watching. i'm paul gigot. merry christmas to everybody: we hope to see you right here next week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kelly: the white house hitting back at a report in "the new york times" after the newspaper published an account of an oval office meeting last june where president trump allegedly made disparaging remarks about immigrants from afghanistan, haiti and nigeria. hello, everyone, i'm kelly wright, welcome to a brand new hour inside "america's news headquarters." molly: and i am molly line. the white house saying secretary of state rex tillerson, chief of staff john kelly and other senior officials all deny the, quote, outrageous claims. steve heir began is reporting live from our west palm beach newsroom with more on this. what else is the white house

saying? >> reporter: molly, white house press secretary sara sanders is pushing back hard against this story from "the new york times" which claims that in a june oval office meeting president trump made disparaging comments about different groups of immigrants. she called the claims in "the new york times" story outrageous and went on to say that the secretaries involved in that meeting, including the secretary of state, also deny that mr. trump made any such comments. she went on to say it is sad and telling that "the new york times" prints lies from anonymous sources. now, the comments alleged that that the president made came in a june meeting when groups of immigrants from different nations were being read out in that meeting. according to the story, when it came to haitian immigrants, mr. trump is alleged to have said they all have said. when it came to nigerian immigrants, he is quoted as saying they will never go back to their huts once they see the u.s. according to the story, it is based on six anonymous sources who either were at the meeting or were briefed on that meeting. molly, back to you.

molly: steve, thank you very much. we appreciate it. kelly? kelly: congress heading home for the holidays, choosing to deal with major issues like immigration, health care and disaster relief funding when it returns next month. but there's still the threat of a shutdown as a temporary spending bill will only fund the government through mid january. >> i think that january 19th is going to 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. i'm hopeful that we passed it, we can get on and have a good long-term solution, and daca may be part of that process. kelly: ellison barber joins us live from washington. ellison? >> reporter: to to-do list is often long, and punting issues is not new for congress in general, but this congress left up to for the holidays, and they really a didn't do themselves any favors for january. they passed a stopgap measure to keep the government open but

only for a few weeks. is so here's what congress did not address. they did not fund the government past january 19th. they did not reauthorize the controversial domestic spying fisa program past the 19th. they did not deal with deferred action for childhood arrivals, the program that protects immigrants who were brought to the u.s. illegally as children. and they didn't deal with aid for the many natural disasters that we've seen this year. as part of the trade for his yes vote on the tax bill, arizona senator jeff flake says majority leader my mcconnell promised -- mitch mcconnell promised to hold a vote on bipartisan daca legislation in january. democrats wanted it dealt with well before then. >> every day nearly, over 100, 10 some daca recipients, daca-eligible lose their status. we need action. we need it soon. >> reporter: fisa, that

controversial spy program, is only extended to the 19th, and when congress takes it up, it won't be easily agreed on. some senators have major concerns. then there's military funding. some of the more hawkish republicans say that needs to be a priority. >> after sequester cuts and our military's readiness is hurting. and so we want to fund our military appropriately, but i think we've got to do the c.r. because it's the appropriate, responsible thing to do here. but we've got to get our defense appropriations done. >> reporter: house leadership decided to extend their recess. they were set to come back on january 3rd, but now they won't come back to work until the 8th. kelly? kelly: all right, ellison barber from our d.c. newsroom, thank you. >> reporter: you bet. molly: mitch mcconnell saying he wants to reach across the aisle in the new year in order to get some things done in 2018, especially since republicans only have that razor-thin majority in the senate. >> there's not much you can do

on a partisan basis in the senate at 52-48 or at 51-49. [laughter] which will be the number for us next year. i don't think most of our democratic colleagues want to do nothing, and there are areas, i think, where we can get bipartisan agreement. molly: joining me now is alan smith, senior political reporter for business insider. thanks for joining me. >> thank you so much for having me on to. molly: we are going to look ahead at 2018. you just heard there mitch mcconnell talking about the potential for what he would like to get done, reaching across the aisle. and he talked about that very slim margin. could it be a more bipartisan year, essentially because the gop has no choice this. >> absolutely. look, the gop sort of exhausted all of the straight party line stuff it could do in 2017 whether it was by 52-51 vote majority, working on health care, tax reform or even if it

