that's how you encourage fruits and vegetables. finally stay away from negative negativity. >> i think the best thing, try to be a better person. >> i like it all. >> works well. >> happy new year. that does it for us. thanks for watching. saying good-bye to one of new york city's finest. thousands turn out for the funeral of wen liu. as cops around the current mourn they are also dealing win creased are fears for being targeted for an attack. we'll talk to two former officers about that. as more bodies are recovered, searchers struggle to reach the ocean floor where a large object believed to be the fuselage from airasia 8501 rests. severe weather is making it tough both above and below otthe

java sea surface. and is the president overstepping his constitutional authority? i'm shannon bream. america's news headquarters live from the nation's capital starts right now. we begin with a fox news alert. nypd officer wen jien liu is being laid to rest. thousands of officers from around the nation and really around the world turned out for his funeral. they began with a chinese ceremony led by buddhist monks followed by a traditional police ceremony. >> the caring son, a loving husband, and a loyal friend. you are an mazeamazing man.

even though he left us early, i believe that he is still with us. >> the officer's body will be taken to his final resting place, the cemetery where his partner is buried. the two men were shot to death last month in an ambush attack as they sat in their patrol car. to talk more about the fallout from the deaths of officer liu and his partner, officer ramos, let's bring in two form erer law enforcement officers. we welcome you back but of course wish it wasn't under these circumstances. just watching his wife today just heartbreaking hearing her talk about what a hero he was within his own family, within his community and certainly on the force as well. >> you learn so much about this officer, as well as officer ramos. their lives outside of the uniform. these are individuals who -- the thing i heard about officer liu today at the funeral, it was touching and monumental in the fact that i learned that this

guy was so involved in the community, even beyond the fact that he was a police officer there. it was just he was a touching individual. a human being. i think it is time that the nation really looks at police officers beyond the uniform and beyond the badge. these are people that we live with. these are people that live in our communities that do a lot of things in our communities. >> to hear his wife talk about -- and the police commissioner talk about how he would call his family at the end of every shift. he would call his father because his parents were so concerned about him being an officer, but also so proud of him. we know that just in the last week or so we're told there were 80 or so cases of threats investigated just in new york but we know officers all across the country have heightened vigilance now as they try to do their jobs. >> it is heart breakbreaking looking at that sea of blue on those cameras. i had four from my county in maryland. it's really terrible listening to the wife's comments. not everybody has a million dollars to start a start-up and

change the world through a new product or to run for president and change the world. some people do it of modest means, they do it through becoming a police officer. that's their way. no one does it to get rich, as rod and i can certainly attest to. it is a noble job. it always has been. to watch this poor hero come out in a casket, listen to his wife's comments, gives you goosebumps. it is really heartbreaking. >> we're going to take a moment of silence because we understand that the casket of officer liu is now leaving the scene.

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>> you've been looking live as we cover the funeral of office other wenj site of wenjian liu. thousands of officers across the country have gathered to grieve along with the family. he will now be taken to a final place of rest where he will be buried alongside his partner who also died that day, december 20, rafael ramos.

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the processional is taking the casket, the body of fallen officer wenjin liu to his final resting place.

former nypd officer and former secret service agent dan mongino, as well as former fbi agent don wheeler. >> i think of a line by thomas seoul sole -- that society is a thin line. it was really tough to watch. >> we know that grieving is going to continue for the family and for that force as well. >> the grieving is going to continue but you know what i hope out of all of this with the deaths of liu and ramos is that we can learn from their deaths that their spirit continues to live in all of us. and that going forward this year we can find a way to all work and live together. police and community and leaders. so that we can make this world a better place. >> commissioner bratton had sent out a directive to the nypd officer saying that by turning their backs as they did during

officer ramos' service when the mayor was speaking, that it really took the eyes off of officer ramos and his family in saying it is a day about grieving, not grievances. there will be a time to discuss that. we saw today a much smaller group of officer but some did turn their backs. you got to imagine there's just a lot of emotion involved. >> the police officers i talked to, friends of mine from the nypd that i went through the academy with are still very upset. they feel abandoned and most importantly, they feel like this didn't have to happen. this broad daylight assassination of those two police officers. while i'm not willing to directly blame people involved and leadership they feel like they did nothing to stop it. they took all the inappropriate rather than appropriate, actions. >> do you think that those fences can be mended? >> i think they can. when i look across the sea of blue officers out there, they're still going to get up tomorrow morning, they're going to go out and protect that city as we do all across this country.

