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los angeles and this is america's least news late news, fox news and i. former president trump is now facing challenges to his candidacy in multiple states tonight. while colorado is the first to boot him from the ballot, it may not be the last. the chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live with a look at those challenges, where they stand, and some of the other legal woes the former president is facing. good evening, jonathan. >> it's becoming a head spinning exercise just to try to keep up with the momentous cases the supreme court is now being asked to weigh in on, and to keep up with whom is asking for what. former president donald trump, for instance, apparently wants the court to decide whether section three of the 14th amendment to the constitution bars him from running for the presidency as a colorado court ruled it did this week. that might be because the colorado action seems to be spurring several other states to look at similar legal efforts to prevent trump from being on the

2024 ballot. but trump doesn't want the supreme court to take up, at least not yet, a separate case in which special counsel jack smith has asked the justices to rule on whether the former president is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. smith told the court thursday, in response to trump's request for delay, "the public interest in a prompt resolution of this case favors an immediate definitive decision by this court. the charges here are of the utmost gravity." and while all the legal wrangling might threaten trump's political future, it appears to be benefiting him in the political present, driving his poll numbers up rather than down in early primary voting states. >> there is no doubt that trump is a master at playing the victim. he's going to whine about it and cry about it and he's done that very. he loves this media.

>> the only certainty in all of this seems to be that, at some point soon, the legal and political worlds are going to collide in ways that may well define or even determine the 2024 presidential election. the stakes are that high. >> mike: jonathan hunt, sivan a bit. thanks very much. let's bring in "the washington times" legal affairs correspondent, and former deputy assistant attorney general tom dupree. welcome to both of you. >> hey, mike. >> mike: let's start with a map of states with laws to bar him from the ballot. how quickly does the stomach supreme court need to respond to colorado considering other states like california are likely to take similar steps? >> i think they do have to jump in here and address this. one of the dissenting justices on this colorado supreme court said you can't have some with his name on the ballot and others not.

it would create with the justice said was "chaos." there's some other due process concerns noted throughout the dissent, one being that there was no conviction of insurrection or even a charge there, so there is a due process concern, denying donald trump the right to be on the ballot without a charge or conviction. furthermore there's also some procedural due process concerns. i think one justice noted that the trial had limited discovery, a lack of being able to subpoena documents, so that would also be a concern for donald trump's due process rights. >> mike: from a campaign spokesman, "we need to highlight what biden and his team are doing, disenfranchising voters on a wide scale, not just on a national scale but in the states, and what they are doing is taking democracy out of the hands of the public, out of the voters." how does this play out legally, tom? >> mike, i think at t, we are

at the port now that all roads lead to >> mike: court. i don't think they were aching to resolve all these legal claims, but the colorado supreme court has left no choice. to your earlier question, i think there is no doubt the united states supreme court is going to get involved in this case very soon. my guess is they could be ready to decide this issue as soon as january or february, whether or not president trump should be disqualified from the ballot. bear in mind, that is absolutely lightning speed for the united states supreme court, which normally takes a year or so to decide these cases. the idea of trying to decide a case of this importance, this magnitude, and the space of weeks, is virtually unprecedented in our nation's history. >> mike: then leaves the issue of presidential immunity with the former president and his battle with special counsel jack smith. smith would like to keep a march trial date, the trump team doesn't want to rush it. what about this issue, alex? >> unlike the colorado ballot

issue, i don't think the supreme court is going to want to jump in and settle this without a full record. they usually like to see cases work their way through the circuit courts, and here it would benefit them to have a circuit court record to take a look at. i do think that jack smith's look increasingly political. this rush to want the justices to take it up this term. for those who don't know, they usually stop carrying cases in april so the issue opinions in may and june and then they are out for a few months. so they tend to not want to take these highly politically charged cases. something of this magnitude, and unprecedented legal question, they might want to wait on and let the record developed, and maybe sit on it until october when they return after some more recess. >> mike: andy biggs writes, "we have significant concerns about jack smith's targeting and hatred of conservatives. he can either comply with jim jordan and me or face a subpoena." how do you assess this one, tom?

