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welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm jillian turner. >> good morning to you, i'm leland vittert. a former united states marine has been arrested after the fbi says he wanted to carry out an attack on a christmas spot. will carr on what is a thwarted terror attack from our west coast bureau. >> the fbi releasing terrifying details. 26-year-old evan jamieson planned to attack pier 39. he's a sharpshooter qualification and a tow truck driver living in modesto, california. according to the fbi, jamieson jumped on their radar he was liking a lot of pro isis, pro

terror posts on social media. an undercover agency posing as a senior isis leader then talked to him and he described wanting to use explosives to funnel a large amount of people at one place where he could attack at pier 39. the fbi filed a terror charge against jamieson, and while he expressed hesitation about the attack earlier this week and denies theologist, authorities say they found a note inside his home insinuating he was carrying out the plan because of president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. now, his family says that jamieson converted to islam two years ago, but they hope that the genesis of his beliefs could stem from family issues. >> i believe it started with losing his children, that's where i believe it began. >> that is when he decided to convert. >> according to the fbi, jamieson wanted to style his

assault after the halloween attack in new york where a man smashed into people in a bike lane, killing eight, in the name of the islamic state and comes as isis called for attacks on western cities around christmas and continues to praise lone wolves who struck against people who they view as nonbelievers. >> so far this is the only person in custody in this case, right, will? >> that's right, it looks like a lone wolf, obviously, authorities continuing to look into that. >> something that we've been hearing more and more about. will, thank you. for more insight on that, gillian. >> thanks, leland. for insight i want to bring in former cia analyst and nationally syndicated radio host, buck sexton, thank you for being here this afternoon. i want to get to the heart of this. it was a thwarted attempt. the spokeswoman says about the would-be terrorist, he was under

surveillance and he was never a danger at any point, do you buy that? >> this is a pretty textbook operation the way that the fbi does its business and they deserve a lot of credit here. if you're trying to avoid all casualties, once somebody has radicalized, you can't rely on static security measures and those are often going to be insufficient, putting up vehicle barriers, a greater police presence on the street, those are necessary steps, but the single best thing you can do in a counterterrorism situation is stop a plot before it goes operational. >> on that point, before it goes operational, i asked you this question because so often, in the wake of successful terrorist attacks, we hear that the perpetrator was under some kind of surveillance, x, y, or z watch lists and yet they got away with it anyway. do we take heart in the case that the gentleman was under fbi

surveillance and thwarted? >> yes, and many cases are similar to this. once people add in, and understand the nature of the jihadist terror threat against this country, i think it's necessary to do this. once individuals add together all the thwarted attacks as well as those that are actually brought to fruition or those that have casualties, executed against civilians in the country, you get a much better sense of how common place these are and how many there have been. 16 against new york city alone since 9/11, and most of those entirely thwarted. the pre operational efforts of the fbi and law enforcement are critical. because of his hesitancy he's going to clearly mount a defense that he changed his mind. you ask about people, just supporting the islamic state and that isis is a good entity, you wanted to come back and wished

that the caliphate is global, that's protected speech. >> well, buck, on that, what do you think about this guy, he believed all along he was in contact with some kind of senior isis leadership in the middle east when in reality he was communicating about this planned christmas terror attack with an under fbi agent. if it wasn't the case-- how would a man like him in the united states connect with isis leadership in the middle east? is it really as easy as people say? is it just logging onto a website or social media? >> it's certainly been done by a lot of individuals who have no particular trade craft training. it's just a question of getting in contact with somebody online and continuing to push and find your way into what are usually chat rooms that have either pass wards or encrypted apps is another commonplace way that jihadists communicate around the

globe. in this stance as you mentioned we have an undercover fbi officer and those kinds of efforts from law enforcement are ongoing, and here, what he is going to be critical for the prosecution of this individual is going to be whether they can prove an affirmative step was taken or that there was, in fact, a conspiracy. i don't believe that they got him with any actual weapons, he talked about his intent to acquire weapons. he talked about the possibility of the plot. they'll have to prove either conspiracy or material support to a terrorist organization. >> and what about-- do you take from this instance here, you know, that we're doing better in the fight against lone wolf, self-radicalized jihadists? meaning we've made huge progress this year against islamic radical terror in the middle east, particularly isis, or would-be terrorists who aren't aligned with isis, or not

officially affiliated with isis. does this show that we're going in a good direction? >> gillian, i can't read too much into this. i think to be fair what's going on the last year, we have to take into account that you had a would-be suicide bomber in new york city, a few weeks ago, in the middle of midtown if he had better bomb construction could have killed a whole lot of people and also had the successful lone wolf attack on halloween downtown here in manhattan. you've m a vehicle attack in melbourne, in the last few days not yet classified as terrorism, but certainly as a bunch of indicators to make a lot of us think it was a jihadist terrorist attack. >> it sounds like, buck, we should feel good about this, but shouldn't rest on our laurels, there's a tremendous fight ahead. we've got to leave it there. thank you for joining us. >> good to see you gillian, merry christmas. >> merry christmas, buck. leland. >> well, the kremlin is firing back at a trump administration decision to give lethal weapons

to the ukrainian military. the new arms include anti-tank missiles. as you might know for years the former soviet states have been at war against separatists in the conduct. and steve is in southern florida, hi, steve. >> leland, the sale by the use of anti-tank missiles would be significant escalation for forces since 2014, on ukrainian territory have been battling russian-backed separatist fighters. those fighters have tanks and with those anti-tank missiles, that could be a game changer on the ground. these modern anti-tank systems, they're portable, weigh 50 pounds, they can take out a tank from a mile and a half away. thisser' fire and forget welcomes. they could be a game changer. the reaction in moscow has been

severe. officials from the foreign ministry saying it could be leading to worse fighting in ukraine. it could be 30 days before congress where it has strong support could begin to send the anti-tank weapons. >> and gillian and i will talk about-- >> as far as the president is down here, he arrived at international airport and he had a warm welcome from supporters, he spent 20 minutes, signing autographs and hats and raising, hoisting a young child into the air several times. he made his way along the motorcade. as far as official business goes, the president says he is going to be working hard during his ten-day visit here, but so far, today, no public events scheduled. the motorcade did leave mar-a-lago just after 9:00 this morning and headed to the trump international golf course. and the weather and sunny days,

no sprees he might be taking part in some golf. >> as you see steve harrigan in west palm beach, a fascinating change in u.s. policy. >> it is. >> especially, you know, sort of, you understand the gravity of the change, which about what the kremlin is saying. they're saying the united states crossed the line in saying that we cannot remain indifferent and for so long, russia has been saying, no, it's not us in eastern ukraine. the only reason to have anti-tank weapons is to take on tanks. the only people who have tanks there are the russians. >> correct. and you know that we're doing-- the u.s. is doing something right when the kremlin speaks out in opposition to our policy. you know, this illegal occupation of ukraine by the russians has been going on for three-plus years now. 10,000 people have died on the ground there as a result of the conflict that has resulted from this. there's a low grade war going

