Protect and respect our communities. We can strike that balance. We must. Lou de blasios pleas to hold off on demonstrations until after the officers funerals being ignored. As you can see, now on your screen, those live pictures, the antipolice demonstrations are going on. Protesters trying to shut down new york smith avenue the central attraction for the Christmas Shopping tourists. The mayors friend and ally, al sharpton refusing to obey the no protest decree. He called de blasios call to end protests, quote, an illdefined request that was too nebulous to hed. Clark will join us in moments to talk about this. Also here tonight, one day after north koreas internet mysteriously went down, sony reversed itself on the new movie the interview. The seth rogen and james franco movie will have a limited Theatrical Release on Christmas Day. A decision applauded by the Obama Administration. A historic day on wall street. Dow joadow jones industrials closing over 18,000. Were taking this all up tonight. We begin with a mayor who alienated new yorks finest and lost control of his left wing supporters. Our first guest, de blasios ally sharpton is a phony. Anyone who takes advice or holds counsel with a civil rights activist deserves to have their judgment questioned. Joining us now, Milwaukee County sheriff david clark. Sheriff, good to see you. Thanks for being here. What do you make of the open defiance of new yorks mayor by these activists and al sharpton . Well, im not surprised at all. Look, this thing is reaching a tipping point. Its very unfortunate for the city of new york and also for all Law Enforcement across the United States. Mayor de blasio is now being eaten by the beast he was trying to feed with all his anticop bashing and rhetoric. He was trying to score cheap political points to begin with. He and two other people, eric holder and obama created a pathway for this unjustified cop hatred thats grown out of control. Its for political expediency. Now hes paying a price for it. Lou the city is paying a price for. Certainly the merchants in downtown manhattan. Were showing a live picture of demonstrators and protesters and among the things theyre shouting is shut it down. Shut it down. This group answer which is an acronym to act now to stop war and racism. The coalition is continuing with a protest. Do you know anything about this organization . And what in the world is going on on these streets . Not a lot of people by certainly new yorks standards. I dont believe i was out on fifth avenue earlier. I wouldnt say they are anything near 1,000. Perhaps a few hundred. Not many more than that. These are anarchist groups that have hijacked a legitimate concern that many people across america share. But they have a different agenda here. They promote chaos. They try to undermine american institutions. One of the institutions theyre trying to undermine is american policing. Theres a way out of this for de blasio. And i think because he started this riff, he will have to show that hes really sincere, and not by just issuing a statement and support now. A day late and a dollar short of his empathy for the slain officers for nypd. He could start through publicly through a written statement disavowing any thing with al sharpton. Hes a vulgar human being. Hes divisive and spews hatred. That would go a long way. Because no prominent officer holder in the United States, that includes the president and attorney general, and that includes the mayor of new york city should hold counsel, be associated with or be in the company of al sharpton. I think if he did that in a very public way, disavowed any association with al sharpton, i think then the new York Police Department, led by their union, would be able to put their best foot forward to try to improve relationships. But short of any public disavowing of this racebaiting and race demagogue al sharpton will be very hard to repair the relationship between mayor de blasio and the new York Police Department. The new York Police Department is not the problem in new york. American policing is not the problem in the United States. We know that. We have the support of our communities. But they chose instead, like i said to put their bets on these cophating individuals who are trying to destroy this american institution. Lou sheriff, theres another problem, that unfolds and reveals itself as you suggest, that the mayor disassociate himself from al sharpton. President obama has made al sharpton his personal emissary, certainly on race issues and matters, his personal emissary in ferguson, and now de facto because of what had been the previous relationship with both mayor de blasio and the president on eric garner and the demonstrations taking place right now. He is acting, if you will, as a minister without portfolio on the issue of race empowered by the president of the United States. Well, thats why were at the point that were at. That these individuals would take any advice from a person like that, i would to have question the judgment of these three influential men. We all know what al sharpton is about. Al sharpton is very selfish. Hes very selfinterested. He will use any opportunity for his own gain. Mayor de blasio and president obama should know better than this. These are smart individuals. Again, they laid their chips near al sharpton and now theyre paying the price. If these men were to come out and publicly say that they disavow any further association with al sharpton, i think that would be a powerful moment and a powerful message to the people in the United States who want this stuff to end and who want to put this division back together again and try to repair the damage that has been done in the last several months probably since ferguson. But it wont happen until the American People and the American Police