a thing to talk about it. >> jimmy: you do. >> carley: book signing at point pleasant beach, new jersey tomorrow at noon. dana perino is going to be there. she helped set this whole thing up. >> jimmy: she did. >> carley: fantastic. ' she will be doing a speech and i will be signing books. if you are in the area or not hop on a flight come on down. little point book shop. go to little point book shop.com to sign up or to show up. happy to meet you. >> todd: you know who is in that area the piros. >> carley: your mom and dad? >> todd: what can she expect when they greet her? >> carley: at the book events? >> jimmy: "fox & friends" fans most amazing fans in the world. some might bring you a 700 cupcakes. i love them so much. you are going to love it many. >> carley: you are the best. have great weekend. "fox & friends" starts right

now. ♪ my life is like -- >> lawrence: good morning. we are at the sun flower cafe in fort myers florida. got in late last night. it's good to be in the free state of florida. been talking with some folks. the talk of the town is ron desantis and donald trump. and they love their governor, but they love their form are president as well. we have been having some conversation. a lot of these folks are living paycheck to paycheck, guys. i will send to you all in new york. >> steve: all right. and, lawrence, it looked like when the camera guy he was sweeping through that crowd. it looked like it was actually a drone. it went above your head. i have never seen that shot

before. >> lawrence: so, steve, you haven't had the opportunity. >> steve: i have worked with nate. >> lawrence: he has that little tripod and going all other the place. >> ainsley: is he so talented. he shot the built more estate story with us. we went down to north carolina. >> steve: coming up this hour. >> ainsley: that's right. nate is a fantastic photographer. have you worked with him, too haven't you brian? >> brian: yeah. kind of like a family fight. desantis and trump they are asking to pick their favorite kid. because they really like both of them persecution of donald trump has only made us more firm in his camp because if we allow this to happen to him, then it's going to happen to every republican president. >> now they have got to pick. it's going to be desantis vs.

trump plus nikki haley the race is on. >> ainsley: i saw you at the "fox & friends" christmas party yesterday. i guess you got on a plane after that. >> lawrence: that's exactly right. i didn't have drink too much because i didn't want to go through the tsa line and them say is this guy drunk heading onto the plane? so i was limited in my drinking. me and my dog hightailed to the airport. >> steve: hightailed. >> lawrence: we made it. >> ainsley: would you like to share any other personal information this morning? >> brian: from the chopper to the plane, that's how lawrence travels. >> ainsley: we look forward to meeting those fine folks down in fort myers. >> steve: that's right. indeed. in the meantime at 6:02 a.m. here on the east coast. we are turning to a fox news alert. listen to this. right now smoke is rising over gaza, as the idf, the israeli defense forces say they have completed a series of airstrikes on hamas terror hubs as they do

often on fridays. >> ainsley: meanwhile in jerusalem, national security adviser jake sullivan meeting with top israeli officials this morning discussing the next phase of their war with hamas. >> brian: then he is going to meet with palestinian officials. greg palkot is live on the ground in southern israel. greg, what's it like? >> hey, brian, ainsley, steve, we are just a mile away from gaza on this day. we are seeing smoke on the horizon. we are hearing automatic weapon fire and a lot of outgoing artillery. that is all part of the ongoing war between israel and hamas which is subject number one for the shuttle diplomacy of national security adviser jake sullivan. he continues his meetings today after intense sessions yesterday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and others. he said he was putting forth a line now held by president biden that the war has to shift from an intense brutal phase to a more targeted approach and civilians be better regarded and cared for. here is a bit more of what he

had to had to say today. >> we had very constructive conversation yesterday about the transition from the high intensity phase forward. and we expect that that will occur in the future. when, exactly that happens and under exactly what conditions will be a continuing intensive discussion between the united states and israel. a little bit vague by sullivan. the fighting against hamas despite international pressure and calls to stop in a war they now say could take several months. we're watching the idf hit targets up and down the nearby gaza strip pretty constantly as the humanitarian situation on the ground gets worse, guys, relief trucks being ransacked by hungry people as soon as they enter gaza. there is little shelter, food, medicine, power, water, you name it. the u.n. is now describing the gaza strip as a, quote: living hell. and the hostage news worsens as

