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president-elect, donald trump. >> [inaudible] the people to hear the sound in this arena -- >> so loud here -- >> it is so loud. mike: president trump returning to a hero's welcome last night at madison square garden in new york city. mr. trump attending a ufc fight with elon musk, spiker mike johnson and rf consider jr., among others, trump basked in the thunderous applause just weeks after holding a historic rally inside the world's most famous arena. welcome to "fox news live." i'm mike e man quell. the president-elect will be back at work this week as we await his other key cabinet decisions including treasury secretary. bill me lieu vin is live in west palm beach, florida, with more on what we're learning. >> reporter: mike, good afternoon to you. president-elect donald trump is back at or mar rah a mar-a-lago this morning after the big night in new york last night attending

that ufc fight at madison square garden where he received a hero's welcome. a take a look at the scene there. huge round of applause. he had a lengthy exchange with joe rogan. he hugged him, he shook his hand, they talked to each other a little bit. then the ufc fighter john jones kid the signature trump the dance, pointed at trump, flashed him a thumb's up, and he later gave him his championship welt. so this was -- belt. this was basically a victorious with return to msg after that big rally a few weeks ago. now it's time for him to get back to work. he continues building out his future administration, election day was less than two weeks ago. he's already picked more than 20 the people to fill in that new administration. some of them will have bipartisan support, some have been controversial. there's been talk about maybe having to use recess appointments. here's what house speaker mike johnson said on fox earlier this

morning. >> we're in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in washington. i wish it were not. i wish the senate would simply do its job of advise and consent and allow the president to put the persons in his cabinet of his choosing. but if this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment to the country. >> reporter: and incoming senate majority leader, republican john thune, told fox news earlier this week that all options are going to be on table when it comes to getting trump's picks through, getting him who he wants. and he said those options coinclude potentially doing recess appointments -- do include collude -- if it comes down to it. here's what donald trump jr. said on fox this morning about senator thune. take a listen. >> we have control of the senate because of my father. john thune's able to be majority leader because of my father. and so i hope that the mandate in the senate, traditionally in the senate has been sort of the weak end of the republican party, a lot more rinos than

i'd like. think i see it's shifted because of the 6-year terms. >> reporter, and mike, now that a trump is back here in palm beach, back at mar a rag go, we can expect the work with that transition team is going to continue. no new announcements just yet. those typically come out in the mid to late afternoon hours, so we'll wait and see if we get any other cabinet picks today. back to you. mike: bill melugin starting us off. billing thanks very much. let's bring in former interior secretary, montana republican congressman ryan zinke. congressman, welcome. >> great to be with you. mike: what are your expectations in terms of what congress can do in the first hundred days of the new trump administration to get the agenda rolling? >> well, he's going to need a team in place. when i was secretary, i had 17 senate-confirmed positions, and in to years i only had 7 -- in two years i only had 7 of the 17. the secretary are the

executioners of the president's policy. he said he could make us energy dominant, the border and other controversial picks that the he's going to have to go through. and when they say a recess, you know, appointment, those are tougher than i think most people think. two, both houses, both the house and the senate have to be in recess, but there'sal a 51% vote in the senate, and amendments are allowed. so on the senate side, the senate will go through a series of amendments with that. each party will get them. and the outcome is uncertain. but the president is doing pactly what he said he would do -- exactly what he said he would do. he said he'd secure the border, make us energy independent and bring transparency and accountability to the department of justice. his picks, it seems, reflect that. mike: let's show our audience some of the faces that president trump has announced in terms of who he wants to be joining in

his cabinet. you see a wide range of folks there, some familiar faces. some people you have served with, congressman. what do you think about the process ahead? >> well, i've served with many, and i can tell you he's got some great picks. my personal favorite, if there is a favorite among 'em, is governor bug rum from north dakota. he's inknow slative, he understands energy, and he understands the importance of being energy dominant not only in our fossil fuels, but also in our critical minerals that a power this nation. you know, other picks, some of them more controversial than others. to obviously, gaetz at top of the news. i know matt gaetz very well, and he is a disrupter, there's no doubt. and i think the president looks at the department of justice the as needing, you know, a e reset. gaetz is certainly that guy. what he's chosen is talent across the board. not mediocre talent, but they are in many cases the best in their industry. certainly, chris wright, you look at how innovative he is, so

