that is andrew cookbook.com and buy going to the holidays. but that food is the great unifier. that is how we will bring peoplh together. >> brian: i tell you one thing we'you could do is if i show uu your block on your sidewalk and i tell you a coach i'm hungry, you are the type of guy that will let me in. will let me in. great thanksgiving for you and your family. gru >> you too. thank you for having me. thank you for having me. you and i will see you back on the east coast near tibet is itv for us tonight. i love being and for laura, kill me to, watch w my nation and kristen harris and talking about ufc. thank yorsonu for watching and according to my tv guide to coach a jesse watters is next with prime time. i will be watching from my studio. >> hey, everybody, happy

thanksgiving. >> carley: happy thanksgiving, todd to. >> todd: the scene of the crime where macy's thanksgiving day parade will kick off later this morning and millions of americans getting ready for third, family, football and the incoming administration. speak to the trump working with president-elect and has agreed to stop the flow of migrants into the united states. but the new administration also facing the threat of violence with fbi investigating bomb threats targeting cabinet nominees. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this thursday thanksgiving day morning and i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro and great to be with all of you madeleine rivera live with the danger facing president trump's team. >> good morning and happy thanksgiving. sources tell fox news digital president-elect straw nominees targeted tuesday night. those targeted cia director

john ratcliffe, defense secretary, pete hegseth, u.n. ambassador elise stefanik, agricultural secretary romans, epa nominee lee zeldin and howard lutnick. the spokesperson says the attacks range from bomb threats to swatting. the fbi said in a statement it is aware of the instance and says we are working with law enforcement partners who take all potential threat seriously and has always encourage members of the public to immediately report anything suspicious to law enforcement. tom homan has been receiving death threats since incoming border czar appear to be absent taken that threat seriously, but now he does after the recent developments. >> i think virtually, it is not being intimidated. i will not be intimidated by these people and they will not silence me. i will do this job, able to this job because it is a issue of national security. they will not shut me up and i'm not going away and i will

continue to talk to people why it needs to be done. >> that that's come after two assassination attempts early in the year and ceo mark zuckerberg praised the response for the first incident back in july and yesterday visited the president-elect and mar-a-lago. >> mark zuckerberg has made it very clear about his desire to be a supporter of an participant and this change that we are seeing all around america and all around the world with reform movement that donald trump is leaving. >> nominated retire lieutenant kellogg for ukraine and russia and kellogg served as national security advisor to former vice president mike pence, carley and todd. >> todd: madeleine rivera happy thanksgiving to you. the american principles project terry showing. admittedly, we don't know where the threats came from that how did we reach this point, terry?

>> thank you so much for having me todd and carley. we reach this point through several different things and first and foremost is to make insane and hysterical progressive media outlets in that country has ratcheted things up we sell the assassination attempts, multiple assassination attempts and death threats. but people like tom homan because they are taking on the drug cartels, very powerful and dangerous drug cartels from mexico, i think there is a lot of threats there. we have to get the job down and followed through. we have to make sure the drug cartels know we are serious and coming for them we will not be intimidated. >> carley: if you think about the people targeted, elise stefanik has a 3-year-old they be. pete hegseth in his letter expos said seven children asleep when the police came over his house and told him and his wife a credible bomb threat. i think we need to stop this before become the norm and don't

shock the public conscious where death threat to public official, that happens all the time. but unfortunately for him director, andrew mccabe, does feel like this is an everyday occurrence. look at this. >> this has become a very, very common aspect of life for really anyone who is in a high profile or even remotely controversial position. it has been going on for years. >> carley: now he is being accused of downplaying despite the fbi. do you think that was intentional or what do you think about his comments? >> i think these are very serious threats. i think the fbi needs new leadership. these people are all over the place. at the end of the day and the reason for becoming a regular thing with death threats against officials is because a regular thing to call and bigotry,

racist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and it needs to be toned down and you will see people getting back to their lives and back to normalcy. >> todd: this absolutely cannot be the norm going forward. it is not how we ran america. terry, file this under that was quick. mexico will stop the flow of mexicans -- this following the terrorist threats. the president-elect hosted the new president of mexico has agreed to stop migration through mexico in the united states effectively closing the southern border. we talk about what can be done to stop massive drug flow into the united states. you never want to say games that, matched. but this is a huge step in the right direction, right, terry? >> that is right and these foreign leaders that president trump dealt with in the first term understand he's being sent to washington, d.c., with a mandate this time. they are against him but the

