call, scan, or go online now to help rush one survival food box to a holocaust survivor. your special holiday gift will provide everything they need to celebrate the miracle of hanukkah. (intercom) t minus 10... (janet) so much space! that open kitchen! (tanya) ...definitely the one! (ethan) but how can you sell your house when we're stuck on a space station for months???!!! (brian) opendoor gives you the flexibility to sell and buy on your timeline. (janet) nice! (intercom) flightdeck, see you at the house warming. mike: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel plans to double its population

in the golan heights as president-elect trump and netanyahu spoke earlier today9 ant the situation in syria. welcome to "fox news live," i'm mike emanuel. former prime minister naftali bennett will join us later this hour with his reaction. ♪ mike: president-elect trump making several key announcements for his upcoming administration yesterday as he was also handed a victim -- victory in court with abc agreeing to pay a $15 million defamation settlement. he attended the army-navy game alongside special vip guests. madison is scarpino is live here on set with more. >> hello, great to be here, mike. i can tell you, he got an electric reaction from fans yesterday at the game, and it's been an incredibly eventful 24 hours for president-elect trump. part of that includes some major announcements including several picks for his new presidential team, and one of the many

includes truth social ceo and former congressman devin nuñes. trump is tap thing him for chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. if confirmed, nunes will advice the president on the legality of foreign intelligence activity. also a longtime foreign policy adviser of trump's, ric grenell if as envoy for special missions. he was the president-elect's intelligence chief during the first administration. he will work this if some of the hotst spots around the world like venezuela and north korea. now i to trump's major legal win yesterday against abc news and one of its top anchors, jernlg stephanopoulos. they will now be paying $15 million to settle trump's defamation lawsuit. during an interview, stephanopoulos said numerous times that a jury had found trump highball for rape. the president-elect was, in fact, found liable for sexual abuse but not rape. the president-elect and his vp pick, j.d. vance, also spending part of the day at the iconic

army-navy game ending with an upsit win from the navy midshipmen -- upset. they were joined by cabinet picks and other names including pete hegseth and tulsi gabbard who may need extra that effort for their, confirmations. >> nothing is sacred. family, past experiences, personal if experiences, high school yearbooks. the nominees need to get ready, and they need to answer these questions to the satisfaction of the republican members minimally. >> reporter: other guests at the game include daniel penny just days after his acquittal. ron desantis was also there. incoming senate majority leader john thune, house speaker mike johnson, and the list goes on. it was a big day, mike. mike: madison is, some years ago i went to the game with my son, lucas tomlinson was our host. we had an awesome time. what was it like being out there yesterday? or. >> reporter: it was the awesome. this really is a special game.

there's so much passion from all of these fans, and we got to speak to a lot of leaders prosecute military, and one of the big things they all a talk about is just the character of these athletes. they're incredible football players, but they're the all going to go on to serve our condition, so it's awesome. mike: i know military service is part of your family. >> reporter: it is. my if dad is definitely watching right now. he's just now retiring as a navy captain, and we actually lived on the naval academy for a bit. it was cool, to be there yesterday. mike: well, welcome to d.c. great to see you. i hope you come back. >> reporter: thank you, me too. mike: panic and widespread debate is happening about what is flying through the sky as local officials demand answers from the federal government. c.b. cotton is here with the hatest. hello, c.b. >> reporter: hi, mike. well, u.s. national security officials insist while the investigation if is ongoing, there's no evidence so far of a public safety threat, national

security risk or foreign adversary. but, mike, this has done little to calm nerves because while these senior officials are adamant that most of the sightings are actually airplanes, you -- we've heard from dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas on abc news this morning that some of the sightings are, indeed, krones. so it seems like -- drones. it seems like there's mixed messaging going on. and former new jersey governor chris christie said that if the federal government doesn't start handing over more information, people will start taking matters into their own hands. >> the states do not have enough authority to do what they need to do, and what we're going to find, george, is you're going to have individuals acting as drone vigilantes, and they're going to start taking them down. >> reporter: the drone sightings are now happening across the entire northeast and in some cases as far away as california. sometimes they're over densely-populated areas, other times over sensitive military

