>> ainsley: good morning, it's 8:00, tuesday, december 17th, we are eight days away from christmas. this is "fox and friends." cheers to that. >> brian: seven from christmas eve. >> ainsley: you better start shopping, i can help you with dawn. jewelry! >> brian: gift certificate, gift card. >> ainsley: no. although you want her to pick out the jewelry, good idea.

>> brian: the girls help me. >> ainsley: trump touched on everything from ukraine to tiktok as tech ceos rush to get in his good graces. >> first term, everybody was fighting me, this term, everybody wants to be my friend. >> brian: seems crazy. an illinois town outraged after president biden gave clemency to a judge who performed largest municipal fraud in u.s. history. >> steve: and a little girl telling us what happened after her viral moment at a kid's christmas show. >> what did the kids say to you after the show? >> good job for telling the truth. >> brian: what did she say? you'll find out later. >> steve: final hour for "fox and friends" on tuesday starts

right now. >> brian: today on capitol hill, the house doge caucus is hold ing first ever meeting. >> steve: president trump spoke with tiktok ceo ahead of the ban on the chinese-owned app if it fails to find a new parent company. >> ainsley: peter doocy joins us with details. >> peter: we were told about this bill that forces a company to sell tiktok. it is clear, communist china is on the chopping block. you know who said that? marco rubio. not necessarily shared with the incoming president who huddled with tiktok ceo shou chew at mar-a-lago yesterday. >> we'll take a look at tiktok, i have a warm spot for tiktok, i won youth by 34 points and there

are those that say tiktok had something to do with it, had an impact. we're taking a look at it. we won youth. republicans are always 30 points down. >> peter: tiktok's parent company must sell tiktok by january 19th. trump can issue a one-time delay of the sale january 20. policy makers he's hiring want it sold. x owner elon musk would stand to benefit financially by a competitor tiktok disappearing from the u.s. market. musk's doge group will meet today on capitol hill. >> we are working on trying to separate the pile of government waste, what can executive branch do on their own by declaring agencies need to be more efficient. we have to have legislation so we know what is our job and twha

is their job. >> peter: congressman sparts, is so moved by doge, that is all she wants to do, she does not want to be on any other committee just the ones with elon musk. back to you. >> brian: that is who they want, she wants a cut. you would think she would be interested in ukraine, that isi -- her heritage. >> steve: they want to find ways to cut government waste, right? >> peter: at the moment, it is nothing, trump is not in office yet. it sounds like the tom coburn fork book that comes out every year. thing

things shrimp on the treadmill. >> steve: when it comes to doge, one guy involved is elon musk. if you're a sitting member of congress, last thing you want is for elon musk to hear this con congressman is trying to jam through 10 million in pork. you don't want elon musk to get on x and say senator so-and-so is backing this bill, that is not good for senator so-and-so. >> peter: no, and we don't know what to expect with elon musk and his influence over trump because trump and musk have warned people going against the trump agenda could face musk-funded financial challenges, these are republicans. nobody has more money than him. >> steve: nobody on this planet.

>> ainsley: a lot of people were applies to work for this committee that does not exist yet. >> brian: marjorie taylor greene heads it up. >> ainsley: did many apply? >> brian: marjorie taylor greene is supposed to run it. >> ainsley: we had people writing in saying they wanted to do it. thank you, peter. >> brian: we'll talk about that and what they are going to cut. they will not stop there. they will do the easy things, cut out millions of dollars and get down to each agency. how many people to do the things and where is accountability. if he goes in there the way elon musk approaches all his businesses, he tries to get efficient and keeps cutting and makes it better. he does it himself personally, and he doesn't love automation. he wants human bodies.

