secret to make secret santa other than to show up and get a present but that is cynical but that is why i get these answers. i could criticize people but i think i am one of them. [laughter] >> neil: those who live in glass tombs can't throw stones. thank you very much. i'm worried about the both of you, i just want to throw that out there. but i love you to death, that will do it with the "the five" folks. ♪ ♪ >> greg: what do you think i'm going to do, spray night the mike hi, greg gutfeld, harold ford junior jesse watters, judge jeanine pirro and dana perino with "the five." ♪ ♪ the biden white house depending its decision to swap the merchant of death for wnba basketball star, brand-new video shows brittney griner on her way back to the u.s. after ten months in a russian prison. she was set to do nine years of

hard time for having cannabis oil and her luggage. convicted a russian arms dealer victor was all smiles over the trade appeared this guy is a seriously bad dude conspiring to kill americans and providing aid to terrorists. meanwhile biden left home behind and snub from the prisoner swap. he was doing a 16 year sentence on focus buying charges here at peter doocy asking if america got a raw deal. >> in the prisoner swap, why did brittney griner get a better deal? >> our choice was brittney or no one at all. bring home one american or no american at all. >> a prolific arms dealer who was convicted of trying to kill americans who is called the merchant of death. speak with a professional athlete is also an american citizen. so, let's not forget that. who deserved --

>> greg: paul whelan wondering why not more was done to get them back home. >> you tell me that brittney is going home today. and that trevor went home and he did, but i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. my bags are packed. i'm ready to go home. i just need an airplane to come and get me. >> greg: republicans warrant this trade puts a bounty on every single american. >> think about the exchange here. the merchant of death for a wnba star who was picked up for marijuana. what a victory for putin but what it does is makes every american who is overseas vulnerable, why? they can pick you up on a trumped up charge to get somebody they want out. >> greg: all right, so harold, i think you know, by the way good to see you. >> harold: good to be back. >> greg: s, and cable tv but don't expect you to have more than one idea in your head at the same time. you can say that you are happy she's back, but this is a lousy

deal. you can have two competing thoughts in your head. would you agree with that? question marks be too sure. first of all i'm glad she's home and i pray for paul whelan, the second time trevor reed was released and not released. there was something with story that i don't fully understand. i agree these are bogus charges but they were something here they have gotten exercise about the russians. i'm happy she's home but i would ask those who can't do what you are doing, which is to have two ideas in your head at once who seem to be so exercised that she's home and fixated on her being a professional athlete. the question i would have is really two come i would take the administration at their word this is the only deal they could get. for those who believe that because she is home somehow it is a front to mr. whelan. should we have left her there? i would answer no, we should not leave her there. it seems if you believe what the administration is saying, this is only deal that they were offered. now, again i hope that the

whelan family and my prayers, they tweeted, there is no greater success for the world to retain to be free to go home and the biden administration did the right decision to bring ms. griner come home rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to. i hope the biden administration does not give up on the front. i think mr. mccarthy come of the lid of the about americans volatile around the world. but i hope he is not blaming the administration for that. i was pleased to see also as i finish here, brittney griner's wife, at the white house, she thanked all the people that helped and even somewhat mid-level people in the state department and overseas and even govern the mike governorate richardson he provided. so, whatever they were not able to do to get paul whelan home, i hope they don't stop because he deserves to be home as well. >> greg: judge, harold, i kind of sense from what harold said,

the united states we had over the barrel and they hold all the cards. they put her away for nine years make it an amazing bargaining chip. was there any way this could be done differently? >> jeanine: loop, when you are dealing with these kinds of negotiations and you have people under the table at the table come around the table on both sides, there is a lot of layers what is going on. far be it for me to know. let me first make it clear, i am glad she is home. but i think you have got obama when he was president and biden as vice president, the dems have a history of bad trades. we get five of the worst taliban in exchange for a deserter. and the exchange but having said that my heard the president this morning and i thought and you are going to be shocked, i thought he did a great job at the press conference this morning. i thought the whelan family were incredibly gracious today. but here is the thing. they are saying it was brittany or no one. but who chose to make the trade?