was the stuff that president trump did by executive action or stuff he didn't necessarily need to do legislatively, all of that stuff's basically been exhausted throughout 207. and looking at 208, the gop's pretty much forced to have to do things that are more bipartisan, that are going to get democrats to buy in. keep in mind there's some senators like senator manchin in west virginia, heitkamp in north dakota, they want to vote for some of this stuff, but it's been so partisan in a sense that you're not going to get a democrat to vote to repeal the individual mandate on obamacare like was the case in the tax reform bill. so they're going to have to do some legislating that can get some democrats to buy in at least if they want to get anything substantial done in 2018. molly: you mentioned joe manchin of west virginia, susan collins of maine, players that remain on the margin of things that gives them and their states to a certain extent a lot of power on certain issues. who will be the players to watch?

>> absolutely, manchin and collins. heitkamp, joe donnelly in indiana, you look at senator tester in montana, these guys are up for re-election in 2018, they want to the talk about stuff that they did while president trump was in office for his early years. and you're going to see them at least try to get some stuff done in 2018. now, are they going to be able to buy in? that's going to be up to how mitch mcconnell sort of runs things in the senate is, but they're going to be looking to at least take something home to their voters. molly: one of the big issues that democrats want to see movement on is daca. president trump had a hard-line stance on immigration in his campaign, but he's softened when it comes to issues of the agreement -- dreamers. is that something that we could see a compromise accomplished potentially even sooner rather than later? >> yeah. you hear people like mcconnell and jeff is flake talking about getting this done very early on in the year, and you don't

really hear any backlash from the administration about that, at least on the record and publicly. so you would think that a daca deal could be one of the earliest things they get done in 2018. and, again, without much party line-specific stuff that they have left to be able to do, daca and an infrastructure package that president trump has spoken about, those seem like two things that could get off the ground early in 2018. molly: government funding always a challenge, and that's one of those cans they always like to kick, but also funding for natural disasters. people in puerto rico still don't have power, that sort of thing. >> yeah, absolutely. that's going to be something else that is, obviously, talked about early on. the budget is another short-term funding deal that they agreed to, ask without major legislation on the front like tax reform which was what was being negotiated at the time, it's sort of much more of an open docket, so to speak. so they'll have the ability to do a much longer-term funding deal that they really have

pushed to the side in recent months because of the legislation that they were more focused on. molly: house speaker paul ryan has talked about potentially entitlement reform, but it seems that might be a lot more challenging over on senate side. is there any chance for that, or will that that kind of be couldn the road if we talk about it at all in 2018? >> you know, paul ryan wants to do entitlement reform in 2018 -- [laughter] but in the senate there's no chance of that happening. i think some in the white house would concede that would be something to do if president trump is elected to a second term in office. it's going to be next to impossible in 2018. major election year, slim majority in the senate, and you're not going to have any democratic support on doing a major entitlement reform package. molly: what about a couple of things more controversial moving forward, for instance, the fisa program? >> you know, i think they could, you know, possibly do something like that, do something on that early in the year, but, you know, it's not really clear. it's not at the forefront of

things that a lot of people are discussing right now. molly: and what could this all mean for the midterms? they've got the big win at the end of the year, but now there's this effort to show they can accomplish something together, both democrats and republicans. it's tough to do in the runup to a midterm to see compromise where sides want to see that victory, right? >> yeah, absolutely. that should tell you how the winds are blowing, you have people like mitch mcconnell talking about more bipartisan stuff. maybe they want to be able to go into the midterms saying, hey,, the democrats just managed to win a potential election race in alabama. i think it's in republicans' interests to work across the aisle a little more than than they did in 2017. molly: we shall see what happens, and if people see the money in their pockets like republicans promise, it could be a very interesting election year. thank you so much. we appreciate it. thanks for joining us, alan. >> thank you. kelly: the fbi now investigating

