carley: a man desperately holding on to a cable after falling down an elevator shaft from the fifth floor while rescue teams in china climbing down the shaft and pulling him to safety. that is crazy. "fox & friends" starts right now. todd: bye. ♪ do you hear what i hear ♪ do you hear what i hear ♪ skies shepar shepherd boy. ed: we are back. can you still see the all-american christmas tree on fox square. griff: we wanted the christmas movie to keep playing. katie: i think it's appropriate to keep it going. ed: is that true? we did research and watched you on the five yesterday griff of griff and i heard you say you want christmas music cut off after the

25th. we picked that song for you. katie: i said the opposite. you can't do it before thanksgiving. can you do it through new year's but after new year's then you can cut it off. ed: here is the good thing. it's on tape. you can say what you want. griff: only saving grace i can say no mariah carey christmas songs after the 25th. ed: griff was ripping on mariah carey. where did the. mr. potter from it's a wonderful life. he was ripping her. katie: i think america agrees with me. let us know. griff: can you still play christmas music even my rye mariah carey after the 25th. >> we had a great day. we were here. show you a couple photos. i went to saint patrick's. cardinal dolan. we got to meet him and take a photo. it was really quite amazing. he had such a powerful inspiring message and of course we took a photo in

front of fox all-american christmas tree out there everybody else was. that's my daughters mal, mackenzie and my wife. katie: gaddson: he had a little scarf on and matches the mug. coffee spending a nice morning and i had to come up to new york here i am. ed: picture of my parents came over in front of the little tiny tree in the apartment. and ed and christine having fun. my son patrick and i -- there he is in his hat. his little santa cap. and my sister colleen as well. she is doing great. she bought me a superman cap. she wanted to thank me for this year. i put it on nor her. and superman ornament for the tree. >> look at try tree for the second? that might be the smallest christmas tree you have ever had. ed: new york city is a

little different than washington. katie: where did you buy that tree. >> swure on the corner of third avenue. katie: do you go get a tree on the corner. ed: smallest tree about $6,000. griff: it's a real tree. ed: tell us how you spent christmas. email us your photos. we want to put them on all morning long friends@foxnews.com. we will be showing them. especially if they are patriotic. #all-american christmas. we appreciate it. president trump in the meantime down on the christmas spirit for christmas spirit. showed you the photos and church. on christmas knight unleashing on the speaker of the house nancy pelosi with this tweet. why should crazy nancy pelosi just because she has a slight majority in the house, be allowed to you impeach the president of the united states? got zero republican votes there was no crime. the call with ukraine was perfect with no pressure. she said it must be bipartisan and overwhelming. this scam impeachment was neither. also very unfair with no due process. proper representation or witnesses. now pelosi is demanding

everything the republicans were not allowed to have in the house. dems want to run majority republican senate. hypocrites. holding back articles of impeachment and trying to dictates the terms to mitch mcconnell. katie: republicans have been articles and people who have been through impeachment before. the clinton impeachment. the house is supposed to you do all this work on witnesses and documents before they send the articles over to the senate. the senate's job is not to be calling new witnessessenned going to new documents and issuing tons of new subpoenas. that work was supposed to be done in the house. democrats continue to argue that this needs to be withheld until they get a fair trial with imacial jurors as if 4568 of the people will be sitting in on this trial aren't running against the president. they are not impartial. people saying this was rushed through. if you are going to say the president is a threat to national security. how can you sit on the articles for at least three weeks before we are going to see any kind of movement on

this with january 7th. ed: in a hurry and now slowing it down. griff: we there we are going to see a trial. we just don't know. a lot of unanswered questions as we head into 2020. leader mcconnell has been very open to different ideas. but the math, right? it went straight down party lines essentially in the house. now we are wondering are there some republicans in the senate, there is 55. right? we have a majority. some that could be on the fence in weighing n. alyssa mur can you ski put this statement out. i was disturbed talking about mcconnell weighing in and pelosi holding them. to say me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. and so i heard what leader mcconnell had said. i happen to think that has further con fueled this process. ed: she is suggesting she is on the fence but how we are going to go forward. even if she were to vote to

remove the president, you are very unlikely to get 67 votes in the senate to remove him. that's why mitch mcconnell has been saying let's get on with this. the president wants a quick acquittal. lisa was saying here on fox saying he was going to be talking to the white house and figure out how to move forward. he said the idea that people think he is not going to be impartial are any of the democrats going to be impartial in this trial? let's take a listen to what membership mcconnell said right here on this program. >> do you think chuck schumer is impartial? do you think elizabeth warren is impartial? bernie sanders is impartial? quit the charade. this is a political exercise. a political exercise. all i'm asking of schumer is that we treat trump the same way we treated clinton. ed: what kicked this off a few days before he was on "fox & friends" he was on with sean hannity and suggestion he take cues from

the white house. i think mcconnell was right, hang on a second, you have got four or five democratic senators running for president. they are supposed to be impartial jurors sitting on the senate floor for a trial with the chief justice of the united states up there presiding and they are bashing the president every day of the week. katie: because nancy pelosi hasn't held herself to the same standard of bipartisan this is now a very political process. to say act like all these people aren't going to be political in nature and that they are impartial is one thing. but with all due respect to senator murkowski she is not the majority leader in the senate. it is mitch mcconnell's jobs to coordinate pieces with the white house and schumer how they are going to move forward once nancy pelosi pushes the articles over if she happens to do it. go back to history. tom daschle was in charge during the clinton impeachment he was also in very close touch with the white house. this is not unprecedented thing for the majority in the senate to be in close contact with the white house both on strategy and how to

move forward. griff: we are in uncharted territory with the speaker of the house withholding passing it onto the senate. ivan the "new york times" is questioning whether or not pelosi is making the right move here. here is the headline from the "new york times" says is nancy pelosi caught in a trap or setting one? here's a quote from inside. it's a question between bret stephens and gail collins "new york times." ed: a couple of their columnists. griff: if she tries to bottle up impeachment on the house on grounds that the senate won't call witnesses like john bolton or mic mulvaney she'll look hypothetical. if senate takes over mitch mcconnell arrange for expedited trial leading to guaranteed acquittal leading to much of the public to conclude the entire process was a waste of time, honestly i'm not how she finesses it. ed: you mentioned collins liberal columnist having back and forth online with

him about impeachment. when you read the actual transcript as did i this morning of their back and forth, both of them were saying they have real angst. they both believe to be clear that the house should have voted for impeachment. they don't like what the president did on ukraine. you can debate that both of them who are not trump fans say they are nervous this is going to boomerang on democrats because this is all about 2020. look at the economy, very strong for the president right now. if he gets acquittal and comes out of the impeachment battle stronger and put that with a strong economy. both stephens and collins in the "new york times" are saying might not be good for democrats. griff: that's a great point. talk more later today in the show about the economy. stephens does say the economy is doing too well to be a winning issue for democrats framing the biggest problem. katie: becoming increasingly clear that democrats aren't going to pass things over until they can guarantee a conviction against the president. they continue to call for impartiality. ed: more about politics than being prayerful.

katie: no solemn and sadness today. griff: pass over to carley. carley: good morning. we are going to turn to international news here. christmas ends without a gift from north korea. the u.s. remaining on high alert after the rogue regime threatened to launch a missile test. south korean media reporting the u.s. flew force surveillance planes over the south korea. sanctions on north korea end of the year. remain of a green beret killed in afghanistan returned to u.s. soil. michael gobel arriving at dover air force base on christmas day. jersey naive was killed in a roadside bombing one month before concluding his fourth and final tour of duty. he leaves behind a daughter. 20th killed in combat in afghanistan this year. the iconic nehemiah noter dame

cathedral may never fully recover. left the church so fragile it has a 50-50 chance of being saved. more than $1 billion has now been pledged by donors to finance reconstruction. the cathedral was unable to hold christmas masses for the first time in 200 years. so sad. a terrified man clinging for his life on the front of a truck after a christmas day road rage. watch this. [bleep] >> we are videoing you. car cat the unbelievable footage shows the man latching on for more than a mile on a highway in australia. the driver of the land cruiser switching lanes and speeding all over the road. it's all believed to have escalated from a minor crash. the driver is facing several charges. rightfully. so griff, i know you are a thrill seeker but that even

looks a little. griff: no thanks. i will pass on that one. carley: exactly. ed: what do you think about regifting? katie: i think it's great. you can accept something graciously. maybe it doesn't fit and go with your only decor and give it to somebody else. griff: it's an insult to the person who gave you that gift. remember, it's the meaning of a gift that matters more so than the actual gift. so to regift it, that's just -- it takes out the whole point of it. ed: seinfeld had a fun with this. >> great gifts. i just got one of those for kim wattly for christmas. >> kim wattly? >> who sent that you one? >> one tim wattly. >> no. i think this is the same one i gave him. he recycled this gift. he is a regifter. >> if you are getting him anything for his birthday i'm large.

katie: that's a bad strategy. regift it to someone who is not in the immediate circle. ed: i did that holiday season. i can't say what the gift is someone around this circle might have gotten it. so the "wall street journal" says that the case for regifting many think the move is shameful. research suggests the problem is all in the regifter's head. griff: count me amongst the many. the thought that counts you can't do it. you can't regift. ed: is regifting cool or not? friends@foxnews.com. if you are out there and i gave you a gift now you are going to wonder. griff: if i gave you a regift don't call me out on it. i'm taking the position it's not okay. ed: in the meantime as a senate impeachment trial hangs in the balance, next guest says there is no requirement or need for it. he will explain. griff: drivers bought to tear he is. the gifts one county dished out i instead of tickets.