>> i think jack smith is going to continue to get increased pressure from people in congress who are pushing him, and i think the united states supreme court is going to take a look at this, but on the schedule that they want to do. i think the supreme court is going to take the perspective that they need to make sure they have enough time if they want to take this case and decide it now. that they have enough time to think about it, decide the legal issues. it goes without saying, these are absolutely momentous questions and i don't think the justices are going to say, "we are going to make this schedule around jackson is preferred trial schedule." it is something they might take into account, but i think he's fooling himself if he thinks that, by demanding the supreme court, decide this case in the next few weeks, that they'll do it just because he's pushing them to do it. >> mike: thank you so much for your analysis and your time tonight. >> thank you, mike. >> mike: the crisis at our southern border not slowing down, with the situation in arizona growing more dire. texas governor greg abbott

promising to fly additional migrants to chicago another century cities. correspondent bill melugin has the latest from lukeville arizona. >> the remote desert outpost of lukeville, arizona, is overrun with illegal immigration. after sunrise this morning this massive group of 700 cross illegally here through a breach of the border wall. enormous numbers of adult men from all around the world continue to overwhelm border patrol, who cannot keep up with the influx. >> where are you guys from? >> mali. >> senegal. >> ecuador. >> i come from guinea. >> and where in the u.s. do you want to go to? >> philadelphia. >> why philadelphia? >> i have -- i don't know the place. >> just an address in philadelphia to go to.

>> cbp sources tell fox news that have already been over 200,000 migrant encounters at the southern border in the first 20 days of december. that's enough to fill two to capacity and still have overflow, and the month isn't even over yet. the border patrol union says most agents are processing, not patrolling. >> everything now is completely controlled by the cartel while we are doing administrative work rather than enforcement work. we are just moving people through the system as quickly as dhs wants us to do. that's all you're doing. enforcement has gone completely out the window. >> mike, last week, katie hobbs announced she was sending the national guard down here to the arizona border. i can tell you, we have been here in lukeville all week and we had not seen any national guard in any of these mass crossing areas, nor have we seen them helping with border patrol. when agent tells us, "maybe santa will bring them." i'll send it back to you. >> mike: village and on the border, thanks very much. new report from the census bureau reveals deep blue

new york is losing residents faster than any other state in the union. jackie ibanez is taking a look at those numbers tonight. good evening. >> good evening, mike. brand-new census data indicates some red states like florida and texas have seen huge population gains, but the report also finds new york's population has plunged more than any other state, losing more than 100,000 people between this july and last. the big apple mayor eric adam says the pandemic and remote work are just some of the reasons people have left his city and the empire state. >> some people who have children and families have decided they want to go to a place where their children can play outdoors, larger green spaces, animals. you don't see many animals but rats in new york. >> but some local politicians say streets overrun with crime and the strain that unhoused migrants continues to place on the city shall the failure of progressive policies.

>> we are no longer in a city where the innocent are protected. we are not. we are in a city where every advantage is given to the criminal element. there is no doubt about it. >> new york is 1 of 8 states which saw their populations drop. behind new york our other democrat run states such as california, illinois, and pennsylvania. too many young people it is the cost of living prompting this next exodus, including child care costs, as well. according to recent figures, that could cost upwards of $24,000 a year here in new york city for child care. >> mike: serious money. thanks a lot. let's continue this conversation now with the "washington examiner"'s editor, kaylee mcghee white, and senior official jet caliber tino's. welcome to all of you. full disclosure, both of my

brothers left during covid and went to sunny florida. what about the broader issue? >> i went back and looked and in 2019 there is a great piece in forbes talking about people wanting economic freedom. in red states there's more of it. i think with covid and your brother and others, it just accelerated that people wanted freedom of all types. it is in exodus. that doesn't mean that everyone is going to be voting conservative and it's important for conservative leaders and those red states to maybe message their policies in a way that is appealing to a lot of these new refugees from blue states, but it is a real thing. >> mike: let's play the tape of a nonpartisan think tank and i'll get you to respond. >> we are seeing the state as a whole really struggled to compete with the rest of the country for people. jobs are the primary driver for a lot of these moves. residents of new york city paid the highest combined state and local income tax rate in the

country. that the policy choice. >> it's hard to blame the new yorkers fleeing when even eric adam struggles to make the case for his own city. they're not even trying to persuade people to say at this point. i think what he's touched on is important, that this isn't necessarily a political move so much as an economic move. i see this as someone who lives in d.c., very liberal city parent i would love to buy a house but i can't do that here. i have to move to a red state like virginia where the economic policies are more favorable to first-time home buyers and people who would like to start making a good living for themselves. a lot of families across the country are making similar decisions for their own betterment in the long run. >> mike: to the border, let's take a look at the latest numbers. 200,000 plus migrants encounters since december 1st. 11,600 plus over the past 24 hours. what about the border crisis? >> it's just unbelievable and it's getting worse and worse.

