fema. they have put off my case. i had an inspection october 24th. the flood happened september 27th. and the flood -- there was milton the hurricane that came after that. fema has been really backed up but i was told by my inspector on october 24th that i would hear something within ten days and it's already december 2nd and i haven't heard anything. >> so waiting and waiting and the frustration is growing. this is the mayor's house behind me. mostly destroyed. so you can tell no favortism going on here. the scope of the destruction is everywhere you look. >> bill: good to know you are there, steve.

let's not forget them especially during this time. steve harrigan, western north carolina. thank you. >> dana: a fox news alert. because as steve harrigan said winter is coming and president-elect trump is doubling down on threats to put a deep freeze on trade with our neighbors as we learn more about his meeting with canada's prime minister at mar-a-lago. i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer, good morning. would have been nice to be at that table. what do you think? wow. >> dana: like a mouse in the corner. >> bill: we have a story here. president-elect trump putting a sharp focus on border security and immigration, trade deficits and tariffs. during his dinner with p canadian prime minister justin trudeau all those p topics came up. trudeau told trump a sweeping 25% tariff would kill canada's economy. and trump playing hardball suggesting canada become the 51st state if trudeau can't

handle his list of demands. hillary vaughn shakes us down. fox business, live from the white house on that. hillary, hello. >> from sources at the table with trudeau and trump the idea that canada would become the 51st state of the u.s. made trudeau laugh nervously but trump then said look, if canada becomes a state, you could be the governor of canada. admitted prime minister of canada is probably a better title. the whole table erupting if laughter at the idea. the point was made clear to trudeau. trump expects change before he gets into office on january 20th. trump wasn't just hammering home that trudeau needs to tighten up the northern border but the trade deficit between the two countries needs to be addressed right away. if trudeau doesn't fix that there will be a 25% tariff on all canadian goods and canada would have a lot to lose.

they export 77% of their goods to the u.s. a 25% tariff could cost the canadian economy a whopping $110 billion. the canadian ambassador to the u.s. also at this dinner said that trudeau wanted to make the point to trump about the border that canada's border is not comparable to mexico's border. for example, 99% of all fentanyl seizures come through mexico, not canada. less than 1% of all illegal border crossers that are captured are coming from mexico, not canada. they say they were able to make that point but it is very clear that after this dinner, trudeau has made some promises to tighten up the northern border. >> bill: fallout will be interesting. hillary vaughn from the white house, thank you for that. >> dana: joining us for more on this a charles payne, host of making money on fox business. we have a lot to talk to you about. one is the idea about trudeau

basically saying sir, i can't really do that without tanking my economy and trump not liking that very much. how does trudeau try to at least address it in a way that looks like he is making meaningful progress? >> well, first and foremost let's begin with that. i don't think these are unreasonable requests. let's start there. let's start with the knowledge -- everyone should know every country has tariffs in place right now. we have had them in place since the late 1700s, it is not new. in terms of using it as a weapon to make things right president trump will rely on tariffs more than sanctions because they are more effective. they have an immediate economic impact. gdp per capita between canada and u.s. 2009 was the same. ours is 65,000, theirs is 44,000. as far as trudeau being concerned about his economy he should be concerned but you also need to understand how important the u.s. is to that economy. he has other issues there.

when our gdp went from being to same to 20,000 difference. he has issues he will have to deal with. he is out of there anyway soon, i think. what president trump is asking from our neighbors and key trading partners is just fairness in all of this. >> bill: i think it was smart for trump to send the message. it gives mexico and canada and the united states a two-month runway. why wait until the 20th of january? start working on it right now and props to trudeau for going and having a conversation. >> i don't think he had a choice, you know. and mexico, you know, initially the sort of harsh rhetoric you can't bully us. come on. there is a reason a lot of that off shoring is going from china to mexico for chinese companies to get closer to the united states. we aren't supposed to be dumb and act like we don't know what's going on and have our manufacturing, have the heartland of america at a disadvantage over the notion of bolstering corporate profits.

that game is over. it's no longer the goal of the u.s. government. and so i've been saying that i predicted before the election if trump wins he would have some sort of iranian hostage moment where he goes into office by his inauguration and even china has some sort of a deal. they make some sort of an offer to mitigate what is going to be a really painful situation. again, their economy is in a lot worse shape than ours is. do they really want to go through this? the answer is no. >> dana: the u.s. steel industry has had troubles for a long time. nipian steel wants to take over u.s. steel. trump said i'm against the once great and powerful u.s. steel being bought by a foreign company through a series of tax incentives and tariffs we'll make u.s. steel strong and great again. i will block this deal from happening. buyer beware, can that happen?

