finding these 350,000 plusn children that have been lost by hhs into the fabric of ourco country anund finding them and rescuing them. to even ifne c it is only one cn we have got to do it and live on principle. that does it for us. we will see you next week in. remember to always dvr if your. can't catch us l ... and then you say it's wrong. you know i can't go on believing for long. but you know it's true. it's. you only want me >> we begin with a fox news alert. tributes rolling in from around

the world as we remember 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter, who died at age of 100. >> jimmy carter was the longest living xhantder in chief in our history. >> todd: i'm todd piro. i'm we have more on the life and legacy of president carter. >> madeleine: former president jimmy carter from 1977 to 1981 was the hostage crisis in iran. he and his late wife rosalynn founded carter center in 1982 and worked to advance human rights. carter won nobel peace prize in 2002. tributes are pouring in.

here is president biden who shared a life-long friendship with carter. he endorsed carter in 1976. >> honesty, character, faith and humility mattered. i don't believe it is bygone, it is for all times. someone who embodied the most fundamental human values we can never let slip away. we all do well to be more like jimmy carter. >> carter said he wanted to leave behind legacy of peace. he was proud of establishing relations with china and brokering peace with israel at kamala harris david. the challenges jimmy faced came at pivotal time and he did everything in his power to improve lives of all americans.

former president george w bush said he was a loll to family, friends and community. he set example of service that will inspire americans for generations. from former president obama, jimmy carter taught us to live grace, dignity and service. directed january 9 as national day of mourning for carter. details for the service have yet to be released. there will be public observances in atlanta. he will be laid to rest by his wife rosalynn, they were married 77 years, she passed away in 2 2023. >> todd: quite a love story. bring in nick stein, who led president carter secret service detail from 2017 to 2019.

reflect on the life of the manny worked closely with for a couple of years. >> it still is a shock. he was 100, it still came as a shock when i found out the yesterday. an amazing legacy of life. a lot of attention will be on his four years as president, there is another 96 years of body of work he conducted over that time from his time in the navy to accomplishments of the carter center he and mrs. carter created after they left the white house. legsay of serving others and this country. >> todd: what is your favorite memory of serving the president? >> i don't know if i have a specific memory, i have a lot of memories of sitting and talking

in a fishing boat or riding in the limousine around the farm in plains. i learned more about peanut farming and growing up in the depression era, his time in the navy. special time. he was living history, embodiment of what a president should be and what they should continue to do after they leave office. very proud to be part of that. >> todd: we hear tributes pour in, word used often, before and after his death is the word decent. what is the most decent think you remember him doing or is it that body of work you referenced earlier he was decent sun up to sun down daily. >> body of work is where i would go first all but for president

carter and carter center, they have saved millionings of lives because of work eradicating diseases. small things, he would give somebody 10 minutes if they needed 10 mets, whether a neighbor in plains experiencing issues or somebody while we were out traveling, he was friendly and giving of his time. decent is great word to describe him. he was a good person. >> todd: did he ever share regrets with you about his time in office? >> no, and i'll be honest, we never discussed his time as president. i would hear him make remarks about his time as president, we never really discussed his time at the white house other than not political issues, related to secret service or his kids.

we never got into politics. >> todd: is there one thing people don't know about him that they should? >> i would say he was definitely a product of his environment where he grew up. he was a south georgia boy at heart, influence of his parents and naval academy. i think at heart, he employees a was a man from south georgia, peanut farmer. >> todd: he was the first president born in a hospital. the fact he made it to 100, had an amazing 100 years in between tells you all you know. this is the morning following the passing of president jimmy carter. homelessness in america hitting a record high after increase from last year.

>> our next guest says the future of homelessness scares him. dry eyes still feel gritty, rough, or tired? with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ remove contact lenses before using miebo. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in.

eye redness and blurred vision may occur. ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ ask your eye doctor about prescription miebo. commander-in-chief committee computamande

home homelessness homeless tom homa 8

z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business

and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities™.

