rob: that's ridiculous. the holiday season is over for this cell phone. texas mom posting photos of elf when he decided to hide in the up. i will is jill wide we hide in the oven? rob: i don't know. but is he okay. he made it out of there. >> it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country. it's always a lot of fun when you win. [laughter] if you work hard and lose, that's not acceptable. >> when the american people start to see more in their paychecks in february, i really do believe it's going to sell itself. >> this is a fox news alert. a car crashing into a crowd of pedestrians outside the busy slender street station in melbourne. >> it is a deliberate act. >> lawyers are readying fresh subpoenas after tuesday's seven hour interrogation deputy fbi director andrew mccabe. >> clock is ticking for congress to reach an agreement to avoid a government shut down. >> it's highly unlikely that there is a government shut down. >> i guess it's very simple.

we are making america great again. ♪ ♪ ♪ up on the house top reindeer paws out jumps good old santa claus. down through the chimney with all kinds of toys. all filled with little one's christmas toys ♪ ho, ho. ainsley: that's reba's country version of up on the house top. steve: i like that. i have never heard it before. steve: we are on the second level of studio f. welcome aboard. you know what today is? ainsley: thursday before christmas? steve: it's the first day of winter. brian: oh, really. the weather roots are coming out in you, steve. steve: i saw the prompter it's december 21st. ainsley: we are getting a warm front. brian: do you know what that means? start christmas shopping before it's too late. ainsley: you haven't started

christmas shopping. brian: no. steve: what are you doing christmas eve? brian: as long as 7/11 is open i have time to shop. ainsley: you get slurpees. brian: and auto repair stuff. ainsley: we got a present from dawn. thank you, dawn. the only person you have to shop for is your wife. just get her a really good gift. jewelry. brian: number one, that's not true. number two, we sit there and consult through certain magazines in order to know what to get you. ainsley: yeah, right. steve: she gets all the credit. brian: i will have her call in. steve: please do. brian: i haven't really told her what i do full time. steve: we missed you yesterday. ainsley: yeah, we did. steve: yesterday was a big day about taxes. we start with a fox news alert. awful story, 14 people hurt after a driver purposefully plowed into a crowd of people overnight in melbourne, australia. ainsley: griff jenkins is following the breaking story for us. griff, do we think it was terror-related. >> good morning, guys, not

terror related but two men in custody in australia when their suv plowed through a busy city center packed with christmas shoppers. 14 people injured. several taken to hospitals. one a child with a head injury whiles motive wasn't immediately clear police say it was deliberate. >> at this time we do believe it is a deliberate act. however, we don't know the motivation and it's still early stages of the investigation. >> police say the driver is 32-year-old man of afghan dissent with a history of drug abuse and mental health issues. no links to terrorism or extremism as of yet. but the investigation kins. witnesses said the vehicle was traveling at about 60 miles per hour, run a red light crashing into pedestrians before good samaritans rushed to the car and pulled the two men out. prime minister malcolm burn bull calling it shocking and tweeting thoughts and prayers for victims and first responders. finally guys, the icket

connells almost a year after six people were killed. 30 injured in a nearby area where another car attacker launched an attack. but that, too not terror-related. we will see what the latest details bring as we get more from the authorities this morning. brian: way too familiar, hey griff, thanks so much. one thing is for certain, there is two sides to this tax return, massive first time in 30 years. i guess they agree on that. whether it's going to help or hurt the economy and the country. we couldn't be more apart. steve: let's think about this. does anybody really like to pay taxes? ainsley: no. steve: do you feel like your tax money in washington is going to good use? some of it national defense. ainsley: shrimp on a treadmill, no. steve: people of the united states of america and corporations as well are going to be able to keep more of their money. that is a good thing. i don't know how the democrats think it's such a bad thing other than he did it. yesterday was donald trump's best day of his presidency.

he wound up with his tax cut. when also repealed the individual mandate. and opened up parts of anwr. that's something that republicans have been striving for for decades that guy in the blue tie actually a lot like the tie brian is wearing right now got it all done. >> it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country and reform. but tax cut. >> mr. president you fulfilled the promise you made to millions of americans struggling in this economy. a middle class miracle. and that's exactly what the congress passed today. [applause] >> what we did last night and what the house finished this morning means america is going to start growing again. thank you, mr. president for all you're doing. >> what this represents is a promise that each and every one of us made to the american people last year is a prime minister miss that is kept today. [applause] >> i'm goin>> we're going to kep

fighting and we're going to make this the greatest presidency we have seen not only in generations but maybe ever. >> this is a great day for our country, a great day for our economy and great day for america. thank you, mr. president. >> this is a big day for america. this is america's come back. [applause] >> merry christmas, america. ainsley: do you remember when president bush sent out all those checks? i think i was in college. i needed that money so badly. that's what's happening with companies now. they heard that announcement yesterday. they saw out tax reform bill was passed. they are already shelling out money to some of their employees. steve: they can afford it. ainsley: economists say this will bring $250 back into the u.s. companies are already benefiting and giving it back to workers. brian: at&t jumped out and the president handled this like breaking news shepard smith move over. i just got ahold of this. at&t is going to start reacting now and bringing back millions to our shores.

they are going to add 200,000 employees and they are going to give 200,000 employees a thousand dollars each. steve: that's right. increase capital spending by a billion dollars. they feel now that they are cutting their taxes they can afford it wells fargo is going to hike their hourly rate to $15 an hour. fifth third bank will raise the minimum payment to $15 per hour. and everybody gets one-time bonus of 1,000 bucks. and comcast is going to wind up giving out thousand dollar bonuses to more than 100,000 employees. ainsley: nonexecutive employees. the big plane maker boeing, 300-million-dollar employee and charitable investment. they are able to invest because the top corporate rate yesterday went from 35 to 21. 14%. what's going to happen to that? those corporations just gave it back to the people that work for them. ainsley: if you listen to the democrats. we will play some sound. listen carefully to what

they say. they talk about how this is helping the rich. this is helping the executives and companies. that list that you and brian just read, nonexecutive employees, hourly 3,000 hourly employees at fifth third bank. hourly employees at wells fargo. this is helping the little guy. the guys who made $13, 13.50 an hour. now they it will be making $15 an hour. steve: it helps. ainsley: listen to what the democrats are saying now. >> now we know they are popping champagne down pennsylvania avenue. there are only two places where america is popping champagne, the white house and the corporate board rooms, including trump tower. otherwise, americans have a lot to regret. >> after all the president's promises, after all republicans brazenly transparent misrepresentations to the personal people, the true face of what republicans stand for has been revealed.

>> well, it is a victory for billionaires like donald trump. it's a victory for wealthy campaign contributors like the koch brothers. this is a disaster for the american people. brian: which is strange because if you look at what is happening in a lot of the major high tax states like new york and california and new jersey, they actually -- those who earn the most are actually getting almost to some degree a tax increase and the top bracket goes from 39 to 37. the other brackets go conceivably much lower. if you look at the other side. and you understanding that most of the networks are doing that you understand too why when asked about this plan will you save money, will you pay less taxes, most americans are down on that prospect. it's not a mystery. it's because everybody is running down the plan even before the ink was dry. steve: the mainstream media was saying this is going to be bad for the middle class. in new jersey yesterday chris christie who only has about a month left on the

clock before he retires from the job as governor. he suggested that in high tax states, for instance, new jersey, why don't we make all those state and local taxes, property taxes fully deductible at the state level? that's something they could do. it would cost them $150 million, why don't they do it? because they have got -- they are spending it on something else. they don't want to do that. they could, they have driven up the tax rates in these states so high and this is a way out. they're not going to do anything about it. ainsley: i don't understand why the democrats -- if you look at the majority of the country and look at the tax brackets, the majority of the country is not going to pay as much in taxes. definitely going to save money. you have more money to feed your kids, send them to college. i don't understand how they can look at these numbers and say it's not going to happen. they will be eating crow if more companies continue to do this. it's this is day one. it hasn't been 24 hours sips this was signed by or passed by both house and senate, and already companies are giving back to their employees. if this continues to happen

and because of the corporate tax rate going down, if more companies stay in the u.s. and move to the u.s., our economy is going to boom. brian: if the companies don't act responsibly and forecast that they just got the break of a lifetime, everyone is watching what they are going to do. if they make the president look bad and put it into dividends or give their ceos bonuses they won't see it again. no republican could ask for it again. no democrat would not run on it if these corporations don't act responsibly. steve: they have a lot more money, start giving it to the people. make some bigger dividends. if you are a stock market investor you want a bigger dividend. that's how it works. ainsley: if you hear us talk about these companies go and support because they are giving back to their employees. we will continue to talk about the companies giving back to the little people. brian: repatriate funds. $2 trillion overseas. jillian: i have at&t i'm supporting. steve: i have comcast. jillian: we have breaking

news to get to starting with a fox news alert. firing 20 warning shots after another north korean soldier defects from the korean regime. this is the fourth to escape this year. seeing brand new pictures of joint personal military drills with south korea who are reportedly training to capture north korea's nuclear weapons. the horrific tour bus crash that left 8 americans dead now being blamed on the driver. mexican prosecutors say he was likely speeding when the bus lost control, hit a tree, and flipped on its side. the passengers headed from cruise ships to tour the nearby myian ruins: history being erased in a major american city. taking down two it jefferson davis and nathan bedford morris come one day after the city council voted to sell the public parks to

private entilts. statues will be private location. steve: selling the parks. who knew? jillian, thank you. coming up on this thursday, president trump doubling down on this promise. >> we will get rid of chain migration and the visa lottery program. steve: steve cortez is the son of an imgrant. he agrees. why he says it's a matter of national security. you will hear from him next. ainsley: plus, do you think your vote doesn't count? tell that to those two individuals, the winner of this virginia house race might be picked out of a bowl because they are literally tied. steve: uh-oh ♪ all i need is a miracle ♪ all i need is you ♪ all i need is a miracle ♪ all i need is you ♪ g ]

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♪ >> we will get rid of chain migration and the visa lottery program. they come in because one guy gets in, then you bring the whole family. and not a lot of jobs there, either. i want to tell you. not a lot of working jobs. brian: all right. just yesterday president trump doubling down on his calls to end chain migration. our next guest who is the son-in-law of an imgrant agrees.