on. >> a low grade and continuing war. i was there during the invasion and through doneesk. and bring in buck sexton, analyst, what do you make of this, significant or too little too late? >> i think it will certainly be helpful to the ukrainian military. it's late in the game, the break away regions of eastern ukraine, it's a stealth russian invasion. it's not fair to say that these are separatist area. they've been in a static warfare there's not much change in grounds and whenever the russians want to push the advantage. more advanced equipment. heavy weaponry and heavy armor can show up and give the pro separation forces advantage over the ukrainians. the bigger issue, i think, here, is what this does to the narrative that donald trump is a

putin puppet. because this, more so than any harsh words or any commentary that trump may have made at a g20 summit or an interview on one of the other broadcast networks, this is going to upset the kremlin and this has a real outcome that could involve russian soldiers, dying as a result of the infusion of weapons. everybody who thinks that trump is a stooge of the kremlin may have to take notice and say maybe we were wrong about this. this is a strong maneuver that the obama administration pointedly refused to do. david: that's a key point, buck. when i was over in ukraine, back in 2014, this invasion started, there were so many ukrainian soldiers we were talking to saying we were outgunned by the russian forces. please, please, america, give us weapons and clearly the united states didn't then under president obama. buck made the point that that was a very clear decision by the

obama administration. >> if i'm not mistakmistaken, t rushes -- russians deny they're there. >> buck, thank you very much. we'll see you soon. domestic policy, for the third time in a row the 9th circuit court of appeals rules that president trump's travel ban violates the law. those judges though, have deferred final ruling to the supreme court. meaning u.s. customs can continue to restrict entry to travelers from six mostly muslim countries. joining us with a little bit of reaction, congressman roger marshall from the great state of kansas. congressman, good to see you. it seems as though the 9th circuit has sort of learned or perhaps doesn't like the supreme court continuing to bat them down so they decided we may not like this, but we're going to defer at least to the court. >> good afternoon, leland. good to see you as well. this is what i can tell you, president trump is committed to national security and he's

acting very much on what he thinks is best for this country. at the same tyime we respect ou court system. that's what it's about, checks and balances. i'm standing besides president trump on this and taking national security as an important job to keep following. >> i want to bring that up in terms of immigration. how much is the house willing to stand with president trump when it comes to a fight over border wall funding? for so long we've heard we're going to build the wall, we're going to build the wall. not much has happened and not much funding for it. are you saying you'll hold up a continuing resolution if it doesn't have funding for the wall? >> i don't know why it has to be either/or. i think it can be both. the house is committed to securing the border-- >> i wasn't asking you either/or, does the next spending bill have to have funding for the wall or not? >> i think we want long-term

funding not short-term that hurt our military. we're committing to securing the southern border and national security and way back in october we passed to do just that. >> every time we have somebody from congress on whether it's you or any other republican, they say, we've done our job and you continue to pass the continuing resolutionings. the house has the right to say, sorry, senate, we're not going to keep passing continuing resolution, we passed our bill in act, you pass it or the government shuts down. i don't see a lot of appetite from republican congressmen or backbone saying we're willing to stand on our principles on this. >> leland, we're standing on our principle, it's your points. we're between a rock and a hard place and-- >> how can you-- we have an appetite to finish this up. wooer a dedicated to getting it done we need bipartisan support and democrats to step up to the plate and say, how can we get 60

votes on the senate to pass as well. >> somebody, know ared to get something done or to stand on principle, you have you have to have an inflection point. so far republicans in the house, republicans in the senate if you want to bring up the democrats, nobody has been willing to create that inflection point. why not? on when? >> again, i appreciate where you're coming from, you're putting the situations in silos, shutting down the government is not going to accomplish anything if that's where you're going. >> you deep saying we're dedicated to getting this done and funding for the border wall, i don't like the short-term spending bills as you point out and lucas tomlinson did great reporting on this from the pentagon, it hurts the military. at some point somebody is going to stop kicking the can down the road. i'm asking you, when does that point come? when are you--

>> i agree kicking the can down the road hurts the military, disproportionately hurts the military and long-term planning. we're ready to deal with it. the problem is needing 60 votes in the senate. we don't have 60 republicans, it's a very simple thing. >> congressman. >> we need democrats in the senate to cooperate and figure out how to get 60 votes over there for a long-term solution. >> but you're also the congressman from kansas, you have a vote in the house of representatives. where are republicans saying, we're not going to keep kicking the can down the road. we're going to not hurt the military as you point out. we're not going to keep voting for these cr's, instead, we're going to force the senate's hand. does that need to happen? are you willing to do that? >> i think that january 19th will look a lot different than december 21st did. passing tax reform, took up a whole lot of oxygen in the room and i don't think we were able to get the deal that we wanted. so i'm hopeful now that we pass

tax reform we can have a long-term solution and daca may well be a part of the process. if we do daca, number one, we have to make sure that the southern border is secured. >> we've got to go. as you point out, there's a whole lot to accomplish and you guys got an extra week of vacation after new year's, won't be back until the second week of january. >> you bet, leland. i'll be spending my vacation talking to kansans. >> and chris wallace sits down with ben cardin for an interview. and plus, howard kurtz and his panel will cover the g.o.p. tax bill. president trump's accomplishments and russia investigation. that's some. >> coming up a powerful and dead dead deadly tropical storm hits as they're about to celebrate the

holidays. now that president trump's tax reform is the law of the land. how businesses stand to profit from the huge corporate tax rate reduction, what are they going to do with the extra savings? >> millions of americans are gazing at the sky and saw a bizarre object racing across the horizon. we'll tell you exactly what that ufo is after the break. >> i ain't never seen nothing crazy like that in my life.

