>> julie: brutal winter store leaving dozens dead. many without power and travelers stranded. officials in western new york declared a major disaster with massive piles of snow blocking roads, paralyzing emergency response and trapping people in their frigid homes. welcome to a new hour of fox news live. i'm julia banderas. >> alicia: bad weather stretching throughout the country. it left the area around buffalo rick new york buried in several feet of snow with at least 25 storm-related deaths in the western new york area alone. it's not over yet. a local official warning there is more on the way. >> snow is still dropping in the

city and north towns from 4:00 a.m. today through 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. the city of buffalo is impasseible in most areas while mains may have a lane open for emergency traffic or two, most secondary and side streets haven't been touched yet. >> this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo's long-storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. >> julie: adam is in the fox weather center. >> the snow particularly in western new york. it is unbearable. you see a lot of cold stretched across the entire country as we still see feels-like temperatures in new york city at 12 degrees. six degrees in columbus, still back across the northern plains

in the negatives. some spots as low as negative 30 again this morning and then the deep cold settled well down south across the country where most folks even across texas are waking up for temperatures below freezing. 23 degrees in atlanta and it stretches as far down across much of the state of florida. now the florida panhandle is seeing temperatures in the 30s throughout the morning. you go farther south and 40s and 50s. way below where you normally sit. 50 degrees in miami as we speak. we'll see it all break down and heat will be returning. we've already started to see that. in the last 24 hours the temperatures are what i showed you but we're looking at 21 degree temperature change in oklahoma city. it has gotten warmer. it is still cold but started the trend that means we'll warm up everywhere. some relief from the cold. this is taking you tuesday into wednesday and you really see this start to break down. suddenly 40s and 50s are

returning to the places that are frigid right now in the negatives. that will be the case across the midwest. any snow you see will be starting to melt because boy, it gets actually really warm. temperatures running in the 50s. now above seasonal averages. it will be the story as we get closer to the new year from thursday, friday and eventually into saturday you see more millions of people hitting these above-average temperatures. so a warm-up is on the way and boy do a lot of folks deserve it. it has been a tough few days. >> julie: it sure has. thank you. alicia. >> alicia: calls are growing for president biden to visit the southern border as the migrant crisis continues to spiral out of control. even with title 42 still in place. federal officials reported a record number of migrant crossings at the southern border last month with more than 233,000 encounters, jeff paul joins us live with the latest. hi. >> a quarter of a million

encounters last month. that's a 1% increase from october's record figures. but even with the freezing weather and holiday weekend the numbers over the past few days aren't showing any signs of slowing down. from friday to sunday cbp sources tell fox news there were around 16,476 encounters over the span of those three days. roughly 2100 were expelled under title 42. the remaining 14,000 were released. the busiest sector was del rio, texas with more than 4,000 encounters followed by el paso with 3,000 and yuma, arizona had 2500 encounters. >> i am from peru and happy to be here. even if it's cold, i'm happy. >> many who made the journey to the southern border were anticipating the end of title 42. however, with the supreme court announcing a temporary hold, it is literally leaving thousands

stuck out in the cold. as we wait for the justices to decide on title 42's fate, a law enforcement source at the southern border and many other law enforcement personnel there already fearing what could happen if that goes away. >> with the lifting of title 42 our concern is criminal activity. more human smuggling and more gotaways and more drugs coming into our country. border patrol will be pulled off the line to process the massive flow of people coming across. >> extremely cold in washington, d.c. where more than 100 people were bused from the texas border to the home of vice president kamala harris. this was on christmas eve. some were only wearing t-shirts. it was around 15 degrees. the coldest christmas eve on record for the capital. local organizers were able to give many blankets and trying to move them as fast as possible to a nearby church. alicia. >> alicia: jeff paul on the

crisis at the border. thanks, jeff. julie. >> julie: why hasn't president biden gone to the border? a good question. does the white house have a planning for when title 42 ends? let's bring in retired border patrol chief rodney scott. thank you for talking to us. title 42, i mean, when in place, individuals are apprehended, they enter, then they are placed in group settings and customs and border protection custody and expelled back to mexico or the country of origin. here is tom homan, the former head of ice talking about the ramifications of reversing title 42. watch. >> under the biden administration, this administration has released more people into the united states than returned through title 42. under president trump, 98% of everybody was sent back on title 42. biden carved out family groups and children and adults who

