sensation. >> sun not quite up here in new york city. good morning. you are watching "fox & friends first." i am abby huntsman. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your friday beginning this weekend. president elect donald trump naming general mad dog maddox as his nominee for secretary of defense. >> the surprise news coming with more surprise news today. the new appointment and really only the way mr. trump could do it. >> if you close your eyes for a second it felt like the 2016 campaign was back on.

there was chance of draining the swamp and lock her up even though hillary clinton is no longer the democratic nominee and donald trump has said he has no plans to do that. there was also just simply the sheer unpredictability of once candidate trump now president elect trump who just decides what the heck, let's announce the cabinet announcement. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. >> it will happen on monday officially but decided to let the cat out of the bag before some of the supporters. mad dog mattis retired marine general. he will need a waiver because he

only retired by 2013 by law there has to be a 7 year gap between a military leader's retirement before they can take a civilian job like secretary of defense. on capitol hill wide support for his nomination. mr. trump talked to our own ainsley aiearhardt and went int further dep depth about what happens next week. >> they will be starting next week. we have tremendous people coming on. we give credit for having one of the greatest cabinets ever picked. people of great distinction and great success. this is what you need. when you are negotiating with people you can't have people who didn't know how to get there. we have tremendous people joining the cabinet you will be seeing all of them next week. >> remember all of the criticism, he's so far behind and the transition is a

disaster. he's far, far ahead of any president democrat or republican. you can see the full interview our own ainsley earhardt top of the hour on "fox & friends." >> when i talked to him he said he was choosing people that go along with his agenda. >> mad dog mattis. >> what can we expect from general mad dog mattis as he steps into the role of secretary of defense. >> it is time to win and mattis is just the guy to do it. >> when it comes to isis, i think what he will insist on doing with the commander in chief in a reasonable amount of time at most a comprehensive plan to defeat isis not just in iraq and syria, but isis has spread to 35 other countries. it doesn't mean you are going to put troops in the 35 other countries but we have to have some kind of strategy to deal with those countries and how we can pool our resources in how to

cope with this threatening dilemma that the obama administration has failed miserably. >> the major promises that propelled his campaign. >> a tough stance on immigration and draining the swamp. two of the reasons mr. trump says the best is yet to come. >> paw trush shaw stark has more on the victory rally. >> good morning abby and heather. donald trump speaking to thousands of supporters in u.s. bank arena with an america first message stressing unity to move his agenda forward. >> i am asking you to believe in america once again. we have many challenges. but this is truly an exciting time to be alive. there has been no time like it. the script is not yet written. >> mr. trump outlining his plans for the country once he takes

office including doubling down on building a wall, vowing to take a tough stance on immigration and banning refugee from countries with a history of ties to terrorism. >> we will finally end illegal immigration. we will construct a great wall at the border. the security threats it created. these are just threats stupidly created our very, very stupid politicians, refugee programs. >> the signature slogan drain the swamp also taking center stage. mr. trump stressing it won't be easy but promising to get it done. >> we are going to drain the swamp of corruption in washington, d.c. we are going to need our government and this movement ton more engaged to be more vigilant than ever before to help accomplish and over come decades of stalemate and grid

locks. >> still ahead another big promise president elect played up with a brand new slogan. >> thank you patricia. >> former envelope player shot dead in an apparent act of road rage in new orleans. he played with the new york jets and kansas city chiefs. he was standing outside of his car arguing with a man who then opened fire. the suspect taken into custody but mcknight's murder comes less than a year after former player will smith was also gunned down in a new orleans road rage incident. >> the investigation into their death ramps up this morning. 54-year-old and 55-year-old found dead within a day of each other. one reportedly dying at sea on tuesday the other after the ship docked at old san juan pier on

wednesday. they died of natural causes but that is not confirmed for sure. the cruz shise ship's troublingr following a outbreak of another row virus. the death tole rises to 11 in tennessee's massive wildfires as families return to what is left of their home. the town of gatlinburg may reopen as early as today. the dollywood theme park who narrowly escaped flames she is promising money every month to those hurt. >> we want to provide a hand up to all of those involved. >> they are calling this the worse fire to hit the state in 100 years. >> as if you couldn't love her any more. >> buzz aldrin rushed to the hospital during a visit to

antarctica. it was visiting the south poll as part of the tour group when he got sick. he is recovering from fluid in his lungs. it took two emergency flights to get him to new zealand. >> the time is 8 minutes after the hour. pure panic when their 15-year-old son brought the family guns to school. >> they disarmed their own son in school before any one was injured. >> spilling the clatices outrage boiling over taking "hubbing fin" and "to kill a mockingbird" from the curriculum. >> i know you have always wondered, the heated debate dividing the internet and the comments pouring in. >> first let's take a look at your weather across the country. it is the weekend after all. what do you think?