after officers shot and killed a gunman who officials say has ties to the middle east. they say the man fired at police in several locations yesterday, and now authorities want to know if it was a planned act of terrorism. david lee miller is live in our new york city newsroom with more details. >> reporter: kelly, authorities say there is no doubt that the now-deceased shooter was targeting police. according to investigators, the 51-year-old opened fire at three locations in harrisburg yesterday afternoon. they say he had ties to the middle east and recently returned from there. a woman who says she is his estranged wife told a local reporter for the web site penn live she thought he was living overseas. the local district attorney says the shooting spree -- which left one state trooper wounded -- could have been much worse. >> this could have been a really tragic incident with this individual firing many shots at

police cars in downtown harrisburg in the midst of rush hour traffic on a friday afternoon, then coming up here in a residential neighborhood and firing again many shots. >> reporter: the first shooting took place a little after four in the afternoon near the pennsylvania state capitol. he fired several shots at a police car and almost hit an officer. minutes later, authorities say, he opened fire and wounded a state trooper who is expected to make a full recovery. of he then chased that wounded trooper to a third location where he was shot and killed in a shootout with harrisburg police. the fbi is asking anyone with information to contact them at 215-418-4000 or at tips.fbi.gov. while possible terrorist links are under investigation, the local d.a. says, in his words, we don't want people to run wild with speculation. authorities would not comment on whether or not the man had been under investigation. kelly? kelly: all right. david lee miller from our new york city newsroom, thank you.

molly: attorney general jeff sessions launching a review of past federal drug investigations in response to a bombshell report on the obama administration. the details on that. plus, the thomas fire in california hitting an ominouses milestone as crews work the beat back the flames. >> the winds came, and they were about 50 60 miles an hour, and a firestorm came over the hill, and we were able to save five homes. it was a two hour fire fight. it was unbelievable. ♪ ♪

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stepping down after leaked e-mails show he mocked past pageant contestants with crude and vulgar terms. haskell's resignation is effective immediately. the president and chairman also resigned today. kelly: attorney general jeff is sessions launching a justice department review in response to a bombshell report claiming the obama administration took it easy on hezbollah drug traffickers as it pursued the iran nuclear deal. let's bring in ambassador dennis ross, former special middle east coordinator, fox news foreign affairs analyst and the author of "doomed to you can is seed: the u.s./israeli relationship from truman to obama." sir, it's good of you to shoin join us today. at first blush, what's your reaction to this story about the alleged operation cassandra? >> kelly, i am -- i have to admit that i'm skeptical. the reason i say that is i was in the obama administration for three years. i sat in many interagency

meetings that involved discussions of how to go after hezbollah money laundering and drug trafficking, not to mention their terrorist operations. i don't recall ever seeing anybody behesitant about wanting to pursue that. now, does that mean that in the second term especially as the iran nuclear deal, the jcpoa, was being negotiated there weren't times when i felt from the outside that the administration was overly sensitive to not being provocative towards the iranians, wasn't using all the leverage it had vis-a-vis the iranians? no, i actually viewed, i actually felt that the administration was, in a sense, too cautious in that regard. but i really have a hard time believing that if they had ongoing investigations for prosecution or for designation for sanctions of hezbollah that had a sufficient evidentiary base, that they wouldn't have proceeded. so i have to admit a degree of skepticism about what's being reported on this.

kelly: well, where's the rub? what do you think is going on here in terms of the attorney general actually looking into these, excuse me, these allegations? there must be something giving him a reason or impetus for looking into this and examining the obama administration's dealings with hezbollah and iran. >> well, i suspect part of this probably reflects the climate here in washington, part of it reflects the pact that there was a long article in politico that quoted some of the people from the dea who had been involved with project cassandra which goes back to 2008 and was focused on going after leading hezbollah figures who were caught up in money laundering and drug trafficking especially internationally, but especially in south america. and i suspect based on what was many that article and the claims of some of the people who were interviewed that that has created a grist for looking into this. what i was getting at is my

sense is there was probably debates on these issues. there was probably some tension, perhaps, between the dea and other intelligence agencies that may also have had their own operations -- or. kelly: well, let me ask you about that, because you're talking about tensions between the dea and possibly the cia. would that go to -- we've heard this before -- that there's always been some sort of pecking order or competition between the services and, of course, we've seen what happens when there's no communication between the two, that things can get fouled up and messed up and, ultimately, it results in something detrimental to the united states when they fail to communicate. >> it's hard to know. but often times there may be parallel kinds of investigations, parallel kinds of operations. each agency is focused on what its objective is. and if they see what they're doing is cutting across what the other one is doing, then somebody has to adjudicate that.

