paraway back. >> thank you for helping us, understand. jason. >> thank you for watching, the "all-american tree lighting" is up next, see you next sunday when the next revolution will be next revolution will be carley: it is monday, december 6th. former kamala harris staffers absolutely tearing into the vice president, saying they put up with constant soul destroying criticism from someone who wasn't willing to do the work. we have all the damning allegations. >> plus, cnn terminating star anchor chris cuomo, will the extent he helped his brother or a new sexual harassment allegation the final straw. carley: shock and outrage over a troubling wave of smash and grab robberies. some say you don't need to look

further than democrat policies to see what's causing it. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm carley shimkus. >> i'm benjamin hall in for todd piro. carley: good monday morning. >> we begin with chaos in the white house as an end of the year exodus rocks the vice president's office. carley: comes amid a new report claiming the vice president bullies her staff. david spunt joins us live from washington with more on this front. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you. several high profile exits from the vp's office including her communications director and press secretary, we've learned more are even possible. right now we know symone sanders is leaving. also the press operations director and vincent evans, the deputy director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs also will be leaving soon. the washington post out with a headline, a kamala harris staff

exodus reignites questions about her leadership style and future ambitions. an anonymous former staff member told the post, it's clear you're not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work. with kamala you have to put up with soul destroying and criticism and her lack of confidence so you're propping up a bully and it's not clear why. that's coming from an anonymous former staff member. a top harris aide writes the ceaseless staff turnover will continue unless the white house takes charge and he provides stewardship for the vice president's office, the stakes for vice president -- for president biden and the nation are high. this must be swiftly put to rest. the vice president and press secretary jen psaki playing down any issues, citing simple staff turnover. >> so you don't feel misused or

under-used? >> no, i don't. i'm very, very excited about the work that we have accomplished. >> i know the vice president is grateful to all of the staff who have served her. she also understands the excitement and the grueling nature of working on a campaign and working in a white house. >> reporter: so to be clear, it's not uncommon for staff to leave the white house after the first year. they travel a lot, many of them have been on the campaign trail for the year and-a-half prior but no question, benjamin and carley, the story is out there and these are some high profile departures. carley: absolutely. david spunt live for us in washington. thank you, david. first it was the bad poll numbers, then it was a cnn article talking about a riff between the president and vice president and now staff members are leaving, either because they are unhappy or maybe because they see being tied her would hurt their own political careers. one thing that i found notable a

is that she has apparently had a problem of keeping people wanting to work for her throughout her career. one democratic strategist who worked for her in 2013 says she has a group of text messages and he said the common theme of people leaving is her. the question is why? is she mean? we've seen a banner that says we propped up a bully. is that she's mean or ineffective or maybe both? >> you go back to her time be in california and you hear a numerous stories about how it's a toxic workplace environment. she hides behind the laugh that you can see on screen there now. it comes out, frankly, at the worst times when she is in a corner, she laughs her way through it. you wonder whether or not this turnover might soon apply to her. it's not unheard of, so the big

question is what is president biden's plan for 2024. surely kamala harris, i don't know -- i won't go that far. i don't know if she can still be on that ticket. we'll have to see. carley: we will have to see. big story on this front as there's continued turnover and angst within the vice president's office. >> and now to this, former cnn anchor chris cuomo denying claims of sexual misconduct after the anchor was fired from cnn after the network discovered he advised his brother through his own sexual misconduct scandal. carley: another major story here. ashley strohmier is here with more on the reaction to this new accusation. >> reporter: good morning. the accuser who won't be named said she felt she had to speak out to protect other women. she offered to provide evidence of her allegations. the woman's attorney says, quote, chris cuomo looked into the camera and told viewers i you always cared very deeply

