that helps people with cancer. will into a little to the water and all those who supported this worthy cause. thanks for inviting us into your home. merry christmas. i am mike emanuel, good night from washington. >> time for donald trump to lower the boom not just on north korea but north korean sponsors. rob: a maximum pressure policy christmas day passing with no sign of that promise from north korea. shannon: tensions reach a boiling point between the us and the rogue regime, the us needs to be ready. if you are heading home from your holiday celebration experts warn your triple be a nightmare. >> you can expect some day after christmas delays as a new storm system comes in. >> that is the most precious thing i have ever seen in my life.

>> looks like a deranged easter bunny. >> it doesn't mean you won. not all christmas presents are created equal. carley: what you can do with that less-than-perfect present. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ rob: speaking of stones i once got a stone as a present. that's not something you can give back.

carley: you got coal? >> an actual rock. wasn't even a pet rock. carley: you are watching "fox and friends first" the day after christmas. heather: you for starting the day with us. christmas and without a gift from north korea, the was still monitoring the rogue regime after threatened to launch a missile test on christmas. >> the president is being urged to ramp up north korean sanctions. >> the president facing criticism how he is handling relations with the north and some even calling for the us to enforce maximum economic pressure. so far nothing has come of that ominous threat from north korea to deliver a christmas gift to the us, what some speculate to be a long-range missile test but

the us did seem to follow up on this. the us flu four surveillance planes over the korean peninsula on christmas day. this comes as denuclearization talks are at a stalemate and north korea spent the last year conducting a dozen short range missile tests, donald trump shrugging off any threats but this week his former national security adviser john bolton criticized the president's approach saying the white house has made, quote, no visible progress getting the rogue nation to start pursuing nuclear weapons. others take it a step further suggesting it is time for the president to punish the north. >> donald trump said he wanted to give kim a 1-time shot to do the right thing. kim has had that opportunity. is not reciprocated the goodwill from the president of the united states so it is time for donald trump to make him hurt and you can do that by cutting off the flow of money.

>> north korea hasn't made any hostile moves towards the us but military leaders and the president have said they are ready no matter what this gift might be. donald trump appears safe as north korea ramps up and the american rhetoric. >> the us has the upper hand but we still need to compromise. >> donald from recognizes it won't be a crisis because we remain in the absolute preeminent dominant position militarily, economically and diplomatically. if we don't want these things to continue we have to change our ability and willingness to engage diplomatically a potential win-win scenario. we can move this down towards peace but it has to be a change in our diplomatic engagement. those who think if we want to go for full denuclearization up front before we raise any sanctions like john bolton advocates that the complete dead end but what we can do is go on

a step-by-step basis if you take concrete steps, we are willing to take concrete steps also. we have to get a position where we are willing even with someone as heinous as kim jong un is because he's a murderous dictator but we have to give them the. to have some kind of a win so we can get the things we want too. >> north korea did not make any moves on christmas the with missouri said it is ready for anything. >> while you were sleeping israeli fighter jets targeting hamas in response to rocket fire from gaza. according to an israeli military combat jets and helicopters intercepted the rocket over southern territories. the rocket fire forcing benjamin netanyahu to rush to a bomb shelter while campaigning for his party's primaries. there are no reports of injuries. the remains of the green beret killed in combat in afghanistan return to us soil. the american flag draped casket

carrying army special forces sergeant michael goebel arriving at dover air force base on christmas day. the new jersey native killed in a roadside bombing less than a month before completing his fourth and final tour of duty. the taliban claiming responsibility for the attack. he leaves behind a girlfriend and daughter, the 20th american killed in combat in afghanistan this year. >> the nightmare after christmas for millions of americans traveling home. check this out. a rare snowstorm in the grand canyon. heavy snow slamming 7 california wreaking havoc for the 104 million drivers hitting the road this week, torrential rain and flooding added to flood conditions right down the road near los angeles, storms are expected to track east potentially causing even more headaches for the 3 million americans flying home by new year's day. the stabbing of an nfl