new op-ed ou: here to discuss this is fox news contributor and former advisory counsel member steve cortes. the nay sayers would say we are about keeping families together when they come here. what do you say? >> brian, i would say i'm okay with the nuclear family, meaning a spice or minor children. but the idea that your blood line should be the primary driver who gets into this country i think is just ludicrous. 70% of immigrants of the united states in recent years are because of chain migration. because they are sponsored by a relative who already lives here it can be a distant relative. here is the reality. it doesn't make economic sense. and it doesn't make national security sense. on the economic side, the majority -- listen, i love immigration, but we have to do it better. the majority of immigrant head of households in the united states right now, receive some form of welfare. that is totally different to the immigration realities

that were faced by people like my father and many of our parents and great grandparents who came here. they expected nothing but an opportunity in the united states. that's not the reality right now. we have to change that. brian: the president wants to make it more of a draft and less of a lottery. here's some stats i think would help enlighten everybody why you have this point of view. the majority of green cards issued in the united states, 65% family based immigration. so, because one person is here, the rest get to come without screening just because they are related. 15% are refugees and 7% are family of employment based immigrants, 6% based on immigrants and 5% based on a visa lottery system. overall, last year, in terms of immigrants, in 2016, 804,000 came here through chain. in 2015, that was 678. this is trending in the wrong direction. >> right. brian: i sense that democrats to a degree agree and there might be something being done behind the scenes massive immigration reform.

is that what you are hearing? >> i think. so that's in the offing. we have a deal in january where the president exchanges permanent protection for daca recipients in exchange for an end or at least restrictions on chain migration. and an end to the visa lottery system. brian, that is just lunancy. the idea that we would literally at random allow people to come to the united states makes no sense and on the national security side by the way, the awful incident on halloween, the truck attack on a new york sidewalk where 8 innocent people were mowed down, he was here because he won, i mean, i don't even like to use that term, but he won the visa lottery. that's just outlandish and unsafe system to allow anyone into the united states. it has to be merit based. what kind of skills and drive do you bring to this country. do you love our values and constitution and embrace the system that is america and self-sufficient. steve: if you are going to bring a pipe bomb with you on the lottery system, you are going it hurt everybody else. maybe that's what happened at the port authority.

thank you, steve. al jam backed year politics from the highs to the political lows. best and worst messaging moments. that's coming your way.

steve: 24 minutes after the hour. starting in the virginia house race we have been talking about. turns out the winner may be picked drawing a name out of a bowl. democrat shellie simons losing her one vote lead against republican david yancey after three panel judge determined that the race was a tie. the board of elections will now likely pick a winner at random. so stay tuned to that. meanwhile, in other news, the republican national committee outraising democrats by a big number. the rnc took in $8.2 million

last month. that's a record for a november in a nonelection year. democrats taking in less than $6 million. quite a discrepancy. all right. ainsley? ainsley: thank you, steve. on the heels of a huge tax reform victory for republicans and americans president trump super pac launching a million-dollar ad this christmas touting his accomplishments and ambitious agenda. take a look. >> every day americans are standing up to thank president trump. >> thank you so much. >> for making america great again. >> thank you for cutting my taxes. >> thank you for fixing our economy. >> thank you for keeping my family safe. >> thank you for putting america first. >> thank you for supporting israel. >> as veterans, thank you for reminding us to stand for our national anthem. >> thank you, president trump. >> thank you, president trump, for letting us say merry christmas again. ainsley: here to react is president and partner at maslansky and partners lee carter. what kind of an impact is that going to have? >> i think what they are trying to do here remind

people all the president has accomplished this year. the mainstream media isn't covering it they have to tell their story. if you don't tell your story, someone is going to tell it for you. this is a way reminding us look what he has done for the veterans. look at tax reform and what is happening in middle america. it's a smart way for them to do it rather than having the president tout it himself or people closest to him. this is a message back from the american people. ainsley: let's look at some of the messages, the best and worst this year. best from the president. >> number one was the inaugural address. a lot of people remember some of the more controversial remarks. when we tested that i don't know if you remember that back in january, the american people really resonated with it. even democrats did. specifically his message, let's take a look here. >> today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from washington, d.c. and giving it back to you,

the people. [cheers and applause] >> so when he talked about this, this idea of returning government to the people, this is an idea that people keep coming back through. through all controversies, through everything else, people keep saying you know what? he fighting for me to. reason to run for president unless he wanted to do this for the american people. a lot of people resonate with that message and one that was really strong and smart for his inaugural theme. ainsley: do you have another one? >> this next one somebody somewhat controversial, i think. but the president calling kim jong un rocket man. the way that he uses some of these digs, these nicknames some people say they don't like it. they stick and they really have lasting impact. take a look at this one. >> the united states has great strength and patience. but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we have no choice but to totally destroy north korea.

rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. ainsley: a lot of people did love that speech. >> a lot of people loved that speech. the idea of rocket man continuing to be talked about, whether it's rocket man, fake news, crooked hillary. think of all the names. he controls the narrative when he does things like that and really gets headlines on it. it's a smart move on his part. ainsley: what were some of the worst this year? >> some of the worst i think were unintentional. if you remember, senator jeff flake was caught on a hot mike talking, take a look at it. >> become the party of roy moore and donald trump, we are toast. >> i don't want blow smoke at you but you are the guy just for fun. just think how much fun it would be to be the foil and point out what an idiot this guy is. >> ainsley: forgot they were wearing the mike. >> there clearly was a lot

of antagonism in that relationship. not all that surprising kind of conversation we are having. certainly didn't do anything to elevate the status of a senator. ainsley: anything else? >> yeah. we do have one more. this was one that i was really upset about personally and i think a lot of people were, too. when after the -- after all the shootings people said thoughts and prayers and they started of going after that. let's take a look at this one. >> i'm so sick of thoughts and prayers. thoughts are the opposite of prayers. [laughter] a thought is what should i do? a prayer is wishing on a star. thoughts and prayers republican way of saying tough [bleep]. >> this is brutal. it wasn't just bill maher. a number of people came out and said thoughts and prayers are not enough. i understanding people want gun control they didn't want these things to happen. thoughts and prayers are really important. prayers are not just wishing on a star. prayers are an act of faith saying i do want faith and

intervention and god to be here and comfort those folks. a lot of people were terribly offended by. this it did not help the democrats' cause at all. it certainly didn't change any minds of the people. ainsley: i just think it's more sad. i hope he realizes the power of prayer one day in his life. thanks so much, lee. great to see you. merry christmas. he helped write the tax bill and stood at president trump's side celebrating the historic victory. then he was called a prop. this morning senator tim scott fires back and todd piro is live at the amazon pride hub right here in new york city where employees are working around the clock to deliver your gifts for christmas. todd? >> can you tell me how close we are? ainsley: you are close. >> rows and rows of products just waiting to be under your tree. i'm todd piro here at the amazon fulfillment center. i will bring you more inside coming up ♪ ♪

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♪ santa baby ♪ brian: we have asked you to do what we have done. and we really led the way. we put out our pictures, our most vulnerable moments from our holidays in the past. we shared them with you. we have asked you to match it. ainsley: look at that clara sent this one in. it says one of santa's little halpers spotted in pennsylvania. claire is celebrating her first christmas and can't wait to decorate her first christmas tree. i guess that is clara. her parents sent it in. did you see the top of that car? steve: it's a tree. all cleta's grandson wanted for christmas was a red suit like santa. he got one just in the nick of time. brian: that looks like a real tree behind her, i

think. steve: that is not a real snowman, just saying. brian: not sure. barbara brings christmas cheer to her students by dressing up as frosty in the classroom. ainsley: you can't brings real snow men into the house. because when it melts it leaves a mess. brian: i remember frosty the movie. steve: this is baby sophie, she is the gift under the christmas tree. how adorable is that? brian: by the way, that is the scare jest moment in all of christmas cartoons when frosty goes in the hot house and nothing but glasses and a carrot. i didn't think he was going to be the same. this better turn quickly. steve: did you watch it more than once it all ends in the same way. brian: i'm up to that moment i forget things. brian. ainsley: like rudolph. i'm watching this year that's really sad. brian: just because he has a red nose he can't fit in. ainsley: he wins in the end. steve: he wins in the end. ainsley: it's hard to watch

in the beginning. brian: santa was great in that. steve: santa is always great. he is santa. just saying. four days to go until santa comes. ainsley: todd piro is live amazon fulfillment center. you are on. todd: we are getting close. yes, i'm being interrupted by people trying to do their jobs. that's what's going on here. all right. let me explain some things. take a look at this row. this is just one row of products. it really is one of their tinier warehouses here at amazon. think about this, this is one of the 30,000 square foot ones. they have about 71 million square foot ones. that's like 28 football fields full of everything you could possibly want for christmas. so, just so you get a general sense, this is really amazon's super bowl week. let me explain something to all you procrastinators out there, brian kill need. here is how this works. if you have amazon prime you can order your products by friday two day delivery will

get it there by christmas. if you are in one of those areas they can do same day shipping order it christmas eve and get it there by christmas. places we are right now amazon prime now facility, you can order it within let's say a couple hours of 11:59 and you will get it 11:59 on christmas eve. how intense is that? i want to give you guys some gifts. just something for the president. a little diet coke for the president. because i know he likes that steve, i got you the gotham chris per tray advertised on the fox news channel. steve: i already got one. todd: you already got one. now have you two. it's the gift that keeps on giving. time-out. i have got to get you something different. they wanted me to do the fire pen 10. read book to child fire 10 hd. kilmeade this is not a joke from me. a joke from aj. give brian the design drill

activity center because he is the man of the house. if you don't like that joke, brian. ainsley: he can take it home to dawn. brian: nobody is more comfortable with power tools than me they fight back. steve: that looks like a giant library the way shelves and shelves and shelves and instead of books you have a million things. todd: steve, what makes it so interesting here we have the folks at amazon explain it to us. there is no rhyme and reason to you and i as to their system. we have like coke and chocolate and pet food. but the way they do it it's all about spacing. they find a place to put spacing. they put the items here. they code them. they know where things are their system clearly works. they are amazon. steve: they are indeed. .com. todd, thank you for the tour of amazon prime right here in new york city. ainsley: thank you, todd. steve: prime time for news, jillian. jillian: good morning to you and to you at home as well. get you caught up on headlines. united nations general assembly voting today on a

resolution condemning president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. president trump has a warning for those countries who vote in favor of it. >> let them vote against us. we'll save a lot. we don't care. but this isn't like it used to be where they could vote against you and then you pay them hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody knows what they are doing. we are not going to be taken advantage of any longer. >> trump's jerusalem decision has been met with protest throughout the middle east. president and g.o.p. leaders gathering to celebrate the tax bill. south carolina senator tim scott front and center and that didn't sit well with one huffington post contributor who tweeted this, quote: what a shocker. there is one black person there and sure enough they have him standing right next to the mike like a manipulated prop. way to go senator tim scott. scott responding, probably because i helped write the bill for the past year. have multiple provisions included. got multiple senators on board over the last week and have worked on my tax reform my entire time in congress.

