president obama and hillary clinton? we want to hear from you. let us know what you think. and in 17 days, daylong obama nightmare is over. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. thanks for being with us. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on tonight. >> ♪ here we go ♪ ale, ale, ale ♪ go, go, go ♪ ale, ale, ale >> that was ricky martin performing at the 2001 inauguration of president bush the younger. but this year, many performers are afraid to attend the trump inauguration. we will tell you exactly what is going on. >> in the phrase "make america great again," there is one word that, if you are a person of color, that you sort of stumble over. y and it is the word "again." >> bill: new year, same old story. the far left branding donald trump and his supporters racist. will this ever stop? >> what was the biggest mistakee you made in 2016? >> followings other people's opinions. >> like when everyone said hillary was going to win? >> that was a big one.

[laughs] >> bill: also ahead, watters in times square asking people about the new year.. >> it's going to be a beautiful year filled with love and acceptance. i am sure of it. >> did you read that on a hallmark card? [laughs] >> bill: caution, you are about to enter "the no spin zone." "the factor" begins right now. ♪ >> bill: hi, i am bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. first edition of 2017. happy new year, hope it is a good one for you and your family. donald trump's inauguration, that is the subject of this evening's "talking points" memo. there are wide reports that many entertainers are frightened to perform in the inaugural festivities on january 20th. hard to pin down, but the roster of performers today is scant.0 some of the rockettes from radio city music hall in new york city will be there. the mormon tabernacle choir out of utah is scheduled to

perform. and jackie evancho off "america's got talent," also set to sing. we hear the beach boys and the country group alabama may be appearing, but that has not been confirmed. t also not confirmed are some entertainers reportedly believing if they show up at the inauguration, it will hurt their careers. the tenor andrea bocelli has been mentioned. along with garth brooks, i should say. but, again, we cannot confirm the fearar element. however, it is obvious there is a problem, and there should not be one. the inauguration of a president celebrates a peaceful transition of power engineered by the american voters. that is what the ceremony is, not a political gesture.th so all americans should respect the process, even if you don't like the incoming president. there should never be intimidation about attending or performing at an inauguration.

that is un-american. the election of george w. bush in 2000 was perhaps the most controversial vote of the nation's history, decided by the supreme court. yet a variety of entertainers showed up at the inauguration, including ricky martin, wayne newton, jessica simpson, andrew lloyd webber, and the rockettes. even beyonce showed up, a performing with destiny's child at an inaugural concert for america's youth. so even though there was bitterness over the bush-gore race, the nation came togetherth at the inauguration. but now that cohesive spirit seems to have changed. the harsh truth is that there is reverse mccarthyism going on in the entertainment industry. remember that in the 1950s, wisconsin senator joseph mccarthy started accusing people

communists. that led to a black list where people were not hired because mccarthy smeared them. it seems anti-trump zealots may be doing the sameup thing. if you are a trump supporter, n.u are a bad person. a number of entertainers believe their careers will be harmed should they associate with the new trump administration. again, that is terrible, an awful state of affairs. "talking points" believes enough is enough with the s anti-trump movement. the man won the election, give him a chance." respect the process! stop the nonsense. that is the memo. now, the top story tonight, reaction, joining us fromr. washington, the new year's guy, charles krauthammer. charles, a series of very short questions for you. first of all, do you believe that some, maybe many entertainers, are frightened to go to washington because they think their careers may be harmed? >> i have no idea.in thus far, you have presented no evidence to that effect. >> bill: well, thus far, there

are very few booked, and we know that a number of people were asked to appear. but very few said yes. >> that doesn't prove fear. hollywood is overwhelmingly, more than 100% liberal. and it can very well be that these people, for their own political reasons, don't want to perform at a republican or a trump inauguration. >> bill: why did the george w. bush inauguration have a good cross-section of entertainers and not donald trump so far? >> wayne newton? is that your a game? >> bill: ricky martin? andrew lloyd webber? pretty big names. >> you know, i find it hard to get exercise over the fact that we may be short a rockette at the inaugural celebration. >> bill: you are dodging the question. you don't believe that therere s pressure being put onie entertainers not to show up? you don't believe that?