again i just want to say i think the spirit of blue and the spirit of ramos is going to continue to live. it is going to continue to live in my colleagues and in all of us. i think we'll find a way to make this work. >> we should do better and hearing how much they did outside of their jobs to assist their communities. thank you both for your service and for joining us today. in other news this week, a federal judge in texas will hold the first hearing in a multi-state lawsuit against the administration. based on the president's decision to take executive action that critics argue will shield millions who came to the u.s. illegally from ever being deported. florida is one of the 25 states suing saying the president's gone beyond the constitutional boundaries of his power. florida attorney general pam bondy joins us live. why did you decide to add florida to the list of states that want to be a part of this lawsuit? >> well you know florida joined this lawsuit, and now tennessee also joined, by the

way, so we do have a total of 25 states in our lawsuit led by greg abbott in texas. we are a country -- we're a nation of great immigrants but we're also a nation of laws. and the president cannot -- and he said time and time again he would not subvert the law just to get back at congress. and that's what he's done here. and this isn't a path to a remedy that he's taking. but this is a prescription for presidential overreach. we live in a country with a separation of powers and he's violated that time and time again. this is unprecedented what he's doing. >> so you have a hearing this week. the justice department has filed its own response in this case. i'll read just a little bit. they're asking the court obviously to dismiss this case. they say you don't have standing because states cannot demonstrate that they will suffer a cognizable injury traceable to the deferred action

guided. i know sheriff arpaio out in arizona tried, pis lawsuit was dismissed, kind of on the same grounds as this standing saying you can't show exactly how you're going to be injured by the president's action so you how can you sue? how can you overcome that hurdle? >> certainly. all of our states are greatly affected by this. yes, the sheriff his lawsuit was thrown out. pennsylvania on a separate lawsuit, they just got a very good ruling saying that the president can't use that, can't use his executive power as a bargaining chip against a congress elected by the people. and so we're hopeful that's what's going to happen in our lawsuit that will be held in the district court of texas. because we all were greatly affected by it. our entire country is affected by it. and also a new development is that we have had over 60 members of congress file an amicus brief, meaning a friend of the court brief saying they support what we're doing. three of those congressmen are

from florida. >> so the administration says they've got limited resources. they can't round up and deport everyone who is here. they directed i.c.e. agents and others to say you only prosecute and turn in this group, you let this group go. they say it is prosecutorial discretion and that the executive has the power to do that. how would you overcome that argument? >> well, again, we live in a country where we have a separation of powers. the president has said time and time again he would not subvert the rule of law and he's done just that. we all cherish our heritage. we cherish our immigrants. we cherish the identity that we have through immigration. but we are also a nation of laws and that's what we have to focus on. we can nots have a president go rogue, which is what he's done and totally ignore congressional

action. and the failure of congress to act we hope they will act. but the failure of congress to act is no reason to ignore the rule of law in this country and it just cannot be done. >> that's what the federal judge in pennsylvania basically said. their inaction doesn't give you a license to go beyond your constitutional powers. quickly as we look ahead to who may be in the running for the next president, jeb bush former florida governor. i know he is a friend of yours. what are your thoughts? >> well actually governor bush called me this morning. we had a great talk. i can't reveal the conversation, of course but i can tell you that he is one of the most honest ethical human beings and i think he would make a tremendous president for the united states of america. and i just would be so honored if our form ter governor -- so proud if our former governor does decide to run for president. but we had a great conversation this morning. is he truly a patriot. he is a great man.

and americans need to realize, anyone who runs for president, they're doing this -- this is a sacrifice for our country to run for president. >> it certainly seems he's leaning in that direction. we will know soon. attorney general pam bondi always good to see you. thank you so much. >> you, too. have a great day. in just two days the balance of power in the senate officially shifts from blue to red. but will the change bring any real progress for a congress that's been gridlocked now for years. >> we hve not liked the executive actions that especially were taken off the lame duck but we understand with humility, we have a lot of serious issues that need to be addressed. the bigger issues, absolutely, require the president to be involved.

