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>> you know, we always talk about this migrant surge at the border. i want to give you a perspective that may show it better than anything else. back on november 28th, a relatively small number of those being processed, for example, in eagle pass, this is the key border point, check point, if you will. by december 12th the numbers had grown exponentially, that's the next phase of this, by eagle pass. this past week when we had the record numbers and better than 12,000 in one 24-hour period, on and on we go. bell mbill melugin has been following this not just at that border point, but in arizona. bill. >> well, neil, so far for the month of december, every day averaged at least 10,000 migrant encounters at our southern border. it's not slowing down.

take a look in arizona, a mass of 700 came through the border wall and ultimately marched into a processing area and they were from around the world, a lot of men from africa, guys from ecuador. we had a chance to talk to some of the ecuador guys who tell us they're here for work and planning to go to sanctuary cities. >> pennsylvania? new york? chicago? >> chicago. >> chicago. >> and the border patrol union tells us more agents than ever will be working on this christmas holiday and tell fox news in part, while our agents are more than willing to spend

the holidays protecting americans. that's not what they'll be doing. they'll process and the large parts of the border will be left wide open for organized crime. these will not be hoip holidays for the hard working men and women of the border patrol. the release numbers are stunning. cvp telling since october 1st, border patrol released more than 386,000 illegal immigrants into the u.s. with the future court date known as notice to appear. some of those court dates years out in advance, because of how backlogged the system is. back to you. neil: thank you very much. bill melugin in arizona at another crucial border point, they can't handle the numbers. in a move a lot of people have been hoping to see this addressed or border security addressed or tighten what's become a growing seive there didn't happen. alexandria hoff what went wrong on what went wrong that left so

many hopeful. >> you have senator joe manchin calling the departure for the holiday recess a failure, giving more for a compromise with border reforms to pass the supplemental package. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was feeling optimistic earlier in the week and here is what he said. >> i think that we haven't passed a significant immigration bill since reagan's second term and so, this is not easy, but we're working hard to get an outcome because the country needs it and the country needs it soon. >> so that soon is going to have to wait. it may take several weeks into the new year to get the deal done in and write the bill once the measures are agreed upon. >> this is tough to come to a compromise and it's just as tough to write, to make sure that you get the ideas down

onto paper in a way that makes sure that the policy is implemented correctly. >> on thursday, house speaker mike johnson wrote to president biden detailing how dire the situation is at the u.s.-mexico border, the southern border of our nation is overrun and u.s. customs and border protection is at a breaking point, i urge you to immediately take executive actions available to you under existing immigration law to stem the record tide of illegal immigration. mr. johnson is calling on the president to immediately catch and release and reinstate remain in mexico program and renewed border wall protection among other things. the white house believes they can do all they can do, and any reform is up to congress. neil: thank you. alexandria hoff in our nation's capitol. so, what happens now with no border relief coming anytime soon, let's go to brad coe, the

kinney county sheriff. were you hopeful, but not naive about it, it's a leap for politicians to get on the same page and do something and they didn't. what happens now? >> good morning, neil. what happens now, it falls back on local law enforcement. border patrol is nonexistent. they're at the processing center at least our area is wide open. it's not going to be a happy holidays for the border patrol agents or my deputies either working to fill in that void. governor abbott has made it a misdemeanor to be here illegally that goes into effect on march 4th. until march 4th we're hanging out in the breeze, if you know what i mean. neil: in eagle pass, crowds are building again. i want to know how the order for governor abbott is going

through. a lot of people are leading an effort to slap it down that the governor went a step too far that that's not something you and your men or women can or should be doing. it adds to your already substantial assignments and burdens. how do you feel about that and implement that? >> we'll have to sit down with our county attorney and make sure our ducks are in a row. it's more deterrent than anything else in my book. once it's in effect we may make the arrests and proceed with prosecution, but i think it's supposed to be more deterrent than anything else, if it works, great. neil: so when it is a deterrent and of course, there are people you deter in the process and you have to arrest in the process. how does that go? >> well, the way it will work is if we apprehend them in say a smuggling endeavor we'll go through the process put them in

