>> i belief in legal immigration, but what we're

seeing is not that, and this is chaos. so enough is new. >> a delegation of dozens of republican lawmakers headed to the southern border over the coming days as over a million migrants have crossed in the month of december with thousands more making their way from south and central america. now since october 1st border patrol's encountered nearly 800,000 people along that border making this highest record -- quarter, the highest quarter on record. welcome to this special edition of "fox news live." with i'm gillian turner in washington. mayor eric adams says his city is reaching a breaking point as a result of governor greg abbott continuing to bus migrants from his state up north. bill melugin is in los angeles with the latest developments. hi, bill. >> reporter: hey, gillian. as the number of crossings continues to shatter all records out there, fox news has obtained an internal alert sent out by

border patrol's tucson, arizona, intel unit which warps agents some illegal immigrants from the african country of guinea are coming in with framing lent or altered passports -- fraudulent. this notice was sent out to agents advising them that adult from guinea are using altered passports to change their age and masquerade as unaccompanied minors in an effort to get into the u.s. it warns agents on what to look out for and advises that any guinea passports issued in the -- after june of this year are likely fraudulent or altered as a hundreds of adult men cross illegal are! that tucson sector every single day. and, gillian, you mentioned it, sources tell us since the new fiscal year began on october 1st, there have now been about 780,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, the highest first quarter ever recorded. it's also a population size bigger than the city of seattle coming across our border in just three months. there are no signs that any of

this will be slowing down anytime soon. another migrant caravan a made up of thousands is currently on its way north through mexico heading right to the u.s. southern border where the majority of border patrol if agents have been pulled off of patrol and are instead focusing on processing and mass releases. that has forced texas law enforcement to try to step up and do the federal government's job though the biden administration sues texas almost every measure it e takes. >> we're not only dealing with a surge of illegal immigration at the border in texas and also having to go after and combat criminal activity, criminal organizations for smuggling, drug smuggling, but our own federal government trying to stop us. and we're trying to stem that surge of illegal immigration because they failed to do it in the last three years. >> reporter: and cbp sources tell fox news there have already been over 85,000 known gotaways at our southern border since october 1st, more than 80,000 people now in the country who we

have no idea who they are. gillian? gillian: bill melugin in l.a. for us, thanks. for more i'm joined now by new york republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis. thanks for being with us, congresswoman. want to know what you make of this news that there's going to be a reciprocal trip, a mexican delegation's going to meet president biden at the white house this month, sometime in the next handful of weeks, to continue this conversation that they started at the beginning of this week about the border crisis. what do you hope to see come out of that meeting at the white house? >> look, i think this is all show, all talk. we don't need to consult with the mexican government. what what we need to do is get our president to rescind the executive orders that he himself put in place. look, we can certainly work with other countries, but to knauss is on the united states -- onus is on the united states with government to secure its borders. if we cannot secure our own borders, what does that a say about our country? this is very dangerous.

they just hit another 80,000 gotaways this last quarter on top of the 1.7 million individuals that have entered our country undetected but are estimated to be here? that's not the people claiming asylum, those are the people purposefully sneaking in. why? we know iran is trying to send individuals here to commit terror. they caught somebody on the temporary watch list from iran just the other day at the you're border. we know that the drug traffickers are killing americans with fentanyl that is streaming over the border. and our president does nothing about it. it is so outrageous that the president of the united states would put the drug cartels ahead of the safety of his own american citizens. look, president biden, rescind the executive borders. chuck schumer, passed our board or security act we we passed in may. this can be resolved if we just had the will from the democrats to work with us to do it. gillian: somebody who actually agrees with you, that the onus is on the united states, is the

mexican president himself coming out of that meeting in mexico city earlier in the week. the mexican side of the delegation made very clear that they see this border crisis as a uniquely and specifically american problem. they put out all kinds of statements saying that they would like to, quote, help as much as this can. seems like he agrees with your take here. >> look, the bottom line here is that this is all for show. he's trying to show the american people that, you know, he's doing something, but he's doing nothing. this is a self-created crisis by joe biden, and now that he's entering an election year, he's concerned because the vast may noter of americans, including democrats, are saying that immigration, legal immigration is out of control, the migrant crisis, he's losing people in cities like new york city and chicago. this is becoming a major political problem for the democrats, and so they're doing a dog and pony show. and the reality is they just need to reinstate the policies of the previous administration or chuck schumer could pass the bill we passed in may, and this

