others. arthel: a wonderful, wonderful story. eric: absolutely. mr. daughtry -- arthel: thank you. that does it for us. thanks for joining us. eric everybody eric we'll see you next weekend. rick leventhal up next on the fox news channel. take care. rick: al franken in his first interviews after allegations of sexual harassment says he's embarrassed and ashamed but will not resign from the senate. good evening, i'm rick leventhal. you're watching "the fox report." ♪ ♪ rick: the minnesota democrat talking to local news outlets more than a week after the first accuser came forward. several other women have spoken out since then saying senator franken inappropriately grand or groped them while -- grabbed or groped them while taking photos. here's how the senator responded. >> did you put your hand on someone during a photo shoot. >> >> i would never intentionally do that. and so, but that does not negate negate -- my intention isn't

what is important. what is important is we have to listen to women and respect what they say. rick: meanwhile, another embattled lawmaker, michigan congressman john conyers, announces he's stepping aside as the top democrat on the house judiciary committee. conyers claims the accusations against him are are false but says he doesn't want to be a distraction to his colleagues. molly henneberg has the latest from washington. molly, did house minority leader nancy pelosi tell conyers to give up his leadership position? >> reporter: hi, rick. we don't know exactly what she said privately, but publicly today she said congressman conyers a, quote, icon. but then she went on to say he would, quote, do the right thing. a few hours after she said that, conyers announced he was stepping down as the top democrat on the powerful house judiciary committee as an ethics

investigation look into sexual harassment allegations made by staffers and possible payouts funded by taxpayerings. conyers said today in a statement, quote: i am grateful to my colleagues who have called for due process before weighing judgment. i would urge them to continue to do so for any member accused of wrongdoing. basic fairness requires no less. conyers says he looks forward to vindicating himself and his family before the house ethics committee. rick? rick: and, molly, back to the franken story. during those interviews today he said he was shocked by the allegations? >> reporter: yes. senator franken says these allegations have been embarrassing, difficult and a, quote, shock to him. franken, who will return to the senate tomorrow, says he does not remember groping or grabbing the women, but he apologizes to women, quote, who felt disrespected. >> i'm someone who, you know, hugs people, and i, you know, and i've learned from these

stories that some, in some of these encounters aye crossed a -- i've crossed a line for some women. >> reporter: the democratic senator from minnesota says he will cooperate fully with an ethics investigation, but he's not stepping down from the senate. rick? rick: and we will have more on al franken later this hour. molly henneberg, thank you. congress entering a year-end sprint with lawmakers getting back to work this week, senate republicans hurtling toward a vote on tax reform. with december 8th deadline to pass a spending bill, south dakota senator john thune says there's no reason they can't get it done. >> we need to pass a long-term spending bill. obviously, in the legislative process negotiation that will go on between the white house and democrats in congress and our leadership in congress, sometimes you need to do a short-term extension. but ultimately, we need to do a bill that funds the government through the end of the next fiscal year and that addresses the important priorities that we

need to address. there shouldn't be any discussion about shutting down the government. we can make this thing work. rick: caroline shively has more on this from washington. >> reporter: rick, sometimes congress just creeks along at a slow pace, and sometimes they ram things through at lightning speed. judging by their agenda, republican leaders are planning on some lightning. in the next few weeks, they may vote on health care for kids, taxes, sexual harassment and, oh, yeah, the entire federal government will shut down if they don't pass a spending resolution. the senate votes on tax reform this week, the house has already passed its version. >> i predict we will have a new tax code for the new year and for a new era of american prosperity. we deserve it, americans deserve a new tax code. >> they are doing something that's going to increase the debt enormously, a job killer, and it's going to raise taxes on middle class, and that is, has a big impact on individual lives of all americans.

>> reporter: democrats are pushing to amend the spending bill allowing dreamers to stay. those are illegal immigrants who came here as minors. republicans want with it handled separately. >> we have a fixable priority in the dream act, a bipartisan solution to this problem to make sure that these young people have a chance to earn their way into citizenship. we can do this, and we can get it done before the end of the year. >> it shouldn't be dealt with in the context of a year-end spending bill and the democrats using it trying to use leverage as, you know, to shut down the government. that's not how this ought to be resolved. >> reporter: republican leaders they say aren't afraid to keep leaders here past their scheduled holiday break to finish their work. rick: speculation is swirling over a recent decision by the legal team for former national security adviser michael flynn. his lawyers last week cutting ties with president trump's attorneys which some analysts say could indicate flynn is cooperating with prosecutors or seeking some sort of a deal. former u.s. attorney preet

