15th, we're going to win the iowa caucus, then is going to propel us to being the 47th president of the united states, and you're going to make it happen. >> i don't know we have ever had a bigger gap between what we see out of the elites in new york and d.c. and in the media and in politics than the rest of the american people. these guys just don't care about you. they are not governing with your best interest at heart. >> for decades, you watched as a corrupt political class in our nation's capital looted your money, trampled on your dignity and pushed their radical agenda into every aspect of your lives. you know it very well. but in 2016, you voted to stand up to those liars, losers, crooks, and creeps, and you elected an outsider as your president. >> the enthusiasm now is even greater than that. i have never seen anything like it. you understand what i'm talking about because we have to take our country back. the top republican presidential primary rivals on the stump in iowa today, with just six weeks until the first in the nation caucuses. good evening, i'm jon scott. this is "the fox report". ♪ ♪ >> jon: former president donald trump taking the stage in cedar rapids last hour as he continues to hold a commanding lead in the state polls. 100 miles west in newton, iowa, florida governor ron desantis completing his tour of all 99 hawkeye state counties, hoping to close that gap. desantis has the endorsement of popular iowa governor kim reynolds. he's also trying to hold off former u.n. ambassador nikki haley who is gaining steam in the early voting states. alexis mcadams is following the desantis campaign. she's live in newton, iowa, right now. alexis? >> a busy weekend in iowa. we saw former president donald trump on that stage really slamming president biden which we will get to in a second. here on the stage behind me in newton iowa we had a chance to catch up with florida governor desantis who tells me he believes he will win here in the hawkeye state because he's hit all 99 counties sakeshaking hands meeting people and making those connections. he says people in the hawkeye state will show up. i asked him why is trump still ahead then? watch. going back to iowa, you spent so much time on the ground. you've talked to so many people, made those connections, why is donald trump still ahead in those polls? >> look, i think that people -- the horizon of iowa caucus voters, they are not making decisions six months in advance, even three months in advance. i think now we're past thanksgiving, i think the caucus is now something that's more front and center. going into the caucus, more than half of iowa potential caucus goers said they didn't even consider the caucuses having started yet, even though people had been campaigning. some of it is just that. we laid the groundwork where we've got support in every county. >> and it is a lot of work. mentioned he's traveling, jon, with his wife and young kids across iowa. he's hoping it works out in his favor. pulling up that video that we talked about trump and desantis there on stage in iowa. desantis with the iowa governor reynolds who is super popular and an evangelical leader in iowa. desantis talking about moving his headquarters from d.c. to iowa trying to talk with the farmers and connect with them. trump rallied in the other county slamming president biden saying he will terminate every open border policy and restore law and order to america. watch. >> the more we win, they are going to see that signal for the november election and we have to win. you know, the one way you do win is you swamp them. they can only cheat so much. they will cheat. they will try to cheat like hell. it is so sad to see and so sad have to report, but if we swamp them and part of swamping them is winning the primaries in record numbers. i think we will do that. we seem to be doing it everywhere. >> according to a recent poll by the des moines register, 43 percent of likely republican caucus-goers say they would pick trump as their first choice for president. desantis and former ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley both tied for second sitting at 16 percent. back out here live, we also talked with florida governor desantis about that big endorsement that nikki haley just received by the superpac backed by koch brothers. ni nikki haley pulling in a lot of support there. desantis says he is focused on iowa taking it one step at a time but he feels confident here. >> jon: any reaction about the slams that former president trump threw haley's and desantis's direction today? >> not yet. when i asked the florida governor about some of the the new attack ads that trump has been putting out against him here in the state of iowa, he kind of shrugged. he used to it at this point. it makes him because he's a target here and putting in more attack ads he thinks he's doing pretty well here. i think everybody is used to these candidates, right, throwing elbows at this point. they all want to win. they are going to do whatever it takes. >> jon: alexis mcadams in newton, iowa. thanks, alexis. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling his negotiators to leave talks on a new gaza cease-fire after hitting what he called an impasse with hamas. since the talks dissolved this morning, israel has ramped up attacks in southern gaza. but things are not over in the north. idf officials also releasing this video showing soldiers uncovering a cache of rockets hidden underneath u.n. boxes. team coverage this hour with lucas tomlinson and idf spokesperson. but we start live in northern israel. nate? >> jon, good evening. tonight hamas terrorists launched 10 rockets into southern and central israel including a tel aviv, but the iron dome intercepted six of those rockets. four of them landed in open areas, including the sea. we have really interesting video that was taken from an airplane showing the iron dome at work. take a look at this, as you see those rockets being intercepted, headed for tel aviv. this happened while there was a rally going on for hostages, not only the ones who have come home, but the over 130 who remain in hamas captivity. the iron dome continues to be effective, not only here, but across the country, including here on the northern front. take a look at the next video. israel took out hezbollah terrorist infrastructure for a second straight day, and we are seeing a lot of artillery going into southern lebanon. take a look at this next video. hezbollah claims 11 launches into israel over the past two days. israel responds by targeting the positions where those attacks come from. lebanese media reports that israeli shelling killed three people including a hezbollah fighter, but the focus of today's military operations remain in gaza. take a look at the next video. today the idf took out a senior hamas commander who helped plan the october 7th attack with this strike in gaza city. the southern city also hit again hard today, as israel is dropping leaflets warning palestinians to move to evacuation zones. take a look at this next video. idf soldiers are going door-to-door in close combat in northern gaza fighting hamas terrorists up close. israel says it found hamas weapons hidden here, including rockets, missiles and grenades. tonight israeli prime minister netanyahu reiterated israel will not stop until hamas is eradicated. >> translator: how do you argue with the devil who murdered, raped, dismembered, burnt people, women, children, and babies, a devil for whom human life has no value? >> jon, you mentioned it. israel is not negotiating right now, pulling out of talks in qatar that were meant to strike another pause in the fighting, an agreement that would cause another pause in the fighting. for now, the war continues, clearly. back to you. >> jon: i'm sure that's a controversial move for prime minister netanyahu given there are those 130 plus hostages still in captivity. their families want them out. >> you're absolutely right about that, jon. that's something he spoke to the nation about tonight. i mentioned that rocket attack at tel aviv. there was only one minor injury, but it happened while there was this big rally, calling for the hostages to be brought back, and there's a lot of people calling for that. they really care about getting these hostages back. however, they understand that this is an existential threat for them, so it's really difficult for the people here to weigh those two things. they do support pushing deeper and deeper into gaza and eradicating hamas. however, with that military pressure that they believe that they can exert on hamas, they hope to get more concessions and hopefully get some of those hostages back. >> let's hope they do. in northern israel, nate, thanks. president biden is staying in washington this weekend to monitor the ongoing war after the end of the israel hamas cease-fire. lucas tomlinson is live at the white house for us right now. lucas? >> jon, president biden was here at the white house senior members of the administration were out in california in what appeared to be very coordinated messages. his defense secretary spoke a little while ago in california and issued the following warning to israel. >> the center of gravity is the civilian population. and if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a technical victory with a strategic defeat. >> austin was speaking at the reagan national defense forum. vice president kamala harris spoke earlier in dubai with the second warning to israel. >> no forcible displacement, no reoccupation, no siege or blockade, no reduction in territory, and no use of gaza as a platform for terrorism. >> now, earlier on fox, here was a response to harris from a spokeswoman from the israeli forces. >> all these people would still be alive today if it wasn't for hamas's actions. hamas is targeting our population from inside and underneath the civilian population of gaza because they know that israel does not want to kill any innocent palestinians. >> earlier lawmakers from both parties responded to the vice president. >> absolutely inappropriate for us to tell them how to win this war against hamas. what we do know, hamas is the one, they perpetrated these crimes against innocent israelis. they must be wiped off the face of the planet. the idf will do that. >> senator ernst was saying we can't dictate how the idf prosecutes this war. we can certainly influence it. i think that's better done in direct coordination with the idf. >> this afternoon, jon, the u.s. military essential command responsible for the middle east releasing this photo showing an iranian drone flying in a quote unsafe and unprofessional matter near the uss dwight d. eisenhower aircraft carrier in the persian gulf. it was intercepted by a navy helicopter. intercepted does not mean shot down, although i'm sure a lot of our viewers are wondering why that drone was not shot down. certainly there's enough superhornets to make that happen. it looks like the port aspect from the helicopter are wondering why that drone was not taken down. >> jon: i'm sure they are. maybe we will get an explanation. lucas tomlinson with the president at the white house, thanks. protesters in critical condition after setting themselves on fire friday outside the israeli consulate building in midtown atlanta. police say a security guard tried to intervene, but ended up injured as well. federal investigators called the incident an extreme form of political protest, but not terrorism. dana marie mcnichol has more on this story. >> jon, law enforcement are