reality star. during an appearance on "good morning america," she denied she was fired. most-watched, most trusted, most gratefully spent >> top senate republican conference the fbi with a draft statement under hillary clinton email investigation. >> we are seeing actual changes in black and white and it is not pretty. >> the greatest crisis in terms of law and order and rule of law in american history. >> we are defending democracy and draining of the swamp. together, let's cut the red tape. >> look at this as a reset to reach out. >> can't believe you would question my ability. ♪

♪ a beautiful morning ♪ heather: you were watching "fox and friends" first. you made it to friday. we had a shot of snow in some places. good morning to you. fbi director james comey's exoneration statement in hillary clinton's email probe was watered down. we know several key edits raise questions over the bureau's impact in the 2016 election. nude details developing overnight. >> newly released documents show comey's draft prior to that

infamous public announcement. >> hostile actors gained access to secretary clinton's personal email account. >> reporter: an early draft he said was reasonably likely hostile actors gained access compared to just possible. then this. >> although we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton her colleagues intended to violate laws governing handling of classified information there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive highly classified information. >> grossly negligent, a key legal distinction, ron johnson of the homeland security committee sent a letter to the fbi, saying they had a significant impact on the fbi's public evaluation of the influx of hillary clinton's actions. the letter following anti-trump

text messages between fbi officials who worked on the mueller russia probe, one of whom, peter strzok, change the language to extremely careless, he texted there is no way trump gets elected but we can't take that risk. it is like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you are 40. senate chuck chesley -- chuck grassley says he wants to know what this insurance policy is all about. >> there is very good reason to suspect people that were early involved in investigation had biases against the president and supporting and anticipating hillary clinton would be president of the united states. >> another layer is peeled back

and is not pretty. heather: the exact point, the insurance policy text, more of that to come. could these revelations lead to a new investigation into hillary clinton's server as well as fbi handling of the original. to wipe out this level of corruption never before seen in american history. >> at every level this is undermining our system of justice, violating a law, all these people will go to jail but imagine the reverse had happened. imagined they allowed the law to follow its natural course, by summer of 2016, director comey, foreign agents, and the way had broken the rules and it is

clear, guilty -- this is a technical term meaning she had broken the law. if he said therefore i am recommending that she be prosecuted, you would have blown the whole campaign wide open at that point and maybe the greatest crisis in terms of law and order and the rule of law in american history. moon jae-in heather: brand-new harris pools show a majority of americans agree with the speaker. the survey was done in november and before the latest revelations, 54% of registered voters say they feel there is a conflict of interest. 70% are republicans and 40% are democrats, compare that to 60% of democrats who say they don't see a problem with robert mueller's friendship with james comey. what do you think of the latest developments. we will share them later in the

show. cutting the red tape, signifying efforts to cut government regulations as the fcc votes to repeal obama era net neutrality regulations. garrett tenney joins us with what this means. >> reporter: good morning. who doesn't like some show and tell and that is what we had yesterday at the white house as donald trump brags about his efforts to cut what he calls burdensome, duplicative and ineffective government regulations. he used visual aids to show how much federal regulations have exploded since 1960 in the president set a goal to illuminate two regulations when he took office. and eliminated 22 regulations

for the new one. >> let's cut the red tape, set free our dreams and let's make america great again and one of the ways we are going to do that is by getting rid of a lot of unnecessary regulation. >> reporter: yesterday the fcc made big headlines and the net neutrality rules of the obama administration which prevented internet providers with certain rebuild -- websites charging others to run faster. instead the new rules require internet providers if they are doing these things. this change should benefit consumers. >> it is not the job of the government, picking winners and losers in the internet economy. we should have a level playing field. >> a number of states disagree and plan to sue the federal government over the change, new york as attorney general leading the charge and said this is not just an attack on the future of

the internet but all new yorkers and the integrity of every american's voice in government and we will fight back. a lot to come on this, no one likes having their netflix slow down. >> the fcc commissioner will be on "fox and friends" later. undeniable proof, the trump administration now accusing iran of violating the nuclear agreement, the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley presenting this, this degree of ballistic missiles, unmanned aircraft and exploding boats buried the signature design. they were exported, to attack civilians in saudi arabia. >> constantly threatening to get out of it. these are the things they are doing when looking the other way and these are the things that will be dangerous and lead us to

