on thursday. it's beautiful. polish pope john paul ii began the tradition of putting the tree in st. peter's square. most-watched, >> in the coming weeks i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> he is a human sacrifice on the altar of 2018 for the democrats. >> one fbi agent literally at the epicenter of virtually every major decision the fbi has been involved in. >> you are aware of media reports indicating peter strzok changed the words grossly negligent to extremely careless. >> almost anybody to grab the thesaurus would say gross negligence and are extremely

careless are close to each other. >> they are synonyms so why change them? >> under the palestinians clashing with israeli troops on the west bank, three days of rage underway. >> countdown to a shutdown is over for now. ♪ it don't matter where we go ♪ we find a way back home ♪ it don't matter where we go. >> how beautiful is that for this friday morning delight, dancing in new york city, the holiday season is in full swing. you are watching "fox and friends" first this thursday morning. thank you for joining us, 4:00 am on the east coast. top story, and unapologetic l

franklin announcing plans to resign from the senate after mounting sexual misconduct allegations but he also took some jabs at the president. garrett tenney with the latest. you said he is going to resign but not quite yet. >> no exact date but it will be in the coming weeks. several key votes on the senate floor the democrats don't want to lose him 4. more than a half-dozen women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by our franken, he is an advocated champion suggesting he is only stepping down now because he wouldn't be able to effectively represent minnesota going through a senate ethics investigation. >> i know in my heart nothing i have done as a senator, nothing has brought dishonor on this institution.

nevertheless today i am announcing that in the coming weeks i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> reporter: he has been advocate and champion of women during his time in congress and all women deserve to be heard and have their accusations of sexual harassment taken seriously. at the same time he said some of the charges against him are untrue and others he remembers very differently than his accusers was the once rising star of the democratic party used his speech to take a few parting shots at the republican party. >> i'm leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault fifth in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his

party. >> reporter: late yesterday, trent franks announced his resignation following complaints from two of his staff members with whom he discussed becoming a surrogate for him and his wife. in a statement franks made it clear he never engaged in improper sexual advances but did say i do want to take full and personal responsibility for the ways that unbeknownst to me until recently certain individuals were uncomfortable. heather: we will see what happens from there. we appreciate it. our franken's colleagues calling his resignation the right thing for the country but tommy laren says no one is buying that excuse calling him collateral damage for the democrats's 2018 ambitions. here is what he did today, he pulled hillary clinton, did a sorry but not really sorry, not going to take responsibility but let's be honest, he is a sacrificial lamb of the democratic party, the democratic party doesn't need them, they

threw him under the bus and hope this will better their case of moral high ground against roy moore, not sure if it is going to work. heather: the governor of california asking for donald trump, raging wildfires continue to intensify in california, no end insight, 5000 fire crews putting their lives on the line fighting the out-of-control inferno, we use the word apocalyptic, evacuation zone just widened. >> reporter: 6 fires threaten 23,000 homes, flames once again bearing down on this community. we have been on the front lines, look at what we have been seeing, down this hillside the last couple minutes, being fanned by the fierce winds

through the course of the day eating everything in their path. the reason this is such a concern is on this side of the pacific coast highway a number of beach homes can see how fast all these flames are, firefighters on the other side trying to do everything they can to protect this community. as of this morning, 190,000 residents have evacuated, firefighters have been working day and night, many of the residents we have spoken to are thankful. >> very grateful for the fire department and all the departments state and out of state helping us. we never dreamed it would be back here, we thought we were safe last night. >> reporter: checklist dramatic video of ranchers racing to save

dozens of horses, such a dangerous area with the fire coming down, some of their stables burning showing how quickly things get out of control with the santa ana winds. embers can push down the road and start those spot fires firefighters can't get on top of quickly enough before you see so much damage and devastation we have seen over the past 3 days. >> reporter: it can change dramatically even without the santa ana winds, we appreciate it, be careful out there. two students shot and killed by a classmate at a new mexico high school. a staff at aztec high school locking down the building as shots rang out. look at this video. it shows some of the students crouching down inside locked classrooms, police arriving within minutes shattering windows to get inside. quick thinking likely saved many lives. >> cannot imagine a greater pain

