Capitol Report Full Broadcast (Oct. 13)

Good evening and welcome to the Capitol Report on Entity Television. I'm Steve Lance. Coming up, President Trump signing the Gaza-Israel peace deal in Egypt, alongside Middle Eastern leaders and world leaders as the Hamas terrorist group releases all 20 living hostages from the Gaza Strip. And as President Trump celebrates the release of those hostages and promotes rebuilding Gaza, what will it take to fulfill his vision of the dawn of a new Middle East? Alon Pincus, former Israeli consul general in New York, will join us with analysis. And the third week of a government shutdown persists, and President Trump says more Democrat-focused layoffs are coming down the line, the latest as national museums are shuttered. And our panel tonight, former President Bill Clinton offers credit to President Trump for the hostage release. What sets Trump's approach to the Middle East apart? We'll discuss with Jason Palmer and Bobby Eberlein. This is Capitol Report, live from our global headquarters in our nation's capital. Here's Steve Lance. President Trump at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, signing the ceasefire agreement and saying the phase two deal has already begun. President also saying the U.S. is ready for a peace deal with Iran. And today's Washington correspondent, Mari Otsu, has more from the White House. This is not only the end of a war. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East. President Trump at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, signing the historic ceasefire agreement alongside other Middle East leaders, while also saying that his peacemaking aspirations go beyond ending this war. This is coming on a day of joy and reunion, as all 20 living Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are released. The hostages are back. And President Trump is saying that phase two of the 20-point ceasefire plan has already started. We don't want to fund anything having to do with bloodshed, hatred or terror. We're also agreed that Gaza's reconstruction requires that it be demilitarized. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominates President Trump to be the first non-Israeli recipient of Israel's highest honor. As to that other prize, just a question of time, you'll get it. But I want you to get the Israel prize, our highest award, to our greatest friend. While the Egyptian president also awards President Trump the country's highest honor, and the Pakistani prime minister renominates him for the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm deeply honored to receive from you, Egypt's highest state honor, the Order of the Nile. Today, again, I would like to nominate this great president for Nobel Peace Prize. President Trump also urges the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, to pardon Netanyahu of his bribery charges from 2019. This has been one of the greatest wartime presidents. And cigars and champagne, who the hell cares about that? And on bringing peace to the entire Middle East, President Trump says that the U.S. is ready for a peace deal with Iran when Tehran is. Yet even to Iran, whose regime has inflicted so much death on the Middle East, the hand of friendship and cooperation is open. Meanwhile, in other peacemaking efforts, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Trump at the White House this Friday. This is coming, as President Trump said aboard Air Force One Sunday, that he's potentially thinking of sending tomahawks and additional Patriot defense systems to Ukraine. Reporting from the White House, Mario Tsu, NTD News. And the Hamas terrorist group has released all 20 living hostages who had been held in captivity for over two years in tunnels in the Gaza Strip. In exchange, Israel releasing from detention almost 2,000 Palestinians, NTD's Jason Perry reports. On Monday, members of the Hamas terrorist group cleared the way for a convoy of Red Cross vehicles to make its way through a crowd of residents in the Gaza Strip. The vehicles were traveling toward Israel, carrying hostages whom Hamas had held in captivity for the last two years. The Red Cross helped transport 20 living hostages to members of the Israel Defense Forces who were waiting to receive them. Israeli troops were seen speaking with the newly released hostages before they boarded helicopters to be transported to Israeli hospitals. A crowd of people was gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv when a helicopter flew over them. And another crowd welcomed the former hostages outside a hospital where they would soon meet with their family members after two years of not knowing whether they would ever see each other again. I was going to die. She was going to kill me. I don't want to die. Oh my God. What happened to me? Evyatar David who was recently shown in a Hamas video being forced to dig his own grave. reunited with his childhood friend Guy Gilboa Dallal. Both of them were kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival two years ago, and both were released from captivity on Monday. And in exchange for the hostages, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees who were captured during the war in the Gaza Strip. Crowds of people gathered in Ramallah in the West Bank to receive them, while others were released in con units in the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Peace Plan brokered by President Trump, the Hamas terrorist group is also supposed to release the bodies of the 28 deceased hostages who remain in the territory. And on Monday, Hamas released the bodies of four hostages that arrived at an Israeli forensic institute for identification. Looking ahead, the focus will now turn to the remaining steps of the historic peace plan. Jason Perry, NCD News. And as President Trump celebrates