[national anthem] ♪ >> it's my tremendous honor to finally wish america and the world a very merry christmas. >> the president making christmas calls to all over the world. he started the day video chatting to our men and women overseas. >> we are grateful for each of you who spend this christmas away from your families and defend all of our families. >> he took part in a holiday tradition. he called norad. some of those children were randomly parked through to president trump. >> building blocks. that's what i always liked too. i predict santa will bring you building blocks. so many you won't be able to use them all. >> it is looking like a white christmas in many parts of the nation.

[cheers] >> you hear the emotion. you see it. and it's big. everybody gets carried on. >> the best thing i could get. that was the only thing i wanted for christmas. >> the curtain go up. this is for real. i'm home. >> merry christmas. merry christmas. ♪ ♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ of the year ♪ ding, dong ♪ ding, dong ♪ with the kids jingle belling. >> good morning, merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> wow, it is good to be here this morning. a lot of folks waking up all across the country today to a beautiful day filled with family, friends, presents under the tree. >> as you open up those presents this morning we are so delighted to be here with you. this is a fun day to be here. we have so many surprises today and a lot of food and a lot of fun, but, mostly we're just so thankful to be here on such a special morning and be welcomed into

your homes. griff: we have santa as well. molly: we do have santa, that's true. there he is. >> merry christmas, everybody. merry christmas. griff: are you tired, santa? >> a little bit. a little bit. it's been a long night. todd: one heck of a night. >> yeah. >> it's been a long night. griff: of course, we will with the president in mar-a-lago. we saw children laughing with a very trumpian line. more presents than have you ever had before in your life. griff: some building blocks, you have too many. molly: griff, molly, and todd. so happy to be here this morning. we are getting pictures from folks at home already. kids already ripping the gift paper off and getting started this christmas morning. griff: check out this one from karen. meet dr. wayne kilpatrick best minister ever. mention his fashionable sense. that is strong. molly: he does look fly here. here is one from marion, ohio a trump supporter who won his family's christmas

eve tacky tie contest. >> this is from jennifer, she got the surprise of the a lifetime when her daughter maddy got home from the navy just in time for crazy christmas outfit photo. we will do more of those soldiers and sailors reunited with their families for the holidays. it doesn't get better than that. molly: so grateful for their service wherever they are serving all around the world and first responders right here at homeworking every day to keep all of us safe. griff: and the whole family serves. if you are deployed overseas, it's the wife with the kids that's got to make the christmas magic still happen without their loved one at home. so, thanks to military spouses as well. todd: we arplease send your pictures friends@foxnews.com. we want the crazier the better. we don't want to see them all like manicured. we want to see the real like kids reacting.

molly: we know those kids are already dragging you out of bed. it's early. griff: and your memories. what is the most memorable thing. if you have a photo of your most memorable time. send it to us at friends@foxnews.com. and a snippet what that memory was. todd: speaking of memories, i have a few so i will start. here we go. these are my daughters with santa now and as kids. there is mal and mackenzie. there is a little bit earlier. look at that. pretty happy santa. very strong. and this is tha mackenzie with first charlie brown tree. you get the little one there as you are going through. and let's see what's coming up next? molly: bundles are up for that one. todd: 1980, that's you. little griff. that's putting the cheer in there. and there i am about four years old in 1974. looking at santa and

wondering what in the heck is this guy? you notice i have a lollipop in my right hand. this guy is not getting my good one. molly: you look understandably skeptical. this is my brother and i from way back in the day. he was the good one you can see the glimmer in his eye how well behaved he was. another photo. todd: awesome. molly: that is my baby. her first christmas last year. baby maren best gift ever. this will be her second christmas. she is starting to get it now. she can actually pull at the wrapping paper a little bit. getting more and more fun. we will meet her later in the show and my husband. griff: debut. molly: this is her tv debut. we will do no baking cheesecake four hours. griff: whoever is jing ling the bells has the hottest.

todd: this is my wife and i. she will be joining us later on today for a cooking segment. griff: your tree looks good. todd: that's not our tree that's my parent's tree. there is another picture of my wife and i. and i believe we have some as a child. there i am. what's amazing about santa? santa hasn't aged. molly: he is timeless. todd: my brother on the right. little fatty as i love to call myself with santa. molly: i like the christmas sweater. todd: my first or second. bert was awesome. i never rode a horse after this. how many pictures did i send in. griff: what have you got there? todd: use them all. strangling ra raggedy ann. molly: covering the basis.

griff: santa claus up all night long. san tax are you still awake over there. >> i'm still awake. molly: where else we want to be on christmas morning than with "fox & friends." >> nothing like new york city new york city on christmas. griff: have you ever gotten stuck in the chimney and, if you did, what did you do? >> i haven't gotten stuck yet. i have come close many a times but i haven't gotten stuck yet. i'm waiting for that day to actually happen. and hopefully the first responders will come in the time that's needed. molly: here's one more. santa, i know you are probably tired today are you really jolly all of the time? >> i am 24/7, 365 days a year. this is me. doesn't get any better. molly: the joys exude. todd: i get the journalistic question. talk to us about the jealousy level that the other reindeer have for rudolph. >> that only happens on the extreme nights when there is a lot of fog that he needs

to lead the pack. the rest of the time they leave him alone. todd: they all want to be the super star that day but they can't. they don't have the red nose. >> toughest part is when they bring the red nail polish and try to change their own nose. we know who they're. todd: make sure you send in your questions for that guy. his name is santa claus. again, you send the questions to friends@foxnews.com or tweet us. griff: we are keeping santa up all morning. molly: a little chili and rainy in new york. hopefully folks across the country getting a white christmas. adam klotz is joining us on the weather this morning. adam: merry christmas, every, very winter like forecast we are talking about. temperatures frigid across the country as we are talking about dropping down in a lot of cases artic air mass where these numbers are going to be plummeting over the next several hours. this is the last 12 hours your forecast as we being are looking at snow

beginning to pile up here in the great lakes into the northeast. rain here right along the coast. that's going to continue and we are looking at winter advisories, watches, warnings, stretching all the way up into new england. there are going to be areas where we are talking about as much as 4 feet of snow. when you talk about 4 feet of snow you want to be inside and eating. i'm with chef mark bailey we are going to be eating a huge breakfast. >> eggnog. pumpkin waffles. griff: keep going. we're just going to eat. >> we are prepping all of this stuff for later. griff: or now. adam: are you eating this right now. >> i'm actually going to eat it. griff: this is christmas, man. >> apple bacon muffins and don't forget the spread. >> literally just want us to eat.

that. >> was good. a great transition. molly: two second grade they get and they race over there for the food. todd: i don't want to talk with my mouth full so why don't you talk, molly how the president celebrated christmas. molly: he has been down there in florida at mar-a-lago taking off after what he felt was a pretty strong december in washington, d.c. taking a little break to enjoy christmas festivities. he went, of course, to christmas eve mass along with the first lady. we have just a few shots here. griff: he is there at bethesda to see the church where he and melania got married at palm beach. what i love about this is president was late to mass. and he is just like all of us. they have "us weekly" stars like us. the president is just like the rest of us. i always arrive late to mass especially on the holidays i'm going to get there and there is going to be a seat.

there is never a seat. you think in my 39 years. molly: you would think they would save the president a seat. >> they did. griff: making phone calls. molly: making sure santa is getting from place to place. griff: tweeting biz i don't know christmas eve. people are proud to be saying merry christmas again. proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase merry christmas, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 exclamation points. molly: got christmas wish in there for everyone as we would expect. griff: you mentioned the norad calls. molly: of course. talking with children, answering some calls there and chatting with the kids. so fabulous there. beautiful pictures. we will be revisiting this throughout the morning. let's hit a few headlines first. the united nations is cutting $285 million from next year's budget after negotiations with the united states. a golf the trump administration has been reducing u.s. contributions

to the organization, which total upwards of $3 billion a year. ambassador nikki haley praised the move calling it a big step in the right direction. guatemala now joining the united states, announcing its plan to move its embassy in israel to jerusalem. it is the first country to follow president trump's lead in making that change. the central american nation was one of nine to vote against a u.n. resolution denouncing trump's order. guatemala also played a key role in the vote to establish the modern state of israel as the first to vote yes back in 1947. and now heroes have to spend christmas away from family today. running from a nine month tour in the middle east just in time for christmas. >> like this is for real. this is -- i'm home. >> probably one of the happiest moments of my life. >> best christmas ever. >> it's been home but i'm glad he is home.

>> everybody gets teary. >> beautiful to see that nearly 300 soldiers from the army's fifth battalion regiment returning in washington state. todd: that's awesome. molly: do you feel to see that how happy folks are to have their looed ones home. griff griff still ahead, christmas morning returning to mosul for the first time sings isis was wiped out of iraq and all thanks to the trump administration. the emotional moments coming up. todd: taking you thrive vatican city where pope francis delivering his christmas message to the world right now. father john here to react and he is there with santa. molly: hanging out with santa. most important people you will see. griff: father morris serving santa. ♪ repeat the sounding joy ♪ repeat the sounding joy ♪ go tell it on the

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have chosen to use our freedom for evil. sin we call it and that god has offered us another option. that is to say yes to his love and to his mercy and how did he choose to bring us that mercy and forgiveness. in the form of a little baby, which is his only begotten son. and that all of us who would receive him would have the chance for eternal life. that's the story. what's amazing is that it is so simple. it's there. a little baby in a manger. all alone. and i think that's why he called it simple and that's

why it's life-changing. molly: when it comes to christmas, you know, the kids get so excited about the gifts and presents. how do you remind them about that true story. >> what my parents always did. i'm third of seven and we would always stand up on top of the steps and run down in the morning. i will never forget my dad did something very, very simple. before we were allowed to open the gifts he would make us go down and kneel down before the karesh. it seemed like his prayer was probably half annual hour. it was probably about 10 seconds or 30 seconds. that made a big difference. he was reminding us that's what counts. griff: father morris i went to saint patrick's 5:30 mass as a new catholic exciting for me to go. i got a seat. shot a video on senior richy. is he marching before the mass began. he got the baby jesus out of the nativity scene all the

children of the church. little obstructed there. children with parents parading. eangsd marched the entire circumference of saint patricks and brought it back and said the message was about christmas and christmas morning look at the hope of not just jesus being born but your own children. >> you know, god could have come down to us in the form of a warrior angel and just scared the heck out of us. and make us say come on, get with thwith it guys. he didn't. he came in this form and that's what is so amazing. there is a loft problems. i was in the taxi on the way here this morning. a guy from afghanistan who left afghanistan many years ago but he said my country has experienced war my entire life. but we think about what's going on in north korea. we think about what's going on in so many parts of this world. that people are suffering deeply, deeply, and imagine god going these are my kids. why can't they just love

each other? but we don't. sometimes we do but generally we don't as a world. that is god's patience and love to say i could come as a warrior angel. i will come as a baby and maybe you will get it, eventually you will get it. that's my hope and prayer. i think it is all of ours. todd: it's the nature of human condition. that's why we have religion and we believe in a higher power and today obviously an important day for christians around the world. todd: welcome to the catholic team by the way. glad to have you. griff: we have a new 2 yearly. message delivering. that love parents feel for baby. >> those 2-year-olds can be pretty terrible at times, too. we like the little babies more. griff: thank you, father. todd: nothing like watching a christmas classic on christmas morning. which one is your favorite? movie man kevin mckaty shares his top five there will be battles on the couch this morning. we break it down.

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♪ all right. some quick headlines on christmas morning. north korea showing no signs of giving up its nuclear program. the rogue regime calling it quote a pipe dream for america to even think they would stop testing missiles. this after the u.n. punishing north korea for its latest test. placing sanctions and blocking nearly 90% of its oil exports. and christians in mosul celebrate their first christmas mass since isis was driven out of that iraqi city. they were joined in solidarity by their muslim neighbors in a message to the terror group. isis took control of mosul in 2014. but left after several crushing defeats by u.s.-backed forces. molly: christmas day is the member perfect time to watch some classic movies after those presents are opened. which ones should you watch today? kevin mccarthy is a fox news contributor and founder of nerd tears.com. he joins us with a list of the top christmas movies of all time. kevin, kick things off. where do you start?

