a stoplight are swallowed by a sinkhole.
09:30Whoa, you don't see that every day.
09:32What a shocker there.
09:33We're going to tell you what officials say caused that collapse.
09:35Plus, Hillary under pressure.
09:38We'll tell you what we can expect to hear when Hillary Clinton sits for a deposition on her ties.
09:43To the Jeffrey Epstein kids.
09:47Authorities are now reportedly working to turn Nancy Guthrie's home back over to her family.
09:53Investigators were seen outside the property yesterday, allegedly spending hours doing final sweeps for any potential evidence.
10:00The D.A.'s office tells Fox News that federal prosecutors were also there to assist the FBI with the routine
10:06legal process.
10:07This comes right after Savannah Guthrie announced the family is increasing the reward to $1 million for information leading to
10:15her mother's recovery.
10:15Today marks day 26 of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, with police still yet to publicly identify a suspect in this case.
10:26Shocking new details in the case of Sean Higgins.
10:29The man accused of being drunk when he fatally struck beloved hockey star Johnny Goudreau and his brother Matthew.
10:34He's now asking to have the entire case against him thrown out.
10:38Defense attorney Richard Kleinberger informed Salem County Superior Court Judge Michael Silvano that it was plasma that was tested, not
10:47whole blood.
10:48That brings the actual blood alcohol content reading down to .075.
10:53The defense arguing he was below the legal limit when he hit the brothers.
10:57And that prosecutors telling the jury that his blood alcohol content was higher than .087 could have unfairly impacted their
11:06decision.
11:06Criminal defense attorney David Gelman joins me now.
11:09David, you live in this area, you practice in this area, you know the players pretty well.
11:13Is that a compelling argument by the defense that this judge that you know well is actually going to grant?
11:18Will he grant it?
11:20Look, you and I will probably win gold medals before the judge grants this motion.
11:24Really?
11:24Yeah.
11:25It's a Hail Mary.
11:26It's a very good argument.
11:27But at the end of the day, I don't think it's going to hold much merit.
11:31See, in New Jersey and in pretty much any other state, judges really are going to be very skeptical about
11:37dismissing cases because they have to hold everything in a light.
11:40So they look at what the prosecutor did in the grand jury.
11:43Did the prosecutor lie to the grand jury?
11:45No.
11:46Did they mislead them?
11:47No.
11:47Did they forget to talk about different things?
11:49No.
11:49So those are the three things that the judge is going to look at.
11:52This prosecutor in this situation did none of those things.
11:55So I do not see Judge Silvano, who is a very, very good judge and a fair judge.
12:00I know him personally because I've appeared in front of him multiple times.
12:03I don't see him dismissing this case from that.
12:05It's also, this is the defense expert's blood alcohol content.
12:09This stage of proceedings is not the point in the proceedings where you have a battle of the experts.
12:14That's literally what a trial is for.
12:16That's exactly right.
12:17It's battle the experts.
12:18So the defense, they have their expert.
12:20The state, the prosecutor, they're going to have their expert.
12:23And at the end of the day, the jury, not the judge, not the prosecutor, not the defense attorneys,
12:28the jury is going to decide who is more credible.
12:30And that at the end of the day is going to be who, you know, who wins.
12:34So with that in mind, obviously the defense's entire argument is going to be, look, our client was drunk, but
12:41he wasn't legally drunk.
12:42And the brothers who were riding bikes were actually legally drunk.
12:47Who has the better argument there?
12:48Oh, the state all day.
12:49I mean, look, you're going to talk about Johnny Goudreau.
12:52You know, he could have been an Olympic gold medalist and they're talking about the families and everything that they've
12:57lost.
12:58And this happened.
12:58Remember the night before their sister's wedding, all these emotional impacts are going to be taking effect.
13:05And the jury is going to hear all that at the end of the day.
13:07Look, even though he wasn't legally drunk, allegedly, it doesn't matter because you're charged with reckless homicide.
13:14And that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be drunk.
13:17You are driving in a reckless manner.
13:19And that's what the jury is going to be hearing.
13:21This case pulls at the heartstrings.