bharara weighed in on "state of the union." >> a lot of the reporting suggests that michael flynn has a considerable amount of exposure based on his dealings with russia and not disclosing some of those. and if all of that is true and he has criminal liability, then the way to get yourself off the hook and in his case not only himself, but potentially also his son who's involved in some of this, the only way to do that is to cooperate with the prosecution. rick: garrett tenney is live in washington. garrett, how is the president's legal team responding to flynn's attorney the cutting off contact with themsome. >> reporter: this is something they say they have been expecting. there's been plenty of evidence to suggest wrongdoing at various levels on flynn's part, so the president's team has long believed it was only a matter of time before charges were brought against him. while that has not happened officially or formally at this point, jay sekulow, a member of the trump legal team, said the

prospect of flynn entering a plea is not unexpected and, quote: no one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. instead, they believe any charges against flynn will likely be related to his lobbying work on behalf of turkey and have nothing to do with the president or russia. some legal experts are also suggesting that even if michael flynn had damaging evidence against the president, there are real questions about his credibility. >> given the potential charges against flynn including false statements, you know, his credibility is suspect. and i'm not trying to run down a guy who served his country for years. but ultimately, when you have to look at as a prosecutor to put him on the witness stand against those charges, they're going to need some corroborating evidence to support his testimony going forward if he agrees to cooperate. >> reporter: and the fact that flynn's attorneys have ended their information-sharing agreement with the president's legal team could mean a number of different things. most likely, it means flynn is cooperating with investigators

and in the process of trying to cut a deal, or it means that he's preparing to plead guilty to forthcoming charges possibly in order to protect his son who is also under investigation. rick: and, garrett, you briefly mentioned turkey. what more do we know about some of the work that michael flynn did for the turkish government? >> reporter: federal records show he was paid more than half a million dollars, and "the wall street journal" reports that included a documentary about a cleric who now lives in the united states. the turkish government blames him for a failed coup in the country's capital and has called for him to be extradited back to ankara. flynn's consulting firm tried to mask its role in that documentary, and this latest example is just one part of a larger probe by federal investigators to determine if flynn improperly hid financial ties to both turkey and russia. rick? rick: garrett tenney in washington, thank you. >> reporter: you got it. rick: right now authorities investigating the cause of a

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palestinians standing with egypt as it reels from an assault on a mosque that killed more than be 00 people -- 300 people, the deadliest terror attack in modern egyptian history. here's what it looked like in the west bank with palestinians showing solidarity with the victims and sending a message of defiance to those responsible. >> the palestinian figures and factions are cominged the to show sympathy with the families and to send their condolences to the families of the victims. but at the same time, to have a stand against the terror which is trying to shake egypt. rick: conor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: rick, as egyptians marked a weekend of mourning for the 305 people that were killed on friday, egyptian authorities are starting to get a better picture of what exactly happened in the small village. according to locals, isis militants have regularly

threatened the mod rate sufi muslim community, warning them not to cooperate with egyptian security forces. sufi muslims are despised by extremists and viewed by groups like al-qaeda and isis as apostates. around noon on friday, more than two dozen well-armed militants waving isis flags attacked the mosque first setting off a bomb and then gunning down many of the 500 or so worshipers who were trying to flee to safety. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the assailants were targeting anybody and everybody, anybody who was bleeding. >> reporter: egyptian president el city city vowed this weekend that the attack would not go unpunished, and the egyptian military launched airstrikes in the mountains of the sinai desert. for three years, president sisi has promised to end the wave of violence unleashed by isis.

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♪ rick: online retailers are ready to slash prices as we're just hours away from the start of cyber monday. and now we're hearing those companies may be willing to let the good times roll. >> i think cyber monday's exciting. i think what's cool though is we're actually going to see sales throughout december. so i don't think -- if you miss something on cyber monday, don't lose hope. i think retailers are going to keep the momentum going all the way through december. rick: cyber monday comes as online stores hope to duplicate the record-breaking success they had this year on black friday when consumers reportedly smashed internet sales by about a billion dollars. health insurance premiums are soar ising for 2018 -- soaring for 2018, democrats blaming president trump for the hikes, but these increases were expected long before president trump with us lekkedded -- was elected. dan springer reports. >> reporter: as americans sign up for next year's health insurance coverage, those on the exchange are seeing higher

