this week to the more staffers with resignations. the director of press up and vincent with public engagement and intergovernmental affairs. she must be closing in on what a baker's dozen in the category? the democrats are ready for the standard-bearer? she can't keep her staff. gutfeld is next. >> 100% the union holding her children hostage. the union is not helping our spirits because there is no reason for them to be at home. my kids are held hostage at home. >> showdown in chicago as the teachers union forces the last-minute school closures for a second straight day. thursday january 6, you are watching "fox & friends." >> i'm ashley strohmier and for correlation can. the mayor to teachers pay or take legal action if they don't

get back to work. mark meredith is live in washington with the latest, good morning, mark. >> ashley good morning to you guys and chicago getting another day off today after city leaders in teachers union failed to reach an agreement on pandemic particle. the union voted earlier in the week to move classes online because of sharp increase in covid cases but instead the school system canceled activities altogether. the city said remote learning is not a viable alternative to in person learning and war of words with 350,000 kids. union leaders say they stand behind their efforts. >> going to schools, it puts us at risk and students and families at risk of contracting the coronavirus, and the public health office. >> todd: chicago's mayor lori lightfoot calls it illegal and both parents and students across this to be are now suffering all because of a

political bath. >> when you tell me you're too busy to be at the table all day long to get a deal done, you tell that to our parents and those kids who are suffering and depend upon us, depend upon us to do the right thing. >> todd: as you can imagine, we are also hearing from plenty of parents who are missing work or other duties because they are kids are stuck at home waiting to see which side blinks first. >> her children need to be in school with masks, with social distancing. they are doing everything they can to keep these kids safe in school. there was no reason for them to be at home. my kids are being held hostage at home. >> todd: despite over school safety extends well beyond chicago, a lightning rod of controversy at the nation's capital. the biden administration weighing in on the battle yesterday. >> we will ensure schools are open and to keep our children

and educators who selflessly serve the community safe. this includes schools everywhere, including chicago. >> todd: the white house said taxpayers have spent billions of dollars to ensure school can stay open during the lingering pandemic. while the schools are closed again today, there are signs ashley and todd that they may reopen in a limited capacity but we will have to see what the day brings, guys back to you. >> todd: mark, thank you. parents across the country say students have separate enough during the pandemic, here is will cain. >> after two years, we know there is isolation, depression, lots of learning and increasing risk of suicide. what we have watched as a society that takes most vulnerable its children and to add on top of that from a disproportionally black and brown children to the top of the volcano and toss them into the fire. we have sacrificed their children at the peer and power in all the ugly human sense.

>> todd: dr. sweeney will talk about this later on in this hour. time now turning to america's crime crisis, new yorkers promised a crackdown on rampant lawlessness but critics say new manhattan d.a. will do just the opposite. >> ashley: jackie ibanez onto urgent warnings, jackie. >> good morning to new manhattan district attorney's facing backlash over two cup prison time for a slew of defenses. releasing a memo saying he will not seek jail time for most offenses but instead, he will seek diversion to incarceration. one former police commissioner is sounding the alarm, listen. >> he was elected to prosecute crimes, not to change the law. what he is doing here is changing the law and enabling criminals to do outrageous things. this is stupid. my advice to the people of the city of new york is recall the election right now. >> but bragg is defending his policy saying that old

status quo of putting criminals in prison doesn't seem to work. >> what we are doing now is not working, plain and simple. and so, this is our task and path forward to reduce crime. >> these policies give criminals a green light? no! may depends on what the definition of criminal. >> ohio congressman jim jordan said the billing policies could open a panic window for republicans. >> todd: the left says we will not let your kids go to school. now we will let criminals roam your streets. i think you will see republicans run and i think you will see more win now that we see how radical the left is. >> ashley: meanwhile in beverly hills, the democrats vote unanimously to recall d.a. gas cone a shocking crime in -- do not work and put the community in danger. jaclyn avon was killed in front of her husband in their

