ainsley earhardt. a secret visa policy could be the reason authorities missed clues. >> this as president obama tries again to tame fears with the same old strategy. kristin fisher is live with more this morning. good morning. >> this is the president's 5th pitch to the pentagon during his 7 years as president. he continued his week long post to ensure american fears about isis especially after paris and san bernardino. yesterday the president offered no new strategies instead doubled down on the plan that is already in place and outlined recent successes against the terror group. >> tz wias we squeeze its heart make it harder. we are hitting them harder than ever fighters bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of

their strikes nearly 9,000 as of today. last month in know we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. >> president obama did acknowledge progress is not coming fast enough. according to a poll 56 percent of americans say the u.s. military to isis has not gone far enough. it is up 10 minutes in two months. the state department conceding things went wrong in the visa background check for one of the san bernardino smoothers after a secret that stops them from posting applicants due to civil liberty concerns. >> it is safe to assume in the wake of this tragic incident that we are all going to be taking a hard look at social media aspect of this. >> what if any changes will be made is unclear. as for the president he will

continue to push his isis plan a little bit later this week he's set to visit the national counter-terrorism center on thursday. >> kristin fisher in washington. thank you. >> as kristin mentioned the president trying to tame fears in the wake of increasing threats. charles krauthammer says he is totally detached from reality. >> obama is still trying to convince us that we are winning when it is obviously not true. when you have to resort to statistics the list of people whom we have killed as if anybody has any idea who they are is reminiscent of the strategy of the war but we lost the war because it is not engaged in losing and winning a war. >> they set up their caliphate 18 months ago. he's doing a little bit more of the same. he's still tone deaf and detached and doesn't understand we need to change the strategy. i was really hoping today he

would realize something needs to change. it's a little bit more of the same and it's not been working. a oo a former national guard soldier facing decades in prison for plotting to kill americans on soil. he plead guilty of targeting an armor rein hopes of hitting 150 people. they were plan to go travel overseas to fight for isis. they were busted on facebook. another accused isis fighter who says he was only trying to scam the terror group. mohammed alshenowi says his contact with them was only to con them out of money. the baltimore man said he never intended to use the 9,000 dollars wired to him for an attack. the fbi has found on-line discussions that he planned to make a bomb and travel to isis controlled territory.

>> a preschool teacher coming clean about an isis stabbing hopes. >> he was attacked for support of it terror group turns out it was a lie and he stabs himself. this comes in the wake of the know paris attacks that left 130 people dead. back here at home the fate of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. he is accused of fail to go put a seat belt on freddie gray in the back of a police van and ignoring his request for medical help. there was no evidence he caused gray's death. now baltimore emergency operation center has been activated in case protests erupt after porter's verdict is announced. >> the stage is set for the 5th and final republican debate of the year. tonight the top nine candidates will face off in prime time in las vegas. foreign policy is expected to be

front and center. live with a preview of the big night national correspondent john roberts. >> good morning to you. in las vegas it is unlike any we have seen in a while. the windshield is just a little below freezing this afternoon. it plans to be a hot night. despite what the pundits has to say donald trump seems to be incapable of hurting himself with the polls. the latest numbers gotten him 27 points ahead of second place ted cruz. he weighs in with 41 percent. that despite predictions that his comments about banning p muslims was going to undo everything he has done. he hopes to expand the lead. if trump's casino is any indication he will focus onage

like fatashfeen malik in. >> she came in in a visa. fiancee visa. so romantic. isn't that wonderful. she is just wonderful. right? she came in on a fiancee visa. nobody heard of a fiancee visa? anybody ever hear of it? the san bernardino attack is likely to figure prominently in particular the news that immigration authorities did not look at malik's social media profile before issuing her a k 1 visa. i spoke with jeb bush about that, he said as president he would change the system. >> it is absolutely absurd. if you try to get a job at any casino or any business at fox you would never have -- of course the hr department would check the ocean media of the applicant. we are living in a world where people can't because of the aclu worried about the civil liberties aboof this woman who radicalized before she came?