premiums just as they did a year ago when they were up on average 25%. according to the kaiser family foundation, premiums in 2018 are rising an average of 18% for gold and bronze plans and 32% for silver plans. president trump blames the law tweeting last month: as usual, the obamacare premiums will be up. the dems open it, but we will repeal and replace and have great health care soon after tax cuts. many democrats say it's really trump's fault. california's insurance commissioner dave jones wrote: 2018 health insurance rates higher thanks to trump and remies. in washington state they're calling it -- thanks to trump and republicans. in washington state, they're calling it sabotage. >> the things that trump has said has affected the market, made it unstable and created uncertainty. and that's something that health insurers don't like. >> reporter: president trump did cut off cost-sharing subsidies or direct payments to insurance companies after a federal judge ruled them illegal

because congress never approved them. and that is partially impacting the cost of silver plans. but premiums have gone up each year since the law passed mainly because insurers are paying out more than they're taking in. >> it's obamacare's regulations that have more than doubled people yums over the last four or five years, and it's the sloppy drafting of obamacare that led to the illegal cost-sharing subsidies that the obama administration has been spending without the authorization of congress. >> reporter: despite the often times confusing blame game, consumers are figuring out what works for them. and because tax credits are also increasing, the vast majority of those on the exchange aren't paying any more for premiums. still, the 7-year-old law remains a political football that gets passed at every sign of trouble. in seattle, dan springer, fox news. rick: the situation in puerto rico remains critical two months after hurricane maria ravaged the american island. power outages are still widespread across the u.s.

territory and clean water is scarce. the conditions are driving residents to leave puerto rico, sending a surge of people into florida. steve harrigan picks up this story in kissimmee, florida. >> reporter: the old without medicine are coming, the young without classrooms and those in between. >> i don't have nothing. >> reporter: nothing in puerto rico eight weeks after hurricane maria means no house, power, phone, internet, no road. steven grew specialty hot peppers and cilantro. >> i'm kind of stuck in the air. i mean, i produce hydrouponically as well, so without light. water issues, i can't even produce. >> reporter: a farmer without light or water who's come to orlando with two pairs of pants and a shirt. >> starting from zero. we're starting from zero. >> reporter: a two month month blackout on the eye land has driven more than 156,000 u.s.

citizens from puerto rico to florida according to florida's division of emergency management. one-stop shopping centers have been set up to provide housing, medical care, food and employment. the surge is straining local resources, especially schools where dozens of new students without transcripts arrive each day. >> they're just showing up at your doorstep every day. >> every day. we enrolled 72 yesterday. >> reporter: 2500 new students in osceola county, more than 80% of whom don't speak english. [speaking spanish] >> reporter: some arrive alone. each new student costs the district roughly $28,000, an unbudgeted expense of more than $70 million say school officials. >> and that's adding, like, two elementary schools to our population that we were unable to the plan for and project. >> reporter: even before the storms, puerto ricans were fleeing a debt-ridden economy at the pace of 80,000 a year from an island whose population is just 3.5 million. but now that flight has turned

desperate. half a million puerto ricans are expected to come to florida in the next four years to join the one million already here. some may be starting from zero, but the dramatic demographic shift has the potential to create a new force in florida politics. in kissimmee, florida, steve harrigan, fox news. rick: al franken says he hopes to regain the trust of constituents as he finds himself at the center of a firestorm over sexual harassment on capitol hill. where the senator goes from here. plus, roy moore defying calls to exit the alabama special election amid allegations of sexual misconduct. the latest on that race and what a moore victory could mean for the president and the gop. >> this is all about politics, and that's why when politicians talk about this, it doesn't have a lot of credibility. this has been going on in politics for a very long time. democrats try and defend their

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rick: i'm rick leventhal, and this is "the fox report." president trump has now arrived back in washington after spending the holiday weekend at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach. he'll be meeting with senate republicans tuesday as they prepare to vote on their version of the gop tax plan, and that's not the only thing on the agenda. lawmakers are also up against a december 8th deadline to pass a spending bill to keep the government up and running. the house is also set to vote on a new resolution requiring all personnel to go through sexual harassment training. meanwhile, one of the lawmakers under fire for harassment is now speaking out. minnesota senator al franken telling local media he's ashamed and embarrassed but not stepping down. >> the ethics committee is

looking into all this, and i will cooperate fully with it. listen, i know i have a lot of work to regain the trust of people i've let down. the people of minnesota, my friends and supporters, my colleagues and especially everyone who counts on me to be a champion and ally of women. rick: joining me now is morgan, reporter for the hill. morgan, good to see you. >> thanks for having me, rick. rick: your reaction to al franken's interview. >> it's certainly a major moment. al franken has been silent for about eight days. this is him coming out and really addressing those allegations prickly. he -- publicly. he's certainly saying he's ashamed, taking blame though at the same time saying he doesn't recall some of the photographs that were taken in those instances in the same way the women have recounted them.