the russian chose to make the trade. it was the russians who decided that this was the moment. they wanted the merchant of death out, the arms dealer out here they are in the middle of a war. what does that tell you? they wanted to make a deal. and i don't know if we could have said more or could have demanded more, but there is a part of me that says, "you want the deal bad enough to get that dirtbag, then you make the deal." >> greg: i didn't even make the connection the timing of it and having to do with the war in ukraine. i didn't even think of that. that is chilling. dana, i want to see this. can we throw up this windy randi weingarten tweet? come on. there you go. a great relief, extraordinary news a possible store but also a black woman is released. and of course, the other prisoners. it was like such an afterthought. >> dana: the worst tweet of

2022. >> greg: i wonder if whelan should start identifying as a black. >> dana: i'm sure he wonders, right? question were coming from i thought the press for kateri's response to peter doocy to say brittney griner is also an american. i thought that was a decent answer there, but i think also what you were asking, harold initially even brittany's wife had those two go thoughts in her heads and share that with everybody. she has a range of emotions. she promised that she and brittney are going to continue to use their power, their voice and their celebrity and the backing of the media in order to help get paul whelan out and other hostages around the world. so you can think of this as a tactical win and a strategic loss. because putin has wanted him many, many years. what he is doing is taking higher and higher profile targets until ratchet up the pain enough that we would say, all right, you can have him b back. but what kevin mccarthy was

saying is a general concern that the state department has long head which is, if you tell these regimes that you are going to get what you want if you target our people, remember otto warmbier, he died. and he was a student. but they know that americans will do what we have to do to make really hard decisions and tough choices for them. trevor reid also when he was released, he was very upset that paul whelan had not been released at the same time. so, i'm just wondering at this point then, what is our leverage? if what putin wanted the most was viktor bout, what is the next ask to get whelan and what do we have on the table to offer? i'm not sure. >> greg: jesse, what are your thoughts question mike >> jesse: it is the bad trade the worst. but this woman, i'm glad she's back and she's anti-american and probably a little less anti-american now. >> greg: right, may be.

>> jesse: whelan as it is an intel guy and putin wouldn't let him go. i have a hard time believing we didn't have more leverage. if we have all the sentients on the russians and all the energy on the ground of the united states, we could not have gotten a better deal? i don't know, we had to let the saudis broker it? biden needs the pariah for oil and hostages? joe went over and fist pump and stop production, slowed it down and then begging him to cut a deal and it gets the merchant out. i mean, i don't know what little rocket man can do any worse in the united states. this was bad on all accounts. now, the merchant after the union collapsed, he took all of the stuff, piles of weapons and loaded them up in the cargo aircraft interest dumped tens of thousands of ak-47s and to every jungle, every desert, every terrorist group cartel, african war criminal, more

ak-47s than ever needed. this guy has american blood on his hands and will probably lead to more american deaths. putin targeted brittney. he knew by choosing a black, celebrity, it would put the political squeeze on biden. every dictator knows who to target may woke person in the white house. now, i have to say something. if you are brittany's agent and you are sending brittney griner to russia a week before putin invades ukraine, that is on you. this woman, lindsey sent her client with drugs to russia while there was battalions encircling ukraine and said, "oops." you can't blame putin because he is animal. animals do what animals do, they will take a hostage. this woman when brittney comes down, she should kiss the u.s.

oil and fire this agent. >> greg: that is funny that it is the agent that you are really mad at. >> dana: it is true, i agree. >> greg: you think the agent is more to blame than putin? >> jesse: when you play with the tiger, the tiger will smash her face end. >> dana: while you were traveling there at that time, there were travel warnings everywhere for americans not to go. >> jeanine: there were other americans on the team here >> harold: there were other americans on the basketball team. >> dana: a key for them they were not chosen and putin chose her. >> jesse: is at the star or the drugs? >> greg: i think she understands the sacrifice this country gave her her because we don't know what this guy is capable of now that he is free. >> dana: 55 years old. >> greg: amazing. >> harold: america's ability to follow people also, he got out but i think america got a pretty good military here. >> greg: up next, liberals trying to take down elon musk standing up for free speech.

