♪ >> melissa: lawmakers may be on a break for the holiday, but questions are growing over what to expect with the new divided congress, when they take charge just weeks from now. happy thanksgiving to everybody out there, and thank you for joining us on this very special day. i melissa francis. here today is, of course, harris faulkner. and fox news contributor, katie pavlich. fox news contributor jessica tarlov, joining us on the couch, talking bulls and bears on the fox business network, david essman. he has outnumbered. my former partner! >> david: i miss you terribly! every day. when you see somebody every day, for as long as we did, you miss

them. >> melissa: we still work in the same building! let's get to give them more often. we are on the couch together. >> david: i've been looking forward to this hour. >> melissa: let's get going. they could be on a partisan collision course with democrats preparing to take over the house majority. and republicans holding the senate. all as president trump looks to keep acting on his agenda. how democrats seem poised to unleash an avalanche of investigations of the president, but do incoming dems say that should not be the main focus >> of course you want to hold this administration accountable, but at the same time, we need to do with the health issues in the invite environment is used. >> nobody ever said "i need another subpoena. i need another subpoena to help with opiate epidemic, or with gun violence." >> melissa: in the meantime, at least one top house republicans gearing up for a showdown over historic tax cuts passed last year. watch.

>> we still are going to fight for the things that we believe are going to get this country back on track. we are already seeing such a great economy because we work of president trump to cut taxes for every single american, and if you are a hardworking family out there, seeing more money in her paycheck, you sure don't want to see nancy pelosi take that away. >> melissa: david, what you think about that? are they going to be able to get moving on making some of those tax cuts permanent? >> david: i love what they said, but on the other hand, democrats are so pumped up for investigation. i think the word "investigation" -- you look at adam schiff, maxine waters, you look at jerry nadler. these are going to be the heads of the committees. these are going to be the people who can get committees investigating to their hearts extent. once they do, once that becomes the center of their attention -- which i think it will over the next two years -- they won't have room for much else. they just want to have that much room for whether it's tax cuts, whether it's infrastructure,

welfare. the one i'm waiting for the all-purpose talking point from the democrats of "we can walk and chew gum at the same time!" [laughter] every time we have a conversation, i get to find out how much gum chewing there really is going on, and how much walking and talking the dems can do. will it include the reasons why people say that they voted in the selection? for whomever they voted? right? health care, one on the list. immigration, an important issue. will it include speech 16 daca? will deal with tax cuts the -- we saw the republicans lose their seats. st. we'll include those things? or is it just going to be like a smorgasbord of investigations? can i get a bread roll with some butter? [laughter] >> jessica: you could have some gum if you'd like. [laughter] >> harris: i'm wondering, can you expand the walk and talk? >> jessica: i think you can.

if you are listening to what jerry nadler saying now -- it's very different from what he was seeing a couple months ago, before we won. >> david: will the real jerry nadler please stand up? >> jessica: i think he is now. he was talking last weekend that matthew whitaker will be the first witness, acting ag. there are things we can work together on. when you listen to people like donna should layla and those are district that weren't necessarily going for democrats. they know that the mandate is to get something done. >> harris: can i ask you question about matthew whitaker, though? he hasn't been assigned anything with regard to the rush investigation. we don't know what will happen with him. he literally could sit in that seat for another week and we could see somebody else. that's where you guys want to put it? >> jessica: i think that if he is still sitting there -- jerry nadler said he was going to call in january 3rd or whatever the first day of session is. >> melissa: do you think maybe that's a trap? if you look at that, if that's the first thing democrats are going to do... >> harris: that's my point. >> melissa: maybe it's a trap to trap the democrats.