jail, we'll present them to the court, and they'll have the option, to either a return to their home country or b, spend up to 180 days in jail. neil: sheriff, what is behind this incredible spike in the numbers. they've always been high and always shared with us what's going on, but it seems like in just the last couple of weeks, sheriff, it went nuts. what was the catalyst? is there some mission being sent out of cartels on a new drive to get people through the border, to the border? what is it? >> well, the-- part of it is the cartels were controlling what's the narrative is on the mexican side and once you have the lack of communication or the way they change things around, here comes that push. now, granted venezuela, a few other countries in central america are having some severe economic issues, some severe political issues, the cartels are exploiting that, and once they know that they can push them through here in large

numbers in certain areas, it opens up their ability to push through the dope and undesirables those that have criminal records, rapists, et cetera, et cetera, to come into the country. neil: is mexico doing anything to alleviate this process? >> honestly, they say they are, but at this point i don't believe it. had a conversation with a gentleman the other day here illegally from ecuador, i believe, and he had a permit that allowed him-- he entered into mexico illegally and they gave him a transit visa as long as he was going to the united states they weren't going to harass him arrest him or try to send him home. so, mexico i think is part of the problem because they're not enforcing their immigration laws as long as the people are saying they're coming to the united states they're letting them go. neil: just incredible. i don't know how you do it, sir, but you try to do it and your men and women are to be thanked for that.

brad coe, kinney county texas sheriff. have a merry christmas or try to, my friend. >> you, too, merry christmas and a great new year. neil: you, too. the latest not only on what's going on with the numbers there and the shopping numbers and we're going to take you back to israel because that war still rages on here, some rather scary numbers to tell you about and what israel is doing right now to alleviate that and get back to its mission. what that mission is after this. lowe's knows the best deals are the ones... that keep on giving. so don't miss our 25 days of deals... where you can discover these last-minute offers. buy now, pay later with lowe's pay. - bye, bye cough. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season.

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te terror, and holding on. and they're not held back by the council for a humanitarian pause and watered down enough for the u.s. to go along with an abstention. critics say it's not long enough to get the aid there. and as iran is helping an ally on another front. and to the yemen based houthi rebels disrupting world commerce and the u.s. responding. israel getting help of a four-legged kind. idf revealed that army dogs equipped with body cameras are sniffing their way through hamas terror tunnels, hunting down fighters, weapons and possibly hostages. finally, neil, christmas in bethlehem and the west bank is more subdued this year due to

the war and manger scare, there's no tree, no lights, tourists, celebrations as the fight goes on. there will be a midnight mass on christmas eve for peace. a lot of people here hoping for peace and quiet. still a lot of ugly noises down south. best to you and yours, neil, back to you. neil: right back at you, my friend. greg, any talk about talks regarding hostages, 129 or so remaining? do we know anything at all? >> it was stop and start all this week, neil. we had the cia williams burns, we had the chief meeting together in various places in europe, we had the hamas political leader going to cairo to meet with egyptians, all go-betweens and the qatari prime minister. turned out what israel was willing to do one week pause with immediate exchange of

hostages. what hamas wanted was a longer pause and not even start about who and what hostages would be transferred until that pause started. and those two sides just could not make up the difference. again, there's still hope, too, but as of now, no talks absolutely at this moment for the hostages and you're right, there are a lot of folks inside gaza and they will be having a very ugly holiday period. back to you. neil: incredible. greg, be safe, my friend, and your crew. incredible work, great work. and in the political race now, depending on the poll, nikki haley is a mile away or closing the gap. it appears that the trend is her friend or does it? after this. oliday season, bass pro shops and cabela's club members save even more while supporting conservation during club member mondays. for the first time ever,