well. announced today corporal nic visor and sergeant ron sherman, two 19-year-olds snatched by hamas by nearby idf base. we thought they were alive. it was now confirmed today that they are dead. also killed 28-year-old o'donnell. he was kidnapped from that music festival, that brutal scene targeted by hamas. and finally hamas away from gaza. four people arrested with connections to the group in berlin, germany and rotterdam, netherlands for plotting attacks on jewish institutions in europe. a weapons strong hold was discovered in berlin. another specific aim of the sullivan trip is to try to contain most of the trouble to the gaza strip behind us and make sure it doesn't spread to frontier and the region and beyond like europe, like the united states, tough job. back to you.

>> steve: thank you, sir. >> brian: lawrence, as you see, there is already pressure -- this administration is putting pressure on the prime minister of israel to pull it back. enough with the high intensity. start reigning it in. i don't think netanyahu links. he has his objectives. he has got to live there long beyond when joe biden is president or not. and i think he has got to finish the job. yesterday, he hauled out a bunch of hamas fighters in hospitals. >> lawrence: that's exactly right, brian. what we are seeing on the ground people in israel upset about netanyahu about allowing it to happen. did they have the intelligence there? so there is no chance that he is going to get off the gas right here starting to surprise people. talking about this on the couch. people in the administration putting pressure on joe biden. we know they released that 400 staffer letter within the state department as well as in the white house executive office is

steve, the problem we did not anticipate is kamala harris is openly criticizing the president. >> we have been talking about how joe biden's decision to stand squarely behind israel, 100 percent behind israel has rankled a lot of democrats. core democrats. and now politico has got a story where apparently three leakers kamala harris is urging joe biden to show more sensitivity to the palestinian civilians. she says it's time to start making day after plans, how to handle the wreckage of war united states should be tougher on netanyahu calming for us long term peace and two state solution. the leaker, these leakers, we don't know why, they are leaking this to politico is it to make her look good. our white house correspondent asked john kirby about it

yesterday. watch this. >> peter: why would somebody around here leak that the vice president is upset with the president about gaza? >> that's a great question. if i could answer a question why somebody would leak, i mean that, would make me pretty mart and a lot smarter than i many am. last time i looked the vice president is part of the white house, she is part of the team her job is to provided a vice and help to the president. >> she doesn't want the president to show publicly more humanitarian in gaza. >> we have already pushed back on the premise of the story that there is some sort of daylight between her and the president. i would say that the entire leadership team here in the administration, peter, wants to see no civilian casualties, wants to see the israelis be more surgical, more precise. wants to see that humanitarian aid is increased into gaza. >> that's already happening. they are showing -- they are trying not to kill the civilians living in gaza. they warned then. they threw pamphlets down to go

to the south. hamas came into their area. their territory, and you are right. benjamin netanyahu missed it. he -- the leaders, i don't know why they didn't see this coming. but we experienced something similar on 9/11. we didn't know that that was happening. so this kind of thing does slip through the cracks sometimes. unfortunately it did in this time, too. i think benjamin netanyahu is under a lot of pressure to eradicate hamas. he has been saying is he not stopping until that's ha. to hear the vice president say that and have three different sources within the white house report that at first i thought i wonder if this is true because her husband is jewish and he has been speaking out against hamas. >> steve: maybe the leakers are trying to make her looking good they are having a dialogue not squarely behind israel? >> ainsley: because they are getting a lot of pressure. >> brian: can you imagine mike pence doing that to donald trump i am going to speak to my sources. >> lawrence: not a chance. you knew who the leader in the