>> harris: the american people? >> jessica: i don't know, we will have to see what the decision is. i know there are even republicans who feel like they -- it should be as short of a temporary appointment as possible. to be what everybody saying that, even the president. he wants to put somebody in the position. >> melissa: actually, katie, i don't think it would be bad for the american people. if matthew whitaker is the decoy to take all the incoming fire from the democrats for a week or two, he's not doing anything. they are firing on him, maybe republicans are off doing something else. maybe that's the plan. >> katie: that's wide democrats say they have a problem with my matthew whitak. they say it's about the russian desiccation. they weren't on the radar at all when it came to coming to the polls in november, giving democrats a house. it's not something the democrats actually campaigned on. if you're going to spend all your time going after an acting attorney general was, as harris said, they could nominate somebody immediately. it'll be interesting to see if

they go after the attorney general nominee that president trump eventually decides to put in there. i'm interested to see how the speakership playset with nancy pelosi, whether she is able to gain enough votes to keep that. does she still have it? will she be able to keep the coalition together and manage the post-poll with "we want investigations, we want legislation and progress on issues that people elected us to go to washington and change." >> david: one thing we've learned about this president, he loves attention, obviously. he also loves it whenever people get attention doing things that give him the time for borders, immigration, et cetera. a decoy. >> harris: i can see that more than a congressional decoy. haven't they already had that? that's why they have the approval rating they have. >> david: these investigations are going to provide a lot of decoy's. >> harris: we will see if it changes. new concerns about our military's ability to respond to trap democrats overseas.

an analysis from a commission has found the military's global dominance has diminished due to issues like lack of innovation and insufficient resources, overall complacency. the commission is warning that there could be a potential conflict against china russia. this is an interesting report. it adds that the united states is particularly at risk of being overwhelmed, should its military be forced to fight on two or more fronts simultaneously. senator john kyle, the armed services committee, sounding the alarm. >> what this commission said in stark headlines is the united states faces a national emergency. it concluded in very stark terms that we might lose a war with china or russia. that the only way to avoid this is to adequately fund the strategy that the secretary of

defense has set out, it's critical. to tell the american people the truth that we have a severe crisis in this country and to recognize that we, the congress, the house and the senate, have the first obligation to do something about this. >> harris: there's a whole host of venues where you're hurting. it didn't agree with the goal of president trump's 2018 defense strategy and ordering a massive overhaul of the military. but it also finds that washington -- well, here's not a surprise -- it's not acting quick enough. the report recommends further increasing defense spending. the president reiterating, he is committed to supporting the military. >> i don't think anybody has been more with the military than i have as a president in terms of funding, in terms of all of the things i've been able to get them, including the vets. i don't think anybody has done more than me. >> harris: this is a big wake-up call, david. >> david: it sure is. you mention technology, the

cyber threat -- you think of what china has done over the past couple of decades, they are stealing our technology and applying it directly to their military. we don't do that, necessarily. most of our technology is involved in the private sector. most of the technology is taken by the military and used and applied to their weaponry. so, they have, in some cases, i am told by pentagon people, their technology in warfare is far advanced in some cases, more than ours. that, alone, is a great security threat. there are a lot of others, including the smaller kind of warfare -- the asymmetrical warfare that some terrorists -- >> harris: have been doing a number of military events this fall, meeting with leadership. jessica, one of the things i hear over and over and over again has to do with retaining talent. in the areas of innovation and technology, and how the military is struggling with doing that. not only is it about money, but about the structure that the military uses. can we slot in those young millennials and retain them? >> jessica: yes, and can you

move up in the pecking order? also the autonomy they have, with the millennial generation. our generation is very interested in being their own boss. there is no where you are less likely to become your own boss then working for the government. they do have a very difficult time recruiting, and then their salary, as well. if you go to silicon valley, back to the san bernardino shooter and the whole exchange with apple where the government was begging apple to send people that would come and help them to open this phone. so we could know what the shooter had been doing in the days before, you see there has to be a better partnership for national security. but that the top talent isn't in washington, d.c. it's quite a wake-up call. the somewhere where i think both sides can work together. we see democrats pony up on military spending. they do want things in exchange for that. a point of compromise. something quite devastating to read. >> katie: when he talked about silicon valley, there is the scandal google placing they don't want anything part of the partnership of the pentagon and

working on aerospace dynamics, drum programs, that partnership that they have with the military. a lot of people walked out and said "we aren't working out anymore." that's also a problem. everything is human capital. obesity in america is a problem and the army is having a very big problem recruiting people into the military to fill those gaps. it's a comprehensive strategy that the president has been working on. also, the final thing is of the military, like other government institutions, has a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse. an audit of certain programs would be important because when you are wasting money in one area it's not going to other areas like new recruiting, new parts for planes -- we have seen a lot of training exercises over the last couple of years, and its result of not having money in the right places. >> david: planes are grounded right now. >> harris: excellent point. one of the things the president wanted to do was a big spending increase that he just got through. he wanted to focus on ptsd and

