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displaying trump signs in the aftermath of hurricane milton in florida. we'll have much more on this ahead. welcome to "fox news live," i'm griff griff jenkins. one more hour, here we go. anita: good to be with you, i'm neither that vogel -- anita vogel. trump continues the process of filling out his cabinet for his next term. lucas tomlinson is live in west palm beach, florida, with the latest there. hi, lucas. >> reporter: good afternoon, anita. that's right, that meeting's going to be wednesday at 11 a.m. at the white house with newly-elected president donald trump coming back to the white house to meet, of course, the sitting president, or president joe biden. that'll be at 111 a.m. likely one of the things they might talk about is this new assassination plot uncovered by the fbi, anita. the main a suspect a 51-year-old. here's a statement from the fbi director, christopher wray, which reads, quote: the charges announced today expose iran's

continued brazen attempts the target u.s. citizens including president-elect donald trump, other government leaders and dissidents who criticize the regime in tehran. the islamic revolutionary guard corpses, a designated foreign terrorist organization, has been conspiring with criminals and hitmen to target and gun down americans on u.s. soil, and that a simply won't be tolerated. iran will be a challenge for trump's next term and in his new cabinet, let's let the handicapping begin. for secretary of state, florida senator marco rubio, tennessee senator bill hagerty and ric grenell, trump's acting director of national intelligence. for defense secretary, mike pompeo, mike waltz, and the chairman of the house armed services me -- committee, mike rogers. chad wolf served as acting khs chief. for tone general, senator mike lee, ken paxton. and lastly, doug burgum as

energy sector, and -- secretary. we also heard earlier from president-elect trump on his truth social post about the democrats' money issues when it comes to this election. $1 billion spent from the harris campaign and apparently in debt. the president-elect tweeting or posting in part, quote: whatever we can do to help them during the difficult period, i would strongly recommend we as a party and for the sake of desperately-needed unity do. so we'll have to follow that one with. again, president-elect donald trump will be meeting president biden at the white house on wednesday at 11 a.m. recall we heard president biden say from the rose garden on thursday afternoon he wants to see a peaceful transfer the of father on january 20th. anita? anita: called for unity on both sides, very interesting. lucas tomlinson, thank you. griff: for more on this, let's are bring in former acting

attorney general matt whitaker. matt, thank you for taking time. i want the just pick up with lucas left off there and this latest indictment, this irgc-connected iranian targeting not only president-elect trump for assassination, also iranian-americans here at home. your reaction. >> well, griff, i think it's -- first, good to be with you. second, this not only can't be tolerated, we need a strong response. and it's not just indicting people that are in iran for these plots on american soil. we need to to contain the e iranians and make sure that they no longer cause havoc across this globe. and if i think that's the signal the american people sent when they elected donald trump the president of the united states. they want a strong presence in the world, and they know that iran has been for too long using their proxies and their allies to target america and americans. and that's going to end sooner

than january 20th because they know they should be afraid of donald trump. griff: you heard fbi director wray calling it in his statement brazen attempts. can we expect a much tougher stance from the incoming trump administration with respect to iran and the multitude of attempts that have been documented over the last four years? >> yeah. the biden administration giving the iranians billions of or collars in exchange for terrorists -- of dollars in exchange for terrorists and other things, i think you saw them have more resources and use those resources to completely cause chaos all over the globe. and that's going to the end. obviously, donald trump has campaigned and has now been elected on a strong stance towards iran and no longer tolerating these types of things. griff: matt, i want to change gears a little bit because you've been great and gracious as a guest to come on to the talk numerous times about about

the criminal prosecutions against president-elect trump. and in his role as former president. now the dynamic changes, and we're seeing while the jack smith cases have not actually officially ended, we saw smith if pushing to vacate remaining deadlines. where do you see this heading? >> yeah, these cases are going away. obviously, judge cannon in florida the dismissed one of them because jack smith was not properly appointed. not to even mention the weakness of the underlying case. and the washington, d.c. case, obviously, is coming to an end. you know, jack smith used, tried to use these novel legal theories to to go after president trump to interfere with the election and to the try to change the narrative, and it didn't work. obviously, the american people saw right through the it. hay issued their verdict resoundingly by electing donald trump president. finish. griff: does concern so for the