american people are behind him. what could be more scary for these nations knowing that we will actually go for it at this time? but i think president trump is delivering promises made, promises cap we need to keep this going further. >> carley: no doubt this was shocking. just because of what tom said and what todd said. my goodness the president of the united states. [laughs] is not even an office and already talking to the leaders and says he solved problems. at the president mexico posted on x, spoke on the phone and strengthening collaboration on security issues and the conversation was excellent. more to come on that. speaking of the president, he recently hosted thanksgiving day message on x and what he said a few hours ago, happy thanksgiving to all including radical left lunatics who have y the country but who have miserably failed and will always

fail because ideas and policies are so hopelessly dead." he is acting on those words because according to "the washington post," they latch president-elect advisors way to resources for chicago and democrat-run cities if they refused to anticipate and deportation of undocumented illegal immigrants next year. that mayor out of chicago responded and said chicago will not be intimidated. as "the washington post" says we are heading for a showdown. how does this go? >> we know who wins these battles between the federal government and the states. it will be the federal government. the states like denver, los angeles have become way too dependent on federal assistance. donald trump is forcing them to choose between importing all of the criminals and illegal immigrants all they want in the federal dollars. you have to uphold federal law if you will be in this country.

cannot break the law. we heard so long, no one is above the law. the last eight years or so, no one is above the law including the mayor ofs harboring illegal immigrants. >> todd: they can talk to have but once the money stops flowing they will be quiet. on behalf of melania trump and i we would like to say thank you. >> carley: i always wanted to be president and i wonder what that would be like. happy thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family. republican congresswoman ash winning her bid for reelection yesterday and this came in after lengthy account to cost taxpayers up to $20,000. miller is waiting at the seat fewer than 1,000 votes and the g.o.p. will take control of all congressional seats with republican party majority in the house currently holding 220 seats compared to democrats, 214. >> todd: you said 1,000 and that is a landslide and went by

six votes. >> carley: [inaudible] next week elon musk and vivek ramaswamy meeting with house senate republicans on capitol hill to discuss plans for new department of government efficiency. it will focus on major reform ideas that include achieving regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions in cost savings and reviving the principle of limited government. the meeting is set for next wednesday. >> todd: maybe d.o.g.e. can attack that statement and make it more precise and clear. 20 countries including the u.s. to protest strikes against the company between tomorrow, which is black friday and cyber cyber monday. organizers say the protest meant to hold amazon accountable for what they say "antiworker antidemocratic practices." demonstrations in u.k., there are many, france, brazil, and

turkey. the spokesperson looking for ways to improve but proud of the pay, benefits and safe working experience they provide a workers. i should get together with your family this thanksgiving, fox has you covered with turkey day action as the new york giants head to dallas to take on the cowboys kickoff 4:00 p.m. eastern. incidentally, carley, 4:00 p.m. eastern is the time heavy drinking will began at the residence. speed to an across the country and when you eat dinner, usefully early on thanksgiving, why does that happen on the holidays? >> todd: you want to get the second round at 8:00 after you had the first round of pumpkin pie and keep the even going so you can maintain 7,000 calories. >> carley: thanksgiving day sandwiches. >> todd: that is the next day and also a football game 4:00 p.m. as political division on the rise this holiday season, one "wall street journal": the nest sharing hope an op-ed titled,

a"america has much to be thankfl for." >> carley: and to share a thanksgiving message as well. ♪ ♪ for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪far-xi-ga♪ ♪far-xi-ga♪