would be resolved. and we do believe in legal immigration. i'm the daughter of immigrants. we want to see people who want to come and contribute to this country, but they need to do so the proper or or way, not paying the drug cartels thousands of dollars for being smuggled here. gillian: the crisis is very much becoming a political liability for the president. take a listen to new york's mayor eric adams who puts the blame on republican governors like governor abbott but also specifically on the biden administration. take a listen. >> this is a national problem. this has only been exacerbated by governor abbott's cruel, inhumane politics, and that requires additional national solutions. the federal government must take responsibility and lead on this humanitarian crisis. gillian: federal government there being code e word for president biden. >> look, you have 10 million people who have entered our country via a the southern border. they have to go somewhere, so this is turning every city in

america into a border city, particularly the ones like new york city where you have mayors who incentivize people to come over. that's what he's doing. he's offering free housing, free health care, free food, free laundry service, free college education, you name it. you can get it in new york city. and that is why more individuals are coming here. yet we have a backlog now for those people who have come legally and have applied and are waiting now it's a 10-year wait in court. that is so unfair, that those individuals are being pushed to the back. my office has helped oh a hundred of those individuals navigate the red tape and become citizens, but so many are being told that their court dates are now much later because this president is incentivizing and rewarding the people who pay the drug cartels to come to the southern border and giving them court dates priority. that is so wrong. and our mayor is only further incentivizing this by providing all these free services while cutting, by the way, services for the taxpayers of new york,

right? if he wants to put a freeze on hiring police and school safety officers. he's cutting across the board city services. you can't go to a library on a sunday anymore, they're not doing can garbage puck-ups in the parks recently -- regularly. this is what democrats are in new york are prioritizing, illegal immigrants over tax paying citizens. gillian: congressman, thanks for taking time with us on this new year's eve day. happy new year. >> have a happy new year, thank you. gillian: former president trump set to appeal decisions in maine and colorado removing him from the 2024 gop primary ballot. dozens of other states considering making similar moves. alex hoff joins us live with more. >> reporter: yeah, there are at least 13 states right now with lawsuits seeking to remove trump from the gop primary ballot, and right now the decisions out of maine and colorado, they are essentially on pause pending appeals. the trump legal team is expected to file if its appeals on tuesday as all eyes are on the supreme court to weigh in. now according to a report from

"the new york times", the former period of time is confident about this matter going to the supreme court but also, quote, mr. trump masks pressed concern that the -- expressed concern that the conservative justices will worry about being perceived as political and may rule against him. the supreme court will have to weigh in a 155-year-old insurrection clause in the constitution disqualifies former president trump from running for president. until then, trump's name will remain on colorado's primary ballot. >> no matter what the court does whether it declines to take the case, decides to take the case, i just urge them to do it quickly. i certified the names of who is on the ballot next friday for the presidential primary. >> reporter: unlike in colorado where the state supreme court ruled to remove trump from the ballot, the decision in maine was made unilaterally by the sector tear of state -- can secretary of state. bellows described how on friday a phony call to police brought

officers rushing to her home. the chaotic event known as swatting. >> swatting the home of an elected official who is doing their job is unacceptable. and what my staff, my team have experienced, what they experienced all day yesterday was a constant onslaught of threatening communications. and that has to stop. >> reporter: bellows says she and her husband were not home when police were called there. gillian? gillian: alex hoff here in washington, thank you. president biden is vacationing in the u.s. virgin islands. white house officials today are reacting to the use november -- news overnight that u.s. forces sunk a gun boat in the red sea. lucas tomlinson joins us now. >> reporter: gillian, americans are now over a trillion dollars in credit card debt, the highest in u.s. history, and it's now costing the american family an extra

$11,000 a year to keep up with inflation according to a report. here's the president's top economic adviser with his reaction earlier on "fox news sunday." >> some of what you're calling ballooning is really a return to kind of normal levels of credit card delinquencies or debt levels. but if you actually look at how much it costs people to service their debt even as a interest rates have gone up, they're in quite good shape. >> reporter: mollie hemingway earlier on "fox news sunday" disagreed with bernstein. >> the biden administration is extremely rosy when they talk about the economy. they seem to think everything's going incredibly well. i think it makes a lot of voters feel that the biden administration just has no relationship to reality or no understanding of what it's like to go to the grocery store, put the same items in the cart that you've been putting in for years and have the price just skyrocket. >> reporter: a recent fox news poll says a majority of president biden's own party