than to lose your child. >> can't believe this has happened in our town. you feel like you cannot be safe anywhere. >> reporter: the spect dying from a gunshot wound but it is unclear if he shot himself or if police did the shooting, the motive is unknown. former police officer who killed an unarmed man will spend 20 years behind bars. a south carolina judge sentencing michael's leg are for shooting -- the shooting spiking nationwide protests. he pleaded guilty to violating scott at civil rights as part of a plea agreement. fbi director christopher ray grilled by republicans over biased concerns, the boss defending the agency after revelations a top agent ousted from special counselor's team is behind two critical turning

points in the clinton and russia investigation. >> you are aware of the recent media reports that peter strzok, special agent at the fbi changed the words grossly negligent to extremely careless in former director comey's statement. >> gross negligence and extremely careless are pretty close to each other. heather: pressing the fbi director on strzok's involvement. >> my hunch is it has something to do with the dossier. the director, did peter strzok present the application to the fisa court to secure a warrant to spy on americans associated with the trump campaign? >> i'm not prepared to discuss anything about the process.

>> reporter: the doj tell fox news a senior official at the department has been demoted amid an investigation due to his contact with the opposition research from behind the anti-trump dossier and that is another person we are talking about. lot involved. still no smoking gun linking the trump campaign to russia but democrats insist that mueller investigation is warranted. nationally syndicated radio host says the previous administration was under the same scrutiny there would be riots in the streets. >> imagine what they would be saying if president obama were investigated for reasons this week, the thin. the republican party would be accused of being racist and the accusers would be right. this is a joke. can you imagine if obama was being investigated by people who made contributions to john mccain or mitt romney, and text messages slamming him.

it is insane. and to pay for this dossier and the dossier was a trigger to go to the court to get a warrant to survey all members of the trump team. if the shoe were on the other foot and they were going after obama the country would be on fire, people screaming body murder. >> donald trump welcoming congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle to play its make a deal, top democrats nancy pelosi and chuck schumer showed up. the high-stakes meeting focusing on bridging a political chasm the size of the grand canyon. >> it is a well knit together group of people and we hope to make some great progress for our country. >> we are here to make progress. >> let's get it done. heather: this is after a stopgap measure temporarily funding the government avoiding the

shutdown. donald trump hosting his first hanukkah celebration with hundreds gathering in the east room. >> hanukkah is a time for jewish families to celebrate the miracles of the past and promises of the future. we are proud to stand with the people of israel and to renew our enduring bond. heather: the celebration one day after the president recognized jerusalem as his relapse capital. firefighters working around the clock to battle devastating wildfires ripping through california again. one of those brave men joins us live up next. >> the united states recommending the team goes and filling up a question in the environment. >> questions and concerns in the 28 olympics in south korea will america attends from the white

house and lead us not into mistranslation, lines the pope francis wants to alter in the lord's prayer. ♪

>> several fires burning out of control as fast flames by fierce winds ripped through towns destroying homes and lives, the massive scope of the state of emergency can be seen from the sky, a birds eye view of all that devastation, and a paramedic the for the los angeles -- thank you for joining us. we see these images out of california and keep using that word apocalyptic but it really

is. when you look at these images, from your perspective, what are your thoughts, when you see scenes like this. >> it can be overwhelming for certain. we are a huge team working from the air to try to combat these fires but in my 7 years with the department, i have never seen conditions like that, through these canyons and valleys, not only a sustained speed but a sustained period of time, this started monday and we are coming up on friday, we had a whole week of this. crews trying hard. heather: not too long ago the same thing, battling in the napa

area. >>, and -- >> we don't have significant winds assisting the fire and spreading and becoming more intense, how do you begin to battle something to try to contain it? >> we have a pretty good plan in place, our leadership, we practice these scenarios, and companies on the ground, the brush firefighters, bulldozers, helicopters, airplanes from above have a slice of the pot and go to work but in these conditions, we don't look at