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chance. >> todd: here to share the message the senior baptist first church and pastor robert. great to see you as always especially on a holiday. what is your thanksgiving day message? >> well, happy thanksgiving. you know, the very first thanksgiving proclamation came from abraham lincoln in 1863 when america was being torn apart by the civil war. it is part of that, president lincoln said there are things we can be thankful for. i think that ought to be our attitude as well. paul said thessalonians 5:18 in all things give thanks. yes we had contentious election but we can thank god we have the ability to choose our leaders. yes, it is true inflation is high, but you know the average family of four making $50,000 a year is wealthier than 89% of the country. and i think we ought to focus on

the things that we ought to be thankful for. some people say, pastor, i don't feel thankful, i just don't feel thankful. if you wait to feel thankful before you act thankful, you will never do it. but the key is acting painful and those things to thank god for and you will find that feelings follow the action. after all, there is a reason we call this holiday thanksgiving and not thanks feeling. >> carley: you know, pastor, i'm glad you said that because the number one thing is the economy. there are so many people struggling to make ends meet and sometimes it is hard to feel thankful because so much stress that goes along with that. when people come to you but that issue, i don't feel thankful, i can't pay my rent, i can't pay my mortgage, my children made things and comparing themselves to other kids at school, what you say to those folks? >> you know what i should have

said was, the average american family is wealthier than 89% of the world's population. again, if we will just thank god for whatever he has already given as, make it a habit. would have to be in a habit of being thankful. today, before that second round of pumpkin pie that todd talked about, take a few moments to go around the table and asked people to cite one or two things they are thankful to god for. it is a habit we need to cultivate not just one day a year when wait staff something we do 365 days a year. >> todd: i wasn't going to crack too but it was thanksgiving and i will let the pastor do what he needs to do. will "the wall street journal" just released op-ed praising on this thanksgiving and write 161st thanksgiving timing up with what you said about abraham lincoln's timing to the great stable nation that is still the hope of the world.

pastor, how important is that message? >> it is very important. i really sense america is ready to come together. though polls show that ncb has a couple of days ago came out with a ball, 60% of americans agree the way president trump is handling the transition. to get 60% in society is huge. and i got to talk to the president last week and yes, he is extremely focused on his agenda, no doubt about it, but is very upbeat and very positive. this idea he will create dystopian theocracy, but is not going to happen. he wants to bring america together. i will remind those americans who may not have voted for president trump, pray for him. to the fact is if he succeeds, and i think he will, all of america succeeds. that is something we can all be grateful for. spam and grade. pastor robert jeffries,

thank you for your time and currently we have so much to be thankful for this thanksgiving. >> carley: my goodness first and foremost my family and baby, brock makes my husband laugh. i know! he's almost two. time flies! my health, this job, my gosh, todd, i prayed so hard for god to provide me a path in my life and you are in your 20s trying to figure it out. i'm so grateful this is the path he chose for me. it is such an honor. all of the viewers that we get to me every now and again around the block square and the patriot awards coming up, i'm so excited for that. i'm thankful for you and our team. these hours are tricky, you know? if you don't have good people. you make me laugh every single day. >> todd: most days. >> carley: todd, i'm thankful for you, i really am. >> todd: ditto. i want to add one thing i'm

thankful for a conversation i had with my daughter, my oldest, where she understood the reason for thanksgiving. she understood what to be thankful for in her own life and she listed the family, her house, her day care, all that stuff. that made me realize she gets it so i have done my job. than they are is the youngest when i asked, what do we need over thanksgiving? she said thanksgiving so we have some work to do. >> carley: she has two. you have more years. that is so cool when you see the wheels turning and they start to understand. that is fantastic. good stuff. have been thanksgiving. morn is the legal victory at the biden administration border security, a federal appeals court rules texas has a right to build razor wire and we will look forward to that next. >> todd: nominates chief keith

kellogg intel officer and iraq veteran on trump's new pick what has been europe's deadliest conflict since world war ii. don't go anywhere.

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eagle pass area. the biden administration has argued the federal government has the sole authority to enforce immigration laws and the wires interfering with fat. but the circuit's decision cleared the way for the loss to continue without the state to remove those wires writing this, "the public interest supports clear protections for property rights from government intrusion and control and entering illegal immigration law does not unnecessarily intrude into the countless property owners." this year texas governor greg abbott to install more than 100 additional miles n lone star. someone criticized as inhumane and excessive. to the governor, he celebrated the court's decision on x the federal court of appeals just ruled texas has the right to build the razor wire border wall and that biden was wrong to cut our razor wire.