>> there is a group called friends of abe. you know them, i know them. it's a bunch of hollywood conservatives who meet every once in a while, semiclandestinely, they won'tmb even publish their membershipst list, because they know that if the word gets out that they are conservatives, it could hurt their careers. that's been true for decades. >> bill: isn't that reverseee mccarthyism? >> it is deplorable, but it is nothing new. in fact, it is not only in hollywood. why do you have all of these conservative think tanks in washington? the reason is that intellectuals, conservative intellectuals, have not been t able to get jobs in elite universities for decades. so they had to establish their own counterinstitutions, things like the american enterprise institute, heritage foundation, et cetera, as an alternative

venue. >> bill: okay. >> liberals get control of cultural institutions, and conservatives are -- >> bill: i think that is far beyond that. that is far beyond the generalal philosophical -- okay.s >> that's the sun rising in the east. >> bill: you basically have, do you agree with me, that an inauguration is a celebration of the peaceful transition of power in the united states? you agree with that? >> yes. >> bill: do you agree that anyone, anyone who would hold it against someone who performed at inauguration is un-american? that's an un-american act? would you agree? >> no, of course not.ho >> bill: you wouldn't? >> no, look. >> bill: it's okay n to deny someone a job in charles krauthammer's world if they show up at the trump inauguration? that's okay? to deny someone a job? >> no. no. >> bill: that is the cloak of fear that we are dealing with now. >> but you have shown no evidence that that is a --

>> bill: oh, god. that is the evidence. there is nobody booked, two weeks away. >> they don't want to play for donald trump. this is a republic. you are not summoned to perform for the king or for the dictator. in some places, if kim jong-un calls you to sing, you better show up. 'cause otherwise -- >> bill: you don't know anything about the hollywood industries. they will perform for joseph stalin, okay, if they think it is going to help their career. t okay? they are afraid, these groups, rock groups, pop groups, even the country people, are afraid that if they do it, that they are going to lose bookings, they are going to be attacked on the internet, they are going to be smeared all over the place, and so they are not. i can't believe you are denying this. it is so obvious. >> i -- i find it extremely hard to get exercised about something

which is that some people will perform for people of whom they have a political affinity. if i were asked to perform at a clinton inauguration, i could very easily say, yes, i respect the process, and i will do it, that is perfectly fine. or i could say, no, i think she is a crook. i think she was not -- she would not be the right choice. therefore, i exercise my right to simply say no. >> bill: and that's fine, but you are not in fear of losingbi your job or a book contract or a speaking engagement. see? i don't mind people exercising their freedom to do what they want to do.pl i am telling you that there is very rank fear in the entertainment industry to be associated with president-elect trump. last word. >> there has been rank fear in hollywood for decades to be even known as a conservative. you are about 20 years late to the party, bill.

and i don't think the inauguration is sort of this is scandalous exception. this has been true forever. there are many places where liberals will not welcome conservatives. hollywood, the university, those are just a couple of examples. and you live with it, the way you live with the weather. >> bill: not me. [laughs] i think the process should be respected and anyone invited should show up just to help their country. anyway, great debate. really good way to kick off the new year, charles. and we appreciate it. next on the rundown, already, the democrats are threatening to delay confirmation of some trump cabinet appointees.oc we will tell you about it. later, watters in times square new year's eve. not a good recipe. those reports after these messages. my belly pain and constipation? they keep telling me "drink more water."

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>> bill: to the political stories today. first, donald trump continues putting pressure on companies who want to move jobs overseas. in fact, he threatened general motors for making a car in mexico. also, ford announced it is canceling, canceling, $1.6 billion factory it was going to build inin mexico. the other big story politically is senatee minority leader chuck schumer threatening president-elect trump. >> we will hold president-elect trump accountable to the valuesr that truly make america great. but we'll fight him tooth and nail when he appeals to the baser instincts that diminish america and its greatness. >> bill: joining us now from austin, texas, karl rove. senator schumer wants to hold up, delay a bunch of trump's cabinet appointees. is that correct? >> this is pretty much a