didn't speak spanish. he carved out a bunch of people under title 42. it is important. but if they really want to help the border patrol securing the border, reimplement remain in mexico. they could do that today. >> julie: he is referring to remain in mexico meaning you have to remain in mexico while and if you are granted amnesty. go back to your country, wait in line and come back in. what will happen now? >> i couldn't agree with tom more. he is dead right. the catch here is where does due process take place? right now title 42 is not being used effectively. when it was less than 90 minutes we'd remove people from the united states. migrant protection protocols made sure people weren't released into the united states to roam freely until a judge made a decision on their asylum case. that weeded out about 90% of the fraudulent cases, which is most

of them. we could also just detain people until that judge hears them. i just saw a report that fema is giving el paso, texas another $7 million to deal with the migrant crisis. this is a national security crisis not just a migrant crisis. that money could easily be redirected. the $5 million it takes a month to set up these processing, the small processing centers border patrol is using for the surge could be redirected to detention and this problem would go away overnight. this is not just families. i believe if you look at november's numbers over 196,000 were individual single adults last month in november. they can easily be detained and the problem would be solved overnight. >> julie: not only a national crisis but a humanitarian one. you mentioned el paso. i want to talk about what's going on there. texas governor abbott has called on president biden to send additional federal aid to el paso and other border communities to help them manage

the immigration spike. 937 migrants were released by immigration pictures into the el paso community just on friday. now plan 42 ends, what is the plan after 42, since clearly this administration has not utilized it the way it should have been used? >> that's a great question. all of my sources tell me there is no plan. if you look at the omnibus, some of the language that's in there, it is basically to process people and release them into these communities as fast as possible. i want people to stop and think about something. el paso is the biggest border town in along the texas border. they cannot handle this flow. del rio is only about 30,000 people. that's the residents in that community. these are small border towns. they can't handle the flow. they weren't enough flights out of el paso or san antonio last week to handle the local residents and all the migrants.

this is beyond anything we've ever seen before. with these frigid temperatures, the biden administration encouraging these people to cross illegally is responsible for any deaths that took place. >> julie: that's all the time we have. rodney scott, i appreciate you coming on. hopefully you have better news next time. >> i hope so. >> alicia: congress banning tiktok on government desizes. what it could mean for the platform's future in the united states. a tiktoker is slapped with a lawsuit after trying to play detective in the gruesome murder of four students in idaho. details on that next. ember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's one that'll really take you back. it's customized home insurance from liberty mutual!!! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ better luck next time. but i haven't even thrown yet. you threw good money away when you bought those glasses. next time, go to america's best - where two pairs and a free exam start at just $79.95.

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>> julie: a university of idaho professor is suing a tiktok useier for defamation after she accused the teacher of stabbing those four students to death last month at their off-campus home. casually guillard posted dozens of videos accusing the professor schofield of perpetuating the murders. she has over 100,000 followers and says she based the accusation on taro card

readings. schofield denies ever teaching or knowing the victims. she responded to the lawsuit saying she is not stopping. police have yet to name a suspect and have warned people spreading false things they could face criminal charges. the feds banning tiktok on u.s. government devices following the lead of more than a dozen states that banned it on official devices over privacy and security concerns. gordon chang says it's a smart move. >> bytedance is a chinese company. every chinese company is under compulsion to spy because of the communist party's top-down system. no matter what protections we try to build in, bytedance is under the compulsion to commit espionage. we have to recognize that.

>> alicia: nicole malliotakis is a republican on the house foreign affairs committee. before we get started i want you to listen to something that former national security advisor to president trump robert o'brien said. >> this is a real security threat for the u.s. more than just a tracking and the personal data and geo locating of or american citizens they are driving divisions and pull us apart as people. we need to get rid of this thing. it's worse than a trojan horse. >> alicia: how effective do you think a ban on federal devices is really going to be? >> i think it is important particularly for national security and cybersecurity of our country and why you saw the military and all the branches of the military two years ago take this action. it was followed by department of homeland security and it makes sense that the next logical step is to proper body it it on all federal devices.