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♪ ♪ >> free-speech heading liberals cooking up new ways with elon musk. threatening the billionaire twitter demanding that he'd tamp down on hate speech. despite musk with the charged

him with the hate speech is actually down. san francisco officials investigating reports, twitter has set up sleeping quarters for employees in its office and musk firing back, though san francisco attacks companies providing debts for retired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fit in all. are your priorities london read? san francisco is playing a dangerous game. musk could pack up twitter's headquarters and just moved to texas. he did that with tesla, did any question works before it would be more convenient for him, right? he has a lot on his plate and spread thin. >> jesse: i like to keep my companies in the same state. >> dana: you could save a lot of money on taxes but also efficiency so you are all right together. i was thinking, too, san francisco will complain about beds to retired people? that is the whole idea here. and he's a private company and his engineers want to work around the clock to try to make this work, to try to make things better for the company because they decided to stay and paying

them well. why does the city care? >> jesse: not a lot of work around the clock in san francisco at cisco. you can be high but can't sleep. >> greg: they should ask him for advice on housing, not condemning him for providing it. jesse, like you said hate speech is your favorite beach. so i think there is a lie and there's always been this lie about hate speech it can be defined, right? it opens the door for all kinds of speech and goes from -- works backwards a speech there hate speech to something disagreeable. so that is kind of what we are saying but meanwhile some might actually work. if you actually believe that the policing of hate speech actually works against hate speech, how do you explain kanye west? there was no censorship whatsoever. that is why sunlight beats everything. if you want to see a bad idea die, let it out. it is the same thing with businesses that decide not to -- i don't know, allow somebody

into their story. let it happen. the business dies. that is how it works. but the main point is,e most vocal about silencing hate speech practice at the most. adam schiff has deliberately misled america about accused criminality of trump and trump-eeyores how was that not hate speech? isn't he putting musk in harm's way, right by talking so negatively? that is what this is about to come any time you criticize are putting someone in harm's way. so adam schiff does putting musk in harm's way. and maybe i'm putting adam shift in harm's way. and maybe you are putting me in harm's way. >> jesse: if you say pencil neck, he can say, that is hate speech. >> jeanine: but it is a true defense. >> greg: nice. >> jesse: what do you think -- >> jeanine: when i was ada, we had investigators in my office

and 40, 50 of them. we have a wiretap. we were on a wiretap 24 sap, saturday, sunday talking to each other. we had in the investigator's division and if they wanted to rest for an hour until the wire went off, they would do that. the same with musk. we are not talking about violating the ordinance of the city of san francisco where he's at intending people live there as a residence, no. people are taking sleeping bags and want to get a few hours of sleep and go right back to work. he's providing a little more humane ability and more comfortable chance for them to do that. as for the twitter and hate speech and all that stop, look, the facts are the truth and if elon musk is able to say, hate, hate speech is down. it is a private company. adam schiff and the rest of the bulls have no right interfering with the company, am i right or wrong, harold? >> jesse: is she right or is she wrong, harold ford?

