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To call this what it is. This is terrorism. Whether its a synagogue in pittsburgh, the home of an orthodox rabbi, we all need to stand up and say it is wrong to attack people based on their faith. Face. We are in a crisis right now, a crisis of antisemitism not only in this region, but this whole country. A lot of people think its necessary to hate instead of just disagree. I think all Public Officials can try to do a better job of setting an example. Sandra jacqui heinrichs live in new york with more and what we are learning this morning. Good morning. We are hearing from the rabbi who survived the attack at his home and despite his sudden being among the injured, he is saying that he is grateful the casualties could have been much worse and in front of the synagogue this morning are armed guards after what happened here. There is a hanukkah celebration, hacking five people with a machete in the synagogue next door. 1 person is still in Critical Condition. 1 person chase them outside and got the license plate numbers come up tracked it down in manhattan with the help of license plate readers. Mikehe tried to clean up the evidence with bleach. Answer to what theyre going to do about an uptick in antisemitic crime. Since december 23rd, theres been one antisemitic attack each day around new york city including an incident Christmas Day when a man in traditional clothing was published in the in brooklyn. Andrew cuomo calling it domestic terrorism, new york mayor bill de blasio said the answer is more police presence. President trump tweeted yesterday that antisemitic attack on the seventh night of hanukkah last night is horrific. We must all come together to fight, confront, and eradicate the evil scourge of antisemitism. But the suspects family says this is not what it seems saying he has both a long history of Mental Illness and hospitalizations writing he has no known history of antisemitism and was raised in a home which embraced and respected all religions and bail was set at 5 million. Sandra jacqui heinrich, thank you. Of eric that was not the only attack this weekend. Meantime in texas, another person was critically injured after a gunman walked into a Baptist Church and open fire on worshipers at sunday morning services. Things could have been much worse had it not been for two members of the church, parishioners and their pews jumped into action and opened fire on the gunmen. This church had its own Security Team, they were well trained. The heroism today is on harold. Eric live in texas right near fort worth with more. Six seconds, thats how long Authorities Say the shooting incident lasted inside this church year in texas from when the shooter got up and fired his first shot before worshipers got out their own gun and shot the expected shooter. They say it was a terrifying few moments still trying to understand. He got up a couple of times and sat back down and she just kept an eye on him and once he got up and took communion is when he came around and the moment they saw the shotgun come out, she went under the bench and hated. Investigators say the suspected shooter used a shotgun, killing two people inside the church before fellow worshipers using their own guns shot and killed the suspect. All of this unfolding as the service and ultimately the shooting was being live streams. The big unknown right now is why . According to the fbi, the suspected shooter had roots in the area and has also been arrested multiple times in the past, some witnesses say they grew suspicious of the man having never seen him at services before. The senior minister of the church says some 240 people inside the church at the time of the shooting, grateful for those who help stop the shooting saying it couldve been far, far more devastating. Having Something Like this happen destroys my heart. And when i say destroys, it destroys it because there is evil in this world. Today is one sermon i will never preach. Will go away. It is called leaving a legacy. Unto men today left a legacy. The congregation is going to build a legacy. Investigators have yet to release the names of the suspected shooter or the victims in this shooting. Meanwhile, the church is planning on having services around 6 00 p. M. To finish those that could not yesterday. Eric just horrific. Thank you. Sandra congressman doug collins has proposed legislation to fight hate and bigotry writing an oped back in october, antisemitism has no place in our hearts. Those words still very relevant today. Congressman doug collins joining is now, Ranking Member of the house judiciary committee. Good morning to you and thank you for being here this morning. Horrific news to wake up to over the weekend. Your thoughts as this is something that you have talked about, you have written about, and you are offering solutions. First, the trend we are seeing today. It is very disturbing. We are saying it all over our country, seeing it even in the halls of congress, the bds movement, other things that tend to heighten this issue and we have seen this in new york. We propose legislation, just a couple of weeks ago that actually aimed at toning down this antisemitic activity and rhetoric on College Campuses and other places. People are beginning to see this. Of heart goes out to those who are simply worshiping and have people who are evil and do evil things. In the issue down in texas where the gentleman came in and started shooting people during communion. Its a disturbing trend but one which also i think we do overcome because people do see that out there. Im we must stand together and actively work to stop it. We put together some of the stats that paint the picture of this rising tide of antisemitism and these hateful acts. Nationally, 1300s. This is this year looking back at the rise that we saw in 2018 in new york state alone over 120 incidents. You look at these stats, you look at the numbers, put together with the Antidefamation