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katie: impeachment push still at a standpoint as nancy pelosi waits to you appoint impeachment managers and send the articles to the senate. next guest says there is no

need for an actual trial in the senate. brad blakeman served as assistant to george w. bush and advisor in the bush-cheney campaign. he joins us thought. seems like nancy pelosi is trying to gain some leverage here and control what the senate is going to do. you argue the senate has a lot of options here. >> they sure do. and nancy pelosi has no leverage over the senate. mitch mcconnell did not nose his way into the impeachment process in the house. and she has no standing to do that in the senate. the senate does have options. as a matter of fact, they have many options. the first option would be after the charges are read in the senate against the president, his side can make a motion to dismiss, which is a procedural vote that only requires a simple majority of 51 votes. and there is no need for a trial. the charges don't hold up to the constitutional standard. abbreviated trial. when they have heard enough. they can vote or have a full trial with many witnesses and prolonged. i don't think the democrats want that. because six of the jurors,

senators are running against the president themselves. hardly impartial. or the nuclear option as i call it. is they can delay the trial until november 4th. the day after the election. and let the american people decide who our next president will be. >> what is the scenario if nancy pelosi decides to hold on to these articles and not pass them over for a trial or an acquittal or a dismissal as you just outlined? >> well, i think the longer she delays the worse it gets for them. because, remember, their argue. was this president is such a danger he must be removed for the good of the republic. now, if she doesn't want to bring the charges to the senate, then, in fact, he hasn't been impeached because the impeachment process means that once the vote is taken in the house, it must be filed in the senate in order for it senate to take up their responsibility. so, if they don't consummate their vote by the filing of charges against the president senate. then i believe as many scholars do that the man has not been impeached.

katie: brad, there has been a lot of back and forth between the house and senate about the strategy moving forward here. should there be a long trial? should there be a short trial. lindsey graham in charge of the senate judiciary committee has said he wants it to be short. what are your thoughts on what they should be doing in terms of how long this thing should drag out once nancy pelosi passes the articles over? >> i happen to believe as a lawyer that the charges are defective on their face. they don't meet the constitutional standard of high crimes and misdemeanors. i would like to see a motion to dismiss. i think the 51 senators that we have as republicans should agree with that and there should be no trial. it should be dismissed as a matter of course. if that doesn't happy. i think an abbreviated trial is in order. there isn't much evidence that was proffered by the house in order for there to be a length dr. trial. just the average american as a juror has heard the evidence already. there isn't going to be any new evidence. i think these charges will not be sustained against the

president in the senate. katie: your point about the imacialt of the jurors is important one we will be hearing more about. brad blakeman thank you for your time this morning we appreciate. >> it thank you. katie: tale two of billionaires covered different ways in the media. next guest blasts the bias. >> trump out in the world very successful businessman. low and behold the person who has done all those things is michael bloomberg. we're a get-up-and-go family. we're a ski family. we're all part of the chevy family. and as we kick off the new year, we'd like you to be a part of ours. because our chevy employee discount is still available to everyone. the chevy price you pay is what we pay. not a cent more. so happy new year, and welcome to the family. the chevy family! the chevy employee discount for everyone ends soon. i felt gross.

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griff: winter storms wreaking havoc for millions traveling home. storms and rain likely to impact 104 million people hitting the roads. jacqueline from our fox affiliate in austin, texas is keeping an eye on things ahead of what could be a travel nightmare today.

jacqueline? >> hey, good morning, guys. yeah, that is for sure. so right now i'm standing on top of the overpass over i-35 which happens to be one of the deadlyist ideas in central texas, especially in texas. we know 153 people died during this holiday season last year. texas is reminding people to be extremely cautious. we are showing a live look what it looks like right now. on top of today being one of the busiest holiday travel days as everyone is coming back from their christmas celebrations, drivers need to be extremely cautious it. is foggy right now. a good portion of central texas is under a dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning. so not only being one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season, but drivers in austin area need to be careful of the fog. this combination will force drivers to take it extra slow when traveling today. according to aaa normal drive times can easily double or triple depending

on where you are going. as i mentioned i-35 is one of the deadliest highways in texas 153 people died last year on this interstate. so this holiday season remindinmind people to be extremely cautious traveling back from christmas celebration. i just flew in from los angeles and landed in austin 1:00 this morning. as i was celebrating christmas with my family back in l.a. and they are experiencing some very unusual weather. we will show you guys some of the video we know that parts of l.a. as well as santa barbara and orange county are under a tornado watch. people are experiencing severe flooding in that area and snow in the grapevine area as they make their way north of california. a lot of unusual weather happening on the west coast which you normally don't experience. surprisingly, i guess i made it out just in time because i flew out of lax 7:00 pacific time. i was able to make it back

here in as you are citizen on time. so just everyone is having to be extremely cautious, especially here in the texas area. i'm going to send it back to you now in the studio. griff: all right, jacqueline, thank you. a reminder drivers to be cautious and patient. thank you very much. ed, over to you. >> the tale of two billionaires michae michael bloomberg and president trump. >> bloomberg saul the things trump has tried to make himself. >> trump tries to put himself as a successful businessman and lo and behold the person who has done those things is michael bloomberg. >> recent "new york times" piece said this about bloomberg's successful bid for mayor. >> allies see his first mayoral run as proof of concept. it was the race that demonstrated that an inelegant campaigner with bottomless resources, party ago no, sir tim and heap of political baggage could prevail. in 2015 the paper's editorial board wrote this about then candidate donald trump. go ahead deplore donald

trump despises message. reject his appeals to exclusion and hatred do. not treat him as 34-s stakes treating him as solitary phenomenon. brought his party and politics to the brink of fascism. here to react. media reporter for the hill joe concha long way of explaining one guy is a fascist and one guy is a billionaire with a heart. >> it says deplore donald trump. that's where hillary clinton gotcha whole idea from. >> the seeds of the deplorable. >> perhaps. look, last month, bloomberg news declared that they would not cover michael bloomberg. investigate him in any capacity or his democratic rivals. and then you think they would also say we also won't investigate president trump. oh, no if you a dossier or oppo research they would gladly take it. the "new york times" did not criticize bloomberg news criticized president trump for criticizing bloomberg over that. this was a 2800 word piece

in the "new york times" which was really more of a campaign ald if you read it. they didn't even endorse michael bloomberg in 2001 when he ran for ai mayor here very interestingly. mr. bloomberg, unfamiliar with most neighborhoods outside of manhattan seemed to enjoy getting acquainted. he remarked that the quiter corners of new york reminded him of his native massachusetts. he called his mother every day with updates on his whereabouts. mom, here i am in brooklyn and gamely a step behind the grill flip sausages at block parties business polo shirt tucked in. ed: putting the softer side. every time they talk about president trump they tone. >> right to fascism. minute you use words fascism, hitler or naziism. if i'm a reared objective. don't follow the news closely i turn it off. "new york times" has not endorsed a republican for

president more than 60 years. that means they endorsed mcgovern other nixon, carter over reagan and dukakis over bush sr. we know where they are coming from. he had said donald trump going to spend all this money to win the white house. when michael bloomberg wants to do it. he wants to help with gun control and climate change and all these issues they agree with him on. >> it's for good things. ed: virginia. legislature, for example, he did it for the right reasons in the eyes of the "new york times" editorial. >> trump is doing it only for deeds of evil. he doesn't have to worry about having the backing of traditional media. 2016 two papers endorsed him out of 59. that got hillary clinton a concession speech and years worth of rice aroni. they work actually against perhaps the candidate and the bottom line is if you

look at the president's polls now, overwhelming negative coverage particularly around impeachment. and somehow his poll is going the opposite direction? why is that, ed? they don't trust the messenger anymore. ed: president trump vowing to intervene if the state's governor can north control the homeless crisis. the details boiling over. a car broke down. a loyal customer gifted her a new one. we are breaking down the top act of kindness of 2019 that went viral. that is coming up. >> that black car is yours. >> no way. >> it's way. i will give it to you. there. all right?

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celebrating back home. katie: pictures earlier. asking you to send yours. in check out the hill family all in matching pajamas on christmas morning. there they are. great photo. look at that so impress when you had get all of the people in the family in the same pajamas. looks like the dog is matching too. ed: dog is hiding. >> looks like santa did not appreciate these melted snowman cookies. these photos james with the note i can't just bring myself to eat a cookie with a dear ole friend on it. merry christmas, snowman killers. >> wishing everyone a merry christmas. look at that very cute. email us your pictures @foxnews.com. be showing them all morning long and hope to play christmas music. ed: as long as pete hegseth is off we can show as many dog photos as possible he

doesn't like dogs. we pick on him. especially he when he is not here. katie: speaking of feuds. he had between the president and governor gavin newsom out in california particularly on the homeless crisis. here is governor newsroom blaming thnewsom inblaming prese problems in his state. >> any leader like myself feels a deep sense of responsibility to address some of the most vexing issues in the country. we have asked the trump administration for the one thing that he can do specifically and that's address the fair market rent issue. and help us support with vouchers additional resources so we can get people housed. i think we could do a hell of a lot more. griff: the president was up on the twitter machine last night and he was weighing in on some thoughts about the ongoing feud. here is what the president tweeted. governor gavin newsom has done a really bad job on taking care of the homeless population in california. if he can't fix the problem,

the federal government will get involved. ed: who seems to agree is the newspaper in the state of california that doesn't always agree with the president. katie: not just in california but in san francisco, california. so the san francisco chronicle editorial they produced says welcome to california, the homeless state. and they say governor gavin newsom and other california officials don't tend to appreciate advice from the trump administration. which based on its record so far seems more like he is likely to play the state's troubles for political game than trying to address them. ben carson says the state's response to homelessness isn't equal to the disaster at hand. gavin newsom is basically asking for the government to throw more money at this problem. the hud secretary, ben carson has been addressing this from a zoning issue and going in baltimore and in san francisco he was on the program a couple days ago to

talk about how to fix the problem. ed: how funny is it nancy pelosi's home newspaper maybe the governor gavin newsom should listen the president. nancy pelosi waking up with her coffee today might not like that editorial. griff: clearly a problem. i was in los angeles. the democratic debate for the show. this is not going to end in 2020. we will hear a lot more about this whether or not the president gets involved. we will find out. meanwhile, we toss over to carley. carley: that's right. we have more headlines to bring you. we are going to start with twhunget islamic extremist group kills seven people on christmas eve in nigeria. dozens of isis shooting people, burning down homes. and king a girl. the deadly attack happening just miles from where the extremist group kidnapped nearly 300 school girls in 2014. the man wanted in the deadly stabbing of an nfl quarterback's brother has been arrested. u.s. marshals finding

michael mosley at an abandoned home in tennessee. he is charged with stabbing and killing two people outside a bar after an argument. one of them was clayton besser. he is the younger brother of 49ers quarterback c.j. besser. mosley is behind bars without bail charged with homicide. the public school students washed they can't come back after christmas break unless they are vaccinated. the district says over 2,000 students do not have their immunization paperwork. state lawmakers voted to get rid of vaccination personal and philosophical exemptions after two measle outbreaks caused a state of emergency. sheriff deputies spreading kindness this christmas season. watch this. >> give you a ticket today. >> thank you. >> we are going to do those and give you $100. we are out here stopping cars and donating for christmas. >> oh my gosh.