>> jeanine: legally? >> harold: they have every right to say it on behalf of americans but one of the things you have rights in the workplace. look, i want to agree with you in large part. are you coming to me? [laughter] elon musk and we have set before on the show and i said i think jobs come i think of gates and he as three people in my 52 year life of literally revolutionized so many things in the way we are able to do things. his ideas are full of imagination and innovation. and often times they seem out of reach with battery-powered cars, nonstate sponsored rocket ships. he has an ai company has invested in that frankly has the potential to do more than these two companies and out twitter. so i also give people the benefit of the doubt. him i will give him the benefit of the doubt as he tries to do this, two reasons, one, he is a capitalist. the only way he will make money if advertisers keep advertising. the marketplace will reconcile a

lot of issues. if the marketplace things it is hate speech, people will not advertise the platform. he wants to do big things with the platform purity has ideas to make it thin tech platform, financial tech platform and see if he is able to do that and certainly put himself in the line of regulation because government will determine whether or not he is treating consumers the right way. i tell everybody take a chill pill with this guy. adam, maybe has something put out there so far. take a restrain and let him do the e elon musk magic. we have a cleaner twitter, and to make my twitter, we will have a healthier social media platform if we let him do his job. >> jesse: would put vince mcmahon in that group of great entrepreneurs. if you look at your software wwe compared to the other entertainer companies, through the roof, harold. through the roof! >> greg: somebody wants a ticket. >> harold: i hadn't thought about it like that.

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♪ ♪ 's before the feds out with a scary warning on how intentional attacks on the power grid could plunge america into complete darkness. it comes days after gunfire into substations in north carolina shut off lights for thousands in freezing temperatures, by the way. but the feds worn it was not an isolated incident. get this five electricity substations in oregon and washington attack last month. north carolina governor says they should be a national issue. >> we have to have a serious national conversation about

protecting our critical infrastructure because this is unacceptable to have this many people without power for this long. it was clear they knew how to cause significant damage appearance before harold, we have been worried for many years about a cyber attack on our grid or the russians taking down our grid somehow. turns out actually americans here, we think americans shooting up the substations. antedate the sheriff said whoever shot it, not just random, but they knew exactly what they were doing and targeted it to take out the electricity. >> harold: i read that also. it led me to believe whoever did this new exactly what they were doing. jessie and i as much as we like to shoot bb guns, we wouldn't know what to shoot at if we were shooting trying to put out the lighting system. we don't go around shooting bb guns in town. but this is what the investigative powers of congress in this and that should be and one of the things they should be

focused on. i mean, what is it being done in new york and memphis where i'm from and dallas and houston and detroit to guard those systems. how many people do they think they know what to shoot at and what to grab and what to pull off if you were going to pull out if you are trying to disrupt like this power grid? we so what happened in texas with the weather a little over a year ago. whatever money may be left in the infrastructure bill passed by congress, we have to allocate some of those resources and some of the unused resources for covid to try to help cities and municipalities deal with this issue before we find ourselves with a challenge like the spirits before we have criminals, judge. sso far come i haven't seen anything, cameras, lights that would tell us who these people are. and it could lead to something like a homicide because if somebody dies -- >> jeanine: of course but the homicide, the with respect the least a bit. we have 5,000 power stations,

substations in this country. all of them are accessible. okay? some of them have cameras and some concrete barriers. some like the lower manhattan, i did my shows from they were a couple of years ago. they have chain-link fences around them. i think it was in san jose, sent call to mike silicon valley nine years ago they said someone with a shotgun night out drinking showed up a substation but they were willing to shoot out the cameras. get over the concrete barrier. this is a way to take down the american grid. the american grid is a vulcanized system of grids that is typical of the third world country. there is no one agency that actually regulates all of it. so i want you to think about this state has agreed, that state has a grid. and because of all of these electric companies have lobbyist, no one wants to bring the grids up to park. the problem is the way this can happen is it can be electromagnetic holes purity can

be a nuclear weapon at a high altitude. it could be cyber, it could be visible like you talked about or it can be the son, every 157 years, there is an attack in the sun creates kind of a nuclear solar flare. so in the end, we could lose everything, bank accounts, hospitals. we could be in darkness in the northeastern -- this is a mess! >> harold: i agree. >> dana: what are we going to do, greg? >> greg: kill jesse watters. i was just thinking what if i wanted to kill jesse watters? what if this was a huge plan to kill one person here and so, let's say jesse lives in like plainfield, new jersey. i google because it is google, the stations that are that easy to find. figure out what station caters to your neighborhood. i shoot that out. you have no alarm system. you have no surveillance cameras. it is a perfect storm for me to finally achieve my dream of murdering jesse watters.

