Hello, im in for shepard smith. Russian president Vladimir Putin blasting the Obama Administration for slapping sanctions on his country and kicking dozens of diplomats out of the United States. The white house announced the punishments yesterday in retaliation for russias meddling in the president ial election. In a statement today, putin said, quote, we regard the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing u. S. Administration as provocative and aimed at further weakening the robertu. S. Relationship. The runs contrary to fundamental interests of both the russian and american people. Consider the Global Security responsibilities of russia and the United States this is damming to International Relations as a whole and said russia that the right to retaliate but he would not make trouble for u. S. Diplomats dipld in russia. Rich russia denies interfering but all 17 american intelligence agencies concluded the kremlin was behind the hacking. All of this hacking exposed thousands of emails, some containing rather embarrassing situation. The head offered the cia and fbi say russia did it specifically to help donald trump win the president ial election. Well, the president elect has said he disagrees and in fact insists president obama and at the dem e democrats are trying to take away from his win and the u. S. Should move on. Still, he has agreed to meet with u. S. Intelligence leaders to learn more. However, he tweeted minutes ago, quote, great move on delay by v. Putin, i always knew he was very sport. Trumps senior advisedder talked to handity about a report that president obama punished russia to get in way of trumps policy. S was really disaboundaried to read in the New York Times piece the allegation or see sun supposition that one rein the sanctions are taking place to is, quote, box in president elect trump. I hoe that this isnt motivated by politics even a little bit. In the meantime were keeping a very close eye on two russian compounds, one in new york, the other maryland. Usual Officials Say the russians worrying them for spying. The state department sitting down today. We have team fox coverage, peter doocy in florida, and first the state department. Putin says he will not kick out u. S. Diplomats despite what his advisers recommend. What more do we know . That was actually a prize from what we heard yesterday. Putin says he is no longer reacting to the Obama Administration. His moves are now based on the incoming policies of the trump administration. Putin said although have the right to retaliate we will november resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomatics to restore russianu. S. Relations based on the trump administration. Dmitry medvedev says it is the Obama Administration is leaving his term in the agony. The 35 diplomats and depep depths will go home in style. This plane is part of a special russian squadron. Many are not happy be it. What happened is the have to leave within hours, and its just not human, frankly, not human. The deadline for leaving is sunday. Caroline, the state Department Says this is more than just meddling in the election. They say that u. S. Person until in russia have been harassed, pulled over, and physically assaulted and permanent information has been broadcast on russian television. The russians sanctions are the sanctions against russia wont end with what mr. Obama is doing. Congress is getting in on this, senator ben carden has called for a special hearing on this. Special congressional committees to be form, and senator john mccain called for hearings on january 5th. Caroline, thank you. Team fox coverage continuing. Peter doocy is live in palm beach, florida. Peter we dont know what the president elect plans to do with these sanctions opposite he is sworn into service, right. We dont know yet. He could keep the sanctions, could get rid of them after being sworn in but the Incoming White House chief of staff wants to make one opoint clear. The next president has no interest in treating somebody who may have enter feared with the American Election with kid gloves. I would also say this and the president elect agrees. We agree that foreign governments shouldnt be hacking american institutions, period. So its not like we condone the hacking of the institutions and entities and businesses in america0. Of course not. The president elect thinks its time to move on and Start Talking boot stiff about other stuff. He put out a between sentence at that time said its time for the country move on but i will immediate with leaders of the Intelligence Community next week in order to be updated on the facts of the situation. So, we know hes going to get the facts in an intel briefing next week, and a staffer told me this morning that the president elect has no plans to personally reach out to president putin, however as we just saw on twitter, he will publicly reach out totime how are republicans in Congress Reacting to the president elects response . Some republicans are going further than the president elect, theyre basically praising the Obama White House for doingi] this, en though they think it took too lon. Some are happy the kremlins being punished. Its gay to say we want to reedge gauge the russians and have talks. That great. Its another thing to say theyre our friends. So far his words have not changed but the suggestion from transition officials, in last few days, including a call this morning, they could change his mind could go in a different direction after he hears what highranking intel Officials Say about the issue in the next couple of days in new york. Peter, thanks. Lets bring in tara smaller, a former cia military analyst good. To see you. What do you make of Vladimir Putins response here . It appears asymmetric, because historically the russians respond in kind