carley: the madeira county sheriff's officers handing cash. the money was donated by a local farming company. how cool is that? griff: that might be the greatest reaction. carley: oh my gosh, that's amazing. katie: thank you, carley, appreciate it. ed: get to the amazing adam klotz on fox square. adam: stay warm dancing around a little bit. forecast not feeling horrible looking beautiful on fox square. we have the christmas tree and folks behind me enjoying it all. enjoying some temperatures. not feeling awful, is it? >> not too bad. adam: not too bad. look at forecast maps across the country. still warmer on the eastern half of the country. that's where we are really tracking a little bit more severe weather. snow across the you were midwest. seeing it there in minnesota. the big story today is going to be what's happening across portions of southern california. higher elevations even

outside of los angeles saw a little bit of snow earlier that will be a system we continue to track. otherwise though, i do think travel guys looking mostly good across the country it. is going to warm up here on the eastern half of the country. fairly comfortable. so, a good forecast for today across most of the country. folks are going to have okay time getting back home. back into you. >> thank you, adam. ed: in the meantime, president trump wishing our brave men and women serving oversea as very merry christmas as they serve holidays far from their families. >> this christmas, i hope every member of our military will feel the overwhelming love and gratitude of our nation. ed: our next guest is an iraq war evette who says this is something we should all do all year around not just on christmas. ♪ this is our country ♪

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>> americans can celebrate christmas in safety and in peace and we all appreciate what you do so much. and we thank you very much. griff: president trump saluting our troops as many spend the holidays away from home this. year more than 214,000 u.s. troops are serves around the world with more than 19,000 in combat zones. joining us now with his message to the troops is iraq war veteran and strategist chris. good morning to you. a merry christmas. and thank you. >> merry christmas, griff. griff: thank you for your service. what is your reaction? because i want to get to this in a moment, chris. have you actually been deployed over holiday. what was your reaction to the president's call with the troops? >> well, it's great. i mean, having the commander-in-chief give a message to the troops. i mean, he is in charge of the military. it's morally uplifting and

this is something that the u.s. military does. many did before us. hundreds of thousands of troops overseas. tens of thousands in rough hostile areas. it's nice to hear from the commander-in-chief and have that support from the top. griff: how important is it that the commander-in-chief spend time talking to the troops, you know, connecting with them on such a special holiday being away from them on holidays like christmas. >> morally uplifting. president trump is an exciting, fun guy. we used to get those pep talks from generals and stuff. you roll your eyes and think okay. he connects well with the troops. it's morally uplifting and for someone deployed for years on end for many troops it's good to hear. it's comforting. >> you have actually been deployed overseas in iraq over thanksgiving. what was that like? >> well, obviously, you know, you get close with people in your unit. something that kind of keeps people bonded together. you know, for a lot of people it's tough. you know, for some single

troops it's a little bit easier than those that have families. that was the tough thing that stood out to me people away from their spouses. away from their children during those times. it's challenging that's where the camaraderie and all of that stuff comes into play. griff: it's not said enough that military families also make the same ache faces and being away from your loved ones being back here at home get the presence wrapped for small children. it's very difficult. is it something you think we should pay more attention to? >> sure. the military community is less than 1% served as far as troops. the family it's a bigger unit. keeping them in mind. so many different levels of sacrifice. gold star families lost troops. we are still loses troops too, have to think about all of that good time to think about your neighbors and other people that have a connection to the military that might have someone abroad and good time to you know, kind of come together on the holidays, i think. >> when you talk to other veterans or even active duty folk that's know what is their view of the president's relationship

with the troops? >> well, i think most u.s. presidents do a good job of making a real strong effort to connect. i think most do. and but i think president trump just does it really naturally. he has that gift to be able to communicate effectively. i think he is an exciting guy. voted for him. it's important. the president's commander-in-chief role is one of the most important. is he at the top of the chain of command. having that connection with troops. it's important. and it's necessary. it's part of the constitution. >> chris, there is thousands of troops and families right now watching this segment. what would you like to say to them? >> just happy holidays to all the fox viewers and troops overseas. fox has been so supportive to the military. always a privilege to talk about military policy and issues and join you guys and to still think about the folks deployed and keep in contact with people and give them a call if you can or send them a note through the internet. internet has been great for deployed troops. making communication more

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♪ griff: the christmas season is filled with giving, sharing and helping those in need. katie: as we prepare to ring in the new year we look back at the best acts of kindness that went viral in 2019. ed: when you think kindness you of course think fox news 24/7 carley shimkus. carley: good morning. i'm so happy we are doing. this the news especially in

this political climate can be so controversial and nasty we forget that people really are incredible and amazing things happen every single day. one of those acts of kindness happened in january in hutchinson, kansas when a mcdonald's employee was gifted a car by a customer. and her reaction was incredible. watch this. >> here's the title and here are the keys. that black car is yours. okay? >> no way. >> it's way. i will give it to you. there. all right? you are a blessing to me. you make me smile every time i come through here. and i don't forget stuff like that. >> that's awesome. >> that was awesome. chris ellis, he is a wichita businessman. he heard that anderson's car had broken down. shy couldn't afford to fix it or even get a new one. he stepped in and gifted her a car. and the best part of this video is actually happening right now when it all sinks in and she realizes it and then she looks up and there is this one moment where she says thank you, god. she is saying it to herself.

personal between her and god. she was truly so thankful for that moment. saw it right there. carley: i wonder which meal he sees her. come through here every day and make so much better. breakfast, lunch and dinner. carley: she made such a lasting impression. speaking of god. one of the most incredible news story amber guyger entered the wrong apartment and shot and killed bow thad matta john and something happened at her sentencing hearing. his brother publicly forgave her. watch this. >> i forgive you. the best would be give your life to christ. can i give her a hug, please? ed: wow. what a moment. >> absolutely. here's the thing about this. that man is 18 years old. his name is brant john. he truly displayed god's grace and forgiveness. you can forgive people for easy things. but something like this is

so hard. and, he showed so much courage in doing this as well. because he didn't care what other people thought about him. this was a very controversial moment. a lot of people disagreed with him hugging and publicly forgiving that police officer. griff: the judge allow you had it. it was not expected. carley: the judge received backlash as well for that it ended up being this moment that i think left a lasting impression on a lot of people and now she is sentenced to 10 years in prison. but she will be able to reflect on that during her time. ed: it's also about kindness when nobody is looking. carley: that's right. ed: fedex worker. carley: you hit the nail on the head. fedex worker in ohio went viral. look at what he does there when no one is watching. he just did something pretty simple. he fixed those pillows to make it look like it should. like the american flag. and the cool thing is he didn't even think about it. you know. he will went on his way. and the homeowner jackie, this is her video.

she saw it happen through other home security camera footage. mosted online and received over a million views. because it is those simple acts of kindness when no one is watching, fedex workers obviously didn't want any attention or credit for that little gesture and i think those things are really what make the world go around and some of them happen every single day and like i said at the top not enough emphasis. ed: goes down the steps and back to his job. griff: a real lesson for 2020 all try to be kinder. will. katie: thank you carley, good to see you. carley: good to see you. ed: pouring hundreds of millions of dollars to their campaigns. could their limitless spending lead to more democratic problems? that's coming up. ♪ ♪ life changes ♪ never know what's going to happen ♪ make your plans ♪ end up laughing ♪ life changes

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♪ and the mountains in reply. ed: for the second straight hour we are playing christmas music to welcome our friend katie pavlich. katie: yes we are. ed: griffened a heard that you like to shut down the christmas music right about 12:01. 26 is the dividing line for you. very firm. katie: i think i'm going to ask like a politician and change my perspective on this. ed: you said i like it all week long. katie: i do. griff: listen, we want to keep hearing christmas music katie said that's great. i have no problem with that. katie: being on "fox & friends" has made me feel for of the holiday spirit. extending is a good idea. ed: like a politician. now she says she likes

christmas music all week. we were watching "the five" special edition she said. >> there is a period of time the day after thanksgiving through december 25th and then it should stop. ruining it. like extending it way too long. you take the fun out of it. katie: context of this. katie: i was still bitter about them putting christmas in front of thanksgiving. so that's why. griff: that's a fair point. katie: now that we are in it and everything looks beautiful and here having a wonderful time looking at your christmas pictures. i would love to extend to to new year's but then we have to cut it off. griff: we can go until midnight december 31st? katie: well, maybe the day before. so that new year's has its own square. do whatever you want, america. ed: i can't wait she starts beating up on the 2020.

