>> i wasn't watching. [screams] jillian: that explosion happened in australia after they mixed soda and nitrogen together. rob: could have end that career. "fox & friends" starts right now. see you later. >> i told you that we would be saying merry christmas again. we will give the american people a big beautiful christmas present. >> looks like the president has the votes to get it passed. >> i'm optimistic we will deliver tax reform to the american people for the first time in 1 years. >> these massive tax cuts will be rocket fuel. [laughter] little rocket man. rocket fuel for the american economy. he is a sick pickupy. >> if war comes, make no mistake the income the north kon

regime will be destroyed. >> how could all of this have been so secret. >> american airlines is scrambling to find pilots to operate thousands of flights over the christmas hollywood. >> we must start totally winning and winning and winning again. we can't stand winning so much. remember i used to say that? i used to say it and that's what's happening. ♪ ♪ applause, applause. brian: looks cluttered today. steve: christmas ornaments on the avenues of america. hi, everyone. welcome in studio d. we're in studio d today. not the new studio because today they are actually using our studio. they are getting ready for our staff member a.j. hall's

wedding which is going to be tomorrow afternoon. so they are clearing the deck. brian: it's affected even martha maccallum and the five. sorry, that's what happens. ainsley: wouldn't it be fun if we had a wedding in our studio. steve: brian remembers we actually married somebody on the plaza once upon a time. brian: right. we keep in touch with them every day. ainsley: seriously, there is a corporate event going on in our studio. we are here today but we will be back for tomorrow. steve: that's what it is? who knew. brian: talking about historic tax cuts. i know you have been down this path before and some of you were bitter and felt like you were left at the altar repeal and replace. ainsley: that's the wedding theme again. brian: that's my reference. you will see they are closer than ever doing something they haven't done in 30 years. yesterday they voted in the senate to go forward with a vote that could happen as early as today. the president was kite optimistic on the stump in missouri yesterday. ainsley: they have the votes they say 52 to 48.

republicans needed 50 votes in order to pass this. there was some concern because there were about 8 republicans that were on the fence about this. steve: this was just a procedural vote okay now we are going to vote there would be a number of times they couldn't get all republicans on board. it is along party line if there are republicans who could derail this thing. the president optimistic. he tweeted this out. the only people that don't like the packs cut bill are the people that don't stand iunderstanding it or the obstruction of democrats and do not know how really good it is and do not want the credit and success to go to the republicans. how would you pay for the child tax credit? well maybe than having a 20% corporate tax level, you make it 21% or make it 22%.

because, for every point that raises $100 billion over 10 years. brian: right. they are going to wrestle. it's still fine. get 100 people to agree on anything or 52 to agree on anything it's impossible what to have their lunch. i like the way they are working through it and saying this is not the plan i want. rand paul is the guy who usually has the biggest problem with it. john mccain. senator corker was on with us two days ago. he said i'm concerned with the deficit. if the deficit starts going up in a couple of years then it's an automatic trying tore raise taxes. somen the right say i don't think we should be doing this. cory gardner saying i'm not in to the trigger thing. i would rather cut spending. that along with what steve just mentioned, along with the mandate, when it comes to repealing the mandate on healthcare. these are the issues republicans have to work through. ainsley: yesterday they were wheeling and dealing. it's great to see them doing. this because the people that

are on the fence they needed to be pulled over onto the other side if they wanted this thing to pass and wanted to be a victory for republicans. they sat down with susan collins who has that concern with healthcare to. win her over, republicans agreed to stabilize the market if obamacare is abolished. include the $10,000 in property taxes important to susan collins. sat down with senator danes and johnson. their issue with the tax deduction for the big businesses. we will increase the tax deduction to the small businesses, too. they are on board now because of that. steve: and regarding the trigger. it looks like the trigger might actually be in trouble because there are parliamentarian reasons why they might not be able to include. this essentially, while they are going forward, they still haven't quite figured out how many people are for this. nonetheless, stay tuned because there could actually be a vote tonight. ainsley: the trigger thing sounds great though because if they are promising that this is going to disagree the deficit eventually because we are going to make more money as a government, then vote for this. if it doesn't do that, then

the tax goes up. steve: if there is a short fall. if there is a recession there is going to be a short fall which means people's taxes go up. a lot of people hate the trigger. ainsley: promising this. doesn't work out then we get what we want. brian: great point, ainsley. people say wait a second. why don't we cut spending. that would help the deficit. eventually have to get to the automatic withdrawals off our bank account. we are talking about discretionary stuff and overall restructure. the president had a couple emphasis yesterday. he said listen, this isn't tax cuts. this is tax reform. this is historic. we are changing at love things. he says it's going to hurt him as a businessman and he doesn't care because he is president now. i thought the president put a lot of pressure on senator mccaskill. you are a so-called moderate. you are in jeopardy? you have to make sure that a lot of people on the right vote for you. vote for this or else i'm going to run someone against you and you are going to have to explain. this senator mccaskill doesn't look like she is on board. senator manchin says there is a shot at that senator

heidi heitcamp might get involved. steve: big newspapers,. ainsley: one of the newspapers. "wall street journal" i feel it's big. steve: but the "new york times," the gray lady, it looks as if has been rented out to the democrats because yesterday they essentially turned over everything to stop this tax bill. and, in fact, they tweeted this out and they wrote a lengthy op-ed as well and said now is the time to contact senators. if you haven't already done so, about this tax plan. find yours here. then they give the phone numbers it is exroird. it looks like essentially they have crossed a line where they're working for the democrats. ainsley: it's so negative. it would be different if they said contact your senator and tell them if you like it or you don't and why you don't. they put #the tax bill hurts. they said tell your senators how you are going to be hurt by. this. brian: the senators that are vulnerable that may be on the fence all their emails

and twitter accounts are posted right there. now, is that a big deal in the word is opinion. "new york times" is giving their opinion, stunningly it's against what donald trump wants to do. here's what the "new york times" guidelines say. here it is. this is their own guidelines. social media posts journalists must not express partisan opinion, promote political views. endorse candidates. make offensive comments or do anything else that undercut the "times" reputation. this is every newsroom including those not involved in the coverage of government or politics. it seems lirks they have to give themselves 15-yard penalty and no reason to have this play reviewed. steve: here's the thing, they took over, the "new york times" editorial board took over the twitter and essentially they are breaking the rules they started about a month ago on october the 13th that they put up where they are taking a stand. it has crossed a line for a lot of people. what do you think about it? let us know foxandfriends.com. ainsley: do those apply to

the editorial board? a lot of people are saying this is taking it too far. they are allowed to give their opinion but to tell them to call the senators and tell them why they are against it is too garr. steve: these guidelines apply to everyone in every department of the newsroom. britain brian we know about taking the knee. the president has called them out. a lot of people are staying away and has stayed away. ratings are down ten dance is down. the league is trying to be offensive they decided to give over $100 billion in seven years to various social justice issues that the players deem are important. however, this would end the protest immediately. there are some players that say have you no right to negotiate this with the two players they elected to negotiate this. so the players are fractured and upset about this problem-involving mechanism. ainsley: owners are only meeting with two players to determine what social issues to give money to. brian: two to go in there and negotiate it. it's a ton of money. how they decide to spend the

mommy i thought was where the rubber hits the road. the fact the players are saying i'm not comfortable with this deal is stunning to me. ainsley: what will make them happy? giving $100 million to issues that are important to take a knee. steve: how far the nfl will go to stop the anthem protest. 49ers eric reid they are fed up and look, we are leaving this players coalition that did the negotiating. look, we are not on board with this idea. ainsley: all the owners are going to dallas for a meeting i understand in december and saying they might not even talk about the flag issue. they might wait until march. brian: not sure about that. i will say. this the league sat there they protected the union. they didn't say it's our idea take a knee. they are very upset about taking a to me. instead they try to solve it together. they give $90 million to what they say are social justice issues and they still are not happy? what are they happy with? eric reid was the second personal to take a knee in

san francisco. now that kaepernick is gone he is the main guy. he accident feel as though this addresses their issues. how much more money do you need? what do you want? picket signs? do you want to go to kinkos and have everyone before the game holding a sign? steve: they said $100 million but we don't know how exactly they are going to spend the money. they just want the protest to end. brian: maybe that's what the league does. maybe the players don't. steve: at least some of them. we have a lot to say about a lot more stuff but now it's time for the news. jillian joins us here in studio d. jillian: goorged to you guys and to you at home as well. begging the public for any clues that might lead them to a toddler who vanished from her bedroom. hazmat crews searching under homes in the neighborhood where 3-year-old mariah went missing. also scouring a lake nearby. >> we have conducted well over 100 interviews. we continue to follow up on those tips as they come in. >> everything so

overwhelming. >> daddy loves you and misses you so much. daddy wants to hold you in his arms. >> mariah last seen on sunday night. she was gone in the morning. the back door of their home was unlocked. the fbi thought she might be the girl in these surveillance videos that we showed you yesterday but they now say it wasn't her. the sexual assault scandal involving towed host matt lauer is growing. two more complaints filed in the wake of his firing. the news breaking hours before nbc annual christmas tree lighting. the network removing all mention from the show that he has hosted for years. the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge has died after a 4-year battle with the disease. anthony passed away on saturday at the age of 46. [laughter] jillian: the ice bucket challenge started after his wife nominated her pro-golfer cousin to

participate. it became a worldwide sensation in 2014 raising millions of dollars to help fund als research. he leaves behind his wife jennette and their daughter taya. a look at your headlines. second it back to you. ainsley: that is so sad. jillian: he raised so much money. ainsley: but lived a long time after that. how many years ago was that? ains. jillian: 14. ainsley: 46 years old. just a video off the latest missile -- north korea of their icbm. the test proving the rogue regime can hit anywhere in america with an empty rocket. so wha what can finally stop kim jong united auto workers jong un? hgeneral jack keane has an idea. he is next. gutierrez 2020?