disagrees. 61% of democrats say the economy is in bad shape. 85% of independents agree. and only 4% of voters -- 14% of voters say the president's economic policies have helped them, gillian. about half say they've hurt them. shifting overseas as you mentioned off the top, early this morning u.s. forces were directly attacked in the red sea e for the first time. a pair of u.s. navy helicopters from the aircraft carrier uss dwight d. eisenhower returned fire in self-defensor killing all fighters aboard three gun boats from yemen. one managed to escape. both helicopters returned to their warships unharped. -- unharmed. white house spokesman if john kimlyly re-- kirby reacted this morning. >> we certainly aren't looking for a conflict with the houthis. the best outcome would be for the houthis to stop these attacks. >> reporter: when the president leaves st. croix and returns to washington, he has a number of domestic and foreign

policy challenges. he also, of course, has to run for re-election in 2024. gillian? gillian: lucas tomlinson, thank you. ♪ gillian: well, fights escalating this weekend with multiple states expecting to challenge trump's 2024 ticket legitimacy. joining me to debate is former special assistant to president trump at the white house mark if lotter and democratic -- marc lotter and democratic analyst ari -- [inaudible] thanks for being here. marc, let's start with the republican side with this marley weird, not to be pejorative, maybe unusual is a better word, campaign season where the big ticket questions about the primary such as, i don't know, who's going to win in iowa are being replaced with questions about where trump is now going to be kicked off the ballot. >> well, i think part of that is because it's really a done deal. you look at the poll, and it shows donald trump up by 30, 40

points nationally, he's up in all of the key states, so we've got to talk about something, so they move if it to the other argument. but, you know, this just reinforces what we see over and over again. i think a lot of people out there, democrats are so desperate to get him off the ballot that they're willing to to to these extraordinary lengths to do it. and it just reenforces to people that they're out to get this guy as opposed to fighting fair and square in november. gillian: ari, take a listen to what democrat jamie raskin said earlier this morning. he talked about the unique situation that trump is in, but he says he's actually chosen to disqualify himself from the race. take a listen. >> if you think about it, of all the forms of disqualification we have, the one that disqualifies people for engaging in insurrection is the most democratic. donald trump is in that tiny, tiny number of people who have essential wily disqualified themself. gillian: what do you make of that? >> well, i hope the supreme court would actually address some of these questions.

third section of the 14th amendment addresses the issue of insurrectionists and those who have aided and abetted enemies of the united states. problem is president trump has not been convicted in a court of law for since restriction. -- insurrection are. he's not even accused of being an insurrectionist on any of these 9 the indictments, so i've got a problem there first. i'm trying to keep my legal hat on for a moment and give you some legal analysis. sect issue is if the -- second issue is if the supreme court gets this case, michigan and california saying it's okay to put trump on the ballot, other states saying no, there's a discrepancy here. a today will decide this question and answer it. chances are, we've got to keep him on the ballot. problem is are the conservatives, the so-called states' rights advocates on the supreme court, going to go with state law and state supreme courts? or are they going to enforce federal law and take a more federal or sort of a holistic, strong central government view on it. but let me but on my political hat for a second. these polls don't matter.

we beat you guys in 2020, in 2018 midterms and 20322 midterms, and we're going to beat you guys again fair and square. and the last two weeks of the election are all that's going to matter. most people right now are not even following the polls, they're just worried about the economy, they're worried about their day-to-day, you know -- >> that's why we win. worrying about the economy. gillian: and historically low poll numbers for an incumbent. >> these are low poll numbers, that is true, but you're also talking about one of the most polarizing if not the most polarizing figure since andrew jackson running on the other side, and that's donald trump. i haven't met and found that many people who voted against him who are going to goat for -- vote for him. trump has been on a losing streak. he lost by 8 million in 2020, 2022 was a disaster. you guys expected a red tsunami, it was more like a trickle. gillian: so, marc, i want to get you to respond to that. quickly, take a listen to governor chris sununu about