katie: real journalism in the morning? come on. tomorrow and through the weekend. but for new year's it's got you got to start with the different colors and different kinds of confetti for new year's eve. ed: we love teasing you. you are like our kid sister. katie: america do whatever you want. you can change your mind. griff: you can all morning long. katie: the smithburgs decked out in christmas nome costume. very cute. >> lucas. no that share in front of another share in front of their christmas tree. since pete hegseth is here we get to show another one. >> this one great grandson cooper or as she calls it the cutest elf ever. keep emailing your pictures at friends@foxnews.com. we will show them all morning long. >> the president was certainly in the christmas spirit right through christmas eve. we were showing yesterday and having a lot of fun at

mar-a-lago. went to christmas mass. on christmas night he decided to take a different tact with nancy pelosi. sort of like you, the dividing lines, 25th, 26th. here we go the impeachment trial is coming up i'm thought holding back. 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 zero republican votes there was no crime. the call with ukraine was perfect with no pressure, shhesays. she says it must be bipartisan overwhelming this scam. we do was neither. now pelosi is demanding everything the republicans were not allowed to have in the house. dems want to run majority republican senate hypocrites. katie: impeachment is a very serious process it. has to be done by both republicans and democrats. >> solemn, prayerful. >> wear black the day of the vote. tell her caucus to stop cheering once they pushed it through. remember that moment where she looked at them and told

them to stop. the house has a choice how they are going to move forward. keep saying not a political process. keeps saying we wants a fair trial. the time for the fair investigation was. ed: the man ghanch the senate trial will be the majority leader mitch mcconnell he told hannity basically he is working with the white house to figure all this out and democrats were not happy about that. griff: as we wait for this expected trial at some point in 2020. you will have 55 republican notice senate and 45 democrats. and lisa murkowski, a moderate republican, responding to mcconnell. here is sort of what she said. we don't know what she feels about it but in terms of the fairness, here is what she says. >> she says in fairness when i heard that i was disturbed. to say me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense. i heard that leader mcconnell had said i happen to think that has further confused the process. now, keep in mind that senator murkowski voted

against justice brett kavanaugh. she is not a big fan of president trump in general. so this is not something big breaking news story that shield be opposed to everything that the mitch mcconnell. ed: mitch mcconnell is con fiewsdz. after that hannity appearance was saying democrats seem to be a little confuse bud this whole idea of impartiality. watch. >> do you think chuck schumer is impartial? >> no. >> do you think elizabeth warren is impartial. >> no. >> bernie sanders is impartial? let's quid the charade. this is a political exercise. a political exercise. all i'm asking of schumer is that we treat trump the same way we treated clinton. i didn't have griff we shall see. it's important to point out we will keep doing it in 2020. the impeachment process is two parts. the house has the power to hold the impeachment and the senate has the power to hold the trial. we also asked mcconnell if he would hold a trial if she doesn't pass it over he said no we're not going to go

there. ed: trying to dictate to the senate. holding back the articles she thinks she is in charge. brad blakeman the former deputy assistant to george w. bush was on with katie saying come on, give me a break. watch. >> nancy pelosi has no leverage over the senate. mitch mcconnell did not nose his way into the impeachment process in the house. she has no standing to do that in the senate. six of the jurors, senators are running against the president themselves. hardly impartial. they can delay the trial until november 4th. the day after the election and let the american people decide who our next president will be. >> for the senate mitch mcconnell can sit back and say we are happy with you not turning the articles over. keep approving judges. maybe flip some circuit courts. go back to record numbers again in 2020. judges confirmed nominated by president trump. so, if this is what you guys want to do withholding the articles, then we are fine with just continuing our business in the senate.

that speaker pelosi is the speaker of the house. she is not the speaker of the senate or the majority leader. that is mitch mcconnell's job. ed: smart analysis from katie. maybe the most important part of that is when you mentioned 2020. it's not really about the trial or impeachment. it's about heading towards next november. so you look at the democrats out there. and remember what al green, the said some time ago we don't think we can beat him at the ballot box, president trump. we have to impeach him. all these 2020 democrats moving further and further to the left. socialist programs, medicare for all. $52 trillion for elizabeth warren. then we have these sort of newcomers in steyer and bloomberg spending all this money. we are finally getting a tally of all of that tom steyer, mike bloomberg, nearly $200 million of their own money in ads. the question is neither one of them ar moving up very much n the polls. it's not really -- no sign it's really helping them in their campaigns, at least not yet. it might spark more infighting amongst democrats. >> pete buttigieg spent

$19 million on ads. big contrast. he has been in the race for a long time. he has been doing the work on the ground going to these town hall meetings. going to talk to caucus goers and saying what do you think about what's going on? and have you this big contrast between elizabeth warren trying to go after buttigieg on his fundraising but also she hates millionaires and billionaires she doesn't like it. ed: she is kind of a millionaire. katie: $12 million according to forbes. griff: buttigieg is surging. is he on top at 22% in iowa. coming into the caucus coming up. february 3rd. and steyer was on the debate stage. we presume he will be on the debate stage january 14th and 15th in des moines. bloomberg isn't going to be. really this first ad blitz on his spending will the telltale sign whether he can gain traction. in a state where he is mostly being ignored. >> end up to katie's point about infighting. when you have got these billionaires spending this money. this is what elizabeth warren has been railing against. this is what bernie sanders has been railing against. which is billionaires having

influence. they like to talk about donald trump as a billionaire. when it's one of their own it makes it more complicated for the rails. katie: money is very important in ration. a billion dollars spent on each side when there is a democratic nominee versus president trump on the campaign trail. money is not everything and you have to have ground game. and if you are not meeting face to face with those voters and talking with them how you are going to make their lives better. ed: remember jeb bush. katie: hillary clinton, too. will will will will will will will will. ed: where are we heading here in 2020. friends@foxnews.com. also keep the holiday photos come in. they have been fun. get to them all morning long. if you have any christmas song suggestion for katie. >> send them. in. >> play list. all the way to january 1st. griff: meanwhile, we pass things on to carley. have you some suggestions for katie? carley: i will tell you all of them in a break. got to get to the story here.

all on quiet on pence that. christmas passes without a gift from north korea. remain on high alert after the rogue regime threatened to launch missile test. south korean media reporting at flew four planes over peninsula. the saxes on north korea by the end of the year. baltimore could end the year with its highest murder rate ever. as of tuesday, there has been 338 homicides following a week of violence. that saw three more murders. it's the fifth year in a row that the city has seen more than 300 murders. the doj is now offering resources to help baltimore police. a potential nightmare after christmas for millions of americans traveling home. snow storms and heavy rain likely to impact many of the 104 million people hitting the roads this week. the storms expected to track

east causing even more headaches for the nearly 3 million americans flying home by ne new year's day. and just check this out. a u.p.s. driver caught on camera, going above and beyond to avoid spoiling a christmas surprise. delivery man putting two garbage bins cardboard in front of a kid wants brand new toy so the boy wouldn't see what it was. the new york homeowner posted a video to facebook taking the driver for taking those extra steps. that's what we were just talking about, guys, those little acts of kindness so cool to see. ed: when nobody is watching. other times on "the five" saying things. katie: real journalist. let me know whether or not the facts are not correct. i admit correction. i'm changing my opinion. ed: in the meantime, president trump vowing to intervene california's governor cannot control his state's homelessness crisis.

griff: our next guest left california for texas. says the state's high taxes and liberal policies are behind it. stay tuned ♪ ♪ no more mr. nice guy ♪ (male announcer) check out the after christmas sale

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griff: california's homeless crisis is surging. president trump tweeted gavin newsom has done a bad job on taking care of the homeless crisis in california. this as pop labor relation growth has sloan to the 1900. people keep living. chuck devore assemblyman who left the state for texas years ago. he joins us now. good morning. merry christmas to you. what's going on? a gold rush no more. >> good morning. merry christmas to you as well. california's progressive left policies are killing the state. the state is dying. everything is more expensive. energy is more expensive, housing is more expensive. if you want a blueprint of what america will look like if the left takes over. look no further than

california. they have half of the nation's unsheltered individuals in one state in california. the place is falling apart. griff: chuck, we want to show you the homelessness in california. it's up 21,306 from 2018. that should trouble everyone in the country. you were once a lawmaker there. what do you believe president trump should do? should he intervene? >> the first thing we have to look at is something called housing first. this was a policy that was initially rolled out in a limited fashion under president bush it was made mandatory under president obama. and california has gone all in on this failed policy. what it means is if you run a homeless shelter, you can't have any conditions on behavior of hermine in that shelter. can you have people using methamphetamines and opioids in that shelter without any

expectation that you have to go through treatment and rehabilitation. human nature, being what it is, people like to have shelter and like to be able to use their drugs, too. and the problem with that is that what -- and what you are seeing in california and a little bit in austin, texas, is that the homeless population is growing because people can have their drug addiction and have a roof over their heads at the same time. griff: you mentioned austin, texas there. you left california for texas. what lessons should texas and any other state learn from how california has handled this problem? >> well, i think you have to have a multitude of approaches. you can't have a one size fits all policy and expect to have it work and you are seeing that in california and unfortunately you are beginning to see that in austin, texas. now, california is failing. president trump certainly is going to have his work the cut out for him. it's very difficult for the federal government to move alone without the state and local governments backing them up. however, i know a lot of

nonprofits out in california would certainly love to see a change in policy and maybe we are going to see that and maybe we will start to see a reduction in the homeless population. in the meantime though, california isn't looking good. you mentioned the population rate is declining. i predict within two years you're actually going to see california begun to shrink in population as people leave the state and go to other places like texas where taxes are lower and regulation is less. griff: chuck, ask you one last question. that is since the middle of december, governor gavin newsom has been blaming in part president trump for the problem out there. is that fair? >> it's not fair at all. look, gavin newsom has been in power for over 20 years. as mayor of san francisco now as governor. this problem is gavin newsom's problem. this problem is the problem of the left and the progressives in california. they can blame president trump and climate change all they want. all they are doing is desperately trying to shift blame away from their own

failed policies it's not working california is dying. griff: thank you for taking time today. we will be following. >> thank you. griff: as democrats focus on impeachment. president trump is transforming the courts especially the west coast liberal ninth circuit. charlie kirk is here next with the long time impact his deployments could have ♪ ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm a believer ♪ ♪music (children laugh and scream) (dog barking) ♪music it's the final days of the wish list sales event.