beverly hills mansion during a home invasion. and he says avon the suspected killer, criminal with a record of violent crimes has not been properly rehabilitated. back to you guys. speed to, thanks, decades and in new york, here is her take on the decision to go easy on criminals. >> this land is looking to create lawlessness and anarchy in new york city. let me tell you one more thing, guys whom i did this 30 years. this is going to throw us back to the wild west. new york will lose its own values, its business values. your kids are not safe going to school. you are not safe writing on the streets. there is no traffic crimes that will be prosecuted. this guy brad we ought to start the recall now! >> ashley: okay, todd going back to the sound bite jackie ran in the story, she said what we are doing is not working. clearly, it is not working

because you can't just let criminals back on the street so that should be the first indication that we do need to change something and we need to bring back the law in the city. just to put it in perspective, i wasn't hurt but put in perspective for you, my car was broken into and thousands of dollars was taken, you know, midnight, but yet the area was lit up like a christmas tree. it was not like it was a dark alley or anything like that. and i'm scared to walk the streets of new york now, whether in the morning or in the evening. i don't feel safe. i know a lot of people don't feel safe. you hear about all of this crime. it is completely out of control. for him to do this, it mirrors him in california and it's not working. >> todd: you shouldn't feel safe. i'm glad that you don't feel safe because it means you will have your guard up. i don't want anything to happen to you, ashley stohmier, you are

my buddy. i don't feel safe. it doesn't matter man or woman, i don't mess around. i have no desire to do anything other than work there. i don't want to do anything fun anymore. that is a bad sign. because if you and i are saying this, we are not the only ones. we had so much hope, actually going into this year thinking to ourselves at eric adams and the new administration returns us to be around. everything would get better. new york city would have its come back, and this is a horrible start. it is up to eric adams now to put his foot down and say "no, this is not the city we will have." and the mayor, i am in charge and this is a city going forward. you can't have what this guy wants now. criminals are not stupid. they know what they can and cannot get away with. all this does is drive away to your point earlier, ashley the following. families who want to live in new york city. why would you want to live here if something bad can happen to

you or your kids? workers who will not come into the city, that is bad for tax base and tourist who don't want to be attacked while on vacation. it is a sad state of affairs, ashley. >> ashley: granted my fiance is in my -- when i have to send a text to say "i got in the building. he knows what goes on in the city, that should be fair warning for everyone in the city. you can be walking down the street and you never know what is going to happen. it is unfortunate because people say "i can't wait to come to new york city." the city is not the same. to your point, todd, getting in and out of the city as soon as possible, no messing around, you get to your car and you leave. >> todd: the way you started this off talking about bragg saying the current situation is not working. okay, it is not your prerogative to change that. as a d.a. and i will say this until i'm blue in the face. your only job is to represent

the victims of crime because there's no one else to represent peer that is literally why we have a d.a.'s office. if you're not doing that, if you are doing the work of the public defender, the system doesn't work and societally, we are in the mess that we are in in the major cities right now. it is sad. in the meantime, a democratic california lawmaker introducing a bill to reduce the proposition 47. rudy cell explaining for the rampant shoplifting and smash and grabs plaguing the state saying "enough is enough. we need to fight back against the criminals for stealing from erik's communities." project 47 -- prop 47 reduced $950 from a felony to misdemeanor peer in and the amount a suspect can still before facing a felony for $200 of course the original threshold before prop 47 past. >> ashley: happening today president biden mvp harris will

mark the one-year anniversary of the january 6th riot with speeches on capitol hill. it comes as attorney general merrick garland said the doj has no higher priority than bringing those involved in the attack to justice. >> the justice department remains committed to holding all january 6th perpetrators at any level accountable under law, whether they were present that day or otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. we will follow the facts wherever they lead. >> ashley: garland says so far more than 725 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the capitol riots. and fox news contributor charlie hurt says this about democrats: >> these are people that don't get out much. if they got out a little bit more they would realize nobody is talking about this.