don't think -- i mean, these stations are sitting ducks. i'm hesitant to even talk about the vulnerability that is there because the security has not been updated in decades. ab we will do this segment jesse complains he left the keys in his maserati on 46th and seventh avenue. you actually are giving people information that you don't want to give. maserati's in front of the m&m store in case you are mentioning. >> jesse: i should mention what you did at harold's house. >> greg: it is easy to locate the substations. and so, what it does it is almost equivalent of a terrorist or criminal knowing the pin number to our electric grid. that is how important -- it is the pin number. it is easy. it happened, they have it. i think we have to realize a chain link fences are not enough or having them out in a field isn't enough. if you have a long range rifle we can do it. we need better monitoring and readiness posturing case this

happens. >> dana: what you think, jesse? >> jesse: a bunch of saboteurs sprayed with fire in san jose 2013. we did some digging and found out if you were attacked just nine specific substations, you can blackout the entire country. and have you ever been living in the suburbs, and for a generator, back to lighting candles, that is how scary it is. that would actually kill me. you want to know about the infrastructure bill that he passed, $1.2 trillion? how much of the money wants to update the grid? 5% and have they spent any of that money? no, what do they spend the money on so far? they are in the process of building an antiracist birdwatching footbridge in phoenix and they are underway with installing heated sidewalks in a small town in new hampshire. so -- >> greg: my feet are cold,

jesse. >> jesse: let's take time with the grid but those sidewalks better melt the snow. >> harold: it is hard to do because 50 different agencies. this is statewide and the federal. >> jesse: split $65 billion. >> jeanine: really quickly went to a hearing right after san jose and they had all of the centers there. you know what the issue was, who was the person at "the wall street journal" who wrote the article that talked about taking down the grid. they didn't care about regulating it because everybody gets lobbyist. you can point to the money. >> jesse: blamed the media. >> greg: that is what i do. >> dana: i had vocal operations better watch out because the free ride is over. ♪ ♪ once upon a time, at the magical everly estate, landscaper larry and his trusty crew... were delayed when the new kid totaled his truck.

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♪ ♪ >> jeanine: ceos at woke corporations better watch out. republicans are putting them on notice. senator tom cotton tearing into kroger's boss for asking g.o.p. for help to stop democrats plan regulations after the chain recently silenced conservative employees. >> i have cautioned them for years that they silence conservatives and senate to write voters across the country. and they discriminate against them in the country they probably shouldn't, and asked republican senators to carry the water for them when our democrat friends want to regulate them or block their mergers. i will say this, i'm sorry this is happening to you. best of luck. ne: but disney doesn't seem to be taking the threat seriously. despite the promise to quiet things down on the culture wars, disney's top dog bob eicher see

people in power have "extra responsibility to push this control." dana, i first want to address the concept of tom cotton getting out there and saying, "you know what, we will start drawing lines in the sand." you expect us to help you when you are constantly coming in this case, apparently, there were two employees of croakers that were conservatives that got fired because of their beliefs. and then they go to tom cotton >> dana: i think that the republican party and corporate america have been brewing for some time. and i think a fever pitch when georgia passed the new voting laws and all of a sudden you had companies like delta, coca-cola and major league baseball, did i mention coca-cola? financial institutions, they said that was a racist vote suppressor in georgia. and then moved out. they hadn't even read the bill.

