>> sandra: do you have anything? >> bill: i'm out, man. >> sandra: what a busy news morning. >> bill: we'll see where we are. >> sandra: we see that on most days lately but truly. >> bill: see you at noon. >> sandra: "happening now" starts right now. >> and we start with this fox news alert. ventura, california fire officials set to hold a news conference on the massive fire tearing through southern california right now. at least one firefighter injured thus far. 30,000 people evacuated. hundreds of buildings destroyed. we're following it for any developments and we will continue to monitor that news conference as it gets underway. >> also this fox news alert. michigan congressman john conyers, the longest-serving member of the house, announces he is retiring today. conyers stepping down amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. this while president trump's

push for tax reform is gaining steam on capitol hill with the house paving the way for a committee where they will reconcile the house and senate bills. >> i'm julie banderas. president trump promising to spread holiday cheer in time for christmas. >> president trump: we have a final step to go and i predict we'll be very successive. talking about massive, massive tax cuts. tax cuts and reform. but i also mention tax cuts first because that's what people like to hear. we are now one huge step closer to delivering to the american people the historic tax relief as a giant present for christmas. >> chief white house correspondent john roberts is live at the white house with

today's news. this is a huge plus for republicans and the president. >> you talk to people at the white house using a football analogy. some people think we're on the 3-yard line. the president will talk tax reform with senators in the roosevelt room today. corey gardner and lemarch alexander bringing over people that want to talk about the president. tax reform will not be the main driver of the agenda today but it will definitely be in the discussion. the white house is hoping to limit the scale and scope of the upcoming conference that you mentioned which would reconcile the house and senate versions of the bill to try to get this done as expediently as possible and get it to the president's desk the week of december 18th. some changes definitely lie ahead. one on small business taxes. the house version of the bill

is much more generous than the senate version is. there will be work to get the two of those closer together. also more work to do on the state and local tax deductions. some members are looking for more flexibility in how that deduction can be applied. both bills cap the deduction at $10,000. no push to change that cap. just to allow more flexibility for certain folks. white house also wants to fix the alternative minimum tax. the house version got rid of the amt, the senate version didn't. don't forget the president page -- paid a huge amount of tax in 2005 we know of from the leaked tax return that came out during the campaign. tax reform also figuring into alabama politics with the president coming forward with the full throated support of the republican senate candidate roy moore. the president tweeting yesterday quote democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need moore to win in alabama

and need his vote on border wall, military, second amendment and more. the president called roy moore yesterday from air force one as he was on his way to salt lake city for that monuments event. the president ended the telephone call by saying go get 'em, roy. not sure if the president will do campaigning for roy moore there in alabama. however, the president will be having a campaign-style event in pensacola, florida, which is right on the border between florida and alabama and does factor into the mobile, alabama market. there may be talk about roy moore there. the president also spending time in mississippi on saturday. maybe spending at least half the weekend there down in the south. as to whether or not he will say anything specifically about roy moore remains to be seen. he will definitely be in the south bracketing at the very least alabama and the rnc,

throwing back in with moore. a calculation in washington they cannot afford to lose that seat to the democrat doug jones so they are going all in for roy moore. there is an open question, people are talking about it at the white house, what happens if and when roy moore is elected? will he be seated? will there be a move to oust him or will they let him join the senate? we'll find out. all of that to be determined a little more than a week from now. >> sandra: john roberts. thank you so much. >> setting up a big victory for president trump while the russia investigation is also heating up. so is the president's unpredictability a price the gop will pay to push through one of their top legislative priorities? the "wall street journal" writes in the era of president donald trump when up can be down and down can be up it's no surprise the republican's hour of great accomplishment is also