quarterback's brother is under arrest. the us marshals office slamming michael moseley at an abandoned home in tennessee. he is charged with stabbing and killing two people outside of a bar. one of them plays for the san francisco 49ers was the victims thought moseley after he made unwanted advances to their friends. moseley behind bars without bail charged with homicide. new details about the mother wanted in the disappearance of her children in idaho. former friend remaining anonymous noticed red flags when the mother became upset with her new husband's beliefs. >> she would tell me now, preparing for the end of the world. >> persons of interest in the children's disappearance, police believe they are on the run.

they have been missing since september but they were never reported missing by their parents. >> donald trump slamming the scam impeachment by nancy pelosi. rob: he is spending christmas in morrow lagos and the holiday message calling for understanding and respect in the new year. ray bogan live where the impeachment fight is shortly after the new year. >> donald trump released a christmas message with first lady milani in which he thinks troops serving overseas and hoped for peace among nations. it is clear he couldn't keep his mind off impeachment. donald trump asked why nancy pelosi should be allowed to impeach him just because she has a slight majority in the house. he wrote got 0 republican votes. she said must be bipartisan and overwhelming but this scam

impeachment was neither also very unfair with no due process, proper representation for witnesses. now pelosi is demanding everything republicans were not allowed to have, hypocrites which is what he told reporters christmas eve. >> he is doing a tremendous disservice to the country. not doing a good job. one republican vote in the house, three democrats came over to our side. the decision will be made by mitch mcconnell. he has the right to do whatever he wants. he is the head of the senate. >> reporter: the impeachment process is stalled as we wait for speaker policy to appoint impeachment managers and send articles to the senate for a trial. pelosi says she's waiting for fair process in the senate. mitch mcconnell is coordinating with the white house. republican senator lisa murkowski said mcconnell's comments made her feel disturbed. she said to me it means we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense i heard what leader mcconnell said.

i have to think that that is further confused the process. >> a surrogate for people to judge says unlike democrats voters are not locked in on impeachment. the push to remove donald trump is overshadowing campaign messages from candidates. >> it is a washington story. cable news media will be sucked up into it which is why it is important to have really great grounding in the early stage. >> if democrats want to compete with the president in november they need to focus on their ground game and wrap it up. rapper kanye west dropping a new gospel album as a christmas present to his fans.

it was the second by the sunday service choir which has performed with the singer across the nation. >> jesus is our savior. >> hopefully the audio is better for people who buy the cd. >> west fully embracing his faith hosting a service with pastor joel are seen, the two are set to begin at yankee stadium in may, not just going to a game. >> don't think they will be playing baseball but you never know. >> donald trump slamming nancy pelosi on the unfair impeachment process. our next guest says the president was being polite because the process isn't just unfair but downright corrupt. the committee to defend the president joining us live. he goes crashing into the seats.

>> what a way to finish. >> the best players in basketball were just upstaged by kevin hart. the hilarious courtside moment that is lighting up social media this morning. ♪ rescue me ♪ come baby and rescue me ♪

>> they treated us very and fairly. they didn't give us due process. they didn't give us a lawyer, they didn't give us anything, now they come to the senate and they want everything. they treated us worse than anybody could dream from a legal standpoint in the history of the united states. >> donald trump biting back as the impeachment push remains at a standstill this morning. >> speculation swirling as to why nancy pelosi is sitting on the impeachment articles.

