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♪ ♪ griff: president-elect trump says he should be the one the make the decision on whether tiktok can continue operating in the u.s. because of the unique if national security and first amendment issue raised by the cases soon to be heard by the supreme court. welcome to "fox news live." i'm griff jenkins. anita, one more hour. let's to this. anita: let's do it. i'm anita vogel, and we'll have more on tiktok coming up. but first, president biden is spending the weekend in the u.s. virgin islands as his administration works to set up roadblocks for the incoming trump team. lucas tomlinson is live in st. croix and live with the latest on these roadblocks. lucas, it looks so beautiful there. good afternoon to you. >> reporter: well, anita, it is. a little overcast today, but certainly nice. s. some of those roadblocks are down in texas where a judge ruled that the biden administration can no longer

sell off unused pieces of that border wall, and president-elect trump is responding within the last hour on his social media platform, truth social, post, quote: in a major, crucial win for america and our national security, a federal judge in texas based on papers we filed just a few days ago has from prohibited the biden administration if selling any materials designated for the border wall. now, tom homan who is, of course, president-elect trump's incoming border czar, reacted to the news earlier today. >> right now i think we've got them stopped, but it's insulting, they wait four years to sell a main piece of to our plan to secure that border. >> reporter: now, texas' attorney general ken paxton also weighing in saying we have successfully blocked the biden administration from disposing of any further materials before president trump takes office. and paxton's office also said that the biden administration disposes of border wall

materials purchased with funds subject to to an injunction in violation of court order, quote, it would constitute unethical and sanctionable conduct, and officials should be held in contempt of court. the biden administration if has been auctioning off parts of the border wall since at least 2023, last year, with parts listed for sale on auction marketplaces after it abruptly shut down most border wall construction after biden took office about four yearsing ago. now, we've reached out to the white house for a comment on this judge's ruling of. we have not heard back, but we are awaiting a statement from the white house. anita? anita: all right. we know you will keep us posted, lucas tomlinson. thank you so much. griff? griff: anita, on capitol hill house speaker mike johnson could be nation an uphill battle for another term as speaker as some gop members are expressing doubts over sporting -- supporting his bid. madeline rivera are is live with the latest. maddie, seems there's a battle for the gavel. >> reporter: yeah.

trouble is brewing for mike johnson. at least one republican congressman, thomas massie, says he won't be supporting johnson for speaker, but there are several other members who say they are keeping their options open including andy harris, scott perry and tim burchett. that's a problem for johnson because he needs 218 votes to keep the gavel. the breakdown is 219 house republicans and 215 house democrats. that means johnson can only afford the lose one republican vote if democrats vote against him. house minority leader hakeem jeffries has indicated they won't be helping johnson this time around after they joined republicans to block an ouster bid by congresswoman marjorie taylor greene earlier this year. there is one person that can help johnson's prospects, that's president-elect trump who has remained largely silent on this issue. >> i think president trump behind the scenes will, ultimately, decide who the next speaker will be. and, two, with the freedom cause

cuts, you know, i'm not a member of the freedom caucus. i vote conservative or more is than some of their members, so i share in their frustration. >> reporter: but the head of the house freedom caucus isn't committing to backing johnson even if trump does throw his weight behind him. >> well, you know, the house has to function dependently. we hope the president if -- independently. we hope the president recognizes how the leadership is functioning. >> reporter: the house is paralyzed without a speaker, a fight could interfere with the electoral college count scheduled for january 6th, griff. griff: just one more, if massey is a no, if one more, just one more republican decides not to vote for him, it is going to be a mess. >> reporter: yeah, he loses it, i think, if you do the math. yeah, just one more, and he loses the fight. griff: madeleine rivera, thanks. >> reporter: you got it. anita: for more on the upcoming house speaker vote, let's bring

in our political panel. with us is vice president of strategic communications, pete seethe, and host of can we please talk podcast, mike leon. gentlemen, welcome to the show. as we just heard, all eyes are on this big vote to to take place on january 3rd. and as we heard madeline and griff discuss, he needs 218 votes. let's put up those numbers on the screen here. i mean, it can't get more narrow here. he can't afford to lose but one vote. i spoke to representative andy biggs in the last hour about this. let's listen to what he had to say. >> we've got one member -- actually, two members who said they're not to going to vote for him, one has said under any circumstance he's not voting for mr. johnson. and so for mike to become speaker again, he's going to have to have everybody else. and there's a lot of discontent particularly with what happened last week in the spending fight.