their hour of great peril. that's why things stand as a new week dawns upon a thoroughly changed political landscape. let's bring in the author of those words. the executive editor at the "wall street journal." where is the peril? >> there is peril on two fronts. the tax cut, not wildly popular as far as opinion polls tell us so far, doesn't take off as the christmas present that president trump referred to it as earlier, but in fact that middle americans conclude as democrats are telling them this benefits corporations and the rich a lot more than you and by the way it will blow up the budget deficit which you really don't like and scares you. that's risk number one. risk number two is the robert mueller special counsel investigation and the tax bill nearing the finish line last week bob mueller announces a plea deal with michael flynn,

the former national security advisor which indicated he is a cooperating witness at this point and that opens the door wider to the trump inner circle. at the hour of accomplishment you have the peril just off to the side. very much within vision for republicans. so that's why it's not 100% glee at this point for them. >> the republicans have struggled for almost a year in the trump presidency to notch a big legislative win. tax reform looks like it will be it. >> it is. i think they will get it done and get it done before christmas and that will definitely happen. as i said they still have some work to do, though, convincing the public this is as good as accomplishment as they believe it is and will be. there is a danger here, the economy is humming along pretty well nearly at full employment, pretty robust growth. there is the potential a tax cut right now in addition to ballooning the deficit stimulates the economy further and overheats it over the next couple of years. in the short term another peril that people has forgotten.

there needs to be a budget passed to pay for the government. there is a chance for a government shutdown. republicans say it will be the democrats to blame because they are trying to push in a fix for the dreamers, the undocumented aliens who came as young children and if this doesn't work it is because democrats have put an unrelated measure on the table. open question, will this new image of republicans as a party that can govern effectively because they got the tax bill done by tarnished by a government shutdown? >> democrats saw how bad the blowback was for republicans the last time there were government shutdowns. would they be willing to bring one on and get the blame cast on their party? >> we'll see. we have had this game of chicken repeatedly over recent years whether they will or won't be a government shutdown and the political calculations in both parties have shifted over time depending on the circumstances.

the only way to answer your question is to say i don't know and i'm not sure they know at this point. in terms of risks for the republicans. one of them out there is that a government shutdown takes a glow off of this tax cut victory a little bit. i don't think it's likely to be happen but it is at least a possibility. >> one thing i found interesting in your column has to do with the special election in alabama for the senate seat vacated by jeff sessions and luther strange. you say it would be bad if roy moore wins for republicans but it would also be bad if his opponent wins. >> what i said is specifically it will be bad for republicans in roy moore wins and comes to washington and tries to become a disruptive force within the republican party which is what he has suggested. that the bad blood between mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate and roy moore is pretty obvious and extensive. can it be calmed down and can he be a team player? i think republicans think it's important enough to have that 52nd vote that they're willing

to run that risk. there is the potential he comes and basically disrupts the republican caucus rather than becomes part of it. the other nightmare scenario, clearly republicans have concluded this is the worst one, is to have a democrat win a senate seat in the deep south that democrats haven't been able to do for a long time. that would be a stunner. >> keeps things interesting in washington, d.c. for you. jerry, thank you. >> fox news alert. the longest serving member of congress announces he is retiring today. no surprise as rumors were swirling after mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. we'll bring you more as soon as we get that. a texas police officer killed in an ambush. new details straight ahead and how the battle for tax reform could have long-lasting effects for the president. the impact it could have on the upcoming elections next. >> my republican friends will ultimately pay consequences for

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your heart and type 2 diabetes. make the connection. >> jon: right now a sad milestone for the san marcos, texas, police department after one of their officers was killed in an attack. marking the first time in their history an officer was killed in the line of duty. he was serving a warrant and the suspect opened fire on him and other officers. he was wearing a protective vest. the suspect surrendered after a brief stand-off. >> julie: the push for tax reform and the impact it could have on the mid-terms in the next presidential election with democrats blasting the political process while the gop works to fast track negotiations to resolve a lot of differences between the senate and house bills. >> this is a once in a generation opportunity and we're meeting the challenge. soon the house and senate will