officer trusts that they will no longer be associated with one of the most divisive characters. Because i think al sharpton is a cartoon. But one of the most divisive characters in the history of the United States. Lou sheriff, it is great to have you with us. Sheriff clark as always. Merry christmas. Lou Sony Pictures reversing course saying it will release the movie the interview. They had pulled the movie because of threats from north korean hackers. The movie will open on Christmas Day in limited release in limited numbers of theaters and key north korean websites suffering intermitt ant outages after a widespread outage of the north korean internet yesterday. Not clear what caused todays stoppage or yesterdays, but it did follow a vow by president obama to respond to north koreas cyber attack on Sony Pictures, to respond proportionally. It was a historic day on wall street. Dow closing above 18,000 for the first time ever. Ththe s p up four. Both alltime highs. The nasdaq down however. By recent standards, only 3 billion shares. Third quarter domestic product driving the action. Our economy grew at the rate of 5 . 5 . Consumer and business spending, the catalyst, the fastest pace of growth in more than a decade. And the economic mood in this country is improving. Consumers more optimistic about the economy than at any time in the past eight years. More jobs, falling gasoline prices driving much of the optimism. Were coming back with much more. Back in the battle. The biggest problem with releasing detainees. General bob scales lou the United States has put a 5 milliondollar bounty out for the recapture of a radical islamist terrorist that it freed from the Us Detention Center in Guantanamo Bay six years ago. Abram is now a Senior Leader in the Arabian Peninsula in yemen. He was part of a saudi Rehabilitation Program for violent terrorists that was endorsed by george w. Bush and continues under president barack obama. Joining us now, retired major general, robert scales. Fox news military analyst. And, bob, great to have you here. Good to see you, lou. Lou this is, to me, appalling that were in this situation. Apparently the administration is embarrassed in no way by the ver among the terrorists its freeing. The Administration Says theres only a 10 visit activism rate. Thats not true. Its 28 or 29 . They cook the books on that. Theres 117 of the original 170 of the original 700 left. These are the worst of the worst. These are detainees that are so bad that not only will there will their home states want take them back, but no other government in the world will allow them into inside their countries. And so the administration wants to empty guantanamo over the next two years. If they do, even the commander in afghanistan, general John Campbell said, theres some of the names on this list, that if they return to afghanistan, american soldiers lives will be put at risk. So its a real showdown in washington right now whether or not theyll slam the door shut on this place and put our shoulders at risk. Lou who shut down the north korean internet . Im pretty sure our government did. Of course, its not exactly the most complex job in the world. I mean, north korea is beyond a failed state. Its a slave state. Run by a sociopath lou they have hoodwinked and utterly followed administration after administration, republican and democrat. Dont tell me theyre bad. It makes our president s look like fools. Theyre playing well above their weight. North korea doesnt have have their air force cant fly. Their people are starving. 1. 1 people in uniform. And their leader is a 30yearold nutcase who is still trying to solidify his authority. We should be able to humanithumiliate them with no effort whatsoever. The fact that this has become a media frenzy over the past couple of weeks is absolutely amazing to me, lou. Lou there is another media frenzy that isnt surprising. Thats over russia. Vladimir putin. The country is being pushed to the brink. Some are suggesting, including the president that it basically has gone over the edge. But the reality is, Vladimir Putin is not a regional the leader of a regional power. He has almost as many warheads as the United States now. This is a difficult challenge that we have yet to meet squarely and repulse. Well, lets first of all, lets separate his nuclear capability, which is first rate, from the capability of the rest of russia. Lou i would be willing to do that if he wont use a tactical nuke. If hes pressed too hard, too far by this administration and nato. No. I think hes backed into a corner. Putin wont do that. He has enough trouble just trying to keep his economy alive and keep them slipping from a recession and depression. Heres the thing that he has hes completely missed. Russia is a european, not an asian power. Their future rests to the west, not to the east. By antagonizing nato, by turning the ukrainians from getting closer to russia with wanting to join nato. Making them so mad so they cant speak russian anymore. Putin has miscalculated enormously. We need to take advantage of it. Give the ukrainians good weapons. To prop up their economy lou but, general, this administration wont even give the ukrainians a warm meal. Only mres. Thats so true. It airng angers me. Of all the problems we face, the easiest to solve is the ukrainian problem. This is an army that wants to fight. They have neighbors that are willing to join. This is something that we could really leverage if the administration chose to do so and had the courage to do it. Sadly, they dont. Lou well, perhaps we will see a fundamental transformation in this administration in the new year. Bob scales well count on the fact youll be the same and just as valuable as always to the nations outlook and insight. Thanks for providing both. Appreciate it. Bob scales. Thank