they are talking about major cities of population entering our country. i think miami has a preparation of 500,000. that's two months of this kind of illegal migration. i think when people talk about that is a political stunt for governor abbott, they are wrong. this is like a last resort for him. he's not able to stop the migrants and neither is the governor of arizona. the best he can do is try to move them into other parts of the country because of the overload in his own state. and i think that a democratic state leader who stands up and says enough is enough, not just mayor adams coming to washington and talking to biden behind closed doors, but saying enough is enough, they will link up with their core constituency, who i don't think in these states really want this anymore. frankly, the democratic party used to be in favor of normal immigration and against illegal immigration. >> mike: kaylee, what about the politics at the border? >> it's a disaster.

but democrats. every video bill melugin takes at the board is a campaign ad for whoever the republican candidate is in 2024. his remarkable democrats haven't learned a lesson on this. if we rewind b back to 2016, ths was another central issue, one that helped propel trump in the first place. this is something voters care a lot about because they see the tens of thousands of migrants crossing the border every single day, they know they are heading to their cities to take up their resources. you see what's happening in cities like chicago and new york, which are having to cut resources for their own citizens to make up for the fact that they are now being displaced by thousands of migrants. this is a serious issue that affects everyone. it affects the economy and it's definitely going to affect democrats' 2024 chances. >> i want to agree with kaylee because it's worse for the democrats than it ever was in 2016. you had a president who said we are building this wall and things did get better and now things are far worse than they were before. so they are in a more vulnerable position then the even were in

2016. >> mike: final word from you? >> we have to remember that this is intentional. the chaos at the border is a choice. the biden administration could decide to stop it at any point and they are deliberately choosing not to, and the question would be asking ourselves is why. >> mike: you're off to a fast start. we will see later in the show. new questions tonight regarding the future of harvard president claudine gay, promising additional corrections to your past schoolwork. molly line has those details tonight from boston. >> it depends on the context. >> harvard president claudine gay still in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, hours after a congressional probe was announced into harvard's handling of plagiarism allegations against her. the student newspaper, ""the harvard crimson,"" reported she will submit three new corrections to academic work, this time to her 1997 phd dissertation. the news comes from the harvard corporation, which affirms

support for gay last week while analogy should be correcting two articles. after they review revealed "a few instances of inadequate citation." the house committee that oversees education is taking a deep dive into the ivy league institution's handling of plagiarism allegations by gay spanning nearly a quarter century. the republican chairwoman virginia foxx of carolina recently demanded records regarding the independent review of gay scholarship. she writes, "our concern is that standards are not being applied consistently resulting in different rules for different members of the academic community." the letter notes that students have suffered consequences when accused of honor code violations, something the committee wants to know more about. >> it has been the extremes of other students relative to plagiarism? how has the university responded to them? have they been allowed to stay? have they had to do remedial

things? or have they been removed? >> congresswoman fox is now calling for action from harvard, asking, "how could a serial plagiarize her like claudine gay hold a student accountable for plagiarism ever again cannot" se also warns that federal funding to harvard is conditioned upon meeting the standards of a recognized accreditor. >> mike: molly line, thanks very much. coming up, and new york bill could force chick-fil-a to open on sundays, but is that legal? and later in the night, it seems like every place you purchase from this day's asks for a tip. you know those tablets that ask you if you want to tack on an percent, 20%, or 25% on top of your already $6 cup of coffee? tips are being requested at some automated car washes. is the tipping culture out-of-control? let us know on social media. weigh in and we will show you the results and read the best responses in the nightcap.

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>> mike: cell phone video emerging out of prague. you can see people hiding on the ledge of the building during a mass shooting that killed at least 14 people. the shooter was also killed. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is back with that story tonight. jonathan? >> good evening, mike. in a city and country where

gun violence is rare, this attack was both shocking and terrifying. but terry best example side by that group of students clinging to a ledge outside the university building where the shooting rampage happened, and waiting for the shooting to end and for rescue to come. they were the lucky ones. 14 people were killed by the shooter before he, too, died. although it's not clear whether he killed himself or was shot by police. >> my first thought was that it was a firecracker or some cannonball, that someone was just fooling around. i automatically and absolutely rejected the situation. soon people started rushing up from the door of the building toward me. >> officials say they believe the gunman killed his father earlier thursday, and may have killed another man and his 2-month-old daughter last week. but they say they don't have a motive for the killing spree.