meet in conference to produce a final bill so we can send it to the president's desk. then the american people can begin to enjoy the relief. >> my republican friends ought to be ashamed of the process and the product that emerged from the senate last week. >> julie: joining us now republican senator john thune of south dakota. thank you for talking to us. i know you guys are very busy. gop banking on the tax bill to boost the economy before the 2018 and 2020 elections. how do you think the bill will impact voters? >> i think when voters get a big cut in their personal income taxes they will be very much supportive of this and i think the other thing that will come out of this is the changes we've made in reducing taxes on business will create an environment favorable to economic growth. when you get the economy growing at a faster rate. we've been in the sluggish less than 2% growth for eight years,

economy starts growing faster and creating better-paying job you'll see wage increases. the american people, when they see the effects of this as it begins to be implemented will be happy for the changes that have been made. it will increase the amount of money in their pocket and give them bigger take home pay. >> julie: yesterday the president said the stock market has been reacting unbelievably well to the gop tax bill. he also added the only thing that hurts it is the fake news. the media can't deny the economy has been gaining momentum for the past year even before the tax bill. the media has been focused on the tax cut set to expire at the middle class and the deficit that is expected to hit $1 trillion. what do you feel the media is missing here? >> i think the media is missing the obvious. we're doubling the standard deduction. increasing the child tax credit. lowering rates for people across the country, lowering rates on businesses, all things

to create greater growth in the economy. the media, like the democrats in washington, seem to accept that 2% growth is the new normal. if we get the right policies in place we can unleash this economy. in the last couple of quarters, 3.3% and dramatically exceeding expectations. that's a functioning of lessening regulations and couple it with meaningful tax relief and we can really get this economy humming and build on what's already happening out there which isn't being picked up by the press. >> julie: as a member of the media i like facts. i'll share a few. unemployment is at a 16 year low. it could dip below 4% for the first time since the dot com era. that is the story the president feels the media is ignoring. but could that be because this

trend could continue past the 2018 elections into the next presidential election? something perhaps the mainstream media doesn't want to see? >> i don't think there is any question about that. in a lot of ways the media is cheering for failure and we shouldn't want that for our country. our country can do better. the american families and american people, those who have struggled for so long with the low wages haven't had a pay raise in the past decade need some relief and we allow to our tax cuts, income tax relief for middle income families in this country allow them to keep more in their pockets and get bigger paychecks to an expanding economy. that's a good story and we should be celebrating the fact we're moving in a direction that will get a bill on the president's desk that will accomplish a lot of those objectives but too often the narrative around here is one of doom and gloom and we want to settle for 2% growth. we can do way better than that and we should. >> julie: you talk about celebrating. a lot of democrats say it's

celebrating the wealthy and punishing the middle class. most voters don't understand what's in the tax bill. looking forward how should voters take into account the tax cuts. it's expiring for them after 2025. >> those will get extended and we would love to make them permanent. part is a function of the senate rules. we have washington accounting conventions we have to follow or we would have made them permanent. they will be made permanent eventually and the people should focus on how it will affect them and their own tax situation. plug the numbers into their tax returns and see that with a doubling of the standard deduction and doubling of the child tax credit and reduction in rates they'll be better off. when the american people start realizing what has been done and gets the real information, the real facts, they will be very pleased with the outcome. >> julie: thank you very much, appreciate it. good luck. >> thanks. julie. >> jon: well, the rnc makes a move in the alabama senate race after the president endorses

