i'm kimberly guilfoyle with bob beckel, dana perino and greg gutfeld fell and others. this is the the five. the fire storm over phil robertson's gay comments continued today. a & e might be fine walking away from phil, but the robertson family made clear they are sticking by him. in a statement, the family said, quote, we are disappointed that phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right. we can not imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. we are in discussions with a & e to see what the future is with "duck dynasty." the gay community has since split in their reaction.

here is glad reacting. last night on the kelly file. >> this is not a free speech issue. what this -- the defenders of phil robertson are seeking is freedom from consequence. none of us are entitled to that. if i were to say something to you outlandish, glad would never allow me back on here again. we all have to answer to our employers. >> but openly gay feminist professor camille, who is a liberal, slammed the backlash, saying the legacy of free speech is all but dead. >> this is a level of punitive pc utterly fascist, stalinist, that my liberal colleagues in the democratic party and on college campuses have supported and promoted over the last several decades. this is the whole legacy of the free speech 1960s has been lost by my own party.

>> okay. so greg, you have been sending e-mails, things about her. you like her. >> she's a renegade thinker. the thing that glad guy said is that we all answer to our employers. but he leaves out is that the employer is terrified of glad. it's all about suppresssive tolerance. they are scared of what glad might do to them. you know with is offended. radical islam. they look at robertson and say you call that hateful? we kill gays. but punishing robertson for a religious belief or part of a religious belief, which is actually the integral success of the show, is the fact they are very religious, is like grounding a member of "glee" for singing. it makes no sense. a & e, they're in their rights to do it, but their hypocritical because they know this is part of the success of the show and they're sitting there with 30, 40 hours for a marathon of shows that they're going to do. that's millions of dollars in advertising. i don't think they're going to

be donating it to aids charities, are they? >> eric? >> i think what's going to happen is that marathon will raise through the roof and go what do we do? also saying what are we doing in a good way because now everybody is tuning in to find out what will go on of the meanwhile, the episodes going forward, there are some episodes with phil robertson are in the can, they'll continue to air. going forward. again, don't -- i got destroyed on facebook last night because i said yes, phil has a right to say what he said. yes, a & e has a rate to pull him -- right to pull him off the air and the viewers have the right to say i'm changing the channel. that's the constitution. i'm as catholic and christian as they come. you don't have a right to tell me i'm not christian. but everyone is in the right and a & e will walk this back before phil ever misses an episode. >> was this a complete mishap in terms of the communications from a & e, how they handled this?

'cause it doesn't seem like it will work out for them very well in the end. i wouldn't be surprised if the family walked and went to a different network. >> i was without an internet signal for quite a while yesterday for hours. i was going to say out of pocket, but it's hard when greg is standing here. >> she literally can be in a pocket. >> that's what i thought. i finally get a signal and i'm looking at e-mail and think, wow. america has lost its collective mind. here is a question i have about the a & e thing, when you do an interview like this, you have to make a couple of choices. when you are dealing with a conservative and religious person, it is different than dealing with somebody like leonardo dicaprio who is going to be a -- who is a superstar already. you have to think twice before go and you do something with an interview with a magazine that you don't need to do an interview with them. a & e had to have done this a while ago. phil robertson had to do it a while ago. so a & e knew about this for

three months. they don't do anything to get ahead of it before hand? makes me wonder if a & e dropped the ball on purpose. >> exactly. >> in order to get people to watch the marathon that's coming up at the end of the month. >> it's perfect. >> i'll tell you another thing, the young pr people sitting there monitoring the interview probably on their blackberry ors or iphone texting with their friends, while their client is doing the interview, probably didn't even notice it. so now they've created a huge firestorm. americans are at each other's throats. they should be realizing all the blessings we have in america and let this thing go. >> all right. i go to my left, literally. >> yeah, right. the thing i found most interesting is what the family said. we can not imagine moving forward without our patriarch. now, if i'm a & e, i would be scared to death of that language. they say we're in negotiations with a & e. if they're going to stick to what they say and they're not going to go forward without phil, then i got to assume there