>> a lot of films throughout traditional great christmas films. 5 to 1. some of these you may not agree with i'm curious audience can tweet along with us as well. number 5 is definitely love actually. i just rewatched it the other day with my wife. it is a great film to watch on christmas it is not a kid's movie by any means. it is an r rated film. interweave incredible stories together. i love this movie. molly: there is your romance. other family friendly favorites for sure. >> definitely, a christmas story is one of the greatest christmas films ever. and become one of those movies where every time it comes on tv you know you are in the holiday time period. everything about this movie just speaks to what i grew up with around christmas time. so definitely number 4 right there for sure. molly: absolutely. you can't leave out it's a wonderful life. >> i know. let's take a look at one of my favorite scenes from the jimmy stuart classic it's a

wonderful life. let's watch this. ♪ for ol old lang syne. >> that's a christmas gift from one of my dear friends. >> every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. >> what i love about that is appreciate what you have. jimmy stuart's ark is do you feel. timeless story. molly: modern classic so kid friendly. >> home alone. i grew up on these films and obviously you saw yesterday on the show we had that cool home alone piece where i went to the plaza hotel. home alone 1 and 2 are two of my favorites of all time. when you go back and watch these they are more violent than i remember. what he does to joe pechy and daniel sister-in-law is brutal. let's take a look at one of the scenes from the first film that i love. watch. this i will tell you what i'm going to give you,

snakes. i'm going to give you until the count of 10 to get your ugly, yellow, no good keister off my property before i pump your guts full of lead. all right, johnny, i'm sorry. i'm going. >> 1, 2, 10. [gunfire] >> cool side note about that scene that movie that he is showing on the tv was actually a movie made for home alone. they filmed it for the movie. it was called angels of filthy souls. that was the name of the movie. molly: now finally, this was a little controversial, i think. >> i agree. everyone is going to say this is not a christmas film. i do want to say for the record this is not a traditional christmas movie. i'm not saying it embodies all the messages we love about christmas it is a christmas movie and here is my proof for it number one of all time. watch this. >> it's christmas eve in l.a. >> is daddy coming home with you. >> we will see what santa

and mommy can do okay? >> new york cop john mcclain has come to see his wife. instead, he is going to have to save her. >> again, obviously, i'm doing this in a tongue in cheek kind of way. i loved die hard action movie it does take place on christmas. so many great ones out there. people can tweet me at kevin mccarthy tv. molly i want to say merry christmas to you and america and everyone watching "fox & friends." you guys are all amazing. molly: and coming up, an incredible christmas story. this new york firefighter was trapped under the rebel on 9/11 and nearly died. but now he is a hero once again giving the gift of life to a stranger 3,000 miles away. rob schmitt here with that and what else is trending on this christmas morning. next ♪ don't know what to make? we have you covered with

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♪ we won't go until we get some ♪ so bring some right here ♪ good tidings we bring ♪ to you and your kiln ♪ good tidings for christmas ♪ and a happy new year ♪ we wish you a marriy christmas ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ and a happy new year ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas. molly: they sound great. todd: it begs the question has anybody ever had figy pudding. griff: maybe adam schiff can make figy pudding.

from staffers to their family. here is ashley mitchell with husband pat and their daughter ail la. that's awesome. molly: this is line producer drew carmichael. the staff here make "fox & friends" happen year around. todd: check out nikki and her mom and god daughter olivia. her brother chris and granddaughter clara. griff: here is "fox & friends" executive producer baby girl olivia celebrating her first christmas with big brother kaedyn. molly: he looks very happy to be holding that little baby. >> here is producer jeff field with daughter diana. frankie also celebrating her first christmas. todd: awesome stuff. stefanie freidman with her brother travis, her daughter carol and sister mallory celebrating christmas in spring hill, florida. griff: here is graphics

producer michael sharing this one of 3 month old teddy excited for first christmas. molly: is he grinning. todd: we want to see the pictures. all right. molly: baby pictures too. griff: find out who is cooking for the carmichael clan. we how many people. molly: hopefully pot lucking and not on just one carmichael. todd: all the stories you are going to hear today, this one is going to tug at your heart strings. unbelievable. hero firefighter rescued from the 9/11 now stepping up again in a major way. molly: this story gain ago lot of traction online as he himself gives the gift of life. todd: rob schmitt is here now with a look at what's trending. rob, merry christmas. >> merry christmas, you guys. started here with a great story. new york hero firefighter, lone survivor from his firehouse on 9/11. the south tower collapsed all around him as he was just outside the building. and he is giving one of his

or has given one of his kidneys as a christmas present to a total stranger to save her life. firemen kevin shae donated his kidney to california special education teacher lois knutson right here suffering from degenerative kidney disease that would soon kill her. she actually grew up in new york admiring firefighters and now one has saved her life. her disease is hereditary so dangerous that she and her have elected not to have kids. here is the fighter shae the hero. she instead devoted her life and husband's life to helping special ed kids. it's in the "new york post" today. check it out and get more details on it if you want to. fort worth texas mom who used christmas bonus to buy gifts for three boys devastated to find them stolen from the bed of her pickup truck just days before christmas when she called fort worth police.

they got together and saved the -- chipping in to replace the gifts. here are the officers making delivery and saving christmas for this family in fort worth, texas. this was just last week. that is cool stuff. listen to the pipes on this police officer from portland, maine. ♪ o holl hole holy♪ o holy night ♪ the stars are brightly shining ♪ it is the night of our dear savior's birth. rob: if you want to hear the rest of that, what a voice. it's on our facebook page. he was actually a music major in college and dared by another officer to do this. he did not disappoint with that rendition of o holy night. the police chief says the video helps to humanize police officers at a time when that certainly can help we here at fox news of course love our men and

women in blue. todd: that song is one of the most powerful song. molly: one of my favorite christmas songs. griff: that firefighter rob is talking about will be here today. both here to tell it live. molly: are two penal just giving so much. it must blood. griff: never met. christmas magic is about to happen on this show. they have never met. and it is inspiring story this christmas morning. molly: turning now to your headlines, nearly 200 skiers trapped 82 feet in the air after their ski lift breaks down. helicopters flying in first responders to rescue those vacationers one by one. some skiers trapped up there two hours. this was on christmas eve. thankfully nobody was hurt. two sheriff deputies spending hospital after being shot responding to a domestic dispute. >> i have been hit.

230 has been hit. >> we're about to roll out with one deputy at this time. please clear the road. molly: 39-year-old douglas johnson charged with attempted murder. police say he opened fire or two deputies hitting a female officer in the leg and male officer in the arm and both legs. thankfully they are expected to recover. wikileaks founder julian assange twitter account no longer exists and nobody knows why. internet archives suggest it went dark sometime overnight with his last tweet on friday. the original wikileaks account remains active. many online are accusing twitter of censorship. he has operating the whistleblower while in the ecuadorian embassy in london. he has been there since 2012 after allegations of rape in sweden. the nfl playoff picture is starting to take shape now. the los angeles rams winning the nfc west title. earning their first trip to the playoffs since 2004.

thanks to a 27-23 win over tennessee. and both the new orleans saints and carolina panthers clinching at that last wild car spot with their wins finally the kansas city chiefs. winning the als title before celebrating in style. [cheers] molly: a present from santa there. andy reid playing the role of santa after the game. those are your headlines. todd: i don't think anybody expected those teams in the afc. griff: delivered what they thought wasn't going to be possible for the chiefs. a white christmas indeed at least for millions of americans across the midwest. and now into the northeast. molly: winter storm moving across the nation causing difficult travel conditions. todd: adam klotz tracking it

all for you. what is the latest? adam: we are talking about big weather moving across the country. really feeling like winter settings settling in over the next couple of days. look at these temperatures. this is canada. santa bringing the cold air with him. moving down into the country. temperatures have fallen down into the teens. wind chill 20-degree in atlanta, georgia. an area where you don't see that cold of weather. running back into the northern plains. plenty of spots in the single digits, plenty of spots in the negative if you get far enough to the north. that all bringing with it snow as well. northeast is where we are seeing that snow. guys we could sees a much as a foot to four feet of snow. when you think about that much snow and staying indoors. i don't know about you guys, i'm big on christmas breakfast. not dinner. i'm a breakfast person when it comes to christmas. >> chef mark daily. >> merry christmas. molly: merry christmas to you. yesterday was national eggnog day. did you know? i was making eggnog donuts. you can bake them and

substitute eggnog for the milk. you put confectionary sugar and use glaze and rum in there as well. todd: i love the title of your book cooking in boxers. amazingly beautiful. >> 15 ways to keep your meat in bed the right way, the clean way. > apple bacon muffins. todd: rum in it. >> no rum in there you wanting to get some of this on there. really good honey. i can't complain. it has a great floral forward tasting profile. as well as natural color. i love the way they pang package them. they're the bomb with that stuff. griff: todd has been traveling the country diners

from sea to shining sea. he will be the final judge on how good this is. >> sure. molly: these are special waffles. >> pumpkin season, still in it add pumpkin pur purree. they donate one serving for every serving bought to your local foodbank. it's christmas. todd: we have some cheesy stuff. >> potato egg casserole. you have tomato and whatever you like. molly: you put them in the fridge the night before and pop them in the oven. >> great make ahead breakfast for christmas morning. griff: can't wait to get into more of that. >> what are these? >> golf balls. griff: hold on. we will be back for more of that. message for president trump

2020. >> probably republican challenge as well certainly an independent challenge. griff: is he underestimating trump? >> griff: did you ever get a christmas gift you didn't like. >> what did aunt clara get you? show everybody. >> she just always gives you the nicest things. griff: what should you do when that happens to you. we have the christmas etiquettes you need to know before coming up. here is a christmas message from our own bret baier. >> good morning, "fox & friends," merry christmas from my family to yours. paul, amy, daniel. >> hello, merry christmas. >> bret: we didn't even plan it, for 2018, make sure that you are fair, balanced and unafraid. >> a quote from bret baier. ♪ santa, tell me if you're

really there ♪ don't make me fall --

♪ griff: welcome back and merry christmas. again, never trumper jeff flake has a warning for the president ahead of 2020. don't get too comfortable. the arizona republican says he is certain president trump will face a third party challenger. even hinting at a possible republican mutiny. >> i do believe if the president is running for re-election, if he continues on the path is he on. that will leave a huge swath of voters looking for something else. >> you are saying if he is the republican nominee we are likely to see another candidate. >> he probably invite ago republican challenge as well. certainly an independent challenge, yes. molly: is this another case of the president's critics under estimating his support. joining us now is a member of the president's hispanic advisory council steve cortes.

merry christmas. thanks for joining us on this christmas morning. >> thanks for having me. merry christmas to you and all the viewers. molly: kicking things off, we just listened to mr. flake talking about what he thinks will happen in the upcoming election if the president runs again which he seems to be well on the road towards running in 2020. what does this? do you think he will see a independent challenger or republican challenger. >> i don't think he will see republican challenger. if he did, quite frankly it, would be laughable for somebody in the truck party to try to take on this president. senator flake is not just never trump. he is also never right. he talked about trump being on this path. as if he is on the wrong path. when i look at back at this year of 2017 and see economic. gulf of mexico on the court southern border largely under control. isis all but eliminated. what i see is a path to success. a path to victory. now with these tax cuts done and codified heading into 2018, i think the economy is going to go into lift off

mode. not only do i think trump face any threats in the party. >> he will consolidate the matter into the party we should be. jeff flake represents the republican party of 20156789 i call them republicrats. this is for washington's benefit not the american worker. that's changed dramatically now. griff: steve, let me put a tweet up here for the president here just yesterday, the fake news refused to talk about how big and how strong our base is. they show fake polls just like they reporter fake news despite all the negative reporting. we are doing well. nobody is going to beat us. make america great again. is it your sense that guys like jeff flake, bob corker and others have simply underestimated the president's base? >> of course they have. as has the mainstream media by the way all along. they certainly did during the election. they have during the presidency. many people in mainstream media, by the way, these are no longer journalists unfortunately. instead, they are opposition

advocacy group of people who are just hell bent on trying to paint every presidential accomplishment as somehow a problem. but the people, i think, are smarted enough to see through that they certainly did during the election. i think they do now and will by the way come trump 2020. they voted primarily i think because of economic reasons. because of the economic anxiety for the last decade the american worker has been left behind while the 1 hers -- top 1% of 1% did incredibly well under the leadership of people like senator flake, senator corker. that's changing now. product tiflproductivity surgin. americans are confident, optimistic, they are making more money. they are very happy, i think, regardless of what we see from polling. we know a lot of those polls are inaccurate. they were in 2016, they are now. they are in their pocketbook and lives feel more prosperous, safer and secure. they will thank president trump for that. molly: i had a chance to get on the campaign trail quite a it lo.

then president trump's campaigns. drawing in 10,000 or more at these campaign rallies. the question was were they going to show up and vote? they did. he has been going out on -- some call it a victory tour, thank you tour. holding all these big rallies and once packing huge rooms. in ohio and pennsylvania. there on the ground it was not hard to find trump voters at the polls. now he is coming at the end of this year with this list of what really feels like are strong victories including most recently tax reform. so wee will see what happens as we head into the mid terms and 2020 will be here before wee know. steve, thanks for being here this morning. >> thank you. > molly: coming up christmas day. what do you tell santa didn't get everything on your wish list? griff: here is one of his grandson buddying opening presents.

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griff: it's the most wonderful time of the year it's also a time for minding your manners. todd: joining us with tips to keep you off that naughty list as you celebrate with family and friends is the author of poised for success. etiquette expert jacqueline whitmore. thank you for being here. >> good morning and merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. i think we have all done it you grant say that you haven't, griff, sometimes you buy a griff for somebody, or they buy something for you. and you don't have something for them in return. so what do you do? >> oh my godness, that's a question that i get all the time. i think it's important to accept the gift with grace and always say thank you. always right a thank you note. keep it in your closet and regift them if somebody does that to you. molly: be ready for the backup gifts.

what if you get a gift you don't like or guest shows up with uninvited friends. >> the more the merrier i say. 3408 monthly absolutely, come on. >> in what you don't want to do and etiquette is about making people feel comfortable. what you want to do is, of course, gracious live say thank you for coming. find a seat. you may have to scramble at the last minute. don't make anyone feel uninvited. just go ahead and find a seat for everyone. everyone. griff: what's the most common mistake. >> drinking too much. talking too much. talking about the wrong things. making people feel uncomfortable. the list can go on and on. todd: let's talk about talking about the wrong things. obviously christmas morning. we are in a very highly polarized time in our society. what happened if at your christmas celebration maybe somebody brings up a subject that is either negative or a little bit too polarizing for a fun christmas day? >day?

molly: is it okay to talk politics, too? >> absolutely. keep an open mind. i'm a person who believes that you should listen with the intent to understanding and if you disagree with someone, can you say hey, let's just agree to disagree. however, if the person is getting too heated, you can always change the subject. talk about happy things. talk about christmas memories. molly: go ahead, griff. griff: what happens when that person not only takes us where we don't want to go and then they linger and won't leave? how do you tell them to get out? >> you close the bar. that makes everybody leave. molly: bring out the coffee? >> no, a lot of times what can you do is you can just escort people to the door. you can shut the bar down. i mean, people will get the message. wish them a merry christmas, open the door and say it's really nice to see you, hope to see you next year. molly: i'm really fortunate. i'm usually the person getting to go to the christmas party held by my husband's cousin. if the evening is wrapping up, how do you signal that

to a room with 30 different people? >> just like i said, we can make sure that the start cleaning the bar, you can start cleaning the buffet. you can just shake hands, tell everybody goodbye. it's very easy. a lot of people like i said very nice to have you. shut the lights off if you have to. todd: do what joel our stage manager does one, let's wrap this up. thank you so much very much. safe trip back to orlando and thank you for being with us. >> thank you. merry christmas. todd: coming up, ambassador nikki haley warned the. now, she just negotiated that huge budget cut. allen dershowitz here to react when "fox & friends" on christmas morn returns. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas

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>> it's my tremendous honor to finally wish america and the world a very merry christmas. >> the president making christmas calls to all over the world. he started the day video chatting to our men and women overseas. >> we are grateful for each of you who spend this christmas away from your families and defend all of our families. >> he took part in a holiday tradition. he called norad. some of those children were randomly patched through to president trump. >> building blocks. that's what i always liked too. i predict santa will bring you building blocks. so many you won't be able to use them all. >> it is looking like a white christmas in many parts of the nation. >> god has offered us another option.

that is to say yes to his love and to his mercy and how did he choose to bring us that mercy and forgiveness in the form of a little baby. ♪ >> look a lot like christmas. everywhere you go. ♪ take a look 5 and 10. todd: johnny tha mathis to kick off the 7:00 a.m. hour. molly: merry christmas. at is wonderful to be here with you guys. of course molly and todd. we are so excited to be joining you all as everyone is starting to get up and unwrapping the presents. digging. in. griff: definitely the most exciting moment of the year to wake up, even as an adult for those who have children and don't have children. fortunately we have viewers viewers. we thank you for the support all year. that is why this morning we are showing you your

pictures as you wake this up christmas. molly: kick it off the mueller family. leaning in. they have the matching pajamas. griff: fam jams. todd: this is olivia. picture of her micropigs. madeline and moxie may. they are celebrating their first christmas. griff: here is baby nathan his dad bill noting he sure loved christmas eve. molly: that's what happens, you love the box. the kids love the box. and here is devon and dog getting ready for christmas parade in wisconsin decked out. love the dog and baby photos. griff: send us your pictures at friends@foxnews.com. todd: i did a think for maria baltimore the other bartie

up, i was bigger than him, i would get downstairs first. molly: if you are bigger than him. todd: wake-up call. griff: younger brother. todd: guaranteed he was sleeping right now. won every single year. i didn't need the alarm. i would wake up and 6 and he would wake up at 11. i got a lot of sports stuff and brochure electronics. i realized his stuff was way more expensive man mine. i got like a hockey stick. molly: you were paying attention. griff: he got much better stuff? merry christmas to my brother ken in texas. he was telling story griff got a new bike and toys and i got socks. molly: socks are good. griff: maybe santa was good to him this year. we will find out. we have santa here. we will check in with him. molly: monthly eventually

hit ohio and west virginia area and go to new jersey. i remember as a kid we used to you drive to indiana where i grew up if west virginia but born in indiana. my grandparents were there. long traffic. dark at night. cozy and warp. you can remember being carried into the house and walking into the house and being so relieved you finally made it to grandma and grand pa's house. >> speaking of santa. you mentioned santa before, right? did you ever see that scene in elf where will ferrell sees santa. >> yes. >> can we do that where we see san that right now? >> santa! i know that guy. i know that guy. > molly: i can't believe you are here this morning. >> we know it's been a rough night. we want a little bit more of your time. what is the hard ertsdz. >> check behind the garage.

molly: here's the laundry question. how do you get the soup out of your suit? >> great dry cleaners. the best in new york city. molly: the new york city dry cleaners. >> so santa, we got a question about all that food have you got to eat, do you get indigestion after eating all those milk and cookies left out for you? we put some out. >> martha: he and father jonathan snacking on them. >> whole plate over here. griff: what's your secret zantac, pep ato. >> a little pepto. molly: you need that to get around the globe. >> absolutely. griff: president trump wanted more building blocks that you can ever have. did you have pressure making christmas great again? >> i had to make two trips just to his house. griff: all right, thanks, santa.

todd: we were talking cookies. other food is 3 feet away from us. we will toss it over to adam with chef bailey. talking cooking on christmas morning. molly: there is ham. adam: this is the stuff i love potato soup and tacos. this is going to be coming up in a little bit. take a look at this forecast. we are talking about snow sweeping across -- we're hungry, i get it potato soup smells so good. snow piling up in the northeast where we will be talking about snow in some areas getting up to a foot widespread. maybe 4 feet if you ever right along the lake. that's why you got watches and warnings stretched all across new england up into eventually maine is an area where we can see a foot widespread. there is your snowfall totals when it's all said and done. 12 inches of snow staying inside and eating all day long. all right. so i gout to ask you a question. can i use this spoon?

is that allow you had? >> sure. todd: what are we eating here? let's talk about the various items we have here and then are we going to do that later? >> yes. you come over here to eat with me. griff: you have to tell us how you cook and prepare being snowed in four feet. >> that's a lot. todd: we have to do news. >> food will be right here waiting. grab a fork. todd: obviously we are celebrating christmas. president celebrating christmas. he was at christmas eve mass last night at the exact same church where the trumps got married. >> molly: palm beach. griff: got married. very beautiful church. >> gorgeous setting. they arrived a tad late. that's all right. i'm sure they were saved a seat and as you can see greeting there as they

entered the church, reverend james harlan. he asked people in the church to put their phones away and said we are here to worship on this christmas morning -- or christmas eve. very late in the night. griff: put out this tweet. this is president trump has changed twitter forever. story of the year twitter. so this was his christmas eve message. people are proud to be saying merry christmas again. i am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase merry christmas, all capital leaders and five explanation points. mofl monthly serious merry christmas there. todd: i feel bad. i keep coming back to the food. i try to expedite a segment over there. bring in my wife to make cookies. molly: big day for food. todd: they had dinner in mar-a-lago. on the menu, tuckery, beef

tender loin. cornbread. turkey gravy. various local dishes. farm-to-table. seafood display including local fish and shell fish and variety of desserts. turns out it wouldn't have been enough to feed the carmichael family. we saw the 87 family members. griff: president should have invited to you mar-a-lago for sam sampling. molly: pop joferls. todd: what is a popover? molly: bread. steve: do yosteve. griff: do you know who was eating them all? todd: santa. griff: can we get a merry christmas, everybody? molly: thank you, santa. merry christmas to you too. >> i still have a little bit of room in there i have a couple notches on my belt left. [laughter] molly: we are delighted to have you here. the united nations is

cutting $285 million from next year's budget after negotiations with the united states. a goal of the trump administration has been reducing u.s. contributions to the organization, which total upwards of $3 billion a year. ambassador nikki haley praised the move calling it a step in the right direction. >> guatemala now joining the united states announcing its plan to move its embassy in israel to jerusalem. it's the first country to follow president trump's lead in making that change. and one of 9 to vote against a u.n. resolution denouncing it israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu sending a christmas message to the capital. >> i'm very proud to be the prime minister of israel. a country that says member merry christmas to christian citizens and christian friends around the world. molly: from far away. he says israel protects the

rights of everyone to worship at israel want holy site. giving blessing and praying for migrants all over the world with nowhere to go fleeing danger. the pope had a very similar message during the christmas eve sermon last night. he compared refugees to the story of joseph and merry. rocking firefighters jam out to own rendition of jingle bell rock ♪ jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock ♪ working around the clock. molly: these guys real firefighters. miami-dade fire and rescue. the band is called the fire brigade. recorded this song on day off. spreading christmas cheer. that is a great video. todd: i like the hat. like a cousin eddy hat. griff: we are going to get

to chef mark bailey. brought it over here. molly: without a fork. griff: just hadeth cut segment. i can't eat it with my fingers which i won't do. ahead, how much did you spent on christmas gifts this year. i spent too much. wait until you hear how much the average american spends? towfded to speaking of cash. ambassador bailey -- she is delivering. alan dershowitz here next. christmas message from another member of our fox family here is dana perino. >> merry christmas, everyone. watching "fox & friends" from everybody here at the daily brief egg. i hope you have a great christmas and that santa brings you a puppy in your stocking ♪ being rammed by a shopping cart.

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molly: u.n. ambassador nikki haley negotiating a 285-million-dollar coat from the united nations bloated budget for next year. griff: the inefficiency and overspending of the united nations are well-known. we will no longer let the generosity of the american people be taken care of. todd: condemn the president's decision recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital. here is allen dershowitz. thanks for being with us on a christmas morning. besides the obvious financial savings, why is this move so important? >> well, first of all, merry christmas. todd: merry christmas, alan dershowitz. >> me being on a show popular tradition. everyone in our family used to work on christmas day so christian colleagues and friends could be home with

their families. it's a pleasure for me to be working today so that others can be home and enjoying christmas with their family. as far as what nikki haley has done i think it's terrific. it's about time we sent a message to the u.n., which has become a place of hate when it comes to the united states and israel. you know that israel's representative to the u.n. once said that if algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat, and that israel flattened it, it would win by a vote of 120 to 63 with 28 abstentions. and there has to be consequences for this kind of voting. look what donald trump did, president trump did in recognizing jerusalem was the right thing, what it did is it struck the balance that president obama had undone when he changed the status quo at the end of his presidency by declaring the western wall, the jiewrk quarter. the access who university to hospital equally that's what changed the status quo.

what president trump did was to restore balance and everybody should have recognized that and that vote at the security council and the general assembly should be responded to and nikki hale, who has become a real hero did exactly the right thing. first of many steps i think she will take to bring the united nations back to where it ought to be, a neutral arbiter of peace, not a place of hate tread. go ahead. molly: professor, i was going to say you have written extensively on the topic of israel in general. we were just getting word that guatemala has now joined the united states in a decision to move their embassy to the capital as well we see more countries getting on board. >> i think we will see a few more countries getting on board. there will be a lot of pressure not to do it. israel has established very good relations with some central and south american countries. african countries, endia, china, they are not going to vote with israel right away. but they are seeing a closer relationship. even some of the gulf

states. the arab gulf states now see israel as a potential ally against iran. and, again, it was president obama who created strength in thiranian regime by handing over so much money. and now we hear reports that maybe he intriewrd with the justice department investigation of some hezbollah-related drug dealings. if that's interview. it really has to be looked into in great detail. look, israel is the only democracy in the middle east. america's strongest ally in the middle east. and the united states and other countries ought to be supportive. the capital of israel has always been jerusalem. they can also be a palestinian capital in east jerusalem if the palestinians come to the bargaining table and make the kind of compromises that are essential to secure israel's security and want to make peace. the palestinians want there to be a palestinian state more than a jewish state in the reason. we will see peace.

griff: the deputy fbi director andrew mccabe reportedly retiring at the beginning of 2018. i chasehood him dow chased him e hallways. clearly quite a big story. the president tweeting about him. not favorably yesterday. what are your thoughts on the mccabe situation and the larger question of are we going to learn whether or not he was biased against the trump administration? >> well, first of all, everybody tells me who knows mccabe and has worked in the fbi that he is a very decent guy and was an excellent deputy director. having said that he should have recused himself immediately from any investigation involving hillary clinton because of his wife's connection to hillary clinton. when you are investigating a presidential candidate, whether it be hillary clinton or president trump, you have to be caesar's wildfire, you have to be above reproach. make sure not only there are no conflicts no perceived conflict. no bias but no perception of bias. he didn't pass that test.

he gave his enemies, the other side, ammunition to go after him. and i think that's been a big problem with the mueller investigation. whether there is actual bias or not, we will only know in the end. with you the perception of bias is there. and it should never be there when you are conducting an investigation of this importance involving people who so high in government or intend to be so high in government, candidates for president of the united states. molly: all right, thank you, professor, we appreciate you joining us on this christmas morning. thank you for your insight. i appreciate united states it. >> have a great day, everybody. griff: and merry christmas. getting through the holiday with a message of positivity. next guest story about overcoming hardship. todd: could it be a never trumper versus trump in 2020? senator jeff flake has a big announcement. we will more about that when "fox & friends" on a christmas morning returns after this ♪

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news by numbers christmas edition. first, 967, that's how many dollars the average american is expected to have spent on gifts this year. the national retail federation says that is the most since 2007. now, 837, that's how many surfing santas take coastal beach florida on christmas eve, kris kringles not just doing it for fun. proceeds benefit a nonprofit. helps cancer patients get to and from treatment. finally, $100. that is how much a secret santa is handing out to strangers in kansas city. the act of kindness anonymous business owner has been a tradition for two decades. molly: that's awesome. i love seeing the surfing santas. this time of year can be very difficult. new op-ed on foxnews.com, our next guest says during this hard season for some keep praying over and over emanuel i need you. as god uses you to be in

that dark place. you will experience the true meaning of christmas, you will not be alone. todd: here to join us personal experience with hardship is attorney and writer judicial rogers. merry christmas, thank you for being here. before we get to your advice, give us a little bit of sense as to your background. it's pretty emotional. >> yeah. you know, when we grew up with my mom single mom working through a lot, she wasn't getting paid enough. and can i remember christmas. i think it was 1988 when everything we had was donated from our church. and for my mom, looking back. she tells me humiliating for her. i had no idea she was bearing so many burdens. on christmas morning she played it cool. and a think a lot of people out there are feeling this kind of pressure and nobody knows because they are playing it cool. molly: you mentioned you didn't understand that make sure that their kids have a merry christmas without showing the stress and

personal anxiety. refrain things. a lot of people don't have power right now. they are like oh my gosh, we get to use candles. for parents, that that's what can you do, it doesn't fix what's going on on the inside for you. >> let me put up here, joshua, an op-ed that you wrote. another quote. we failed our kids if they don't this president, let them be distracted. unaware give them my gift the mother gave me. the gift nobody could have donated to us, a childhood. tell us about that. >> well, you know, we actually had a lot of hard stuff going on when i was growing up. my dad was gone. my mom was raising us on her own. and there were, you know, we could look back on our childhood and my brother and i were talking about this yesterday and feel like our childhood was completely broken. my mom, paula, i know you are out there. merry christmas. she managed to just give us

a place where we could be kids. she acted like a kid. i know she felt like a hurting adult on the inside. the thing that was holding her together is the thing that can hold anybody together this christmas. that's the first gift. and that's jesus. todd: what's so interesting about that is we just did a story right before we went to you about people spending about 900 to $1,000 on christmas this year. what you just explained, that's free. and at the end of the day, that's the stuff that matters the most. you felt it when you were a child. now you realize ultimately that's what it is. that's the message you have throughout your writings. molly: joshua, you mentioned giving kids a childhood. a lot about childhood is about the experience. you know, of the bonding with your parents, with your brothers, with your sisters. it's not really about the stuff, right? >> that's right. and you know, the thing is, so many of us are feeling during the holidays the pressure of like losing something. as adults we feel this guilt of why don't i feel excited about christmas like did i when i was a kid. what we really need is for

jesus to give our childhoods back. he is the one who meets us immanuel in our circumstances. he is the one who shows up in our brokenness. his first christmas was in a feed trough. what he was saying there is no place too low for me. not only can your kids have a merry christmas you too can have the best christmas. todd: josh, that's a great point. merry christmas to you and merry christmas to paula who i'm sure is watching this morning. thanks so much, joshua. >> thank you. todd: this is a hard turn. when we do a hard turn something really serious. this is a hard turn because we are going to have some fun here with our gifts. we are going to make a joke about it. and we actually had a little secret santa thing going on here. what did we get ev each other for our -- he told me to look at it. this is a gift that says my name on it. and it matches my ty.

