the news on that. it's not good. good morning. >> originally it looked like they were coming home in february. now it's been pushed yet again. we're looking at a late march return for butch will more and sunny williams. nasa says it is too allow engineers more time to process a brand-new spacex crew dragon spacecraft that will bring their replacement crew to the international space station. the two astronauts arrived at the iss in early june for what was originally expected to be an eight-day mission to test boeings new starliner spacecraft. it led nasa to bring starliner back to earth and assign butch and sunny to return on another spacex crew dragon. back to you, bill. >> bill: okay. thanks, jonathan.

jonathan serrie watching that. that is tough news for those folks. hoping for the best. thank you live there in atlanta. all right. new hour begins now. >> dana: kicking off another busy day on capitol hill. seeking to shore up support for their nomination and we'll see how it goes. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: good morning. new hour. bill hemmer, good morning. here we go again. seeing a whirlwind of activity in congress in the halls anyway. president-elect donald trump building up his administration. incoming senate majority leader john thune. some democrats are ignoring invitations to meet with trump's cabinet picks. confirming them is the top of the agenda now. >> one of the first priorities, of course, will be confirming president trump's nominees. democrats can certainly make the schedule a little less painful this they accord some of the deference that republicans did for president obama. one way or another we'll get the

job done. if that means some nights and weekends, so be it. >> bill: okay. so be it. aishah hosni watching it for us. good morning, aishah. >> good morning to you, bill. so we are about to see rfk, jr. walk into senator capito's office. his first meeting of a very busy day for him. the third day on the hill out of four. and he has been telling reporters that his meetings have been really productive. that's what he says publicly. privately, bill, he is really having to answer some tough questions with senators about a variety of topics. everything from processed foods, high fructose corn syrup and abortion. this is what he told senator tommy tuberville about his stance on abortion. >> i asked him i said in the past you've been pro-abortion. and he said well, you know --

both he and trump came to an agreement. roe v. wade is gone. gone back to the states. let the people vote on it. >> okay. so kennedy has also expressed a desire to meet with democrats and there are a few that want to meet with him. incoming gop leader john thune said some democrats aren't responding to invitations from some of trump's cabinet picks. labor secretary nominee deremer makes her hill debut today. her sponsorship of the pro act that some republicans oppose, that may become a problem for her. bill, at this hour as we almost get into the holiday season and congress takes a break, there are no, zero no votes on the scoreboard. very few yes votes for these candidates. not enough to confirm them just yet. a lot more senators are just saying i want to wait, get through the process and see the

background checks and want to get through the hearing. they are holding their tongue. >> bill: we'll see you then. nice to see you leading the coverage today. >> dana: joining us for more on this is republican oklahoma senator mullen. great to have you. the advise and consent process is super interesting. not like instant confirmation add water. it takes a little bit of time. what do you think about the process so far? >> i think it has been going right. my first time to go through this process through the nominations and meeting with me. i've enjoyed the process. article two, second two gives us the right to advise and consent. impressive to see how many senators are taking this to heart. but at the same time we understand that president trump has a cabinet that he wants to get in place as soon as possible and there hasn't been a single no on any of his nominations saying they won't vote for him. they are methodically going through the process. every one of these individuals that the president has nominated

are on capitol hill doing exactly what they are supposed to do. not about putting yeses on the board but keeping nos off the board. they have done that. you've seen the way pete handled this and tulsi and kash. laurie will be her first stop today in my office. i have to meet with the majority of them so far and i've enjoyed every one of the conversations. they don't shy away from the tough questions. they are -- they are prepared when they walk in the door and i think that's why so many people have met with them and said yeah, we look forward to confirming then. >> bill: senator kennedy and his concerns. >> i want to talk to mr. kennedy about his abortion stand. he is all over the map. all over the map. there are some of his comments could be construed, i think fairly to suggest that he

supports abortion up to the moment of birth. and i don't think any fair-minded american does. >> bill: think about that. i'm not saying it's true. but if he draws that out and at least leaves the impression in a public hearing, what can you lose, four votes total? >> i don't -- he answered that straight out for me and i've had the privilege of getting to know bobby. we campaigned together and we were in the motorcade together. we've already had these tough conversations. i met with bobby either yesterday or the day before. i think yesterday. and we had a great conversation. when i asked him about it i said how will you explain it? you'll come in front of my committee and asked this question. first of all there are too many abortions period. i'm a father of six with three adopted and three buy lodge calls. three that came natural and three we chose. i don't think anyone should get an abortion. i think it gives parents like me