mental health and all of that. there is a number -- millions of dollars now going to that effort. hundreds of millions of dollars that have never gone before. that is one of whom and we might see. >> melissa: absolutely, it goes to what you said about -- you have to get rid of the waste, fraud, and a abuse. i have actually gone to conferences where there have been a lot of people who have said that they are interested in partnering with the government. they are interested in working for the government, even though the salary is so much smaller. because the government has access and abilities to do things that the private sector isn't allowed to. it's very exciting, and a way for people to serve who aren't the kind of people who would go out to war. but to feel like they are doing something to better the country by protecting it. it's a way for -- my kids are a little bit nerdy. they love the idea of being able to serve in that way, where you can really contribute true intellectual property and talent that you can't find elsewhere. that's an exciting opportunity, would have so many kids going into stem.

they will eat in the years to come, go into the private sector with a kind of knowledge. >> jessica: the public-private partnerships have been good in our history. look at nasa, that only works because of that. >> david: the obesity problem -- i have never met an overweight marine. [laughter] >> harris: recommends very specific. i know you have military and your family. >> david: my son is not heavy. >> harris: thanks to those who are serving active duty, and veterans today. with the midterm elections now behind us, the 2020 at white house race is shifting into higher gear. in our front view, democrats are seeing a clouded field already f potential candidates to challenge president trump. that race already may be going down some surprising paths. we will talk about it. and our nations retailers set to face one of their biggest annual tests as black friday said to

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♪ >> melissa: the official start to the holiday shopping season kicks off just hours from now as black friday mania descends on our nations retailers. we should be optimistic based on the recent economic numbers, seeming confidence, soaring to an 18 year high. an employment rate remaining at a near 50 year low with a far better than expected 250,000 jobs added last month. the latest gdp reading shows a solid 3.5% annual growth rates, slightly down from the 4.2 percent last year. still, the best back to school in years. the approval of president trump's handling of the economy hit a new high at

63%. gallup says the average approval rating on the economy for all presidents from ronald reagan to barack obama was 45%. david, a lot of positive news. we all know the stock market has been struggling whitley. >> david: the stock market has been struggling, but the fact is that people -- that poll, by the way, when president obama was at the same point in his presidency he was reading in the 30s in terms of his approval on economics. >> harris: 53%. >> david: the freeze of the week by skeptics out there who are saying that the economy is about to go into a recession is that all the tax cut did was give us a sugar high. you're going to hear that "sugar high" expression over and over again. a sugar high is artificial. the tax cuts were real. the savings by corporations were real. what they used -- of course, some of them bought back their stock with the savings. but they hired millions and millions of people. that's lab have more jobs than jobseekers in this economy, and it costs money.

every individual that is hired by a company is estimated to cost $10,000 to train the individual. so i find them, hire them, and train them $10,000. it's a huge investment. that's where companies, corporations, are putting the savings that they have. this is not a sugar high. this is something sustainable. >> melissa: let me push back a little bit. the response of the market is, the stock market is forward-looking. they're looking down the line and saying we are outstripping this good news. it's all priced in, it's there, and that from here it's not going to continue as strong. that's with the stock market is telling us. >> david: they are afraid of paris. the stock market is afraid that the tariffs put against by trump is going to initiate a massive trade war that will lead to economic decline. >> harris: can i ask a quick follow-up? quick tax cuts -- why is it that a majority of americans don't like them? >> david: it's funny, because a majority of americans like the economic direction of the

country. but the president -- i think this was the fault of the g.o.p. and the midterms. they should have focused more on putting together the tax cuts with the economic success that people believe and i do appreciate. 53% of them too. >> harris: do you think it's a p.r. situation? >> david: i think the president was so interested on riling up his base of immigration that he didn't focuses focus as much as he should have on the economy. >> harris: we spent money to give us tax cuts in place. >> david: not at all. another thing misreported is that we have lost money on the tax cuts. revenues are at an all-time high. we have gained more money as tax rates have gone down. >> harris: did you hear what katie just said? >> katie: revenue is at an all-time high, but so is government spending. >> david: that's the problem. >> katie: everybody's response will, including the administration, for looking at spending seriously. we don't hear about it a whole lot. i remember a time when key party republicans were running against