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[laughter] little rocket man. rocket fuel for the american economy. [cheers and applause] he is a sick puppy. brian: joining us to weigh in is four star general, chairman of the institute of war general jack keane. tell us what's changed after that rocket went so far after two and a half months of not seeing anything? >> a couple things, number one, clearly, he is advancing his capability. now he can reach the entire united states. he has still got a couple things he has got to do. and that's demonstrate to himself that they can reenter the vehicle from outer space without burning it up. they haven't demonstrated that secondly, miniaturizing nuclear weapon so you can affix it to the top of an icbm. usually conduct atmospheric test. two more steps he is going to take. we're not surprised by the fact that he has done another test. but i think moist of us are pretty disappointed because

the chinese envoy was just in north korea after the president's visit. i think while we're measured about what can be accomplished, we were hoping certainly that he would come back and say, listen, kim jong un has decided to extend his testing halt and maybe we can start to have some kind of negotiations leading to an accommodation. that's off the table. whatever he was trying to do. we don't know for sure but the fact that he ran this test, means that that envoy likely did not succeed. brian: general, their missiles are now mobile. if you look at the distance they can hit an american city. does the game change. >> the fact that they have mobile missiles like the russians and chinese, actually their launchers look remarkably similar to the chinese means we are not going to have a lot of early warning. that is a challenge for us. >> we're still helding toward the main everett here nikki haley said it yesterday china. the fact that she is

publicly asking china to do more means we know china has not gone all in yet. and we're still depending on them. secretary tillerson and haley have done a good job in getting countries to back away from economically supporting north korea. they will put more pressure on north korea for sure. brian: if we were going to talk to them, you believe there is something in between us saying no more war games with south korea and them saying freeze. they say we will freeze our nuclear program if you guys stop your war games with south korea. what would general jack keane say diplomatically? >> well, we can't stop trading with south korea. what they want to do is drive a wedge between us and south korea. and actually, eventually, they want us off the peninsula for obvious reasons. but maybe we don't have to do the same scale of war games. brian: scale back. >> put something on the table. the fact that they have indicated some of that it means that there is some room there for them. but, listen, they want this capability. they believe it's the only thing that's going to ensure the preservation of the

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ainsley: we have quick headlines for you. he is outspoken immigration advocate already called to impeach president trump and now he could face him in 2020. illinois democratic congressman lieu ease gutierrez who announced earlier this week that he won't be seeking re-election next year now says he is going to test the waters for a run for the white house. gutierrez says he and his wife will tour the country over the next six months. alabama special election between democrat doug jones and republican roy moore could come down to convicted felons? a last-minute push by democrats is happening right

now to get as many felons registered to come out and vote or december 12th. new york city college sparking outrage by trying to sell artwork made by suspected tears at gitmo. brian: suspected? one suspected of having a hand in 9/11 attacks where john j. college students were killed. steve: department of defense putting off art transfers until a review is finished. joining us to weigh in is co-host and former gitmo guard for the army national guard pete hegseth. so, pete, the artwork is uncontroversial stuff. >> approved. steve: it's flowers and beaches. what's the problem. >> first of all, the artwork tells us everything we need to know about the way the american military treats terrorists as opposed to how they would treat us. they would cut our heads off. we let them do art on the

sea. let's be very clear about the double standard and the world we live. in these are pieces of art, released approved by the department of defense to go out. one thing to release them to go to family and friends of detainees. whole another thing to allow them to be hung to be art to be celebrated or to be sold. which many of these pieces are being sold. these are technically property of the united states government. we're probably not going to recoup the ones that are out there already. i see no reason why art created in a prison should ever go out to laud or exalt former current terrorists who went after. ainsley: what's hard to see is the picture of the new york city. artwork of new york city. this is the city where they terrorized on 9/11 3,000 family. pete: most of them still celebrate. 4 of the 8 detainees still at guantanamo bay. we can't let them loose such a danger to our society. we play. this art at thin substitution in new york city as if it is something we should be celebrating. this is the sort of civic

world we live in where in higher education there is no up or down, right or left, good or evil. it's just hey, this is art. and look at the troubled lives of these detainees. it's really, really unfortunate. steve: i understand they are not going to be selling it going forward. who thought this was a good idea? pete: i think it's probably nobody but part of a process that is self-perpetuating. have you got lawyers. you've got the red cross. sort of bureaucrats in the institution. steve: they are innocuous paintings. pete: gitmo has been hyper lawyer rised. we should be treating these guys or executing or sentencing them. caught up in international lawyerdom. this is like a letter or anything else. let go. once it gets out into the ether, anyone can use it for whatever they want. brian: outrageous. not even a hard one for anyone to say that if you are a murderer, you can't write a memoir and be able to get that revenue to become a rich person in prison to begin with.

here is what change.org is saying with this petition got over 1,000 signatures. let them know burning the art is something done by fascists and terrorist regimes but not by the american people. so before you petition, before you bid, let them know who did it. pete: maybe you want to buy it and burn it that might be an idea. government going forward has realized this is a really bad idea. no further art is going to be let out of guantanamo bay. think, honestly, it's mind-blowing to think we let them have brushes and paint and canvass to paint on. ainsley: solitary confinement. pete: we treat them so well it's unbelievable. go to guantanamo bay and see it we treat them better than prisoners in the united states of america. yet, guantanamo bay is seen as a g go log. all ideas matter. brian: it's new york city. pete: it's insanity.

brian: how do the prisoners treat the guards. >> spit on them and throw bodily fluid cocktails on them. these guys go to defend these total clowns in this prison and yet we're condemned for that? guantanamo bay is a great facility. we should double down on it. brian: they have a beautiful courtroom that's never used because we are not trying them. pete: the process has been totally mucked up. you are right, brian. ainsley: coming up, one of the craziest things you will see all day. >> stop, please. please sit down. >> i have taken poinge. ainsley: that guy just took poinge. the shocking moment a convicted criminal poisons himself on live tv. brian: good reaction, guys. just take your time. steve: how did he get the poison in there. ainsley: went to the high pot carry. steve: judge andrew napolitano has the latest move by republicans straight ahead. brian: first, i will handle, this sit straight back.

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you were looking at? >> we are open for news. steve: they will sell out. brian instance ains brian, tell him something he doesn't listen to us. when did you find out. every one in here was talking about it yesterday, right, guys? everyone was talking about it yesterday. brian: joel always takes your side. ainsley: did you go to the other studio this morning and lights out. brian: i knew by this morning but it didn't sink in. i also don't know the letter when somebody says meet me in studio e. what are you talking about? steve: all right. so anyway here we are in studio e. jillian has also come down to studio d for the news. jillian: i knew this. >> we all knew it the hair and makeup ladies reminded me yesterday and i still went to the wrong studio. i dropped my building id downtown elevator shaft. i'm having one heck of a morning. brian: they can't be replaced you have to go get it. jillian: i know. what am i going to do. they will kick me out of here. my last day. thanks, guys.

get you caught up on the headlines of the day. worry about personal problems later. congressman john conyers won't run for re-election. following avalanche of sexual assault allegations. longest serving member of congress still refusing calls to step down before next year. the house now joining the senate by taking action requiring mandatory sexual harassment training for all lawmakers and staff a convicted war criminal avoids two decades in jail by swallowing poison in court. >> stop, please. please sit down. >> i have taken poison. >> the bosnian criminal drinking from a small bottle after the judge refused his appeal. he claims he was innocent of crimes against humanity. he later died at the hospital. a computer glitch at american airlines may ruin your christmas vacation. the glitch letting all pilots take time off during the last two weeks in december. now, some 15,000 flights are pilotless. american expects to save the

day booking reserve pilots and offering 150% pay. the pilots union is protesting saying the pay increase is not enough to fix the mess there is a party going on this weekend, but one officer isn't invited, at least not anymore. how about this? a minnesota police officer accidentsly added to this group text message of people planning a party. the officer kindly speaking up writing must be a mix up. this number belongs to the centennial lakes police department. but showing some humor posting this selfie saying we will bring coastal and donuts. i think that would be fun. i think he should still go. what do you guys think? steve: why not? brian: who patted down the killer? ainsley: the guy that drank the poison? brian: he just got poison. what could possibly go wrong? steve: i read a report about it they simply screen for metal. they don't screen for liquids. ainsley: it's like romeo and juliet. i haven't heard of poison since then.

jillian: where do you get poison? jillian: i don't know. steve: online. brian: he was shopping online it was cyber monday. steve: we have danielle seat. it's her last day. she is assisting janice dean outside with the weather. are people watching at home? >> yes they're. my mom and dad. janice: where are you from? >> i'm from colorado. janice: we have audience here. where are you guys from? what are your names and where are you from you. >> kyle and dallas, texas. janice: what he said? >> yes, yes. january cat scan do you know danielle. >> i'm not familiar with danielle. she is going to be doing the weather so you guys will give her a round of applause afterwards. >> of course. janice: danielle, are you ready? >> yes, i'm ready. janice: here we go, the nation's forecast. here's a look at your nation's forecast. a cold front will bring mainly rain to the east coast with some snow for new england. out west a new storm will bring rain and mountain

snow. the rest of the country will be warmer than average. back to you, steve, ainsley, and brian. ainsley: all right. great job, danielle. japan january oh my gosh, was she not amazing. ainsley: amazing. her parents did a great job. i'm going to miss her. janice: i will be off during the christmas seasonal so maybe can you take over. brian: the whole season? she is gotten for the whole season? janice: what did you think. >> she did great. >> we love fox. terrific. janice: you are hired, too. >> all right. janice: back inside. steve: thanks, danielle, good luck to you. ainsley: del toro's latest film the shame of water, the visionary director shows us that true love can be found in the most unlikely places. brian: i have always said that. [laughter] steve: is this something we should be watching? let's dial in the fox light -- into the fox light senior vice president of marketing michael tammero. >> good morning. steve: beauty and the beast in a whole new level.