anita: so, pete, let me start with you. if you were a betting man, does johnson keep the gavel? >> well, i just got back from vegas overnight, so my betting days, i think, are over for this calendar year. but i think things are actually, believe it or not, looking good for mike johnson. one, here we are six days from the vote, and no alternative is being floated. they're not testing the waters, testing the base with another name, another potential speaker yet. you also have the fact that mike johnson has a very close relationship with donald trump. they talk frequently, they meet in person frequently. and finally, it is the timing that is so critically important. not just the counting of the electoral college votes on january 6th, but also the january 20th inauguration. donald trump doesn't want a messy floor fight in the house of representatives. he wants all eyes on him leading

up to the inauguration and in his first weeks in office. if. anita: yeah, that is such a good point. you really have to take that into consideration. but, mike, i want to ask you about the democrats, and, you know, what hakeem jeffries has said, minority leader hakeem jeffries. he's said that mike johnson shouldn't count on him or any other democrat this time around to help get him over the finish line. why is that? >> yeah, anita that, good the see you, first and foremost. i'd love to be in in lucas' shot right now. let's go back to to d.c., what you just mentioned. i spoke with a few democrats right now including congressman. pat: ryan on my show -- pat ryan, and i asked him what is the strategy for 2025, starting with the speaker vote. it's trickled down that hakeem jeffries e has given this message of, look, we're not going to help them on this specific issue. we are going to help them

potentially on the continuing resolution that we saw passed last week because that affects federal workers, employees, a bunch of different things that government needs to continue functioning at least until march, right? so they're going to help on those type of things. but on this type of issue where you can't unify your conference, they're not going to the help on that. i spoke recently with thomas massie's camp, and he is a hard no. i mean, i know he has said it publicly, but he's said it privately as well. you can't afford to lose one more vote in this, and i know the graphic just showed four more people he could potentially lose. i know thomas massie is going to be a no, so next week is going to be incredibly interesting. but the backdrop, i don't think republicans want this to play out again and the networks to all be covering this over the next 5-6 days. i think mar-a-lago will weigh in on this soon enough. anita: yeah. that's' the thinking, at some point donald trump may come out and give a strong endorsement. and p by the way, representative andy biggs said he wasn't sure

how he was going to vote. he wouldn't commit, is we'll see what happens there. i want to change the topic for just a moment and talk about the dems pushing back on the incoming trump administration and this new agenda. now, this time around they might have to rely heavily on the federal bench which they have been quietly stacking over the past four years, right? they push through 235 judicial nominations across the country, and, you know, those federal judges could help block some of president-elect trump's agenda. pete, what are your thoughts on that? >> well, relate me be the first -- let me be the first to congratulate chuck schumer in doing one-fifth of his job with. good work, chuck. proud of you for that. you've got to look at democrats and their inability to read the room. they don't understand that the trump agenda is popular. the biden-harris agenda, their way of doing business, is incredibly unpopular.

that is in part why kamala harris lost, also why joe biden was thrown out of that race. but the trump agenda is popular, and the american people are expecting results. so if democrats are smart, this isn't yet another repeat of the resistance from 2017-2018, but instead they find ways to work with trump and republicans on immigration, on the debt, on something like permitting reform that would decrease energy prices, decrease carbon emissions, boost domestic production and manufacturing and other things. if they were smart, they would work with trump and not just stand many if his way. anita: yeah. we'll see if they do that. mike, i'm going to give you the last 20 seconds here. your thoughts on that. wrap us up. >> yeah. i think there are some democrats that have already said they're willing to work with the trump administration. just look at senator bernie sanders, john fetterman, look at the doge committee and what ro khanna and jared moskowitz have said about joining it.