boilerplate speech today, where he said, we will define with the values are by which we will judge donald trump. if we agree with him, we will help him, if we disagree, we will oppose him. this was standard stuff. what is more dangerous is, that the democrats have announced that there are eight appointees, eight nominees of president-elect trump to the cabinet that they are going to oppose and delay them as long as until march.. now, this is just obstructionism, pure and simple. this is an attempt to make it difficult for him to put together a government, make it difficult for him to take early actions in some criticalim departments. it is an obstructionism that is jaw-dropping. particularly if you look back at the historic record, here is what happened when president obama came in. did the republicans obstruct?n did they ask tough questions? yes. think about this, within two days of being sworn into office, seven of his cabinet members have been approved, six of them on voice votes. one of them was approved, secretary of state hillary clinton, 94-2.

a couple of days later, they approved by voice vote on the 23rd, the transportation secretary, on the 26th, tim geithner, who had not paid his taxes and had to undergo a rough confirmation fight, he was approved on 60-34. basically within one week of the president being sworn in. hud secretary, within eight days. 10 of the 15, excuse me, ten of the 14 that had to go through confirmation were approved within basically eight days of the president being sworn in. two more were approved in february, one more was delayed until late february because hilda solis, the labor secretary, her husband had not paid taxes. then we had two of them that were completely president obama's fault. the commerce secretary in march because he went through two cabinet secretary nominations that had to be withdrawn before he finally got to the third one.

finally, the hhs secretary, remember, tom daschle had to withdraw himself for not having paid taxes on the third of february. thenaom she is nominated and approved basically five weeks. >> bill: look, the point is, when president obama took office, the republicans didn't't try to sabotage him. >> right, absolutely. >> bill: it looks like schumer and his crew are going to try to sabotage trump. the question is, they can't stop these appointments, like sessions as attorney general. so they just try to embarrassss the president and the individual appointees. try to embarrass them, right? >> right, exactly. and draw it out. look, they don't want the white house to be coming out of a lot of initiatives, moving forward. they want -- this is like a holding action, while trump is trying to undo a lot ofo what obama did in trying to repeal obamacare, replace it, trying to get a tax cut through and tax reform. they want him tied down. that is why they are going people like the secretary of treasury nominee, mnuchin, that

is why they are going after the attorney general, jeff sessions, secretary of state rex tillerson. the couple that are payback, they're going after betsy devos, the education secretary because the democratic party is owned lock, stock, and barrel by the teacher union. and she is a fighter for school choice. they are going after pudzer -- >> bill: politics. >> absolutely. >> bill: it looks like trump is going to be the strong man and he is calling out gm for making a car in mexico and trying to embarrass them. but, you know, all of a sudden, ford says, we are not going to build a $1.6 billion plant in mexico, we are going to build it in the usa, and all the jobs that come along with it. so it looks like being a strong man is working for trump. at least in the beginning. >> well, maybe. look, i accept that the ford ceo today in his statement saying, we made this decisionn because t in the best interest ofof our company. the facility in mexico is unneeded, we will keep the small car production there. but we aren't selling enough of

to expand it.t but we aren't selling enough of those cars, so we're not going to expand it. we need to expand production in the u.s. of the kinds of cars that americans are buying. but we got to be careful about this. gm, let's think about this. the implication is, you're building a bunch of cars in mexico and shipping them to the united states. that is fundamentally not true. in lordstown, ohio, there is a facility that since 2010, since being up and then, has made 1.3 million chevy cruzes. and of the united states, 1.1 million roughly have been bought. the other 200,000 were sold elsewhere, primarily in canada. the facility in mexico supplies the foreign markets.se we have had about a 1.1 million u.s. purchases of chevy cruzes. there have been 1.3 million -- >> bill: why can't they be supplied to michigan? why? >> maybe. look, a couple of things. >> bill: i don't have a lot of time. wrap it up. >> mexico has better trade agreements with other countries than we do. we can make the product in mexico and sell it and bring the