this is absurdity beyond reason. >> the debate will be a little different than the last fox business network debate. donald trump will be center stage. tol his left ted cruz because he has been surging in the polls. ben carson will be to trump's right, rubio beside carson, bush beside cruz and the rest of them on the stage. one thing interesting to note heather and lia is chris christie is back on the big kid stage because he has been focusing a lot on new hampshire. the host network took those polls into account. christie back on the stage hoping to make a big impression as well. he's trying to make moves up there. >> getting down to the wire. thank you so much, john. appreciate it. >> to some extreme weather winter chill continues to blow through the western states dumping more than a foot of snow on the city. that storm system expecting to push into the west this morning. >> you heard john talk about how cold it is in vegas. on the east coast it is 30 degrees warmer than usual.

the record high temperatures may stick around a bit longer. maria molina is tracking what is next for us. >> good morning. we have a flip flop in terms of the weather conditions across the country with extreme conditions across the eastern u.s. but then you have winter weather across the western u.s. i want to share with you live images out of denver, colorado. we are dealing with that snow coming down right now as we speak. it is coming down not only across places like colorado but even across places like wyoming into montana and snow showers as far south as new mexico. winter wonderland out there across parts of the rockies. a storm system will continue to impact the region through out the day today. some areas could be looking at as much as a foot of a snow. because of that we have winter storm warnings across the rockies. some of them extending into parts of the upper midwest as well. that storm system will ramp up and head into that region. you are looking at as much as a foot of snow across the area but generally speaking 4-8 inches of snow across the dakotas and

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are at home. a lot of options to watch "fox & friends first". >> thank you, cheryl as always. the biggest stars in galaxies past reunite on the red carpet for the world premiere of star wars the force awakens. fans have waited a decade for episode 7 for the record breaking saga. some of the stars showing their excitement for the big debut. >> i can't image anything better. >> that's fantastic. >> 38 years later, and we still got a shot. >> i feel fantastic. i feel over the moon with a star wars movie and to be a part of a big family of professionals. >> star wars, the course awakens is expected to be the biggest movie of the year. it opens nationwide on friday. >> up and adam. it is 12 minutes after the hour. coming up next we have caught on camera a pickup truck barrels

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>> bowe bergdahl could be facing life in prison as we learn about a botched ransom aat the prestte him from the taliban. >> kelly wright has more. >> the up coming court-martial

for sergeant bowe bergdahl is a big deal because it goes against an earlier hearing that showed the case should be held at misdemeanor hearing. he faces life in prison on the charge of misbehavior before the enemy and up to a five year sentence for desertion. bergdahl walked off his post in afghanistan in june of 2009. he ended up in the hands of the taliban who held him captive for five years. he was freed in exchange for five detainees from guantanamo bay. in a podcast bergdahl explains why he walked away from his unit. >> doing what i did was me saying i am like, i don't know, jason bourne, all of those guys out there who go to the movies and watch the movies, they all want to be that. i wanted to prove that i was that.

>> when bergdahl was free. the president stood beside him. rice said he served with heroism and distinction. that is not followed by many in the military which label him as a deserter. >> this guy engages the lives of american walks into the hands of the enemy and gets what is coming at him. he is lucky if he is behind bars for the rest of his life. there's a lot more that believe he deserves a i lot more than at that. >> in another issue duncan hunter wants a thorough review of the fbi's alleged role in a botched ransom for bergdahl's release. the border in an earlier attempt to bergdahl but he never showed up. the intermede yar -- intermediary showed up with the

money. larger than life his personal doctor just put out this letter saying, quote, if elected mr. trump i can state unequivocally will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. however the white house questions whether the doctor can actually back that up. >> is this a suggestion that mr. trump's doctors conducted a thorough medical examination of president jefferson and president adams? that's a lot of work. that's a lot of homework to do. 44 presidents to take a look at. from here i would not call into question the medical credentials of somebody who decides they are ready to conduct a medical examination of mr. trump. it must have been a pretty interesting appointment. >> the doctor attributes his good health to good jeanngenes avoiding cigarette and alcohol. and says trump lost 15 points in the last two years. >> a brand new lipping between anti-depressants and autism.