i think the real discussion will be in the next congress on whether we ban this platform overall in the united states. there are 100 million american users of tiktok. it is something that president trump wanted to do before he left office. and i think it's not just an issue of national security and cybersecurity, it is the personal -- gathering of personal information, everything from your communications to your contact lists, to your likes and dislikes are being tracked. as mentioned by gordon chang, this information would be required if requested to be turned over to the chinese communist party. that's the true concern here. it is not just the information gathering also but it is the dissemination of false information. it is -- that's the way the communist party controls its population. we can't allow that here in the united states. it threatens our way of life and a security concern for that reason. senator marco rubio how it was

used in the mid-term election and they posted articles under the guise of a legitimate news agency that attacked american politicians here prior to november's election. >> alicia: you mentioned the 100 million users in the united states. most of those users are under 20. most people under 20 -- i speak from experience, i have a household full of teenagers, don't listen when you tell them that this is a danger and that their privacy is at stake here. i've tried having this conversation in my household and the answer from the kids in my house old, a small sample, was. they already have our information. they don't care. what do we do about that? >> look, i think that parents care and certainly the united states government cares that the communist chinese are having this information. which is why i think the real debate next year if there should be a total ban. reality is china is the greatest threat to the united states and

our democracy and way of life. it is not just tiktok and social media, right? if you look at what they are doing with pumping fentanyl into mexico that crosses into our country, getting young people addicted and killing americans. when you look at the purchasing of farmland, they are trying to influence even our food supply. that is a problem as well. when you look at the way that they have censored information that they have falsified information relating to covid. not allowing us to investigate the origins, playing a role in international organizations like who, like the united nations. china is a great threat and we need to take it seriously. i think holding china accountable finding the origins of the covid, tackling these issues whether it's the cybersecurity issues using sources like tiktok or going after these purchases of our farmland near military

installations will be hot topics in congress come january. >> alicia: you mentioned former president trump. he wanted to ban tiktok and criticized and blown off. hasn't china been able to harvest enough information even if there was a complete ban here? >> sure, i imagine a lot of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle thought it was a bad idea simply because it was introduced by president trump. as you see, there is now bipartisan support for the action that was taken. there were bills that had bipartisan sponsorship, letters written regarding the issue. it was brought up in various hearings in the house. so it is a legitimate threat and has to be taken seriously. you are right, there has been a lot of information that has been garnered. it's with any media device, right? if you don't think alexa is listening to everything you are saying if your house or google is sharing information on what you are searching, all you need

to do is sit there and talk while your phone is there and you will see ads for those things being brought up on your news feed on twitter and facebook. it really is a big privacy issue that i think needs to be addressed. >> alicia: we do pay a price for all that progress. thank you so much congresswoman. >> thank you. >> julie: republican leaders in congress are under fire after that massive 1.7 trillion spending bill passed by congress with barely any review. could this affect kevin mccarthy's bid for house speaker? that's the question we'll debate next. we're less than one week away from the new year and a new congress. chad pergram looks at the freshman class coming to capitol hill. and consumes, replacing thought with worry. but one thing can calm uncertainty. an answer.

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the republican senators who voted for the omnibus bill last week. texas congressman pat fallon on this show last hour saying when republicans get the gavel next month things will be different. >> the adults in the room will finally be in the majority in the house of representatives and so we can only guarantee certain things when you control one of the three levels of government. we can guarantee the trillion dollar spending bills outside the regular budget process will end. >> julie: let's bring in political scientist dr. lauren wright and former clinton pollster doug schoen. what do you make of republicans retaliating against the 18gop senators who voted to approve this massive spending bill? the g.o.p. senators argued it would have been better to wait for the g.o.p. to take control of the house in january to pass

it given republican more leverage. do you agree with them? >> you know, no, i don't agree with them because frankly -- i'm sure it's an unpopular position but mitch mcconnell is not the problems that republicans have right now. the problem is the extreme trump wing of the party and mcconnell despite his unpopularity, yes, he is to blame for a lot of things but he understands the drudgery and difficulty of policy making well and didn't want to kick the can down the road to a time when republicans do control one chamber, would be blamed for the spending. he is thinking about as cynical as it is, who is going to be to blame and what is the alternative? frankly, the alternative for republicans would have been a massive spending bill just quite -- not quite as much in certain areas. i definitely understand the anger among the republican