but i think the major question is, is this going to be enough for democrat, for progressive groups that are called on franken to resign. he certainly says here he's ready to get back to work and won't step down, but it will remain to be seen whether or not there will be more calls for his resignation especially if more allegations come like this come to light. rick: he said today this was not something he would intentionally do, but the acts as described don't sound accidental. >> right. certainly, his explanation has kind of walked the line between saying that the accounts are exactly what happened and accusing the women of lying. he's certainly not doing that, but he's really trying to emphasize that he didn't mean, you know, the way that these women felt. but at the same time saying he's apologizing for making them feel that way. so he's certainly walking a fine line in the way that he's answered to these accusations. obviously, apologizing to the first woman who came out, and

she has accepted his apology as well. rick: yeah. >> certainly, he's emphasizing that. rick: we didn't hear a flat-out denial, and the women's stories sound pretty similar, almost more like a pattern than an accident. >> right. there's been a few women, and several of those accounts have been recounted anonymously, some to the huffington post. but, yes, franken isn't denying what actually happened, he's just saying he doesn't remember those encount ors. i think one other important point from the interview today is that he was asked whether or not he expects there to be more allegations, and he basically indicated that he didn't know and that he hopes not. so i think it definitely leaves the door open. i think he's being very careful there because if he is truthful in saying that this wasn't what he intended and that he didn't remember them these ways, then i think he's perhaps worried that, you know, more people will come

out, and this behavior will be brought to light. rick: based on the allegations and the photo that was released, is it offensive to hear him describe himself as an ally of women? >> i mean, i think he's certainly trying to, again as i said, walk the line between saying that he's an ally of women and taking responsibility for his actions. so i think that leann tweeden, obviously, accepted that apology. i think other people will respond probably differently or be varying reactions to the way franken has handled everything. rick: i guess the question is whether it's forgivable or not. >> right. and i think that we'll see, again, varying reactions to that, you know? i think there will be people that say that they forgive him and that he, you know, basically welcoming this ethics investigation and taking blame, and i think there will be others that will continue to call for his resignation and call for him to step down. rick: you're down in washington,

right? >> uh-huh. rick: what's the buzz down there about representative john conyers today? >> john conyers make willing a big statement -- making a big statement saying he's going to step down from his post as the top democrat on the judiciary committee. certainly a major step especially given that conyers has denied the allegations that have been brought to light and media reporting about settlements that have been made with staffers that have alleged sexual harassment. i think that it's clear that conyers will continue to receive scrutiny with an ethics investigation pending, and i think that it's definitely going to be a point of focus especially this week with the house voting on that resolution for the anti-sexual harassment training. rick: yeah. you talked about al franken walking a fine line today. nancy pelosi did today as far as congress is concerned. >> absolutely, yes. she stepped far short of

criticizing conyers, you know, saying one or two accusations and saying that he is an icon and been a champion for women. so certainly nancy pelosi not coming out and criticizing conyers, but at the same time saying she believed and hoped he would do the right thing. then you have him hours later, of course, stepping down from that position. so i think we're going to to continue to see him examined as this ethics investigation continues. again, like franken, the question is will more of these accusations surface, you know, will he continue to have to, you know, deny them? will he come out and show some, you know, some sort of guilt perhaps? major questions especially with those accusations coming out more recently against conyers. rick: mo began, you mentioned -- morgan, you mentioned a possible vote on mandatory sexual harassment training in congress. it seems like it might be a little late for that. >> well, i think this is their attempt, obviously, at trying to

stem the criticism, the outrage over all of this, these allegations. this is something that's been optional in the past but, obviously, they're trying to make a statement with this resolution. of course, it's one of the many things that republicans in the house are focusing -- and the senate -- are focusing on in the coming weeks. certainly, there's a major agenda, and this is just another thing they've added to it. so i think it's going to be a very, very busy end to november and beginning of december. rick: but it almost feels like we're seeing a sea change down in washington. >> it certainly, these accusations and these women coming out so publicly, it cuts across various fields. i mean, we've seen it first in entertainment with harvey weinstein, in politics, you know, the reporting field as well. a lot of accusations made there. so i think it's almost sort of a moment in the culture where