sites. a suburban new york airport was temporarily shut up down friday night due to krone activity. new york governor kathy hochul announcinged that feds are deploying a state of the art drone detection system to new york after she made a fiery demand if yesterday for more resources. there is bipartisan concern and outrage about these mysterious sightings. a top house democrat saying on fox news sunday that the federal response so far is, quote, not good enough. >> just putting information out there to fill that vacuum would be help. -- helpful. >> reporter: okay. and representative jim himes, who you just a heard from, also told fox news that he's confident these drone sightings are not linked to a foreign adversary like china or iran. but during yesterday's briefing with senior officials, we also learned that the confirmed drone sightings in some cases over military installations here in new jersey, in those cases the government doesn't know who is

operating the drones. mike, back to you. mike: c.b. cotton live in elizabeth, new jersey, this banks. >> -- many thanks. mike: let's start with homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, and i'll get you to react. >> there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. >> reporter: mr. mayor, are you getting the information you need from the department of homeland security? >> we are not. i mean, it's been four days since ab -- an unprecedented meeting with every single mayor of new jersey to be gathered together to be told exactly what the state of new jersey knows, and that's very lit. if you listen to to what they were saying, the little bit of information we did get, it's

leading people like me the draw their own conclusions. and some have said our conclusions are basically conspiracy theories, but the best way to squash it is with truth and transparency, and that's what we're seeking. mike: what are leaders there in the garden state telling you if you encounter drones in your city? >> yeah. we now have guidance on exactly what to do. our police department is to immediately call the local bomb squad, and our fire department has to suit up with hazmat material. mike: i grew up in new jersey. i'm curious, how alarmed are people in your community? >> they're concerned. listen, you can see the drones. there's no doubt about that. once you factor in the little bit of information we know and what they're not telling us, they're basically telling us there's no critical threat, they're telling us they're not going to shoot them down, and they're also telling us that they're not going to ban them. so that leads you to believe that they're probably our government assets, so that leads and begs the next question, why are they circling above our

houses? mike: what is your advice the to people many your community and others who ask you and they are concerned? >> again, they are concerned. we are being told do not take the law into your own hands, it is a federal offense to shoot upon a done that -- a drone. we don't want people taking the law into their own hands, but the more that the federal government gives us, again, we keep seeking truth and transparency, that is going to squash a lot of these conspiracy theories. mike: mr. mayor, thank you for taking the time today. great to speak with you. >> thank you. mike: let's bring in john year rely, a former fbi special agent. john, welcome. >> thank you, mike. mike: so incoming national security adviser michael waltz talked about the drones today. i want to get you to react to this. >> it's not necessarily somebody on the other end flying it, they could be following prepositioned gps coordinates. they could be coming from offshore, and we need to take a hard look at hour -- our

homeland defenses. president trump has talked about an iron dome. for america. that needs to include drones as well. mike: what are your concerns, john? >> when you look at the number of drones, the sophistication, the size, it's clearly not an individual flying his drone on a friday night. this hasp some serious backing and finances behind it. is it the u.s. government doing it and they're not telling us why, or could it be something more nefarious? the the government's saying it's not china, it's not iran, but we don't know who it is. how do they know it's not china or iran? mike: to be clear, drones have been spotted in places like new york, pennsylvania, maryland, california, nevada, virginia, you name it. and so this appears to be a spreading issue. does the fbi need to come forward and speak to the american people? >> certainly, there needs to be transparency. but i'm betting the fbi doesn't know exactly what's going on as

of yet. this is a large picture of a big issue. and there's a lot of concerns. drones can also be hostile. they can carry weapons on them. they certainly can use for surveillance on sensitive information like military bases and certainly an invasion of everyone's privacy as they fly over everyone's head. mike: president-elect trump has nominated kash patel to lead the federal bureau of investigation. senator bernie sanders spoke about him earlier today. let's play him. >> i'm a little bit nervous about it, you know? when trump talks about sending to jail people who were on the january 6th committee, that sounds like being a tinpot dictator. mike: what are you hearing from folks still inside the bureau? >> with kash patel coming in, if he's confirmed, the concern is changing the overall fbi when really there's just pieces of the fbi that need to be fixed. hopefully, he'll rely on people who understand the culture and