the release of the hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, what might we expect next for the different phases of the peace plan? And which Middle Eastern countries will lead in rebuilding the Gaza Strip, much of which has been turned to rubble? Joining me now to discuss the latest developments is Alon Pincus. He served as Israel's Consul General to New York. It's good to be with you, Ambassador. Hamas today releasing all remaining living hostages. I want to play a clip from President Trump about this significant moment in history. This is not only the end of a war. This is the end of the age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God. It's the start of a grand concord and lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe that so strongly. This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East. Ambassador, if you could, help us understand the gravity and the significance of this moment in a broader context and why this is just such a momentous occasion. This is not historic. This is not an inflection point. It is not transformative. It could be all of those things, but it is not yet. And we should be very cautious and wary not to fall into that trap of sugarcoating what's going on. And I wish the President, President Trump, I wish what he said would be right, but I am somewhat skeptical. Now, all that being established, it is the end of the war. And the question is, if anything goes wrong, how committed President Trump is to make sure that the war actually ended rather than allow the ceasefire to collapse, which it could on any given day, given that the next phases are extraordinarily difficult to implement, very ambiguous, and they require goodwill, good faith and trust, none of which exists. So, yeah, if you take what he said in Sharm El Sheikh and the Egyptian resort city hosted by the President of Egypt with the President of France and the Prime Minister of Britain, the Prime Minister of Italy and the President of Turkey and the President of Indonesia, that's 280 million Muslims for you, and the Saudis, the Qataris, the Emiratis, but who was glaringly and conspicuously, I'm sorry, missing, Israel and the Palestinians from that event. They're signing a deal to end a war between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians for this matter, and yet neither is invited. That tells you something about the trust that everyone in that room has in the goodwill and good faith of both Israel and the Palestinians. Who would that representative of Gaza be? The head of the Palestinian state was there, but in terms of Gaza, Hamas is- That's my point. The Palestinian Authority was invited. Last moment, by the way, they were initially not invited, and then Egypt and Jordan and the Saudis, apparently those three, made a big deal out of it and decided that he should be invited. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority. But Mr. Netanyahu is on record many times saying that he will not have the Palestinian Authority involved in any form of governance in Gaza. So who represented Gaza? Basically no one. Who can represent Gaza? Basically no one, unless we all agree, which Israel is reluctant to do, that the Palestinian Authority, with all its flaws and deficiencies, is the only partner that's available to precipitate, to smooth in, the so-called Arab Provisional Force, what is called in Trump's document the International Stabilization Force. But you're making a right point. Gaza is not represented. Now, you know, everyone talks a big game about we need to reconstruct and it's a dawn of a new era. It's gonna cost $80 billion. The entire Gaza Strip, well 80% of it, has been decimated. It is beyond repair. It needs to be rebuilt altogether. That's a huge task. The Arab countries are willing to pay for it. But in exchange, they ask for an Israeli-Palestinian, serious, they're not asking for a result immediately. They're asking for a serious process, which Israel, at this point, is reluctant to be a part of. Who do you think will take the lead in the Middle East in terms of rebuilding Gaza and really making sure that tied to that investment is the safety and security of Israel? Well, that's the thing. It's the chicken and the egg thing. In order for the Saudis, the Qataris, and the Emiratis to pay for this 80 billion commitment, and other countries will chip in, but the bulk of this expenditure is gonna be on those three countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. They need to see three things. They need to see an Israeli commitment to a meaningful process, an Israeli willingness to allow the Palestinian Authority to be a part of that process. Both of those do not yet exist, not under this government, at least. And they need to see, or they want to see, an American president who is engaged for the duration. It's wonderful to celebrate the touchdown, but there's a lot of defense to do here, meaning he got his praises, warranted, yes. He got the credits, deserved, yes. He got the compliments, he earned it, yes. But now comes the hard part. And the most worrying thing for me as an Israeli is that the Saudis, the Qataris, the US, Italy, Indonesia, any of the countries, they don't live with the Palestinians. They don't need to coexist with the Palestinians. They don't need to, they have no interaction with the Palestinians on a daily basis. Israel does, and so it would be in Israel's interest to get everyone on board and make sure that the president remains engaged. Do you have to give the president of the United States a little bit more credit when you look back at the past month or two, leaders of the European Union, the UK, France, coming out and making his job much more difficult, calling for a Palestinian state, yet he took the reins. And today it was quite significant to see the prime