i think you're seeing a little bit of democrats starting to placate, you know, to that, and they want to work with the incoming administration because what pete said overall, this is an edict from the country. 77 million people voted for the president-elect, trump. anita: yeah. we are in for interesting times ahead and, who knows, maybe some bipartisanship, right? we will see. pete and mike, thanks so much for coming in today. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> thank you. griff: great discussion, anita. russian president vlad her putin apologizing to the azerbaijan president after a plane crash calling it a, quote, tragic incident. the apology comes amid allegations that russian air defenses shot the plane down on christmas day. stephanie bennet is tracking that story from our london bureau. hey, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, griff. yeah, president putin apologized but stopped short of saying russia was responsible. meanwhile, funerals are getting under way today for the victims. one of the victims of the

azerbaijan airlines crash was buried today, just 13 years old and was flying alone to vicinity his mother p relatives -- visit his mother, relatives say. 38 passengers were killed. survivors heard bangs as the aircraft approached its original test nation of grozny in southern russia. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: 20 or 30 minutes after takeoff, we felt two explosions. the plane was supposed to land but it didn't. something exploded inside twice. a man's hand was injured. we panicked. >> reporter: the aircraft then took off from azerbaijan on christmas day and was due to the fly grozny, but it suddenly diverted the kazahkstan where the plane hurtled toward the ground, landing just short of the runway, and burst into flames. the transport minister said the plane was subjected to external interference and was damaged from the inside and out. u.s. military sources say russian air defenses may have

mistakenly struck the plane while trying to fend off possible ukrainian drone attacks in the region. white house national security spokesperson john kirby told reporters that the u.s. had early indications that russia was responsible but declined to comment any further. we're also hearing from president zelenskyy who expressed his condolences and has said russia must provide clear explanations as to why the plane crashed and to stop spreading its disinformation. back to you. griff: stephanie bennet live in london, thank you. anita? anita: well, griff, how a heated online debate over visas for foreign workers could complicate president-elect trump's agenda while taking on the border crisis. that's next. ♪

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united states alone. the u.s. has given tiktok a january 19th deadline to divest from its chinese-owned parent company or be shut down at least here in the u.s. the supreme court is scheduled to the hear arguments about the tiktok case beginning january soth -- january 10th, but late yesterday president trump filed documents asking the supreme court to delay the january deadline and instead, as the future president, allow him to make the ultimate decision about tiktok's fate in the u.s. the trump team telling fox news as the incoming chief executive, president trump is the right constitutional actor to resolve the dispute through political means. also today there is a tense battle going on in the trump world involving names like billionaire maga leaders elon musk and former presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy. some maga supporters oppose trump's new appointee for a.i. adviser, saying he's too in favor of h-1b visas which

historically allow highly skilled foreign workers easy access into the united states. >> if you're using the h-1b program the abuse it, to recruit, you know, interns, accountants, other people that easily could be recruited from the united states of america all because you just want to do it cheaper, that's not fine. >> reporter: elon musk says he'll, quote, go to war over these controversial visas. he says he's in our country because of one, therefore, you know, we have he's that and x here in the united states. also ramaswamy defending these visas. we'll keep you updated from west palm beach. back to you, griff. griff: those fighting words. matt finn if live in west palm beach, thank you. anita? anita: the illegal immigrant accused of setting a woman on fire on a new york city if subway train and killing her has been charged in the incident. this as police are investigating an incident at penn station where a man was found badly

burned friday night. c.b. cotton is here with more on both of these stories. hi, c.b. >> reporter: hi, anita. more on that penn station case in a moment first, i want to point out that tomorrow is one week since that deadly attack on a subway train, and now as you mentioned, another person who appears to be homeless caught fire at the new york city transit hub. and a criminal investigation is now underway. so last night at around 8 p.m., mta police discovered the pan -- the man in his 50s with burns to both legs and his upper body at penn station. the man told police he was asleep and woke up on fire. according to new york post sources, officers say a man is now in critical condition. earlier in the day sebastian zapeta, who was accused of setting a woman on fire in brooklyn, was indicted for murder and arson by a grand jury. the brooklyn district attorney believes strongly that the case to belongs in state court, but new york city mayor eric adams