extinguishment at the beginning but human lives, attempting to save those lives and properties as much as we can and some of this footage, we do lose structures which breaks our hearts, we are not doing our job. heather: your home is away from the devastation but firefighters out there trying to contain the fire trying to save other people's property, and the condition of their home. >> that is very true. i do live in suburbs near the riot fire but my home was not in danger but i heard reports firefighters of lost their homes and so it is problematic when you perform these duties and have your own devastation at home. heather: that team from arizona, the entire team was lost trying

to battle wildfire, my prayer as everyone with fire crews in california to get under control soon and glad no lives have been lost apparently. appreciate it, be careful. the time is 20 minutes after the top of the hour, the united nations security council calling an emergency meeting as fiery protest from muslims explode on the gaza strip. on the ground in jerusalem up next. how to avoid a christmas catastrophe like this. the outdoor lights. ♪

heather: welcome back to "fox and friends" first, questions and concerns about the upcoming winter olympics in south korea. whether athletes can compete with war and whether, kitty logan live with details. >> us athletes, it was trying to go. the winter games, and and they look forward to participating, the protection of american priority with the south koreans and other nations, and and it

says, and teams were taken to the 2018 -- throughout this week, and too much confrontational, and north korea carried out the most advanced missile test so far, and a sufficient range to reach, and and they were consulting with the state department about the safety they are asking for. >> competing for america, and and this year the organization

is preparing, in arlington national cemetery, and reads across america. how we can make this happen. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. how many are needed, 245,000 i needed. >> veterans buried at arlington national cemetery, i checked numbers before we get there and a 30,000 reit shortfall. heather: every day there are 25 humans every day at arlington national cemetery. the need is greater every year, 25 funerals every single day. heather: you can speak, military families, not only those ads arlington national cemetery but

all across the country, your husband is a navy seal. >> this is a very personal mission for us, close to 30 friends buried at section 60 at arlington national cemetery. this is a very personal mission for my family and friends. at arlington national cemetery, the names on the grave are not faceless names or strangers or people we read about. these are people close to us who have been friends with us for many years and celebrated birthdays and birth of children. when they make the ultimate sacrifice we feel it is time for us to stand up, make sure they are not forgotten and continue their legacy. >> if you go to washington, go to arlington national cemetery,

you will be moved. how can people help out? december 16th, it is part of the annual wreaths across america day, you have until december 16th, each reef costs $15. >> december 14th, the server 16th across america, at arlington cemetery, 1300 other locations, and say the names of the fallen, and in arlington, veterans buried from all 50 states, because a lot of families in the dc metro area our volunteers might be the only people with these rates for the entire year. it is important to say their name and honor their sacrifice. heather: that almost makes me cry, thank you for the job you

are doing. >> you would be so moved if you join us. heather: go to wreathsacrossamerica.org. stay with us.

heather: the united nations calling for an emergency meeting, palestinian protesters violently clash with israeli troops for a day of rage. in reaction to donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the old city's capital. from lions gate, in all jerusalem with the latest. >> good morning, things are starting this morning, fairly quiet and peaceful. a lot of people coming to the old city to pray at the mosque, afternoon prayers just getting

ready to start. and what we expect to happen someday and -- upset with donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the official formal capital of israel. we saw clashes and israeli checkpoints in bethlehem and ramallah and other places along the west bank of palestinians throwing rocks, shooting rocks that slingshot while israelis firing tear gas and live rounds, more than 100 people, palestinians injured we expect them, there are one or two rockets fired from gaza yesterday, the israelis have reported or so but there are calls for these days of rage. the question is not so much will be a violence but will it be sustained, will this develop

into something larger, the closest allies, united nations security council, great britain and france are all calling for an emergency meeting to discuss this move. donald trump talked about other countries following america athlete recognizing jerusalem as his real's formal capital but america's allies are condemning this move and trying to find ways to mitigate the damage. heather: we will keep an eye on that. several world leaders, in lebanon to encourage leaders to move more aggressively, limiting has militants to meet today -- the white house firing back as lawmakers opening the civil rights museum.