>> >> interpreter: there is no justification for this horrific act. like many of you, i feel deep sadness and discussed in the face of this senseless and brutal violence. at the moment, it appears to have been the act of a lone gunman who is now dead. >> and the czech prime minister says there is no indication the shooting was linked to any sort of terrorism. mike? >> mike: jonathan hunt, thanks very much. as the u.s. insists that hostage negotiations are ongoing, the israeli military says it has uncovered a major hamas command center in the heart of gaza city. the idf calls it a serious blow to the islamic militant group. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports from tel aviv tonight. >> israeli forces on a mission in gaza, hitting hamas targets before they are forced to scale back or take a break. >> you can see inside here, deep down, a tunnel which was built

for the last few months. >> uncovering another hamas tunnel, this one in gaza city, 70 feet deep with elevators, staircases, plumbing, electricity. then blowing it up. >> what i suggest is very simple, surrender or die. they have no other choice. >> hamas down but still not out, launching more rockets aimed at central israel, including tel aviv, the u.s. repeating its called to reduce fighting. >> we believe that a transition in the near future is the best possible outcome. outcome. >> humanitarian situation in gaza, dyer. none of the hospitals in the north are functioning, and all are hungry. >> pretty much everybody in gaza is hungry, but more than 500,000, half a million people, are starving. >> as hostage talks appears stuck, hamas rejecting israel's

demand for a release during one week pause. they want a longer break even before the talking. >> interpreter: the focus now is to stop this aggression, especially since our enemy now knows it cannot achieve any of its goals. >> is the family of the kidnapped weight, including snatched at that music festival on october 7th. >> every day they keep asking where is daddy, and the only answer we have is that daddy loves him. >> that hostage is one of over 100 still held captive in gaza, waiting for answers and freedom. >> mike: greg palkot, thanks very much. the latest of elements in israel, with a host of "deep dive" on youtube, lieutenant colonel daniel davis. welcome. >> thank you for having you back. >> mike: israel has turned up

the intensity of the ground offense against hamas. here is john kirby on taking out hamas. >> i've said that many times from this podium, that we don't believe you're going to be able to wipe out the ideology that inspires hamas military action. i've said it many times. >> is he correct? >> unfortunately he is absolutely correct. it's much harder than it appears, and i've been concerned for quite a while that israel is pursuing a military objective that cannot achieve its political objective, the destruction of hamas, and bringing peace to the israeli people. because, by having so much casualties among the palestinian people, i saw this many times in iraq and afghanistan first hand. when you kill somebody who's actually not the enemy, then you create even more than you killed, because you can understand how the survivors of these families who have been killed is that they are holding israel responsible, and they are going to have revenge or wanted for them. at the end of the day, you just can't even know if you get all

the hamas. they don't wear a uniform, so i would even no? but the hatred among the palestinians is going to be higher than it was before. >> mike: from foxnews.com, no talk about prisoners or exchange deals until israel stops gaza campaign, according to a report. does that create pressure for another cease-fire to get more hostages out? >> i think it does. and certainly the family members in israel especially are putting a great deal of pressure on. i think also some of the american families in other countries are putting pressure that says, look, just have a cease-fire, whatever it takes to get those hostages back. and i think that's the right answer, because hamas is sealed up, they're not going anywhere. they can't do anything. there's not a lot of improvements they can make. but if israel gives the hostages back, that's a tremendous thing, and if they don't do that and they get more hostages killed, that's going to be bad for everybody and it could undercut

the support in the west for israel. >> mike: realistically, how much time do the israelis have in terms of public opinion around the globe? >> i think it is measured in weeks now. maybe not days, but i don't think it's months, either. the level of killing is so great, cross the 20,000 threshold, and people are literally at risk of starving to death now. if you start having lots of those people show up emaciated on top of the casualties you see from the bombs, i just don't think public opinion can stomach that and i think they will put pressure to bring the war to some kind of a cease-fire so there can be a negotiation to end it. i think that's where we are headed. >> mike: of the clock is ticking for the israelis to get their military action done. lieutenant colonel dan davis, grateful for your time and analysis, sir. >> thanks, mike. always appreciate it. >> mike: coming up, it's the busiest time of the ever traveling, plus, should chick-fil-a be required to be open on sundays?