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>> julie: just in about the former stanford university swimmer found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on campus. brock turner is appealing the conviction saying -- his lawyer also saying the exclusion of character witnesses testifying

on his behalf was unfair. turner served three months in jail and the sentence was widely criticized as too lenient. his lawyers want to overturn his mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender. >> jon: breaking now in the alabama senate race with a special election one week away the republican national committee reversed course resuming its support for embattled republican candidate roy moore after president trump endorsed moore despite allegations of sexual misconduct swirling around him. we're live in fair hope, alabama with more. >> roy moore is planning to hold a rally in the barn you see behind me in the town of fair hope joined by former white house chief strategist steve bannon. something garnering criticism from moore's democratic candidate doug jones. >> remember president trump ran steve bannon out of the white house because of his politics

of division. that has no place in this country and has no place in this state. >> a senior rnc official tells fox news they are pumping resources to help roy moore. mitt romney tweeted roy moore in the senate would be a stain on the nation. no vote, no majority is worth losing our honor, our integrity. moore responded with this tweet. either mitt romney has lost his courage or he doesn't care about truth anymore. sad day. america's reawakening was led by donald trump, not you, mitt. roy moore lashed out against his accuser and political opponents and suggested george soros is going to hell. >> no matter how much money he's got he is going to the same place that people who don't recognize god and

morality and accept his salvation are going. that's not a good place. >> although president trump has no scheduled stops in alabama ahead of next week's election he is planning a rally on friday in pen is a cola, florida. that location is so close to mobile, alabama they're in the same media market. the white house is fully aware of this, back to you. >> jon: thank you, jonathan. >> julie: new concerns about the russia investigation and why robert mueller's team may have a credibility problem amid word about new subpoenas that could spell trouble for the president. plus a historic case before the supreme court involving a dispute over a wedding cake for a same sex couple. we'll have a live report from the high court on what this decision could mean.

>> julie: new information now on the russia investigation with a report special counsel robert mueller has subpoenaed information about president trump and his family's finances from the deutsche bank. f.b.i. agent peter strzok was fired after sending anti-trump messages. his role is under review and fox news is learning that strzok's was the one who

oversaw the interview of michael flynn. you got all that? so all that could actually turn into a credibility problem for the mueller investigation. >> the overwhelming majority of people that work at the f.b.i. that i know are good, hard working, patriotic people. but the management, when you look at mr. comey and when you look at the department of justice and the people who have nefarious intent and political bias they wear on their shirt sleeve. that's why you provide oversight from the congress. and when they won't give you the documents and they won't make people available, it is the flashing red light there is something really nefarious going on. >> julie: something really nefarious is going on. john holmes, former chief of staff to mitch mcconnell and david good friend former hillary for america and staff secretary to president clinton. let me start with you, josh, something nefarious going on. would you agree with those sentiments? >> i don't know if we know it's

nefarious but they have a perception problem. this is something that is much more significant than anything that the mueller investigation has faced to date, which is real and very serious allegations that they are not conducting this investigation in a fair and honest way. and, in fact, not only that, but having no transparency into the process whatsoever. it wasn't until we found out through other means the lead investigator had been compromised that they decided to provide the documentation to congress. so they've got a real big problem here. one of which i'm sure they will want to remedy. i am not sure how they can at this point. it seems like a difficult situation they've found themselves in. >> julie: josh, at some point you say that all special counsel investigations go well beyond their initial scope. >> that's right. one of the reasons why everybody in congress is so reluctant to appoint special counsel to begin with they go way beyond the initial scope and most of the charges that are brought are brought as a result of the investigation itself which is interesting

when you see the way this has played out from flynn and some of the earlier charges. the charges that are brought are based on the investigation, not the initial reason for the investigation at all. so i think as we see this progress if you've got credibility problems and the investigation itself is not even getting to the point of the investigation in the first place, why, what are we doing here? >> julie: it will come down perhaps to credibility. david, you say when it comes to credibility between the president and mr. mueller there is a clear winner here. >> that's right. it's mr. mueller, not the president. i'm interested in josh's comments. not once did he or you frankly mention what is being investigated right now. deutsche bank, the german bank. from what my sources tell me the only major bank that was willing to do business with donald trump. any time you are investigating financial or transactional crimes, you go to the bank. now it's interesting to note that when congress is