profits back to the u.s. we couldn't make that product. a >> bill: putting the tires on a car, mr. rove. as long as the strongman stuff doesn't get out of control, i think it's a good thing. >> i think it is getting very close to it. >> bill: all right, directly ahead, will the far left ever stop demonizing trump supporters as racist? later, a new survey says more conservatives in america than liberals, but the gap is closing. "the factor" is coming right back. i nk and wait to get approved for a home loan, that newly listed, mid-century ranch with the garden patio will be gone. or you could push that button. sfx: rocket launching. cockpit sounds and music crescendo. skip the bank, skip the waiting, and go completely online. get the confidence that comes from a secure, qualified mortgage approval in minutes. lift the burden of getting a home loan with rocket mortgage by quicken loans. (whisper) rocket

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>> bil >> bill: personal story segment tonight, from the beginning of the donald trump's campaign for presidency, the far left has been demonizing him and his supporters as racist. >> in the phrase, "make america great again," there is one word that if you are a person of color that you sort of stumble over, it is the word "again,"

you are talking about going back to a time that was not very comfortable for people of color. >> bill: joining us now from washington, juan williams and lisa boothe. i don't think their racism play juan, will ever stop. what you think? >> i think you are right. i think you are right on target. to me, it is almost like, why ak i arguing here about "make america great again"? this is small potatoes. it's like evidence of sort of liberal or left-wing oversensitivity to my mind. but if you want to make the case, i guess you could say trump has a history, you know, discrimination in the housing that he built, saying blacks are responsible for most of the white murders in theti country, crazy stuff. but again, to me, it is just evidence of people -- >> bill: i'm more interested in the supporters. look, what do you think, juan, the phrase "make america great again" refers to? what? >> well, i think, what struck me when i first heard it, "makeic america great again," but i guess he is talking about obama. i was thinking about the

politics of it, that he doesn't like obama policy. tpo h h >> bill: no. make america great again -- >> bill clinton said it was a way of a wink and a nod, a dog- whistle, to white southerners. >> well, guess what, bill? >> bill: he is campaigning for his wife.e what do you think make america great again refers to, lisa? >> i think it refers to what reagan had said when he used the slogan of restoring the american dream. >> bill: very good, lisa boothe, everyone. >> but, bill -- >> bill: the reagan years. when america was dominant in a foreign policy, exercised its superpower status, that was notp a racist era, juan. >> i have to tell you this, though. juan mentioned the fact that bill clinton was saying that the slogan was a racist dog whistle. guess who used the slogan repeatedly when he ran for president in 1992? president bill clinton. so that is just how ridiculous the left is, the fact that president bill clinton is usingl this slogan to malign donald trump when he used it

himself. you are right, the left -- >> bill: if we're going to run down all the hypocrisy -- >> here is my argument with lisa. i think you have to realize when bill clinton said>> it, he didnt say again and again and again. >> oh, please. oh, my gosh. juan, get out of here. >> hold on. i think america is a great country right now. look at the stock market, gas prices, the unemployment, the opportunities for blacks, latinos, immigrants, women, lisa, more than ever in our history. b >> bill: all right, this lady -- wait, wait. this lady from npr said the sound bite on cbs. basically saying, look, america is a racist nation. yes, we may have made some improvements, as you just pointed out. if you say, "make america great again," anything that happened in america, anything, defeating the axis powers, japan, you can't say that was great because people of color were getting hammered.

which is partially true, by the way.wh >> wait, wait, wait. how is that true?he how is that true? >> this is absolutely, utterly ridiculous. juan, to your earlier point, the reality is that when donald trump was running for president, you had the majority of americans who felt that this country was on the wrong track, even the majority of americans who felt that their children or grandchildren were going to inherit a nation that was less good off than the one that theyn have enjoyed. that was what donald trump meant by make america great again. let's make america great, strong, let's rebuild thee country economically. >> lisa, you go back ten years -- lisa, you go back to when george w. bush won in 2004, a thought thateople it was going in the wrong direction. that is not the measure. i thought that america is great when it can beat the nazis, the axis, as bill o'reilly says. i don't think that also means that you can't lead to finding

