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expected to appeal the decisions in colorado and maine to ban him from the 2024 primary ballot. the appeal in colorado set to be taken up by the supreme court. this, as the 2024 primary season will kick off on january 15th, with the iowa caucuses. welcome to fox news live, i'm griff jenkins. hey anita. anita: hey, griff, good to see you, i'm anita vogul. meanwhile, president biden spending the week vacationing in the virgin islands as the crisis at the southern border grows, leading to criticism from republicans. and another group is making its way for the record breaking levels. lucas is in san croix. >> a record number of migrants are appearing on the southern

border in recent months and the republicans are outraged. >> there's a problem at the border and the reality is, the house republicans passed three pieces of legislation to address this issue and not only secure the border and go back to the policies of the previous administration, but to give cvp the tools and technologies that they say they need to do the job. >> biden's justice department has threatened to sue texas after governor greg abbott signed a new bill into law, giving texas the ability to arrest and deport migrants. and part of the doj's letter to governor abbott. the united states will use all that make sure that texas doesn't interfere with the federal government. responding saying, texas is prepared to fight this all the way to the u.s. supreme court to protect texans and americans from president biden's open border policies. president biden's deliberate and dangerous inaction at our

southern border has left texas to fend for itself. recently white house secretary ca karine jean-pierre from the podium. >> we believe that his policies are not safe, for cvp, law enforcement on the ground trying to do their work, they put them in harm's way and they, well, they dehumanize, dehumanize and demonize immigrants. that's what his political stunts do. >> president biden's dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas plans to visit the southern border early next month, and anita, i'm told that griff has numbers about the record number of migrants to share with us. anita: he sure does. lucas tomlinson live with a picture perfect back drop there. thank you for that report, griff. griff: anita and lucas, thank

you. as the new migrant caravan goes through mexico on the way to the u.s. southern border brand new numbers exclusively given to fox news by cvp sources more than 286,000 ott the border, the highest since the fiscal year october 1. and the quarter is the highest physical quarter on record. more than 83,500 known got-aways since october 1st. just staggering numbers. joining us now, former acting secretary, chad wolf. chad, the numbers are staggering. we are possibly going to be on pace and won't know until we get there, but we may actually see a 300,000 or something close to it by the time december comes to a close. what do you make of it?

>> well, griff, it's truly remarkable the numbers that you are, you know, that you just reported on, but again, month after month after month and this administration, those numbers continue to grow worse and worse, so it's almost regardless what the biden administration does, what they say, the trips to mexico that they take, nothing seems to be working because fundamentally, they don't understand border security and what it takes to secure that border. their strategy has been failing for the last three years and it's going to continue that way and those numbers are just illustrative of that. griff: you talk about the meeting in mexico. let's go to that because that was really something that i thought possibly we would get a readout or learn that there was some deliverable that mexico was going to tighten their southern border with guatemala or something, instead we got very little to nothing. the communique from the government of mexico told this, that as speaker mike johnson and others have alluded to,

really looked like something close to amnesty. they said that the leaders and this is secretary blinken and mayorkas, along with mexico's president obrador talked about regularlizing those undocumented for several years. was this an amnesty talk and is that the sort of discussion that they need to be having? >> well, it's not and that communique at least from the u.s. side is tone deaf to what's going on and american communities are facing because of that open border. so, to talk about amnesty in any sense of the word is absolutely bizarre, but again, this administration on day one proposed an immigration bill that had amnesty included so that's been at the heart of what they want to see really since the start of this administration, but look, that communique is fine in normal times, it's diplomatic speak, there's not a lot there. that's not where the u.s. border is, that's not where america is and that's not what is facing american communities. you need strong deterrents

measures coming out of that meeting. we didn't get any and you haven't seen any and you need a harsher and strock er er stron language. and you need president biden to talk about this instead vacationing over the holidays. this administration is completely backwards and unfortunately, millions of americans are suffering because of it. griff: well, and chad, one thing that we're certainly not seeing is any success from the administration in deterring those who would come for reasons other than seeking asylum from a credible fear, that 8,000 plus caravan coming, and making its way north through mexico to our southern border, carrying a banner that says free us from poverty. i communicated all this week with the caravan leader, and he actually sent me a video that says he has a message for president biden, here is some of what he is saying. listen. >> we are going with more than 6,000 people, as a family.

