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nick, mike, great work and congratulations to your parents. >> merry christmas to you. >> rachel: third hour of "fox and friends" starts now. >> lawrence: fox news alert, the house voted for an impeachment inquiry. >> steve: his son hunter biden could be held in contempt of congress for skipping a closed-door deposition yesterday on capitol hill. hillary vaughn was chasing hunter biden yesterday. >> hunter biden could be facing jail time. he was not a no-show, he did show up on capitol hill, but he

ditched the deposition and made his case to the press. >> in the depths of my addiction, i was irresponsible with my finances, but to suggest that is grounds for impeachment inquiry is groabsurd. there is no evidence to point to my father being financially involved in my business because it did not happen. >> hunter did not want to take questions behind closed doors. he wouldn'take our questions either out in the open on camera. >> mr. biden, was it worth it trying to sell the family name? do you want president biden to pardon you, sir? worth it selling the family name? >> hunter biden was at the center of attention yesterday,

house republicans say this is about his dad president biden and if he did anything impeachable. >> the business is joe biden, his political influence is what the business is and the way the government works, this business would not have gone on for five minutes unless he vets it. joe biden is the business and hunter may have been the front man. >> the president was asked if his son did the right thing, he did not answer. >> should your son have defied the subpoena? >> did you watch hunter this morning? >> so congress gets ready to head home for the holidays today, the biden family will have a few new problems facing them in 2024. possible impeachment for the president and possible jail time for his son. >> lawrence: what a boss you

are. really going after question after question, zinger after zinger. i saw eric swalwell was following hunter around. why? >> a lawmaker had to sponsor this site. he was the lawmaker that hunter biden used to basically hold his press conference. >> steve: hillary, last night, did you sit down with your husband peter doocy and say, i yelled at hunter biden five times, who won the biden sweepstakes yesterday? >> i think peter did. he didn't get answers, we console each other at the end of

the day. we do answer somebody's questions, nice to go home to somebody who will talk to us. >> steve: you talking about bridgette the baby. >> brian: you go to a comedy club and heckle the comics. >> it is our thing, we do it everywhere. >> lawrence: it is a skill. >> brian: when the story is the question. >> steve: irony is it you wasn't long ago, hunter biden shows up yesterday and does not comply with the congressional subpoena. he made that press statement. there he is with abbe lowell. hillary chased him into a car and he got out of there. president joe biden was asked in the past, mr. president, what do you think about people who defy congressional subpoenas, should they be by the doj? joe biden said yes. his son just did what the doj

should do, prosecute him. >> rachel: peter navarro, defied a subpoena over j-6 situation. >> brian: steve bannon, too. >> rachel: what they did with navarro, fbi showed up and being shaeled him inside of a public airport and dragged him out of there. what? if you do that, this is the two-tier system of justice people are concerned about. if you are going to shackel peter navarro, why not hunter biden or will they? >> lawrence: he tried to manipulate the american people's emo emotions there, saying republicans are using his addiction. that is last on the list. what about money laundering.

i cannot stand a dead beat dad, that ticks me off and the president not acknowledging that kid. selling your paintings for $500,000. >> brian: find out from hunter biden and the focus is to find out what joe biden was up to. andy mccarthy said, does everybody understand the product is joe biden and access, that is why hunter biden had a business. you say was joe biden ever there? kathie malano and different times he parachuted in from the devon archer testifying. he checked in with his son to be

sure he is not on crack anymore. all these things, using joe biden's influence as vice president in private practice and when he ran for president. you will not get an impeachment, if you can get an investigation, i think that is does the public service. find out if he lied to you. your e-mails were on it, you looked in the camera and said that during the debate. i have nothing to do with my son's overseas business dealings, he said that multiple times and now he's in the center of four or five different deals. >> rachel: is joe biden compromised by the chinese. some e-mails talked about the

top spy. >> brian: cefc. >> rachel: donald trump who has a legitimate business, sat through depositions. eric trump said go through my laptop, you will find photos of cute kids, not prostitutes and checks xhchl on. >> lawrence: they were in business before the president was in the white house, as well. it wasn't the same for hunter biden and no one can define what the business was. what did he do? >> steve: good questions and republicans yesterday missed an opportunity. hunter biden said i'm here to testify, but i'm only going to do it in public, i don't want, he said, essentially the

republicans cherrypicking my sound bites. when people show up and do closed-party depositions, both parties do that. >> lawrence: that is why there is a transcript. >> steve: if you only read part of the transcript. he was willing to testify yesterday, republicans said nope. >> brian: it is a pr opportunity. >> steve: i was talking to people on the crew, he was there and going to answer questions, why wouldn't republicans do it? >> brian: simple, filibuster through and in comes next democrat, that is why they took don jr. and others behind closed doors. you can't have a witness dictate the format, are you kidding? >> rachel: this web cannot be