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we're going to finish this mission. anything we find is ours. do you want to trust a bunch of black water marks? i mean the rush, i've never felt anything like it. if we stay here we're going to die. then we die. sue >> welcome back to "fox & friends first." the sun not quite up over new york city yet. thank you for beginning your weekend with us. there's brand new backlash to tell you about against bu buzz feed for questioning the faith of hgtv stars chip and joanna gains. the web site blasting a couple

for attending a church that gay marriage is bad. >> all i have to do is look at my four precious babies sleeping or kiss joe good morning and be on your guard. stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong, do everything in love. >> i was speaking to megyn kelly two christian brothers who lost their own hgtv show because of they were gay is p standing behind them. >> it is to silence any one who disagrees with the sexual revolution. the ceilings have become the floor. this is an absolute witch hunt and we knew had he had to come to their defense. >> the movit is leaving fans outraged. who cares they are free to worship wherever they want. >> lee says they can attend any church they wish. frae country, don't like them, don't watch. >> robin says it's nobody's

business but theirs. dah. >> books yanked from the line brauer revolves over one parent's complaint. her virginia mother is outraged he had to read huckleberry finn and to kill a mockingbird. it is now causing a big problem for parents on the other side of that. >> i don't want to see it happen. it will start with one racial word and they will have to go on and on and on. they will be burning books less and right. >> it is unclear if the books will receive a permanent ban. >> hope not. classics. >> facebook has a new approach to trying to fight fake news online. our sister network fox business is here to break it all down. >> this is a promise that the ceo mark zuckerberg made he will label and deal with fake stories for facebook users.

they are trying this out the test crunch the web site found they are putting warning labels on some news stories. there are a small amount of news stories but they are trying to do this. we got a screen grab. it says it was not a reliable news source. classification pending. it is not a big plan it is at least the beginning. >> let's talk about new ways for hbo and sin max? >> if you have prime you can have hbo and sin max scream through yo streamed for your devices. you can get hbo14.99 a month. you get access to tv shows and sin max 9.99 a month. all of this is amazon prime wanting you to cut the cord. >> amazon prime is taking over

the world. >> everyone is competing for your service now. pop-tarts and dunkin' doughnuts? >> they are coming together. limited edition pop tart. it has been released and it is dunkin' doughnut flavored pop-tar pop-tarts. 2.59 a box. you can get it in grocery stores. you can put it out for a limited time. chocolate mocha flavor and vanilla latte flavor. if any of those fox & friends first viewers try them let us know what you think. >> i love their basic brown sugar and cinnamon. >> i like the vanilla latte. >> we are going to talk about something a little more serious. inside the carrier deal, the tax breaks given to the state of indiana there's controversy about it. that's coming up at 5:45. >> thank you, cheryl. >> 60 minutes after the hour unravelling a motive in the bizarre kidnapping of this

california mom branded by her captors. could they be trying to send a message to someone she knows. a former detective takes up the investigation. >> a driver reckless speeding going over 100 miles per hour and streaming it all live online. wait until you see how this ends. you can probably guess.

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first." we begin this story a situation inside of a florida bank. the suspected gunman with 13 people behind bars surrendering they put themselves twaen the gun and the hostages frightened hostages texting their loved ones telling them the robber was armed. he put his gun to the back of people's heads but two hostages were able to hide without him knowing when they made a break for the exit it gave swat teams their chance to sweep right in. >> i rolled out the door. the police say, run. i couldn't run but i rolled again. >> luckily police were able to safely rescue all of the hostages. the gunman is now facing multiple charges. >> a potentially devastating middle school attack stopped by quick thinking parents of 15-year-old student stealing his family shot gun and hand gun.

his parents sensing something was off soon realized the guns were missing. they rushed to the school 11 miles north of salt lake acity. a teacher and student trying to talk the school down his father running in and tackling him allowing his mother to disarm him. >> his parents and teacher held him until police arrived. the teen is facing several charges. >> the story we have been covering closely unravel ago motive behind a bizarre story. she was found chained with a bag over her head three weeks after being missing. >> former dc homicide detective rod wheeler. thank you for joining us this morning.