has directed the n nypd to explore bringing federal charges. >> i think federal charges could be very well appropriate here. i think the bigger issue is that we have this ongoing policy in the city of new york in which we're not cooperating with immigration and customs enforcement to remove people who are here illegally and dangerous. >> reporter: so i.c.e. has issued a new immigration detainer for zapeta but says the new york city department of croaxes has indicated -- corrections has indicated hay will not honor the request. on january 7th we expect him back in court. as for the woman killed, the district attorney says investigators are making progress using advanced fingerprinting and dna evidence to confirm her identity. anita. anita: just horrible, both of those stories. c.b. cotton, thank you, appreciate it. griff? griff: all right, anita. let's bring in former new york state dhs adviser michael balboni. michael, you just heard the

report there from c.b. cotton the that the new york school -- prison officials, that new york state officials will not cooperate with an i.c.e. detainer for this migrant who set a woman on fire. it begs the question, what level are of depravity must an illegal alien commit in this country to get sanctuary jurisdictions like new york to cooperate with the better good of the public safety? >> in this follows at this point in time a very unfortunate policy decision. back in the '70s, believe it or not, from knight they basically said we're not going to work with immigration officials when it comes to illegal immigration -- the new york city. and this follows the resistance that we're seeing across the country especially in places like portland, oregon, and california where governor newsom said they're going the try to institutionalize and legitimize the immigration wave that has come in, an agenda that has

specifically been rejected by the american people. so in california they also have over half the population of homeless individuals in the united states. 187,000 homeless, 35,000 of them are veterans. so what are they doing about that? and, of course, the intersection here in new york where two homeless men were, in fact -- one was attempted to be murder, the other killed as result of the illegal immigrant's involvement. griff: you're right, mike, it's coast to coast. tom homan earlier today weighed in on these sanctuary jurisdictions in the case of the migrant in new york and elsewhere and how to deal with it. take a listen here. >> any elected official, even the district attorney, anybody in that city you should want to to remove public safety threats from your communities. that's your number one responsibility, so the protect your communities. we want the help you do that. if you don't want to help us, get out of the way, but we're

going to do it. weaver going to run this operation in new york city and every sanctuary city in the country. we're coming. griff: too's -- that's a defiant tom homan, and i take him at his word. you talk about governor gavin newsom that now apparently is considering this immigrant support network which would be a number of hubs set up across the state to help what he calls at of are risk migrants, those here illegally, who tom homan if could potentially be going after particularly if they are criminals. it comes after governor newsom has already asked for emergency funding in the tens of millions to help those very migrants try and and legally fight the deportation effort. so hold up of a problem do you see -- how much of a problem do you see homan and the incoming administration if running into with people like governor newsom? >> i think it's going to be a challenge for the federal administration to come in and thread that needle where you can remove the worst of the worst, get them out of the way because

i think everybody in any if city would support that. but at the same time, work with the public officials to say let's develop a system to make sure that we can enforce the border, make sure we know where where with these folks are and get the folks that are committing these crimes out. there's something else that everyone really had kind of forgotten in this debate, and let's say particularly in california, continue do what they're doing and all these immigrants continue to come to california. from a security standpoint, we still don't know who these folks are. we still don't know who might be among them. are we suddenly convinced that everybody coming across the border has a great intent to come live in the wonderful united states and not do anything wrong to us? i really hope that we aren't looking at the days prior to a 9/11 if attack. griff: i spent weeks this past year in the san diego sector where there were tens of thousands of chinese coming

across along with migrants from the countries that we have concern about possible terrorism links like syria, afghanistan, libya and the like. let me ask you before we run out of time though, one of the other things people forget is that while numbers are lower, criminal migrants are still trying to sneak in. just yesterday the chief of the border patrol, jason owens, posting in just this past month of december more than 650 migrants were apprehended with criminal convictions. you see the list there from assault, burglary, homicide, sexual offenses and the like. and so when you sort of connect the dots here, michael, you've also got in the case of sebastian zapeta, the guatemalan illegal alien that set the woman on fire, he was a gotaway. those are just the ones we know about, doesn't include those we don't know about. how would you be advising if you were still doing so in your

capacity as new york's to dhs adviser about tow -- how to deal with the fact that the criminals keep coming? >> well, you know, i think what you really have to do is work with law enforcement to profile these gang members this in particular. start the with the gangs. the other thing, candidate president trump this last time was the only candidate who said we have to go of after the cartels in canada. we have to stop the ability of getting these focus across the border. of there's a great way to unite the nation to say these folks are threatening the united states in terms of crime, possibly national security and let's never forget about the fentanyl if drug importation that i've always said and is a gray zone conflict with china. griff: yeah, it's a great point. the fentanyl crisis is another pat of the puzzle. -- part of the puzzle. michael balboni, thank you for taking time today. >> my pleasure. anita: could the u.s. retake control of the panama canal, and