minister, or I'm not sure of his exact title, Pakistan, as well as commend, and Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, those two sides really commending President Trump for his commitment to this peace effort. He built a coalition. The countries that you just mentioned, and you're absolutely right. The second important thing that I credit him for here is that unlike his immediate predecessors, and I'm talking about Joe Biden, Barack Obama, he himself, by the way, in his 2017, 2021 term, and before that, Bill Clinton, all of these presidents were reluctant to pressure Israel. He said, I won't pressure Israel, provided that you, the Saudis, the Qataris, the Egyptians, you pressure Hamas. Pressure has to work on both sides in order to even out the equation. Former Israeli Ambassador Ilan Pincus, really appreciate you joining us. Thank you so much. Good to be with you. And coming up, protesters clashing with federal agents multiple times outside of the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon over the weekend. Jason Blair is on the scene with details. And Treasury Secretary Scott Besant saying a low-level CCP official may have made a decision on rare earth mineral export controls without approval from Xi Jinping. That says the CCP carries out mass arrests over Christians over the weekend. Definely inspired traditional oil painting inspires compassion. Artwork created in truth and beauty illuminates the path to goodness. Rediscover traditional art, revive classical culture. 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Mr. President, you stand before the people of Israel not as another American president, but as a giant of Jewish history. You, President Donald J. Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history. President Trump received a standing ovation at the Israeli Knesset, where he also opened the door for future peace negotiations with Iran. European leaders also highlighted how the ceasefire in the Middle East was a Trump administration accomplishment. I think he has a huge importance in the peace deal. He put all the pressure on it. And of course, other countries helped, particularly Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt. But I think a lot of countries pushed on pressure, also Netanyahu, but I think Trump deserves all the credit. Leaders in the Middle East also acknowledge how any lasting peace and the successful implementation of the phase two of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will depend on the continuous engagement of the Trump administration in the region. We have to keep President Trump engaging, and that's very, very important, because it's all about his engagement, it's all about his vision, and he's the one who's able to deliver and to end this war and to bring an end to the whole conflict in the Middle East. President Trump, who is genuinely a man of peace, who has relentlessly and untiringly worked throughout these months, day in and day out, to make this world a place to live with peace and prosperity. And in the U.S., former political rivals of President Trump, like Hillary Clinton, and sitting U.S. senators, like Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, put national politics aside to acknowledge the historic accomplishment of the Trump administration. Really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan. I think he should get a lot of credit. I mean, this was his deal. Democratic Senator John Fetterman posted on social media that peace should be bipartisan, celebrated, and built upon. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. And meantime, back in Washington, D.C., popular tourist attractions closed over the weekend as the government shutdown persists into its third week. House Speaker Mike Johnson now warning that the shutdown may become the longest in United States history. Meantime, Vice President J.D. Vance talking about waste and fraud in the healthcare program that Democrats want to extend, which is why they're holding out from passing the bill, making future negotiations even more difficult. NTD's Melina Wisecup reports. Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo, along with 19 museums and research centers, closed their doors on Sunday. They've run out of funds to keep operations going smoothly. The administration has started mass firings for federal employees. A court filing states that over 4,000 employees would be fired, noting that the situation is rapidly evolving. President Trump previously said cuts will target Democrat priorities. We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll give them a little taste of their own medicine. The president over the weekend directed the Secretary of War, Pete Hexeth, to use all means to ensure troops are paid this week. He urged Democrats to first vote to reopen the government. Then, he says, we can work together to address healthcare and many other things that they want to destroy. There are some Democrats who I think are reasonable enough to know this is not a sustainable position for them, who are looking for a way to get something in this conversation that would enable them to have the issue that they say they care about here addressed. Most Democrats, however, remain unwavering in their stance that healthcare negotiations come before reopening. Senator Mark Kelly said a simple vote to extend Obamacare subsidies wouldn't even be enough to secure his vote. These are not easy decisions, but we can work this out together. The administration seems to want the same thing. They want the government open. The president said he wants to solve this healthcare issue. If we all agree upon that, let's just do it at the same time. While Republicans and the president are open to healthcare discussions, Vice President J.D. Vance on Sunday said the fraud and waste must be rooted out. He said he wants to make sure tax credits go to people who need them. Senators will return to Washington on Tuesday. