it is unsurprising that politicians are seeking to divide. and we can country was cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric. it is dishonest what we have heard. it is untrue what we have heard over the weekend. >> if it seemed that she was reading, that is the same statement we were all given as meeting yesterday. all the backlash that president biden has received for celebrating transgender day of visibility on easter. they could have observed saturday or monday, but they chose not to do that with transgender day of visibility. this is what we started with. that's how the briefing open, people. do we go to that right away? anyway, we have to go to "america reports" now. >> secretary jean-pierre: i am aware of the reports. our team is looking into it. i'm not going to get ahead of anything just yet. we are aware of the reports.

i'm not going to go beyond that. >> john: the white house not commenting on a dramatic development in the middle east. a massive air strike in damascus,syria, which reportedly eliminated one of the most senior military commanders. with that, welcomed on monday. i am john roberts and washington. sandra, great to be back with you. >> sandra: i am sandra smith in new york and this is "america reports." the rare daytime strike in damascus. they say several iranian diplomats were killed in addition to the general who played a key role in supplied weapons to hezbollah and other terror groups in that region. iran's ambassador to syria says the response will be harsh. >> john: complete coverage now. senior director michael allen moments away on how iran may choose to respond. >> sandra: reporting live on the ground in tel aviv for us this hour. what are you hearing from your sources about this strike?

>> good afternoon. we are learning more about this rare daytime strike in damascus,syria, that killed top iranian general for t the men responsible for weapons shipments to damascus that are ultimately ending up in the hands of hezbollah and used two target israeli troops in the northern part of this country according to initial reports, other members of iran's i rgc were inside the building at the time of the reported israeli strike. this is a significant development and one that will have repercussions across the middle east. we are getting that statement in just now from iran's ambassador to syria who said the iranian response to this strike will be "swift, direct, and harsh." he is someone who is seen as a successor to other regional commanders who previously reported to the top iranian general who was killed in the 2020 drone strike outside of

baghdad international airport. he reported most recently to the leader of the forces of iran's irgc. the question now is how and if iran will respond to do this strike. they have a variety of options. israel has been in direct and sustained conflict with iranian proxies across the middle east for the past 178 days. overnight, a drone was launched most likely by an iranian-backed militia. or rocket fire from the lebanese militant group hezbollah and the war against -- inside gaza. >> sandra: reporting live for us on the ground in tel aviv. >> john: let's bring in michael allen. former senior director under president bush. first of all, do you think this was in fact israel. there has been no proof that it is. the iranians say it was. syria said it was. >> i am pretty sure it is

israel. the united states as once or twice got into this under previous administration. i think it is definitely israel. >> john: what do you think the upshot is going to be? killing a senior commander. this is reminiscent of when the u.s. took out -- there was a response. a brief response and the only response. what do you think might happen here? >> they will have to hit back. when you have a senior iranian intelligence official that is killed out in the battlefield, he is that she liaison for ir iran's terrorist network. he is the one that deals with hezbollah, israel's primary threat. this is why israel did it. they have to keep the boot on the neck of their greatest foes. that is hamas and has spelled out. i think they will launch some muscles by way of hezbollah. probably end to northern israel. they are doing a lot of that. i think they will hit more. i think they will want something

that is more than symbolic but short of outright declaration of war with israel. neither hezbollah or iran want that. >> john: between lebanon and israel. it has been relatively can dana perino their elements inside israel who are saying now is the time to go after hezbollah. this potentially erupt into all-out war with hezbollah again for the first time since -- >> what scenarios might you have regional escalation? this is just the type of thing that we will look at. i think the incentives for both parties are not to have an outright war between the two. iran wants to keep hezbollah where it is. once to support hamas, since in weapons over it. it wants to keep it there. if israel ever was bombed by israel -- in other words, go after their nuclear program, iran wants hezbollah to be there to go back at israel.

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out for israel out on sunday. "some of the bravest people i know. today we show millions of transgender and nonbinary americans that we see them when they belong and should be treated with dignity and res respect. a lot of people are very upset about this, particularly catholic saying this celebration of easter should be about one thing and that is the resurrection of. >> he also sent out a message about easter sunday that had nothing to do with transgender people. celebration of transgender day international has always been on march 31st. he was simply in line with my calendar there. to me, this is social media sensation. you find conspiracy theories or you find something that could be construed as offensive, and then you use it to drive up your political base and say, our guys are being offended. in this case, you are a saint for catholics, are being

bypassed. joe biden is looking at something to do with transgender people instead of something to do with catholic spirit joe biden is a devout catholic. he goes to church. >> john: one of the people who is very upset about this is caitlyn jenner. i mean, the irony of her being cast as being hateful is not lost on many people. >> joe biden does go to church. and in order to be a devout catholic, you have to follow that catholic catechism. when you have cardinal gregory out here in washington, d.c., to make peace with politicians. not every fire and brimstone. when you have him criticizing the president over the weekend i'm picking and choosing in the faith, there is a problem. this day was already set on march 31st. there are over 20 days in the american calendar devoted to different gay things. there are 6 different weeks