if we help on the energy front perhaps that helps domestically. i'm not sure how this all shakes out. >> initially biden was dragging his feet on this. one of those things the current administration had to put a finger in the air to see how the public felt, right? this is a critical issue going beyond commerce. if people are saying at some point we may have a military conflict with china, for instance, can we really call china listen, i know we're at war but ship over extra steel for us to build some battle ships? this is a security issue. this is more than economic. so it is in the interest -- it doesn't make sense that we would be paying intel billions of dollars of taxpayer money for a company once a monopoly control over our p.c.'s to stay in business even though they failed and lost. capitalistic society. >> bill: we're doing the same thing for ripian. >> this is what is supposed to happen with creative destruction. we'll put billion else of

dollars into intel we need to control steel in our country so we can control our future and control our defense of our nation. >> bill: quickly some fallout from the election. democrats are going over this. as they should for some time. charlamagne tha god said don't take the moral high ground because you ain't got it. listen. >> i honestly don't care. i want democrats to stop acting like they're on this moral high ground whether they've shown us it is not. skipping the process and stop acting like you're the pure party. elected officials can do whatever they want as long as they have the political will and courage to do it. >> to hear democrats try to justify what biden is doing with his son because his son has a drug habit is heartbreaking. tell you something now and i probably shouldn't say this. my brother is getting out of jail on friday. my brother was among the first

100 crack addicts in america. in the hood when he came upstairs and told us about crack, how great it was. i never heard of it before. i kind of don't want him to come out of jail because before he went in he stopped by my aunt's house. he lives away from here and he didn't have shoes on in the middle of winter. i keep his commissary. i give him 100 a week. a king pin in there. no one gets a nickel. that's how bad it is in there. i know he is safe and captured. but what's happening with the biden and this is the ultimate sign of elitism and titlement gone amuck. where are black democrats saying it is a huge double standard that if this was donald trump and anyone in his family, there

would be people in the streets screaming. now if you want to use this as a way of saying we need to find more ways of reforming and helping everyone out, not just hunter biden, but this has hurt our community so badly and no one is immune from it. listen, i wish i could be there waiting for him when he gets out on friday. i can't. i wish i could be there to hold his hand every day. i can't. we've talked about this. he is probably going to go back to smoking crack even though he hasn't had it for years. it is a scourge. he can't shake it. he was the smartest one in my family growing up. he is a great person in his heart. and he could have been a great american. >> bill: you still love him. >> of course i love him. it is a slap in the face to everyone that joe biden gets to do this. it really is. it is a slap in the face for anyone whose family members have gone to jail for doing stupid stuff. really, like stealing apples or

something like that. or when this first started his grandmother was killed for a welfare check. i'm glad charlamagne is pointing it out. everyone needs to point it out. if you give a damn, you know, listen, i don't know what the stakes are. they are greater than just the tax evasion stuff and maybe a next administration would uncover some things we feel may have gone on there. maybe biden is trying to protect him from that. stop telling me about this fatherly love for someone who is addicted to drugs. we all have family love for drug addicts in our families and none are getting this kind of treatment. >> dana: thank you for sharing that. you are not alone and we'll be praying for you and your brother. okay, charles. thank you. >> bill: ten minutes past and we want to go to this now. republican lawmakers getting ready for their game plan for 2025. that's when the party takes control of the white house and both chambers of commerce. aishah hosni, senior national

correspondent on the hill and what are you hearing? >> good morning to you, bill. we have just learned that senate republicans will get behind closed doors and huddle with house speaker mike johnson later today to talk policy and talk about the first agenda items they want to get to at the beginning of this year. but we'll get to that after that meeting happens. but more on one of their biggest focuses this year is going to be trimming the fat. remember doge, everyone has been talking about it. this is a big week for ramaswamy and musk, both of these men are expected on the hill thursday meeting with joni ernst. she is leading the senate doge caucus to work with the department of government efficiency. they have already identified a trillion dollars in cuts but have to work quickly to get it done. >> we'll work on this for two years and sunset the organization. we have identified the ways that we can implement this through reconciliation but then we also

need to follow up with codfication, which means we have to have house members on board. >> back on the hill today pete hegseth is meeting with senators after getting the full backing of four other senators like ted cruz. attorney general nominee pam bondi on the hill today after her big meeting with incoming judiciary chairman chuck grassley and we just found out as well treasury secretary nominee scott bessent is expected on the hill this week. it will be very busy. >> sure will. get your running shoes on. thanks. nice to see you on the hill. >> dana: right now there are closing arguments about to get underway in the daniel penny trial. he arrived at court moments ago. you see him there. when we can expect that case to go to the jury. >> bill: cracks showing in the cease-fire between israel and hezbollah. why lebanese officials want the u.s. to get involved. see if that happens.