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTV News. Protesters clashing with federal agents multiple times outside of the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon over the weekend. NTV correspondent Jason Blair was there and he joins us now on the ground in Portland. Jason, what can you tell us about what's happening out there? Hey Steve, yeah, so the weekend was the most crowded and intense it's been in a little while here in Portland outside of the ICE facility. Despite the rain, Sunday was the most crowded with multiple clashes taking place. However, let's talk about Saturday. Saturday did escalate as it went through the night as it got later on in the night with the DHS agents coming out and trying to push the protesters back, as you can probably see right now in the footage that we have. There were a lot of tear gas canisters being shot. Some of the protesters were trying to kick those back at the agents. Some of them were trying to throw them back at them. There were many arrests. A lot of people were trying to resist and fight back and a lot of those people were arrested at that time. I was able to confirm that the DHS arrested 14 people on Saturday and did actually hear from someone that was arrested and they were charged but were released later. She said that the people, everybody was put in their own cell inside of the detention center and that they were actually, she said that they were pretty clean. So a question, and then coming in later, actually the protests have been taking a bit of a different turn during the times. Now we are starting to see a lot of costumes. So from what I understand is this is called, I'm told it's called Operation Inflation. A lot of people have been putting on these costumes. I saw a guy coming in and basically dropping a box of these costumes on the ground for anybody to take and they have been popping up also in Chicago as well as here in Portland. And I'm told that they are an attempt to make the protests seem more peaceful and to kind of change the image. So a question on a lot of people's minds right now is also is whether the National Guard is gonna be deployed or not currently is being held up in the courts. So we will wait to see what happens with that. Back to you. Very complicated situation. I was just in Chicago at the protest in front of the ICE facility there, Jason. And you do have a mix of people that are there just to protest with innocent, peaceful intentions but mixed in with those inflatables are people that don't have that intent and are there to cause chaos, anarchy, and violence. Entities, Jason Blair, really appreciate the update. And Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is calling the CCP's internal structure brittle. Rivalries for power in China calling into question who's really in charge. Entities Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant on Monday says that a lower level Chinese Communist Party official may have been responsible for the new export restrictions on Chinese rare earth minerals, all in an effort to undermine the Chinese leader Xi Jinping's power. I believe that the president thinks that this may have been from a lower level official. The Chinese system is quite brittle. So this may not have come from Xi Jinping himself. This may have come from a Chinese hardliner. They have hardliners on their side too who are always trying to undermine the relationship. Before the APEC summit happens at the end of the month, there'll be a large CCP central committee meeting happening next week. And they'll discuss their five-year plan for the poor state of China's economy, among other issues. But it's at these meetings where we may see a power play. In 2022, former CCP leader Hu Jintao was removed from a central committee meeting when Xi Jinping took power. This comes as the CCP has arrested dozens of pastors and churchgoers at the unregistered Zion Church over the weekend. The Zion Church is a Christian organization and it says across five provinces in China, over 30 of its church leaders and members were detained or disappeared. Worship venues were raided and family members of the church were harassed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday condemning the CCP for targeting the church, saying in a statement, quote, this further demonstrates how the CCP exercises hostility towards Christians who reject party interference in their faith and choose to worship at unregistered house churches. In order for a church to become official in China, the CCP requires them to submit to party doctrine, meaning that the party requires them to abide by party doctrine first and Holy Scripture second. The CCP has waged war against faith groups for a century with party leaders launching campaigns of suppression to control religious communities in China as it takes anything spiritual to be a direct threat to its absolute power. Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News. US markets bouncing back after President Trump softens his tone on China using fear of a major trade war, but a face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is still up in the air. Find out more tonight on China In Focus with Tiffany Meyer at 9 p.m. Eastern. And coming up, Democrats praise President Trump for achieving the peace deal in Gaza. How does the US ensure what many are calling the fragile peace deal that it endures? Jason Parmer and Bobby Eberle will join our panel discussion after the break. My name's Stacy, I'm 57, and I was adopted in 2020. We were adopted in 2019. And we were adopted in 2021. We had a house, and it sounds crazy, but it wasn't a home. The one thing that Jake and Emma brought is it became a home. 