many of the folks here at fox will be hearing red today. it is not for the chiefs even though we love them. in honor of wear red day to support american heart association, to learn more or donate visit go red for women.org. the number one killer for women in the country. >> so long from kansas city, everybody. >> have a good weekend. >> bill: good morning. we've a ton to get to including this. the jobs report is out a moment ago for january. it is stunningly strong despite repeated interest rate hikes by the fed. u.s. employers adding 517,000 jobs. they were only expecting 185,000. unemployment rate dropping to bit to 3.4. more coming up with the money team to parse the language on that big story. we go to the sky and beijing and big sky country suspected chinese spy balloon spotted

hovering over montana. there is a mystery out there. i'm bill hemmer. i love your red. you got to pin on. >> dana: way to represent. i'm dana perino. this is "america's newsroom." the communist eye in the sky. the ball on does not pose a threat moving well above air traffic commercial air traffic. officials are advising the president not to shoot it down over concerns that falling debris from this balloon could hurt people on the ground. >> bill: the balloon entered u.s. airspace a couple of days ago and flew east into montana. not clear what it was doing there. the state is home to 1 of 3 u.s. air force bases with intercontinental ballistic missiles. >> dana: discovery days before blinken is set to visit beijing. china said it is looking into

the balloon but general jack keane says he is not buying that. >> what we do know is they've done this before. we know it's a spy balloon. it is going to depart at some time. we don't want this to happen again. shoot it down on the way home over mountains or when it gets back at sea. we already know who is spying. to me it's about deterrence. >> dana: national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more from the pentagon. >> china claimed responsibility for the balloon claiming it's a civilian air ship used for civilian research mainly meteorologist logical purposes. in other words, a weather balloon. no reaction from the pentagon. this is not the first time beijing has sent a spy balloon. they've done it over hawaii and guam. canada is reporting they may have spotted a second balloon

and are monitoring. the pentagon has been watching this balloon for several days. i'm told the president has not ruled out shooting down the balloon but simply wants to avoid the possibility of american civilian casualties. the balloon is the size of three gray ground buses and has heavy equipment hanging from beneath it. a senior defense official told reporters the chinese surveillance balloon appears to have been sent by beijing to spy on sensitive sites in montana. 1 of 3 u.s. bases where the u.s. houses its nuclear missile silos. >> balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and doesn't present a military or physical threat to people on the ground. instances of this kind of balloon activity have been observed previously over the past several years. once the balloon was detected the u.s. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information. >> u.s. military scrambled f-22

fighter jets wednesday and closed the billings, montana airport ordering a ground stoppage in case they shot the balloon down. the president was briefed about his options. president biden was advised by military chiefs about the possibility for civilian casualties if they were to shoot the balloon down over the continental u.s. adding the surveillance balloon does not provide the chinese government with more intelligence than it can glean from existing low orbit satellites. u.s. officials have mitigated the ability for this balloon to survey sites blocking it from doing so and they're learning a lot by monitoring the balloon. >> dana: a lot of people are wondering why the administration wouldn't have shot it out of the sky immediately especially if it was over an uninhabited mountain areas in montana. >> from the discussions i've had.

there is no way given the size of this thing the potential debris field that even in areas that you think are uninhabited it wasn't clear they could take a shot and avoid any civilian casualties. so i think that is the consideration. they have not ruled out shooting it down eventually but there are other ways they may be able to deal with it. they have other options and i think it's a wait and see moment and i think there is a feeling that this was sent by china at a sensitive time ahead of secretary of state blinken's visit to beijing. the defense secretary is meeting with the philippines and got four new bases the u.s. can use to counter china in the region and so this is such a thing that most people assume that the chinese wanted this to be seen. so the question is really what intelligence value did it have? >> bill: it says it was flying higher than commercial aircraft.

if an airplane flies at 38,000 feet? >> 60,000 feet is what i'm told. that's about twice what an airplane flies. some pilots, we're told, were reporting visually being able to see the balloon. you have seen some of the photographs that have been taken but no, 60,000 feet so very much above commercial aircraft travel. >> bill: back to you when we get more. nice to see you from the pentagon. >> dana: there is a china expert we look to sometimes craig singleton. in the "wall street journal" he said we're seeing a return to a tool of the cold war being used in an era of renewed great power competition. and perhaps this turns out to be an inoctoberous situation. however, a great reminder of the fact that maybe we are in a new cold war with china and some people have been saying that, dr. henry kissinger is warning about this as well.