>> came up with the shape of water getting all sorts of buzz for award season. octavia spencer, sally hopkins all told me what the fuss is all about. >> if i told you about her, a princess without voice, what would i say? >> love this movie. >> thank you. >> so original, so different. what is the inspiration come from this. >> the movie tries to be a classical theater done in a very classical way. >> it's unique. it's such a fairy tale like nothing else you have ever seen. >> you can say as much inspirational beauty and the beast than it is inspiration from a light lagoon. >> i love the combination of genres he mixes together and magic realism. >> you may think that thing looks human and stands on two legs, right? but we're created in the -- you don't think that's what

the lord looks like, do you. >> speaks to one person's knight is another person's king. >> when you lo someone, you see their heart. you see their soul. and that's what's beautiful. >> he sees me as i am. >> tell me a little bit about the title, the shape of water. water, like love. they are the most powerful force in the universe because they break through every barrier. they do it because they are flexible. basically tries to say love in any form is love. >> don't do this. >> not even human. >> if i told you about her, what would i say? i wonder >> you will never look at the gold official the same way again that's all i'm saying. ainsley: what grade do you give it. >> i loved it very different, very fresh.

probably one of the movies to become the academy awards this year for sure. ainsley: really? steve: has that look. >> devon does it again. ainsley: thank you. steve: all right. coming up. brian: 20 minutes before the top of the hour. forget petraeusing on the sidelines. taking their cause to the field by honoring collin kaepernick, quote, sacrifice. carley shimkus has the controversy and hypocrisy ahead. steve: putting new pressure on the department of justice to get to the bottom of fake trump dossier. judge napolitano here n studio d with the latest move by republicans. he's next. all rise, here comes the judge ♪ we lose control ♪ into a raging fire ♪

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♪ steve: we have got some quick headlines for you all caught on camera. first up heart-stopping dash cam video showing the moment an out-of-control suv right there slams into a stopped police car and then flips over. police in ohio say the driver, oh my goodness, was drunk, apparently when he crashed into the officers on the side of the road. thankfully nobody was hurt. the driver was taken into jail. and don't try this at home. a science experiment -- nearly hitting a tv host in the face during a live science demonstration. watch this. >> i wasn't watching. [screams] just missed her, the bottle flying past the screaming host face on australian television show. soda reacted with liquid nitrogen. immediately after she said she couldn't hear out of one of her ears. look at that don't try that at home. brian: enough with science, more social studies. 15 minutes before the top of

the hour. fbi over the probe of that anti-trump dossier. and it's ties to former shocking surveillance scandal. ainsley: president trump tweeting this out. the house of representatives seeks contempt citations against the justice department and the fbi for withholding key documents and an fbi witness which could shed light on surveillance of associates of donald trump. big stuff, deep state, give this information now here to way until judgweigh in is judgew napolitano. who are the people withholding this information. >> i don't know their names but this is a part of the government in law enforcement, in intelligence, in the administrative side in the federal reserve, in the military which never change and which don't seem to feel that they are responsible to the political person who has been elected the president of the united states. this is not supposed to

happen. we have the same political party and the same mind set controlling the executive branch and the legislative branch. the president. steve: everybody should be on the same page. >> correct. the president has been saying for months i want to see the documents exposed and the people exposed to ho coordinated this absurd, rational and false dossier against me. who does the fbi and the doj work for? ultimately the president. so, mr. president, just call up general kelly, john, call jeff sessions, tell him i want these documents coughed up this afternoon. who are they to resist what i have instructed them to do? they work for me. steve: it wouldn't be on strukdz of justice because it could be used as part of the russia thing right now? >> that's a good question because i haven't seen the documents and i don't know what's in there. if the fbi does the right thing it, will show up in congress and say this is an active criminal investigation. if we reveal them to you we will tip our hands to the people we might have to arrest. that's the reason for

holding them back. we will share them with you in secret. instead, they don't know. they don't answer. nothing's coughed up. congress can't hold the fbi or the doj in contempt it can only hold a human being who works for the fbi or the doj who refuses to comply with the subpoena in contempt. ainsley: judge, the doj sent us this statement. the department has provided members of the hpfci and house leadership with any number of documents and multiple briefings related to this matter. the members who have chosen to attend these briefings should have a clear understanding of the facts surrounding this matter. >> that means that the fbi and the doj are saying they have brought these documents into a secret room where you can't bring paper or pencil or iphone. and the documents are discussed. fbi agent to member of congress. yet, the members of congress are telling us and our colleagues, colleague james rosen it didn't happen it didn't happen. donald trump can get to the bottom of it. brian: how do you feel about

the urgings for devon nunes to come forward and offer -- contempt citations against the fbi and the department of justifiable? >> i would rather that denge nunes called up general kelly or the president. brian: you don't need to do this? judge: no, you don't need to do it. this is what happens when you have a republican coming or eric holder or loretta lynch running the doj. not what happens when you have the same party and mind set. brian: you just put your own fbi director in. >> correct. hey, chris, cough up the documents. steve: a head scratcher. >> it is a head scratcher. brian: a lot more going on with kutcherner and done junior being questioned and a lot of other names. >> i thought this was supposed to be over by thanksgiving. steve: what year? brian: and mike flynn. >> is this the studio brian and the judge used to be years and years and years ago? brian: i believe it is too big for under the circumstances but this is very nice. steve: you were on a tv show? >> it was radio. you stinker. steve: all right. judge.

thank you. ainsley: thank you. judge. steve: the senate moving closer toward passing tax reform. it could happen tonight. but, utah senator mike lee not satisfied with the plan yet. he's got some ideas on how to change things. eagle explain to you cominghe'l. brian: sarah huckabee sanders has a surprise for white house reporters who skeptical about her cuyahoga counting and baking abilities. southerhospitality on its way. where is carley? ainsley: that's the green room to this studio ♪ sweet emotion ♪ well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied.

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♪ steve: "fox & friends." they were threatened with fines for honoring 9/11 heroes on their cleats and banned from paying tribute to five slain officers in dallas. but apparently to the nfl, collin kaepernick's sacrifice is worthy of the on field spotlight. ainsley: this morning the league's latest decision spurring outrage online. here with more is fox news headlines 24/7 report carley shimkus. >> that's right. the nfl was widely criticized for not letting players honor those fallen police officers after the dallas shooting. but think are going to break that strict dress code rule for one week for what they are calling their my cause, my cleats initiative. so players will be able to wear decorated cleats to highlight a charity important to them. brian: they get to pick. they get to pick it has to be approved in advance.

rashard matthews has decided to bring attention to collin kaepernick's charity. here is what he said in instagram post. he says i don't have a foundation so i have chosen to support my brother collin kaepernick's foundation. know your rights camp for my cause, my cleats. he has paid the ultimate sacrifice in order to bring true every day issues to light. that phrase ultimate sacrifice you know a lot of people are going to respond to this. john on instagram says funny the nfl finds fines supreme supporting 9/11 on your cleats yet can you support a guy who has sack filed nothing other than making himself relevant and making money off of it i'm not a hero nor is any rich athlete. kaepernick is certainly not. he has done nothing but divide. brian: do you know what this shows me? it is a panic time in the nfl. they are doing everything to end this. >> listen, you can't criticize them for this initiative. it is good. it is bringing attention to a lot of really important

charities. one other important note rashard matthews his brother was killed while serving in afghanistan. so he certainly knows about the ultimate sacrifice firsthand. steve: no kidding. brian: they are actually doing what the players asked talking about social causes. steve: meanwhile, there were some reporters who thought that sarah huckabee sanders pecan chocolate pie was too perfect on thanksgiving now it turns out. what's happening? >> she is going to be making some pies for some reporters. take a listen to this. >> being from the south, i think one of the most offensive things that you can accuse somebody of is a store bought pie. i absolutely made the pie and i have since this week purchased the ingredients to make many more and i will be making sure i get those to some of my friends in the white house briefing room. ainsley: she wants to make a pie for us here on "fox & friends," i don't think anybody is going to be turning that down, right? brian: i think we are working our way towards that. ainsley: i think she is going to. >> amazing.

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$100 million various social justifiable issues the players deem are important. however, there are some players who say have you no right to negotiate. this. >> american airlines is scrambling to find pilots to operate thousands of flights over the christmas holiday. >> we must start totally winning and winning and winning again. we can't stand winning so much. do you remember i used to say that? i used to say it and that's what's happening. ♪ ♪ ♪ put my hands up ♪ they're playing my song ♪ butterfly flies away ♪ i'm nodding my head like yeah ♪ moving my hips like yeah. brian: her voice was much higher. was sheehan that montana when she was singing this. steve: she was hanna montana 2345 ains ains remind2345. ainsley: takes me back. steve: she was a big star.

ryan brian we were told -- i better not tell you. [laughter] steve: we are today coming to you from studio d our regular studio is being used for another event. this is historical spot for fox news channel. this is where mike huckabee used to do his show in here. they used to do the five in here. i will give either one of you, no help from the crew. i will give somebody $5 if you can tell me. ainsley: only 5. i need bigger. steve: i will give you $20 if you can tell me the name of the business this was before it became fox news channel. brian: i will tell you. do you have the money with you. steve: you can't help. i said no clue. brian. ainsley: was it a bank. >> it was dishes -- it was norm who used to sit at the bar yelling out at the end of the corner. ainsley: there this is a chinese restaurant there is a turkish restaurant used to go work the night shift. it shut down. then i heard disney bought the parking lot next door that's where our bodega was.