the next north korea if we don't do something to stop it. heather: donald trump decertified the nuclear deal in october but congress failed to pass any further sanctions. dangerous close call between american and russian fighter jets nearly colliding over syria. two russian planes agreed to the off-limits area. the us air force jets firing flares sending a strong message known as headbutting but one russian claims close enough, so close almost crashed into an american jet. they left the area 40 minutes later. donald trump and russian president vladimir putin taking a rare phone call to talk about north korea. no word on what was said to but we do know they are trying to de-escalate tensions over the

intensified nuclear program. overnight russia's foreign minister read morning recent pressure on north korea, approaching, quote, a red line. speaker of the house paul ryan squashing reports he plans to quit washington to put it all together for the 2018 midterm. he found that funny. there are multiple rumors he is stepping down next year, once tax reform gets completed but he has been house speaker since october of 2015. donald trump unveiling his first-ever official christmas portrait that shows the first lady standing next to him surrounded by christmas trees. she tweet theed the picture wishing everyone a merry christmas but mike pence and second lady karen also taking part in the holiday tradition unveiling their first official

christmas portrait. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the hour, donald trump's promised an end the obamacare mandate closer to reality. just as we learn the affordable care act is about to get more uncomfortable. doctor nicole safire joins us with what that means for all of us. you shall not steal baby jesus from the nativity. the adorable baby in front of the congregation. ♪

>> fox news alert isis threatening americans this christmas season this time in our nation's capital, the latest began the calling for attacks on washington dc's depicting it up

in flames after the terror army made this threat just weeks ago, and a box of dynamite lose this picture may have empire inspired terror suspect akayed ullah who was accused of setting off a pipe bomb in new york city at subway system on monday. and complaining about bias, unfairly denied parole in april and treated as a crime rather than an individual. and the getaway driver immediately 1981 armored truck heist for security guard and two police officers were killed. andrew cuomo commuted the sentence last december making her immediately eligible for parole. happening today lawmakers came to an agreement on tax reform, the tax reform bill the senate and house committee finalized on the hill last night.

one of the major deals struck during negotiations in the individual mandate, and 28 obamacare premiums spiking higher than predicted. thank you for coming in. come to an agreement, for anyone to understand, the individual mandate will be gone. >> one of the most controversial parts of the affordable care act gets rid of financial penalties we suffer from not having health insurance. what we will expect to see is some people will choose not to have health insurance. we don't know how many that will be. we don't know how many are buying insurance because of this penalty. we estimate you will see 10% increase in premiums. we know we will have increased

premiums regardless. >> we will show people in terms of the amount of average increases for obamacare insurance premiums increasing 18%, silver increases 32% and goals 18%. >> you will see higher increases in the plan, lower income earners and middle income earners will not see these price increases, premiums will go up. subsidies by the government, not necessarily see it. this is going to hit home, people who buy on the exchange who do not receive subsidies from the government. this is the first step, we are not finished, and great bipartisan bill will help with

this. >> different things happening to them as a result of obamacare, backed by the numbers, there are eight states, the obamacare exchange in 2018, 37% the average monthly premium increased under obamacare and the benchmark would be $1485 in monthly costs for a family of four making 60,000 under obamacare. >> you have to take those numbers with a grain of salt, the families are not necessarily seeing those increases because they are receiving subsidies. the people who are affected are not receiving subsidies so they will potentially have to -- they can't afford it. we need something else to make sure people are not suffering. we are not finished. heather: thank you so much,

appreciate it. fire or not fired, that is a question for white house aide. >> it would garner enough attention for everyone to take a picture or a video. heather: we just learned what went down in the situation room. >> to reach out not just for me. >> can't believe you would question my ability. heather: the white house and press calling a truce on piegate as sarah huckabee sanders gets the last laugh. carly shimkus has the response from the reporter who started it all. ♪ but i wasn't really feeling it. you know what, i'm not buying this. you gotta come a little harder dawg. you gotta figure it out. eh, i don't know. shaky on the walk, carriage was off. randy jackson judging a dog show. i don't know dawg.