>> bill: something to consider. jack keane said why allow it to pass the alucia islands in alaska? it is about deterrence. reaction from beijing. foreign ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying we're looking into it and verifying the situation. it is not a denial. >> dana: it is not a denial but chat gpt and said give me a diplomatic response here before we get going. >> bill: a former chief information officers under george w. bush is with us. thank you for your time. what do you make of it? >> well, you know, the proof will be in the final findings here but knowing that the military spotted it, surveilled it, surrounded it. video, pictures, sent signal traffic to it they know exact will i what they are dealing

with and not going to tip their hand to china what they will do next with the information they have. the question is as they are floating over not only the videos and surveillance, but are they attempting to intercept either signal intelligence, communication, are they looking at surveilling internet, satellite, low earth orbit satellites as well as cellular technology? this could be truly just a scientific balloon or there could be something more here. they could be collecting information via videos, audio, and also signal intelligence. >> dana: are they looking for information from everyday americans? civilians? or are they looking for targeted military information there probably is a lot in montana. >> china in recent years has deployed a little bit of an all of an above strategy. great question that you request

ask. it could be a combination of where wherever we are geographically almost like turning on a big vacuum cleaner and vacuum up everything you can while you are floating by and we'll sort out the information once we have it later. so think about they are dredging up buckets and buckets of sand hoping they get some valuable sand dollars and gems in the process. so it could be both business, government, and individual data that they are looking for. >> bill: last question. would you have advised to shoot this down? >> i think that's a tough situation. if somebody were asking my opinion based on the type of technology that's on there how heavy and big it is. let's wait and see, watch it navigate and once it is over the ocean or a less populated area based on the winds, then maybe there is an opportunity to force it to land. i don't know if shooting it down is the right -- i'll leave that

to military experts to make that decision but other opportunities to force it to land in a place where it will have the least amount of damage. >> dana: interesting because i'm sure there were people concerned about an escalation with china. this to me seems pretty provocative by the chinese. thank you for being here. lawyers for hunter biden are denying they admitted that that infamous laptop is really his as they call for federal and state prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into rudy giuliani, steve bannon and laptop shop repair man mac isaac. >> well, i think that what it feels like is hunter's legal team needed to run something by the white house and now they are forced to back pedal. this whole thing wreaks of retaliation but it also looks like it is going off half cocked. >> dana: let's understand what

that retaliation might be. mark meredith has the later from the white house. >> a busy morning as you can imagine. later today the president and vice president will be heading up to philly giving remarks about the economy and as bill mentioned off the top of the show reason to celebrate. the latest job report showing 517,000 jobs added last month. unemployment rate still at 3.4%. economy top of mind as the white house conditions its next steps for a possible re-election campaign. polling shows there is an uphill climb going to 2024. registered voters how they would rank the president's job performance so far. 54% disapproved of the president's job performance. the numbers haven't shifted in the last few months despite the latest scandal involving classified documents found at the biden private properties. another factor in all this which may or may not impact re-election plans the on going federal probe into the president's son, hunter. lawyers made major news

yesterday by trying to flip the script now calling for criminal investigations into the people who have been raising questions about hunter biden's business dealings. of course, the infamous laptop. hunter's lawyers say they're claiming the laptop -- not claiming the laptop is his, those lawyers telling fox these letters don't confirm other versions of the so-called laptop and address the conduct of disseminating what they allege to be mr. biden's personal data wherever they claim to have gotten it. hunter's lawyers saying they aren't ready to confirm the laptop is his but believe those raising the questions should be under investigation. while the questions about the laptop linger and they've been lingering since the last campaign we don't know how much of an issue it will be going into 2024. it is not going away. this is an issue that will be in the spotlight and we're still waiting to see whether or not official announcement will be. state of the union next week and conventional thinking not language after that we'll hear about re-election plans.