i'm impressed with the picks. look, this is going to be a mandate to see if president trump can push them through. i think he'll get some in recess. i'm not sure he's going to get 'em all a, but certainly he should have the favor of most of the senate to make sure that he can execute his agenda which, again, it was a mandate from the american people. mike: you made reference to mike gaetz. house speaker mike johnson talked about that nomination today. let's play it. >> he knows everything about how department of justice has been a weaponized and misused. askhe will be a reformer. and i think that's why the establishment in washington is so shaken up about pick. if -- mike: if gaetz gets through or he doesn't, the attorney general will eventually want to change the place, correct? >> you know, sometimes in a military sense you know you're over the target when you're getting flak. and when members, some members within the department of justice now are busying their lawyers, you know, one has to ask why.

i think exactly right, gaetz is that disrupter. and, you know, on the campaign trail i'm asked can, look, is there any department of the government, division, agency that the you have full trust and confidence in? and when we hear crickets, you know, we've not to change that and bring transparency and accountability back to government. and i tell you, sometimes in the department of justice you need a disrupter to begin that process. mike: congressman ryan zenning key. -- sink key, thanks so much. >> thank you and god bless. mike: the murder trial of 22-year-old college student laken riley resumes tomorrow in georgia. illegal migrant jose ibarra rah allegedly killed riley while she was jogging. madison scarpino is live with what to expect this week. >> reporter: hello, mike. more heartbreaking testimony from the state's witnesses in the morning. now, it's unclear when or if the defense will start calling hair witnesses, but we do know that they subpoenaed both of ibarra's brothers to testify this week,

and they are both charged with having fake green cards and are now in federal custody. laken riley's brutal murder if is now a center point of the national immigration debate. her death played a major role in president-elect trump's campaign. this trial is being closely watched all over the country and among state and federal leaders. the georgia attorney general says a broken border and sanctuary cities failed riley is and her family. >> this is a case that has really struck the nerve not just in athens, georgia, not just in our state, but around the country. laken riley and her family deserve justice. this prosecutor, sheila ross, is outstanding. i am confident that the case that they're going to put on is going to be one that is going to deliver that hope and that promise to laken and to her family. >> reporter: nine people have taken the stand so far. after striking opening statements from both the prosecution and ibarra's defense, the small athens courtroom was filled with

riley's family and friends for most of the day who were distraught. riley's mother had to leave the room when the court played body came video of a police officer finding riley's body. ibarra can did not change his calm demeanor but did avoid looking at graphic evidence. and the prosecutor says ibarra went out hunting for women and attempted to rape riley the day she was murdered. but the defense if says that the evidence in this case is not strong enough to link ibarra to this crime. mike? mike: heartbreaking crime. madison scarpino reporting live, thanks a lot. >> days of violence and bloodshed in this country are coming to an end very fastful we're going to save lives. not just americans, but of citizens and those legal migrants who many times are the victims of these illegal alien crimes. mike mike tom homan on the president-elect's plan for mass deportations. for more on how that may play out, former acting i.c.e. director and former federal

prosecutor jonathan fahey. mike: so tom homan's fired up and ready to go. how do you execute ms. deportations possibly? >> well, it seems like, you know, tom homan has been doing this for 30 plus years, but i think thing they're going to focus on first is going to be the criminals that are in this country, people -- not just criminals who are entering in this country, but committed crimes. these sanctuary cities have been shielding them from deportation which is just astonishing to me that this is actually happening. you were playing a clip from the laken riley murder, and it -- if we had just followed existing law, this murder would not have happened assuming he is guilt -- guilty, and the evidence is overwhelming. tom homan is going to focus on criminals in jail and what's really important about this appointment is he's a border czar which is really important because d work j has -- they have to work with doj, dhs, all