what the civil rights movement said, a double v, victory abroad and victory at home against racism and discrimination. >> bill: as that woman implied, juan, you can't say t that america, if you say "make america great again," "again," goes back to the '80s, that is a vision of the trump people, you can't do it because it was inequality in certain times. america was great. in freeing the world from hitler and tojo. however, back home, things weren't that great for minorities. but you have to put everything into perspective. and that woman doesn't. she condemns her country, and i didn't like it. >> good debate. i just ask you to realize that people who are blacks, latinos, given what you said about immigrants -- >> oh, come on, juan. >> bill: you guys continue among ourselves. we have to take a break. plenty more ahead. "the factor" moves along this evening. how racial politics are hurting the usa. later, watters in times square on new year's eve. >> what is the biggest mistake

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>> bill: as you just heard, there is no letup in playing a race card by the far left. question, are americans growing numb to it or will they get worse in 2017? here they are, new year's, guys. i am so tired of this, greg gutfeld, i really am. i take it personally, not a trump supporter, per se, never endorsed him or anything like that. i think i gave him a fair shot on the program. the interviews were tough, as many people pointed out. however, i know a lot of people who supported donald trump. and i am supposed to sit here and allow them to be called a racist? >> yes, because they are. you know what it is? liking donald trump is not liking obama of 2016.

remember, if you didn't like obama, you were racist. now, if you like trump, you are. >> bill: you are double racist. >> you are racist cubed. it is called a race man, the only power it has is to throw accusations of bigotry at you. the great thing about 2016, 2016 is the kryptonite. it took away the power from race man. that is why they are imploding everywhere because the more the boy cried wolf -- >> bill: do you really think they are imploding though? >> every time you employ mockery against someone calling you a racist, they fail, and you create three new trump supporters. >> bill: what do you say? >> he is actually right about that. it's overused. the accusation, leveling that accusation is so overused. look, they had -- ellen degeneres was a racist in 2016. i mean -- >> bill: the usain bolt thing, she did a cartoon. >> the last refuge of a> skunk with no argument. they want to leverage it against donald trump, they won, they are frustrated. they want to keep it up. i don't think it is going to

stick. >> bill: but they are not going to stop. >> they are not going to stop but he can chip away at it slowly.p look, you had jim brown over at the trump tower talking nice about donald trump. i understand bill and hillary clinton are going to go to the inauguration. >> bill: that is what i hear. >> slowly, if he improves the economy and the inner cities, they can chip away at it. they will always use it. c they used it against bush, a compassionate conservative. they had georgeac bush 43 draggg black people in chains behind a pickup truck, if you remember that. it is a playbook that they always go back to. but one the people are seeing through and are sick and tired of. >> bill: per se, to our interview with charles krauthammer at the top of the program, this plays into the difficulty of booking inaugural talent. t because these entertainers, nott the brightest people, many of them, in the world, "the blacks aren't going to like me if i show up" or "the hispanics

aren't going to like me." so i got to sit this one out because there are all that. >> it's about to their peers. they are actually being punished by the people that they compete against.he if a musician says they're going to go on, then a comedian goes on twitter and says, you're a racist. so it is more about their being intimidated by the people and their own profession. most people -- >> bill: look, a guy like andrea bocelli, and the trump campaign says it didn't a invite him, meanwhile -- >> a disabled immigrant -- >> bill: anyway, it looks like there is some truth to the fact that mr. bocelli is frightened. frightened because he is a friend of trump. why wouldn't he go sing a couple songs? >> nobody wants to be accused of that. you are absolutely right about that.ac it is such an onerous accusation to have slapped against you. but again, the reason why they hate trump so much is that he ts not cowed by, he actually just fights back. he doubles down. and that is why they really hate donald trump. i >> bill: it's not working. i will see that point. >> i'm happy to perform there, by the way. >> bill: what would you exactly do? >> i'm a plate spinner. it is amazing. i can spin plates with every part of my body.

