George Santos is a fraud. It should not be a member of Congress.

I'm from New York. My district is right next to Santos's district. My voters and I are quite aware of the fraud that he perpetuated. I don't need an ethics report to tell me what I already know.

Regardless of what this report says, is your plan to fully serve, stay in Congress, not resign? Like I said before, I'm staying in the office for sure.

That last voice you heard was Republican Congressman George Santos of New York before the release of a damning ethics report.

We'll go through that and what could come next for the embattled lawmaker.

Plus, we'll bring you the latest out of the Middle East. Israel says it has more evidence that Hamas was operating

out of a hospital in Gaza. It comes as the IDF recovered the body of a hostage near that

facility. And also ahead, we'll recap another busy day of diplomacy on the West Coast for President Biden,

where he met with the leaders of South Korea and Japan.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, November 17th. It's Friday, we made it.

I'm John Flamere.

Thanks for starting your day with us.

And we'll begin with some good news.

The federal government will stay open, at least

through the end of the year. That's because late last night, President Joe Biden signed the

stopgap funding bill that was passed by the House and Senate a few days earlier. The move

avoids a government shutdown that would have taken effect tonight. The continuing resolution,

or as it's known, the CR, extends funding for several federal agencies until January 19th.

That includes the departments of agriculture, transportation, housing, and urban development,

as well as federal affairs. The CR then funds the remaining parts of the

government, including the Defense Department, until February 2nd. But that means lawmakers will face

another funding fight to keep the government open early in the new year, an election year at that.

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