>> dana: i didn't know this was happening. i wish i had. tennis comes back to madison square garden in new york city. watch. >> and that will wrap it up. navarro is the winner in match one at the garden cup. >> dana: as you heard on the women's said she defeated u.s. open finalist. she won in two sets and then let's look at the men's side. one of the game's biggest stars taking home the trophy. carlos beat american ben shelton in three sets. >> bill: the most stylish tennis match in the history of the game. >> dana: can we go next time? >> bill: new york is so big. super bowl came here ten years ago you wouldn't have known the game was being played because the city absorbs so much and there is just --

>> dana: everything is going on here. there is stuff going on in d.c., too. elon musk and vivek ramaswamy arriving on capitol hill bringing along budget axe getting ready to slash government waste. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer, good morning. monumental task ahead. leaders of the newly formed department of government efficiency known as doge will meet with republicans to map out their plans. they've been trying to do this for decades, all right? here are the two guys, musk and ramaswamy attending the first meeting of the senate doge caucus chaired by iowa senator joni ernst who was with dana and me last hour. later they'll cross to the other side of the capitol for another event on the house side hosted by the house speaker mike johnson. >> dana: senator ernst talked about her plans to work with doge. watch. >> we have got vivek and elon at the helm and we are going to push through to save our

american taxpayers from all of this government waste, fraud and abuse. >> dana: fox team coverage. alexandria hoff on a last minute deal to lock in waste on the way out the door by the biden administration. what's the vibe this morning, hillary? >> well, the vibe is we caught up with vivek ramaswamy on his way into this meeting today. he says he is feeling good. ultimately ramaswamy and musk have big plans for doge. they will need congress's help to get the plans in place and make the cuts they want to make. here is what ramaswamy told me on his way in this morning. >> yesterday he were with us on cnbc, about what you are hoping to say today. what is your message to the lawmakers you are meeting with? >> look forward to seeing more we have to say. >> can you actually cut anything without congress cutting you?

you want to cut 2 trillion. >> we have to get in here, guys. >> last question, how do you convince lawmakers who will not help you in this effort? what can you say to persuade them to work with you? >> thank you, guys, we appreciate it. thank you. >> ramaswamy and musk want to downsize the federal workforce, suck out waste, fraud and abuse and supercharge by ripping up thousands of pages of regulations. today in meetings with lawmakers is where they'll get down to the nitty-gritty. a lot of downsizing that musk and ramaswamy can get done without congress. trump can cancel out regulations through executive order. direct agencies to adopt new policies that might scare off some of the least dedicated employees. chopping down the workforce voluntarily. some things like permanent spending reductions and limited budgets, they need congress to get done. it seems like they may have allies across the aisle, though, willing to hear them out.

senator bernie sanders saying musk is right, some things need to be cut. other democrats are joining us as well. >> i just think that there is not a single american who thinks government is perfect. not anything that can't be changed. democrats should embrace government efficiency. >> there are some democrats, though, dana, who are not impressed with ramaswamy and musk. one of those is the top appropriateor in the house, congresswoman rosa said they are a gang of two with 0 authority and congress is the one who holds the purse strings. >> dana: see how it turns out. >> bill: something to watch. a major union deal might throw a wrench into plans to trim the federal workforce, however. thousands of social security workers just locked in hybrid work protections to the year 2029 in the latest contract they agreed to. alexandria hoff is on that story. what did you find out? >> the union representing 42,000

social security administration workers has secured a deal to maintain their current telework levels. a member told me comes out to two to three working from home each week depending on p person's role. the deal was signed by commissioner martin o'malley before resigning to run for democratic national committee chair. he said at a hearing last month that flexible work schedules have been mutually beneficial. >> we have driven up overall productivity by 6.2% over last year. a lot more windows than there are staff. not because we're lazy, not because we don't show up for work, it is because there are fewer of us. >> but tighter federal staffing levels for agencies is one of the major goals of the new department of government efficiency or doge like we've been talking about. op-ed penned in the "wall street journal" by musk he wrote this. requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a

week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations we welcome. if they don't want to show up american taxpayers shouldn't pay for them the privilege of covid era privilege of staying home. billionaire investor was fired up by the new ssa contract and wrote on x biden is attempting to make permanent the deep state before he leaves office by burdening the government with untenable contracts so donald trump and doge cannot succeed. bloomberg reports other federal agencies are pushing to lock in similar deals. >> bill: alexandria hoff. see where it goes. nice to see you. >> dana: joining us is lara trump, co-chair of the rnc. let's start with doge. there is so much excitement around it. two very interesting characters not working for any money saying let's just get this done. we had somebody on yesterday saying there is young tech people all over the country now saying they want to help and work with the government now. especially under elon and vivek.