democrats including john lewis. and the white house calling it unfortunate, they won't join the commander in chief, the incredible sacrifices. hundreds of angry activists in new york city protesting several ice agents to inform suspect, the hearing. >> >> refusing to cooperate, and an

thank you for doing this. and donaldson, and free counts of them meditated better with a firearm. refusing to testify against him. >> what is happening here is a former homicide prosecutor, and aggravating and mitigating taxes, what is his mental health. are there mitigating factors that would justify not imposing the death penalty, they issued a subpoena, refused to cooperate, don't have privilege or immunities they must comply with the subpoena and haven't done that. what the court did based on prosecutor's application, this

is a court ordered subpoena, refused to comply and find them and put them in jail until they do comply. as a homicide prosecutor, refused to cooperate and put them in jail. and they get to that point. heather: the judge involved in the case next month. >> this judge is going a little slow. they understand the sympathy of that, giving them time to calm down. and come back in january if you haven't complied, you have to give me a good explanation, a lot of power with the subpoena and if you don't comply, i will impose sanctions. heather: are there situations where family members have

immunity? >> spousal immunity is there, as far as a parent and child there is no recognizable privilege that prevents a parent from giving information about a child. heather: there are spousal privileges. >> and patient doctor privilege. lifted in the evidence rules, specific what they are. they have to comply. and continue to refuse to do that, that could put the case in jeopardy. >> the judge was a female, they came from a different country they refuse to testify with a female judge, ordered them in jail for 6 months, they still refused to comply, after a year, i am going to have to release them from jail but it won't get

to that place. they will cooperate with law enforcement. heather: we will have you back. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour. do you leave your christmas lights on all they were overnight? >> yes i do. heather: here is a good reason you should not. this home that nearly went up in flames. >> represent the people of the united states, not the president. the 20 lindsay von saying donald trump and social media not letting her get away with it. ♪

heather: welcome back. looks like this is from gold medals here, lindsay von will be representing the us in south korea in february for the winter

games but she is making it clear she will not be representing our president. marianne rafferty in los angeles with the back lash and it has been swift online. >> reporter: lindsay von will return to the winter of the pics in february in south korea, but while she will be skating for her country she won't be doing so for her president. >> i hope to represent the people of the united states, not the president. i want to represent our country well and i don't think there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that. >> reporter: von will be competing in her first olympics since vancouver in 2010 when she won gold in the downhill, she was forced to miss the 2014 games but if she wins this time she won't be celebrating at the white house. >> absolutely not.

but i have to win. every us team members invited but i won't go. >> reporter: social media roasting her for her comments, bradley wes since when do olympic players represent the current leader? playing for the flag, and other president. scotty says then stay home. jeannie writes can we just have one thing not politicized? shut up and ski. if it gets like the nfl i won't watch one second of it. white house visits have been contentious since donald trump took office, several members of the super bowl winning new england patriots shows not to go and donald trump rescinding the offer to golden state warriors after stefan kerry said he didn't want to go. the opening ceremony for the winter games is friday february 9th. heather: lead by example.

if you don't agree with the president, open the door for conversation, go to the white house. a lot of people would like to meet the president in person and do that. thank you for joining us. the time is 15 minutes until the top of the hour. before you get behind the wheel consider this. how safe is your vehicle? top score is for safety. don't call a millennial a snowflake, it makes them feel bad and is hurting their mental health. they are hijacking a serious medical issue. ♪

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potentially happen, you don't want that to happen, single-strand about the lights erupting into flames causing this house in columbia, tennessee to catch fire. a smoke detector awakened the homeowners. luckily that person was a volunteer firefighter and put out the blaze. a foxbusiness alert, a fiery mistake, popular gps sending california drivers into those raging infernos. tracy has those details. >> reporter: this is pretty scary, these fires in southern california were moving so fast, drivers were being sent directly into these areas that should have been shut down on the apps. generally they direct you from traffic onto lesser used roads but in this case it was directing people onto those lesser used roast which are closed off because of the fires. most users reported this problem