white house was during that period of time. there major thing. honestly it, caught me by surprise that admiral kirby confirmed the report. i mean, it was almost like he was stunned, sure he backed it up by saying there is no daylight. between the president and the vice president owe wasn't convincing in that moment. it's clear the white house is trying to find some way to have this unifying message. >> steve: both ways. >> lawrence: he and the vice president are on the same page but it doesn't look that way when you have the letter that went out. >> ainsley: 10 points of approval rating after. >> brian: interns and staffers are against his own policy, they were protesting in front of the white house. that's what happens when you interview staffers that you are checking boxes instead of asking them do you agree with me and do you support me as the president? and they just sit there. they fill boxes obligor, this is where i'm going to turn against the president of the united states and i work in the white house. now, on the vice president, turning of the united states. >> lawrence: brian, they have

been getting away with it for the entirety of this administration. this has been a staff driven administration. you don't see the president out there talking policies, always the staff. they feel like why is this issue any different? >> brian: thanks, lawrence. >> steve: leakers. >> brian: who will fill george santos' seat in february's special election. very little margin for error in the house. new york republicans have settled on mazday idf veteran. she is next. >> steve: right here in the studio. >> brian: exclusive. >> steve: could be the future of fun for kids. look at this. >> hey, crock, can you tell me about how they make rocket ships? >> absolutely. rockets are made with strong materials like titanium. >> like a furby with a brain. >> brian: so much for parents. >> steve: what you need to know about a.i. powered toys. >> ainsley: i need one of those. '6" a lot of questions.

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>> steve: back with headlines. a fox news alert. a suspect arrested overnight after a deading shooting at georgia state university. at least one person dead. another hospitalized. currently listed in stable condition. police say at least three men were walking through the atlanta campus when an argument escalated to gunfire. according to local reports, the gunman and his apparent victims were not students of the university. as we get more info, we will share it with you. in just a couple hours, former first lady plump will speak to t trump will speak to. immigrants will pledge to the con is substitution

naturalization ceremony at the national archives rotunda in washington, d.c. getting a look first lady's remarks on what being an american citizen means toker had. mrs. trump will say, quote: it means actively participating in the democratic process and guarding our freedom. it also means leading by example and contributing to our society. >> steve: that's a lot of bull. new jersey commuters heading into new york city yesterday facing a massive delay, a texas longhorn made its way onto the tracks in newark. the steer nicknamed ricardo after the police officer who corralled it caused a big commotion. after about an hour police were finally able to capture the bull. he escaped from a slaughter house and now has been moved to an animal sanctuary where he will live out the rest of his bull life. [moo. [? >>

>> steve: that is what went on yesterday during rush hour. >> brian: no one predicted that. >> steve with george santos ousted with a special election set in february. republicans turning to brand new phase. mazza. israeli defense force veteran eyeing to become the representative for new york's third district and keep it red. she joins us now. mazday melissa phillips i appreciate you being here. what made you want to jump into this race from the state for the u.s. house? why? >> i will tell you before i'm going to go to why, i want to tell you a little bit about myself. i was born in ethiopia. grew up in israel when i was 12 years old. war took place in 1991. the united states together with israel brought me and another to israel new live and opportunity.

i finished my school joined the idf met my husband in israel and moved to the u.s. the u.s. has been a great country to me. good to me. i want to serve the people and be the voice for everyone. i want to make sure my children, my grandchildren, your grandchildren will have the same opportunity like me. >> brian: what did serving the idf for you and your character? >> it made me a strong person, i learned a lot. i grow a lot. i had a good opportunity to give back to the country that saved my life. and so, he is that what is a great time of my lifetime. >> brian: you flipped a seat to get your position now. so now you are going to try to keep it red but this is a very tough district. a very mixed district. going against tom swayze who says is he a moderate sea. moderate? >> no. i don't think so. know about this for 2020. swayze was asking the osc, the

squad to join. i was wondering if he is moderate why he would like to join the squad. >> brian: that's not a moderate. you are not a moderate if you ask to join the squad. >> what did he tell you about what it is run in long island. >> hard work, team work. we are talking about the issues that's really bothering my district, my residents. we are talking about inflation. we are talking about public safety. we are talking about israel and the taxes. those are the issues. and people cares about these issues. and they want somebody who is going to be the good voice for them in d.c. >> brian: what makes you a republican? from ethiopia to israel to great neck long island. what makes you a republican and not a democrat. >> i'm republican because my views, my values more align to

