i'm martha maccallum. we have two big breaking story at 3:00 p.m. eastern time this afternoon. israeli forces pressing in to the heart of gaza city now. this is the moment that many have been knowing would come in all of this. it is now underway. we assume that hamas terrorists are digging in in many of the tunnels that we have seen uncovered by the idf. this is really being called an unprecedented city-street-to-street battle. civilians, many of whom have been trapped by hamas essentially, can't get out in a lot of these situations. there's hostages, more than 200 of them some where in this space, including americans that we understand are held somewhere in the city. this is an extraordinarily tense situation with a lot of lives at stake. so our coverage will continue as we get new images from the fight in throughout the course of this hour. also, iran continues to attack us at our bases in the region. our u.s. service members. what is our response? john kirby will join us from the white house and we'll talk about that. also, ivanka trump's day in court defending her father and her family's business practices in front of a judge who clearly told the former president the other day, he didn't really want to hear what he had to say despite there's no jury in this case. that's the only way for the former president to lay out his defense. this case was brought, as you know, by the attorney general, letitia james who has said that she would get trump if elected to this post. she's been a lot of her time and energy doing just that. here's letitia james and the judge smiling for the courtroom cameras. during the trial, during the course of this. andy mccarthy is standing by. we'll speak with him in just a moment. first, go to federal legal editor, carrie urbine. what can you tell us about what happened when ivanka trump took the stand in there today? >> ivanka has been calm, composed, pleasant. the lawyer on the other hand has been pretty aggressive, which is different than the lawyer that questioned her father on monday. that lawyer was pretty polite, mild mannered. this lawyer has been i think remarkably aggressive given that ivanka is a witness and not a defendant. however, there seems to be some vacillating by this attorney in to treating her as a defendant and not the witness. the reason why that is problematic is because the appellate court had ruled that ivanka was no longer a witness to this -- no long area defendant to this case, that she was not guilty of wrongdoing. yet the attorney general came out in the front steps today and acted as if she was still a defendant. that's a problem. she's not acting and operating consistent with what the appellate court has already ruled. >> martha: what is the impact of that, carrie? feels like without a jury in this process and we've gone over why that is at this point. you can't rewind the tape on that part of the situation. you know, what was your sense in there of what direction this is headed in? she's the final member of the family to answer questions for them as you point out. she's not a defendant in this case. >> i would say not a good direction. in fact, the lawyer for the state kept questioning her again and again about e-mails dating as far back as 2011. ivanka's lawyers raised objections to this. how is this relevant? it's beyond the statute of limitations. the judge continued to overrule again and again. it was challenging for ivanka. she would answer a question and then give an answer and the lawyer would raise his voice at her and really grill her if he wasn't satisfied with what she had said. >> martha: very interesting. thanks, kerri. joining us from outside the courthouse now. let's bring in andy mccarthy, former prosecutor and fox news contributor. andy, everybody watched as ivanka trump went in to the courthouse today. she did not want to be there. she tried to have herself removed from this process because she's a witness and not a defendant. what is your take on what you heard so far, andy? >> i think the a.g.'s office, the new york attorney general who brought this case are recentful of the fact that e ivanka is no longer a defendant. they look at her that way. their calculation is that it's not that she's been cleared, it's that the statute of limitations ran and the stuff that they wanted to press her on is time-barred. it's still relevant in their mind in the case against former president trump and ivanka's two adult brothers, eric and don jr. as well as against the company. it's one of those situations, martha, where some of the scheme allegedly happens before the statute of limitations period and some happens after. ivanka was only in the scheme, according to what was alleged, prior to the period of time in 2016 or so when the statute of limitations would run. so they can't go after her for her conduct because she was not involved after that. but they can go after the other defendants that are still on trial. they're treating her as if she's -- this is a civil context, not criminal. they're treating her as if she was a guilty criminal defendant rather than a witness. >> martha: andy, if you had to look ahead, where do you think this is going? we know the testimony today is about deutsche bank needing a $3 billion complete asset picture for the client. in this case, the trump enterprises in order to give them a certain rate on loans. so the suggestion is that they inflated it to make it sound like he was in the $3 billion category so that they would get this better rate. so let's just assume for a moment that that happened. what is