untangled with five minutes here and there. >> steve: that's the system. >> rachel: biggest lie he told yesterday was that he is an artist. finger painting is not an artist. >> brian: his dad did not help him with that. those are my straws, i got to do something myself. >> rachel: he talked about republicans mocking his recovery. we found bags of cocaine in the white house and they blamed tourists. >> steve: peter doocy heard from the press secretary, joe biden and hunter biden did coordinate the stunt and statement, so joe knew what was going to happen. move to bean town, aren't you embarrassed when someone finds

out there is a party you are not invited to. what if you accidentally invite people you don't want to show up to the party? that is what happened to that woman. >> rachel: it was a racist christmas party, steve and brian would not have been invited. >> brian: it is because of the color of my skin. >> rachel: not enough melanin. >> brian: i blame my parents. >> steve: electeds of color holiday party tomorrow on behalf of michelle with you, i invite you and a guest to the electeds of color holiday party. it was sent to all members of

the city council. six of are color and seven are white. sorry you got that, you are not invited. it didn't say come anyway, it said don't come. >> rachel: we're sorry you found out that you we are having a party you are not invited to. this harvard grad, this is what happens when you go through indoctrination that is not based on anything, but victimhood. you take a holiday like christmas, which is about unifying mankind. >> brian: and womenkind. >> rachel: you might get invited. >> lawrence: her husband is

white. do you not get to bring your spouse to the party? the holiday season is that you bring all cultures together and share the different types of foods. i like bringing soul food to holiday party and people say, i never tasted that before. i like that flavor. >> brian: it's paprica. >> lawrence: instead of pumpkin pie, there is sweet potato pie. they ruined the holiday experience. >> brian: hypothetical. you are mayor of boston and let out christmas party invitation and put whites only. how would that go over? >> lawrence: i think she would have to resign. >> brian: within an hour. >> steve: i don't know, this is

pretty much the same thing. >> rachel: new rule, if you have a no whites allowed there is a spouse exception. i was going to have that no white people christmas party here, but i would like sean to go. >> steve: because he is your designated driver. >> brian: biblical reference. you have jesus in the ma mafrj /* /* manger. everybody was around him, no grab bag, no asians-only. bring your babies and wisemen and drummer boy and have a party. >> lawrence: brian, you delivered it. >> rachel: they were all brown.

the point is lovely. >> brian: thank you. >> steve: the christmas story, there was no room at the inn, rather than sleep in the holiday inn express, they had to sleep in the barn. >> brian: i blame the parents, you shouldn't travel during holiday and expect to get a room. let me do the news before i get thrown off the show. let's talk russia. putin just wrapped up his year-end press conference and said he hopes america and moscow will be able to find -- >> not that we decline to send them home, we must come to terms that are mutually acceptable. the american side should also

listen to us and make a decision that would be satisfactory for the russian side also. >> brian: no one else talking, by the way. moscow upheld detention of reporter evan gershkovich. he has spent eight months behind bars, my words, for no reason. authorities in copenhagen say people are in jail for planning a terrorist attack. dow future on the rise this morning, check your 401(k) and smile after the index closed at 37,000 for first time ever. blue chips soaring after the fed signal three rate cuts in 2024. surge in the stock market as inflation is cooling more than

expected. producer price index remaining the same and rising year over year. those, ladies and gentlemen, are headlines. >> lawrence: i got a message from stuart varney, he is upset, he said brian, there were no drummer boys around the manger. >> rachel: that was a song. >> steve: added later. >> brian: you can't just write a song about somebody that wasn't there. >> rachel: when it comes to religion, i always trust brian. >> brian: i will host bible study. >> rachel: i'm going, with a drink. >> lawrence: they are going to fire us soon. trying to keep trump off the ballot in 2024, kayleigh mcenany joins us on that. >> rachel: plus this video, thousands of illegal immigrants

waiting for their train ride into the u.s. we learn 13 million people are here illegally. gotaways. senator hn kennedy on biden's border crisis. >> steve: and this may seem like a beautiful oak tree, mainstream media says it is much more than that. >> we've all heard of human rights, civil rights, women's rights. what about the rights of nature. >> steve: okay. insane new media movement about nature, coming up on "fox and friends" live from new york on this thursday, 10 days before christmas eve. isolated...depressed... and embarrassed. that's how it felt to live with bladder

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>> steve: we've got exclusive video. look at your screen. showing thousands of migrants mexico waiting along the train tracks. there are 13 million gotaways in america who got away. >> lawrence: unbelievable.