will be other networks who will want to pick them up. what he said was outlandish in the gay community and i understand that and appreciate it. he should have been more cautious about what he was saying. he wasn't. you're right, the pr people should have picked it up. but a & e still has a right not to put it on. but a & e i think is going to dig themselves in a hole and they're going to lose a show that is a dynamo show and getting a lot of an audience. >> the interesting part is that advertisers are so tuned in to "duck dynasty." they're not going to leave "duck dynasty." the only way it falls apart for a & e is if the crew doesn't want to do it or not. that's how a & e would lose. these advertisers will go with "duck dynasty" no matter where they go or if they stay. it may be a really, really smart move on their part knowing they're not going to lose any advertising revenue 'cause no one will go anywhere because advertisers are -- i don't know. they don't want to leave "duck

dynasty." so smart. they'll continue to get the ad revenues. question is, will the duck fellows play? >> the "duck dynasty" people, one of the things that's so appealing is their entrepreneurial spirit, how they created a media empire. >> now retail empire. >> you hear about how people grow too fast and they have o regroup. i think that happened with the "duck dynasty" dynasty. the media empire. i think they forgot and they got just a little bit ahead of their speed and doing an interview with gq. what conservative has ever done an interview with gq and it turned out well? please show me is it n like vanity fair. no way. >> they should have said could you send us your five best grooming tips? we want to include it in our issue. he wasn't even on the coverment it wasn't supposed to be about him. >> this outrage is based on

robertson's -- something that was crude, saying gays are sinners. gays should not feel special over that. if you are friends with religious people, everybody is a sinner. everybody is a sinner, so i don't think you should be too insulted about being called a sinner. the other thing about this and it drives me nuts is words do not wound. there is no linkage to robertson's beliefs to violent action. that's why i brought up radical islam in the beginning. they prop up their words with beheadings. all robertson did was state his beliefs but didn't say i'm going to cut off somebody's head. that's why this trend of bullying about how words hurt is so dangerous because it will limit debate. >> let me just try to do one thing, correct a little bit this religious view out of the bible. a lot of what he said was not

biblical. bestiality was not biblical, the comparison between female parts and male parts was not biblical. >> yeah, i know. >> for people who have contacted me and others here saying that we have lost track of our bible and what the bible says, a lot of what he said was in the bible and a lot was not. >> but let's also not put too much on phil. the guy -- he's not a priest, he's not a pastor. he's a duck dynasty guy. >> reality show. >> who reads the bible on a regular basis. >> look, okay. so he may be took things too far. but his general i guess idea was that he adheres -- he believes in the bible. he follows christian beliefs and that is something -- >> he ought to stick to the word. >> if it was a gay man or woman who was condemning being straight, would a & e pull the

plug on that? i would think no. the question is, do activist groups hold too much power with the media? >> i think they hold much sway with the media with decisions and thought police and about what's politically correct and what's appropriate and also comes down to what are your rights. and interesting words from karl rove. >> he doesn't have a right to first amendment right to have a tv show, but does he have a first amendment right to have opinions. his views that homosexuality is a sin is a religious tenet of many, many americans and we ought to respect people who believe that, but his language was crude and offensive and why he allowed himself to be drawn into an interview by aing magazine on this topic is beyond me. >> i don't fault phil robertson for that, being led into an interview because there are so many people that are surrounding them that should have more sense. they should hire some better people to be able to manage them

because they've got a wonderful show going. he gave an apology that possibly is sincere. a lot of people that have personal experience and family and friends have a different viewpoint. it wasn't just that the gay community was offended, a lot of people were. he said he was apologetic for that. i think that one of the things that we can do in america is say, okay. he said it. there has been an apology. a & e has done what they're going to do. the family said they're sticking by him. a & e doesn't get to choose who is head of the family and who is not. they can't just cut out a family member who is head of the whole show. i have a feeling this will, like other outrage, will dissipate over the weekend and we can start fresh and have a good christmas next week. >> so the bosses say beckel, you're off the show, we'll say we're not coming in if beckel is not on. >> we can't have a fife without our patriarch.