but if you'd rather just see my skin color, please feel free. that contributor later tweeted an apology. that's a look at your headlines, guys. steve: he did. i think he apologized as well and deleted it. ainsley: time to step into the fox light the movie the greatest showman is in theaters just in time for christmas. brian: yep, senior vice president of marketing michael tammero got an exclusive interview he claims with hugh jackson. >> here exclusive. favorite movie of the year. i had the honor to sit down with hugh jackman a week ago. brian: cut off all interviews after that. >> it's all about me, brian. okay? this is what he had to say. ♪ ♪ this is what you waited for. >> greatest showman probably the greatest movie of the year, loved it. >> thank you. >> obsessed. >> love obsessed. >> the sound track this morning lends itself to it?

>> prior to this i would have never listened to something i have recorded. i can actually listen to this. i love it. i love what justin and binge have done. >> listen to it again. yes! it's that good. >> and again and again. >> i'm not a big musical fan, that's the thing. >> really? >> girls, i think i have an idea. >> this is sort of a passion project for you for several years. >> yeah. i'm super lucky, mike cacialtion i get to do passion projects. it was a bit at the beginning of my career i was like no, i have got to pay the rent. greatest showman, an original movie musical. kind of thing hasn't been done in hollywood for 23 years. i'm just so blessed to be able to do it. i pinch myself, honestly. >> so many great in this movie one that resonates for you. >> to me the theme incapsulated in the song this is me chokes me up

every time. not only is it about accepting other people but it's about accepting ourselves. this is who i am. and i'm not going to spend my time or my life pretending to be something else. >> no one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. ♪ look out 'cause here i come. steve: that looks great. >> they can sing. the music is so good. download the sound track on itunes. already went to number one before the movie opened up. one movie to see this holiday season make it the greatest showman. ainsley: good for kids? >> it's pg, the whole family can go. ainsley: christmas time put on your sweatpants and lululemons, go to the movies, relax, popcorn, no makeup. relax i'm doing it for a week. >> at the movies. good. steve: thank you very much. ainsley: thank you. brian: meanwhile, when will the effects of the tax reform show up in your paycheck? we will break it down with

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so why go back there? if you'd rather be home, ask your doctor about neulasta onpro. steve: president trump delivering on his promise for tax cuts for middle class americans and corporate americans just in time for christmas. >> hasn't been done in 34 years, but, actually, really hasn't been done because we broke every record. it's the largest, i always say the most massive, but it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country. and reform. steve: all right. here to explain what happened yesterday, professor at the university of maryland, he is economics expert peter morici. good morning to you. >> good morning. steve: i'm so confused because i heard the president yesterday on the south lawn talk about how great this is for america. but then i heard the democrats talk about how pretty much this is the end

of the world. just going to open up and everybody is going to fall in. >> i'm really surprised in two ways. first of all, this looks a lot like jack kennedy's tax cut which had a salutary effect on the committee. companies will be adopting artificial technology and things like that more aggressively. it's going to make your life easier at the same time it boosts growth and boosts the economy. steve: right. >> the other thing is you will have more money in your paycheck come february. how is chuck schumer going to explain that you taxed to pay for all of this. steve: he doesn't want republicans to get any political advantage. over on the big screen, professor, corporations had big announcements. at&t cup they will thousand dollar bonuses. wells fargo, comcast, fifth third and boeing. share money with employees

they have more money to do technology and put money back into the human resources. >> absolutely. one of the things that's happened is just anticipation of deregulation and tax cuts. we haven't have all of either. we have had three son tech tiff quarters of 3% growth now. the last time we saw that was 2004. that was something barack obama and the democrats couldn't accomplish in 8 years. we accomplished it in nine months. steve: there you go. somebody made a great case in addition to the tax cut it opened up anwr for drilling and it repealed got rid of, essentially the individual mandate which essentially was a 80 tax cut. people who paid the penalties had household incomes less than $50,000. >> the mandate came down hardest on low income americans. they were forced to buy terribly expensive bogus insurance policies. what good is an insurance policy that, you know, has a

$6,000 deductible for a family with an income of, say, $50,000, a family of four? $40,000 a family of four. they couldn't afford to buy it the premiums were too high and then they had to pay that penalty. you know, chuck schumer just likes to put a rock on the neck of the american worker and say hey, mr. obama said it's good for you. wear this for the next four years until we get rid of mr. trump. i have some bad news for mr. schumer. i think that mr. trump is going to be around when this thing gets traction. steve: would you say yesterday was the best day of his presidency? >> absolutely. there's nothing like seeing a key campaign promise, something big put in to law. and that's going to happen as soon as he lays his signature on that bill. steve: we love it when politicians keep their word. all right, peter morici, economist, business professor at the university of maryland. thank you very much for joining us live, sir. >> take care. steve: what do you think about that? email us friends@foxnews.com. coming up "fox & friends" going to be joined at the top of the hour by kellyanne

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>> this is really amazon's super bowl week. steve, i got you the gotham crisper tray advertised on the fox news channel. steve: i already got one. todd: you already got one? well now, you have two. ♪ ♪ it's lovely weather for a slay ride together with you steve: that is our friend who so many of you wrote about because he was here. he was one of the great tenors of america. he sang winter wonderland. it was fantastic. there he is right there. two christmas albums out if you are looking for something to listen to, please support him. ainsley: he is amazing. he held that high note for so long brought tears to all of our eyes, so talented. brian: i thought he was great, too. am i wrong to say my favorite christmas album has nothing to do with vocals. steve: anaheim steam roller.

brian: kenny gee. he had whole retrospective when i heard it i said to plyself it is my favorite. steve: my mom used to have the johnny mathis. brian: is he good too. steve: it was fantastic. what's your favorite christmas music, email them to us at friends@foxnews.com and we will play them throughout the break in the morning ♪ brian: remember, he used to come on our show. steve: he did. brian: what happened? steve: good question, brian. kenny gee, if you are watching, please call us. [laughter] steve: let's talk a little bit about this. if you were watching yesterday, you know that after a little technical snafu the house of representatives went ahead and passed the same thing that they had passed the night before in the u.s. senate. passing the tax cuts and jobs act. finance a 1.5 trillion-dollar gift to america's corporations. and the middle class. that he was the way the president of the united states and republicans describe it. >> right. what's going to be interesting is and as the "new york times" writes

today the president is betting, the president is betting if you give the american people their money back if you give corporations made up of people a competitive tax rate, that will grow at a rate that will not increase the deficit. in fact, will touch four and that's what gary cone president is betting on the country. ainsley: let's bring in kellyanne conway she is counselor to the president i bet the champagne bolts were popping yesterday. of the president doesn't drink. all the ones on the stairs do. they had to get through all of this, right? it was very historic day. real turning point for the american people and centerpiece of this president's full economic agenda. it also includes energy independence it includes the regulation roll back that this president has done in an historic way also includes a president who since he was elected

presided over a booming stock market. booming consumer confidence. small business formation. i think there are so many men and women in this country who are going to now start a small business. who are going to say i like what i see regulations fewer. tax cuts are more robust including throughas ran one for 22 years. it's arming pleasure to go to work every day and skill set into a full blown profit-making enterprise. i bet all those entrepreneurs out there. those moms and pops, those moms and dads who have been waiting for a president is a leader to give them more of their hard earned money are going to go ahead and start more businesses. i have to take a point of personal privilege, folks, and cob graduate late you, i don't know if you are too hum being to tell your viewers. steve: we have not manipulationed it. >> i have to do it, i'm sorry. roll the tape, please, the three of you were ranked the number one most influential media figures, number one on the list.

and the guy with the combo lawn mower zamboni behind us. i hope he made the list of 100. i can't think of 100 people in the media i hope he made it congratulations to you, i think influence and impact are important because we're trying to get our message out here. we appreciate the platform. steve: that was from mediate. let's talk about most influential companies in the united states of america. yesterday after the tax cut was passed by the house. after it was passed by the senate. after first passed by the house. exactly, suddenly, america is back in business. look at all these businesses that have announced they are giving their employees more money. invest more money in corporations. ainsley: bonus checks. steve: all sorts of stuff. what is the message for people working at big companies their bosses are probably going to spread the wealth with them as well going forward? >> it was the very first commitment of the tax break from these companies they

invested it back into their employees immediately. you saw the anticipation and expectation of this tax cut was having a positive impact on so many business decisions from these employers. but now they are actually putting the money immediately in the pockets of their employees. i took a look at that list which was growing last night. and so many of those businesses are headquartered and/or have a presence in the states of democratic senators who could not muster a yes vote. steve: that's right jill. >> for this historic tax cut. did you go back to the state where boeing is, where wells fargs is and comcast is. i thought you said you had to be against this because it was going to help the wealthy? i don't consider myself wealthy those employees are going to say. i'm glad this president and republican congress passed it. steve: are you saying employees of comcast if they ever see chuck schumer walking around hey, thanks for nothing. i got $1,000 from president trump and the production'

tax cut. is that what you are saying? >> sure. that works. i would also say that those democrats and really their friends in the mainstream media who predicted that this would only be for the wealthy, that this would hurt the middle class, little guy, that got upended hours after it passed. it's already not true. and i think once in a while the people who are always in attack mode say it was a great day for the home team. and the home team here is the american worker. look how simple the code is going to be now. people spend many hours and too much money complying with this code. yesterday was a 3 for 1. anwr responsible and safe energy development in alaska. you have the repealing of the obamacare mandate, which was supposed to attracted young and healthy to obamacare exchanges. the only thing it did was cause insurers to flee from the obamacare exchanges. and have that part of the market starts to collapse. 30 million americans right now don't have health coverage post obamacare.

