>> i thought it would be a person. i did it on television. >> i have eight seconds. more pens. >> take it away. >> sorry you had to watch that. >> christmas eve, democrats come bearing gifts into get additional impeachment articles and donald trump's future. rob: is impeachment 2.0 about the dominate 2020? some powerful storms blocking both coasts. >> part of the south in 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. rob: firefighters racing to save

on that after strong winds ripped a tree out of the ground, we are tracking the forecast. >> it blocked my appetite. and now -- >> alexa changes the subject. rob: how the virtual assistant could dampen in a heated debate with family. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪

rob: we call them christmas lights. >> i want plenty of time for snow. it will be cold. good morning and merry christmas eve. >> i am jillian, thank you for study your day with us. is impeachment on the horizon? house democrats hinting they will try to impeach the president again. rob: mark meredith has a new court filing on possible new articles of impeachment. >> it is only a suggestion but the idea of another impeachment will raise a lot of eyebrows across the country. lawyers for the house judiciary committee filed a brief in

federal court arguing the house needs to hear testimony from don mcgann, the white house refused to let don mcgann testify. if his testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion that donald trump committed impeachable offenses that are not covered by articles approved by the house the committee will proceed accordingly. the justice department argues mcgann should not have to testify citing executive privilege and the court date for this is set for early january. the fight for what is next continues. democrats promised to continue pressuring majority leader mitch mcconnell to allow witnesses to testify in the senate impeachment trial. >> it is called speedy and fair trial. that is just with we once. hard to imagine a trial not having document and witnesses. of it doesn't have documents and witnesses it will seem to most

of the american people that it is a sham trial, a show trial not to get at the facts. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell argues it was up to the house, not the senate to investigate and for him this is a political process, blasting nancy pelosi over her decision to delay sending impeachment articles to the senate. >> it seems an absurd position to say impeach the president you won't send the papers over to the senate for the impeachment trial mandated by the constitution. >> mcconnell has not ruled out allowing witnesses to be called but a final decision has yet to be reached on this christmas eve. >> the late-night filing, this house democrats sit on two impeachment articles. >> legal analyst britt hume says it was a great year for the president and a second impeachment push will not slow

his momentum in 2020. >> normally the most critical issue, giving him 1 billion so far during the past year there were times there was a lot of talk about looking at the onset of a recession, sometimes before the 2020 election, nobody is saying that. if you are an investor you think that is a paid thing when nobody worried. from the political standpoint the president would appear to be in better place than he was in the beginning of the year which is not what his adversaries hoped for. in the process of trying to impeach him, that is the way the matter stand the way i see it. >> congress is back in session january 3rd. rob: the first photo is released of heidi broussard's 3-week back daughter being reunited overnight. returning baby margo to her father in austin, texas last

week. her mother's body was discovered in the trunk of a car outside the home. heidi's close friend is charged with kidnapping and tampering with a corpse and was in the delivery room when heidi gave birth to margo. a friend telling people magazine megan left minutes after the birth saying without a goodbye she was gone. i knew something was wrong. heidi's mother says she had a bad feeling telling abc news i was uneasy with her and had been from the beginning of the friendship. dozens of people honored heidi in austin park overnight. >> the fbi joining the desperate search for two missing children, police want to question their parents but say they are on the run. the complex lawyer claiming to be in contact with chad and

maureen. in a statement he calls the loving and devoted parents. relative say they belong to a radical cult obsessed with the end of the world. the couple recently married weeks after chad's first wife mysteriously died. lori's husband recently passed away. joshua and kylie have been missing since september. kim jong un 13-year-old charged in the stabbing of tessa majors in new york, there are flaws in the college student's murder investigation, attorneys claiming the team was questioned without a parent or attorney present in the officer interviewed him isn't a credible witness because he has been accused of falsifying evidence in the past. police are searching for a 14-year-old who was considered a person of interest in that killing. jillian: the army green beret killed in a telephone attack has been identified. sergeant first class michael of new jersey was on his third

deployment in afghanistan. he served in south korea and parts of south america. he leaves behind a partner and young daughter, 33 years old which is the 20th american servicemember killed in afghanistan this year. rob: seriously wet winter weather causing a holiday travel nightmare in florida, flash flooding shutdown fort lauderdale airport for several hours, delaying hundreds of flights. parts of the state saw 10 inches of rain in just 24 hours. >> heavy rains turned roads into rivers slumping streets and snarling traffic. this man was buried under a tree. he is okay. >> the christmas eve forecast, look at all the rain in california, that is something else. >> two systems we are tracking

through christmas holiday through today. this is a big system out west. we see a lot of rain lifting into arizona, that is the system they are stuck with. that was a big rainmaker. these are expected for tuesday. it is all green in the eastern half of the country. flying is mostly clear for folks today. otherwise the christmas day forecast, we are talking record-breaking highs, 64 in kansas city, 55 in chicago, it is going to be very warm and they will be borderline record-breaking temperatures in the heartland.