an appropriate punishment for that given it doesn't appear that anybody was harmed by it? deutsche bank got paid. >> it's a so what, martha? they're doing what all businesses do, what is shopping around to lenders for a better rate. knowing the lenders themselves would be evaluating the assets that were at risk including trump's entire net worth. so again, if you want to say that trump inflated the values of his assets, fine. this is like the death penalty for jaywalking. you know, there's no victims in this case. they not only want to put him out of business, they want to take a quarter of a billion dollars in what the trump revenue has been over the last number of years. i just think that it's such a mismatch between the penalty and the infraction, hard to imagine that will hold up. >> martha: it is playing out quite openly across the media who are grilling down on every single scintilla of what is going on here. when you summarize it the way you did, andy, it's a head-scratcher. let me ask you about the subpoena that came down from congress for hunter and james biden today. your reaction to that. what does it mean? what do you expect to see next in that? >> hunter is under indictment. i'd be surprised if he testifies. he's got a live fifth amendment privilege. jim biden gave an interview to the fbi and did not claim the fifth amendment. it will be interesting to see whether he's willing to testify in front of congress. i think if you're the lawyer for them, there's a paper trail here. you know, when checks are popping up and you see the bidens paying other bidens and jim biden's wife paying joe biden, if i'm the lawyer, i want to see all the paper before i let a guy testify. >> absolutely. i saw james comer talking about family loans and there's no backup paperwork to show what the loans were for, what they covered. not a lot of depth in terms of what happened in the background there. andy, thank you very much. always great to have you with us. so president biden has asked according to reports for a pause in israel's hamas offensive, which you have seen. we showed you this video on the way in. that is very underway. very difficult to hit the brakes on this. they are deep in to gaza city right now. the prime minister, netanyahu, has vowed that they will march on until every last hostage has been freed. both sides of this story from major spielman of the idf, who will speak to and admiral john kirby with his side from the white house next. veteran homeowners, need to save money every month? 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(car engine revs) (engine accelerating) (texting clicks) (tires squeal) (glass shattering) (loose gravel clanking) >> martha: inside what the israeli military says is the mysterious underground tunnel system that is used by hamas in order to prepare for attacks, in order to hide from the israeli idf forces as well. it is the gaza metro, according to the idf to reportedly half the size of the subway system here in new york city. idf says that parts of it are located under structures such as hospitals. we've shown you the graphics of the al shifa hospital and what the idf says exists under there. all of this obviously are opportunities to turn civilians in to human shields around amusement parks and hospitals and all of these areas. idf spokesperson major spielman is standing by live in tel aviv. first to northern israeli for the latest on the ground with alex hogan up near lebanon. hi, alex. >> hi, martha. cross-border attacks continue here between israel and lebanon injuring two soldiers just today alone. as the tension continues, a u.s. aide to president joe biden travel to lebanon, on the other side of the hill where he urged caution. >> the united states does not want to see conflict in gaza escalating and expanding in to lebanon. >> meanwhile, in the south, israeli forces pressed further in to gaza in the last day destroying hamas command centers and tunnels. so far the idf destroyed 130 tunnel shafts. the problem is some of these tunnels have doors that close them off protecting them from further damage. before the idf's latest discovery, i talked to a professor that wrote a book about the tunnels. show explained the dire conditions for hostages likely being held there. >> the lack of air, low level of oxygen, the complete loss of -- sense of time. is it daytime, night time. i wouldn't be surprised if some hostages actually hose their mental cognitive capabilities when faced as what is going on right now. >> a major concern for the families of these hostages. now we're learning about qatar and the potential brokered deal with reported conversations that a humanitarian pause might be involved to bring the hostages home. tonight prime minister netanyahu stressed there will be no cease fire until the hostages are home safe. martha? >> thanks very much, alex hogan on the northern part of israel. let's go to tel aviv now. israeli defense forces spokesman major spielman. good to have you with us today. you hear this back and forth over whether or not there should be a pause. there's reports here in the u.s. that the president is urging prime minister netanyahu to have a three-day pause in order to release hostages. is that true? can you tell us what you know about that? >> thank you for having me, martha. what i can tell you is that every day over the last five days we've had humanitarian pauses. even today between 10:00 and 2:00 p.m., we had pauses of fighting in the area of the humanitarian corridor. we saw pictures of 50,000 gazans heading towards northern