13:24And that was sort of brought back into our public conscience over the weekend with the Olympic team winning the
13:29gold medal.
13:30Johnny Goudreau would have been a part of that team.
13:31He's a superstar, would have been on that team if he were not killed.
13:35So I think a lot of people watching at home are probably thinking the timing on all of this is
13:40very odd.
13:40So my question for you is, is this a normally scheduled hearing that just happened to be coincidentally a couple
13:46days after the Olympics?
13:47Or is there some odd play here by the defense that, quite frankly, I can't figure out?
13:51No, this was definitely a coincidence because there's no way this was scheduled two days after the gold medal games
13:57in the Olympics.
13:58So, again, I just don't think that this is something that anybody planned to have.
14:03It just so happened that it did happen on Tuesday.
14:05They had their experts.
14:07They had their reports.
14:07And this was a pre-scheduled conference.
14:10The next one's going to be in April when the judge is going to decide whether they're going to dismiss
14:14it or not.
14:14David Gelman, all eyes on this case.
14:17I would argue even more so following the positive events of this week.
14:22And because you could not have that moment and the emotional impact of that moment without that last scene.
14:27The picture on the ice.
14:29Johnny Goudreau's two kids and his jersey.
14:31It brought this case back into the public conscience.
14:34We're all watching.
14:35David Gelman, thank you for your time this morning.
14:37Thanks, Todd.
14:37Appreciate it.
14:38Now, let's go to Fox Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin with our Fox Weather Forecast.
14:42Hey, Britta.
14:43Good morning, Todd.
14:43Wow.
14:44For folks who live in the Northeast, how wonderful was the sunshine yesterday?
14:47A lot of melting as well as temperatures are starting to go well above freezing.
14:52We're looking at 40s today for a place like New York City.
14:54Meanwhile, down to the south, a little more heat.
14:56We're working with the 60s for a starting point.
14:59So you guessed it, the afternoon is going to be a warm one.
15:01We're expecting scattered showers and storms, some of which could be on the severe side,
15:05especially for northern Mississippi and Alabama.
15:08Quick look at the west coast weather.
15:09It's very quiet.
15:10We did have wildfires yesterday in Colorado.
15:13Another warm day for Denver hitting 60 degrees.
15:16Let's talk about the Northeast.
15:17The big thaw, it continues.
15:19Today we're looking at afternoon highs in the 40s across the 95 corridor.
15:23We continue to warm up tomorrow, looking great through the weekend.
15:26We're going to be pushing 60 degrees in Philadelphia by the time we get to Saturday afternoon.
15:31But then the brutal truth arrives, folks.
15:33Yes, it is still winter.
15:35I can feel Todd's eyes just locking in on this forecast.
15:38We do have the potential here for snow.
15:40I do want to say it's early on in the forecast.
15:42The timing for this is Sunday into Monday.
15:44But we have the potential for snow for the 95 corridor and icing potential,
15:48which arguably Todd and Carly is the bigger concern.
15:51Anytime we have ice that pops up in the forecast, you have to watch it very closely
15:55because it can, of course, lead to power outages and treacherous travel conditions.
15:59So stay tuned to Fox weather.
16:01We'll be watching this as we head into the weekend for early next week.
16:04Britta is hands down the nicest person that we work with here at Fox.
16:07You're so sweet.
16:08So she did not deserve that searing gaze that I gave her.
16:12I turned.
16:12I didn't even have to look at you.
16:13I felt it.
16:14I gave you eyes.
16:16I gave you eyes.
16:17And another Sunday into Monday storm.
16:18I can't do it.
16:18It keeps on happening.
16:19I can't do it.
16:19Britta, thank you so much.
16:20You're welcome.
16:21All right.
16:21The White House hits the road this week, building on the president's affordability agenda.
16:25We're going to dive into the details of their newly announced plan to put more money in the
16:29retirement accounts of millions of Americans, many of whom don't have a retirement account.
16:36Hey, did you hear about this?
16:37Listen up.
16:37Vice President J.D. Vance and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz making a major announcement yesterday,
16:43kicking off their war on fraud.
16:45The pair giving Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just 60 days to clean up his state funding.
