all the holiday season all the best all year long and hope you have a great night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ here comes santa claus ♪ here comes santa claus ♪ right down santa claus ♪ all his reindeer pulling on the reigns. bells are ricking ♪ children singing. griff: merry christmas you are looking live in new york in fox square and it is finally arrived. i'm griff jenkins sitting in with nicole saphier and jason chaffetz. wishing you all a very merry christmas. good morning, nicole and jason. you know i'm reminded in c.s.

lewis' land of narnia a curse christmas can never come. guess what? we made it. it is merry christmas to both of you, nicole? many. nicole: merry christmas, i'm so happy to be here. second year spending christmas together and spending christmas with justin as well. fox square is incredibly if he has been. it's been a difficult year. we can still look around and notice there are miracles happening everywhere. being jason. jason: merry christmas to you all. i thought as i was driving hereo the studios, i saw police officers, i saw people in convenience stores. i know there are people working in hospitals and people in hospitals. there are a lot of people working erlgly on christmas morning. it's one of my favorite times of the year and a united states day. i'm glad to be joining with the two of you on this christmas

morning. griff: glad to be joined by all of our viewers weighing up. find santa did indeed come and we will talk to you in a minute. we want you to send in your christmas morning pictures at friends at foxnews.com. we want to celebrate with you as well. now, i digress, because because we have a special special vism p guest who has been busy all night long. the santa claus joining us. good morning, santa. >> good morning, ho ho ho. it has been a long night. griff: how did it go? what was the challenges? and are you completely done now? >> everything all -- all the places where the children are asleep, santa has delivered everything. nicole: santa, i can tell you just coming up this morning, you definitely hit my house and children are going to be extremely excited as they wake

up. how did you do it there were high winds and rapes. and i can tell you my kids were concerned about you and your reindeer flying in that weather. >> santa has special authority to avoid the weather. and nothing stops santa. santa always delivers to good chirp while they are sloping. will. jason: i'm highly impressed. i'm glad you got the cookies that my granddaughter left out for you. i can see you ate most of it. other eat snacks. >> very food cookies. if. jason: good. i appreciate it. i hate to ask you this, but as long as i don't get many opportunities to talk to santa, any chance have you an extra stretch armstrong that was my favorite toy as a kid if you have an extra one. >> you heard what i said, i delivered to all the children on the good list. chronic nic on the good list, too.

that's another point that you make there, jason. >> two parts to that and it is important that he qualify on both. jason: all right. i may not qualify. i understand. thanks, santa. griff: that's a good point. i loved stretch armstrong. good call. journey last night on this show. we were tracking you yesterday talking with the commander general van herct at norad. one of the first stops you made was the international space station. how did you pull that off? >> now i would be telling some of santa's magical secrets. they were surprised. they thought that santa couldn't get there. santa always shows upping. nicole: well, santa, i can tell you that my children were watching you all night long and at one point i was saying that i think you were didding to come soon and my son is like, no, no,

no. he is still in south america but he will be here at some point. i love that you allow our kids to follow you around the world. i told him though that we don't know precisely where you are. it's still the element of surprise. otherwise, everyone would have pictures and videos of you have coming down the chimney. it's not quite precise, right? there is still some magic to it you don't want us to know exactly when you are coming, right? >> the only person who knows exactly where santa is at any moment is mrs. claus. and, of course mrs. claus keeps a very close eye on santa. will will. jason: that was actually my he question, san be that, what does mrs. claus do while you are doing all this work? do you sneak her along sometimes? does she scoot over and join you on some of this? >> well, no, actually mrs. claus has completed her work when santa has returned home safely.

but, up until that point, santa is not a business than. but, mrs. claus, she makes sure that everything that santa is committed to doing gets done. she also managing the elves and the reindeer. santa could not function without mrs. claus. many. griff: that's great. nicole: no truer statement. it. griff: i just have one more question for you, santa. that is my god daughter lily groce. shared with me last night a plan devised. a three-point plan it will designed to catch you? did she catch you? have you ever been caught by any of the children the device plans to catch you in the act? >> it has never happened and it never will because one of the secrets is that rudolph, the red-nosed rai reindeer, his noss not only a bee cob but it is

also a child detector radar. [laughter] and if we approach a house and there are children asleep, we just -- if they are not asleep, we just go right on by to the next place. it. nicole: thank you, santa, so much for checking in. i need one of those child detector radars for sure. santa will be here all morning to answer our questions. pleas, you can email us your questions for santa as well as sending in pictures at foxnews.com and maybe we will be able to read them live on air this morning. >> i will be happy to visit back again with you. ho ho ho. ing. griff: all right. thank you, santa. you know, guys. christmas is all about traditions. ing it first lady will melania trump kept up that tradition. one of the little girl confuses the first lady with rudolph the

red-nosed reindeer. the first leading tweeting this out. i enjoy tracking santa's journey with children from across the country. norad santa. we did that on this show. santa is on his way. be sure to follow norad track santa as he and reindeer make their way around the world. merry christmas. but, that texas girl that confused first lady melania, check this out. watch. >> rudolph? i don't get it. >> i want to wish you a merry christmas to your mom and dad and your family. >> merry christmas, thank you. [laughter] griff: look at that. nicole, it's really the joy of children this time of area that's so very special. nicole: i will tell you last several years first lady making phone calls.

you can see the joy and love in her heart. she loves being a mother and loves children. i think this is an incredible job she does everyier. i truly enjoy watching it. that little girl was adorable. and i'm sure had she known rudolph or the first lady, either would be extremely exciting to talk to on the phone. griff griff what do you think are, jason, about these calls. we have a moment, jason, i think, to set aside politics, set aside the partisanship, which you are familiar with here in washington. it may never have been as strong as it is now. but, really, melania, first lady melania, breaking through it this year with the norad santa tracking and the calls to the kids. jason: those are just real moments. they are fun moments, they are good things that the first family gets to do. little kids just telling it is like it is wondering who she is

talking to. that's great. recalling. griff: we promised you traditions. share ours at home. mine which you may have seen in years past the pajama-wearing. this is it last year in the lobby of the muse hotel. i was filling in last year anchor and in the lobby we took photos. we have santas on our pajamas. this year, kathleen, always the stylist said of the pajama tradition wearing a red one. i have been prewarned this year because i don't know what this year's pajamas are that there may have been a challenge in the sizing department and that i may be wearing some that don't properly fit me. go figure. one other tradition is the dog sweater rascal. who just turned 6. this year is a nome. therwill won't fit mewell.

nicole? nicole: i hope you will send pictures of your ill-fitting pajamas that would make entertainment for any. i do remember your family joined us on fox square for christmas and it was beautiful. i have three boys as everyone knows. my youngest insists that he and i stay up late every christmas eve to watch for santa. and we do. we spy. but we have to be super quiet because santa knows if you are sleeping or awake. and then when we hear the eligible, jingljinglebells. there we will find santa eating the cookies and egg to nothing we left out. interesting we did our same routine. he got scared. all of a sudden he is more aware he said oh, no, santa is actually going to know that we are awake. we have to run we have to go pretend to be sleeping. he we had to lay down real quick and pretend to be sleeping.

when the eligible stopped. then we proceeded out to the christmas tree and lo and behold presents under the tree and stockings were filled and the little boy had the feelings of joy. what about you, jason, what are some of your traditions? jays jafs great, great memories. it always starts with the chaffetz family going on down to the mall. santa seems to have an apartment or condo at the mall. he's there and available. we would love to be able to sit on santas lap and do all that of course we have our christmas list and submit the list to santa. and and then i haves fondest memories. one of my best memories, this was me 3 years old i got this red fire truck. you can hook that hose to that tire truck and it actually shoots water. i had it long after i could even fit in the darn thing. i have some great memories putting out cookies for santa, making sure we go out and leave some carrots and putting reindeer dust so they know where to land in the backyard, that

sort of thing. it is a magical moment. i can't believe i'm a grandpa now. we have two little ones that are just starting to learn thieves traditions. and it's a joy. it's so fun and we're very blessed in our household. griff: tell them to send in pictures. to all of you, we want to send your christmas that christian, friends@foxnews.com. we will show them this morning. speaking of them, president trump and first lady melania reflecting on christmas amid a pandemic are thanking front line workers praising the covid-19 vaccine and trying to unify the nation in what has been an unbelievably difficult year. watch. >> this christmas is different than years past. we are battling a global pandemic that has affected all of us. yet, will through this great

