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♪ >> steve: all right. it is 7:00 on this couch here in new york city. 45 degrees outside in new york. welcome to wednesday, november 20th, '24 edition of "fox & friends." >> ainsley: next week is "fox & friends." hard to believe. >> steve: i know it. meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about the news. texas is lending a hand and land to help donald trump with the border crisis. the shocking number of migrants still in the country despite being ordered out for good. >> brian: a lot of work to do. plus president-elect trump names education secretary despite calling to get rid of the $238 billion agency. >> ainsley: and it's the christmas tree that could. >> gee, they still make wooden christmas tree? this little green one here seems to need a home.

i think it needs me. >> ainsley: it is such a sweet story in north carolina family farm supplying the white house christmas tree and a little hope after surviving helene. >> lawrence: beautiful trees, too. second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. >> all right today texas. texas will add more floating buoys in the rio grande river despite last year's lawsuit brought to you by joe biden. >> ainsley: expanded effort to stop the migrant crossings comes as state officials are offering president-elect president trump massive plot of land in texas to help with deportation efforts. >> lawrence: alexandria hoff has the story at the white house. hey, alexandria. >> good morning good to be with you. it was last summer when the bingted-harris administration sued over the buoys claiming they would cause environmental and humanitarian harm. they also claim that texas did not have the authority to install the thousand foot

barrier designed to keep unvetted individuals from making dangerous and illegal river crossings tokes governor greg abbott says more buoys are now being deployed. >> what was at one time a texas problem surrender tut to be a problem for the entire united states of america. that compelled americans to get up in arms and angry about what biden and harris have done and make sure that we elected a president who is going to solve it. know, this sean, we are not letting up at all. we are continuing our efforts. i want you to know tomorrow morning we are going to be putting more buoys into the river grand river doing more to deny illegal entry into the state of texas. >> governor abbott also supports the president-elect's large scale deportation plan. fox news exclusively learned that texas is offering 1400 acres to assist with the effort. that was outlined in the letter by texas land commissioner don buckingham to president-elect trump. the land is in starr county it. would allow for processing and largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation's

history. the u.s. official tells fox news they are currently 1.4 million illegal immigrants who have final orders of removal. 13,000 are in federal ice custody. and arizona's democratic governor katie hobbs she says her state will not be assisting with the deportation plan. she calls the effort misguided. lawrence, ainsley, brian, steve, send it back to you. >> steve: alex an drarks thank you very much. when you think about that number right there. 1.4 million have already received final if the federal government set about to remove all of those people that would take years. so to our point, we have been talking about, you know, the fact that donald trump is now going to be president of the united states. recruiting is going to be easier. that's good because they need more people to do the job. and it's great that texas said, you know what? if you are going to be deporting hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of people, you need a

lot of land. so they have got that patch right there. i was thinking about it, given the fact that so many have been convicted of crimes, some are criminals, and violent, that's essentially going to be a high security prison. >> lawrence: glad we are talking about deportations glad we are also talking about border security again. i forgot about the buoy system in texas that they sued us for. i went there and visited the area. essentially it was keeping the migrants from trying to swim across that area and the biden administration. >> ainsley: look at you, lawrence. >> lawrence: thanks ainsley. >> ainsley: you look good. >> lawrence: stopped them from swimming across the area go. area where it was more secure. >> ainsley: that was part of the rio grande shelby park in eagle pass. there were so many different opinions about shelby park. should they close it down or reopen it. we could expect moreorange buoy.

the governor might add some more today. >> brian: keep that this mind. i know the election is over. they denied there is a border problem. they sued when texas started taking things into their own hands. shelby park was the waterloo. that's when they realized they really can't get momentum to stop it. but it showed the wall work. they built up the wall and fence system and it stopped. now, i worry about california, i worry about new mexico. and i worry about arizona. because they do not have a governor determined to stooped border problem and now have invisible senator pretends there is a problem when there is an election but there isn't how about this memo even knew gangs problem is an issue. president mayorkas they found a memo that says that remember they told us it was out of control in the dhs admits that migrant crime and violence are exploding, quote: as the population of venezuelan nationals continues to increase the potential for tda migrants is highly probable. this was an internal memo.