wednesday when everything was moving so fast and thursday things had been worked out very scary. heather: glad it has been worked out. if you are on the road using it, the safest vehicle you can drive in 2018. >> if you are in the market for a new car according to the insurance institute for highway safety, the top picks, the kia soul or subaru, the subaru outback, midsize suv, the santa fe sport. these top ratings have high standards, these cars had to go through a lot of testing and pass crash safety texting. look at those if you need a new car. heather: if you are flying, you can board early on one airline. >> national ugly holiday sweater

days december 15th. if you are flying on alaska airlines and you are wearing an ugly holiday sweater you can board early. this will carry across 115 cities alaska airlines fly to. heather: what if you are wearing a sweater that is not intentionally ugly, you can board early. >> and unintentional ugly holiday sweater. heather: thank you, have a great weekend. here is the story we are following up on. hillary clinton supporters, another reason to cry, new survey by the insurance company says 74% of millennials think being called a snowflake damages their mental health and 72% feel the term unfairly applied to them or is used unfairly. here to weigh in is the blaze host lawrence jones, great to have you with us. you have a thing or two to say.

>> mental health is a serious issue for people to feel the people calling them names essentially is a mental health crisis is being disingenuous. when you look at things, we are talking about a group of my generation that have been told you can be whatever race you want to be, if you want to play each -- change your sex you can change your sex, if someone says something that offends you it can be a crime. when you look at what they have been taught, delusional way of life, this is nothing new. heather: a continuation of the micro-aggression that has developed. >> the way to fight back is parenting as well as college campuses. this is an ideology. this is part of what they are teaching on campuses. when you are offended it is somehow a crime. this creates a week generation

of young people, if we don't start cracking down on this we will destroy an entire generation. heather: it follows that line of thinking where people shutdown the conversation. if you are offended it is a crime but we won't talk about it. >> this type of behavior is hard to understand, i grew up in poverty, my parents were very strict, this nonsense, my dad will say a lot of things to hurt my feelings, my mom would say a lot of things but it made me a stronger man today. what we are seeing with this generation is when their feelings get hurt, somehow people should be punished. this is another strike on the narrative, it is a mental illness, what we see now, hurting psychologically, they feel they can prosecute people going forward, might have a legal case. heather: you are saying this is

becoming an issue at a younger and younger and younger age. >> to the college student. this is what progressives teach. if you value free speech, it is also how we shape and mold our young people. if you value free speech stand against this here. heather: doing a disservice to kids before they get out in the real world. the real world doesn't look like that, you're going to get offended. >> most people. heather: care about the bottom line. >> that is all businesses -- >> you are going to be on "outnumbered" today. appreciated as always. 6 minutes until the top of the our. lead us not into mistranslation, the line pope francis wants to alter in the lord's prayer. ♪ ♪ keeping the faith ♪

heather: one of the world's most famous prayers could get a makeover, pope francis calling for a new translation of the lord's prayer, he said lead us not into temptation suggests god is the one who causes people to peter doocy. he wants to use the french translation, do not let us fall into temptation. which would shift the blame to

mankind. should the lord's prayer be changed? weigh in on facebook, twitter and instagram. he survived the worst mass shooting in texas history and you can help his christmas which come through. 5-year-old more is still in the hospital after being shot in a church in sutherland springs last month. he lost his mother, his two sisters, his family is asking to send christmas cards with pets, donations to help buy him a go kart. send a little holiday cheer to the address on your screen. governor greg abbott saying let's show this man from texas sized love. he definitely deserves a good christmas was that wraps up the show, have a great weekend, see you back here monday, "fox and friends" first continues, bye-bye. jillian: it is december 8th, fox news alert, california exploding

like a tinderbox, new fires igniting destroying neighborhoods and leaving nothing but chimneys still standing. we are live on the ground where the evacuation is. >> i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. rob: out frank and leaving the senate but making sure our commander-in-chief and roy more know where the door is. >> i hope to represent the people of the united states, not the president. jillian: speaking of taking shots, controversial comments that have everyone talking. "fox and friends" first continues right now. ♪ ♪ it is the weekend ♪ hands up for the weekend ♪ it's the weekend ♪ hands up for the weekend ♪