>> is that true? >> nobody but they themselves in the media and a few people obsessed with npr news every morning or talking about this. no normal people and i'm talking about democrats, mainly because say you are a democrat voter living in chicago, do you care more about that, or do you care about the blm summer of hate in which, you know, your neighborhood got torched? >> dozens of people died. >> dozens of people died in government buildings got destroyed, cops killed. is that more concerning to you where is this? and i think it reveals out or disconnect. it is a real problem for democrats politicians because of course they have nothing better to sort of counter all of the mayhem's they conspire to. >> ashley: in the middle east under repeated attacks by iranian backed militia. >> thankfully no one hurt and the string of attacks that come days after the anniversary of the assassination of iranian

general. joining us with the latest, alex. >> high todd and ashley, the separate attacks on u.s. troops and both iraq and in syria. three attacks taken place just on wednesday alone. now two of those took place on iraq he military hosting u.s. troops in the western empire providence and baghdad which came under fire. earlier in the day qs led coalition with several attempts to eliminate launch sites they spotted near the base what is known as green village. pentagon press secretary john kirby says there is a clear threat for american troops. >> my understanding is the strikes were not air strikes. they clearly are at risk in the region. one of the reasons why these sites were hit is we had reason to believe they were going to be used as launch sites for attacks on green village. >> meanwhile in syria eight

rounds landed inside the base have a u.s.-led coalition. there were no casualties and officials say there were only minor damage. yesterday's strikes were not the only recent attempts. the two days prior armed drones shot down in baghdad. drones on tuesday and at an airbase hosting u.s. forces and drones on monday headed for the baghdad airport. monday marked two years since the death of general sulla money in his in iraq through a drone strike by donald trump. and in iraq they claimed responsibility or yesterday for one of those attacks saying it will not stop until the full withdrawal of u.s. forces. the pentagon said it ramped up security and the feds measures at the end of last year in preparation for attack just like the ones we sold this week which the pentagon says it has been anticipated, john and ashley and ashley. >> todd: alex hogan, thank you very much.

them two more heading for the exit as reportedly described the vp has a bully who regularly delivers soul destroying criticism, jeremy hunt here to talk all about it. >> ashley: be do have a big show ahead this morning, congresswoman nicole live on "fox & friends" first. ♪ ♪

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>> ashley: the biden administration failing to release the long-awaited ice report on the rest and deportations of illegal immigrants for 2021.

critics suggest the report will show dramatic decrease in arrest and removals. a former ice official telling fox news "a biden administration political appointee should not want to produce and clearly political effort with high impact of the biden administration policy." ice telling fox news there is no delay. the report is usually released the end of the year for the start of the next year. >> todd: this is a little bit of a head-scratcher. president biden is not getting enough time to think. that according to his press secretary. take a listen. >> i know the president was at a public event today. he has a number of meetings with policy teams on what he is doing behind the scenes. if you were standing here today, which he's always invited is what you guys will say, but he would say we never get free time or any time to think peer that is probably true. >> todd: huh?

spending 27% of his presidency on vacation and the national polls reporting he has spent 95 of his 348 days in office on holy day. al british of us and mostly at his delaware home. ashley, no time to think? he is the most anti-schedule of any president in history! literally, in the history of a republic. also, have our expectations for the office of the presidency sunk so low that thinking is not required as something you do every single day? like that should be the prerequisite regardless if you have time, you make time to think. again, you are the president, ashley. >> ashley: yeah, that is what i was going to touch on. i think the way that we look at the president in office right now, president biden and if you

compare to president trump, that man working sunup to sundown and joe concha and always mentions,e has his breakfast 9:00 a.m. and he might have a meeting here or there, biden, but if you want to be the president of the united states, you are the most powerful man in the world. you would think that having no time to think -- i just don't even know what to say about that comment. i had to reread it a couple of times when i saw that was what we were talking about. jen psaki saying biden has no time to think? i feel like all he has is time to think. >> todd: jen psaki is usually good at spinning in and out of things but i think she might want to mow again on this one. this one is a head-scratcher. and people will make the argument, oh, well, he's older and needs more time to sleep. okay, don't run for president if you're not going to have the energy level to do the job. i love my dad and i know i can say this because he is not right

now. my dad needs 12 to 14 hours a day to sleep. he's around joe biden's age. my dad could not be president of the united states. he wouldn't consider doing it. but here we are, ashley, here we are. from the president to the vice president's from kamala harris the office continues and two more aids departure from white house roles as the vp, approval rating plummets. jeremy army veteran and a friend joins us now. jeremy, can it get any worse for her? >> i mean, it's like every day you see in the story of like what is going on? with the vice president staff? and what is going on in the white house? it is amazing. with the leaders, we should want character and competence. problems that vice president harris is failing on both! on the competent side, you can look at her approval rating and it's in the 20s.