so, they knew what's happening. they knew they were when the president said they are not sending us their best and then he says they are sending convicted criminals, the worst criminals? he was not exaggerating. look at chicago and new york. we got a ton here. >> lawrence: brian, my favorite part was when you talk about them suing the state of texas. they sued my home state of texas for all the measures we were doing at the border. when the numbers started to go down, they took credit for it. so they did absolutely nothing to help us. sued us, and then when the crossings went down they said oh, look what we are doing. they didn't do anything. >> steve: speaking of the buoys that we saw right there. in texas, there are a bunch of iowans between mexico and texas. and so what this land commissioner who is offered up this 1402 acres has suggested she on her watch essentially they were able to declare a number of these islands in the rio grande, part of texas. >> lawrence: we took them back. >> steve: one of the islands was

170 acres, and the cartels had pretty much taken it over and so what they did was they went in there and they essentially mowed it down. cartel crime in the area went way down. it was cartel on cartel violence they are taking credit for it. they know what they're doing. they just need help from the federal government. >> all these different stories from the paparazzi few days take laken riley. the guy who allegedly killed her was right here a few blocks from us. roosevelt hotel with his brothers. taxpayers paid for him to go down to live in georgia. he allegedly killed laken riley right there at the park. and then we're paying for him to be in prison, to stay in court, to have the translator there with the ear phones, because he doesn't speak our language. we provided all of this for him. and it turns out he takes an american's life and now her family is dealing with it then we learned yesterday these whistleblowers are in washington and talking about how many of these little children are here in america that we have lost

track of. 320,000 of them because of these dangerous loopholes. one of the whistleblowers tells a story of finding a little girl. and how she had been bruised, she was bruised. she was in a lot of pain. and she was disoriented. turns out they did a medical exam and she had been raped. then because of loopholes, they have gave her back to the family. >> lawrence: crazy. >> ainsley: saying they're her relatives but they didn't do a d.n.a. test on her. they gave her back to them. >> brian: this is where the fight is going to be. 2017 president said get rid of sanctuary cities. sanctuary cities say i'm suing you and they won. now the same cities in los angeles yesterday passed a bill to make sure -- even though they are a sanctuary city. a sanctuary ordinance that prevents any city personnel assisting ice. if ice shows up outside a prison to take one of those venezuelan gangsters and drop them back in venezuela. boston is going to say you can't. los angeles is going to say you can't because, what we want to

let them go. we want to imprison them? tell them where you are henning the public? democrat or republican. tell me how you are going to do that. >> lawrence: heard what tom homan said yesterday on the program. they better be very careful if you start harboring fugitive tifltion then you will have a problem with the federal government. there has been a detainer for these people to be out of the country and you harbor them, you are violating federal law. >> ainsley: did they learn nothing after this election? >> brian: my greatest hope is public pressure. >> ainsley: greatest hope is what? >> brian: public pressure. >> steve: meanwhile, speaking of pressure, president trump has gotten some pressure about some his picks for the cabinet. he is standing firm on choosing former florida congressman matt gaetz as the top attorney general here in the united states. >> brian: president-elect elect j.d. vance is heading to the capitol today to hold meetings between some of trump's cabinet picks and key senators. >> ainsley: rich edson is live in palm beach florida with the latest for us. >> good morning, steve, ainsley, brian and lawrence. that's right, the

president-elect makes the selections down here in florida. then it's up to the vice president elect senator j.d. vance to begin that process of pushing them through the u.s. senate and confirmation process. that's ongoing this week. even with some of the more controversial picks. especially the attorney general's selection. that's congressman matt gaetz. he has received some opposition, even from republicans, the president was asked whether -- president-elect was asked whether he is sticking with gaetz, says he is. >> mr. president, are you reconsidering the nomination of matt gaetz? >> no. >> gaetz is under investigation by the house ethics committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illegal drug use. has an uphill climb in the senate according to some republicans. gaetz joins defense secretary nominee pete hegseth. u.s. ambassador picked congresswoman elise stefanik and v.a. secretary choice doug collins on the vance-senate lobby tour. he mass made nor selections the co-chair of his transition harold lutnick as his commerce