League, you are offering specific Solutions Coming to talk about the rhetoric we see in congress and the rhetoric that we see in our College Campuses and some of the hateful acts that we have seen. What specific solutions are you offering . It is call antisemitic activity for what it is. When you have especially the jewish people who have been over the history of marginalized and put into position and during the holocaust and endured many things in a time in which people are not focused on. The biggest thing is lets take a step back. Why is this out there and lied to be allowed to go on . No group no matter who they are should be terrorized by others who simply hate them. I should not be in a position in which they are allowed to say things that encourage violence or encourage a position which people can say its okay did not sike this or that group of and this has been our country when we take these steps forwa forward, when it attacks others, when it dehumanizes or demeans others, that is when it crosses the line. Well have to come together and realize this country has been given the greatest freedom in the world, those are the things that we cherish and we cannot begin to take those down simply because of our political views. Of Sandra Andrew cuomo calling it an act of domestic terrorism, talking about an atmosphere of hate. As all of that has been going on and what a horrific weekend it was to have all of us develop, we head into a new year where there are still a lot of uncertainty over what a senate trial looks like for impeachment. Final thoughts this morning as you can manage our expectations, member of the house judiciary committee, we saw and heard a lot from you last year, what do we expect in the new year . I hope nancy pelosi will realize she is not the person who is sole arbiter of the house rules and senate rules, she needs to decide that she started impeachment, went through impeachment, she has led her conference off a cliff and it is time to seven articles over to the senate for the senate to do their constitutional job. It is not up to nancy pelosi to do this. What really bothers me is she told the world this is a solemn moment for her members to vote their conscience and now she is holding it like a political tool. She has shredded all acts of decency. Nancy pelosi ought to be ashamed of what she is doing right now. Sandra we will see how it all it all unfolds as we begin a new year. We appreciate you joining us this morning, thank you. One that we will have continuing coverage on the attacks on the faithful. Both the hanukkah stabbing and the Texas Church Shooting throughout our newscast this morning. Texas attorney general will join us on all this in just a few minutes. Later on in the program, the Antidefamation League will be here to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitic attacks. Sandra that coming up, meantime Trump Administration touting a booming economy but over the weekend tweeting the best is yet to come. Pointing to recent trade deals that we will have white house trade advisor Peter Navarro joining us. He is sounding optimistic in front of this big jobs report due out friday. Everyone has more opportunities to do so. That bring us a family sitting around the Kitchen Table a lot of comfort. Eric you will be here live later on in the program. Sandra he will join us at the 10 00 eastern time hours so stay tuned for that. Eric u. S. Air strikes it targets a link to hezbollah this weekend. Calling it an act of terrorism. Thats rich. We will have a reaction from our marine corps Lieutenant Colonel about that. Sandra plus, a civil rights icon in the fight of his life. Congressman john lewis announcing he is battling stage four pancreatic cancer. What he is saying about his diagnosis. Eric and former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to give President Trump a run for his money spending millions on ads from the battleground states. To the big question is will it work . We have a situation where the very wealthy billionaires have a Significant Impact over the political process. So its not just that a billionaire wakes up one morning and says ive got 5 billion with them im a little bit bored, i know what im going to do, im going to run for president. Liberty mutual customizes your Car Insurance, so you only pay for what you need. I wish i could shake your hand. Granted. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Sandra torture congressman john lewis announcing he is undergoing treatment stage iv pancreatic cancer. The civil rights icon the saying it was a found during a routine checkup. He says he will continue to serve in congress. 79yearold has represented his atlanta district for more than 30 years. Eric our best wishes and thoughts are with him. And now for the race to the white house, 2020 candidate for more new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg shelling out millions of dollars for campaign ads that attacked President Trump. Its a strategy Hillary Clinton and his republican rivals dried in 2016 and have that work for them . Governor john sununu is with us. And so the commercials seem to echo hillarys back in the last campaign so do you think they will dent the president this time . Happy new year, eric. I would like to echo your sentiments on john lewis, our prayers and thoughts are with them as he fights his difficult battle. But to answer your question, i think mayor bloomberg is going to go through about 400 million giving his ego a big massage between now and super tuesday. I dont think its going to have the effect it thinks it is because in a counterproductive way, i think the medias attack on trump over the last three years as a sort of inoculated him from this kind of criticism and lowvolume of what bloomberg will put out even though 400 million its a big number will just get swallowed up in this flood of antitrump rhetoric which continues to come from the liberal media. Eric theyve got a lot more to work with now from the