>> bill: i heard -- [laughter] we really don't want that image ingrained. i heard that you will bring back -- >> i will. >> bill: the little italian mouse. >> he is quite adorable. i hide him. >> this is how trump can curb the hate, he can transition to a woman. i think that would solve everything. >> bill: you mean, he could become a woman? >> donna trump. great class. he would look damn good in a dress. i mean, use the stairmaster. >> bill: i don't think that is going to happen. d >> it is possible. >> another way to chip away at the stupid, frivolous charges of racism. >> bill: all right, let's end on that note. it's not possible. when we come back, a new survey says there is more conservatives in america than liberals, but the trends are changing. watters going wild on new year's eve up ahead.

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>> bill: thank you for staying with us. i am bill o'reilly. segment tonight, ideology. according to a gallup survey, 36% of the american adultem population now describe themselves as conservative. 25% as liberal. 34%, moderate. five years ago, the number was 40% conservative, 21% liberal, 35% moderate. so the left is gaining. the question is, why? joining us now from seattle, conservative radio talk show host michael medved, author of the new book "the american miracle." michael, are you surprised that the liberal trend is on the rise, and why do you think it is going on? >> i don't think it is going up very much. mostly, it is on the rise among democrats. in other words, what is

happening, people who are moderate have left the democratic party and have gone over to the republican party or to no identification.th what you really are seeing is more and more democrats who are now okay with gay marriage, are now okay with legalized marijuana, are now okay with transgendered issues, now okay with abortion on demand. so all of a sudden, the word "liberal" doesn't have that stigma that it once did. but let's be clear. 75% of the american electorate, even according to the new gallup poll, are nott liberal. they are moderate and conservative. i >> bill: but a four-point rise in the liberal identification, as opposed to a four-point drop in conservative, tells me, this is why i think it is happening, that the media, which is more unrelentingly liberal today than it was five years ago, it is really everywhere, entertainment, news, even sports. even sports. that the media moving left and promoting the left point of

view, that's why this -- the dial is moving, i think. >> it has always been that way. >> bill: not as overt as it is now. >> i would suggest it is every bit as overt as it is now. the media, for instance, in terms of the gay rights agenda, has been very, very energetic o, that issue for very many years. the point about this is that the solid base of conservatism has not been dented or damaged. in the last two elections, the exit polls show that 34% and 35% of americans described themselves as conservative, still an 11-point gain on liberals. here is the thing. liberals cannot win without winning overwhelming percentages of moderates. and more and more of thes democratic party goes over to the extreme left that you aree talking about, the tougher time they are going to have winning those moderates that they need to win, conservatives can win

might, as trump did, without winning moderates. trump came closer among moderates. >> bill: it's a good point that in order to regain power, because you know that senator from massachusetts, elizabeth warren, is going to run for president. she has already, you know, billed the days. bernie, i don't think bernie sanders, i don't think he will do it again. but she will. all right, there is no outreach to moderates from elizabeth warren. it's like, "wall street is evile everybody exploits -- trump is a racist," as we just talked f about.yb there is no outreach. so you are right, to be very hard for her to get traction. i do believe there is a sensibility. you see it in the marijuana thing. in your state. you see that. >> sure. >> bill: 15 years ago, most americans were against marijuana. now it has been glorified by the media and accepted by the media, so the kids, the younger people go, there is nothing wrong with marijuana. we have a study out of colorado that says that if you smoke marijuana every day that you will be in serious physical trouble.

that just came out. go ahead. >> yeah, no, that is absolutely true. the point is, donald trump cuts beyond all of this. you may have noticed, he does not wrap himself in the term "conservative." donald trump is about winning. he is about pragmatism. he is about results.be and all of this is going to matter how many peoplesay i am t means, however many people say i i'm conservative, moderate. what is going to matter is if trump convinces americans of the country is moving in the right direction. >> bill: that is all economics. you have to see that his appointments, cabinet appointments, have been conservative, and he will appoint a conservative supreme court justice nominee. so -- >> absolutely.v >> bill: he doesn't describe himself that way, all of his actions are tailored to the right.t. now, i want you to tell everybody why they should buy your book, "american miracle." what is the miracle? >> the miracle is the mere existence of this country and

the fact that a group of very struggling, straggling colonies ended up being the dominant nation in the world. it is no accident. the subtitle of the book is "divine providence in the risec of the republic." that america is the product not of random evolution or a series of accidents or a series of happy accidents. america is the product of a plan. all our founders, all of ourll leaders, including jackson and lincoln, reagan, and even barack obama, have conceded there is some kind of higher power guiding american destiny. i love the quote by bismarck. he says, "i know that god grants special protection fori imbeciles, lost children, drunkards, and the united states of america." may that continue.re >> bill: i don't know if that bs good company, but it's a good quote. michael, thank you very much. watters on deck. he's roaming around times square on new year's eve. you can watch what happens next. if a denture were to be