what should the average american know about the holder. chairman of the committee to defend the president joins us to weigh in. good morning, merry christmas. let's talk about this hold up on the impeachment article, a lot of people wondering why nancy pelosi did this. what do you think? >> i think she's desperate. i think she realizes the corrupt process they have in the house where adam ship was holding these impeachment hearings in the basement the media wasn't allowed in, they spied on the media, spider members of congress, looked into their phone records, without a doubt the most abusive abuse of power america has ever seen by congress, now i have nothing. they are holding articles of impeachment that show no crime. they have nothing to present to the american people, it is failing in the polls across the country and nancy pelosi is desperate to find a crime and she hopes in the interim they are going to have the tax

returns released by a court or something will come forward where they can find a crime because there is not one therein they know they are losing in the polls and it is crushing their presidential candidates that are trying desperately to get their message out. >> is what the president is saying, tweeting yesterday, christmas day two nancy pelosi why should crazy nancy pelosi just because she has a slight majority in the house be allowed to impeach the president of the united states, 0 republican votes, no crime, the call with ukraine was perfect, she said must be bipartisan and overwhelming but this scam impeachment was neither and very unfair with no due process, proper representation witnesses. now pelosi is demanding everything the republicans were not allowed to have in the house, hypocrites. with that is the backdrop do you see any scenario in which mitch mcconnell budget is one iota? >> absolutely not and why should he. they don't want to have the

impeachment, nancy says were not going to send the impeachment and mcconnell says i don't care. but when it does come over and eventually it will have to i think it is going to be dead on arrival and the president and the administration and ag bar and investigated term are going to be starting to look at those doing the investigation, the nsa, cia, fbi and you will start seeing a lot of pressure put on them, you will see indictments being brought forward and the american people are going to see what has taken place in the last three years of this sham investigation of the president to bring down a duly elected president. >> >> three very rich candidates, michael bluebird and tom stier spent a combined $200 million on political ads which is mind blowing but with that in mind do you think it is fair because they can reach in their back pocket and spend money whenever they want whereas the other candidates like pete buttigieg

and elizabeth lauren and even joe biden can't. >> money isn't everything but it certainly helps. if you look at the polls stier spent all this money and nobody knows who tom stier is even in a democrat primary. elizabeth warren has far better name recognition regardless how much money he spent but when you bloomberg spending that money but then the ceo of new york city for two terms he has a track record to run on. his efforts are going to bring chaos into the primary come supertuesday. >> this money spent by styron bloomberg, what we can expect in 2020? >> i think like i said will bring chaos to the democrat primary but in the end donald trump has presided over an incredible economy, incredible peacetime under his administration.

i don't think there's any way any of these democrats are going to win in 2020. >> thanks so much, we appreciate it. the time is 19 minutes after the hour. this is the christmas spirit. unbelievable video capturing a christmas day road rage fight that ends with a man clinging to the back of a speeding truck. >> ironically that's i got to work this morning. michael avenatti's money problems, a possible motive in his extortion case. for millions. >> looking very windblown. ♪

>> terrified man clinging for his life after case of christmas

day road rage. watch this. >> we are videoing you. >> unbelievable footage shows that man latching on for more than a mile in a highway in australia was the driver of the land cruiser switching lanes. it is all believed to have escalated from minor crash. the driver facing separate charges. seattle public school students warned they can't come back after christmas break unless they are vaccinated. the district is 2000 students do not have their immunization paperwork, state lawmakers voters get rid of vaccination personal and philosophical exemptions after two measles outbreaks caused the state of emergency. >> people spreading christmas joy, and it used group is spreading its message, the western colorado atheists and freethinkers putting up a billboard reading axial tilt is the reason for the season, a

playoff of the saying jesus is the reason for the season, referring to the earth's position in relation to the sun. the new year's eve fireworks show canceled in colorado. town spokeswoman says the display was scrapped over fire safety concerns and its environmental effect on wildlife. the ski resort was still host a parade on new year's eve, they canceled the fireworks show on 4 july. rob: an amazing pull out with the video. tiger woods triumphant comeback to win the masters is the sports story of the year. his return to glory beating out the us soccer team's victory at the women's world cup, the 15th major tournament win, seemed impossible couple years ago when it seems he might not play again. the golf solvers -- superstar had four back surgeries and went to rehab after a dui arrest.