surprising. what's not surprising? how much money lisa saved by switching to geico. wow! performance of the night. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

heather: hot on a book tour for his new booklet from be trump, corey lewandowski wasting no time taking a swipe at his former campaign opponent hillary clinton. carly shimkus at sirius xm 115 has details of a strange run in between the two of them. >> by a strange twist of fate it appears corey lewandowski ran into hillary clinton on his book tour. he took to twitter saying david bossi at the let trump be trump book signing where crooked hillary clinton just showed up. wonder if she read our answer to what happened. this tweet is creating a bunch of bows. the twitter user says maybe she is going to set up a table next to yours, you can have a book off. this person has a suggestion, give her a signed copy and bill

me for it. i have questions about this. did they talk? what did he mean by just showed up. heather: the rivalry book tour is coming in one corner corey lewandowski and in the other. heather: different color graduation. >> glen rock high school getting rid of their traditional gender-based graduation color gown, boys used to wear red, girls used to wear white. out of concerns it would offend students who consider themselves gender fluid. the high school principal, times have changed in terms of gender identity, someone said it has been this way since 1959, my answer is it is not 59 anymore. can on facebook says what happened to the traditional

black cap and gown with the gold tassel? i am sure that would offend somebody too. a meltdown over what color the caps are, stay home. every student is going to wear red on graduation. heather: what is wrong with something being traditional and keeping it that way? they have to change everything. piegate, most of topic. >> in a twist, it appears they made peace. april ryan and sarah huckabee sanders have come together on this one. >> i look at this as a reset to reach out to all of us not just to me. >> can't believe you would question my ability -- >> it was a joke. a lot of people can't cook.

heather: this started when sarah huckabee sanders posted a picture of a pie on social media and april ryan said she didn't make it, questioning the fact that was for bought. mike huckabee tweeted this video, kudos to april ryan and the press corps for having pie with the press secretary and sharing a sweet moment. don't know if it was that we. no matter what, sarah huckabee sanders does or donald trump does, not going to be good. thank you so much. fox news alert, this is really tragic, sorry to bring you this news. firefighter killed battling the wildfires in california, powerful win -- we are live with the latest. did james comey mince words to protect his preferred presidential candidate. >> of peter strzok and others set out to exonerate clinton for purely political motives in the face of overwhelming evidence of criminality that is obstruction

of justice. heather: if that is the case is a time for someone to face charges? your comments coming up.

>> fbi director james comey's exoneration statement and hillary clinton's email probe is watered-down, ron johnson releasing early drafts showing key edits. >> it is possible hostile active gained access to the personal email account. heather: in the early draft comey described clinton's actions as grossly negligent. >> although we did not find clear evidence, they intended to violate laws the handling of

classified information. they are careless in their handling of sensitive highly classified information. heather: of the original statement now shows comey originally said it was reasonably likely hostile actors gained access to the account. peter strzok who sent the anti-donald trump text messages helps comey modify his statement. greg jarrett says that is enough evidence of obstruction of justice in the fbi. >> this is what we just obtained showing very clearly that james comey felt hillary clinton -- somebody rewrote it it appears to be peter strzok. what would his motivation be? emails with lisa page when she writes you are here because you are meant to protect the country from that menace, meaning donald

trump. of peter strzok and others including comey set out to exonerate clinton for purely political motives in the face of overwhelming evidence of criminality, that is obstruction of justice by strzok and comey and others. heather: a new hall saying 54% of americans do believe the mueller probe is tainted and did you think there was a conflict of interest since he is a friend of james comey. joan on facebook right how can you think this probe is not tainted? and our on instrument posting look at how close they are on the clinton campaign, seems more like a takedown than an investigation and this investigation is as tainted as can be, conflicts of hatred and disdain, speaks volumes, these head under prosecutors and

intelligence employees who hate trump, didn't do a thing in over a year, shut it down. samuel writing on facebook we americans should be yelling foul from the tallest mountains. a lot of folks are but -- now to this other fox news alert, across the country deadly wildfires continue to rage. this tragic news as a 32-year-old father is the first firefighter killed. corey iversen leaving behind a pregnant wife and his 2-year-old daughter ev. will car in los angeles, posing a better threat. >> corey iversen died battling this fire, the fourth largest wildfire in california history. iversen who leaves behind a wife is pregnant and the young daughter, was part of a strike team on the front lines trying to up containment numbers when