the republican party. you know, republican party is welcoming everyone and is a party of the people. >> brian: right, george san coast people say george santos had the seat we're going to give the other party a chance at the seat. what could you say to people who look at your seat negatively because of george santos' antics? >> george santos is a disgrace. he really did wrong things and he is out now it's not about republican and democrat it's about being good voice for the american people. >> brian: get ready the whole nation is going to be coming down watching this race special election. mazi, melesa, pilip good luck on getting the seat. >> thank you. >> brian: 73-year-old worker pull as gun on a gang of robbers and sends them running.

that wild video straight ahead. harvard forcing a jewish student group to hide a menorah at night fearing it will be vantdized. >> you know when change is going to happen on this campus? when we don't have to pack up the menorah. >> brian: pete hegseth. o harvard gradze will react next. ♪ i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis.

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>> steve: with christmas around the corner there is a new artificial intelligence toy that can carry on endless conversations with children, just take a look at this. >> can you tell me about how they make rocket ships? >> absolutely. rockets are made with strong materials like titanium and designed by highly trained rocket scientists. >> i will race you to the next train station. get ready, get set, go. >> okay. that looks cool. some parents and tech experts are questioning whether the guardrails are in place to keep the a.i. driven conversations safe and kid friendly with kids.

carl szabo is a professor of internet law at george mason university scalia law school and a father of two. and he loves laying goes as you can see behind him and he joins us live karl, it's cool. it's like a combination of teddy rubbing spin or a furby with a brain. i had a teddy reduction pin as a kid. limited only tell you the stories if you wanted more stories you had to go back to the store and buy them. not elmo and chucky either. somewhere in the middle. best way i describe this toy they took alexa and serrie and crammed it into a plushy. at the end of the day. when you describe it that way it's not as scary as it could be. but there is good news and bad

news. i think parents do need to be aware of the tradeoffs. it's cool. it's got great opportunity. by the same token i wouldn't let my kids just surf the internet or do whatever they want with any sort of internet connected device without some sort of parental oversight. at the end of the day, we as parents need to be aware. we do have some laws on the book that protect the privacy of kids that need to be enforced at the end of the day up to the parents to decide what's best for the kids. >> steve: like a.i. chatbot. it's not always accurate. if a kid asks some questions. who knows what a kid is going to ask a toy if they have got a question about something, hey, let me ask you about this. i did read that apparently parents can download an app. and get a transcript of the conversation their kid is having with the toy. i like that idea. but then again, there are, to your point, privacy issues but also accuracy issues kids are

going to ask the craziest questions. my kids ask me crazy questions all the time. >> steve: so do mine. >> i get it wrong. we all get it wrong. sometimes we do turn to hey, alexa, what's the answer to this question and it gives me ounce spa. but, at the end of the day, kids are going to ask crazy questions and then it's up to us as parents to be the oversight. be the moderator, be the engager. one of the other concerns i see people saying this is going to absolutely replace parents. no, absolutely not. there is nothing that -- no toy can give you a hug. no toy can tuck you in at bedtime no. toy can tell you a story. it's not going to replace a kid's friend either. this toy, at the end of the day, is going to end up like almost every other toy that's sitting under the christmas tree or the hanukkah menorah. the kids are going to play it w. it for a couple of days, it's going it go in a box and it's going to sit there and they will go outside and play with their friends and return to their normal lives.

it's a cool toy. it needs to be treated as a toy. by the same token, parents you need to be aware of what your kids can and can't can a doo with these toys parents are going to talk to each opener. hey don't buy this toy or this toy is great. >> steve: spoken like a true parent. apparently not just an educational toy but as a way to limit kids' screen time. do it with this toy and do it with legos. i see the legos you put together with your son behind you. how many legos are in that saturn rocket. >> 1569 pieces the same year we went to the moon. my son and i built it. that's one of the other things. this is a cool toy. but, you got to go and make sure you engage with your kids no matter. what you can't just hand them a toy and walk away. >> steve: professor, thank you very much for lecturing us on this. advice well-taken. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> steve: that was great. something new. all right.