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>> you are looking live at denver international airport with the holiday travel rush in full swing. so far, minimal travel headaches. jackie ibanez is live in our new york city newsroom with what the millions taking to the roads and skies can expect. >> more planes and fewer problems is the goal for airlines and the tsa this holiday season and a special passenger at one of the nation's busiest travel hubs, chicago o'hare airport, says so far, so good. >> everybody's a little anxious. people are worried about come after last year's travel experience to busiest travel

experience, everything going good for the most part. >> and here is a live look at lax. the l.a. and san diego area is already dealing with flash flooding after several inches of rain in some areas. that has caused some slight delays. storms in the southwest have been causing delays at the dallas-fort worth airport, as well. forecasters are also tracking a storm that could disrupt travel over the weekend, with heavy rain in multiple states, and on the backside, snow in the rockies. today was projected to be the peak travel day with about 49,000 flights nationwide. the tsa says they anticipate 2.5 million people going through security every day from now until after new year's day. which means, plan on leaving extra time to get through those security lines, and on the roadways, as well. aaa estimates over 1 million travelers will be traveling by car this christmas season. >> mike: i'm glad we got santos take on it, too. it was really good.

jackie, thanks very much. americans also often complain about a delay for nothing congress and it seems there may be a lot of grumbling as we conclude 2023. lawmakers approved a meager 30 bills signed into law this year, and a recent fox poll shows that nearly 80% disapproval of whatever work congress is doing. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram has that story from capitol hill. >> the public often derides lawmakers for being part of the do-nothing congress. they may really have a case after 2023. >> sometimes it takes us months, even years, to get nothing done. >> kennedy's criticism isn't lost on democrats. >> this do-nothing republican congress right now is the least productive in modern american history. >> but don't take his word for it. listen to g.o.p. texas representative chip roy. >> one thing. i want my republican colleagues

to give me one thing. one, that i can go campaign on and say we did. >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> the ouster of former house speaker kevin mccarthy defined the year. rivaled by an exasperating 22-day odyssey to elect a new speaker mike johnson. but only after the house incinerated three other speaker candidates first. >> we have horrible congresses and wonderful congresses. you have meaningful policymaking, then you have the utter depths of stupidity. >> there is significant disruption in the republican party, and we need a good solid republican party and a good solid democratic party. that would be better. >> former members are glad they are no longer in office. >> this institution is supposed to build consensus but it's not doing it right now. i would say the house is barely functioning. speak of the year featured the

century of three house democrats, the expulsion of george santos, a challenge to a rumble, and a sexcapade by senate aides in the hearing room. >> the bar for congressional success is low. >> we've got to start delivering for the people, and we have not done that for years. >> but fixing things next year is difficult. congress faces the possibility of two shutdowns this winter. mike? >> mike: chad pergram, many thanks. a proposed bill in the new york state assembly would force some chick-fil-a locations to stay open seven days a week which would of course directly conflict with the popular fast food chain's long-standing policy of keeping its restaurants closed on sundays. so, is it legal? let's start an argument tonight with a couple of trial and criminal defense attorneys. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us, mike.

>> mike: "while there's nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to travelers is an inappropriate location for such a restaurant. publicly owned service areas should use their space to maximally benefit the public, allowing for retail space to go unused one seventh of the week or more is a disservice and unnecessary inconvenience to travelers who rely on these service areas." do you buy that? >> it would be my pleasure to respond, and people who go to chick-fil-a will understand the joke. i go very frequently. this seems like a solution in search of a problem, honestly. is it that much of an inconvenience or a disservice that chick-fil-a is closed on sundays? it's not like they just started closing on sundays. that's one of their fundamental core principles. when i drive on the interstate around here and i see signs, it'll say, "chick-fil-a, closed sunday." it's not that much of a

disservice to me. it's not an inconvenience. it's not as if people in the new york thruway where these interstate roads are going to starve. so i think this is a whole lot of drama over nothing, and i think it might be an assembly person trying to gin up a headline, because chick-fil-a is not all that popular in some circles. >> mike: "our founder made the decision to close on sundays in 1946 when he opened his first restaurant in georgia. having worked seven days a week and restaurants, he saw the importance of closing on sundays that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest or worship if they choose, a practice we uphold today." what about that argument, dante? >> see, businesses have the right to operate how they want to, and closing on sunday is something chick-fil-a has always done. however, as a lawmaker, looking at this legally, a lawmaker on a state thruway has the