about these issues and profoundly so. i wanted to tell you that. hearing the hypocrisy of chris cuomo's on-air words and disgusted by his efforts to try to discredit these women, my client retained counsel to report his serious misconduct to cnn. a spokesperson issued a statement, denying the claims, saying, quote, to the extent that they were sent to cnn to he negate what chris cuomo told his audience, he fully stands by his on-air statement about his connections to these issues, professionally and in a personal way. if the goal in making these false and a unvetted accusations was to see mr. cuomo punished by cnn, that may explain his unwarranted termination. cuomo previously going on air to deny claims of advising his brother in the aftermath of hiss resignation as new york's governor. >> i never attacked, nor encouraged anyone who attack any woman who came forward. i never made calls to the press

about my brother's situation. >> reporter: in a video posted on instagram, former cnn anchor brooke baldwin calling for the network to make meaningful change. >> i would like to see cnn put a woman in that 9:00 p.m. spot. not me. i've moved on. but there are plenty of brilliant women they can choose from. >> reporter: our own janice dean responding to the news by saying she is glad the cuomo brothers comedy hour has been canceled. she joins us next hour for more reaction. carley: we're looking forward to hearing from her. ashley, thank you so much. new developments in the michigan school shooting investigation as police say a person of interest who allegedly harbored ethan crumbly's parents could be charged. law enforcement found the couple in a detroit basement after they seemingly disappeared on friday. they were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, this after their son is charged in the killing of four people and injuring seven others in a school shooting

spree last week. the oakland county sheriff saying that neither parent has shown any kind of remorse in jail. oxford high school announcing that a third party will conduct an investigation into the school's actions before the shooting. >> starting today, the biden administration will reinstate the trump era remain in mexico policy. migrants will be sent back to mexico to wait while asylum claims are considered. the biden administration abolished the program in june. missouri and texas said it was ended illegally. the policy resulted in nearly 100,000 fewer border apprehensions in may of that year. carley: starting today, all international air travelers entering the u.s. must provide a negative covid test taken within one day of boarding flights regardless of vaccine status. up until now, p only unvaccinated pliers were

required to show tests within three days of flying. the shortened window aims to provide less opportunity to develop infection with the omicron variant, prior to arrival in the united states. and this, the biden administration reportedly set to announce a diplomateic boycott of the 2022 beijing olympics. cnn reporting the announcement could come as soon as this week. a di blow mattic -- diplomatic boycott still allows american athletes to compete in the game. the white house not expected to fully boycott the beijing olympics, as tensions grow between the u.s. and china over a number of issues including china's human rights abuses and aggression towards taiwan. christmas shoppers and retailers are bracing as a surge of brazen smash and grab robberies take hold in major cities. carley: brooke sigman is here as officials blame soft on crime policies. >> reporter: california's crime

crisis is alarming residents and retailer as thieves descend on the largest cities. some are pointing to bad policy as police say many of the crimes appear to be organized. >> undoubtedly bad law and bad policy is driving this most recent spike in crime that we're seeing in los angeles. >> reporter: and a former convict said he felt safer during his life of crime after his oakland cannabis dispensary was ransacked last month. >> i was safer selling weed on the streets of oakland than i am selling it legally. that's a problem. that's crazy to say. that's the reality i'm living in. >> reporter: alexandria ocasio-cortez is taking heat for dismissing evidence that crimes are organized. she said a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out. but retail leaders say owes cass yow cortes is -- ocasio-cortez

is ignoring blatant facts. if she's not concerned with organized theft and violent attacks on retail employees, she should say that and gop lawmakers agree her remarks are disrespectful of crime victims including a security officer who was killed by armed robbers last month. jim banks calling the comments tone deaf and offensive. the white house says the justice department and fbi are stepping up to assist the cities but retailers remain on high alert in the busiest shopping period of the year. carley: brooke, thank you so much. and an lapd detective seeing this spike in crime firsthand says this is just the tip of the iceberg. we're talking to him next. carley: coming up during the next two hours of "fox & friends first," beverly hallberg, gordon chang, janice dean, abby hornacek and congressman michael