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the u.s. and coalition conducted seven air strikes against the islamic state overnight totaling now about 30

air strikes since new year's day. militant seek to take out bases now in lebanon. two years ago islamic militants controlled a small portion of the syrian border. check oupt the mapt the map here. a year later isis controls dozens of cities across that region. four-star general jack keane is here. does the new year bring a new strategy for how we go after isis? they're still rampaging across that region. >> i think the basic strategy the president put out they'll stick with. one is to undermine and deglamourize the ideology.

stop the flow of isis. and stop all of the money that gets to the inside. programs that do that are classified. we won't see much of the results of that. i hope we have rigorous programs and full accountability. i'm certain that the congress will explore it. the thing that's obvious to everyone is the military operation. i think the plan in iraq is simply to assist the indigenous forces. we'll see a lot of training and assistance going on now to do that. i believe the resources are inadequate to get done what we need to get done. i don't see a collapse of isis in 2014 as a result of it. in syria i think the plan is flawed. the disagreement in the administration as we know it. this is what secretary hagel was so frustrated about and i think it led somewhat -- not exclusively, but somewhat to his leaving. it is simply this -- that we have attack isis only in syria plan. don't do anything with the assad regime and the assad regime is

killing the very forces that we are trying to assist inside syria. our allies, saudi arabia united arab emirates, jordan and turkey all want us to attack assad in some form to reduce that impact on the free syrian army. >> now we know there are issues are refugees by the millions flooding out of these countries. it just teams to add to the instability in so many of those governments. you talk about the need to sort of shore up the local forces. we think of peshmerga the iraqi military, others. are they up to the fight? when you say send more resources, is that more of our men and women going to assist them? >> the peshmerga are definitely up to the fight. they've got the skill and they've got the will. what they want is sophisticated weapons. that's one of the problems we have had with this campaign from the beginning. we make decisions, then we don't have the sense of urgency to get

it done. >> why not? why do you think that is? >> i don't know. it is something that's been a part of the administration for some time. the lack of sense of urgency to get something done that they've made a decision about. secondly, the advisors to the iraqi military i think we're going to crank out about 5,000 troops every six weeks. we're trying to put nine brigades together to do that. i think retaking mosul and anbar province we've lost. the big issue though is the sunni tribes. we got to get them back into this. the abadi government is a factor here. including them politically in power sharing with be that is beginning. but also we need to put in the right amount of advisors and trainers to be able to get this thing done and i think when you look at it right now it is inadequate. >> we'll see what the new year brings and with the new control

of congress whether that impacts the decisions the administration makes and whether they more formal hand in the process too. general, thank you so much. t minus two days until the new congress starts its session with republicans set to control both the house and senate. are we going to see any productivity this year? let's ask peter doocy. >> we expect to see the keystone pipeline at the top of the list. republicans say that is agenda item number one. some democrats are now eager to pass a bill that will leave the ultimate decision about whether or not to build the pipeline on the president's desk. but others on the left not so sure about keystone and now we are starting to see the beginnings of 2015's first fight on the hill. >> our republican colleagues say that this is a jobs bill. but that's really not true at all. by most estimates, it would create several thousand temporary construction jobs and

only 35 -- 35 permanent jobs. compare that to the number of jobs created in the economy last month -- 300,000. democrats are dubious of this. >> meanwhile, big news out of the house side today, speaker boehner not a sure thing. two conservative republicans congressman ted yoho and louis goemer are upset with some of the deals boehner has made with the democrats and the white house during his speakership which started in early 2011. these two offering themselves as alternatives. >> when you've heard from a lot of republicans that, gee, i'd vote for somebody besides speaker boehner but nobody will put their name out there as running so there's nobody else to vote for. well, that changed yesterday when my fred ted yoho said i'll be a candidate for speaker and i'm putting my name out there also. >> just in the last few minutes we heard from a boehner spokesperson. the speaker still expects to be elected by the entire house this week and this spokesperson points out that both of these

challengers, yoho and gohmert were no-votes for boehner last time. to talk more about this columnist for "the hill," a.b. stoddard. things just got interesting. >> very. >> i heard barbara comstock the congresswoman elect gop talked about she hasn't gotten a call from anybody challenging boehner so her plan is to vote for him just as the conference did a few months ago. boehner's camp doesn't seem too worried about there. the gop needs to be united now that they're taking over both houses and people want to see some adult behavior. zblefr one >> serve one is being very calm on the surface but there is a sort of furious reaction behind the scenes. even though john boehner will be elected speaker, these insurgents have between 12 and 20 people. they're not going to get to a threshold where they actually threaten john boehner's job.