the opportunity to be loved from children that their mothers are brave enough to give birth and allow us to bring them in our family. the way bobby answered me. here is what it comes down to, one thing. i serve at the president's will. i'm to put his policies first. that's exactly what i will do. i think we all know where president trump is on this issue. that's fine. we all come from different backgrounds and have different ideas about things and we may not agree on every issue. if he understands he is serving president trump, our republican president, and that's his agenda and that's what he will put forth, bill, i have no issue with that. >> dana: and he said yesterday in the hallway when asked does he support the polio vaccine he said yeah, i support it. >> absolutely. >> dana: no backsliding on that. that's what he supports. >> no, he supported that from the first time i talked to him. when we first talked about vaccinations. he is actually -- if you have time to talk to him he is extremely smart and started talking about the vaccines. he has the issue is not the base

of the vaccines, it is the rest of them. we're doing 72 shots. when my kids go in for shots two and three they look like a pin cushion. he said there is something going on here because in my day only one in 10,000 kids were diagnosed as ought advertise particular. now one in 34 kids and one in 24 males. i'm not saying it is from the vaccines but we should do more studies and find out what is quaysing it. no other country in the world that has those statistics. what's the difference? i think it's real. one in 34 and one in 22 males? >> dana: it is worth more study. the vaccine and autism connection, they've looked into that particular one. i see your point and i think there are a lot of moms and dads saying does it make sense to give that many shots at this time? perhaps that's the conversation that is worth it.

>> bill: what trump said is go out and get the information and bring it to us and we'll have a public discussion. we'll see whether or not democrats are willing to meet with him and how many they are willing to meet with before the hearings. right now they aren't necessarily lining up. sir, thank you for coming on. great to get your perspective. >> thanks for having me on. >> dana: merry christmas to that big family. >> bill: federal reserve expected to cut interest rates despite inflation sticking around. from fox business edward lawrence is watching this. is a quarter point and is it a done deal? >> it is most likely. 98% the markets believe it will be a quarter percentage point for an interest rate cut today. the dow is up right now. doesn't change the fact the dow closed down for nine straight days. the longest stretch in about 50 years. so this could be what the markets see a cut today and maybe a few pauses in the first part of 2025. listen to this. >> i expect them to cut 25. this will be the last cut for a while. the numbers aren't going in the right direction on inflation.

we've stalled out in decreases. we aren't going down. some of the numbers are coming high. we haven't stamped out inflation. >> bill: inflation trending up the past two months and core inflation without food and energy prices moving sideways. the sticky inflation. the markets look eight months out and gauging if the federal reserve will maybe not cut as much on the interest rates as first thought. earlier this month i spoke with the federal reserve president from san francisco, mary daley. a voting member in the meeting today. they signaled multiple cuts. however, hedgeed on how long it might take to get those interest rate cuts and get to where we need to be. listen. >> where is your neutral rate? i've heard from 3 1/2 to 4% would be one full percent down where we are now. >> i point it closer to 3%. to my mind it has gone up a little bit. these are so uncertain. it has gone up a little bit. i'm not willing to say it has gone up that much.

>> how fast do you think we need to get there? >> i think we can take our time and adjust as the economy gives us more information. >> that time frame is the key. in the next breath she says the federal reserve will get to 2%. it is hard to take that last mile from three to 2%. higher inflation means higher interest rates. back to you, bill. >> bill: 2:00 hour will be rocking. thank you, edward. nice to see you. thanks. >> these kids were kidnapped and held against their will and bound and tortured, pistol whipped. the male victim was stabbed. one thing that was not mentioned is that the female victim, her fingernails were ripped off. >> dana: another harrowing crime linked to the border crisis. more than a dozen suspected gang members detained in a violent home invasion in colorado. what investigators are revealing. >> bill: hard to listen to. the fight against regulations. why a california law on

livestock could impact pig farmers across the country. plus this. >> can you win pennsylvania, mr. president? >> dana: president biden backing off the public stage and that's not sitting well with some former obama staffers.