something went tragically wrong. firefighters honoring the sacrifice of one of their own. >> normally at this time of year, we are starting to slow down and focus on spending time with our family and enjoying the holiday season. tonight we are dealing with tragedy. it is overwhelming for all of us. >> governor gerri brown said iversen's bravery and years committed to service to the people of california will never be forgotten. fire crews keeping iversen in mind as they fight against the thomas fire which is burned to hundred 40,000 acres, destroyed 1000 homes and buildings and is 35% contained. the fire spread smoke across a large swath of southern california, the residents so desperate for fresh air they left the area. heather: let's hope it does not

happen. thank you very much. a promise to cut taxes, republicans finalizing language of the bill, no changes can be made. republican senator marco rubio demanding any last-minute changes to the child tax credit, adding a few hundred dollars in refundable cuts for working families who seem to always be forgotten isn't hard to do either. fox news his mental changes have been made and the bill is expected to be unveiled today. in anticipation of a final vote on tax reform mike pence will be sticking around washington dc delaying his trip to the middle east in case he is needed as a tiebreaker. a narrow majority, only affording two votes, the vice

president will meet with the egyptian president. former apprentice contestant ousted by john kelly despite her insistence that she resigned. donald trump's chief of staff told her she was fired in the white house situation room where electronic devices are not allowed. important to know where this revelation after this. >> the pictures, the videos, if i confronted john kelly who is a formidable person it would garner enough attention for anyone in the room to take a picture or a video. heather: not when electronic devices aren't allowed. there huckabee sanders defending white house saying the president thanked her for her service. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour and the police officer fired after going to church on the clock even though he never missed a call. is the department violating his

religious freedom. killing obama era net neutrality regulations, what that means for your internet service and your wallet. from hack attacks to smart watches through alexa, the biggest tech successes and failures. ♪

heather: foxbusiness alert, net neutrality overturns, the fcc repealing obama era internet regulation. tracy is here with what this means for all of us. >> reporter: let's start with what net neutrality is, it was put in place in 2015 and means all traffic on the internet should be treated equally. no internet service provider can

slow or block or give preferential treatment to any sites or services but now with this vote rolling back the net neutrality protection isps could block you from streaming video from netflix or youtube or charge extra to use those sites. this repeal is good news for large telecommunications companies and internet companies but not so good news for consumers because we could pay a little bit more. here is what fcc chairman pai had to say. >> it is not the job of the government to pick winners and losers in the internet economy. we should have a level playing field. >> reporter: as far as entrepreneurs or startup companies, they have trouble with these rules because they would be forced to pay a little more. >> a lot of people don't understand it but something people to understand, the word

free and shipping. >> reporter: we talked about it earlier today but today is free shipping day, hundreds of retailers offering free shipping with no minimum price guarantee, guaranteed delivery by december 24th, christmas eve. today's a great day for shopping, hundreds of retailers participating, staples, walmart, no price minimum for your free shipping. heather: walmart workers get paid whenever they want. >> this is called instant pay service, and what it does is allow workers before payday, walmart says they want their workers to plan for their expenses, and what to spend. this will be available to all

the workers. heather: all the walmart workers and customers smell great across the country. 26, 2017, in the tech industry, with every product, here to break it down this year the biggest tech successes and failures, thanks for joining us. >> it was a huge year when it comes to three concepts. remember aqua facts, 145 million of us had our credit -- heather: i forgot about this. the dark web and for sale for a lot of people and offering protection, said what they were going to do to help everybody at this point from this point

forward with credit protection. and $700, promised to put this fruit in a bag, and $100. heather: explain further. >> a huge loser for 2017. what people found out, very expensive juicer, you didn't have to clean it up afterwards. people would squeeze the bag and get the same amount of juice faster into the cup. heather: made it more difficult. >> uber on the radar for a loser because it is rampant with all kinds of internal problems, external problems, drivers, they lost their ceo this year, taking

him out. they are airing sexual harassment complaints, a company that you secret programs to monitor drivers, not a good year for uber and they have discounts. heather: what was good, what worked? >> great successes, apple's smart watch, had to have an iphone with it. otherwise it wouldn't work well to connect to the internet. now they come out with watch 3, a huge success with cellular technology. heather: they don't have another product to go with it. >> it spawned new interest in the apple watch and has great health information later this year. smart homes, i honestly missed