that's where you have an interagency process. you have principals' meetings that are run by the white house designed to sort out where there's a tension in objectives or a tension and a competition between agencies. it's quite possible in this case that what you had was a debate over some of these possible designations or possible prosecutions. and the way the decision was made went against those who were on the dea side of this. and perhaps that's what's leading those who felt that they were moving ahead, they feldt they had an operation -- they felt they had an operation that could be fulfilled and could materialize, and in the end, the decisions were made against them. i suspect that they were made against them either because of other priorities as regards to other intelligence operations or because there wasn't a sufficient, in the eyes of those making the decision, a sufficient evidentiary base on which to go to prosecution or which to make a designation in which to sanction people.

kelly: dennis, you've worked in washington for a number of years with republicans and democrats. >> true. kelly: does any of this pass the smell test of politics? would there be political impetus for conducting this kind of investigation? >> you know, one of my concerns -- you're right, having been a political appointee for two republican presidents and two democratic presidents, one of my concerns is there's a very quick rush to judgment, there's a very quick sense that we have to demonize, and it's pretty hard to do good policy when you're operating in a climate where everything tends to be demonized. so i'm hoping this gets sorted out. i'm hoping that the approach of justice department is going to be a kind of honest, fair one and they'll let the facts fall where they may. as i said, my facts will, in the end, suggest that that maybe there's not as much here as meets the eye. kelly: and if the facts should suggest that something took place that was wrong and that the president or the obama administration looked the other way when hezbollah allegedly

conducted drug trafficking, looked the other way in order for the iran nuclear deal to go through, what would that say about the status of the obama administration? would it be violation of the law? >> i don't know whether it would be a violation of the law, but it would certainly be a violation of basic good policy and what sevens our fundamental national -- what serves our fundamental national interests. again, it's one of the reasons i'm pretty skeptical about this. but, you know, i'm a big believer that the facts should be allowed to speak for themselves, and i do hope this will be pursued not with a political agenda, but with an agenda of trying to determine what actually happened. kelly: former ambassador dennis ross. good of you to join us today, sir. >> my pleasure. kelly: thank you. molly: republicans get their tax bill through congress without any support from democrats, but they could use a different tactic in the new year like

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this is a fox news alert. this according to the washington post, reporting that fbi director -- debty director andrew mccabe is scheduled to retire. we understand that mccabe spent hours in congress this past week facing questions behind closed doors of three comees it was much talk about how it went on for seven hours. republicans were dissatisfied with his answers. democrats called it a partisan

hounding. an true mccabe is 49 years of age. holds a unique position in the political firestorm surrounding the fbi. we've been following all of the developments of that. then we'll continue to follow this to make sure it's confirmed. this according to the "washington post" andrew mccabe is set to retire with president trump's first legislative win on taxes, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says republicans will look for areas of bipartisan agreement in 2018. this as a head line on the hill reads, republicans fearing midterm disaster seek a course correction. so the question is, can congress be bipartisan next year. and joining me now to talk about this, talk media news bureau chief and fox news contributor ellen rat ner and former communications director for senator marco rubio. he's also a partner at firehouse

strategies. ellen, let's begin with you. what do you think is ahead for the 2018 midterm elections? will the democrats have some stake in this? can they really turn things around? or will they be penalized for not helping the republicans with tax reform? >> first of all, it's no great secret i'm a big fat democrat. but i will tell you this. the democrats should have won alabama by 10 points. they won it by a point and a half. and in virginia, they won by one vote. so even though they're touting these great things they've done, democrats have been careful. but the republicans also have to be very bipartisan in the way that they approach legislation or they do risk losing. >> they do risk losing. alex, what do you say about that? the democrat democrats, are theg the right narrative right now, telling people, well, the trump