>> dana: thank you. >> bill: 13 past. back to the story on the balloon. what was it and what it's all about? the chinese spy balloon, is that what it was in the end or not? new reaction from beijing and we'll bring it to you throughout the morning. a legendary new york city business owner brutally beaten outside his own shop. he is 90 years old. what he is saying about crime in the city that he calls home. >> dana: as the g.o.p. investigates the border crisis the surge of fentanyl is only getting worse. we have a report how smugglers are evading capture. >> bill: house republicans voting to boot congresswoman omar off the house foreign affair committees and fellow squad members are beside themselves. >> this is about targeting women of color in the united states of america. i am so sorry that our country is failing you today through this chamber. you belong on that committee.

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>> bill: here is the update now on this chinese spy balloon. it was spotted over montana. some suggest the u.s. government knew of it back in alaska which would have been earlier than montana. pentagon says it poses no threat. beijing acknowledging the balloon is of chinese origin saying it was used for weather research and drifted off track. now defense officials say it was sent to spy on sensitive sites in america. the pentagon has advised the president not to shoot it down over safety concerns. that balloon is big. the size of three greyhound buses and travels at 60,000 feet in altitude. >> dana: what they should do is download the fox weather app.

it is really good. if they need weather information we can help you with that, beijing. >> bill: it's free, fyi. stay with us. we'll be covering this story from all angles throughout the next couple hours and bring you updates on all of it as soon as we get it. >> dana: there was a brutal beattown in a candy store. is anyone safe anynor. this man allegedly assaulted a 90-year-old owner of the candy shop ray's candy store and was left with a black eye and cut on his face. we have the latest. you sent me this last night it is so upsetting. >> you go talk to the guy and trying to stay upbeat and went back to work. he worked every day of his life. but he is badly hurt and tells me this is not the new york city he used to know. the city needs to add more police. take a look here. ray alvarez badly beaten outside his candy store this week. the 90-year-old was left with a

black eye, pain in his jaw and large cut on his head under his hat. one of several beatings that have happened across new york city. >> he hit me on the head and i fall down and i am bleeding and shaken up really bad. >> ray and his candy store are legends in the neighborhood there. everybody knows about him. a nice guy, stop in and talk to him. the shop has been open since 1974 and sell fried oreos, milk shakes and other treats. the nypd is searching for the man who attacked the elderly shop owner. you can see him in the video. last seen pushing a shopping cart. it started when two guys walked up and tried to sell him drinks. when he said no one man punched him and pulled out a belt with a rock and hit ray in the head. they threatened to kill him and laid on the ground bleeding for

quite some time. he wasn't sure if he would be able to get back up and pull through. his employee helped him and called 911. alvarez came from iran to the united states. he is holding his green card which is so important to him and hangs on the wall in the candy store. ray says new york is not as salve safe -- safe as it used to be. >> more police. more police on the streets. >> new york city the overall latest crime trends show felony assaults are up 12 1/2% compared to last year. >> bill: look for someone with a grocery start. is that a homeless man? >> they believe he free quants that area and somebody should recognize him and call police. >> bill: you saw his heart, new york, old soul. >> he thinks most people in new

york are good people. >> dana: he is right about that. let's hope the police find the perpetrator there. >> the neighborhood will give him good business. >> dana: i hope so. >> bill: the border crisis now front and center in washington. this week especially after the house judiciary committee was underway. at the border the facts on the ground aren't getting better. one of the more dramatic scenes we've seen yet during this disaster new dash kam video shows teenage smugglers leading texas authorities on another high speed chase. bill melugin is live in mission, texas with the story from there today. hello, bill. >> good morning to you. this is brand-new dramatic video showing texas dps chasing two human smugglers ages 12 and 15. we'l we'll get to that video now. they chased the teens as they lose control of their vehicle. they hit an embankment at high speed.