we're having this big shift towards women, you know, coming out and feeling emboldened and being able to tell their stories. i don't think this is something that's going to go away with. i think it's certainly been a major point of focus in recent weeks and again with this vote this week, it's clear that congress is going to be putting the spotlight on it and, obviously, with these ethics investigations ongoing as well. rick: we started with al franken, let's finish with al franken. is it your sense that he may or that he will survive this test? >> i think it's a little too soon to tell at this point. clearly, he is saying he's ready to get back to work and prove to people that they can trust him again and regain their trust. he's very openly, you know, accepting blame in a way and saying that he's ashamed and really just making a point to try to move past this. but i think that it really depends on, you know, whether or not his allies, groups that have

already called on him to resign, whether they're going to step up those calls, whether, you know, democrats are going to stand by him. i don't think that he's out of the woods yet. obviously, al franken, you know, these accusations started to come out right when senators left town, so this'll be the first week where they're really back, and i think we'll know something in the coming days. but i don't think he's quite out of the woods yet. rick: okay. we appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. rick: monday is the deadline for people in alabama to get registered to vote in the upcoming senate election pitting roy moore against democrat doug jones. president trump blasting jones on twitter and offering some indirect support for moore. senator john thune of south dakota says the president should have a very different message. >> the president, obviously, can speak for himself. but -- and i think he sees the specter of a democrat holding

that seat and what that might mean for his agenda, but the alternative, as i said, isn't good either, chris. as far as i'm concerned, the president -- to the degree that he wants to use his influence in this race -- could, i think, help everybody out by doing what he can to try and get roy mere to step aside -- roy moore to step aside. rick: marianne rafferty, how confident is doug jones tonight that he can beat roy moore? >> reporter: hi, rick. doug jones didn't waste a good opportunity to talk to voters just before auburn pulled off a big win existence the crimson tide, the democrat was campaigning tailgate style to remind voters that he needs their support to score his own win against his rival, roy moore. >> i think we're going to win. that that's all i know. we've got a really great -- i mean, there are just thousands of supporters that have come out to work for this campaign. we've been talking about all the issues that matter to people from the day, day one.

you get sidetracked on other things, but we've been talking about the economy, we've been talking about health care. those are the issues that people care about the most. and it's resonating with us. >> reporter: and alabama native charles barkley voicing his support for jones and expressing his thoughts on moore even before sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. >> we got a lot of black people in this state who are amazing people. but to run a campaign with a guy as your chief advocate who is a white nationalist, a white separatist, that should have disqualified roy moore way before this women stuff came up. >> reporter: now barkley never pulley endorsed jones -- fully endorsed jones, but he made his opinion pretty clear to everyone. rick? rick: if doug jones wins, it could impact the balance of power in the senate. >> reporter: well, that's right. if jones wins, it would mean an even narrower margin for republicans in the senate which currently stands at 51-49. but despite what happens in the

battle for this alabama senate seat, republicans are hoping to the push through the tax reform bill before the end of the year. now president trump also weighing in on the importance of this race, tweeting earlier today: i endorsed luther strange in the alabama primary. he shot way up in the polls, but it wasn't enough. can't let schumer-pelosi win this race, liberal jones would be bad. meanwhile, we haven't seen much of republican senate candidate roy moore the past couple of days in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, but he does have plans to hold a rally tomorrow in fort payne, alabama. this is going to be the first one since november 16th when he didn't allow reporters to ask any questions about the allegations against him. we'll see if he addresses the allegations this time around. rick? rick: and just a couple weeks til that special election. thanks very much. what we're learning about the servicemen who lost their lives when their plane crashed in the philippine sea. and the mystery surrounding the death of the texas border patrol

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♪ rick: family and friends gathering in el paso, texas, for the funeral of fallen border patrol agent martinez. he was killed a week ago while on duty, but the circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery. the fbi investigating the incident says he and his partner may have been attacked, although other scenarios -- including an accident -- are still being considered. the navy identifying the servicemen killed when their plane crashed into the philippine sea. the service members identified

as lieutenant stevenning combs, airman matthew -- and airman apprentice brian grasso to. bryan llenas has the latest, what more do we know about these brave men? >> reporter: we're learning more and more after the search for these three men tragically has come to an end after two days and a thousand nautical square miles that were searched by the u.s. navy in the philippine sea. the three men presumed dead, steven combs grew up in massachusetts and florida, friends say he had an infectious smile and always dreamt of becoming a pilot. he was awarded a navy battle e ribbon. airman matthew -- was reportedly the 2013 valedictorian for his high school in baton rouge, louisiana. grosso was from florida. the c2a greyhound crashed while on a routine transport flight to the aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan on wednesday in the philippine sea. the plane was carrying 11 crew