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carley: the owners of a san francisco restaurant apologizing for he denying service to several on-duty police officers. in a statement posted on instagram the owners writeing,

quote, we hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to rebuild bridges with the sfpd. these are stressful times and we handled this badly. the owners previously saying staff was uncomfortable with the officers being armed in the restaurant but they added they will continue to deny service to any armed customer no matter what their job is. so obviously not that much of a teachable moment. all right, in the meantime, a string of smash and grab robberies combined with an uptick in home invasion attacks have los angeles residents on edge. benjamin: critics slam california's soft on crime policies and the state's zero bail policy that ensure most suspects walk free. here to react is l apd detective, jamie mcbride. thank you for being with us early this morning. i just saw a statistic. there are 11 smash and grab robberies reported over a month

longed period, 14 people arrested from those, all back out on the street and you say they're out on the street faster than the paperwork can be done. explain. >> well, yeah, first we have to look, how do we get here? the aclu advocated for proposition 47 which changed the sentencing guidelines so right now you can literally go out, do whatever you want commit crimes and you'll be out faster than officers can finish the report and that's a fact. we're wondering how many times does somebody have to be arrested in la before they stay in jail? it's sad to say but it's almost safer to hang out with alec baldwin on a movie set than to go shopping in los angeles right now. that's how crazy it is. it is so violent. we're telling people don't visit because we don't think we can keep you safe right now. that's sad to say. carley: in los angeles you have zero bail because of covid. you mentioned prop 47. you also have district attorney george casscone who did

something like he's trying to release a convicted murderer six years into 50 year jail sentence. if you could start anywhere to make los angeles safer, what's the first thing you would do? >> well, you would have to start with the governor. gavin newsom, he's advocated with aclu for proposition 47 as well as george gascone who authored the bill. here's an interesting twist. the ceo of netflix gave $3 million to fight the recall campaign on governor gavin newsom and that's the son-in-law of jacqueline ivan who was murdered by somebody who should have been in jail. we need to work on changing the laws back to be tough on crime. district attorneys are advocating for the criminals. it's like shame on you if you're

a victim, it's like it's your fault. that's the way they see it. there's a lot of cleaning up to do. we need to take back the streets. to be honest with you, it shouldn't matter if you're republican or democrat. we should all want to feel safe in your home and we should be tough on crime and that's where it starts. we have started from the top and cleaned house all the way down. benjamin: jamie, one of the things that amazes me, it's not just about how you deal with crime that the democrats have a different idea for, it's also whether or not the crime is going on and congresswoman ocasio-cortez has come under heat for these comments, she said, quote, a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out. i believe a walgreens in california cited it but data didn't back it up. walgreens said it was one of the biggest issues they faced. to simply deny that the crimes are happening, we have statistics that show they are, that seems to be an incredible position to take. >> well, you know, aoc, is she

living with her head buried in the sand? it's ridiculous. all you have to do is turn on any news channel. even the more liberal ones are showing some of the stuff, not showing all of it but they are-it's like aoc experiment with nice, now it's time for her to go back to bar tending and doing what she does best. she is not a lawmaker and doesn't keep citizens safe. people like her and the rest of the squad are clueless of what's going on in the united states. there's rampant crime everywhere. in fact, los angeles is like the movie purchasing but instead of -- purge, it's like they have 365 days to commit their crimes. that's how it is in los angeles and san francisco. carley: you say that as we're seeing the smash and grab robberies on the screen. you're absolutely right. it does really look like the movie purge. and you have all these celebrities, detective, like colin kaepernick and john legend and aoc, she's a political

celebrity among progressives and they say things like low bail and prop 47 are compassionate policies. you see what the policies do when they're implemented. would you describe them as comee compassionate. >> they call it racist. do you see people stopping at a grocery store and grabbing milk, meat, cheese, no, what you're seeing is they're getting rolex watches, go to louis vuitton stores and the so-called celebrities and other politicians, so far on the left, they don't want to admit had they were wrong so they keep their head buried in the sand. here's the interesting thing. everybody wants to be liberal until they get robbed and shot and see how quickly they change their tune. that's what it's going to come down to. carley: people are feeling so unsafe right now and you're doing the good work, trying to get the word out there and a keeping people safe.