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♪ griff: president-elect trump has set his sights on renegotiating the panama canal treaty citing high fees for u.s. vessels and a growing china influence. many theirer ins -- mariners are welcoming this policy change. for more, let's are bring in captain james staples. captain, thank you for being here. let's dive right in. this caught everyone off guard, all of a sudden trump's talking about the panama canal. the panamanian president says, wait, no, you can't have it. but yet it appears that trump is pretty sears about this. serious about this. the question is, can he do, and why do you suppose that it matters to him? why does he care about this? >> well, first, i would never underestimate president trump at doing anything, so can he do it,

that's the question. should he do it. possibly, you know, letting the panama canal go into chinese hands is a bad thing. so bringing it back into american control as we had up until 1999, i believe, is great for the security of the whole northern hemisphere, both north and south america. and at one time we did control the a canal. we built the canal. a lot of american lives were lost building that canal. now we see the chinese are running both ends of the ca know. they're running the the -- canal. they're running the container yards. they've got a foothold there, and we need to make sure that the americans never lose that type of a control on the panama canal. it's a very, very important, vital connection in the world. it is a throat that we don't want to have closed on us. griff: and, captain, we were just showing that map, i believe it's 51 miles connecting the pacific and atlantic ocean. i've referred to it, correct me

if i'm wrong, i've called it, essentially, the world's most lucrative toll booth, if you will -- do. [laughter] and you looked at really the facts around the usage, you can see 13,000 plus ships use this canal every year, serves more than 180 maritime routes connecting nearly 2,000 ports for 170 countries. and that the u.s. is the number one user of the canal with over 70% of all transits. you kind of put that in perspective, if i've got that right, captain, the strategic implications here are quite >> well, they are. you know, we are the number one user. but the thing we need to look back at is when i first started going through there in the '70s, most of the ships were carrying our products, now we don't. the american merchant marine has been decimated to the point where we have 80 ships left sailing the high seas. when i started, we had over 2,000 vessels. now we're relying on chinese

ships to carry most of our products coming to this country. it's definitely the lifeline are, but we also need the american ships to be carrying that product, not the chinese ships that are going through there now like costco. they're carrying probably 50% of the cargo that's going through there. we're carrying a very small amount of cargo because we don't have, number one, the manpower for the ships, and we don't have the ships. we need to start thinking about refurbishing this program as mark kelly has done. he's put forward the ships of america act, and that's something we really need to build upon and to build this american merchant marine back up to where we were so we have the power of the seas. giving up the seas is not what we want to do. griff: captain, you've sailed more than a hundred ships and vessels through this canal. my last question is did you ever think to yourself going through i there that you wish america would take it back, and what was your reaction when you first heard trump making this suggestion?

>> well, personally, i felt a lot safer when i knew we had american troops down there. my first trip through i there, i was running aviation gas up to rodman, the navy base that we had that fueled the american aircraft this flew out of that area. just having the americans down in that area, i felt a lot safer. now probably not so safe as we used to be. so it's an important, vital chokepoint in the world. and as we see the chinese moving in everywhere, they're starting to move into the canal, they were right into afghanistan the minute we got out of there. they're building islands in the south china sea, that's another chokepoint we need to be aware of. the chinese are definitely on the move. griff: yes, they are, indeed. we will continue to follow this. captain james staples, thank you for your insight. >> thank you very much, griff. griff: anita? anita: interesting interview, griff. well, this holiday season if people are off work. they're on vacation or enjoying holiday parties. but one person, work never stops