trump on the ballot. >> if there was any validity, you'd see 48 other states trying to do the same thing. personally, i think this is very politically motivated by the maine sector tear of -- secretary of state. gillian: what do you say? >> i think it's very easy because as much as we talk about section three of the 14th amendment, section five of the 14th amendment says the congress has the power to enforce by legislation the, this article. well, that doesn't say secretary of state, that doesn't say the colorado supreme court. it says congress. and i think that's an easy out, and it should be a- 0, maybe an 8-1 decision. gillian: and to his point, you know, the supreme court is going to look at two states who are now standing out as outliers amongst the crowd of 50. if this is such a great idea and had so much legal validity, where are the rest of the states? >> exactly. and what we now are creating is up equal opportunities under the law where some states can vote for the candidate they want to

and some states can't vote for the candidate they want to. and i think this will be very quickly disposed of by the supreme court. gillian: do you think president biden should weigh in on this? >> no. president biden should stay out of this. this is an issue that's got to be decided by the supreme court. and, again, what would happen if states like arizona and georgia decided to take biden's name off the ballot? this will be a tit for tat. this is going to tear the cup apart. we have elections for a reason. -- tear the country apart. yes, in my opinion donald trump has aided and abetted enemies of the united states to attack the capitol -- gillian: to be fair though, the president has essentially said the same thing publicly. >> which president? gillian: president biden has been asked multiple times by reporters. he said -- he was asked last week whether he thinks president trump incited an insurrection, he said he believes the scenario speaks for itself, tells you everything you need to know. >> and if that's what president biden says, i fully agree with it because i think president trump has incited and president trump has helped and aided and

abetted and at some points tried to pay legal fees for some of these guys who attacked our capitol. but let the people vote and let, let people decide who they want as their next president. as i said, with all the fanfare right now, 30 points, 10 points, 5 points, it's going to come down to be a pretty close election, and we're going. to beat him again. again, 2016, we just the electoral vote. the next three elections that trump actually had any horses in the race, we beat him fair and square -- >> are you better off now than you were four years ago? gillian: that is the question. >> -- biden -- >> on every single issue finish. >> on his worst draw, biden is going to be better than a president who woke up every day and tweeted -- >> there are a lot of people who would exchange $2 a gallon gas for a mean tweet. gillian: thank you so much for taking your time with us.

happy new year. >> happy new year, yes. gillian: a new law in california is barring guns from most public spaces, the measure signed by governor gavin new in back in -- gavin newsom if back in september. it also bars gun owners from carrying concealed weapons in privately-owned businesses or that are open to the pluck like restaurants unless ownerses post signs specifically declaring that concealed weapons are allowed. and this, preparation for the big new year's eve celebration in times square are well underway this hour. police there ramping up security. we're going to take you to times square for a live update right after the break. ♪ ♪

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gillian: welcome back. new york city cops bracing for huge i crowds, all kinds of threats this new year's eve. law enforcement is warning specifically that large scale pro-palestinian protests could disrupt tonight's celebration. alexis mcadams is live in times square with all the latest developments. what are you learning, alexis? >> reporter: well, the nypd tells me they expect the pro-palestinian protesters to show is up. it's not a matter of if, but when, but they do believe they are more than prepared. pretty much every single weekend. there are no cred credible security threats directed at this festivity here in times

square or directed at new york city in general. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see just what we're seeing here on the ground. this is a live look right now at times square. if you can believe it, these people have been lined up for hours and they stay here all the way through midnight and past. by the time they get out of here, they're here for 12 hours and counting. so if you're looking for a nice quiet new year's eve, this isn't the place to go. leading up to the ball drop, officers will monitor social media for any threats. they're using all different types of things to make sure that things go safely. drones, undercover officers, you name it. watch. >> we have thousands of cops working at night, some you'll see, some you won't see. we have a solid principle ifer the built around us -- perimeter. we're using our counterterrorism assets, our special operations, our aviation, our k-9s. we're pulling out all the stops to make this a safe party and ring in 2024 on the right note. >> reporter: so the nypd is

also increasing their footprint inside of the city's subway systems. i had a close-up look at that earlier today. listen to this, there are at least 4 million riders that go through there on a daily basis. that's more than the population of l.a. moving through the unsubway systems, and it's going to be so business she tonight, but they say they are prepared for that. the d. is expanding their security perimeter, focusing on the airport, the bridge, the tunnels and mass transit. those added security checkpoints and hundreds of undercover and plain clothes officers will all be mixed into the crowd. >> the riders are going to see an increased uniform police presence but, you know, everything will be s&p elemented by plain clothes officers, counterterrorism all the way to other employment plans. you'll see cops with k-9s. we often talk about the vast network of video surveillance in the new york city subway system is. that network of video surveillance will be monitored live, in realtime tonight. >> reporter: and this new year's coming after last year when a man was arrested after