layman at home watching, they hear this conversation, and they're thinking, so are all of trump's problems just simply going away now, or is there a possibility of more hurdles down the road? >> yeah, i think in the interest of bringing this country together not only should these jack smith cases be removed and be cone -- be done in the federal courts, but you should also see the state prosecutions whether it's fulton county which is probably going to suffer a devastating loss in the appeals court and go away. and i think, obviously, the new york city case that i was up -- [inaudible] also needs to go away. the judge had a hearing on this immunity question. i think that case ought to be dismissed as well. again, the american people want donald trump to be successful, and having these types of cases that are frif frivolous and weak should be dismissed and no longer be a problem. griff: you raised new york and

you were there, but it looks like letitia james isn't backing down. so the question you're talking about is whether trump will now have immunity from that prosecution because he will be the sitting president. is that how i understand it? if. >> yeah, griff. two interesting points. the letitia james case is a civil case, and that's under appeal. the hearing did not go well for attorney general james. the appeals court looked at that and thought that the fines were way excessive and are most likely doing go -- going to issue an opinion that makes that case much less serious. and then on the new york criminal case where you're seeing the the appeals court has not heard that case yet, but you fully expect that will also really fall under its own weight. it was such a weak case, and the theory that we're -- that i saw firsthand as i sat behind president trump were just so ridiculous and inconsistent with

the system of justice that i know. griff: all right. you can see we have been chyroning you during this entire interview, matt. as former acting attorney general, your name on the short list to be the incoming attorney general. will you be ready to serve if called upon, and have you had any conversations to that end? >> yeah, that that's 100% up to donald trump who, you know, won this election with a majority of the popular vote. the department the of justice needs serious attention, you know, we need to to get back to the rule of law, you know, basic blocking and tackling of violent crime and national security interests. and, you know, president trump's going to need somebody that's strong, that node knows the county the of justice, knows that -- the department of justice, knows that building and from day one can implement the necessary changes the to make sure that the department of justice works on behalf of the american people. griff: if he calls upon you, are

you ready the take that job? >> i want president trump to be successful and so if he his that i can be a part of his success, i would serve. but i am certainly going to wait for him to make his decisions because he's the one that won the presidency. griff: former a acting attorney general matt whitaker, always great insight. thank you, sir. >> thanks, griff. mete neither president biden is spending the weekend at his home in he 40 -- rehoboth beach, delaware, as his administration if begins to to arrange the transfer of power in january. madeleine rivera is live outside the white house with the latest. business busy times there, huh? >> reporter: that's right. the postmortem for democrats is9 getting ugly in some cases. one harris surrogate says the campaign was misled about vice president's chances of winning. >> the truth is the -- this is just an epic disaster. this is a $1 billion disaster.

actually,s it was $1,000,018,000 i have friends i have to be accountable to and explain what happened because i was promise it was a margin of error race. >> reporter: some say they moved too far left on social issues, others argue they've grown out of touch with the struggles of the working class, a sentiment former house speaker nancy pelosi does not agree with. she points to president biden's late decision to drop his white house bid which she insists handicapped democrats from holding an open primary. she also says cultural issues are to blame for democrats' losses. >> guns, god and gays, that's the way they say it. guns, that's an issue. gays, that's an issue, now heir making the trans issue such an important issue in their

priorities, and in certain communities what they call god can, what we call a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: minnesota governor tim walz has some advice for their supporters in the near future. >> it's hard to reckon with what that path looks like over the next four years. so if you're feeling deflated, discouraged today, i except it. if -- i get it. take some time, take care of yourselves, take care of your loved ones, take care a of your community. >> reporter: walz did encourage his supporters the fight once they are ready. the white house, meantime, says it will not offer a post mortem analysis saying has for election experts to hash out. anita. anita: it certainly is. madeleine rivera, thank you. >> reporter: you got it. anita: well, for more on this let's bring in our political panel. with us today is republican strategist joe pinion and former democratic candidate jason palmer. gentlemen, thanks for coming in,

really appreciate it. you know, it seems like the minute this election was over, the blame game began with lots of people weighing in about why kamala harris lost. i want you to to listen to john favreau from the save america podcast talking about joe biden's inner circle and what they knew. if. >> he and his inner circle, they refused to believe the polls, they refused to believe he was unpopular. and then after the debate the biden people told us that the polls were fine and biden was still the strongest candidate. then we find out when the biden cam page bams the -- campaign becomes the harris campaign, donald trump was going to win 400 electoral votes. anita: he went on to say that kamala harris would probably lose. so, jason, is this politics as usual? is the way it works with the campaigns knowing things but telling the public something else? >> well, first, i'll say -- thanks for having me on,