challenge, we have been inspired by the kindness and courage of citizens across this country. teachers have worked extr extraordinarily hard. first responders, doctors and nurses have given everything to save lives. it'. >> we'll are delivering millions of doses of a safe and effective vaccine be that will soon end this terrible pandemic and save millions and millions of lives. we're grateful for all of the scientists, researchers, manufacturing workers, and service members who have worked tirelessly to make this break through possible. it is truly a christmas miracle. able. nicole: you know, guys, i couldn't have agree with president trump more. this has been a devastating year for everyone. and everyone has felt it all across the globe. yet, here we are on christmas. and we have time to reflect. we have time to reflect on the difficulty that wee have all

faced. but, also, some of the most incredible discoveries and some of the progress that has been made in under a year. these truly is a christmas miracle that we are seeing right now in not only the vaccines but the treatments and our frontline workers who continue to go out and how we are continuing to work together to do everything we can to slow the spread of this pandemic and to save as many lives as possible. these truly are christmas,000,000. it's a wonderful time to reflect on all that we have accomplished. prosecute. jason: yeah. i'm very grateful for operation warp speed. it didn't happen by stent. i'm glad president trump put that in motion early, early on in the process. i look at these three companies and the brilliant minds that put together these vaccines and president trump getting rid of all the bureaucracy get it to the finish line and it have it before the end of the year. just a quick note all those people have got to be tired and exhausted. those frontline workers in the hospital are there working this

morning trying to save people's lives. a lot of thought and prayer about those people this morning, griff. griff: they are heroes of 2020 indeed. well said, jason and nicole. more of the great show coming up. turn now to your headlines, starting with a fox news alert. an nypd officer shot in the back is saved by his it bullet proof vest overnight. police are calling it nothing but a miracle. >> on this christmas eve into christmas, i would say that somebody is absolutely looking out for us here on the nypd. i would thank god that we are not here under more dire circumstances. >> the 27-year-old officer was responding to a domestic dispute when the gunman opened fire in brooklyn. he was later arrested. and to extreme weather the midwest is waking up to a white christmas following a winter storm. overnight fierce winds knocking out power to more than 115,000 people outside of new york city.

the system meeting warmer air heading east making it a rainmaker for new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. the south could see tornadoes. and overnight, the u.s. now requiring airline passengers from britain to show a negative coronavirus test before their flight. travelers must take a test 74 hours before arriving to the airport it. comes as a new strand of the virus takes hold overseas. the new mandate is set to take effect on monday. more than 18 million people have tested positive for the covid-19 in the u.s. the pandemic hitting close to 80 million worldwide. reason tier might be able to fly but regular deer sure can't when they are trapped on ice. one in particular needed a little help. watch. griff: the man giving the deer a push across the ice of a frozen reservoir until the animal jet

up and on land. drives by every day the ice was strong enough to hold him. check that out. those are your headlines. have you ever seen that jason, out in utah? >> it it will not like that. people step up and i'm glad to see that deer is okay. my wife and daughters would have been crying if it didn't happen anything different than be that. so, good of him to get out there and go save that deer. well,ing coming up. one in five americans say they won't take the covid-19 vaccine even if they could. pastor robert jeffress is urging his congregation to get the vaccine and other faith leaders should do the same. his message is coming up next. ♪ i don't know if there will be snow but have a cup of cheer ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ and when you walk down the street ♪ say hello ♪ to friends you know ♪ and everyone you meet.

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many. nicole: president trump calling the vaccine a issue in. just 10 days before the campaign good afternoon more than 1 million americans got their first dose in a couple of weeks. a new suffolk poll shows a fifth of those surveyed would not take the shot if it were available to them today. so, should community leaders and faith leaders do more to encourage people to get vaccinated. joining us now seemier pastor at the first baptist church in dallas and fox news contributor robert jeffress. good morning, pastor jeffress and merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you,

nicole. nicole: now, it has been a devastating year, 2020. as you know, people of faith and those looking for faith being look to their faithful leaders such as yourself to give them some advice. as we have been in the dark ages of 2020 to get to that renaissance in 2021. we need as many americans as possible to get the vaccination. so with what is your message to your community and those around you? do you believe that you should help in getting people to understand the benefits of this vaccine. >> absolutely, nicole. you know, for the past 10 months, millions of americans have been praying to god, asking for relief from this pandemic. and i believe god has answered this prayer through these vaccines. i'm call these vaccines an early christmas present from god. and it shouldn't surprise us, that god would use science to bring healing into our world. i mean, after all, in the past, people like isaac newton and blake pascal and louie pasture were not all just men of science

but men of faith who believed god created this world in an orderlily way that could be stud teed and benefited from. nicole one key reap be we should take this vaccine is not just for our observe benefit but to the benefit of others. philippians 2 paul said don't just look out for your own interest but the benefit of others. jesus christ came from heaven to earth not to meet his needs but to meet our needs. and in the same way, we ought to put the needs of others even above our own. >> pastor, you said it best it is a common misperception science and faith are integrated when they really are. you wrote a powerful opinion piece on foxnews.com this week that grabbed me. you have said people are hungry for hope. whether they are christian or not christian. they are elm praising christmas to bring that hope together. tell us a little bit about that. >> you know, nicole, on is show

we have been talked in the past about the rise of the number of religiously unafill added, of the nuns. interestingly, a recent survey showed that 88% of the religiously unaffiliated plan to celebrate christmas this year. 10 of them plan to spend more time in spiritual reflection. there's a reason for that. i think this pandemic the political strife in our country have highlighted just how broken our world is. and although we can patch it up occasionally. we have no lasting solutions. but god does. and he illustrated that at bethlehem. you know, somebody said if mankind's great e.est need was for education, god would have sent us a teacher. if our greatest need was for mope, god would have sent us an economist. man's greatest need was for forgiveness. that's why god sent us a savior. the angel said to the shep herds for unto you is born this day in the city of david a xavier who

is christ the lord. and that is the hope the eternal hope that christmas offers. pastor that is the perfect message on this christmas morning thank you for being here pastor robert jeffress. >> god bless you. thank you. nicole: well, it's a christmas crackdown in new york city. and mayor de blasio sending law enforcement into people's homes to make sure they are under quarantine. our next guest, the president of the state troopers union says the move is a complete waste of time. his message for the mayor coming up next. ♪ you're a mean one, mr. grinch ♪ you really are a heel. you are cuddly as a cactus. you are than an eel, mr. grinch, you are a bad banana with a greasy black

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thousand dollars for each additional day. jason: but our next guest says this goes further than just being being a humbug. it's a violation of our constitutional rights. tom is a new york city trooper and president of the new york city he joins us now. thank you for getting up bright and early on this christmas morning. merry christmas to you. the mayor probably the worst mayor in the country, but the mayor of new york wants you all spending your tame knocking on doors. >> first of all, merry christmas, pleasure to be here. this wreaks for me of 190s germany or even stalin's soviet union. the sheriff's deputies are going to go knocking on doors, absent somebody, you know, answering the cure. they have no authority to enter the premises. they have no warrants. i really think, you know, it's mismanagement of their

resources. jason: there is a lot of things that law enforcement has to deal with you about to be knocking on doors like that, i guess it's -- there is a consequence abuse that law enforcement has taken, particularly in new york. there is something like 2,700 plus people in law enforcement that have left the new york police department this year. what's going on there and how do we get this thing turned around? we love our law enforcement, i can see why so many of them want to depart and retire. >> yeah, absolutely. you know, the laws that have been imposed on us in new york state and also down in new york city has really tightened and made it almost impossible to do police work anymore. the scrutiny is just unbelievable. and, listen, the vast, vast majority of men and women who wear that uniform all departments, new york state

police, new york city police. all the local police departments threat the state do an admirable job. to have every little action that you do to be scrutinized i think a lot of people are just packing up and saying either retire or find another profession. jason: the way the mayor treat is you absolutely amazing. do you have a christmas message for law enforcement officers this christmas morning? >> yeah, throughout the country, the men and women in law enforcement. new york state police and every law enforcement agency in the country, they put on their europe form and go to work selflessly and do a great, great job. it's been a tough year in 2020. the pandemic, the social unrest. these men and women still answer the call. they go out there, protect every citizen, every american citizen and they are there for you and i will tell you, merry christmas to them. i hope you get home safely. and you are doing a heck of a

job. jason: well, merry christmas to you and your family and to those that are on the job, right as we speak, god bless them. thank them for everything that they are doing. merry christmas to you. recommendation merry christmas. jason: all right. we're kicking off this christmas morning with a delicious brunch complete with eggs, bacon. oh, i love bacon. can't get me enough bacon in the morning. >> bacon! jason: celebrity chef adrian calvo joins us in the tichinaen next after the break. here is elizabeth chan singing "celebrate me home" ♪ home for the holidays ♪ come on and play my music ♪ing it's time i found myself ♪ totally surrounded in you circle ♪ whoa my friend

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griff: that's great. here is it was writer ben with his dad james, mom cathy and his brother michael. >> and "fox & friends" will first senior producer rachel ray pictured with her family at the beach. oh, that looks so nice. nicole: it sures to. here is from associate producer kate with -- pictured with her parents leo and liz. >> and line producer and jamie in a family grid christmas shot. look at that fish town. >> and here is "fox & friends" writer griffin frank with his parents kenny and lisa and younger brother garrett. good looking family. >> griff: check this out senior political producer andrew murray's adorable niece will explain how his snowman ornament was so how split in two. so cute.