secretary. lutnick was also considered for treasury. it's a pick we are still waiting on. trump has selected celebrity heart su surgeon and one time senate candidate memo not oz to run medicare and medicaid. the small business administration in the first term linda mcmahon. she is trump's education secretary nominee. president-elect wrote about that choice, quote: we will send education back to the states and linda will spearhead that effort. for much of that during the campaign, the trump had suggested or pushed for a eliminating the department of education that would have to go through congress. back to you. >> brian: i love, this rich. now he is a celebrity. is he a heart surgeon. >> ainsley: became a celebrity because of oprah. >> brian: everyone wants to say -- whatever. is he a fantastic heart surgeon who happens to be great communicator. >> lawrence: sean duff what? despite his serving 8 years in

congress, you know. being a local prosecutor. >> brian: a lawyer. >> lawrence: none of that even matters with them. it's just nonsense. let's go to todd piro who is or what a few legal stories. hey, todd. >> todd: good morning, guys. starting with what may end up being a -- may the operative word the massive legal victory for the president-elect. alvin bragg agree dog delay sentencing for the trump -- new york vs. trump case. he wants to freeze it until at least 2029 when trump would be out of office. close to trump reacting telling fox news digital, quote: their case is in shambles and now everyone knows it is on its way to the ash heap of history. it is a major victory for president trump. guys? >> steve: todd, so essentially what alvin bragg is saying is all right, i will see you at the end of your term. i will see you in 2029. but there is no -- there is a real good possibility alvin bragg will no longer be the d.a. in manhattan in 2029.

>> todd: possibly, although if you look at early polls and honestly i can't believe we are talking about an election, it does look like alvin bragg could win again. there is also the possibility he could run for higher office so your pointed is well-taken. there is also the question, guys, of whether what happened yesterday is in fact a victory for trump. because, you have heard many legal scholars say, including our own jonathan turley, it's almost like by being able to continue this for four years, it's like bragg has a leash on donald trump and kind of every time trump has to decide something within the context of new york state, this is always hanging over his shoulder, so, you know, the other side says maybe we just push for sentencing, get the sentencing now so that the appeals can happen. and end this case once and for all. it's a tough legal call. it also seems like this is really a pr battle right now between trump and the d.a.'s office. >> brian: so you are saying right now you can appeal that

verdict though, right? >> todd: there are. >> brian: can't appeal the sentence but you can appeal the verdict. >> todd: there are ways to appeal certain things. overall you do need, at the end of the day, the conviction and the sentencing in order to fully appeal the case and get everything tossed out, including the immunity decision. >> steve: todd, to that point, about the sentencing, okay. he has been convicted. he hasn't been sentenced yet. and that means -- i was just talking to andy mccarthy, he is not -- despite what you hear on other channels, he is not a convicted felon. >> todd: correct. so that's the other part of this. if you say okay, sentence me so that we can get this appeals process and get this case over, they get to say convicted felon president donald trump which is not something that you necessarily want. >> ainsley: they just want to do -- they want to see him locked up. >> todd: 100 percent. i don't think he will. at the end of the day it's never going to see donald trump behind bars. because he will be 83 years old. >> ainsley: they don't care. do you think they care? >> todd: that's not the way the

coursework but to your point we will see what happened. >> brian: until every 80-year-old is off the streets i don't feel safe. >> todd: nor should you, brian i have seen you fight an 80-year-old. >> steve: talk about the city of brotherly love. >> todd: philadelphia city commissioner provide update 8:3r finishing count between dave mccormick and bob casey they say they did not count 607 undated or incorrectly mail-in ballots after the state supreme court reconfirmed the decision on the matter. to be clear they followed what the law is mccormick still leads the race that was called by the associated press on november 7th. casey refuses to concede saying democracy takes time. the recount in philadelphia is expected to begin today. >> lawrence: towed, there has to be some legal charges against those people that were a part of the commission that said they weren't going to fault law. they attempted to overturn an election right. shouldn't there be charges for that? >> i think there have to be and

to everybody who said the supreme court of philadelphia said we are just not going to follow it. it was a horrible precedent. quite frankly, set out by the biden administration when they looked at what the supreme court did with student loans and said you know, we just aren't going to follow it. that's not how it works. i made the joke yesterday people who consistently don't follow laws are called criminals. i think it's incumbent to send a message to l pennsylvanians and the entire country know when your state supreme court issues a decision, you have to follow it, it's not a suggestion it's an order. and i think pennsylvania would go a long way to establishing election integrity in their own state if they did that. >> brian: arizona and pennsylvania have to fix their stuff in the next two years. >> steve: different rules. >> brian: like florida and georgia did. when is the recount got to be done. >> steve: by the 24th. >> brian: of this month? >> steve: yep. four days. >> brian: this long pause makes me think we need a transition.