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♪ we wish you a merry christmas. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year. >> what would christmas be. >> they've got palm palms. >> and you want more diamond and silk, that's 8:15. about 45 minutes. >> love that. they're going to be fired up for christmas. as they should. >> a show like this doesn't get put together without so,

so many people. they have families there apart from their families many, many times not just today but throughout the years, we want to give them a special shout out today. >> that's right. we have pictures coming in from our staffers. with his dad martin. >> all right. and sharing her family christmas card tradition. this one featuring selfies of her. also and her siblings vince, lucy, and eddie there. >> we do a lot of these diners; right? i go out with two producers. one of them is matt and the other is sam. so sam and i have become very, very good friends. here she is with her dad, ken, sue, and aj. you've been awesome to me, and i wish you quite the best. >> and here's senior producer kelly o'neal and her daughter he wil ella. that is a beautiful christmas card there. >> and celebrating with her sisters amanda and malry and

logan and griffin. fantastic name. >> and associate producer with her sister. >> and check out these guys. i think you know them. that's ainsley earhardt's daughter decorating cookies for santa and then getting to meet santa. >> how cool is that. >> it's a big day. >> awesome stuff. very, very exciting. and thank you for all the hard work of our producers. now it is gift time. it is ready. are you ready? >> yeah. i can't wait. >> all right. i'm going to start this off. now, i was the secret santa, and i had molly. so, molly. >> and i had chris. isn't that crazy? i didn't know about the tie. >> very exciting. all right. so are we open these now? >> rip them open. get in there. >> wait, what have we got? >> get out of town. >> since you're a boston person, there happened to be a

second gift. just in case. >> oh, my goodness. >> if you don't want that one, i'll take it. >> all right. >> now we're cooking. >> also for you and your daughter. >> all matching. >> you're going to match. and you guys can celebrate by burning that yankees jersey. >> all right. let me see in the bag that. >> speaking of surfing santa. >> look at the pictures. >> fantastic. wait, hold on. >> you cannot live without your own personalized -- >> hold on. we're putting this on. this is going on. this is -- >> do you think i could squeeze into this too? >> no one's going to live up to that. >> nobody else has that, by the way. >> no. no. this is a collector's item right here. >> oh, you don't think that

those are selling. >> they should. i think i can. >> we're children, so we really want to tear into ours. we're waiting for a producer cue. >> this is the hawaiian shirt over the jacket because we wanted to. this is a thing. this is -- look at this. okay. joel's telling us to sit down, but i just want to stand up and surf. look at that right there. i have a lot of todd, a lot of molly, and we are in style. >> don't forget adam. >> adam's here too. >> great office mate to me. >> yeah, we're roommates together. so i got you something as well. this is a little different. i actually got us each a gift and only this one for you. >> okay. >> but they're both for us and a team gift. >> i feel like i want to open yours. >> open presents first. >> now we can have nerf fights

in the office. >> yeah. we can. >> this one's mine. and that one's yours. >> see? this is good planning. remember that? >> we're going to have the best fights in the office. >> now, what did i get you? i thought i was getting you an office gift as well. >> i was just excited to open the gift i got for myself. >> well, i got you something for me too. the best gift you can give is for yourself. >> i can tell you if you win that nerf battle, todd, you're going to be a nerf warrior. >> i didn't say this. i wanted to open a basketball hoop. >> the best umbrella on the market. >> these are really hard to get. they can't keep them in stock. now spending the rest of the show getting this thing off of the packaging, you love the

umbrella in your office with the arsenal of weaponry. >> part of the fighting. i feel like i'm living the horror that every parent is about to -- open up this packaging. >> daddy, come on. get it open. you guys are going to talk about christmas movies. >> we're going to do christmas movies now. >> we are going to do christmas movies, and i will say that my favorite christmas movie of all time was actually on last night and let me first give you the top christmas movies. i'm going to put this up there. >> america's top. >> christmas story. >> that one's a classic. that runs all day. >> number two, america's life. >> love that movie. >> elf, "how the grinch stole christmas," a charlie brown christmas, and die hard. love die hard. >> really? >> so on this list, my favorite one was on last night right at the time 8:00 when i would be going to bed to get up for this show. so i got sucked in, stayed up a little too late watching at

least part of it. and that is -- well, hold on. let me see if you can guess. take a look at this clip. >> that's a christmas present from my dear friend. >> look, daddy. every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. >> that's right. that's right. >> who doesn't love that? >> catches you every time for the most part. >> every time that comes on, i cry every single year. >> mine's a classic too, of course. we can take a quick look at this. this is the stuff you had to wait for every year. you didn't get to just watch it. >> rudolph with your nose so bright. won't you guide my sleigh tonight? >> it will be an honor, sir. >> you have to wait for it every year. the anticipation is building.

rudolph is coming. >> do you think that one and the santa is harsh? i love the santa in frosty. >> really? >> he's kind of harsh. >> i will take a harsh santa. he's watching you. >> i'm messing around. adam and i have the same favorite movie. we share an office and share the love of the favorite movie in all of christmas. take a listen. ♪ ♪ hallelujah. ♪ hallelujah. ♪ hallelujah. ♪ hallelujah. ♪ hallelujah. >> i would watch this every christmas eve for 20 years. i watched it yesterday, and i loved it. shout out to matt and mj for letting me over and watch it with them. when that thing with the lights, i cry every year. >> it's a great, great movie, and it's funny, and it takes you back to being a kid and, you know, your dad and mom acting silly and all of that

good stuff. it's a great movie. >> it is a great movie. and it inspires all of those folks to get out there and hope things stay nice and safe. >> and put clark on and have nerf battles now and in the office. >> i notice he's way ahead of you. >> it might be too late once he gets the ammo. >> he would be in trouble. >> joel, you're watching me here struggling. joel never looked to get scissors. . >> what you think of our list. all-time favorite, i think it's going to be wonderful life. i'm going to go with that. i think that's going to win. >> now, the kids are awake starting to rip into this present. vote rudolph, vote rudolph. >> they are. still ahead, democrats have been resisting president trump all year long. is there any hope that this resistance will end in 2018? we'll debate that next. >> plus, christmas comes early for hundreds of military families. the heartwarming reunion that

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something else. >> political policies and political endorsements. >> and wikey leaks twitter account no longer exists. it won't to arc some time overnight with his last tweet friday. many online are accusing twitter of censorship. assange has been operating the whistle-blower website while in ecuadorian embassy in 2012. griff, over to you. >> thanks, todd. all year we've heard from democrats calling to impeach president trump. >> his actions are, and i will fight every day until he is impeached. impeach 45. >> arise today, mr. speaker to call for the impeachment of the president of the united states of america. >> president for office is something that is being called into question. i'm very worried.

>> now, one columnist in the new york post who voted for obama argues this sets the tone for what we can expect in 2018 claiming quote republicans thanks to their last-minute tax triumph will run on a pro growth agenda. democrats on the other hand have no message, no leader, and nothing to about. that leaves the vacuum, which is being filled with one idea impeaching president trump. here to debate it, media dc political analyst ron meyer and democrat strategist chuck. guys, good morning. merry christmas to you. >> good morning. merry christmas. >> why are we talking about impeachment, chuck? i'll start with you on christmas day. we're talking about impeachment. >> well, happy holidays, everybody. if you have a new puppy this morning, and you named them donald j, i'm not talking to you. i'm talking with the 70% that don't agree. and for democrats, we've had the same old tired leadership we've had for years, we've shown in the off year that the anti-donald trump message works. you could take the state where

ron is from where republicans had a 16-seat majority and democrats came back and won an even race there just using donald trump. so i know my team, and they're going to use this. and they probably won't go as far as impeachment, but they will use the residence movement to try to win a lot of elections next year. >> let me let you weigh in on that because it seems to me the democrats haven't fared so well on this resistance platform. >> well, actually, i tend to agree with chuck in races that are even, it's been really tough. and i do think the democrats are using this tenant trump sentiment to turn people out. i did help them in alabama. that's why there are record numbers. but here's the thing. it doesn't have to be that way and i think if democrats run against the policies that trump's passing. if they run against tax cuts or run against the individual mandate, those things are not going to help them. so it has to be more than just fighting trump's policies. and here's the thing. trump could do something about this. his approvals are in the 30s but his policies are much higher than that. if he shifted his

communication strategy toward talking about his accomplishments, talking about what he wants to get done, talking about bipartisan, then he puts democrats on the defense because right now, the democrats really they should be working in a bipartisan fashion with trump because they agree with trump on infrastructure. they agree with him on some of the things on immigration. they agree on children's health care. and so the question is are democrats going to abandon bipartisan, especially here during the holiday season, or are they going to do what's right and help the american people? >> chuck, i see it in your head. democrats, not a single one voted for obamacare or tax reform, what are we going to see? bipartisan out of democrats? >> no. as long as you have donald trump in the white house, i don't think you'll see a lot of bipartisan. two one of my favorite republicans, he makes a great point. you want to put us into the corner? look at me. here's free advice on christmas morning. get an infrastructure built through the congress. make the democrats vote against the infrastructure bill. try to really do something to fix these dreamer policy that's out there with all of

these young kids. 20,000 of them that are public school teachers. 10,000 that are in our military that you wanted to port. make us do something. make sure there's policies authoritative to vote against and then you can come out and say you have to do something other than have resistance. >> so, ron, you can respond to that but also, is it going to be immigration? what is the president if you're advising him going to be the next story we're talking about? the next issue that he tackles? >> the next thing has to be infrastructure. after tax reform, which helps spur the economy, you also need economic development. and the way you do that is by rebuilding america's infrastructure, whether it's our airports, which have fires in them now or bridges which are crumbling or new roads and new economic connections between cities and out to the rural areas that help our economy be more efficient. help people get out of congestion. help people get out to work quicker. that is exactly right. if what chuck said republicans want to put trump in the corner, that's exactly the way to go, and that's what i think

this the is capable of doing and this party is capable of doing. but we video abandon the rhetoric that basically it makes more things divisive and instead of focusing on the positive policy agendas. >> all right. guys, ten seconds. give me the name of one democrat you think is going to cross the aisle and join the president on any issue. >> probably joe manchin in west virginia. he's the one that needs to make sure he's reelected and his state went for donald trump by 25 points. >> joe manchin. there you go. all right. guys, merry christmas and thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> puppies and e-mails at foxnews.com. if you have a puppy you got for christmas and named him donald j. the first lady and president are celebrating christmas by answering calls to norad. we'll tell you how else they're celebrating the holiday. and are you waking up a little bit late for breakfast? why not brunch? we have recipes for you like pulled pork tacos.

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>> welcome back. some quick headlines. a royal one for you. megan heading to her first royal christmas service. the american actress walking and arm arm with prince harry. attending church on queen elizabeth's private estate. the pair entered engagement last month and they're getting married on may 19th. and it turns out the hottest movie on earth is also the hottest movie on -- in space. astronaut mark tweeting this quote movie night picture of international space station crew watching star wars episode 8 the last jedi on their hd projector screen. that's pretty cool. >> so cool. that is awesome. >> everybody likes to open up gifts on christmas morning. but if you're waking up a little late for christmas breakfast, maybe you slept in. maybe you took too long to open up gifts. this is brunch. >> it can all be done in your

own kitchen. >> it can be included in breakfast items. >> thank you and speaking of dinner, christmastime we know is like the centerpiece for dinner. well, for brunch, it like it can also be centerpiece. this is ham. already presliced, so it's super convenient. you can chop it up. but it is yummy, tasty, and you can put your own glaze on there. >> i think it's finger food. >> it certainly is. you can't go wrong on that. tacos. again, leftover pork, i love it. you can actually use it to make a great taco, eggs, a little barbecue if you would like. and throw some scallons on there. you're good to go with a tortilla. >> i love the leftovers. >> yes. this is mac and cheese. the leading maker of light plant-based foods. but i went with their cheese for this mac and cheese. >> that is christmas love right there.

>> exactly. >> i was saying. >> y'all going to have a great day achieved there. i also did -- i'm going to move on a little skillet here with the sausage and stuffing skillet. right. exactly. you know right. exactly. but throw some sausage. you can't go wrong. adam, you're enjoying. >> i love it. >> that's soup, actually. but it's restaurant quality. all you have to do is add water. takes five minutes to make. >> five minutes. that's my thing right there. >> five minutes. you can't go wrong. and then a little diy breakfast boat going on. >> sweet potatoes. >> yes. boil them, get them nice and mashed, and then, of course, i put a little honey. >> which i also love. >> yes. exactly right and to get a little sweet in there a little honey on top of there if you would like. it's great little combo. but i love it. diy, he's doing it. and making it look pretty.