for him. that is our senior congressional correspondent chad pergram. he's sending out e-mails in the middle of the night, and the holidays are the busiest teem of year for him as he tries to learn the entire incoming freshman class. watch this. >> reporter: out with the old, in with the new as in a a new congress which begins january 3rd. a staggering 62 new house members and non-voting delegates plus 12 new senators are about to descend on capitol hill, and my mission so to learn them all. my studying starts early in the morning during my daily workout routine. it is said that the pace of congress is kind of like a treadmill, that learning the new members of congress is like an elliptical. this is where i study the new members, going over the new names and faces over and over and over again. i pore over my notes studying and studying and if studying. if so i even study at work, and

one of the things i work on all the time are pronunciations. so not everybody is tim lore or gabe evans, but you have names like suhas, a fracture -- freshman democrat from virginia, then you have julie, a republican from north dakota. and then you have to match the names with the faces and background withs. so now's the test with congressional quiz master ryan shmells of fox news raid wrote. first question, this kin coming -- incoming member lobbied fell members of to congress for his great grandfather's office space. >> reporter: that would be republican tom barrett from michigan. his grandfather served back in the 1930s and '40s and was a democrat. >> that is correct, chad. next question and speaking of democrats, this incoming republican comes from a long line of elected democrats.

>> reporter: that would be nick bell itch from alaska -- begich, serves the entire state. he had an uncle who was a senator, democratic senator mark begich, and and way back in the 1970s there was another nick begich, democrats -- democrat, who had that seat before. >> well done. we have here -- >> reporter: have to guess the face. >> -- the freshman class by their face. so can you name this member right here? >> reporter: that would be maxine, it's maxine, and she's from oregon. that much i know. >> but can you get the last marriage chad? >> reporter: it's maxine. i think you got it. this is the challenge. it's maxine from oregon, i don't know her last name. >> it is dexter. >> reporter: i almost said

deeter, but i knew that wasn't rightful you really done learn people on paper, you meet them in the hall, watch how they vote and see how they perform as a member of congressful -- congress. on capitol hill, chad pergram, fox news. griff: of if anybody can learn 'em, it's chad pergram. coming up, we'll look at the outlook for the economy in 2025, and there's a billion dollar winner in the mega millions jackpot. that's next. ♪ ♪ and now i'm retired. i'm not good being retired. i'm a pain in the neck. i like to be able to have a purpose. about three or four years ago, i felt like i was starting to slip. i saw the prevagen commercials. after a short amount of time taking prevagen, i started noticing a difference-- i stopped taking prevagen and i found myself slacking back so i jumped right back on it. i've been taking prevagen for about two years now, and i've found a huge difference. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription.

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anita. twice in one week. anita: yeah, that's right. [laughter] a number of people are concerned about the new trump agenda which could include, you know, tax cuts and these tariffs, but elon musk says, quote, don't worry, there is still infinite potential for job creation. how do you see that? >> i think this tariff in the awe troh -- auto industry is a great example of how it could play out. this tariff issue i really shows you the balancing act that u.s. manufacturers face. why do they manufacture cars in mexico and canada? because it's cheaper to do so there, right? but by the same token, they're losing jobs in the united states. they have to weigh whether or not they want to continue to do so if, informs, the tear -- in fact, the tariffs stick and have it cost more or do what the president wants them to do, which is the build plants in the united states and the do it domestically. if they know that tariffs are a long-term obstacle and they're not going to go away, they will

bring those jobs back to the united states because the tariffs basically offset the cost of cheaper labor abroad. but we'll see if the tariffs are a negotiating ploy or if they're really something that's here the stay. anita: yeah. well, that's what everybody wants to know, right? and there are a lot of people worried about these tariffs especially when it comes to, you know, china, mexico and canada. mexico in particular, like you said, because that could affect the price of affordable cars coming into the u.s. some say by as much as $3,000. now, the car manufacturers are already trying to get ahead of this. take a look at this post from the new york -- this headline, rather, from the new york post. it says toyota, ford and general motors join sprint to donate millions to trump's inaugural fund. the efforts to upend tax and trade policies when he gets to the white house has prompted even those who are sparred politically with the 45th president in the past to turn the other cheek.