investigating the republican-run congress is investigating they ask for bank records but the only bank they've ever investigated is the bank of the small opposition research firm that broke the russia story. so that's politically suspect. robert mueller is running a standard investigation. all the claims that you are making about credibility are what we from wisconsin call big old bull and i think what you'll find is the investigation will proceed as it has. you didn't mention -- it's important here -- a major big dog in trump world just turned snitch. a whole lot of people will go to jail. that means you have a lot -- laugh now. but i'll come back on fox news and talk to you after the next indictments come along and go straight into the oval office. that's the real news. i know donald trump and his supporters want to distract from the real news. guess what the real news is? major investigation. >> you can keep talking all you want. >> everything you said is just

words. >> julie: let's let josh talk. this is why we call it a political battle. i want josh -- i want josh to answer right now. can you hold on and let josh speak? >> this is embarrassing. what you are talking about is like fever swamp of the left type discussion points that have no bearing whatsoever on this investigation. michael flynn? you said deutsche bank. what does michael flynn have to do with that. deutsche bank was sup aoen aed. when you were looking at personal finance records that have nothing to do with the russia investigation. that goes well beyond scope. >> are you a lawyer? >> this might be fun for you and your left wing friends. these kind of things -- >> julie: this is getting disrespectful. let josh finish his point.

>> you can have a left wing argument about this but these are serious investigations and when you start pulling in allegations against the president of the united states that have absolutely no founding whatsoever, you are doing yourself a disservice and -- >> julie: you know who is a lawyer? stop. >> the law is the law of the land. >> julie: fine. >> you are embarrassing yourself. >> where is your understanding of the law and how an investigation works? >> julie: hold on a second. trey gowdy, congressman, the lawyer, he actually spoke about this f.b.i. official kicked off of the mueller probe and i want you to react to this. play it. >> people have the right to assume the people that are investigating them are objective and have not already made up their minds. that's why we need to see the text and we need to interview this special agent. the bureau has had a really bad last 18 months and this makes it worse, frankly. >> julie: the bureau has messed

up repeatedly. in the hillary clinton email investigation and in this whole -- the whole thing from the f.b.i. from the top down before president trump got into office they have been screwing up. the buck doesn't fall far from -- look at right now what we're looking at as far as james comey and his having to step down, robert mueller having to be appointed to this. clearly the ball has been dropped so many times down the line. somebody has to pick it up. we are talking about credibility but also talking about the fact there has been so much damage done. how much farther back do we need to go to repair it? >> the good news is under our system of law that i believe in and our constitution, we have another branch of government called the judiciary. before anybody goes to jail, the f.b.i. has to bring an indictment and the d.o.j. has to prosecute and that goes in front of a judge. article three judge.

so rest assured if the f.b.i. did something that compromises their case and if the defense attorneys are able to show that that pollutes the evidence so much that there cannot be a conviction, the law will be upheld. what we're doing now is in the investigation stage where facts, real facts, not fake facts. not spin, not attacks on credibility but facts are being established. it will go in front of a court and then we'll see. we will see whether or not a judge, an impartial judge and maybe even a republican-appointed judge decides whether a crime was committed here. a lot of us think robert mueller is extremely credible. if he fired someone that means they probably deserved to be fire. it doesn't impugn the investigation. >> julie: i would hope whether it's a republican or democratic judge it wouldn't fall into the law. the law is the law and it should not be -- josh, final word and we have to go. >> i think all of us would feel

a lot better about david's introduction to american democracy 101 if the facts guided what he said. the facts have no bearing what he said here today which is the problem and why this investigation is really in troubling territory. because the facts aren't there. thus far we have absolutely no proof of russian collusion and until we do the kind of irresponsible comments you've made today only set us back. >> you are spinning fake news. flynn turned snitch and he is talking to the feds. >> julie: david, and josh, thank you very much. we appreciate you both coming on. >> jon: in the meantime house minority leader nancy pelosi slammed by republicans for her comments on their tax bill. ahead we'll speak with congressman doug collins, a republican, about what she had to say. tato truck. but not any more. i am done with that. ooh, ooh hot - just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato,