they are the future of the united states, mr. president. god bless you, joe biden. griff: god bless you, joe biden. he very much feels that the president and this administration wants to receive these migrants for sheerly economic reasons. >> well, i think that's right. i think most americans would say that is the current view. but, again, this administration, it doesn't matter what they do, right, they've talked about legal path ways, putting in legal pathways to deter and stop the amount of folks coming to the border. we're not seeing that, we're seeing the opposite. whatever it is that this administration puts in place, it encourages instead of deterring this illegal behavior. again, most americans like immigrants we like legal immigration not illegal immigration which is what we're seeing today. and we have to fix that at the root of the system. otherwise nothing else matters. either there's the rule of law or there's not and when you see

300,000, perhaps in december, come across that border illegally, they're thumbing their nose at not only this administration, but the rule of law. that says we can come in illegally, it doesn't matter what you do, the vast majority of us will stay here in the united states. griff: chad, we're going to see house speaker mike johnson, tony gonzalez, many other republican, house republicans making a trip to eagle pass, texas next week, january 3rd. can they do-- is there anything they really can do? >> well, look i think it's always good to have a firsthand experience, the sights, the sounds, even the smells of what's going on down there. it's most important for them to talk to border patrol agents and i think the communique, just to go back for a minute, is troublesome to border patrol agents to read that and see that and see that our leaders are not helping them. they're three years into this crisis, they're maxed out on overtime. they are stressed beyond their limits and they don't see any

relief coming so when you have a group of congressmen who want to find solutions come down there, i think it's really important for them to talk to the agents and ask the agents, hey, what works here. how do we stop this? what are the measures? what are the policies that you've seen been put in place that work and hopefully take that back and make real change. griff: just in the last 15 seconds or so i've got. i want to ask you, we've learned in the last 24 hours, an iranian coming through the northern border, that matched the terror screening data base came through near niagara falls. what do you say about that? >> obviously, anytie you pick up anyone on the terrorist watch list is concerning. i think this goes to the overall posture of this administration and sending a signal worldwide it's okay to come in illegally and test our border security because we don't have that on the southern border and they'll continue to probe the northern border as well. the northern border is very different, a lot of challenges up there, but i think it's

important to remember that this administration has been pulling border patrol agents from that northern border and posting them to the southern border because of the influx. and so, anytime you're moving personnel and agents and resources around, you perhaps are leaving gaps and vulnerabilities elsewhere. griff: vulnerabilities that transnational criminal organizations and cartels are exploiting. chad wolf, former acting dhs secretary. thank you for your insight. happy new year. >> thank you, merry christmas. griff: anita. anita: back to our top story, former president trump is expect today appeal the decisions to take him off the primary ballots in colorado and maine with the petition in colorado headed to the supreme court for a ruling. alexandria hoff is live with the very latest on this, alex? >> hi, anita. yeah, the trump legal team have their sights to appeal in colorado and maine. right now 13 states with pending action to bar trump from the ballot. the lawsuits are using a civil

war era clause in the constitution that bans a person involved in an insurrection from holding public office. what makes the maine decision unique, this is the first state where the secretary of state took action unilaterally as opposed to colorado where the decision came from the state supreme court. here is how vellos responded to the criticism over the solo judgment. >> every one swears an oath and i swore an oath to the maine constitution and the constitution. and maine requires me to hold this. >> and pending a suspected appeal from the trump team. in colorado trump's name will appear on the primary ballot unless the supreme court sides with the state's supreme court to kick him off. and seeing that as unlikely. >> i believe that the supreme court will reject this

pernicious theory. i think that the court will see this for what it is, which is a distinctly anti-democratic effort to win this election in the courts rather than polling places. >> the g.o.p. front runner's name is on california's ballot. secretary of state shirley webber declined efforts to have it removed, telling the l.a. times, quote, i have to basically continue to abide by the rule of law and for me not to do that, then i'm no better than trump. when you look at a state like maine, it went for biden in 2020, but one of two states that splits its electoral vote and last election earned one of maine's four. >> many people see maine as a battle ground state so for sure to your point there. alexandria hoff, thank you for the live report. good to see you. for more on trump's growing legal issues. we're joined by attorney brian

claypool. great to have you on the program and great to see you. of course, you have to have a crime. you're a criminal defense attorney you know at that better than anybody and while many believe that donald trump could certainly be guilty of insurrection, he hasn't been charged or convicted. you heard professor turley in alexandria hoff's report saying that this is anti-democratic in his opinion. do you think this will stand before the supreme court? >> hey, anita, great to see you again, happy new year. anita: you, too. >> so look, the decision by bellos in maine has bark, but not a lot of bite. once the supreme court gets this, probably before the end of january because the ballots have to be sent out in maine and colorado by the end of january, but the supreme court is going to look at a couple of issues and you named one of them. due process rights. former president trump was not even charged by the doj for inciting an insurrection.