16:51We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going
16:59to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation
17:05seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money.
17:09It's going to be $259 million of deferred payments for Medicaid to Minnesota, which we're announcing
17:16as I speak to Governor Walz and his team.
17:20The Democrat governor there, Tim Walz, responding to the move posting on XQuote.
17:24This is a campaign of retribution.
17:26Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota.
17:31And speaking of the vice president, he is headed to Wisconsin today's economic message.
17:37Tax season is around the corner.
17:38A lot of Americans, because of no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security,
17:45they're about to get a massive tax income refund.
17:47We've seen this massive trillions and trillions of dollars coming into our country to build new factories.
17:53Those construction jobs are starting to hit the economy.
17:55Then the manufacturing jobs, once those factories are built, will hit the economy, too.
17:59And as survey data from the Census Bureau reveals 53.7 million working Americans do not have access to a
18:07retirement plan,
18:09the president has just unveiled a new plan to help those workers retire more comfortably.
18:13The chief economist at the Heritage Foundation E.J.
18:16And Tony joins me now to explain this proposal.
18:19E.J., thanks for joining us.
18:20So this is a proposal the president made during his State of the Union address.
18:25And here he is.
18:26Here's what he said and how he said it.
18:28Watch.
18:28I'm announcing that next year my administration will give these often forgotten American workers,
18:34great people, the people that built our country, access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal
18:41worker.
18:41We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year.
18:46And he's talking about part time, small business, fully self-employed gig workers.
18:51That's a lot of people.
18:52So explain how this will work.
18:56Well, Carly, we're expecting that this is going to work similar to the Trump accounts that they have now put
19:01in place,
19:02where these workers are again, they're going to have access to the same kind of benefit that government workers do,
19:08which I think is a great thing.
19:10You're going to give so many Americans who don't have any exposure to equities,
19:14which is about a third of Americans, if you can believe it.
19:18You're finally going to give them that access.
19:20You're going to bring Main Street to Wall Street, as the Treasury Secretary likes to say.
19:25Again, I think this is a really great move for several reasons.
19:29Not only are you giving every American skin in the game, but on top of that,
19:34these kinds of transitions are going to be helpful when it comes to providing an off-ramp eventually for Social
19:40Security.
19:40In other words, you're going to move Americans off of an unsustainable Ponzi scheme onto something that is sustainable
19:48and something that is based on private market returns.
19:51Again, that's a great, great thing.
19:53Yeah, and you talk about skin in the game.
19:55The suggestion when it comes to this has been that if these people have a retirement plan,
20:00are no longer relying on welfare, that could lift the entire economy up.
20:05But do you believe that to be true?
20:08Oh, absolutely, Carly.
20:10Again, when you look at a program like Social Security, you don't get anywhere near the kinds of returns
20:16that you would get if you had been invested in the private marketplace.
20:20In fact, for a lot of Americans, Carly, who do get Social Security money,
20:24they don't end up getting anywhere out of the program what they put into it.
20:29And so this whole idea that we can count on Social Security or that Americans are getting a good deal
20:35out of the program,
20:36it's just absolute nonsense.
20:38We would be much better off if we had a private market-based system.
20:42And again, I think a program like this is a great way to transition to that.
20:47Yeah, when we talk about these retirement saving plans, I'm sure that a lot of people are listening to this
20:51with deep interest
20:52because they fall into this pool of people that think about their future and, you know,
20:57are just trying to pay the bills right now and are a little bit unsure about what happens after they're
21:0265.
21:03Is this something that Congress needs to pass?
21:06Give us the first steps here on how this could come to fruition.
21:11Carly, it does look like something, you know, again, we're waiting for further details,
21:14but it does look like something that we're going to need congressional action on,
21:19either in part or in whole to set something like this up.
21:24But whatever the case, I think just like we saw with the Trump accounts
21:28where the president was able to get that through Congress,
21:31I think he'll be able to get this new signature proposal through Congress as well.
21:36And again, I understand a lot of people on the right may be upset about a proposal like this
21:41because they see it as additional government interference in the market.
21:45But again, I ask you to consider the fact that what this is doing is actually providing an off ramp
21:51to other government interference in the market, which is much, much worse.