>> dana: the white house weathering bad press. >> every single thing they accused president trump of, they were doing themselves. now hunter gets a pardon it goes to show what the democrats were up to this entire time. joe biden is the one who is the affront to democracy. deserve a chance to live. but one in five kids in the us still won't survive cancer. and globally, that number is even higher. in this family, we won't stop until no child dies from cancer. this holiday season, join our st. jude family. we need you. please donate now.

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>> dana: right now closing arguments in the daniel penny trial are set to resume in lower manhattan. he is charged with recklessly killing jordan neely on the new york city subway. cb cotton is there with the latest. hi. >> dana, this morning prosecutors will try to further their case to the jury that daniel penny took things too far. while they get to final word with jurors, the defense has already reminded the jury in

their closing that several subway riders thanked penny for stepping in. >> defense attorney said in his closing that penny is being used as a scapegoat for a broken system telling jurors that police and ems took too long to arrive and penny was the only one to stand up when people needed help. he also said the prosecution had not proven that penny held, quote, continued, consistent and sufficient pressure to the point of death, end quote. prosecutors so far in their closing arguments have told jurors while there is no disputing that neely scared other subway riders, penny kept

his choke hold even after neely was no longer a threat. they also accused penny of lying to police detectives who questioned him after the incident and they pointed to police body camera video showing resuscitation efforts on neely telling jurors penny was standing around unconcerned. once the prosecution finishes its closing arguments, the judge will instruct the jury and then deliberations will begin, dana. >> dana: cb cotton, thank you for that. >> bill: a "new york post" senior court reporter usually in court but gave us time to tell us about the case. good morning to you. thanks for being here. listen to cb talk and reading some of your comments from last night i think this is what it comes down to, all right? here is the assistant d.a. we're here today because the defendant used way too much force for way too long, too reckless of a manner. that's their whole case, right? there was so much that both

sides agree on except for that last point. >> that's the part that surprised me. there has been so much said about this case and obviously both sides prosecution and defense are at odds. a lot of bickering in the courtroom. things like that typical trial stuff. but they agree on a lot of things. the prosecution has acknowledged that penny's initial intent was good to help his fellow passengers who they describe as dangerous and one person called unhinged. the question that the jury will have to figure out is was the choke hold too long and was it reckless? and that may be a challenging question to answer. >> dana: how much has the jury heard about neely's drug use and what might have been in his system at the time? >> they've heard neely was on the synthetic marijuana drug

k-two at the time. interesting to me there is no test to -- at this point no test to say exactly how much of k-2 is in someone's system. they also know the history of mental health issues. >> dana: paul mauro said one of the reasons k-2 is popular it doesn't show up in a urine test and see why they wouldn't have a report but it seems to be an important part of this because we know that neely was alive at the end of the choke hold. >> well, if you look at the video of what happened, there is testimony that he had a faint pulse when police officers arrived. the pulse went away moments later. if you look at the video of him lying on the floor of that train, he was lifeless. i'm not sure -- it's a difficult question. the city medical examiner described him as brain dead at

that point. i think the question here that's going to be worth looking at is what is too much force? and was penny justified? a lot of his defense is about whether he was justified in protecting people. they have also questioned whether the choke hold is the reason that neely died. >> bill: you ride the subway every day and live in brooklyn and as we discussed every juror on that case rides the subway in new york. defense is arguing who would you want on that train ride with you? very interesting point, okay? here are the charges daniel penny faces, second degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide could face up to 15 years in prison. how do you split the atom on that one? >> it is hard. jurors are instructed not to take into account a sentencing when they make their determination. whether they do or not is, you know, it's hard to say. but they are not instructed to