this president is committed to doing that and then, of course. >> the tax cuts. 3 for 1. brian: "new york times" says. this president trump when he adds his signature to this tax bill, he will be making a huge bet that the republican strategy of deep cuts for businesses and wealthy individuals will fuel extraordinary growth across the board. perhaps more than any other american political leader. mr. trump knows that is a long shot. >> it's not though. here is why. we have already had two consecutive quarters of 3% plus g.d.p. of growth the previous president said 2% was about all we can settle for that was the message of that administration even though decades prior to the administration we did have 3% plus g.d.p. some nonpartisan economist putt it at 4% in the immediate future. so, we're very hopeful that growth will continue, that job production and job security for many americans is more at hand today post tax cut.

but we also see. brian: do you think it mischaracterized. >> i do. and well, of course, but this is what happens russia, focused on the men and women of this country. always squeezed them out. never anything there for them. they have no access. there is no accountability from there office holders. they get every every morning already exhausted. go to work. work hard, pay their taxes, pay their dues, live an honest live and yet are white knuckled at the end of each month trying to pay that student loan voucher that student bill. that mortgage. this one for them. doubling the child care tax credit. giving the first adult tax depend dent tax credit of this nature, doubling the standard deduction, there are going to be more americans now who pay more of their tax at a zero percent rate, which is to say nothing on that income.

so much here for americans. by the way we have the single spaced sheet we can post somewhere for you of all the deductions and exemptions and special interest that are gone. ainsley: i feel it's a lot about choice. giving americans choices. you don't have to buy into obamacare. you are not going to be penalized if you don't want to do it. if you want to send your child to a private school but you obviously pay taxes so you are paying for the public schools, now you can do it without paying the extra taxes because of the 529 plan it's not just for colleges anymore. now it's for private schools. giving americans more choices and they get to choose how they raise their kids. more food on the table. >> about freedom. ainsley: more people are going to be shopping at wal-marts or targets this christmas because they have more money in their pockets. do you see some parallels now between the president trump's plan and ronald reagan's plan? because that was not very popular when it happened and it was wildly successful. >> indeed and much of the criticism is the same. think the ultimate judge of this tax plan will be the american people and

beginning january 1st, they know they are facing a brand new year with a brand new tax code. it won't be as burden be some and complex. february they will start to see pay increases from this paycheck president. in april they know they are facing the irs yet again but with a very different relationship. steve: indeed. >> we also, you know, start to see the trillions of dollars repatriated from overseas making our businesses more competitive. keep that money and those jobs here. brian: but it's going to be up to them. it's up to these businesses to act responsibly. they are never going to get this break again. i don't think anyone would argue with that real quick, the chance of losing momentum is real. you have got to fund the government. the word is stop gap to get you to the middle of january. but also word is democrats want to stand their ground unless they put daca in it. can you tell the viewers the latest information on a would be shut down? what do you hear? >> the latest information this white house is committed to keeping the government open. it would be a shame if the democrats force a shut down of the government that would

be irresponsible. we want to fund the government. this team is committed to keeping the government open. again, the democrats sometimes think they can just blame the party in power. people saw yesterday who is doing the action, who is producing the results. and who is not. fear of government shut down, i think americans can feel very secure that this team is on top of it, this president is talking to his team and folks on his team. in his party and across the aisle. also we want to make sure petty partisan politics doesn't get in the way of our government being funded. steve: it is washington. exit question the odds of a shut down are then what? >> slim to none. steve: okay. great. ainsley: very rare. steve: i hear in the

background the leaf blower guys. >> here he comes. but, look, i hope other corporations and businesses will follow suit because you saw how excited some of these -- many of these employees were yesterday. steve: indeed. >> i want to say to those employees i don't know how you voted. i don't know if you vote. i don't know if you even care about elections, but we are really happy for you. because this president said he is the president of all americans and yesterday he proved that. steve: a lot of people just wound up with a nice holiday bonus. >> yes, indeed. steve: kellyanne, thank you for joining us from the white house. >> merry christmas. brian: kellyanne conway, 13 minutes after the hour. did you hear about this? it's a fox news alert. 19 people mowed down overnight it happened in australia. was it terror? the very latest. that will be live next. we go to melbourne. ainsley: plus, tax cuts, check. what's next on president trump's to do list? he just gave us a big hint. brian: can you make this louder? this is kenny gee [let it snow]

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brian: rob schmitt joins us live with the breaking details. rob? rob: yeah, guys, they are ruling out terror at this point. but, of course, that could change as this goes on. right now the numbers are 19 people injured at this point. four of them critically. the driver is a 32-year-old australian man of afghan dissent. so they are going to continue looking into this, of course. they say this man has a history with police. they say he has mental problems. and he has a history of drug and health issues, mental health issues as well. as this develops, the driver did plow his white suv into this crowd. you can see the suv there at the top of the screen. and there he is being arrested intentionally is what police are saying. although they say this man has no links to extremism. and at this time they do not think that this was an act of terrorism. let's listen in.

>> at a time of the year when so many families celebrating the end of the year. doing their christmas shopping, making plans for what ought to be, we have seen an horrific act. an evil act. an act of cowardice. perpetrated against innocent bystanders. >> and it is a cowardly act. and the driver here, the 32-year-old slamming into a cable car stop, slamming that suv into a cable car stop near melbourne's busiest train station right in the heart of the downtown of this city in southern australia. this is an area that sees about 100,000 commuters a day on that cable car and at that station. eyewitnesses describe bodies flying off the hood of the suv as it sped through. among the 19 people hurt, 15 in stable condition. four in critical. including a preschooler with head injuries. we are hoping that those four in critical do survive although it's too early to tell at this point. another man arrested at the scene for videotaping the scene. he had knives in his

backpack we understand. police do not think that he had anything to do with the attack. the investigation continues. guys, back to you. steve: it does indeed. rob schmitt live here in new york. thank you very much. meanwhile straight ahead, the holiday elite at it again. tom hanks said he would not screen his new movie at the white house for the president but did anybody even ask him? ainsley: plus a christmas miracle for the three children of the slain new york city police detective my societit's osata effort to te gift many of you gave that family. stay with us. ♪ it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you ♪ ♪

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♪ ainsley: nyp detective and single mother was gunned down while she sat in her patrol car back in july, you remember. well, now five months later, a christmas miracle has happened. her three children are now moving into a brand new home thanks to an incredible fundraising effort that was spearheaded by the tunnel to towers foundation and the generosity of you, our viewers at home. our "fox & friends" amazing viewers. thank you so much. frank is the chairman and ceo of that foundation. he lost his brother in 9/11. who ran through the tunnels to get to the towers and he joins us along with genesis who was -- her mother was the nypd officer who was gunned down. she is the oldest daughters. and you have two twin siblings at home. how old are they? >> they're 12. ainsley: they are 12. you decided to take time off from cleaning.

you plan on going back to take care of the little ones at home. tell us what happened to your mom on that day. >> my mom was just -- she was ripped away from us. she shouldn't have been. that is definitely like the worst day of my life. it was something that was so just terrible and evil and horrible and just devastating. ainsley: frank, you heard her story. you have been through loss as well 9/11. you made it your life mission to help other people that have gone through similar situations. you heard the story and what did you do. >> our foundation tunnels to towers foundation want to be there for our first responders families left behind after they are murdered just because they are wearing a uniform in this case the blue uniform. and once we saw that she was single mother, she had a 20-year-old daughter and her 12-year-old twins left behind, we knew we had to

step up as a foundation. we knew we could count on the generosity of fox viewers and many others to say the least. because -- yeah, so put them in their home at this time. ainsley: you bought her a house? >> yeah, we did. this is new york. ainsley: an apartment. that's how we live here. >> gut the it out. redid everything. it's so beautiful and to have them in at this time of the year it is a little christmas miracle. ainsley: we are looking at video of genesis walking into the house and your new home. what did you think on that day genesis? >> i was just blown away. it looks so beautiful. ainsley: it is so prettiy. >> so beautiful. it looks like a showroom. everything is so perfect. ainsley: there is a lot of space. >> yeah. ainsley: most of us just for you at home. most of us live in shoeboxes, there is not a lot of room. that is a lot of room and they put furniture in there for you. >> yes. ainsley: you are remembering your mom. this is your first christmas without your mom. you told me during the break about your mom.

what's so wonderful and special about living in this neighborhood? >> this neighborhood is one where my mom always wanted to live. ainsley: um-huh. >> riverdale was always a place where she wanted to move me and my siblings because it has a great community and it's really safe and it's just the perfect place to raise a family. ainsley: what would she say today? >> she would love it she would be so proud of us. she would be over the moon. i know that she would be really happy for us to be there. ainsley: what does it mean to your siblings? >> for them, i think that it means that they will have better access to things they didn't have access to before. this is something that my mom always wanted for us. and i just think it's really special that they get to have that. >> i know you would much rather have your mother than a new condo because of the way she died. >> um-huh. ainsley: there is silver lining in. this you notice many of our fox viewers sending in checks. and frank started this organization blessing other people's lives.

without this organization and our viewers where would you be now. >> in a really really dark bad place. i would be worse off than i could ever imagine. it's really like thanks to you and your viewers and thanks to tunnels to towers that me and the twins are doing a lot better. ainsley: what does christmas mean to you this year? >> this year i will be honest, it's a little difficult to be able to celebrate christmas this year. thanksgiving was also really hard. but this for me and my siblings is a new beginning. new traditions and bring, you know, old ones that my mom started for us. ainsley: frank, you made her life a little easier and a little better for her. >> some hope and bring a little bit of peace and comfort to them. they know they have a house. her mother keeping on sacrificing. through her sacrifice they got this beautiful home. so we're glad that tunnels to towers were able. ainsley: what's your

website? >> tunnels to towers.org. ainsley: if you want to give, you know where to find frank now on the web sight. please at home continual to lift genesis and her little ones up in prayer because you are are going to need it this christmas. it will be hard. god bless you. thank you for being here with us. your mother paid the ultimate price and i believe you will see her again. he helped write the tax bill and stood at president trump's side celebrating historic victory. then he was called a prop? dan bongino is weighing in on this outrage coming up next. plus, a picture perfect homecoming just in time for christmas. ♪ ainsley: a soldier with a christmas miracle up his sleeve and tell you this story up ahead. ♪ winter wonderland ♪ gone away is the blue bird ♪ here to stay is the new bird ♪ he sings a love song ♪ we go along ♪