gaza. that's been the plan. we know this is an impressive number even though hamas is trying to stop them at the edge. from a military point of view, we're pressing forward with the diplomats and the politicians speaking about, i can tell you on the ground. we're under the operative command. we're closing in on hamas in very thick door-to-door alley-to-alley fighting and making great progress. this wouldn't be the time to allow our enemies to regroup. exactly when we're closing in on them. >> martha: we have heard that argument clearly. there is obviously a lot of protests. there's protests happening in the united states, in other countries as well, including in the u.k. this is from the u.n. chief, antonio gutierrez talking about the loss of life in gaza as a result of the idf action. listen to this. this is a quote. there's violations by hamas when they have human shields, but when one looks at the number of civilians that were killed with the military operations, there's something that is clearly wrong. what do you say in response to that, general? >> i can tell you that one thing i certainly agree with, something is very, very wrong that wrong things is hamas. all of these civilian casualties is hamas' responsibility. the worst day, october 7, since the holocaust. grieving families all over israel, children being held in gaza. to make that statement and not to really focus the entire time on the 240 hostages that are being held underground i feel is somewhat disconnected from the reality of what we're dealing with. the only way to deal with what is seriously wrong here is to completely eliminate hamas. the civilians on the israeli side tragically and on the gazan side tragically are part of hamas' plan at the very beginning and the responsibility is hamas and hamas alone. >> martha: thanks, major spielman. good to have you with us. when we come back, reaction from john kirby at the white house next. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're building a better postal service. for more on-time deliveries. and easier, affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america. when you're looking for answers, it's good to have help. because the right information, at the right time, may make all the difference. at humana, we know that's especially true when you're looking for a medicare supplement insurance plan. that's why we're offering "seven things every medicare supplement should have". it's yours free, just for calling the number on your screen. and when you call, a knowledgeable, licensed agent-producer can answer any questions you have and help you choose the plan that's right for you. the call is free, and there's no obligation. you see, medicare covers only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. that's why so many people purchase medicare supplement insurance plans like those offered by humana. they're designed to help you save money, and pay some of the costs medicare doesn't. depending on the medicare supplement plan you select, you could have no deductibles or copayments for doctor visits, hospital stays, emergency care, and more. you can keep the doctors you have now, ones you know and trust, with no referrals needed. plus, you can get medical care anywhere in the country, even when you're traveling! with humana, you get a competitive monthly premium, and personalized service, from a healthcare partner working to make healthcare simpler and easier for you. you can choose from a wide range of standardized plans. each one is designed to work seamlessly with medicare and help save you money! so how do you find the plan that's right for you? 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[chanting]. >> martha: okay. in the face of the heated attacks from pro palestinian protesters, president biden appealing to prime minister netanyahu for a temporary pause. both countries race to get hostages out of the war-torn gaza strip. joining us now, john kirby, national security council coordinator for strategic communications. john, thank you for being here. good to have you with us. i want to remind everyone of the president's words when all of this first began right after october 7th in his first statement. then we'll hear from one of these protesters at the white house a couple this genocide now, you will not get these votes. >> martha: what does the president think about those two things? is he still rock solid behind israel in all of their ways as they try to achieve their goal to eliminate hamas and what rings in his ears from inside the white house when he hears this woman saying we have a whole generation of voters out here? >> a lot to unpack there. yes, he's solidly in support of israel and the right to defend themselves. the security assistance is continuing to flow to israel and we're going to keep that up. they have a right and responsibility to protect themselves from that never happening again. the president is solidly behind them. he also understands there's a lot of emotions attached to what's going on. he certainly respects people around the country will have a different view. that young woman used the word genocide. that's a word we would not ascribe to what's going on inside gaza. that's not the goal of israeli military forces. casualties are happening. we don't want to see one to ascribe what israel is doing is genocide is untrue, false and doesn't subscribe to the definition of what genocide is. that side, hamas very much has genocidal intentions. their whole purpose is to wipe israel off the face of the earth. >> martha: is there something