this is a bizarre case for man nae different reasons. number one, she was found alive three weeks later and the description of the people she said kidnapped her. it was two hispanic women. one is a younger women the other suspect older woman straight black hair with thick eyebrows. it is unusual for them to be women and unusual for her to be found alive. >> it is kind of unusual. you can't really rule anything out at this point, heather. what the investigators are doing right now is you are trying to gather as much evidence as you can. they did recover her cell phone and her ear buds hoping there was some dna evidence or fingerprints on the cell phone. you talk about the plastic bag that was over her head. just so you know plastic actually retains fingerprints

pretty good. if they can get to that plastic bag and they have already taken it they can get either dna or fingerprints off of that. in addition to that were there any cameras in the area where she was found. maybe they can get video footage of her being let out of the car or something like that. there may be evidence out there that you never heard about. the biggest piece of ed is branding or burning some kind of major symbol on her body. he we maintain the fbi maintains a huge data base of symbols and images and we can quickly determine what the meading may be behind it. >> there may be one or two reasons why they are not sharing that. they may want to hold it so they identify suspects or persons of interest. if is th if that person leads to believe that they can use that against

the person in a courtroom. we don't want any copy cats or somebody to come forward acting like they know more about the case than they do. >> they gave a lot of details about what police did to his wife. this complicates the investigation. any question marks in your mind as you watch the interview? >> there are question marks. as an investigator there are always question marks about victims, about witnesses. when people cock forward and they have so many details about what happened you always say to yourself why does this person know so much. he went on 2020 and good morning america he was giving away the case, the evidence. he should not have done that. the police had no clue this guy was going to be giving interviews to this television station. >> you would think they would all be connected.

>> that is interesting. >> good to have you here this morning. >> i think his sister is going to be on another program this evening talking about it. 25 minutes after the hour. donald trump unveiling his plan to keep american countries like carrier here in the usa while revealing a new mantra for he can economic progress. a slogan make america great again. the ford motor company unveiled the model a automobile. in 1969 the boeing 747 jumbo jet gone its first preview 191 people flew from seattle washington to right here in new york city. o is for ordinarily i wouldn't. l is for layers of luxury.

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>> the mad dog is in.

president elect trump making an interesting selection. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. but we are not announcing it until monday so don't tell anybody. >> we won't tell any one. the new plans as mr. trump kicks off his thank you tour. we are laif in washington. potentially deadly viruses. the va hospital accused of breaking the rules now at the center of a brand new crisis. >> mark wahlberg bowing out of the politics game and hitting hollywood where it hurts the moest. his message to the liberal stars. "fox & friends first" continues right now.

>> the sun not quite up yet. >> it will warm us all up. >> good morning to you. you are watching "fox & friends first." i am heather childers. >> 31 after the hour. president elect donald trump is naming general mad dog mattis as nominee for secretary of defense. >> more high profile meetings today. we are live in washington, d.c. with more on the new appointment. >> they were charging the transition was in disarray because they thought it was moving too slowly. donald trump the president elect making clear he is moving much quicker than previous democratic and republican president having the rally in cincinnati a thank you tour as you noted going back

to the battle ground states and just letting slip that he's going to pick retired general james mattise to be his defense secretary. to be his defense secretary. this this is a haley respected marine general. it will take a waiver to let him get the job because by law there needs to be a seven year gap before a retired military official takes a civilian post like defense secretary. but he has wide bipartisan support expected to get that waiver. the president elect says more picks are coming including maybe the va secretary. >> i want to thank our veterans and i want to thank our military and our police forces, because the number of votes i got were staggering and we are working right now on somebody to run on

the veteran administration who will be terrific. >> former alaska governor sarah palin among the potential va secretary that the president elect has met with. he also made clear in an exclusive interview with fox's own ainsley earhardt he has a plan to keep moving not just in the first 100 days but to hit the ground running the first day he gets into the oval office. >> we are going to do some repealing and some executive orders that we think are inappropriate. we are going to be working. we are going to be working very hard. i didn't think of it, but saving carry and all those jobs it makes me a little more happy. if you would have seen the people in indiana today. 1100 people are going to have a great christmas, that i can tell you. >> talking there about a campaign promise to keep the jobs in indiana. make sure they did not go away to mexico. that entire interview with

ainsley earhardt you can see on "fox & friends." he is not going by the book. he's going to start announcing cabinet nominations at rallies and do it the way he wants to do it. >> he ran the election the way he wanted to do it and that worked. >> man nae hailing the choice of general james mattis for defense secretary. krauthammer says his mad dog nickname instills seriousness to the situation. >> this pick will send a strong message to our enemies. have a listen. >> break from the past where we had a president that not embraced the wars we were fighting and tried to get out of them. president elect trump wants to win them if you are going to be involved in them. i don't think he wants to be involved in a war but when we are we are going to win. >> it is good to have a military man who is known as mad dog.