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>> with this being a year of extraordinary accomplishment for the trump administration. >> this president hasn't even been in office for a year and look at all the things that he has been able to get done. >> this is a big day for america. this is america's come back. >> he's got one of the best records of conservative accomplishment in his first 11 months in office of any president in american history including, quite frankly, ronald reagan. >> what i find fascinating about this part in our political process over the last decade or so is that usually it's republicans praising their president and democrats praising their president. guys like marc thiessen originally pretty critical of president trump, he has called balls and strikes here. he was not saying that nine months ago. steve: no longer a never trumper. dan bongino is joining us now from down in florida. is he a former new york city cop. a former secret service guy answered hosts the dan bongino show. dan, remember to brian's

point, remember in the beginning of this administration when so many people in the mainstream media and pundits were saying hey, republicans, whatever you do, don't work with this president because he's box office poison. >> right. you know, steve, no reasonable person, and i'm caveating this reasonable here, at this point can deny these two things. this has been a deeply, deeply consequential first year presidency. and it has been an extremely conservative one. there are no denying -- there is no denying that anymore. red tape getting wiped out. isis getting their butts kicked all over the place. american getting a tax cut. businesses coming back to the united states even yesterday after the tax cut. it hasn't even been signed yet by the president. this has been an incredibly impactful first year and denying it at this point you are talking out of your back end not your front end. brian: let's talk about back end. listen to this huffington post clown on twitter says this about senator tim scott who was front and center. i don't know if had you a chance to meet him.

we have. he is one of the most impressive respected people republican or democrat, period. and i'm glad his profile is raised. and there is a reason why it was raised yesterday because he played such a prominent role in getting this passed and explaining what tax reform means to the average american person. so this guy andy ostroy tweeted this out. what a shocker, there is one black person there and sure enough they have him standing next to the mike like a manipulated prop. way to go tim scott. trump, #trump #tax scam bill. ainsley: before you respond, dan, that guy did take it down and did apologize. senator tim scott's response back to him was awesome. he said u., probably because i helped write the bill for the past year. have multiple provisions included. got multiple senators on board over the last week and have worked on tax reform my entire time in congress. but, if you would rather see my skin color, please feel free. your response? >> you know, ainsley, i don't accept this guy's apology. tim scott is free to, of

course, he is maybe a better man than i am. is he battery man that i am. i don't. do you know why i don't do that? a prop? a prop? this is a guy who grew up with divorced parents in a relatively poor household. he's a business owner. he is a proud, accomplished, dignified man that the left and far left liberals continue to do this and see him only for the me melonin in his skin. no one sent me a email or facebook. hey look there is a black man on stage with trump there a proud u.s. who cut your taxes. every electrician, steel mill worker getting up tomorrow you will get more money in your check next year because of more men like tim scott. that the left sees the color of his skin speaks to the intellectual vacuum that these guys live. in he might accept his apology but i don't.

ainsley: you can say stupid stuff and make mistakes. he said @ senator tim scott earlier i tweeted something i now agree was unfair. senator, i regret that tweet and apologize for it there were many other ways i could have and should have made my point. >> that's great. i'm sorry. it's a nice gesture to do it. i'm pretty convinced it happened because of the backlash not because the left sincerely believes that people should be judged by the quality of their character. they insist on doing this identity politics nonsense. it's garbage. i'm tired of it and you should be too, everyone else listening. steve: dan, because we have been talking so much about the tax cut bill yesterday, which also had the anwr it, had the repeal of the individual mandate.

>> you had the fbi director on the hot seat and had lapses in what he could and could not remember it does sound if they are going to be issuing some subpoenas who have some of the people like bruce ohr and james a. baker back up on capitol hill. do you think -- where do you see this going? >> well, steve, there is one key critical question out there that still has not been answered. we cannot move on with the fbi until this question is answered. who knew about the dossier and was the fake news dossier, the nonsensical dossier, was it used to obtain warrants to spy on the trump team? nobody can answer this. steve: but that should be pretty easy to answer. >> steve, andy mccabe knows about this. there are documents out there with his signature on it showing he has at least some information about it. rod rosenstein even said in the congressional hearing under oath. he knows the answer but

wasn't willing to share it folks, if you are an american citizen out there, don't you want to know if your government was spying on another american citizen due to political, fake information supplied by russian intelligence on a political campaign? is this not a head scratcher? are you not even a little bit concerned about this? do you know what scares me most as a former federal agent? big government. this should frighten the heck out of you. nobody can move on until we get that answer. brian: we know. this it looks like trey gowdy and good lath going to be joining us in an hour. subpoenaing them to make them come in and answer these questions. hopefully it will be on camera not behind closed doors. ainsley: we know the answer but we are not at liberty to tell you or i plead the fifth. brian: the inspector general is doing a report. ainsley: all right. thank you, dan. >> you got it good to see you guys. steve: merry christmas to you down there in florida, dan. >> merry christmas. steve: for christmas, i'm giving everybody his

podcast. ainsley: are you? steve: it's free. brian it's great. steve: check it out. jillian the first day of winter. jillian: it is. good morning, guys. and good morning to you at home as well. get you caught up on news of the day. president trump could soon see his big beautiful wall up close and personal. the president says he is considering a trip on the southern border to check on the prototypes. >> we have some wonderful prototypes that have been put up. and i may be going there very shortly to look at them in their final form. jillian: six companies built eight different border wall prototypes near san diego. the administration began physical testing to prevent scaling and breaches earlier this month. we heard about get away car, right? take a look at this get away semi-truck. can you see the man holding onto the back of the tractor-trailer as it flies down the highway. florida deputies say several people called their office to report it the suspect hopped onto the truck to run

away after allegedly assaulting a woman. his new movie the post is all about the release of top secret pentagon papers. but actor tom hanks says he's not interested in screening it at the white house. >> oh, dear, i don't like hypothetical questions. >> well, i don't think you are going to like the real one either. >> do you have the papers? ainsley: hanks telling the hollywood reporter he would probably decline an invitation to play his movie for the president if he was asked. the actor blaming his reluctance on things like the administration's response to the events in charlottesville. appear army wife gets the perfect christmas surprise. mariah thought she was just carrying a cardboard cutout of her husband. infantry specialist at a christmas lights tour. keeping him there in spirit while he was deployed in afghanistan. terrence had something better up his sleeve. ainsley: he got her. he photo bombed his wife.

coming home a month early. he was gone for six months. the only time they got to speak one time by the way during his deployment. that's a cool one. that's a new way to do it. steve: how is it they only talk one time in six months? jillian: i don't know. you ask these questions and i'm just focused on the emotional part of the story. steve: i'm asking the pentagon how were they only able to talk one time. brian: maybe he is in a special unit. maybe he is special forces unit. steve: holy cow. thanks, jillian. brian: we should talk more. 18 minutes before the top of the hour. we were just talking to dan bongino before you saw that, right? >> isi ice next guest digs into the most under reported stories of 2017. steve: there are plenty of them. plus, president trump and senator bob corker have not always seen high to eye. that's an understatement. the senator is combating fake news this morning. he is here to set the record

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♪ brian: it's been quite a year for breaking news. how about it has not stopped like nothing i have ever seen before in my life. good and bad. a lot of stories have still managed to fly under the radar. and a lot of them good. in case you missed it, our next guest is here to break down the stories that have been swept under the rug for unintended purposes. joining us now with the most under reported stories of 2017 is olympic media managing editor katie frakes. thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. brian: first off, the number one story you believe doesn't get enough attention is the economy. why? >> absolutely.

so, well, if you look, of course, black unemployment is at its lowest rate in 17 years since 2,000. that's amazing news. overall rate is down. look at tax reform being passed yesterday and have you places like comcast and wells fargo and boeing giving thousand dollar bonuses for the holidays. and raising their internal minimum wages. confidence in the economy and confidence in trump's performance with the economy are both up. and no one seems to want to report this because it means you would have to admit that the president is doing something right. brian: i remember when president bush's economy was rolling. the fact is the iraq war was not going well. so, therefore, that became the number one story. so, speaking of iraq. their liberation from isis, syria's liberation from isis for the most part in raqqa. not many people saw that coming so quickly. nor do they report it. that was brought up by the "new york times" editorial page the other day.