be able to identify the problem areas including those who are executives that steer the fbi in the wrong direction. if. mike: do you think he'll be effective at potentially changing some aspects of the fbi? because sometimes when you go into a bureau rock city like that -- bureaucracy like that, there is great resistance. >> well, kash patel is known for being someone who can get results, and the fbi needs strong leadership. it's something that they've been lacking in the past couple of years. i'm looking for change that are going to keep the american people safe. mike: john giannarelli, great to have you. thanks for being here today. >> thank you, mike. ♪ >> when we start january 21st, we've got a great plan in place. prioritization of the worst of the worst first. if you're in the country ill lisle -- illegally, you're not off the table. we're going to hit the ground running. mike: president-elect trump's

incoming border czar tom homan responding to chicago mayor's vow to protect residents, to 40homan adding he is ready the take the fight to sanctuary cities to remove the criminal illegal immigrants, and cities not cooperating with i.c.e. could lead to additional agents in their communities. president biden is reportedly considering preemptive pardons as his term winds down. this after he announced several controversial commutations and pardons just days ago. alexandria hoff is live on the north lawn with the latest reaction. hi, alex. >> reporter: hi, mike. good to be with you. the white house stated today that the president will move if forward with additional acts of clemency in the next couple of weeks, but right now as it stands there are several democrats who are confused by some of the names that he has listed so far. >> there were a number that, i think, make no sense at all. let's at least look at these on a factual and a risk basis instead of just in the middle of

the night a month before the president leaves. >> i do feel strongly that president biden got it absolutely wrong. he created a lot of pain here in northeastern pennsylvania. >> reporter: that was governor josh shapiro speaking on the president commuting the sentence of former judge michael conahan who was convicted in 2011 for raking in millions in kickbacks for improperly sending children to detention certains known as the kids for cash scandal. ayanna pressley was asked about that as she advocated for more sentences to be commuted. >> i don't have any if insight on these specific cases or the rationale. what i can say is that there are hundreds of house of people based on the president's action who have hope about the fate of their loved ones. >> reporter: there's also talk about potential preemptive pardons like you were talking about, mike, for people that the biden team fears could be

prosecuted by the incoming administration. that's something that trump has disputed he would do. here's newly-sworn-in senator adam schiff on that. >> the precedent of giving blanket pardons, preemptive, blanket pardons on the way out of an administration, i think, is a precedent we don't want to set. >> reporter: the white house added today that they're going to be the moving forward with several more priorities, that being student debt relief and artificial intelligence. but, mike, they're don't have a lot of -- they don't have a lot of time left. mike: alex, great to see you. thank you so much. rfk jr. facing fierce criticism over his stance on the polio vaccine ahead of his meetings on capitol hill this week. we will have a preview after the break. ♪ relieves pressure, and instantly adapts. sleep better. live purple. right now save up to $1,000 during our black friday sale. visit purple.com or a store near you

♪ [music] i could open the garage ♪ ♪ for sam's band entourage ♪ ♪ protect them from the rain ♪ ♪ ♪ my garage i'd be closing ♪ ♪ while i'm hiking in wyoming ♪ ♪ if my home just had a brain ♪ total beets, america's best selling beats brand, is available at walmart. total beets blood pressure support soft chews contain a key ingredient clinically shown to deliver two times better blood pressure support. take control of your blood pressure. head to walmart and get total beets blood pressure support soft chews. today. with dexcom g7, managing your diabetes just got easier. so, what's your glucose number right now? good thing you don't need to fingerstick. how's all that food affect your glucose? oh, the answers on your phone. what if you're heading low at night? [phone beeps]

wow, it can alert you?! and you can even track your goals. manage your diabetes with confidence with dexcom g7. the most accurate cgm. ♪ learn more at dexcom.com craig here pays too much for verizon wireless. so he sublet half his real estate office... [ bird squawks loudly ] to a pet shop.

meg's moving company uses t-mobile. so she scaled down her fleet to save money. and don's paying so much for at&t, he's been waiting to update his equipment! there's a smarter way to save. comcast business mobile. you could save up to an incredible 70% on your wireless bill. so you don't have to compromise. powering smarter savings. powering possibilities.