the doj investigated that. they didn't find enough evidence how can you remove him from a ballot for inciting insurrection when our own justice department didn't find that and the second reason why, there was never any trial. it's a due process argument. there was never a courtroom where former president trump would have lawyers to put on evidence that he did not incite insurrection. this is a unilateral decision by a colorado supreme court and a secretary of state. by the way, both of them are not jurors, they're not supposed to be deciding facts. appellate courts are supposed to decide the law. so i see the supreme court intervening quickly, and i do believe with jonathan turley that they're going to reject this argument. anita: well, with regard to the secretary of state in maine, pictures are emerging of her at two separate white house events. there are selfies out there of her with the president, suggesting political support of president biden, and this is what she said about her

decision to take the former president off the ballot. let's listen. >> so my job, i qualify mr. trump for the ballot and under maine law any registered voter can bring a challenge to that qualification. in this case, there were three challenges and i was required by law to hold a hearing and i'm required to issue a decision. that's my decision under the oath i swore to the constitution. anita: so she said this was her requirement according to the oath that she swore to the constitution. there are democrats in her own state that disagree with her decision. i want to read with you, something that the democratic congressman said. i voted to impeach donald trump for his role in the january 6th insurrection. i do not believe he should be reelected as president of the united states. however, we're a nation of laws. until he's actually found guilty of the crime of insurrection he should be allowed on the ballot.

and other democrats across the country, including the governor of this state, gavin newsom, pretty much said the same thing. if we're going to defeat donald trump we need to do it at the ballot box. what do you think of about? >> she was not required by law, anita, let's make that clear. she made the decision to interpret the maine constitution on her own and that's the fundamental flaw in all of this. ms. webber, the secretary of state of california was spot on. what she said is, look, this is a 14th amendment argument. who should be deciding this? not a secretary of state know maine, not a secretary of state in california. this is a complex legal issue that should be decided by the u.s. supreme court. and bellows is stepping out of bounds. let's let the supreme court with the 14th amendment and let's let the voters vote for

who they want in this primary and general election. anita: so the trump team is expected to file to the supreme court on tuesday. a quick answer, do you expect the supreme court to make a decision based on party line, 6-3, or a unanimous decision? what do you think? >> that's a great question minimally 6-3. i would not be surprised if this is along party lines for the reason that we said. this is a constitutional violation and by the way, anita, let's say the u.s. supreme court doesn't rule quickly on this, it would be a violation of the law for maine and colorado to be sending out ballots without former president trump's name on those. the law is until the appellate courts have heard this, the decision by bellows, the decision by the colorado supreme court is not binding until the u.s. supreme court hears this. anita: right, okay. good insight there. always great to get your legal insights, brian claypool, have a happy new year. >> same to you, anita.

happy new year. anita: okay. thank you. griff. griff: anita, as new york prepares for the ball to drop tomorrow night, the n.y.p.d. is preening to be ready for any pro-palestinian protest that could affect the party. that's coming up next.

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>> an iranian national with ties to terrorism has been arrested at the northern border and returned to canada after he tried to illegally cross into the u.s. near niagara falls. the suspect is a permanent canadian resident and wanted by authorities there on assault charges. the man had attempted to enter the u.s. at least two other times in october, anita. anita: griff, a new jersey man is facing charges over his alleged efforts to provide material support to al-shabaab. the group is a designated foreign terrorist organization. federal officials say suspect was motivated by the october 7th, and jihad against america and its allies and planned to join and train with al-shabaab in somalia. griff: well, new york city officials are reassuring new year's eve party goers there will be ample security as they