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>> julie: fox news alert in washington protestors rallying outside the u.s. supreme court where arguments wrapped up for the day in a major case there

involving a colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. he said it violated his christian beliefs about marriage. shannon bream is live at the supreme court with more. >> you can hear very loud protests going on both sides of this argument. a very heated debate. no exception in court today. what we would call a hot bench meaning the attorneys barely had time to get a statement out before the next question was fired. many times unable to even answer before the next justice jumped in. four different attorneys, two on each side arguing the case centering around jock phillips, a colorado baker. he turned away many cakes for things he didn't believe in. a gay couple came to him in 2012 saying we want to have a wedding cake made. it wasn't legal in colorado to be married but they wanted to get married in massachusetts, come back and have a reception and he says that he told them i'll sell you anything in the

store but not make a custom cree -- creation for you. they said it was humiliating and leaving in tears feeling they had been embarrassed in front of one of their mothers was with them. it comes down to where you draw this line between a public accommodation law that says you have to serve anyone and any kind of carve-out for religious believes. one just said a lot of people say they are artists. do we give them the full protection of the first amendment and free speech. others had a lot of questions along the same lines. justice kennedy is the one we're watching. the swing vote. on these cases he is a critical voice and very supportive of the dignity of lgbt people and their families. we've seen it in critical rulings before. today he said tolerance in order for it to be legitimate has to be neutral. he said i'm concerned in this case we've seen a lot of disrespect and disregard for jack phillips, the baker in this case. he was equally tough on the

other side as well. it comes down now to the nine justices. it is in their hands. they'll take a first vote within a few days on this but probably won't have a decision until closer to the end of the term in june. >> julie: shannon bream, thank you very much. >> jon: just in the house voting to go to conference committee with the senate to reconcile the gop tax bills but not without some tension on the floor. as conservatives threaten to derail what should have been an ordinary vote over the spending plan. >> yeah, there are a few rough edges in it as you know. but we'll get it all worked out in conference. we made a lot of changes on the senate side in anticipation of conference. i think the house will be happy with like restoring the $10,000 deduction for property taxes. it's not the full salt deduction restored but it is a start. >> jon: joining me now georgia

republican congressman collins sitting on the judiciary and rules committees. there were tense moments ahead of this vote. it looked like you and some others might withhold approval of going to conference. some call it a political stunt. was it? >> no. an honest family discussion. where we're at with other issues going forward and how we balance those coming into the end of the years. everybody wants to get us off the subject of tax reform. people were saying we'll never get it. we passed it and passed going to conference. tax reform is coming. the administration is on board and house and senate are on board and looking forward to staying focused on that. a discussion of where we are at at the end of the year and tax reform is on track. >> jon: you stepped out of the house chamber to take a call from the president last night. what did he say? >> that was not me last night.

that was one of my other colleagues to take that call. he is engaged. that's the one thing we have a different tenor on the hill. you have a president engaged and a president who said this is good for our economy and understands the working class and what they're doing and how they need the tax reform and how businesses need it to make us competitive across the globe. when you do that, you have a president who is engaged like that working with congress realizing congress has a role to play here, that is the way the government is supposed to be working and proud to see the president is part of that. >> jon: it was mark meadows who took that phone call. my apologies. >> no problem. mark is my friend and working together for the same thing. >> jon: i'm sure you would like to hear from the president at any time. what do you tell your constituents and the american people is in this tax bill for them if, in fact, it does get passed >> what we are going to tell them is you'll be seeing real reform in your taxes. not only the individual rates but in businesses. we will be unleashing the potential we know is here. i've said this before.

