We begin with president elect donald trump sparring with the man he will succeed. Donald trump firing back after a series of tweets in a new interview. The president elect also defending his Charitable Giving and dismissing the United Nations as a club for people to have a good time. 24 days away from inauguration day. We have it all covered for you. Lets begin with cnns Jessica Snyder live in beautiful palm beach, florida, where it looks really warm because she is sleeveless. Yes. Warm, sunny, a bit windy as well, don, but we know that the president elect does not hold back on twitter. Last night was no exception. Despite it seeming serene and calm right here at maralago, he lashed out and he fought back the president elect going after president obama after obama speculated he would have won a third term if it was possible using his message of hope and inclusion. Im confident if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized a majority of the American People to rally behind it. Trump tweeting, obama thinks he would have won against me. He should say that, but i say no way. Then boasting, the world was gloomy before i won. There was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10 and Christmas Spending is over 1 trillion. Trump seemingly overlooking obamas record of cutting unemployment to a nineyear low and taking credit for Holiday Spending figures that arent final numbers the men who died reporter trump also going after the favorite target, the media, over his charity. The president elect claiming he gave and raised millions tweeting all of which is given to charity and media wont report, but tax records show trump has not donated to his foundation since 2008. No one can confirm any other Charitable Giving since trump has not released his tax records. The Trump Foundation itself admitted to violating irs regulations and is currently under investigation by the new York Attorney general. Right now we need to have a president who is free of conflict of interest, that means dissolving the foundation, that also means President Trump selling off his business interests that create conflicts of interest making sure theres no Foreign Government money coming to his operations. Reporter trump also continuing to air diplomatic grievances on social media questioning the United Nations value following the israeli settlement resolution. Trump tweeting the u. N. Has such Great Potential but right now it is a club for people to get together, talk, have a good time. So sad. It will be back to business here at maralago. Donald trump will be holding several meetings today. Were still waiting to hear who exactly hell be meeting with. As we tick down the days towards the inauguration on january 20th, were still looking at a few more key cabinet posts that donald trump needs to fill. Were looking at director of National Intelligence that he still hasnt named his nominee for as well as secretaries for agriculture as well as veterans affairs. A bit to watch. Poppy. Keeping us on our toes. Jessica schneider. Thank you. Meantime, israel is temporarily suspending working ties with a dozen nations that voted in favor of the u. N. Resolution condemning israeli settlements. This move comes amid increased tension from Benjamin Netanyahu and president obama. Oren lieberman is live with us. Whats the latest . Reporter Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hasnt backed down at all of his criticism of president barack obama and the others. He hasnt apologized for the diplomatic actions hes taken. First netanyahus accusations against the Obama Administration. He says obama was behind the u. N. Security resolution, drafting it, writing it, pushing it. Here is his spokesman david keys leveling that accusation again. We have ironclad from sources in the arab world and internationally and were going to share that information with the Incoming Administration through the proper channels and if the new administration chooses to share that information, thats their prerogati prerogative. Reporter we have repeatedly pushed the israelis, both keys and other israelis on what that information is. We have yet to get an answer. Yet its an accusation they keep on repeating. As for diplomatic actions, he has limited working ties with the ambassadors and ministries that has little practical effect. It expresses netanyahus anger. The story may not be over yet. Don, in a couple of weeks theres an International Peace conference trying to make some progress. Israel has said they will not attend. In a few days we expect secretary of state john kerry to lay out his vision for peace. Don . Thanks very much. I appreciate that. Lets discuss with james jeffrey. He is a former ambassador to iran and turkey. He and Hillary Mann Leverett is here. She represented the u. S. In u. N. Security council deliberations. Im so glad to have both of you on. Lets get right to t. Benjamin netanyahu is suspending working ties with 12 nations that voted for the u. N. Resolution condemning israeli settlements. Ironically that doesnt include the u. S. Which abstained. What kind of message do you think he is trying to send here . This is for you, hillary . Well, i think hes trying to divert attention to how profoundly isolated this vote in the Security Council shows israel to be on the world stage, both the depth and breadth of israels isolation. Netanyahu, i think, is trying to double down on his policies to show that israel actually is in the drivers seat, its controlling its own policies, but what the u. N. Security council vote shows us is how profoundly isolated they are and how dependent israel is on its relationship with the United States and with