watch out for threats. and they expect thousands to fill the streets tomorrow and cb cotton is live with the latest in times square. hey, cb, happy new year. >> hi, griff. happy new year. the party hasn't started, but there's plenty of glitter in times square. take a look at the deejay setup and a lot of people are trying to get a sneak peek of the action. the n.y.p.d. is pulling out all resources for the celebration. roberts, drones, k-9 and plenty of jumped cover officers in the crowd of thousands. the mayor says there are no credible threats to this big event, but n.y.p.d. is expecting pro-palestinian demonstrations and this comes as mayor adams says there have been more than 400 protests in new york city since the start of the hamas war. and whether the protest is a few hundred people or thousands of people, officers say they're prepared to handle it. the surveillance robots and drones i mentioned playing a

critical role. >> we are going to have drones deployed around the outer perimeter, so we can monitor the process and potential protests that are coming in real-time. these drones give us the ability to get a bird's eye view of exactly what's going on. >> well, the n.y.p.d. works to keep the crowds safe, the times square alliance has been planning for a fun celebration. crews unveiled the ball and how the confetti test drop and also to prepare for the estimated 3,000 pounds of confetti which will fall when hundreds of thousands ring in the new year. and you may not have known this, i certainly didn't growing up in the south, watching the event on tv, this confetti is actually trucked here into manhattan and hand thrown from the roof tops of the big, big buildings. very secure perimeter here around times square. bag checks. they're having a very, very tight event for all the festivities. back to you. griff: and we thank the

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and sea along with the help of the israeli navy and killed dozens of terrorists in the latest campaign. also today idf says its aircraft targeted three terrorist squads in lebanon and targeted lebanon in as well. idf says there were numerous launches from lebanon into israel and intercepted at least one. for the first time since they launched the ground operations, idf says it's attacking the kibbutz that served as the base for hamas militants before they crossed into israel. idf says it's limited significant terrorist tunnels and rocket launch positions. israel's unprecedented air and ground strikes have reportedly displaced an estimated 85% of gaza's 2.3 million people, tens of thousands of palestinians are now living at refugees in the southernmost town of rafah and a large portion that remained in gaza are reportedly

starving. widely reported that hamas is now considering a peace deal from egypt. perhaps even travelling to cairo to discuss the deal. egypt's proposal demands that hamas relinquishing s power and they say there's no deal unless israel stops its attacks and says point blank when it's finished no longer in power in gaza. griff: and the latest with the developments in israel. matt, thank you. >> sure. anita: griff, there are reports of early morning air strikes on the border of syria and iraq that killed six iran-backed militants. this comes hours after an iran-backed group islamic resistance claimed responsibility for an attack op a u.s. military base in northern iraq. there have been at least 108 attacks, you see it here on the map, of u.s. forces in the region since mid october.

now the latest on the houthi attacks in the middle east. we're joined by vice-president of foreign policy at heritage foundation, victoria coates. thank you for joining us today. it's an important topic. i think many people had never heard of the houthis before this war with israel began in october. this is a very dangerous group. they are responsible for kidnapping americans, raping and mutilating women, but you know, in february of 2021, shortly after president biden took office, he took them off the list of foreign terrorist organizations. given what's going on, is it time to redesignate them as a foreign terrorist organization? >> good morning, anita. they never should have been taken from the list. and the list that goes through the state department and the treasury department and defense, is a legal process. you have to establish that they are engaging in certain types of activities.

it's not just something president trump or secretary pompeo did by a whim. they did it because the houthi were behaving as terrorists and what we've seen out of them the last two months are 22 attacks. yet, some on u.s. and british and french navy vessels. also on commercial shipping. that's the definition of terrorism and i'd just add the guy you were just reporting on from new jersey, who was trying to provide material support for al-shabaab, if he actually did that for the houthi, who are lobbing ballistic missiles at our war ships he would not face the same consequences because the biden administration decided to dedesignate them. anita: it's unbelievable. according to our own national security correspondent jennifer griffin, houthis have attacked vessels in the red sea and they're of course, backed and funded by iran. as i mentioned, they're causing a lot of havoc in the region. the u.s. has not responded to these specific attacks in the red sea.