republicans in the primaries, saying we have to get the spending and debt under control. and we still do. that's part of the problem. spending is a huge issue. >> harris: you have to spend to get this tax cuts into play. >> jessica: to use your own words, harris, people don't go to vote to say thank you. they are not voting the economy with the number three issue behind health care and immigration this year. >> melissa: we will see if they spent today, tomorrow, and this weekend. >> jessica: i'm sure they will. the two i do all my shopping early. and late, actually, unfortunately. [laughter] growing questions over whether or not house majority leader nancy pelosi will be able to take back the gavel when the new congress convenes engineering. rather she has the votes and if enough members will demand a change. plus, a new study revealing a surprising gap between how progressives feel about political correctness in our society compared to the rest of the country. we are going to break it down with the bare minimum of pc. ♪

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♪ >> katie: former house speaker nancy pelosi aiming to take back the gavel when the new congress convenes and january. house democrats had to hold their elections next week. the entire floor vote for speaker schedule for january 3rd. policy could be facing a big hurdle as 16 democrats, incumbents, and incoming freshmn have signed a letter thanking her for her leadershipe for a change. they will vote for her in -- they will not vote for her in caucus or on the floor. this is ohio democrat marcia fudge, think she will announce immediate after thanksgiving if she will challenge nancy pelosi. the caucuses backing here. >> i'm not anti-nancy pelosi. not at all. i consider the speaker to be very talented speaker. a remarkable speaker. i consider to be a friend. but i'm closer to marsha. if. if she ran, that's what i would be.

>> katie: she's been campaigning hard for support and has has backed up current leadership in some incoming freshmen. >> i intend to support her. i think it's important that we have steady leadership right now. >> right now she's the only person running. he would appear as though that's where my vote would go. right now i believe that she is an effective person in that job. the >> katie: in the meantime, some democrats made campaign promises to oppose pelosi's leadership if you're to be waffling. a new poll shows the democratic voters are just as divided as lawmakers with 49% saying that pelosi should be speaker. 40% going for another democrat, and 10% saying they just don't know. jessica, our in-house democrat on the couch -- break this all done for us. what does it mean? will pelosi get her gavel back? >> jessica: i think she will, she has no one running against her. >> katie: but what if marcia fudge announces that he thinks giving that she wants to run against her? >> jessica: i don't think she has the votes. i think nancy pelosi does. the head of the cbc said they

back her, but then they say they back nancy pelosi. that's all well and good. they're probably banking on the fact that marcia fudge will do this. i thought it was interesting her name was not on the list with the democrats who signed it. there were only two women on the list, 14 men. seth moulton is the one matching this campaign most vocally. in response to that, he is a four-time veteran in iraq. we think him for his service. but there is a letter from every side with nine democrat veterans signing it saying "we back nancy pelosi, she has been there for us for years." >> harris: i'm fascinated that there is a swing phot among democrats. 10% as large number of people who don't know they want to vote for between nancy pelosi and whoever else might run. that's a swing vote among democrats? how is that even possible? >> katie: what i find interesting about those numbers, melissa, because they are so split amongst democratic voters it isn't just happening among politicians in washington. this is a grassroots effort

against nancy pelosi. >> melissa: i love you and president trump are in front of the cameras is that he could do a beautiful thing for her or whatever by getting people to vote. he thinks she really deserves i it. i wonder if that helps or hurts her case. it seems like he would probably hurt it because everybody who come on the left, absolutely hates the president -- but i wonder -- obviously he wants to do it because she makes a great villain. on the other hand, i think he/she can do some deals with her. some things might get done. that he feels let down by the republican house last time. the >> david: you have to talk about power base. she is the money, the big donors, the union support. she is still tremendously powerful. and she has the celebrities, which don't have the same poll they used to. in republican circles. but in democrat circles they still have it. with those power bases, those big three power bases -- plus, she has four new 9%, as we just saw. 40% said she should go, 49% say