in the works right now to get the hostages out and is that why the president wants a three-day pause and has he heard back from benjamin netanyahu? he said he was waiting to hear. >> i don't want to -- i'm not going to confirm this reporting about a three-day pause. what i can confirm, martha, is that we continue to talk to the israelis about the benefit and the idea of humanitarian pauses, plural. there's multiple reasonses and locations where pauses can be useful. certainly getting the hostages out and humanitarian assistance in. we've had discussions with israel about the benefits of pauses. the prime minister says he's open to considering pauses. that's a good thing. we'll continue to do that. it's important to remember that pauses have already occurred. this is not like a new idea that hasn't been tried. it helped us get the two americans out and the two israelis out. >> martha: two things. we just talked to major spielman. we've been showing video of this intense battle that is underway inside gaza city. there wouldn't be a pause in that, correct? >> it's important to remember on pauses, they're temporary, short in duration, localized on the man. >> martha: is there a request or not? was there a three-day request? that's a long pause. that would give hamas a lot of time. >> i'm not going to confirm those reports about a three-day request. it's important to remember that a pause doesn't mean you have to pause across the battlefront. a pause is localized for a certain people of geography over a certain period of time. >> martha: we can all understand that. okay, they're going to be walking through this area. so we need to allow these hostages to leave and get through this area. we can understand that. what i'm trying to figure out, is it a promise to hamas, we will stop, we'll stop, idf saying we'll pause. if we do, you'll let them go? or is it as netanyahu wants, he says there's no cease fire, nothing, we will keep going and going and going until you tell us that you're going to release them all. >> i'm not going to negotiate here in public open how we're trying to get the hostages released. the idea of a pause is temporary in time, localized in scope to allow for hostages safe passage to get from where they're being kept to where they can secure freedom. that's what we're talking about here. >> martha: i want to ask you a big picture question here. i want to start by playing this from the brother of a hamas hostage. let's watch this. >> this is a wake-up call, not only for israel, not only for the jewish community, this is a wake-up call for all of you here, all of america, all of europe. you're next. >> so when he talks about all of america and all of europe, you are next, wake up, does the president believe that and clearly he's talking about iran. >> yeah, the president obviously is certainly mindful of a range of security threats that we face around the world, martha. certainly some of those threats emanate from the regime in tehran. the attacks on our troops in iraq and syria are funded resourced by the irgc, which has direct ties to the supreme leader. we're mindful of the threat that iran poses. as we have said before, i've said on your show, we're going to do everything we need to do to protect and defend our national interests to include as we have already done, additional military forces, poised and ready if it comes to that. >> martha: a lot of people, john, do not think we have done everything that we can to dissuade iran from hitting and attacking our bases. you're a military man. what do you say to the members of our u.s. services? they are watching this incoming. you have a couple of people that have suffered traumatic brain injuries and others injured when you're telling them don't fight back. just sit there. you're telling them just sit tight at this moment and take it? >> no, martha, we're not telling them to sit tight and take it. we have retaliated and retain -- >> martha: with all due respect, john, i've talked to military experts that say that retaliation is inconsequential. iran needs to be hit in a way that means something to them. their command and control centers, which we know where they are. is that something that this white house is willing to do? >> we're not going to telegraph our punches on national tv, martha. we're going to do what we have to do to protect our troops and facilities. our guys are there for a legitimate purpose. a counter isis mission. they're going to stay at that mission and make sure that they can do so as safely and effectively as possible. >> martha: so you're saying they're not under an increased threat? we've seen the attacks accelerate since october 7. the president says they're unrelated to what happened on october 7. do you believe that? >> i'm not saying they're not under threat. goodness, they have continued to come under rocket and drone attacks. they're unthreat and we're going to do to protect our interests and defend them. we'll do that on a time and in a manner of our choosing. >> martha: do you believe that iran has ramped up since october 7 these attacks on our bases? you believe it's related to what happened on october 7 in israel? >> there have been a series of additional attacks. it's difficult to know what the purpose is. we can't dismiss the possibility that some of these stepped up malitia attacks are in response to our support for israel. as i said in the very first question that you asked me, we're going to continue to support israel in this fight against hamas. >> martha: in the beginning of the ukraine battle, we