still to come. this wild video of a 73-year-old california store worker pulling a gun on a gang of would be smash and grabbers. the details straight ahead from the west coast. first, lawrence is talking to voters in fort myers, florida. hey, lawrence. >> lawrence: good morning, steve. good morning, family. i'm going to ask y'all a question. who believes that the country is on the right track? and who believes, with a show of hands, that the country is on the wrong track? we're going to talk about the solution to get the country back on track coming up on "fox & friends." ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ are. >> ainsley: campus outrage a harvard rabbi says the university is forcing a jewish student group to hide its lit menorah over fears of vandalism it. comes amid a wave of anti-semitism across college campuses. rabbi at harvard says this won't stop the rhetoric. >> on our campus, in the shadow of we will let you have the menorah. you made your point, okay? pack it up.

don't leave it out overnight because there will be criminal activity, we fear, and it won't look good. you know when change is going to happen on h this campus? when we don't have to pack up the menorah. here with react is "fox & friends weekend" co-host and hard graduate pete hegseth. hey, pete. >> hey, ainsley. man. >> ainsley: what's your reaction? >> pete: the video tells you everything you need to know what that rabbi just said. the president attended a menorah lighting that's nice after not condemning speech that leads to the genocide of jews. there is a picture of it. if you don't live on a campus where you can't confidently say students are safe because of their religious or political believes, then you have a climate of intimidation. you have a climate of fear. and do you not have a climate of safe spaces learning and diversity and equity and inclusion that campus -- that

harvard purports to have. this is what the left and islamists do. they say it's free speech. but it's actually intimidation. if they did leave that menorah out overnight. harvard is right. someone would vandalize it. that's because that type of view is tolerated under the guise of diversity. but it's really just intimidation. tote you how deep the rot is in a place called harvard which i said used to be elite and now is just expensive and no one should send their kids there. >> ainsley: latest season of battle for the holy land drops today. tell us about it? >> it's a three part series. battle for the holy land israel at war. ainsley, you know i have been there many times with fox nation coverings the history, the politics, the religion the geography we broke it down in three parts. the first part goes over the 3,000 year history. the land known as judea and then we got into the more modern aspects and fast-forward what

happened after october 7th. we have a quick clip. take a look. >> the surprise murderous rampage launched by hamas terrorists on october 7th, 2023, stunned the world. this was not a rogue attack by a bunch of rag tag terrorists. this was a well-orchestrated plan devised over the course of years by the elected leaders of gaza with the sole intention of keeping the region entrenched in never ending cycle of blood shed. how did we get here. you can't understand the battle until you understand the history and religious connections to this sacred land. >> ainsley: a lot of people are confused about the history. this is excellent. >> pete: maybe claudine gay could show it to students at harvard and they could actually understand the history of the region. it is really complex. it is really contentious there are multiple sides. people pointing at history and religion, getting to understand it gives you a better sense of

what's at stake and i recommend folks at fox nation go check it out. battle in the holy land. we are proud of the project. >> ainsley: something great for you to watch over the weekend with your family. thank you so much, pete. >> pete: thank you, ainsley. >> ainsley: you are welcome. check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. >> adam: fairly comfortable on fox square this morning and a lot of folks see nice weather before the day is over. dive in and look at those temperatures. yes, there are spots where it's a little bit on the cool side. before the day is over. you are looking at wonderful weather. a lot of spots warming up into the mid 50's, close to 60 degrees, not feeling like december for a whole lot of areas. there is one big weather system we are tracking. it's that sweeping across the middle of the country. one to watch. if folks are taking off early maybe they have the entire next week off for christmas, there could be a little bit of travel trouble. that's what you are looking at saturday, sunday and monday as a storm system is going to be moving up the east coast. those are your weather headlines