it is so abysmal. she has failed on the border and even as a former prosecutor, issues of crime around the country. she's failed on -- i mean, inclusion policies but even on the side, these reports coming out of the staff should be taken seriously. the staff is saying she has had a toxic work environment. that is the kind words they are saying. by the way, these are far, left liberal staff and not like partisan effect. these are people who have worked for her over the years. you go back ten years and staffers are saying the same thing. and so, something is deftly a cause for alarm. in fact, commanders would be assessed based on the type of environment they provide for their soldiers. soldiers with basically a moment to say what kind of environment is this? what is going on? now, to be fair and our commanders can be tough sometimes, but here's the thing. if it came over the years that everyone is saying the same thing, treating our soldiers

with respect, it can be tough to treat them with respect, then commanders would get in a lot of trouble about this. i'm not sure vice president harris would still be in the military today given some of the comments coming out of her staff. so this is really a serious thing we should be concerned about. we want to add character and competence but kamala harris has given us cause for concern on both of those accounts. >> todd: that is a fascinating comparison. the white house said this is normal attrition in year one of a presidency. what is your rebuttal? >> yeah, clearly those are talking points, right? the same thing, time to think. it is like we've gotten so lazy now in some of the ways to pivot. and so now they are saying that is normal attrition. but if you look at the staffers, you can zoom out. senator, you zoom out and you can see the same kind of story.

so no, this is not normal in house left-wing issues. if you look over her entire career, you see the same exact story line. staffers not wanting to work with her. honestly, we should be concerned if she cannot treat her staff with respect or put her step before self, how in the world can we expect us from everyday americans for her to put us first? so, it does concern me and it should concern all of us when we hear reports from people who are supposed to be the closest to her. >> todd: how telling is it, jeremy vincent evans did not even thanked her or mention her and his goodbye tweet in his announcing that he is going to the cdc tweet. that is fascinating. jeremy hunt, good talking with you, sir. great to see you on the program happy new year to you, friend. >> happy new year to you todd. >> ashley: 4:26 on the east coast, will teachers across the country you 1619 project in

their lesson plans? the controversial author behind it is now apparently struggling to get basic history rights. plus failing the people they are elected to protect. a winter storm strands travelers for dozens of hours on an interstate? we are talking to some of the travelers stranded on the highway and what they did to keep each other safe. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> ashley: sharing the lows after drivers were stranded on an icy interstate i-95 in virginia this week and the bakery truck and its driver in the right place at the right time to distribute were bread to hungry motorist trapped in their cars for more than 20 hours.

can you imagine? here is the reaction with the story as the truck driver ron hill and a couple stranded for 21 hours on i-95. casey and john, first up, thank you for being with us this morning. i want to start with casey and john on this one. and then ron, i will get to you. but guys, what was the reaction? i mean, it might be kind of normal, i guess if there is a wreck or inclement weather to stay on the highway for a couple of hours. but after four, five, six hour mark, what were you thinking? >> it was definitely stressful. we had gotten there around 8:00 p.m. that night where we ended up sitting around 16 hours. as the hours kept ticking, definitely it got a little bit more stressful. i have no clue when we would be able to get off of the highway. we were just trying to make the best of our time. >> ashley: casey, you said not only were you guys getting

hungry and i can only imagine not having a bathroom, no water, all of your basic amenities basically gone there. so, you have the idea of calling the bakery and you saw that it was advertised on a truck. tell us how that conversation went with chuck, the owner of the bakery? >> actually the bakery, my mother was really worried about me and he called her back and left his number. and i walked up and just kind of said, hey, look, chuck, chuck wants to talk to you right now. i think i scared him a little bit originally. but chuck, the nicest guy in the entire world and we have kept contact with him. >> ashley: and when you saw casey was walking up to your truck, i assume you knew chuck called you to let you know what was going on? >> yes, she said that chuck was