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>> it's my tremendous honor to finally wish america and the world a very merry christmas. >> the president making christmas calls to all over the world. he started the day video chatting to our men and women overseas. >> each of you spend this christmas away from your families and defend all of our families. >> it is looking like a white christmas in many parts of the nation. >> god has offered us another option. that is to say yes to his love and to his mercy and how do you choose to bring us that mercy and forgiveness in the form of a little baby. >> some firefighters are from

the miami dade and fire rescue gave their special edition of jingle bell rock. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the song may have come out when we were younger, but now it is a christmas classic. >> one of my favorites too. >> andy williams. then went to johnny. who doesn't love those two? and now and now. >> look what molly gave me. this is with todd, molly, and adam. and i really -- >> it's original. i think you're the only guy. >> the first christmas gift i got all year is the best. >> kelly may who was all of the awesomest persons here on the show. she e-mailed us and was, like, i need your head shot.

and i'm, like, -- for a gift. my mom doesn't even want my head shot for a gift. now you understand why. >> we did and molly gave it to me. but i haven't yet found out what i got from santa. and he's here. he's still with us. >> santa, are you over there? >> i'm over here. >> how are you doing? are you doing great? >> yeah. >> we have to check in with you. long night delivering presents. and i'll start with this one. it's from tracy. now, do you prefer milk or eggnog with the cookies? >> do you wait? >> absolutely. i love the milk and cookies. it gives it a nice balance and flavor. i love the eggnog with a fireplace. >> you have earned it. earned your eggnog. and here's another question. i know you probably don't want to pick a favorite. but which reindeer is the fastest? >> by far that would be dasher. absolutely. >> dumb question. my apologies.

>> this is not one of the official questions but which one do you hate the most? >> i don't hate any of them. they're all wonderful. . >> now, my wife's going to be on in about 30 minutes. i get lost in our house. so i have an affinity for getting lost. but do you, santa, ever get lost? >> not in the last probably 50 years since norad and gps. >> if you guys need extra help, we're glad. and there's rudolph, of course. >> of course. >> so we want more questions from you guys and pictures. thanks, santa. we're getting photos from our viewers out there that are waking up with us. thank you for doing that. let's put one up here. >> i love the ones with the dogs and the baby. >> linda and kent from georgia and matching christmas outfits with their dog winston. >> i love that, by the way. i think my dog who may be coming up here shortly.

>> a matching something. you'll see that. >> this is from wayne and his family in pennsylvania. their christmas message clear on their matching pjs. express your elf. >> express your elf. >> there you go. contained yourself all morning. >> look at that. here we go. talking about dogs and ray writes our dog scooby doesn't move a muscle when we put on his antlers. sure. i don't believe that. >> they hate getting dressed up. we love it. dogs hate it. and from the sisters in florida, they are celebrating christmas for their third christmas in south carolina. >> tearing into it. that is an action on shot. >> from florida celebrating in south carolina. >> and we want more of those action shots. if you've got some great or torturing your pets with costumes, by all means, we want those as well. >> now, molly, if you remember we were all here together on thanksgiving, and we had griff's lovely family joining us on the couch. >> awesome. >> this time they're, like, dad, go do your job and don't bother us. but nevertheless, griff

bothered them. here skype christmas morning. >> hey, guys. merry christmas. >> yay. you guys are out of bed. good morning. >> hello. there. merry christmas. you can talk to us. how is it? >> you know he has his own pjs? >> oh, maybe a little difficulty. although, look at those very, very. >> look great. we can't quite hear them, but they look fantastic. >> about the ufos this week. have they been abducted from ufos? could it be that? >> that or russian. >> a lot of spacex going on. >> let me try again. madeleine, can you hear us? >> yes. we can hear you. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. hey, let me ask you. what did you get for christmas? what did santa bring you? >> well, we have a little bit of a late start.

santa did come. >> yeah. mckens, what have you got there? you're reaching for something. what? tickets? >> where are we going? >> she got taylor swift tickets. >> yes. taylor swift tickets. nice. nice. >> nice. and, man, you cannot beat that. >> no. madeleine, what did you get? i got some sunglasses. so pretty excited. >> nice. nice. >> those are on fleek. is that something the producers say? >> probably. what did rascal did? >> rascal hasn't opened anything yet, but he has some presents. santa came for rascal too. >> does he know he's on tv? hey, rascal, merry christmas. and, by the way, your mother.

where is your mother? >> she decided she didn't want to be on tv in pajamas. >> i see it has her name on them. did i get one? >> yes. you do. yours are here. >> awesome. >> what do you think of fabulous attire? come on. >> what do you think? >> doesn't that look great? >> yeah. you like that? >> it's great. so, guys, from what i understand, dad is coming back down later on today. tonight, he'll be there. what are you guys going to do when dad gets back? . >> he'll probably open presents from santa. >> fox news alert. i got presents? can we get a swoosh in there for fox news alert? what did i get? is there a big stack? >> yeah. big stack. you've been nice. >> all right. well, listen, guys, merry christmas. i love you. thanks for joining us and tell your mother merry christmas too since she couldn't join us for tv.

>> great seeing you guys again. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> that was really fun. >> wasn't that awesome? >> we get to see them on christmas morning. >> i know. really, really special. >> in addition to griff's family, in addition to molly's family and all of our families, the president was doing a little celebrating. he's probably going to do a little more today. but last night, he celebrated christmas eve mass, and i believe we have video of that event. and, griff, tell us a little bit more about the church. >> so he's there at bethesda by the sea. it's a beautiful church in palm beach. it's where he got married to first lady melania and, you know, certainly you can see there bringing a lot of cheer to that local community, which has buy in large embraced him. he of course, mar-a-lago is a staple of palm beach. but, you know, a year later after his presidency, i'm told my family, my mother and sister live down in that area. so big moment. and then also, the president sending a very strong message

for the whole country via twitter. something he changed. you want to read that for us? >> yeah. people are proud to be saying merry christmas again. i am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our beautiful. merry christmas. five exclamation points. capital letters. he wanted to make his merry christmas wish loud and proud there at the very end. >> and he was also cooking in anticipation of todd piro showing the up. >> and he had, are you ready for this? beef, turkey, mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, various local vegetable dishes, a seafood display, including local fish and shellfish, and a variety of desserts. >> that is quite a spread. i wonder if he shared any with the media folks down there. >> i want to get back to the message. the christmas message. we're going to go into that a lot more throughout the course of the next two more hours. but i think what's so important about the christmas message and saying merry christmas, christians don't want to exclude other people's

holidays. myself. i mean. i love celebrating everything. i love when it's hanukkah. i love the jewish holidays in the fall and celebrating everybody else's inclusiveness, if you will. so why shouldn't be proud to say merry christmas? we're celebrating christ. it has become a lot more than that maybe to the detriment to the birth of christ. but at the end of the day, it's what we celebrate. it's a very important day of the year. let's go for it, and i think the president has brought that back to society so that people feel comfortable. >> and here we are. talking about a lot of presents today. but as you mentioned, the real meaning behind christmas. >> the greatest gift of all looking at those children. >> they're awesome, by the way. >> my baby's going to be here at the end of the show. so stick around for that. i can't wait to see her, of course. we also have adam. folks says am trying to get from place to place on this

beautiful christmas day. >> most of the country curled up staying warm here on christmas morning. but a couple of faithful made it out here on christmas morning. this one, guys, from mississippi, you've got the 12 days of christmas in the south. do you guys have anyone you want to give a shout out to back home? >> merry christmas to andy and austin. we love. >> merry christmas, mom and dad. love you. >> texas in the house; right? >> . >> all right. what do you want to say? >> merry christmas to all of my kids and my friends. i love you guys. >> all right. and finally, atlanta, georgia, i used to work there. who do you want to say merry christmas to? >> merry christmas to my brother in hillsboro, virginia. >> merry christmas you guys. you staying warm out here? >> absolutely. well, a lot of folks aren't keeping warm. take a look at these temperatures across the country. we're looking at the actorric air mass across canada. going to be settling in today and tomorrow. look at some of the current wind chills. fargo, north dakota, negative 36 degrees right now. not as bad in new york city as we're sitting closer to the

20s. guys, folks are happy to be here on the plaza, i'm sure some folks are more happy to be curled up in front of the fire. >> yeah. it's cold out there. for sure. >> negative 36 in fargo. >> so a couple of headlines for you. the united nations is cutting $285 million from next year's budget after negotiation with the united states. the goal of the trump administration has been reducing u.s. contributions to the organization, which totals upwards of $3 billion a year. ambassador nikki haley praised this move calling it a big step in the right direction. earlier this morning, pope francis delivering his christmas address to the world. giving his blessing and praying for migrants all over the world with nowhere to go fleeing danger. the pope had a similar message during his christmas eve sermon last night. he compared refugees to the story of joseph and mary. u.s. soldiers celebrating christmas while protecting our freedoms troops at the air

base in afghanistan singing and dancing to spread christmas cheer. but not all of our heroes have to spend christmas away from home. hundreds just returning from a nine-month tour in the middle east. >> like, this is for real. this is a home. >> probably one of the happiest moments of my life. >> the best christmas ever. >> it's been hard. but i'm glad he's home. >> everybody gets here. i know y'all two tough guys. you aren't going to believe it. >> and we welcome him home as well. the soldiers from the artillery regiment returning to joint base luis. that's from out there in washington state. and a christmas proposal in england as an american couple is waiting for the glimpse of the royal family. >> i want to spend the rest of my christmases with you, ashley, so i want to know if you want to mary me. >> oh, my gosh. yes. yes. >> she said yes.

getting down on one knee to pop the question there on live tv using her grandmother's ring. a little extra special there. >> i don't know if you want to marry me. and she's, like, yes. >> quick answer. >> you know, here's a ring. >> awesome. can graduates to them. an incredible christmas story. that new york city firefighter was trapped under the rubble on 9/11, and he died. but he's a hero once again. giving gift of life to a stranger 3,000 miles away. both of them will join us live. >> plus, diamond and silk are here live with a christmas greeting for america. hey, diamond and silk. this is a treat. >> this is a gift. love diamond and silk. coming up next. hey, man. oh! nice man cave! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?!

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>> welcome back. two sisters from north carolina taking social media by storm this year. the former obama supporters diamond and silk backgrounds two of president trump's most outspoken and vocal supporters. >> joining us now. we are fortunate enough to get their christmas message to america. diamond and silk, thank you so much for being here. merry christmas. we are delighted to be able to say that to you right now. >> merry christmas to you. >> all right. from what we understand, diamond and silk have a very special christmas message to share with all of us here on this special christmas morning. diamond and silk, take it away. >> well, listen, i just want everybody to know that jesus is the reason for the season. >> that's right. >> so don't fret. be with family. be with friends. love on each other and know

that he's the reason why all of this matter. why all of this is going down. >> that's right. and don't eat too much. >> too late, diamond and silk. too late. >> hey, i have to ask you. now, you have been my absolutely favorite guests as they have kindly let me occasionally fill in on the weekends. i've got to talk to you. and we've talked a lot this year about the criticism of the president. now we get to the very end. president trump delivers. they said he couldn't do it. delivers on that christmas present the biggest tax cut in american hit of. certainly in 31 years. what do you make of that? >> listen, i mean, we are so excited. we are so excited about this president and what -- he said that he will be the greatest job creator, and it has proven to be factual. he is the greatest job creator. he just signed his tax cut into law where more people will be able to keep more money in their pockets. and i -- we are just, like, excited.

overexcited about that. >> he's a balancer, a shot caller. do not underestimate president trump. >> and if you bet on anything, always bet on president trump. >> diamond and silk, we're looking ahead. 2018 right now right around the corner. what is your prediction for the new year? if you had a crystal ball, what would you tell us? >> you know what? i believe that we're going to push for that border wall. i think that they're going to start working on the inner and urban cities. i think you're going to see prosperity like never before. you're going to see people creating business, entrepreneurship is going to be up. you're going to see something that we've never seen before in our lifetime up thunder administration and up under this president, and it's going to be good. >> and you're also going to see diamond and silk on tour. >> there we are. >> yes. >> oh. >> now we're talking. now we're talking. >> florida, here we come. >> diamond and silk, looking in this shot here, and i see a beautiful christmas tree behind you, and i see underneath that christmas tree

the trump tax plan. so what are you going to do with all of your money in 2018? what are you going to buy? >> you know what? i'm going to save some of it. >> good. >> i'm going to take at least 10% of that and put it in a savings and save that. always do that whenever you're getting something. you want to take a little bit, and you want to save it for a rainy day. and then the rest, i'll just splurge a little bit. >> we want to hear what are you splurging on. >> every now and again, i might want a nice piece of jewelry, go out and have a nice -- i may want a nice meal at a upscale restaurant. so i save up for those things. >> or some shoes. >> you want to take it? >> real quick. i want to ask you one question. and that is president trump tweeting that he can say merry christmas again. we've talked about it all morning. what do you guys think? how important now that we can talk and say merry christmas again? >> it's very important. >> yeah. >> listen, those are our traditions. >> that's right.

>> and i don't like it when people think they can come into our country, and we change everything for them. it's merry christmas here. and if you don't like merry christmas, then don't you say it. but we say merry christmas. >> not playing around on christmas morning. maybe you'll take that morning and buy some diamonds and silk. >> oh, i love it. that's from our producer sean who got me to say that, and he got us all wine for holiday, so i had to give him something. >> hey, merry christmas to you guys. >> merry christmas to you all. >> merry christmas to everybody. >> all right. thank you very much, diamond and silk. still ahead, this army recruit gets a huge win on ice. just in time for christmas. wow. the big celebration and even bigger prize coming up. >> plus, country star phil, one of my favorites, performs a christmas classic. next. ♪

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on christmas. todd and his family are baking some christmas cookies for us next. >> but first, a christmas message from steve, ainsley, and brian. >> happy new year, everybody. you know, this is a time where we would normally announce our resolutions. but why bother? because let's face it. people make resolutions and then break them in about four days. brian: right that's the american way. don't set goals. therefore, you don't have to worry about reaching them. steve: you know what? i have a great idea for a resolution. ainsley: what? steve: i resolve to not appear in the new year's eve show. ainsley: okay. my resolution is to go for the gym more. but when you go to the gym in january, as you know the classes are so full, you can't even get a spot. brian: right. i don't go to classes. but i'm going to pretend. ainsley: when you go and you don't get a spot, you end up leaving, so you don't get the workout. brian: right. ♪ ♪ drastically.