21:55Don't ask, what is this program as compared to some ideal ivory tower scenario?
22:01Ask, what is this proposal in relation to where we are right now?
22:07And I think it's a step in the right direction.
22:09And just take a look at this real quick, what Bill Ackman posted on this very topic.
22:13I predict that increasing the government match for the Trump savings plan
22:16will be one of the few bipartisan pieces of legislation approved by Congress next year.
22:21For how for how can a member of Congress vote against giving every working American the same saving plan that
22:28they have?
22:29This is an amazing initiative for our country.
22:31Thank you, President Trump, for your leadership.
22:33Final quick thoughts to you on Bill Ackman's prediction.
22:39Yeah, once again, Carly, I think this is a great way to give every American skin in the game
22:44to make sure that every American does have that exposure to equities
22:48because they can get such better returns that way than you ever could with a program like Social Security.
22:55I mean, think of the fact that under President Trump, from the first quarter of 25 through the fourth quarter
23:00of 2025,
23:01the average inflation-adjusted 401k balance was up 15.8%.
23:07Think of that. Just a year. That's absolutely incredible.
23:10So, again, getting every American to the point where they get to participate in that, I think that's a great,
23:16great thing.
23:16E.J., thank you so much for joining us. We are all now smarter as a result, and that's the
23:20goal.
23:20E.J. and Tony, we appreciate you joining us. Thank you.
23:23All right, shout over to you. Let's talk about some sports.
23:26Yeah, the captain of the U.S. women's team addressing the controversy surrounding President Trump's joke
23:30to the men's team during the gold medal locker room celebration brushing off their reaction.
23:35We're just trying to focus on celebrating the women in our room, three gold medals in program history,
23:44as well as the double gold for both men's and women's at the same time, and really not detract from
23:50that with a distasteful joke.
23:52There's a genuine level of support there and respect, and I think that's being overshadowed by sort of a quick
24:00lapse,
24:00and, you know, I think the guys were in a tough spot.
24:04The women's team has been invited to the White House as well.
24:07Unclear if they're going to be able to attend. A lot of scheduling issues.
24:10Well, as for the men's team, gold medal game hero Jack Hughes making his big return to New Jersey last
24:15night.
24:15As the NHL picks up its season after the Olympic break, Hughes receiving a huge ovation from the home crowd.
24:22Medals, it's not-
24:24And score a 4 million gold in our time that secured the United States' first men's hockey in the world.
24:31Medals, it's 1980.
24:33Devils wins!
24:34What's it on the way in six?
24:37Sean Hughes!
24:55And that's, of course, Tage Thompson, who is also part of Team USA.
25:00I was there at the game talking to fans about this moment and what it means to them.
25:05Watch.
25:06How do you feel about Team USA bringing home the gold?
25:10Well, you know, I have to say, I was alive during the Miracle on Ice.
25:14And it brought back a lot of those same feelings and I was just so thrilled.
25:19Are you a big Jack Hughes fan?
25:21I'm a big America fan.
25:22And I love the USA and I'm for all our athletes that exemplify greatness.
25:29It's amazing. I mean, New Jersey's on the map. Jack Hughes is amazing.
25:32It comes from a long hockey legacy family and we're really proud of them.
25:37I think it was just such a moment where everyone just felt like so united.
25:40Everyone was just rooting for them.
25:42The patriotism, everything. It was Team USA all the way.
25:45This was a really cool experience to be there in person.
25:49And honestly, man, the level of patriotism and excitement surrounding being an American and American exceptionalism
25:55and what this moment means to fans young and old, it blew me away.
26:00And then we went into the Prudential Center and this was just the beginning of this tribute to Jack Hughes
26:07and Team USA.
26:08And of course, Taige Thompson was a huge part of the team as well.
26:10Absolutely.
26:11And they played against each other yesterday, but of course, still bonded for life by what happened.
26:16He made a speech, as you just saw, and he said that, you know, because of the USA chants and
26:21everything.
26:21And, you know, all the fanfare that was given to him almost brought him to tears.