so what do you think about this? does giving money to his inaugural fund help them in any way? >> well, two things. one is their stance in the 2024 inauguration is a lot different than many of these companies' stance in the 2016 election. but at the end of the day, i think this is about bringing all of the parties to the table, renegotiating the trade pact between the united states, canada and mexico so that it benefits all and having organized labor who now has a much different position relative to the president. they did not invite -- rather, endorse, many of them did not endorse biden. they didn't take take a stance. and get all those parties to the table and figure out what's in the best interests of all, stopping being sellish. i think -- selfish. i think if we had a trade pact between canada, mexico and the united states that really made sense, that's the way to to deal with china. because when north america as a group is a trading partner with

the rest of the world, you can combat china that's a trading partner with the rest of the world. anita: yeah, yeah. okay. well, in the last 30 seconds i have here, i have to ask you about this lottery, this $1.22 billion lottery. one person won from sacramento, california. if you were to win the lottery, mitch, what would you choose in would you take a lump sum or payouts? what's financially better? >> i am actually contrarian to the everybody saying take the lump sum. i'm all about taking the payments. but i forgot to buy a ticket this time. but i'm about taking -- and the reason is because this is not money you're going to spend in your lifetime. it's money that's to going to end up being spent by future generations, so that's a way to impose discipline when you're not around anymore. they'll get money every year as opposed the fighting over a lump sum today. anita: all right. well, take it from mitch, we will all keep that in mind if we

win the lot by one day, and hopefully we will. >> exactly, happy new year. >> to you as well. anita: griff? griff: i don't know if i agree, i say take the money and run. meanwhile, winter weather is stalling travel this weekend as millions head home from the holidays. that's next. ♪ ♪ if

anita: according to aaa, approximately 120 million people will hit the road or take to the skies this holiday season as snow, rain and ice could cause issues for some travelers. madison scarpino is at hartsfield-jackson international airport monitoring it all for pus. madison. -- for us. >> reporter: hello. a lot of people still need to go home from wherever they were for the holidays or they're traveling for new year's, so holiday travel is still in full swing, and we can see that here at the atlanta airport. if officials here are really just gearing up for what they expect to be a very busy weekend. things are smooth here so far. you can get through security pretty quick, but there are a handful of delays, and we are seeing that nationwide. we're already seeing thousands of delays in and out of the u.s., over 5,000 to be exact.

and 175 cancellations today which is already more than we saw yesterday which had the same sort of travel disruptions. >> definitely might leave a little bit earlier than what we did, because we barely made it. just be nice, be with kind, be patient. >> just hectic, you know? it's one of those deals you're at the mercy of the airlines and the weather with. >> reporter: and a big portion of these delays and cancellations are from severe storms. tornadoes ripped through parts of the south over the past few days. there were extreme winds and hail, and and that weather is expected to continue this weekend. so if you're flying, know that delays probably will continue. but aaa says that most of the people traveling for the holidays will be hitting the road, so highways will likely be backed up. the storms have already proven to cause major issues on the roads in places like texas where there have been several crashes leaving people stuck on the side of the road for hours waiting to

ghettoed -- get towed. give yourself plenty of extra time because aaa expects this holiday season to be record-breaking. back to you. anita: oh, boy. let's hope everyone gets home safe. madison scarpino live for us, thank you. griff: anita, check this out. 20-year-old surfer surviving a terrifying wipeout in hawaii surfing off the maui coast. a massive swell suddenly swallowed him up. he said it felt like driving 80 miles an hour on the highway and slamming into a brick wall. he credits his survival to intense training. >> this wae swell i have been waiting for and dreaming of for a very long time. it was the biggest projected surf forecast that we've seen in a long time coming in. big wave surfers, we train for these types of situations.

there's a lot of training, breath hold work that goes on behind the scenes. griff i-and he got back on his board and went back the catch more waves. a true waterman. unbelievable, that he did that. anita? anita: i bet you wish that was you out there. griff: no way. those waves are too big! [laughter] next with molly line and rich edson. i'm anita vogel. file free in the app by 2/18 when you switch to turbotax do-it-yourself i'm yael eckstein of the international fellowship of christians and jews, and this hanukkah holiday is of urgent importance. this is our last chance to help thousands of

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