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Joining me now to assess is our panel, Jason Parmer, co-founder of Together and former Democratic presidential candidate, as well as Bobby Eberle, Republican strategist and host of the 13 Minute News Hour. It's great to have you both back with us. So following the hostage release today, we're seeing major serious Democrats in the United States, like former President Bill Clinton, like former President Obama's Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, crediting President Trump and his team, as well as leaders like the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Jason, why is this deal transcending politics? Well, it's transcending politics because the war that's been going on for the past two years has taken 62,000 Palestinian lives. It's upended every Israeli's personal feelings of safety since October 7th. And this really is a big moment to actually have the 20 final hostages come home that are alive, to have 2,000 Palestinians exchanged for them. It is a moment and President Trump does deserve praise for focusing on it, for Jared Kushner getting involved, Steve Witkoff, a number of people were involved who deserve credit for making this happen. Bobby, how is this deal finally able to get across the finish line and get all of these hostages released? Well, I think you have a couple of factors. One is the European fatigue of the press and push in the UN to recognize the Palestinian state and condemn Israel. There's this growing push that is kind of counter to the Trump administration and what he wants to do. So with those coming to a head, the president wants to act. Also, as Jared said, this is a monumental deal. It is something that has been needed and it took the will of President Trump and the United States, frankly, to make it happen. So there's a lot of factors involved, but the momentum was there to get this done. People are kind of tired of it here in the United States as far as just ongoing and ongoing. Let's get a deal done. Let's get something done. Let's bring these people to the table. And we have confidence in the president to get it done. And I think the European leaders as well salute this because they were pushing maybe from a different angle, but still the end result is something good. Certainly don't want to take anything away from this moment because in order to get to the next moment of lasting peace, you needed to get here. Former President Clinton did say that Israel and Hamas must try to turn this fragile moment into lasting peace that provides for the dignity and security of both Palestinians and Israelis. Jason, what are you watching now? And are you more optimistic or perhaps cautious? Well, I'd say perpetually optimistic. So I'm very hopeful and also don't want to take away from this moment. But the key things to watch for in the near future are is there an active process to recognize that Palestinian state that exists? Now, Bobby was just mentioning before that a number of European nations have recognized the state of Palestine. Look also for what is gonna be the force that's going to be the multinational force that's in there protecting the peace or safeguarding the peace. Does it include people from Qatar, from Egypt, from Jordan, from Saudi Arabia, perhaps, from America? If there are just even a hundred troops from the US, that makes a huge difference versus if there are no troops from the US. But more importantly, are the players in the region getting involved in being part of that peacekeeping force? And then finally, the third thing I would look for is who steps up as a leader among the Palestinians? The Palestinians have not had a high quality leader in many years. The leaders of Palestine are very old. They do not really command the respect of their people. And that's why Hamas came to power is because there wasn't a leader like that. Now, there actually are a number of people in their 40s that have been mayors of various towns, and one of them may step forward and become the new Palestinian leader. That's what I hope to see in the next month or two, hopefully. Great point. That's why we didn't see a presence from anybody from Gaza because Hamas has been largely in control there and they are no longer going to be participating, according to this agreement, in the politics there. Bobby, how consequential was the bombing of Iran's nuclear facility to get to this point, sending a message to the Middle East and the rest of the leaders there that Iran is out of the equation, who had been the biggest backer of Hamas? Yeah, well, I think what it did was it showed the solidarity between Israel and the United States. That was a major move. You know, actually, I spoke multiple times on networks, I think with you, Steve, too, on my hesitation or reservations about doing it, but I think it did send a message that Israel and the United States were united in this effort to get rid of the terrorism, break down these Hezbollah, Hamas, you name it. I think I'll take the, we had the optimistic side. I'm gonna take a little bit of the cautious side as we go forward, because in phase two, you're reaching milestones that are very critical. Israel wants Hamas to disarm. Hamas doesn't wanna do that. Hamas and the Palestinians want a two-state solution. Israel's not really ready to come forward with that yet. So a lot of things have to come into place, a lot of negotiations at hand to get to the phase two and a truly lasting peace. Switching gears back on the domestic front, Department of Homeland Security put out a video this weekend responding to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's claim about the immigration raids in Chicago. Let's take a, let's have a listen. J.B. Pritzker claimed that instead of going after the bad guys, our federal