administration was wrong to pass this, republicans were wrong to pass the tax reform bill. it's really for the rich. it hasn't come out yet and we won't see the effects of this according to kevin brady until february. people might have more money in their pockets. but already we're hear how some campaigns in lock step are giving people thousand dollar bonuses because of the tax reform. does this spell trouble? >> peg any knew nan writes about how the tax cuts are unpopular when you pass them. i fully expect that to be the case, when people see more money in their paychecks in february, people see the long term effects of the business growing, they feel secure if their jobs. but leps do have a challenge into the midterms. we should have won alabama. this state hasn't voted for a democrat in that years. virginia, new jersey, other places have been concerning in the last couple of months.

we need to do better next year and we need to improve president trump's poll numbers. if the president continues to be in the mid 30s in his poll numbers, that's a real drag on republican candidates. mitch mcconnell is right, that if we find some bipartisan issues to get through the senate, issues like potentially immigration reform, certainly an infrastructure package. that will help the president's standing, republicans standing and us heading into the midterms next year. >> mitch mcconnell is not the only one asking for bipartisanship. the president of the united states is talking about the infrastructure, how he believes that will bring democrat to the table as well as -- then there's the daca program. but that's also problematic because mitch mcconnell keeps kind of kicking it down the road saying the president is giving us until march to do something about that. so where does this all fall in line with the democrats and what they'll have to do. will they work with the

president? will they work with republicans >> i think the democrats will work with the republicans and i think they'll work with the president. i think they want what's best for the country, as many republicans actually do. they just see it very differently. but i want to say one thing. at&t did get the $1,000 bonus to every employee. but let's look behind the scenes there. >> communication workers. >> may have been doing this for net neutrality. >> but there was also a union agreement as well to get it done. and net neutrality is something they'll fighting for. very eloquent of you to tha poit that out. alex, what you say about that? >> the initial response to the tax reform being passed has been terrific. companies are giving out all sorts of bonuses because they have all of this extra cash or will next year. i don't think employees care why they're getting the bonuses. they're just excited that they're getting the bonuses. i saw a report yesterday that a

member of congress walked into the bank and all of the tellers started applauding. wells fargo is giving all of their employees a bonus. he's a republican. obviously. he voted for the tax cut. look, when was the last time republican members of congress got applauded for anything. this was a big win for republicans in congress and a big win for president trump. they need to spend the next year selling it making sure that as the economy continues to improve, they get the credit for it. >> i just got to ask you, is wells fargo the best example, given some of the things they've done in the past? >> no. any company that's giving more money. >> ellen, let's -- this is a very fair question. how do we get a fair bipartisanship in washington. at the expense of the american people, this divided politics can fracture what we're trying to accomplish in the country,

liberty, pursuit of happiness for everyone. how do we get beyond the partisan 'em pas impasse that w? >> the rhetoric is important and what people say is very important and what the president tweets out is very important. one of the things that needs to happen is we need to change the language. and once we do that i think we begin to change some of the bipartisanship or the rai ranker that has stopped bipartisanship. >> partisanship and how divided our country is, that's the fault of both parties. president trump has proven to be a divisive president but you haven't seen a lot of democrats offering him a olive branches. so, look, again, i think to the extent that we can find common ground in 2018 to push forward on bipartisan legislation, something like a big

infrastructure plan, there's a lot of agreement on immigration reform. that's an issue i worked on in 2013. i think if we can do that, that will help get the parties talking about. i think the party will appreciate it. >> if i hear you both correctly, let's find a place we can agree, start there and build upon this. there will always be differences between us but we can find a way to agree to disagree in a civil way and move the government forward and perhaps see some bipartisanship on capitol hill which would be a good thing. >> here's hoping, right? 2017 was a tough year for the country. the economy did well but clearly we've never been more divided than we are right now. hopefully the president can turn down some of his overheated rhetoric and the democrats will follow suit an we can spend time talking about what unites us and what we can agree on. >> my final word is i have to tell you that people used to get