we've got an energy policy now that lets us be energy independent. a workforce that's always been the best. business entrepreneurship that makes us the envy of the world. we had the worst tax system in the world. now they can see more money in their paycheck. standard deduction raised. companies can have expensive of the capital so they can begin to add pieces of equipment and people for those jobs. when you look at that, that's what we're trying to fight for. the economy that has been stagnant and people got used to 1.8% growth. we're not satisfied with that. we want to make sure our growth potential is there and we'll keep fighting for that. >> jon: nancy pelosi the house minority leader says it's the end of the world. armageddon. how do you respond? >> nancy pelosi is amazing. it's a simple fact. she is in love with a government that likes to spend your money. she will saying everything she can to keep as much money in

washington, d.c. to do what she wants to do with it. american people and businesses drive the country. government has a role but when you look at it this way, if that is her view of giving money back to the american people i would love to see her explain that over the next year. >> jon: i want to turn your attention to the democratic side of the aisle and john conyers, the longest-serving member of congress says he is retiring. that announcement just this morning. listen. >> i am putting my retirement plans together and i will have more about that very soon. i am retiring today. >> jon: i am retiring today. that's how the piece of sound ended. what do you say to the retirement of john conyers? >> i think he made the best decision for him and what was appropriate in light of everything else. his own leadership told him to resign and he was following in that. i served with him on the

judiciary committee. he listened to his leadership and retiring today will help us move forward. >> jon: representative doug collins. thanks for your insight today. >> julie: facebook expanding its demographics targeting kids with a new app. >> your child cannot set this up on their own.

>> coming up, embattled congressman john conyers announced his retirement after another accuser came forward. will it quiet the question of democrat handling of sexual harassment on the hill.

>> we now know an f.b.i. agent softened the language of hillary clinton's emails and conducted interviews of michael flynn. >> "outnumbered" is coming up at the top of the hour. keep watching. >> jon: a manhunt still underway for a man accused of shooting at several ohio police officers overnight. it all began when officers responded to reports that james schmidt a wanted fugitive was seen at a wal-mart. he got into a vehicle with a woman and took off and led police on a high speed chase and fired an officers. one officer returned fire but schmidt escaped and broke into a home, stole a vehicle and slammed it into a garage. nobody hurt but schmidt is still at large. authorities warn he is armed and dangerous.

he is 5'5", weighs around 135 pounds. has brown hair and brown eyes. police are asking anyone with information to call the worcester police detective bureau. >> julie: like a need to give my kids another excuse to get on my cell phone. facebook is expanding its audience. it's launching a free messaging app aimed at your young children. kids under the age of 13. they will be able to chat with family and friends. fox business network, we're live with more. your daughter is probably too young for facebook. can you imagine your kid on facebook at age 5 or 6? >> she gets the phone and unstands how to use it. screen time is a problem. julie, you might need to listen to this one. we're talking about kids ages 6-12 on facebook with the new app called messenger kids. parents are in charge here.

they download the app on the kids' devices. kids that young have devices, and they also approve who their children can chat with. this is not a facebook account. when the kids do turn 13 and they can have one, this doesn't automatically become a facebook account. rather it is an opportunity for facebook to target the whole family in a fun way. this is what facebook says. there are no ads in messenger kids and your child's information isn't used for ads. it is free to download and there are no app purchases. seeing so many underage kids are already on social media and youtube has its own kid service that comes with controversy facebook doesn't want to be left out of this market right now. so it raises some questions. the first one being is all this screen time good for young children and b, who is to say that facebook isn't going to do anything to target your kids in the future? >> julie: the only thing that is good about face time is i

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>> thank you for joining us. "outnumbered" starts in a. >> harris: we start with the fox news alert. major announcement from john conyers of michigan. the longest-serving member of congress with a sexual harassment allegation in a radio interview a few hours ago, he is retiring today. he wants his son, don conyers the third, to replace them. this is "outnumbered," i am harris faulkner. melissa francis, the editor of townhall.com coming katie pavlich marie harf, and i guess, former secret service agent, nypd officer, and host of the "