it is distraction, division more chaos at a time when they don't want it and people are tired of this kind of thing happening at the last minute before the tuesday where members are sworn into a new congress and john boehner is up for speaker. it's happened before and they want there to be consequences for people who do this. they're not going to get to the number that they need and they're sure to face some angry reaction within the rank and file as well. >> i don't think they can hope for any plum committee assignments once the dust settles here. >> no. >> but if the congressmen know there is no way they can win, why do this now? >> it is interesting. there are about six people who are on the record. they're not alone. walter jones of north carolina, congressman palmer, massey, there are several. they've made themselves known i think that they believe what their constituents back home want. of course people in the leadership believe there's always pressure from outside groups to continue to divide the

leadership. and i think they feel that this is a badge of honor to be unafraid of challenging the speaker even though they know that it is not going to work. >> for them more is it about showing loyalty to what they believe their constituents want from them, making a statement, versus actually taking them on in the speaker's race knowing afterwards there is going to be some payment probably required from them. >> right. what you see now -- and it is happening on the senate side as well -- not just over on the house side -- is a real concern among conservative republicans -- i've spoken with them -- who believe this is an unlawful president that the voters decided that the republican majority was chosen for a reason this time that they need to create a clear contrast and stop capitulating to obama. this anger against boehner comes from the belief that he just worked with democrats and obama to smash through a spending bill at the end of the year. this is not going away and they don't care what committees they

get bumped off of. they are part of a group on the far ride of the party that believe that with this upcoming presidential election it's time to create a clear contrast and not, conciliatory and work with democrats and give obama wins. so this is the tension we're going to see long past the vote for speaker on tuesday in the coming months as republicans take control of both chambers and want to get bills to the president. this is a tension within the party that is not going away. >> a lot of folks pointing out some of the toughest bills never got to the president because harry reid wouldn't let them get to the president. he essentially saved them from the multiple stuff. looking ahead to 2016, former arkansas governor mike huckabee a long-time favorite here at fox news, stepping down formally from his position from his show to say he's getting serious at another run for president. we've heard a lot of people say that they believe he is going to that it is not inching that

he's strigd towards making this decision. we'll see shortly. but as loveable as he is the minute you become essentially a candidate, now the claws are out. i'm already hearing criticism from a lot of people about why he shouldn't be the gop's 2016 contender. >> social conservatives have trouble raising money and taking out the establish isn't candidate in each one of these cycles. . establishment candidate for almost 30 years has almost always been nominate. he was a great candidate and won the iowa caucuses in 2008. but now it is more crowded. rick santorum, ted cruz, rick perry, bobby jindal, they are also vying for the same group of people. i think what this says is huckabee doesn't think any of them are contenders and people are urging him to step in because they don't think they are either. there is going to be a strong social conservative coalition but it might be divided by too many candidates. i forgot to mention dr. ben carson. i think this is a challenge to the person trying to run against the establishment candidate as a social conservative where's

your money, with your's your momentum, where's your unity. >> it is interesting, as jeb bush appears to be going in that direction of running, criticisms come from the two of them on immigration. though they're seen as so so different. establishment, social conservative. on some of their key criticisms they actually agree on issues. >> camps of these conservative candidates will press that governor huckabee is not a purist. he's a damn good campaigner. i think he's been encouraged by a lot of people to run. that's why he's talking about it. >> a.b. thank you for sharing your expertise with us today. coming up west texas is dealing with a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. janice dean is in our fox weather center. >> hi, shannon. happy 2015!

yes, we have rain and sleet and snow and severe weather, including tornadoes. we'll talk about it when we get back from the break when america's news headquarters continues with shannon bream! . .

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talk with a winter wonderland, these are pictures from the international ice and snow festival in china. unfortunately for millions of americans, that kind of weather means the last travel day of the holiday season. their experience with ice will not be pretty like that. they are getting ready for a big chill next week. meteorologist janice dean who only delivers the information is at the fox weather center tracking it all. >> only thing you like frozen is your yogurt. we know that very well, shannon. let's look at the current temperatures. the coldest air of the season for a lot of places across the northern plains and the midwest. 14 in kansas. minus 2 in minneapolis. 23 in chicago. we've got this cold front marching eastward. ahead of it warm, unstable air

and the potential for tornadoes. tornado watch in effect until 6:00 p.m. local time. we do have a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of georgia central georgia. the severe weather threat will continue through the afternoon and overnight. hail, damaging winds isolated tornadoes. then we'll wooch this system exit, some lake-effect snow watching the next system coming out of the rockies. that will give us measureable snow for parts of the midwest like you chicago, perhaps minneapolis. the coldest air of the season, in some cases we will struggle to get out of the single digits. that arctic air mass settleing into the midwest and parts of the northeast as well. winter is here. happy new year my friend. >> it is a good thing you're so lovable and we can just take it with a grain of salt.