>> fox news alert is just ahead of christmas. a massive search and rescue operation in the philippines after a tropical storm battered the southern part of that country. so far, 120 people dead. dozens more missing, as you can see the water's still running

awfully fast, entire villages were swept away by flash floods. the storm is forecasted to head out south to the south china sea on sunday. >> and president trump promises more money in the pockets of middle class americans, thanks to a slashed corporate tax rate that has retailers and other businesses optimistic about their future. and joining us is matthew shea, the president and ceo of the national retail federation. thank you for being with us. >> gillian, nice to be with you. gillian: and a big time for retail. >> super saturday, the biggest shopping day of the year. gillian: your industry admittedly had tough time with mega chains, toys "r" us and others shuttering, and gap and sears closing brick and mortar stores. how does--

how is the tax bill poised to affect your businesses in 2018. >> let' step back and the politics of it, this is a remarkable political achievement. the beginning of the year, people said it couldn't be done, it's been a generation, never going to happen. and chairman brady and speaker ryan, in the house and senate, leader mcconnell and senator hatch, sticking to it. this will be great for middle class americans, a $2,000 tax cut for the average family and money they can put back in their paychecks and support their families and good for small businesses. and good for the retail industry, you alluded to a minute ago is in the middle of a serious and fascinating oranges, with business growth and transformation into new businesses as they go forward. gillian: the trump administration said that american businesses and middle class families will benefit equally from this bill, but we know, thanks to fox news confirmation from our brain room that less than 25% of tax cuts

for individuals will actually go to the middle class by the time these provisions in 2025. and to reflect this, i think, polling has been generally fairly pessimistic among american families. but, businesses across the country have reacted with a degree of euphoria. so, where do you-- where is this going to shake out is the question. are americans, individuals and families going to come around once they see the tax cuts, and they see their paycheck moving forward? >> i think they are, and i think when they see what happens in january and february and paychecks go up and they're going to be supportive. this sort of happens every time a tax bill or some legislation happens. they see that someone supports it, then when it takes place, they get excited about it again and this is going to remember, pushes up to 2025, the last time it happened with the bush tax cuts. they got to 11 and got extended. it sounds like it's going to happen. gillian: it's like the oprah winfrey line on this.

everybody's going to win. >> no one takes tax cuts away, to stay they expire in 2025 and they'll be against them, they won't go away, this will be politicians in office that won't want to increase them and extend them. if the economy grows, it will-- . we will be in a new place where tax cuts won't be imperative as they are now? is that what you're saying. before i let you go. >> the santa tie on. gillian: i noticed. >> a busy time. gillian: how do you feel about the climate this year? we keep hearing that like brook and mortar sales are down and online sales are up. in the retail sector, what's happening? can you give us a lay of the land? >> sure, we got off to a strong start thanksgiving weekend. the so-called cyber five when we got through thanksgiving and black friday and into cyber monday. gillian: the cyber five you call it? >> the cyber 5, it's a trick think thing to call it. very strong, good way to jump

off the season, consumers are confident and wages are growing, unemployment rate is grow, and business confidence is very, very high. we think it's maybe the best holiday season we've had since the recession. a good year across the board. bricks and mortar online and it's all retail. the biggest online players are bricks r bricks and mortar retailers, i think the biggest is to understand that retailer is multiple channels. gillian: it's not either/or. >> it's not economy or retail it's-- >> glad for that cheer. >> nice to be with you. gillian: thanks so much. leland: still to come, the trump administration decided to arm ukraine with lethal weapons. about puts a lot of pressure on the kremlin and putin and our political panel with what it means. >> this is l.a.

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>> the kremlin firing back at president trump over his decision to send american weapons to ukraine. ukraine is fighting a years'long bloody war with separatists, arguably with russia itself. they asked for this and president obama denied it in 2014 and president trump reversed it.

gentlemen, nice to see you, wish you were both in studio and appreciate it nonetheless. >> great to be with you. leland: al, to you first, this kind of looking at the putin talking puppet, doesn't it? >> and it doesn't matter president trump was in collusion during the campaign, but-- >> noteworthy, president trump didn't make the decision and president trump is the one who is angering the russians themselves. here is a statement from the russian foreign ministry, washington sought to cast itself as a mediator. it's not a mediator, it's an accomplice in leading to war. we can't stay indifferent to that. forget the richness of the statement considering it's the russians who have been fueling this war for four years.

still, the political point is an important one. >> there's no doubt, but look how we got into the situation. barack obama freshly sworn in president in 2009 tells our allies that they're taking away the missile defense system that was promised to them in eastern europe, which set up and em boldened the russians for what they did in crima. and the minsk papers aren't worth the paper they're printed on. and donald trump is bucking up, doing the right thing to our allies, providing weapons to those ukrainians seek to go live in peace. this is an aggression without provocation and i'm glad there's bipartisan support, unfortunately, it may be too little too late for what's been done. leland: and bringing up an important point that president trump fixing what many would

say-- bipartisan would say are mistakes. obama administration. we just learned this week of the obama administration sort of sidelining a dea investigation that went after hezbollah, the iranian-backed militant organization and seems as though democrats want to keep going oh, no, no, no, there's nothing to see here. we shouldn't talk about the mistakes. past and push the russia narrative at least with this announcement today seems to fall flat. agreed? >> i agree that we should always talk about the facts and if there are mistakes made with respect to hezbollah, i'm all for opening up the decision and looking at it, but we should look at what's going on with respect to the mueller investigation. this is a good policy that the president put forward and the problem is he eclipses his policy with his bellicose rhetoric and undermines his own actions. leland: brad, is there a point there-- there seems to be a separation when the president makes these kinds of decisions or, you have secretary mattis talking about

how there are storm clouds growing over korea, there's the sort of very thought out deliberate policy parts, perhaps, even giving weapons to the ukraine and what kind of weapons are going to be given to the ukrainians, and yet, at the same time, you have him-twitter just shall we say, to paraphrase, detracting from the situation? >> i think they're purposeful, quote, unquote, distraction, i think there's a method to the madness, what the president tweets and what he says and what the policy leaders that are detailed to go out and deal with these countries, one-to-one, are saying. and the good part of the administration's policies is, it's fixing that which is broken, whether it's putting our embassy in jerusalem, eventually, whether it's arming those in the ukraine to fight for themselves. it's not americans going to fight. or whether it's enboldening the japanese or south koreas to step

up more in their defense. it's a strategy around the globe. leland: different than the past eight years, i think you would both agree on that as you agree on arming the ukrainians. good to be with you. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you and yours. leland: gillian. gillian: investigation into the deadly amtrak derailment in washington, they're looking at speed and engineer distraction as possible culprits in the deadly crash. the derailment spilled rail cars across the busy highway in seattle, and killed at least three people and injured at least 100 more. jonathan hunt has the latest on the investigation. good afternoon, jonathan. what can you tell us? >> the n.t.s.b. is ramping up its investigation into the amtrak derailment that left at least three people dead. investigators say the train barreled into a curve at more than 18 miles per hour, in a 30 mile per hour zone. and now we're learning more about the crew's actions in the moments about of the derailment.

crew members were not using cell phones or other electronic devices. but only mention the excessive speed about six seconds before the train went off the tracks. the emergency break was automatically activated. instead of being initiated by the engineer, raising questions about whether he may have been distracted by a second person. meanwhile, local crews have been hard at work, clearing away their wreckage, getting the busy i-5 highway fully back open in time for the holiday rush. >> this is beyond anything in my experience, as far as the scale, the enormity of the event. >> in the nearby city of dupont, vigils are held to mourn the victims and honor the first responders who saved so many lives. >> we remember their loss, we mourn their lost and we thank our lord that we had the student to be the ones here to serve

them. >> the n.t.s.b. says its investigation will take 12 to 24 months. meanwhile, six people injured in the crash have hired an attorney. the first step toward a likely class action lawsuit. in los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox news. leland: still ahead, they fought for you on the battlefield. know you, a new group of veterans wants to fight for you on capitol hill. why they plan to hang up the uniforms and head to congress.