you want to send someone like him. if you don't stop within 48-hours i may have to turn the matter over to mad dog. translated afterwards into mer shan i think that can be quite useful. >> i love krauthammer saying mad dog. >> tawhat do you think about ma dog mattis? weigh in on our facebook page "#keep talking. >> cincinnati vowing to come through on the promises that xroe pelled his campaign. >> tough chanstance on immigrat. the best is yet to come. >> ma trisha stark joins us with more on the victory rally. >> it was a campaign style frenzy that sent him to the white house. president elect donald trump soaking up the cheers from thousands of supporters packed

into the u.s. bank arena stressing unity with an america first message. >> i am asking you to believe in america once again. we have many challenges, but this is truly an ex saturdaying time to be alive. there has been no time like it. >> campaign promises doubling down on plans for the wall and vowing to keep americans safe. >> we will finally end illegal immigration. we will construct a great wall at the border, dismantle the criminal cartel and liberate our communities from the epidemic of gang violence and drugs pouring into our nation. >> tresh off announcing a deal chalked full of tax incentives to keep over 1,000 manufacturing jobs in indianapolis. the president elect making

similar deals across the country unveiling a slogan buy and hire american. >> we will have two simple rules when it comes to this massive rae building effort. buy american and hire american. our history of tations teaches us that the strength of a country and its trade and manufacturing sector is vital to both it's economic prosperity and national security. >> mr. trump will be crisscrossing the country the next two weeks celebrating his stunning victory. abby and heather buy and hair american. we will be hearing that a lot i am sure. >> thank you. >> the san bernardino terror attack only one year after it happened. the terrorists may have been given to kill by a christmas party. a brand new e-mail exchange between a husband and wife killer revealing a shocking new clue in it.

malik telling farook she was outraged she was forced to attend a holiday party at the inland regional center. it was the same party he excused himself from only to come back later to kill 14 people along with his wife. >> richard reid better known as the terrorist shoe bomber now trying to avoid paying his $200,000 fine. in a handwritten letter, i am not now nor will i i believe ever be able to pay this fine. reed pled guilty to a 2001 terror plot when he tried to bomb trans-atlantic flight with explosives in his shoes. they responded to reraed ree re. you can see it right there. this video shows a man speeding up to 116 miles per hour in providence rhode island. he lost control smashing into the back of a trump truck.

police are now considering possible charges. >> check out this stunning video. jet pack daredevils putting ohhen an incredible air show flying along side the french air force at 4,000 feet. the daredevil soaring through the skies at 160 miles per hour putting on this incredible show for spectators below. to put on a patriotic touch they released red, white and blue paint in honor of the french flag. >> something i probably won't ever do. >> the time is 40 minutes after the hour. indiana giving millions in tax breaks to keep carrier jobs here in the u.s. that deal coming with a warning from the president elect. >> companies are not going to leave the united states any more without consequences. >> inside the deal that will keep 1,000 jobs in america. what it means for our economy. >> why the country star just

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>> another horrific report of mistreatment by the va. nearly 600 patients at a facility in wisconsin may have been infected with horrific diseases like hepatitis and hiv. a dentist was using his own equipment and cleaning it and reusing it violating the va regulations. he has since been fired. those affected are being contacted for treatment. the white house joins the fight for a universal draft.

the inclusion of women has strengthened the military's might nearly a year after all combat roles were opened to females. the house vote on a defense bill that would still exclude women from the draft but it would include the study on asking women if they should be in the draft or if the whole process should just be abolished. >> so much for helping the children more than two-thirds of the immigrants the obama administration has given in the central america minors program are not actually minors. 70 percent of central americans who came in under the program are adults. the initiative created in 2014 expanded this past summer to include adult relatives. president elect donald trump announcing the details revealed that would keep over 1,000 jobs here at home. cheryl casone is here to break it down.