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>> the best christmas present we could have asked for. we were really hoping he would make it here before the holidays. >> hi, how are you doing? ♪ >> the best christmas present ever. >> do you know who that is? >> skywalker?

>> are you excited? >> you can't put words to explain how it is to be back with your family for christmas. >> wow. merry christmas. welcome back. there's nothing more special than our soldier sailors airmen and marines that give so much to sacrifice and showing there reuniting with loved ones and many of them deployed overseas as well. >> we can't thank them enough for their service all around the world. we've been getting pictures from throughout the morning sharing with us, and they're great. >> yeah. this is staff sergeant spending christmas while deployed in qatar. >> here's one from bobby. writes here's a picture of my nephew tj and his band of

brothers. they are keeping america safe. >> awesome stuff. and lisa sent this one of her son sean deployed at christmas a few years ago. she notes, yes, he is still a bills fan. and i started tearing up the moment we saw that first little kid go to run across. wow, wow, wow. all right. we've also got a wonderful staff here and there sending in their photos. this is head writer. hold on. cal, what is your last name. sorry about that. with his dad peter, mom amy, and sister mary kate. >> and this is production assistant montana with her parents colleen and brother anthony, uncle johnny, cousins difficult, jessie, adam. big crew there. >> and, of course, associate producer. kelly may with her parents joe and sandy. brothers andy and mike. starting to warm up for new york city. remember, they're here for thanksgiving. >> and matt, riley, and chad

with their christmas tree. looking good. >> and we've got to love the throw back photos. here's a throw back photo with writer and their siblings dj and ashley. >> associate producer with chris. he spent christmas eve with his parents larry and denise watching the nutcracker at lincoln center. >> and this is executive producer davin and coal in front of their christmas tree. great shot. >> and, of course, not to be left out. check out these brian kilmeade with his daughter's extended family. of course, the dogs. can't forget the dogs. >> and now it's time for christmas with family. >> there we go. all right. >> beautiful. beautiful. >> i'm going to walk. >> now we're moving. let's go over here. there's nothing like a great segue to your family. >> i've been looking forward to this all morning. >> i know. so excited. >> you remember when i first got here, my mom was on doing our italian gravy. but now for christmas. we said it's kind of late in

the day. what are we going to do? so we came up with a christmas idea. if you're last minute, you haven't made your cookies yet. these you can literally make in the time it takes to do the segment. and with that, we're going to be quiet and let my wife amanda and mom marianne take over. >> i'll let you start. these are two of the easiest cookies you'll ever make. >> for you. >> and if you're saying, well, christmas is here and, you know, i already made my cookies. make them for new year's. make them for new year's day or new year's eve. the first one we're going to make we call a snowball. and this is what they look like when they're finished. and very easy ingredients. >> let's get in there and make it. >> okay. you take a stick of butter softened. >> we're just going to -- we do recollect has been it. >> the shuttering. >> sugar first. >> well, you need a big bowl. >> you need a big bowl. we're going to fake this for television. >> and you take a teaspoon of

vanilla, you cream it, you add a cup of flower and this is what you will get. you infringement it for 15 minutes, and then here's the fun part. you take some into a ball, roll it in a ball. >> i do this all classily. >> this is what todd likes us. you put it in powdered sugar. >> here we go. and then they're ready to go. >> well, you have to cook them. >> you have to bake then them. >> it's your recipe. >> they go in for 20 minutes. >> you can find the recipe on fox. >> marianne peter, very important to learn how to make cookies. but what i really want to know is what was it like growing up. >> it was a trip. the first christmas -- this is

the first grandchild, so, of course, he had every present. but he played with the box and tissue paper the whole day. >> exactly. now we have to go to the cookies. and my wife knows i'm a simple person. >> we're going to do these really quick. my mother-in-law is the one that bakes definitely. i don't have that gene. i'm sorry. you knew that going in. so what you have to do is melt butter scotch. you have to be careful because i'm going to tell them our secret. we might have burned a little bit a couple of times over the years. this is really easy. all you have to do, melt the butter scotch, throw the chinese noodles in, then you have to use a little muscle so make sure that you get your holiday workout in. and then what you have to do is mix it around, and then you have to -- and, see, this is what i usually have you do. i usually call you into the kitchen and say can you just mix this for me? >> yes. >> and todd was responsible for that aforementioned

burning; right? >> i think he was. yeah. >> i turned it on and walked away for half an hour. >> completely burned butter scotch fan. >> and it ends up being a tradition. >> we can actually do this one. >> you know what? you can substitute things that if you don't have butter scotch, you can easily do chocolate chips. i've had people message me on social media and say, hey, do it with peanut butter. so really, i'll let you scoop it. >> he's moving. he's moving. >> these will literally harden in a few minutes. >> what are those things called? >> don't ask what they're called. they're called different things in all parts of the country. sprinkles, jimmy's. >> nice. look at that. perfect. and then you're done. really easy. >> those are awesome. those are awesome. that i will be able to remember. >> thank you for not asking my wife any stories. >> i wouldn't want to do that. >> we'll save those for later. >> that's a teaser if i've heard one. coming up.

>> just quickly before we toss it, ten seconds. thank you to my mom, dad, and, accident of, my beautiful wife for being here today, obviously. >> it has been so wonderful to have you guys here. thank you so much. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> yes, merry christmas to you guys. >> merry christmas. >> yes, merry christmas to all. and to adam as well, of course. merry christmas, adam. we've been chatting with you all morning. you're a great gift giver, but you also have the gift of giving us the weather this christmas. >> yeah. and maybe for some people the gift of a white christmas. that's the case, at least, in the upper portions of the country. we're going to start off here with some folks who also decided to brave the cold here on christmas morning. a nice little group coming together here in the last little bit. you guys virginia, and you have a famous bear that has 800 twitter followers. >> 800 twitter followers. if anyone wants to follow him. shout out. >> and here we have folks from florida. were you hoping to see a white christmas in new york city? >> yeah. >> so it is snowing kind of around the area.

do you think you could sell your dad on driving north two or three hours? >> maybe. >> ask for it for christmas and maybe it will come true. take a look at where that snow is currently falling. it is a couple of hours to the north and really surrounding the inland of the mid-atlantic stretching up into new england. there is that snowfall and before it's all and done with we may see some pretty impressive snow amounts. all stretching across the. region. you get up into the maine area, we could be talking about a foot widespread right along some of the lakes. three to four feet of snow, guys. three to four feet of snow if you want to head up to the great lakes. do you have anyone you want to say merry christmas to? >> merry christmas, new york. >> that's a great shout out. so that's back to you guys in the studio as well. >> he sold it. >> more than anyone else. >> adam, a couple of headlines here. nearly 200 skiers trapped 82 feet in the air after their ski lift breaks down. helicopters flying in first responders to actually rescue those vacationers one by one at the french resort in the alps. some skiers trapped there for

up to two hours. this was christmas eve. thankfully, though, no one was hurt. north korea showing no sign of getting out its nuclear program. the rogue regime calling it a quote pipe dream for america to even think they would stop sending missiles. this after the un punishing north korea for its latest test placing sanctions and blocking nearly 90% of its oil exports. christians in mosul celebrating their first christmas mass since isis soldiers were driven out of that iraqi city. joined in solidarity by their muslim neighbors in a message to the terrorist group. isis took control of mosul in 2014 but left after several crushing defeats by u.s. -backed forces. and an army recruit makes the hockey shot of a lifetime. just in time for christmas. [cheers and applause]

>> understandably psyched. shoot to win contest at the springfield game. his prize? a brand-new mercedes-benz. that is a christmas. he is due to report to georgia for basic training next week. so hopefully he has time to take a quick crews in that. >> wow. >> that, i can understand why he was so excited about that. >> absolutely. >> all right. still ahead, talk about a huge shock. how did this woman get a $284 billion electric bill? >> ouch. >> plus, easing the financial stress during christmas. our next guest has some tips to help keep the holidays stress free. >> and did you get a puppy for christmas this morning? what now? >> they're cute but, man. we've got experts giving some trips -- tips, rather. to help train your new pickups just ahead. but first, another christmas message from a member of our fox family. >> an outstanding merry christmas from outnumbered.

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>> quick headlines now on your christmas morning. a $284 billion electric bill isn't what anyone wants for christmas. one pennsylvania woman, though, shocked when she read her online statement showing her first payment of $28,000 was due next month. that's part of the $284 billion the electric company admitting it was just an online mistake. readjusting her real bill to $284 without all those other numbers; right? cleveland browns defensive lineman joe thomas trying his hand at being a weatherman. >> joe thomas here at soldier field. and if it looks like i'm turning into a snowman, that's because it is snowing. we can expect four inches of snow here during the game. >> joe thomas actually very, very funny on social media. cleveland browns battling the elements. that's all they know how to

battle for the last i don't know. 20 years. 20-3 loss to the chicago bears now have an 0-15 record. and without them, my new york giants would be in the bottom. i think he's really trying out for that job. 0-15. ouch. maybe a new career. >> well, the holidays can be pretty expensive and thinking about post christmas can be a little bit stressful. >> i'm sorry if i've been a little short with everyone lately. i've been waiting for this bonus to make sure the as soon as the ground, i had to lay out the money in advance. and until this little miracle arrived, i didn't have enough to cover the amount for the check i wrote. >> how can you avoid and stop stressing about holiday debt? joining us now is financial expert stephanie o'connell. to build off of that, unfortunately, debt can be the gift that keeps on giving the whole year. you don't want that. but you say on christmas day, just chill out. >> that's right. it's the holiday season. let's focus on what really

matters. being with our friends and our family and giving back to our community. tomorrow, we can start looking ahead at those new year's resolutions and start making a plan for paying back that debt. but feeling guilty and stressed out is not the same as being proactive. so let those emotions go. they're not productive. tomorrow, enjoy the day today. but then get on track towards paying down that debt and then also saving up for next year year. >> but part of this stress, stephanie, and you wrote a book called broken, beautiful life, which is very important. but a lot of the stress is you want to give the best gift and really the reality is you've got to spend money to do it. because you want to get the right thing. >> yeah. so one of the things we can do is reframe what the season is all about. and what is the season about? it's about being with our family, and it's about giving back. so if at the start of the holiday season you find yourself next year with a little bit less than you would like for all of the top of the line gifts that come out on

black friday, well, make a reality assessment about what your resources really are. and then map it out. who do you have to buy gifts for? how many gifts is that? and then how much do you have available to spend on each gift so you don't get trapped in that high expectation holiday momentum. >> you're not justifying my splurging to alleviate my stress. help me out here. >> no, i am saying let's get grounded in the reality of our numbers. and then if we don't have that big of a budget, how can we approach the season in an alternative way? can we volunteer as a family to give back to the community together? >> you know, we've talked about a lot about the real meaning of christmas. what about experiences? or should you be racking up debt on your credit cards? >> well, sometimes we rack up debt on our credit cards to a forward experience. so we have to be careful, you know? we don't want to spend money we don't have. and actually using cash in place of credit can be a great way to help limit ourselves to be within our means. because when we're dealing with cash, we have something

tangible. so we can't spend cash we don't have. and if you're looking at next holiday season and maybe trying to avoid the debt you have this season, well, maybe you you take out your full budget in cash so that when you run out, keep spending it. >> did you see a few segments ago i had my family on, i gave my youngest daughter two taylor swift tickets. so i have already failed that as well. >> i will say experiences are great gifts when you can afford them, of course. because they appreciate in value over time. your memory grows fonder and fonder of those experiences, as opposed to stuff. as soon as you get stuff, it starts losing value immediately. >> so you gave great advice for next year. but let's say people have used their credit cards thus far. we're going into 2018. you say you need to pay off the high interest debt first. then focus on the other stuff. >> that's right. so if you took out credit card debt, that's probably going to be your highest interest debt. though, don't assume anything. actually look up all of the debts you took out, look up their balances, look up their interest rates. and then prioritize by highest

interest rate. if you took out a personal loan that might have a lower interest rate. so start with your credit cards, then go into the personal loan if you took out an actual personal loan meaning from a friend or family member. maybe they're nice or gave it to you interest free. that doesn't mean you should pay it back. but that means they should be lower on the list of priorities. >> so if some viewers were like me and made all the mistakes, they could go to your website and make a plan. >> absolutely. stephanie o'connell.com/join. talking about all about how to get the money goals you set in 2018. >> stephanie o'connell. that's with an f. i will be doing that to get my plan going. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. thank you for having me. >> still ahead, president trump delivering on his promise to put christ back in christmas. >> i told you that we would be saying merry christmas again; right? >> why is this so important to the president? his longtime spiritual adviser will join us coming up.