>> you are absolutely right. look, these people can't stomach that trump took a different position than former president obama on this. he looked at the military and he said they know how to defeat terrorists so i'm not going to micromanage them. i'm going to take my hands off and let defense secretary mattis do his job and look what has happened in the last year. they have been pushed out of iraq. isis is out of iraq. they are being pushed out of syria. how many lives have been saved? how many people have been liberated because donald trump took the actions that obama wouldn't? brian: right, kind of interesting too because the iraqi prime minister is coming here saying hey, guys, come back. we trust you. we don't want to be under the influence of iran. >> absolutely. brian: hopefully capitalize on opportunity because we put so much into that country already. now, you talk about debbie was sermon schultz and the awan family. tell everyone what this story is about and where it has been. >> this is, i think, the single most under reported story of the entire year. so you these yecial democratic house it aides.

they have transferred hundreds of thousands of improperly from the congressional credit union to pakistan to real estate development that's under fraud allegations. they have mistierously misplaced over $100,000 in congressional equipment. no one knows where it is or where it went. on top of that, and this is the most serious part. these it aides without authorization accessed the house democratic caucus servers. thousands of times. they transferred huge amounts of data off of these servers. we don't know where that data went. on top of that, these it aides had access to the intelligence committee. the homeland security and foreign affairs committee. the emails from these congressman men and women, they had access to. where does data go? no one seems to care. debbie wasserman schultz has been everything except helpful. honorable nestle, paul ryan should be doing more, too. no one seems to care about this data, this money. where did it go and why?

brian: yeah. we are definitely going to stay all over it because we know this we kept him in the country so at least we know where they are right now. >> absolutely. brian: they better not go home. katie, thanks so much. >> thank you. brian: 11 minutes before the top of the hour, historic tax cuts will be sitting under your christmas tree this year as home sales hit the best numbers in 10 years. the property man weighs in on how the new plan will impact homeowners, especially when it comes to the mart damage tax mortgage tax deduction. ivanka trump working behind the scenes to help pass that legislation. don't go anywhere. >> it's a lot of fun. it's always a lot of funnel when you win. if you work hard and lose, that's not acceptable. ♪ ♪ that's why i'm telling you ♪ i just want to celebrate ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ give ancestrydna,

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steve: the president keeping a promise of a tax cut for christmas. now a new report shows existing home sales surged 5.6% just last month. that was the highest level since december of 2006. before the crash. so how will the new tax plan impact homeowners? time now for the massey memo with fox news legal analyst bobob massi. he is also the host of property man as you know. >> good morning, sir. good morning to you. steve: bob, with the tax cuts and everything for folks who are going to try to deduct their mortgage interest, they still can up to $750,000 which is a big house. >> that's right. it's a huge house. i mean, obviously, depending on where you live with new york and california it's a little different but, yes, you you could deduct up to -- that's on new mortgages so our viewers understanding. that's not old mortgages, new mortgages. i think obviously i was reading, steve, even when they wanted to get to

500,000, only 5.5% of the homes in america are over that amount. so this effects a lot of people and as a result of that, it's going to be fine. they are still going to get that interest deduction which is very important. steve: meanwhile over on the big board that we have got here on studio f property state and local taxes combine $10,000 deduction limit. travelers the middle point right there. i actually went in to my town hall yesterday in new jersey and at the suggestion of people like you on television, i prepaid as much of next year's property taxes as i possibly could. because they say i can't deduct as much next year so might as well do it this year before that runs out and there were a whole bunch of people lined up to do the same thing. >> see, i have been told, steve, and, again, there is a lot of stuff we don't know to be true. i was told that the prepay that you don't get the benefit no matter what. but i don't know if that's

true or not. because i have one -- i hear some people say you can. you get that benefit. some say that you can't. so we are going to have to -- the cap of 10,000 what people have to look at. so people who have, you know, that are doing very well. that cap can effect them. which can effect the whole housing market and things of that nature. steve: i think it depends on your locality for instance in new york you can. >> yes, it does. steve: if you go into town hall and ask will you take the money? and they say yes, i think it's a done deal. bob, thank you for joining us all year long from las vegas. have a merry christmas because we know you are good at santa. we have pictures. you and your wife historically dress up and go throughout las vegas dressed as mr. and mrs. claus, don't you? there you are. >> we do. and that picture there with lynn, my wife and my granddaughter isabella who is our elf this year. we go all over the place. last week we had about 150 kids and they sit on our lap and we have been doing it for a lot of years. grandchildren are our life.

merry christmas. steve: suddenly the property man looks like santa. bob, thank you very much. coming up in final hour, senator bob corker and ivanka trump live. ♪ get it started ♪

trump: it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country. it's always a lot of fun when you win. if you work hard and lose, that's not acceptable. >> we know they're popping champagne down on pennsylvania avenue. there are only two places where america is popping champagne. the white house and the corporate boardrooms. >> once in a while the people who are always in attack mode to say it was a great day for the home team, the home team here is the american workers. steve: 14 people hurt after a driver plowed into a crowd of people overnight in melbourne, australia. >> a deliberate act. >> lawyers are giving fresh

subpoenas. >> after fbi director andrew mccabe. >> the clock is ticking for congress for congress to reach an agreement to avoid a government shut down. steve: the shutdown odds are what? >> slim to none. >> we are making america great again. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ santa claus is coming to town. brian: he's got a good voice. steve: he does indeed. michael bublé. why we're playing this because our friend dan watching in wisconsin, he typed in love denny, but give me more. brian: i took a risk and liking kenny g is not necessarily cool. he has the best christmas albums. steve: here's the thing, though, brian. you said you love kenny g.

here's your choice. michael bublé or kenny g. ainsley: tough one. brian: wow. i'm going to choose. is michael bublé watching? steve: could be. brian: right i'm going to stay with kenny g. bube lay is strong. steve: from wisconsin. ainsley: you know the saying. dance like nobody's watching. if you're a news anchor, act like nobody's watching. be honest and be genuine. they're boss l both amazing. we have more. is this your wife? she says silent night is the all-time favorite followed by married. but love to listening any christmas music. don, i am with you on both of those. steve: meanwhile, rick wrote us on facebook as we probably change the music, i'll be home for christmas. i work at the music hall until i retired. i guess we won't change the music, and that song always said the words i was feeling. ainsley: that's true. they're all good. steve: anyway, keep them coming. we read them all morning

long. brian: the only one i don't want to hear are chipmunks. they are not christmas. ainsley: those are so cute because dave comes in and yells alvin. steve: how do you feel about the barking dogs that do jingle bells. brian: ridiculous. steve: really? >> at the end of this hour, i believe we are going to play -- what's the name of the company that does the coffee? steve: black rifle coffee company. they did a christmas song made with guns. it is something you've got to see. ainsley: all right. well, we're talking about christmas. you've got a christmas present. tax relief. it was voted on yesterday. this is something that the president ran on. something he's been trying to do, and he had a victory yesterday. steve: that's right, and he just tweeted this out in the last hour. the massive tax cuts, which the fake news media is desperate to write badly

about. so as to pleas their democrat bosses will soon be depiction and will speak for themselves. companies are already making big payments to workers. democrats want to raise taxes. hate these big cuts. that's kind of what we heard yesterday during a celebration on the south lawn. brian: well, the one thing is the reason why i believe why people don't think they're getting a tax break with this plan, a lot of what i did and saw yesterday, it was 45 minutes of nothing but negative coverage. i was actually laughing out loud at some of it because some of them flat out say tax breaks. president obama said we had to cut the corporate tax breaks. they didn't know they were insulting their own party with their beliefs. steve: i heard somebody say on this channel say the tax cuts signed by both houses of the congress would only benefit major corporations and ceos.

america's rich people. ainsley: yeah, that's what every -- brian: that's not even logical. ainsley: every democrat has been saying that. steve: they have been but i tell you what. on the south lawn, big celebration. the people who made it possible lined the steps there just below the truman balcony. if you missed some of it, here it is. trump: it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country and reform. but tax cut. >> mr. president, you fulfilled the promise to millions of americans struggling in this economy. a middle class miracle, and that's exactly what the congress passed today. >> what we did last night and what the house finished this morning means america is going to start growing again. thank you, mr. president with for all you're doing. >> what this represents is a promise that each and every one of us made to the american people last year is a promise that is kept today. >> we're going to keep

fighting, and we're going to make this the greatest presidency we've seen not only in generations but maybe ever. >> this is a great day for our country, a great day for our economy, and a great day for america. thank you, mr. president. >> this is a big day for america. this is america's come back. [applause] >> merry christmas, america. brian: and as the new york times says, it's a bet. you give corporations more freedom, they're going to bring their money back, they're going to invest here and give raises. ainsley: hasn't even been 24 hours, and they're already doing that, brian. they're giving money back to their employers. look at some of these companies. at&t, 200,000 of their employees are getting right before christmas $1,000 each. they're also going to spend more capital spending. they're going to invest a billion dollars. and there's wells fargo. their hourly rate going up to $15 an hour. and they're donating $400 million to nonprofit

organizations. steve: bank is raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour. ainsley: everybody. steve: comcast has 100,000 employees, they're going to be giving $1,000 bonuses. ainsley: to the nonexecutives. steve: and going to invest $50 billion in infrastructure, which every company needs to do and now that they have the big tax cut, they can. and boeing is going to put $300 million into an employee charity i believe investment fund. so clearly, when you lower the top rate for corporations from 35 to 21, they got 14% to suddenly give back to the people. brian: well, what they didn't give is big marginal individual rate reductions. they wanted to. they did it through reconciliation only 51 votes. they couldn't do it as massive as they can and a lot of people pointing out in ten years, these rates expire. so people are saying why do corporations have permanent? why do individuals have temporary? well, the hope is as many pick tax cuts that these will stick around too. the democrats did not waste

any time telling you how bad your life's going to be. >> now, we know they're popping champagne down pennsylvania avenue. there are only two places where america's popping champagne. the white house and the corporate boardrooms. including trump tower. otherwise, americans have a lot to regret. >> after all the president's promises, brazenly transparent misrepresentations to the american people, the true face of what republicans stand for has been revealed. >> well, it is a victory for billionaires like donald trump. it's a victory for wealthy campaign contributors like the coke brothers. but this is a disaster for the american people. steve: and that is a story they are pushing. that it's a disaster for the american people. that's the political left. but you look at somebody like

peter, an economic expert. ainsley: he's an expert. steve: he looked at all of that stuff. and he calls them on it and says that is just not true. >> chuck schumer just likes to put a rock on the neck of the american worker and say, hey, mr. obama said it's good for you. so wear this for the next four years until we get rid of mr. trump. i have bad news for mr. schumer. i think mr. trump is going to be around when those thing gets traction. steve: that's the last thing he wants to hear. brian: and that will be early 2019. 2018 you'll see your paycheck change. but you'll be filing under the old rules. you'll really feel it more next year. ainsley: the debate on the rich people, though. we live in new york. very liberal state. can it, liberal state. brian: high taxes. ainsley: there are a lot of wealthy people here. if you don't believe me, walk down 5th avenue and meet with a real estate agent and ask them how much these apartments go for. $25million. $50million. there are so many beyond belief wealth here, including

the president. the president pays taxes here in new york, i would assume. steve: he's a new york resident. absolutely. ainsley: so they're going to be paying more because they're in the high state taxes. high tax states. steve: and yesterday i was -- i went to my town, and i prepaid my property taxes because i had heard on the fox news channel people say if you can, you should, because that's going to go away for the most part next year. there were seven people in line when i got there yesterday. so many people were trying to do just that and chris christie, the governor of new jersey for another month, he said yesterday that particularly in new jersey, go ahead and make your state taxes deductible. if they're going to have it sky high, why not do it? because they're going to spend the money otherwise. brian: you mention those apartments. $25million. that's why jillian only could get one when you moved here. >> yeah. i was, like, i wanted to. but let me just have one. steve: prepay your taxes.