even, senator fetterman said there might be some virtue here. let's listen and get your reaction. >> i mean, i don't know why it's controversial to eliminate waste. that's not exactly an original idea, either. how many different administrations have all had that kind of a conversation. that's not revolutionary. it is not controversial. and i think anybody could support making our government more efficient and saving whatever money that we can. >> dana: i think this excitement comes from people believing that actually this time it could work. >> you are exactly right. great to be with you guys. listen, you have to think back for a second to donald trump and his first term in office. he did something like moving the american embassy, by the way, to jerusalem which so many presidents before him said they wanted to do, donald trump got it done. a peace agreement in the middle east. donald trump got it done. if there is anyone who can take a situation like reducing our federal government, paring it

back and doing the right thing here i believe it's donald trump. i think people are so excited about this. look, over the past several years our country has watched as our money has gone overseas to fight wars that we don't even involve ourselves in and don't want to be involved in. watch as we spent i think $150 billion a year on illegal immigrants who have come here to this country. this is something the people are desperate to see happen. i actually believe this is the time. if things happen in the way that i think so many of us are hopeful to see happen, i believe we are upon the most transformational period in our country's history since our inception. donald trump calls it the golden age of america. but it starts with doge. it starts with getting the taxpayers more for their money and not wasteful spending, not the fraud and abuse. i actually believe we'll see some incredible things happen. >> "politico" headline.

some fearing retribution on your father-in-law when he goes back to the white house. biden white house discussing preemptive pardons. there is no evidence that anyone has requested that pardon and some debate whether or not it's even legal. when people ask you about the retribution aspect how do you respond to them? >> bill, donald trump himself said that success will be his revenge. if there is anyone who understands how egregious it is to have the poll itization of our systems against one individual, it is donald trump. and i think one of the reasons that the people of this country overwhelmingly came out and supported him is because they want to be able to trust these fundamental institutions like our department of justice again. he does not plan on retribution. he plans on restoring trust and faith of the american people into so many of these foundational elements of our country. and so i would say look, if

anyone has done anything wrong, maybe they should be worried not because of donald trump, because maybe they've broken the law. but you know when it comes to donald trump, i think people are actually going to be very surprised to see how he operates because there has been so much fear mongering and so many scare tactics when it comes to donald trump. we remember how he was the first term in office. he didn't start world war iii. the first president in 82 years not to start a new war or get america into a new war and much in the same way i think people are going to see very quickly that this is a man who really just wants to go in there and take charge of this country as the american people mandated. secure our border, bring down inflation, get us out of wars and do the right things for america. he has no intention on retribution for revenge. >> dana: there was a big case yesterday heard in front of the supreme court. the biden administration pushed back against tennessee which has a law that banned the treatment of minors for sex reassignment surgery and one of the justices

that was put forward by biden is justice brown jackson. she compared the tennessee law banning gender transitions to minors to past laws banning interracial marriage. listen. >> some of these questions about who decides and the concerns and legislative prerogatives sound very familiar to me. they sound in the same kinds of arguments that were made back in the day 50s, 60s with respect to racial classification and inconsistencies. i think in particular about loving and wondering whether you thought about the parallels because i see one as to how this statute operates and how the anti anti--- >> dana: how does the trump team see this case? >> i can tell you how i see it as a mom. i have kids five and seven years old. i think what we're talking about

here are minors. our children. and when you look at some of the impact of some of these drugs that are being given to kids, some of the irreversible procedures performed upon them, it is very frightening for a lot of parents. that comparison is outrageous personally. all republicans typically want is to protect our kids. we should never be performing procedures or giving drugs to our children in the united states that are going to do them harm and going to do permanent damage to them. i do think that a lot of people are talking about the fact that maybe this is a state's issue. maybe that's ultimately where it ends up. it is a very hot button topic for a lot of people. there seems to be a big shift in this direction to try to push kids into this transgender ideology. it is very frightening for a lot of parents right now. >> bill: see what the court decides. michael whatley, you worked close with him successfully. we know he will stay as chairman