>> i love it. griff: i love it. well, let's toss it over now to adam klotz to get an insight on the weather. and atom here in washington, it is storming. >>ing yeah, guys. good morning, everybody. merry christmas. big storms on the eastern half of the country, if you are behind those, you are doing with some really cold air here on this christmas morning. take a look at numbers. even folks in the mouth south don't typically see this kind of weather. down in the 20. a lot of spots into single digits. negative three degrees in minneapolis. the storm you were talking about that is still on the modify sweeping across the eastern half of the country. still just rain. the back side though, that cold air is there. that's where we are seeing snowfall and have been seeing snowfall over the last several hours taking you back into christmas eve. so there still are some winter storm watches and warnings from cleveland running up into portions of western new york and back down into the appalachians. that's going to continue at

least the next couple of hours until the back soiled of that system moves on out. the only kind of rain lingering where we will see more rain is up into new england as it system continues to push off. will where is the white christmas here today upper reaches of the country. too warm all that snow we saw a week ago on the east coast now completely melted because of those warm temperatures. last thing i will leave you here is your christmas day forecast. it's going to be chilly out there. it's winter. >> so santa delivering on winter here on this christmas day. back out to you guys. griff: thanks, adam. delivering on those christmas light. well done. nicole: all right. well, what better way to kick off christmas morning than with the perfect christmas wrunch? will. griff: owner and executive chef of three restaurants adrian calvo in the kitchen she joins us with her famous christmas morning spread. good morning, chef. merry christmas. what are you making? >> good morning, merry christmas.

and so happy to hang out with you guys this morning. just a wonderful delicious christmas brunch. i mean, would he have egg casserole. we can have wonderful hash browns but today i'm going to share with you my family's favorite pancake recipe cannoli pancakes. have you ever had cannoli pancakes i didn't have griff no. jason: yes. don't they usual usually come with chocolate chips? >> right. took it to another level by adding a nolle cream. use your favorite pancake recipe. i love to add a little bit extra baking powder to my favorite recipe because it makes them lighter and fluffier. and you set that aside. and now we are going to make the cannoli cream. you get cheesenned a kind of whip it just so it becomes pliable. massive home cheese is italian cream cheese. powder sugar. now, you can do all of this the day before, by the way.

not the pancakes but the cream and store it so you are not today you are not in the kitchen as long. so we mix that up. and we're going to admin any semi-sweet chocolate chips. it's important to use the semi-sweet because you want to look for that semibitterness. not milk chocolate. we mix that up. enough to we are going to add a touch of pure vanilla extract. and that's it. it's very simple. some versions of this have it -- and some just [inaudible] i just love to fix and sometimes i will add a touch of just regular cream cheese for extra body. so now we get our pancakes and we take a spoon full of the mixture and we put it like if you are making a taco. you could stack this or you could fold it over. chef calvo, that looks fantastic. you have me hungry for that and

maybe thirsty for the mimosa in the shot. thank you for joining us and merry christmas. >> thank you. merry christmas. griff: all right. well, coming up, last year we introduced you to the veteran and small business owner who paid off thousands of dollars in utility bills for families in need. now he is back and doing it again. and we will talk to him next. ♪ let earth receive her king. ♪ ♪ let every heart ♪ prepare him room ♪ let heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing ♪ and heaven, and heaven and nature sing ♪ (burke) get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ finding the right words can be tough.n it comes to autism,

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griff: last year we introduced you to a selfless veteran who created a true christmas miracle for dozens of florida families. this year he is doing it again. mike he is monday paid overdue bills for 100 struggling families. he joins us now. mike, merry christmas, this is what the spirit is all about. tell us what you have done this year. >> well, last year, as you said, i did it for 36 families. and this year with the pandemic and the hurricane hitting us here, i knew there was going to be more families in need. and yeah, actually it was 114 families we came up with that i paid their utility bills on that helped take a blilt of stress off on to hopefully give them a little bit of a merrier christmas. griff: why are you doing this? >> well, because i riffed through it.

i mean, you are talking to a guy that you know, with a wife and three daughters back in the 1980s, i couldn't afford to pay my bills and let the heating bill go and we went a whole winter without heat and it was the coldest winter pensacola ever had. the temperature got down to 6 degrees and we had ice in the house. so i have experienced it. i have been there. and now that i'm lucky enough to have started a business later on in life, and can afford to help people out that's what i want to do. i want to see it past on and it's definitely happened. and people calling me from all over the united states asking me how i have done this and they want to do it in their coming up next. we are definitely getting this paid forward now the way i had hoped. griff: great. we just have about 30 seconds. have you heard from the families? >> yes. some of them have actually called me on the phone and talked to me on the phone and,

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nicole: good morning and merry christmas i'm i'm happy to be on the curvey couch with will jason and griff. excited to be spending christmas morning with all of you. me in the new york cityier i woke up to a rainy and cold day. we are spread out across the country. we being waking up to different mornings. how is it where you are jason. jason: merry christmas. i actually happen to be in south carolina.

the wind came whipping through the rain was pouring down in the charleston area. it's beautiful here and good to be with family. i have some family in this area. it's good to be spending christmas. what about you, griff? griff: we are soaking wet. i think we have got the wind and rain that nicole has got there good morning, merry christmas. and thank you for letting us into your living room this morning. we want to see and hear from you. we want your christmas morning pictures. and we have got some that are already pouring in. nicole? nicole: that's right. cindy ohio sends this picture to us of her son keil very excited on this beautiful christmas morning. look at them. jason: check this one out from lawrence. santa got stuck climbing into the house last night. that's a great action shot. griff: is that real? i don't know. now, this one one from willie of his adorable grand kids this christmas morning. look at that, jason. have you got grand kids.

you might have to get some of those outfits. jason: yeah. well, i need one of those sponge bob pillows too. griff griff inteed email us your christmas morning photos friends at foxnews.com. we will share them all morning line. and now we must check in with the man of the hour. a very busy man, santa claus himself joining us after a long night delivering presenters and he is now going to answer some viewer emails. good morning, santa. are you ready for the first question? >> good morning. ho ho ho. yes, i am. happy to hear from them. griff: all right. ho ho ho. this is an email that comes in from lee that says what time did you leave last night? >> i left as soon as as it got dark here at the north pole. are. nicole: oh, as soon as it got dark. very different all across the world. this is an email from robert.

are we still allowed to leave santa milk and cookies? >> of course you are. santa loves milk and cookies. the only person who objects to santa having milk and cookies is mrs. claus. but she is back home so santa is allowed to have milk and cookies. yes. griff: yeah. i love the milk and cookies i kind of join along in that. listen, if you have questions for santa, you need to email us here at friends@foxnews.com. he will be answering questions all morning long. of course send your pictures along, too. it's a great time of the year. >> yes. and i -- santa would also like to mention that if anybody would like to have a video visit from santa, just go to the website it's the real santa.com. we would be happy to send the

video visit. griff: all right. thank you, santa. it's the real santa.com. we will let you go back to accomplishing off more cookies and speaking of. did you know santa eats more than 300 million cookies on christmas? that's a lot. and the milk and cookies tradition dates back to the 17th century. nicole, i think we may have a photo evidence of your son helping the process out. oh my gosh. look at that. nicole: that's last night we are putting out m&m cookiesenned a eggnog for santa. perfectly placed so santa would see it the moment he walked in. jason: that's perfect. i haven't eaten 300 million cookies but i'm doing my very best to get there i can tell you that. griff: we talk about the tradition dating back to the 17th century.