detective jamie mced bride -- mcbride, thank you for joining us. >> can i add one more thing? okay. thank you. carley: go ahead, jamie. benjamin: go ahead. >> i just want to say, aclu, they're the ones -- they're the partner in crime for the suspects. what we do, we created a national database, aclu-watch.gov. you go there, click on your state, you'll see exactly how the aclu is helping the criminals succeed and stay on the streets and commit crime. carley: one of the ways was promoting prop 47. you're also speaking out on that front as well. jamie, thank you so much. benjamin: the time is now 22 minutes after the hour. chris cuomo out for good. but what are the greater implications of his firing and the scandals leading up to it? we're asking beverly hallberg. carley: newt gingrich says congress needs to investigate hunter biden and those protecting him right now. he'll explain why, coming up next.

carley: former house speaker newt gingrich is calling for congress to investigate hunter biden over bombshell allegations about his business dealings. a new book claims at the time vice president biden heavily influenced hunter's relationships with chinese and russian honchos, a claim joe biden has denied. gingrich claiming there has been an absence of honesty and inquiry from the justice department, it's amazing the hunter biden laptop has not led to an indictment of president biden's son. newt gingrich joins us at 7:30 this morning. miranda divine has the biden family has a history of corruption but the vice presidency opened new doors to international business. >> from his business in the senate, he came into the senate

as a 30-year-old, he had began as a local influence peddling operation with his brothers, leaning on big corporates, mbna and credit card companies and so on who were his donors to give his family grace and favored jobs. when he became vice president is when he internationalized the influence peddling operation and hunter basically became the bagman. carley: this coming from divine's new book, exposing hunter biden's secrets and how the mainstream media helped cover up the whole story. ben. benjamin: thanks, carley. cnn officially now terminating prime time anchor chris cuomo after documents reveal he used his role in the media to find information on those raising accusations against his brother. here to react is beverly hallberg. thank you for being with us this morning, beverly. >> good morning. benjamin: i want to read cnn's statement on firing chris cuomo. it says this.

chris cuomo was suspended earlier this week, pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother's defense, despite the termination we will investigate as appropriate. and then we heard from chris cuomo later who said this is not how i wanted my time at cnn to end but i already told you why and how i helped my brother so let me now say as disappointing as this is, i could not be more proud of the team at cuomo prime time. i just wonder, though n had a lot of this information for quite a while, cnn. they knew he was helping his brother dig up information about his accusers. it only seems when there was an allegation of sexual harassment that they made the final move. do you think it happened too slowly. >> very much. you had brian seltzer come out and say this was a death by 1,000 cuts. what i agree with him on, there have been multiple indiscretions for months and cnn did nothing about it. to name a few, we knew that chris cuomo brought his brother

on tv while the nursing home scandal information was unfolding. we know that chris cuomo received priority covid testing because his brother was governor. and we know as you just mentioned that he was involved in these strategy sessions with his brother, concerning the sexual allegations. we've known that for months. it actually seems it was easier for new yorkers to get andrew cuomo out of the governor's mansion than it has been for cnn to get chris cuomo out of the hosting chair. benjamin: again, how do you explain the delay? how do you explain cnn waiting so long? >> well, i think we're going to find out more details because what we're actually seeing now is cnn president jeff zucker and chris cuomo who appeared to be buddies for years are now going at it. so you had jeff zucker said it was a bridge too far with the latest information coming out by the new york's attorney general and then the following independent investigation that cnn did. and what you saw was chris cuomo came out this weekend and said, look, there's been no new

information. my buddy, jeff zucker, has known about this all along and so i think you're going to see them go back and forth. the cuomos don't go away quietly. i think cnn is going to be going up definitely against somebody who wants to clear his name and his brother's name. benjamin: they might not be going away quietly. neither are some of these accusers. one of the lawyers speaking out recently, saying this. hearing the hypocrisy of chris cuomo's on-air words and disgusting by his efforts to try to discredit these women, my client retained counsel to report serious sexual misconduct. you feel like both cuomos that all accusers must be believed first and foremost, until theal he lee gas stations come towards -- until the allegations come towards them and they say witch hunt, witch hunt. i wonder what do you think about the hypocrisy. >> it's complete hypocrisy, from the cuomo brothers and cnn themselves.