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why don't you love me, daddy? >> that's pretty funny. 77%. that's how many people plan to return some of their christmas gifts online retail platform oracle says 20% are also expected to return more than half of their gifts. next, 35 million bucks. that's how much "star wars" rise of skywalker brought in at the box office. second best holiday haul of all time. behind only another "star wars" movie the force awakens. $1,300 that's the massive tip a table of 13 gave their wisconsin waitress as a christmas gift. the server's sister died of cancer in october. the waitress herself also battled cancer at the same time. what a wonderful gesture. griff: that's awesome. acts of kindness keep on rolling. as democrats focus on impeachment, president trump is busy remaking america's

courts including california's know forrously local ninth circuit. katie: giving democrat just 3 seat majority as opposed to the 11 they had at the start of his presidency. ed: here to weigh in on the impact of the appointments. >> the maga doctrine charlie kirk. good morning. merry christmas. good morning, charlie. >> good morning. thank you. you too. ed: talk about the impact this president has had. >> this is transformational. look, the joke kind of goes if you want to overturn anything when it comes to donald trump, go to the ninth circuit. whether it be the travel ban, whether it be anything in regards to immigration. now president trump is making long-term durable change to the ninth circuit and all circuit judges across the country for the better. this is not a conservative or liberal issue. this is just interpretation of the constitution and the rule of law. one out of every four circuit judges in america is now a trump appointee. so, while nancy pelosi has

been focused on this sham impeachment, mitch mcconnell and president trump has been appointing and confirming judges. 20, 30, 40 years from now some of these judges will still be serving interpreting the rule of law, being fair judges. that is the kind of change that america voted for in 2016. griff: charlie, you mentioned one in four. let me show you the numbers. in just the last year 102 federal judges confirmed in 2019. 184 total under president trump's administration. my question to you is, when you look at things like the booming economy and other gains within this administration, is the -- will these judges really be one of the top legacies? >> absolutely. and not to mention gulch and kavanaugh. president trump ran on a list of judges on the supreme court and he ran on original list judges. this is something that he was courage jufersly fulfilled on. president trump had an amazing amount of vacancies.

president trump every single day has been working with mitch mcconnell to confirm these judges. remember in 2016 in. so midwestern states you had value voters that imcan a out in record numbers fearful of a gun-grabbing anti-christian agenda that hillary clinton was touting when she called people like myself deplorables in flyover country. and these sort of judges that are now being installed in the ninth circuit this is unbelievable. this is something that five or six years ago conservatives would never have imagined having a more increased presence and now you are not going to be able to see liberals do what's called venue picking or they are able to pick what venue in the country is going to suit them the best. justice should be blind. and thanks to president trump we are finally going to be able to uphold the rule of law. katie: you heard about impartiality and fairness. seems like the 9th is getting more balance when it comes to justices. talk about that a little bit more. 9th circuit is notoriously

overturned. a lot overturned by the supreme court. talk about how important that is for president trump's agenda in terms of immigration or just smaller government in general? >> well, exactly right katie. we have been following this immigration issue for years. you have from out west. you know that the ninth circuit unfortunately has become so politicized. this is one of the institutions in our country that the left thought they would be able to take over with the election of hillary clinton. and president trump totally disrupted that. they thought they would be able to take over our courts, still get whatever judgment they want. whenever they wanted to get it. and they have been using the ninth circuit as a political weapon against president trump. at every single turn. and now we are finally going to be able to have impartiality. even if a judge hates president trump. they should be judging blind. that is what president trump is able to do. this is one of the most long lasting and important legacies in the trump presidency. griff: hurt, charlie. thank you very much. thank you for joining us. see you soon. >> thank you.

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that's what it is all about. keep sending your pictures in friends@foxnews.com. we will show them all morning long while we play christmas music specifically for katy. ed: we should got friends from our friend michael loftus. >> none of them are suitable for the public. christmas is crazy at my place. there is hats and tinsel everywhere. if i showed you, i would have to kill you. griff: we called katie out on saying christmas music should end on christmas day. >> no. katie: i changed my perspective. >> you did. it goes through new year's right? katie: allegedly. katie: all year long christmas lights on your front porch. >> some need to take a two or year break before you hear them again. ed: going past new year's is democratic race for president. it is going to go on and on and on. kenosha has dad jokes. >> christmas themed dad jokes. what did the car say to the

dreenel let's go for a spin. who do you say why does santa claus never go to the emergency room. because he has great elf care. what do you call a christmas shark? you call him shark dog. [buzzer] or santa dog. [laughter] katie: do you think that's this is really funny. >> that was just the worst. katie: i liked it. >> elf care was kind of -- what do you call a depressed elf a elf with low elf esteem. this is the problem the democrats have. they are so disingenuous. there is nothing authentic there. there is no there there to any of these candidates to supposedly somebody challenged cory booker hey, tell as many dad jokes as you can. that never happened. griff: he gave it a try. he get credit for attempting it? >> it was horrible. i have seen hostage videos

funnier. katie: rather see dad jokes than beto's dental work. ed: that's true. katie: moving up though in terms of the benefits of what he was happening. >> we are. even like the republicans have better jokes than the democrats. like the one that i like why doesn't trump wear glasses? because he has already got 2020. that's a killer joke. that's a great joke. shall. griff: what's your advice to booker. trying and knot succeed egg. >> find out who you are and explore that. don't listen to listen to people that tell you to do jokes. they are trying to soften up his image like they think cory is too hard. kenosha icory booker is spartacus. he is already soft. don't do jokes. katie: had a friend named t bone who wasn't a real person. >> joe biden had a friend named corn pop. corn pop and t-bone could go on the road together.

together. ed: talked about regifting this morning. here is how seinfeld. >> i got one of those for kim wattly for christmas. >> kim wattly? >> who sent that you one? >> one tim wattly. >> no. i think this is the same one i gave him. he recycled this gift. [laughter] he is a regifter. >> i'm large. ed: many think the move is shameful. research suggests the problem is all in the regifter's head. >> no. i am so with jerry on this. like regifting is horrible. will. griff: it's the thought that counts. you kill the thought. >> exactly. if somebody gives you a bad present, that's because you are not interesting. [laughter] get a hobby. people like you are so hard to shop for.

what do you like to do? do something. right? and why would somebody give me a pasta maker? because we think you need to exmorexplore things. get in there and do something with your life. all do you is click the remote indicate return a gift. >> only if you got two. same gift give one to charity. katie: do you have to keep it? so you are not allowed to regift or return? >> no, you are not. ed: pasta maker is in the it up board for 10 years. >> it stares at you and shames you. you get it out and you get to work, baby. griff: what about gift cards. >> those are horrible. they are the worst. it's the most i give you a card you pick whatever you want. >> that's what you tell yourself. right? that's how you put your head on the pillow. your giant ed henry head. i gave them a gift card i'm

a good person. no. ed: that got dark. griff: wee will give you the tunt to give over to carley shimkus. >> i got america a present. a subscription to the loftus party youtube channel. ed: brand new? >> brand new check it out. griff: don't give it back. >> i wonder what carley got us. carley: certainly not a gift card. we are all clear. headlines to get. to say a tough one here. a 7-year-old girl shot while celebrating christmas in chicago. the shooter firing from the sidewalk into a home. the police say the gunfire was meant for a gang member who was shot later that day the little girl is expected to survive. no arrests have been made. disturbing new details about the mother wanted in the disappearance of her children in idaho. lori's former friend remaining anonymous says the mother became obsessed with her new columbu new husband's b.

>> end of time, into the world. she would tell me no, have you really got to start preparing for the end of the world. >> being called persons of interest in the children's disappearance. police believe they are on the run. relatives say judicial and tylee, you see them right there. they have been missing since september. a family of three rescued from a national forest after going missing for 24 hours. the texas family was on their way to drop off if you were temperature when their truck got stuck in the colorado snow. after running the engine overnight for heat, they wrapped their feet in plastic and checked through the snow. eventually, an under sheriff spotted from personal plane. the family was found safe a few miles away. the lost art of a handwritten note spreading christmas cheer at a major corporation. the ceo of disaster relief

specialist bell four holdings hand wrighting more than 9,000 cards each year. sheldon yellen has been doing it every year since 1985, before he was even in charge. yellen also giving personal lived birthday and anniversary cards. wow. that is amazing. that makes people stay with the company, too. those personal touches that you tell that the ceo at the top brass really is respecting you and seeing, you know, wants to make your holiday special. katie: i love a handwritten card. got to say. >> traditional. griff: christmas in southeast asia capped off with stunning eclipse. creating a phenomenon known as the ring of fire. >> millions of people across thailand and indonesia keeping an eye on the sky even holding watch parties. katie: meteorologist adom klotz keeping an eye on closer to home as millions

are hitting closer to home. >> with a dog. adam: this might be my favorite hit ever. i have a great group of people out here. who brought a puppy? what's your name and then what's this dog's name? >> petra and my dog's name is lola. >> i'm holding lola. that means i handed you the weather clicker. you are going to do the weather forecast. i will hold lola. currently temperatures sitting in the you were 30's in new york city. does that feel okay to you guys out here? yeah, feeling okay. colder on the west coast. hit the button. there we are. hit this button now, too. we have got snow across the you were plains. hit the second button. there is the big story. big low pressure system running across portions of southern california. that might slow counsel travel just a bit. i think by and large across the country. it will be a great day for travel. nyeste day to follow up christmas. bringing it back out here to me and lola throwing it back

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carley: good morning, welcome back. quick sports headlines. tiger woods come back win at the masters named the a.p. sports story of the year. woods earning his 15th maim tournament win after fearing he might not play again due to several injuries and

rehab stent after a 2017 dui arrest. comedian kevin hart turning into a courtside santa. laker's star anthony davis falling into the an actor's lap. >> goes to the seats courtside. kevin hart. [laughter] what a way to finish. carley: best part is when lebron james pretended to fall into the comedian after davis missed a shot. laughs were short-lived as the lakers lost to the clippers. funny moment had by all, ed? ed: look out, that's funny. we wait for speaker nancy pelosi to finally impeachment matters and send those articles over to the senate. our next guest says that is pure politics. house manager during president clinton's impeachment he joins us live now. congressman, good to have you come in. >> good morning, ed, good to be with you as always. ed: what in the world is

going on. why do you think nancy pelosi is sitting back and holding these articles and might it backfire on her? >> i think it will backfire on her. it's very difficult to tell exactly what's going on here because there -- everything has been thrown up in the air. tossed up in the air. they are not following any of the precedence, they are not following any of the rules. for listen sake, ed, 21 years ago between christmas and the start of the trial in the senate in january of 1999, we were meeting in the judiciary committee as republicans, nonstop, making sure that everything was in place to present a professional, legal case in the senate. this go around, the articles haven't been sent over. managers haven't been appointed. everything is up in the air. and it just highlights the fact, i think, that this is nothing but a purely partisan politically driven exercise. ed: especially shocking after nancy pelosi promised months ago that this would be bipartisan if she did move forward. you say that this could have

reverberations beyond 2020. what do you mean by that? >> i do think so. first of all it will effect the 2020 elections. we are already starting to see that in some trump districts that are represented by democrats who voted for impeachment. they are already starting to see their numbers drop. but, going forward, the damage will be done to the country. the institution of impeachment, which is a tool that very, very few if any other countries in the world have where the american people through their representatives can remove a president who has seriously abused their offers. it now means nothing because its credibility has been so undermined by what pelosi and her people are doing in the -- in the house. and chuck schumer is trying to do the same thing in the senate. it really is doing irreparable harm to the institution of our government. the impeachment institution.

ed: that's the long-term impact. 2020 you think it will impact the election. we see some evidence in pennsylvania. have you democratic incouple bent matt cart write. this is a district that donald trump carried by a pretty wide margin, pretty good margin back in 2016. all of a sudden his race, he had been favored, now it's a toss-up. do you think we will see this not just in pennsylvania a key battle ground but other trump districts that nancy pelosi won in 2018 might go back to the republicans in 2020? >> i think we are going to see that across the country. even in my own home state of georgia in one particular district in suburban, atlanta the sixth traditional district trump did not carry in 2016. the incumbent democrat already is in trouble. i think we are going to see it also even in districts that trump did not carry burr that have traditionally been republican districts.

ed: very interesting. congressman bob barr we tired. we appreciate you coming in. have a merry christmas. >> i did. and happy new year to all of you at fox. ed: got a gift you didn't like for claims? guess what you are not alone. >> what is it a one year manipulate in the jelly of the month club. ♪ (dog barking) ♪music it's the final days of the wish list sales event. hurry in to your lincoln dealer today to get this exceptional offer.