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>> nikki haley, depending where you are and what poll you look at, is definitely surging in your state. >> i don't care what poll you look at, she's surging, it's real. there's a lot of momentum here, not just here in new hampshire, but potentially second place in a couple of polls in iowa so that's it. i mean, i've always said this is a race between donald trump and necky -- nikki haley and it's real and genuine. neil: and donald trump still leads by a lot and the attention last week, one poll that many are calling an outlier that has nikki haley within a few points of donald trump in the granite state and let's get a read on this, lee

carter here as well. ladies, welcome to both of you and merry christmas to both of you. lee first. >> thank you. neil: what's going on in new hampshire, if it holds because to hear chris sununu tell it without taking it on himself for the numbers for nikki haley and his endorsement. that she's gaining in new hampshire, is she? >> i think she definitely is. clearly, that one poll might be an outlier, but we're seeing the momentum shift toward her and i think the governor's endorsement, as similar to what we saw happen with joe biden back in 2020. i think that endorsement means a lot. and nikki haley has a lot of momentum and energy with her. a lot of folks, specifically independent voters are taking a look at her and say i would like to be-- i would like her to be the candidate and that's really helping her momentum and donald trump has a lot of legal troubles which is making some

people peel off. he's so far ahead in the national polls and his base is so, so solid, it really going to be hard to break that. neil: this happens the same week, we got news of colorado trying to take, you know, donald trump off its presidential ballot next year. now, that's being fought and might go all the way to the supreme court and other states entertaining that. bill barr was on the show a while ago, the former attorney general, weighing in on that. >> the court has to smack this down quickly. i think the legal argument here for it is ridiculous and i think even more importantly, it's highly destructive and exactly the tactics by the left that created donald trump in the first place. their sort of anything goes tactics, that created trump p in the first place and continue to breathe life into him. so russia-gate and the bogus

cases in new york and the cases in atlanta and so forth strengthen him and this is an example, this has helped trump. neil: what do you think of that, that it's going to boomerang on democrats? >> i think democrats and republicans alike agree that this is going to help trump in the short-term. trump has been successful in creating this narrative that he's the victim, that the democrats are out to get him and they're politicizing the legal battles. and one of the most effective so far against trump that he's a threat to democracy and he tried to overturn it before and he's going to do it again if he becomes elected president. so this happening in colorado, what looks like an attempt to interfere with the election, directly contradicts the biden administration's argument that, you know, that the democrats are on the side of democracy, and so, i don't think that this is the last we're going to hear of this. i don't think it's really going to carry through to the

election. and i think that ultimately, voters need to be able to decide the election and it doesn't-- democrats don't want to see it in another way. neil: you know, lee, another thing came up this past week is this emergence and increasing talk of a third party that could be quite disruptive or maybe because of the disruption it's going to work, this go round. this prompted, you know, a back and forth with jim messina, the former top aide to ronald reagan-- i apologize, barack obama. i'm sorry, it's the weekend. and a middle ground way out. i want you to respond to this. >> any sort of pretention that any third party has any chance here is completely b-s so the question, who do they take votes away from? in states like arizona, joe biden won by 11,000 votes,

georgia around the same number. we can't have a third party taking away votes. >> and the greatest threat, i'm afraid for my old friend joe biden, who is this year just not selling what the american people want to buy. neil: what do you think of that back and forth on a third party. depends who the other candidates are? >> it does depend who the other candidates are, but when you look at the candidates out there right now you've got rk, jr., west, and others, and pulling away from joe biden and numbers head to head between joe biden and donald trump, donald trump is winning. when you look at head to head with the five third party candidates out there, it really does hurt joe biden and i think that's in large part because joe biden's approval ratings are so low and so many people don't want him to run again. now, approval ratings for donald trump are low, but joe biden is lower so a lot of people are saying i'd like to

consider somebody else and you look at rfk, jr. polling in some polls at 25%. there's an appetite for something else, i don't think that people will be willing to throw away their vote in this election. both parties talking about democracy, in 2020 the democrats are the ones who said democracy was at stake. now republicans are just as likely to say it, 55% of republicans say democracy is at stake, in large part because you see some of the issues like you have with the colorado supreme court, and people are saying, you know, this is -- this is a real problem that it does seem like democracy is a threat specifically on the republican side now. a different argument than the democrats are making. neil: you know, one of the arguments that the democrats have been making, they think the trend will be their friend the line they are talking about earlier.