>> todd: a bald eagle protecting its nest from a tornado. i mean, this is kind of motherly instinct taking over there. fiercely protecting its eggs as a tornado-warped storm rips through louisiana . you can see is the winds whipping and the eagle's fathers going all over. string of torn other than tos tore through the south over the weekend. >> ashley: meteorologist adam klotz is here with fox weather

forecast. >> adam: 42 tornado reports over the weekend. that has wrapped up. those are all tornado reports beginning in texas and sweeping the southeast, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, south carolina, made entire gulf coast before pushing out to sea. that drug up heat across portions of the country. severe weather is gone today. ling lingering heat and rain, these are temperatures on the day. east coast is experiencing abnormally warm weather now. it was across central part of the country. new york city 56, 57 in philadelphia. 57 in boston. these are numbers like april and march. this feels like spring. this will not last, but it is out there now and bring ing plenty of rain in those areas,

really warm temperature presidency. it is rainy and warm. only problem that could slow down a little bit of travel as we talk about rain moving through. this does feel awfully warm and nothing severe. good news. >> todd: i had yardwork to do yesterday, i was sweating. is this spring? atla >> adam: it will get really cold again. >> todd: i will be mad at you for that. i am mad because you are a colts fan. you ready? j jayden daniels heading to the playoffs after taking down the falcons in overtime. first drive into the zooen zone and end game with a walk-off touchdown. vikings wide receiver justin anders has a ridiculous catch.

watch . randy moss-esque catch. >> todd: that catch overturned due to holding penalty, that did not stop vikings from taking down the packers, moving a step closer to the nfc title. s and dominant showing from baker mayfield, who tied franchise record with five passing touchdowns. bucs win over panthers. and adam klotz is a fan. i'm a colts fan. we snapped 10-game losing streak against adam's colts 45-33, it likely costs us number one pick in the upcoming n.f.l. draft. bye-bye sanders and cam ward,

let's have another year without a quarterback. >> ashley: you okay? >> todd: i'll make it. >> ashley: nypd holding press conference after suffering injuries in 2024. officers suffered startling 4600 injuries, that is up 2500 from 2020. the violence is blamed on illegal migrants. of course there will be more interaction with same violent individuals we couldn't prosecute or deport. more migrants assault cops than u.s. citizens. 770,000 people experiencing homelessness, that is up from last year. our next guest wrote "i'm a blue

state mayor," bill wells joins us now. thank you for getting ups with us now. you have been a critic of how california handles the homelessness crisis, why has it go gotten worse when they are pumping money into the state to fix the problem? >> california has no -- to fix the homelessness problem. 25 billion has been pumped into the problem and the problem gets worse by about 20% this year. why is that? i have had to come to the conclusion, there is strict adher erence to housing first policy and drug and alcohol problem. we have a problem with erttiolo

and money. they are making an,a mazing amount of money and they are funneling that money back to politicians that gave it to them in the first place. it is a vicious circle. >> ashley: you think they are being enabled the homelessness? >> i worked in emergency rooms for 20 years. if you ask any police officer, firefighter, er doc, they will tell you homelessness is due to drug and alcohol abuse. in california we don't prosecute them for crime, we give them lots of money, free healthcare, different income streams and we don't hold them accountable and that is why people come here. there is 186,000 homeless people versus texas and new york, which

are 25,000. that is because we enabled them. >> ashley: department of housing and urban development found 39% of families with children are experi experiencing homelessness, that is horrible way for kids to get started in life. thank you for your time, we appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >> ashley: you're welcome. fighting chinese spy threat posed by tiktok. montana attorney general joins us next as he pushes to have that app sever ties with the chinese. >> todd: and thinking about removing mike johnson as house speaker. cory lewendowski will join us with his reaction. k-d r akari: ichi, ni, san, shi.. (1,2,3,4 . . )

others: ichi, ni, san, shi... (1,2,3,4 . . ) others: ichi, ni, san, shi... (1,2,3,4 . . ) (♪) (♪) you were made to chase your passions. we were made to put them in a package.

(♪) i'm a little nervous. (♪) do you tell me when it happens or...

[footsteps] (♪) [exhale] (♪) (♪) [sniff] (♪) [giggle] (♪) (♪) did he just leave? come on, bring it back. if he smells this good. he's got my attention. gravité. the new cologne for men by particle. visit trygravite.com use the promo code and get 25% off. bring him back, please. (♪) >> ashley: back with a fox news alert.