investors say he tried to kill a group of nypd officers. he drove in from maine. the suspect attacks the officers he said in the name of radical us elim jihad according to the feds. want to show you what we're seeing right now, the nypd is also going to use drone technology, gillian. this is one of their tether drones that helps them keep an eye on things from above, so that's one of the thicks they'll be -- things they'll be using. this is going to continue for several hours with those preps, but heavy been preparing from a state, local and federal perspective for months, gillian. gillian: a pretty cool look at that live drone. alexis, stay safe. have a good time. >> reporter: thank you, you too. gillian: three houthi gunships were sunk earlier this morning in the red sea. we're going to have the details right after the break. stick with us. ♪ his a1c? it's down with rybelsus®.

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missiles fired from yemen overnight, this as the top commander of u.s. naval forces in the mideast say it is houthis have no plan to end what he calls a reckless campaign in the red sea. trey yingst is on the ground in tel aviv with more details on the incidents. trey, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hey, jill yarning good afternoon. we are following this breaking news out of the red sea. earlier today the united states directly engaged with iran-backed houthi rebels from yemen. according to central command, u.s. navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a container ship in the red sea that was under attack by four houthi boats. when the helicopters arrived, they were fired upon before returning fire and sinking three out of the four vessels. the crew were killed, and the houthis say ten of their fighters died when the u.s. responded. last night the same vessel was hit by a mitt sill -- missile that was filed by the houthis. all of these developments in the

red sea do come as intense fighting continues on the ground in gaza. 86 of the war between -- day 86 of the war between israel and hamas, israeli troops are going after the intricate tunnels around the city. paratroopers have been deployed to the southern part of gaza after fighting for weeks in the north. a new israeli military statement says that brigade killed several hamas gunmen during recent street to street battles. overnight, two additional israeli soldiers were killed bringing the total number to 172 since the ground operations began. now, amid these israeli efforts to go after hamas leadership and look for more hostages, there are reports tonight indicating that a new ceasefire could be on the table. gillian? gillian: trey yingst in tel aviv for us this afternoon, thank you. let's are break down the significance of these attacks and whether the latest prove cases are a -- provocations are a major escalation. vice chair of the america first policy institute, former

national security council official fred floyd with us. fred, let's start here, the biden administration and the pentagon shot down these two houthi ballistic missiles overnight. they were targeting not u.s. warships, but internationally-owned and controlled shipping vessels in the red sea. do you applaud that move? >> well, gillian, this shouldn't be happening. over the last two weeks, the biden administration has been talking about how it formed a naval coalition to stop the houthis which are an iranian-backed terrorist proxy from attacking shipping in the red sea and from continuing to fire missiles and attack drones at it -- israel. and despite this coalition, the houthis sent out three attack gun boats to try and hijack a ship. they fired at a u.s. hell tonighter. it's very -- helicopter. it's very clear that the houthis expect iranians have not been deterred by joe biden, by actions by the biden administration not just with the houthis, but also iranian-backed militias in iraq and syria.

i think it's a very concerning situation, concerning american credibility to stop these rogue states and terrorist group requests. gillian: to so your point, fred, here's john kirby earlier this morning broadcasting yet again the administration's m.o. when it comes to managing this. listen. >> we don't seek a conflict wider in the region. we certainly aren't looking for a conflict with the houthis. the best outcome here would be for the houthis to stop these attacks. gillian: so, you know, everybody and their mother knows that the administration is not looking to broaden the conflict inside israel, but critics of the administration now are starting to say the degree to which the the administration is sort of taking a backseat and only reactionary, defensive moves is now negligent. what do you say? >> i think that's right. there have been over 200 attacks

on american troops in syria and iraq since this administration began, over 100 since the october 7th hamas terrorist attack. our responses have been described as pinprick counterattacks. it hasn't deer thed anyone, and -- deterred nip, and that's why these attacks continue. and one has to argue that if we're going to keep american troops in syria and iraq, president biden has to defend them. he's not going to defend them, we should pull them out. gillian: yeah. or at least not allow american service members to serve as a target practice for these foreign terrorist groups. want to ask you about the coalition really quickly. the biden administration trying to project deterrence, put together what they said was going to be a 20-member, 20-nation if member group backing this campaign in the red sea. but everybody from spain to italy is kind of pulling back, slow walking it, sounding ambivalent. what's behind that? why aren't they with the u.s. here? >> well, several that states,