we continue adding more razor wire. texas attorney general, ken paxton, calling this a huge win, open with the federal government destroying fences to let illegal aliens enter every step of the way for texas sovereignty and security." this is not the first battle between federal and state power on the texas border issues. 2023, biden sued texas for floating floating buoys and the water. and sided with texas on that matter as well. >> carley: chanley painter live for us, thank you so much. president-elect trump has hired keith kellogg to join his cabinet with a focus on the russian ukraine were. trump writing, i am pleased to nominate keith kellogg as assistant to the president and envoy with ukraine/russia were. peace through strength and make america safe again.

intelligence officer, iraq veteran and he joins me now, good morning to you. what do you think about general kellogg being tapped to lead this newly formed role? >> i congratulate general kellogg on this role and he will do a splendid job, highly decorated the, in intelligence circles. this is the kind of strategic thinker that we need to put an end to costly wars especially ukraine conflict, that america writes a blank check for with the president asking for yet another $24 billion just this week as he heads out the door. >> carley: here is some insight how the general kellogg thinks about how to and make this work. he writes in a strategy paper, the united states will arm ukraine and strengthen defenses to ensure russia will make no further advances and will not attack again after a cease-fire or peace agreement further

military aid will require ukraine with peace talks with russia. apparently he is thinking arm up ukraine but g at both sides to negotiating table and put nato membership on hold. what you think about that? i think the membership to nato well something ukraine really wants, it would send a very contentious signal to vladimir putin into russia right now. it would prevent us from going to the negotiation table and i think right now in order to put an end to make to this, we need to show the west and the united states will support ukraine but both sides have to sit at the table and realize there has to be a place in the middle where they can meet. to this war is exhausting of ukraine. it is exhausting the population of russia. russia has to bring troops from other countries. we have to put an end to it and sitting at the table the first time is what it will take and find out where they can find

common grounds. speed to another when i want to talk about and the biden administration working with trump peace in the middle east as they hammer out hamas cease-fire before the new administration takes office. "the wall street journal" says trump team stayed quiet during hezbollah cease-fire as it brings mutual benefit to both administrations. for biden a legacy win before he departs in january and for trump one last global crisis he will have to handle. rare, mutual understanding from the two political parties. what do you think? >> i think it is a good sign. both gentlemen agree there would be a smooth transition. as we saw earlier, america is fully supportive of the president. they believe 60% it is a smooth transition, and i hope it stays that way. biden could use a win. he's had a bad year and canceled by his own party. and respectful of president trump to sit back and

let him have this. both sides, israel and hamas realize what is on the other end of this if they don't come to agreement. it is in their best interest to put the bed sooner rather than later. >> carley: thank you for joining us especially thanksgiving and we thank you for your service and those serving today on the holiday. happy thanksgiving, don. we appreciate you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> carley: winter storm warning for portions of the northeast and seminary is expected to be blasted with heavy snow and rain throughout the weekend threatening holiday. >> todd: fox news meteorologist, adam klotz lives at 98 macy's annual thanksgiving day parade and he has the weather forecast. is it raining yet? >> hey, guys, it is raining. good morning, the 98th annual macy's day parade. this is the first soaker i have

ever seen in the years i've been coming out here and already coming down. this is something, and fortunately that will last all morning. let's dive into the graphics and you will see what i'm experiencing, temperatures upper 40s and closed at 50 degrees, steady, consistent rain. that will continue through the entire morning. parade goers, you will have to deal with it. if you're not here, the second graphic, portions of rain in interior england where the snow is. everybody else a little further to the west, you are looking at cooler temperatures and dry conditions on thanksgiving. the weather back on the parade route, how will they impact the parade? rain does not stop the parade. the winds 23 miles an hour to ground the balloons but we expect winds 5-10 miles an hour so it will not be an issue. the parade itself 15 giant floats and a couple of new ones

each year. and just covered over my shoulder but many malls, the first year for many miles despia famous character and i'm excited for that one. hopefully the winds will stay down and have forecast. >> carley: it took 98 years for many malls to make the cut? fico can you believe that? >> carley: this is her year and we hope for you as well. it will be fun and festive regardless of the weather. >> todd: they can get together. we will be watching. >> carley: we will check in with d.c. and that means turkey up all kinds and hollywood elites back to the president to rfk jr. and various animal encounters. [inaudible] >> todd: sure, we are going through the biggest political turkeys with who else, tj