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> >> veterans have an oath to support and defend the constitution. they put the country's interests ahead of their own. now they've returned to a country ripped apart bipartisanship. we help level the playing field for those veterans who don't have deep pockets. these veterans are answering the call to serve again. gillian: principles before party is the new objective of a group of younger veterans on a mission to increase the number much veterans serving in the united states congress. with honor is the organization that intends to help them succeed. joining me now is their co-founder and ceo, thank you for being with us. before i dig down into the awesome undertakings of "with

honor", i want your take on why we need more veterans serving in government now and why we need their voice more generally more than ever before. >> thanks, gillup. better representation in the united states congress is actually at an all-time low. it's under 20%. and not long ago it was almost over 70%. and of course, congress is a complete mess and maybe at all-time highs for dysfunction and partisanship and polarization, and so what "with honor" is doing, men and women i served with, served after 9/11 who can put principles before politics and focus working together on cross-party lines and we're a bipartisan group, and getting something done more than self-interest. gillian: sorry to interrupt you. it seems like you guys feel maybe it's a link between lack of representation in congress and the brutal sort of lack of

partisanship across the congress. maybe if we can get some veteran voices there, it can smooth over the divisions, right? >> that's absolutely right and we've seen research from the luger center and west point political science people that's looked at veterans versus nonveterans over the last 50 years and show that veterans are more cross partisan in nature. that's not a huge surprise. when i served in the marine corps, i didn't know the political affiliation of most of the guys and girls i served with, and it's why the representation is so low, the costs to run for office are outrageous, and it's really inaccessible for a lot of people answering that call. the good news, there are over 100 next generation veterans running for house seats alone across the united states. and with honor.org, we've wrapped the entire u.s. and

these are men and women who want to serve again. gillian: tell how you help the folks. with honor doesn't go out there and throw money at them. you help then develop smart, sensible plans and set themselves up for success in the political arena. tell us about some of that work you do, also. >> that's right, we're focused on winning elections and we're specifically targeting the top 25 to 35 americans who are running out of that group of over 100 across the united states in competitive races and who are willing to take a pledge and it's a pledge that's on our website, at withhonor.org and it's based on character, three values, integrity, civility and courage. that includes the courage to work across the aisle and get things done and do specifically things like form a coalition of like-minded veterans and a co-sponsor, a piece of legislation each year with somebody from the other side. meet with somebody from the other side once a month and

these are-- this is, again, no surprise that dysfunction in congress is near record high. no one individual alone is going to solve it and whether they're a veteran or not, but with a group, and it doesn't need to be that large, 20 to 30 veterans that are working together, that are focused on putting the country first, because the congress is so poll lahr-- polariz polarized. gillian: we're in our 15th, 16th year at war in the middle east, and before we shell out dollars and people fighting. if folks at home want to get involved, it's the holiday season, coming up to the end of the year, i'm sure you have end of the year goals. how can folks get involved?

what kind of things can folks at home do to get involved in the organization? >> we're raising money for these elections, we'd like support. doesn't matter the size, no donation too large or small. we'd like you to be a part of the new surge of american vets running across the vets withhonor.org and in january we'll announce our first wave of endorsements, we have primaries coming up as early as march in texas and illinois. gillian: rye barcott, with honor, for joining us today. leland: speaking of veterans we'll talk about those in uniform right now. from south korea to iraq, from africa to japan. american troops standing watch this christmas. they will be there as they have been so faithfully for so many years, here is their message to all of us at home. >> to everyone out there who is watching this. keep our 180,000 soldiers in 150

countries right now on freedom's frontier, defending our great american experiment and keep them in your thoughts and prayers throughout the holidays. leland: that was gary sinese standing next to the general of the army. noteworthy where he was was mosul, iraq. last year at this time we were talking about isis still having mosul, planning for the offensive and clearly with a lot of american blood and iraqi blood, they were able to retake that and you talk about what's going on in iraq, in syria and also, we've got general miller of the marine corps saying he fears war is coming. gillian: there's a new front in the war against terror, general keane was with us, and the calipha caliphate. leland: we saw that in california. gillian: extreme light in the night causing drivers to pull

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>> don't have to dream of a white christmas in missouri. snowfall in the mideast causing treacherous conditions on roads heavy with traffic. springfield, missouri, several cars spun out after the snow was causing blinding conditions. severe weather conditions possible in mississippi and across the south. gillian: and i have never been happier to be snug in a tv studio. for a closer look at the cold weather across the country. adam is live from the fox extreme weather center.

adam. >> it's a good day to be inside. areas where you're talking possibly severe weather, definitely rain and snow stretching up the east coast. and they're slowing down travel. anytime you see a yellow or an orange, those are flights beginning to see backups because of the system pushing across the country. the good news, this is going to be mostly clearing off as we continue to attract this. this is the forecast clearing out throughout the coast today. the next system we're paying attention to is another round of snow on sunday moving through the heart of the mideast and drifting off to the east coast, excuse me. drifting off towards the east coast, just in time for christmas. now, the other story behind all of this is just some very cold air that's fudge in on the back side. these are your forecasted highs, highs topping off in the 20's and 30's, in some cases only the teens. taking you from saturday to sunday, and christmas day is going to be frigid. you're looking at spots with

daytime highs in the single digits and teens. and northern parts of the country highs in the 40's and 30's, guys. >> happy you're-- hoping you're not getting a cold in the extreme weather center. happy holidays. >> yeah, thanks. >> it was something crazy. >> what is that? >> i don't know. >> i ain't never seen nothing crazy like that in my life. >> it's a ufo or something. leland: how would you like to look up in the ski and see that? a lot of people called 911. the fire department among others. that bright light in the sky was not leland coming to get ready for the show, it was spacex rocket carrying satellites into orbit. the sight stopped people in their tracks from los angeles to san diego. spacex owner elon musk responded by twitter jokingly saying the

sight was a nuclear alien ufo from north korea. gillian: that's a reasonable assumption. leland: either explanation seems plausible. gillian: i would be under my bed with the hood over my face crying. leland: how would your dogs respond to that? >> that's a good point. too. leland: not sure they'd like that. gillian: still to come, a pennsylvania gunman goes on a shooting spree targeting police officers. why investigators are looking into the possibility of terrorists. morning on the beach was so peaceful.