>> i get very close. you know, here is the other thing about it. "duck dynasty" has gotten lots and lots of publicity. did you really need one more magazine? >> no. >> that's the thing, they stand alone. he may be second to that anchor guy, whatever that is. but they've been everywhere. it seems to be you ought to be a ill came. because the more of these things you do, the bigger the chances are -- >> the hardest thing to do at this level, the hardest thing for the public relations people to do is say no and say i'm sorry, i know you really want to talk to them. i know he's the most popular thing and will help sell your magazine. we're going to take a pass on this one. saying no will actually increase the supply and demand thing and make your client even more attractive. >> but the underlying message behind that is don't say what you think because -- you're saying just don't allow options for him to express his beliefs.

what you're saying, is don't say what you really, really think. let them watch the tv. we'll he edit out anything you say about gay people of the we will make sure that you're completely sterilized. he finally says what he says. a & e knows what he believed. a & e knows. >> greg, if you were phil, wouldn't you do this over again if you had to? >> yeah, i guess. but i don't know. i don't think he gives a damn. >> yeah. remember, he's the one who walks away from an interview with barbara walters for most fascinating people to go duck hunting. so i don't -- i'm not trying to suggest he shouldn't say what he thinks. i just think they should be smarter about the interviews they decide to do. >> i would say from here going forward, there is a real opportunity. an opportunity for the "duck dynasty" crew to handle it the right way where they don't -- by the way, if they go too hard apologizing, they're going to tick off their whole audience. they're going to say, what are you doing? we're back you. so they have to be careful how they handle an apology or bringing phil back on.

it's going to be very interesting. >> they should just be themselves. >> he made his apology already and now they're pushing up hard against a & e. i think a & e, it's your move now. advantage duck. ahead on "the five," more on the "duck dynasty" controversy, of course. did the producers want to cut out mentions of the word jesus from the show? that's the allegation. you'll hear it. later, a very exciting announcement coming up in one more thing. some big news to report. don't miss it. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprisewinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief.

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♪ that is a great song, tha g. the obama administration made a surprise announcement, saying millions of americans who had their health plans canceled will be exempt from the obamacare individual mandate. in this comes right before monday's deadline to sign up for coverage starting january 1. the president was asked about it today at his year end press

conference. >> do you expect americans to da have confidence and certainty in this law if you keep changing ke it? this one here, this new waiver last night, you might as well have delayed the mandate.mig >> no, that's not true because what we're talking about is a very specific population that received cancellation notices from insurance companies.a the majoritync of them are eithr keeping their old plan because the grandfather clause has been extended further, or they're finding a better deal in the b marketplace with better w insurance forit cheaper cost. >> greg, at the beginning of a that, the president has a littlt signal like this that he says. what do you think that means? >> when he does this? >> yes. >> after somebody asks a es question he doesn't like, this means you will die. >> i better look out?e. >> or be audited. >> when there is a road hazard,, people come outth and put out

these road locks and detours. what the government is doing is it's doing that for theirdoin friends. it's putting up road blocks ando detours for specific people while everybody else goes head straight into disaster. that's what makes me so angry is that they're watching out for the people that matter to them. >> what you're talking about is that the senate democrats and the house democrats that are concerned about their reelection, were getting ready to ask the president to do this and did he it pro-actively. eric, can you explain, what exactly does the president justi do? i think mostou of america was nt reassured by that. >> he came out and said there are a million americans who have -- million enrollees, but we don't know how many have paid. there is stillma another millio, who signed up for medicaid, si which means they'll be taking out of the system. he forgot to mention the 5.9 million people who were yanked off their health care. the numbers are really, really skewed against them. but what he did offer, so we had the employer mandate that was we delayed a year. then we had all these waivers that were added.ed a and now president obama says, well, if you're an individual

and your insurance is too much,e we'll offer cheaper catastrophic insurance as a temporary fix, which by the way, the insurerste say, not so fast. we're not sure we want to jumpt on board. the bottom line, when you add it all up, basically he's backing into quietly, so it doesn't look like, backing into a delay of the health care l law, which is what ted cruz said from the very beginning. delay it! >> the beginning of the press conference i thought president obama gave excellent spin on the situation. he's had a bad year. the poll numbers are down. those are facts.wh but do you think there is anyugt risk of looking too disconnected from reality at the year end? >> look, sure there is. but the fact is that this thing is getting better and better despite what eric says. the 500,000 people who have yet to find their health insurance who got cut off. 9 million -- 9.5 million have. 9.5 million have. you say 10 million people were givenn cancellation notices.