everything is changing. steve: new hotel right next door. brian: out of hard rocks. we need more. steve: right in the heart of times square. ainsley: all these businesses because they are hearing their corporate tax is going down allegedly. steve: so the senate deep in the heart of taxes last night they got closer to a final vote. it looks like they could actually vote on it tonight. it was a party line vote. it was simply a procedural thing to make sure everybody was on board. should we go forward with it? 52 republicans. 48 democrats. and so next stop they are going to be hammering things out today in the halls of congress trying to figure out montgomeryy hall style if they got a deal. >> rubik cube style. difference personality or what they say they run on. telling, i love inside information. senator john kennedy came out yesterday and he was telling our own chad pergram

there is a huge difference with the president now as opposed to repeal and replace. last time there was so much tension. there was threats going back and forth distrust. it time the meetings have been so different on healthcare. it was like night and day. people trying to make this bill better. nobody is standing up and storming out. nobody is talking about anyone's momma. nobody is talking about anyone's heritage. we're just talking about the bill. and then you have the vice president meeting with senator flake and corker. the president is having personal meetings, making personal calls. this is the way it used to be. sad though it used to be to try to get democrats used to do that now they are doing it just to keep republicans together. ainsley: one party. wheeling and dealing making concessions so everyone is happy. the president tweeted this the only people that don't like the tax cut bill are the people that don't understand it or the obstructionist democrat that know how really good it is and do not want the credit and success to go to the republicans. steve: here the thing. the last time around when it came to repeal and replace

the president was told by mitch mcconnell, mr. president, i've got, this you don't have to work the phones, et cetera. and he did not. and it blew up in their face. now it looks as if there is a possibility it could come down once again to john mccain, who famously gave the thumbs down to doing something about the affordable care act. mitch mcconnell was asked yesterday if john mccain is going to stand in his way, because of his -- he is at loggerheads with the president, here is what the leader said. >> and i know john mccain well enough to know he is not going to cast a vote on tax reform over how he may feel about the current occupant of the white house. steve: well, that's good. brian: one thing, just another note. the way mitch mcconnell and the president, he said last night laura did a great interview. he said i talk to the president every day. for those people who say there is tension between us it just doesn't exist. they talk every day. after they had blow up and mini vacation. they somehow came to an

understanding. they are working very well together. i thought it was very telling yesterday. marco rubio is tell technically a holdout. senator mike lee is technically a holdout. he will join us later. i think it's time to get serious if you are a democrat and start come to the table and understand we have to be unified when it comes to north korea. now we have video released showing details of what exactly how that rocket looked and it shows kim jong un technically, actually launching this missile himself. how far it went. the pay load that would have been been there. what they're capable of. they say that they can now hit almost any major american city. it's a game-changer. ainsley: that's the video right now. the president and nikki haley have a warning for him. listen. because massive tax cuts will be rocket fuel. [laughter] >> little rocket man. rocket fuel for the american economy.

[cheers and applause] he is a sick puppy. >> the dictator of north korea made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war. not farther from it. and if war comes, make no mistake the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. steve: well, here's the thing. by showing that two-minute video of the size of this particular missile, people who are in this industry are going that is very impressive if it got something that big there are questions whether or not it could actually launch a super heavy pay load on top of it. and there it is right there. that entire vehicle was built in north korea apparently. to have such a super heavy war head, experts doubt that. there is no evidence that while they can shoot it off from north korea, there is no evidence from what they have seen from the data that it actually successfully can

penetrate the atmosphere on reentry and detonate the way it is supposed to. brian: it did stay together when it came back. that is key. number two it looks like they are getting help. whether it's a russian scientist offering expertise or actually official help between iran, russia, and maybe china, somebody is putting their nuclear program on turbo speed. i think we have got to get to the bottom of that. ainsley: nfl is taking a stand for social justice. social justice issues. they have met as a league and decided to give 90 to $100 million over the next seven years to these i. these social causes that are important to those players taking a knee. steve: that's right. it sounds like the owners are going to pay into this fund 5 to $12 million a year. the players from each team $250,000 would be machingsd by the locals as well. there is just no -- there is just some question right now exactly what the money is going to fund. but, clearly, according to what we have read, issues important to the

african-american community. brian: this, to me, is a league trying to solve a problem. they said. steve: they have a problem. brian: stand. stop sitting. we provided the money. we listened. we heart social causes. we heard about your issues. we are trying not to have a war with our own military and our own law enforcement. this is the way to go. but letting the union vote together i have two union representatives. instead they begin to fracture. they say i don't like the deal we are cut. we want two representatives from the players' side. email from bob says this: i don't care how much the nfl gives i'm done. can't be bought to watch. steve: julie emailed us. doesn't matter if they give $1 trillion. people will never ever watch the nfl again. they have only got themselves to blame. ainsley: bill emailed us and says stand by. ticket prices are going up. steve: what do you think about this suggestion? 100-million-dollar fund for social justice issues? friends@foxnews.com. meanwhile 7:10 in new york

city. jillian joins us with headlines. brian: no way the american people are willing to give up football. you will give them a reason to watch again. this is a problem-solver. jillian: just a couple of players, handful of players not happy with this. brian: eagles doing really well. >> they are 10-1. let's get to a fox news alert right now. we are following breaking news. investigators begging the public for any clues that might lead them to a toddler who vanished from her bedroom. it's been four days since mariah woods went missing. police now focusing on a shed at her north carolina home. crews also looking under homes and a dive team is scouring a nearby lake. >> we have conducted well over 100 interviews. we continue to follow up on those tips as they come in. >> everything is so overwhelming. >> daddy loves you and misses you so much. daddy wants to hold you in his arms. >> mariah last seen on sunday night. she was gone in the morning. the back door of their home was unlocked. the fbi thought she might be the girl in these

surveillance photos but now they say it wasn't her: an accused serial killer will face a judge for the first time today. the mayor of tampa already has an idea of how howell donaldson should be punish you had. >> i think at the end of this, if he is found to be guilty, he should die. it's that simple. jillian: police say donaldson bought a gun six days before first victim was killed. he admits to owning the weapon linked to all four crime scenes. he has not confessed. he faces four first degree murder charges. it's that time of year where you can't walk into a store without hearing christmas music ♪ my wish come true ♪ all i wants for christmas ♪ is you ♪ ainsley: how about it? according to a new study christmas music is emotionally damaging for retail workers. that's because they are forced to listen to it all

day every day. many say it's killing their holiday spirit. some shoppers aren't loving it either. 23 percent said they don't want to hear any christmas music before december 1st. what do you guys think? steve: december 1st is tomorrow. brian: we can't avoid it anymore. christmas is here. ainsley: as much as i love christmas i do feel sorry for the people who are loving. there are those who lost loved ones and families breaking up. it's a tough time for some people. i love the christmas music. jillian: i do, too. steve: get used to it because we have a lot of it between now and christmas. meanwhile. brian: was that my cue by the change in steve's voice to read. brian: up on capitol hill. >> successful vote this week will bring us one giant step closer to delivering an incredible victory for the american people. brian: one of the republicans trying to make that giant step our next guest his name mike lee. he looks like that.

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steve: president trump on the verge of a major victory. the u.s. clearing the vote yesterday. vote could come as early as tonight. mike lee joins us from the noisy russell row tundra. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. good to be with you. steve: i know a whole bunch of new ideas were injected into this thing yesterday. what is the suggestion that you and senator marco rubio have to increase the child tax credit? >> marco rubio and i could like to end what's called the parent tax penalty. and we want to do that by making the child tax credit, which this bill would take up to $2,000. refundable up to the amount of taxes paid. including payroll taxes. in other words, we think that the child tax credit ought to be refundable up to 15.3% of earnings.

now, this is a benefit that would go to america's moms and dads. it would go only to those who are actually working and paying in to the system. it is not a welfare benefit. this is a tax fairness issue. this is something that would help make it easier for america's moms and dads to get by and to keep more of their hard earned money. steve: senator, i read online somebody had suggested this money would go to people who don't already pay federal taxes. you are saying this money would essentially refund their payroll tax, right? >> yes. that's right. the best way to think of this it's a payroll tax cut. it doesn't go to anyone who is not working and paying taxes. steve: all right. let's talk about the bill in general. and, you know, a lot of people are concerned with your suggestion to increase that to $2,000 because then apparently some have said well, to pay for it, you are going to have to rather than having a bottom of 20% for corporate tax rate, maybe you make it 21%. 22%. is that your idea?

>> that is one idea. that is an idea we have suggested how to pay for it look, as president trump acknowledged to us when i method with republican senators the other day, in this bill have you got about 70% of the relief that's going to corporations, about 30% that's going to individuals. and we think that this is one way of making sure individuals get more relief. there are other ways you could pay for it we are agnostic as to what the pay fors ought to be: we want to make sure that america's moms and dads get this benefit and that they are relieved from some of this tax burden. steve: senator, a lot of people are looking in this morning and they are thinking they could be on the verge of actually passing this or they could be on the verge of another disaster like they had with the affordable care act. >> no. we're going to pass this. look, i'm very bullish on this. i think most -- basically all of my republican colleagues in the senate are very bullish. we're going to get this thing passed. we will get it to the president's desk and is he going to sign it. steve: are there any holdouts? >> not at this point. we don't have any republican

senators at this point just saying no, no, heck no, i'm not going to vote for this. i think everyone in the conference wants to get to yes. i think we are in a very good position to actually get it passed. steve: all right. and the voting starts tonight? >> yes it should start sometime between this afternoon and this evening. and, again, steve, it would make a small difference for the bill it's a small change in the bill that will make a huge difference. all the difference in the world. hard working moms and dads throughout america. we need to get this passed. steve: senator, thank you very much for stopping by our program today to explain what your suggestion is and we will find out tonight if it's in the bill. thank you, sir. >> thank you, steve. steve: it is now 7:20 here in new york city. america's heroes aren't the only ones who will give all for freedom. their families also making incredible sacrifice as well. how you can hem folds of honor give back to the families of the fallen for the holidays. we will explain that coming up next. and when it comes to politics, you are what you drive. the political party that

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jail by what some thought were five hour energy. >> i have taken poison. brian: is there a guard in the building. any cops. the bass neon general drinking from a small bottle after a judge accused his appeal. he later died at the hospital. ainsley: he drank poison. steve: right, he did. brian: where did he get it. ainsley: from romeo and juliet. steve: let's switch gears. if you are looking for a way to give back this holiday christmas season helping make college a reality for fallen hero bias donating to folds of honor. watch this. >> thank you folds of honor. my name is catalina, i am from el paso, texas. i'm currently attending the university of texas at el paso. >> i would like to thank folds of honor for awarding me with this clip i'm from san antonio, texas i'm attending baylor university as a biology major. >> my father served 20 years united states army green beret.