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>> bill: want to bring this to you breaking news from the hill. fox news confirming the house ethics committee has voted in favor of releasing the matt gaetz ethics report after the final votes of the year. so stand by for that. not sure what's in it. not sure what they found. this has been a political

football for sometime. we'll see whether or not that decision sticks. if it does it will be something that we'll -- >> dana: here we go. also this. more months pork producers, cage sizes for hogs sold to meat in california. 118th congress comes to a close time is running out on farmers who say their confinement costs are skyrocketing. california means the rest of the country has to deal with this. douglas kennedy spoke with hog farmers and animal activist to press house members to the final hour before they depart for the holidays. will it get done, douglas? >> it could get done or it will have to be pushed to when trump is president. but this is what happens when one state's values interfere with another state's commerce. obviously this isn't california. what they are doing in california is afcting farmers

here. >> absolutely. california is telling producers around the country how to raise pigs and that's not right. >> lori is a hog farmer in eastern minnesota. president of the national pork producers council. she says a ballot measure passed in california in 2018 could kill pig farms here in minnesota. many other states as well. including north carolina, iowa, kansas. as well as almost all of the midwest. it would essentially require most sows sold for meat in california to have a pen of 24 square feet. it is impractical and cost prohibitive. the price of pork loin has increased 40%. >> absolutely. prop 12 didn't increase our costs as producer, it is affecting consumers. >> in 2023 pork producers lost a case challenging the initiative in front of the supreme court. they are now looking to congress

for protection. the national law superseding prop 12. this man says it is not the farmers who need protecting. >> the sow needs protecting. the sow is housed in a way that's not acceptable today. inhumane. >> brandt was provided -- the human society of the u.s. the main backer of prop 12. he says the pork industry has a history of keeping pigs in small cages. he also says californians should be able to decide what's right for californians. >> they put it to the voters. they voted and decided they don't want that product in their state. we have to respect that. >> animal rights activity its say pork farms from mistreated pigs. california can say no if it wants to. >> it's ridiculous. animal care is the number one thing we think about every day as farmers. >> one state shouldn't be able

to dictate to other states its own values on animal care is what she says. back to you, dana and bill. >> dana: thank you for bringing us that story. >> it was more or less a standard presidential policy announcement. the main difference being trump isn't president yet. a fact that's getting easier to forget as joe biden seems to be disappearing from the public stage as his term comes to an end. >> bill: something that is obvious to everybody now. a former obama staffer and they are talking calling out president biden for disappearing from the public while the president-elect has been front and center. what about this? caroline downey national review, susie weiss, free press. an article you need to check out. a weary biden heads for the exit. dana and i were texting about this last night. there are killer lines in this piece. what did you think of it? >> i have nothing but respect

for our president, dr. jill biden or whoever is pulling the strings. the fact is the most memorable biden has done in the last six months is the disastrous debate. neil ferguson put it well in our pages talking about the global vibe shift that said trump became president on november 5th and we see reverberations globally. >> dana: still stinging from the election president biden is pushing for final priorities but absented himself from the national conversation about donald trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to democracy. he hasn't answered any questions about the pardoning of his son hunter biden or any questions about them trying to shove all of this green new deal money out the door and solidify some of the far left positions. not even about the pardons and kids for cash pardon. by not having to talk to the press and going to delaware yesterday before the holiday. >> talk about an assault on our associations. the pardoning power is a legitimate exercise.

by pardoning his son and putting his personal interests above the country, biden shows he has no regard for that limited power. he completely abused it. fraudsters from chicago included with that. kids for cash. but biden published and op-ed his farewell address in the american reformer in which it is basically a cry for help. he is saying that i really hope the progressives are rewriting my history. it's the progressives who let down biden. them who persuaded biden to lurch to the left to enshrine gender ideology and expand title ix to allow men to compete in women's sports to restructure the american economy by pushing bidenomics and build back better that didn't pay off. so actually it's biden saying progressives, you might have cost me this election but i hope you are favorable to me in the history books. >> bill: speaking of history, call for number three on our fox polling we want to know how americans will view this

presidency. this is a stinger. 35%, one of the worst. i don't know how that settles in. a man who worked with obama. trump is good at usual social events to show up the trappings of the presidency. he does it better, i think, than any president in our lifetime. better than obama and certainly better than biden. 35%. that's got to -- tough to swallow when you think about republicans during this campaign how many times they brought up jimmy carter and now you've got a comparison here. >> i think people saw biden as a worse third term of obama and they didn't get a lot of the trappings and the intellectualism that they got with obama. just the policies they didn't think cut it. >> bill: let's talk about something fun. >> dana: daylight savings time.