law enforcement are, quote, picking up people who are brown and black and then checking their credentials. J.B., let me tell you the facts. Operation Midway Blitz has arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens, including pedophiles, child rapists, and gang members. What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the U.S., not their skin color, race, or ethnicity. Bobby, what do you make of the accusation that ICE is arresting people based on race? Well, I think it's a default. I was in a meeting today where Democrats on a different issue, they tried to debate, and what did they fall back to ultimately was the race card. It's very disappointing, and it's frustrating, and it angers me, and yet we see this over and over again. All it does is foment fear. This is law enforcement doing law enforcement things, doing what they're supposed to do, legally doing it, and yet Pritzker and Johnson and others in other states as well have this continuing mantra of, hey, they're coming to get you. They're gonna round up Americans, and they're just gonna disappear. All of this is not productive. We should all want safer streets, safer society, and that means getting people here that are here illegally out of the country. Jason, the DHS, Department of Homeland Security, says the deployment of federal law enforcement has significantly reduced crime in cities. Do you think that this is perhaps an added benefit to the presence, and what do you make of Governor Pritzker's pushback against the Trump administration? I agree with Governor Pritzker. It is true that a lot of people are being rounded up who we find out later, like there was a gentleman, Ruben Antonio Cruz, who was arrested. He was given a $120 ticket. This man speaks Spanish and is 60 years old. He came to America about 25 years ago. He is an American citizen. He didn't have his papers on him. He's an American citizen for more than a decade. This man did not need to have his papers on him. I think a lot of Americans saw the raid on the apartment complex where a number of people, tens of people were rounded up. It's true that some of them were illegal immigrants, but a lot of people who were green card holders and citizens were also rounded up, and they were black and brown. So I don't think it's out of place to say that many people are being rounded up who merely speak Spanish or are black or brown and are not illegal immigrants. This is a policy that most Americans are opposed to. They do not want people with masks going around and randomly picking up people off the street. Now, I know it's not completely random. They're picking buildings where there actually are some illegal immigrants, but it's not okay to be rounding up 50 people when 10 of them in that group are illegal immigrants. That's not how we do things in America. We find the right people, we get warrants, and then we go arrest the correct people. Now, one of the major flashpoints in this operation is a Chicago suburb called Broadview. That's where the ICE facility is located there. There have been ongoing tensions and clashes outside of that facility with Illinois State Police. They're very strained right now, which is why the National Guard is being called in. Jason, a federal judge recently blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois, saying that the move could potentially trigger unrest. Wouldn't it be helpful, in your view, to send in the troops to protect the facility and making sure that local police can focus on other crime in the community? That's a tough one. So I actually think that some type of federal force should be brought in to protect the facility, and Broadview has been in the news a lot lately. There have been a number of protests there. I don't know that it should be National Guard troops. I think you and I talked previously, Steve, about how the FBI has police force agents that could be brought to bear on this particular issue, and we also have a number of ICE personnel who could defend that facility. But does it really need defending? It's even interesting, I just chose the word defend there. There are peaceful protests happening in the vicinity. They're not violent, and so long as they're not violent, I think no one is at risk. Well, I was there over the weekend, and clashes did break out eventually, where people were not complying with the state police, and things did, unfortunately, turn violent. One of the biggest differences, however, to your point, Jason, is in Broadview, Illinois, you have the state police with a very large presence there. It's not ICE, it's not DHS on the front line dealing with the protesters. That's not the way it is in Portland. Portland is very understaffed. They're not getting the support from local or state police to help them, so they're trying to fend it off themselves. So a fundamental difference there, although no National Guard at either right now, or perhaps there are in Portland. Bobby, what are your thoughts on this situation? Well, the Portland example is good, but I wanna go back to what Jason said earlier. You know, it's interesting. I would prefer that these troops do not come in, or the guardsmen do not come in. I'd love to see it handled locally. Now, whether it's a staffing issue in Portland, not just a staffing issue, it's the support of the community, or whether you have people actively letting the lawlessness go, I think every person in the United States, any American citizen has that right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If it's not being provided, if that security is not being provided locally, then yeah, we're all Americans, so we, I guess, need some federal presence there. The right way to do it, I'm not exactly sure, but what we've seen in Memphis, and what we've seen in Washington, D.C. is when they come in, the