talking to a truck on the phone. and i knew to coat chucks at the bakery. so she gave me the phone number. i called and he said, "hang out as much as you can but be careful so you're not overwhelmed." >> ashley: where you overwhelmed with that because i can imagine people looking at to you like a god write them because nobody had had anything to eat? how did you feel about that? were you concerned about your safety? >> i was not concerned for my safety. my army training set in. and just keep your vehicle running, keep it running. and just crack a window so there is no carbon monoxide. but i wasn't concern about my safety. i was glad i was in the right place at the right time. >> ashley: john and casey, what was your reaction? were your nervous to walk up to run? i can only imagine how you guys felt because in that situation

everybody is in the same predicament, obviously, and you walk up to a stranger, granted this man was essentially a lifesaver for you and a lot of people on that highway. >> yes, absolutely. we were not nervous at all. we were just trying to help people around us. and we thought he would be the person to talk to. the second day he spoke to us with kindness and direction. >> ashley: and then, obviously, chuck, the owner of the bakery, he was supposed to be with us this morning. we were having some issues with his shot. but ron, thanks for doing what you did in helping all those people out. like i said, people look at you as like a saving grace, i'm sure yesterday. awesome for you, it casey and john, way to think on your feet. hopefully that does not happen anytime soon or ever again. [laughter] okay, ron, casey holihan and

john noe, we thank you for being with us. we appreciate it and good luck. >> thank you, ashley. >> ashley: todd. >> todd: that is great stuff, ashley. thank you. a crisis for a kids at chicago educators with last-minute closures for a second day. >> it is 100% union holding our children hostage. >> todd: are democrat politicians doing enough to put a stop to the madness? dr. carolyn swing. and did you hear this a top tennis player in the world a chance to play for us to again open title thrown into limbo and may not happen. it is all connected to covid. we will explain when we come back. ♪ ♪ been saying

for nearly two years now that kids well-being is being sacrificed for the sake of adult safety during the pandemic. former professor of princeton, y foundation joins us now, great to see you as always. here is the exact quote from "the new york times," against the liberal bashing known as "new york times" no conservative publication here. "many communities tried to minimize the spread of covid and other factors rather than minimizing the damage that covid does to society. they have accepted more harm to

children in exchange for less harm to adults often without acknowledging the delimit or assessing which decisions lead to less overall harm." the liberal "new york times" really does underscore how dire the crisis is. why are we sacrificing our kids like this, dr. swain? >> i would say the left has always done this to our children. a few years ago we were very focused on the fact that her children were terrified about climate change. we have used that children for political agendas. there were teachers who took children to black lives matter rallies. and so it goes on and on. for "the new york times" to acknowledge the harm to children, that is great. they also should be writing about the fact that two-thirds of the children who have been hospitalized are obese. and ten times more likely to

have problems with covid so when you look at the vaccine push on all of the children, they should really focus on the ones most vulnerable. those are the ones who are obese. >> todd: yet, dr. swain s we have seen, you still have schools across the country going remote were not going at all in the case of chicago. one of those teachers unionsto president randy weingartner been in the news for this very reason "there are very real logistic decision schools are making and we know kids do better ends pern but the spike is real, we need adequate staff including testin a lot of stress. dr. swain where are they irreversible consequences for the stress on our kids? >> there is no science backing up the children's and school is

a risk to the parents or themselves. but the media narrative now is that the hospitalization rates of children are skyrocketing. when you look at the teachers union, it's never been about the children. it has been about ease for themselves, getting more money n ey for less work. and so, they are using children as they've always used them. meanwhile, you look at the achievement levels of the children in america that is dropping and falling far beyond in the nation and we look at the suicide rates of our children. it is a fact that it makes them miserable. the masts, lowering iqs and making it harder for children. we act as if we don't care about the children. we see this not just with the covid, but we see it with abortion. we see it with transgender and children under 18. we see it scait is putting themr

adult agendas and politics. >> todd: 70% of teachers say they have seen test scores and their kids go down. china sitting back and laughing at us right now. that is a huge issue to monitor in the coming decades. dr. swain comeaux we appreciate your insight as always. ashley over to you. >> ashley: still had another democrat spotted days after blaming republicans prolonging thin pandemic and his response to the criticism is just about as mature as aoc. we are talking to them next. ♪ ♪