the other night on "the five" the biggest debate we've had in a long time was about daylight savings time. nate silver argues that ditching daylight saving time would cost everyone 40 minutes of summer sunlight. be careful what you wish for here. interesting. in 1995 i worked on capitol hill. congressman came back from christmas break and gathered us in the back and said okay, what kind of legislation do you want me to introduce this year? i said make this change so we're not going back and forth on the time. notch i don't want to lose the 40 minutes of daylight in the summer. >> i think if it was permanent daylight savings time. this is so confusing. i tried to read nate silver's piece on it with the spreadsheets. i'm too dumb to understand it. i know it gets too dark too early and makes everyone depressed and cranky and fat and i would like to be awake when the sun is out. >> it depends what type of person you are.

the critics of dsl say it is detrimental to your health. our bodies don't know we're on dsl, doesn't align with our biological clock and the fact for those in the corporate world they like having an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. they don't want to be going home in the dark. what about the working families who have children who get up for school in the morning? they don't want to get up in the dark. it's a trade-off no matter how you look at it. >> dana: i used to catch the bus at 6:40 a.m. >> in the dark. i have think my parents hated that and i -- >> to get out of school now it's dark at 4:30. >> bill: you have given this great consideration. we'll see if they make a move on this. i think they should take their time and make english the official language of the united states of america. on the federal level we don't have an official language in america. >> dana: now you add another

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>> bill: now the feds have arrested a south african migrants on the terror watch list in brooklyn, new york. this coming after the border patrol released him into the country after his illegal entry through texas. eric adams will likely talk about this later today. on with martha on "the story" at

3:00 eastern time. a lot to cover. an interesting segment. check out martha and 3:00 today. >> dana: a venezuelan migrant is now accused of attempted murder after allegedly setting his texas home on fire with his three children inside. dramatic body cam footage captured the police rescue of one of the kids. brooke taylor is live in dallas with more. hi, brooke. >> the father, a venezuelan migrant, is accused of setting his house on fire intentionally with his three kids inside. now the two teenagers managed to escape. they told police they believe their 3-year-old little brother is still trapped inside the home. check out this shocking body camera footage. >> i got you. >> quick, fire. >> i got him, i got him. >> i got you. >> the officers breakthroughs the window and rescues the 3-year-old abandoned and trapped inside the burning home outside of houston.

the child's father arrested, charged with three counts of attempted murder. his burns from the fire you could see them in his mug shot. the officer who saved the boy says he immediately thought of his own kids and had the chance to visit the boy after. >> when you have kids and you are dealing with kids it is natural to relate that to your own life. during the time you are in police mode doing what we do. >> the man is now behind bars on a 2.25 million bond and on ice hold. texas governor greg abbott took to x expressing outrage saying a venezuelan immigrant legal status unknown accused of setting a texas house on fire with children inside. he better spend the rest of his life behind bars. he is now among the 7 million migrants now in the united states on the non-detained docket meaning that they are here in the united states, not

in federal ice custody as they await their immigration hearings, dana. >> dana: all right. brooke taylor, terrible story. i'm glad the little boy survived. thank you. >> they were pistol whipped, beat, mistreated. the male was stabbed, had a stab wound. so does that fall in the category of torture for me? it does. it is very hard to identify specifically as tda because there is no specific markers, a high assumption they may be affiliated with the tda gang. i am not going to say 100% positively until that is validated and verified. >> bill: this is especially brutal crime here. police yeah aurora, colorado after a home invasion at the apartment complex. news for months. the suspects potentially members of a violent venezuelan gang. dan, nice to have you on today and good morning to you today. i want to play a quick clip of jason crowe, democrat from

colorado. he represents this district in part aurora. it is quick. from september on what he said then. >> these mischaracterizations, there has been some type of gang takeover of portions of aurora are not true. >> bill: how do we look at that now, dan? >> we look at it as systemic lie to us in colorado and numerous other states. this started at the governor and went down to the state representatives, the mayor of aurora, even the interim chief at the time. they all were lying to us because they didn't want there to be the depiction their city was gang infested or had gang activity. the problem is this. i was f.b.i. in new york, new jersey. i knew about aurora, colorado in 2013 when ms-13 members were moving there. that tren de aragua has set up presence there is not a shock to me. they were lying to us. heather morris set up a public