for you. tossing it back inside to all of you. >> steve: thank you very much, adam. have you seen the smash-and-grab stuff from the east coast. it's terrifying. let's take you out to san francisco area the bay area on monday. at a place called the estate's consignment store. it must have had pretty nice stuff a group of smash and grab ran into the store. surveillance tape a woman seems to have been opening the door. was allowed in and held the door open for the group. they come in. next thing you know they are going to loot the place. until somebody come in. they came in with sledge hammers. a guy who works there. had a gun his name albert mark he has worked there since 2007. thankfully, he -- look at him on the left-hand side of your

screen with his gun. they were terrified and they left, brian. >> let's listen to what he had to say. i showed them my gun i said stop it. a gun and because they saw my gun and i was serious about it they panic and they run out. i didn't want to shoot anybody, right? but i have to make a statement, too many bad things happen stores get robbed left and right. >> brian: take up to $1,000, lawrence. it didn't even matter. these guys go the other way. i hope all his permits and everything was done so he doesn't end up in trouble have any want meet albert. his position on this, what he did how a lot of folks in america are feeling. it's not just the smash-and-grabs. it's people's homes being broken into. it's a lack of respect for the

law human decency. these aren't just poor people stealing things. this is part of a criminal enterprise. they loot and steal and turn it over online and sell this stuff. not to say they would be justified if they were poor larger conversation needs to happen about the plan about sell all this stuff online lawrence, it sounds like the gun, he pulled the gun as a last resort because normally, he has his german shepard with him. on that day, the german shepherd was at the groomer. so he didn't have the dog and so he used the gun and it was very effective. >> did you all see that video of the lady walking out of the door. the staff believes the woman seen on surveillance video might have been in on it. they explained she walked in before the attempted heist and looked up at the cameras while

on the phone the entire time. the store's front door is always locked until visitors are let in. she appeared to hold it open and kind of go out slowly so they could get in. and they rushed in right after her. the guy who had the gun he escaped to the u.s. from communist romania and disappointed with the current climate. he said we begged the politicians to help us. small businesses and help communities all over california he said the police. he did say the police were there in 30 seconds. so he was applauding them. >> that's the deal the police could only do so much. i wanted to talk with some of the folks i have been talking with them about some of the crime facing the country. one of my new friends here. she lives in florida part time. but she also lives in chicago. and she has been seeing it all. we were talking before the break. at one time it was the south side of chicago where the crime was now it's everywhere. >> everywhere. south side and west side and now

it's everybody. two blocks from our house on the north side there was a person shot to death. it's just terrible what's going on smash and grabs. throwing people out of their cars, car jack something just horrendous. >> lawrence: what do you think is causing this? >> well, i think, first of all, it's our mayor we thought lori lightfoot was bad. this one is worse. we don't call it crime and we don't call them mobsters we call them people that need help. is this amazing? now, they have take and smash and grab. on michigan avenue, half the stores are closed. >> lawrence: they wanted to reimagine it all. this goes back to the conversation about policing. i was talking with one of my other friends right here. and you say it's all about law enforcement here.

and they don't want law enforcement. >> correct. when you start rubbing your campaigns talking about defund the police, reimagine the police, what what would we expect the outcome to be. it's common sense at that point. >> lawrence: i think you are a common sense guy. another common sense guy. you see his thin blue line hat. but he used to be in new york city where he was a cop. >> suffolk county police. >> lawrence: all right. sir. so, tell me. wife the demonization of cops now? was it like that back in the day when you were patrolling. >> there was a lot of respect then. a lot of respect. >> lawrence: what happened? >> no respect, disregard for everything. >> lawrence: do you think there is a link between demonization of law enforcement and increase in crime. >> yes, yes, i do. >> lawrence: how do we fix this issue? >> law and order. do the crime, you have got to do the time. >> lawrence: what do you think and who do you think is the best candidate on a national level to give us law and order? >> on a national level going to be trump, probably. [applause]