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membership in the jelly of the month club. >> oh god. griff: got a gift you didn't like for christmas you are not alone. >> according to the retail federation 55% of somers say they will return unwanted gifts in the first month after receiving them. ed: joining u ed: you have to be well-informed. check the return policy. >> make sure when you are out there, you have your gift. you want to make sure how long that return policy is for that specific gift. for example, i bought a pair of pants for my sister and i realized that she actually has a month to return those pants. versus the week that i thought that she had. so you actually may have a longer amount of time to return something. and, or you may even have a shorter amount of time. you have to make sure that you are comicking that. katie: another tip that you have returning with a

receipt is always easier. you recommend digitally documenting the gift receipts for the gifter or receiver? >> for both. so, example, i'm going to go back to these pants that i got my sister. she wants to return them. but i didn't take a picture of the gift receipt. she lives in denver, i live in new york city. i now have to wait until i go back to new york city because as you can see i'm here in albuquerque, new mexico to get that receipt to her. i'm eating into the return time. if you are let's say you have those gift receipts and you gave these presents to people they may or may not want to return them. just send them to them via text or email. they may want them. you never know. they probably don't want to tell you they are returning the gifts. griff: talk about that hematocrit that, yohithahit thed early. >> how many millennials were actually online shopping about 26% of them online

shopping while they were waiting to purchase an item online. so, while in the store. so, these stores are really about making sure that it's very convenient for the shopper not only to shop but also to return. so, if you go earlier, people are more willing to help you out. and there's going to be more of a chance that can you get what you want. there is going to be more stock in there everyone is going to be going out to return things today and over the rest of the week into the weekend. you want to make sure that you have that stuff out there. ed: hitha herzog thanks. ed: if you have a tie you didn't like you can get two or three ties. griff: don't waste time. president trump is up and tweeting this morning call out democrats over their impeachment push. this as the "new york times" admits nancy pelosi is setting her own party up for a trap in 2020. stay tuned. that's coming up. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ed: so much going, but it is sad duty to report there is, in fact, a war on christmas, but it's not at the hands of someone you would expect. the villain is not someone on the left -- [laughter] it's our good friend on the right, katie pavlich. [laughter] griff: they're playing games with us, because they played a mariah carey christmas song. i was supporting christmas, but mariah up -- here i it comes again -- she was dubbed the christmas song queen, and i was

challenging that on christmas day. katie: the problem is i said that christmas movement should end on -- music should end on christmas music, and then this morning i said, oh, you can do it up -- [laughter] holding me accountable. griff: they should ban all mariah carey after christmas. ed: in the meantime, we've got photos pouring in, people are still spreading -- katie: they are. dave shares this photo of his horses, bo and whiskey -- ed: that's cute. and if here's marla's family showing their christmas spirit in costume. b ahhumbug, it says. griff: that is wiped out right there. ed: keep on e-mailing those photos, friends@foxnews.com. we'll be showing them all morning long. in the meantime, the christmas went out for the christmas

troops, dinner at mar-a-lago and then yesterday decided to tear into the democrats, going after nancy pelosi. and, in fact, now he's tweeting this morning as well, continuing what he did last night saying to today: the rad call the left are, do-nothing democrats wanted to rush everything through the senate. they are vicious, will say anything, the president claims, but now they don't want to go fast anymore, they want to go very slowly. liars, he says. katie: that is the democrats made, that's the argument that adam schiff made, you had the house judiciary chairman, jerry nadler, saying we can't trust that the next election will, quote, take care of the problem, meaning he doesn't trust the voters to vote president trump out, so he wants to push forward with impeachable. ed: it's like what al green said, we can't beat him at the ballot box -- they said it, they put it out there. katie: right. they didn't want to wait to go to court to get the witnesses they thought they should be

hearing from at the white house. they pushed it through out those witnesses, and and now the senate is working with what the house gave them, and it's not a lot. griff: no, it's interesting, he said the do-nothing democrats, and the president's letter a few weeks ago to speaker pelosi said i really want to stop using do-nothing democrats, but i can't tell you make this partisanship go away. it'll be interesting to see if he trains his ire on senate republicans who may be open to impeachment once that trial gets there. of course, majority leader mitch mcconnell talking about nancy pelosi withholding those articles from handing them over and, of course, his views on what would be a senate trial, he awe appears to want a -- appears no want a fast and quick one. and we have at least one senator weighing in -- ed: mcconnell was on hannity a week or so ago saying, look, i'm going to be working with the white house, we're going to map this out -- katie: which has been done

before. ed: right. democrats jumped on that and said, oh, gosh, this means that mcconnell's not impartial. we'll get to that point, which is kind of invalid, in a moment. in the meantime, lisa murkowski, the sort of more moderate republican not really on the trump agenda, is jumping on the criticism of mcconnell. she said, when i heard that, i was disturbed. to me, it means we have to take that step back of being hand and glove with the defense. so i heard what leader mcconnell had said. i happen to think that that has further confused the process. but to clear up any confusion, after the hannity appearance, mitch mcconnell came here on "fox & friends" and said there's practically nobody in the senate who's impartial. watch. >> do you think chuck schumer's impartial? bernie sanders? elizabeth warren? let's quit the charade. this is a political exercise. a political exercise. all i'm asking of schumer is that we treat trump the same way

we treated clinton. ed: and it's interesting, because now "the new york times" had a couple of op-ed columnists going back and forth about impeachment, and where are we with nancy pelosi holding an the articles. and you've got gail collins who has never been -- she's on the left, never been with president trump -- and in this back and forth in "the new york times" web site, they're both questioning the strategy. is nancy pelosi caught in a trap or setting one? and brett stevens says if she tries to bottle impeachment in the house on the grounds that the senate won't call witnesses like john bolton and mick mulvaney, she'll look -- leaving much of the public to conclude that the entire process was a waste of time. honestly, i'm not sure how she minesses it -- finesses it, what am i missing here? that's brett stevens.

gail collins says she's worried that it might backfire on pelosi. katie: not just backfiring temporarily now, in 2020, but long term. so because the house did what they did in the haste without really going to court, calling proper witnesses, all the things that all of the bipartisan sport that nancy pelosi herself said they needed to move forward, what's going to happen now when the house is republican-dominated? are they going to have the ability to just impeach the president on grounds that are not laid out in the constitution? we obviously have seen this. getting rid of the filibuster and president trump just putting through -- ed: backfires. >> -- all of the judges, exactly. m there are short-term consequences and long-term conventions as well. griff: well, and nancy pelosi has home state problems when it comes to california and their handling of the homeless population there. we have a brand new tweet here from president trump going after pelosi.

he says this: nancy pelosi's district in california has become rapidly one of the worst anywhere in the u.s. when it comes to the homeless and crime, and it's gotten so bad so fast, she has lost total control. and along with their equally incompetent governor, gavin newsom, it is a very sad sight. that feud with newsom started sometime back on december 19th when gavin newsom, who's dealing with a just unbelievably terrible homeless crisis in california, lashed out, blaming the president in part for the problem. here's what he said. >> i imagine if you're president of the united states, any leader like myself feels a deep sense of respondent to address the most -- responsibility to address the most vexing issues in the country. we've asked the trump administration for the one thing he could do specifically, and that's address the fair market represent issue and help us support additional resources to get people housing. the president could do a hell of a lot more. ed: interesting. put it in the president's lap?

the president sent his housing secretary, ben carson, to deal with this crisis. he was on "fox & friends" a few days ago laying out what their plan is, and the san francisco chronicle has this editorial that's saying, well, maybe newsom and state officials should listen to the trump administration. they admit they don't always say this, the the chronicle's editol page is not a trump fan either, but they're saying ben carson has a point in that maybe the trump administration has some new ideas and that the democratic governor shouldn't just blame it -- katie: well, he's essentially saying because the trump administration hasn't given us more money, they are somehow responsible. chuck devore who left the state for texas says leftist policies are to blame for california's problem, not president trump. >> this problem is gavin newsom's problem. this problem is the problem of the left and the progressives in california. they can blame president trump and climate change all they

want, all they're doing is desperately trying to shift blame away from their own failed policies. it's not working. california is dying. ed: tough words. that's why the president's all over nancy pelosi today, gavin n newsom last night. our viewers are weighing in as well. katie: e-mail from craig, gavin is acting like a millennial -- [laughter] who is still living in his parents' basement. asking his parents to bail him out. griff: and this from another viewer, governor newsom brags about a $10 billion plus budget surplus yet cries trump is the problem for the homeless problem in his state. he will take no respondent. katie: the problem here is that there are real people at stake. business owners or homeless people who really need a lot of

help, so -- ed: you're right. that's why the president's saying if the state doesn't do manager about it, he's going to. katie: it's becoming a public health crisis. griff: friends@foxnews.com. meanwhile, over to carly. >> hello. merry christmas, guys. got some headlines to get to, and we're going to start with this right here, hundreds of protesters marching to a mall in hong kong. the pro-democracy demonstrators hoping to prevent businesses from making money over the holidays. it's the third day of shopping protests. riot police have arrested several people. fighter jets targeting hamas in response to rocket fire from gaza. the israeli military says combat jets and helicopters intercepted the rocket over its southern territories. the rocket fire forcing prime minister benjamin netanyahu to rush to a bomb shelter while campaigning for his party's primaries. no reports of injuries. just look at this, a

terrified man clinging for his life on the front of a truck after a case of christmas day road rage. [bleep] >> we're videoing you. >> the man latching on for more than a mile on a highway in australia. the driver of the land cruiser switching lanes and speeding all over the road. it's all believed to have escalated from a minor crash. the driver is facing several charges. a spanish reporter celebrates after quitting her job on live tv, but it might have been a little premature. [speaking spanish] [laughter] >> okay. so what just happened there, the reporter thought she had won a $4 million lottery jackpot. in reality, she only won a fraction of that grand prize, so five grand, $5,000.