together in congress afterwards and now social media and fund-raising has really put a kibosh on that and i think we're seeing the effects. >> thank you both. good talking points. good to talk to you both about america. kelly: police in northern california arresting a former marine accused of plotting an isis-inspired attack on christmas day. the suspect has his sights set on pier 39 in san francisco. everett aaron jameson is now charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. here's reaction from his father. >> my mom gave me a call from work and said homeland security, fbi is all here. i was like wow, i came in and they were already gone. but then they told me they were -- kelly: will is live in los angeles with more on this.

will? >> the fbi laying out some scary details this week in alleging ag that it was looking like a lone wolf attack on pier 39. according to court documents, everett aaron jamison jumped on the fbi's radar after authorities received a tip that he was expressing support for terrorism in posts on social media. an undercover agent then started talking to the suspect. jamison went own to describe wanting to use explosives to funnel a large numb. benumber of peopleinto one plac. the fbi can filed a terrorism charge against him. while the agency notes that jamison denies all of the allegations, authorities say they found a note in his home insen waiting that he wanted to carry out the plan after president trump decided to recognize gentleman ruz lia jere capitol of israel.

his family says that they had no idea about the plot. >> i believe it started with losing his children. that's where i believe it began. that is when he decided to convert. i hope that i'm not related to somebody who would take innocent lives like that over a religion or something they believe. i hope that he was just releasing whatever type of anger he had inside. >> attorney general jeff sessions releasing a statement which in part reads the threat for radical islamic terrorism is real and serious. but the american people can be assured that the department of justice remains vigilant in protecting our homeland. according to the fbi, jamison wanted to style his attack after the halloween attack in new york where a man smashed a truck into a truck. one of two lone style wolf attacks. it comes as isis has called for

attacks on western cities around christmas. >> those vehicle attack attackse something that the authorities are aware of. a california man is facing life in prison after getting caught with marijuana in indonesia. his family hoping the white house will intervene. william has more. >> 32-year-old christian beasley is not in th the u.s. but in ba. >.lawyers say no country is obligated to honor a medical prescription from another. >> we've got five months, the defense has presented nothing, even the documents haven't been translated or anything. >> worries indonesia is parading his son as a poster child who

flaunted islamic law in bali. >> i was very encouraged the other day that the president was pointing out that 4euz new administration has very good at helping americans who have been finding difficulties in foreign lands. >> the state department claims the u.s. does not get involved in souths of sofn countries. however the trump white house successfully has. >> president trump sees this as one of those areas where his deal making ability, his ability to negotiate, his ability to use his personal persuasive powers is at his end. >> trump personally intervened to release three basketball players in china. he won the release of an american businesswoman imprisoned in year. in april, egypt released this american aid worker. his intervention freed this former cia agent from a portuguese prison. >> president trump has taken a

very visibly active interest in the fate of americans overseas in his first year. but you know, the number of americans who travel abroad is enormous and he can't be responsible for all of them. >> on wednesday he reached out to the white house. >> they have a volunteer phone service which is awesome. she was going to try to run it up the line. >> drug crimes have a tough sale legally and politically. on the other hand, americans are not to be subjected to abuse from extortion and prison. bali accused beasley of possessing 6 grams of pot for which he faces life in prison or death as a trafficker overnight explosion ripping through an oil facility out west. how crews are responding plus, the last-minute holiday shopping rush is in full swing, including why you might find some better deals at the brick and mortar stores right there on site instead of online.