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again, right? >> i am. i will leave here and jump on a plane tomorrow morning and be flying fighter jets all weekend into next week. steve: "fox & friends" has support you had folds of honor for a while. we consider ourselves wing men to you and your organization. there is a chance that people out there can become officially your wing men as well, right? >> absolutely. ainsley's new book through your eyes number one book in america. ainsley: thanks to all of our amazing viewers. >> she made inincredible donation of $50,000. steve: to us. >> a month ago and it's changed some lives. steve: major dan, take a look at. >> oh my god. steve: ainsley earhardt is donating $50,000 to folds of honor. ainsley: that's come out of my paycheck because some people out there have bought the book and a portion of the proceeds is going to your organization. steve: how great is that. ainsley: you know what you said when we gave you the check. you said that's going to send 10 kids to college.

my dad worked so many jobs to put himself through college. his goal was to put his three kids to college. and now the books are based on teachings that my parents taught me. because he was such a great dad and i have a great mom, now that money raised from the books is going to send 10 more kids to college. it's a really cool story. >> absolutely. we have put over half a million dollars out in your home state of south carolina. ainsley: did you really? >> as i said, lives immediately changed. and we have a great promotion going at folds of honor. we have a wingman program which we ask people to give $13 a month. strange number. 13 folds bring the flag to triangled shape. the sixth fold is the inspiration of our name which is one nation under god where our hearts lie. if they donate $13 a month, become a wingman. we will send them a copy of your book as a small thank you for supporting folds of honor. ainsley: thank you. >> we have a little video. steve: let's watch.

>> ainsley i would love to send my thanks to you and as a fellow gamecock and all the contributions and proceeds of your book has helped not only me but numerous others from the folds of honor. >> thank you, ainsley. >> thank you ms. ainsley for all of your help. >> five seconds? >> thank you ainsley for supporting folds of honor. ainsley: so sweet. they lost their parents or their parents are really injured fighting for our country. that's really touching. thank you, daniel. i didn't know you were going to do that. >> thank you, ainsley, and thank you everybody who supports our mission because it's changing lives, despite a record year. we'll have millions of unfunded qualified requests come in to folds of honor. that's why it's so important to become a wingman and all the support of steve and brian and people don't know you, personally, i have the privilege to do that and your support as great americans to folds of honor. we are honored to pay forward. steve: if you would like to be a wingman, it's $13 a month. go to folds of honor.org. >> and make somebody's

christmas a little bit brighter. >> yeah. they deserve it. don't they? >> thank you, dan. god bless america. >> god bless you. thank you. brian: stay in new york for a change. okay? >> i will be defending this country this weekend. >> yes, you will. send us pictures. sometimes you will second us text messages and flying the sky. brian: it's going to be hard to get through christmas tree traffic even on foot. ainsley: i will be in dallas signing books on sunday at 1:00 barnes & noble ainsley earhardt books.com. steve: what time? ainsley: 1:00 on sunday after church. >> buy a book and support america. steve: indeed. ainsley: we have a fox news alert. matt lauer breaking his silence speaking out for the first time since his firing. we will bring that to you next. brian: president trump celebrating a win in the fight for tax reform. he is getting closer. can he actually make congress get something done? former congressman jason chaffetz knows all about the washington road block. he is coming in town.

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steve: 7:34 in new york city a fox news alert. moments ago matt lauer speaking out for the first time since being terminated from nbc. ainsley: in a statement matt lauer says this there are no words to express my sorry row and regret to the pain i have caused to the people i am v. hurt i am truly sorry. he goes on to say some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. brian: he goes on. this comes the "new york times" reports at least two more complaints were filed by nbc employees in the wake of the firing. all i could tell you is don't let children read it.

it is -- ainsley: pretty salacious. brian: very vivid. ainsley: hand it over to jillian who has the rest of our headlines this morning. special election between democrat doug jones and republican roy moore could come down to convicted family loans, last minute push by democrats leading statewide initiative many felons to registered to vote. felons in alabama were not allowed to vote. the law was changed last year twitter employee who deactivated president trump's twitter account comes forward. >> it was definitely a mistake. i had the wildest time in america. i was tired sometimes and everyone can do mistakes. ainsley: it was the turkish nationals day on the job when he took the account down for 11 minutes after someone flagged it for abuse. the man was in san francisco on a work visa.

he said the move made him feel like pan lowest can a bar the infamous drug lord. stanford university has an algorithm that figures out a city's political stance based on the vehicles there the survey says if there are more pickup trucks than cars those cities are 82% more likellikely to lean republican. if there are more sedans that is 88% more likely to be democrat. give them a look at race and education level. they forgot about the suvs though. what about the suv drivers? steve: great question, indeed. jason chaffetz fox news contributor a former republican congressman from utah and former chairman of the oversight and government reform committee, what did you drive -- what do you drive. >> i drive a ford and my wife drives a ford as well and my son drives a ford. we are a ford family. ainsley: you are a american family. >> i drive a truck. steve: you probably have

that pumper sticker friends don't let friends drive chevies? >> no. i just like being the biggest car on the road. i like being in the f-150. ainsley: once driving in an suv and up high you can't go back. >> when i first got it i hit a deer. i didn't mean to. it did nothing. i loved that i feel bad for the deer. brian: the deer is dead. >> got the ford emblem on his back. it was a mistake. brian: we're just about out of deer, too. so thanks. >> yeah. brian: congressman, very much on track when it cosmtion to tax reform full blown today. still conference committee. they do pass it. what do your friends tell you on the senate side? >> it looks very good. we work procedural vote that we tried to do on the affordable care act failed. they didn't even get to debate it let alone offer amendment. so for it to pass with 52 republican votes is everybody signaling we're okay with this. i think. brian: not totally okay. right? >> not totally okay. now, remember, democrats

also get to vote on these amendments. and if they can get a couple of republicans to offer an amendment, that the rest of the body doesn't like, guess what, now you are dealing with a bill that a lot of people might have trouble with this voter roma hearing it could pass this week. they will get through it, i tirks pretty swiftly. they can limit the number of amendments. but whether you have these holdouts like senator johnson and whatnot, they are getting the attention of the white house and leadership to say i want to negotiate this point i want to make sure my amendment comes up and i want to have your support. i don't think they will be no. the only one i think is a no. is john mccain. he likes higher taxes. that's his history and he likes a lot of spending on the military. ainsley: going forward. >> he let it move forward. that was a critical thing as well as susan collins.

steve an entity that doesn't like the tax bill is the "new york times" because they have big op-ed vote against it and in fact they put out all the senators how are talking about who appear to be holdovers for one reason or the other with their phone number saying contact them. but it's interesting. it looks like they are in violation of their own social media rules because it says other journalists must not express partisan opinions, promote political views which clearly they are doing where they are advocating against it and it goes on to say these guidelines apply to everybody in the department of the newsroom. i would imagine the opinion page is part of the newsroom. >> they get their own opinion as does the "wall street journal" and any other organization like that. but to start putting telephone numbers to move to advocacy to actually call and not just the senators' officsenators'hash tag to do tha new step. you are right against what

they said they were going to do a month ago. steve: unless the opinion people are completely different. >> it says everyone. steve: it does say everyone. brian: real quick, chairman, on the actual items that are going to be the most controversial voted on today, vot voted on today. do you think the trying tore raise taxes yes or no? do you think it will be included. >> i do think they have to vote on it. it's a tricky one. a lot of people want to see a tryinger that actually reduces spending that would have been better. if the economy is going sorrowsourthat's the last time u want to raise taxes. that's what some are advocating. brian: mandate be removed. i sense there are some from susan collins to get this removed. >> yes. again what they're saying and whispering behind the scenes hey listen, don't worry about it because we are still going to conference. this isn't final passage. i know you don't like it. get to final conference. a lot of people buy l. buy off on that.

they did in the house. a lot of people like provision they didn't like there. we have to get to that. ainsley: what made them get to a point because a lot of people say they are happy with the way republicans are handling this now. give and take. coming up with all of their concessions. susan collins wants one thing. okay. what do you want? we will give it to you. why did they get to this point? haven't been like that in the last year. >> political death. they will i do a political death if they don't actually pass something. brian: lastly, the president retweeted three islamic videos does that get in the way of passing. >> off message. get us focused on tax reform making sure while the "new york times" and chuck schumer and nancy pelosi they aren't showing up for meetings but then are out there and advocating and calling. we have to stay on message and talk taxes and explain to the american people why it's so beneficial. by the way two, big votes next week that nowhere on the radar about a 30 billion-dollar supplemental to fund the hurricanes then we have got to have a

continuing resolution take us into the middle of january. those are very difficult votes for house and senate members next week. ainsley: that gun law passed where can you take your guns across state lines. >> national reciprocity i hope it passes. ainsley: i read this morning it did pass i thought. >> it's got to get all the way to the finish line. ainsley: it just passed the house. steve: all right mr. ford f-150. thanks for joining us. ainsley: thank you. steve: meanwhile straight ahead businesses use bullet proof glass to protect themselves and employees. a new bill would take it all down because it makes people feel bad. we're going to explain that. ainsley: wow. and wall street still riding the trump bump. could the win on tax reform boost it even higher today? stuart varney is live next to tell us what it means for 401(k). brian: since you are here can you play our question of the day. born on this day in 1985 this actress is known for her role in penny the tv

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psychological incidents while they were flying. a full investigation is now underway. steve: meanwhile in a couple hours the stock market set to open. the dow jones industrial average closing near look at that, it's almost to 24,000 as optimism over a tax deal in the senate spurs the biggest gain in months. ainsley: here to break it all down for us is the host of varney and company on the fox business network. stuart varney. so 24,000. >> now 7:47 eastern time in about let's see now 1 hour and 43 minutes, the dow will open at 24,000. we'll hit it almost certainly right at the opening bell this morning. ainsley: what does that mean for all of us? >> he will with, this is the trump rally large. since the election of president trump, the dow has gone up from 18,000 to $24,005.9 trillion has been added to the nation's wealth, the value of all stocks. this is because president trump has introduced an era

of growth. growing at 3.3%. haven't seen that in a decade. has deregulated various businesses. that helps businesses. profits rupp. as you talked about earlier, why are on the verge of a tax cut deal which will benefit the economy next year. brian: new house something up i think 5% and now we know the economy is growing 3.3 which is astounding. >> yep. brian: no one predicted this. >> despite the gains in the third quarter. brian: where can you find that anywhere except for your show? does this mean necessarily that wall street and big business likes the president's tax plan? >> yes. it does. very much so. big business, big business in particular will get a much lower tax rate. that translates directly into their bottom line. how much profit are they going to make? they will make more profit next year. they can reinvest that in new plants and equipment and create more jobs. the economy expands at better than 3.3% growth.