increasingly better or more stable economic numbers, a delayed impact, i get that, between the markets hitting new highs and some of the off the chart retail sales numbers and propensity for sales numbers. they say that will happen and be felt in more than enough time when we get to the election, americans will be grateful and happy. it won't be like the late turn-around for george bush serves that came too little too late to help him in 1992. here we have a lot more time for that to register with folks, what do you think of that argument? >> i believe it to some extent. i think that biden spent the entire year trying to explain to people or at least tried to champion some successes we've seen in the economy. there's a chance the economy could have gone into recession, it didn't. we've seen the economy grow, we've seen unemployment stay low while he's also in a place where he needs to acknowledge that people aren't feeling like the economy is strong and that we've seen this disconnect the

entire year between how different economic metrics that show positive signs and the continued negative ratings that voters have to the economy and therefore, biden's handling of the economy. i think as the year goes on and there continues to be strong numbers, there will be some positive impact for biden and he's going to spend the next year trying to connect with voters on that issue and to continue to have them and feel this is something that really is more positive than negative. neil: all right. and to both of your points, still 11 months to go here. it's getting close with iowa and all that, still a ways to go. thank you, i appreciate it very very much. in the meantime you've heard about the red sea and how difficult it is for companies and ships to get around there. you're probably thinking it doesn't affect me. what if i tell you the next time you go to the store or try to buy a gift, it just could. i'll explain after this.

>> well, speaking of that promo, you better duck. see what i did there? when you look at the reverberations of the ships avoiding the area, higher prices could result. that's half a world away, neil, can't affect us. it's all of these ships taking long routes to avoid the area, that costs them. it's around that they're doing, and around the continent, the african continent, and more than two dozen are doing it and lauren simonetti. >> it's a mixed bag. prices for services rose 2/10 of 1%. overall the core pce index and takes out food and energy, the

fed's preferredway, that's down from 3 1/2% in october. still, a long way from the fed's target which is 2%. still, it is coming down and the more it lowers, the more likely it becomes that the fed cuts interest rates. traders expect that any cuts if they come would come starting in march, if this trend remains. the report was also good news for consumers who have been sacked by the cumulative price increases since covid. when you add back in that food and energy, this number is even lower, it's at 2.6% annually. remember when it was above 7% last summer? food and gas, of course, two critical items in every household. so, while all of this was largely seen as a positive. that last mile, getting to 2%, might be the hardest for the

federal reserve especially with the shipping disruptions in the red sea. neil. neil: thank you for that. lauren simonetti, the impact of this, as lauren says, if it reverberates here, from investment strategists, what do you think, is that a concern? i don't see it materializing yet. >> i have good news and bad news, only 12% of customers goes through there. it shouldn't have that much impact on the u.s. right away. what i'm concerned about, neil, it's part of a bigger story i have been talking about for a long time. one thing that's not talked about is oil prices. look what oil has done the past three months, trading around 95 a barrel and now $70 a barrel. why is that? one of the reason is, u.s. oil production is at an all-time high right now and you don't hear the biden administration talking about it, obviously, it doesn't fit their left wing

climate change agenda. why is u.s. oil production at a high. now it's a national security threat to rely on other countries, what it's telling geopoliticals, what's happening in the red sea, russia, china, taiwan, geopolitical tensions. that's going to move to america, a long process, take probably a decade or two decades to move that supply chain over to the u.s. which is one of the reasons why we're passionate and invested into mexico, we think that mexico is a great place to invest as that supply chain comes here, inflationary to americans, but maybe you could take advantage of that from an investment standpoint. neil: interesting. let me ask you about the markets this week. they were racing to new highs, an incredible year for them. i know by the process of possibly the fed lowering rates next year and done with hiking rates next year.

where are you on this? what do you think we're in store for? >> so one of the most interesting stats i'm paying attention to right now, 60% of americans feel like we're in a recession, but we're not in a recession. so, what's happening with the markets is very reflective of what's happening to america as a whole. a big disconnect between main street and wall street. wall street stocks are hitting highs and 60% of americans feel like we're in recession. companies are pretty healthy and efficient right now, but consumers aren't. consumers are spending on credit and relying on w-2 salaries, they don't rely on stocks for income. so the top 1% are doing well while main street is not. i think next year is the year where technology and ai starts to get implemented into stocks which might drive stocks actually higher while sadly the economy is not reflective of that. again, there's going to be a big disconnect between the

economy and the stock markets and the bailouts and printing money makes america weaker. neil: got it. we'll watch closely, luke, and hope you have a great christmas. uncanny read of the markets. there we go. not so inflationary. all right. we were mentions this inflation threat, but what about the threat that chick-fil-a is facing. delicious sandwiches and chicken. in new york, there's a move afoot to make sure they're open on sundays. that's not the case. they're legally trying to force the issue. we'll explain why. ♪