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>> bill: >> bill: back to the segment "watters' world." as you may know, jesse watters is working on new year's eve. not exactly sure what he is doing in times square, but he was there, and he did double duty for us. ♪ >> where are you from? >> wales in the uk. >> you are welsh? >> i'm welsh, yeah. >> so am i. brother from another mother. what was the biggest mistake you made in 2016? >> following other people's opinions. >> like, when everyone said hillary was going to win? >> [laughs] >> what was the biggest mistake you made in 2016? >> not watching you on tv enough. >> best answer i heard all day.

>> who are you going to kiss at midnight? b >> it might be you, so watch out. >> so you're telling me there is a chance? >> [laughs] >> who are you going to kiss when the ball drops? >> got any suggestions? ♪ >> i never felt so alive. ♪ >> so what do you think is going to happen in 2017? >> i would say a comet hits the earth. >> can it hit the iranians? >> i don't know, can it? what is that? i don't even know what it is? >> alien invasion, for sure. >> we already had the alien invasion, have you ever seenn, james carville?? >> an x-ray of my skeleton looks just like me. >> what do you think is going to happen in 2017? >> world peace.il [laughs] t >> [laughs] >> it is going to be a beautiful year filled with love and acceptance, i'm sure of it. >> did you read that on a hallmark card?

[laughter] >> i am looking forward to traveling more and maybe having a baby. >> name the baby jesse, it's a good name. >> he kind of looks like a baby. >> good vibes, happiness. and... [speaking french] >> wait, wait. is that french? we don't speak french in "watters' world." >> what do you think is going to happen in 2017? >> i'm going to meet the love of my life. >> maybe he is here tonight. >> maybe, he could be, you never know. >> not necessarily. ♪ >> which celebrity is going to melt down next year? >> probably zac efron. >> why do you say that? >> i think it's his time. >> what? >> yes! >> which celebrity do you think is going to have a major meltdown in t 2017? >> mariah carey. [laughs] >> how do you think donald trump is going to handle 2017?

>> i'm hopeful that he is able to bring people together in the end. >> hopefully, he gets impeached. >> but the democrats don't have the house. >> um... [crickets chirping] >> we have to support our president whether or not we voted for him.m. >> what do you think is going to happen to bill o'reilly in 2017? >> let's all hope bill is okay. >> have you read any bill o'reilly's books? >> "killing lincoln," i read part of it. >> what happens at the end? >> well, i didn't read the end. >> anything you want to tell bill o'reilly for the new year? >> who is bill o'reilly? >> bill o'reilly. >> exactly. >> check, please. >> bill: watters, the lady predicted the mariah carey meltdown. what, eight hours before the fact? >> pretty much. >> bill: were you there, did you see mariah? >> no, i was home at that point. i was off at 10:00.

i had to get out of here for the ball to drop. >> bill: you had a curfew. a a >> i had a curfew after what happened last year. >> bill: most people seemed optimistic, that is good. >> some of them seemed optimistic and a lot of them were upset because they had been standing in the freezing cold since 9:00 a.m. with no food and no restrooms. but i think they perked up wheni they saw me, obviously. >> bill: number one, it wasn't freezing. it was 45 degrees at midnight. >> you know what i mean by cold, bill.l. >> bill: no, i don't. number two, you are in times square. there are restaurants around. you can get some food. >> they were ordering pizza delivery, domino's. once you are in, you are in. do you never go to times square? >> bill: i am afraid. it frightens me. when i saw mariah carey, i was terrified. i didn't know what was going to happen. >> i think she was just as terrified. >> bill: i don't know whether she knew where she was. i mean, did you see it? >> maybe she was part of the alien invasion. >> bill: that's right, a couple people feel there is going to be an alien invasion. that's what makes america a great place. all right, watters, i want to remind everybody that watters, in ten days, will make his debut in "the spin stops here" live