she later apologized adding that she was right about not coming back because she was going on vacation. [laughter] katie: oh, wow. ed: if you're the boss, you're like, no, i heard you right. >> you are going on vacation. ed: yeah. just a little longer. >> exactly. katie: what a comeback. >> thanks, guys. ed: 2019 coming to an end with kim jong un threatening a so-called christmas gift for america and vladimir putin touting russia's hypersonic weaponry. a former cia agent breaks it down next. your school. your job. your dreams. your problems. (indistinct shouting) but at the y, we create opportunities for everyone, no matter who you are or where you're from.

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in the days ahead, but what's your advice to the president going into 2020? >> well, we have to remember that we have a neurotic kid e who's at the head of a nuclear-armed state. so the threat is real. even though it didn't happen yesterday, it certainly could happen today in the days to come. so if i were to sit down with the president and give him counsel, it would be continue with the diplomatic efforts. we have to focus on that kind of a solution. and we also have to start exploring covert action operations. we need to start target thing both facilities and the people involved in this program. both carrot and stick. and i think the president lean much more towards trying to find a diplomatic solution here, but we also have to remember this isn't just about a north korean and the peninsula. this is also about kim jong un selling his weaponry to places like syria, iran. so this problem isn't just localized, it's global. and the president knows that, and i think that he's got to maybe lean a little bit heavier

on some of the solutions to take care of this problem. ed: and what about russia? vladimir putin not just touting these hypersonic weapons, but somebody who supports bad actor it is around the world whether it's north korea, syria, iran. you could go through the list. what's your advice for 2020 there? >> well, the american people, they need to know that we're behind the 8-ball. we're getting outgunned by both russia and china. this is a very, very scary missile. i think what the president's doing, very smartly, and the military's doing very thought flir, is we're moving forward aggressively on developing our own system, looking at space-based sensors to detect those launches. but i think, ultimately, this is a diplomatic question, and i think the president is smart to try and engage with vladimir putin to basically try to find a way to keep our relationship adversarial, sure, but at a low boil, right?

frenemies, i suppose one could say. ed: when you say he should keep the diplomatic channel open, his critics would say that he hasn't gotten a lot of out of that either with the summits in north korea or what he promised in the campaign about russia that, hey, they're going to help us with north korea and syria. >> yeah. president trump was given an absolute garbage sandwich with north korea. three presidents had failed before him. so we should give him a little bit more time to work what he can. you know, in terms of russia, again, they've been an adversary of ours for over 60, 75 years. that relationship's always going to be complicated. give president trump some leash to do what he and his team can. so i don't buy this, the critics. i think that's silly washington talk. ed: sure. and this is a president has promised to take on isis and has all but destroyed the caliphate, we can't forget about that. is there a threat that we're not thinking about that a former cia

officer is saying we better pay more attention to that? >> look, china, cyber attacks, biothreats, those are also big concerns of mind. but i think the biggest threat that we face is not from outside of this nation, it's from within. the last three years we've had this hysteria based on russia, a russian in every closet. we set asunder our nation with a politicized intelligence community and a politicized fbi. so i think that's the piece that americans should be board most about. and they have an opportunity to express their concern next november. look, rest easy knowing that the intelligence community now under this president and military are on top of our concerns, but we need to take care of the domestic threats, and that is, sadly enough, from within. ed: well, brian dean wright calling his diplomacy calling it a garbage sandwich instead of the alternative. [laughter] always sharp analysis, we appreciate that. >> you bet. ed: in the meantime, 2020

democrats vowing to reverse one of president trump's signature policies. >> yes. eliminate -- eliminate a significant number of these tax cuts. >> i'm in favor of undoing all the tax breaks for rich people. ed: but should democrats really be running on undoing what is a booming economy? one of the architects behind the president's tax cuts warns democratic plans are going to hurt american workers. he joins us live next. ♪ ♪ ♪music (air pump motors) (lamp crashes) ♪music

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katie: the weathered aing to the already-long lines at airports across the nation. ed: david nethers is keeping an eye on it. good morning, david. >> good morning. yeah, we're in cleveland where this has been a busy morning, queuing back up at the airline counters here after what's been one of the busiest travel days of the season around the cub. around the country. take a look at video we shot here a little earlier. at one point i jokingly said it i a peered -- appeared to be a mass evacuation of northeast ohio, and across the country 315.6 -- 115.6 million people traveling this holiday season, millions through the air, but millions more on the road. and so, in fact, aaa has said that you really need to take some patience with you and expect the delays as you're traveling around the country this morning. you mentioned some weather.

here in northeast ohio in the midwest, the weather is actually very favorable for travel. but there are delays around the country, and i want to say that when you're packing -- if you're flying, you want to pack sensibly so that you can get quickly through security. but if you're on the roads, you've got a lot more to deal with. if we can come back live, we'll show you the boards here in cleveland to give you a sense of what the travel is like from around the country both departures and arrivals here in cleveland, looks to be in good shape. some delays for departures to orlando, fort myers and fort lauderdale departures also a bit delayed. but for the most part, around the country the arrivals here look to be on time. everything looks good for the time being, but it's going to be a very, very business travel day. ed: some unhappy people, appreciate you staying on top of

it. katie: democrats calling to eliminate president trump's historic tax cuts. >> we have to eliminate a significant number of these god awful tax cuts. >> i'm in favor of undoing all the tax breaks for rich people and big corporations. >> and, yes, taxes on wealthy individuals and on corporations are going to have to go up. griff: while democrats cry repeal, repeal, repeal, the trump administration says the tax cuts and jobs act is delivering on its promises. ed: our next guest was one of the architects during the campaign, joining us now, heritage foundation senior fellow stephen moore. good morning, sir. >> hi, guys. ed: democrats are kind of handing this on a silver platter to the president, they're denying the tax cuts working and, b, saying we want to raise taxes. >> you know, i'm old enough to remember in 1984 when walter mondale was running against ronald reagan's tax cuts. you all may recall that in that

famous debate against reagan he promised to raise taxes, and i think reagan won slightly that re-election -- i think he won 49 -- [laughter] so i don't think, you know, for democrats to be calling for higher taxes is a political winner. but let's talk about the economics here. we're proud of the way this tax cut has worked out. when larry kudlow and i and others were putting this plan together for trump, he was always talking about how are these going to impact middle class workers. and the whole idea was to cut taxes for american businesses, this is an unapologetic pro-business, pro-american business president, and it wasn't just for corporations, by the way. it also affected 27 million small businessmen and women who run the great companies of america, these small businesses. and the idea of raising the taxes back up on these businesses, i think, would be really devastating for the u.s. economy. griff: right. >> if you go back to where we were, just one last thing, if you go back to pre-trump, the

united states had the highest business tax rates in the world. that's why we cut them. we said we can't compete with china, mexico, europe and other countries if we're at a 40% tax rate and the rest of the world is at 20. the math just didn't add up. griff: a part of the overall economy, let's look at some of these highlights. unemployment at 3.5%, a 50-year low are. seven million jobs created, job openings exceed number of unemployed. average income for households up nearly $6,000 since the tax cuts. bottom line, stephen, is it your opinion that running against this trump economy is a losing ticket? >> well, that's for sure. i mean, you're right, we have the best economy in a lot of ways in 40 years in terms of low unemployment, low inflation rate, you're right. we have a million more jobs available in the united states than even people looking for jobs, so that's an unprecedented situation for the united states. but i want to connect the dots between that as situation and

the -- that situation and the tax cuts because this is, i think, what joe biden and bernie sanders don't get. we intentionally tried to create a very tight labor market where you'd have a lot of jobs available for people, and that would bid up wages. if you've to got a tight labor market, if you don't like working for joe down the street, you can go down to another company and work for susan. and that's given a lot of bargaining power to workers, and that's why we're seeing wages rise for middle class blue collar workers all across the country. katie: yeah. stephen, we've heard or the president emphasize the tax cuts and jobs act. i think you laid that out pretty well, but what is your response to someone like joe biden after all these figures in the economy saying these are god awful tax cuts? is that really a representation of what's going on for the average american? >> well, you know, we've seen a $5,000 gain in income for middle class workers since we passed the tax cut. and these are, you know, strong numbers, really strong numbers. by the way, that $5,000 increase

in income in three years under trump compares with a $1,000 increase in eight a years under obama. the other thing is don't forget this, even with the trump tax cuts which passed in 2017, in 2019 the united states government collected more cash revenues from americans than any other year in american history. we don't have a revenue problem. katie: spending problem. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> merry christmas, guys. katie: before he was president of the united states, donald trump was making hollywood cameos like this one. >> excuse me, where's the lobby? >> down the hall and to the left. >> thanks. griff: now that movie scene is getting the axe in canada. is nothing safe from being politicized? mark steyn is here to sound off. look out, it's boxing day. ed: now they're censoring movies. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ katie: [inaudible] the tree outside in fox square, it looks beautiful. we are looking at your christmas pictures that you are sending in. santa, very cute. mark: check out mark and bev, all lit up, literally, for christmas. [laughter] griff: and all decked out in his christmas hat, this is wilbur, the pig. keep sending us your pictures at