what are your thoughts on that and what can or what should the administration be doing? >> well we've been exclusively defensive up until now and we have significant assets, we've got the eisenhower carrier group and we've got the class destories, the mason, and these are incredibly capable vessels for the united states navy and the good news is they've been doing yeoman's work shooting down the various projectiles. the bad news that we've had to do it. when everyone gets back in the office, we'll see half the shipping of the red sea and the suez canal having to go around africa. and i've seen the shipping costs to send from europe to asia may triple in come, months and all of that are going to hit americans who are already suffering from our own economic troubles in the wallet and the pocket book because you know, those costs will be passed on to american consumers and that's why i think the

administration needs to be much more aggressive about pushing the houthi back and making it clear to the iranians, we're not going to stand for this. anita: yeah, there are going to be real ramifications for everyday americans for sure. just a couple of days ago, the treasury department leveled sanctions on an alleged network in yemen sending iranian funds to the rebels. they have transferred millions at the direction of iran. will these sanctions have any effect on their operations? >> no, they won't. it's window dressing at best and the administration has facilitated the enrichment of the iranian regime by acts dedesignating the houthi and made it more difficult and put more sanctions on them, but then also stopping to enforce-- stopping enforcing the sanctions on iranian oil exports, primarily to china and that's the billions and billions of dollars that have flowed to tehran in the last years that have funded things like october 7th that are

funding the houthi. that you could crack down on with much more serious action out of the treasury department, but the administration shows no interest in that. one other thing that the administration is trying to do is to launch this new multi-nation maritime force called operation prosperity guardian, to protect commerce in the red sea. so far, two allies, italy and spain, have backed out. a quick answer here, why do you think that is and what more do you know about that? >> i just, i don't think that anyone believes the americans are going to take decisive action. the french don't want to take direction from the americans because they don't think it's actually going to protect their ships. we're projecting weakness, anita, and i think it's going to have unfortunate consequences in the new year. anita: well, it's a dangerous situation and we hope for the best there. thank you very much, victoria coates, for your insight onto that. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you and

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>> welcome back. the u.s. military is experiencing its greatest recruiting challenges in the past 50 years. as they announce they missed their goal by 41,000 recruits overall. aishah hasnie has the latest details on this. aishah: the u.s. military is hoping the new year will bring new enlistments. that's because the army, navy, and air force all fell short of their recruitment goals this fiscal year. handing the u.s. the smallest active duty force since 1940. a fox news poll this summer found just 44% of americans are proud of the country, as opposed to 69% in 2011. congressman jim banks, a jet ran, blames a lack of

patriotism. >> we're not telling kids in the school that america is the greatest country in the history of the world, that it's worth fighting and dying for and inspiring a new generation to serve. aishah: in recent years young soldiers and sailors have been waging a pr war on tik tok some promoting the military while others slamming it. >> we do not get paid enough for what we do. >> tik tok is banned on government devices now for the links on china and the military allows them to use it on personal devices. roger wicker warns, allowing tik tok, a cpp backed app, will result in decreased recruitment. >> some think the simplest association is hiring back thousands of troops fired for not getting the covid shot and weeding politics out of the military. >> the idea that we're dividing people by oppressor and

oppressed indoctrination isn't what we're about. >> they were able to pass a hiring freeze on diversity equity and inclusion positions, but unable to block funding for controversial things like drag shows in the annual defense bill. in washington, i'm aishah hasnie, fox news. griff: and for more on military recruiting challenges, let's welcome syracuse university vice chancellor dr. mike haney. dr. haney, what a shocking and sad state of our military. it's alarming news. and now just for our viewers, i want to show again how much the various branches were short. you can see here army short 10,000, the navy short roughly 7,000, air force, short a few thousand. the marines just exceeded theirs a little bit, and the space force picked up a few

additional from their goal. the coast guard, by the way, not listed here, also 3500 personnel short. now, when we look at the possible causes of this, here are a list of them, a strong economy resulted in more options for young people. smaller eligible population, gen z having a lower trust in institutions what the polls have showed time and again, and also, the decreasingly traditional-- taking traditional career paths and finally young people have fewer family members who served which decreases the propensity to serve. what do you say, dr. haney? >> well, griff, it is a generational challenge. you know, we're having this conversation in a year, in 2023 when the all volunteer military actually celebrates its 50th birthday and you know, the architects of that all volunteer military coming out of vietnam, back in 1973, one

of their greatest fears was that a voluntary military would disconnect the military service experience from the majority of americans and i think that's exactly what has happened. particularly after 20 years of war when, you know, less than 1% of our population actually put on a uniform and served. you know, when -- in the segment, the clip you ran, someone talked about what inspires military service. i think the biggest thing that inspires military service is seeing others like you making the decision to raise their hand and support and defend the constitution. and when young people today don't have family members, they don't have friends who have served in the military, military service really becomes out of mind. it's not something that young people are necessarily thinking about or focused on. so, you know, i think part of our challenge moving forward to inspire service in this and

future generations is to really think hard about how it is that we tell the story of service in a way to inspire to others. >> and inspire to the heroism of those that protected this country for decades. will et let me ask you also in aishah's great reporting before us, you saw people like mississippi senator roger wicker trying to look at you, know the effects, and things like tik tok and social media may have on decreasing the recruitment numbers. what do you say about that? >> well, i think, you know, we're in, you know, what some have called this creator economy that the idea that social media platforms are telling stories of america and americans. i don't believe there's much that we can do with regard to adding platforms, et cetera.