but they will come to the republicans and say, oh, my gosh, you have to help us. you don't believe what these crazy liberals want to do. they want to lay off people. and we will not be competitive in the world. we need to republicans to help us in tom cotton, guys who have to pay attention here. you choose to run a business or be political, but you will not be able to do both and come to me. >> jeanine: you know, harold, when disney cometh until matt got into a legend don't say gay flaw in florida and desantis took it serious and he's gone. but bob eicher has his own war going on. why don't the heads of corporations stay in their lane into but they do and let the politicians deal with the other stuff? >> harold: because i think we live in a society where everybody feels that they are part of what is happening and everyone sees what is happening. i think the disney ceo has a freedom rate of speech to shareholders and others in the

company. the board doesn't want that, they can excuse the co much like they did the predecessor. but i thought you was going to go a different direction. i was disappointed with tom cotton and on paper he is qualified, a veteran, he is harvard educated, harvard trained. not conservative but the project doesn't make sense to me. you cannot say to a constituent of yours or a constituency, "i'm mad at you, like a 7-year-old." i am still mad at you but if you don't agree with them, that is one thing. i think that is the wrong thing to cut taxes. i think that is the wrong thing with less regulations in the industry. i think it is wrong to compete against china. but if all you are saying is you are a medicament reminded me when governor desantis got himself -- he would go on "the view" because he thought the host were mean. if you can't handle the view, you can handle train appeared

for tom cotton, he said it. i'm not going. i'm not going to subject myself. if i was in congress come i would never say to republican constituents if you call the office and want help with your passport, i will not going to do it because i'm mad at you. they cold and said we want you to vote for a bill to allow more people to have guns and say, you know what i don't want to do it and here is why purity was wrong and what he said. and i think you will agree. >> dana: the question is and what harold is talking about, jesse, why not take advantage of the opportunity. but so down the road that you know, democrats don't do anything to help republicans and the republicans are saying, it is our turn. >> jesse: all of these politicians are totally bought off by these companies anyway. they have been talking such a big game about what they were going to do to the big tech. we will break up big tech. how long have they been saying that come a decade? raise taxes on the hedge fund,

how many years? did they ever do it? they never do it. you go after big pharma and big farm it takes a pine club pays a fine, breaks the law. what will they do break up the mergers? maybe one or two mergers but they still get paid. lobbyist don't get paid. they just reapply the merger to a different administration. it is what happens, you get a senator who gets mad. oh, really you have a problem? why doesn't your sister-in-law join the board? and then it doesn't matter, don't disclose it. talk to the books. and, and the stock options transferable. oh, you still have a problem because we just funded your primary plant. oh, you know what, you need a vacation. i mean a fact-finding mission. we will find it and we have one meeting about environmental impact study and the rest of the time -- that is how it works, harold, and you were there. you know better than anybody. >> harold: i missed out on this. [laughter] >> jesse: harold, they are everywhere and you know it. they have an army of lobbyists .

>> jeanine: thank you very much, jesse. >> greg: i would disagree mildly with harold. it comes off almost a little snotty or altruist but he's looking for persuasion for the next opportunity. i think he's trying to say look, try working with us and we will work with you but right now it kind of sucks. but i think the tigers of the world who are the real selfish jerks. they don't understand what is happening to their employees. it sucks for the employees that these companies because the top executives or virtual signaling or chasing gsp policies. they are trying to cover their butts from a media that is looking at them. they want to appear compassionate to the media who are very woke so they don't write about my bonus, right? because remember that is all they write about corporations,

so-and-so got $7 million in bonus. it is so much better they say, the ceo published a book on, you know, intersectionality. but you think -- what happens is the brand becomes toxic, which is what will happen with disney. now what is happening with american doll. they tried to soften -- everybody knows that "american doll" is popular but overpriced. it is a rip-off and why i no longer buy my furniture there because you know, just a tiny little couch will cost $2. they tried to soften their appeal by doing this little book telling kids how to transition, you know, and i don't even know if they are responding, "american girl responding. >> dana: let's go over there. >> jeanine: we should go over there. >> dana: last night instead of waiting for them to respond, walk over and knock on the door. >> jeanine: talking to kids