unless our research is wrong, found newve nots. policy. >> no, no. ii said 5.9 million policies has been canceled. we don't know how many millions of people that are. saying 100,000 enrolled andnce now president obama will offer maybe a couple hundred thousandn of these catastrophic plans. this is a drop in the bucket. >> they'll be well over 9 million who will have plans in effect on january 1.who >> the administration -- with the administration's numbers that they gave today, they arety still 2.9 million short of their own goals. >> yes. >> okay. so we only have a few days. kimberly, what kind of added stress did you think this is providing to a lot of americans, wondering about it? >> so are the smaller insurance companies, by the way, willuran probable will he go bankrupt from this catastrophic insurance thing. that's what this administrationt does, as soon as they get a bads poll number, oh, better dore something about it. a knee jerk reaction, adding more problems onto already thiss completely compromised

infrastructure, if you can call it, of obamacare. so he says, we're gog add this on because we want to appease people. they've got big democrats in states that are going to lose d their seat and they're under pressure. that's the reality of what's going on.y're so this is more appeasement partisan politic. >> they're doing very, veryp well. >> they're not the swing states that matter. >> there are a lot of people are doing very well out there with this plan. >> before his press conference, the web site crashed. thi >> again? >> i'm thinking nowe obamacare s officially what you would call a thing. remember jumping the shark or drinking the kool-aid. obamacare is now a thing. it's not just screwing theit pooch. you screw the whole pound.t' that's the thing you gos dude,, you just obamacareed this. >> how do you know it's going to be so bad? >> because i have eyes and ears. >> itng is! me >> you get all your talking points from the newspapers.ng >> bob, i don't get talking>>

points from anybody. >> name one single metric that m shows obamacare is work. just one. >> kentucky signed up 200,000ck, people who were uninsured. california, 500,000 people uninsured. connecticut 80,000.re >> 2.8 million under their ownml estimations, they need seven by march. more people a are off their insurance than before they even started. >> you asked for metrics, i gave you some. the states where they took onere the exchanges, unlike the, un republicans who want to kill health care. >> one thing i never did, ig i never let the goatee hair growrg longer like chuck todd did. >> maybe you had a choice. i don't know anything about men's hair, though. coming up, mayor michael bloomberg scores another point for his nanny state agenda. he's snuffing out e cigarettes and the reason why city halls banned them. greg has that next. don't go away.

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♪ okay. the new york city council just voted to ban electronic cigarettes from indoor public spaces. these smoke heat up liquid nicotine and emit a harmless water vapor. you ban this, ban tea pots and clouds. you want to know the reason for the ban? city council speaker quinn said, quote, because many of the e cigarettes are designed to look like cigarettes and can lead to confusion or confrontation. so let me get this straight, laws are being created based on

the cluelessness and confusion of stupid people. a dope's emotional discomfort is more important than actual medical facts? i say this is nuts, but someone might be allergic. you realize, you can apply this ill logic to any behavior, talking loudly to your wife, maybe you're threatening her. let's regulate voices. someone sees you running? maybe you mugged someone. no more jogging. a woman's breast-feeding. no. that baby is attacking her! wrestle it to the ground! look, in new york city, we got thugs knocking people out, we have drunks mowing other people down. psychos pushing women in front of subways and this is what these morons concentrate on? this? new york, you had a great run, but now it's over. the big apple is now run by the worms. which may be an insult to actual worms. i'm very sorry, worms. >> worms are better than that. >> worms wouldn't do this. >> are you smoking? >> yes, i'm smoking. >> you're banned. >> this is fantastic. look, it doesn't bother anybody. this is water vapor.