this completely. the smart home market lit on fire in 2017 from amazon alexa. i saw that device and went this is a joke. i was wrong. not only do people love it but amazon, developers, now we can turn off and on lights, people putting in those thermostats. heather: and other industry to go to your dorm room and have a smart dorm room. >> it is not stopping in your home no matter where you go and the big winner this year, face detection, facial recognition has been huge this year. apple just invested in the company's they use for the iphone 10 where you show the phone and it recognizes your face rather than biometrics with your figure and the fact of the matter is you will see more of

that in 2018. heather: didn't we report someone's child -- >> twins can do it once in a while. as far as my testing goes. heather: it is fascinating like the future is here. we appreciate it, merry christmas if i don't see you. time is 10 minutes until the top of the hour and it is one of the cardinal rules of christmas, you don't want to get caught breaking. >> i knew it, you are -- heather: there is a way to stay undercover. the art of regifting. ♪

>> welcome back. have you ever gotten the gift you didn't want? we all know gift giving and getting gifts can be difficult this holiday season so how do you go through the gift process gratefully? >> are you vaguely familiar with the concept of giving? if he can regift, why can't you the gift? >> i knew it, you are a regifthere. heather: joining us with gifts to master the art of regifting's etiquette expert lisa roth. thank you for joining us. both wearing our holiday green. go through some of these tips.

one of your first regifting tips talks about selling gifts online and buying you gifts. >> in general it is okay to regift. one of the first blogs i wrote without a regift without fear because most people get scared. you can't regift unless the gift is brand-new. that is the cardinal law, then you can give it away. it is not a problem at all but you want to make sure the recipient wants to open it versus donate it. heather: regifting to charity. >> you bet. donate, giving a gift that is meant for a donation, a toaster oven that could have crumbs in it or my personal favorite, the partially used gift card. someone once gave me a $50

coffee card and when i went to use it it had a dollars and $.11. heather: that is crazy. be aware of that. the person will ultimately find out like you did. >> if you are going to regift make sure you remove any evidence the gift was yours. my favorite is the tissue that crumbles like linen, a dead giveaway that someone else found it. heather: the giveaway in your own social circle. >> you need to be careful. it truly is the thought that counts. who has -- if you entertain and get soap and candles and so many things and if they are brand-new why not regift? just don't give it back to the same person that gave it to you in the first place which would be really embarrassing. heather: when is it appropriate? >> i didn't hear what you said. >> when is it appropriate to

regift? >> it is always appropriate. if it is a new item, this is a good point. my dad was asking me last night do you ever admit to a regift? if the item was purchased or passed on it is the thought that counts, what if you are giving away an expensive piece of furniture or baby stroller, any of those would be welcomed so it is okay either way, it is partially used or not. heather: that is a good point. if you don't need it anymore or expensive strollers they really appreciate it. >> i have one for regift's, brand-new things i never used that i think so and so will like this and why not, wonderful gift. heather: you sound like you are

very organized. >> i have been wrapping gifts, merry christmas. heather: thank you for joining us. we will be right back, stay with us.

heather: welcome back, two minutes until the top of the argument is police officer fighting back after he was suspended for attending church while on duty. the middletown police department, now considering

legal action because he felt his religious freedom had been violated. the 20 year veteran attended two services on active duty which sparked disciplinary hearing at a 10 day suspension. he claims former police chiefs allowed him to do it and says he has never missed a call. to chicago leaders are fighting the city aviation commission to remove the word police from the airport security officers title. the new proposal would restore the word to their badges and uniforms helping them retain powers stripped from some. airport police have been under scrutiny since this incident when officers violently drag the passenger off and overbooked fight. the children's nativity takes a turn after the sheet steals baby jesus. ♪

>> the chief rocking the baby, swiped out of the manger before dancing on stage at a church in tennessee but mary not having any of it, two start wrestling over the doll but the congregation breaks out in laughter and adults have to intervene. see you monday, goodbye. >> very good reason to suspect people that were involved in the investigation and deeply involved in it had biases against the president. >> you have here a cesspool of corruption covering up for the clintons. >> did james coming back water down his infamous statement to protect hillary clinton? bombshell evidence