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>> a fox news alert. a christmas terror attack shut down by the fbi in america. the suspect, a former us marine. allegedly pledged his allegiance to isis. just a couple of days before christmas. welcome to "america's news headquarters" from washington. >> the former marine who the fbi says wanted to carry on a major attack in san francisco express support for radical jihadist messages online and has stated his support for isis to authorities searching his home. will carr is following the latest on this thwarted attack to request an assist of the guys was planning what looked like a lone wolf attack on pier 39 in san francisco over christmas get the 26-year-old

everett aaron jamison is a glimmering with a sharpshooter qualification. also a tow truck driver living in modesto. according to court documents, jamison jumped on the fbi was radar after authorities received a tip that he was posting pro isis and pro terror posts. and under agent posing as a senior isis leader started talking to him and he allegedly said he would like to get a lot of people in one place where he can maximize targets. they filed a charge against him on friday but the agency notes he expressed hesitation about the attack and denies allegations. they said they found a note in his home insinuating he was kind of the plan in the name of the muslim world after the president decided to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. he also allegedly asked for guns and ammo and ammunition material. they say that he needed converted to islam but said that they had no idea of the alleged plot and hope that this

can all stem from a complicated domestic situation. >> i believe it started with his children. that is when he decided to convert. i hope that i am not related to somebody who would take innocent lives like that. over a religion or something that they believe. i hope that he was just releasing whatever type of anger he had inside. >> according to the fbi, jamison wanted to style his assault after the halloween attack in new york where men smashed into a bunch of people on a bike lane killing eight people in the name of the islamic state. this comes as isis has called for attacks on western cities around christmas. new york has seen too long will stripes of course in about two months. >> thank you. >> him in the nose a lot about stopping nantasket for the

assistant director for counterterrorism, steve pomerantz. good to have you. wish it was under better circumstances. perhaps not a bad circumstance. do you know what his lawyers are going to say? there will say he was a lonely fat guy in his basement, and chat rooms poking around and later the fbi contacted. >> it was likely going to be the defense. i will point out that to use an entrapment defense, you first have to admit that you are guilty. which is, i did this but somebody made me do it. which many lawyers -- the fbi will have to show no, we did not plant this idea in his idea. he had this bully idea, he was going to do this, we came onto the knowledge and we intercepted him and we may have offered him assistance to gain evidence but it was not our idea. he put this into motion and that is the defining point.

>> we saw from the picture, this is someone who has special skills could a submarine sharpshooter the ability to carry out an attack, using weapons and close quarters. where to go in terms of the fight against lone wolves from here? to be turned the corner? >> will probably never turn the corner. there will always be out there. let's acknowledge a couple of things first of all this is the best possible outcome to any counterterrorism investigation. we stopped the "fox report" happened. it is a big deal. >> mccook up on this quickly. if you stop a pop report happens within the fbi, balance between getting enough evidence between charging the sky with a crime to plan enough to prove the intent we were talking about and him not designed to carry out the attack four days later. >> you have put your finger on

probably the most difficult decision in any of these kinds of operations. because you like to think that you have control and you play out as far as you can. with the belief that you have control. when you're dealing with one or more human beings, you can there's a control. so deciding when you're going to stop this before it takes place as one of, it is the most difficult decision among a number of difficult decisions. the outcome here again is the best it can possibly be. he stopped the incident and arrest the perpetrator. sometimes you can stop one of these terrorist attacks because of intelligence but if you do not also arrest the plotters and the perpetrators they live again to fight another day. here that is not the case. we have got him request the intelligence community is saying our failures are always known, our successes are rarely known. for every one of these, we have

learned a lot about the methodology. how many silence successes are there? >> there are a lot of silent successes. thoughts that get interdicted in the early stages. again, the difference is it is known because we have to charge somebody and bring them to court and the incident becomes known. but there are many others that are stopped by intelligence agencies, by law enforcement agencies, that are just never publicly revealed. rest well, anything that the fbi is under fire in a way it never has been before, unqualified success. >> i'm glad to imagine that. in the fbi in order to do this, you have to have the support to cooperate and the willingness of people to support them. these political, politically motivated attacks are not helpful. ultimately the people that pay for this, the american public. not the fbi. >> make a good point because

the fbi said that the way that they found out about this was a confidential informant. someone saying this guy is liking a little too much and chat rooms for comfort. that is how they get this. they say -- >> a lot do not come forward and the people that pay for that and out the fbi personnel because it is the american public. it is a shame to see that happen based on very often, clearly political motivations. >> steve, i appreciate you being here. i'm glad as you point out that we got to talk about something with the best possible outcome rather than the worst. >> good to see you. >> strain authorities now ruling out terrorism in a car attack that was it 18 pedestrians. they say he has a history of mental health issues and so far have found no connection to terror organizations. the suspects mother came to his

defense in court.he was charged with 18 counts of attempted murder. 12 pedestrians wounded on thursday are still in the hospital with three of them and now in critical condition. >> a pennsylvania prosecutor says that there is no doubt a gunman who fired at police in several locations in harrisburg on friday, was targeting police officers. police then shot and killed him. they're looking into possible ties to terrorism. we have more from new york with the latest with david lee. >> attorneys asking for the publics have now investigating what happened yesterday afternoon in harrisburg. as of now they are not saying if it is terrorism related or if the now deceased shooter had been under investigation. what we do know is that! afternoon, the man said several shots at a police car and then

at police officers. he then wounded a state trooper. but the trooper is expected to make a full recovery. jen chased the wooded officer to another location armed with two handguns he opened fire in harrisburg police and was shot and killed. local business attorney said that things could have been a lot worse. >> it was rush hour on today of all days. it could have had a much different outcome. >> the fbi is asking anyone with information on him to come forward and contact them at 215-418-4000. course tips.fbi.gov. they said that he had ties in the middle east and had recently traveled there. while terrorist links are under investigation da warns people should not run wild. with speculation but he also says that there is no doubt that the united states suspect

was targeting police. >> a lot more to learn. hopefully they can get the cell phones and the like. david lee miller, thank you. >> ukraine will be getting more of a helping hand from the united states in the long-running fight against russia black separatist or the trump administration has now proved to plan more legal weapons. we are joined now near the winter white house with steve. >> these antitank missiles for the ukrainian government forces could be a real game changer in the short term on the ground. in the ukraine where government forces have been fighting against russian backed separatist since 2014. despite these fires have been spiked in the fighting in recent weeks. the russian backed separatist had tanks. this antitank system, if it is the javelin, it is portable. it is sophisticated. basically one soldier can take out a tank from a mile and and a half away. this really could be a game