get basketball and rollerskates. >> now we know. >> the first keep america great rally of the new year will be in ohio, holding the event in toledo january 9th. elizabeth warren releases a new tv ad that will air in washington. >> i'm not doing big dollars, not selling ambassadors to donors, i'm not causing them come my first priority as president will be to pass the biggest package of any corruption reform since watergate. >> warned taking a swipe at pete buttigieg, criticized for holding the big wine cave crystals. >> this christmas eve donald trump will wish a merry

christmas to our troops stationed overseas. he will speak by videoconference from mara lago where he is spending the holidays. the president made a surprise trip to visit servicemembers in afghanistan for thanksgiving. >> nancy pelosi leading house democrats on another impeachment crest, still sitting on the first 2 articles of impeachment, how will this play out? genitalis says it is malicious prosecution. >> bloomberg news investing 2020 candidates, that didn't stop them from posting a so-called hit piece on two front runners, backlash making headlines of its own when we return. as a home instead caregiver,

for everything that i give, i get so much in return. join our family of home instead caregivers and help make a world of difference. home instead senior care. apply today.

rob: house democrats into get impeaching the president again

over testimony of white house counsel don began. jillian: are you still in search of a crime? here is jenna ellis, good to see you again as always. >> happy christmas to you. jillian: legally can this be done? >> legally this is entirely a charade that is a malicious prosecution for the democrats because impeachment still has to have a legal and constitutional basis. what democrats are doing is continuing on this fishing expedition with foregone conclusion of impeachment in search of a crime. it is a malicious prosecution and the two articles that are already voted on by the democrats have no crimes or legal or constitutional basis. to say we are going to continue to look for something else and look at breaching attorney-client privilege in order to try to find something that is impeachable is unconstitutional and completely with us. rob: the allegation is the

president was trying to go after bob mueller so we are going back to the first circumstance they tried to impeach him for. from the house judiciary committee this is their side of the story talking about don began, new evidence supporting the conclusion that donald trump committed impeachable offenses that are not covered by the articles approved by the house. the committee will proceed accordingly whether to recommend new articles of impeachment, now we are going back to the mueller probe. what is your take on that statement? >> these are all if if if if. we are to talking about breaching attorney-client privilege to go on a fishing exhibition to try to see if there is potentially something impeachable because they know the two articles already voted on are completely losing steam with the american public, everyone has impeachment fatigue, they know those articles are not getting anywhere that is why nancy pelosi has not transferred those

to the senate because she's withholding them thing she wants to manufacture the rules for the senate trial which is completely unconstitutional so they are going back to the mueller investigation trying again to revive something that is done, there was nothing whatsoever wrong with the mueller investigation and so now they are going back to the last 3 years to try something they can impeach donald trump with, they are going into 2020, the democrats have a deadline of the 2020 election, no good candidates, no good message other than they once you and i as the american people to be scared to vote for trump, that is their entire message but they have no legal basis, there are no crimes and this is false and ridiculous. jillian: look at the tweet from lindsey graham but has gotten a lot of attention, quote, democrats are treating impeachment as an open bar tab trying to cut them off, take their car keys way, put gop in control of the house and end

this insanity. it has gotten a lot of intention. if you are someone who is not necessarily following this day in and day out and see a reference like this, hard to follow along to begin with but you wonder, people haven't made up their mind going into 2020, how are they going to do that? >> the american people need to understand about impeachment, powers given to the house, not just an unlimited power the house can exercise for any reason so what lindsey graham is saying is they are being irresponsible drivers of this impeachment charade. we need to take the keys away, take the power away from house democrats and make sure they are not allowed to exercise irresponsibly specific limited power of impeachment that is vested for the purpose the founders intended which is not so the majority opposition party can try to oust a sitting president because they know they can't win future elections. rob: they still say why not let

bolden, mcgann and mulvaney testify? >> that may happen in a trial in the senate but donald trump absolutely has the right at the executive branch to assert certain privileges including -- rob: the question is why hide them? okay. we appreciate it. carley: 19 after the, christianity today doubling down on their scathing editorial of donald trump, franklin graham says his father who founded the publication would be very disappointed, don't miss franklin graham later this hour. rob: what if politics comes up at the christmas dinner table? we have the answer from a christmas expert on the etiquette, the dos and don'ts. ♪ country roads, take me home