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>> a former texas high school football coach pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges that he had two of the players to take out a referee. the coaching certificate permanently forfeited and he must contaattend anger manageme. they had racial slurs directed at the players. the players involved could place criminal charges. >> pete rose still out. baseball all time hit king is denied reinstatement by major league baseball. an investigation found he bet on baseball while managing the cincinnati reds. the commissioner saying that rose continued to gamble even

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choose from. let's start with the apple tv. if the new one had siri you can talk to the remote to find programming. find me episodes of house of cards. it costs $15 if you want to dip your water in the pool with apple tv. a little bit more for the one that came out this year. the one that came out this year has suri you can talk to. apple kindle white it has a huge library of books. it will only cost you 99 bucks. the thing that i hear from people who use the amazon kindle they read more because you can hold more than one book in your device. if you are stuck at the doctor's office or stuck at a train you can keep reading whatever books you want. >> j bird freedom. they are under 100 bucks. i bought these for myself. i use them at the gym. i have them right here. the thing i like about them they don't get tangled up in your gym clothes or if you are on a spin bike you won't get them stuck on

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>> it is tuesday december 15th. all eyes are on donald trump and ted cruz ahead of tonight's debate. >> coming up, the poll was done cruz is surging. trump 41 cruz 14. i said wait a minute. >> what you can expect in tonight's gop debate. >> pickup truck crashes through a hotel lobby. this was no accident. what set the driver off in a rampage. oh oo the design that could have you sitting on top of your plane. "fox & friends first" starts right now.

>> welcome to "fox & friends first". >> i am heather childers. >> i am lea gabrielle. let's get ready for a republican rumble. >> the gop presidential candidates hit the stage for the 5th and final debate of the year. foreign policy is expected to be at the forefront. live from las vegas with a preview senior national correspondent john roberts. >> the iowa caucuses and donald trump is building up a huge head of he has a 27 point lead in a new national poll. he is at 41 percent. ted cruz is at 14 percent. a rally at the trump casino last night the donald mocked the way the media was portraying the results of that poll. >> trump 41, cruz 14.

(booing) everyone else much lower. when they announced the poll 41-14. i like cruz. this is how they announced. cruz surging. the i want to let you know this is not going to be a waste of anybody's time. >> trump is looking to extend his lead tonight. the surging tech cruz will be battling to score some points as well. marco rubio slid a little bit in the polls. the new focus on national security is a natural fit for him. rubio no doubt will focus tonight on a system that allows tashfeen malik to get into the country. >> what was inexplicable is there was information available and we didn't look at it because of some policy to be politically correct. that is unacceptable in the time of war. we are at war with radical islamic jihadists who want to attack and kill americans.

he is now standing to the right of ben carson. he was with donald trump side by side. that position is being taken by dead cruz who has been surging in the polls. jeb bush will be side ted cruz and the rest of the night filling out the stage. it is interesting to note heather and lia chris christie the new jersey governor is back on the main tabling after being relegated to the under card debate. he has been focusing on new hampshire so christie will be making a big impact which will set off fireworks in the state. we will wait and see. >> john roberts thank you. >> meantime donald trump has taken on his opponents before. the weekly standard says taking on ted cruz is unchartered territory. >> i think there's a huge risk for donald trump. nobody takes on donald trump and merges unscathed. people point to lindsay graham

and rand paul ander ohs. those are candidates who are at 3 and 4 or 1 and 2 percent in the polls. we haven't seen any one challenge donald trump when they are hope to do. when somebody attacks ted cruz how does he respond? does he try to stay above the fray guz he laugh off donald trump or does he engage? he attacked -- tuz cruz is attacking marco rubio. if he dozen gauge there's the end of their nonaggression pact. >> an alarming will president obama tries again to tame fears with the same old strategy. kristin fisher life in washington with us. good morning, kristin.