of them together as well as locals. and there's so much that can be done in terms of depp tiegz local police to help them help i.c.e. catch schedule if deport them. it's really probably one of, i won't say his strongest, but probably as strong as any pick. and they are focused on this issue, and they're determined to take care of it. mike: there's a lot of discussion about what a trump attorney general could do to the department of justice. some senators want to see the house ethics report on matt gaetz, the nominee-to-be for attorney general. house speaker mike johnson talked about that today. >> the speaker doesn't control the ethics committee. i've only expressed my p they should stick to the tradition and not release a report on a former member of the house because it would open a dangerous pandora's box. mike: what about gaetz, and if confirmed, what about his impact? >> well, it seems like the gaetz pick is really reflect i'veover the politicization of the doj. you look at -- you put the trump

cases aside and you still have the prettyization of parents, you know, investigating parents testifying at school board meetings, you have refusing to prosecute people illegally protesting outside supreme court justices' homes. we've hat politicization in every respect, and public safety's taken a backseat. they want to get to the bottom of it and really the disrupter that matt gaetz is, donald trump is looking for somebody that's going to the put the politics a aside and focus on public safety. and when you look at the overall picture here, he's appointing todd blanche, his personal lawyer, to be the deputy attorney general. extraordinarily well respected, you won't hear a bad thing about him, and he'll be the one essentially running the department. they're going to get back to focusing on public safety, violent crime, things that are affecting people day in and day out. mike: do you expect a lot of departures from the justice department? >> either way, you're going to have all the politicals that are looking to leave and some career

people that may look at this this a -- as a time to leave. i would say president trump would probably say good riddance to a lot of these people and bring some new people in. let's get the focus on what's happening the american people. the department of justice should not be a political instrument to get your enemies or anything else. it should be keeping people safe, keeping our nation safe. mike: president-elect trump wants elon musk and vivek ramaswamy to take a closer look at making government more efficient. what kind of pushback do you think we'll get from the federal government, and do you have any concerns about conflicts of interest with elon musk? >> yeah -- will they get pushed back? ultimately, yes. a back in 1982 president reagan appointed the grace commission that looked at inefficiency in governor9, and they found that one-third of all tax dollars were being wasted through frawrksd abuse, whatever. i expect they're going to find the same type of thing, elon musk and vivek ramaswamy, but i think what will make their chances of being successful

higher is they have a larger platform to really highlight some of these abuses. you have these things and rand paul puts out his list every year, and it's like they're investigating whether lab door retrievers, the color of their fur makes their body temperature hotter or colder and things like that that may, in fact, be quite interesting, but shouldn't be used with tax dollars. i think they will get pushback. if you ever want to cut a government agency or even any part of it, everyone acts like the world's coming to an end. but i think they have a chance at success particularly if they identify specific instances of inefficiency or ways or duplication. they will attack those, and they'll be relentless on it and, hopefully, they will be successful. mike: jonathan payly -- nay hi, thanks so much. >> thank you. mike: the trial of marine vet daniel penny in the subway chokehold death of a homeless man resumes tomorrow with the defense expected to begin presenting its case.

alexis adams has more. >> reporter: hi, mike. this has been going on so far for two weeks and now the defense will get their turn to defend daniel penny who they say was trying to protect women and kids from an unhinged man on a new york city subway. here you can see the 26-year-old marine veteran entering court or in new york city. he's been going and coming for days. penny's facing manslaughter charges after police say he president jordan neely, a homeless man n a fatal chokehold last may. this cell phone video captured that incident which happened on a new york city subway car and is now the key evidence in this case. it was filmed by somebody who was just sitting there when this all went down. it shows penny with his arms wrapped around neely's neck for more than six minutes, and that's really the sticking point for the prosecution. they said six minutes was too long. penny's defense team says he only stepped in because neely was acting unhinged and belligerent and was threatening people on the subway train. the medical examiner says neely died from asphyxia, but there's still questions about his

toxology results because authorities say he struggled with addiction is and mental health issues and did have drugs in his system that day. that was brought up, again,as the defense tries the talk to the medical examiner tomorrow. as a former marine, he's now looking at spending up to 15 years behind bars if he's convicted, mike. mike: we will follow it. alexis mcadams, thanks a lot. how president-elect trump is looming large over foreign policy as biden and chinese president xi met this weekend. that's next. ♪ ♪ oh, we got a weathertech gift card! weathertech is the perfect gift for everyone. may i? (laughs) laser measured floorliners protect carpet in the front and second row.