>> sometimes great sports moments just fall into an athlete's laughter but this christmas moment was a little different. lakers star anthony davis literally falling right into actor kevin hart's lap. watch this. >> put up! crashed into the stand. what a way to finish. >> the what happened? lebron runs over, jumps in his lap. it started after that shot but the laughs were short-lived. he came back. 111-106. >> kevin hart throwing a red coat, kind of looks like sandra and anthony davis, looks like a really oversized child. >> 26 after the hour, 2019 is a big year for politics and a big year for political faux pass.

which politicians woke up christmas morning with a lump of coal in your stocking? john thomas joins us live with his analysis. >> new york city considering a yuppie taxon homebuyers. what that is all about next. ♪

carley: christmas and without a gift from north korea, the us remaining on high alert after the rogue regime threatened to launch missile tests on christmas. kim jong un sending a warning demanding the us he'd sanctions on north korea by the end of the year. >> the nightmare after christmas for millions of americans traveling home, heavy snow in southern california causing problems for some of the 104 million drivers this week. those storms expected to track

east potentially costing more headaches for the 3 million americans flying home by new year's day. >> donald trump slamming what he calls the scam impeachment, the president tweeting and part, quote, why should crazy nancy pelosi just because she has a slight majority in the house be allowed to impeach the president of the united states, got 0 republican votes, there was no crime, the call with ukraine was perfect, with no pressure. meantime the manhunt is underway following a rash of shootings in north carolina. two people are dead and several others wounded. police say six men were hurt in a christmas eve dr. by outside a strip mall in high point. the victims are expected to be okay. investigators looking into whether that was separated from a separate deadly shooting earlier this week. >> police searching for asters

after finding to 2 young children did in a parking garage. they were found on the sidewalk with the car which investigators think the long to the was found on top of the parking garage in boston. they are still investigating how they died. baltimore could end the year with its highest murder rate ever. as of tuesday there have been 3 to 38 homicides following a week of violence that saw three more murders, 50 or in a row the city has seen more than 300 murders. the doj is offering resources to help fight that spike. the taliban accused of kidnapping 26 people that were advocating for peace in afghanistan. afghan officials say taliban fighters ambushed the peace marchers, six vehicle convoy. the taliban has not claimed responsibility but accuse those marchers of being funded by the afghan government and kidnapped 6 of them during peace rallies in october, this comes amid renewed peace efforts between the us and the taliban. the pentagon developing

information warfare tactics to counter potential 2020 election interference by the russians. according to the washington post the command called cyber, points a target the elite including security services, the military and possibly oligarchs, officials say russian president vladimir putin would be spared since such a move would be considered too provocative. and intel committee detailing russia's main goal is to so discord in the upcoming election. >> 2019 was of rough here in politics and not everyone ended up on santa's my first. who will find:there stocking christmas morning? john thomas joins us to break down the biggest political losers of 2019. good morning. this is the most festive segment but let's dive right in.

i see that you have all of the 2020 democratic nominees on the naughty list. >> there is a loser list because they are going to pop into 2020 having shifted so hard to the left that they may not be able to triangulate back to the center whoever the nominee is to make a compelling argument to the swing voters. that on top of it, looking at these economic numbers coming out, the biggest shopping year of all time, record unemployment, a difficult argument for democrats to make. shannon: a woman who wields a lot of power in washington said something pretty surprising about the articles of impeachment. >> next thing for us will be when we see the process set forth in the senate. not prepared to put the managers because we don't know the arena that we are in. frankly i don't care what republicans say. >> why is the house speaker one of the biggest political losers

of the year? >> first nancy says we have to rush the vote, it is so urgent to remove this president from office and now that the democrats in the house voted let's take our time because i want to be in control. nancy pelosi is not in control in the u.s. senate and number 2, this rush to impeachment might just cost her her leadership, the majority in the house and the white house. total loser. >> it was not a merry christmas in the big apple because the people of new york also losers this year. >> they have been consistent losers because of high taxes and regulation but it is even worse. amazon just announced a deal that the state of new york and been working on to bring tens of