♪ >> i think i look forward to sitting down and talking with him. obviously, vaccines whether it's the polio or covid have saved millions and millions of lives, and i strongly support vaccines. i'm going to sit down, i'll talk to him. we're going to have a hearing on it, and it's premature to say how i will vote or, i think, how anybody should vote unless you hear from the nominees. mike: that was bernie sanders on robert f. kennedy's meetings this week on capitol hill as president-elect trump's pick as

health and human services secretary. his path forward faces pushback from several lawmakers. for moreen to this -- more on this, we're joined by dr. marc siegel. doctor, welcome. >> hi, mike, how are you? mike: great, sir. thanks for doing this. what do you anticipate being the biggest pushback when rfk jr. visits capitol hill this week? >> i think there's three issues here. one is that he's pro-choice and he believes in women's right the choose up to the point of viability. that's going to get pushback from pro-life elements in the senate. the second you already hinted at which is vaccines, and mitch mcconnell very vocal about on friday, mikes because mitch mcconnell is a polio survivor from the age of 2, and he really doesn't want to see that yesterday. all of this fire on vaccines is not only coming because of rfk jr.'s previous provisions, but also that his attorney has basically taken on the

government on 13 vaccines including polio and gardasil which is the hpv vaccine. this is going to lead to a lot of pushback. the third thing, and this is really interesting, is that rfk jr. is taken on big good and big pharma, and the fda in terms of how unhealthy or feud is and some -- food is and some of our medications are. some senators like bill can cassidy who is a physician and ron johnson have championed this cause, and josh hawley is saying, look, big pharma needs to be taken on. it also questions though that senators from big farm sate ises -- state, how are they going to react. so far it's been well supported. mike: let's dig in on the polio vaccine. as you mentioned, mitch mcconnell is a polio survivor. what do you make of the vaccine? is it good for american children? >> i think it's a huge accomplishment. i must say that salk and sabin

both came from new york medical center, and the vaccine is inactivated meaning knotts a live virus. and we have been using that in the united states since 2000 without any cases. you can't use that advantage screen -- vaccine unless there's no polio around. and in hot spots of the world where there's polio, you got to use the live virus vaccine, and that can occasionally lead to some cases of polio. we've got to stay where we are. we don't need to see any more polio in this country, and it can spread sub repetitiously, and i -- surreptitiously. and i think he needs to reassure senators on this. mike: rfk jr. is leading the process on ultra-processed foods, is he correct they're making us sick and obese? >> i love that he's doing this, and i think the that the fg -- fda advisory committee on this week really disappointing saying, well, we know

ultra-processed food leads to beastie, and we know that to obesity leads to high blood pressure, diabetes and some cancer, but we can't necessarily prove that ultra-processed food leads to this. meanwhile, it also leads to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in my opinion, to kids' focus, and the issue of all the dyes and preservatives in our food, the fats, the sugar, the high fructose corn syrup. 70% of the food on our store shelves is ultra-processed. that's not true in europe. we really need to dig in and get down on this, and i think it's a battle also not just with the f if da but also, again, the lobbyists. mike: if he is confirmed, does that change the dialogue forever about food in this country? >> i hope it does. and, again, i would emphasize -- i hope it does because we've got to go back to farm to table. we have to have the feds support produce in schools more. we've9 got to convert what our

kids do because, mike, if you put something that looks like it's from out of space in front of a 3-year-old with, they're going to eat it. we've got to have more vegetables in schools, and that costs money. the feds have to support that. i think it will shift the focus in the right direction. i'm excited about it. the battle's not with the fdi, it's with the lobby group. mike: i want to squeeze in one more, one health care system ceo says, quote, we know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people's frustrations with it. we understand and share the desire to build a health care system that works better for everyone. that is the purpose of our organization this as, of course, unitedhealth's ceo, the insurance aspect, was assassinated in new york city. what do you make of his comments? >> well, i like the sentiment in his op-ed especially because his employee was murdered, horrible tragedy. i like that, but i'll tell you what i disagree with, i don't

necessarily believe that big insurance is out for the patient or out for the doctor, certainly. we got so -- system is so changed where the doctor is no longer in control anymore. it's administrators and it's insurance. so with all due respect to, again,, the tone was great there and it's a terrible tragedy, and nobody should be murdered because the health care system is broken. but i don't messily believe that the united health care -- necessarily believe that the united health care group is out there for the hope of our -- health of our patients. you're hoping that your physician and your nurse and your family is. big insurance is out for profit, mike. mike: dr. marc siegel, thank you for your time and analysis today. christmas icon mariah carey having to cancel two more concerts after coming down with the flu, sharing the news with fans that she is devastated to have to cancel as she has just one more holiday show left on the calendar set for tuesday. tensions rising in the middle east as israel has