anita -- >> that jon is speaking the truth there. this is part of why nancy pelosi and others recommended to joe biden that he step back and pass the the torch. i personally wish that he had done that the a whole year ago. then someone like kamala or all the other great candidates that could have stepped forward could have had a whole year to to actually get practiced, develop the best possible campaign and potentially win. but, you know,s this is sort of normal. when hinges don't go your way -- things don't go your way, you have to investigate why didn't they work. and the number one reason, it's clear, there wasn't a really clear economic message. president trump's message was much more clear9 to the to9 the heartland of america, especially to those blue wall states that he knew what a they were feeling, he's going to rebuild those up towns and cities, and we did not have a good message there. we need need to think about it. it's message and policy that needs to address the needs of those communities. anita: joe, let me get you in here on this. what do you think, did donald trump's inner circle know all along or at least most of the

way through that he had the better numbers and he was likely to win? >> i think mesh, if they search their hearts -- america, if they search their hearts, knew all along that democrats were selling a false bill of goods. i don't know why it falls to me to have to defend our leader, but it is not joe biden's fault the democrats were annihilated. it is the their own fault, their own hubris, their own arrogance for insisting they could tell the american people what to believe and have it not be their own eyes. nobody forced them to to can feel primary,s effectively, and circle the wagons around joe biden. if there was a can credible belief that he was not strong, and there was, they could have allowed for an open primary. they ran rfk jr. out of the party, cornel west out of the party, they basically slandered the dear congressman, dean, for suggesting joe biden was not up for the job. when people came forth as robert hur did in that report as

special prosecutor saying that joe biden, was an elderly man with poor memory, they basically said it was political blather coming from the department of justice. this is all self-inflicted wounds on a democratic party by themselves, and i would say the country as well. no, it's not joe biden's fault. the democratic party should be doing some soul searching. it'd be with good not just for them, but the nation. the question is, will they do it, and if you listen to nancy pelosi, it doesn't appear as if they're ready to reckon with the truth. anita: there's certainly a lot of monday morning quarterbacking going on about the primary. take a look at this, she's lamenting there wasn't a mini primary. "the new york times" writes: representative nancy pelosi, or former house speaker, suggested this week that the it would have been better for the democratic party if president biden had abandoned his re-election campaign sooner and then, of course, the thought is have the mini primary. but, you know, jason, if they wanted to have the mini primary, wouldn't they have had it?

why didn't they have it? there were others who probably would have been dying to get into that race, gavin newsom, josh shapiro. they might have liked in on a mini primary. >> yeah. i think the reporting is going to continue to come out orphan this, but it's actually pretty obvious. if you look at when people endorsed kamala, some people came out immediately endorsing kamala, but nancy pelosi and the obamas were sort of late. i endorsed her about 48 hours after joe biden said that he wanted her to be the nominee. but you can see that there was an internal discussion, an internal debate going on. honestly, once president biden endorsed kamala, it was kind of a done deal, and we all could just see that's the way it had to go. but if you look back, you can actually see why people endorsed when they did. now all that said, i have to push back on joe but, joe, great job in your race. 422% against chuck schumer is super impressive, or actually -- 42%. all the major western democracies that have the had

elections this year have had the party in power overturned, so it's quite possible there was no way that democrats could have won. this was a change election. kamala was the change candidate, but for some reason that i don't understand, the campaign went back into just denouncing trump and not having an optimistic economic vision of the future, and that's why we lost. anita: guys, i want to turn the topic quickly, i've got a minute left, i want the ask you about the trump transition. it seems this is a different ball game than 2016. lots of people want in on this, and looking at positions, just take a listen real quick9 to the governor of north dakota. >> the talent that is showing up, what's very different than 2016 when trump won, you know, unexpectedly, i mean, now, you know, every position he has there's 20 qualified people banging on the door wanting to get a job. and i know that president trump and his team, fantastic choice with susie wiles, they're going to have the pick of the litter.