paula dean the famous chef one in only explains in a fox nation special how the milk and cookies tradition began for santa, watch. >> the american word for cookie comes from the dutch word meaning little cake kukya. we can thank the dutch along with other testimony europeans for bringing cookies to the america in the 17th century. after a change in import laws. inexpensive kitchen items like kitchen cutters were finally allowed to be imported from europe into the american market. from there, a bunch of new recipes started to appear and the cookies and traditions we knew from the middle ages began to evolve. griff: nicole, i don't know, jason since he obviously loves cookies, what's your take on cookies? here in washington there is a

new cookie store in georgetown and i have now visited that location more than any other location in the last week with my daughters because, let's face it, there is nothing better than cookies, particularly this time of year. i will say though that my husband, i believe, makes the best homemade cookie dough and cookies than any i have ever had elsewhere. it's halder for me to beat it with pause we make cookies just about every night in the sapphire household. we ask a lot of our viewers what their christmas traditions were. and heather sends this one. her girls like to make ginger bread houses and take silly pictures in front of the tv. griff: i love it. check out this picture from patricia. all cousins in matching christmas pajamas. that is certainly a tradition after my heart. i don't know how far back the pajama tradition dates, but it is indeed a good one. do you guys do that by the way,

jason, in your household, the pajama thing? united states jays not that i would show on national television. but, yes. yes, i unfortunately get some unsavory pajamas and yes we do that. griff: good stuff. one of my colleagues i know has christmas pajama traditions. lucas tomlinson is live in washington he will have to save the pajamas to later. we will get the latest on the christmas showdown on the controversies relief. merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you, too. president trump refusing to sign that $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, which could spark a government shutdown when the clock strikes midnight on monday. the president wants to up crease direct payments to most americans from 6 of hundred dollars to $2,000 for individuals. has received some support from some democrats. the house g.o.p. members blocked the effort. >> it's up to congress t right this wrong. and i appreciate the republicans standing firm on that. i hope we can elim nativity that

waste, fraud, and a abuse in the budget. >> surely the president of the united states, whether he is in mar-a-lago or any place else, ought to empathize with the pain and suffering and apprehension and deep angst that the american people are feeling this christmas eve. and sign this bill. here's what's in the bill right now a $600 per person direct payment. extra hundred dollars a week in unemployment benefits it. rerice the paycheck protection program with cash infusion and extends the eviction moratorium. unemployment benefits for 14 million americans expires tomorrow. house lawmakers will return to washington on monday to vote for $2,000 checks. senate republicans say that bill is dead on arrival. merry christmas, it will doc, griff, congressman. jason: merry christmas to you and your family as well. lawmakers are still negative yight. it's the private sector steps up dave portnoy the barstool fund

has raised nearly $5 million to help small businesses is amazing. these are people supportive of barstool sports. they have stepped up and raised nearly $45 million from 51,000 plus people and 14 businesses supported along the way. i have got to tell you, this is the private sector stepping up, doing it the right way. listen to what dave portnoy the founder of barstool sports said about this fund. can. >> putting a face to everything that's going on, in this country trip with small business. i hope it's just the beginning. i mean, we really want to raise tens of millions of dollars because there is not enough to go arend a. if you are not allowed to have customers. and the government is also not giving you money to bail you out, a small business. you are dead in the water. you want to call that science. you want to call that math. i don't know what you want to call it. if you are not allowed to open your coarse and still have to pay your taxes and have to pay your employees and you can't

make money. >> you are dead. that's what we are trying to help with. 1 plus 1 equals 2. griff: if there is an award to give on christmas it goes to dave portnoy of barstool sports. anybody on instagram, on social media over the years. certainly has seen barstool sports. were dave portnoy connecting with business owners across the country. good on you, terrify portnoy. we really tip our hat. and by the way if you are a small business out there, you can email barstool fund at barstool sports.com for helmand possibly get some of the generosity that terrify portnoy is doing really really good stuff. i think that he is doing, nicole. >> well, you know, griff and jason. it's just so incredible to see people stepping up and truly helping small businesses who have been devastated by the crisis that we are in right now. while we find people waiting for the government to kind of -- to work out this deal. what we really is the private

sector and individual americans doing what they can to help each other. that's really what this cup be tri is all about and what the christmas spirit is all about. griff: we haven't addressed by the way one thing. that is christmas movies that tradition we must delve into now and i will unashamedly say my gave rift christmas movie of all time is still jingle all the way 2. the one with larry the cable guy. not the first one with arnold schwarz. it is jingle all the way 2. the story behind it, i was filling n new york in the hotel room with my daughters and it came on and we were killing time. i watched it. i got teared up. larry the cable guy is going to get this toy for his daughter. it connected with me. and i am going to stick to my guns,'s it the greatest christmas movie that's ever aired on television. nicole, do you agree? nicole: i have to admit, griff, unfortunately live i haven't actually seen this movie. maybe it will be on the list at some point.

maybe, my kids haven't asked to watch it. maybe we will pick it up. for me, i like the move white christmas, ben crosby, rose mary clooney, this goes back a long time in my family. it was my father's favorite. it was my grandmother's favorite. and i gather my children and my husband and after we do presents as we are making breakfast and having hot alcoholic lalt and coffee, we all watch white christmas together and i may actually get up and sing and dance to join in occasionally. and everybody covers their face because it's a little embarrassing. what about you, jason? jason: christmas in our household pretty much starts the day after halloween. and so out comes the christmas tree. we got to get that up on november 1st. but our favorite movie in our household is elf. and so thank goodness i could actually purchase this movie because we watch it, i don't know,ing 100 plus times between now and christmas. i love this movie. it's got a great story behind

it. it makes everybody laugh and smile. will farrell does an amazing job as elf but it's got a great message at the end, i think about christmas spirit. griff: that is indeed a good one. i agree with you. that's a tough second jingle all the way 2. we want to know what you think will will will friends@foxnews.com, tell us what your gave rift christmas movie is and if you agree with me it's jingle all the way 2. turning to your headlines though. the supreme court deadline to respond to the trump campaign's latest election appeal. pennsylvania secretary of state has until january 22nd, two days after joe biden's inauguration. at that time the court could simply decline to hear the case saying it's impossible for them to resolve at that point out west, california becomes the first state to record more than 2 million cases of the coronavirus. testimony causing chaos as icu bed he had capacity falls in

that state to just 1%. across the country. johns hopkins university reports nearly 330,000 deaths have covid-19. and hunter biden will reportedly divest his ownership of a chinese investment firm. a source tells the daily male the president-elect's son will offload his 10% stake until bow high harvest he pledged in october of last year he wouldn't serve on any foreign boards if his father won the presidency. staff sergeant nicole pompei is crafting these patriotic wreaths. she came up with the idea with help from her mother. according to the wreaths by nicole facebook page demand is so great that she has an 11 month turn around time. wow. that's really, really cool. and those are your headlines.

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he had gone to pakistan. and i had rented a home in karachi as a journalist. i stood outside of our house as danny set off for an interview. there were these amazing parrots flying overhead and danny never returned from that interview. as most people know he was kidnapped and murdered. four men convicted in 2002 of his murder are about to be set free because a judge in pakistan has decided to take an activist agenda to their case. danny's family is valiantly fighting for them to stay in jail. and they have taken it to the supreme court with literally tomorrow the family and friend of these four men are going to be standing outside the jail to beckon their young men, now older men to freedom. griff: ezra, how are daniel's

parents taking this. >> they are just amazing. deeps with a phenomenal human being. and his parents are testimony to his greatness. they are so resilient and positive. you know, their biggest message to the government of pakistan is that their son is gone. and they want justice for danny. keeping this man that was the mastermind of danny's murder. this man omar sheikh behind bars is important for the safety of the country of pakistan and the people of pakistan. and that is their concern today along with' finding justice for their son. they are humanists. and they are people who believe in protecting journalists. you know, we face such tragedy today because of that precedent that tea party's i will canner set in 2002.

griff: ezra, and just before we run out of time in just second remaining, what happens next in the plight to keep these men in jail? >> well, the u.s. government is asking the pakistani government to appeal this case, to keep the men in jail. and we hope that will happen. and in january 5th, the pakistani government and danny's own lawyer will go to the supreme court to keep these men in jail for good. i hope everyone listening will support them. griff: indeed. ezra nomani thank you for joining us this morning and our thought and prayers are out to the pearl family this christmas. thank you so much. >> thank you. griff: the crowds missing from saint peters square as pope francis delivers his christmas message virtually this year. the next guest the archdiocese of new york father murray joins us live with his message this christmas coming up