approved a new plan to expand settlements in the occupied golan heights. we will have a live report from syria coming up next. ♪ ♪ but starting it eight months pregnant.. that's a different story. i couldn't slow down. we were starting a business from the ground up. people were showing up left and right. and so did our business needs. the chase ink card made it easy. when you go for something big like this, your kids see that. and they believe they can do the same. earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase with the chase ink business unlimited card from chase for business. make more of what's yours.

sounds like you need to vaporize that cold. nyquil vapocool? it's nyquil plus a rush of vicks vapors. ♪ vapocooooool ♪

nyquil vapocool. the vaporizing night time, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, best sleep with a cold, medicine. ♪ ♪ mike: the israeli government has approved a plan to expand settlements in go land heights following the toppling of president bash shower al assad. -- bash shower al assad. trey yingst. >> reporter: nearly a week into rebel control of syria, there are questions with about what comes next for this country. today in damascus, syrian christians gathered at church for the fist time since -- first time since the fall of the regime. they expressed hope and optimism while maintaining concern about the fact that rebels now control the country. >> translator: we have some concerns and worry, but we hope that the state will be a civil state.

all religions are joined in one phrase which is god is love. whenever we have one love between each to other, peace, modesty and every nice if thing will spread in syria. >> reporter: with former president assad out of power, we cocontinue to uncover what was left behind by his regime. troves of documents, maps and illustrations. here at the republican guard building on the outskirts of damascus, you see a lot of syrian pop preponderance began da, posters of former president al assad, but more interesting, you see the relationship between russia and syria. copies of russian passports, russian military equipment and clear indications that russian officers had a presence here on the ground in damascus helping the syrian regime. the bomb line here, there is a massive shift in momentum across the middle east, certainly something that israel is going

to look to captainize on. mike? mike: trey yingst live in damascus, thanks very much. for more on this, i'm joined by former israeli prime minister naftali bennett. welcome. >> hi there. mike mike so your prime minister if has called for expanding settlements into the israel-occupied golan heights what's the impact of that, sir? >> well, those aren't settlements. it's towns and communities in the golan heights that have been ours since 1967. they are no more settlements than new jersey and new haven are settlements in the united states. it's part and parcel of israel. president trump has recognized the golan heights as part of israel, and that's we mind us. mike: what are your -- behind us. what are your concerns about a power vacuum in syria? >> obviously, it's our nearby neighbor, so we very much care who's going to run the show there. and there's a bunch of groups, there's good groups such as the

kurds and perhaps the druids, and then you have an alumni of al-qaeda and now speaking very, you know, very softly, but we do not trust him yet. that would take a long, look time. only his actions -- long, long time. only his actions would prove whether he's a moderate or remains an al-qaeda terrorist. mike: you've said israel is doing exactly what's necessary about syria. would you explain that? >> well, israel has done two things. we've destroyed about 70%, 80% of syria's air defenses, air force, navy and chemical and strategic weapons. we did this throughout the past several days. this is almost unprecedented, a very empress if we've action. why'd we do it -- impressive action. we did this because we don't know who's going to run the show. and if we have an isis-type

regime running syria, the one thing we want to be sure is they don't have the tools to cause a lot of harm around. the second thing we did is we entered syria several kilometers inward and took defensive posts so we can ensure that there's a buffer between radical jihadist terror organizations and israeli citizens living on the golan heights. mike: israel is closing its embassy in ireland, an interesting dust-up between israel and ireland over what israel describes as ireland's, quote, extreme anti-israel policies. the irish prime minister's apparently said that if prime minister netanyahu were to set foot on irish soil, that he would have him arrested. what do you make of that? >> i think the irish government is acting horribly. and, indeed, in the most vicious and mean way. what are we doing here in israel?