>> lawrence: transition to carley shimkus. >> carley: good morning, guys. we do have a fox news alert to get. to say u.s. embassy and the capital of kyiv shut down over fears of a significant air attack by russia. and is telling any american still in ukraine to be ready to seek shelter quickly. this escalation come after president biden gave the green light to ukraine to start using longer range missiles to strike deep inside russia. yesterday russian president vladimir putin lowered the country's threshold for the use of nuclear weapons that happened yesterday as well. house republicans holding fema administrators deanne criswell's feet to the fire after a fema supervisor sent guidance to disaster relief workers telling them to skip houses with trump signs in their yard. >> there other fema official also said. this i have heard from other entities who are serving in north carolina that there was clear guidance to be mindful, quote: of the types of people who are in western north

carolina. >> that's pretty derogatory stuff there, isn't it? >> carley: james comer. a new whistleblower claiming a fema contractor told the family of an elderly disabled veteran to remove trump signs from their yard because his fema supervisors view trump supporters as, are quote: domestic terrorists. the homeowner did remove their signs but fema never returned. katie couric is getting annoyed with the inability of vice president kamala harris to put together clear, cogent sentences when speaking in public. on her youtube show, couric slammed harris over word salads during the campaign. >> i think she really did well in so many areas. and i buy i was frustrated by her inability to succinctly answer questions, jen. people notice that and it's like answer the god [bleep] question

please. >> couric criticized the vp for refusing to do interviews several weeks after being ta tapped. praising president trump for his historic win. >> we were very supportive on the campaign trail. we have been supportive for years and years and years and we received a ton of backlash initially but i think everybody is coming around and things are -- the tide is turning. we know trump personally and is he such an awesome man but he is obviously going to do really great things for this country. >> britney and jason have been vocal trump supporters. they both attended the republican national convention in july. and those are your headlines. guys, back over to you. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. >> carley: you are very welcome. >> steve: if you watch the fox news channel you know fox nation has something that is fantastic. it is called the saints. and it's on fox nation available right now. and it was done by martin scorsese. probably the greatest filmmaker living today.

and it talks all about the saints and it shows them in a way we haven't seen before. >> brian: scott just called and said take that back. this is unbelievable. we saw two of them the other night. they are traffic. and they are true to the story. right? i mean, you guys know the bible a lot better than i do. >> one story of joan of arc and what she went through and how she was so brave and ended up being burned alive at the stake because of her bravery. >> lawrence: you see it all. >> ainsley: yes. >> steve: brian, it's not too late for you when you listen to martin scorsese talk about his faith journey it continues to this day. >> brian: how do you know? >> steve: watch this soundbite. >> you mention christianity to many people today and they are shocked. look at me and say you believe in that stuff? everybody can make fun of christianity today and it's okay. but can't do it with other religions or you would be pilloried if you do. to do that you have to expose

yourself. you have to risk failure and embarrassment and rejection. all of this any given moment, but that's what gives your way of possibly seeing my widely and deeply. widely and deeply through and beyond that which is the material. material possessions. >> steve: is he right. >> ainsley: so true. in order to be a christian these days you have to be bold. but i realize after watching two of the episodes in the series what we go through today is nothing compared to what they went through. >> lawrence: they talk a little bit about that about the miracles and everything like that. >> ainsley: right. steve. >> lawrence: it makes you reflect about modern daytimes. could you have done the same thing they did back then? >> ainsley: right. that's the story of colby. >> brian: crearp and gave his life for somebody else who had a family. here is video of this.