thousands of jobs in a distribution manufacturing facility and because of policies like aoc is pushing better so antibusiness amazon is bringing a mere pittance of the number of jobs and new yorkers are losing out on those jobs. >> that was a huge new story when that happen. a lawmaker from california whose name recognition has escalated to the extreme of this year, adam schiff also makes the naughty list. >> adam schiff has failed upwards, he led the house impeachment push and despite all of the allegations against donald trump, voting on the articles of impeachment donald trump's job approval rating has gone up 5 points since adam schiff started this so big loser here, didn't get what he wanted done which was to hurt the president said democrats could win in 2020. >> do you think any of these candidates, people, groups, democrats can do anything in 2020 to make a nice list? or will they?

>> we will see but if 2019 is an indicator i think 2020 will be the nastiest political environment we have ever seen. >> we appreciate it. >> 36 after the hour, don't believe everything you read, kroger sounding the alarm on a hoax drawing buzz across social media. how to avoid getting caught in this scam. too over games? bernie sanders taking a jab at younger 2020 rivals, the christmas eve gimmick that is getting pete buttigieg mocked. ♪

>> in midtown manhattan everything looks pretty calm and bright, bright lights of new york city. >> you took one thing and i will take the second thing. there is going to be a slow ride. carley: there should be. this has gone off the rails. millions of americans traveling home, snowstorms and heavy rain likely to impact many of the 104 million people hitting the roads. >> in washington dc, live on the road as the east coast braces for the travel headache. is there a slow ride out there? >> right now yes. no cars on the road. we are traveling on 66495

heading toward new york. right now quiet for the most part but as we take a look at his dark right now in the nation's capital but here's what i know, aaa is projecting trips will take twice as long as normal in major us cities. around here starting at 4:00 pm this afternoon, the capital about way to i hundred 70 will be busy, the interlude from grant avenue to college park delays begin at 5:30 p.m. and tomorrow on 270 s. from fredericton about way you expect delay starting at 4:30 p.m. new yorkers were visiting us, we should probably plan for that but today will also be the worst time to be flying according to airlines for america, 2.9 million travelers expected to fly today and tomorrow, 2.4 million people traveling on us airlines on a normal traveled a. as we drive along, baltimore

towards new york, delays are expected to reach double so you are advised to plan accordingly and let's not forget those people who are hitting the road to will want to return or change their christmas gifts they didn't like, be patient. >> if you want to avoid traffic, 443 is a great time. prosecutors claiming michael avenatti, in $15 million of debt while trying to extort nike, the civil every word dismissed the accusations as bogus, he is accused of threatening to go public with information and nike improperly paid athletes if the sneaker company did not pay him $25 million. he pleaded not guilty earlier this month. 's trial begins next month. yuppies could be hit with the gentrification tax in new york city. lawmakers pushing for changes to

estate law that would allow them to tax new homebuyers based on the actual market prices of their properties. councilman joe borelli saying it amounts to a giant giveaway for gentrify errors. new york officials say any recommendations will be reviewed once the initial tax overhaul report is released. >> bernie sanders's presidential campaign blasting pete buttigieg over his fundraising strategy but the campaign advisor called out buttigieg saying the innovation team working hard on christmas eve coming up with gimmicks to lower his average donation amounts. buttigieg's campaign had a contest encouraging supporters to donate the smallest amount in order to win the prize. sanders prided himself on the same type of donation. just over a month until the iowa caucuses, the democratic presidential nomination up for