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♪ mike: in their final meeting, chinese president xi jinping told president biden he's ready to work with the new trump administration. this as biden is in brazil today to discuss climate change. senior national correspondent kevin corke is here live with more. hello, kevin. >> reporter: great to see you, my friend. happy sunday to you. even as president biden prepares to deliver remarks on climate conservation in bra if civil becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit the amazon rain forest, his administration as mike pointed out is working if peru to azerbaijan to brazil all in an effort to so lid pie global economic ties. you know, stability and

cooperation abroad ahead of a changing administration right here at home in january. and that was especially apparent on the sidelines of the recent apec conference in peru where mr. biden held his last bilateral meeting with his chinese counterpart, president xi jinping. the two men urging caution for the potential for deteriorating relations between beijing and washington and stressing the need for open communication. quoting the president now, these conversations prevent miscalculations, and they ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict. the stop in peru where china is opening a major port if project just part of an ambitious international agenda that'll see the the president crisscrossing the globe in the coming days including the g20 the where economic cooperation and global stability remain paramount concerns for the assembled. all this is happening, as you know, ahead of the president's return here to washington where he'll have to get to work immediately with congressional a

lawmakers. that effort to cement some of his own political priorities before leaving office including the national defense or authorization and, of courseen funding the government. through the holidays. makes for busy times on capitol hill, mike. mike: yes, indeed. kevin, great to yee sow -- to see you. thanks for being here. for more on the meeting with president biden and xi jinping and president trump's foreign policy plans, let's bring in former state department spokesman heather nowert. >> great to be with you. mike: president biden speaking about his conversations with chinese president xi. let's play it, and i'll get you to respond to. >> we haven't always agreed, but our conversation has always been candid and always been frank. we have never kidded one another. we've been level with one another. i think that's vital. these conversations prevent miscalculations, and they ensure the competition between our two countries are not veer into conflict. -- will not veer into conflict.

competition, not conflict. mike: how do you expect the u.s.es-china relationship to to change under president-elect trump? >> well, first, china has not been listening, they've not been respecting us over the past four years. i think we see a diminished administration in the biden administration, is and china is reacting just the way they would, by taking advantage of us. from government hacking, campaign hacking to precursor chemicals, to fentanyl crossing our border, the harassment of ships mt. south china sea and elsewhere the do -- and, by the way, stealing our intellectual property. china has been all over us, and we've not done anything about it. president trump will take a very different approach. it's what i saw when i served in the first two-plus years of his administration, and we'll start by holding china accountable for so many of its destabilizing actions all around the world. and what that could actually look like, president trump has talked about tariffs. that's just one piece of it. also you'll hear more about this, a strategic decoupling if from china. and basically what that means is

alerting american companies, many of whom operate in china, alerting them to the fact that they're going to have to start looking for a different can approach. our supply chains are too intertwined, our companies are too intertwined, and so we'll be looking to near-shore some of the activities for american companies closer the home as opposed to being in, so threatened in china. mike: secretary of state blinken's talking about the focus on the asia-pacific region. i want to play that and get your reaction. >> okay. >> the asian-pacific leads the world in developing and deploy being semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy and other innovations that are shaping our future we've worked to build a more trusted, a more inclusive, a more resilient, a more sustainable technology ecosystem. mike: does that suggest to you that the asia-pacific region will be a particular intense area of focus under the new trump administration? >> it really will be. you know, while some in the

incoming trump administration if may have some minor disagreements over ukraine, russia, other things, here is where they don't have disagreement and that is on the issue of china. so you will see everyone from congress, the senate, the house, the white house and all of the agencies working closely together to address china's destabilizing activities. it's really going to be what they call a whole-of-government approach. china should wake up and know that we've got their number, we know exactly what they're up to the. i named just a few of the bad actions that they're involved with all around the world. this is not just a threat that the united states is looking at over next few years, this is a threat, mike, that will last our lifetimes, perhaps even our children's lifetimes. it's significant. mike: important stuff. president-elect trump has rolled out the foreign policy portion of his cabinet including senator marco rubio to be the next, excuse me, secretary of state. what is your assessment of those choices that he's made for his

cabinet? >> you know, of course it's the president's prerogative to pick those he wants in his cabinet. i think senator rubio is going to be great. he's an excellent speaker. he obviously knows the issues. he's deeply concerned about china's activities all a around the world, so i think he is the best person to bring this up and execute on the president's mission and on the president's policy priorities. so i look forward to seeing how senator rubio as secretary secretary of state will conduct our foreign policy abroad. mike: all right, heather, when you get nominated for something, give me a call, okay? [laughter] mike: -- >> i will give you a call. [laughter] mike: "the washington post" calling out pennsylvania democrats for what they call corrosive to democracy actions in a close senate race won by a republican now under a recount. that story's next.take ♪