caucus. it is an 8% increase in non-emergency spending, a 10% increase in defense spending. but what does the alternative look like? is it worth a government shutdown? those are the types of calculations that mcconnell is making. >> julie: what will happen in eight days when the g.o.p. reclaims the house, do you think? >> i think there will be more polarization, more division, more fighting and most of all, if you listen to the house republicans, more investigations. i think we're going to see the right wing of the republican party, whether it be the 18 or so -- the freedom caucus in the house or the trump wing as lauren was saying in the senate, being increasingly restive and increasingly assertive. this is a divided republican party. my own party, the democrats are

divided between the progressives and the moderates. this is a recipe for gridlock or worse come the new congress. >> julie: molly hemingway the senior editor at the federalist is among those pointing the finger at mcconnell. she writes in the federalist g.o.p. can't be successful until mitch mcconnell is gone. rather than present a vision of what republican control of the senate might look like too often he overtly or covertly helps democrats pass their signature policy goals. will the g.o.p. ultimately have a coddle to blame for what they assume will be the demise of the g.o.p. moving forward? >> you know, they really don't. again, you know, i understand mcconnell is unpopular. and he is a big focal point as party leadership. but he is not that much more unpopular than schumer is on the democratic side. that's because these people have highly visible, powerful

positions. mcconnell warned very early on for the mid-terms that extreme g.o.p. senate candidates would cost republicans the senate and in a year they should have taken control back, because democrats are very unpopular right now. their message is unpopular, the economic policies are unpopular. we have historic inflation. so that's a time republicans should be doing well except for the fact that they aren't paying attention to moderate voters. >> julie: i'll give you the final word to rebut. >> i can't rebut. i think that's right. i think the republicans would have won a healthy victory if donald trump had not picked bad candidates on the eve of the election made it clear he was going to run again. this is an evenly divided country. it is increasingly a center right country and increasingly a polarized country. i think we needed the spending

bill to keep the government open, to keep our defenses strong. the problem is we are completely divided. the problem is not what molly hemingway said, which is too much collaboration with democrats. it is not enough bipartisanship to achieve the common goals of the united states of america. >> julie: all right. thank you both dr. lauren wright and doug schoen. great to have you both. thank you. >> alicia: the house of representatives welcomes morneau 70 new members to office when the new congress is sworn in january 3rd. the man whose job it is to know them all is senior congressional correspondent chad pergram. >> new faces, new names, a new congress means lots of studying, as i cram to learn the entire freshmen class between the election and january. new members are stumped, too. >> there are people who i have met whose names i have already

forgotten. we've met so many people. >> i studied the picture directory for weeks. >> nobody studies harder than you, chad. let's put the challenge to the test. new members coming into the house of the representatives. we'll start right here. >> freshman from iowa, republican, beat cindy axne. flipped the seat from blue to red. i'm struggling on this one. zach nunn, okay. give me another one. >> all the other biographical information correct. a couple more for you. >> that is bekka balant. a democrat from vermont succeed peter welsh who will be a senator and that's jen kiggen is

from southern virginia. >> it's like studying the periodic table for high school chemistry. and which members are radioactive. >> right. well, i think those are more obvious. >> my wife makes fun of me because i am at home exercising on the weekend or early in the morning on the elliptical. >> she is on the democratic side. her and her husband own a car mechanic shop. >> i'm marie and i am in wash's third congressional district. other people have gotten 500,000 miles out of the crush. >> determining similarities help you learn your colleagues. >> try to make sure i know where

people are from and something we might have in common. >> the nfl has a numbering system. chicago white sox were the first team to add names to player uniforms in 1960. maybe that's on idea, too. chad pergram, fox news. >> julie: ukraine hit by a barrage of missiles over the holiday weekend. russian president vladimir putin is saying he is willing to negotiate with quote everyone involved. is there a real path to peace? and sewn rn right here in our hometown of moulton, alabama. from our heirloom inspired sheets to our super absorbent bath towels, to our 100% cotton quilts. every single piece is made right here in america. we believe in keeping our heritage 100% american made. enjoy our farm to home products and receive

>> julie: south korea scrambling jets and attack helicopters today after it says north korea flew five drones into its airspace. one of them near the capital of seoul. their first drone incursion in five years.

we have more from the london bureau. >> another threat from north korea. attack helicopters and fighter jets were sent up, 100 shots were fired, yes, five suspected north koreans drone entering south korean airspace. one made it close to seoul. four went to the west coast of the peninsula. it doesn't appear any were shot down. they caused a lot of disruption. the main international airport not far from the dnc was shut for a period. the drones were for reconnaissance purposes. south korea sent up its own surveillance flights. it was back in 2017 the last time. drones have been downed in the past. they have 300 ahead of its arsenal. two more missiles were launched. 92 tests in the past year. a record for north korea.