do that. they are instructed to look specifically at the law. i don't know how this is going to shake out. it is also worth noting we can discuss this if he is convicted and that's a big if, jury is going to probably start deliberating today. he does technically face up to 15 years in prison but no minimum for this charge. so the manhattan district attorney would have a lot of leeway in deciding how they want to go forward and the judge would have a lot of leeway and that would be a fascinating discussion if we get there about whether someone who has served his country and had no record and had no intent. no one is accusing him of having any intent of causing neely's death. that would be a fascinating discussion to have at that point. first and foremost this is a tragedy no matter how you view this case. i think it is a hard case. nobody deserves to die like that

on the floor of a subway train. it is a tragedy at the end of the day. >> dana: thank you for coming in. let you get back. >> bill: you are our eyes and ears. >> we'll keep you posted. thank you so much. >> dana: thank you, ben. >> very close to his heart. you feel for the hostages. i don't think you want this conflict on his plate on january 20th. and he want to finish the war. >> bill: the father of an israeli american hostage saying president-elect trump can make a difference as trump says there will be hell to pay. that's a warning to hamas to release those held. how is that playing out in the middle east today? democrats struggling to defend president biden's pardon of his son hunts with some members of the party speaking out against it.

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out of south korea. a lot of folks in the street. the south korean president declared marshall law in response to the opposition which he accuses of sympathizing with north korea. the country's military suspending parliament, other political gathering and keep you posted on that. big news story an the korean peninsula happening now. cross border attacks by israel and hezbollah putting the cease-fire to the test. cease-fire that began a week ago. both sides blaming the other for breaking the truce. alex hogan live in tel aviv to break it down for us now. alex, hello to you. >> hi, bill. tomorrow will mark one week since the start of the cease-fire. israeli military officials tell me these first days are setting the stage to show that the country will enforce this deal. israel yesterday fired upon as many as 20 hezbollah targets.

that came in response to hezbollah claiming that it aimed these several rockets at israeli military targets. israel's defense minister visited troops along the country's northern border today promising that hezbollah violations will be met with a maximum response and 0 tolerance. israeli military officials tell me the country is closely watching the conflict in syria and how that could impact this delicate deal. >> we are concerned about making sure that iran, has declared they are moving forces into the area, will not move their ammunition, will not arm hezbollah again as they did before this war against hezbollah. we will monitor that and make sure we prevent iran from arming hezbollah through syria. >> as far as the war in gaza continues its offensive there is new potential movement that progress for cease-fire could come. israeli delegation is expected to head to cairo in the coming

days after president donald trump, president-elect donald trump made this statement saying in part if the hostages are not released prior to january 20th, 2025, the date that i proudly assume office as president of the united states, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east. well, that statement making several waves here in the middle east. prime minister benjamin netanyahu responded thanking president-elect donald trump for that strong message. >> bill: we'll watch it. live in tel aviv alex hogan watching everything for us there. >> two things could be true. the president does believe in the justice system and the department of justice and he also believes that his son was singled out politically and one of the reasons the president gave the pardon it didn't seem like his political opponents would let go of it. didn't seem like they would move on. and so this is why this president took this action. >> dana: 0 regrets. white house press secretary

defending the president's decision to pardon his son, hunter amid a storm of criticism from both republicans and democrats. reporter shouting a question to the president about the controversial move. he got this response. >> mr. president, why did you change your mind and pardon your son? ♪ >> dana: that's what you call saved by the trumpets. joining us now is axios reporter hans nichols. i won't play the flashback. we all know karine jean-pierre and joe biden both were saying for months he would not pardon his son. he knew that he was going to be asked this question and repeatedly he said no. now they act surprised that somebody would suggest that they are lying? >> well yes, but they don't have a better position. they have to hugh their line and make the point the president believes in the justice system

but has a preemptive idea it wasn't going to be as good under trump and maybe hunter biden would be subject to more legal scrutiny. there are two conversations taking place among democrats right now. public and private one. public one, they are both interesting. public one is democrats talking about getting out in front and saying this is a travesty of justice, this shouldn't be done. hypocrisy at the highest level. private conversation is more interesting among democrats. that is that they are basically saying that biden's decision robs them of the moral agency, the moral authority to criticize what they expect to be a lot of trump traditional norms and values of the justice department and what this is about. i suspect this might come up in some democratic primary in 2028. it won't matter then. where it matters now is the democrats' ability to hit the president for what they expect to be a norm-busting presidency. that's what is driving a lot of the anger.