there's a booking for every resolution. book yours at any price, at booking.com

carley: a ban on throwing snowballs could melt away. 60 years ago, wisconsin band people hurting others with items that include snowballs. this the deputy police chief says it might be time to make some changes. >> a fun snowball fight is a fun snowball fight. jillian: city council will consider throwing away the ban next month. rob: blessings from above. a crop duster spraying 100 gallons of blessed holy water across the louisiana sound in tao island who wanted to sell the community together and

bringing water from home to be blessed as well. are you ready to navigate christmas dinner this year? >> we are here to make sure, to break down the dos and don'ts of christmas etiquettes. let's go to the don'ts. what to do? >> what if you don't get a gift you like? it is one gift, be polite and gracious and say everyone's two favorite words. >> don't ask for different food. >> in support not to ask for different foods that are not on the menu. you are not at a restaurant but somebody's home, eat what you can and stop for a burger on the way home but if you have a

legitimate food allergy you should tell your host in advance to accommodate you. rob: i have a buddy, bob, in the mid-20s, trump guy and they are big bernie sanders people. what do you do at christmas time when everybody gets together? >> leave the politics to fox news. everything in politics is so divisive that it is not a great christmas topic. i was thinking it would be fun to ask your guests about their favorite christmas memory. if someone talks about one story it will lead to others and much better conversation. carley: people avoid controversial topics at christmas gatherings. and you spread the joy.

>> absolutely. it is easy to make someone, by buying a cup of coffee or dropping your extra coins in a red bucket, it is the season of giving and the month of december feels good to do for others. it feels great. carley: i was trying to find a spider the girl walking to her car, when i was leaving i passed it along. >> random acts of congress make someone's day. rob: getting away from your iphone. >> here is the deal. if it is not meant to the table it doesn't belong. it is that simple. how about this. let's try to reconnect the old-fashioned way, you remember when we made eye contact.

i know it is hard not to be on your phone. my sister has a basket and passes it around. >> everybody who wants it wants the cigarette, but you want to get rid of it. >> 27 minutes after the hour. a missing connecticut mother of 5 breaks his silence, what he has to say about the lawsuit, the exclusive interview you will see on fox news. >> santa making his way around the globe. we will check in with his latest stop coming up next. ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ he is making a list

♪ checking it about that one 'a-ha' moment. science is a process. it takes time, dedication. it's a journey. we're constantly asking ourselves, 'how can we do things better and better?' what we make has to work. we strive to protect you. at 3m, we're in pursuit of solutions that make people's lives better.

at chevy, we're all about bringing families together. this time of year, that's really important. so we're making it easier than ever to become part of our family. man: that's why our chevy employee discount is now available to everyone. the chevy price you pay is what we pay. not a cent more. family is important to us. and we'd like you to be part of ours. so happy holidays. and welcome to the family. the chevy family! get the chevy employee discount for everyone today.

rob: checking the headlines that capitol hill where impeachment season is in full swing, they could bring forward articles of impeachment. don again's testimony produces new evidence from the bob mueller days the house, he will recommend more articles of impeachment. jillian: settling images revealing a closely watched north korean eric and military facility to long-range missiles to deliver a christmas gift. brett velicovich with the division beating the rival vikings 23-10.

jillian: iran starts new developments with heavy water nuclear reactors. and inches the rogue regime closer to weapons grade level. iran maintained its nuclear program for people purposes only. a direct threat to outer space peace and security, china's new before and space force which has a growing space program, deeply concerned and treaties need to be negotiated, that china and russia are developing technologies that can destroy us and sell i said late agreement. >> democrats demanding the governor remove a statue of robert e lee in the capital. democrat congresswoman jennifer weston and donald mc eacham say

countless virginians would better represent our commonwealth. the statue of the confederate general donated in 1909 as part of the national statuary hall collection. ralph northron plans to push. a convenience store clerk and air force veteran fighting for his wife shooting and armed robbery suspect after he was pistol whipped in a california star and oliver caught on camera. the clerk says he kicked in as he reached for gun in the drawer to defend himself. >> i kind of protect myself. i'm lucky to be alive and my

coworkers are alive. rob: received 12 staples in his head but is expected to be okay. carley: the estranged husband of missing connecticut mother jennifer dulos speaking out. rob: he claims his in-laws oh him $1 million despite their claims. laura ingle has more on the family feud. >> reporter: before connecticut mother of 5 jennifer dulos went missing at her husband was arrested for hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence the couple had been going through a bitter divorce and custody battle. there was also a contentious legal battle between her family and photos when jennifer vanished after dropping her kids off on may 24th. fot fotisis under gag order but spoke to us about the civil suit filed by jennifer's mother