next guest is a strong critic of the president's handling of the border. john kennedy. senator, when you see people with utter disdain for our laws coming over on the train, what is your reaction? >> well, here is what is going on. and you don't have to be euclid to figure it out. president trump is in trouble, his poll numbers are practically on the ocean floor. 70% of the american people think his first car was a chariot. at times his vice president talks like she is from outer space. part of the reason the president and vice president are in

trouble is the border, it's wide open. it is pretty easily fixed, just stop people from coming in. duh. why won't the president do that? he is kapt i captive loon of th party. many made policy with their pumpkin spice lattes and man purses, they believe in open border. the president sent us a national security bill, we will not pass the bill until you close the border. the president said surely you are not serious and republicans said don't call me shirley and we are serious and serious as

four heart attacks and a stroke. here is where we are. in recent days, the president decided maybe we better do something and the loon wing is beating him up like he stole christmas. but we're not going to get a deal done until the president agrees we have to scare the border and that is where we are. >> steve: we were talking to senator langford of oklahoma and he said negotiations, they are trying to get back to it is harder to claim asylum in this country. senator, it has always been hard. there is a certain metric. what they are doing now rather than stopping people at the border, we want to get a job. at the border you should be able to say that is not a good reason, you will be denied

asylum, get back on the train, but they don't do that. >> do a remain in mexico program while you are seeking asylum. stay there while you seek your day in court. do a save third country policy. finish the wall. four, if you claim asylum and go to court and lose, you are immediately deported. this is not quantum physics. all the president would have to do is go back to doing what we were doing under president trump the day before he took office. he doesn't want to do that because of the loon party. he has to give in. james langford is doing a great job, expert on the border. chris murphy is negotiating for the democrats. i like chris, he is a friend.

no way chris is -- he is part of the wing that believes in open borderings, president biden will have to step in. >> lawrence: good point, senator, thanks for getting up this morning for us. >> brian kilmeade looks tired, i think he's been up all night counting his money. >> lawrence: i'll let him know. it is hard work, he has so much of it. >> lawrence: he does. still ahead, you know him from our all american summer concert series. >> man, we are trying to make god famous. ♪ we got everything. he's a friend of mine. we got everything we need. >> lawrence: kirk franklin is coming up. >> steve: first main-stream media got a new movement, why nature has same rights as

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>> rachel: far left climate laws giving rights to nature. becoming more popular across the globe, here is what the media is saying about it. we've heard of civil rights and women's rights, what about the movement of giving rights to nature. >> like humans, all living things in ecosystem have the right to live and survive and rights can be defended in sports.

>> rachel: 10 states have rights in place for nature. our next guest warns it will only lead to more human suffering. mark mareno is here to explain. welcome and thanks for the good work at the un climate conference. one thing you talked about coming out of that conference, so many policies, including this one to make trees equal to humans meant to. >> white, wealthy western nations buying up land in africa, you have five african nations where 20% of their land is locked up, they can't develop it because of preserve nature rights. what they have done, they are giving voice to rivers, trees

and land and they can't speak for themselves, so where is the voice coming from? self-important self-appointed activists. there is a kenyan biologist that talked about poaching laws and you are shot on site, six gorillas died and ignored hundreds of children being raped and killed. there is perversion of world view that humans are going to be essentially de-elevated and reduced down to the level of a rock, river, a piece of a plant. >> rachel: it speaks to how antihuman this movement is. how about before we give rights to trees, we give rights to the unborn, extend rights to them and welcome them to the human family before we welcome in

trees. people that get hurt are the poorest of the poor. one thing that happened at the climate conference in dubai, the elites announced they will get rid of fossil fuels. nobody voted for it, they are going to do it through administrative state and un treaties and want to get rid of in washington they voted to get rid of leaf blowers that are gas powered and use fossil fuels. >> this is insane and they are threatening jail time for using leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a whole host of landscape equipment. it does nothing for global -- even if you believe carbon dioxide is the devil's breath destroying the earth, it is total virtue signalling, when it comes to americans this crushes

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>> brian: here we go again. over 30 states trying to keep donald trump off the ballot, massachusetts being the latest. a lawyer saying wanted to follow up to see if you may be wanting to join litigation to keep donald trump off the ballot. he has not been charged or convicted of insurrection. tapping into your lawyer background, kayleigh mcenany. so far the efforts have failed. >> kayleigh: yes, 31 cases, 12 still ongoing. this 14th amendment, section three, ratified in 1868, intended for post-civil war

conduct used against two confederates, but let's whip it out and hold it against donald trump. there is legal analysis and there is technicality in the language. jack smith did not charge the former president with insurrection. >> brian: before donald trump starting winning cases, they said, what is the big deal, he was going to win anyway. it is a big deal. down draft would be consequential. >> kayleigh: listen to some states, texas, montana, south carolina, arizona, wisconsin, swing states. you have one judge sympathetic to this unsound argument and according to blackman, this is not right. >> brian: new poll, donald trump against joe biden, this is fifth