i do automation, i rather start with human beings first. anyone that thinks it will make people old news, i think is wrong. >> steve: with soft bank putting 100 million into the economy, that may be to do with african ame american -- artificial intelligence. all tech giants have met with donald trump or are trying to meet with donald trump because they have business in the united states and they want to be on his good side. it was after he won in 2016, he had a meeting with all the tech giants. it was a one-sided meeting. jerry baker in the "wall street journal" writes about it, we'll give you more on that in a moment. in 2016, those people did not vote for trump, held him in

con contempt. now he's won by a large marg in people didn't see coming. they are lined up there. there is howard and ceo of soft bank now. they now want to be his pal. here is mr. trump. >> how was your meeting with apple ceo tim cook and did you talk about tariffs? >> i did have dinner with tim cook. i had dinner with almost all of them and the rest of coming. this is one of the big differences between, we were talking about it before, big difference between first term. first term everybody was fighting me. this term, everybody wants to be my friend. i don't know. my personality changed or something. i had sundar from google and s sergi and we have jeff bezos,

amazon, coming in sometime during the week. >> ainsley: great press conference, he covered a lot and answered a lot of questions. we were on "outnumbered" and he had been on during harris' first show and it hit an hour and kayleigh was on the couch and said, he hit an hour. that shows how good he is. we never saw biden taking questions and having an hour press conference. he talked about everything, about the drone issues. he said the government and military know where they took off. he talked about eric adams, mayor in new york city, considering pardoning him for bribery and fraud charges. and the postal service, he talked about making it private, lara trump, would he appoint her if he joins in the white house, he says that is his choice,

nothing to do with me. he talked about ann stelser, he says he hates to sue her, but he will. >> brian: and he talked about tiktok, it is popular and cutting edge. no one has been able to duplicate it, chinese control it. we would never let the chinese control a major ne news organization and why would we. the president of the united states was right, he was effective on tiktok, will he be happy with no positive stories about taiwan? will he be happy about anything positive that we might have any policy with south korea or building defense or china aggression in the south china sea. they don't come out and say

taiwan sucks, they make sure you see the pro-china stories and you'll not see chinese walking with pocket protectors across the southern border because they control the newsfeed. you have kevin o'leary. frank mccord, used to own dodgers, there is kevin o'leary, he is ready to buy it. it can't be american owned. it works, it is effective, it is chinese propaganda, they spy on us and manipulate us. why would we play into it? >> steve: interesting to know what the guy said to mr. trump, i'm sure it is different than what they said in public. the one thing, we heard -- >> brian: why do you think it is different? >> steve: we weren't there, we don't know. my point is -- what he said yesterday makes it sound like

hes, i got a warm spot for tiktok. donald trump is a genius when it comes to american media, he knows there are 100 million americans who use tiktok, 100 million americans use it right now. the tiktok deal supposed to culminate the day before he takes office. he could turn it around or say asta lavista, baby. >> brian: no, he can't, why would he bring a chinese-owned entity to the supreme court. michael waltz and mike gallagher and marco rubio know it is a spy device for china. >> ainsley: solution would be to have an american buy it and make sure they go through the program -- >> brian: thank you, that is the legislation. >> ainsley: make sure chinese can't spy on us, take it over,

buy it and chinese get a lot of money for tiktok and everyone in america is happy because china is not spying on us. >> brian: i think they did it with grinder or something like that. >> ainsley: chinese dating site? >> brian: i know it was a sale. >> steve: jerry baker wrote a great op ed, headline is trump is back, this time without disdain and says eight years ago president-elect trump hosted a gath gathering and most business people there had publicly expressed barely concealed contempt for the man some had tried to stop from ever becoming president. mr. trump seemed to crave app approval. they have all been forming an

orderly, respectful line to bend the knee, kiss the ring and slip the big check. the big check is important because tech companies are donating million dollars to his inaugural fund and gave hundreds of thousands to joe biden, this time around giving bigger checks so he notices that. they want to be, any regulation that has to do with their business, they want to be in the room or laftz person donald trump talks to when it comes to that. one way to get in the room is write a check. >> ainsley: they are worried about our economy, they want america to thrive against and get rid of inflation. many people are talking about joe biden clemencies, 1500. and pardons is when you have not served your time.

anyway, clemency for this lady rita crunwell, she respondent 8.5 years in prison and released for home confinement. she is from dixon, illinois. the town is set with joe biden giving her clemency, she stole 53.7 million from taxpayers, embezzled it, comptroller and treasurer. she had access to the funds. i don't know how they did not discover it before 53 million was taken. she supported her quarter horse breeding organization, she was discovered and thrown in jail and he's pardoning her, giving her clemency, people are upset.