seeking $2 million in loans made to him. >> almost a 2 year journey legally. they claim you owe them money and you say i don't owe the money and they owe me money. explain. >> we put the evidence in front of a judge that we don't 02 $.5 million as has been in the press. we are actually owed $1 million. >> reporter: he showed up numerous documents which he says prove his company built jennifer's family a guesthouse along with other payments that were never accounted for. he said he had no choice but to file a lawsuit last week. adding the way he handed it was a fluid situation. gloria responded his credibility is lacking. he manipulated the financial

statements, just as he tries to manipulate evidence. with the gag order in place, he was limited in his answers but did ask some key questions about the criminal investigation. >> did you have anything to do with jennifer's disappearance? >> i will refer to the gag order. >> can you tell us where she might be? >> same answer. >> can you talk about your children and if they are doing okay? >> i don't know how they are doing, no information. i love my children. i miss them. i think about them every morning. >> the spokesperson, a safe and joyous christmas for her 5 children who remain with their grandmother. it has been 7 months since their mother disappeared. >> santa claus just starting to

make his christmas deliveries and norad is tracking his every move. >> the agency gearing up for christmas tradition which started in 1955. norad posted a picture saying they are ready to track santa. are you? lots of kitties out there ready to track santa. it is 37 after the hour. aoc railing against mayor pete for her donors, her donation received from tom start, the hypocrisy that is being called out. rob: it is christmas eve and people are not done christmas shopping. are you one of them? stay tuned. ♪

♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia.

if you're like us, you have a box of old video tapes, film reels, and photos, just degrading away in your closet. - [nick] legacybox saves these memories by professionally digitizing them on dvd, thumb drive, or the cloud. - [adam] it's easy. load legacybox with your media, and you get back your originals and new digitized copies. - [nick] legacybox is simple and safe with over a half a million satisfied customers. - preserve your memories today. visit legacybox.com and get 40% off. - [nick] that's legacybox.com. >> boeing disclosing new

internal messages amid the 737 max including messages from a former pilot responsible for testing their plane's like control systems according to seattle times, this comes a day after dennis nuremberg stepped down, he could receive as much as $39 million in severance. rob: are you a last-minute christmas shopper like this? >> some lady had it on layaway. rob: this movie has been on a lot. if you are rushing to buy presents, several stores are staying open on christmas eve. retailers include apple, fast pro shops and best buy. >> you can get your cards too. rob: if you are one of those

people, keep those gifts under the christmas tree. >> some last-minute ideas. good morning. >> for those people who still have gifts, where do we begin? >> there was still a lot of stuff. we have a marble cheap platter with a cheap cutter. no matter how many dishes you have you can never have too many. and some real needy briscoe which is a lightning sweet big wine and wine tumblers and a corkscrew and a bucket.

it is a nice way to present that. a lot of people -- it is a small little ski ball. i went to marshalls, this fun game. this is really fun from $9.99, to $19.99, really fun if you're going to someone's house to play some games. really great prices. >> this is the brava jet at bed, bath and beyond. this will actually pay laminate floors. going to the floor, who are they going to?

>> lay on the couch. >> and clean it up. these are great ads. a new line that are not there but are flexible and hold really well. these are superpretty, $4.99. >> are we skipping this? i want to talk about that. >> that is something i will talk about. a whole bunch of different old-school kind of games and you put it in your counter. really affordable. attentive retailers.

>> i want to talk about this. i have never seen this. >> i love the way -- they have stores around the country and they have great luggage. this one is their payback. you are going away for a day and you want an overnight bag. it has the outside pockets. i love the outside pocket, and the battery. this is the best, all the batteries. i lost all the batteries. >> i wish i had the battery.

christianity today doubling down on criticism of donald trump. >> franklin graham says his father who found that the publication would be very disappointed. we will talk about that next. ♪ ♪ ♪ well i'm standing here, looking at you, what do i see? ♪ there's a booking for every resolution . book yours at booking.com

there's a booking for every resolution . looking around here i see tablets, laptops, printers, smartphones. they're all connected to the internet. they're all connected. can your network handle all those devices? sometimes. comcast business runs on the nation's largest gig-speed network. so you can get the bandwidth you need to power all of your devices at peak performance. if all of my devices could have that kind of speed, i would be dancing! get started with secure 35-megabit internet and one voice line for just $64.90 per month.

call today. comcast business. beyond fast.