major poll that says this, in battleground states of arizona, trump up, georgia, trump up, michigan, trump up, nevada, trump up, north carolina up pennsylvania up by two. wisconsin up by four. this is cnn, fox news, sienna, all saying the same thing. >> kayleigh: not just one national poll, these are swing state polls. what is going to happen within a state. "new york times" sienna. you go over to cnn, prevailing in georgia and michigan and bloomberg, prevailing and national numbers, add in and lead expands to seven. i'm waking up to bad news and it is not just impeachment. >> brian: nikki haley got an

endorsement from chris sununu. if haley respectable in iowa, does that help where sunni endorsement could mean more? >> kayleigh: it does. chris sununu endorsement is big, he is popular. it could push chris christie out. he defended nikki haley on the debate stage. she has a tail wind, you got to get past president trump. >> brian: talking to governor sunni, /* /* chris sununu -- >> kayleigh: i may let you sub in. >> brian: there will be two men, we can't have two men on the set, too many men. i appreciate it. still ahead, kirk franklin talks faith and fatherhood, first bill hemmer will talk about whatever is on his mind. >> bill: nice to meet with you

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>> good morning, everyone on fox where i have friends with me. what is your name? >> ellen from georgia. >> you want to say hi to your sister. >> hello, karen, happy birthday, so glad to be here. >> brenda. >> hello to my friends in atlanta. >> brenda. >> jim. >> indiana. >> have you having fun in new york city? >> awesome. >> the forecast in new york. no snow in the for cast, 34, cold enough for snow if we had some but unfortunately we won't get some in time for christmas. the temperatures going up over the next couple of days well above average for the month of

december. i can't believe next week we're getting to christmas. a storm system is developing across the plain street, rain and snow attached and this area of low pressure that will come up toward the east coast in the next couple days and disrupt travel. fox weather.com for your latest details. say hi to lawrence, everybody. >> hi, lawrence. >> going to go inside now. >> lawrence: he is a 19-time grammy award-winning chart topping gospel music superstar redefined the entire genre. ♪ >> now kirk franklin is writing a sound track to his own life discovering his biological father a few months ago.

the experience influenced him in his latest album, father's day. kirk franklin joins us now. when you have dallas, texas royalty. >> that legend stuff. where do you find that stuff? i'm very glad to be here with you and very proud of you and, you know, y'all just hometown. >> we have the same spiritual father. >> he is our hero. >> lawrence: you wrote this new album and you told me i wasn't looking for my father but he came to your presence. >> you know, it was a cosmic collision where in the middle of some random people at a funeral, a conversation started happening between individuals, then after two dna tests and my biological mother's denial still of it, the

man who i hated for 53 years that i thought was my father because he was not in my life. i was adopted. my biological mother and father were not in my life consistently. and this middle of all of this experience i was working on an album already and i happened to have a young man that i just hired, incredible young videographer for the album. i used that energy to continue the process of the experience i was going through with finding out who i thought was my father is not really my father. >> lawrence: in the album, you really don't hear anger or any of the -- how did you take that painful moment and then still be able to share the gospel? that's what you are called to do. >> what is very interesting. i was still very intentional

about realizing that everybody wouldn't be able to empathize or that i didn't want to make an introverted project that was more my feelings, my emotions and then wanting people publicly to embrace it. i had to try this balance. so i like i give an example there is a song called tri love. the verse says i admit i didn't know much about love. the way it was supposed to be. i was born into a world so cold i could not forget the many dark days and felt betrayed by the ones who were supposed to love me. the only kind of love i've known. in the middle of the bop i'm sneaking in. >> lawrence: you'll be jamming to your music and you start saying it and it gets in your heart, did i say that? that's deep.

>> bill: but, it was nothing in my career that there was this -- there was some organized plan to do that. that's just kind of the way it came out. i'm not that methodical at all. >> lawrence: on this christmas as we prepare for the birth of jesus, what is your message to the world today? >> you know, we know that people are facing dark times and difficult moments in the world. it is still very important to be able to have an eternal conversation about when the wrappings are over and you put the tree back in the box, you throw a real tree away, what is the bigger conversation about the gift of life and the giver of the gift and trying to find it in ways that are compassionate and loving so everybody can come to the table and hear this beautiful love story of the greatest gift ever given to mankind. and so i want to be committed to

that message of the risen savior and to be able to do it in very humble and loving ways because when i look at my life and where my life would be without that story and without that truth, you know, and he has been the father to the fatherless before i even knew i had one. that's my christmas story. >> lawrence: it's a beautiful message, kirk. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> steve: great interview. kirk franklin's album "father's day" is out right now. today is the 14th. 11 days to christmas. today on the gigantic advent calendar. >> all my kids have chocolate ones at home. >> a holiday week of squeaky tennis balls from crewy.com. >> bill: this might be great news but hang on. we're dealing with putin