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>> did you get a new present under the tree for this christmas, and now you're wondering how do i take care of it like walter here? >> now we have tips and tricks. certified dog trainer. plus, her dog and four puppies. we are so lucky. these dogs are from money pause rescue. andrea, thank you so much for joining us. we cannot thank you enough for bringing us puppies. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is a pretty good way to start christmas day, isn't it? >> what if you actually are a person at home right now who gave their child a puppy for christmas? it's not just a gift. it's a responsibility. >> it's a huge responsibility. and it is in some ways a great day to welcome a furry family member into your home. but it also can be in some

ways extra challenging because we're so busy with our families. there's so much going on. and that's hard enough for us and stressful enough for us. but it can be even more so for animals who are just coming into the home. so make sure to give your new puppy or adult dog a private area where they can go rest. that could be a room or a crate. and you want to make sure that when you introduce them to people, you do it really gradually. so everyone wants to swarm the puppy. but that can be overwhelming. so you have to set boundaries and allow. >> so i don't want to mention their name because i don't want to ruin any surprises we might be having. but someone very close to me got a puppy for christmas. very cute and the children are young. there's three children all under the age of 10 like 10, 7, and 5, maybe. talk just a little bit about, you know, parents introducing the puppy and not sort of overreacting with the brand-new puppy. >> yeah. so, you know, you see these cute videos online of, like, the kids squealing

and screaming and you don't want to tap their enthusiasm because they're excited. but you do need to realize that that's the first reaction the puppy is getting of the family and you don't want them to be overwhelmed. so the first thing you could do is right away give the puppies something to do with their time so that they have a positive interaction. like food toys are great. and so you can give them toys like the ones i have here on the floor that are really engaging for puppies. you fill them with food so that they get to play with them like you see here. and then the nice thing about that is that the puppy is developing a positive association with the new family because they're playing with as to toys, and they're having a good time. >> my sister-in-law and her fiancé just adopted a rescue dog. about seven years old. so when you're adopting an older dog, what are the tips. >> well, even more so. because you have a dog whose whole world has been turned upside down. you're coming from one experience, one family to possibly a shelter which can be very traumatizing and then

it can take them time to adjust. so same thing with puttys. really say to yourself if you were being plopped down in a new country, and you were trying to get readjusted, wouldn't you like it for people to take it easy with you and adjust gradually? same with animals. >> the puppy here. >> four of these dogs currently up for adoption. if you would like to adopt, foster, or donate, how do we do that? >> these are all from muddy paws rescue here in new york city. i think they look very much like beagle mixes. super cute. i think walter just left the stage. i think walter is probably a lab mix. so you can contact rescue if you're interested. and here comes walter. hi, walter. >> thank you. >> this is awesome. >> very quickly lastly, how important is patience? >> oh, it's so important. i think sometimes people don't realize that they really don't

know what we expect. don't assume that we do. it's our job to help them adjust. >> and, by the way, your puppy and daughters, so cute. >> thank you. making his cameo on tv. very good. yes. >> thank you for being here and merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you guys. >> an incredible christmas story to come here. new york firefighter who was trapped under the rubble in 9/11. he nearly died. he's a hero once again giving the gift of life to a stranger 3,000 miles away. both of them will join us. >> plus, where did santa claus like to go once it's over? he is live in our studio answering questions all morning long. keep sending them in more when fox and friends returns on christmas morning. hey, guys.

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>> bringing their brand-new baby once again. i love the baby ones. lucas home from the hospital. congratulations, coming home just yesterday in time for the first christmas at home. they are decked out there. to be ready to be decked out the day you bring the baby home. it is not easy. >> how cool was the last segment with the puppies, right? then we had cookies with my family. i got powdered sugar on my wife's brand-new dress. i'm full of puppy drool. >> here is the thing.

we've had santa on all morning and i'm wondering how he delivers puppies as well. it's toys, building blocks, merry christmas. how do you deliver puppies all over the world? >> very carefully. extra pads, bubble wrap, short trips. >> here is a question. two-parter. were there more kids on the naughty or nice list this year? >> definitely more kids on the nice list this year. >> where did the three of us land? >> i'm still getting email. i'm waiting. >> there was a pause there. >> what about a little romance? everybody talks about the movie love actually. how did you meet mrs. claus? >> it goes back a couple hundred years. we were working at the north pole. we met, the rest of it is history. >> in love.

>> the question everybody wants to know. where do you go once christmas is over? >> other than here to join us in the morning which was very nice of you. >> i like to take a cruise. i like to sit back, relax, have a nice warm weather of the caribbean. >> you have earned it, that's for certain. >> i like that. >> thank you, santa. >> thank you. >> i'll tell you, santa working double overtime not only delivering presents to all the nice children but also coming here to join this broadcast. then again where else would you want him to be? >> after delivering tax reform. that was my gift to you america segue. president trump -- our producer says that was creepy. president trump celebrated christmas eve mass. all morning i've been going like griff, where do they celebrate? >> i'm from that area more or less. my family lives down there.

bethesda is a sea church he went to. a small, quaint church. as you see there with first lady melania, that of course certainly part of his busy day. he was also answering calls with children talking to children over norad. >> you want to know where santa is and affirm for the kids that things are going well. there is the first lady and president taking some calls with the kids. that has to be so much fun. he looks like he is having fun. >> this was before santa came here, this is when he had his busy night want to make that clear for everybody watching. the president always calling, going to churches, tweeting. he wrote this, people are proud to be saying merry christmas again. i am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase merry christmas. to sort of touch upon this we had father jonathan morris and diamond on silk on discussing this topic. what needs to be known is

christians don't want it to be our holiday at the exclusion of all else. we want everything to be inclusive but we want to feel included when we start talking about merry christmas. we don't want to feel like my saying merry christmas -- it's our holiday and how we celebrate. there is room for a lot of holidays. let's all celebrate all holidays together and be a good society. >> we've had a chance talk about the true meaning of christmas. we had father john on. it has been a great morning. we tried to capture a lot of what the holidays are. >> on that christmas message, president trump saying we are going to say merry christmas again but we have to put in perspective, this is a first christmas for the president a year after working on all these issues and he is very excited that he delivered the tax reform which is at this moment the signature accomplishment of his presidency one year in.

but it is exciting to see, perhaps, him really engaging on the message of christmas, making sure that he sends -- we'll say merry christmas as well as the calls with the kids on norad and going to church, very open, letting us see and participate along with him and for, i think, maybe just for todd who is a foodie, the unbelievable christmas eve dinner. >> griff gets the serious stuff. i get to talk food. the italian i had. here is what they had last night at mar-a-lago, >> that's a good spread. they got it. they covered their bases. i like variety of desserts. >> very good. i think we have this -- i was

just in the ear with my producer, one last thing as a new catholic i went to st. patrick's cathedral in new york and i shot this quick video. this is the -- he grabbed baby jesus out of the nativity scene on the altar and invited every child and their parent to walk the full church and then at the end he brought it home and said christmas is about the love that a parent feels looking into that young child's face for the first time, that is, of course, the message and spirit of jesus but also for new parents in such troubled times is a remarkable message. >> churches across america regardless of what denomination do this with christmas pageants and everything. they really do try to bring in the kids and know the real meaning of christmas behind everything. not just the presents. although they're awesome. >> that kind of love needs to

be a positive message for those waking up to four feet of snow in some parts of the u.s. adam, who is waking up to four feet of snow and freezing christmas? >> folks in the great lakes are waking up to a ton of snow. the cold weather will be nationwide. there is just a huge arctic air mass moving from canada settling in. these temperatures have been plummeting in the last 24 hours. you look at 0 in chicago. the windchill 4° in cleveland. negative 37 in fargo. if i can take you to that area you're looking at a ton of really chilly temperatures everywhere getting down into the negative 15 to negative 20 range when you get into the upper plains and areas along the great lakes. there are areas where we're tracking snow. dry in the cold area. if you track you off to the east you look at snow falling in the mid-atlantic. new england is where we'll see the heaviest snowfall.

everything you are looking at in the pink is a winter storm warning. when you get into areas of maine we'll talk about spots where you get as much as a foot of snow and there will be areas -- this is our forecasted ♪ snowfall off the great lakes where you could see isolated areas, two, three, yes, guys, four feet of snow. >> frigid temperatures out there. a lot of folks may not get their snow but the cold. >> the worst part. >> the united nations is cutting $285 million from next year's budget. a goal of the trump administration has been reducing u.s. contributions to the organization. which total upwards of $3 billion a year. ambassador nikki haley praised the move calling it a big step in the right direction. and just hours ago pope francis delivering his christmas address to the world.

the pontiff giving his blessing and praying for migrants all over the world with nowhere to go fleeing danger. he compared refugees to the story of joseph and mary. soldiers celebrating christmas. troops at the air base in afghanistan singing and dancing to spread christmas cheer away from our families. not all of our heroes are spending christmas so far away from home. hundreds returning from a nine-month tour in the middle east. >> this is for real. i'm home. >> probably one of the happiest moments of my life. >> the best christmas ever. >> i'm glad he's home. >> wonderful video here. the soldiers from the army's fifth battalion third field artillery regiment returned to washington state.

we welcome them home. this cop is going viral after accepting a christmas dare. he is breaking out the (o holy night ♪ ♪ o night the divine >> beautiful background. amazing voice. he earned a music performance degree from the university of southern maine that explains that amazing talent. cool to be able to see it. i love that song. >> that song, the emotions that song brings out. it's a beautiful song, so perfect for this time of year. >> unbelievable. they are out there serving the community and now he is singing. >> thank you to all our first responders out there. busy day certainly we're hoping that they have a nice, quiet day as well. >> president trump delivering

on his promise to put christ back in christmas. >> president trump: i told you that they would be saying merry christmas again, right? >> why is this so important to the president? his long time spiritual advisor paula white joins us next. >> this new york firefighter was trapped under the rubble on 9/11 and really died. now he is a hero once again giving the gift of life to a stranger 3,000 miles away. both of them will join us live. >> first a christmas message from another member of our fox family, jon scott. >> i'm jon scott from "happening now." have yourself a merry little christmas and my new year's resolution? i'm going to brush my dog's teeth more often. he has a worst breath in the world. have a great christmas, everybody. breathe freely fast with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone.

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>> president trump: remember i told you two years ago when we started, only one thing missing, the words merry christmas. they are using those words again, do you notice? they are using those words again. >> he talked about it on the campaign trail and still does. he delivered on another promise proudly putting christ back in christmas. >> so explain why it's so important to him is his long-time spiritual advisor paula white. first, merry christmas. >> merry christmas. it is so good to be with you. >> tell us, why is this so important to the president? >> well, isn't it nice to be able to say merry christmas and to put jesus christ back on the white house lawn? and to have the crusader that we have in our president. it is so vitally important. it's personal to him. he is a man of faith. he is a believer.

he is spiritual. i've known him for over 17 years. and trump just hasn't put christ back in christmas but he has also put prayer back into the white house. he has put justice back into and religious freedom back into our courts. he has done so much. i would say this is a man who is a promise keeper. we'll know him as the president who keeps promises. >> not just this president but many presidents are criticized for their religious beliefs or not religious enough for not too religious. how does he experience his faith? >> i know for him it's a very personal day that his faith is such an important part of his life. it guides him, it leads him, and one of the things that i love about president trump is that he is not afraid to take

those steps that might be unpopular with other people. we do not have to be afraid of the political correct police anymore. what makes america great is we were founded on a judeo-christian nation. that's very important for us to understand. he understands it. it is personal to him. our country, though it is not a theocracy. you won't understand democracy if you don't understand the biblical foundations and traditions and foundation of christianity and our faith. we are not just a nation of christianity. we're all faiths. we live in a country that is biblically illiterate and without understanding the bible you won't understand the foundation. it is so important. it's so much a part of our culture. that's a vital part of why it's important for america to understand of putting christ, christmas, mary back in christmas.

it is liberating and also it brings great joy. i mean, this is the message that has changed literally billions and billions for centuries. we have preached this as christians forever. >> thank you, paula, for taking time and for continuing to advise the president on this important message this christmas. thank you, paula. >> merry christmas. >> thank you and merry christmas. >> up next a miraculous christmas story. this new york firefighter was trapped under the rubble on 9/11 and nearly died. >> now he is giving the gift of life to a woman 3,000 miles away. they have never met until now. both of them join us live. that's next. quit smoking.

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>> this is the best story of the day hands down. extra special christmas gift with a miraculoustale. >> kevin shea was a third generation firefighter who finished his tour with ladder 35 on the morning of september 11th when they got the call a

plane had hit the world trade center. he joined his company to the scene and was on the ground when the south tower fell. he was found unconscious with a broken neck in the wreckage right before the north tower fell and was the only one from his fire company to make it out alive. >> now the 50-year-old is a hero once again. he just donated his kidney to 59-year-old low, lois, a special education teacher with a kidney disease. the two have never met. >> meet are for the first time of "fox & friends" is the donor kevin shea and the recipient lois. >> good morning, kevin. >> how are you today? >> good morning. how are you? merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. >> i'll start asking questions now. in light of what you did for her, how does it feel on this christmas morning to see her

alive and well? >> it's nice to know that i was able to be a catalyst to extend a life. there was a lot of people involved in it. a large team. one would be her niece who decided that she was going to donate a kidney to another anonymous donor if a catalyst like me was to donate to her. so there was a daisy chain after that. so by me donating one, i was able to extend the life of at least four people. >> how did you come to do that? >> 2015 -- i have a history of trying to do things for others as you know with the fire department. hello ladder 35. that one, right? thanks. and engine 40, i'm sure they don't want to feel slighted. at this point in time 2015 i'm on the job working on a project in nicaragua. my job is to try to do some action, feel with the heart, act with your head. one of them was how can i help

out? the one-to-one ratio didn't get me excited. when i heard that one can have a benefit of five i thought this would be a great idea. >> lois, how are you feeling this morning? >> you look great. >> yes. >> thank you, i feel good. tomorrow will be three weeks and i feel great. i'm doing really well. i'm healing and just having a great life. because of kevin and because of jessica. >> what did it mean to you when you found out that this hero was willing to come to your rescue in your case and change your life for the better? >> well, you know, it's interesting because i've been on the list for four years and i've had 14 friends come forward to offer a kidney and for various reasons it didn't work out, health reasons for them. and i always thought well, you know, it is going to happen. my time will come.

and now to have someone like this is just a miracle above and beyond. i really believe that kevin was the person i was supposed to get that kidney from. >> we've talked about kevin's life but i want to go a little more into your life. the underlying condition that created this need for the kidney is a condition that basically forced you to not have children of your own and led you to become a special ed. teacher where you would shape the lives of hundreds of other kids. talk a little bit about that. >> well, the disease is poly cystic kidney disease. it has hit everyone in five generations in my family. it was a choice for my husband and i not to pass this on because the odds were so high. and special ed. has been my life as well as my husband.

just a part of me. it is something i've always wanted to do and i am just so fulfilled. i've been teaching special ed. for 37 years and my kids and their families just mean everything to me. >> this story is so incredible. we have two people. we're fortunate to have you both here on christmas, who give so much. so it's wonderful to see you doing so well and when you see her doing so well, what do you think this morning? >> i really thought it was good to know she was taking care of herself, that kidney will help her from the state she was in. she was going through dialysis three days a week three hours at a time. now she doesn't have to worry about it. my kidney is super powered. i have a warm feeling all over. >> you're a super power guy. >> his kidney is super powered. it's amazing. it's amazing.

i'm taking your word, sorry kevin. >> if you could talk about the living donor idea which is so important. >> it is imperative that people that want to give and want to do something well for anybody is to think about organ donation. my niece was the catalyst for this because she agreed to do, as kevin said, to come forward and do good for somebody else because she wasn't a match for me. and it's affected 10 people's lives dramatically. >> how badly do you want to give kevin a big hug? >> oh, you have no idea. i can't wait to meet him in person. how will i do that? >> june 2018. >> we're thinking about it. >> are we invited? we want to be there. >> invite us over. let her decide, actually.