>> good morning, heather. yesterday president obama did acknowledge the progress that the fight against isis is not coming fast enough. just like in his oval office address he did not unveil any new strategies to defeat the terror group. instead plagued by his secretary of defense the president doubled down on the current plan and detailed several recent successes against isis. >> we are taking out isil leaders commanders and killers. they cannot hide and our next question to them is you are next. >> according to a new poll 66 percent of americans say the u.s. military response to isis has not gone far enough. that is up 10 points since october 2014. the state department is saying things went wrong in the background check. they are detailing a secret policy that blocks agents from

he can ching the social media to applicants to the civil liberties concern. >> obviously things went wrong. it is difficult to say exactly what and how. for an individual in this country, the fbi has maintained they have sympathies at least for a couple of years. to propagate the attack like that on our own soil. there are lessons learned here. >> yesterday's visit to the pentagon was quite rare for the president. it was only his 5th trip to the pentagon during his trip as commander-in-chief. >> thank you, kristin. >> get this a former national guard soldier is facing deputies in prison for plot to go kill americans here on u.s. soil. hassan pled guilty to a target in illinois in hopes of murdering 150 people.

edmond pleaded guilty to similar charges. they were hoping to travel overseas but they were busted by an under cover fbi agent on facebook. another accused isis fighter says he he was only trying to scam the terror group. his name is mohammed elshanawi. it was only to con them out of money he says. he never intended to use 9,000 dollars that was wired to him for an acan at that. the fbi has since found on-line discussions showing he planned to make a bomb and travel to isis controlled territories. >> the epa is spending more than half a million tax payer dollars for employees bonuses but can't explain why. they dished out 45,000 dollars to contractors who deal with employee's background checks. the bonuses weren't properly documented or justified. it is now heading to the house of representatives. a group proposing a resolution

defending the holiday. they are saying the symbols and traditio traditions should be protected. they have signed on to the resolution as co-sponsors. >> to extreme weather. more than a foot of snow falling on salt lake city making a mess for drivers. but on the east coast record warm temperatures for the month of december. maria molina has what we are tracking next. >> we have warmth across the eastern u.s. and opposite across the western u.s. we are dealing with a lot of unsettled weather with heavy rainfall. some significant amounts of snow. we have a foot of it across portions of the rockies. they are moving over parts of the midwest. we have winter storm warnings and winter weather watches as

far north north and it will be producing more than a half of a foot of snow across the region. otherwise temperatures out there where we have the winter storm are cold of course. 26 degrees fore macast high temperature in denver and rapid city. take a look at temperatures across the gulf coast and in new york city temperatures should be in the 60's and 70's out there. >> it is not don't late. >> brand new rules for one of the hottest holiday gifts. what you need to know if you are getting a drone for christmas. >> danger at the drive through. the heated confrontation caught on security footage. >> cat fight the legal battle involving grumpy cat and a coffee company.

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for a $5 fee for drones weighing up to 55 pounds including attachments. they have until february 19th to register. finding a drone on register comes with a stiff penalty. 27,000 dollars for civil violations as 250,000 dollars for criminal violations which could include three years in jail. the risk of drone use continues to sky rocket. since december of 2013 one out of every five drone insurance kent are clo-d -- incidents are close encounters with airplanes. how is this for pay per view. a airline patent offers customers seats on top of the airplane. the new sky deck design can be installed with many different types of aircraft placing you in a transparent bubble. the companies say they want to reduce boredom on flights. that's one way to do it. no word on when the seats will be available or how much they would cost if the project is approved. i am guessing an extra fee, lia.

>> ten-days until christmas. you can still book some travel plans that will not break the bank. adam shapiro has deals we can get today. >> how do we escape? >> from the family or work? >> some of the best bargains for travel are available right now. for instance amtrak is offering a 50 percent off on companion tickets as well as up to 30 percent off advanced purchases of tickets. perkins the travel guide at usa today warns drivers to watch out for alleged dig counts at rental car companies. discounts on weekly rentals rarely exceed 15 percent. better to find an off brand rental agency. check the prices and then go to make a low ball offer for a car on priceline or hot wire. flash deals on airline tickets can save you as much as 50 percent on tickets and 25 percent international business and premium economy fairs. the deals usually last one day or maybe two which is why they