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it's known for great sandwiches and chicken as you know. lauren green is exploring a movement in new york to make sure that those stores are open on sunday, which is taboo for chick-fil-a, they've never done that and why. >> chick-fil-a is known for being closed on sunday even in locations on a busy new york freeway. but the bill is aimed at changing at that policy. the proposed law called the new york restaurant rest act would require chick-fil-a to remain seven days a week at throughway rest stops. chick-fil-a has been at the center of controversy after the co-founder spoke about his personal beliefs on gay marriage. said in part, not only does chick-fil-a have a long shameful history of opposing

lgbtq rights it makes no sense for them to be provided food services in busy travel plazas, drivers are on the throughways on sundays. but chick-fil-a's hours are to the owner's faith. and 10 renovated rest areas across the state, the state contracted with apple green corporation to run the food operations. in a statement to fox news channel, a throughway official says that they're required to of at least one hot and cold food option, and chick-fil-a's a brand refire department which apple green factored in the plan. # for the brand requirement. if passed it could legislate those by the new jersey port authority and new york lawmakers didn't say when it would be discussed. neil: they're a private

company. to your point. lauren green. see how you feel on our e-mails and texts going. it's a chance for you to weigh in on what we're doing and also the things that we are covering, a lot of it and a lot from you after this.

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>> you know, we ran some funny e-mails and texts this past week and one that stood out beside people nonstop, how is it that you have three different shows, what would be memorable in anything you do. i think we gathered things that are memorable like these. >> right now kevin mccarthy, it's the same old story, a political groundhog day that yields the identical results with each and any vote.

any one of the members could push to oust him. >> i would argue we have a situation where it gives kevin mccarthy the ability to lead us and members to be a part of that. >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [cheers and applause] >> our air space they invaded, that's unacceptable, and the fact they say it's a weather balloon is bunch of baloney. at some point you have to point a finger at somebody and i blame the board and the management at this bank is a zero. >> anyone serving in d.c., i don't care if you do mental competency tests for 50 or over. what i'm saying is these are people who are making decisions on our national security. >> you're 51, governor, would you-- you're 51, still a whole generation younger than the present occupant of the white house and the former one. would you be open to that for yourself? >> absolutely. >> booing is allowed, but it

doesn't change the truth, it doesn't change the truth. >> were you expecting that? >> you're going to say hard truths about the former nominee of the party and so there are going to be some people upset about that. neil: others in your party, particularly in the house have said, go ahead and set aside funds for israel, hold off on ukraine. >> i don't think that there should be a big omnibus package. >> change through the private sector sooner than becoming a number two or number three in the federal government. neil: that's a heartbeat away from the presidency. are you saying you would turn it down if offered to you? >> i am. neil: your father took on president lyndon johnson and he took on a lot of grief for that division within the party. do you feel any pangs of pain taking on this president? >> ultimately, i think i'm in a much better position to beat donald trump than joe biden is.

>> the american people need to hear the various candidates. neil: the talk is that you've sort of sized up the field and you like nikki haley. >> i'm going to support her. neil: it's between joe biden, it's between donald trump, you've got to make a choice. >> i wouldn't vote for-- and maybe, i've got an idea, i'll write elaine's name in. neil: that sounds like a guy seriously contemplating a run for president. >> i'm contemplating talking about common sense that needs to be fixed. president biden wanted zero spending reforms. >> and the cartels are out there making money off fentanyl, methamphetamines and illicit contraband. >> we're always concerned, since 9/11, concerned about homeland security and making sure our borders are as secure