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air strikes seem to be keeping islamic militants from gaining additional ground in the middle east, another fictional thriller hitting bookstores asks the ter pieing question what if isis got nuclear weapons? joel rosenberg joins us with another thrilling book. always good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we talk about those of us who enjoy your books. critics and lovers of your books alike seem to be that you almost have a gift for writing about things as they're unfolding and as if they come in the future. i know you had started the threads, the idea of this novel before americans know what isis was. and it seems like it was an exact match for the story you wanted to try to tell. >> well i try to write novels

about threats that could be coming up over the horizon. give us an incentive, what could that be like if it happen, god forbid? i'm not trying to predict things in the novels i write. i'm trying to warn and take people into this world. i spent time with former cia director jim woolsey from the clinton years, former cia director porter goss from the bush years danny at mochlt e and others this was a year and a half ago, and i said, what keeps you up at night? they said isis. and the threat this could be a met metamorphis from al qaeda in iraq. i thought this was five year out threat but it's moving much more fastly and dangerously than i anticipated. >> i know you live and work quite a bit in that region. and there are concerns about

many of the other countries and states that are there in the region. we've got word today of isis trying to get a foothold in lebanon now. they want to establish some type of basis there as well. there are so many other countries that this is the reality of what lives on their border every day. do you address that in the book itself? >> the intook about a "new york times," foreign correspondent, who hears a rumor that isis has captured a cache of chemical weapons in syria. and he and his colleagues sneak into syria, try to interview the commander of isis on the ground. and what emerges is an enormous threat, a genocidal threat. the question the reporter is trying figure out is who is isis going to hit next, right? because they're already trying to bring down the government of syria. isis is trying to bring down the government of iraq. so what's the next targeted, the third target? is it the united states? is it lebanon? is it israel?

is it jordan? there's a lot of options available to the islamic state. they're a horrific force. al qaeda has denounced isis as being too radical. that's how horrific it is. >> that's saying something. one thing i love because you write nonfiction and fiction, one thing i love about your fiction books, too while they're entertaining, they also make us think about and have a conversation about very important things. you say there that we need to be thinking ahead. who is that third target? there's so much in that region that we can't ignore. >> that's right. we have about a quarter million people are dead in syria. you have the largest number of murders and deaths in iraq this past year, 2014 since 2006-2007. it's getting worse because the islamic state is literally beheading people crucifying people, selling little girls into sexual slavery.

i'm concerned one of the reasons i wrote the book, is because of complacency. too many political leaders are becoming complacent about how serious the threat is and the stakes. a year ago the president told us that isis was not a threat. they were a jv team. last summer they said isis was engaged in genocide. if they're engaged in genocide why is this such a slow-moving process to defeat them? and what the third target does fictionally is takes us into a world in which they're not defeated, capture chemical weapons and all hell breaks loose far worse than what we currently see. >> it's fascinating. enjoy your book. i caution people, don't pick up your book if you don't have time because it's almost impossible to put them down. a new book out this week. great to see you. >> great to see you. ming up, how three strangers went out of their way to do the right thing and reunite a disabled veteran with a precious and vital member of his family.

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in honor of nypd officer liu's funeral today, we asked for you to share your thoughts.

mark said this on twitter thank god for those who run into trouble to protect and serve the public. r.i.p. patricia says our family is praying for officer liu's soul, prayers for family both blue and blood. we thank you for the time to write in. we got many many responses. finally, a reunion one florida family feared would never happen. they are celebrating their service dog is back home. he escaped after a window a week ago. three good samaritans showed up to return the lost dog and got a $500 reward from the grateful family. that's it for us here in washington. "fox news sunday" is up next. i'm chris wallace. the new congress with its republican majority convenes this week. but will they cooperate with president obama or confront him? >> i'm being absolutely sincere

when i say, i want to work with this new congress to get things done. >> we'll see whether we can work with the president. i hope so. that's what he says. we'll find out. >> we'll discuss the gop agenda with two senators set to take over key panels. bob corker, likely chair of the foreign relations committee and john thune, who's expected to head the senate commerce committee. then former governor mike huckabee ends his show on fox news as he conside