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>> harold: welcome back time for "the pestis." is this the worst boss ever? got fired after cindy a really harsh message to employees for taking too much time off. here is a quote, no longer tolerating if you call up for sick, you come sick. if your dog died, bring them and prove it to a spirited family emergency and you can't say no, too bad, go work somewhere else. [laughter] >> jeanine: that guy needs a day off. >> harold: manager? >> greg: you assume it is a guide. read the notes. >> jeanine: yell, read the notes. i think he needs a day off. >> dana: look, i think when you are in middle management, the brown stuff rolls downhill. and you have a situation where you can't find enough workers right now for any business. you are in the of a holiday season. you can imagine the pressure from corporate because earnings

are down. i think a she, excuse me, you got to come to work. i'm sure she's heard every excuse in the book. and probably 2 out of 4, half of them are probably accurate. and yes, maybe going to a little far saying the dog, i don't accept that. i understand the frustration of middle management not getting enough support from employees or upper management appearance fee. >> harold: greg. >> greg: i've been a cost many different places and this is always an issue him a 99% of employees are amazing but there is always one in every staff that chronically abuse of sick days. and it drives you absolutely crazy. and by the way, if it drives you crazy, it drives all of the coworkers crazy. this used to happen in publishing all the time because everybody is like we are working late, but why do so-and-so leaving early? why are they coming late? >> jeanine: are like when they are sick for two weeks and they come in and give you notice they have a new job.

they were out looking for a new job. >> jesse: the only mistake that the manager made was putting this in writing. >> dana: had that in video. >> jeanine: she had that on video? >> harold: "one more thing" is upcom next. ♪ ♪ i went on their website, uploaded everything, and i was blown away by what they could do. getrefunds.com has helped businesses get over a billion dollars and we can help your business too. qualify your business for a big refund in eight minutes. go to getrefunds.com to get started. powered by innovation refunds.

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>> greg: i will plug my show, julie banderas lee zeldin, kat timpf, tyrus. christmas spirit, skipping the usual decorations and putting bud light theme holidays, that's how roll in florida bud light lead your way, don't drink and slay. more witnesses on the 7:00 inside the "new york times" strike we sent some producers to talk talk to the strikessers.

>> there is a strike. we are not going to be able to get our fake news. >> greg: you don't think bud light was behind the little thing? >> jesse: how do you know i didn't get a case? [laughter] >> greg: judge. >> judge: time now for jeanine's judging that was fast. watch this video. a guy criminal stole stuff trying to get out and they locked the door. he gives his stuff back, is he sorry, do you think store owners should be able to lock the criminals in? i do. lock them in and chain them up. all right. >> with all the shoplifting in new york city, this could be the solution. you got to have a gun. you know what i'm saying? in case that guy starts coming after you, right? dana? >> cheer on ms. wily joiner

about to mark her 49th anniversary a beam of light for generations of students learning how to live away from home at college for the first time. the university they would not be the same without her, they decided to celebrate her honors the woman who spent nearly five decades building up students and around her. believes in the dignity of work. big way by my friend get to this moment. >> congratulations gut guts lunch ladies are really really wonderful or just mean. >> dana: she is a good one. >> greg: harold? >> harold: bless her heart. army-navy football game robbery match up this saturday. one aspect of the sne's out of this world contribute to the 54 graduates outer space. army's guard recognizes the

soldiers of the first armored division of world war ii. great game. only day that i actually choose a military branch over thish go airman, go army. i'm a west point fan. are. >> go army. >> greg: "special report" up next. hello, he bret. >> bret: greg, i think you and dana should go to the american girl store. >> dana: for comment. >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight. the biden administration has secured the release of american basketball player britney griner from russia but the price it's paying is drawing criticism u.s. is releasing the russian arms dealer merchant of death. no others are being included in this swap that means u.s. marine vetera