show with dennis miller and myself. that will be in tulsa, oklahoma. how lucky can you guys get, january 13th. also, a few tickets remain for their shows in omaha, nebraska, tacoma, washington, later on in march. check it all out on billoreilly.com. back to the "tip of the day," a resolution that you have to hear. "the tip" moments away as a "the factor" continues all across the usa and all around the world. world. do you know how your laxative works? you might be surprised. stimulant laxatives... make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. miralax is different. it works with the water in your body to hydrate and soften... unblocking your system naturally.

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hey, how's it going? um... who are you? i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. see? we're putting away acorns to show the importance of being organized. that's smart. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up? oh you know, gonna pay some bills, maybe buy a new tennis racket. tennis racket for a squirrel? he's got a killer backhand. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. >> bill: back to "tip of the day." a new year's resolution that should be important to you. but first, we received some very good news on january 1st. "the factor" once again rode the cable tv landscape, a dominant number one across the board in 2016, and we thank you all for that. also, "killing the rising sun", the number one adult hardback book of the year by a wide margin, fiction as well, we are very pleased, and we understand it is all because of you guys.

now the mail. tough one,s akira. tough one, akira. "the wall street journal" shoots pretty straight most of the time. "the economist" magazine is left editorially, but its hard news coverage is pretty accurate. "investorss business daily" tes the truth. on tv, it is dicey everywhere. but the "60 minutes" crew works hard to be accurate. not an easy thing to find fair andrd balanced news. you know, that is our slogan here, and i think that fox news tries hard to provide that, but it is difficult. two of my least favorite subjects, mark.

common core is a local educational issue, when i can't possibly define with any accuracy. global warmingng is real, but no one knows whether it is a natural cycle situation, man-made, or a combination of both. i always say clean planet is best. we should all work toward that and stop the political garbage. a battologist. meaning a person who b repeats words. battologist. i've never used that because i can barely say it, all right? a person who overuses certain words. but it has worked for mr. trump, hasn't it? his message got through. well, i appreciate that, larry.

i misspoke, werner. i misspoke, werner. nice pickup by you. when i said i even knew, and then i corrected it later, but i'm sorry about that. i shouldn't make those kinds of mistakes. finally tonight, a new york's resolution that you should hear. there is no question that social security payments are going to have to change in the next few years, government, running out of money. modifications are going to be made. that means that many of us will get less money from the government even though we paid into the social security fund forf decades. our expectations will not be matched by the feds in the future. so here is the resolution.

starting today, save as muchh money as he possibly can. start off with putting 5% of your net income every month in the bank. i know you're not getting a lot of interest, but just put it there. then get it up to 10% if you can. i know it's difficult. if you do it, you'll be much better off in the future. protect yourself. put the money away. the social security thing is coming. "the factor" tip of the day. that is it for us tonight. check out the fox news "factor" web site, different from billoreilly.com. also, we'd like you to spout off about "the factor" from anywhere in the, world. oreilly@foxnews.com. name and town if you'd wish to apply. word of the day, banal, when writing to "the factor." tomorrow going to get into chicago and san francisco. murder rate in chicago isre scandalous, nobody doing anything about it. san francisco's property crime, crazy.

we're going to tell you why it's happening. again, thanks for watching us tonight. i am bill o'reilly. please remember, the spin stops here. we are definitely looking out for you. >> megyn: breaking tonight, with just over two weeks until president-elect donald trump is sworn in and before he takes in a single act of president, democrats are mobilizing to block delay and obstruct his agenda. welcome to the "the kelly file" everybody, i am megyn kelly. convening for the first time. and after mr. trump's inauguration, the republicans will control the white house and congress since 2007. for their part, democrats are trying tohi ensure that this new unified government gets off to a slow start. as thatme party senate leadershp reportedly now planning on holding up