you. Lou nationwide flu outbreak. The centers for disease control, 29 states reporting widespread flu activity. This week mostly in the south and the midwest. Thats twice as many states reporting as the previous week. Up next, hes openly clashed with his countrys largest and most diverse police force and is now asking for restraint from the very protesters and demonstrators that he encouraged and suggested that he was leading. Im asking everyone, and this is across the spectrum, to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations, until these funerals are passed. Lou it may already be too late for de blasio to stop what he began. Thats here next. Stay with us. Dad, i know i havent said this often enough, but thank you. Thank you mom for protecting my future. Thank you for being my hero and my dad. Military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa Auto Insurance could be one of them. If youre a current or former military member or their family, get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life. Lou tonight, two winter storms are threatening to derail the travel plans of some 100 million folks trying to get home for christmas. Snow and rain hitting the northwest and rockies over the next few days. Howling winds will make it a wet, windy christmas for much of the eastern part of the country. A few comments now on the lefts loss of confidence and its loss of credibility. Both president obama and new york mayor de blasio are leading the left into what appears to be a fullblown crisis. Leaders who have appealed to their base, instead of trying to lift up, to elevate aspirations and ideals for all. The president has achieved his diminished standing by his many false promises, his white house scandals, political exploitation and opportunityism on race and his campaign that his administration has led against our Law Enforcement agencies. And his sheer ineptitude in seemingly every policy arena, foreign or domestic. President obama early on his hawaiian vacation shunning the spotlight and perfectly willing to remain in the shadows for a time. De blasio has no such luck. Hes a local mayor no matter how big the city. He has no escape. Hes on the streets with the people he serves, and the downward accelerating spiral of his mayoralty has been shocking to watch as he campaigned against new yorks Police Department and officers and attacked them at every turn when he was near a camera and microphone. He sailed into office. He dominated his opponent. Won 73 of his vote. But now even the liberal publication acknowledges that the mayor is reaping the whirlwind and his honor is living a nightmare of his own creation. Theres no question that hes lost the Police Department and perhaps much more than that if he cant find ways to make amends and do so soon. To apologize and convince the men and women that protect everyone in this city that he will be the far different mayor than the one who earned so much contempt as he chose to appeal to the lowest common denominator in a city filled with folks who deserve better. Because of stunts like these back in july when de blasio invited reverend al sharpton to city hall and sharpton slammed Police Tactics in a personal way, talking about the mayors mixed race son. If dante wasnt your son, he would be a candidate for a choke hold. We have to deal with that reality. Now the disgraced mayor is talking unity. Hes denouncing division, but not expressing contrition or making responsibility for his words or actions. Theres a lot of pain right now. We have to work our way through that pain. We have to keep working to bring police and community closer together. We have to work for that more perfect union. We have to put the divisions of the past behind us. They were left to all of us in this generation. We have to overcome them. Lou his rhetoric yesterday quickly gave way to trying to shift blame rather than holding himself accountable. De blasio instead chose to blame the media for dividing the city. Now the question is what are you guys going to do . What are you guys going to do . Are you going to keep dividing us . So many protesters appreciated the nypd. I heard from nypd officers and leaders who said they saw peaceful protest, respectful protest. What you managed to do is pull up the few who do not represent the majority, who are saying unacceptable things. The question is, will you tell the world about it . You all are part of this too. Lou blame the media. Surely not taking his cues from president obama. You hear about the republicans running around about obamacare. Because while good Affordable Health care may seem like a threat to the American People, on fox news, it turns out its working pretty well in the real world. Lou de blasio and obama, neither accountable. Neither taking responsibility. Neither worthy of the votes that they won. And now, both face a contemptuous public. Our quotation of the evening now. This one from english American Writer and revolutionary thomas payne who said a body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. Were coming right back. Hello, north korea. The interview is back on. Sony pictures changing course after north korea goes dark. Its internet shut down mysteriously. Two of the countrys leading Cyber Security leading Cyber Security experts join us next. [ highpitched ] nailed it [ normal voice ] youre right, that was really easy. I know, i told you so. On progressive. Com, you can compare our progressive direct rates with our competitors rates, so shopping is easy. You dont sound like flo. [highpitched] yeah, i do. [ clears throat ] who you talking to . [ normal voice ] what . Whats on your hand . Noth my wedding ring. [chuckles] symbol of our love and understanding. Comparing rates for you. Now thats progressive. [ highpitched ] nailed it . Lou sony toda