joan of arc not video. >> lawrence: this is my favorite one. >> brian: martin scoshzy went back to the text and joan of arc wrote stuff down. he once said when he did last temptation of christ. i got so much backlash from it. he goes i went back to the writings of the bible to put the script together. and you are yelling at me because of what is in the bible. i found that a fascinating round table at the end of the saints conversation which i imagine we had a three camera shoot there. i imagine it's going to be available soon somewhere. now, i guess he is doing another movie on jesus? >> he seems like a biblical scholar to me. >> steve: he researched all of it and approached it that way. it's available now. joan of arc is out there as well. check it out on fox nation. >> brian: god bless him for doing. this steve steve speaking of fox

nation annual patriot awards going to be december 5th out in brian's neck of the woods. tickets are still available if you would like to see sean hannity who has been named the emcee for the special night. >> brian: is he a host going to be fantastic night. so many people tell me i want to be at the patriot awards, this is your chance. at liu tillis center beautiful in the round. i think you are going to really love the campus. >> ainsley: are you going to give us a tour. >> brian: i will give everybody a tour. named buildings after me take it down too embarrassing. >> ainsley: show us your old dorm. >> steve: give us the campus tour you have to walk backwards. >> ainsley: with kirsten gillibrand board and umbrella. >> brian: mar-a-lago merriweather post owned that plot. her dad owned it. they sold it, they gave to the college who bought it for $200,000. she went down to mar-a-lago. that was her plot. that is the same post trunk link. >> ainsley: not material post

family. >> steve: it is. >> brian: it is, absolutely. we will talk a lot about froot loops this week i don't know who is responsible for fruit loops. >> ainsl >> lawrence: i was waiting for him to insert his family. >> brian: can i continue? thank you. democrats fleeing out-of-touch party and trump is ready to bring them into the fold. that has near flush installation for the ultimate built-in look. save at lowe's now during our black friday buildup event in store and online.

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finding a place in the trump administration in the g.o.p. after being left behind by the democratic party. our next guest is the mayor of my hometown of dallas, texas and former democrat and says his move to the g. should have beena bigger wake-up call. mayor eric johnson joins us now. mr. mayor, thanks for getting up this morning you warned people about this tide but they didn't listen, why? >> i will tell you what, lawrence, good morning first of all to all of you. >> lawrence: good morning. >> turns out i was a canary in the coal mine, right? we talked about this a while back when i first switched parties just over a year ago. we talked about the fact that i didn't think i was going to be some anomaly that everyone needed to worry about. i thought i was going to be a harbinger of things to come and it turns out that was exactly right. donald trump has given the republican party a gift.

and that gift is he has caused part of the democratic coalition that people thought would never ever consider voting republican to do exactly that. donald trump got more votes in the hispanic community than any candidate, any republican candidate for president in over 50 years. he got more black vote than any candidate from the republican party in over 48 years. so, he has done something that people really didn't think could be done. and i think now is an opportunity for the republican party to double down on his message, which is primarily that our cities, which is where 80% of our american population resides and where a large percentage of our ethnic minorities live. he cares about cities. is he a product of our cities. i think we can make our cities great again by focusing on law and order and the things that make me switch parties. >> when you look at some of the data, let's look at some of our

fox news voter analysis. virus got 50% of latino men. donald trump 47%. back in 2020, biden got 49 -- i'm sorry, 59%. and trump got 38%. then when you look at black men this is astonishing, harris goes 74; biden got 47%, trump got 12% back in 2020. i guess the question is, mr. mayor, how does he build on this? how does the party? because donald trump is gone in four years. how does the party keep building on that success? >> the answer is very simple. an agenda for urban america. that is what these groups are hoping that is going to happen now. they believe that donald trump, our president-elect can actually deliver on the promise of making our cities great again. and he can i think he will. but what we need is an agenda for urban america. that agenda needs to center around making our cities safe again, supporting our police

departments, funding them adequately. needs to focus on creating more opportunity, economic opportunity by creating more jobs, by lowering taxes and making sure our cities, our permitting and doing things and that they need to be doing -- encourage economic growth and for businesses to be able to succeed there. and all the things that people have been asking for for generations from our cities that have been under democratic leadership. that have failed to deliver on those things. donald trump in partnership with mayors like myself and republican mayors around the country and frankly democrat mayors that want to actually change their tune can bring about the changes, but we really really are excited in our cities. and donald trump won more votes in our urban areas than any republican has in god knows how long. and that is because they really believed, they really believed what he said on the campaign trail that we can actually do this. and that the republican party shouldn't give up on our cities. we need actually invest in them and focus on them.

i think that's what he is going to do. i want to help him do that i think our republican mayors around the country are committed to doing it. i'm very optimistic that we will deliver on that. >> lawrence: yeah. there is a lot of people in dallas and texas, frankly saying what is e.j. going to do next. mr. mayor, thank you so much for joining the program this morning. >> absolutely. thanks for having me. >> lawrence: you got it. while nyc is focused on prosecuting a marine veteran trying to protect the subway. a career criminal able to run three and allegedly kill three people. the justice system double standard that's next. ♪ mos on select whirlpool appliances that help you sleigh the holiday season. save at lowe's now during our black friday buildup event in store and online.