>> lawrence: you hear that in the free state of florida it's clear that they support law enforcement. you know, ron desantis has actually given bonuses to people that want to move to the great state of florida if they have been demonizing other states. >> brian: do you know that woman was talking about chicago that mayor will not remove sanctuary city status. almost everybody in chicago wants to get rid of it. he would not put it on the ballot. is he making sure that people don't have a choice. it stays. >> steve: city council voted it down. >> lawrence: unbelievable. >> steve: it is. thank you for talking to the folks down at fort myers. >> lawrence: thanks, family. >> ainsley: a look inside how america's largest home gets ready for christmas. >> this is our 35-foot tall frazier fir, george requested specifically a tree that would

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built more in north carolina. >> ainsley: i went down to go see what they put into this. how do they decorate the world's largest home. and it's -- it was so beautiful and we wanted you to take a peek. >> brian: did you tape anything? >> ainsley: funny you should ask. watch. ♪ ♪ >> ainsley: one of the most magnificent gilded age homes in america. part of the blue ridge mountains asheville, north carolina. welcome to built more at christmas. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to built more, ainsley. >> ainsley: thank you. nice to see you. thanks forever inviting me. >> our pleasure. we are all about hosting here. you are the guest of the vanderbilt just as the guests were 1 # 0 years ago. this is america's largest privately owned home. back then and today, george vanderbilt, the man behind built more, this is his home, his passion, his design. it's really a manifestation of

his personality. >> ainsley: they still own it they just share it with you. >> we are now on our fourth generation of family ownership. it's so important to us. our mission as a company to preserve built more for future generations. >> ainsley: olivia, as floral manager. you had to direct your staff and team what you wanted for each room. why did you chooses oranges for this many radio. >> the designer of this room really wanted to draw a connection from the space itself. so, in this room we have two realm war paintings one of which is a girl holding an orange. these orange taupe areas highlight that so much goes into christmas. and it's a process that starts for us. the year before while christmas is still up. so, actually, in a couple weeks, we will be doing our team walk through where each designer on the team and we have 10 on our team get to select what room they want to get decorate and have a room for up to two years. >> ainsley: is the largest tree

at built moore. >> no, we have one i can't wait. >> ainsley: lizzy, this is beautiful. how tall is it? >> it ois our # 5-foot tall frazier fir, george requested specifically a tree that would reach barrel vaulted ceiling. it takes 40 people to lift it and bring it in. >> ainsley: you need a large tree for all the presents, right? >> yeah. steve. >> ainsley: is that true that edith vanderbilt would buy for all the staff's children? >> a tradition she started and cared about. did a wonderful job of keeping track of which child had received which gift. so every employee of the estate their children would all receive hand selected gifts. >> ainsley: every room, no matter how big or small has its own story and details. dawn designed this room and i would love to have you tell you

more about his inspiration. ♪ ♪ >> so, don, when you were deciding to decorate this room, over here you have a little mouse. >> my theme was for this year was the night before christmas which was very popular during the time period when george opened house to his family and friends. and what we know about 'twas the night before christmas. >> when all through the house. >> ainsley: not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. you are working here and designing here and making this beautiful. recreating for all of us. do you ever wish you could go back and be a part of the family. >> i do. and i think about that when i'm working on my design how would they feel? does it speak to them? i try to make what i do tie in to that time period and i would have loved to been here during

the day it. would have been amazing. >> ainsley: you are bringing it back to life for all of us and teaching us a great lesson in history. >> and i'm loving it. >> ainsley: thank you. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> ainsley: merry christmas. >> steve: that's the biggest fireplace i have ever seen. >> ainsley: there were three of them. just to have one of those massive. it reminds me the show with kevin costner we all know the cowboy show. >> yellowstone. >> they had three of them in a row in that dining room. she said that when the family would come down and they would entertain so many different dignitaries. when he this would come down to the dining room for dinner they were dressed to the nines. and they would change constantly throughout the day. could you imagine wearing your like jewels and tier was and fifth outfit of the day. >> brian: how do you get anything else con? >> ainsley: i don't know. they just socialized and mr. vanderbilt made all the money for th