given to this subject. there are 3 different months given to this subject. this easter is the most holy day prayer for this white house to sit there i got friday -- which is a very important day to catholics especially to supposedly devout ones and sign a proclamation when they could have skipped it or put it aside for easter sunday. it shows either a blatant disregard or extremely stupid messaging. >> john: biden white house as -- the resurrection of jesus christ banning sacred truth and tradition while at the same time proclaiming easter sunday is transgender d day. banning sacred truth and tradition referred to the fact that the white house came out and said for its painted easter egg display, no religious symbols along with some other things. the contest rules that must not include any questionable content, religious symbols or

religious themes. apparently that has been policy for 45 years. >> the egg board says the rules were 45 years. it is not the white house. i think what we are seeing here is a play on identity politics which says, oh, my gosh, biden is not a friend to religious people. i find this bizarre. >> john: and it is also curious that they didn't put out the transgender message on any other spanish language social media. when you consider that the population at large is 23% catholic, but among latinos, and is 43%, you are wondering, did they intentionally not put it out on spanish language social media? >> i think they are taking advantage that western catholics have been largely domiciled. you would know this from a lot of the media coverage. but christians are the most persecuted people on the planet. i good writing services every

year. priests are kidnapped in africa across the middle east. it's not talked about because it doesn't fit into this idea. the united states, the number of church burnings has increased by many fold year after year especially after the dobbs decision. attacks on sacred art. the white house never really wants to talk about that. the easter egg thing reminds you of the starbucks thing. i don't expect my starbucks christmas cup to say "christ is king." christians might expect that bear the white house walks into the sort of things. >> when i hear this, i think to myself, you know, joe biden is not only a devout catholic and he is the second catholic president in american history. i think he knows about being politically persecuted or disadvantaged because of religion. he is a trailblazer in that regard. when you think about, you know,

his opponent, former president trump selling bibles and endorsing bibles as if it is a political memo, i just think, wow. how is it that joe biden is on the defensive? the guy on the defensive is the one tying up joe biden and an illustration, putting him in the back of a pickup drop. some people see that as a violent persecution image in real time. >> you can take communion. you got to go to confession. there are really strict rules. if you are the most prominent and powerful catholic on the planet and pushing an abortion regime which is considered extreme even by the cardinal. if you are pushing transgender day of visibility and rejecting the basic tenants of the faith, centers belong in church. to push yourself out there attacking some of its tenants as a tough space. >> a lot of people with

differences of opinion on abortion or catholic. there are lots of people who have differences opinion about books. i don't think there's any question that people who try to pursue their faith should be recognized and appreciated. >> there is the idea that you can't really be a catholic if you want to be a cafeteria catholic very good discussion, gentlemen. we will have more in the future. >> sandra: young americans are unhappy about the state of biden's economy. could this spell trouble for the president at the ballot box? our monday panel, steve moore, robert wolf will dig into that. >> john: is sean diddy combs and more legal peril than originally thought? tiant emphasis murder case to the music mogul.

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they were boyfriend and girlfriend for several years. the things that she alleged in her simple filing where very detailed and very, very -- you can't actually put it into words. you can't on tv. it's hard to discuss. there were elements of abuse, rape, and human trafficking. it seems as though federal investigators got a hold of those and started investigating some of those claims. they wanted evidence from some of the hard drives, laptops. phones, and other security devices to see if any of those claims rose to being prosecuteddable. if the federal government isn't going to read adrian 2 homes in a manner unless they think they have the goods. your hearing about the man who is charged. finally decade later, we have got someone who is going to stand trial for that.

as his trial date looms closer, it seems as though he might be talking about diddy's involvement which people have alleged and whispered about and gossiped about four years and years and years. i was asking someone who worked with diddy, why didn't people come forward? if some of these things are true and some of this abuse rises to the level of criminality, why didn't people say something sooner? it was because of the amount of control he had over artists and people in his personal life and people he got very close to him and his inner circle. who knows what ndas they have signed. a lot of those can be challenged in court. >> sandra: this runs deep. no former nypd rapper intelligence derek parker on why he think these cases are just now catching up to diddy. take a listen. >> the feds have developed cooperators. people who were affected by him or had some ties with him

whether he had criminal activity and came forward and gave information. >> sandra: a lot of this is him out there bragging about some of his past crimes. there is no doubt that feds are going to get a hold of all these financial records and text and emails. this is going to tell a massive story. >> also have the money ran out. he had a long-term relationship -- diddy had a tequila label. he sued for racism saying that they weren't supporting his brand, because it is black-owned. he felt that he lost out on millions and millions of dol dollars. when that relationship ended, there was no longer, you know, the open spigot to fund the open projects. >> sandra: you have been so involved in the music industry for decades and now covering it.