26:26Question for you, because there's been a lot of talk since that moment on Sunday that this would grow the
26:31game of hockey in the United States
26:32with people that weren't necessarily hockey fans.
26:34And look, you know, I've been a Devils fan since I was seven years old, obsessive Devils fan.
26:39But were there a lot of people in the stands yesterday that are just like, look, this is a moment.
26:44I want to see Jack Hughes. I'm not a big hockey fan, maybe not even a big Devils fan, but
26:48I got to go to check this out.
26:49I am so glad you asked me that because, yes, that's one of the questions that I ask everybody is,
26:53would you have gone to this game if not for Team USA winning? And it was about split 50-50.
26:58So there were a lot of people in attendance that are now eyes on hockey for the first time
27:04just because of everything that happened. And how amazing does it make you feel when you're on social media
27:09or watching videos or even re-watching the game and seeing this moment that really feels like it was a
27:14part of a movie?
27:15Yeah. And there's one of our stars of it. Just like I said, a wonderful patriotic unifying moment.
27:21That word kept on coming up yesterday. And it's all about Team USA in America.
27:26It's a beautiful game. You know I love it. We talk about it all the time.
27:29Beautiful game. Great guys and gals that play it. So hopefully this grows it because that was a moment.
27:34Great job. Thank you.
27:35I'm going to steal something that you've been writing in all of our scripts.
27:38Okay.
27:39From ice to snow.
27:40This is her thing. I apologize for taking it.
27:43New York City Mayor Zoram Andani had another chance to condemn a snowball attack on officers yesterday.
27:50Take a look at this wild video.
27:52A Senko swallowing two vehicles at an intersection in Omaha, Nebraska earlier this week.
27:58Bystanders who saw the incident jumping into action, helping pull the passengers to safety.
28:02Thankfully, no one was hurt. Omaha Public Works believes a sinkhole was the result of a water main break.
28:08Depending on how long repairs take, officials say it could take weeks to reopen that road.
28:13Yeah, yikes. Imagine that being a part of your day.
28:16New York City Mayor Zoram Andani doubling down on his response to a snowball fight that left two New York
28:21City police officers injured in Washington Square Park.
28:26What we are seeing in this response this winter blizzard from the city workers as a whole,
28:30and that includes the hard-working men and women of the NYPD, is part of why the city is getting
28:33back on its feet,
28:34and I'm appreciative of that work.
28:36I stay in regular touch with my police commissioner, and I appreciate the work that she's doing.
28:41You know, I've said time and time again that I, having seen these videos,
28:46to me it was a snowball fight that got out of hand, and it should be treated accordingly.
28:49The mayor is insisting that his relationship with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch remain strong despite their differences,
28:56because Tisch wants those responsible to be arrested and charged.
29:00The investigation is ongoing, and the department is now seeking at least four people for questioning after police officers were
29:08injured.
29:09All right, today the CEO of Netflix is expected to visit the White House to discuss the company's bid for
29:14Warner Brothers Discovery.
29:15It is not clear if he will meet with President Trump, but the visit does follow the president publicly demanding
29:21Netflix remove board member Susan Rice.
29:24Rice had previously said that corporations who take a knee to Trump should prepare to be held accountable if Democrats
29:31take back power.
29:32The White House meeting comes as the bidding war for Warner Brothers intensifies.
29:37The company has said a revised bid for Paramount could overrun Netflix's current offer.
29:43Tom.
29:44Carly, the landmark social media trial resuming in Los Angeles today,
29:48after the 20-year-old plaintiff's former therapist took the stand yesterday.
29:52And when she was questioned on the health damage allegedly caused by Meta's platforms,
29:57she answered with, quote,
29:59I believe social media was a contributing factor, not a causation factor.
30:07Joining me now to React Media Research Center Vice President for Free Speech and Attorney Dan Schneider.
30:13Dan, first day of torts class in law school.
30:16The four elements of a tort that leads to liability.
30:19Duty, breach, causation and damage.
30:24If plaintiff's own therapist says social media was not the causation of her mental health issues, is that a fatal
30:30flaw to this case?
30:31It's a really, really tough hurdle that their own witness has brought into this case.