>> that's what i love about it. these are fabulous -- this is innovation! this is not real cigarette. it's like candy cigarette. >> let me get this straight, okay, private enterprise creates a solution to a problem. government destroys solutions! that's what it does. >> i think day in a wanted those. >> you can have these. >> i used to pretend i smoked with the candy cigarettes. >> these were good times. i'm angry. >> stay angry. >> bob, even you got to admit, nuts. nanny state, crazy! >> i thought bloomberg and these people have been nuts from the time i moved into this city. the idea that somehow -- all these people who walk around, who when i smoke my cigar outside, i have people come up to me saying, what are you smoking for? you're ruining my air. there is lots of air out there. if you don't like it, back off and go somewhere else. the idea that you got something that doesn't emit this horrible

smoke and then they say no? i mean, i don't get it. it makes no sense to me whatsoever. they've lost their collective minds. the new york city council has got to be -- ought to be on the bellevue psychiatric board. >> i agree. eric, this helps people quit! >> is that the only drawback to the e cigarette that they're voting on is because it might -- people might be thinking there is something wrong with the smoke? >> yeah. >> by the way, there is no indication, medical indication that that smoke is dangerous to anyone else or you, right? >> water vapor. i'm taking the nicotine. >> but whatever the smoke you're blowing out won't affect me? >> it's water vapor. >> here is the other question. did they also address the issue of people retooling those to smoke weed in those? >> see, that just shows you the brilliance of americans that they take something and they make it into something else. yeah, i think they do. people are using these devices

to probably smoke other things. >> and is that part of the issue that they're actually smoking weed in public? >> no. >> it was just because it looked like you were smoking. >> yeah. >> that's why it's bad. >> it's people who get angry when they see other people having a good time. they don't even care that it's smoking. >> blame it on the haters? >> yes. >> hater legislation? >> yes. >> there doesn't seem to be a well reasoned thought process behind this. it seems to be more micromanaging and there are other problems they should be focusing on of the perhaps we should focus on the fact that it's better people are trying to get off of cigarettes and heal themselves and their family. i don't know. >> also, wouldn't it be good for the bars? they said the ban drew people out. but now everybody wins! except for new york, everybody loses. >> what's the charger for? >> to charge your cigarette. >> you got to plug it in. >> the point that dana is making

is correct. people would leave the bar, that's less drinking. bartenders make less money. there are people standing outside that get in fights. there are drunk people smoking issues they get in fight. >> quinn said this could cause fights because maybe i come in and i'm a mom and i'm concerned about the smoke and i think you're actually smoking, so then i'm going to get in a big fight with you and punch your lights out. >> all right. okay. >> almost passing out from the exertion of trying to put together the e cigarette. >> you got to charge this thing? >> yeah. >> inhale, see what happens. >> i don't think it's charged yet. >> bob, that's why it -- >> batteries are included. >> they're telling me to tease. >> there you go! >> that's not bad. >> it's pretty good. >> not as good as my cigar. i'm gog continue to smoke my cigar. >> the avalanche of reaction continues to pour in over the "duck dynasty" scandal. will a & e regret their

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♪ welcome back to "the five." sarah palin thinks a & e may come to regret its decision on "duck dynasty." here is the governor on hannityt last night. >> a & e hasas chosen to margine ize and try to stifle the freedom of someone who i filled with faith in the gospels, that being phil from "duck dynasty."gos and americans, we're smartck d enough to understand what's going on here. we're also smart enough to understand that we do not have

to promote and give business tom a network like that if we don't believe in the action that they just took.he and a & e is going to feel it. >> all right. so they say vote with your feet and a & e made a business decision to suspend phil.et. good or bad business decision? >> i think it's a terrible business decision.de if you're in the business to make money, i don't know who they're trying to please, butit' it's not the people who watchho that show or particularly tune p in to that network.ork. perhaps it was short sighted fo sure because ultimately they have an obligation to make money. it's a privatete sector business and they should be concerned about ratings and ad sales and all of the above and i'd be very worried rightt now if i was thet because a & e -- "duck dynasty"s walked. >> it's obviously a bad business decision now in retrospect because the family says they won't go on without the patriarch. if they're serious about that and run with what they got inpat the can, that means they have ae lot of open space. hav >> thoughts, smoker?oney