of the rnc, you are a co-chair. what is your future and your next role? >> the big question. the easy one. well, you know what? i'm so lucky because i did work with an incredible team. we did succeed and do everything we set out to do. we had an overwhelming win for donald trump. i'm trying to figure out what my future looks like now. i'm fortunate i have a lot of things potentially in front of me. as soon as i make a decision i promise to let everybody know. >> bill: are you officially a resident of north carolina or florida? >> i'm on official resident of florida for 3 1/2 years. >> bill: there might be a hint there. that's what i'm saying. thank you, lara, for coming on. nice to see you. later tonight tune in the sixth annual patriot awards. sean hannity will do the honors, watch live at 8:00 eastern time fox news right there, fox nation.com. download the app and we'll have

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>> dana: a smuggler's paradise along the southern border. fox news rides along with texas dps getting a firsthand look at efforts to stem the tide of

migrants, guns and deadly drugs. griff jenkins is live in eagle pass with more. >> we've been out since well before the sun was up to texas dps along the river here in eagle pass. you can see mexico on the other side and see the amount of trash. while the numbers have been down a little bit, dana, here in eagle pass, it is once again leading the nation in people coming across and lieutenant you had in this area where we were a pretty big group a few days ago. tell me about that. >> sunday, griff, we had a group of 176 illegal immigrants that came across. the reason why they're coming across, there are gaps between the fencing. in that group we had 11 from afghanistan and accompanied children. those are some of the challenges we're dealing with. we see smaller groups, 200 or 300 a day. more special interest aliens and unaccompanied children. as we talk about unaccompanied

children our focus, it's a concern to us. every time a child comes across the border alone we want to make sure they're safe with the brief moment we have with them. >> we see blue-colored wrist bands. we haven't seen this since a year or so ago in rgb and now ngthe first time in this area. what does it tell you? >> a tactic we saw with the wrist bands and it signifies the cartels are capitalizing on illegal immigration. people coming across that border. even though the numbers are small, 200 or 300 a day they are able to increase their money by raising the price. >> the smuggling is surging. >> because already know what's going to happen come january. we'll see more human smuggling and more people trying to sneak into the country. >> we are seeing it with cars and horse patrol unit also stopping migrants.

dana. >> dana: i love that horse patrol. can't wait to see you again. thanks, griff. >> bill: we have 21 minutes past the hour. multiple crises overseas hitting the boiling point in the final weeks of the biden-harris administration. important stuff here, too. a new ronald reagan institute survey finds that most americans support a bigger role for u.s. leadership on the world stage. rachel hoff is the policy director for the institute. a big weekend out there in the defense forum in simi valley. thank you for your time here. want to pull up one thing on defense spending. interesting. we talk about cutting government spending all morning. 79% in your survey, 79% support more defense spending. what did you find? explain it to us, rachel >> it's a record high. doing the polling at the ronald reagan institute figuringing out what the american people believe about foreign policy and defense

issues. we've never seen more americans saying they want the government to increase its spending on defense. you pointed to the instability and conflict and chaos we see around the world. that's the reason why they want our military to be prepared to meet those threats and to do so from a position of strength. >> bill: roger wicker is a republican senator out of mississippi and wants to increase spending by $55 billion. we'll see how it goes over with the whole doge operation on the capitol. back to the survey. how concerned are you about the increased cooperation between china, russia, iran, and north korea? this is fascinating. 86%. i wonder how much this past election reflected that number. what i read in your survey a lot of young people were concerned about this. >> that's true. we're seeing increasing concerns among all americans but

particularly young americans. seeing young americans wanting america in response to that malign cooperation between authoritarian actors or competitors in china, iran, north korea, russia, they are collaborating more and more to push back against american interests and the interests and values of the free world. not just young americans but all americans and frankly americans of all political stripes. those who voted for president trump in this election and those who voted for vice president harris are concerned about this cooperation between authoritarian actors. they want the united states to be capable and prepared to do something about it. >> bill: last thing here. the conclusion, okay? i want our viewers to hear this from your survey. the american people have made clear their desire for the united states to lead the effort to end the violence gripping the world. the next administration has an opportunity to reaffirm america's role in the world charting a course that both insures national security and promotes freedom. did you find, whether or not