anita: okay. and finally, one more thing to show you from the atlantic magazine, a fairly left-leaning magazine. they have an article titled the case for treating trump like a normal president. the article basically says that the trump swept the election, he also won the popular vote. there doesn't appear if to be any foreign interference, and the resistance should back down and treat trump differently this time. quick thought from both of you as we have about 15 seconds left. joe, to you first. >> yeah, sure. i think the reality is you have to the treat president trump fairly because he's never been treated fairly before, and i think the country demands it. civility demands it. as regards the to the talent showing up, i think republican party is more united in system ways than ever before, certainly in my lifetime, because the issues are quite clear; the border, the the end to the wars of expansion from gaza to europe, to the south china sea now brewing. those are the things that are on front of mind for many americans, fixing the economy. i think that is why you see the rush of talent showing up at the

front door of 16000 pennsylvania avenue -- anita: jason, quick yes or no, is your party going to treat president trump fairly this time? >> we need to work with president trump where he's being rational and common sense and push back strongly like a noble resistance where he's not. anita: all right. joe and jason, thank you so much for your thoughts today. thanks for coming in. griff? griff: anita, a fema official has been removed from their role after a text message shows the employee directing disaster relief workers to skip homes advertising support for president-elect trump after devastate thing hurricane damage in florida. madison scarpino is live with the latest on that. hey, madison. >> reporter: hey, griff. we're waiting to clarify the exact measures that fema is taking like if that employee was fireed altogether from the agency, but fema tells us it is deeply kiss tush thed and take ea thing this extreme -- disturbed and taking this extremely seriously.

the organization savage freedoms was heavily involved with hurricane relief efforts in north carolina, and its founder says he's not surprised by this. >> the question it leads me to is what sort of culture has been established in order for, you know, fema personnel on the ground or leadership for that matter to provide this sort of instruction to fema personnel that want to provide help? >> reporter: this all happened in highlands county, florida, last month. the county was hit hard by hurricane milton and backed president-elect trump by over 56% on tuesday. the daily wire obtained private messages showing a fema official instructing hurricane relief workers will there to to avoid homes his thing trump while they were going through the damage -- advertising trump. workers would enter that they made no contact with the resident in a system tracking applications saying,, quote, trump sign, no contact per leadership. unquote. now pima, house republicans --

fema, house republicans and florida officials are all investigating the incident. last night on x president-elect trump's son don jr. said, quote, this is outrageous even for democrats in charge and should be criminal. these people s ousted from fema, government and society. a full investigation is in order. now fema also said it is reaching out to all of the homes that may have been sipped over -- skipped over because of this and notes it has provided nearly $9000 million for survivors after helene and milton. and they do believe this is an isolated incident. back to you with. griff: we shall see. madison scarpino, thank you. iowa neat9 that? anita: well, republicans appear to be inching closer to keeping their majority in the house. where to do we stand with the latest balance of power? that's coming up next. ♪your ♪ missing teeth forever. it changes how you eat, how you feel, and how you enjoy life.

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anita: the battle for the house continues this weekend, but republicans remain confident they will hold control as races in california and some other western statements will determine the balance of power. christina coleman is live with the very latest on this. christina, any updates? >> reporter: hi, anita. still close to the call, the six toss-up house races here in california. these key contests will help determine who has the majority in the house.

republicans are confident they will keep control of it. both parties need at least 32218 seats -- 218 to win the house, right now republicans have 2212 and the democrats have 20 the 0. in one of california's hyper-competitive races, democratic state senator dave mendez competing to fill katie porter's open seat in orange county and cricket 47. both parties -- cricket 47. both parties remain optimistic. >> of course california's got a lot of the outstanding races, and i've talked to each one of our incumbents in those 50-50 races, they're all leading, by the way. >> there's a path for democrats to be in a very thin majority, and if we're not in a thin majority or, it's going to to be a very thin majority for republicans. >> reporter: there's two competitive house races in orange county right now. it's historically a republican stronghold in this deep i blue state. a flower shop owner there told us if trump won this election, he would give away all of the flowers in his entire sore this

in newport beach -- store to celebrate. >> we're a conservative community, a lot of republicans and a lot of trumpers, and we welcome democrats and everything because we're from new york, and we believe in free speech and freedom. and we welcome all types in here. >> reporter: a lot of people got free flowers there in orange county. here in california, it'll be days before we know who won since mail-in ballots are allowed to arrive are up until a week after the election. iowa meet that? anita: it's great to see california playing such an important role in the election. chris sustain that coleman if live for us -- christina coleman. thank you. griff: let's go over to the senate side where they'll immediate to tap someone new to succeed outgoing leader mitch mcconnell with the vote coming in just days. mcconnell remains in congress but steps aside as the long are e serving party leader in history. senior congressional