30:38That's why the plaintiff's attorney kept her on the stand for so long.
30:42He had to try to rehabilitate his own witness against this massive company.
30:45I mean, not to attack the attorney here, but did he not know that was coming?
30:49Was that a slip up?
30:50Like, you vet your own witnesses on direct.
30:53On cross, anything can happen.
30:54But on direct, you're vetting that person beforehand.
30:56You know, Todd, it is so hard to understand what the plaintiff's counsel was doing here,
31:01because the evidence is literally in the record.
31:04The black and white evidence from testimonies, emails, and he really stepped in at this time.
31:09Because, I mean, I think up till this point, when you read all the documentation and the admissions against interest
31:15by the defendants in this case,
31:18it seemed like this case was going pretty darn well for plaintiffs thus far.
31:21Well, that's why you have to look at what is the legal standard again.
31:24It's did these companies intentionally design the product to have addiction be the product of it.
31:32It's not just like a negligence case.
31:34It has to be intentional.
31:35You told our producers that yesterday, today, and tomorrow could be the most vital days in this case.
31:41Why? Why do you say that?
31:42Well, today, it looks like it's likely that we're going to get the actual plaintiff.
31:47This young woman who filed the case as a child, and she's representing 1,600 people essentially in this bellwether
31:54case,
31:55she's probably going to be on the stand today testifying, and like her own therapist, it's going to be a
32:01rough day for her.
32:02Yeah, and let's remember, the word probably is the number one word, and that we don't know if this is
32:05going to happen.
32:06But walk us through how the defense questions her, because you want to be very, very sympathetic.
32:12She's a very sympathetic witness, but you also have to do your job.
32:14Yeah, well, she's been deposed, and so she's already on the record for what her family life was like, and
32:19it's going to be a challenging day.
32:21There's some really bad evidence about just how she grew up, and there's also video evidence, videotapes of how she
32:28was treated by her own parents.
32:30I think the play that all lawyers agree is going to happen, they're going to go soft on the defendant,
32:34but when they put the defendant's mom on the stand, all bets are off.
32:37They're going to go after her, gloves off.
32:39Todd, I think that's exactly right.
32:40Meantime, another big case that we're following today.
32:42Of course, Hillary Clinton expected to sit for a closed-door deposition over her relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine
32:48Maxwell.
32:49That ahead of former President Bill Clinton's testimony tomorrow.
32:52Again, Clinton today, Hillary today.
32:54Five topic areas for depositions were agreed to by the Clintons and the Oversight Committee,
32:59which are how the government allegedly mishandled inquiry into Maxwell Epstein, circumstances surrounding Epstein's death, how the government can tackle
33:07sex trafficking,
33:08how Epstein-Maxwell worked with powerful figures to protect themselves, and possible ethics rules violations by elected officials.
33:16Let's be clear.
33:17These Clintons have been sort of the ultimate political survivors throughout the course of time.
33:23But do they survive this legally, Dan?
33:27Look, in the end, they're going to be left battered and bruised, and I think they're going to get off
33:32scot-free.
33:33Hillary Clinton has been very aggressive in the past.
33:36I think we're going to see a very combative Hillary who's really kind of mugging for the camera.
33:40It's not live, but we will see the videotape one day.
33:43And we need to remember, we talk about this being a congressional deposition,
33:46but this isn't just a random elected official asking questions.
33:50These are professional prosecutors, so it's going to be a harder road to hoe for both Clintons when they have
33:55to testify.
33:56Yeah, the committee has hired these professionals, these professional staffers, prosecutors, to actually conduct the interrogation.
34:02So it's not going to be the politicians looking for their soundbites.
34:05It's going to be real prosecutors trying to elicit testimony.
34:08Big day ahead in the illegal world, Dan Schneider. Thanks for previewing it for us. Appreciate it.
34:12Now let's send it over to Brian Kilney back from DC with a look at what is coming up on
34:17Fox at Friends. Hey Brian.
34:18It's going to be a big Thursday show. You're doing a great show as usual.
34:21Todd, meanwhile...
34:21It's going to be a big burger, and eat
34:22Qat, you got this storm?
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