grabs. rob: francesca chambers says now is the time for candidates to set themselves apart. >> january will be an interesting time in the presidential race because folks are running out of time. 5 or 6 weeks until voting begins in iowa. early voting begins for these supertuesday states including california, new hampshire and democrats have until the last debate to attack one another with the field is crowded, they are going to have to find out whether wine bottles or healthcare or something else in order to make their case to the voters before it is too late so how that emerges at the beginning of next year will be something to follow and help voters understand democratic caucuses and primaries who they are voting for. >> the most recent i will

polling shows pete buttigieg leading in the hawkeye state followed by bernie sanders and former vice president joe biden. >> did you get everything you hoped for this christmas? >> yes. >> that is the most precious thing i have ever seen in my life. >> he looks like a deranged easter bunny. >> if you didn't, don't worry, our next guest lays out step-by-step what you can do to get something you like, how you could even get a better deal. ♪ i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it's ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of online sellers.

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>> beautiful shot. this is america, moved along, we are moving along. >> i need another month of christmas. >> we are back with a foxbusiness alert program cracking down on a social media scam promising free groceries for a year. the gross >> reporter: is the iowa post, avoid clicking on it. customers will verify their entry into the contest by giving personal info. costco encountered similar scams last month. >> americans spending more online hitting a record high

with an 18% boost. and thanksgiving fell later starting earlier. the president tweeting holiday retail sales were up 3.4% last year. the biggest numbers in us history, congratulations, america. rob: sometimes you can't get what you want and that rings true on christmas morning whether it is a bad perfume, we had a share of unwanted gift. >> what do you do with a less then perfect president. break it all down. what do you say about that? we have all been there? i am never going to use that. what do you do to get the most out of your returns? >> you want to be superappreciative of the gifts you are getting, you want to be thankful but a study over the

past season, 44% of baby boomers if they have a bad customer experience in stores are likely to blacklist the store and more forgiving when it comes to gen x but as you go out and return those items you want to be careful about the gift receipts. you want to make sure you have a gift receipt and you can take a picture of that. i gave my sister a pair of pants and forgot to get a picture of the gift receipt because she lives in denver and is going to return those gifts. now i have to go back to the house to find it. and make sure you're in check with these return policies, you have to make sure when you return things.

when you have a month to return something it is shorter than that. make sure you check those return policies and are on top of that. rob: another piece of advice, hit the stores early when you go today. >> usually people go to the stores later in the day and make sure you interact with sales staff. and make sure you have a good attitude to return something. you don't want to be in a salty mood. you want to be as jovial as possible to get the best returns possible. people don't negotiate when you get to the stores. so you don't have the gift receipt and want to return something. if you are a nice person they will be more willing to work with you to return the gift. carley: the person who really wanted something but didn't get it, there are some post-christmas deals.

>> if you think about it, apparel, the spring items, the sweater in november you didn't get for christmas, probably up to 80% because they make room for all the spray items, the spring items as well as electronics. customer electronics show in las vegas that is happening day dearing the 2020 item. if you are looking for a flatscreen tv it will go on massive discount. rob: a great day to get christmas wrapping paper for next christmas. >> you need to stock up on christmas decorations, more light on the house for next year and now is the time to get it.

carley: i need to get something high. rob: 54 minutes after the hour, donald trump slamming nancy pelosi and the impeachment process. what is the hold up? >> what it is going to do for me is make me feel good and care about things again. >> this christmas a group of vietnam veterans got a new lease on life. the gift that will keep on giving for years to come. we will have that incredible story when "fox and friends first" continues.

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>> it is thursday, december 26th. a silent night for north korea after a veiled christmas threat.

rob: the us is not letting its guard down, time to punish pyongyang. carley: a major winter storm warning threatening to make a pilot post holiday travel rush anything but mary. rob: millions prepared to hit the road and the skies. >> you are kidding, right? merry christmas. carley: heartwarming surprise for one special waitress. rob: the star behind this gift that will have you reaching for the tissues. "fox and friends first" this day after christmas continues right now. ♪ i want to wake up in this