correspondent chad per grim has more. >> reporter: minority leader mitch mcconnell had one goal during his final term -- >> i'd really hoped hyde be -- i'd be able to hand it over to my successor the majority. >> reporter: but his success sr. isn't clear. three candidates vie for the job. senate minority whip john thune, former 123459 majority whip john cornyn and florida republican rick scott. >> two years ago i challenged mitch mcconnell because i mow there has to be to a change. >> reporter: or scott only garnered 10 votes. the three candidates, scott aligns the most e with president-elect trump, and susie wiles ran scott's gubernatorial campaign in 2010. in 2023, cornyn called for a, quote, alternative to trump saying, quote, time has passed him by. but now cornyn aligns with the incoming president. >> if we don't hit this 2-year window really with president trump in office and a republican majority in the house and senate, i think we will have

squandered the best opportunity. >> reporter: after the access hollywood tape in 2016, thune called on former president trump to withdraw from the presidential race, and in 20 the21 argued the president-elect tried to, quote, undermine the election and, quote, disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. but thune is now onboard with the next president. it's unclear if mr. trump will endorse a a candidate. >> the president, obviously, has tremendous influence, and if he chooses to use it, if he chooses to, it's his prerogative to the weigh in on that. >> reporter: freshmen senators-elect get to vote for a leader. >> we'll see who's on the docket when we get there. >> reporter: but there's not much time. republicans vet9 by secret ballot on wednesday -- vote by secret ballot on wednesday. the new leader takes over in january. griff? griff: chad, thank you. coming up, how president-elect trump's calls the overhaul department of education will play out. that's next. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ griff: some colleges are facing backlash after a slew of professors canceled classes or offered emotional support to students after president trump won the election earlier this week with. c.b. cotton is here with the latest and, c.b., one employee had some choice words for trump supporters. >> reporter: yeah, griff, choice words, indeed. so the greek life administrator at the university of oregon is on paid ad administerrive leave after this profanity-laced rant mocking supporters of president-elect trump. >> you can literally go [bleep] if you voted for donald trump. if you are so sad about your groceries being expensive, get a better [bleep] paying job. can the better in life. get a [bleep] education. do something. because you are [bleep] stupid. and i hope you go jump off a [bleep] bridge.

>> reporter: wow. so the university telling fox in part that it's opened an investigation calling the statement abhorrent and not in alignment with their values or mission. a spokesperson also confirmed the post has been taken down. other colleges and elite universities have found themselves also in controversy postelection. people on social media offered sharp criticism to georgetown university in washington, d.c. after word broke that the college invited students to a, quote, self-care suite this past wednesday to recover from the stress of the 2024 presidential election. georgetown, though, did not respond to fox digital's request for comment. and over at harvard, also the day after the election, several professors in the sociology, math and general education departments canceled classes, made attendance optional or extended assignment deadlines. a recent jewish graduate of the school it would fox news it's a double standard. now, harvard the did not respond to to our repeated requests for

comment, and some, griff, some people say students are beinged coddled on these various campuses. others have defended the accommodations made by some of these professors arguing that this election was divisive, filled with heated rhetoric. no matter how you feel, griff, both of us can agree a lot has changed since we've been an undergrad. griff: that is for sure. choice words, indeed, from that oregon employee. i wonder if this was a one-time thing where they're blowing off steam, or are we going to to have this for the next four years? only time will tell. c.b. cotton, great reporting, as always. >> reporter: thanks, griff. >> we're going to take the t. of's, close it. i'm going to close it -- the department the of education. anita: president trump on what he would do with the department of education during his second term in office. for more on this let's bring in former frump department the of -- trump department of education press secretary angeln

today. certainly, we're expecting a major overhaul. he's talking about maybe eliminating the department the of education altogether. you worked there. or what are your thoughts on that? how would that affect school districts across the mission in. >> this would have a tremendous -- across the nation? >> this would have a positive impact. and i say that disease the as the former press secretary. we all worked very, very hard to turn the department out of what it is, this giant government bureaucracy, and instead the restore power and funding to the state and local areas where it belongs. the department is an $80 billion a year expense that doesn't actually educate anybody, so i am fully onboard president trump's plan to thoughtfully dismantle this gigantic government agency. anita: yeah. well, he's talking about other things too like reinstituting prayer in school. of course, having more parental involvement. he's talking about having patriotism as a centerpiece of