the newest allegation is not the first. we know there's versus been allegations against chris cuomo. the question i have is why weren't those investigated thoroughly. i'm all for due process. you should add a concern that you have jeffrey tubin who is allowed as cnn's legal analyst even though he exposed himself on a zoom meeting so a lot of questions as far as how women are treated at cnn and i think those are all just being exposed right now even more so as we're learning more about chris cuomo. benjamin: we have a seen a bigger shift at cnn over the last few years, a shift to the left. i wonder whether or not with all the allegations swirling whether something has to change at the top. do you think cnn has to look at itself and move in a different direction? is it doing something wrong at the moment? >> i think they've been going in a direction that hasn't been helpful to their viewers and that's one of the reasons why their ratings are so low. they've been focused more on opinion journalism than actually reporting the facts and i think one of the reasons it was so

hard for jeff zucker to make this decision to get rid of chris cuomo is that his ratings were good and so this decision to terminate him, the fact that it took so long, when so much had been brewing for months and we had known so much, i think as a result cnn is desperate for ratings and they were trying to hold onto their best host. it comes down to rating and money versus office place ethics which they claim to uphold, they claim to stand up for women but so far, and we still need to know details about the sexual allegations, so far that doesn't seem to be the case within the workplace at cnn. benjamin: very quickly, who do you think should get the spot? >> oh, i think they're pushing for anderson cooper to get it. he has struggled with ratings as well. i think you could look to him to take over the spot or they may do some type of rotation for the time being. but the reality is i think their ratings will continue to drop. benjamin: beverly, thanks so much for joining us today. we really appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you.

carley: the time is now 33 minutes after the hour. how can you help save christmas from the supply chain crisis? well, buy american this holiday season, of course. we talk with two ceos who manufacture right here in the usa. ♪ we're the kids in america. ♪ we're the kids in america. ♪

benjamin: governor greg abbott declaring texas the home of semiconductor manufacturing. he says his state's act to stay

open during the pandemic will ease the chip shortage affecting the global economy. listen. >> the semiconductors will help in the supply chain process. the economy is growing and thriving and businesses are moving here and growing here because texas is the land of economic opportunity and innovation. we've been open 100%. there are no vaccine mandates or mask mandates and so it shows that we can he remain open and help livelihoods. benjamin: abbott you announced that samsung will build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in taylor texas, expected to bring thousands of jobs to the lone star state. president trump says president biden agenda has the u.s. on a dangerous path. >> this country has tremendous potential. tremendous. but we're giving it away and there will be a point -- there will be a point where the country can't come back and we can never allow that point to be

reached. benjamin: but the former president has hope as americans return to the polls next year, he expects, quote, big things in the 2022 midterm elections and looking at 2024 he anticipates a great result. carley: currently there are more than ships at sea waiting to be docked at california ports. you can help save christmas by supplying and supporting american made products during the supply chain crisis. good morning to you. >> good morning. carley: so evan, black rifle coffee, veteran owned and operated, so it is safe to say that if somebody buys black rifle coffee for christmas, the beans have not been roasted in china, is that right? >> absolutely not. we've invested a lot in infrastructure and hiring internally, specifically with veterans. we've got 50% veteran hire rate.