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megadonor calling out vice president kamala harris unveiled presidential bid. because she has no talent here to she can never run for president again. she ran once and got zero delegates. she thought all of these votes were for her here until they were not. the vote she got were people voting against trump. and upvotes trump got were for trump. they are raising money for this week to pay off the debt. if you can't run your campaign, you sure can't run the country. >> carley: this was after political appointing vp and wants to stay in the fight. bet harris campaign spent $1.5 billion on presidential bid from july to november. todd. >> todd: meantime the blunders and gaps create memorable hotel viral moments and hear with the favorite political turkeys have

2024, it is an annual tradition, tj mccormick. great to have you back on the program for our tradition. up first a presidential predictor and they call him nonostradamus and he was comfortable kamala would win the 2020 election. >> i am still predicting the harris and i have been right about this since ronald reagan 1982 to three years ahead of time when 60% of americans said he was too old to run again and approval ratings were historically low. all the white guys like me are on the decline. i have not changed that prediction and don't intend to. >> clearly on the decline his skills predicting. all of those hits without exception he would do around the media. every interviewer came away almost feeling better about the situation. so you are saying he doesn't have a chance?

as, he has no chance, he will lose. thank god. clearly, he is done and i hope he does better on the horses, man. awesome to see that guy lose. >> todd: he doubled down with attacking people and smugness. no your lane, you lost! >> he had a chance to pound the to change because smugly doubled down and tripled down and lost, last, last. >> todd: one thing we lost was a power of the hollywood endorsement and hollywood elites backing harris as president kind of failed to. watch. >> i'm proud to say i voted the, voted early and voted for kamala harris. [cheers and applause] >> i cast my vote for someone who will be a president for all, for all americans. >> if we don't show up tomorrow, bit is entirely possible that we will not have the opportunity to ever cast a ballot again.

>> todd: it turns out, tj, no one cares what the hollywood elites say. >> good morning, good afternoon, good night. that is the harris campaign in a nutshell. hitch your wagon to a bunch of celebrities and stay in the basement far away from interviews and can we please, please talk to the vice president? no. here is li lizzo and that is pat of the reason why she lost. not a serious campaign and finally the death mail for oprah on the political stage. god willing, this would put a nail in that. >> todd: lady gaga but trump and father, and in this case father knows best. donald trump portrayals top of mind all year long. watch. >> are you surprised by the verdict? >> no, i was not. i told you all along the facts

speak for themselves. >> an incredible verdict on this day in may, late may, the former president of the united states convicted as charged. >> we have been holding our breath for a long time waiting for the calvary to arrive in the form of rule and law. it did arrive today and it is a majestic day. >> todd: only one problem, tj with the lawfare helped likely trump to win the election. >> it might be the biggest political blunder and all of the forces of the federal government and state level governments that the attorneys general. that all blew out their face. the america smelled a rat out of the gate. it is probably what propelled him into the middle section of america, people who felt that government was beaten down on them. i tell you what though, if there is a happy silver lining, it gave us fani willis. i have two doubters and they

know the wisdom and man is not a plan. spill and that is one way of putting it. >> one way of putting it. >> todd: finally won amongst us has not hit a dead bear and central park and queue up rfk jr. >> there is a pair in front of me and killed him, a young bear. so i pulled over and i picked up the bear and put him in my van. i was drinking, of course and i thought this was a good idea. and i had. [inaudible] and let's go to central park. >> todd: not to be outdone rfk jr.'s animal session continues, "the new york times," he -- rfk jr. said doctors found a dead warm in his head after he ate part of his brain. >> if you will be the wild card

candidate, be wild and go nuts! throw it all out there make. if you take any one of those things on their own, it seems incredibly insane. but you put them altogether and you have a pattern. you have a character. that is what he has turned out to be and this is our next hhs guy era joe. >> todd: he is one of the guys you want to hang out with like matthew mcconaughey and these are fun guys that you may have to bury a bear in central park. >> the levy ladies loving them. >> todd: tj, happy thanksgiving day, carley. speech at the squad says far left goals are being abandoned after president electrons victo. former nfl players, jack brewer will react to that and shares his thanksgiving day message next.