there was confidence in the new president to do that? >> you know, confidence in any president whether it's the current president or the future president who will be taking office in january is split along partisan divides but what we found is true oh than a bipartisan basis. americans want the united states to be engaged on the global stage, as you said, to take the lead when it comes to international events. to defend our interests around the world and values around the world and to your point just there, bill, to end the conflicts that we're seeing and to not shy away from that and withdraw but to engage and help facilitate an end to the conflict we're seeing in ukraine, that we're seeing in the middle east and to deter any potential conflict we might see. >> bill: big issues on the table. see you this weekend. defense forum gives us interesting, creative ideas

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>> bill: right now the acting secret service director ronald rowe is testifying. chad pergram is watching this on the hill. what has he said so far? >> this is the first appearance by ronald rowe, acting ceb receipt service director, since

the second attempt on president trump's life. the incident at his golf club in florida. he was here talking to lawmakers just a couple of days before that. one of the big questions for ronald rowe is accountability. i pressed him on that in the hallway as he arrived this morning. listen. >> what about discipline that needs to be meted out. are you talking about that in your opening statement? are people convinced the people who screwed up in pennsylvania are going to be held accountable? is that something you'll talk about? >> jason crowe, the democrat from colorado is the top democrat on this committee says there is not a culture of speaking up inside the secret service. not correcting errors. this is an issue of frustration for the committee chairman, mike kelly, of pennsylvania. >> my reply to that is just

answer the question. >> ronald rowe insists that discipline is, in fact, coming. he says this is something that bothers him. listen. >> let me be clear, there will be accountability and that accountability is occurring. quite frankly, it does frustrate me. but it is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure. i personally carry the weight of knowing that we almost lost a protectee. >> something they talked about at the hearing at president-elect trump's golf club they now have unmanned canines. robot dogs patrolling the property and this committee will put out its report next week. >> bill: chad, waiting for more answers on that. chad pergram live on the hill. thank you. >> dana: we're on verdict watch in the daniel penny trial. jurors have asked to take a second look at several pieces of evidence including video of

penny putting neely into a choke hold. congratulations to you on your new book, a beautiful book and wonderful tribute to your family who served and many other veterans who served. let me talk about daniel penny. one of the things about him is this interrogation video. he didn't know neely had expired or know that he would be an eventual suspect and arrested. watch here. >> i wasn't trying to like injure him. i'm just trying to keep him from hurting anybody else. he is threatening people. that's what we learned in the marine corps. >> dana: they'll get testimony read back from the medical examiner. i would have done this even if there was fentanyl in the system. >> she testified on behalf of the prosecution that he died as

a result of the choke hold and she says regardless of any toxicology report i will never change my mind his death was the result of the choke hold. what you played a moment ago is daniel penny saying i was trying to restrain him and just -- no part of me wanted to injure this human. those of us who ride the subway are grateful for anyone coming between us and the obvious danger that occurs every day all day. you contrast that any testimony was that on behalf of the defense who brought in a medical expert from texas who said there is no way his death was the result of the choke hold. in fact, he was still breathing at the time that proves it is impossible to be at the hands of that neck injury. it was indeed the toxicology, the elements in his system and his psychotic breakdown tatty time. the question is if the jury wants to hear the cross examination of the original medical examiner testimony and not the defense's reboutal was it because it was so clear and want to double-check and weigh

the credibility against each other? they asked about the justifiable question earlier. the single most often grounds for appeal is the jury instructions. so are they confused on the law? do they need guidance was it justified? >> bill: good questions. put this on the screen for the viewers, he faces the possibility of manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide or he could be acquitted. the d.a. alvin bragg has not said if you get a conviction he will even do jail time. which i think would be intriguing as we go forward. meanwhile the ceo gunned down just four blocks from here. here is the nypd on the search right now, watch. >> we are encouraging new yorkers to go about their daily lives and business. we have drones up and aviation and canine out. when an incident like this happens we don't spare any expense. >> bill: so you got a theory? >> "the new york times" is just

reporting that now on the bullet casings there were written words delay, deny, is it an illusion perhaps to the book written in 2010 about the insurance companies that profit off of denial and delay of claims? a red herring? make people theorize it is the basis of a disgruntled insurance member? is this again we know there was an investigation for insider trading. no shortage of theories. at this point it remains clear that nypd is sparing no expense trying to find this person but also this person is one link in the chain. it is more obvious there are plenty of people who have participated in this horrific. >> dana: you think it was more planned just than this one. you don't think he was necessarily the aggrieved. >> 100% don't think he is. >> one person thought he was. there are a lot of theories. we don't have a lot of information. difficult to watch the video because it is not a movie. it is someone's real life.