watched a very concerted effort on the part of the white house to not accelerate it, to not escalate, not to entice russia to go bigger is. that the mentality against iran, too? there's a very cautious feeling that you don't want to escalate so you have to be careful around your decisions in retaliation with iran? >> look, you always have to be careful when you're talking about national security decisions. we've said it from the very beginning, we don't want to see any actor deepen or widen this conflict. that's why the president has ordered two carrier strike groups to be close by and in the region, in the mediterranean and gulf region. we added aircraft squadrons. we sent a strong signal that we have significant national security interests at play here. we don't want to see anything try to take advantage of this fight against israel and hamas. >> martha: thanks, john. good to have you here. john kirby from the white house. and a money trail connecting universities that have taken in large sums of money from arab countries to anti-semitism on campus. that's what barry weiss has written about. we're investigating to see what's going on and jason smith is on this story as well. he's taking some time to try to get to the bottom of what's going on, too. we'll talk to him next. but i struggled with uncontrollable movements called td, tardive dyskinesia. td can be caused by some mental health meds. and it's unlikely to improve without treatment. i felt like my movements were in the spotlight. #1-prescribed ingrezza is the only td treatment for adults that's always one pill, once daily. ingrezza 80 mg is proven to reduce td movements in 7 out of 10 people. people taking ingrezza can stay on most mental health meds. ingrezza can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients with huntington's disease. pay close attention to and call your doctor if you become depressed, have sudden changes in mood, behaviors, feelings, or have thoughts of suicide. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to its ingredients. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including angioedema, potential heart rhythm problems, and abnormal movements. report fevers, stiff muscles, or problems thinking as these may be life threatening. sleepiness is the most common side effect. it's nice. people focus more on me. ask your doctor about #1 prescribed, once-daily ingrezza. ♪ ingrezza ♪ i'd like to take a moment to address my fellow veterans, because i know so many of you have served our country honorably. one of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is the eligibility for a va loan for up to 100% of your home's value. if you need cash for your family, call newday usa. with automatic authority from the va, we can say yes when banks say no. give us a call. providing for your family is a top priority. but what happens when you need affordable health care? 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cornell university is the top recipient, which has received 1.8 billion. the university tells fox business donations support the medical school that is graduated more than 500 students from the middle east, asia and other countries. other top recipients include georgetown and carnegie melon. betsy devos investigated the flow of foreign money to american higher education a few years ago. she told me the donated money is a successful attempt to influence culture on college campuses. >> we're seeing the results on college campuses today with a stifling of free speech, a dramatic rise in anti-semitism. you know, most of these foreign contributions are from china or somewhere in the middle east. at least those were the ones that we had uncovered. >> martha: as reports of anti-semitism rise, some of the students of universities that have accepted foreign money. for example, cornell student patrick dye. he was arrested, accused of threatening violence on jewish men, women and babies. more that, now a new report that is separate from the one we mentioned from network contagious research institute found a correlation institutions accepting money from middle eastern donors had on average 300% more anti-semitic sentiments than institutions that did not. >> martha: thanks, lydia. let's bring in jason smith who has a big announcement about anti-semitism on college campuses. congressman, welcome. what have you found out? tell us. >> it's great to be with you, martha. we're going to be holding a committee hearing a week from today. we'll be announcing that -- i guess i just announced that. what we've been finding out and of course we handle the tax code being the ways and means committee is all the tax treatment that of course you see universities have, whether it's these huge billion dollar endowments, it's quite alarming how they are looking at preferred speech, whether than freedom of speech. we have found in a lot of these 501 c organizations that in fact are sending money to terrorist organizations. so this is something we're going to have to fix in the tax code. we should not be using tax benefits to fund terrorism, especially terrorism overseas. >> martha: are you saying there's a link between that and these universities or is it a separate thing? >> those are two different things. one, we're going to be looking at from the university perspective of how these universities who get special tax benefits, how they have condoned the activities of anti-semitism throughout their campuses. cornell university for one, one of our witnesses will be a student at cornell, a jewish student that is experienced