tributes pouring in to honor president jimmy carter who has died at age of 100. >> todd: rebecca castor joins us. >> president jimmy carter spent two years in hospice care and was 100 years old. many are remembering his many years of service. president biden called carter a statesman, humanitarian and gaming and hopes his legacy will carry on by futures leaders. >> he forged peace, advanced civil rights, human rights, promoted free and fair election, he built homes for homeless with

his own hands and his moral clarity saved lives all over it is globe. >> in 1978, carter brokered talks between leaders of egypt and israel. egypt leader says his efforts in preserving the peace agreement will remain etched in history, he will be remembered as one of the world's most proms nant in humabity. he gave panama control of the canal. after violent protest. panama president paying tribute to carter, complex times were crucial for panama, bmay his sol rest in peace. president macron -- january 9th

has been declared day of national mourning. back to you. >> ashley: several democrats calling out lack of leadership in their party. democratsic congressman dean phillipses his party needsa a turnaround, party consists of multiple silos and outside groups cannot do its job and that means leadership. jasmine crocket called out the state of her party. listen. >> we are stuck in our old way of doing things, which is you get there by seniority. you have been there longer, so you get the post and don't think who is best equipped for this moment. >> ashley: robert, thanks for

getting up with us this morning. what does a fresh start look like to you? >> thank you for having me. merry christmas. i wish there were more everyday. what it looks like for me, we have to embrace what voters have said on november 5 and they elected president trump. he won because he is right on the issues. tax cut, enact and expand tax cuts. gept rid of gender affirming care temperature is disastrous anyone would think anyone under 18 know what is best for their body when they are still getting to know who they are. our party needs a physician in terms of policy. one of my best friends, outstanding physician, we are on

life support. bringing bold new energy and people needs to have others step up and that is what i'm here for. >> ashley: this sound is from ro khanna. we need people part of the failed status quo to step aside. this is going to revitalize this party. >> ashley: when he talks about revitalizing the party, are we talking about young people get are more involved? >> absolutely, i endorsed aoc for youthful energy, i disagree with many policies but it was dis disappointing to have nancy

pelosi lobby against aoc and have connem nel /* mcconnell win that. je jerry, i believe has been ill. our party has to rid themselves of 85-year-old people that are not best for us. we have to elevate the younger generation, i'm coming to our party and saying february 1, you have a decision to make. do you want to embrace popular vote and people that support democratic tax cuts? putting students, math, and reading and not gender, race and sex, it is crazy. >> ashley: people like nancy pelosi have been there forever, a name you have heard a long time. are they ever going to leave and let your parties revitalize.

thank you for your time. have a good daday. >> todd: republicans state attorneys general asking supreme court to uphold law against tiktok despite president trump's request for a pause. virginia ag writing, allowing tiktok to operate in the united states without severing ties to xhooin expose americans to risk of having data accessed and exploiting. montana attorney general is leading this legal fight al alongside the virginia ag. good to have you. president trump is asking for a pause, what he is asking for in this amicus brief for the court to allow him as president to decide tiktok's fate. are you okay with that remedy?

>> well, good morning, thanks for having me. if anyone is capable of negotiating this deal and closing the deal and getting china and bitedance divested from tiktok, it is met trump. i think congress got this one right. we know firefighter is a chinese spying app. i am hopeful supreme court will keep its schedule and keep this case and this law in place. like i said, if anyone can close this deal, it is president trump. >> todd: 170 million americans use this app. ag, do you believe china is bluffing when they say they would shut down this app rather than be forced to sell by the united states by our law? >> i don't care one way or the

other, whether they are bluffing or serious, what is astounding, chinese communist 35er9 is claiming first amendment rights. tiktok spies. we did an investigation in my office, this application is stunning. the amount of information it gathers, applications on your phone it scans, personal data tiktok gathers and sends to china. one phone call and chinese co communist party will have that information and they do not deny that. they need to divest or this needs out of our country. >> todd: we'll be watching. it is an issue. i've been avoiding tiktok as long as possible. i don't like being on it, but

we'll see where it goes and come to a solution that protects americans. your thoughts on this. there is a new mexico can app that is go ing out and saying i you are concerned about being deported and you get communication from ice, you can go push a button and get in contact with mexican authorities. is that legal? >> it is very questionable. this is desperate attempt by mexican government. they know what is coming. i think president trump will back up what he says. i do think we will see deportations or mexico will face penalties. donald trump does not play. i think the mexicans are probably desperate, great, get

to your consualate >> get off our government, it is time to get out of the country if they are here illegally. >> todd: be clear, trump has said we will follow the law to the t and make sure allit radios are allowed and no rights are v violated. this seems like a pr move by mexico and will not have much impact if tom homan and trump are following law like they prommingis to. we appreciate your time today. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> ashley: team from the us heading to south korea to investigate the plane crash that killed 179 people. one of the passenger's you haunting text messages are revealed. we will receive expert analysis

next. >> todd: pair of fishfishermen rescued by the coast guard, we will show you more of that dramatic rescue next.