crime decreases. The violence decreases. It's just unarguable. So, you know, I'd love for it to be handled locally, but if we need the federal intervention, I think it's warranted. Yeah, you can see on the screen there, the B-roll that we just had playing with dozens and dozens, if not hundreds of state police all out there dealing with protesters that could be out patrolling the streets and keeping our states and cities safer. Jason Palmer, Bobby Everly, really appreciate both of you joining us. And coming up, Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? We'll hear from everyday folks in D.C. about that, and the legacy of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus when we return. And a strong storm striking New York's tri-state area, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds, and coastal flood risks, thousands without power, travel being disrupted across the region. We'll take a look at that when we return. Big things are happening at Memphis Home. Come in now for 65th anniversary savings all over the store, like this oversized sofa in an ultra-soft fabric with thick premium gel cushions and five throw pillows. Anniversary price at just 9.99. That's an incredible value. 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And I know there's a lot of disagreement with that, but I really expect that and respect that and thank him for what he's done. And all the people came over and brought Christianity. Oh, Indigenous Peoples' Day, yes. Columbus Day, no. Even the Queen of Spain was horrified by what he did to the indigenous people of the places he went. I really never had ill feeling toward Columbus. Research showed me how he always, you know, like he didn't mean ill about, you know, indigenous people, but maybe some people who was around him did not do so well. Well, I kind of lean more towards the indigenous people. You know, you don't hear about the children that are getting stolen, things that are happening that are just really egregious. I think they have every right to celebrate anything that has anything to do with this country. President Trump just signed a proclamation talking about, you know, reclaiming the legacy of Christopher Columbus. What do you make of that? No, no, we're good. No, thank you. No. I think it's great. I was so excited when I saw him do that. I was shouting, yes, USA, USA. God bless America. And God bless President Trump. I normally don't agree with everything that is happening right now in our country, but on this one, I must say I am a fan of Christopher Columbus. Especially in recent years, we've been seeing this push to tear down the statues of Christopher Columbus. This is happening all across the country, right? What do you make of that? What are your thoughts? I think it's terrible. We should not tear down any statues that represents our history of our nation. Yeah, take them down. No, we don't want him. Get him out of here. We're a country that hopefully celebrates diversity and all these different types of situations, holidays. You know, people are connected with a lot of things. I think that taking a statue down is pretty extreme. We were taught Christopher Columbus discovered America. No matter what the situation is right now, we cannot change the history. Our children and our grandchildren need to know what really happened in history and who the historians were and who the founders were. Let's don't change everything. And a powerful storm moving across the East Coast, causing significant flooding and widespread power outages. Officials say multiple people have been rescued from rising waters. NTV's Christina Corona has an update. A coastal storm is impacting the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, flooding roads, knocking out power and disrupting travel. Heavy rain continues to soak New York City and surrounding areas with coastal flood warnings in effect and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. New York may see up to an inch of rain Monday while Long Island and Eastern Connecticut could get up to two inches. The storm will move into New England Tuesday, bringing more rain, gusty winds and potential coastal flooding. The storm has already caused flooding in parts of New Jersey and thousands of Long Island customers remain without power. Officials also reported multiple water rescues in the Carolinas. Governors in New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency and the Delaware National Guard is on standby. The Nor'easter is also causing widespread travel disruptions. According to Flightware, there were more than 7,000 flight delays Sunday with New York and Boston airports being hit the hardest. Meanwhile, Southern California braces for a rare early season storm. Heavy rain, strong winds and flush flooding are possible, especially in burn scar areas. Forecasters warn of isolated thunderstorms, lightning and even weak tornadoes or water spouts. Conditions should clear by Wednesday followed by cooler temperatures and a brief warming trend. Christina Corona, NTD News. Every day is a great day to celebrate the nation's service members, but today is extra special. Along with being Columbus Day, it's also the U.S. Navy's actual birthday. Observed every year on October 13th, it was on that date in 1775 that the Continental Congress greenlit the first U.S. Naval force that makes today the Navy's 250th birthday. The Continental Navy had just two ships and a crew of 80 men at the time of its inception. Today it has more than 340,000 active duty personnel and upwards of 71,000 reservists. And that is all we have for you tonight on the Capitol Report. For around the clock original coverage, be sure to visit us at ntd.com and download the NTD mobile app. From Washington, D.C., I'm Steve Lance. Have a great evening. See you back here tomorrow.