changer on the ground. it has drawn sharp reaction and criticism in moscow. russian leaders, officials in the foreign ministry as well saying that this could add to the bloodshed in ukraine. possible real tension between russia and the us over this proposed sale.in the meantime the president left with the motor came from mar-a-lago today to the trump international golf course. he played 18 holes and was in on a 19th hole perhaps going into sudden-death here. they said he will work hard until january 1, -- he says that infrastructure will be a key goal in the airhead.>> thank you. today we have a guest with us. i'm sometimes to have you on this because i know you spent a lot of time focusing on this. russia has been illegally occupying ukraine for three

years plus. which is something clearly in violation of every international norm, rule of security. why is the united states only deciding to provide his arms to ukraine now? >> thank you, it is good to be with you as well. it is important to note congress is actually authorized these arms as early as 2014. this has been something that congressional leadership has seen and noted. and asked the white house to provide. the obama administration for whatever reason decided against it. i do not think it is a coincidence of this times five days after the president unveiled the new security strategy in which he said we need to be the world as one of competition. and we need to engage your competition with powers that want to undermine the world order. i think this is really the first strength to implement the strategy put out the request is a great point i do not think about the link between the two. and quite such terms. the state department has released a statement.

they assist these sales are entirely defensive in nature. that is from their spokesperson. it is not kind of an acknowledgment that the ukraine is under attack from russia? >> it is. and it is something i was a ministration was even more vocal about your probably because as we saw, russia will push back insight this is just stoking more. and if it is it is because russia has occupied ukraine. because russia has tanks there and because russia and russian backed forces have killed thousand of their people. so for the ukrainians to defend themselves in their own country the us is helping. and if there will be conflict will be russia being the one illegally stoking that. it is really something important. this is not just a war of weapons. it also needs to be a war of words. >> what you think that putin, the endgame is strategically? this is a situation, do you think you will not back down and not rest until ukraine is

reincorporated as mother russia which i understand is kind of the vision of vladimir putin. >> i think there are some things going on. definitely ideological ambition of rebuilding the russian empire. they said the greatest tragedy of the 20 century was the fall of the soviet union. but there is a bigger strategic game as well. one of them is just rattling the saber and showing european countries what he is capable of and thus far, they can count on the united states to help. he does that to undermine nato which pieces of the threat. he also is using the ukraine as leverage in trying to solidify strategic game in the middle east. he is preparing to say with united states for example, if you want peace in syria, wants to help with seery they maybe need to acknowledge our presence in ukraine. with bun when it's important not to just look at what he is doing now but a couple of steps ahead and beyond that immediate area. >> you mentioned gas and

vladimir putin controls i think upwards of 1/4 of all of the europeans gasify. we all know he enjoys sort of wielding for his own strategic purposes here. he uses energy as a strategic weapon would be a good way to put this. do you think this along is a greater threats to stability in that region of the world then even the military transistors are hard to quantify? >> not necessarily a threat to stability but to our ability to push back against destabilizing actions. i think one of the key things the national security strategy i have not seen enough is the statement that we, too often treat our friends and adversaries alike. we have extended the same benefits of free trade and membership to russia and china as we have here. it is actually backfired and the gas in the ukraine is the perfect example of that.take germany, which has the pipeline that allows it to import gas from russia.

it is because of that that germany has really been anti-imposing sanctions on russia and ukraine is now against giving arms to the ukrainians because economically with russia. these ties that we build with russia such as energy pipelines give them power over us. over the europeans to keep us from pushing back on them when they do want to. for example in the ukraine, bomb civilians in syria or do any of these other things they are doing. >> we had to leave it there, blaise misztal. we hope to have you back. >> thank you, merry christmas! >> merry christmas. >> the thomas fire raging in southern california. it is now the largest fire recorded in the history of the state. it has forced more then 273,000 acres. it has been three weeks now

that firefighters are battling this care there gaining some ground, although we are still told the fire is not fully contained. >> coming up, and oilwell explodes in colorado. what caused the inferno that took hours to put out? plaza secretary of defense, james mattis and what might come in the near future as kim jong-un does not abandon his nuclear ambitions. congress has got a very long to do list to take care of was there back from recess in 2018. from budget to infrastructure to building the presidents wall. but that has not stopped the senate majority leaders from patting congress on the back over their accomplishments in 2017.>> it has been a year of extraordinary accomplishments. by any objective. ♪

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a major oilwell fire under control after an explosion rocked the facility friday night. officials of the fiber count just before 9 pm and entered one employee at the windsor colorado oilwell where the explosion is now under investigation. republicans in the house give themselves an extra week off after passing the presidents tax bill. but when they return, there is a long to do list and little agreement as to how to tackle it. for more insight on this i want to bring political reporter, gabe debenedetti. thank you for joining us this saturday before christmas. >> thank you! >> as we look at the lay of the land for when congress returns i believe on january 3, after that should be recess, you have two new senators.

can you tell me a little bit about how that will change the landscape for the senate in 2018? >> well, that is a great question. the most important chamber going to see for the senate is that there will be a democrat representing alabama. the reality here is that this makes life a little more difficult for a lot of republicans on capitol hill because their margin to pass things is all that smaller. we are going to see probably just as many partyline votes but things are not exactly going to get easier for the republican party to start passing major legislation. >> the president and congress passed the stopgap legislation last night. which prevents robocall the worst case scenario of government shutdown. this is not as you point out, necessarily mean that there will be smooth sailing for congress in 2018 good have to deal with some major big ticket

items like chip and daca and immigration more generally. where do you think major hangups will be? >> you are right, they averted a government shutdown for only a few weeks. had to reconsider the whole spending question. in two weeks now the government could shut down again. their major spending questions. as you said, there are also big ones on healthcare. on immigration and with all of this, the overarching question is, the midterms are coming and how is that going to play in? as soon as they get back in early january they will have to deal with a number of healthcare questions and a number of spending questions that are really going to make things pretty difficult on capitol hill for everyone involved. >> and an interest of the kitchen sink theory. i want you to take a listen, take a look at the treatment by the president on infrastructure. >> maybe we do not have it.