responsibility to make sure there's food options available for travelers. if i'm driving for hours and i get to a rest stop and i don't have anything available, there's going to be a problem. and it has nothing to do with my religious belief. if i'm coming from church and driving for hours, i'm going to feel the same way. you have to l look at this and say, you want a hot food place and a cold food place available. if chick-fil-a is operating in that space and they can't be available when travelers are traveling, but somebody else can, then somebody else should have that spot. i don't know if a lawmaker pointing that out is really attacking the reason behind why chick-fil-a is closed. they're just saying, we need you open for the travelers. >> a bill sponsor says, "not only does chick-fil-a have a long shameful history of opposing lgbtq rights, it simply makes no sense for them to be a provider of food services in busy travel plazas, a company that by policy is closed on one of the busiest travel days of the leak should not be the company that travelers have to

rely on for food services." doesn't that business provide huge tax revenue? >> it does provide huge tax revenue, and chick-fil-a is one of those most popular fast food chains out there. there's an argument it should be open seven days a week because the state needs tax revenue, but there's an argument that the fact chick-fil-a is there even six days a week is going to be attractive to travelers. so they are going to be able to make money in the state of new york just based on the fact that chick-fil-a is there six days a week. and the fact that it's open six days a week has not hurt it. they have over 3,000 locations in the united states. when i go, which is very frequently, they are always busy. >> mike: sorry we've got to run, guys, but thank you very much for your analysis. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ >> mike: first up in tonight's viral video, santa paid an early visit to the animals at the cincinnati zoo who were on the nice list. these include a baby sloth,

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>> mike: it's that time. let's bring in the nightcap crew. jonathan hunt, jackie ibanez, kaylee mcghee white, and jack kalavritinos. tonight's topic, tipflation. we have all experienced flipping over a tablet with the option to

tip. in fact, nearly 75% of all food and beverage transactions now ask for a tip. jackie, lead us off. >> it's outrageous. i think it's crazy. i get if someone is doing me a service, i'm sitting there and they are bringing the water and food and sorts of stuff. if you had any food across the counter, what are you tipping before? i have to pay for bags now at the grocery store. what in my tipping for? it's hard for me to wrap my head around. >> mike: fair point. lexi, your thoughts? >> it's out of control. when i go to my favorite fro-yo place and you literally do it all, they have a tip screen when you pay. i am such a sucker, i give them a little something because they are so sweet and they are, i feel bad. but it's totally out of control. >> mike: tipping guilt. jonathan, your thoughts? >> i think it's absolutely fine in every circumstance. i think everybody should creating tips. in fact, i think it might be

time that n news anchor start tipping the reporters, so i brought my own ipad. it says "jonathan was awesome tonight." do you want to take me 20%, 30%, or 90%? it's only about $9 for the night. >> mike: you and jackie did do two reports each and all your on nightcap so you probably do deserve some kind of compensation. a little christmas bonus. kaylee, your thoughts? >> i don't mind tipping. i like to be a generous tipper. i hit the public pressure aspect of it. when they flip the tablet over and they stand there and they watch you and wait to see if you're going to hit 15%, 20%, or 22%, the new big one. then you are sweating bullets because you don't want to look like a bad person. so i always hit 20% and feel bad about myself later. >> mike: jack, i always pride myself on being a big tipper when i go to a great restaurant and get great service. what about everything else? >> i hear you. i used to be a confident tipper.

i knew it i was going to do. when you're traveling, at a restaurant, whatever. now it's like this larry david moment, there's this awkward pause. i don't want an awkward pause, i just want to have a nice meal or buy something and not have this weirdness. >> mike: thank you guys. we asked our instagram and x followers their thoughts. "bah humbug, you get what you pay for, hence tip accordingly." nick adds, "i'm happy to tip 20% plus when eating in a restaurant. when somebody hands me a bottle of water and spin the tablet around, i hammered the noted button and give a huge smile." christina says, "yes, it is out of control. i visited the u.k. and it's all good not to tip. if you expect it, you aren't going to get it." michelle says, "i understand people taking a vantage of the tips but please stop encouraging people not to tip." thanks for watching america's late news. i'm mike emanuel. good night.

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