spain, italy, germany, european state, they did not want to join a coalition led by the united states unless it was under a nato umbrella that talked about it being under e. e.u. leadership. i don't think that was possible. still, there are enough ships there to ferriter what the -- deter what the houthis are doing, but the deterrence means that the sites in yemen where they're firing these missiles need to be hit. if these missiles are attacking israel, attacking shipping, attacking american troops, american ships, there has to be some type of decisive response and so there -- so far there hasn't been. gillian: what would you like that decisive response to look like? can you flesh it out for us? s. >> both in iraq, syria and yemen, i think the actual combatants, the the irregulars have to be attacked directly. israel did this near bag dad recently when it killed a member of the iranian revolutionary guard who were advising militias

in iraq. but this administration has been very, very timid. they're hitting empty buildings, and heir just using rhetoric against terrorist groups like the houthi thinks. cleary, that's not working -- clearly, that's not working. gillian: fred, thank you so much for timing -- taking time with us. thanks for your analysis. >> good to be here, happy new year. gillian: we're going to take a look back at these year's top the health headlines and breakthroughses as well as some new year's resolution tips we got for you from our very own expert, coming up next.uc ♪ os no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes with more confidence. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us the all-in-one and done symptom relief of mucinex is delivered fast with doordash, so you don't have to leave the couch. oof! that was fast. mucinex. available on doordash. it's comeback season.

gillian: welcome back. public health officials in l.a. county are reinstating mask mandates for staff and visitors at health care facilities, coming after after an a uptick in covid cases. the requirement's going to remain in effect until hospitalizations are reduced for two the consecutive weeks. and this, 2023 saw the development of new treatments

for diseases like obesity, alzheimer's and rsv. fox news correspondent jonathan serrie takes a look a -- look back at the biggest health stories of the year. >> reporter: 2023 saw new health trends and major breakthroughs that the will affect millions of americans. the weight loss drug market seeing a massive boom this year thanks to medications like ozempic, wegovy and money jar row. the drugs making it easier for users to shed unwanted plans but can come with negative if side effects such as stomach issues. these drugs saw a huge surge in popularity causing nationwide shortages. the fda are -- approving a new medication at the end of the year, paving the way for even wider use of these types of drugs in the new year. and may saw the official end of the covid-19 public health emergency. more than three years after it began.

meanwhile, the long-term effects of covid continue to be studied. according to the cdc, nearly 18 million adults suffer from long covid is effects including fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive impairment. a ray of hope for millions of americans suffering from alzheimer's disease. with the fda approval of a new medication, la chem by. studies show the medication can slow the progression of the disease when taken in early stages. >> giving people time with alzheimer's to slow progression is very valuable. >> and in a move to combat the opioid crisis, the life saving nasal spray that the lox sewn came -- naloxone became available to purchase over the counter or this year, quickly reversing the effect of overdoses including fentanyl with a record 109,000 overdoses in 2022. advocates have expanded narcan, experts say this move will save

lives. the fda approving the first vaccine to protect newborns from rsv this year. a single dose given to pregnant women will protect infants from birth to 6 months old. the fda also approving a new medication for infants to protect against the potentially deadly virus. it reduces the risk of contracting rsv by 7 a 5% -- 75%. the cdc ramping up production of the drug this fall to help with a surge in cases. a major breakthrough for the recent of sickle cell disease with the fda approval of the first ever gene therapy for humans. that could cure the painful inherited bloodies order. doctors now be able to sniff a -- snip a patient's dna, blocking the debilitating effects of sickle cell. >> this is a step forward. >> and a his to be ig -- historic decision with the nation's first over the counter

birth control first approved for prescription in 19. 3. -- 1973. now millions of women will have access to the drug, bypassing the cost and time of seeing a health care provider. according to drug maker perigo, the hormone-based pill will be available for sale early in the new year, and there the will be no age restrictions on who can purchase it. >> this is just an amazing moment, really an important transformission in access to con that sense care. >> and next year the supreme court will take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the u.s. in the court's first abortion case since overturning roe v. wade, the justices will hear appeals from the biden administration and the maker of a drug asking the court to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off access to the drugs. those restrictions would be imposed even in states where abortion remains legal. 2024 sure to bring more major

health headlines, and we'll be here to cover them all. in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news. gillian: all right, thank you, jonathan. well, millions of people across america set new year's resolutions ahead of 2024. we're going to have some pro tips for you from dr. janette nesheiwat on how to make the most of yours coming up on the other side of the break. ♪ ♪