>> "fox & friends" will be there. >> everybody can come. >> remarkable story. >> lois and kevin. >> wonderful to have you here. >> lois, wants to give a shout-out at her hospital, good stuff. you guys, merry christmas. coming up we'll reveal our favorite christmas movies of all time. is yours one of them? question. >> father john is coming back. he is here with a message about the true meaning of christmas next. there he is peeking around the corner. look at this. excuse me a minute... hi dad. no. don't try to get up. hi, i'm julie, a right at home caregiver. and if i'd been caring for tom's dad, i would have noticed some dizziness that

could lead to balance issues. that's because i'm trained to report any changes in behavior, no matter how small, so tom could have peace of mind. we'll be right there. we have to go. hey, tom. you should try right at home. they're great for us. the right care. right at home.

>> we've had an awesome morning. i can't wait to meet molly. >> the toddler is on the way.

>> you are looking at production assistant cal and her parents and her sister and brother and her grandmother. a big fox news fan. awesome. >> here is associate producer julie with her sister kelly, robbie, christie, family patriarch their grandpa bob pettit. >> how do i say this name? this is the senior producer, she makes the magic happen with her mom, stepdad and sister. we love you. >> crystal wishes a merry christmas to her family in indiana. sister, brother-in-law pat and nieces and nephews. >> love the group pictures. >> here is her dad, mom and sister. >> not to be left out

production assistant alex, mom with her uncle, aunt and uncle. their annual christmas eve party last night. >> senior vice president of morning program and talent development sharing this one of her son jarrod waiting for santa with his cousins. they're under the christmas tree. >> they are on the cusp of ripping into the packages. >> i bet it's a mess under that tree right now. let's get serious. >> no. >> because my wife and i have one major problem in our relationship. it involves the following list. america's top christmas movies. here they are. number one is wrong, i know she is in the greenroom right now watching but you are wrong. a christmas story shouldn't be number one. this is what america says. number two it's a wonderful life. i agree on that. how can you not love elt. how the grin much stole

christmas. five charlie brown christmas. seventh diehard. >> you can dip into it. you don't have to watch it in order. >> i stayed up too late watching it. there is only one christmas movie and only one that really tears at your heart strings. here is a clip from "it's a wonderful life." >> christmas present from a dear friend of mine. >> look, daddy, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. >> that's right. that's right. that a boy, clarence. >> that gets me every time. >> what about when harry bailey says to my brother, the richest man in town. every time i start bawling.

it's the most beautiful line in movies. >> harry is the angel. >> harry is the brother. >> deep dive on this. i think what gets you when you see these movies. if you saw it a as a kid you still love it later. my favorite is "rudolph the red nosed reindeer." >> rudolph with your nose so bright won't you guide my sleigh tonight? >> it will be an honor, sir. >> you aren't going to tear up over the it will be an honor, sir. >> i love the line. nobody wants a charlie in the box. i love that line. but great call. >> you must have a favorite. >> my favorite serious one is with griff, a wonderful life. my favorite fun one i share with adam, here it is.

♪ hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. hallelujah ♪ . >> most of our words come from movie lines if you know men. 75% come from christmas vacation and i think you share the same affinity. >> i love it when the whole family is there and it's could things get any worse? worse? look around us. we're standing at the threshold of hell. that is his time with his family. love that. >> at least the weather was nice. >> was it? it was okay. it was a dry snow there. >> speaking of dry snow. i'm looking outside. not bad here. what have you got going in fargo? >> i've enjoyed you guys transitioning into the weather. good. temperatures down in a lot of cases. this is getting up into canada.

40 to 50 below zero. it is settling down into the united states. the windchill. fargo answer, close to negative 40 at this point windchill. it is settling in and chilly across the entire country. i can zoom in on some of the actual temperatures there. these are actual temperatures, not windchill. you've got negative 15 to 20 degrees in a lot of areas in the upper plains states running towards the great lakes states. frigid. areas where we're seeing snowfall. it is clear in that area and dry. if you run off farther to the east we're seeing snow falling at this point. that will continue. there will be areas where we see a lot of snowfall. no surprise here we have watches and warnings. stretching you up into new england running into maine. that will be an area where we see the most snow as we wrap up the rest of this christmas holiday. the forecasteed snowfall.

a foot of snow in parts of maine. it will drop along the lake edges we could see three to four feet in a couple areas, guys. >> a lot of white christmases out there. >> all right. well, the true meaning of christmas is a phrase that gets thrown around this time of year. what does it really mean? this christmas day fox news religion contributor father jonathan marx, thank you for being here on such a special day and break it down for us. what is the real meaning of christmas? >> rather than say the real meaning or the true meaning i like to talk about the full meaning of christmas because all of the other things of kindness, goodness, charity is real and good and giving gifts is good. but the full meaning also includes what happened on that day, christmas day in which god took flesh, was born in a manger in order to give us the possibility for redemption because we're all sinners. and what is amazing is that he

came not in the form of some warrior angel coming down to put us all in line but rather came in the form of a baby. what does a baby need? everything. and isn't that god's methodology the way he works? he allows us to do also participate in his love in reaching out to others. >> in the midst of all the presents and the kids rushing to see what's under the tree, how do you share that message with your children effectively? >> let me tell you somebody just shared it with me. i was down the street getting coffee and somebody came up to me and she looked at me and she said i'm not catholic, i'm not christian. i'm jewish. i spent all morning walking around manhattan with my son today talking about with your children and we made these gift bags, okay? and we're giving them out to the homeless. she said i have three more, would you be able to help me? let me show you what's in it. something very practical. a warmer, a blanket. look at this. this is what i love.

not only beautiful things that they could really use, but a card. and in that card first of all it says to you and then inside of it there is a $5 bill and it says you matter. you matter. here are two things to brighten your day. i want you to know that you matter. this just happened a few minutes ago. what an amazing -- i told her i will talk about this on television because this is participating in what god has done for us, that is absolute love and sacrificial love. >> how important is that message of service? i want to get your favorite bible verse this time of year. that certainly speaks to the least you do for my brothers you do for me. an important message this christmas. >> it is. let me in answer to that, taking care of the least when i just did, what she asked me to and started giving them out. a gentleman was hunched over in a big coat.

it's cold outside. i stopped and said sir, can i give you this christmas present? somebody just gave it to me and i would like to give it to you. he looked up and he looked at me and said is it christmas? you never know what somebody is suffering and what somebody is going through. also people who know it's christmas and who are alone and without anybody. pick up the phone and call somebody who you think might be lonely today. and that is carrying on what god has done for us in becoming for us flesh, one like us. >> what an amazing story, father morris, thank you so much. an important message. >> merry christmas and happy hanukkah to the jewish woman who did this for me. >> good on her. >> absolutely. >> now to headlines. arizona senator jeff flake will not be seeking reelection next week. the republican isn't ruling out challenging president trump in 2020. >> i don't rule anything out. that's not in my plans.

i do believe if the president is running for reelection, if he continues on the path that he is on, that that's going to leave a huge swath of voters looking for something else. >> senator flake has clashed with the president over his tweets, immigration policies and political endorsements. congress tightening its grip on possible corruption in the f.b.i. the "washington post" reports deafin nunes is talking with others in the gop about drafting a report next year. this after serious concerns of bias after former top russia and clinton investigator peter strzok called trump an idiot in private text messages. deputy f.b.i. director andrew mccabe already testifying for nearly 16 hours in congress about that. wikileaks founder asangs twitter account no longers exist. it went dark sometime overnight. the original wikileaks account

remains active. many online are accusing twitter of censorship. he has been operating the whistleblower website at the ecuador embassy in london since 2012. and we have something wonderful here, a christmas proposal in england as an american couple is waiting for a glimpse of the royal family. >> i want to spend the rest of my christmases with you, ashley. i want to know if you want to marry me. >> oh, yes, oh my god. yes, yes. >> she says yes and he sounds so hopeful. michael getting down on one knee doing it right to pop the question on live tv using her grandmother's ring. >> that's great. >> she looked at the ring first like, okay. >> so many years of happiness ahead. >> congratulations to them. >> one police department stepping up to save a family's

christmas after all their gifts were stolen. here with that and more. >> we've seen my family and todd's family. now it's molly's turn. >> here comes the baby. >> this is exciting. stay tuned.

>> president trump: both melania, myself, barron and the entire trump family. god bless you, god bless america and have a very merry christmas and happy new year. >> president trump sending his christmas wishes moments ago there of course from florida from march -a-lago. >> melania saying this season we see the best of america. >> what else is trending? >> fun stories out there. merry christmas. good to see you guys.

it's kind of fun. we'll start with really great christmas story for you this morning a ft. worth texas, mom who used her christmas bonus to buy christmas presents to three boys. they were stolen from the bed of her pickup truck. when she called ft. worth police the department got together and saved christmas for this family. chipping in and replacing the gifts. officer made that delivery last week. how cool is that? the kids absolutely thrilled. >> thank you so much for donating all these presents. >> it is nice to be able to have something good happen. any time that you can go and actually make a real difference in someone's life it feels really good. >> that is awesome. coming up next meghan markle attending her first christmas day service walking arm-in-arm with prince harry.

the queen made the service as well. the pair announced their engagement next month and getting married may 19th. everybody is looking forward to that. kylie jenner nowhere to be found at the annual kardashian christmas party last night. she is laying low because she is pregnant. jenner not appearing in the kardashian christmas card. it is believed the reality family will reveal their official photo with kylie sometime today. >> a cliffhanger. >> i don't make up the stories. i have to report them sometimes. >> you mentioned markle's hat. didn't it look like a great dessert? >> i'll stay quiet on that one. >> merry christmas. >> speaking of food, up next still need a christmas dessert?

molly's family has you covered. oh my, is that the most precious thing? >> my baby, my husband, matt. i'm so excited to see you guys. i got to kiss her on the head before i left this morning. hi, hon, thanks for coming. you '

>> welcome back. huge thanks for the folks who make those awesome intros. national retail federation says it is the most since 2007. surfing santas took to cocoa beach, florida. they are not just doing it for fun. proceeds benefiting nonprofits that help cancer patients get to and from treatment. would have loved to be been there. $100 is how much a secret santa is handing out to strangers in

kansas city. it has been a tradition now for two decades. >> if you're short on time this christmas, molly has got you covered with a delicious and easy cheesecake recipe. no baking required. >> here to cook it with her is her husband, matt and the one that's breaking my heart right now daughter marin. so adorable. >> good job. >> hi. say hi to america. i'm so delighted. i've been looking forward to this all morning because i got to kiss the little baby before i left this morning. >> how did you guys meet? >> a million years ago. >> 10 years ago. how did you meet? >> a bar at have tech way, way, way back in the day. boggin's. the rest is history. >> it's still there. we looked it up. >> it would be a great dog name. there were a load of puppies in this building today. watch out.

i get to share something extra special today. my mom's no-bake cheesecake. it is pretty simple which it needed to be for me to handle this today. can i have the baby? i'll let everyone else. there is my wonderful mom, patricia who helped me with this recipe. she gave me tips. let the cream cheese soften and everything will go wrong if i don't make sure that happens. we have soft cream cheese to kick things off. i know you want to handle this. >> i don't want to scare marin. >> she starts with the sugar first. dump in the sugar. you are doing great. maybe i'll let you get ready for the whipped cream in a second. go in with that. mix that up first. you add the 12 ounces of cream cheese with the -- a simple way. step away from the mixer and griff this morning. looks good. very impressed. looks like you've done this

before. then she says to add the sour cream. 6 ounces of sour cream to the 12 ounces of cream cheese. dump that in. excellent work. also the vanilla, two caps of vanilla. she didn't have an exact measurement. two caps. the old school way to do it. once this all mixes together you are chilling it. you're chilling it. you fold in the whipped topping. that dumps in. now put -- that's the mixer out. that's done. this folds in and it gets spread in the pre-made. this is the way to do it. this is the way to do it. pick up a pie crust.

it ultimately looks like this beautiful pie there. >> put the cherries on top. >> yes. mom mentioned you could do lots of variations, nutella option that you can put into the cream cheese. a simple recipe and it's delicious. trust me on that. we'll pig out with all of this. a special thank you to my understanding husband today for getting up and bringing the baby in. she looks adorable. >> thank you, matt. thanks for being here. marin. >> merry christmas. >> all right. thanks for being here. more "fox & friends" moments away. >> nice job, griff. ♪ represents a gift of life

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to help a family in need in israel. >> welcome back, merry christmas. a quick shot of abby's daughter isabell grace. wrapped in a bow. christmas wishes to her and her family. >> here is the three grandchildren under the christmas tree this morning. those are the blessings right there. >> this is the best christmas gift she ever got, her four grandkids under the christmas tree. >> peter sent this photo of his children opening presents while "fox & friends" is going in the background. thank you, peter, for watching. >> thank you so much for spending your morning with us. a very special morning. thank you for being here. >> want to say goodbye?

>> merry christmas, everybody. bye-bye. >> thank you, santa, for coming. you had a big night. now he is off to the caribbean. we get to play with our toys. >> president trump celebrating christmas in florida attending christmas eve services last night in palm beach with the first lady at the same church they were married in 2005. a beautiful place right on the water in palm beach and a good morning and very merry christmas to you. great to be with you. great to be with you at home. i'm leland vittert. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> i'm cheryl. the president and first lady fielding calls from children calling the santa tracker as norad to find out when santa would arrive. one boy telling the president about his ailing grandmother. >> that is the st