to american retaliation. It is a little aseptember mitt trick and calculated, and to be honest, its interesting because now he is putting barack obama aside and waiting to see about the trump administrations folks move. It will be interesting to sigh see if after he severs the intelligence briefing he can stick to line he doesnt believe the russians were involved in the hacking. Everybody in washington, republicans and democrats on capitol hill are in agreement on this, and it seems they rafe rave released it could of about offings in. President obama had vowed that his response or retaliation would be proportionate to the harm that was caused to america. Yet the expulsion of diplomats or freezing assets proportionate. Do you think theres covert offensive cyber cape eights that might harm russian compute are city. What you saw yesterday was the Obama Administrations overt act against the russians. There might be some covert parting shots happening as the administration leaves prior to the trump admission. Will we know what those are . Most likely not. Will the russians necessarily know what those are . Not necessarily. Could it be something where we take some inflammation or where he us fingerprint is not on it. All speculative, but in protect president obamas statement yesterday he didnt make reference to the sanctions with the executive order were not the sort of totality of potential retaliatory measures against put. Some there might be something co verdict happening. If you want the russians to bear a cost for this, you want them to know your offensive cyber attack, so to that extent, if it is known by the russians, is that the onset of other dangerous escalation . There i potential for escalation. Thats you need to be careful when you bet goo this it titfortat. I will say part of this is not just about punishing the russians. Clearly thats a huge part of why we satisfaction sanctioned the russians but i will remind yaw that put of this is deterrence, to deter other facts, nonstate, other countries or russia in the future from carrying out Cyber Attacks not for the purpose of election enter phoenix but cyber ainterference but cyberattacks. The donald trumped a, michigan should be are going to be the targets of attacks. What do you make of Donald Trumps tweet great move on delay by v. Putin. I always knew he was very smart. Thats going to strike a great many people as in a way too commitry, if not fawning, toward a known adversary whose interests are against our own. Yes. I mean, im all for dip diploma, you need to engage with countries and allies. Having said that, if states are take aggressionsive actions, whether Cyber Attacks or military action or things that violate or norms on human rights the United States needs to respond. Otherwise youre left with a world where we sort of just dont do anything. So i think that donald trump will be be interesting to sea if his resident crick changes. This is not helping him among the republicans on the hill. He may feel the whole affair impugns his own legitimacy as the new president. Just ahead, more on the secret russian compounds, luxury retreats for russian in u. S. Everything we have learned about them coming up. I discovered a woman my family tree, named marianne gaspard. I became curious where in africa she was from. So i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. Ancestry really helped me fill in a lot of details. Welcome back. More on our top story are the Obama Administration shutting down two russian compounds right here in the u. S. The state department set a dead line of noon eastern time for everyone to leave and at about 11 30 cars and vans started leaving both locations. The retreat in maryland and new york were officially for diplomats to relax but Obama AdministrationOfficials Say russia used them for intelligence operations. Heres the maryland mansion on google earth. On 45acres of lan, 90 minute drive from washington, dc. The soviet government reportedly bought the home in 19 2. 1972. Used it to host parties with caviar and vodka. What else. In 2007 it had 13 fireplaces. There was a formal dining room and living room and a library filled with books. Eury used to serve as russias ambassador in early 2,000, call this place home for a while, according to the magazine. The new york estate in upper brockville, on long island, 45 minutes from new york city. David lee mel u miller, what else are you learning about the compound here in new york . Reporter it was bought as a tree treat for staffers to work northwestern at the u. N. Mission in new york city. Its valued at 9. 3 million. Actual property taxes are 170,000 a year. But the russians are tax exempt. The main home was built in 1918, sits on just over 14 acres, has 11 bathrooms, despite a lot of activity this morning, neighbors say the russians kept a low profile. They lived here quitely for as long as i can remember. Drew up down the street, and our paint parents told us the was a diplomatic hub for the russians. I know this is moore active during at the cold war but theyve been here a long time and there hasnt been too much activity until today. The russian retreat being say kateed in maryland war mow was more there is a hundreding lodge, and speaking about the compounds being closed, russias u. N. Ambassador accused the Obama Administration for destroying russian children fine. Good to be a diplomat or spy. Another. Com pound in. The russians have another large estate. This one in glen cove, long island, and pressured reports said is now virtually empty. It was built by industrialist George Dupont pratt and sold to the russians in the 1950s. At the height of the cold war. And during the 1980s there were reports the russians were using the property for electronic surveillance. Local Community Responded by revoking free beach