>> in new york city what that person looked like there are a million people on e-bikes with batteries that have -- right? we all walk here every day. >> bill: what's phenomenal to me, this assassination was perfectly framed by a security camera. you have the victim screen right and gunman screen left and it could not be more perfectly -- i don't want to use the word staged but framed than it is there now. tell us about your book. how great is it? >> i think it is extraordinary because of the voices within. thank you for your kind support getting the word out there. >> dana: beautiful book. >> tells the stories of soldiers encounters with god and faith on the battlefield and the battlefield isn't often left physically there but it is home as you battle ptsd and the grief of the ultimate sacrifice and battle moral injuries and details my family's military history. these are all the medals of my

family. >> dana: show that. >> bill: that's great. >> these are my families that hang on my childhood home walls. purple heart. a mix of military history and my family's history and legacy and all of these war fighters' experiences with faith in god. there is such diversity of the voices and experiences and the faith itself. i know you will be changed, as i was. >> bill: today you are number one. >> dana: you are always number one. >> thank you for having me. >> bill: the a.g. in california is saying he will dig in on the fight against the trump team. talk to kevin mccarthy who knows california quite well. mysterious drones spotted in the skies over new jersey. now the f.b.i. is on that case.

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>> dana: we'll get you an updated picture. elon musk just arrived on capitol hill. they'll have meetings today with the senate majority leader thune and senate -- the house speaker, mike johnson. ramaswamy is meeting with the entire senate doge caucus as they figure out a way to make government more efficient. vivek promises to get back to hillary vaughn at some point. wants to have the meeting first. very nice and polite. talk to you later. >> bill: cool. 15 minutes before the hour. california we roll. >> president-elect trump's immigration agenda is draconian and his rhetoric is xenophobic. as california attorney general if trump attacks the rights of

our immigrants, i will be there. >> bill: that's the a.g. in california vowing to fight back. he is the latest golden state lawmaker to prioritize migrants over voter concerns. house speaker kevin mccarthy knows the state all too well. good morning. a.g. has been on the job not quite two years. the stat. california has the largest share of undocumented immigrants in the u.s. at 1.8 million. as of 2022. >> that number is much higher. under gavin he brings a magnet. free healthcare. denies california citizens certain things but not to those who come illegal and why we' tract so many. we have a huge deficit in california. what you see from the attorney general, he wants to be the democrat political player and make a name for himself. instantly he starts to attack a president who hasn't been sworn

in yet on policies that the american public have actually voted for. interesting this last election, 55 counties flipped for donald trump throughout the nation. there is one in california, lake county that hasn't voted for a republican since 1984 since reagan. there are two counties in america in texas that never voted for a republican. here they are, i would think these attorney generals should take a deep breath. listen to what the american public said and understand that immigration was one of the major reasons why donald trump won. it wasn't a republican issue. republican and democrat, too. we have a new prosecutor in l.a. county. that was overwhelming elected because we watched the crime go rampant. people want to see something else happen especially from this attorney general. >> trump and homan said they are focusing on the criminal illegal immigrants first. why wouldn't he want to deal with that?

>> as attorney general your job is to protect your citizens. why wouldn't you want these gang members? these are ruthless gang members. running drugs, fentanyl killing our children. why wouldn't you want them out? i would think that would be your job without having a president do it. >> bill: senator out of nevada. she takes a step further. i remember the calls i would get in my office during the trump administration from families under threat because of the immigration chaos he created. president biden has the power to protect immigrant families. i'm calling on him to use it. will he? >> the thing i know is president trump is going to protect americans first. that's what he campaigned on and what he has promised. he will get the gang members that we are watching and reading stories a lot of innocent people dying. remove them out of this country and secure our border. >> dana: while we have you the department of government efficiency is going to meet today. meeting with the house and