wall street loves it. steve: meanwhile the "wall street journal" has an item this morning, stuart, that says even grandma wants to get in on the bit coin crave. explain what bit coin is and why yesterday did it touch $11,000 a share? >> okay. yesterday morning, about 9:00 in the morning, it hit $11,395. four hours later it was down to $9,300. steve: lost $2,000 per share. >> correct. ands of right now it's worth $9,700. can you see the price going all over the place. it's a speculative bubble my opinion. backed by nothing except the demand by investors. steve: it's an online currency. >> it's online currency. what is a bit coin? it's not an actual coin. it is actually a line of computer code. some bit coin owners actually keep lists of crypto graphic keys on paper, put them in the safe. and that's their bit coin

ownership. i wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole. i just don't. brian: it's like a currency that doesn't really did. >> it is a currency, yes, it is. it's a medium of exchange. can you buy things and sell things with it but that's very difficult. how do you price something when the value of the bit coin goes from 11,000 to 9,000 in about four hours? how do you price it? how do you do that? steve: how about the people though who are saying this is going to go through the roof, i'm going to buy it at $11,000 a share? >> all bubbles attract people into the frenzy because they think they can make a quick buck. maybe they can. if you bought it yesterday at lunchtime for $9,300 and now it's 9,700, theoretically you just made a $400 profit per bit coin. okay, what do you do? go cash it in, please. i don't know where this is going. brian: whatever happens. i want to make sure people watch your show 9 to noon. >> we welcome bit coin investors, too. despite what i say about it. steve: all right. thank you very much, stuart.

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bullet-proof glass. the philadelphia counts sill woman pushing this move apparently concerned security measure her shoppers feelings make sure there isn't this sort of indignity my opinion serving food through plexiglass only in certain neighborhoods. ainsley: fox news contributor deneen borelli joins us with her reaction. how can you tell if it has bullet proof plexiglass you can't tell the difference. >> this council woman's priorities are twisted. this is about the safety of in these high crimes areas. who is she to come in and dictate to small business owners, mom and pop stores who can only perhaps afford these plexiglass or bullet proof glass to protect employees. who is she to come in from the government and say you shall do this because we say so? it's outrageous. brian: by the way the owner of this deli who they want to take the glass down from. says the bullet proof glass for a shooting saved his

mother-in-law from a knife attack a little later on. is there a chance these people want to survive and thrive. rich writes this, he is the owner of a deli there he says the glass comes down, the crime rate will rise and there will be lots of dead bodies. >> he makes a great point. the criminal knows there is no plexiglass there to protect the employees, it makes it easier for them. you and i ride in taxis in new york all the time. they have plexiglasses in some of these cabs. they keep the driver safe. there is only a little slot for them to put the receipt through or put your credit card through. but, listen. ainsley: does that make you feel bad? >> going back to the pc culture. that's what we are witnessing here. it's ridiculous. and, you know, her response to the owners it's for them to provide security cameras and security personnel. well, the plexiglass is there because maybe that's all they could afford. and,again, who is she come from the government to dictate what these small business owners should do? brian: deneen borelli thanks so much.

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from the from nbc. ainsley: the nfl taking justice, they decided to give 90 to $100 million over the next ten years to these issues that are important. trump: we must start totally winning and winning and winning again. we can't stand winning so much. remember i used to say that? i used to say it, and that's what's happening. ♪ ♪ brian: for the longest time they said if you want legislation passed, you have to go sell it to the american people. you have to go twist arms with legislatures. you have to make everyone know that it matters to you. can the president do anything mosh he's doing? having lunch, the vice president's having lunch with people who don't speak to the president anymore. steve: wasn't that the president's theme song when he did the apprentice show and now we're talking about money,

money, money, money. ainsley: today they met together wheel and deal and come up with concessions because there are people who weren't in favor of a lot of this. they said all right. what do you want? what will make you happy? so they went down the list and tried to fix this and make it work. they did vote on it to allow it onto the floor and the vote passed 52 votes. 48 said "no" but 52 said "yes." brian: you know, it would be amazing too if democrats that were worried about retaining their seats for six more years like joe manchin, heidi hide camp and mccaskill. he said that she's weak on crime and wants to raise your taxes and said, listen, vote for senator mccaskill, save

your seat. steve: but the tragic of democrats is to deny the president any sort of win, and he reflected that in a trump tweet yesterday. he tweeted out the only people who don't like the tax cut bill are the people who don't understand it or the obstructionist democrats that know how good it is and do not want the credit and success to go to the republicans. we had one of the republican senators on the program just about 50 minutes ago, mike lee, he and marco rubio are trying to get an increase in the amount of child tax carecredit up to $2,000. he says in his gut he feels this thing's going to win for the republicans is going to pass shortly. >> we're going to get this thing passed. we're going to get it to the president's desk, and he's going to sign it. we don't have any republican senators at this point saying no. no. heck no. i'm not going to vote for this. i think everyone in the conference wants to get to a "yes," and i think we're in a very good position to actually

get it passed. brian: yeah, and i think mike lee is coming on, marco rubio was on last night, mitch mcconnell is also talking. a lot of these men and women were hiding because they didn't feel as though they had the votes or they didn't feel it would be popular enough to get this skinny plan through that was ultimately rejected by the house. by the senate. steve: right. and keep in mind, after it passes the senate, and it could pass as early as tonight when they start the vot vote, then it guarantees there's no guarantee people in the house like. brian: right. steve: so stay tuned. brian: they have to go to conference and say this is what we came up with. ainsley: and they're hoping to pass the big bill, the final one before christmas, before break. brian: and, by the way, can we fund the government by december 8th? steve: they've got a lot to do. meanwhile, it appears that the new york times is working with the democrats because what they did was essentially the editorial board took over their twitter account to remind people to contact some

of those eight u.s. senators, all republicans, to vote "no" on it. it does look like they cross the line. they become kind of a grassroots advocacy group. and the other thing about it is they may have -- and we say may because, you know, when we look at their new social media guidelines that they put out about a month and a half ago, it looks like this actually breaks their guidelines if you consider the people who are in op-ed department to be part of the newsroom. ainsley: look up in the top left hand corner. you can see, though, this is new york times opinion twitter. editorial board, they're able to state their opinions. that's what they do for legislation. they do it all the time. but launching a campaign to ask for you to call your u.s. senator and tell them why you don't like it and #the taxbillhurts is far different. and many people think it has crossed the line. brian: right. and it kind of goes against the rules that they put out there. meanwhile, let's talk about what happened 48 hours ago.

north korea after two and a half months of not launching any rockets, rocket man was at it again. this time with an icbm that is went far enough that could hit a major american city as far as the east coast. and this time a tweet from president trump this morning. this just in. ainsley: he said the chinese envoy who just returned from north korea seems to have no impact on rocket man. hard to believe his people and military put up in living with such horrible conditions. russia and china condemned the launch. i am surprised by that. why these people don't come together and overrule this terrible, evil dictator. brian: they have the guns, they're brutal, and they have all the weapons and these people can't get a good e-mail. ainsley: just a matter of time; right? steve: you would think so. and the experts have looked at this. it's a very impressive rocket so the peril is real. why is china -- they're saying to the president of the united states.

why they're not leaning more on north korea to turn that thing off is just astounding. i know ultimately the north koreans want united states forces out of south korea, get bases there. that's one of the provisions. they say we'll turn off our nuclear program if you get the americans out of south korea. ainsley: yeah, we believe you. brian: specifically, they want us to stop the joint exercises. we could scale them back. that might be a negotiating tool. and one of the things they say about china if you want to take them at their word, the people they used to have to pressure the leaders, kim jong-un's father, kim jong-un has killed them all. he killed a lot of the generals that were allied with china. so this -- the chinese. i don't even know this guy. we never met this guy. they sent an envoy in and then a week later this happens. ainsley: look what happened to

otto warmbier and then the guy who was escaping to the dmz line. they were shooting him, bullets did make it to their body. brian: and it probably destroyed his whole family and brutally killed them. ainsley: you're probably right. we'll never know. steve: for them to launch the biggest icbm that they've got in their arsenal at this particular time it looks like it's a negligence. look, we've got a bigger missile that you ever thought. so clearly kim jong-un wants something bigger from us. brian: meanwhile, jillian is happy with the size we are. >> yes, extremely. ainsley: size we are. what do you mean. brian: bigger than us. >> i don't ask questions. but we do have some breaking news to get, guys. fox news alert, matt speaking out for the first time since being terminated from nbc. in a statement, saying quote there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the

pain i have caused others by words and actions. to the people i've hurt, i am truly sorry. he said what is being said about me is untrue or characterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. at least two more complaints were filed by nbc employees in the wake of his firing. also breaking right now, investigators begging neighbors to search their homes and are yards for any sign of the missing toddler. also focusing on the shed behind the home in north carolina as crews look under houses and divers scour lakes. >> conducted well over 100 interviews. we continue to follow up on those tips as they come in. >> if everything. >> daddy wants to hold you in his arms. >> the back door was

unlocked. the fbi thought she might have been the girl in these surveillance photos. but now they say it wasn't her. an accused serial killer will face judge for the first time today. but the mayor of tampa has an idea for how donaldson should be punished. >> i think at the end of this if he's found to be guilty, he should die. it's that simple. >> police say donaldson legally bought a gun just six days before the victim was killed. he admits to owning the weapon that is linked to all four crime scenes, but he has not confessed. get prince harry down the aisle and away from the fridge as people around the globe celebrate the royal engagement, prince william isn't passing up the chance to tease his younger brother. >> for me, personally. >> prince harry and american actress megan merkel will tie

the knot in may. ainsley: in n may? get to work. for years, legislatures use a special hush fund taxpayer money to make sexual harassment claims go away. but now those days could be numbered. tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburne is behind a bill to close an account, and she's live next. brian: and alabama senate race, a race convicted felonies. finally some controversy in that race. [ keyboard clacking ] [ click ] [ keyboard clacking ]