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' jason: the pope delivers his annual christmas message inside instead of the pal cone of saint peter square. trey yingst joins us live with more on what is different this year. trey? >> jason, good morning, and merry christmas. this year the occasion will be celebrated differently here in the holy land and around the worlded to pope francis delivered his annual message inside to an audience of just 100 people rather than the normal 10,000 outside in st. peters square. overnight the pope held a christmas eve mass though it didn't take place at midnight. the gathering was mostly virtual and started at 7:30 local time due to covid-19 restrictions. still though the pope delivered a message of hope this christmas season. >> that is what christmas is. the birth of jesus is the newness that enables us to be reborn each year and find in him

the strength needed to face every trial. >> it wasn't just the vatican that saw knew procedures. the ancient city of bethlehem was nearly empty as the traditional latin patriotic tradition marched through will the square yesterday. one group was allowed to join the tradition as there were few pilgrims or tourists inside. they have recorded more than 120,000 cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. now despite this christmas season being very different around the world. there is hope as vaccine roll out continues not only here in israel but around the world. back to you. nicole: we can always count on trey to have a if he has been coat on i appreciate your jacket this morning you look very sharp this beautiful christmas morning. and joining you was now with his own message for christmas day. pastor at holy family church in new york city, father gerald

murray. will merry christmas, father. >> merry christmas. nicole: we heard pope francis deliver message helping those around you and those in need. what is your christmas message today? >> yes. i would echo what the pope says and remind everybody that the first christmas was amidst difficulties. you know, joseph and merry had to travel from nazareth. had to make a long journey. it's more than 60 miles from nah it bethlehem. when they got to bethlehem there was no room at the inn as we know. they had to go to a stable and amidst the animals in this rather humble circumstances the king of the universe was been. so christ, the king, comes will amongst difficulties and in humble circumstance. and that's a real minored for us. because this has been quite a year. people can't see each other. people getting sick. so many people have died. we remember them at our prayers. buff the message that christ gives us is amidst all of this, there is a light, there is joy.

there is happiness because god has come among us, emanuel. jason: merry christmas, father, real quickly, there are people that are lonely and are feeling despair in just a few seconds what could you say to them in this morning? >> jesus says i am with you always even even into the end of the world. prayer is powerful. when something depose wrong we think god help me. amiddest these difficulties we have to pray from others we are separated from. i'm always struck that people carry pictures of their loved ones and always thinking about them. well, today is a good reminder that not only do we carry a picture of christ, christ truly is with us in a real way. because he loves us. he has given us the gift of faith. and faith conquers all. faith is strong. we know that god is not distant. he is present. '. katie: you are absolutely right,

father, faith and the power of prayer can be unmatched to any other. and they are very important on this christmas day and every day. so thank you very much for joining us, father. >> a merry christmas to you, nicole. nicole: merry christmas. well, coming up. it's a christmas showdown on capitol hill. as lawmakers try to give the gift of coronavirus relief. david webb has some advice for politicians this christmas elks equestrian. and if you need a last-minute christmas feast, you are in luck. celebrity chef, geology duran has the best concerns to take your dinner up a notch like these cheddar cheese bombs. yum. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for.

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♪ all of the other reindeer ♪ used to laugh and call him names ♪ are they never let poor rudolph ♪ join in any reindeer games ♪ then one foggy christmas eve ♪ santa came to say ♪ rudolph with your nose so bright. nicole: our thanks to dennis quaid and now we are celebrating our own "fox & friends" family this morning. this is producer a.j. with his wife nicole and their baby daughter noel. griff: and here is writer nicolett and her boyfriend mark celebrating christmas around their tree. jason: here is production assistant julianna pictured with her grandfather james. good to see the generations together. nicole: sure is and producer ashley with her husband patrick and their kids.

griff: one and only field producer susanna with her parentsister andken. showdown on capitol hill as it lawmakers try to give a gift of a cody relief deal. over odds of increasing direct payments to americans. >> here to break it all down fox news contributor david webb. merry christmas to you. thanks for getting up and joining us this morning. but i got to tell you, we got a mess on capitol hill. and it's a situation where, look, americans they prefer capitalism over socialism. but, boy, break this down. what's boiling in washington, d.c.? >> well, we don't have enough time when you it have got something that's four plus times the size of war and peace. by the way, merry christmas. i'm wearing my christmas ti tiea

i always do i'm a big dr. suess fan. for lawmakers on capitol hill, the problem is we don't have leaders. if they actually wanted to do something to help the american people, to help american businesses, and get this country back on track, they would keep this clean. but what we saw was a christmas tree laden' pork bill with giveaways to foreign countries to agendas, to various things in this $2.3 trillion take away from the american people. and you are taking it away from the american people whether it's current dollars or borrowing against the future. it provides a pittance and it provides no relief while they claim that they have done something. so, jason, there is really no way many to say anything but it will a post office box on al pon washington, d.c. that was clean and targeted and

attack various sectors of the economy. and let's not ignore the responsibility in the state, either. many of these states like california, new york, illinois and others have failed in their responsibilities i didn't have griff david, we believe this bill is sitting down in mar-a-lago. what do you advise the president to do? does he sign it? does he not sign it? your point is certainly valid yet the criticism is fair as well which is that the president waited too late to get this involved? >> i don't know if we can judge too late or too early on this one. the reason i say this is washington works as washington works. the president was that new entity for the past four years that they didn't know how to deal with. the economics of this matters. and here is real love, i don't like tough love. let's talk real love. right now that we need real action that can target economically, not paced on

politics. were i right now and i hate to say this for those that are suffering, i think the president should not sign this bill. what we have a failure because the long-term effects of this bill will be greater than the help it provides for americans who are not being allowed to open their businesses safely, are not being allowed to carry on with their lives safely. and deal with this. we have so many ways we could be working effectively to keep this country on track. and we have a foundation economically that we could actually work from. look at the last g.d.p. growth report. look at sectors that are still doing well and some that are growing. the foundation is there. are. nicole: they have a lot of work ahead of them. the bill wasn't necessarily targeted. this is about covid relief and hopefully we can get money into the pockets of americans everywhere as people are suffering and really need it. thank you so much, david, for joining us on christmas.

>> thank you. merry christmas, america. we will get through this together. physical we will get through this together. nicole: yes we will. jason: merry christmas. nicole: president-elect joe biden doubles down to make community college tuition-free for all. biden tweeting quote in the 21st century 12 years of school isn't enough. that's why under the biden-harris plan community college will be free. and public colleges and universities will be tuition-free for families earning he less than 125,000 a year. two canvassers admit to steal packages while pass are out fliers for the democrat candidates charged with theft.

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>> he is ordered to stop playing music after the all hours of the night from his outdoors speakers. he must also stay away from his next door neighbor. the trouble began in the summer after the neighbor complained about a net he installed on his property. come on guys, love thy neighbor. those are your headlines. griff? griff: let's do some cooking. "fox & friends" has you covered with all the tastiest treats for your family's feast. jason: joining us in the nick of time is george durant to take your spread to the next level. what do you have, chef? >> good morning and merry christmas. boy, what i have is incredible. these are called the amazing cheddar and salsa bombs. biscuit toe and what you put inside is plenty of cheese. fresh craving salsa.

restaurant style versatile and great for cooking and gaining. great way to sneak veggies inside of it and also it's vine ripened tomato. add a little bit of that salsa inside of that discut and kind of make it into a ball like this. once it is into a ball put it in air fryer. looks like insta pot. pleasant, it's also an air fryer. 11 in one functions. once we air fry it inside the insta pot. not only does it bake and slow being could. it can do it all. beautiful cheddar and salsa. look at that absolutely beauty. what a fantastic easy way to make hors d'oeuvres for the holiday. maple imlazzed meatballs. make a nice beautiful meatball with jimmy dean regular sausage. this is a signature blend of flavors. a very nights blend of flavors. great for holidays and breakfast making a kish like i made over

they have great recipes. already seasoned because it's skimy dean, then add herbs and soy sauce and my magic ingredient 100 percent pure maple from canada. the flavor is unmatched. you really want that deeper richer flair that goes inside of it. we are going to go ahead and place that all in there. mix it up into our bowl which has those jimmy dean sausages and put it in there. depth and complexity that beautiful maple syrup from canada is gorgeous and when i remove this slow cooker in there oh boy oh boy let me get the spoon so you can see what i'm serving on a bed of palen it. a. i'm telling you easiest recipe can you get on insta pot slow cooker. griff: chef you never disappoint. merry christmas, time for cheese balls. thank you, sir.