she should say. she has a plurality. i think she wins. >> jessica: to add to it, there's a power base that's important which is the women's organization. she has the behind her. planned parenthood. these organizations that mobilize hundreds of thousands of female candidates across the country and pour money into democrat campaigns who are all saying that nancy pelosi has stood with us and for women being able to be in charge of -- >> melissa: but alexandria alexa ocasio-cortez that she's going to get them together. >> jessica: she's not doing it against nancy pelosi, she's doing deals. "i want to progress and agenda through nancy pelosi." >> melissa: half the primary people have been there. >> harris: the only way to move forward for democrats with the speakers to wait for nancy pelosi to retire, whether they are in the minority? >> melissa: that's a great question. >> harris: in terms of democratic leadership? >> jessica: i don't think so.

she talked about his being a transition leader. >> harris: but it's not going to happen now? >> jessica: i think 2020 will be a big sea change. we will ever see four more years of donald trump, or four more years of -- >> david: not to talk about a lady's age, but i believe she will be 80 in 2020. >> jessica: there are a lot of old men out there, too. [laughter] in the meantime, new study revealing that americans are saying that political correctness has gone too far in our society. among the general publishing, a whopping 80% believe that political correctness is a problem in our country. 90% of devoted conservatives and lower percentage of liberal say the same. young people are comfortable with it, including 74% of people ages 24 to 29 and 79% of people under the age of 24. by contrast, only 30% of self-identified progressive activists say that they see political correctness is a problem. we talk about this a lot on the

couch. i do think it's an important issue, elections, and it is part of the trump appeal. you could get something we will be talking about for a while? i know you think it has gone way too far. >> david: i do. by the way, it's interesting that the greatest percentage of people against political correctness are the youngest. the premillennials. i love that. how do you call them? >> jessica: generation z. >> david: the point is, i think people are fed up with it. it is a political issue that president trump knows how to exploit probably better than anybody else. he has defied it time and time again, and come out the victor as a result. i think other people are going to begin to do the same. it's scary. the ultimate example of it, i think, recently -- when the present was accused not only being anti-semitic even though his daughter has converted to judaism and jared kushner is jewish and a part of the administration. israel thinks highly of this

administration. more than any administration and memory. they weren't only calling him an anti-semite, but response over the shooting in the synagogue. political correctness has gone insane. >> katie: i don't think they would define political correctness is that, though. i see those as political attacks. political correctness on its face is supposed to be something that protects everybody from offending others. >> david: but it turns into a political tool. that's the point. >> katie: has the opposite effect in the sense that when you are always concerned about political correctness, getting your coffee at a coffee shop, or on a college campus, when you can't just have an open conversation with someone and have the grace of saying "i'm sorry i offended you, i didn't mean to say that," if you see something politically incorrect now on a college campus you are banished and they either call for your firing or you are disenfranchised. people think you're a bad person. one, really, you're just trying to get along with everybody just like everybody else. political correctness has divided people more than it has

divided united them. >> harris: what's so important about what katie is saying is that sometimes we muddle together political correctness and civility. i would like to drill down on the study and see how the questions were asked, because this is not just about warm and fuzzy and being nice. this is about whether we can actually speak the truth in an environment that is not punitive. those are different things. there is a way to speak the truth and may be the less politically correct in terms of "okay, did i make everybody happy?" "but, did i also tell the truth?" versus being civil into doing it. you can speak the truth and not be offensive in terms of vulgarity. >> david: that's the key. >> katie: and what is the intention behind the statement? political practices gone to the point where if you see something incorrectly -- about use the right term about your gender, i've seen as a bigoted person who doesn't deserve to have any more thoughts or opinions. >> david: that what has turned into a political tool, the same way put mccarthyism has.