>> steve: it infuriated the city manager of dixon, illinois. he spoke to "fox and friends" this morning. >> at her sentencing, the judge said significant prison sentence was essential to reestablish public trust and confidence. what we've seen over the last week is unbelievable and really c complete betrayal by federal criminal jftz system, we're shocked, outraged, betrayal, complete disservice to all the victims of her crime and to the sanctity and trust of the criminal justice system. >> brian: big one, ridiculous they let her out. michael conahan, a bigger story, cash for kids, a judge. every small violation he put in

a for profit mini-prison and kids were under house arrest and had a miserable life. one kid in particular committed suicide, you're looking at her. here is his mom, sandy fonzo. >> i was filled with every kind of emotion, hurt, defeat, now that i've had more time to process it, it is more of anger. he ruined my son's life, my life, multiple lives, so many kids lost their life, not just my kid. joe biden came here and campaigned multiple times that he was joe scranton, he was one of us, he knew of our struggles and cared about our community and our kids and families and that is not true. he is not one of us. >> brian: they should have more

of these kids, these families speak out and other families that had their kids in there that lives are forever affected. embarrass the hell out of him. >> ainsley: what these kids did was not egregious, that kid was at a party where there was alcohol and he was underage. 2 million in kickbacks, 2.8 million and the other judge. >> brian: they came back from the pandemic and got kicked out of prison and put on house arrest. same with the woman who embezzled, the money, what is the big deal, let them out for good. >> steve: that is part of the 1500 we heard about, joe biden will commute the sentences of many more, how close to the

biden family will there be? could there be more biden family members coming up? a >> ainsley: that mom is saying, that man is from pennsylvania and they might be friends and the house breeder, maybe run in same circles. >> brian: they are still guilty, they just don't have to serve anymore, they are not pardoned. >> ainsley: the judge koftz cost a family a child's life. giving money away to energy and out to everybody. >> steve: 8:20 and carley joins us with news on the ceo killer. >> carley: scheduling update, happening today unitedhealthcare ceo murder suspect luigi mangione is due in court and sources say he could wave extradition from pennsylvania to

new york. this comes as we learn mangione has received more than 150 deposits into his xcommissary account to be used to buy items including food, drinks and clothing while he's in lock-up. judge in president-elect trump new york trial rejecting trump's request to drop the charges brought against himming because of presidential immunity. judge merchan says evidence is related to unofficial conduct and receives no immunity protection. trump is pushing to dismiss the case, judge merchan has not ruled on that motion. this four year old is becoming an internet sensation after stealing the show at her school's christmas performance, watch this. >> i am very proud of myself and

all of my other friends inside my class. my class is really sweet, except one little boy. i need to tell you --s >> ainsley: teacher stepped in just in the knick of time. story masa, she is her mom joined ainsley earlier. >> we were in the audience, she was off the stage, program over and we see her walking up there on stage reaching for the microphone. what did the kids say to you after the program? >> good job telling the truth. >> carley: good job. millions of views on social media, those are your headlines. one little boy, i am here to tell you. >> steve: where did she pick

that up, i wonder? >> ainsley: everyone sweet except one little boy. the little boy is four, we all had that little boy. >> steve: maybe we were that little boy. >> ainsley: i love all her friends are saying thank you for telling the truth. >> brian: and that boy will be on gutfeld tonight, interesting, be sure to tune in. >> ainsley: i wish his feet would not touch the ground. >> brian: harass kat. more "fox and friends" in just a moment, don't move. ♪ ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ ♪ just like the ones i used to know ♪ ♪

christmas can be a crazy time of year. let's not lose focus on what really matters. in the name of the father, son, spirit. god, come to us. let us know your love, joy, peace. lord, you came into the world. now come into our hearts. amen. join me in praying every day this advent on hallow.