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witnesses to the stand yesterday here in manhattan. that included his mother and some marines who served with him during his time of service. penny's platoon sergeant revealed the marine veteran received humanitarian service medal for hurricane relief work saying, quote. >> you have to be someone who displays empathy above reproach. meanwhile the manhattan d.a.'s office is trying to suppress jordyn neely's drug abuse and cycle records in the trial arguing that the information is impermissible but penny's attorney said the limited toxicology and varying accounts of witnesses form only a partial narrative. the has a right to obtain information in neely's psychiatric records to demonstrate the pervasiveness of k 2 use psychological behaviors he routinely man tested while on k 2.

penny faces 15 years in prison if he is convicted here in new york. we will keep you posted. all right. brian? while daniel penny is on trial for trying to protect subway passengers. we are learning of a criminal who stabbed three people randomly two days ago let out of jail a few weeks ago. former new york city police commissioner seen it all guardian group ceo ray kelly joins us now. commissioner, the dichotomy between the two cases i thought were noteworthy. do you think it's emblematic what is wrong with this city and major cities across the country? >> yes, absolutely. >> confrontation we saw on monday tragic death of three people. that type of confrontation happens every day on the streets of new york. particularly in midtown manhattan. people are out threatening those who just going about their business. sometimes it results in assault. sometimes it doesn't. but this is still a major problem. we have got to get these types

of people off the streets. yet, there is no realistic movement to do that now. interestingly, in the penny case, there was a testimony yesterday from somebody from the medical examiner's office that said they went to literally thousands of pages records as far as psychiatric problems. yeah, district attorney, of course, doesn't want to have that admitted. so it's highlights the dichotomy. i certainly hope this is not a racial component involved in this case. mr. penny was a hero by anyone's definition. if any of us were trapped that situation like that with a man who obviously is deranged saying is he going to murder people, you want that type of intervention. i also thought that he held on to mr. neely because he was waiting for the police to come. and when the police did arrive, that's when he let him go.

you know, it just underscores that case, the dichotomy as you say that exists. and also what alvin bragg has been doing and allowing to happen on the streets of new york. >> brian: commissioner, i got get to another topic ask you real quick. if you are a police commissioner and active and see a daniel penny situation. would you go up to the d.a. and say do not charge this guy? would you go up to the mayor and say make sure the d.a. doesn't charge this guy? would have you done that and have you done that in the past and does it work? >> well, of course if you have reasonable district attorneys and i certainly had. bob, cy vance. those types of people. mr. bragg is not reasonable is he the believer minnesota radical of approach. he gave manifesto of what is he going not going to do first day in office.

not going to arrest people for fair. they are losing 3 quarters of a billion dollars a year on this. that's why we have congestion pricing because of district attorney bragg. is he not someone who i think would respond to that, but, of course, you would do that. he is a hero in my mind by any sense of the word. >> brian: if they convict him, it will be an -- that will be criminal. real quick, jose ibarra in new york city roosevelt hotel. we said we want him out of here. took a free flight plopped him in georgia and he kills. what's your take away from this? >> well, when you allow millions, literally millions of people to come across our borders unvetted, this type of thing is going to happen. it is inevitable. the whole open border situation is just disgraceful. without any reason by the way

no. reason given by the administration, the current administration as to why the border was open. they just let them. in no reporter ever asks that question. interesting in and of itself. why are we doing this? >> brian: commissioner, until recently, they said the border was fine and they weren't doing that and we are not to believe our eyes and ears. you knew different and we knew different. and the people voted them out because of that a lot had to do with that commissioner ray kelly, thanks so much. >> thank you, brian. good to be with you. >> brian: okay. dr. jordan peterson on the future of schools without a department of education. first, north carolina christmas tree farm gets the honor of ain lifetime. ♪g it d forgot the lights. we've got same day delivery to help you get it. done! good! lowe's knows how to help you holiday.

