Five american hostages are on their way home, as political backlash is growing on the terms of the deal. Republican president ial candidate Chris Christie is here. Plus a cnn sitdown tonight with Democratic Party powerhouse, gavin newsom on 2024 speculation and the state of his own party. Also a big break just a few moments ago, as the mystery of the missing u. S. Fighter jet. How does an 80 million plane vanish from thin air . Im catkaitlan collins, and this the source. Hostages no more tonight, as Five Americans are on their way back to the United States. They were freed early this morning after being wrongfully detained in iran for years. Three of them were in prison for over five years, and two others have not yet been publicly identified over their own privacy concerns. What led to their release is leading to Harsh Criticism from some republicans tonight because the u. S. Unblocked 6 billion in frozen iranian oil revenue and dismissed charges and released five iranians of their own. The white house says that money can only be used for things like food and medicine. The deal was sealed as President Biden arrived in new york to address the United Nations tomorrow. All of this is coming as another Foreign Policy crisis is looming on capitol hill over ukraine. The president is expected to continue to rally the world to defend ukraine against russia. But in washington, there is a growing divide that is on clear display right now among House Republicans over funding that effort. President zelenskyy also here in new york ahead of his own meeting with Congress Later this week. Lets get to the source with Chris Christie. Governor christie, thank you for being here tonight. Five americans are now on their way home. If you were president , would you have made this deal today . I would not have made the deal, kaitlan, no. The idea that iran would use this money for only humanitarian efforts, let me tell you what humanitarian is in iran, kaitlan. That means they cut your hand off before they kill you. Thats humanitarian in iran. This is one of the most barbaric regimes in the world. They are the biggest exporter of terror in the world. And joe biden has given them now 6 billion to go and make mischief, more mischief, dangerous mischief, around the world. I wouldnt have made this deal. As much as i would have liked those americans to be home, you cannot give 6 billion to a terrorist state. Well, so how would you have handled it . Weve seen this criticism from republicans, but these were americans, they were being wrongfully held, some in an incredibly notorious prison. And former President Trump had this poll so icy of maximum pre on iran. He wasnt able to bring them home. Kaitlan, you do the best you can, you continue to work as hard as you can to get them returned home, but you dont get them returned home to make matters worse. They are now americans are now more of a target for iran than they were before because they took five this time. Maybe theyll take ten next time. And theyll be looking for 12 billion or 15 billion. This never ends. Its a Slippery Slope that you slide down. As a leader, you have to say no to that type of thing. I would not have had a problem exchanging five hostages for five hostages five prisoners, rather. But i would not have given them 6 billion. This empowers that regime to export terror and encourages them to take more americans in order to try to get more money from assets that are frozen because of their own terrorist conduct. If you were elected, this is a challenge you also have to deal with. There are still americans wrongfully detained abroad. Paul whelan as well. Why do you believe you would be better at handling these sensitive and complex issues than some of the people running against you, former president , former Vice President , former ambassador to the United Nations, those who have dealt with those kinds of issues before . Look, first off, the former president has showed himself to be someone who, in this iteration of his political career, cares only about himself and more of his statements today just prove that. He puts himself before he puts any of the American People. So, i think hed be off the list. And lets face it, the former Vice President and the former u. N. Ambassador had no experience doing this as well. I spent seven years as a prosecutor, and in that job, i had to get involved in negotiations with a lot of criminals, a lot of folks who were committing crimes, and trying to resolve those issues using Law Enforcement and using intelligence capabilities. Oouf done that before as the United States attorney in the fifth Largest Office in the entire country. And i think it prepared me very well for the kind of negotiations you would need to be engaged in at this level as president. As i mentioned, president zelenskyy is here. Hell meet with lawmakers in washington later this week amid a Government Funding fight that includes resistance from your partys right flank to continue supporting ukraine. What do you say tonight to republicans, as someone who has visited kyiv yourself, who argue that more money for ukraine isnt needed and theyre willing to shut down the government over it . Well, look, theyre just wrong. And history shows theyre wrong. This is a proxy war with china, kaitlan. Its a proxy war with the chinese. The chinese are funding the russian war against ukraine. Theyre supporting it. Theyve sent their client state, north korea, through kim jongun to meet with putin. These three are committed communist authoritarian dictators. And they want the world to look like what russia, china, and north korea look like. Thats not the way i think the world should work. And if we dont stand up to china now, well be Fighting China in taiwan. And it wont be just sending arms there. It will be sending american men and women there to fight that fight. And that is not something that we should want to do. In fact, by being tough now, we can avoid that in the future. We learned that with aggression. That doesnt seem to be breaking through in your party. Well, look, they have the right to be wrong, kaitlan. But there are many of us who have to stand up and say, no, this is where the president needs to show better leadership. Joe biden has given the ukrainians just enough not to lose. He should have been more aggressive right from the beginning. Now he has a job to do. His job is to convince the majority of the United States house and senate to continue the support for ukraine. The fact is that they are making progress in their counteroffensive and theyd be making even more if we would arm them with f16s earlier, if we had given them tartillery they needed earlier. We didnt do those things. Its naive to believe, as some in the Republican Party believe, that somehow we can negotiate something with vladimir putin. This is a former kgb operative who wants to put back together the old soviet union. He