>> i just think it's -- i think that's a great word to bring bad. happy patriarch's day. the fact is, this is not a freedom of speech issue. it's a cowardly issue. a & e was scared. they're scared. suppresssive tolerance. they're frightened of what might happen and the hypocrisy is thia is a program steeped in religio and the guy made a religious a point and they're drowning ininr his money. >> that is an interesting pointr which is that the decision thenn to continue to run the marathone means that a & e does understand business. i think that it would -- i do it agree they were scared. i wish they would been a little smarter. since they knew about this for months, they could have gotten in frontth of this and maybe created a way to bring peoplee together. >> they could have done it on purpose. >> they should have a debatehave with glaad and "duck dynasty." i would watch that.ty." >> take a look at phil robertsoa

a couple months ago, about april or so. listen how he weighed in -- he preempted this whole conversation.nve watch. >> the other thing was when we prayed, we said in jesus name, amen. they would just have me say thank you, lord, for the food. thank you for loving us. amen. why would you cut out in jesus name? they said well, those editors are probably doing that. they don't want to offend sop of the muslims or something. i said, i don't think it hurts d to throw his name in there from time to time. your calendar is based on it. >> the point there is that as far back as april, a & e knew how phil robertson felt about this stuff. >> yeah. the idea that they would haveoud him take jesus out, that, i find absolutely -- this guy is a evangelical protestant who does

this kind -- this is what he an believes in and the idea of taking that away, the word jesut away from somebody like this iss just like taking a baseball bati out of thes, hands of babe ruth. >> part of his belief is spreading the word. so he believes in spreading the gospel. so ifhe you're going to do an interview with gq magazine, you can expect phil robertson going to spread the gospel. i'm not saying that's how everybody believes, but they knew what they were and -- if you're going to have him there, let phil be phil, if that's what you want to do n again, maybe they knew exactly what they were doing. >> this is the most press gq has gotten since they did that fold out on how to tie a bow tie.ow >> you still smoking? >> yeah. >> we can tell. >> come after me, christine. >> coming up, parents are not staying silent about this one. a school cuts jesus christ out of christmas carol, "silent

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♪ all right. i'm in the dog house. talk about taking the christ ou of christmas, one school changed the lyrics of silent night andlt purposely left out religiouss be references because they didn't want toig offend other religion. ♪ heavenly host sing hallelujah ♪ ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace >> fifth graders at the school i on long island, new york, never sang the lyrics, holy infant, and christ the savior is born. some parentsts are obviouslyare

upset. >> "silent night," if you're." going to remove words to not offend other religions, what about the religion that that song belongs to, which is christianity? >> school board eventually apologized perhaps too little, too late. let me just jump in here and s y i agree that guy completely.stia this song is about the babythat jesus and why in the world theye would take that out of there?wol if people were offended by it, leave. don't sing it. but don't take it away from people who believe. i mean, it's just outrageous.eos i'm just fed up with it. wi >> i think it's awful. it's terrible. by the way, these are0-ye ten-year-old kids. if my kid went there, i would pull them out for sure. >> you would. >> the way they explain it, the superintendent says that the principal said the chorus director pulled the lines outipl because they didn't want totor offend those of other faiths. let me just tellll you somethinh you offended christians, whichs.

occupy a vast majority ofupy americans and the globe rightria now. you're out of your mind. this a big mistake.min walk it back. take it back and put christ back in christmas and that song. >> you notice nohris one ever t mass out of christmas? it's always christ out of christmas. you know? that's how ridiculous this whole thing has been, this whole season, every year. i wond for there is a secret pr agency that you can hire that will instigate ridiculous fakedr controversies like this so they can tell a school, if you take out these lines, then you can get fake outrage in the community and get on tv. >> greg, what do you think? >> i'm editing. i like children singing. so i'm all for shortening the song any way they can.ngs >> from grinch to you.an. >> i know. i felt that. this is about the birth of baby jesus. how offensive that they did this to the song and they would subject innocent children to

their political maneuvering.d i think it's -- i told my -- i would pull my kid out even if he didn't know the words. p >> what are theyul worried abou? say there is a bunch of muslim students in there, they don't have to sit in there. they can leave. they tonight have to be in the n chorus or sing it. >> if they're offended, why would they go to the christmas concert anyway? they're going to be offended. >> they can havest their own concert if they want. i don't know if muslims sing. >> instead, let's offends 83% of the population. >> exactly. y'all got to stop this, man. it's too much. >> be nice. >> one more thing is up next. ♪ ♪ thank you. ♪