and passengers, 8 were saved at the scene of the crash. this is the first fatal c2 aircraft crash since 1973, and admiral john richardson tweeting about the men, quote: our navy team sticks together. we have each other's backs. together our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and shipmates of these three great americans. the cause of the crash is under investigation, rick. rick: but, bryan, this is the third deadly incident in the pacific this year for the u.s. navy. >> reporter: the third deadly incident for the u.s. navy's seventh fleet in the pacific and two collisions earlier this year killed 17 sailors promising the removal of eight top navy officers from their posts including the seventh fleet commander. there have been 22, by the way, non-combat military aviation crashes this year. that's up 38% from last year. earlier today retired general jack keane spoke about how budget cuts have hurt the military. >> the united states is the

primary military power in the world, but the truth is our capabilities have eroded, and our readiness capability has significantly eroded. we're just not paying the money it takes to train our pilots, maintain the training proficiency of our units, doing the training for seamanship that's necessary. when you cut back on funding, it affects everything in the service. >> reporter: again, the cause of this, crash is under investigation, but for now, thoughts and prayers to the mourning families. rick: absolutely. bryan, thank you. >> reporter: of course. rick: the catholic church facing tough times as fewer millennials are signing p for service. -- signing up for service. how that is impacting the church on an economic level. i switch to miralax. 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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♪ ♪ rick: there's been a sharp decline in the number of american men and women entering the catholic order. new research suggests there's been a steady dip over the last 50 years, but it's been far more drastic for women. chief religion correspondent lauren green has more on what's causing the change. >> reporter: 33-year-old brendan coffey is a walking embodiment of what has become a rare exception for the catholic church, a millennial choosing the priesthood. >> the life of a jesuit is countercultural. by today's standards, not a lot of people are getting in line for poverty, chastity and obedience. for me, it was falling in love with a commitment to service, a commitment to promoting a god who is deeply in love with his creation. >> reporter: over the last five decades, the catholic church in the united states has seen a steady decline in the number of priests and sisters according to georgetown university's center for applied

research. in 1965 there were nearly 59,000 priests in the u.s. and nearly 180,000 religious sisters. in 2016 the numbers have dwindlinged to just over 37,000 priests and just over 47,000 sisters. the decline in sisters is more significant because the number entering were much higher than priests, particularly after world war ii. >> there are so many who are now in their 70s, 80s, 90s. and so the steep decline each year is really accountable mainly to those who are dying and the smaller numbers who are entering. >> reporter: the lack of sisters is having an economic impact on catholic schools. today the schools must employ more lay teachers at higher wages forcing tuitions to rise and fewer who can afford it. >> the smaller number engaged with students or young people does have a natural social consequence. >> reporter: brendan is one of 28 jesuits living and studying

at fordham university. >> from the experience of the guys in this house, we are living good, happy lives, and i wish more people could experience that. >> reporter: while religious vocations are down in the u.s., a georgetown university study shows there are 26 million more catholics across america today than there were in 1965. in new york, lauren green, fox news. rick: a texas man proving age is nothing but a number. how he's celebrating his 100th birthday as his family plans to run a mile in his shoes. >> oh, my, it's overwhelming. i'm so grateful. god has been so good to me, especially with family members. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ohhhhhh, ou!

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>> a dallas man is celebrating his 100th birthday by pounding the pavement. oval rogers is a world war ii vet, an avid runner for the last 50 years. he turns 100 on tuesday. they're marking the occasion and miles. they plan to run a combined 100 miles. rogers is not slowing down. >> i would hate to be bedridden in my last years, not being able

to be up and active and enjoying my family and life. >> there just amazed. i guess we shouldn't be. he lived every day the same. why not 100 or 110. >> a total of 33 family members are helping. they plan to run the final mile together. he really is going to be a hundred and still running. happy birthday. one of the nation's few remaining holocaust survivors showing his gratitude in a big way to the greatest generation who liberated the nazi concentration camps. he's donated $1 million to those organizations serving wooded it veterans. he's felt a deep connection to the troops for saving his life. he once employed 6000 people selling close electronics. that's our fox report. thanks for spending part of your evening with me. hope you had a fantastic thanksgiving. have a great week ahead.

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