tone to the derisive insults and theres a lot more that he could attack, you dont think that would cause an impact . There is no question that the president will continue to give them fuel between now and the election but his style thrives on that. I think there is one wakeup call that i think the bloomberg money may be triggering and that is the republicans have to understand that theyve got a good responsive message on why there hasnt been anything done on infrastructure and reform of health care. A lot of the good stuff has been blocked by pelosi. They ought to start the congressional races talk about the fact that electing a moderate democrat empowers pelosi and the crazy democrats. Eric especially in the swing states, you mentioned the seven battleground states, what about bloomberg strategies . Going after those dates, focusing on super tuesday, he is betting the democratic field will be divided after nevada. I think there may be some truth to that that it may not be divided but it certainly wont be unified with this big crowd of candidates the democrats have. Im not sure his messaging in places like pennsylvania is smart from the reports i saw, had someone talking in pennsylvania criticizing drum for coming to pennsylvania too often. When mikey or something from the New York Times reporting on this today saying in swing states like wisconsin and pennsylvania that you just mentioned, deciding whether trump gets reelected, the president s campaign and his allies have already been advertised on his behalf for moe than a year. Mr. Bloombergs campaign is focusing his efforts they are hoping to erode mr. Trumps standing. Telling anyone who listen trump is winning. The Campaign Manager for mr. Bloomberg, does not seem to be an optimistic forecast for the democratic candidate. Its amazing what you can have such pessimism and still enjoy spending 400 million. His consultants must be thrilled with the agenda hes laid out for him. Eric john sununu up in a snowy New Hampshire. It is snowing, come skiing. Sandra tragedy striking again in a small Town Texas Church opening fire on a congregation there. Two people killed, another critically injured, now officials praising two armed parishioners for killing the gunman in seconds. Secretary attorney general ken paxton will join us live next. Eric new york citys mayor has respond to the growing problem of homelessness in the big apple. Coming up, who bill de blasio is blaming now. Lets be honest, quitting smoking is freaking hard. Like quitting every monday hard. Quitting feels so big. So, try making it smaller. And youll be surprised at how easily starting small. Can lead to something big. Start stopping with nicorette new fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an unbeatable hold and strong seal against food infiltrations. Fixodent. And forget it. Eric seven scary moments midair at the kansas state jayhawks basketball game, tweeting this. Its a video that shows flames and fire shooting from the planes right engine. This incident happened yesterday as they were flying to lawrence, kansas, after they played a game in san jose, california. Engine failure force that playing the make it emergency landing, the teams twitter account tweeting thankful to report that everyone on board a safe. The suspect is deceased, thanks to the quick and heroic actions of those members inside the church. Was able to indiscriminately start firing at the parishioners sitting there in front of him, would have had many more lives lost today. Sandra texas officials crediting two armed members of the church with saving countless lives in the fort worth suburb, stop the gunman in his tracks after he opened fire on parishioners killing two people during sunday morning services. Joining is now a Texas Attorney general ken paxton. In horrific news here, although many are quick to point out exactly why that gunman went down as fast as he did within seconds, and a lot of credit being given to the changes in the gun laws in the state of texas. This last legislative sessi session, our governor got behind legislation that senator Donna Campbell passed that allowed people to carry in churches. And so sutherlands brings happened and had over 2,000 people died. In this case, had you that had them to be armed and fear we could have lost hundreds. Sandra priest said entered the church and sat down before 11 00 a. M. , stood up, to parishioners who then died at a nearby hospital. Our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with their families this morning, but you look at what happen here and that gunman was fatally shot within seconds. Do you expect that based on what happened here any other changes to gun laws and the rest of the country or possibly any other state to follow suit . I certainly hope so. You watch that video, you can see how quickly, that gunman was dead. Hopefully that will send the message to other states and they will do the same thing we did in texas. Theyll end up saving lives for years and years. Im very hopeful that people can see the evidence and act accordingly. Sandra what do you have to say as far as this horrific tragedy that we saw over the weekend and obviously acts like this that we saw in the past year and how we can change as a country when we look at the political divide that comes in the wake of talking about changes to gun laws . Its really frustrating, i thought comments like that it will work criticizing leadership and Julian Castro and the reality is, we already have laws against murder. Didnt stop this guy from coming into killing so people like this, they are willing to violate murder laws which in texas can get you the death penalty, creating more gun laws is not going to change Something Like this. I wish these people would look at the fact that the situation and suggest things that make sense. Neither one of these guys offer up solutions that have worked. Sandra dan patrick giving a lot of credit to that first responder, the immediate responder as he cal