we're fighting defensive battles for the past year and a half. on seven fronts we were attacked. we didn't attack or preempt anywhere, neither in lebanon nor in gaza, nor with yemen or syria or iraq or you name it. and we're defending not only ourselves, but we're defending the west because we are fighting the most crazy jihadi terror organizations on earth. we're the ones shooting them we're the ones killing them. when we kill al-qaeda-type terrorists, that's one more al-qaeda guy who won't reach the beaches and shores of the united states. or ireland, for that matter. so i think ireland should be helping israel, should be thanking us for fighting the war of the west and certainly not condemning or arresting our prime minister. are they crazy? mike: former prime minister naftali bennett, thank you so much for your time and analysis,

sir. >> thank you very much, mike. ♪ mike: ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says ukrainians are encountering north korean troops now on the front lines. stephanie bennet is tracking the story for us. hello, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, mike. yeah, president zelenskyy says russia is escalating this war and that ukraine has the right to defend itself including against these north korean soldiers. now, zelenskyy posting on x this weekend saying preliminary data indicates that russia has begun using a significant number of north korean soldiers in its assaults on ukrainian forces in russia's kursk region. he says president putin is escalating and expanding this war and rappeling the possibility of -- repelling the possibility of peace. >> translator: russia included hem in combined units and used them in operations in the kursk region. so far only there. but we have information that they can be used in other areas

of the front as well. >> reporter: but the additional manpower hasn't gone exactly to plan for moscow. eight russian soldiers were allegedly killed by north korean soldiers in friendly fire. that's according to ukraine's military intelligence agency. and the back and forth attacks, they just continue daily. ukrainian drone strikes on a southern russian city killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal this weekend. and this, of course, came a day after moscow launched a massive aerial attack, marking one of the heaviest bombardments in the nearly 3-year war. this week alone russia has used nearly 630 guided aerial bombs and over 100 missiles against ukraine saying now the world must be united and stronger than ever. and, mike, nato and european leaders are set to meet in brussels on wednesday with president zelenskyy, and heir going to discuss the potential deployment of peace keeping

troops to ukraine. mike? if. mike: stephanie bennet reporting live, thanks very much. cell phone video captured the downpours and devastation after a cyclone tore true the french territory off the east coast of africa. the island's top official says hundreds are likely dead after the storm made landfall today. more destruction has been reported in mainland africa as the storm moves westment if -- west. some of president-elect trump's nominees are facing a steep climb to confirmation even from a few republican lawmakers. that's next. ♪ ft over? —yeah. oh, absolutely. (inner monologue) my kids don't know what they want. you know who knows what she wants? me! i want a massage, in amalfi, from someone named giancarlo. and i didn't live in that shoebox for years. not just— with empower, we get all of our financial questions answered. so you don't have to worry. i guess i'll get the caviar... just kidding. join 18 million americans and take control of your financial future

with a real time dashboard and real live conversations. empower. what's next.

(agent) we've always said never sell a house in the winter. that's not true. with opendoor, you can skip the showings and get a real cash offer. you are disguising my voice, right? (director) ahhh, of course. (agent with altered voice) foof, just checking. (vo) it's true. opendoor makes selling easy, in any season. (tony hawk) i still love to surf, snowboard, and of course, skate, so i take qunol magnesium to support my muscle and bone health. qunol's high-absorption magnesium glycinate helps me get the full benefits of magnesium. qunol. the brand i trust. >> what's amazing to me is how people, we're not even in the new administration, is and we'rn the background checks. so there's a lot of information that needs to be gathered. and these folks who are making if primary challenges, running ads, they seem more like political op opportunists than

thoughtful members of the republican party. mike: a republican senator speaking on possible primary threats to senators who may be holdouts on some of president-elect trump's nominees. let's bring in jk strategies' founder and precision strategies' vice president rich lieu chetty. gentlemen, welcome. so, jack, is that a bit of a maga overreaction if republican senators have some concerns about some of these nominees? >> yeah. hearing that, i'm a little surprised that he's that strong in terms of almost dissing a whole range of republican nominees. i mean, he may really have a serious primary challenge especially if he's speaking that way. and, look, i like him, north carolina, i feel very strongly about north carolina. but i was just surprised by that. the most of the republican party is united that this is a fantastic set of nominees. and i believe that they're all going to get through. one or two might be at an 80%-2-