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whether they or loved one been a victim of the crime. some answered "yes" ended up on the panel. 1550 minutes after they are, eric swalwell spotted hanging out with masts and mandate pre. >> ashley: here with reaction host across america and fox news radio and fox nation, okay, i want to get to this tweet because this is amazing to me. he blasted the g.o.p. for prolonging the pandemic. he said "as we end 2021 and the pandemic, you should know if these republican liars, your vacation canceled. your kids back to virtual learning and back to masks everywhere. for blame, look no further than these guys." obviously i don't think me or anyone else cares who goes, you know, to the free state of florida, but when you are locking down and making all of these rules for the states like

new york, california, and then in the same breath are doing exactly what you are hammering the states for. it is like not only tone-deaf, but it is a slap in the face. >> todd: totally. and you notice the keywords in his tweet or "you are vacation canceled." not his vacation or aoc's vacation. the only thing i will give eric swalwell credit for is he covered his feet in the photo. unlike aoc dirtbag boyfriend or fiance who is totally the guy who trims his toenails next to you on the plane. that was disgusting! this is why we have no bias when it comes to public health initiatives, ashley. none of the people pushing them are following themselves. and we all know that. and i know what is a little early in the morning, but i will say eric swalwell caught in florida is still better than the time he got caught as a chinese spy. >> i was going to go there in a

different way. >> todd: this gas lighting, ashley read the tweet and you remember the whole sleeping with a chinese spy thing happened. he blamed it on republicans. now, he's blaming all of the things he and the democrats are doing wrong with republicans. it is a gas lighting hall of fame, sort of like tom brady of it? >> totally. you realize now in this moment tom brady if it come i don't know if he depleted any of his tweets along the way with gaslighting so i don't want to quite make him tom brady, but no. it is amazing, todd, that is what they are doing now. they are using this as a cultural war issue. they know they don't have solutions for the pandemic. joe biden said when he was running was running in a buddy who many desk as donald trump should not be president. but despite inheriting three vaccines, the problem is what they pivoted to now is not public health. it is culture war, blaming the

other guy. that is what they are down to now. oh, we would have solved it, but the other guy who aren't taking the vaccines -- i'm vaccinated, you are vaccinated. vaccinated people are still getting the virus. that's the ridiculous part of this whole thing but they don't have an answer to it so making it sound like, well met, what else can you do but had down to florida? we are living in the death of shame. >> todd: they are floundering right now. we have 45 seconds left. cdc roasted for a new covid guidance after 180 whiplash from previous rules, jimmy, what would happen if you give your kid mixed signals like this? >> yeah -- [laughter] it is insane! nobody can follow this! i'm pretty sure at this point they retweeted the lyrics from the hokey pokey. to put your right leg in and put your right leg out. nobody is following that. you know what it reminds me of quick, todd, that old looney tunes episode where selling insurance. you will get $1 million if you get a black eye on the

fourth of july with a stampede of wild elephants with one baby zebra appear there is way too much fine print is what i'm trying to say, cdc. we should replace the messaging was something easy to understand like the dad from the peanuts cartoon. [laughter] >> ashley: i feel like the cdc has been understandable with the guidance as a rubik's cube and it gets worse. thank you for being with us this morning, jimmy failla, we appreciate it. >> you are the best, happy thursday, see you. >> ashley: we have a big show ahead appear the ladies of "the view" react in this way afr testing positive for covid. >> wait, what? it was a shock. i'm triple faxed and i haven't been anywhere or done anything. >> todd: so is it still a pandemic of the m vaccinated as joe biden likes to say? joe concha joins us to talk about it. congressman tells us what is

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>> it is 100% union posturing and holding the union hostage. union is not helping us. >> no reason for them to be at home, my kids being held hostage at home. >> todd: showdown in chicago. teachers union forces school closures for a second straight day. it is thursday, january 6, you are watching "fox and friends first." hi, ash. >> ashley: wish i was with you, but for now, we'll have to do distance. i'm in for carley shimkus. threatening to take legal action if