anti-semitism and will talk about how even one of the professors at cornell promoted what happened on october 7 of over 1,000 people losing their lives. >> martha: well, we have dug in to these kind of stories with regard to china and donations to universities from china and obviously a lot of cases these leaders want to get their kids in to the best schools in the world. the big donations are made and buildings are bought and all of that. the question is whether or not there is a tie to something nefarious. that's what you're digging in to and the recent studies have looked in to. we'll follow it. thanks, congressman smith. we're learning more about hamas. this organization that everyone watched carry out the most barbaric attack on humanity that we have seen probably since the holocaust. now we're learning more about where they live, what their live styles are like. they live quite luxuriously aworld away from the war zone. they high-tailed it out before the october 7th attacks. interesting. john kennedy joins me next. icy hot. it's easy to get lost in investment research. introducing j.p. morgan personal advisors. hey david. connect with an advisor to create your personalized plan. let's find the right investments for your goals okay, great. j.p. morgan wealth management. hey, jen. i need skin advice. sure. am i ready for retinol? neutrogena® retinol? yes! it evens skin tone, and smooths fine lines, with visible results in just one week. sounds like you've said that before. once or twice. neutrogena® retinol >> martha: take a look. people in gaza today holding up white flags as they flee death and devastation in the war zone that exists because of hamas's terror attack on israel. that's what started the war that they are witnessing right now all around them. we've seen young children who are distraught. obviouslier that lives turned upside-down. this little girl being rescued from the rubble in the palestinian territory. a world away from this, the hunger, the thirst, the rocket fire, hamas leaders reportedly hoarding billions of dollars in wealth, basking in the comfort of marble floored mansions and hotels. senator john kennedy gives us his thoughts. but first, the back exteriorry with eric shawn. >> the people of gaza suffering under the horrors of hamas. but for the terror groups leaders, it's the hamas high life. israel says the has leaders are billionaires. two are worth $4 billion each. and one is worth $3 billion. these pictures are provided by the israeli embassy reveal their secret lavish lifestyle. this photo shows the chairman of the hamas political bureau on a private jet. and they're in a group photo in a luxury hotel in qatar. and khalid is seen enjoying an evening out. and here's mashal playing table tennis. reports say the hamas leaders have used the four seasons hotel in doha in the past. the rooms in the hotel go for as much as $1,500 a night. the company tells us four seasons confirmed that they're not staying at the four seasons hotel doha. we have asked if other hamas leaders were guests and still waiting for the four seasons hotels to respond about them. meanwhile, texas senator ted cruz has introduced the hamas sanction act that will penalize those companies that host hamas. it's outrageous that they live in luxury and protected by our supposed allieds. >> martha: thanks. john kennedy joins me now. senator, always good to have you with us. this is particularly interesting in light of the fact that in reports today and this week, hamas leaders and spokespeople said we don't provide the electricity and the war to gaza. that's not what we do. we want a permanent battle with israel. so they're happy to do that from lebanon and from qatar apparently while all of the people that still live in gaza suffer. >> there is no cause in the world that justifies what hamas did, martha. burning babies alive. slitting their throats. all the while yelling for joy. and spare me this -- the rhetoric that we hear that these people are oppressed. all the college kids and the faculty members at these universities who believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and the right to kill jews. well, this is america. they're entitled to their opinion. but i'm entitled to mine. they ought to be ashamed of themselves. part of the reason we find ourselves in a world on fire in ukraine and in the indopacific and now in the middle east is because of our naivety and weakness. more specifically, the naivety of the biden administration. we're playing footsy and we have for years with qatar. qatar does provide the electricity for gaza. in effect, they give it to hamas. and the biden administration allows it. the biden administration allows billionaires to live in qatar. not just from hamas, but also from isis. the biden administration sends a message of weakness when it fuses to enforce the oil sanctions on iran. they removed the sanctions on russia's nord stream 2 pipeline. when it gave iran $4.5 billion in cash from the international monetary fund. and i could go on. the problem we've got, it's not the total responsibility for this but president biden and his team think while we're in the middle of a bar fight or a prison riot, they want to quote socrates and read beowolf. they think if we're nice guys, we can be partners with iran. we can't. we have to wipe hamas off the face of the earth. >> martha: senator, you talk about a big picture of weakness that has led to this. i'm thinking about the election results last night. i'm wondering what you think about that? we see a lot of weakness in the polls