mike: to be the fair, you need republican senators to pass the agenda, right? so maybe declaring war on some of them may not be helpful in terms of getting your agenda done. >> yeah. i don't see anyone declaring war, but i do see some of them at risk if they decide to vote against some of these nominees, that maybe their pet prompts or maybe some of their legislative agenda items won't receive the white house support. it's always that kind of balance no matter who is president. but the ball is in the court of these senators. mike: rich, what's your take? >> you know, i think it says something that republicans have a 53-seat majority in the u.s. senate and you're already seeing problems. matt gaetz was forced to withdraw from his nomination to be attorney general of the united states. you saw the president at the army-navy game making a concerted effort yesterday appearing with pete hegseth, with some of of his other nominees who might have a tougher road ahead of them. and so they recognize that. i think, you know, transition has been a little more subdued

than it perhaps was eight years ago with donald trump, but he's still putting forward nominees even with a 53-seat republican majority in the senate who are too extreme for some of those senators to endorse right at the start. mike: all right. of let's talk about friction on the dems' side. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez wants to be the top democrat on house oversight. axios is reporting that house speaker emerita nancy pelosi is advising democrats the worth jerry connolly of virginia. condy is 74 years old, aoc is 35. is this a generational conflict on the democratic side, jack? >> yeah. i think that it's general and rational, i -- generational, i also think it's liberal versus radical. if you look at some of the ranking members, they're all 70-plus on the democratic side. there's a lot of drama right now there as there is in the white house between hearst and biden. just a lot of -- harris and

biden. a lot of sort of soap opera stuff the, and we'll see how it falls out. mike: rich, i know you from working on capitol hill on the house democratic side. what do you make of all of this? >> i think it's a healthy thing for the democratic party to be having these discussions right now. t not just on the oversight committee. you saw jamie raskin take over the judiciary slot. you've also seen some debate over who's going to lead on natural resources and the agriculture committee. there is a deep well of talent on the democratic caucus from if alexandria ocasio-cortez to some of the younger members who previously have not had an opportunity to step the up. when you -- step up. when you talk to house democrats, they would say that aoc is the faith in this race right now,, the favorite, and i think it's a good thing of to have some of our younger members stepping up for the first two years of the trump term. mike: when i covered the hill, there was a lot of frustration among younger members because you had democrats staying into their 80s, so there were

limited growth opportunities. what about that. >> i think that's a legitimate thing to consider right now. nancy pelosi led the democratic caucus for as long as you did, but over time you did see some members leave or seek other opportunities because they didn't have an opportunity to step up. so the fact that this is happening now, donald trump just got elected to his second term, i think it's a healthy thing and provides an opportunity for those younger members to stand up. mike: all right. briefly, we had the army-navy game yesterday. saw a lot of trump names, nominees and allies, at the game. what did you make of that? >> it was spectacular. i agree it's shocking that the biden administration did not have, anyone. where was the president? where was the vice president? where -- so i was shocked by that. but it was end of the most amazing week for him. i mean, if you look at sort of the most outstanding week, he was at "time" magazine, sort of the conquering hero in new york. of he said what he said about the drones which i think most people believe maybe we should be shooting them down.

fetterman is saying positive things and even the nlrb chair was voted down. mike: rich, your thoughts. >> wes moore was there, jack reed was there. but what stuck out to me was that the president's transition this time around has been much more subdueded, and i think that's taken some folks aback. for you he's content -- for now he's content to have higher impact moments like yesterday. mike: rich, jack, thank you very much. thousands are without power after a rare tornado rolled through a california town. we'll have details.coming up next. ♪ if. ♪ lanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) cost sharing model. we make monthly contributions, choose any medical provider and pay them directly,

then submit the bill and get reimbursed. experience savings with faith, freedom, and flexibility.

mike: a rare tornado rolled through a town in california's bay area flipping cars, damaging businesses and leaving thousands without power. this is not tornado alley, we're talking california. christina coleman is tracking the latest. hello, christina. >> reporter: hi, mike. yeah, it's definitely rare for tornadoes to touch down here in california, but one did yesterday afternoon flipping cars, snapping trees apart and injuring five people. take a look at this ef1 tornado. you can see it spiraling there, terrify being folks nearby. some christmas shoppers took shelter. san francisco was put under its first ever tornado warning ahead of the powerful storm that