senate. there is a lot of excitement about this and a lot of people who go this has been tried before. how is this time different in your opinion? >> $36 trillion. you have to do something. you notice if you continue the same path nothing will happen. what i would do if i were -- talking to elon and vivek, i would ask for a mechanism that they guarantee whatever they come up with at least gets a vote in the house and senate with no amendments. whatever work they do gets put on the floor. what will happen is that can be a bipartisan vote. how we dealt with the base realignment and closure after the collapse of the soviet union. no one is going to say close a military base in my district but how to make it better. great way to do it. smart people on the outside and asking american citizens tell us some ideas of where we can eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. >> bill: i look forward to the press conference today. >> the other thing that elon has, he can educate the american public every day on x.

then how do these elected officials stay back and say you shouldn't -- it makes government more efficient and accountable. >> bill: we heard about it for decades. it hasn't happened. >> if the guy can send a rocket to space and land it where nobody else can, i think he can make this happen. >> dana: thank you for being here. have a good time here in new york and we'll bring you this story. two young sisters raising donations for senior veterans so that they can take part in honor flights. they will join us next.

>> dana: a flying drone mystery raising alarms in new jersey. there are clusters of large drones swarming the skies near the bedminster golf club owned by president trump. what is going on? >> one witness says it is like a parade. the drones keep coming one after another. you can hear them coming because

they are so loud. listen to the power of this drone last night. residents in morris county say it has been happening every night with the exception of thanksgiving over the past few weeks. one family followed a drone in their car and while it hovered above them the clock in their car changed time and went back to normal after they drove off. witnesses talk about the size of the drones. some as big as a small car. despite the growing concern morris county officials insist there continues to be no known threat to public safety. residents tell fox they are becoming more worried. the faa is continuing to temporarily restrict flights over trump national golf club in bedm bedminster. authorities in morris county this morning say they have no new information to share as the mystery continues.

>> dana: keep us posted. this is bizarre. we need to know more. >> bill: before we close out today, given the patriot awards later tonight, we want you to meet two very special sisters from southwestern ohio, the town of harrison, they have raised more than 30,000 to help the honor flight network that flies veterans to washington, d.c. where they visit the memorials that honor their sacrifice. on veterans day last month they raised nearly $4 thousand. meet tessa, age 12 and rhea, age eight and their mother, rachel, doing great. you look great in red, white and blue. i love the hat, tessa. since you are the older sister where did you come up with this idea? what inspired you? >> my mom inspired me. her friend invites us to an

honor flight and liked it and wanted to keep going back there. >> bill: what did you like about it, tessa? >> i love seeing the veterans and their smiles after they get home from the honor flight. >> bill: you made a difference, didn't you? you made a difference? >> yeah. >> bill: love that. rhea, what inspires you as such a young age to help people in their senior years? >> because i love our veterans because they are so nice. >> bill: they are. they make you laugh? >> yeah. >> bill: i bet they appreciate you, too. rachel, how have you inspired your daughters? this is really an amazing story. >> we just love our veterans here and we know most of the veterans right now on the honor flights are vietnam veterans,

korean. we know that they have no homecoming at all. a lot of them were spit on and people tried to fight them. to be there at these honor flight home comes and welcome them home and give them the homecoming they truly deserve. shake their hands. thank them for their service gets really emotional. they are happy, they are crying. it is such a great program. our honor flight here in cincinnati run is one of the best organizations that we've been a part of. raise money for them. >> bill: what is the cost to take one veteran to washington, d.c.? >> i think it is around $7 hundred now. per veteran. >> bill: how can people help? we have the website. is that the link? >> that's the link. yep. >> bill: here is what we'll try and do, all right? tuesday was giving tuesday, okay? and tessa and rhea we'll try to

drive some money your way, all right, so you can make more dreams come true. do you like that idea? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> bill: keep doing great work. rachel, congratulations, you have done well. see you ladies down the road. thank you. >> bye. >> dana: they're great. my devotional today said generosity is what brings you joy. i think that they embody that for sure. before we go that time of year when we find what we listen to the most this year and reveal our spotify. >> bill: i had a big problem with mine. i think it is more accurate. zach bryan. miles davis and springsteen. >> dana: kenny chesney, smutly and morgan and taylor swift. let me add that to the list. "the faulkner focus" is next. hi, martha. >> thank you very much