missiles inclued icbm and rockets. he is suspected to talk about the growing military capability. another nuclear test is expected by analysts. chairman kim is trying to get back in the headlines in 2023 and that could have some very provocative results. back to you. >> julie: all right, greg palkot, thank you. >> we do not have any other choices but to protect our sit stens. however, we are prepared to negotiate some acceptable outcomes with all the participants of this process. it is their business, not us who refuse talks, it's them. >> alicia: vladimir putin claiming moscow is ready to talk with ukraine. its actions suggest otherwise. christmas eve marked exactly ten months since russia invaded and moscow took the occasion to bomb the southern port of kherson killing at least 16 people and

wounding more than 60. let's bring in the former associate white house council to george w. bush and founder of the national security institute. thank you for being here. vladimir putin taught the world not to take his word. >> part of the problem here is vladimir putin claims he is ready to negotiate but the truth of the matter is he wants to set pre-conditions to the negotiations including keeping the territory that he initially took in this illegal war against ukraine. of course ukrainians having been so successful on the battlefield are not going to accept that. it isn't a basis for negotiation. >> alicia: president zelensky was in washington this past week and congress passed a $45 billion aid package. critics have questions. listen. >> we have to think about how much support are the american people struck fling a variety of ways willing to give.

they're being very charitable and it is a strategic obligation. something we were very clear about. but people, i think, reasonably have questions about how much longer this is going to go on without the administration pressing for some kind of diplomatic solution. >> alicia: what about that point, pushing for a more diplomatic solution and americans possibly tiring of aid? >> i think part of the challenge here is there is no diplomatic solution with ought congratulates like vladimir putin. he came in illegally and took land that wasn't his. he did it with crimea and president obama let that go. we can't allow this type of behavior to continue. it breeds more behavior. china after taiwan, north korea to be more aggressive. we have to allow the ukrainians to successfully win this conflict and get to a diplomatic resolution that's better than what vladimir putin is putting on the table right now. >> alicia: as we talk i want to

put something up here. all the u.s. security assistance that has been committed to ukraine. it is a running list. i won't go over each one. but when americans see this and hear the numbers, the dollars of assistance that's going out there and facing problems heading into 2023 with regard to inflation, what kind of pressure does this put on the biden administration to strike a balance here? >> you're exactly right. the american people want to make sure we hold ukrainians accountable how they are spending the money and using the weapons. the main point is, this isn't charity. we aren't just giving it away. it is our benefit to have europe protected from russian incursions. to demonstrate to the world we want stand for china going after allies in the asia. this is important strategically for the united states. we have to secure our own border. there is a balance to be had.

continue to support the ukrainians and pushing back on russian aggression in europe. >> alicia: a difficult equation as a reminder those in ukraine don't have heat and electricity in their homes today. july from the war in ukraine to the world cup. 2022 was a year to remember. bill hemmer looks at the highlights and headlines. but one thing can calm uncertainty. an answer. uncovered through exploration, teamwork, and innovation. an answer that leads to even more answers. mayo clinic. you know where to go. hi, i'm katie, i've lost 110 pounds on golo in just over a year.

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>> julie: from the war in ukraine to the mid-term red wave that never was. bill hemmer looks back at the events that shaped 2022. >> 2022 was another turbulent year marked by economic uncertainty, the ongoing covid pandemic and the biggest european conflict since the second world war. those stories and many more dominate the headlines from this past year. this was the third year of the covid pandemic. 300 million cases reported worldwide by early january. that number more than doubling by december. mostly driven by a new strain called omicron which became dominant in the u.s. in late march. the numbers started falling over the summer but now we're seeing the start of another possible

surge, which is combining with flu and rsv to create a so-called tripledemic threatening to overwhelm america's healthcare system once again. despite the covid outbreak in february beijing kicked off the 2022 winter olympics become the first to host both the summer and winter games. later that month, russia sending troops over the border into ukraine in an all-out invasion. vladimir putin listing various justifications for the war including that ukraine was threatening russia and was being governed by nazis. but moscow severely underestimated the ukraine military. they were able to stop the russian advance toward kiev eventually pushing the russians back to positions in the far east and south. now ukraine is on the offensive bolstered by military aid from more than a dozen countries, including the u.s., which has