hammered parts of the state. this tornado touched down in scotts valley, california, about an hour south of san francisco. if emergency crews rushed to locate possible victims. i mean, take a look at that, you know? they rushed to find them after this tornado hit damaging homes and leaving thousands without power. it's quite a mess. branches and trees were scattered everywhere. there were lots of debris and vehicles both small and large flippedded over. if. >> we saw these cars, like, they were in the air. it wasn't just, i'm not exaggerating, these cars were in the air -- >> 15 feet -- >> at least. >> we very well could have been flipped by these -- like these other cars. >> reporter: fortunately, no fatalities. five injured, three taken to medical facilities for treatment, and authorities continue to monitor their recovery. mike? mike: christina coleman reporting live, many thanks. nearly three months after the devastating impact of hurricane helene on western

north carolina, many are still living in tents as temperatures dropped and the holidays approach. fox weather correspondent steve bender is live in asheville, north carolina, with the latest on the recovery efforts there. hello, steve. >> reporter: hey, mike. we're about 2 miles just outside of biltmore have village in asheville. two the and a half months later, the crews have been working since 8 a.m. this river is what created all of this devastation the that you see. it runs about 25 miles through western north carolina. it flooded all these mountain communities and, sadly, back in september killed over 100 people. these areas, of course, still trying to to recover, but their spirits remain strong. in the neighboring community of swannanoa, nonprofit groups are helping people restore their homes after the flood waters swept through. we met with daniel wright who, despite his entire home being gutted, remains thankful that he and his family survived this

unthinkable storm and keeps a resilient mindset for what's to come. >> it's hard to kind of be in a space like when you're used to it being, you know, your home and where you raised your family. it kind of turns into an opportunity, i guess, for new beginnings and to be grateful for what you do have. >> reporter: elsewhere meals. we rode with the a group of 200 displaced veterans. national guard when the water began to flood their veterans' home. but listen to the optimism that one veteran shared despite their current situation. >> i got shot in iraq in 1991. and i know the whole time i had been in the service, god was with me, you know? if so i got faith. >> reporter: and that's truly

the sentiment of so many here in western north carolina. you'll notice this van that's stuck in the water, a reminder to to so many people that have been devastated, but they hold that faith. mike, it's sunday. so many churches are closed, but the church is the people, right? the community gathering strong. they're going to be back. it may be years, but they're going to come back strong. mike? mike: steve bender, thanks for being out there telling that that important story. hundreds of crashes have been reported after an ice storm moved through the midwest. roads in missouri, iowa and nebraska became slick with ice forcing a stretch of interstate 80 near omaha to shut down on friday night. as the weekend wraps up, temperatures are expected to rise and much of the frozen rain crossing the region is expected to melt. colorado buffaloes' star travis hunter won college football's heisman trophy saturday night. hunter had one of the most prolific seasons in college football season playing both wide receiver on offense rain

cornerback on defense, making him old school. hunter thanked his head coach, deion sanders. next stop for hunter is the nfl. we congratulate him. that's it for this hour of "fox news live." i'm mike emanuel. thank you fo doesr watching. have a wonderful day. an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma taken once every 8 weeks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems. serious allergic reactions may occur. get help for swelling of your face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens or you have a parasitic infection. headache and sore throat may occur. ask your doctor if fasenra is right for you.

israel needs you. we desperately need tens of thousands to respond. the war is here. the great storm from the north has come against israel. you've got the scriptures calling each one of us, not only to pray for the peace in jerusalem, but every city throughout israel that's under siege. this massive grocery store should be crowded. people are lacking food. exactly. the international fellowship of christians and jews is preparing meals for precious elderly citizens

who can't get out. so many bombs yesterday. because of the war, much of her roof is gone, the ceiling is gone. she's frightened from hezbollah. hezbollah. how does she get food? the international fellowship of christians and jews will come in. you provide groceries, vegetables, hot meals. it's you. your emergency gift will help provide food to klara and thousands like her, trying to survive in the evacuated areas of israel. your urgently needed gift of $45 will help rush the delivery of an emergency food box and nutritious meals for a week. it's you that gives her hope and lets her feel the presence of god. it must be that god is here with me now. thank you. and i'll say a special prayer of thanks to god. when there's war and violence and brokenness,

you and i as christians are chosen to minister to love. you help bring the peace of god that passes all understanding and to know i have something to eat today. >> mounting pre