Incoming Trump administration which i think for all of the happiness that many in israel professed for the trump the Incoming Trump administration, theres also very deep concern about how trump will handle israel and the middle east peace process. Jeffrey, why make yourself more isolated . Well, first of all, israel isnt isolated. Israel has the best relations its ever had in the arab world. It has good trading relations with china. It has in depth dialogue with russia, particularly over syria. The problem is israel is isolated in the u. N. It has always been isolated in the u. N. The difference this time is the United States allowed the u. N. Vote to go forward. Normally the u. S. Blocks it. That is the difference. Its not something new about israel and the u. N. Mr. Jeffrey, i shouldnt have called you james. Israel is upping the ante. Its calling that the u. S. Push through the resolution. Saying it has ironclad information. Take a listen to this and then well discuss. We have ironclad information from sources in the arab world and internationally, and were going to share that information with the Incoming Administration through the proper channels and if the new administration chooses to share that information, thats their prerogative. Poppy harlow interviewed him this morning just a couple of minutes ago and pressed him on that issue. Whats the evidence . Why not put that evidence out right now with the Current Administration, deal with it with the Current Administration instead of the Incoming Administration . My perspective is, again, it shows the profound isolation and in some ways desperation of the netanyahu government. They missed they really missed this coming. The u. N. Vote hit them like a train coming down the tunnel just like, you know, obamas pursuit of the nuclear deal with iran. I think what youre seeing happen is these various reactions really out of desperation, surprise and the disorientation in terms of what israel can or should do. What kind of evidence there could be is really you know, i think very speculative, but what theyre trying to do is say this is a personal problem for president obama. And somehow the Incoming Trump administration is going to take care of it. But i think the israelis are also very weary because trumps nomination, for example, for secretary of state or secretary of defense do not have stellar pro israel records. I think the israelis are concerned and acting out of desperation. James, i interviewed dr. Hasan moments ago here on cnn, Plo Executive Committee member, and asked her about the palestinian role in all of this and recognizing israel as a jewish state. Heres her response. I mean, if you want to give religion to states. This is against our principles. I dont recognize islamic states, i dont recognize jewish states. A state is a state for all of its citizens. It has to be democratic, inclusive, tolerant and has to be genuinely representative of all of its people. You cannot give added value to any people because of their religion or ethnicity. Is israel getting added value because of ethnicity or religion . Not at all. The original u. N. Resolution back in 1948 talked about an arab state and a jewish state. In fact, palestine is a member of the arab league. Arab states all over the region call themselves arab states. Theres nothing new in this. Theres a specific difference because judaism is both an ethnicity and a religion. Thats a minor difference. This is a basic issue of concern between the two sides. Hillary, whats your response . Again, you know, i think its hard for americans to understand, but around the world people, governments see the palestinians here as the victim and so her comments may not be as persuasive here in the United States as they are around the world. You know, when i served at the u. N. I was there on 9 11. It was the only time that i remember or other diplomats there remember there being a standing ovation for a resolution passing. That resolution was for the United States to use whatever force necessary to respond to 9 11. The second time that happened in my memory was when the u. N. Voted here against israel with this resolution. The anger, the disappointment, the distrust of what the israelis are doing is profound around the world. I know its hard for americans to understand, but we just got this wake up call and its going to be important for the Trump Administration to handle it soberly. Speaking of the Trump Administration or the Incoming Administration and the Obama Administration, im talking about one president at a time. Donald trump is taking a big role here with israelis going so far as to personally reach out to him. Is this a big violation of the no two president s tradition . Is it dangerous . It is what it is, first of all. It is unusual. There have been some allegations in the past. What nixon was doing in the run up to his taking power, particularly visavis vietnam, so there are some precedents. Its something that at the end of the day Everybody Knows were in a transition, that barack obama is the president but that the things that he declares, the things he does have a halflife of about 2 1 2 weeks. On the other hand, everybody else knows that the donald trump we will get as president may or may not be the donald trump that were seeing in tweets. Hillary, is it dangerous . Yeah, i agree. It is something that weve seen that weve seen for decades, but even more important i think than the israelis reaching out are the egyptians. The egyptians can read the political map very accurately, and they also reached out to donald trump. Were the first to congratulate him in a phone call. The Russian Foreign leaders trying