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♪ gillian: welcome back on this new year's eve day. the new year means new year 's resolutions for millions of americans. lotsover folks, you might be included, are planning to improve their physical fitness, their mental health, their longevity outlook in 2024. if you're one of them, you're going to want to listen to fox medical contributor dr. nebraska jet -- janette nesheiwat. thanks for joining us, doctor. let's put this up on screen for viewers. you gave us some of your top tip, which i love. in advance you say get moving with 150 minutes of activity a week. make sure i grow get enough fiber -- you get enough fiber, enough sleep, stop smoking and start a new hobby. want to bring these down with you. quickly off the top, if you're going to get in 150 minutes of exercise a week, does it matter how you do it? can you do 150 minutes all at

once and then call it a week? do you gotta break it down every day? talk us through that. >> yeah, so when i talk to my patients and family, i tell them break it down into maybe two or three sessions. so, for example, we have 168 hours a week in one week, so all you have to do is commit two and a half hours to activity when it's brisk walking, maybe a light jog or some swimming, anything that can get your heart rate up, and even if you wand wash want to add in some lightweights, that'll help strengthen your bones. and also it'll help boost with your immune system is. that's the recommendation of the american heart association. as a minimum, now, if you go over that, that's fine as well. but as always a, gillian, you want to discuss your health care plan especially if it's new with your doctor in case, you know, you have any underlying medical conditions like heart disease or maybe a bad back or a knee injury. you don't want to do anything to xmaser bait that.

gillian: yeah. one thing i liked on this list, they all seemed pretty self-explanatory. when you say, number five, you want people to start a new hobby, what do you mean, and what are the benefits of that? >> sure. so a new hobby, this is like, for example, painting or, you know, maybe learn how to play an instrument. this is because it can the improve your mood, and it has an overall net positive effect on your mental health and your physical health. so, for example, if you're going to start a new sport, maybe, you know, ping-pong or pickleball or racketball or tennis, anything like this. it doesn't have to be strenuous. it gets you out there, you're socializing with other people, you're increasing your heart rate, you're moving, and it helps, again, with your mood, with your energy and overall well-being as well. so something that i recommend to look into for everyone. gillian: i love it. you told our producers you have this mantra, for lack of a better word. you tell yourself to be realistic, and your patients, be

realistic, stay positive and be patient with your goals. why are these three things so key to everything else? >> yeah, you know, it's a new year and that's great if you're going to have a new year's resolution. you know, everybody wants to get in shape, get fit, you want to feel good, look good. but, you know, only about 8% of the population who have new year's resolutions tick to them. the rest of us abandon them in a matter of weeks. and that's because with we don't set realistic expectations. you want to avoid draconian measures. and you also want to make sure that you have a specific plan. like, for example, maybe you decide you want to quit smoking cigars. how are you going to do that? are you going to do it using nicotine replacement therapy? quit cold turkey? that's a reason to talk to your doctor who can provide smoking cessation support, for example. but it's important to realize that all you need to do is make small changes that could potentially have a big difference and have a

significant many impact in your overall health and well-being. and also whether it's from your doctor or family or friends or coworkers, you want to get that motivation from them, that support system. so it's good to let everyone know what you've decided to do if you do decide you're going to have a new year's resolution. gillian: and what about dry january? it's really taken off the last few years. tens of millions of americans are planning to get onboard this year. do you like it? is it helpful? can you really have benefits from giving up alcohol for as little as four weeks? >> i like the idea of dry january. and, yes, it can have an impact, in my opinion. just think about it, you're going 3days without any alcohol -- 31 days without any alcohol in your system. gillian, the world health organization put out a report that there's no safe or healthy amount of alcohol despite previous information that has been put out in the past. so when you think about it, every time you take a break from alcohol, you're giving your organs a break, a breather, time to recover and restore.

if every time you drink alcohol, it kills your liver cells, and other time that can cause -- over time that can cause damage to your liver, make you more prone to heart disease, diabetes and weight gain. if you cut it out of your system, you're going to feel better, live longer and overall healthier. gillian: you've convince haved me, dr. nesheiwat. thank you. and that's all for us with this special edition of "fox news live." if

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