>> yeah. exactly. so i can afford to. never. okay. let's get to this breaking news we're following, guys. starting with a fox news alert. dozens of people are hurt. bodies sent flying into the air when a driver deliberately plows into a crowd of people. it happened at a car stop in melbourne, australia. four of them hurt critically. the driver is in custody. >> at the time of the year when so many families are celebrating the end of the year during their christmas shopping, making plans for what ought to be a festive season, we've seen a horrific act perpetrated against bystanders. >> the driver was known to police and has a history of drug and mental problems. right now, there are no links to terror. also breaking right now, u.s. defense secretary jim mattis visiting guantanamo bay overnight offering holiday to the troops. the first to visit since 2002. the trip comes uncertainty

over the trump administration's policy on continued use of the military prison. where 41 prisoners remain in detention. history being erased in a major american city. crane taking down two confederate statues in tennessee. it comes just one day after the city council voted to sell the public parks to private entities. the statutes will now be preserved in undisclosed location. and releasing prince harry official engagement pictures. prince harry and the american actress announced their engagement last month. her ring has jewels once owned by harry's late mother princess diana. think they're such a beautiful couple, aren't they? what, steve. you were confused. steve: well, i am confused. we knew they were going to get married what? a month ago? so now the predictors coming

out. >> yes. because you can get engaged and then you take your engagement photos. steve: oh. it's a process. all right. brian: why can't they afford color pictures? >> sometimes people just can't afford them. brian: royalty. ainsley: he's the second child. [laughter] all right. coming up in just minutes, ivanka trump will join us to weigh in on her dad. brian: she made a critical role. steve: she did. making a list, checking it twice. well, if you're going to buy something from amazon, todd piro in the amazon fulfillment center here in new york. todd. >> otherwise known as santa's workshop. santa's helpers working very hard to make sure you last minute procrastinators have all the items you need for christmas. more from this basement where all the magic happens when fox and friends comes back after this break. ♪

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brian: all right. the countdown to christmas. four days to go, unless you have a different calendar. ainsley: todd piro is live outside the amazon prime hub in new york city with more on the mad rush deliveries. >> hey, mad rush is definitely the right phrase to use.

i'm joined by stephanie i like to call her mrs. clause. but her official title is vp of amazon prime now. >> this is a huge time of year for amazon. we are so busy. it's kind of like our super bowl. we're preparing all year for this. we start thinking about christmas although way in spring. so this is a really big week for us. >> now, as a guy, i often get a bad rap for being a procrastinator. but regardless of your gender, can you still order things and get them by christmas? >> you can absolutely still get things in time for christmas. today is the last day for free two-day shipping with prime. but if you go to amazon.com/same day shipping, you can see we have same day options. prime now is the facility we're in right now we'll deliver up to 11:59 on christmas eve. so we are kind of like santa's helpers. >> so how long does it take for these amazing men and

women to actually find something when it comes in the order system. >> well, it's actually really easy because the computers are doing a lot of the work. so these guys are hustling around and figuring out where to go but the algorithms are telling them exactly where to go to get each product. so it's actually not that hard to find it. >> let's go down one of these aisles because this is amazing to me. you're looking at this thing and asking yourself how is star wars in the same area like melatonin and fiji water. >> so this is an online store and we don't merchandisize our she feels for customers. we make sure it gets it as quick as possible. we don't care where the stuff goes. the computers are worrying things are. so while it may look like cast to us, it's organized. >> stephanie, thank you very much. all right. steve, ainsley, and brian. last time i picked an item for you, tell me what item you want me to go find in this amazing warehouse here, and

i'll see if i can find it before the end of the show. if i can, i'll tweet it out. steve: find brian's book or ainsley's book. ainsley: great gift for christmas. >> they're all sold out. i'm not joking. we looked. they're all sold out. ainsley: just on that place, though, because when i go on amazon, you can buy it on amazon. steve: what about the dyson hair drier? ainsley: it's $400, but it looks great. >> i'll toss it back off to you. stephanie. steve: there he goes. wait a minute. they have a computer. he doesn't have to look. brian: senator bob corker behind his "yes" vote is being revealed. and now some calling into question. some claiming he snuck into a last-minute tax deduction for himself. what's the truth? the senator wants to set the record straight, and he has a message for the president about fake news straight ahead. steve: that's right. the corker kick back is fake news. meanwhile, a christmas classic like you've never heard it

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brian: lawmakers passing much-needed tax reform this week but one senator's decision is under fire. >> senator corker announced his decision, and he is facing backlash over a last-minute change to the legislation being dubbed the corker kick back. >> the 20% deduction for pass through income also now being called the corker kick back would cost the government alone just by that change. >> the senator said he had nothing to do with a provision. so has senator corker been a

victim of the fake news trend just like president trump that many said was just a slogan? one of the most respected on both sides of the aisle. senator, what is the corker kick back? >> look, this is a travesty that something like this will be put to poverty. look, the fact is this was a provision that came from the house of representatives. brian, i've had zero impact on a word of the tax file. the focus on deficits. the reporter that wrote about this knew i was unaware of the vision. i sat down on thursday and walked through the house and senate bill as it was being published, if you will. and this was not a provision that was even brought up. the reporter calls. he knows i'm unaware of it. and then all of a sudden turns it around as if this had some

impact on a decision that i had already made. so the president called yesterday. we had a warm conversation about numbers of issues. i told him that i had a healthy respect for the media. i deal with them all the time and, you know, to attack the media has not been something i've done. but i had a newfound empathy for him in watching how a totally debunked story by everybody involved. orrin hatch, kevin brady, the guys that actually wrote this bill knew i had nothing to do with it. but then you have this lottery who says this. all of a sudden people i respect in the news media. new york times, wall street journal, washington post. people start printing this as if it's true. a social media phenomenon, and i've never used in my life the words fake news. until today, i actually understand what it is the president has been dealing

with. brian: and roughly. i know you don't like to go verbatim because it's the confidence between you two but roughly what was his reaction when you told him that? did he laugh? did he empathize? >> he had just mentioned that he had been dealing with this for over a year. and, look, i'm sorry. i've witnessed it firsthand. it is not good. i know other people have witnessed the same. look, as i mentioned to him, i have a new-found empathy for what he and others have been dealing with in this regard. brian: and both of you are fighters. you didn't get successful in your business without mixing it up. even though you have different approaches. so your instinct is to fight back. and i watched you on cnn with wolf blitzer, and he asked the same question nine times about something that fundamentally didn't happen. >> yeah. no, i know. and, again, brian, i think it's difficult for people to

understand that when you make a decision on these big, big votes, you've got to decide. is the country better off with this or not? and you've got to make a decision based on all the facts you have. look, i've been very concerned about deficits in our country. i think people know that. there's no doubt that over a 43-trillion-dollar revenue-based over the next ten years, there's the possibility of a 500 million-dollar gap. but at the end of the day to cause our companies to be competitive around the world, to keep companies from locating in other places, to continue to build on this that we have here in our nation, i felt like this was the right thing to do. but, yes, unbelievable the way this has been handled. brian: well, senator, real quick. the chairman of foreign relations. you want to be tough on russia and this administration has been labeled as being weak on russia. something happened yesterday significant. you decided to -- and the president confirmed -- lethal weapons to the ukraine to take on those separatists backed by

russian government and sanction five more russian officials. >> that's right. yeah, brian, i passed that bill. okay? that credentialed this. with a democratic counterpart. we could not get president obama to send them any defensive lethal weapons. they sent them night vision goggles that were used, they sent them prepackaged meals. we could not get them to do this. and here this president at this time with this national security team is finally doing what people on both sides of the aisle have tried to get administrations to do. so i'm thankful it's happening and certainly it shows a push back. i mean, these weapons are to defend ukraine against russia's aggression. so very happy this has occurred. brian: see if people jot that down too. senator bob corker, thanks so much for clearing up the record. appreciate it. ainsley: i know ivanka coming on. she played a big role in all that is happening relative to tax reform. and she deserves a lot of credit for what has happened.

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break. joining us right now from the white house, ivanka trump, special adviser to the president, who also happens to be her father. ivanka, good morning to you. ainsley: good morning to you. congratulations. >> thank you. what a day to be here to celebrate. steve: no kidding. and your name actually has been linked to this for a while because you were pushing an increase in the child tax credit. in the ultimate final bill, it essentially is doubled. and i know you also had mike lee with you, the senator from utah and marco rubio as well. explain to the folks at home what it's going to do for them. >> well, the president was very clear that he wanted this bill to accomplish two goals, of american businesses to be competitive and therefore lead to wage increase for working americans. but to also target relief at middle income families and tax credit is an incredible way to do that. we all know that the cost of raising children has gone up

exponential in this country as until recently wages have stag nade. so raising children is a very important investment that we as a country can make and in the future, this is the next generation of american workers, american entrepreneurs and innovators. so the child tax credit was doubled. the refundability was expanded. very importantly the standard deduction, the standard for the average family, the standard deduction was actually doubled, which is enormously beneficial. the child and the tax carecredit was maintained as part of the bill. the accommodation. steve: a lot of good stuff. >> well, if you look at the things that were cut, it wasn't lobbyists or special interest. the things that were expanded were things like the child tax credit that have such meaningful impact for everyday americans. one of the things that was really so amazing to me

traveling across the country was the sense of financial most american families experience. even middle income american families. the average american family can't come up with $400 in the event of an emergency and my father is committed to changing that. this administration is committed to changing that. and what we're doing to encourage growth during deregulation is one of the mechanisms. but tax reform is an enormous vehicle to create the type of growth that will lend itself to prosperity for all americans and this is a historic milestone, historic accomplishment. we're all incredibly excited. we've been working so closely with congress and as a administration been unified in achieving the president's goals. ainsley: yeah, ivanka, some of these companies are already benefiting. it has not even been 24 hours and workers at some of the companies that we all use on a daily basis are benefiting. for instance, at&t, 200,000 of their employees are getting