affairs camera outside these buildings where the home invasion occurred months ago and said there is nothing to see here. we have no problem. while they are interviewing people on camera. police officers are going door-to-door. it is completely bogus what was being done in colorado to all the constituents and to all the people in this country. the problem is in the previous administration under the trump administration the f.b.i. and e.r.o., icro was capable of attacking these gangs. ms-13 and other organized crime organizations. under the biden administration their hands were tied. didn't have the tools to utilize. hopefully going into this new administration, you know, we can attack them properly. it is a clear and present danger to the united states and national security. >> bill: you were aware of this in 2015, nine years ago. at first i thought well maybe jason crowe was talking about a

situation that just got worse over the past four months. the fact that you were aware of this tells us quite a bit. i think the other thing with the recent migrant surge i said this last hour, there were 50,000 went to vendor. i have 40,000 now. that's a lot of people being funneled to colorado. if you don't stay in denver you go to the communities around it which aurora is one. >> this is not just a colorado situation. as dana said there is almost 29 states that have tren de aragua presence. my calculations are three to 5,000 active members. that's not the children they have are recruiting. this is a national problem that the f.b.i. working with hsi and local partners have to attack these utilize rico. the arrest of these 19 individuals in the investigation needs to be conducted with federal authorities. >> bill: one last question. the cbp app used.

venezuela is one of the four countries they can use the app to get permission to come to the united states. on that app would you know whether or not an incoming migrant was a member of this gang? >> absolutely not. it is completely -- there is no way to vet the information from cuba, venezuela and numerous other countries. there are so many migrants coming to this country. there is no way. they are overwhelmed at the border for them to run criminal checks. they are letting in individuals into the country. i believe a lot of them have criminal intentions, international activities and ms-13 gang members and everything in between. we have to lock down our border, we have to correct the last four years and right the ship. >> bill: we're told that app is going away come january. dan brenner, thanks for your time. nice to see you. dana. >> dana: well, sports betting taking a spot on the capitol hill agenda. should there be restrictions in this kind of gambling?

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>> bill: this news out of florida moments ago. that state announcing attempted felony murder charge in an 18-page affidavit against ryan roof. the a.g. in florida is ashley moody saying a very young girl was devastatingly injured because ruth fled the scene on the highway. moody also saying the feds are stonewalling their efforts to get some key evidence in the case so that is the update as of now at a palm beach county. we'll get more for you momentarily. >> dana: a stunning move from a government watchdog. the department of energy's

inspector general urging energy secretary jennifer granholm to put a stop to the department's $4 hundred billion loan program. the program has kicked into overdrive in an effort to boost green energy companies before donald trump returns to office. but the inspector general says officials aren't following conflict of interest rules. the i.g. writes this poses a significant risk of fraud, waste and abuse. it is not a good look on the biden administration as they try to get out of town putting all this money out there. not like there haven't been conflict of interest problems in the department of energy now. there have been. >> bill: they'll stuff the stocking while they can. >> dana: i think they'll get stopped. when the i.g. says something maybe they will pay attention. check this out. >> we work effectively with many of the gambling industry. we disagree with casinos on prop

bets. when they can't gamble on individual performances they are far less likely to harass student athletes. >> charlie baker on the hill yesterday testifying on the explosion of sports betting. it is now legal in nearly 40 states. baker wants congress to pass new restrictions to protect college athletes. the host of outkick morning and great to have you here. let's show everybody here staff on the growth of sports betting in terms of revenue. charlie baker knows what it means to a state to get this kind of revenue. he was a governor. you can see it exploded. i remember governor christie telling me in new jersey when they first passed the bill they thought they would make x amount. it was 10x that first year. >> sports betting as completely exploded and people are obsessed and causing this emotion to lose their minds for good reason. a lot of people have a lot of money on the line. when it comes to college athletics, not just college really athletics of all sorts, even the pros, there is a

two-prong issue. one is the safety of the athletes and the other is the integrity of the game. what charlie baker is saying student athletes are experiencing harassment from better because sometimes they aren't capitalizing on what betters want them to. >> dana: online bullying is terrible. >> charlie baker wants prop bets to go away. a bet based on an individual player's performance. to show you how serious this problem is, a unc player last year in the ncaa tournament unc won against michigan state but only got 18.7 rebounds. it wasn't enough rebounds for betters to cash in on bets. he received over 100 messages. hateful messages and threats from sports betters in his social media inbox. >> bill: they are making the case it is a good thing and he says here is why. call for number two.

legal sports betting has transformed the sports entertainment landscape offering millions a safe and regulated way to engage with the sport they love. demonizing this industry on worst case scenarios undermines the progress made in regulating a safe marketplace. he might be talking about the business side. you are talking about the personal side. significant way affecting people. this was never the case like what seven years ago when it was not legal. >> the problem is he is talking about a regulated marketplace. when the integrity of the game is also in the air you have to wonder is it actually regulated? >> bill: i totally agree with you when it comes to the integrity of the game i do believe there are big questions. >> a lot of student athletes quick to admit there is pressure. your classroom has the draft kings app on their phone and betting on you? how will that make you feel?