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it's time for one more thing. we have some fantastic news to share with our viewers today about the new year's eve show. i bob and i, who knows what is a going to happen that night? i have to tell you, new year's o eve, i'm ringing it in with big bobby and we're going to start off the show at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. put it right here on the fox news channel. we have an outstanding show. te >> you're hosting. >> yes. >> the first hour. >> yeah. 9 to 10 and staying this all night. we're going to stay with you for the whole night. also on the show, we have bill

o'reilly, "duck dynasty," weso o have will and cory that will be joining us, and we have a bunch of fantastic fox news channel hosts, like ainsley earhart and we have rick leventhal and rick jenkins and bill hemmer and elisabeth hasselbeck will be hosting from 10:00 o'clock until 12:30. so we're pretty excited about that. >> we're really excited about that. the thing is, don't get toohe close to tickle me right here, 'cause you have a tendency to do that. i promise i won't yell at you during any of that. it's going to be a lot of fun.ny we'll have a good time with all these people coming in.ll i didn't know we h had all those people of the how did you findkw out? >> because i was prepared. >> they got to let you take the lead most of the time, which i t canhe understand. loft conservatives will be watching.thi but don't tune it on because i'm on. i' they've got to ring in the new year with you, with some of your commentary, your wild antics, no one ever knows what you're going to say.ur w >> bob loves a party. >> i do.at and i haven't been to a new year's eve party since i got

sober. i've never been to times square. bikers get run over. >> the last time i will ever doe it. >> well, we're looking forward to it. i just hope the weather is notwl too cold. >> you know why i wanted to do it with you, right? >> 'cause you could snuggle up withdo me? >> correct. the body heat. >> there is a lot of bodydy heap too. >> and foot warmers. i'll do just about anything, anything to stay warm. -- >> okay. that means -- >> what about thee reveal?ud >> we have adl reveal.e dana perino is next. >> can you play this sound bitex real quick, please? >> you're not going to believete it. 'cause you can make thesemake calendars now. look how cute is he. this is jasper. >> it's like a whole calendar, like when he went swimming.r, we went to the beach. >> i wasn't prepared for that. >> what is wrong with you! >> oh, my god!

>> are you happy i made it for you? >> very happy. i will put this in like some special place. >> if i come to your office, i hope it's hanging up. >> it's very -- it's actuallyial very nice. >> this was the big reveal, 2014 jasper calendar available for my co-host examines if you go to the five's facebook page, theree is a way you can download it ano look at it. >> i'm sacrificing my one moreua thing 'cause we won't get to me anyway. but i got to point something out about this calendar. generally when you do a calendar that has pictures, it's one picture per month. but dana can't decide. so there is four pictures. four pictures per month.h. it's actually not 12. >> so you get like four times. >> 'cause she couldn't decide what picture was best. >> in the program, you can put four pictures.bett i like to think it's valuepi added. this is a calendar you get your money's worth. >> is that cute oradde what? look at the hat.

>> i'm a big fan of this. >> ia think it's cute. >> it's a little different from the pictures you send me. >> check the cover ones. >> okay. i get these. jasper junk. >> that's all ie had. >> dog porn.ore. >> i worked all year on that. >> he's very talented. high i.q. he was my other choice for a co-host. my but he was unavailable. >> eric, you're up next. >> tomorrow morning, "cashin' in," the show has been extremelr hot. tomorrow morning we'll talkrnin about the big "duck dynasty" issue, especially "cashin' in," free market, capitalist, we're going at it from all directions. we'll let you know with a -- wh what we think. >> she put another dog in. >> you still have time, greg? >> this is now the second day i a row i've been the last person. >> you had 30 d seconds and youe wasting it. >> don't you have any books to

sell? >> this iss. your moment. >> order. >> set your dvrs. so you never miss an episode of the fife. "special report" is next and new year's eve 9:00 p.m. eastern. i'm gregg jarrett. glad you're with us. welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's news headquarters. >> i'm arthel neville. topping the news this hour action the big holiday travel push running into some big trouble as another winter storm is set to cripple plans for millions. we are live in the fox extreme weather center with the forecast. and two american astronauts venturing outside the international space station making very quick work on some big and urgent repairs. the details on their impresssive job. >> plus, streamlining your holiday shopping. which tablets really are harder, better, faster and