>> reporter: i am making a moral judgment that is morally unfit, this man's character deeply deeply concerning to us and in my judgment has crossed a line and he is no longer fit to lead the united states of america. rob: the editor in chief of christianity today doubling down on his call for impeachment as the magazine slams the president in a second editorial. jillian: conservative christians are firing back and joining me is franklin graham, thank you for joining us.

what is your response? >> this president has done so much for faith in the world. i was with him at the united nations when he gave his speech challenge world leaders to recognize and respect freedom of religion. no president has ever done this. i appreciate with the president has done for religious liberty. this president has been a tremendous world leader, country is back to work, the left-leaning magazine, my father did start 60 years ago but so far removed from what my father founded the magazine to me. it is something totally different. to say the president should be removed when he has done more for christians and evangelicals, the man lost his mind.

rob: the response from 200 evangelicals, we are bible believing christians and patriotic americans who are grateful our president has sought our advice, advanced policies to protect the unborn, promote religious freedom and ensure our foreign policy aligned with our values while making our world safer and you talk about, mike pence as the second man, and religious rights. >> he is focused on this. for christianity today to step down, just because this is what nancy pelosi and a few people on the left want and this magazine stuck with the leftist agenda.

my father would be very disappointed, he had nothing to do with this magazine for the last 25 or 30 years. jillian: your father founded christianity today and you mentioned he would be disappointed. i have to ask how it makes you feel inside right now? >> nothing surprises me anymore. i know the media in this country, many want to divide the evangelical community and they are using christianity today to divide the evangelicals, people who voted for drunk will vote for him next time and a lot more vote for him next time because he has delivered, he made promises and delivered on those promises. so many presidents make promises and you never see them fulfilled, this man does it and i find him to be an extremely honest man. every time he told me he is going to do something he does it and i find it refreshing.

rob: the magazine avoids politics on the surprises to a serious level or concern he feels they need to say something. that is his defense of this. what do you make of that? >> don't know what the serious level of concern is. they used the word profoundly immoral. i don't know what profoundly immoral is that the same as a little immoral or mildly immoral? i don't get it. jillian: it is christmas eve and we want to know if you have a message for everyone watching. >> christmas is about god's love, god loved this world so much he sent his son to save us from our sins. our heart needs to be cleansed, he could cleanse us, to put our faith and trust in his son and that is what christmas is all about. it is about god giving his son

to take the sins of mankind and i hope everyone watching this morning never asked jesus christ into their heart that they will do that today. >> i wish you a merry christmas and thank you for joining us. >> bloomberg news investigating 2020 candidates when the founder joins the race but that didn't stop them posting a so-called hit piece on two front runners, the backlash making headlines. rob: move over, grins, the dog stole christmas, the furry bandit caught on camera. ♪ last christmas ♪ i gave you my heart ♪ but the very next today ♪ you gave it away ♪ it'll ruin your house. so get allstate and be better protected from mayhem, like meow.

. .

♪ welcome back. bloomberg news under fire after running what some call a hit piece showcasing hop is i of elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. spent the most on amazon despite being harsh critics. they did not share how much michael bloomberg because he is. to avoid a conflict of interest. they would, continue, of course, to investigate president trump. jillian: congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez railing against pete buttigieg for being, quote: funded by billionaires. >> for anyone who accuses us for instituting purity

tests, it's called having standards for your conduct to not be funded by billionaires. jillian: she never mentioned that billionaire 2020 hopeful donated $2,700 to her campaign last year. that's according to open secrets.org. rob: the good, the bad, and the ugly. tiny tots doc decked out in christmas clothes. regional medical center south of miami starting democrat addition to spread joy to parents in the nicu. >> max caught stealing a package off his neighbor's front porch in oklahoma. the gift was full of beef jerry can i and food. rob: coming to the rescue to avoid awkward family. all you have to do is alexa change the subject. ask a series of questions that will change the conversation, you hope. and keep things rather light

and fun the way they probably should be with your family on christmas. jillian: thought we didn't have enough time. do you have a message? rob: memoirs. jillian: memoirs. rob: no show tomorrow for us. jillian: that's right. "fox & friends" right now. ♪ run, run rudolph ♪ run, run rudolph. brian: this the year that we starterred this tradition that is going to go for centuries. that is the red, white, and blue christmas tree on our veranda on fox square. i think it's captured the imagination of america. lisa: i think it's beautiful. also, did you know it's the most magical time of year right now. brian: i have heard that. lisa: i have read about it. griff: memoirs. lisa: merry christmas