most all of our products that we're sourcing right now we tried to maintain an american made policy. some products just aren't made. that's a fact. double wall seamless steel there mosses, there's -- thermoses, there's not an american made one. carley: i visited yours facility in salt lake city. you do such great work hiring veterans as many of our viewers are familiar with. connie, i think you're amazing. tell us about your companies. you're the ceo of arm a lock and mommy armor usa. give us an update on what those companies do because they help save lives. >> thank you. we save lives all over the world. we saved two little boys in idaho last christmas. this time of year brings back the fact that even though our supply chain is broken and we

are going to be getting product here in january after months and months of waiting for product to sell, we actually sell to private boat owners too, so a man overboard incident. buying american is so important. we are trying our best during this very difficult time. i actually know the other person on our panel and i bought their coffee and i absolutely love it. so we met at another made in america show. mommy armor usa is not out either yet because we're waiting for ballistic panels so my message is to shop local and to shop at local stores to help out for christmas. carley: we're all guilty of it, buying something on amazon because it's convenient without thinking about really where it's coming from and often that product comes from china and it's because our country is so dependent on cheap chinese goods. how do we sort of correct course

there? >> well, i think the consumer ultimately speaks the loudest. they vote with their dollars. it's a small price to pay i think for consumers to continue to invest in themselves which is buy local, buy u.s. manufacturing or u.s. manufactured products. and us as business owners, we also have to do a better job of making sure that we're continuing to source high quality manufacturers here in the united states but ultimately the consumer has to decide and they have to really make sure that they're focusing on investing in themselves and this is a national security issue, it's a supply chain issue, it's one of the most important issues i think we face as a society is continuing to invest in american made products but it's our dollars. we've got to vote with our dollars. carley: connie, you mentioned that the supply chain was affecting your business. what about inflation? >> inflation affects us every single day. a lot of people have a debate about that because they just think of it as gas and groceries

but also going into stores right now and purchasing products, even your stocking stuffers are completely outrageously priced right now. again, buy local, support memberships, buy gym member ships and things like that, you're also going to support your local community. but inflation is absolutely crushing the average citizen in the united states and our politicians have to get on board and start helping out here because we can't afford it anymore. carley: you said it. connie sylvester, evan haver two great american ceos with great american companies. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. benjamin: the white house facing major foreign policy tests, brand-new intelligence appears to show russia planning an alarming military offensive against ukraine. what message does p president biden need to send on his call with vladimir putin tomorrow? carley: plus, defense secretary

austin is warning that recent moves from china look more like a rehearsal for an attack on taiwan. asian expert gordon chang is live, coming up next.

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benjamin: republicans are pushing president biden to be tough on vladimir putin when the two leaders speak tomorrow. carley: this as russia continues to build up its military along ukraine's border. alex hogan is live in london with the latest. >> reporter: president joe biden will have this conversation tomorrow via video conference with russian president vladimir putin as his escalation only creates a more global concern, you amid tensions between washington and moscow, press secretary jen psaki says the administration plans to underscore the support for the e territory and sovereignty of ukraine. antony blinken handing out a warning after what he calls significant aggressive moves. >> and i wanted to make clear directly to the foreign minister the serious consequences that will result if russia actually committed acts of aggression against ukraine.

>> reporter: roughly 100,000 russian troops are now deployed along russia's border with ukraine. u.s. officials say they believe russia is planning a multi--front military invasion as soon as next year, one that could involve as many as 175,000 troops. the deployment only intensifies fears of a war on european soil. >> there is a concern and there is talk about planning that the united states could end up on the wrong end of a two on one fast break, if russia moved on ukraine and china moved on taiwan, those things i think are a ripple effect of what happened in afghanistan and our other foreign policy disasters that have already taken place in just 10 short months of this administration. >> reporter: russian officials say that they have done nothing wrong, defending their stance, saying that the deployment of troops on their own soil is of no international concern. biden and putin have held one in-person meeting and they held their last phone call back in