>> dana: you had some members of congress and one senator michael bennett of colorado just put this up on the board all saying this is not good. he promised he would not do this. he made the wrong decision. this is not justice for a system that is fair and equal for all. it comes at a weird time, hans, the democrats are trying to figure out how to get their footing. i imagine now they will be glad to see the back of the biden administration so they can fully move on. >> i suspect we'll get more democrats to make public statements like that. senate will be voting throughout the day. policy lunches and opportunities for reporters to talk to senate democrats and ask them if they support biden's decision. in a way it's a version of what i think we should all be bracing ourselves a little bit of a flashback to the trump era when a lot of reporting on capitol hill was asking republican senators did you see the tweet and getting their reaction. it leaves for 24, 48 hours it

will reversed. the lasting impacts democrats are worried it robs them of moral authority to criticize trump. >> dana: you have breaking news because you are on the hill. exciting time when there is a transition and a party like the republicans who have the majority in the senate. what did you just learn? >> president-elect trump has called into the senate republican conference. they are having a big policy discussion over at the library of congress. a few steps from where i am. my colleague is reporting. a couple sources in the room saying trump called in and gave the republicans a pep talk. this is so interesting because it tells you that trump really understands he wants to row in the same direction with his republican colleagues. he has 53 votes there. a little margin of error. they have a very busy few months. fund the government. potentially deal with the debt ceiling and the big question is what do they do on tax policy, this big reconciliation problem, policy to solve. those will be the crucial issues

here. senator thune also gave some news in that meeting saying expect longer weeks here in the senate for a lot of lawmakers, staff and lobbyists, no thursday fly-outs until easter. it may be a five day a week session. >> dana: imagine that indeed. hans nichols, thank you so much. we appreciate you. for more politics you can listen to my podcast perino on politics. my good friend on this week is a lawyer knowing about transitions and getting nominees confirmed. >> bill: they are back in black, back on stage today's hemmer celebrity news. here we go now. ac/dc returning to the united states after a 10-year absence. dana is in line to pick up her tickets now. called the power up tour stops at 13 american stadiums. marking the return of singer brian johnson, who stepped away after severe hearing loss and

that will happen, ac/dc concert. tickets go on sale december 6th. >> dana: i know my friend j.t. harding, a songwriter out of nashville. he has a new musical here in town called music city i highly recommend. as a kid he loved all the rock stars and i bet you money he will be going to that first concert in minnesota. >> bill: we did a search this morning. only one original member of the band still out there. i still contend that that band should play the halftime for the super bowl. a no-doubt winner. >> dana: way to make your pick. mine was garth brooks. we'll see what happens. a new boss at the texas dps talking to fox news about his mission to keep the lone star state safe from mexican cartels.

>> bill: now according to u.s. census data young american couples who now are left with two choices, either tie the knot or buy a lot. couples are choosing to purchase a home before getting married throwing a wrench into traditional timelines claiming they are financially only able to afford one or the other. what about that? let's bring in two experts. brian brenberg and jimmy failla. hello to you, gentlemen. set you guys up with this. home prices rising faster than the cost of a wedding. median price single family home up 44%. wedding up 25. median age of first time home buyer trends are higher. ten years ago age 31, today age 38. jimmy. >> issue a carve yet. i'm married. my wife and i met on tinder. it happened ten years after we got married, awkward. you have are on here, too. having said that jokes aside the

home is the actual better investment if you have to choose between the two. homes rarely lose half their value. 50% of marriages end with someone losing half of their net worth. if you look for long-term stability you buy the house. you could do both. you could have a reasonably-priced wedding. the bride doesn't need to ride on the unicorn or groom doesn't have to parachute out of a jet. don't get march eft in new york or l.a. i got married in ohio. they paid me. >> bill: keep tradition alive. >> dana: i think it is great advice. i think the wedding situation is way out of control. >> you want to invest in the marriage, not the wedding. think about your weddings of your grand parents, church basement somewhere. having the family cater it. you don't have two choices here. i like the fact that couples are saying i don't want to spend so much on the wedding.

i want to spend on the house. that's good. i would say make the relationship commitment before you make the financial commitment. you can build on that. otherwise, you know, i don't know, you end up with a messy split. >> dana: if both people in the couple have a similar idea for what they want to accomplish together financially, i think that helps also secure the marriage. >> you have to be on the same plane. if one of you is thinking i want to go shopping at tiffany every week and the other one wants to eat ramen noodles you will have problems with a mortgage. you either have to marry for love or instagram. the people who marry for instagram from a big wedding. >> lay away is up more than 11% this year as opposed to a year ago. what are we doing mr. money man? >> don't do it. such a bad deal to get into.