>> katie: what is a princeton's intention? >> harris: i will give you an example. if you call me, as a person over 25, a girl. for instance. i can choose to be offended by that, or i can look at it as a gender category and move on and know that i'm a woman who handles her business. some of it is on the receiving end, too paid is that too general? political correctness -- >> melissa: it has to do also with elitism. it's a secret language that has been taught to many but not all. it's a way to diminish other people in the conversation who don't know the secret language, and act superior. i think that is one of the ways in which it has -- >> jessica: we have to move on, i just want to add in defense to some level of pc. the reason it came forward is that so people are using offensive language legitimately. >> melissa: i'm not talking aboe words, the way communities and

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bernie sanders, as well as former vice president joe biden, california congressman eric swalwell, and native of iowa, by the way. that's interesting drop by. with the excess been of warn, all of the above have made a number of trips to early primary states. meanwhile, on the left, longing for beto overworked one. even though he lost his texas senate seat against ted cruz him he's proven to be a real crowd-pleaser and a big money raiser. and, it could be see hillary clinton run again? despite her denials, her longtime aides and allies keep ending a third run is not out of the question. i have frequent criticism of the president. meanwhile, again, a recent poll showing joe biden with a huge lead. of course, it's early. this could change. more democrats will make their intentions known.

jessica? >> jessica: i think it really all comes down to what joe biden is going to do. he will spend the next few months deciding if you want to take a crack at this again or not, and that it's good to clear the field a lot more. he saw he had the 20-point lead on everybody else. i think a lot of that is that people don't know the other candidates as well, even the ones who are big names. the one like elizabeth warren. it made her famous. >> jessica: people like brown, and there's a lot of big city governors like eric garcetti and mitch landrieu. they are not the house names, but they have executive experience is in a lot of good ideas. things that are important to say. i think joe biden -- >> katie: you know he's running because he adopted a german shepherd yesterday. [laughter] >> jessica: major! >> katie: on friday, i believe. in delaware. he adopted a german shepherd and that's how i know he's running for president. every president has a dog. >> jessica: i think his dog regionally passed away, too.

his name is major and he's very cute. >> david: joe biden will be 78 years old. >> jessica: it doesn't matter! a >> david: i have to point out, kamala harris is much younger but she is lacking in experience on a national level. if they work together, joe biden as president, kamala harris as vice president, that would be a very strong ticket. because one hand has a lot of experience, but he's kind of old. on the other hand, she doesn't -- >> melissa: what support for democrats to remember is you don't want to try and pick the candidate who is most like trump. driving your own lane. i think there are people -- >> harris: do think they would be? >> melissa: i think the reason joe biden looks good is because they think he can fight with president trump on his level. i think that's the wrong way to approach separate i would hate to say to democrats -- i don't know how much good advice and want to give them -- but if i were running against president trump i would pick some at a completely different, in their own lane. obvious lee, oprah has the right personality for it. but if i running against the president, i would smile whole

time and just not let him get under my skin. i would term him and i would make him think that i like him. >> david: that's not joe biden joe biden! >> melissa: i think that's a candidate you can take him on. >> jessica: democrats that will be able to smile through this? >> melissa: then you're not going to win! i think that would be the way to do it. >> harris: who's a good opponent to president trump? that's a question. >> katie: that's why they are saying that hillary clinton would do a third run. >> harris: she didn't one last time! >> katie: i agree. but if you look at things on paper, she has more experience than anybody in the field. maybe except for joe biden. i think that joe biden could win against president trump but he's would have trouble getting to a primary in the intersectional politically correct far left movement we are seeing. with the candidates like kamala harris and cory booker who are going to start animalism and outflank each other on the left -- >> david: i would love to see a debate between joe biden and donald trump.

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♪ >> melissa: political divisions are cutting our family time short at thanksgiving dinner. that is according to a recent large-scale study that finds that dinners are shorter for people who travel to areas where people voted differently than they did. the study posted in the magazine explains that "families who are unlikely to have voted for different presidential candidates spend about 30 to 50 fewer minutes together, subtracted from an average thanksgiving dinner of 4.3 hours." wow, that's a long did it. >> harris: good lord. >> melissa: "it's further shorted by other

-- postal in the media market , that is precise science. this appears to echo a pew study from the summer of 2016 in the midst of the presidential race which found that some americans actually feared people and other political parties. 49% of republicans say they were afraid of democrats, 55% of democrats said that the same of republicans. david, let me ask you. i know that the politics around your larger family people are different. >> david: how did you know that customer we know too much about each other. i did have a thanksgiving dinner from hell not too long ago. [laughter] people were walking out, people were crying. >> harris: they were crying, david? >> david: we had a discussion about antifa. not everybody thought that was unacceptable.