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ainsley: a bipartisan team of lawmakers introducing a bill to unmask lawmakers that are accused of settling sexual harassment lawsuits on your dime. gop tennessee congressman marsha blackburne is a cosponsor of the congressional accountability and hush fund elimination act, and she joins us now. can you believe auto we even have a bill that's called this, marsha?

what was your reaction that you heard that our tax dollars are being used to settle sexual harassment claims? >> ainsley, like most of my colleagues, i was completely disgusted when i found out about this. and then to find out that the chairman of the house and administration committee, chairman harper who's doing a great job trying to clean this up is that when claims are presented, you don't even know whose name is on that brain. so let's bring some sunshine in, let's bring some transparency and accountability, let's end this practice. and these have been personal bailouts, so let's end this. and that's exactly what our piece of legislation does. ainsley: i bet people are shaking in their boots in washington if they know that they are behind some of these claims, and they've settled money using our tax-pair dollars. you're going to release the names of these individuals? >> yes. we feel like it's appropriate for this to come into

transparency, accountability, bring the sunshine, prohibit this going forward. and then those that have used this money, taxpayer dollars to pay these settlements and claims, they need to pay that money back with interest. ainsley: do we know how many people are on this list? >> we don't. and what we will do is look at this fund. now, it is appropriate and important to say this fund has been used to settle all sorts of claims. it could have been things with capital police or americans with disability act or so many different types of claims. but those that deal with sexual harassment or sexual assault, that is what we are going after in saying, look, this is inappropriate. it's an inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars. it is inappropriate that there has not been transparency with members of congress and the

american taxpayer, so let's clean this up. it's part of the draining the swamp. it is a part of getting rid of this type of one set of actions for over here and another for over there. and we think that this is the right step to move forward on. ainsley: so what happens next? because you know everyone's going to vote, i would think, in favor of this, even if they know their names are on the list because it looks like they're guilty if they vote "no" on it. >> yeah. and ron is the author of the bill, and he is continuing to work with house leadership as our representatives are trying to push this forward so that we can quickly get it to the floor for a vote. and then agree in a bipartisan way that there should be transparency and accountability brought to this process and that we need to eliminate the use of this hush money fund. ainsley: that's right. we don't go to work every day to pay for people to do this

type of thing. thank you, congresswoman. appreciate it. 15,000 flights and no pilots. major airline computer glitch that could ruin your christmas straight ahead. and the nfl reportedly offering millions of dollars to end national anthem protest and the players still are not happy after dean cane played in the nfl, we're going to ask him what he think so of the offer. you do all this research

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president trump and now he could face president trump in 2020. illinois democratic congressman luis who announced earlier this week he won't seek reelection next year now says he'll test the watts for a run to the white house. gutierrez says he and his wife will tour the country over the next six months to figure it out. and alabama's special election between democrat dug jones and republican roy moore could come down to convicted felons. a last-minute push by democrats in this state is happening right now to get as many felons registered to vote come december the 12th. pastor kenneth is one of them to get felons registered before the deadline. claims to have registered up to 10,000 felons so far. how many will vote? don't know. brian: moore is up by 8 it seems on the latest polls. meanwhile, the nfl reportedly said it's ready to strike a

$100 million deal to end the national anthem protest by donating to social justice organizations. ainsley: but protests are expected to continue this weekend because the players are still not happy. is it too little too late? dean, wanted you to weigh in on this because you played in the nfl. but first, tell the folks why you're there. >> for the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. i'm going to cohost that tonight with kathy lee gifford, it airs on hallmark on the 4th of december, and we're going to have a big show and a lot of music and the president and the first lady will be there. it's going to be a lot of fun. steve: all right. we'll be watching for that tonight. meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about this $100 million fund that is being proposed by some players and the nfl. they really want to get the players to stop with the anthem protest, and it looks like the price for that could

be $100 million. >> it looks that way too. you know, the anthem protest has been a pr and financial nightmare for the nfl. and goodell was trying to end it by -- with the buyout situation. i know anne bold man and malcolm jenkins, they run that player's coalition there. obviously, this is going off between those guys and other members of the coalition. i don't know that money is the answer, though. it sounds great to say we're going to commit $100 million to this. it doesn't really take money. it takes an engagement i think between the nfl and the players and the law enforcement and the communities, and, to me, something like that doesn't have to cost a lot of money. the idea that they're going to buy out and buy sort of -- buy this end to the protest is a strange one. it kind of feel likes big government to me. let's throw a whole bunch of money at it. i haven't spoken to malcolm jenkins, and i'm sure what they're doing their heart is in the right place, but it smells like a buyout like

we're going to buy our way out of this protest. brian: i know what you're saying. however, if you're the nfl, and you're trying to show the players your respect, you say what do you think you'll need? all right. fine. here's our proposal. what do you think? and two guys sipe off on it and then eric reed is the first to put his hand on his shoulder and take a knee with colin kaepernick say how dare they do this? i'm now out of this coalition, don't include me. so the players after negotiating this deal didn't give eric reed and maybe a handful of others. so they're still going to have a problem even if they cut this deal. so they're not even unified. >> no. they're definitely not unified, and, obviously, that's a big problem. again, i go back to it doesn't need to be money. it just needs to be engagement between the two. i haven't been a big fan of rodger goodell with this process. i didn't like he handled elliott or tom brady or ray

race. i think it's time for rice to step in and take over the nfl. brian: she doesn't want it. steve: that was always her dream job. the problem, dean, is the fact that -- let's say this is a successful campaign right now. they put the 100 million to good use in the community. >> i hope so. >> but there are so many people now who have pledged they will never watch the nfl again. and you look at the ratings, they're down. a lot of people in their hearts, they just feel that, you know, it was a bridge too far. >> yeah. and that's unfortunate because i love the nfl. that's why i'm hoping they can do something to revamp their image. i have to watch it. i love the sport. i played it for so long, and i'm a huge fan of the game, and it's really a big -- you know, american public, they're very, very patriotic. the group that watches the nfl, and it's a big group, and i hope we can slowly win them back. if it isn't rice, maybe i'll take the job. brian: maybe dean cane. also, talk about your movie

before you do that. there's a movie coming out, so don't jump to the nfl yet. >> i'm shooting a movie for hallmark right now called heart of the mountain. i just flipped out of there. shooting up to vancouver in a big snowy mountaintop and right now i just flew in for the ceremony for tonight for the national christmas tree lighting ceremony and go right back tomorrow. brian: do you play the dad or the heartthrob? >> i play both. the dad and the heartthrob. ainsley: when is it coming out, dean? >> it comes out in february. it's going to be a lot of fun. ainsley: good. great to see you this morning. every guy's jealous out there. he's superman, an actor, and played in the nfl. steve: and he gets to light the christmas tree tonight. ainsley: thank you, dean. >> thank you, guys. have a great day. steve: members of congress putting new pressure on the department of justice to get to the bottom of that what many call a fake trump dossier. will it work?

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steve: all right. welcome back. this morning, we've been talking about the fact how the new york times op-ed has sent out some tweets and written some op-ed encouraging people to call to republican senators to say they're against the tax bill. we had said earlier that it appears that they're in violation of their own new social media rules because

they say in social media posts, our journalists must not express party opinions, et cetera. and it goes on to say these guidelines apply to everyone in every department of the newsroom, including those involved in coverage of government and politics. we just heard from the deputy managing editor who wrote the op-ed and essentially they said that. brian: here it is. it says the platforms -- the president actually tweeted this out. but their response was, essentially, it doesn't apply to the opinion people. steve: right. exactly. it applies to the newsroom, not the opinion. brian: so the president tweeted something out, and this was clifford levy's response. the president's mistaken. he's referring to tweets from new york times opinions section. i was coauthor of the social media guidelines. they apply to the newsroom. not to the new york times opinion section. ainsley: so let us know what you think. do you think it's appropriate for them to tell you to call your congressman and tell them why you hate your tax bill. is that okay? listen, it is the editorial page.

it's an opinion page. they always give their opinion about legislative issues. is it going too far to tell you to call your congressman. steve: and asking whether or not they consider that to be part of the guideline. now we know according to the person who wrote it. let's bring in dan bongino, former new york city law enforcement and secret service agent. what do you think of the new york times op-ed folks to call these people and tell them to vote "no" to tax cuts? >> is this story surprising to anybody? the new york times opinion page is full of radical leftists. i mean, we have people over there like krugeman who write pieces on nobel-winning prize economists who don't there's a tooth fairy and money fairy. so this story isn't surprising to me at all, but it's just

ironic that they would come out and actually support activism, not just take an idea logical position. that's kind of a different change. brian: yeah, you have to see the column in the news side. their first story essentially says if this tax bill passes, it would change every aspect of american life. that they're trying to in their reporting get people extremely worried about a tax plan, which on the opinion side when the polling does not grade out high for the american people, they're kind of depending on the messaging aspect. where do you think we're at with this tax plan? >> you know, brian, this is a binary choice. and if i could make a passionate appeal to my fellow americans, and i mean this, what the heck has the government done for you in the last 030 years? no, i mean it. seriously. think about this for a second. >> national defense they also bankrupted our military because now we need more money and our equipment is falling apart. they bankrupted your retirement and social security. they bankrupted medicare, your health care system you've

relied on and paid into. they destroyed the student loan system. they destroyed the public education system. steve, the government has been a forest fire. everything it touches, it destroys. every city it runs, it destroys big government. they have done nothing. this is a binary choice, guys. you can keep your money in your wallet, or you can give more to the government. and after eight years of a disastrous, bigger government policy under barack obama, why in hell is the gop on the defensive over this? their only lines should be we are giving you more of your money because we've wasted it for the past eight years. they've done nothing with it. brian: yeah, i actually don't think, i think other news has been so overwhelming, they're actually getting work done without the scrutiny of major legislation that actually attracts. don't you agree? >> i do, brian. but what they've failed to do also is i call it ladies box messaging. you know, the gop has this habit of walking into a methadone clinic and talking about the.