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very blessed to be together and with you this merry christmas morning and a lot of people out there watching and tuning in, griff. griff: that's right, merry christmas nicole and jason and thank you for having us in your living rooms. by the way, if you haven't gotten out of bed and gotten dressed as brian kilmeade says you better do it because there's a chance you may have gotten a nocturnal visit and have been left presents, nicole? >> nicole: well, merry christmas, gentlemen, always happy to be with you and merry christmas to everyone out there. i can tell you santa has been to our house this morning as i walked slowly past the christmas tree to join all of you this morning, so looking forward to opening up all those presents in just a short while, and now, we have asked our viewers to end is in their pictures and your christmas morning pictures have been pouring in. this one right here is from thomas in ohio. his adorable grandkids in matching pajamas like griff and his family this christmas morning. >> jason: and we got a picture

e-mailed in at foxandfriends.com and this is from dan and his three daughters showing off their christmas spirit with hats in front of the tree. griff: and karen sent us this one her newborn baby hank, he didn't want to miss christmas and arrived a few weeks early. congratulations mom and dad and merry christmas hank. love that. >> jason: well we got good interviews, we got good talent coming but we also have santa claus and he joins us after a long night of delivering present s, he'll be answering from some viewer e-mails. so we had this e-mail, santa, thank you so much for joining us , merry christmas. got an e-mail from kimberly. why does santa choose ho ho ho as his greeting? it's a great question. >> that is an excellent

question. ho ho ho is a simple word that is understood all around the world, and repeating it three times just makes sure everybody hears it. ho ho ho. griff: all right i love it another question for you though, santa from 11-year-old in north carolina who says how do you deliver presents without setting off the house alarm? >> well, in everything that professional people do, and santa is professional, i've been doing this a long time, we have our secrets and that's one of them. >> nicole: well we say it's a force field surrounding our house, and so my son last night had the exact same question, but i said it was the magic that you carried with you and that's how you get through our force field. >> you are exactly correct. that's exactly right, yes. >> nicole: so, beverly wants to know, how long have you and mrs. clause been married?

>> oh, my goodness. well, my biggest problem is not remembering how long we've been married but i have the same problem that most men have remembering our anniversary. fortunately, today is our anniversary, but how many years, oh, my goodness. i think santa has been married forever. griff: good answer. >> jason: good answer, santa. >> nicole: it feels like yesterday. >> jason: santa listen thank you so much for joining us. you've got to be a bit tired with all of the work you've done but we're proud to have you on merry christmas to you and mrs. clause and all of the elves >> santa: and thank you very much and i'd like to mention that if anybody would like to have a video visit from santa, just come and visit our website

at it'sthe realsanta.com. griff: all right, thank you. >> thank you very much. ho ho ho. >> jason: president trump and first lady melania trump reflect of christmas amid a pandemic and they thank the frontline workers and praise the covid-19 vaccine. have a watch. >> this christmas is different than years past. we are battling a global pandemic that has affected all of us, yet, to this great challenge, we have been inspired by the kindness and courage of citizens across this country. teachers have worked extraordinarily hard to keep our children learning, courageous first responders, doctors, and nurses have given everything to save lives. president trump: we are delivering millions of doses of a safe and effective vaccine that will soon end this terrible pandemic and save millions and

millions of lives. we're grateful for all of the scientists, researchers, manufacturing workers and service members who have worked tirelessly to make this breakthrough possible. it is truly a christmas miracle. >> jason: great message from the first family at a very timely way, and thanking those frontline workers, truly great message. all right, we got to transition here, because century link went out and gauged how christmas spirit was doing in each state. i'm proud to report and i got to do this segment because utah was ranked number one for christmas spirit, but griff, who do you think came in dead last? griff: well you got a good point there. the least christmas spirit, the folks who did not deck the halls or even attempt to do it, washington d.c. the swamp takes last place. we are the grinch. you see on the map. >> jason: i'm shocked, i'm

absolutely shocked. griff: it's quite disappointing to in the mid 90s really some of the christmas spirit, at key bridge that connects virginia to georgetown, always has big festive christmas decorations. this year, nothing. zero nothing. >> nicole: the same is true for new york city right now. we're used to going and seeing rockettes and rockefeller square and just all of this holiday activity which unfortunately a lot of it has really either been tempered down or isn't happening at all and you know, unfortunately, i think it really has affected the christmas spirit but luckily we all have this christmas spirit within us and we can still carry it and knowing next year, perhaps, we'll be able to do all those traditions again. >> jason: absolutely. all right, well, we all, you know, a lot of people are watching more christmas movies than ever, and so i've got to tell you, griff what's your favorite movie? we talked about this earlier on

fox & friends but explain to us why this particular movie? griff: look, i am taking grief even from my own wife kathleen, who is testing me texting me the face planting emo ji, but jingle, all the way ii with larry the cable guy, is the greatest television you can watch at christmas. reason why is because i had an emotional connection to it in a new york city hotel. i was in traveling with my kids. we were watching. it's a story of larry the cable guy is trying to get a special gift for his daughter, blew me away and i'm sticking to my guns and fortunately for all of you viewers, here is a little bit of the greatest christmas movie ever. watch. >> i don't believe it. i got me a harrison bed. [laughter] whoa! pie for everybody. >> you're the only one here, larry. >> well, i'll take there's.

[laughter] >> of course it is, i did it myself. and now as they say in france, the piece of the resistance. griff: i'm fighting back the emotions now, nicole, but if you haven't seen it, you must run out and do so today. >> nicole: well i'm not going to knock it because i haven't seen it, it does look funny but i'd say nothing beats out the classic musical of white christmas, my true favorite movie which i make all my children watch with me every christmas day. take a look. >> ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones i used to know ♪ >> nicole:

jason, i actually have goosebumps, just from that small little clip-it. i can not wait to watch the whole thing today. what about you? >> jason: nicole's pick is a classic. griff, i assume you go down to the blockbuster this afternoon and pick that one up is that where it's available? griff: i will indeed and i love the way that the movies back in that time had such an element of magic to it. i really do want to see that one >> jason: yeah, they didn't pick that up in what was your movie here, "jingle all the way ii" i wouldn't put it in the classic category, but now look growing up i loved the christmas classics. i really love like the claymatio n stuff, like rudolph the red nose reindeer, santa claus is coming to town, all that sort of stuff but put into real life was the movie " elf." it is by far the single-best christmas movie. watch this. >> your costume is pretty. >> oh, it's not a costume, i'm

an elf. >> buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? >> where did you say you were from? >> santa's coming to town. >> santa! oh, my god! i know him, i know him. >> ho ho ho. >> santa! it's me, buddy! it's me! >> hey, buddy how you doing? griff: [laughter] that's a great one. you're right about that. fake santa was sitting on a thro ne of lies. i can recite almost every line out of that movie, i lovee griff: i agree. my favorite line is when they say oh, and here is santa and he says i know that guy! and it's a very very genuine original one indeed. that's great. all right, well, send us an e-mail at friends@foxnews.com and let us know what is the greatest christmas movie if you agree with us particularly with me for jingle all the way i

i. but turning to your headlines starting with a fox news alert an nypd officer shot in the back is saved by his bulletproof vest overnight. police are calling it nothing short of a miracle. >> on this christmas eve, it's a christmas, i would say that somebody is absolutely looking out for us here in the nypd. i will thank god that we are not here under more dire circumstances. griff: the 27-year-old office earl was responding to a domestic dispute of a woman fear ing for her life. when he arrived the gunman opened fire in brooklyn. police releasing a photo of the suspect's handgun and he was later arrested. >> and newly-pardoned roger stone plans to file a $25 million lawsuit against the department of justice. stone was found guilty of lying in connection with robert mueller's russia investigation in 2019. he's now suing the doj and fee officials for prosecution misconduct and stone announcing the suit on a social media site called parler, saying the terms

of his pardon allow it. >> a new warning from the fda as more than 1 million americans received their first dose of moderna's coronavirus vaccine. those with cosmetic facial fillers could see swelling and inflammation but side effects are easily treated, meanwhile the studies show the benefits of vitamin d in overcoming covid-19 doctors say those with adequate levels do not suffer from the extreme effects that led to hospitalizations. >> and check it out, a christmas asteroid bigger than the sat statue of liberty is expected to fly past earth today. the asteroid is considered a near-earth object, yet when it passes it will be eight times further away from earth than the moon. it will travel just a few thousand miles faster than a space capsule when it passes around 3:00 in the afternoon, eastern time. i guess stick your head out the window and see if you can see it. it's not every day you see asteroids flying by on christmas.

jason? >> jason: well, i'm just glad that santa was flying last night so there's no, you know, conflict coming up here with that asteroid. so that is good news, griff. all right, coming up, who deserves credit for the coronavirus vaccine. economist peter morici sounds off next. >> ♪ i gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away ♪ the holidays are a time for giving. to your friends... your family... to your teachers. in that spirit of giving, chevy's proud to give our employee discount to everyone. the chevy price you pay, ...is what we pay. not a cent more. because giving, ...and giving back, is what the holidays are all about. use the chevy employee discount for everyone to get a total value of over eight thousand four hundred dollars on this silverado. get the chevy employee discount for everyone today.