calling this an act of arson, but stress this is still an active investigation. now, that demonstrator set themselves on fire using gasoline during a pro-palestinian protest outside the israeli consulate on friday. >> we can tell you at this time, we do not believe there's any nexus to terrorism at this location. >> police say the security guard noticed the demonstrator and tried to intervene but was badly burned on his wrist and leg. the demonstrator suffered severe burns all over their body. medical personnel rushed both to the hospital. the protester is in critical condition. law enforcement found what appears to be burned clothing and material on the sidewalk. authorities say a palestinian flag was part of that protest outside the israeli consulate, an area that's been highly patrolled since the conflict between israel and hamas began in october. >> we continue to ensure that everyone is protected in atlanta, georgia, regardless of your religion, regardless of your heritage, regardless of your nationality. >> the handful of protesters say this is the most extreme form of protest, while offering their sympathy to the person involved. >> it's not something that i would do, but i can empathize with it a lot. >> and the consulate general of israel in that area sent out a statement saying that they are saddened. they're praying for the full recovery of that security guard. in terms of that person involved, it is still unclear if they will be facing charges. jon? >> jon: dana marie mcnichol, thanks. the two-state solution then remains the best path we believe toward a durable peace. when this conflict ends, hamas cannot control gaza. and israel must be secure. >> jon: vice president kamala harris in dubai making those comments at the world climate conference. harris added quote the palestinians have a right to dignity and self-determination, as israel and hamas war resumed following a seven-day cease-fire. joining us now idf spokesperson major. you heard the remarks of vice president harris. your first thoughts? >> well, what i hear, jon, is israel must be secure. that's the -- i guess part of that statement that speaks to me, and the other 10 million people living in israel because as we know, we have an entire section of our country that borders gaza. gaza with hamas in it are declaring they will commit october 7th attacks again and again and again. they also have 139 of our hostages, including men, women, and still babies. so in order for israel to be secure, there's only one answer. it is totally to destroy hamas, and i think when hamas are watching these remarks, we have to be very careful that we don't play into their hands. if they hear that we're saying this area's off grounds for israel to take care of, that's the first place hamas is going to go to hide. i think the international community have got to call on hamas, come out in the open, face israel, leave your civilians out of the way. face just like you faced our civilians that couldn't defend themselves. face us on the battlefield, and we will see where that goes. >> jon: i found it curious that the vice president suggested that there should be no occupation of gaza. the israeli occupation of gaza ended in, what, 2006, and the thank you that you received was this horrible invasion on october 7th. >> absolutely. i was there when we left gaza. i saw my friends and family being taken out of gaza. and i remember looking up at the sky as the last jewish people left gaza, 17, 18 years ago, and those bombs started falling on israel, the rockets. at the time it was so early, we said why would they do this? they just got what they wanted. it became clear and of course it became super clear on october 7th that hamas, it is not about having israelis in gaza or not, it is about destroying israelis, destroying the state, and destroying the jewish people. we are all aware of that in israel today. wherever hamas is, we are going to find hamas and eliminate them while trying our best to protect and not injure the civilian population in gaza. it is not easy. that's our job. that's what we have to do in order to survive here. >> jon: more than half of the hostages who were originally taken back in october are still in hamas captivity, despite the releases over the last week or so. what -- how are you feeling about the chances of recovering those hostages? >> well, look, the truce agreement broke down when hamas began firing rockets at israel. that was obviously their sign that they wanted no more of the truce and did not want to return our people to gaza. i can tell you that from our perspective, hamas will only give up israeli hostages if they feel they have no choice. for them, these people, these men, women, and babies are not humans. they are simply bargaining chips. if we continue militarily to press hamas to the wall, and they feel that existentially that they are about to be eliminated, that's when we have a chance of getting our hostages back. the military campaign goes together with releasing the hostages. we're fully dedicated right now, the state of israel, the idf soldiers, who are families of israel, to eliminating hamas and do our best to bring our people home. >> major of the idf, thank you. >> thank you. coming up, bide bidenomics by the numbers, biden says it is working. but many americans say they are struggling to get food on the table. an economist has his analyst next. ♪ ♪ (vo) red lobster's new lobster & shrimp celebration ♪ (vo) three lobster and shrimp entrees for a limited time. ♪ after last month's massive solar flare added a 25th hour to the day, businesses are wondering "what should we do with it?" bacon and eggs 25/7. you're darn right. solar stocks are up 20% with the additional hour in the day. 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