here we go. the president says at some point for the good of the country i predict will start working with the democrats in a bipartisan fashion. infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. after having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the middle east. is it time ãit is time to start rebuilding the country. what is your reaction to that? is that a realistic goal for the president to drum up big infrastructure rent legislation? >> it is interesting to talk about this again. infrastructure is one of the central issues must republicans and democrats have been waiting to take up for months now. obviously that did not happen in all of 2017. the idea that the party was suddenly going to come together and agree on a major infrastructure plan is a little far-fetched. of course we don't exactly know how the legislative priorities are going to shape up in the next year. we do know that while there are some senators and house members on the republican side who are allies of the president and do want to take that on, there are other folks with other priorities whether there is healthcare or taking on

entitlements as paul ryan has said. they'll have to get on the same page before they can make a major push like infrastructure. >> another agenda item here that has people hot under the collar is understandably, the defense budget. the president laid out $700 billion in his budget for military spending next year. as you know, we have budget caps in place from 2011 that need to be repealed and he wants to actually get to that number. how do you think the president and congress, more importantly, it will juggle that when they come back from break? >> frankly it is yet another question they will have to deal with. and it falls in the same category of all these major deadlines coming up in mid-january. i think you will see early january, lots of them folks will come back to washington including the president, a number of leaders will sit down and figure out what their

priorities are and what the timeline is. the reason i'm being so vague is not because i don't know the answer, but no one knows the answer. a lot of folks are sitting down only now thinking about the timeline that they want to start taking these things on. frankly, when you have a good president and members of the democratic party as well talking about putting up with other priorities altogether whether it is on something like infrastructure or in the democratic party tried to figure out a fix for....it simply complicates the overall spending question. >> gave, unfortunate time we have to leave it there but it's unlikely congress is going to be having many challenges. we'll have you back then to get your take. thank you so much! >> thank you. >> coming up, defense secretary james mattis sang the us military needs to be on high alert. the storm clouds are gathering. what he told our troops that they need to be ready to go.

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decorated for christmas as people make their way out for last minute shopping here in the nations capital. the president in the meantime is on vacation. before he left he put out some tweets. he has said about the stock market on a hike, neil gorsuch confirmed to the supreme court. his list goes on. but look at the latest polling numbers. the president is still way underwater. 36 /58. we bring an tony from the great

city of indianapolis, always good to see you. you are in new york, enjoy the big apple why you are there! what you think is the disconnect on the accomplishments for the president? >> there is no disconnect. there is only talking points. the american people outside of polling, they will see results. they know that there are results. if you take a constant drumbeat for media outlets, talk about what horrible evil, terrible, despicable man the president is, that is all you will be left with! in the reality, when you ask people one on one, there is no disconnect. in the group and in the polls then sure! >> but tony, is that giving the american people enough credit? they know how the 401(k) is doing. they know whether they feel safer or less safe at home.

they know what is happening to their own businesses and their own employers. is it giving them enough credit to just say the media is brainwashing them? >> it was the polling that hillary clinton was going to be the next president! they do not believe the polls and posters, it is very obvious, don't get answers the way the american people really and truly think. we see this time and again. so yes, i give credit to the american people just like you. they know the good when they see it. they do not necessarily believe the talking points. but they do affect the polling. >> bernie goldberg, one of my favorite journalists, we met yesterday to talk about this issue. this is what he said. take a listen. >> he tweets too much, he is too vindictive, he too much of a narcissist. and except for his loyal base that still loves him, he is the president of his base. because 35 percent is not going

to get him where he wants to go. >> is he on to something, if for no other reason that this could be a problem come the midterms? >> well, there's a problem with the tweet in terms of getting into fights that do not help him in the idea of the human affect. it's like an mma fighter. if you were to kick them in the leg one kick doesn't do it another kick doesn't do it. but eventually cumulative they take him down. but i would say to bernie goldberg and everyone else, yes, people may think he is vindictive. there also very happy to see a tax cut. yes, they may think that he gets into many fights. but jerusalem is the capital of israel. they may think this is the man i don't know, maybe the boyfriend. i am not looking for a boyfriend and most people are not.because it goes back to the famous line about is the economy stupid when he talks about bill clinton getting elected and what that will focus on. is there a potential problem for republicans they have people that may like what the

president has done to their pocketbook may not like how he has done it. and he set up a situation where values trump financial interest. >> show me the place where things transport your own financial self-interest.and i will invest in that place for my phone jolts of interest! if people feel safe at home, if the consumer confidence is high, they see more dollars in the paycheck and by the way, they see foreign policy with the president who takes nothing from nobody. that is something that makes people feel good regardless of whether they think, my goodness, would he stop tweeting already! >> over the 1984 ronald reagan winning in a landslide scenario. >> well, first you have to ask whether or not he is running for reelection. >> come on! come on! >> you are donald trump. one terms all you need. i am out, once i bother?

i might just rather be in my penthouse in new york. >> you are in new york. he did not need an invitation to -- quick listen, the friendship between the president and i was very special and private. i don't want to say too much. i will say this, in the end, people are interested in results. i think the washington times did a great job, 81 results. there are actual results! when people talk about what bernie goldberg is talking about, where are you? are you worried about what he is saying or are you worried about results? me and must america, we want results. you're actually getting them. in the judiciary and where getting them in the financial sector. we got them -- foreign policy. >> make a good point. perhaps if you change the questions we ask on the radio show, are you happy with the president as opposed to do like

how he's done it -- it is good to see you tony. >> merry christmas! >> merry christmas, enjoy new york! >> james mattis says that the best way for america to avoid a war is to have the troops at the top of their game. speaking to soldiers at fort bragg in north carolina, secretary james mattis said diplomats will lie on the military in order to be able to quote - speak with authority. in his remarks, defense secretary also warned that storm clouds were gathering over the korean peninsula. and it's just there is still time to work out a solution with kim jong-un. but the mid -- but the military must be ready. >> republicans give themselves an extra week off after passing the presidents tax bill. but when they returned to washington, there is a long to do list. and really little agreement on how to tackle that. ellison barber is here after

congress punted on the last government shutdown. and you think this time there to do something. >> for congress, the to do list is often long and hunting is not a new thing for them in general. but this congress did leave town for the holiday and they really didn't do themselves any favors by january. this is what interim spending bill did. the government funded through january 19. it renewed for now the controversial domestic pfizer program and had a pay-as-you-go. it is meant to stop the deficit getting bigger as legislation as to the deficit. it has to be paid for with spending cuts. it is not because it automatically hope. the waiver was important for republicans because it essentially allows the president to immediately sign the tax reform bill without bid automatic spending cuts hitting

things like medicare. now let's look at what congress did not address and what they need to deal with in january. they did not find the government long-term. this is not be authorized these long term. it is something have concerns about. they did not deal with daca, which protects children bring to the us illegally. and they did not deal with aid for the many natural disasters that we have seen this year. democrats wanted to see something on daca and they said any vulgar legislation beyond right now is not soon enough. >> 9 million children depending on chip but we are not waiting until we revise the whole healthcare system to pass this. every day nearly 100 or 120 some daca recipients, doctor eligible lose -- daca eligible lose their status. >> there's the worried about money for the pentagon to

request after cuts and militaries readiness is hurting. we want to find the military properly but i think we have to do it because it is the appropriate responsible thing. but we have to get the defense appropriations done. >> leadership did decide to extend recess. they were set to come back on january 3 now they will not come back to work until january 8. they took time away from themselves to get this list done. >> they were busy and needed that. you make a good point. we were reporting on how these continuing resolutions are hurting the military and if they have to deal with that it may for things long. thank you.>> coming up, iraqi christians are praying for a silent night this december. how the group celebrating the holiday after isis is driven from the nation. the first lady melania trump helping the us marine corps deliver a very merry christmas to children in need. more on how you can help this