>> dana: i huge problem and we didn't get to gambling addiction. charlie baker was also asked about transgender athletes in women's sports and senator kennedy. >> why don't you take a position on transgender biological males competing against females? you just told me it wasn't fair. >> federal standard on this is one that we would work with you on if you wish to work on it. >> why don't you do it on your own? >> we're a national governing body and we follow federal law. >> go to amazon and buy a spine online and take a stand? >> dana: should there be more legislation, federal law in order to back up and protect women's sports? >> absolutely. i don't think this is a question charlie baker like so many democrats are so committed. not offending anybody. >> dana: he is not a democrat, though. >> i said like so many democrats. they are losing their semblance of common sense.

this is not a question. we know that biological men don't belong in women's sports. we saw what happened with leah thompson and the san jose state university volleyball team and trump has vowed to ban transgender athletes competing in women's sports because it makes sense. we saw the lpga reverse their stance. a lot of organizations, they're nervous. they don't want to offend anybody. hopefully there comes a time very soon, maybe january 20th to be exact where a lot of organizations can reverse their stance, specifically the ncaa. >> bill: we'll see what kind of pressure comes with that. appreciate you doing the show. he is not your average joe, dana. a barista taking down a would be robber as crime crisis bursts into a cafe in san francisco. you can take that with your latte out the door. ♪

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>> harris: we saw the video. evil in motion as men terrorized residents of a colorado apartment complex. for months officials down played and denied a gang crisis. now 19 suspects accused of torture, kidnapping and ties to the venezuelan gang tren de aragua. plus president-elect trump's day one plans to secure our borders. both south and north. chicago citizens, we've also seen this unfold. living through a disaster as their liberal mayor chooses to put americans last and illegals first. two of those citizens from chicago join me. "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> bill: thank you. a san francisco barista standing his grounds? got it? stopping a suspect from robbing a customer. he is being hailed a hero. he whacks this guy. slammed a cart would be robber's

back and pinned him down and being sprayed with bear mace. tough cat. officers arrived on the scene. arrested the suspect charging him with attempted robbery. you will not have that to go. >> dana: president-elect trump ramping up pressure to get hostages back home. president trump saying all hell will break out if the hostages aren't released. >> this morning we hear from the current national security advisor jake sullivan thinking the biden team can still free american hostages and secure the cease-fire by the end of next month. >> we're wary making predictions or promises. this is close. the final piece of the puzzle is with hamas to come forward with the release of hostages. >> if the multi- phase deal falls apart and not in place by

noon january 20th trump says hell will break out in the middle east. >> iran should take donald trump very seriously. look what he did in his first team. his foot on the neck of the iranian regime with tough sanctions and took action militarily in the middle east when it was necessary to put america first and to strengthen our alliance with israel. he will do that again in his second term. >> bill: president biden does not have a great personal relationship with the israeli prime minister at this point. he and the team claim that he is keeping things professional. >> did you talk to prime minister netanyahu about a cease-fire deal? >> i spoke to him. i'll speak again. >> president biden cited this issue. the cease-fire hostage deal when he dropped out. something that he thought he could still get done with the remainder of his term which is coming up. the pressure is on. dana. >> dana: peter doocy, thank you so much. >> bill: want to take you to new orleans now. a bridge left a mangled mess. a series of rapid fire crashes

causing a near 50-car pile-up. >> dana: this happens down there with the fog. >> bill: shut the bridge down for seven hours. 30 people went to the hospital. no life threatening injuries, they blame the pile-up on you guessed it, dense fog. new orleans. >> dana: before we go, it is lit across one texas -- stunning holiday show breaking records for its 5,000 drone display that featured santa, turkey, gingerbread houses and snowman. the f.b.i. was not called apparently. they said these are actually drones that we know what's going on. that's pretty cool. looks good. i don't know. >> bill: we could drone on but we won't. >> dana: two in a row in one segment? i don't know if that's allowed. eric adams on "the story" at 3:00. i'll see you at 5:00. "the faulkner focus" is next. >> harris: the painful effects of biden's