education. and an emphasis on the american way of life of -- and, of course, he is also talking about one of his favorite op toics, school choice. concern topics, school choice. let's listen. >> choice is one of the most important hinges we're going to be doing -- >> absolutely. >> think of it. out of 40, we're number 40. and yet we're number 1 when it comes to spending for people. does that sound goodsome if. anita: so talk to me about how school choice affects parents out there who are unhappy with their children in failing schools. what are the consequences of this? >> sure. so school choice for families just means the freedom to choose where your child goes to school. and instead of having the the education funding for your child whatever the government school you're assigned to to, your child wears that money like a backpack, and it follows them whether they choose to go to private school or even if you choose to home school. president trump has correctly identified school choice as a

civil rights issue of our time. right now the teacher unions and their political allies have -- trapped millions of kids in these failing government-run schools. so this means a new day in education for parents. it's no surprise, right, that the parental vote swung 15 points in trump's favor between 2020 and just this past 20 tuesday -- tuesday. but this is the doomsday scenario for teacher unions who are fighting tooth and nail to keep their monopoly over public school. anita: speak of teacher unions, randi weingarten, president of the second largest teachers union, she's historically opposed school choice and most of the other things donald trump supports. here is what she said on the election. she said, we must fight for the means and agency to secure a better life and that public education and a growing labor movement are more important than ever. for example, while trump won kentucky, the ballot initiative there to destroy public schools

lost. so i'm guessing you expect randi weingarten and the other teachers unions to oppose most of president trump's ideas for public education? >> they absolutely will just hike they fought us when we were trying to to reopen schools during covid when it was safe for kids to go back. they insisted that school had to be happening at the kitchen table, that you just couldn't go back until all these districts made, essentially, million dollar ransom payments. it was patently ridiculous. trump's win is a great day for american families and while she mentions that ballot initiative that fail thed in kentucky, she neglected to mention just how much time, effort and money her group onspent to knock down that ball if9 ott initiative. she's also conveniently ignoring the red wave. anita: angela, thank you. is there any chance that you or betsy devos, might you be heading back to the department of education? both of you? >> well, i can not speak for my

former boss, but with the five seconds that remains, i am at the ready to help with whatever president trump plans to do with the department. i'm 100% here for it. anita: all right. you heard it here first. angela, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you. griff: a tropical storm hundreds of miles offshore is causing needing along the gulf coast. we have -- flooding along the gulf coast. we have an update. that's next. sleep more deeply and wake up rejuvenated. purple mattresses exclusive gel flex grid draws away heat, relieves pressure, and instantly adapts. sleep better. live purple. right now save up to $1,000 during our black friday sale. visit purple.com or a store near you (fisher investments) at fisher investments we may look like other money managers, but we're different. (other money manager) how so? (fisher investments) we're a fiduciary,

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anita: crews are finally starting to get a handle on a massive wildfire raging northwest of los angeles. the mountain fire has scorched more than 20,000 acres destroying more than 130 homes. the strong winds fueling the flames died down yesterday and containment has risen to 17%. griff: meanwhile, tropical tropical storm raphael now swirling hundreds of miles away from the gulf coast shores this weekend, but the late season

storm could bring a dangerous flash flood threat to parts of the south. adam klotz is in the fox weather center following that story. hey, adam. adam: yeah, at least part of the reason we're seeing all of this rain across portions. gulf coast. you can see our big cold front stretched across the muddle of the country, it's combined with that spin of rafael that's bringing all of that rain. as these two areas kind of bump into each other, think of a bull's eye across portions of louisiana here today before, ultimately, winding down tomorrow. buts that is a 4 on a scale of 4 for risk of flash floodinged today right this in the heart of louisiana. really an area across this entire region where you see at least some risk of some flash flooding from houston all the way over to new orleans, places where there's flooding, at least that risk. now, rafael's going to continue to weaken, and if you're wondering where is this going to go, don't worry, no concerns of it making landfall. what you're seeing today is what you get at least as far as the united states go. our forecast drops this down

into portions of mexico. it's really weakening quite a bit, is winds from 35 miles an hour ultimately falling down to 30 miles an hour. this is a weakening storm, so the rain they're getting today, griff, it's today and it's going to be a lot. griff: adam, thank you. iowa neat a? anita: well, coming up next, how you can make a difference this veterans day. stay tuned. ♪ ah...family time. of course it's not the same if you can't enjoy your favorite foods. but getting your teeth fixed at a price you can afford? don't really see that one on the table. here's something to chew on. aspen dental has custom made solutions with flexible finance options to make implants and dentures more affordable for you. with 0 dollars down plus 0% interest, if paid in full in 18 months. helping people like rose keep family traditions going. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner.