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islamic extremists for many years but leader of the catholic church in iraq say they were hoping for stability and peace in the embattled nation for 2018. >> the reaction continues for the president moving as embassy. many reject the resolution. protests are directed again. we have more life from jerusalem as protesters are wearing sandra constance. hello connor. >> we are now well into the third week of violent rashes and processes around the world in response. the decision by the president. probably about time take classes and battles breaking out between protesters and israeli soldiers and as a done since making this decision,

this has disrupted a season of holidays. meanwhile the fallout from thursday's united nations boat condemning the us announcement on jerusalem continues. us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, inviting the representatives from the nine countries that voted with the united states against the resolution to a thank you reception. of course the president also threatened to cut a two countries that voted for or am sorry against the us decision on jerusalem. that threat was largely ignored by more than 120 countries around the world. including great britain, france, germany and a lot of countries that received a significant amount of aid including afghanistan and jordan and egypt. the next question is what happens politically on the issue here and also what happens in the u.s. congress

with regards to funding. does the president follow through on that threat? >> also there reporting other countries are talking about moving their embassies to jerusalem as well. we will see if that happens. conor powell, in the holy city, thank you. >> coming up, some of our nations greatest helping to spread christmas cheer for tiny tots. how these marines gave santa a helping hand.

>> christmas can be a tough time for the millions of american families living at or close to the poverty line.

but the marine corps toys for tots program helps to aim put a smile on the faces of thousands of children each year. running is now we have the president and ceo, retired lieutenant general, pete osmond. general, thank you so much for being with us is two days before christmas. >> that's right, it's coming! >> were in the lead off for real! tell me it will bit broadly speaking for folks that don't know about toys for tots mission. why this is important and what you guys do. >> it is a mission and the marine corps runs the program. the marine corps has been doing this since 1947. the mission is very civil. give the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of christmas tucson message of hope to america's less fortunate children. >> and i think if i'm not mistaken, you guys work nationwide at this point. >> yes, we conduct campaigns and 801 big cities and small

towns across the country. covering all 50 states. those puerto rico and the virgin islands. >> and the program itself was started by the marine corps. >> that is correct. >> you run this all the way through until today. kane tells about some of the accomplishment that you have had in recent years? i understand they are extensive. >> they are. the american public has been incredibly supportive of the marines toys for tots program over the years. we've also been blessed with some wonderful corporate sponsors to make it possible. it really is the hard work of the marines that coordinate the campaigns. and tens of thousands of volunteers that put in unbelievable hours in order to make the program work. when you say we have had successes, yes, the successes have come because of folks out there who are willing to take the time, purchase a toy, drop it one of our barrels or make the important online donation. we have been blessed with tremendous support and it has enabled us to reach large numbers of less fortunate children. >> what about the volunteers?

are they all marines and former marines or can anyone pitch in and help? >> anyone can pitch in. we see a small town in middle america, really do not have a marine presence there. usually you find that you have a veteran or maybe someone part of the kiwanis club, they do background checks and if the individual is the kind of person we want to run a campaign, we will give them permission to run a toys for tots campaign in their particular town. >> and if our viewers are watching at home, if they're interested in learning more about the program and maybe getting involved, what can they do? should they go straight to the website? >> absolutely. toys for tots.org. you put in the stable community.the actual website for that particular community pops up. the coordinator will say how to get in touch with the individual. i can make a donation online if you want to do that. particularly in the 11th hour. or if you want to volunteer your services you can do that as well. there are lots of ways for some in the community to get involved or that is what we want to see.

the community taking action to help the less fortunate children in that community. >> is a wonderful, incredible initiative. especially around the holiday season. on behalf of all of us at fox news, thank you for being with us today and for everything that toys for tots does. >> thank you very much! >> thank you general, merry christmas. merry christmas! >> baby boom, santa is visiting a hospital nursery. and some very special fox news family additions coming up. ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. the pressure is nothing on

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>> scaffolding is still there but london iconic big bend give a special holiday time. the first time that the chimes have wrong since august.when renovations began on the clock tower. renovations are not done yet. they're expected to last another four years! >> well, a white christmas may be the most tradition two americans but an underwater christmas is putting a new spin on celebrating the holiday. as you can see here, a hotel in taiwan made this holiday come to life for a visiting scuba divers. they pose for christmas photos in front of a fully submerged 12 foot christmas tree. >> people have way too much time in the hands! all right, even newborns

occasionally want a visit from santa. and here is the visit. newborns are ready for their first visit from santa. team in colorado just these tiny tots in red and green onesies. tiny cushion has come a collective awe from everybody! >> awe!>> we are happy to report to the members of the fox news family are at home with their first christmas. many of you asked where elizabeth prann is. well, this is where she is! this is her new son. very pinchable cheeks! she gave birth to him earlier this week and we are told they are resting ahead of that big night. and fox news correspondent kristin fisher welcomed her

little girl into the world this week. and of course we are thankful for the holiday blessings. we have a little bit of a note from kristin fisher on that sleeping angel. clara is named after her mother and as well as how many years dancing. and if ever the t.v. correspondent she wrote to me that might be making good crosstalk with jillian socially also love dancing belly. >> but this is not about me it is by these two beautiful babies. their home just in time for christmas. i'm choking up. >> they are very cute! >> incredibly beautiful. i was thinking that you guys should maybe betroth them now! what it can replaces all here at the fox news desk. >> and we can all sit and watch them. >> we can all get together on christmas! >> actually kind of was a much better happier healthier life

for the children and to be sitting here but good luck kids and you have the most wonderful mothers you can possibly have! with that, if you think about new year's plans you do not have to go out. everything will be here on fox news. in the meantime, we will see you tomorrow! russia is wasting no time at all blasting the move. hello everyone welcome to a brand-new hour inside "america's news headquarters". >> critics of the plan so that it would hinder efforts to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict and also further strain relations with russia and the president