$1,000 each before christmas. and then at wells fargo, the hourly wages are now going up to $15 an hour. fifth third bank, their wages are going up to $15 an hour. comcast, the nonexecutives. the people who aren't the bosses and make the big bucks, 100,000 of them are getting 1,000 bonuses. so you're saying some of these families, they can't cover an emergency. they're living paycheck to paycheck. $1,000. that's really big right before christmas. what a gift for them. >> it is such important, meaningful release. and really, ainsley, this is just the beginning. it's just starting. so we know that this is only going to increase and grow as companies bring back money that have been parked overseas. as companies reinvest in businesses. one of the incredible elements of this plan is the fact that for five years, 100% of capital expensing by businesses. so it enables them to modernize to invest back in their businesses. so i'm deeply passionate about

entrepreneurship and encouraging american innovation, and i believe the tax reform is so critical for us to be competitive and create that next generation of american entrepreneur and small business owners and give them the confidence to launch their business and give them the confidence to invest in their business and invest in their workforce. brian: but if these major corporations don't take advantage of this fuent and do the right thing instead of putting it into the executive's pockets, they're never going to get it again. i want to move forward. moments ago i spoke to senator corker behind the scenes. he was one of the "no" votes recently that became a "yes" vote. senator flake and collins and others were a "no" and came aboard. you played a role on that. you never want to play attention to yourself. i respect that. but he brought attention to you. listen. oh, we don't have it? he essentially said that ivanka played a major role behind the scenes in getting us to a "yes" vote in order to explain further what he needed

and what the rest of the senate needed. can you bring us behind the scenes? >> yeah. and it was a great privilege to be able to do so. we worked incredibly well as a team. i think we've over the course of the year learned how to work as a unified voice. so i saw a lot of time on behalf of the administration and with members of the administration, gary cohn, secretary mnuchin, our whole team on the hill and talking with different senators. and he had real integrity around this processes. so i will say that for sure. he had his concerns. he felt that his concerns were adequately addressed, and he really believed that tax relief coupled with deregulatory actions will create the growth that will start to erode and ultimately eliminate national debt that

has been incurred over the last several decades. brian: he never asked for a corker kick back on some pass through companies that have been talked about, am i correct? that's not something that you worked out? >> no. absolutely not. ainsley: ivanka, if you know -- go ahead. >> i will say that leadership was really incredible in congress. so i had the privilege of meeting many people for the first time and cementing relationships with many others. whether it was senator scott who you were talking about earlier who was a true champion for working families from the very first meeting i had with him, he was deeply passionate about all the issuing we discussed. doubling the standard deduction, the child tax credit, the child independent credit. the additional credit of $500 for those families who take care of adults and that is tremendous financial so so many americans. senator scott was incredible. chairman brady was

incredible. really, it was very nice to work as a collective. ainsley: yesterday is a special day in the white house. you know what happens after you do your job. your dad is going to be putting you in the airplane and sending you all across the country for future legislations. congratulations. >> it is my greatest pleasure. i'm really looking forward to doing a lot of unravel april when people realize the effect that this has both on the processes of filling out of their taxes, the vast majority will be doing so on a single postcard. but also, having experienced the relief that will be starting as early as february. so it will be a real privilege to show not only what the companies are doing but the personal impact. ainsley: and if that's the case, we're so happy for the little guys, the ones that deserve to have the extra $1,000 in their pocket or whatever it may be. steve: ivanka, thank you for joining us from the north lawn. >> thank you and merry christmas from happy holiday. steve: happy new year.

>> great way to celebrate. steve: more money in our pocket. thank you very much. all right. it is 18 minutes before the top of the hour on this very busy thursday and now we go to the easting side of manhattan where we talk about the united nations. >> that's right. good morning to you guys. good morning to you at home as well. general assembly voting today on a resolution condemning president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. president trump has a warning for those countries who vote in favor of it. >> let them vote against us. we'll save a lot. we don't care. but this isn't like it used to be where they could vote against you and then you pay them hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody knows what they're doing. we're not going to be taken advantage of any longer. >> trump's jerusalem decision has been met with protest throughout the middle east. how about this? 9th graders are usually referred to as freshman; right? but one school is dropping the name to be more gender inclusive. so students at east hampton high in massachusetts will be considered first year's instead.

the school's new handbook reading quote for the purpose of class meetings and activities including class do you see, students will be considered first years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. a veteran-owned company is taking on a classic christmas carol in an awesome way. ♪ >> that's pretty cool huh? black rifle company posting this video online using silencers and gunpowder. steve, you were talking about that earlier. i hadn't been able to watch it yet. pretty cool. ainsley: go on their website. support the military. black rifle coffee company. steve: we've had it. it's delicious. thank you very much, jillian. ainsley: well, as ivanka just mentioned, senator tim scott helped write the tax bill. and then he was called a prop. now the senator is mad. he's firing back. steve: plus, you see him on

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steve: 13 minutes before the top of the hour. some quick headlines for you. a church isn't taking any risk when it comes to safety and security. ten security officers who are also members of park chapel christian church in indiana will carry guns during the services there. comes after last month's church shooting in texas where as you know 26 people died. and a grinch in a green bandana picked the wrong clerk to mess with before christmas. watch as the would be robber walks into a -- oh, look there. walks into a convenience store in michigan with a knife demanding cash. the cashier makes it look like

he's going for the money. instead, he grabs a gun and sends the guy running. brian: yeah. so if you're thinking about robbing a convenience store, i would not. i would think twice. ainsley: yeah, don't do it now. you were going to do it. but now after watching that video. brian: i'm starting to think twice about it. meanwhile, we have to tell you about this story about senator tim scott. we know he played a vital roll in passing this legislation. steve: and there he is front and center. brian: south carolina took over for jim. so stunningly, someone saw this opportunity to take a shot at him from the huffington ton post. ainsley: there's a guy named andy. and he wrote what a shocker. there does one black person there and sure enough, they have him standing right next to the mic like a manipulated prop. way to go, senator tim scott. steve: well, senator tim scott responded, epically. he wrote to him. why? well, probably because i helped write the bill for the

past year. have multiple provisions included. got multiple senators onboard over the last week. and have worked on my tax reform my entire time in congress. but if you would rather just see my skin color, please feel free. he did, the huffington post writer did eventually delete that tweet and apologized. brian: here's what he said. he said earlier i tweeted something that was unfair, senator. i regret that tweet and apologize for it. there was many other ways i should have and could have made my point. steve: we ask you what we thought, we got plenty of e-mails. ainsley: the south carolina resident is extremely proud of the man and the leadership in senate -- in the senate of senator scott. his life and accomplishments should be emulated by all our senators. steve: all right. patricia, thank you very much for that. brian: and i hope he pushes forward. i wouldn't -- i would not be surprised in four or eight years -- in eight years if he's running for president. steve: he's doing a good job. brian: he has that type of talent.

ainsley: people like hame. for that to write it, he shouldn't have done that. this day and age, of course, you know that's wrong. you shouldn't write it. proud of him, though, apologizing. taking it down. brian: yep. ainsley: and seems to be pretty heartfelt. people say stupid things. would he have all done that. so you know what? let's use this as a learning opportunity, and let's try to unify instead of causing more division in this country. steve: meanwhile, i'm looking at him right over there. you see him on fox news and fox business regularly. but today, he's stepping into the kitchen with that woman right there is his godmother, and they are cooking with friends. brian: but first, let's check in with bill hemmer, who is also a brilliant cook. >> brilliant. steve: no, he's not. come on, please. >> not a chance. steve: i had his chilly. >> good morning to you guys. tax reform the day after. sarah sanders is here live and all of that. there are many questions right before christmas. is the mueller matter playing fair? will the government stay open? we're about to watch all of this unfold live. great line up at the top of the hour. see youof live then

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ainsley: well, you know him as a political analyst appearing on fox news and fox business regularly. but today, cooking with friends along with beautiful godmother barbara frazier from chicago. steve: good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having us. steve: i love the story behind the catfish and spaghetti. ainsley: catfish and spaghetti. >> all day. ainsley: so a lot of people do that. i never heard of that. >> yes. we do it. midwest. absolutely we do it. and this has a very good story that's dear to my heart. mom and dad were never married but my dad every friday would pick me up, take me to his parents' house where we would make catfish and spaghetti. ainsley: really? >> every friday. you remember. steve: this is a taste from my

childhood because my grandma and i used to go fishing in the upper des moines river -- i would go to i.e iowa where i was growing up. >> let's go fishing next week. ainsley: let's do it. >> so i want to tell you about the ingredients. first, the catfish has been soaked in butter milk. this is battered egg, obviously. this is cornmeal. and here we have salt, pepper, and we also have could i an pepper and lemon pepper. >> barbara, are you a good cook? do you like to cook? >> i don't like to cook, but i am a good cook. ainsley: you mix all of that up. and then you put the catfish in it. >> yeah. then we're going to put the catfish in there. steve: do you do a lot of cooking? >> actually, i'm a single guy, so i have to do a lot of cooking. i just got a blue apron subscription. i mention that for a reason i'm a single guy. steve: yeah, yeah, yeah. ainsley: send your e-mails in if you're interested. >> foxandfriends.com.

so we're going to go ahead an and. ainsley: it's actually friends@foxandfriends.com. >> oh, let's get it right. >> want to do the next one? steve: very good. as she does that, i understand we have a photograph from your childhood. >> oh, no kidding. let's see. i'm wearing the same outfit. ainsley: yes, you are. >> i just grew up a little bit with the same outfit. ainsley: do you ever wear a belt? or do you love the spenders? >> i love the look. steve: we are going to fry it up and try the family tradition of catfish and spaghetti. >> spaghetti. we also have corn, coleslaw. steve: two minus. we'll be right back. >> two minutes

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>> i'll be on the radio, too. so is he? >> it will be great. >> ryan get some of this. >> this is terrific. happy new year, everybody. >> bill: looks terrific. breaking news from overnight. suv plowing into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne, australia. 19 injured, 4 in critical condition. a deliberate act. police have arrested the driver. we're looking for more information on this and bring it to you as soon as we get it. back here at home however first today a victory lap years in the making. republicans and president trump touting the passage of the largest overhaul of the u.s. tax code in decades. that party could be short lived as congress now must meet another deadline, that's today, to avert a government shutdown. will that get done? a lot of