as positive. >> we've got 20% more with ortiz's company and we have people here never vetted. >> president trump. >> what's taking place here is a travesty of justice, i did nothing wrong. >> and i'm not happy with the georgia case, it's too broad and make it look like people are piling on and being excessive to trump. but i think the federal cases are legitimate. >> the body who they work for, look at the facts. >> if you go on whistleblower, and what additional irs employees said in the past week, they all believe that hunter biden should be charged with several felony tax crimes. >> for six years i've been the target of the unrelenting trump

attack machine shouting where is hunter, well, here is my answer, i am here. >> it is war and we're getting indications that it could be spreading as hamas surprises israelis on a holy day. >> i want the israeli intelligence and american intelligence how we're going to take out the hamas leadership. >> the people are strong and so are the security forces. >> israel needs to do what israel needs to do and america needs to help them. >> we need a president who is going to step up and secure our country against dangerous threats like hamas. >> he's an american civilian at a music festival who was critically wounded and who is now being held hostage. >> hamas is not a group of freedom fighters or resistance movement, they are brutal terror

terrorists. >> palestine will be free! >> so the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide of jews violates harvard code of conduct, correct. >> again, it depends on the context. >> her testimony was incredibly insufficient and hurtful to the jewish students on the campus. neil: 60 people were arrested and something tells me it won't be the last. >> our strikes are always on target and always going to hit the intended target. and it's going to diminish irgc and iranian proxy capability in the region. neil: it doesn't, i mean no disrespect, sir, if it did then iran would stop this and these iranian proxy attacks would cycle back, but they're not. >> yeah, well, look, again, this is not the first time these groups have conducted these kinds of attacks so clearly it's an effort to try to exploit the situation.

>> if is somebody wants to make a motion because i kept the government open and paying our troops, i'll take that fight any day of the week. >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> a lot of promises were made and promises were not kept. neil: this time a year ago with southwest, that company paying $140 million fine to make sure that is not happening again. >> our investigation found customers were not able to get someone on the phone, sometimes having to wait for hours. what happened last year with southwest. >> you stand your butt up. >> you stand yours up. neil: i wonder if there's any chance the two of you could bury the hatchet. >> i have no problem sitting down with anyone, i have no problem sitting down with mr. mullen. neil: if you go out who pays for the coffee. >> i would be happy to pay for

the coffee. >> i'm happy, very, very happy with what happened. neil: and no offense if i were worth almost $200 million i'd be pretty happy and delirious. >> you'd be surprised i know some miserable, you know whats. neil: and kansas city, philadelphia, who do you like? >> i like the new england patriots. [laughter] >> and just climbing the stairs to get in to the rocket. >> i'm climbing 11 flights. neil: i know. dow all-time high. do we have the 37,000 when we're doing -- the dow, there we go, thank you. really love the movie rocky iii, tell me that's not true? >> well, listen, i'm going to bust you up, sucker, that's what mr. t said to rocky. [laughter] >> here is what we know, the response to that, of course,

neil, go for it. i would say let's go, i love rocky iii. neil: there we go. i pity the fool who thinks otherwise. >> i pity the fool. no elton, no adele, no ed shearn, but bocelli, and katy perry. neil: the adele thing that would prompt a no-show for me. it's happy birthday time for adele, 35 years young today. she is on top of the polls we're waiting for from adele and her people. i'm a little disquieted by the fact that the phone has not rung at all. >> well, you know, it's a very private line and i've gotten wrong numbers for different takeout places. neil: representative of adele. >> of adele. neil: who has said, say it again to me. >> she's reached out to your coast to coast producer, saying it's not possible. so i don't know if i take much

credence in that. neil: that doesn't sound like an outright no to me. all right. so there you have it. we've-- you know, take the news very seriously and we don't take ourselves too seriously and a lot of people tell me, that's a good thing, neil. we like to listen and like to invite all coming on fair and balanced, not yelling, shouting, not pointing fingers at people. calmly taking in what they're saying, it's a good way to get guests and get news and to help you because this is all about you. very little about me. i wish it were more about me, but i know this season is about all of us at peace with one another and enjoying one another, calmly, in a friendly way. merry christmas. ♪ then clearly you care. ♪ you have what it takes

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