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♪ ♪ mike: new reaction today as pennsylvania democrats admit the counting disqualified ballots ahead of a recount in the state's tight senate race. fox news has called the con alternate for republican dave mccormick. madeleine rivera is here with the latest. >> or good afternoon, mike, a flurry of lawsuits as pennsylvania heads toward a $1 million recount. at the heart of the issue is the question of which ballots should count. provisional a a ballots must be signed the places and mail-in votes must be dated, but at least four counties have voted to count ballots which were improperly filled out. local democratic officials have defended their actions saying in part doing something as simple as not if writing a date doesn't warrant throwing out ballots. their decisions though fly in the face of state law. republican dave mccormick's campaign9 and the publish palin national committee are -- republican national committee maintain the decount which,

again, is expected to cost about a million dollars won't change the outcome of the race. at the moment, incumbent bob casey trailed by about 17,000 votes. pennsylvania senator john fetterman is defending casey. >> i guarantee you if dave mccormick were in the opposite situation where he was down 15-17,000 votes, he would absolutely want to have every last vote counted as well too. and bob casey has never claimed fraud. when it's finished and if bob casey comes up short, i can almost guarantee you that he's going to do the right thing and concede. so that's the thing. >> reporter: so casey has not yet conceded. his campaign points out in 2022 mccormick filed a lawsuit during the gop senate primary saying undated ballots should be counted. mccormick lost that race after a recount. mike: maddie rivera reporting live, thanks so much. for more on the contentious

pennsylvania ballot recount, let's bring in today's political panel. with me now is joe hackett and precision centralses vice president rich -- gentlemen, welcome. >> thanks for having us. mike: the ap called the race for the republican, dave mccormick. washington post has a problem with democrats continuing the fight saying, quote, democrats thumb their nose at the rule of law. quote, elections immediate rules, and they must be applied equally and consistently. rich, is it time for democrats to give up on this pennsylvania race? >> i think it's important to remember this is one of three senate races right now where the candidate who's behind has not conceded, the others being in arizona and wisconsin. we should all let this process play out. they're within the range of an automatic recount that would have to be completed by move 26th. if there are issues that have to be litigated in the courts, they will. but we go through i this every couple of years where races are very close, can come right down

to the wire. as senator fetterman said, i'm sure if corps mix were in the same position, he'd be fighting. this'll be resolved very soon and the senate next january will reflect the will of the people. mike: bill maher is venting on his fellow democrats. let's play that. >> i'm is mad at the democrats. it's because as a voter, the issues that were important to me were democracy and the environment. and now there's no one the champion or defend either of them because you, with your aggressively anti-common sense agenda and [bleep] exclusion their at constitute tuesday -- attitude blew it. [applause] you lost everything. mike: joe, what do you make of democrats still trying in pennsylvania and this frustration we're hearing from people like him? >> i think it's amazing, mike, to think that kamala harris blew through a billion dollars, and we learned also this week that her super pac also blew through another billion dollars. and despite the amount of money

that was spent and all the celebrity endorsements, the american people still sent a message that this country was on the wrong track. loud and clear. this was ae election is and donald trump was change candidate. and so i think bill's frustrations are not unique to him. i think we're hearing them from focus on the left, and i think bernie sanders said it best, that they had abandoned the working class and so that the democrat party should not be surprised that the working class had abandoned them. i think until they have a reckoning on that point as well as their problem with cultural elitism, the democrat donor donors may as well just set their money on fire. mike: confirmation of a new trump cabinet will be an early priority for the senate. what are your expectations, rich? >> we'll see what happens. there are a number of nominees who will have an easy path forward through senate confirmation. there are some ores of that have come up this past week that