will not be satisfied until thats done. And we need to stand up and say no to that and make that clear to him by our support of ukraine. Im not sure that people like Marjorie Taylor greene are listening to President Biden or will be convinced by his arguments. You mentioned you are a former federal prosecutor. Former President Donald Trump was asked over the weekend whether or not he was listening to lawyers or acting on his own accord when it came to challenging the election results, trying to overturn the election. This is what he said. You called some of your outside lawyers, you said they had crazy theories. Why were you listening to them . Were you listening to them because they were telling you what you want to hear . You know who i listen to . Myself. Were you calling the shots, mr. President , ultimately . As to whether or not i believed it was rigged, sure. Okay, okay. It was my decision. Does that hurt a Legal Defense that he could try to use . Every time he opens his mouth, his lawyers must want to vomit. I mean, this is a guy who is just burying himself deeper and deeper, taking away any potential defense he has onto the charges that have been brought against him. But incredibly, i think for one of the rare times in his life, donald trump is actually telling the truth. I think he was the person who made these decisions. I think he is responsible for his own conduct. And like any adult should be responsible for their own conduct. If i was his defense lawyer, i would want to jump out a window every time this guy gets in front of a microphone or front of a screen to send something out on truth social. Look, this is why we, as republicans, cannot nominate him again. You never know whats going to come out of his mouth next. He gets himself in deeper and deeper trouble. He will be sitting in a courtroom every day for all of march and most of april, while he should be out there fighting joe biden and the democrats to rewin the white house and take control of congress. Thats why im the right person to do this. I will be bringing that fight to them. I wont have to be spending five minutes inside a courtroom. Donald trump will be. When do you think those charges are fair or not and i know theres disagreement with some in our party about that the fact is they are a reality. And his conduct, which he doesnt deny his conduct. Kaitlan, if you dont deny the conduct, then youre in very, very big trouble. And he is in big trouble. And if we nominate him, our party will be in big trouble. We shall see. Former governor Chris Christie, thank you for your time tonight. Thanks for joining me. Kaitlan, as always, thanks for having me. Coming up, one of the longestheld americans in history, his loved ones are celebrating the release of these americans tonight. But for Bob Levinsons family, their, quote, nightmare continues. And theyre still seeking answers. His daughter will join me in just a moment. Plus an exclusive oneonone with California Governor Gavin Newsom on concerns within his Democratic Party of another biden run, 2024 speculation, and much more coming up. Come with the ucard one simple member card that opens doors for what matters. What if we need to see a doctor away from home . We got you with medicarare advantages Largest National provider network. Only from unitedhealthcare. They slept on me for 15 years. Things i collected, pollen, dust, dander. 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Who needs that much more tide . Crashing Sounds everyones gonna need more tide. Its a mess out there. Thats why theres 85 more tide in every power pod. See . Baby ah. Tonight, Five Americans who were wrongfully detained in iran are on a plane and just hours away from landing in washington. Critics of the deal that was made say that, by unlocking 6 billion in iranian royal revenue, amounts to paying a ransom and incentivizing more Hostage Taking in the future. But the white house has been pushing back on that, pointing to new sanctions they say are punishment for the lack of answers they still have regarding another prisoner, bob levinson, who is the longest held hostage in american history. The retired fbi agent disappeared in iran more than 16 years ago and is believed to have died in iranian custody. His daughter, Sarah Levinson joins me now. Its so good to have you here. We met at an event before where there were families of Detained Americans there. I imagine this is a bittersweet day for you. Absolutely. Thank you so much for having me and giving me a chance to talk about my father and the great celebration of success that this deal is for Five Americans coming home today. Yeah, and your dad, 16 years. And i know that part of the sanctions that came out today, they talked about they still want a full accounting from iran. They want questions about your dad. What questions are you still seek sng are you hopeful that the u. S. Is committed to making sure you get those answers . Theyve told me that they are. A lot of Senior Administration officials have told me firsthand that they will not stop until they get us the answers. So, im hopeful. But its just, its very hard with iranians, and i think we need to continue to punishment, find ways to deter them for the future, but let them know that my fathers blood is on their hands and we will not rest until they send him home to us or give us a full accounting from the day that he got there to whatever unfortunately happened to him. And we heard not just from republicans but even human rights advocates who say they have concerns this incentivizing Hostage Taking. You dont seem to have those concerns. I think this Administration Made the difficult decision they had to make to bring Five Americans home, and i think we should be focused on that and celebrating that. And when theyre home on american soil, we need to move to the next step and start deterring and punishing them. And i think the levinson act is the first step toward that. Can you put that in perspective of someone who is a Family Member he is your father for those who are criticizing the deal, what you go through every day when it is your loved one being held wrongfully. I think the best thing i can say is these Five Americans are coming home to their family, where my father was not able to. And every american should be celebrating that right now. Whenever you and i met it was at a Foundation Dinner and you talked about your dad and the memories and what you think of. What are you thinking about him on this day . Im thinking hed be so proud of his family and how we continue to fight for him and for other americans to come home and fight against this injustice thats happening in Hostage Taking and how we wont stop fighting. And he knows that. Until we get him at peace. I know this is a tough day for you. Thank you for coming in to talk about this. Thank you very much. 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