>> ainsley: a fox news alert, police have identified a 15-year-old girl as the shooter behind a deadly school shooting in wisconsin. garrett is live in madison. >> this shooting comes nine days before christmas and inside this school yesterday, this k-12 school where kids as young as

three years old. just before 11:00 a.m., a 15-year-old girl who was a student opened fire using a handgun and killed a teacher, student and injured six others before turning the gun on herself. two students are in lif life-threatening critical condition. police were inside the school within three minutes after getting the call from a second-grade student. >> a second-grade student, let that sink in. >> the shooter's parents are cooperating with the investigation, detectives searched the 15-year-old's home and are working to figure out where the gun came from and where the girl got it.

this community is holding on to their faith. >> we have a strong faith in our community that in spite of tragedy, god is working and we believe god is good in everything and turns beauty for ashes, i had a number of families who mentioned this was not a surprise, god will do something mighty with it. we continue to believe and trust in him. >> next steps in the investigation, today police will be looking through video from security camera inside the school and going through digital footprint of the shooter to piece together timeline of the laftz hours before she lftz for school to identify a motive that led to this terrible tragedy. >> steve: thank you very much, terrible story. yesterday president-elect trump held a press conference at

mar-a-lago, his first since he won in november. >> i will not comment on the putin question, i will comment on bibi, we had a good talk. i gave warning that if these hostages aren't back home by that date all hell will break out. >> how do you plan to stop the ban on tiktok next month? >> we'll look at tiktok, i have a remember wa spot for tiktok. >> do you want r.f.k. jr. to revoke any vaccines? >> no, i want him to come back with a report as to what he thinks. >> are you entertaining the idea of -- >> i think it is not something i would ever answer. >> steve: next guest says it highlights how the u.s. has been ill served. miranda, yesterday donald trump

answered pretty much every question directly, did not dodge, he was funny and remember chaing and something we have not seen from the presidential podium for four years. me >> it was a refreshing change and even most hostile journalist are grateful for be ing brought into the loop again. this is what a president ought to do. we have been like frogs in boi boiling water the laftz four years. he's been awol and particularly since his disastrous debate. >> steve: we have a graphic that shows we look at joe biden's four years versus donald trump's four years, it is the next graphic, how many held press conferences through history. donald trump had 88 news

conferences and answered all questions and joe biden had 37 and miranda, you know when joe biden would have a pres conference, i've got a list with 10 names, i'm not going to call on peter doocy or jacqui heinrich and he never and peter and jacqui heinrich would yell and get answers. donald trump answers everybody's questions and there is no stinking list. >> exactly. and he answers substant itchively, yesterday he talked about tairiffs and tiktok and drones and you name it, any question thrown at him, he had an opinion. he had some interesting news to break. he was a man, a president in command. he already is the de facto president and i think joe biden

made it one of his tiny appearances and read from the teleprompter and look, i think the lasting impression of joe biden's presidency is his retreating back as reporters desperately fire questions at him he does not want to answer. donald trump was opposite. genial and informative. >> steve: joe biden is not doing press conferences, he doesn't want people to say why did you lie to us about the hunter biden pardon? in the pres conference yftz mr. trump demarnded joe biden stop selling off unused parts of the border wall, that story is coming up.

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biden administration will brief house intelligence committee on mysterious drone sightings. madeleine rivera is outside the white house. >> madeleine: federal officials insist they are not holding information back. they say there are 100 leads out of 5000 tips. here is what they are working on so far. >> our asesment, this is lawful, legal, commercial hobbyist and law enforcement aircraft activity, some manned shg some unmanned. we acknowledge a lot are probably drones, flying legally. >> madeleine: there has been influx of reports, john kirby points to the fact use of drones has grown and fbi officials one million drones are lawful ly registered with faa. john kirby acknowledgies and sas

biden administration is pushing congress to address gaps. one municipality in new jersey is taking action and launching their own drones to get a closer look at what is up in the sky. >> this is definitely not a -- i know what we pay for our drones and we can't afford what is in the sky in new jersey right now. chances are these are large device in the sky, differentiate what is real and not real. >> madeleine: john kirby will appear on "america's newsroom" later this morning. >> brian: tom homan is slamming san diego super sanctuary policy and vowing to thwart it and president trump calls on president biden to stop selling off portions of the border wall.