they go airborne over this freeway where their vehicle crashes onto the road. texas dps tries to start making rescues and break the windows out of the vehicle. they first pull out the 12-year-old. he was a runaway from home. you will see they pull out a badly bloodied critically injured illegal immigrant they were smuggling in that vehicle. after that they pull out the 15-year-old driver. everybody survived and the teenagers were from san antonio and were driving a stolen vehicle likely recruited by cartels on social media. another problem fentanyl. lastly we'll show you this. enormous bust. canines helping with a traffic stop. 250 pounds of fentanyl pills, 57 packages enough to kill 30000000 people, street value of 3.4 million. in case you are wondering border patrol reporting their fentanyl seizures in january up 300% over

the same time last year. >> bill: it goes on and on. bill melugin, mission, texas today. dramatic story caught on camera. thank you. >> keep the money we earn. we'll create more if you let us. >> dana: as more people flee high tax blue states california democrats are considering a wealth tax for people who move out of state. is that even legal? the friday money team are here to discuss. the latest on the alex murdaugh double murder trial. more testimony from a co-worker at his former law firm about his alleged financial crimes. >> did you think that any money had been stolen? >> we were not thinking about him misappropriating funds. we were concerned he was trying to either defer income by leaving it in somebody's trust or either trying to put some money into maggie's name.

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>> dana: a manhunt underway after a republican councilwoman in new jersey was shot and killed just outside her home yesterday. authorities say the attack appears to be targeted and they are treating her death as a homicide. the f.b.i. joining the investigation and the search for a suspect or suspects, that continues as well as the search for a motive. >> bill: stunning story there. meanwhile 9:30. markets are open. in california, they are 1 of 8 blue states looking to add new taxes on the wealthy even if those taxpayers move to another state. say high for the friday money team. start your engines. we have a lot to talk about. the idea is if you leave the state and you move away, steve, that they can tax you every year. if you've got money in the bank. if your money is in artwork or real estate i believe they will tax you until you die and they

will track you down on that. so you come to california for the sun and fun. and you get out of dodge for the taxes. >> yeah, that's called an exit tax and by the way there is a big question, bill, whether that would even be constitutional under the commerce clause that a state could tax somebody living in another state for the time they lived in a state like california and new york. the question is why are they doing this? the answer is, i think you know. because california, new york, new jersey, connecticut are massively losing people and a lot of the wealthy people because their taxes are so high. there are nine states in the country, bill, including texas and florida and tennessee, that impose no income tax. guess where those people who are leaving california and new york going? florida, texas, tennessee. taxes matter. we'll see if california can get away with this. i don't think they will. if they try it by the way, more

people will leave. >> bill: robert, before you go here, here are the states looking -- these are rich people. washington if you make more than $250 million, california, hawaii and it goes down the line. they tried it in california three years ago, robert. it did not pass. does it now? >> i have never been supportive of a wealth tax. it is one thing steve and i agreed with whether it was bernie sanders touting it or legal is beth warren. i thought it was clunky. we pay income tax and real estate tax and capital gains. i have always said it didn't make sense. i equally think what the g.o.p. is recommending this 30% national tax is even crazier. that will actually drive the economy into the deepest recession we've seen in decades. so that is where -- i don't like either side of those. >> bill: from your lips to the

west wing. now let's get to the blow-out jobs number came out an hour ago. we added 517,000 jobs. unemployment rate ticked to 3.4%. steve, they were looking for 185,000. this is three times that. >> a blow-out number. the reason you see the grin on robert's face is because of these numbers. asme owe grinning. i love it when the american economy does well. it was welcome relief. a good number. wages are still behind, though, bill. wages are still lagging behind inflation so paychecks are shrinking but nobody expected a number this strong and love to see it. >> bill: robert. i'm told through edward lawrence that this is the number that includes all the revisions for the previous year which tends to possibly skew a number like this. for the previous month revision was higher by 70,000 which is good for the american worker. but should we take this on face

value or do you see something else in the number there, robert? >> december is always a crazy number because of seasonality. there was a lot gains in hospitality and leisure. that being said it was a crazy blow-out. when the fed says they're nervous about a hot labor market we should listen. i'm not concerned about a recession but continuing inflation with this tight labor market and tight gas supply so the number one great because wages did go up, although not as much as inflation, labor participation went up. average hour earnings went up. it was a great number. honestly the biden economy is working. i know steve won't grin on that one. the biden economy is working. inflation is coming down, jobs are going up and wages are going up. i hope we can continue this. >> bill: ride it into the weekend. thank you both for being on