you know, i'm somebody who tends to lean toward hey, let's fight back and let's use the same platforms as you mentioned to tell the stories of service, heroism, of opportunity that are represented as a consequence of military service because you know, whether we like it or not, that's how young people today are receiving information. so, i think that the west defense is a strong offense in that regard. griff: dr. haynie do you see any parallel or the same challenges that the military is seeing in their recruitment shortfalls with what's happening with higher education on college campuses? >> yeah, remarkable parallel. i think, you know, one of the-- one of the least told economic stories, if you will, in my view is the fact that we are approaching what in higher ed we call the demographic cliff.

declining birth rates that began in 2008 during the last recession, that have not recovered all the way to 2023. so beginning in 2025, we're going to see nationally a drop of 18 year olds coming out of high school that approaches 20% and in some parts of the united states, it will be more than 20%. so, if you think about who recruits 18 year olds, it's the united states military and america's colleges and universities. so, if we're seeing enrollment challenges or recruiting challenges now, they're set to get worse beginning in 2025 when we hit that demographic cliff. so, you know, it's why, for example, last april, year at syracuse university we hosted a summit on how, for example, dod and higher education instead of competing, could potentially collaborate. you know, one of the strongest

motivators of volunteer service, military service is actually as a pathway to education. so, if we're both in this same boat, how might we, again, instead of competing, collaborate to help each other solve this challenge for higher ed. griff: yes. >> the demographic cliff for the military, the same challenge. griff: i think you've got the right attitude, dr. mike haynie, it's time to fight back anyway we can to turn the numbers around vice chancellor at syracuse university. thank you. >> thank you for having me. anita: griff, massive waves are continuing to slam the california coast, bringing life-threatening conditions and flooding. a full report on this next.

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>> did you see this? dozens of fishermen who had been stranded on an ice floe that became detached in a lake in northern minnesota were successfully rescued friday evening. none of the 22 people stranded were hurt, but four fishermen did fall into the frigid water trying to ride a canoe in before the emergency crews

arrived. anita: well, cyclones over the north pacific ocean are causing monster waves to hit the coast of california today. waves are expected to be as high as 25 feet or more. our christina coleman is live along the california coast with more on this story and christina, do you see any surfers out there trying to take advantage of this? although i imagine that's going to be pretty dangerous with 25-foot waves. >> yeah, anita, there are several surfers out here. it's sunny right now, but rain has been pounding the area all morning as emergency crews brace for more water rescues as the monster waves pummel the coastline. take a look at the video, waves crashed over a seawall tossing people around and some people had trouble getting back on their feet. and the forecast calls for 15 to 25 foot waves at least in parts of california. at least eight people were hospitalized since thursday as the huge waves rolled in and fortunately they're expected to be okay.

a giant wave slammed into a beach area in ventura county sending people running for safely as the fast-moving water swept the streets. and this shows nick givens with the harbor control getting a man to safely rescue him after the surfboard broke in the waves and the crews worked to stop the strong currents from forcing that surfer into a nearby pier. a concern. the danger not stopping some of the world's elite surfers heading to half moon bay for the maverick competition. we talked to a surfer about catching the huge waves. take a listen. >> a lot of guys, myself included, i'm driving up and down looking for the perfect wave. some people flew in from the different parts of the world and guys coming from other different cities, so, it's the definition of a surfer,

constantly, constantly chasing. >> the waves are not 70-foot high like some are reported at half moon bay, but they're larger than normal and high surf and coastal flooding remain in effect until tonight. back to you. anita: all right, christina coleman, thank you so much for the live report, griff. griff: we'll be back, another hour to go. no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes with more confidence. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us [sneeze] dude you coming? ♪ alka-seltzer plus powermax gels cold & flu relief with more concentrated power because the only thing dripping should be your style. plop plop fizz fizz winter warriors with alka-seltzer plus.

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