july. benjamin, carley. carley: we will certainly be following this one. alex hogan live for us. thank you. benjamin: thanks, alex. tensions between china and taiwan at an all-time high as a defense secretary lloyd austin is questioned on the threats we face from beijing. >> china has been launching multiple air operations near taiwan. do you think that these are training flights for future operations? >> it looks like -- a lot like them exploring their true capabilities, it looks a lot like rehearsals. benjamin: here to discuss senior fellow at the gatestone institute, gordon chang. thanks for joining us. i think it's quite big news, secretary use a continue admitting that these look like a rehearsalal. i know at the same time you've also said that you don't believe general austin is showing the leadership required. what do you mean by that? >> i think that general austin

as well as secretary blinken as well as president biden need to be resolute in their pronouncements. they need to say we will defend taiwan. now, this is a policy that president biden actually did announce at the cnn town hall in october but it was immediately walked back by the secretary of state's press spokesman, also by general austin, secretary augusts continue and by jen sack -- austin and by jen psaki. you have disarray in the administration right now and beijing sees that. benjamin: you tweeted that the u.s. should take the fight to china's regime and play just as rough as the attachers. -- attackers. in what way? what would you like to see the u.s. do. >> first of all, i think we certainly need the announcement by the president that we will defend taiwan. but as china flies its planes through taiwan's air defense identification zone, we need to

fly our planes in force through china's air defense zone. it's international air face but it sends -- air space but it sends a message. we have the operations on the surface of the sea, the u.s. navy and coast guard participate in those. we should be doing those, instead of single destroyers, they should very well be fleets going through the taiwan strait. china will back off if they believe that the united states will use force. now, this is exceedingly dangerous but some really bad taiwan policy of the last three decades has put us into a position where there are no safe options. benjamin: now, defense secretary austin has said that the u.s. doesn't fear competition as china advances hypersonic weapons. take a listen. >> america isn't a country that fears competition. and we're going to meet this one with confidence and resolve. and not panic and pessimism.

benjamin: there you go, we don't fear competition. but as you said, perhaps the actions don't seem to suggest that. do you think that china senses some kind of weakness at the moment because of all the policy failures you've lined out? >> yes, i mean, just take that statement from the secretary of defense. china tested a hypersonic live vehicle. that test was an -- showed an intention to violate the outer space treaty because you're not allowed to put nuclear weapons in space and those hgvs as they're called are only useful if they carry nukes. we should have heard the secretary of defense say oh, look, you're violating the treaty, we're going to pull out of that treaty if that's what you intend to do but we don't hear that we hear these bland words which really don't mean very much and china doesn't take them with any sort of seriousness because they know that they're intending to violate the treaty and we're you afraid to call them out on it. benjamin: gordon, very, very

quickly, what do you make of the diplomatic boycott of the olympics? we gather that may be announced soon. is that enough? >> it is a good step in the first instance but, no, it's not enough. we need to move the games and a we need to ban china's participation in all the olympics because they're denying at leasts the right to participate -- athletes the right to participate, those are uyghurs khazaks, tibetans. benjamin: thank you, gordon chang, for joining us. >> thank you. carley: does the media treat president biden worse than trump, that's what one top white house official is claiming in a brand-new op-ed. we'll get congressman michael waltz's response to that. benjamin: and a reaction to the latest developments to chris cuomo and abby hornacek is also on deck. so don't go anywhere.

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star anchor chris cuomo, was the extent to how much he helped his brother or a new allegation the final straw. carley: with the california smash and grab epidemic getting worse by the day, alexandria ocasio-cortez seems to think the trend is make believe. you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm carley shimkus. benjamin: i'm benjamin hall, if for todd piro. we begin with chaos in the white house as end of year exodus rocks the vice president's office. carley: it comes amid a new report claiming the vice president bullies her staff. david spunt joins us from washington with more on this front. good morning, david. >> reporter: hi, carley, it's not uncommon for staff to leave the white house after the first year but no question the story is out there and these are some high profile departures. the washington post out with a headline, a kamala harris staff exodus reignites questions about her leadership style and