parking. The russian government has additional property that diplomatters are using for families in the riverdale section of the bronx. David, thank you this year in chicago criminals killed more than 700 people in the violent time there is only getting worse. Just ahead. Well take you to the streets to get an idea of what is happening and how police are trying to stop it. The city of chicago wrapping up its deadliest year in two academic okayeds decades. There is a homicide tracker. That is more murders than in new york and los angeles put together. That number includes almost a dozen murders just this past christmas weekend. Senior correspondent mike toben is like in chicago. What do the Police Expect for this weekend when the alcohol flows . Reporter that is really it. Cops a. Tis pating an uptick in violence when booze is poured on top of this never ending cycle of gang ven debt to ven debt tuesday. Over 700 people murdered in chicago this year. 3,000 shootings thursday 2,000 last year. Most of the tarrings are gang members, one official says the reason for the increase in bloods shed is policings has been politicized and cops are ham strung. Sit sizing of policing is killing more black lives. The number of policerelated shooting in the cityes less than one half of one percent of the shootings in chicago. That means 99. 6 of the shooting are civilian on civilian, generally black on black. Reporter 11 cases were gangland retaliation, the reason for the timing this gang rivals knew they would be home. Mike, thank you. One of americas allies overseas weigh on the television win the u. S. On the division between the u. S. And russian. A break in the fighting in syria. The cease fire deal between syria ask turkey apparently now holing. Will it last . Thats ahead. You got it what do you think . If youre going to wish, wish big at the lexus december to remember sales event get up to 2500 customer cash on select 2016 and 2017 models for these terms. See your lexus dealer. Turkey weighing in on tension wes thenout and russia after the state department kick 35 Russian Diplomats out of the country and shut down two russian compounds in the u. S. The Turkish Foreign minister saying it is not go for anybody and they dont want another cold war. Officials have been working with russia on a solution to the criss in syria. Blake, put numbered president obama. He sent greetings to leaders of the past, like george h. W. Bush gorge bush, xi jinping and sent a message to president elect trump but notably absent from he list was president obama. However, in his statement this morning, putin did say the following, quoting her it is regrettable the Obama Administration is ending its term in this manner. Nevertheless, i offer my new years greetings to president obama and his family. Not necessarily the warmest of seasons greetings there. Congress looks ready to jump into this fray when it returns. Right . Exactly. The new Congress Returns next week. January 3rd the exact date. And democrats and republicans are calling for action. On january 5th the Senate Armed Services committee, held by john mccain, is holding a hearing on Cyber Threats and the continue democrat, ben card is, urge can congress to move two potential pieces of legalization, one calling for additional sanctions on russia. Lets bring in our panellests. Richard fowler. Know el, a republican strategist. Richard, let me ask you this. Even some democrats seem wholly unimpressed with what president obama has done in the way of punishment or sanctions. Ben carden, top democrat on the Foreign Relations committee in u. S. Senate, said these actions are, quote, not sufficient. He is demanding enhanced sanctions. What does i say when at the end of your presidency, even members of your own party are suggesting youre being weak. Heres the think i. The the president is in a very tough situation help has 20 days left on his presidency. Number two, this whole russian hacking situation really put into the president ial election, thus making it really lard for the president , should i go earl er and put my thumb on the elections, and the relationship win the United States ask russia has been icy. When we Start Talking about nato expansion a couple years ago and russians and the president have not seen eye to eye. Even more rope not to be weak, timid and tardy. Some of the things the white house has done because it cannot be announced because it is classified. Were not sure what it the white house or the depth of defense have bun and the russians would never report it because they have a closed media system. I want to be fair that best and ask you, noel, about the rockies from donald trump. Said i dont believe this ass. Dont this is true. Is hoe not taking this seriously enough . Well, i think a lot of people think he his tweets and what he said about russia appears to have a bromance so to speak with russia. But one of the things thats very interesting Going Forward is at the fact that president obama has laid this out so when trump takes office, he can do one or two things. He can either say, look, were going to take these sanctions back, but he can use it as a bargaining tool and say, i will reduce the sanctions if you reduce your military presence in Something Like the ukraine. So he can use it as a bargaining chip, or he could say, you know what, what is done is done and own aberdeen had even own had done the sections and democrats and republicans and everybody agrees that russia really is not our friend and they have been hacking. And you can still russia already has sanctioned any. From the annexation of crimea. Show to sanctions are in place. These are additional sanctions for cyber hacking. Richard, this was an attack americas constitutional system and economic court. How is it proportional to kick out a few dipl