spent more than $60 billion arming the ukrainians. the war having major economic consequences around the world. it helped fuel the worst inflation crisis in decades here in the u.s. with the cost of goods and services skyrocketing throughout the year as wages remain largely stagnant. the federal reserve aggressively raising interest rates hoping to cool down the economy and relieve some of that inflationary pressure. the biggest celebrity trial of the year kicking off in april. johnny depp and amber heard suing each other for defamation after heard claimed that depp had been physically abusive during their marriage. the jury siding with depp awarding him $10 million versus $2 million awarded to heard. covid wasn't the only outbreak health officials had to deal with in 2022. at the start of the summer, a

monkeypox outbreak detected in the u.k. it eventually spread to the u.s. hitting all 50 states and causing at least six deaths before being largely contained through vaccination. in may, a major tragedy hitting a small texas town. a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at the rob elementary school in uvalde. it was the third most deadly school shooting in american history. in the after math it was revealed local law enforcement were on the scene for more than an hour but didn't confront the shooter until members of the u.s. border patrol tactical unit arrived. perhaps the most consciousal supreme court ruling in decades creating significant political upheave all. the new conservative majority ruling in june that abortion access is not a nationwide right. overturning the rowe precedent and prompting abortion bans in more than a dozen states. justice clarence thomas hinting

other so-called due process rights including same-sex marriage and access to contraception could be re-examineed by the court. 2022 marked by multiple investigations into the former president, donald trump. perhaps the most significant, the congressional january 6th committee which kicked off televised public hearings with the goal of finding out what led to the attack on the capitol and who was to blame. >> we believe this evidence we set forth in our report is more than sufficient for a criminal referral of former president donald trump and others. >> those legal troubles escalating in august with the raid on trump's private residence at mar-a-lago. hundreds of documents were seized, many marked top secret. the former president saying he declassified them but there is no record of that. possibly exposing him to charges of violating the presidential records act. america's closest ally going through its own political

rollercoaster. boris johnson resigning after a series of personal scandals. liz truss taking over in early september but she only lasted six weeks in office before being forced to resign as well. thus becoming the shortest serving prime minister in british history. in the midst of all that upheaval the end of an era. queen elizabeth ii passing away at the age of 96. her son, charles, becoming king charles iii after spending more than 64 years as heir to the throne. a pair of hurricanes causing big problems in september. first up was hurricane fiona bringing major flooding to puerto rico and the dominican republic before heading north. hitting canada as a powerful cyclone packing 100 mile-per-hour winds and causing widespread damage. two weeks later hurricane ian

slammed into florida's gulf coast. the most deadly hurricane to hit the state in more than 80 years. officials there say it could take years for some coastal communities to get back on their feet. a new pro-democracy movement growing in iran this year. it started in september. protests erupted nationwide after the unexplained death of a 22-year-old woman in custody of the country's morality police. the demonstrations still going despite a deadly crackdown. the protests found the way to the field in the world cup in qatar. iran's team refusing to sing the country's national anthem in their first match. that changed by game two aft of families were said to be threatened by authorities back in iran. the tech world thrown into turmoil in late october after elon musk completed his 44

billion takeover of twitter. musk fired thousands of employees as he warned about the company's financial situation. he also authorized the release of a so-called twitter files showing some content managers acted inappropriately in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. we elected a new congress in 2022. the mid-terms resulting in the house flipping control to the republicans. but there was no red wave as anticipated with democrats actually gaining a seat in the senate. and republicans only winning a slim majority in the house. the year ending with a bang literally. mauna loa record back to life after lying dormant for almost four decades. tourists and native hawaii ans to get up close and personal with the eruption. now looking ahead to 2023,

expect covid and ukraine in dominate headlines and keeping an eye on congress and whether or not kevin mccarthy will have enough support to be speaker of the house and we'll be here for all of it. until then, in new york, bill hemmer, fox news. >> alicia: a growing disaster in person new york. dozens reportedly killed in an historic lake-effect blizzard and officials fear the numbers could rise. the latest at the top of the hour. and the next installment of the twitter files revealing vast coordination between the tech giant and government agencies beyond the f.b.i. stay with us. ou remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's one that'll really take you back. it's customized home insurance from liberty mutual!!! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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