>> u.s. vets is on a mission to end veteran homelessness. hay helped me to find a place to call home after serving in the u.s. air force. join me this veterans' day to the honor u.s. vets. ♪ anita: this veterans' day u.s. vets is working to combat america's veteran homeless are crisis through its make camo your cause, right here, campaign. donations go toward providing housing, mental health services and career programs to support veterans. you can scan the qr code on your screen, that's how you doe donate, or visit go.fox/u.s. vets. griff: and for more on this important cause, let's welcome u.s. vets national suicide

prevention coordinator justin dasse, he is a combat veteran are. justin, hang for being here. anita's got her hat, i've got my tie, and as we look forward to veterans day, the cause -- this is an important one because the words veteran and homelessness should never be in the same sentence. tell me about what you're doing. >> absolutely. so i'm our national suicide prevention coordinator, and i work with all of our sites across the nation providing some auxiliary services in addition to our homeless prevention service, so -- griff: and you were a combat veteran, air force mechanic. what does it mean to you now as you get involved in this way and what you're trying to help veterans with? if. >> so coming from that background and kind of seeing friends and losing friends, actually, over the years to suicide, it's really changed the way that i've kind of looked at my own life. obviously, coming from a

background in aircraft maintenance, now working in public health and mental health, that kind of shifted my entire perspective and, you know, really drives me with u.s. vets the kind of work as a whole to try and prevent, you know, homelessness, loss of work, access to food, all of those things. griff and, anita, i think if you want to ask a question here with justin, we've got him here with us. anita: yeah. justin, you know, we always have a lot of cool swag here at fox, but i have so -- to say, this is some of the nicest swag i've ever seen, and i'm really happy about that because it does draw attention to this issue. that's the whole point. i was looking over some of the suicide statistics, and i find them stunning. it stays -- says in 2022 the 1 veterans between 18 and 34 years to old had an unadjusted suicide rate of 49.6% per 100,000? that's 50%. >> shocking, yeah. anita: can you talk about that a little bit?

>> yeah. you know, it's a complex issue, right? the v.a.'s put a lot of work in. we have multiple sites that are actually funded specifically for suicide prevention, providing innovative services like acupuncture and recreational therapies, things that break outside of that that box. we've integrated that into our homeless prevention trying to provide wrap-around services to really hit all the marks, the rye and make sure we are providing everything we can to support our vets. anita: yeah. because it is so sad to hi when these brave men and women come back home, that there aren't the resources here to help them deal with what heir going through which must be, you know, something that we didn't -- can't even imagine. >> absolutely. and i think, tattoo, one of the biggest -- think, too, one of the biggest parts is trying to generate some buzz and talk the around what we're doing and trying to get support across the board in all realms of prevention as well as support for our vets. so things like going to the web site, supporting this new cause

and making camo your cause, wearing camo on veterans day, donating -- we're asking for $11 on 11/111 or more, what you can pride to try and help drive this and continue building on what we're doing. griff: and you can see the veterans eye christ hotline -- crisis hotline. even on a larger scale, not just the suicide come pone, but, justin -- component, but, justin, the transition often for veterans to civilian life is a difficult one. >> yeah, absolutely. even after just the short period i was serving, trying to enter back into the work force and going to school, there's support across the board, but really it's harder to get back to that especially when you're right out of high school, right, and going in at a young age, entering back into all of that. it's definitely one of the harder aspects of that transition. griff: well, justin, thank you for what you're doing. thank you for your service and for being here with us.

go online at go.fox/u.s. vets. you see it there or scan the qr code on your screen. justin, thank you very much. >> thank you. griff: anita? anita: yeah, look at this cool shirt, so many cool things. lots of stuff, and you can really show your pride for veterans. that's all for us this hour. "fox news live" continues with eric and arthel. what tractor supply customers experience is personalized service. made possible by t-mobile for business. with t-mobile's reliable 5g business internet. employees get the information they need instantly. this is how business goes further with t-mobile for business.

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