this is got to be one of the biggest scandals to hit the music industry. >> it is really wild. i met diddy in the '90s. we interviewed each other for the cover of a magazine. i ran into him at the i heart music festival in other places. i always found him to be gracious. when someone is an acquaintance, you don't know what is happening beneath the surface. the fact that he was seen as being tough and potentially violent, that bolstered his brand for a long time. now with people not getting paid and people feeling like they have other victims who have come forward with these allegations, he may be -- >> sandra: "the new york post" was writing over the weekend about the billionaire boys club. they praised him as a genius before this trafficking grow. final thought, what do you believe? >> i know one of his lawyers said that this is all a witch hunt this was a

militarized style show of force. that may be true. if these federal charges come together, it could be very, very serious for him. he really could be looking at present time. right now, he is not been charged. he is innocent until proven guilty. >> sandra: i love your new piece in your column. i want today. great to see you. thank you so much. john, i know you have been following this. this has been a story that has been hard to miss. there is no doubt once the fed goes through all these records, this is deep. >> john: i was in nashville. i was immersed in country music. dolly parton was big on my agenda. the diddy stuff, the fact that he hasn't been arrested, he hasn't been charged. homeland security investigations is taking care of this. you really wonder what they are looking for here, and while the

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>> john: the briefing at the state department ongoing. that strike in damascus that syrian and iranian officials say was the work of israel killing one of the top commanders of the islamic revolutionary guard corps. here is what miller said in response. because i'm not going to comment with respect to this particular strike. we need to know or information including drawing conclusions

from it. as a general principle, of course we were worried about escalation and anything that would cause the conflict to expand. >> john: that is one of the big concerns if it was israel that is behind the strike. how will you run respond? michael allen suggesting that they may respond to their proxy hezbollah and lebanon. we will watch and we will see what if anything happens. sandra. >> sandra: all right. top leaders ordering east village company to remove a thin red line flag honoring 9/11 rose. that is meant as a show of solidarity. the order coming after a complaint from a democratic councilwoman who called it a political symbol that violated rules through the push to remove that flag causing an uproar on social media and hours later, the order was reversed and the flag was allowed back on the truck. this was leadership that forced

these fdny firefighters to remove that flag. that has since been reversed. an interesting story. >> john: at some point, common sense need to prevail. the thin red line is to honor the heroes who gave their lives on 9/11 rushing into the twin towers. i was that in any way, shape, or form a political symbol? >> sandra: we hope that the order remains reversed. >> john: we will be watching that one. he was already serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son. today, alex murdaugh was also sentence for stealing millions of dollars from his clients and law firm. senior correspondent in south carolina. how many more decades does murdaugh have to spend in prison? >> well, right now, he is serving 2 life sentences for the murders of his wife and son. he's trying to overturn that. prosecutors and victims attorneys are really looking at

his sentences for financial crimes as an insurance policy to keep him behind bars. federal prosecutors backed out of a plea deal because they don't believe alex murdaugh is becoming forthcoming with investigators trying to find more than $6 million that route maine unaccounted for. judge richard said the disbarred lawyer has stolen the most vulnerable people who "placed all their problems and all their hopes in mr. murdaugh's hands. >> these victims were not investing money. they lost their loved ones. they lost their son. they lost their mother. alex murdaugh took advantage of that. >> addressing his victims in court, murdaugh said "i am filled with sorrow and filled with guilt over things i did to these people that i care about." murdaugh's 40-year federal sentence will run at the same time as it states in this war

crimes and could be reduced according to his attorney. >> i will tell you under the first steps act that former president trump got past that federal inmates are doing 60% of their sentence. 40 years, that would equate to 24 years. >> murdaugh is serving 2 life sentences for them murders of his wife and son, but he is seeking a new trial. the one thing that you can read eight, is today is the not last time we see this man in court. back to you. >> john: i've got a quick question for you. when the judge also ordered him to pay restitution to the people from whom he stole money. he can't pay them millions of dollars. how is he going to handle that? >> that's right. some of that money has been reimbursed by his former law firm through the restitution in theory is money that if it is

recovered if they recover any of that $6 million that still remains unaccounted for, that will be a potential way of tapping into the money. prosecutors are highly suspicious of murdaugh. they don't believe he is cooperating. they say he did not pass a polygraph test. they are suspicious that perhaps there is someone helping him hide that money. so far, murdaugh is not coming forward with that information, john. >> john: the court proceedings decide. one of the best places in america to be. thank you. >> sandra: u.s. law enforcement making a major dent in the fight against the ruthless cartel. doj briefing is about to be underway at any moment now and used in. we are going to keep an eye on that. >> john: dozens of people saw this easter weekend and where else? chicago. how much of it is to blame on rising and all crime across america?

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jones is being held without b bail. >> sandra: hello and welcome everyone. i am sandra smith, and new york. this is a live event. we will be watching is that unfolds. >> john: i am john roberts and washington. this is "america reports" our number 2. >> sandra: and now this. it was a violent easter weekend in the city of chicago. 7 people shot and killed. another 33 people injured including at least 4 teenage girls. cities across the u.s. are seeing an uptick in juvenile crime. washiwashington, d.c., mayor was parents to be accountable when their kids skip school. an issue that may be contributing to the jump in teen violence. >> john: retrain girls age 12 and 13 have been arrested for allegedly beating a 64-year-old disabled man to death in washington last year. all three suspects are chi