today, the money team. >> dana: from the jobs numbers back to the story that we've been following. a chinese spy balloon flying over montana. it has been here for a couple of days. we first spotted it in alaska as it flew over there. nikki haley former ambassador from the united nations. shoot down the balloon. cancel blinken's trip. biden is letting china walk all over us. it is time to make america strong again. has not been shot down. canada has said there might be a second balloon. the pentagon said it poses no threat to commercial air traffic. we don't know what it is spying for. beijing acknowledged the balloon is theirs saying it is being used for weather research. i'm not sure a lot of people will buy that. defense officials are saying it was sent to spy on sensitive sites. there are many of those in montana. the pentagon has advised president biden not to shoot it

down over safety concerns for possible -- in case there was somebody on the ground it might hit. the balloon is the size of three greyhound buses to give you a sense of the scope and scale of it. >> bill: is there a pentagon briefing today? i haven't heard. >> dana: if there isn't one they might add one. >> bill: the other thing is the chinese foreign ministry says it is a civilian nature used for scientific research. so that is -- >> dana: that's funny. they didn't let us do scientific research at the wuhan lab. curious, china. what are you thinking? >> bill: we have not been told how many times it has happened before and how much our government knows about it. but there is a lot to peel back on this onion. >> dana: we'll have more. get new information every time we go to a different story. house republicans yesterday removing minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee saying she has made a number of anti-semitic

remark about israel. her fellow squad members call her removal racist. >> this is about targeting women of color in the united states of america. don't tell me because i didn't get a single -- my life was threatened. >> the gop is doing what it is best at, weaponizing hate against the black, beautiful muslim woman. we will not be silent. the congresswoman omar, i am so sorry that our country is failing you today through this chamber. you belong on that committee. >> dana: it is -- that's a lot of emotion. i understand they're very upset but there were a lot of people upset by the original comments that omar made. there will be other committees. they will move on.

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>> dana: a did not drive warning for thousands of vehicles over airbag inflateers. owners should not drive these cars until they are repaired because the risk is quote dire. the warning involves 8200 hon today and acura vehicles for the 2001-2003 model years. now you have that. >> getting reports of a physical altercation inside the school involving multiple individuals. >> bill: that story, that 911 call placed during a middle school basketball game that turned deadly. a 60-year-old grandfather was pronounced dead after a massive

brawl among spectators at a basketball game that involved 7th and eight graders in the state of vermont. violence during children's games. other steps are taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen in their school and this school has taken action. we have more on the story. what happened? >> bill, good morning. vermont state police are investigating the death of 60-year-old man who found himself involved in a brawl between parents at the middle school basketball game in northern vermont this week. after the game the grandfather called first responders while driving home and he later died at the hospital. the local school district is now banning all spectators from attending middle school basketball games for the rest of the season. the national association of sports officials say there is an epidemic of harassment and violence at youth sporting events between parents and officials leading to a referee

shortage nationwide. >> i've been seeing it for most of the four decades but never to the extent that we're seeing it today. it has never been worse and once in a while in life you will get a bad call. pick up the pieces and move forward. that's what we are losing right now. >> according to the naso at least 22 states have laws specifically protecting sports officials from harassment or assault. new jersey is now considering the penalty box act making assaulting officials or players punishable by up to ten years in prison and $50,000 fine. >> everyone who is just there trying to participate in a game should be protected from someone seeing bad behavior from the sidelines or followed to the parking lot. >> here in new jersey a little league posted this. please remember these are kids, this is a game. coaches are volunteers, umpires