might have a more difficult time, matt gaetz, robert kennedy jr. at the top of the list. i would expect the senate to awe cert itself here. i think do -- assert itself here. i think that the constitution, article ii, section two, gives the senate the power to advise and consent. that's what the founders presented so you wouldn't have secretaries loyal only to the president, but to the constitution. so we'll see the process play itself out, but i would expect the senate to assert itself here as it would under any other president. missouri. mike: a a key senate republican called for senators having access to this house ethic this is report on matt gaetz. listen play it. >> i believe the senate should have access to it. now, should it be released to the public or not? that's, i guess that'll be part of negotiations, but that should be definitely part of our decision making. once again, i go back to it, article ii, section two in the constitution, the senate has to advise and consent to these individuals. and in that process we're going

to give matt gaetz the same chances we'll give all president trump's nominees. mike: if mullen wants that ethics report, is that trouble for gaetz. >> look, i think there's going to be a public hearing. i think, as rich said, the senate will do its job. mr. gaetz will have an opportunity to answer hard questions from both republican and democrat senators, and we'll go from there. i would just take a step back and look at the team that president trump has assembled which is really a team of disrupters. he's made a number of historic picks, the first woman to be white house chief of staff, the first hispanic to be secretary of state in marco rubio. and the youngest white houses press secretary with karoline leavitt. those are some pretty remarkable picks. but, yes, he's also chosen some colorful and controversial focus as well, and i think speaks to his desire to shake things up, which is really part of his mandate. and looking for people who are unafraid to break the glass.

mike: we will follow it all. joe, rick -- rich, thanks very much. >> thanks for having us. mike as president-elect trump puts together his cabinet, one crucial slot is still open. coming up, who may be the next treasury secretary? stay tuned. ♪ open. ♪ ♪ ♪ over 600,000 usps employees working in sync to ensure everything sent on its holiday ride ends with a moment of joy. ♪ the united states postal service. this is our last chance to help save thousands of holocaust survivors who are suffering in the former soviet union today. the needs that these forgotten jews have are

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are on strike outside virgin hotelses. southern nevada's culinary union has been locked in contract talks with the property for roughly a year after agreeing to a new 5-year deal with almost every other resort in las vegas. president-elect trump has not named who will serve as his next treasury secretary as there is speculation it could come down to key square capital ceo scott bess sent or cantor fitzgerald ceo and trump transition co-chair howard lutnick. elon musk tweeting my view, for what it's worth, is howard lutnick will actually enact change. for more on the future of the economy under trump, let's bring in ceo of calamos investments, john kakun if is. john, welcome. >> thank you very much. glad to be here. mike: what is your awe assessment of the next treasury secretary, and what do you make of the two men being mentioned?

>> i think both are very successful people. i think are, actually, competent to be in that position. having said that, if you look aa tell in terms of loyalty. i think, you know, howard is part of the co-head of the transition team for the former president and so that's a tell, right, in terms of loyalty. and if you look back in history, you can't help but see that scott's contributed to hillary clinton's campaign, contributed to al gore's campaign. and let's not forget he was chief investment officer for the soros foundation. so if you look at that, i really think that this time around president trump is, doesn't have time to screw around and have people that aren't 100% loyal the him and to the party. my if thoughts is that he will go with howard, and i think that would be a great pick. mike: trump reportedly wants his

treasury secretary pick to fake a pledge on tariffs can -- tariffs. scott bessent has been talking about tariffs. let's play him. >> donald trump is the most sophisticated leader on economics that i've met. and he's also the most open minded. alexander hamill hamilton was the original tariff man, and why did he like them? two reasons. one, to fund the treasury, two, to protect nascent u.s. industries. and donald trump has added a third leg to the stool, and it's for negotiating leverage. mike: john, what about tariffs and concerns perhaps that american consumers could pay more for them? >> well, i don't agree that they'll pay more. i think that it's a tactic, and it's been successful in the past. and it catches up with the tariffs that we pay on the other side on some of the consumer goods. now, with china it might be used a little bit more directly, but for the rest of the world it's a