friends@foxnews.com. now we want to bring in author and columnist mark steyn, filling in for tucker tonight, and i think it's appropriate to wish you happy boxing day. >> yeah. i appreciate your cultural sensitivity. [laughter] in canada and the british commonwealth it's boxing day, and in europe it's st. stephen's day, and this is the only country, more or less, that doesn't get the 26th off. ed: you mentioned the canadians, a broadcasting company triggered about this little cameo from a businessman named donald trump before he was president in home alone 2. let's play the clip. >> excuse me, where's the lobby? >> down the hall and to left. >> thanks. ed: they cut that out of their showing of home alone 2 in canada. [laughter] they claim it's because they needed to leave room for commercials, that's the one part -- >> right, right. that was a great six-is second commercial they had for whatever it was. ed: how bad is the derangement

syndrome for you to cut that out of a movie? >> i think they're actually terrified that he was a beloved mainstream cultural -- he's on the regis fill bin christmas album in the middle of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. terrific album, by the way. regis is the way to go. [laughter] then one foggy christmas eve, but trump still came to say, blitzen, you're fired. rudolph, you're hired. that's who donald trump was before he was the new hitler. i think they're terrified of these little things that will remind people just how deranged -- katie: let's move forward. so 2020's coming which means brand new decade, and we have with tasked with you with coming up with some predictions not just for next year, but for the entire decade. i'm nervous to hear them. go for it. >> yeah. i think things are moving pretty

fast. i think in ten years' time, according to some of these economic predictions, about a third of all jobs will have been replaced by automation, which means like a really big reconfiguring of what we think the purpose of life. and they're mostly going to be mail jobs as well. and generally speaking, having lots of fit, healthy, working-age job with nothing to do is not a great recipe for social tranquility. so i'm predicting a global apom lips -- [laughter] apocalypse. no, no, no, the country's, you know, 1929 you had the wall street crash. i think by 2029 it might be something more like -- katie: do you have any good news for us? of. [laughter] griff: will it have a name? we had the roaring '20s. >> i think it could be roaring, but roaring in a different way.

katie: oh, no. >> fire-breathing -- [laughter] ed: sounds like a dark episode of tucker carlson tonight. >> tucker always makes the dark stuff fun. ed: he does. >> you know -- ed: with a smile. >> yeah. that's the way -- ed: and a hearty half. >> and, actually, during my -- this is the only reason i agreed to guest hose, is because griff and carly are doing tucker's quiz. ed: oh. >> so the rest of us have -- [inaudible conversations] >> carly and i are arranging a spectacular humiliation. griff: carly went nuclear on santa claus yesterday. >> revisionist history. santa stole my buzzer, and i am the victim in this situation. >> that's a song, the santa stole my buzzer song is one you can still play. i love that. ♪ santa stole my buzzer. katie: mark's predictions today. ed: 8 p.m. eastern tonight, don't miss it.

>> we do have headlines, katie, and some of them are serious. and the first one is a manhunt underway after multiple shootings in north carolina. finish two people are dead and several others wounded. police say six men were hurt in a christmas eve drive-by outside a strip mall in high point. the victims are expected to be okay. investigators looking into whether that attack is connected to a separate deadly shooting earlier this week. a man fighting for his life after a vicious attack on christmas eve. now, we want to warn you, this surveillance video may be graphic. a group of robbers in new york city throwing a man to the ground, demanding money. the thieves punching, kicking and stomping on the man, only stealing $1 from him. no arrests have been made. the man is in critical condition. the iconic cathedral may never recover from the devastating fire earlier this year. the fire left the paris church

so fragile it has just a 50/50 chance of being saved. more than $1 billion has now been pledged by donors to finance reconstruction. the cathedral was unup able to hold christmas -- unable to hold christmas masses for the first time in 200 years. lindsay von putting a ring on it, making a splashy engagement announcement, vonn proposing to her fiance, des moines k. sue ban -- t.k. suban on christmas day. she returned the favor on their anniversary writing, quote: women aren't the only ones who should get engagement rings. congratulations to them, round two. ed:, so, carly, katie, what do you think? >> i like the privilege of being a woman and getting an engagement ring. >> yeah. she got the ring and he is going to wear one too, more jewelry

for him. is he going to have to wear or a second ring after they get married? that could be thick on the old knuckles, you know what i mean? [laughter] griff: well done. ed: adam klotz in fox square, sounds like you've got a nice crowd out there. adam: yeah, there we go. i love being out here all christmas week because fox square is a blast this time of year. are you guys enjoying the forecast? is it nice out here? [cheers and applause] yes, i love that energy. good news, no rain anywhere in the forecast. actually nice the next couple of days. we are tracking a little snow in the upper midwest that's moving through minnesota. the larger system now spinning off the coast of southern california, that'll be running into the plains and midwest by the time we get into the weekend. that could be a heavy snowmaker. but good news for all the folk behind me, great weather for the next down couple of days.

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♪ ♪ >> good morning. some quick headlines. rapper kanye west dropping a new gospel album as a christmas present to his fans. ♪ ♪

>> the album, jesus is born, is the second by west in his sunday service choir. and justin bieber surprising his fans by announcing a new single and upcoming tour. >> god has me right where he wants me. ♪ ♪ >> to very religious or artists back to back there. his new song drops just after the new year. the entire album is expected sometime after that. guys? ed: thanks, carly. meanwhile, the president's been busy trying to get more and more conservative judges confirmed to courts all around the country including the liberal ninth circuit out west. katie: yeah. notoriously turned over a lot of president trump's efforts on illegal immigration, for example. there are a lot of headlines that are talking about this effort. here's one from politico. says how trump is filling the liberal ninth circuit with

conservatives, and another one -- or not another one, but that is, in fact, what he's doing. ed: laying it all out. griff: if you look at the numbers, this is the president's impact on the judiciary. 102 federal judges confirmed in 2019, 184 total under his administration. strong impact. ed: yeah. you think about turning the ninth circuit, which is still liberal but by a much smaller margin, charlie kirk, a big supporter of the president, was on the program earlier saying in the long term this could be one of the president's biggest legacies. >> this is one of the institutions in the country that the left thought they would be able to take over with the election of hillary clinton, and president trump totally disrupted that. they thought they would be able to take over our courts, get whatever judgment they want whenever they wanted to get it. and they've been using the ninth circuit as a political weapon against president trump at every single turn. this is not a conservative or

liberal issue, this is just interpretation of the constitution and the rule of law. justice should be blind, and thanks to president trump for finally upholding the rule of law. kay kate yeah. the ninth circuit has been heavily weighted left, and the president is looking forward to having not conservative judges that he agrees with necessarily, but just having a more balanced court. ed: right. griff: and, you know, the ninth circuit because of of the battles waged on immigration, obviously, so much tension and politico's pointing out, but really what charlie was talking about whether or not this will be 20 years from now, 25 years the real legacy of the trump administration, the impact on the judiciary. ed: a mistake that then-president barack obama made by leaving so many vacancies, partly because they thought hillary clinton's going to win easily, and she'll tilt these courts further left. unstead, donald trump gets

elected -- katie: mitch mcconnell in the senate has just been putting through hundreds of supreme court -- ed: 02. katie: regular federal court appointments and, of course, two supreme court nominees. that has big impact. we'll keep following it. in the meantime, if your fridge is packed with christmas leftovers, how long should those last? we've got unique and easy ways to rework yesterday's dinner into fresh new meals, up next. ♪ ♪music (air pump motors) (lamp crashes) ♪music it's the final days of the wish list sales event.

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♪ ♪ griff: well, christmas has come and gone, but we bet your fridge is stocked with holiday

leftovers. ed: here with ways to revamp, remember, we've been teasing katie about recycling -- [laughter] that's one thing. you've got to deal with it. so diana hendricks is here -- >> hi. ed: good to see you. what should we with doing? >> here's christmas dipper, so your traditional centerpiece is ham, this is a smithfield ham, it's the best. easy, versatile, and there's so many things you can do with it. this is your traditional christmas dinner, and over here are your leftovers, which we're going to get to, but first we're going to make something. this is such a quick and easy dish, it's a quick fried rice. it's kind of like an unfried rice because you're not really frying it. we're going to throw some vegetables in here. i don't know what's over there, adam. no, that easy land troh. not yet. broccoli, bell peppers. weaver going to add some ham. you can use any protein that you have. you want to stir that up.

oh, it's so good. and i'm also going to put some oison sauce, have you everred that it? griff: oh, yeah. >> oh, god, it's so delicious. there's also plum sauce. and this actually is a really, like, a twist to holiday leftovers. it's brown rice -- well, they fry it. ed: i order it, but i never knew -- >> and eggs are a key part of it. i like to scramble the eggs first, makes it easier. throw the eggs in there. ed, is there cilantro? i'm going to add a little sesame oil which gives it that real good flavor and a little bit of honey. this is loy honey, black honey from greece. >> that looks good. >> and that's it. you just cook it up, and once it gets nice and hot, you can make fried rice at home like that. ed: what do you have over here? >> a breakfast skill especially

with ham chopped up. you have mashed potato and turnip pancakes from the leftovers. a loaded holiday sandwich -- griff: i've been waiting for you to say that. >> and you make some pasta and throw some protein in there -- ed: a little dessert? >> we're going to make that on the after the show show, and then we have got a ham and bean soup. just a couple. griff: diana hand -- hendricks, it looks fantastic. thank you so much for being here. how about that, would you eat her leftovers? [cheers and applause] oh, yes, they would here on "fox & friends" we've got more coming up. >> happy holidays. ♪ traveling lighter. taking a shortcut. woooo! taking a breather. rewarded! learn more at the explorer card dot com.

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on that today. >> we're making chocolate bark. >> tune into fox nation and you'll find out. >> leland: fox news alert as president trump is going after house speaker nancy pelosi on christmas day railing against a scam impeachment and a quote, very unfair process. with that good morning. hope you had a merry christmas. he waited until presents were open for everybody >> molly: i'm molly line. the president sending out a pair of tweets blasting pelosi and house democrats as hypocrites. he tweeted 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 zero republican votes. no crime. the call with ukraine was perfect with no pressure. she said