to congratulate donald trump show how seriously theyre taking him on the world stage. Pundants who have dismissed trump and under estimate him here at home will now have to face up to that abroad where he will make a big difference, a big impact. Fascinating interview. Also this story. Youre probably seeing headlines about it this morning. Violent brawls at more than a dozen malls around the country. This sparked panic among shoppers just one day after christmas. Many of the incidents caught on cell phone video posted on social media. Sara sidner is reporting on it. Do they know what sparked all of this . Reporter yes. There are some Police Departments that say social media played a role saying something like, come to the mall and fight. They are looking into this. It is very odd that it is happening at so many different places. Very similar scenes. Lets take a look at some of what happened yesterday as people were going back to the mall as one does after christmas to kind of hand back some of the gifts you dont want. You can hear people screaming here as punches are thrown and this is inside the shops of buckland hills, a large chase ensues. Our affiliate in hartford says one of the officers was assaulted trying to break up that fight. Then we move on to fort worth, texas. That area and that mall that you see there, thats put on lockdown following a massive fight there including over 100 middle school and High School Students near the food court. Officers had to go store to store to let people out once that lockdown was lifted. Then we move on to aurora, illinois. This is the start of what evolved into a massive fight at fox valley mall. Teenagers had to sprint down the stairs trying to get away after the fight broke out. The mall forced that mall to close for the entire day after that happened. Then in ohio, this is ridiculous. You see this happening over and over again. That mall put on lockdown following unfounded reports at first of an active shooter. That all began because of a fight broken out between students. Then in chattanooga, tennessee, after police say teenagers set off fireworks there were people running and scurrying, worried that that was gunshots. It was not gunshots but several shoppers were hurt there as they tried to get out of the way. And then in aurora town mall in colorado, that mall closed as well after several fights broke out inside the mall on several levels, mind you. There are about 500 people all surrounding that area, some of whom were involved in fights. Police say it all started with a social media post promising a fight and then lastly here in fayetteville, north carolina, people also forced to evacuate after a massive fight broke out at a food court. Police are looking into it and trying to figure out if theres any connection between all of these because it is very odd that you have more than a dozen of these happening across the United States all inside malls. Theyre checking social media, right . But so far no evidence on social media . They looked at social media. They are finding out there were some instances where social media did prompt people to go to the mall and fight, but this is really odd for this all to happen at once. Theres a lot of looking into that this morning. Sarah, thank you very much. Were just hours away from history being made in hawaii. A japanese leader will visit pearl harbor to honor americans killed in the attack 75 years ago. Well take you there live. Glad forceflex. Extra strong to avoid rips and tears. Be happy, its glad. History about to be made in hawaii. The Prime Minister shinzo abe will be the first japanese leader to visit pearl harbor for a memorial ceremony. 75 years after the deadly attack. President barack obama will join him at the u. S. S. Arizona memorial. Athena jones live in honolulu with the details. It will be very interesting, athena. Reporter it is. I think were going to see some poignant moments today, don. The visit kicks off with a bilateral meeting between the president and Prime Minister followed by a wreath laying ceremony aboard the u. S. S. Arizona and later theyll deliver remarks. This visit by Prime Minister abe comes seven months after president obama visited hiroshima. Now the Prime Minister is coming to pearl harbor to do the same. These are two historic visits that are serving as book ends. It highlights the power of reconciliation that has turned these former adversaries into the closest of allies. Before making this trip the Prime Minister said it would be a visit to soothe the souls of the victims and we should never repeat the ravages of the war. We expect those to be among the themes he touches on in his speech today. We do not expect Prime Minister abe to apologize for the attack on pearl harbor. We expect his speech to be a forward looking one. Poppy . Athena, thank you so much. Live from honolulu. Lets discuss all of this with democratic congressman from california, mike honda. Thank you for getting up early for us. You as well, general. We may not know your history. In colorado. As you look back at the 75 years since the attacks on pearl harbor. Hiroshima, what are your thoughts. As a japanese american and a person whos been through the camp experience and as a policy maker, looking back at these incidents has a much broader perspective for me than most people. I look at this as symbolic to leaders going through the process of reconciliation about the act that occurred at pearl harbor. But its also symbolic that the president had visited hiroshima. Those are two main lessons i think we need to carry on. Theres another here, and that is the domestic consequences of pearl harbor that visited the 120