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one worker is hurt after an explosion rocks an oil site in northern colorado. the blast happening friday night near windsor. that's 60 miles north of denver. emergency crews rushing the worker to a hospital. he's not in stable condition. firefighters and the oil companieses on-site team working through the night to put out the flames. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. for holiday shoppers it is now or never. more than 120 million americans are expected to hit the stores today. super saturday. let's bring in heather, vice president of vision for funds and a financial analyst. thanks for being here on this holiday weekend. taking a break from your last-minute shopping or are you all set? >> i am all set but i know that's not the case for many other americans right now. >> that is true. >> 1,346,000,000 expected to be

in the stores according to the national retail federation. and i think it's been called daddy's shopping day because a lot of the dads are either on amazon or in the stores. they've been procrastinating. >> it's the last second for our poor mail folks out there trying to get the packages deliver. tomorrow is sunday and then it's christmas. a lot of people are hitting the brick and mortar stores. why is that a good move? could you potentially find deals there in the last final moments >> you can. 61% of americans love gift cards, molly. but your best bet is to buy it in the store. restaurants, applebee's, olive garden, are offering a 10-dollar bonus or certificate for every $50 gift card you purchase and hundreds of other restaurants. cheesecake is offering a free slice of joy as they like to

call it. you want to get out there and get in the stores. if you're going to department stores online like macy's and belk, print out the 20% coupon online and take it to the store are you. >> you're on the ground, looking out across this mall, what are some money-saving tips? >> if you want to save money, it's not just going online to am amazon and looking for the cheapest price right now. because you may get stuck with a delayed gift, molly. some of the shipping carriers are expected to be late. and you don't want to be the person that shows up and says, hey, your gift is coming next week. so if you're already delayed, a money-saving tip would be to wait until next week if you're procrastinating when most of the deals will be there. and pet smart is offering 10% off in their store if you pick it up, an in-store item versus

buying online. those are some ways to help you save money today and tomorrow. >> it's been a solid year for the economy. we've seen the economy growing very strong increase in jobs, all sorts of wonderful good news. consumer confidence is up. is that going to play a big role when we look back this year? >> consumer confidence is at a 17% high. american saving rate is very low and that's seen as an optimistic sign in the economy. in november $462 billion was the household saving rate. it sounds high but it's the lowest number since august 2008. people are spending. they're still saving but not like they used to because people are very confident right snow. >> thank you for joining us on this last-minute christmas tips before people head for christmas day. >> i'm laughing because i told my wife that i missed getting her something and he said you can always go shopping right

after. >> you're going to be running out the door. the dad's shopping day. run for the door. a social media trail of dazzling and mysterious light in the sky. what is that? plus, violence in bethlehem, just ahead of christmas. a live report from the holy land. that's next. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪

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north korea. he's joking. palestinian troops are clashing in bethlehem after they voted to denounce president trump's recognition of va rus lem as israel's capitol. connor powell joins us live with the latest. reporter: normally this is supposed to be a festive time in bethlehem but what we've seen for the last three weeks since president trump made his announcement about jerusalem is there have been clashes here and dedemonstrations and violence in gaza as well, all in reaction to president trump's decision to recognize unilaterally that jerusalem is israel's capital. today we saw minor clashes in comparison to three weeks ago. but they do continue. and there is sporadic violence there lasting a couple of hours each other.

the palestinian president is issuing a christmas message and calling on the international christian community to listen to the indigenous christians from the holy land. meanwhile the fall from thursday's united nations vote condemning the u.s. announcement on jerusalem continues. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley inviting represents from the nine countries that voted with america to a thank you reception. of course president trump threatened to cut aid, u.s. financial assistance to any country that veeted against the u.s. position on jerusalem. that threat has largely been ignored. some more than 120 countries voted against the u.s. on thursday, including some really big u.s. allies, the uk, great britain, germany, france, also a couple of countries like jordan, afghanistan and egypt that receive a lot of u.s. money and

assistance. the question kelly is will the trump administration and congress follow through on that threat. >> thank you for the report from gentleman res lum. that will do it for us. the news continues at the top of the hour where mike emanuel and leah gabriel. >> i will see you at 7:00 tonight. >> merry christmas, everyone. you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad...

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u.s. reportedly providing lethal weapons to the ukraine. the president who is in florida for the holiday hasn't made an official announcement yet, but the news already angering russia. welcome to a brand-new hour of america's news heads quarters. leah: i'm leah gabriel. critics say the move will fuel the conflict in eastern ukraine but also further strain relations with vladimir putin. we're live in west palm beach, florida near the president's mar-a-lago