people just want to know how it's going to benefit their lives. when you give the government money, neither cost or quality matter. they're taking your money, so they don't care about the cost or the quality of what they're buying because they're not buying it for themselves. they're just spending for other people. under bill clinton, we spent half as much money as we're spending now. okay. let's go back to clinton spending and cut the federal budget in half. we are wasting a ton of money. we don't need to the government them more. ainsley: the dirty dossier, the president wanted to know who was behind it, he wanted to see the key documents that led to that. he has been encouraging the doj and the fbi to release that information. they're not doing that. the house intel committee is really upset about this. the senior council is asking devon nunez to make them do this or hold them in contempt of congress. what do you think? >> well, i've said this before on your show, and i'll say it again. this is the most disturbing political scandal of my 43 years on this planet. i was a if he will agent,

guys. i've seen it. the awesome power of the federal government is something to behold and when you wield it, it's scary. even for me. the fact that this dossier may have been used as evidence in judicial warrants to spy on a political opponent? i don't care what your partisan affiliation is. that should scare the heck out of you. what is this? a third world republic here? this is really frightening stuff. should scare everyone. steve: right. brian: well, and now we know that the old guy in charge comey is out. chris ray is in. there's no longer an eric holder or a. ainsley: loretta lynch. brian: loretta lynch. so why isn't the president picking up the phone demanding answers? >> you know, i have to be honest with you. i'm confused about this as well. i'm not sure. because if justice wasn't blind in the fbi and doj used a hillary clinton finance, department-financed dossier to then get information on a political opponent to unmask them. to literally spy on them, i

mean, watergate on steroids. this is such a damaging political scandal. i'm not sure why the head of the executive branch isn't pushing furthered. but there may be something we don't know here and jeff sessions may be onto something. i'm not sure. steve: right. it could be part of an investigation. the department of justice did put out a statement and essentially what it says is they have briefed important members of congress. they know what's going on. but when the president, dan, sent out a tweet yesterday, he suggested he mentioned deep problems, deep states as if of the deep state, permanent government could be behind this. >> well, i mean, it's certainly -- you may have political -- this is what i've had suggested to me by a number of people who are on the inside. that this may have had a lot to do with deep state department of justice insiders who are more political actors than the department of justice actors. in other words, justice was never blind to them. it was only blind to republicans. they were working on behalf of, essentially, the democratic party. those may be the people who were involved in this.

i just don't see fbi agents being involved. i've worked with the fbi. these men and women are great. they're unbelievable patriots. it may have been political actors forcing the bureau to, hey, take a look at this dossier which, again, a political scandal for the ages. i mean, you essentially had the fbi working as an opposition research firm for the clinton campaign for the democratic party? this is groundbreaking. brian: yeah, after the election. thanks. dan bongino, see you soon. ainsley: let's hand it over to jillian. >> i can't help but notice there's a man back there that has a book. >> tell him i'll sign it. new jersey out here. steve: big crowd. >> so let's get you guys caught up on your headlines. as ainsley tells him i'll come out and sign it. computer glitch american airlines may ruin your christmas vacation. the pilot takes vacation at the same time. during the last two weeks in december. now some 15,000 flights from

the nation's biggest hub without pilot. america expects to fix the problem by reserving the pilots. the pilot's union says that's not enough to fix the mess. the pies are coming. press secretary sanders are fighting back after not thanking to cook the own pie. >> being from the south i think the most offensive thing you could accuse somebody of is a store-bought pie. i absolutely made the pie and this week i purchased the ingredients to make many more, and i will make sure i get those to those in the room. >> once they taste that pie, they're going to be the happiest people. i think she might win some of them over. >> unclear when the pies will arrive. and don't try this at home. you can try the pie. just not this now. the experiment. nearly has the tv host in the

states -- face during a live demonstration. that close. the woman screaming as the bottle flies inches from her face on australian tv. showing what happens when soda mixes with liquid nitrogen. immediately after, she said she could not hear out of one of her ears. steve: kind of looks like a bottle rocket out of a bottle. ainsley: looks like like some of the experiments we've done out on the applause. brian: shows you how dangerous television is. steve: janice dean is outside. >> you stole my audience. steve: we've got them behind us. >> do weather right out here. >> they have 30 seconds to get their butts over here. let's take a look at the weather across the nation. we don't have too much to talk about, which is great news. current temperatures 40 right

now in new york city, 19 around the city, the real cold air is to the north of us and canada. get over here. don't just take pictures of me. come over here, my friend. a little bit of morris in the northwest and the northeast. how are you doing? what's your name? >> my name is bella. >> thank you for coming. >> you're welcome. >> okay back inside. they're coming. the fans are coming. come over here. come over here. take some pictures. come on. okay. back inside. steve: thank you very much, janice. ainsley: okay. president trump predicted it and now it's happening. just talking tax he reform just seems to make the economy boom. how long is this going to last? bob massie is going to weigh on this next. brian: new housings. steve: plus, from budget friendly to lap of luxury, we're at the l.a. auto show for a sneak peak at the hottest cars of 2018 when you have a cold

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steve: well, here's some good financial news for you. stocks are soaring. our gdp, gross domestic product is surging, and consumer confidence just hit an all-time high. brian: right. i'm looking for the bad news in this. our old big signs that used to show tax reform and talk of passing is boosting the economy. can the trump bump continue. or is it even a trump bump. let's ask fox news analyst and host of the property man. bob massie. we need to talk about your real expertise, and that's housing. what's the word on the strata with the big business? >> i think, brian, since the day the president was elected, there are has been this attitude that somebody is there to fight for america and to build america again as he has said in other words. since that time, there are has been this always talk to try

to make tax reform make housing better. and that energy continues and, of course, if things -- if good things happen this week, i think we're going to see an explosion in this country in so many areas from housing, of course, the stock market speaks for itself, business is going to explode, employment's going to go up. i think it's fantastic. i think it's about attitude, and that's why people are waiting for this tax reform. steve: okay. when you say good things happening this week. you're talking about tax cut bill could actually pass maybe tonight because that's when the vote starts. >> yes. steve: but, bob, this republican congress has blown it before with the affordable care act, so there's a good possibility as well. even had to we've had two senators on in the past 24 hours who both say they think it's going to pass. >> they want to get reelected, steve. i mean, we know politicians. these guys want to get reelected and they know if this doesn't happen that they basically are going to have a major problem next year, those that are up for reelection. and the other side of it is, look, it's a complicated

plan. i mean, i try to understand it. it's so complicated, it's unbelievable. and all is said -- it really is a lot, and sometimes i wonder can't they just pick one or two things and get that dob or move to other things? apparently, that's not the way this all accident. not withstanding that, i believe that this congress is united, the republicans are united, they're going to make it happen, they have to make it happen, and i'm telling you. in the housing area loan, if we see the capital gains tax get reduced just from housing development commercial residential, this country will explode because those men and women who have been holding onto property will let it go and money will come into it. brian: bob, is that in the plan? >> well, part of it is. the capital gains tax, my understanding, is in the plan, brian, and as a result, that's huge. i mean, because people who hold onto property don't want to pay taxes. they're paying taxes all over the place. it moves property, moves real estate. real estate brings more money

into jobs, businesses, all of these types of things are good things for america. steve: so you could either buy real estate or go to vegas where bob massie is sitting right now. bob, have a great week. sigh you next week. >> you too, guys. take care. steve: it's exactly ten minutes before the top of the hour. coming up we are live at the floor of the l.a. auto show with a sneak peak at some of the hottest cars of the new year. brian: plus, sandra has -- >> from hot market to hot wheels. unbelievable. thanks, guys, the president one step closer to victory on tax reform the senate now debating the bill. will this be the generational tax reform that the president promising? as the threat in north korea throws, the president calling kim jong-un a sick puppy hours after threatening more sanctions. admiral robert mater on what we should do next.

ainsley: the los angeles auto show kicks off this weekend full of test drives, celebrity appearances and, of course, the newest rides. steve: that's right. here with a sneak peak is car expert mike live from the showroom floor. show us the cars. >> guys, thanks for having me back. so much news here in los angeles. i mean, we are rivalling detroit with this auto show. a lot of news coming out now to learn that an online search tool for pricing, 60% of vehicles in 2018, they're all going to be light trucks and suvs. so this was a good way to kick it off. all new lincoln. i love the waterfall grill in the front exterior of this vehicle. under the hood, 2.7 litter

turbo charged engine but it's the 300-horsepower that's going to make it a fast car. put your phone, and it will automatically charge itself. i expect to see it in the mid-30s early next year. hyundai show casing here at the auto show. their all new cuv, and this falls in the same theme of sport utility vehicle built for urban and adventure. they've got this urban smart armor exterior styling as well. it's this beautiful yellowy orange color. i love the exterior styling of this vehicle. toyota showcasing. all new steve ducey style concept. all about outdoor excitement for this vehicle, and it's the concept that they're going to bring the concept in the future. mitsubishi showcasing its all new eclipse cross. i love this vehicle with the eclipse cross. it's all about refinement and styling for the mitsubishi

brand as a whole. beautiful styling on that as well. lexus showcasing its rxl, l stands for long wheelbase. i love the third row on this thing. it's $46,000 car, and it's going to be on sale early next year. hey, we can close it out with this, guys, i know you're going to dig this. this is for the kids at home watching. star wars comes out on december 15th and nissan pander with lucas films to create theme vehicles. you can see over my shoulder over there they came up with a variety of different names for these vehicles but the ultimate sports horses fighter, the nissan maxima and a variety of other fun things happening here, of course, in los angeles. guys, back to you in new york. steve: all right. ainsley: thank you so much, mike. steve: may the force be with you, mike. all right. we're going to step aside. more in two minutes

>> janice has brought a whole bunch of folks. >> they're my brand news friends. >> they're not from new york. >> tomorrow is friday. >> have a great day. >> bill: breaking news overnight. the republicans in the senate are one step closer on tax reform. that bill clearing a major hurdle in a full senate vote could come this week as president trump anticipates a big victory. what will happen here? a lot of moving parts as we say good morning. live inside of "america's newsroom." sandra, good morning. >> sandra: good thursday morning. good morning, bill. i'm sandra smith. the president taking his message to the heartland rallying nationwide support for his bill. he said americans will be getting tax relief like we have not seen in decades. >> president trump: not enough for the middle class to keep getting by. we want them to start getting way ahead. we're going