i know people are stretched trying to find a way to make the holidays fun. we have this doge thing going at the federal level. a deep dive into our finances. i feel like american households need a doge right now, too, to get themselves on level footing. i think next year will be good for the economy but you want to get yourself started right. don't get a 30% interest rate on what you buy for christmas this year. that's not a gift to anybody. >> great point. the mafia has better interest rates than mastercard right now. you are better off getting a loan shark on 42nd street than putting it on a card. i can't afford these jackets. >> dana: great to see you both. thank you so much. >> bill: thank you both. >> dana: texas department of public safety director freeman martin says he is ready to push ahead with texas's mission to secure the southern border after being newly sworn into office yesterday. brook taylor live in austin, texas with more.

hi, brooke. >> the new dps director is going to be in charge of the operation lone star on the dps side of things. something that many democrats have said shouldn't be patrolling their own border and also a waste of money. take a look at this. we saw it in full effect this morning. another heartbreaking scene. a young 5-year-old girl caught on camera in a smuggler's hands running across the border. she was loaded into his car and driven to a hotel. dps troopers caught this happening, followed, recovered the young girl and arrested the smuggler. dps says the girl's mom admitted she found the smuggler on the internet, paid $8 thousand to smuggle her little girl. martin sworn in on monday takes over from steve mcgraw who retired after 15 years. we spoke to him about the pressing issue of unaccompanied minors at the border. >> you know, once we turn those kids over and processed and released we have no idea what

happens to those kids. it weighs on our employees. >> will the new administration make your job easier now? >> absolutely. >> the majority of activity happening in the del rio sector right now according to border patrol data. this was on sunday. a group of 176 illegal migrants including unaccompanied children in maverick county, those migrants coming from venezuela, brazil, columbia, and el salvador. >> dana: brooke taylor in texas for us. >> bill: ten minutes before the hour. time for giving thanks and shopping for gifts as the holidays draw near. and giving to those in need as we count our blessings today, which is giving tuesday. ♪ it's time to feed the dogs real food in the right amount. a healthy weight can help dogs live a longer and happier life.

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veteran and hero daniel penny in the hands of a jury. he says he was protecting fellow subway riders from a man acting erratically. will penny go to prison for manslaughter or go free? one presidential pardon, two people. joe biden out to help his son skirt the long arm of the law and help himself do the same. jason chaffetz, paul mauro, steve hilton, clay travis, "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> dana: this thanksgiving weekend was one for the record books. if you traveled home, you may have noticed it. tsa announced the busiest travel today in history after more than 3 million travelers were screened across american airports on sunday. breaking the previous record by 74,000. agents have a couple weeks to recover and then we're off for christmas. taking off again. >> bill: smooth travel this past

weekend, delta diva. holiday shopping underway charities hoping americans open their hearts and donate for giving tuesday. fox business is live with the red kettle campaign in downtown manhattan listening to it clang. >> the iconic red kettle campaign going on since 1891. today is giving tuesday. a day of generosity after the frenzy of holiday shopping days between thanksgiving and cyber monday. there is a potential problem this year. giving tuesday raised 3.1 billion the past two years in a row and they're worried with five fewer days between thanksgiving and christmas this year that donations today will decline. the salvation army is particularly worried they are bringing out all the stops to get you to donate to their causes. they say those five fewer days could mean 13 1/2 million fewer

dollars. roll this. >> this year is more important than ever. ref we've seen a percentage increase in the number of homeless in this country. we also have an increased number of natural disasters. and one in three adults reports that they are struggling financially. so the need is greater. >> you heard that, guys, we have all seen the red kettle outside your local big box store, outside macy's here. this kettle will be filled up maybe four times today. they are hoping to raise $1 hundred thousand. we're pushing $3 million today across the nation. to raise money for those who need it. >> bill: you have the first million. love it. good luck out there. tell them we said hello. you go, girl. >> dana: no better cheerleader than her. this caught my eye.

a 90s phenomenon getting new life. the rain forest cafe has the jungle theme version. there is only a dozen left in the united states. all of a sudden it is making a huge comeback. you know why? gen z. young people love it. now they have a little new lease on life. rain forest cafe. >> bill: it could be an instagram moment or tiktok moment or both. >> dana: what would you want to come back? >> bill: great question. wow. stumped me. do you have a good one. >> dana: no, i just had the question. the rain forest cafe is a good one. >> bill: it is good. >> dana: he is going to think about it and we'll be back tomorrow morning. meantime, here is harris