it's an excellent question. we had enough to drink, it was at the end of dinner. nobody could remember! nobody could remember how we got into that situation to begin with. >> harris: make everybody to go take a commercial break. halfway through donations they "let's take out the dominoes! let's get some fun going here!" and break up a bit up into groups. they go back and dessert. i didn't require alcohol. >> katie: people say alcohol helps but it might actually cause major problems. in my get a little -- >> melissa: he's eating from 4.3 hours? anybody here or eat for a 4.3 hours? >> jessica: you're hanging >> david: it's not one stretch. speak to my mother-in-law has a saying that i think she got from her mother but everybody knows that, but you don't talk about religion and politics. >> jessica: and money. >> melissa: the money one, for sure, but it's kind of given. religion and politics, and

especially right now when it has gone so he did, does that make sense? what do you think? would you hand out that car to your guests as they walk to the door? "we aren't doing in religion and politics close to my" >> katie: i think if you agree it's nice to get away from politics and focus on the famil. even if you don't have division among your family members. people who do, they can look at the couch as an example. jessica comes, we have a discussion, we get along, we can be friends. >> david: by the way -- >> katie: family and being together. >> david: at the end of that dinner from hell, it ended in heaven. we all got together. there was a lot of thanksgiving for everything that we had. everything turned out well. >> melissa: thinking of that, can we go around quickly and save it everybody is think will for this holiday season? i'm most thankful come more than anything, for my loving family and for my husband who was the t husband in the whole entire world. he such a great dad. such a great friend to me. that is obviously what i'm most

thankful for. go ahead, katie. >> katie: i could take the whole hour to talk about the things i'm grateful for. being an american, born in this country, the military, my husband, my dog, my family. i feel so blessed to have so many opportunities working at fox news. i could go down the list forever. i'm thinking for things that i have every day, that i can reach out to those who are not so fortunate. >> melissa: i wasn't was to start this apparently yet. >> harris: we have time! [laughter] >> jessica: i wish i could just copy katie. >> harris: you can! >> jessica: that was a great answer. i agree with all that great i'm not married to my boyfriend but i like him a lot, so i'm fickle for him. really, for friends and family. i also get to work at great places. very different, but where i get to be myself and express my values. i think that's a real recipe for happiness and success in life. for you to be in an environment where you could just be you. i hope that everyone out there gets to do the same. >> harris: david?

>> david: i hope i don't get too serious, here. this year i was baptized for the first time in my life. my relationship with god is so strong right now, and it's just the most standout thing that's happened in my life in the past year. so i have to put that at the top of the list and way up close to the top of the list is the family. >> harris: amen. >> david: i never had that kind of support in my life before. now that i do, it topples every problem in front of me. >> melissa: that is inspirational. >> harris: i'm grateful that my mother who passed away years ago this week got to spend the kind of time with my young daughters that has made them the wonderful young women that i know they will be. she taught them among some of the things that she taught me in terms of integrity and love and patience and kindness. she made them great writers and readers because she was the number one pen pal. they are only in elementary school right now. she made a huge impression in a little bit of time toward the end of her life, a couple of

years ago. i'm so grateful for that time. it made all of us better as people. and that it happened during the week of thanksgiving, i think it's god's way of just saying "don't ever forget mom." i'm grateful for that. i'm grateful for being with you guys on the couch. i got a new partner this year, melissa francis. that's been wonderful. i'm sorry you lost her, but i get her now! [laughter] >> david: she went to a good place. >> harris: we are thankful for our viewers, too. we are think will for you watching. speethirty five will be back at noon eastern tomorrow. we wish you a happy and healthful thanksgiving. ♪ for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

♪ >> harris: president trump delivering a thanksgiving message to the troops around the world. criticism of a court ruling against his asylum policy. welcome to a special thanksgiving addition. i am eboni williams. >> we've got a lot of news. make sure that you still check on the turkey, though. that's the important part. i am leland vittert. rare public reviewed from john roberts, which prompted a flurry of tweets from the