>> what they are doing, it is a criminal act, joe biden, please stop selling the wall. >> brian: here to discuss is retired border patrol chief in yuma, arizona, chris clemm. what san diego is doing, they say we are worried about illegal immigrants that might be abused and afraid to come forward, that is not the point is it? >> no, it is not the point. they are blocking incoming administration enforcement efforts. people they are trying to protect, take a page out of new york city and find ways to cooperate with tom homan and dhs. if you are an illegal alien and victim of a crime or you can help the government prosecute, there are protections so we can get those exploiting you.

>> brian: now you're splitting the screen with pieces of the border wall fence. it looks useable to me. they say it is covered in cement, it is not there. it is being sold pennies on the dollar, this is our money, taxpayer dollars because joe biden does not lik party lost, w guy coming in, america wants that wal what could you do? what can be done? >> i live right here in southern arizona and i see that wall, it looks perfect, good condition, it is the desert, things don't rust out here. this is just spite out of an outgoing limping administration trying to get to the finish line and putting up roadblocks, this is american material bought and paid for by taxpayers.

a penny served is a penny e earned, that wall could be used. they are trying to cause problems for incoming administration. >> brian: texas is going to buy it, no, they were told this is damaged and full of cement and corroded, i think he got bad information. every moment matters. thanks, hope help is on the way. >> we need it, we're ready. >> brian: chaos in chicago, residents removed from this meeting amid outrage over the far left mayor's budget. come on in, how are you? for god so loved the world that he gave his only son. so that everyone who believes in him

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>> ainsley: chaos erupting at the chicago city council budget meeting last night and todd piro has tz story. >> todd: narrowly approving the 2025 budget, including a 40 million loan for a city swimming in debt. the meeting got so heated the mayor kicked out the public. watch. >> this meeting will stand in

recess. clear every member of the public. >> todd: residents are upset because the democratic mayor's use of funds. chicago spent 527 million on tens of thousands of migrants living there. the proposal was approved and remains to be seen if this will put a dent in the city's one billion budget debt. over to ainsley. >> ainsley: over to steve and janice for christmas fun. >> janice: eight days of christmas. sf >> steve: today is 17th. this comes from redland cotton. >> janice: look how soft, color of this, sean, this is what i want under the tree this year.

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c s ♪ >> ainsley: it is day five of our 12 days of giving and today we are highlighting a very special group called team rubicon. the veteran-led organization is still on the ground, still there leading hurricane helene and milton recovery efforts from volunteers around the country helping with disaster relief. the ceo art de la cruz joins us now. >> ainsley: you are an amazing group. these are rough terrain.

you have to clean up all the trees that are down. how are you trained to do this? are you all former military? >> 50% of our volunteer base is military. the way we train and prepare for these disasters and responses is the reality is we have to build a winning team the day before the game. 365 days a year these incredible volunteers are training to do really difficult jobs like tarping roofs, removing debris, mucking out flooded homes. it takes practice. when you practice on game day you can get in the field and have real impact. >> ainsley: what are you seeing on the ground in north carolina especially or florida or some places that were hit? >> it's been 82 days since hurricane helene made landfall and the work is still ongoing. we have had over 18 operations across the southeast. we have four ongoing today and we'll launch more in the days and months to come. there is obviously a lot still going on.

i think it's important for all the listeners to understand this recovery and the response takes a long time. volunteers that are supported by folks like these listeners and viewers are amazing in insuring we can help people on their worst day. >> ainsley: we're getting closer to christmas and this organization goes in and helps our neighbors in north carolina and all over our country. go to their website team rubicon usa.org. donate. a tax write-off. the end of the year is coming. help art's organization and all the people around america that he helps. god bless you, art, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ainsley: everyone out there have a merry christmas. we have a few more days this week. next week is christmas. an exciting time. go do some shopping today after you watch fox news. we love you and we'll see you tomorrow. >> bill: thank you, ainsley, good morning and