negotiating tactic that's worked well. and you have to remember that, you know, capital goes to where it's treated best. and so i think it's an important thing, an important arrow in the president's quiver, to use tariffs to the advantage for the united states, and i think he's done a great job with that before, and i think it'll happen again. mike: what do you think the trump team needs to do in the first hundred days to get the economy booming. >> well, first, he has to a make his tax cuts that are about to expire next year either extend them or make them permanent, okay? then he has to, depending on what he can do right now, extend the taxes in terms of no tax on tips, to tax on overtime like he promised is and in tax on social security which is something that's great. and the most part, capital gains. if he can lower capital gains, you have to understand every time a president's lowered

capital gains, the following year the government has actually received more money. people don't talk about that because the economy typically boss -- boosts. it brings jobs back to the united states because that's where people can cobusiness at a more favorable -- do business in a more favorable way, and that will help spur the economy, for sure. mike: john koudounis, thank you so much for your time. great to have you today. >> great to be here. thank you very much. appreciate it. mike: a mystery this weekend as the chilling final texts are revealed from a hawaii woman who vanished on her way to new york city. that's next. ♪

♪ mike: a hawaiian woman heading to new york city for a vacation disappeared after a last being seen at lax airport, and now some tex messages she -- text messages she sent before she van isished have her family begging for help. christina coleman has more on this mystery. >> reporter: hi, mike. the family hasn't heard from her since she sent these alarming text messages last wednesday about her money and identity getting stolen. they read, i got hacked and stripped of my identity.

i got trick thed pretty much into giving away all of my funds for someone i thought i loved. i've been on the streets. her family says some of the last messages they received sounded very cryptic and and like they were not from her. her last pinned location was at the los angeles airport. >> and we know her phone's off because it goes straight to voicemail. we've been trying to call and call and call, text, none of the texts are getting delivered. we can't locate her phone. calls go straight the voicemail. >> reporter: the family also says she missed her connecting flight from there'll a. to new york on friday, novemberth, so she decided to hang out in los angeles at the grove, at a popular shopping and dining spot here in l.a. before she left maui, her mother says she sent handwritten notes outlining what she wanted to do in new york. she was supposed the arrive there last saturday, but her family says she never confirmed that she made it.

>> so i reached out to her and i'm like, hey, are you in new york yet, and she's, like, not yet. the flight that she was supposed go on had already flown. >> reporter: some of the family members have since ed to los angeles to post fliers and sedge for her. a missing person's report was filed for her here in los angeles. her family also reached out to maui police for help but so far no word on her location. a very disturbing case, mike. mike: no doubt about it. let's hope her family gets some answers. christina coleman, thanks a lot. ♪ mike: strong winds last night caused a wildfire burning across the new york-new jersey state lines to jump containment lines is and threaten homes. 165 households in warwick, new york, were is asked to evacuate due to the jennings creek fire. nor chew nately -- fortunately, ire or dir dir fighters with --

firefighters were able to protect those structures. a late november if storm is set to bring a variety of impacts including a variety of weather including snow, winds and wintry blast this season. adam klotz is in the fox weather center with more. hello, adam. adam: hey there, mike. yeah, it's finally time to get more fall-like weather. these are your temperatures across the country. a little bit warmer in the east, cooler out in the west, and where those two air masses meet is typically where you start to see weather form. a couple of spots we're paying attention to, snow on the colder side of this system in portions of the northern rockies, cascades, areas like that where snow's currently coming down, and further to the south there's a are risk of severe weather. anything out this right now, but as we get into the evening hours, 11 p.m. to midnight, that's when you start to see at least some risk of extreme weather. portions of north-central texas, and this will become a line of storms that's going to sweep

across the state. by the time you get into early monday morning, the system weakens. back with on the cold side of that storm, we continue to watch these winter winter weather alerts that will eventually kind of drag off towards the she's. -- the east. we're looking at winter storms as cross port portions of the cascades, again, interior rockies. it does drag up into the upper midwest, and you're looking at spots like wisconsin, over towards minnesota, spos and thes where you're going to see a little bit of snow. this is a blast of cold air so, folks, if you've been avoiding it so far, mike, at least the center of the country, by midweek we're going see chilly temperatures. mike: bundle up. adam: adam klotz, thank you so much. fox nation exploring the lives of the most famous histor. the saints is available for streaming. tick advantage of the black

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