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>> janice: good morning, everyone. it is the calm before the storm. we have got some stormy weather happening. let's take a look at it and show you first of all the bomb cyclone that is happening across the west bringing a lot of heavy rain along the coast and mountain snow. look at that thing. i mean, that is impressive. one of the strongest storms you are going to see in the pacific. and it's going to bring the potential for very heavy rain, over a foot of rainfall and feet of snow. that could be life-threatening. so just -- you have a way to get your alerts and be cautious. listen to your local officials. there is your forecast today. dealing with rain and snow

across the great lakes. and in the northeast a couple of areas of low pressure over the next couple of days have to monitor hi my friend what's your name. >> rick. >> where are you from. >> batavia, ohio. >> do you love fox news. >> i do. >> do you want to say hello who ainsley. >> hello. >> ainsley: great to talk to you. enjoy our beautiful christmas tree out there, too. >> janice: ainsley we will have to do some weather forecasting because it might be really yucky when we do the tree lighting. >> ainsley: umbrellas no big deal. >> janice: and our hair very important. >> ainsley: we can wear hats. >> brian: call it off. >> ainsley: we're not calling it off. where hats. in september hurricane helene ravaged north carolina causing catastrophic flooding. now symbol of the state's resilience is heading to the white house. this year's white house christmas tree will come from cardner's trims tree farm in new land, north carolina with understood helene and cut down

this morning. the farm's co-manager, sam cartner joins us now. sam, congratulations. >> thank you, thank you very much. we're proud to be be providing the tree to the white house. >> yes, sir, it's wonderful i love the story. you found out last year before the hurricane blew through. when it did blow through. >> how much damage did you have? were you worried about the tree arm in and how it that was going to effect the white house. >> i can't say we were worried about the white house tree. we were worried about our workers. we lost communication with them for several days. and we lost quite a bit of christmas trees and we lost some harvest roads that we had to really focus on but i can say biggest concern with our workers and we did not lose any workers or homes or equipment trees

showing on the picture there. most of the trees we lost were . so we have a few years to recover and replant. buy more trees, those things. but our farm was extremely fortunate. and i think we are going to have a relatively normal harvest. but our hearts goes out to the other farms that lost trees. homes, and family members. >> ainsley: i know cut down today and presented to the first lady at the white house. and i think y'all will be able to go there. i experienced that when donald trump was the president. what does this mean to you and your family? because your parents started this farm and passed it on to you. >> well, it means a lot to us, including our parents. our parents started the farm the 1950s when a lot of people in this area were looking for second sources of income because

farming here was mainly tobacco and row potatoes and corn and cabbage and things like that. it's a short growing season. so you can't have big successful farms. so dad, who waffles the agricultural extension agent and other pioneers promoted christmas trees as better cash crop to help supplement their income. it's really taken off. christmas trees are now the number two income producer in six or seven western north carolina counties. we only grow fraser fir, indigenous to this area and considered the premium christmas tree around the united states because it holds its needles and has a fragrance and the needles are soft but the limbs are stiff enough to hold ornaments. and it's wonderful tree to have in your house. >> ainsley: yeah, sam, my mother always insisted on having a live fraser fir tree she loved the way that they smelled.

so you provide so much joy and happiness to so many families around the country. tell us about this one tree. i understand it's 25 feet tall. what else can you tell us about it? >> well, you would have to win a competition to take the tree to the white house. and it starts at your local -- starts at your local association where you have to win the opportunity to compete nationally. and so that's about an 8-foot tree that you compete with and then if you are selected, then you have to go find a 20-foot tree that's no more than 12 feet wide, and and it needs to be a full tree that you can walk all the way around because people passing through it in the blue room go around each side of the tree. it needs to be about 20 feet tall because they take the chandelier out of season and the electricity for lighting the tree comes from the ceiling.

>> ainsley: it's incredible. congratulations. >> can't be more than 12 feet wide because you can't walk around on all sides. >> ainsley: congratulations. it's a remarkable story. we are proud of north carolina. your resilience and now you will be represented at the white house. thank you. god bless you. >> thank you. thank you for including me. >> ainsley: you are welcome. more "fox & friends" still ahead. ♪ ♪ have you always had trouble with your weight? same. discover the power of wegovy®. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds.

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