are called flash deals. you can sign up for text alerts when the airlines let those deals fly. hotels sometimes offer extra days and discounts as much as 50 percent if you book through the hotel booking web site. ship out, the cruz lines offer discounts when they fail to sell out all of their cabins so you can track those discounts at cruz critic.com and local aaa travel agencies, believe it or not sometimes get a line on cruz discounts. i feel like we need to lump julie mccoy to ep had us out. >> thank you adam. to find the fox business network log on to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. >> the time is 15 minutes to the top of the hour. a smashing entrance no one saw coming. wh this hotel gets crashing the pickup right through the lobby. >> it is raining men. you will not want to miss this one. >> speaking of raining men,

brian kilmeade who has his shirt on with what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> i tried it with a shirt and without the shirt. they want me to keep my shirt on. let me tell you what we have the next three hours and heather you have to join us straight ahead. am i going to keep this up during the entire. all right. one of the killers in san bernardino terror attack posted messages on-line as early as 2012 supporting jihad. homeland security did not see them because they didn't check social media. we are digging into the secret of u.s. policy that blocked agents from looking over the shoulder of would be immigrants. it is called a civil liberties backlash. plus wife of chris kyle. laura ingram will be here. we will be giving away dogs and home free performs with shirts on and they will be singing "i will be home for christmas unless you have a different rundown. don't miss a minute.

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. welcome back to "fox and friends first." an angry customer caught on camera doing that. ramming his truck through an oklahoma hotel lobby. that is john edward parsley causing over $100,000 worth of damage at this new comfort inn. he narrowly misses two women standing at the front counter. after the crash, he walked out of his car with his hands up. he's held on a million dollars bail. booked on two felony assault charges. he says he was upset with his bill. now he has more. a confrontation caught on security footage. an employee at a michigan tim horton's throws a cup of scalding hot coffee and doughnut

holes at a customer. the customer throws old coffee through the window. it escalated from there with another employee refusing to throw away the customer's empty coffee cup. a businessman going viral after turning the tables on panhandlers in iowa. he saw the two on the side of the road claiming to be "broke and hungry." he offered them a job but turned it down. the businessman made his own sign saying offer these guys a job, they said no. don't give them any money. also going viral, a hunky shirtless jogger making a weather report hot and heavy. >> dude, where is your shirt man? >> it's a great day for a run. i love running in the rain. i'm also single. >> that is ethan reno now known as the shirtless wonder. he took advantage on wgn to

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hour. here's what you need to know. bowe bergdahl could be -- falling into the hands of the taliban in 2009. of the department of homeland security want to trigger warnings that could alert the likelihood of attacks like san bernardino. republican presidential candidates fas facing off in las vegas tonight. let's keep talking about this. what do we need to know from the candidates? weigh in now on our facebook page. it's time for the good, the bad and ugly. let's get to the good. an 8-year-old virginia boy hailed a hero by saving his grandmother and her dog when her house caught fire like he learned during fire prevention week. >> i said there's a fire at 706 north augusta. >> the best present of all, no one was hurt. next, the bad. police have on their hands.

thieves stole christmas trees. cops trying to catch them selling them on the streets. finally, the you go lig. grumpy cat finally has a real reason to be grumpy. her owners are suing the company for copyright infringement. they claim grenade beverages never got permission to use grumpy cat's name and face on that. it is now time for your brew on this responses. a philadelphia area school banning the mark twain classic the adventures of huckleberry fin from the 11th grade curriculum. is this a good way to be inclusive or is this censorship? your comments in favor of huck finn. tom says they did this a few years ago. i thought culture was important. why ban this book? >> peggy says american literature is a good way to look at your past.

kids should read the books to enrich their understanding of a world that wasn't always like the one they're born into. >> dustin says this is a great american classic that stimulates curiosity in our students. thank you for joining us. it's great to see you. "fox and friends" starts right now. good morning, it is tuesday, december 15th. imt heather childers in for elisabeth hasselbeck. the feds did not look at the extreme social media posting of the terrorists bfr letting her into the u.s. have you heardis? apparently the reason. because they didn't want to offend anyone. the shocking policy claims ahead. the stage is set in sin city las vegas as republicans prepare to face off in their final debate of this calendar year. donald trump jumps to his largest lead yet in the polls. >> the other candidates should be thankful because i'm giving