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media shows smoke rising into the sky and debris everywhere. it's unclear whether anyone was hurt and there is no word on what has caused this explosion, as you can see , that in downtown nashville. we will bring you the latest as we get it. nicole? >> nicole: thanks, griff. with more than 1 million americans now receiving the covid-19 vaccine, a wall street journal op-ed is taking a look at who deserves credit, and who doesn't. for the vaccine's quick arrival, the peace gives credit to president trump but says the biggest factor wasn't a person at all or the w. h. o., mean meaning the world health organization, it was actually capitalism and here to react is university of maryland business professor and former chief economist for the u.s. nation trade commission, peter morici. good morning, peter and merry christmas. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you, merry christmas. >> nicole: so peter, i found

this piece interesting, because they're quite right, yes, operation warp speed and government funding really helped with the rapid manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine but truly, the research and development was pushed by the private sector, these private researchers and scientists that have worked on decades worth of research to produce this vaccine. what's your take on it? >> well this is very much like the first automobile or the first television. we really can't attribute them to any one person because they were the culmination of many innovations that were finally assembled together. likewise this vaccine was created in two days using computational biology. naming they didn't have a copy of covid at the time. they had a model and they used computational techniques to arrive at that. well how are they able to do that? that was the buildup of two generations of computer science, artificial intelligence, and, by the way, hard work by scientists

like these in immunology that made this possible, and they were all driven forward and supported by a market system that were rewarded gradual innovation, those step-by-step processes and these scientists, who i commend for their effort, and their dedication, but they sit on the shoulders of a pyramid of several pyramids of other scientists in multiple disciplined that were supported and nurtured by private capital ism. you just didn't get this , you don't get this sort of thing, you know, rolling out of china very easily. >> nicole: well peter, you're absolutely right and as you recall in the beginning china didn't actually give samples for u.s. scientists who work from, they only release the genetic sequence which is why the mrna vaccines were able to be started so early on because they were able to use that sequence knowing they have that technology, it truly is incredible and as we mentioned earlier there is a recent poll showing 75% of americans actually support such capitalism and i think our entire country can continue to be grateful for

the hard work of these researchers, scientists, while working with the government. thank you so much for your insight, peter we really appreciate it. >> thank you, it's a real pleasure to be with you on christmas. >> nicole: merry christmas. all ready, well, coming up a blue state exodus new data shows americans fleeing states like california and new york in huge numbers. actor joe mantagnia joins us with his take, next. >> ♪ baby it's cold outside, i'm hoping to drop in, i'll hold your hand just like this ♪ (customer) hi?

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florida and texas seeing their numbers surge. our next gets who lives in california says he can certainly see why actor joe montagnia is here to explain. joe, thank you for joining us and taking time. i know texas is big, but is it big enough for this california exodus? >> i came up from chicago years ago partly because the weather you can't beat it out here so until it starts snowing in los angeles, i'm here, so i'm stick ing around. griff: there's been a lot of folks from elon musk, to our ben shapiro, joe rogan, a lot of people leaving california for the reasons that people have cited that their businesses can't thrive, the housing is too expensive. do you understand sort of why they want out? >> yeah, well things are cyclical, i tend to see. i remember back when we had the north ridge earthquake everybody bailed as well, and then as soon as they hit the first blizzards on the east

coast, everybody starts to be coming back, so all i know is property values seem to still be pretty steady out here, and so, you know, things happen. i've been around long enough to realize that things happen in cycles and it's going to be what it's going to be. griff: well you've done more than just be around. you're a legend from i remember i'm old enough to remember you in three amigos movie but of course the recent criminal minds show and so many other great things and we are fortunate to have you as a part of our fox nation with us, especially you did called "sound the bells" with the u.s. army field band. explain. >> yeah, well the military has always been my hot button. i've never been political in the sense that i tend to affiliate myself with a party or with a person or anything like that, but i've always been aligned with our united states military, who has to somewhat remain mutual in situations and in the world such as that, and so for 19 years now i've been

hosting a national memorial day concert with gary sinisi whose been my partner for about 16 of those 19 years and so this working on this thing with the army field band is just part of it. there's a group called "we are the mighty" composed of former members of the military of the united states army, and while not just the army but other branches of service involved as well with that, but it's just once again, during this especially-trying holiday season, it's just the way of bringing hopefully some entertainment, some comfort, some joy into the lives of hopefully people around our country and hopefully in the world, in terms of just spreading music and what the holiday season is all about. griff: well you sure did that here let's take a quick look at the clip from "sound the bells"

on fox nation. watch. >> this holiday season we hope your celebration is filled with joy and also with gratitude, for all those who served in our military, past and present, to keep our country safe. >> ♪ i'll be home for christmas , if only in my dreams ♪ griff: that's available now on fox nation called sound the bells, you can go download it and watch it. it's remarkable the u.s. army field band is something special, been around for more than seven decades, joe mantagnia great job of bringing that to us and thanks for taking time. joe concha is here with what the immediate young protesters got wrong this year and how to fix it in his christmas wish list, we got more cooking and more music, stay tuned. >> ♪ i'm dreaming of a white

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back in town! ♪ ♪ got no sleigh with reindeer, no sack on my back, you're going to see me coming, in a black cadillac, whoa, it's christmas time pretty baby, yeah, and the snow is falling down, well you been a real good little girl now, santa claus is back in town! you know he is ♪ christmas, christmas, christmas ♪ >> nicole: scotty mccreery joining us on this fox & friends christmas we

want to give a shout out to more of our fox & friends family. this is a picture of our associate producer samantha wilder her husband, it's their first christmas in new york city griff: that's exciting and field producer nikki with her aunt eileen, mom and brother chris, grandmother clara and god daughter olivia. love that family. >> ♪ ♪ >> jason: here is fox & friends first senior producer kim hudson, mike and their sons landon and james beautiful family. >> nicole: sweet this is production assistant anthony with his sisters amanda, melanie and kaitlyn. griff: check out executive producer stephanie and her husband travis, still trying to get that perfect christmas photo with their adorable baby daughter. look at that, lottie and hank, i've actually seen the christmas delivery in a private text of what they got and boy, let me

tell you, it was a good one and i love travis' sweater there. thank you for all that you do, stephanie and travis, for us. >> jason: well merry christmas to all the fox & friends staff, literally the hardest-working staff in television it's unbelievable what they do so hats off to them and merry christmas. well, the media, they are already facing backlash and deserving so, over its coverage of the incoming administration, particularly when it comes to hunter biden and that probe, which our next guest points out, they hardly cover at all. here with his christmas wish list for the media fox news contributor media opinion columnist for the hill, joe concha. joe merry christmas to you, thanks for joining us. that is quite the coat. i'm glad you busted it out! give us your take on -- >> only day i could wear it. >> jason: i hope so. >> sure, no problem by the way jason, great initials by the way

, you got jesus christ, john conor, joe concha, this is awesome! so let's go through 12 things in the spirit of the 12 days of christmas, that the media can do better. and on the first day, after, well thank you, for the music i appreciate that, after joe biden is inaugurated, let's cover him with the same scrutiny as we did president trump, and let's try to get it right a lot more as well, when doing so. on the second day, let's ask joe biden actually if he ever met with tony bobulinski, which is hunter biden's business partner at a beverly hills hilton in 2017. i think that could be a decent question we could have asked by somebody besides peter doocy. on the third day let's ask if joe biden plans to expand the supreme court. on the fourth day, let's see if he wants to expand the senate. on the fifth day let's see if he wants to abolish i.c.e. as some of the party wants to do. on the sixth day let's see if he wants to also abolish the electoral college as some of

the party wants to do. on the seventh day let's see re allocate police funds and on the eighth day, ban fracking as his vice president kamala harris wants to do on the ninth day let's see if he wants to i don't know bring the voting age down to 16 as kamala harris wants to do on the tenth day let's ask if he wants to maybe put sally yates or andrew cuomo or doug jones as his attorney general, because i'm pretty sure that they are apolitical, no they aren't actually, they are very political and therefore begging for a special counsel. on the 11th day, does he want tuition-free college as he announced yesterday, green new deal, and for giving student debt without raising taxes how do you do that exactly and on the 12th day call on reporters besides having a staffer put together a pre-determined list of reporters to call on, and take very few questions. so, in the end, jason, i just want the media to do their job consistently, as they did under president trump, be just as tough on joe biden. anyway, it's a merry christmas to you, jason. i'm going to bring the young

ones on as it were. here, we have cameron, and we have liam, seven years old, five years old, there we go, and cameron, anything to say to america? >> merry christmas to all and to all a good new year! >> all right very well done, guys without a prompter, jason. >> happy new year! >> joe, congratulations, merry christmas to you and your family beautiful family there. >> goodbye. >> thank you, sir appreciate it all right, remember kids when you're 18 you're out the door! >> we already know that. >> goodbye, jason. merry christmas. >> jason: all right, griff tell us about the headlines. griff: all right, jason yeah thanks turning to our headlines starting with this fox news alert. first responders are evacuating several blocks of downtown nashville, following a large explosion. you're looking at new video here , just into our news room. the blast happening within the last hour. no word on injuries yet. residents are reportedly being told to self-evacuate over