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♪ >> carley: boise state university women's volleyball team announcing it will forfeit the match tournament against san jose university. boise state saying, quote: they should not have to forego this opportunity while waiting for more thoughtful and better system that serves all athletes. san jose state has come under fire for allowing a biological male to compete on their women's volleyball team. we spoke to a competing volleyball team captain from the same conference as san jose state about the choice teams are facing. >> they are faced with something really hard. there's a lot of stakes now,

forefitting during the conference system is one thing but now the stakes are much higher. >> boise state's announcement came hours after they defeated utah state in the first round of the tournament. they were scheduled to play san jose state tomorrow. let's bring in former nfl player and the ceo of the brewer foundation jack brewer. jack, good morning to you. happy thanksgiving to you and your family by forefitting the smash san jose state their own message and did so voluntarily. the message they are trying to send. >> i went to the university of minnesota. i used to go to almost every women's voivelg game. i saw how much that those girls put into that sport. the training and everything. the sacrifice that went. in and i just can't imagine, particularly when you, you know, you have a chance to try go win a title to end your season

voluntarily because you're about to play against other men. where we have gotten as a nation, you know, there should be so much uproar about this. because it's just not right. not right to all these little girls who are working so hard to live their dream on that voivelg court. this has to end. i commend them. i think they did the right thing. i think they are showing that it's about principle. it's about honor. it's about righteousness. and it's not always about winning. and sometimes you have to sacrifice. sometimes you have to give up something in order to do the right thing. i think that's a great message and i pray for these girls and i hope that they know that the entire nation is behind them. >> carley: there is also this, jack, on the political front. one of the squad members, a progressive democrats in congress, massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley, she said she is worried democrats will swing to the center after their election defeat. she told the "boston globe," quote: we f. we tore say come

on home and let's do the work of getting the gavel back and being in power, getting the house, the senate and the white house, the real question is, democrats, you want the power but for what? this has been an issue that we have struggled to overcome. she also said -- this is a real quote: i'm concerned that we will reflexively in this moment moderate our policy aspirations. so what do you think about that? did she take any lessons from the democrat election loss? >> no, she didn't. if you hear, she also said during that time she talked about dr. martin luther king and about not using his name as those on the right. and i think it's disgusting. i think if the democrats see she is a shining example of how progressives and how extreme they want to be. they want to do these things like having boys play against girls. they want to do these things having abortion up until the

ninth month. all these things are who the democrats are now. even if they come to the middle, the american people really see who they are, when you give them power how extreme they can go and the effect it's had on this its nation. that's why president trump won in a landslide the way he did. americans have said enough is enough. if you took a poll right now, you have a lot more democrats that would have voted for president trump because now they realize that the world is not going to end and that it can be acceptable in all forms of society. and so i think there's a new day, a new dawn that's coming in this nation politically. and i think this is just the result of that. >> carley: winning not just the electoral college but the popular vote certainly sends that message. speaking of messages, jack, the brewer foundation does such phenomenal work every single day, but you are doing something extra special this thanksgiving with the second chance fatherhood foundation. tell us about that. >> yeah.

so our second chance fatherhood program at the jack brewer foundation is really uplifting men who have been incarcerated. you have got think. there is over 18 million fatherless kids across the nation. millions of those kids have fathers that are in prison. over 77 million americans have been incarcerated or have a criminal record. and so so many kids that have been affected, so my second chance fatherhood heroes are going out. they are delivering food. we deliver over 100,000 pounds of food to other families of the fatherless. of those that have fathers in prison. we have a scholarship program where we are helping kids that have dads locked up in prison, 10, 15, 20 years, don't get to see their dad. they want to go to college. we have a scholarship program for them. we do gifts from your father where a kid can have the dignity of knowing that his dad sent him a gift from inside of a prison or a jail.

just think about the trauma it creates not having your father in the home. fatherlessness is a huge epidemic in this nation. and jack brewer foundation is trying to address it real time with a real practical solution. it's a blessing and we give all glory to god. >> carley: amen, jack. you are taking people who made mistakes in their life. served their time and want to reform and those people are helping out people who are financially in need. this is what jesus would want you to do. he spoke to sinners and met with prisoners and washed the feet of sinners and that is exactly what you are doing as well. thank you so much for joining us. god bless you, jack. have a very happy thanksgiving with you and your family. happy thanksgiving to everybody out there right now. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joey: good morning and happ