are human and you do not play for the yankees. >> bill: well said, amen. bryan llenas, thank you for that. >> dana: yes, you don't play for the yankees yet. the new world heavy weight champion and dr. nicole saphier. you have played sports. you have taught at schools. you have children. >> coached, my son plays basketball and daughter plays soccer. this is bad parenting on a whole new level and not fair for the kids. you had your shot, parents. you had your shot. not everyone gets to play sports. you don't live through your kids and it is a game. take that energy and focus on their education, their school books and homework. this is embarrassing and shame on them. >> bill: no spectators allowed. any athletics at this high school. >> children love to have their parents there. really what we've seen with

covid you have seen a complete breakdown of american civilization. we've destabilized everyday life. lack of social interactions and school closures and so forth and couple it with the soft an crime d.a.s and the reduced penalty for committing these violent acts. we're in a serious situation right now. when it comes to children's athletics, the parents need to behave better because at this point all you are doing is hurting your kids. looking at him he is older, overweight. maybe it was the increased stress during the commotion. they said he left and called 911 on his own. maybe he had a cardiac arrest. they don't know. toxicology and autopsy are being done. >> bill: a lighter story, okay? you have kids, you have kids. >> is this a lighter story? >> bill: the percentage of millennials who say parents pay a certain bill for them. talking about 27-year-old kids,

all right, rent 24, groceries 22, utility bills, 19. i think the hemmer kids were cut off ten years prior. >> sorry, lights are out. figure it out, son, love you. no, i did my part. you are out of the nest. sometimes you will be cold and figure it out. i'm not paying your bill. what did i raise you for? i gave you all the tools. go work at -- goth a job. >> dana: maybe it took longer for someone to get educated. >> i actually am a millennial. there is a huge difference between the older and younger millennials. there should be a cut-off and subset but a parents of a gen z and coming into adult life through covid. not working. they're dealing with inflation and with the wage increases

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january 13th we found on january 21st zoo staffers found a vulture dead in its enclosure. scroll monkeys stolen from the louisiana zoo. it goes on from there as people can see that even denver was told to be on alert after the dallas disappearances. are these things connected? >> i believe they are, dana. i think what's going on is somebody got away with it in the beginning. at least until today. and that's spurred the idea that you can walk into a zoo, typically a pretty low-security facility. cut through a fence or hop over a railing and grab these animals which is incredibly unfortunate. this isn't stealing a snickers bar but stealing a living life that doesn't deserve to be mistreated. >> dana: do you think it is being done to resell the animals or is it because somebody wants an animal for themselves or something even more nefarious?

i can't imagine what's going on. >> that's a good question. i have no idea what's going through these people's minds. i know exotic animals are more popular pets. states are beginning to crack down on laws because we see more people keeping things like squirrel monkeys and the value is high. a monkey in the pet trade may be worth $4 thousand or $5 thousand. when you consider the fact these are social animals. curious, friendly, already used to people and their keepers and it might be easy to grab one. that could be the motivation for people. honestly it's awful. >> dana: also people if you were to do this, you don't know the kind of care. a zoo keeper is a professional. that is a concern as well. these monkeys were found in a closet in an abandoned home. that is not a proper habitat. >> certainly not, no. i'm sure the husbandry.

if you jump a fence in a zoo and steal a monkey i'm sure your practices aren't up to standard. the people taking care of these animals at zoos are incredibly compassionate and loving toward these creatures and know all the best practices. i with say it's fair to say the thieves are not the same quality of people. i would hope it goes away and some sort of fad and copycat thieves and all that. i sure hope it stops. it's awful. i would hate to see zoos with a bunch of securities worried about their animals being stolen. it would take away from the zoo experience which is so relaxing. take your kid and walk through and see the animals and fall in love with them. i guess my only note would be just keep an eye out for suspicious looking characters.

it is hard to smuggle a monkey out of a zoo. if you have a giant pack back or walk in with a crate it gives the zoo a little bit of a clue that something is going on. versus the family with the kids. >> dana: let's hope it stops or if not how to put a stop to it. thank you so much. lawyers for hunter biden are denying they admitted that this laptop is his saying that has not been confirmed as they seek criminal charges against the computer repair shop owner and others for accessing the laptop and spreading the context. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. we're doing mental gymnastics on it. hunter's lawyers are trying to put the toothpaste in a tube. they ask state and federal prosecutors who are close friends with the biden family to

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