for the president whose faults you just outlined your opinion. what goes through your mind when you see the way the american people are expressing themselves in voting booths in just this small pocket of what we saw last night? >> well, last night was not a big surprise to me. i think the democrats had a better night than the republicans. but i wasn't surprised at what happened in virginia. it's a blue state. or in kentucky, mississippi or ohio. in terms of the bigger picture, i'm not saying this is fair, but most americans think that what president biden really needs is some soup and an early bedtime. they think he's too old to be president. i think our opponents, our enemies in iran, china and russia see the same thing. >> martha: senator, thank you very much. senator kennedy from louisiana joining us today from capitol hill. always good to speak with you, sir. thank you. >> thank you. >> martha: hillary clinton who did not defeat president trump in 2016 now warning against a second trump term by comparing the former president to hitler. watch. >> what in your view would happen if he were to be re-elected? >> i can't even think that. because i think it would be the end of our country as we know it. if you were ever near the oval office again, find people that have no principles no, conscious, who are totally tied to his fortunes literally and therefore would do whatever he said. and so the wreckage is almost unimaginable. >> martha: wow. okay. brian kilmeade is here, host of "fox and friends" and he has a new book out. you're doing touring the next few days. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> martha: what is your reaction? >> it's unbelievable. if you look at the last four years, he was talking in 2015, if he's ever elected, would be a nightmare. we could see what happened at the border, internationally, what the trade agreements were. we know about the tax renorm. we know they couldn't get rid of obama care. we know it. we don't need her opinion. i would like to see trump president without a hoax that she conjured up. about that russian hoax that took 2 1/2 years and millimeter -- millions and claiming he's an i legitimate president. he knows he's an illegitimate president. we're afraid that he's going to wreck the country? yeah. january 6th, not good. we understand that. the president did some things unforced errors. we get that. we don't really need her opinion to know how bitter she still remains that she lost. but now she can't complain about the election fraud because that brings up excuse me. you're complaining about the election fraud? i thought we're not supposed to after 2020? republicans and donald trump complained about the election. she did for four years. we all remember without prevogen, she started this ill legitimate election and yelled at -- her people were yelling at joe biden to not gavel in donald trump as president when he was vice president. >> martha: we can roll the tape on that. she said he's an ill legitimate president and he knows that. he knows it all came from russia, which unravelled quite famously. here's another sound bite. this is shockingly strong. watch this. >> well, hitler was duly elected. >> that's right. >> so somebody with those tendencies would be like okay, we're going to shut this down, we're going to throw these people in jail. they didn't usually telegraph that. trump is telling us what he intends to do. take him at his word. >> martha: so shut things down, throw people in jail. i'm not quite sure what that is about. >> how do you close the gap on the national polls in the battleground states? make the opponent, even though biden has been terrible policies, he's not performing well, can't do interviews, trouble walking, how do you get him elected again? start the process of making the next guy the worst opinion in history. she started it on "the view." you can't put him in. he will destroy everything. he wanted to build a wall. worked through the system. got 450 miles done. he had to pull back on sanctuary cities. he didn't get everything he wanted. he tried to work the government that way. she wants to make him the next coming of attila the hun. you watch the other leaders will do the same. >> martha: that's what worked last time. rewind the tape and just sort of juice up this anti-trump vote. we can't have him again. now she's out there saying it again. you know, it's so interesting. the people, you know, we're looking at the polls. people are voicing their opinions. whether or not they hold up when the general comes which is a year away. we'll see. thanks. great to have you here. congratulations on the new book. on the new episode of the untold story podcast, i talked to retired army sergeant dan rose who was given new hope thanks to an organization called soldier strong after being peril lied by a roadside ied while serving in afghanistan. it's now available at foxnewspodcast.com. you should see the great things he's done. it's remarkable. brian, tell us about the book before we go. >>two people that worked together through jim crow south, through all the poll taxes. they found a way to work together and move america forward. people need a perspective on race relations to see what two people can get done. >> martha: i love what you do with these books. take us back in time and teach us about history. thanks for doing it. >> thanks, martha. >> martha: congratulations. that's "the story" for today. see you back here tomorrow. >> neil: whoa, maybe it's not the economy, stupid? 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