not everyone is on board with this. >> the deal is seen as a victory for the trump administration after state officials agree to give united technologies a tax break. it is criticism of carrier by donald trump it was closing factory and moving the jobs to mexico. it was under the condition of $7 million by the tax breaks rewarded. it equates to $7,000 per job of taxpayers. mike pence visited the place yesterday and trump made it clear it is not okay for companies to leave. >> companies are not going to leave the united states any more without consequences. >> he promises there will be consequences for companies. he also wants to impose sharp

tariffs on companies that do decide to move their operations to mexico. he said that. he reiterated he wants to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 to 15 percent. some say this deal is unfair to taxpayers. ladies, back to you. >> a lot of people happy to have their jobs. >> it is not just countrin comp to moving to mexico it is anywhere. >> he is specifically bringing up mexico which is of course at the center of the controversy of carrier united technology. >> it is a big day on "fox & friends." you do this every year and i think it is crazy. >> you are live on top of the landmark building on sanford, connecticut about to repel down. >> some people have christmas traditions like going christmas carolling but somehow i have

gotten rope nude this going off this 22 story building here. it ushers in the christmas season in stanford, connecticut. it is their big ef of vent on sunday. going over the side of a perfectly good building here coming up this morning on "fox & friends." >> just like santa claus. >> gad luck. >> wait until the sun comes up as well. that would be more difficult in the dark. >> we will be right back after this. stay with us. .

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mark wahlberg speaking out. celebrities have been bashing donald trump since last year. katy perry, lady gaga, miley cyrus. stephen colbert to name a few. mark wahlberg says hollywood should stop pushing political agendas. a lot of celebrities did do and shouldn't talk about politics. a lot of hollywood is living in a bubble. they're pretty out of touch with the common person. the everyday guy out there providing for their families. wahlberg was speaking at a pressey vent for his upcoming movie patriot day about the boston marathon bombing. >> he's known to be a huge supporter of our military. i agree with him, by the way. >> a huge wakeup call. another reason to like mr. wahlberg. a wakeup call for mrs. hillary clinton. a lot of people online not giving up. you're absolutely right. the election might be over but people are still hoping they can change the outcome.

4.6 million people have signed an online petition to make hillary clinton president. making it the largest petition ever and change.org history. it urges 149 electric tors to ignore state's votes and cast ballots for clinton. 6,233 petitions online. this comes on top of jill stein's efforts to recount votes. still fighting that fight. >> how many elections has change.org been around for. >> good question. here's a story. which which what a giraffe wear a tie. down or up? >> here's something to think about. >> comedian asked his twitter followers this question. when giraffes go to work, do

they put the tie at the bottom or top of their next? asking for a friend. we asked our viewers the same thing. responses pouring in. bottom always, otherwise, you look like you're wearing your son's tie. >> he makes a good point. top or why even bother. julius writes, i thought they only wear bow ties to work. he threw a wrinkle in the mix. what do you think about this? >> i think the top. >> i think the bottom. >> i said top. >> i happen to think top. i think it makes him look more professional. >> you don't put a tie at the top of your human neck, it's the bottom. >> that's true. >> she wins. >> i'm leaving. >> more coming up on "fox and friends" at the bottom of this heated debate. we'll go live with the giraffe at the dallas zoo. see what the giraffe thinks.

right now, the time is about eight minutes until the top of the hour. "mad dog" mattis just named defense secretary. who is the president-elect set to meet with today? guns and roses brings a pinata on stage of the president-elect. it caused outrage this morning.

it is about, what, three minutes until the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. president-elect trump naming retired marine general james mattis as miss secretary of defense. a suppress announcement at a rally in cincinnati last >>. mr. trump expected to meet with bolton and height i heitkamp today. in hours, michigan's election board will consider mr. trump's request to block a hand recount. he won that battleground state by over 10,000 votes. beware before you pack your lunch. trader joe's is recalling hummus because of hysteria concerns. >> i love that flavor. time for the good, the bad and the ugly. a grun of teenagers on dry land after their flamingo dinosaurs and unicorn floats drifted into shark infested waters. they were trying to get better

pictures when they drifted off the coast in australia. luckily a fisherman saw them and got them to shore. luke bryan punches a heckler while performing at his concert in nashville. the man egging on bryan. it was a show for veterans. the singer appears to strike the man in the head with a microphone before he was escorted out. guns and roses fans get outpost election aggressions. there was a pinata of mr. trump. horrible. >> terrible, terrible ziefrm a rare shark right now. shark week comes early for a group of tourists off australia's sunshine coast apparently. >> great white shark in attack mode leaping out of the water. a rare occurrence captured by an american exchange student aboard a fishing boat. it was the fourth shark sighting that day alone.

>> we had shark stories. >> cage with the sharks making their way and everything -- >> shark week, love it. >> thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. >> have a good friday everyone. >> "fox and friends" starts now. >> bye. > that person was saying for months that there's no way that donald trump can break the blue wall, right? we didn't break it. we shattered that sucker. shattered. we will construct a great wall at the border. we're going to drain the swamp of corruption. by americans and hire americans. we're going to do it ourselves. it's time to remove the rust from the rust belt. i'm asking you to believe in america once again. we have many challenges. but this is truly an exci