concerns of more potential explosives. the scene is centering around an rv that was parked on the side of the street but the exact cause is still under investigation. we'll bring you more as we get it. >> and nearly 40 pennsylvania restaurants are ordered to close for violating the state's coronavirus restrictions. the governor's indoor dining ban upheld by state courts is to last until january 4. employees are also required to wear masks while serving takeout and outdoor dining customers. restaurants, who continue to defy orders, face further legal actions. >> and nothing short of a miracle. that's how an indiana sheriff's ly tenant describes being at the right place at the right time after a home explosion. watch. >> we're coming to you. we need a pry bar. we need a pry bar! griff: lt. kevin van clay rushing into help pulling a

child from the rubble and he was recently honored with a medal of honor for his heroic actions. only two other officers in the department have ever received that award, good on him >> and a dad dressed as buddy the elf surprises his daughter at school. watch. >> where is elena? i know her, i know her. griff [laughter] so embarrassing the idaho teen mortified when dad picks her up channeling will farrell's character from the movie, jason 's favorite, "elf." >> okay, people, santa's coming to town. >> santa! oh, my god! i know him, i know him! griff: the video lighting up the internet with hundreds of thousands of views, and those are your headlines. jason, i know that you love that story. [laughter] >> jason: i can't believe i didn't think of doing that to my own kids.

i love nothing more than embarrassing them, and i should have done that. that's a great idea. griff: and now you can. >> jason: [laughter] all right we've been cooking up a storm all christmas morning and now it's time for one last round of recipes, tips and trick s for your holiday feast. >> nicole: joining us live with his beautiful christmas spread is owner and chef of david burke tavern celebrity chef david burke. welcome, merry christmas. merry christmas! happy new year. >> nicole: what are you cooking for us today? >> we've made a few things we're down in jersey and we're open in jersey which is great. we're down in seabright and we have all of the food that we're going to look at today and make the simple duck salad, the christmas salad with roasted duck, but i'm going to put, i x' d it with a knife, and it goes into a pan and gets sauteed

like it would a piece of fish or like french toast just in the pan and let it cook. it renders the fat out and here is a cooked one. the cooked one now, it has goat cheese, pecans, orange sections, cranberries, and walnuts and chestnuts and chestnuts are harder to cook. they will blow up a little bit and i did it this morning and they are fantastic. olive oil, salt and pepper and a little parmesan, so i've always heard of chestnuts but never seen them eating so they are perfect. duck is cooking, right? now the beauty of the duck is the fat from the skin is so delicious, here is a cooked one, we make the vinegarette warm, like a spinache salad, lots of c hives, a little bit of mustard, and then some soy sauce , and orange.

now, the orange that i got the zester here and the juicer and a little bit of duck and then you add a little bit of vinegar so your salad dressing has olive oil, duck fat, and vinegar. i'm going to take this duck out and make the dressing and i've got cranberries and grapes, warm it up and you see this? it goes right over the salad. >> nicole: chef, i'm making a duck myself today, but i don't know. i don't know if it's going to live up to your expectations. that looks amazing. >> goose is traditional, but this is very tough and hard to manage so this is a duck breast, you can buy it skinless and bone less, and then you put that on and -- >> david burke, chef.

all right, we got to leave it there, merry christmas! thank you for the delicious duck , and a quick note earlier in the show, we showed a video of president trump and melania trump from christmas in 2018 when they called children while tracking santa. that video was not from this christmas. we apologize for that mistake. >> now, up next, many fox & friends viewers have asked about dan bongino. well, he's giving us a christmas gift, and joining us, with an update on his health. you do not want to miss it. >> ♪ in the land, snow is glist ening, a beautiful sight , i'm happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland ♪ when it comes to autism, finding the right words can be tough.

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>> jason: welcome back, merry christmas, we're having a wonderful day here, but we're thrilled to have somebody whose dear to our hearts, all of us know him so well and you know him at home he's a fox news contribute or , dan bongino.

dan's been going through some tough things with his health, and haven't seen him on the air since before the election, but dan, you're looking good! merry christmas. give us an update on how you're feeling and what's going on in your life. >> thanks, jason good to see you all griff, nicole as well. yeah, thank you. i appreciate it. i've been working out and stick ing to my routine, you know , unfortunately i was diagnosed with cancer, hodgkin's lymphoma and i want to thank nicole and specifically and all the team at fox for helping me get through it so its been tough i'm tired. the chemo is rough. you got to get through it with a bit of a sense of humor, i joke and say i give chemo zero stars on amazon, i don't recommend it but two thumbs down on yelp, but it definitely works. i got my next and hopefully last treatment this coming tuesday, so, should be back to full force i'll be in for sean on monday night, jason something you're intimately familiar with, but thank you to all of the specifically to all of the viewers out there on fox. i get your e-mails.

i read all of your social media posts, and really, its been heartwarming. i will be a-okay though, i promise you though the prognosis is really good. unfortunately, unlike our friend rush, who really is having a rough time right now, rum limbaugh got bless him and his struggle and everyone struggling with this really awful disease, two thumbs down, big time. >> nicole: dan, i really have to commend you on how open you've been with all of your fans and your viewers you've really let them be with you during this process as everyone will either have a cancer diagnosis themselves or know someone that will and so it is great to see someone like you continue to be positive, even though you have moments of feeling sad or scared or concerned, but to turn it around and be positive and show that, you know, if you trust those around you and you really trust the process, you have faith, you can get through anything, and so just thank you for all that you do for everyone watching. >> you're welcome, and just

want to give a hats tip again to memorial sloan kettering. nicole you're familiar with that institution and they did the operation where they took out the tumor and m. d. anderson , just brilliant people we have the best medical system in the world and all the doctors out there caring for people during the season. thank you, and thanks to everyone whose been caring for me too. it's just been amazing. >> nicole: make sure you ring your bell. >> i will. it's coming soon. >> nicole: the last chemo treatment take a video i want to see you. >> i did i put a picture of instagram of my last chemo. i had the chemo smirk on because you know it's coming. the first few days after chemo are generally rough but this week, i feel great, so everyone in the audience don't waste a minute worrying about me i'm h-okay. griff: well you look great and no surprise you are a fantastic fighter and you're doing a great job and obviously this is a different christmas for you, and i understand you may have some surprises for us. >> yeah, well, for this

christmas season the audience has been so great to me so i wanted to give back so i'm wearing my folds of honor shirt. we did a $10,000 donation to folds of honor which was matched by our friends at patriot mobile by the way, we're very thankful for that, but i saw yesterday one of the tunnel 2 towers commercial on fox and i thought of rick reichmuth, who did a donation took he wanted to get one of those big checks but he couldn't do one so he did his own big check so i did my own big check and us actually small, but we're going to do one for tunnel 2 towers today for $10,000, thank you, tunnel 2 towers, mortgage-free homes for our heros and i was touched also by dave portnoy from bar stool sports raised close to $5 million for restaurants so here is my other fake big check and i had to cross it out because i learned i was doing 5,000 but i'm going to do another 10,000 to dave portnoy's bar stools and the heros have been feeding us through this pandemic at unbelievable

risk to yourself so we'll do another 10,000 for that too. >> nicole: dan you are an incredible human being, thank you for all you're doing for yourself for helping small businesses, and those who really need it, and you know, we're so happy to have you here, dan. you look wonderful and i hope 2021 brings you nothing but health and happiness. >> no, i appreciate it. i just got special guests i've got to bring on who have a message for the whole nation. come on, kiddos. i saw concha's beautiful daughters, this is my daughter i asbelle and amelia, everything is backwards on return, so these are my two daughters what do you want to say? >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas america. >> she's a patriot too. griff: i have a quick question for your daughters. what's it like with dan bongino as your dad? >> they want to know what's it like to have dan bongino as your date. wait hold on, microphone what's it like? >> it's pretty cool.

we get to do a lot of cool stuff >> a lot of cool stuff what do you think? >> daddy's the best. >> daddy's the best. i didn't pay her for that. that's two thumbs up on yelp. i didn't pay her for that. she just knows. one more thing, griff -- we were on fox & friends once she loved me. griff: we love it and we've got to leave it there. merry christmas, bongino family, we'll be back with more fox & friends after this. mom, why do we always come here for the holidays? how did you find great-grandma's recipe? we're related to them? we're portuguese? i thought we were hungarian? grandpa, can you tell me the story again? behind every question is a story waiting to be discovered.

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