what if your mobile network wasn't just built to work out here... ...but was designed differently to also give you blazing fast wifi where you are most of the time? reliable 5g, plus wifi speeds up to a gig where you need it most. xfinity mobile. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g phone and a second unlimited line free for a year.

elphaba: the wonderful wizard of oz summons you to the emerald city. elphaba: come with me. glinda: what? elphaba: to meet the wizard. glinda: i couldn't possibly, this is your moment. i'm coming. cynthia: true sisterhood knows no bounds. ariana: despite the differences our characters share, they support, uplift and empower one another. glinda: you can do this. you can do anything. cynthia: doing so in real life is just as important. take a few minutes to check in with the women in your life today. ariana: because together we're stronger. elphaba: i am. >> ashley: back with this

incredible rescue by u.s. coast guard. saving a pair of fisherman off the coast of puerto rico. five minutes into the rescue, the boat capsized. they were trans ported safely and nobody was hurt. and christmas day plane crash left 38 people dead. russia had unintentionally shot down the passenger plane. putin apologized for the us. statement from the kremlin makes it clear he is not willing to claim responsibility. now to this, united states national transportation safety board is sending team of investigators to south korea

after the plane crash. we want to warn you, next video of the crash is very graphic. >> todd: just horrible. cheryl casone from fox business joins us now. cheryl. >> cheryl: this is one of the most catastrophic crashes we have seen over the years, that plane is boeing 737, it is a bu budget airline flying international at this airport. the pilots had reasonable amount of experience. bird strike is a main suspicion, ntsb, officials from boeing and faa are en route to do an

investigation. a boeing aircraft. control tower had warned the plane about a possible bird strike, two minutes later, there was a may day call. they should have had other choices, but they did not take them. why didn't pilots land in water like miracle on the hudson? they landed in the water and efrp survived. that is not what happened here. this is airport is surrounded by water. two survivors, two flight a attendants in the back was the plane and tail. a lot of questions about what happened. it is a tragedy. other thing is they did not put

the flaps up. flaps slow the plane down when you are coming in to land. those were not up. i'm thinking engines were dis disabled. aviation experts are talking about, you could have flown out and burned off fuel and then came in for belly landing and alert the airport to do foam and prepare for emergency landing. this is the worst possible way to land a plane and it is tragic >> >> ashley: it is tragic and you gotz to putz yourself in the minds of the pilots. you have all these lives on board and you don't know what is the right move to make.

>> cheryl: there are a lot of check lists. these planes can fly on one engine, i've been on on boeing 7 737's that lost an engine and nobody notices. we do. there are so many procedures and protections. this is horrible, i don't want people to be afraid to fly, you are safer in a plane than in a car or walking on streets of manhattan. it is just sad and unfortunate. >> todd: don't miss cheryl on mornings with maria. i will join you in 15 minutes there. bring in executive director for foundation for aviation safety. you heard cheryl raising questions, she was a flight

at attendant, she knows what to ask. what questions do you have? >> thanks for having me. cheryl brought up very good questions. one question that jumps out at us and this is all speculation to us right now and some people tell you it is bad to speculate. it is good in ia way, you get questions out there. one question is the pilot seemed to be in major urgency to get the plane on the ground. we don't know what happened on the lvt engine. it seems like maybe a loss of thrust or some good reason for pilot and im00 guessing the pilot did not know about the runway, which is horrifying.

one big question, what were the pilots thinking and doing and the recorder will tell us that. >> todd: is it common for airports to have a solid wall at the end of the runway? i assumed there were barrels filled with sand or something that would slow the plane, not spring it to an explosive halt. this seems weird to me, what say you? >> it was shocking to see that embankment. i think we're not airport engineers, certainly we think most airports have a long way for a pilot if they need to go further and there is a material that breaks apart if pilots hit it. this seemed like a solid

embankment, concrete blocks or a burm. if you think about the speed, just two seconds after they left the runway, they are hitting this embankment. in the united states, they try to give them more room and lated tude, this is a terrible tragedy. >> todd: i did a story when i was an intern about bird strikes. that was 1998, have we not improved technology to deal with bird strikes since then? >> you certainly think we would have done that by now. we've had bird strikes and they are common. it is a very difficult thing to deal with. my understanding, there is thousands of bird strikes every year and airplane engines are supposed to handle it up to a

certain point, this happened so fast and that is striking. from time they gave as letter to pilots, they declared may day and trying to land a minute or two after that, this was fast moving, i can't answer more detail than that. >> todd: we'll ask a lot of questions. thank you for your insight, appreciate it. billionaires used to feud with trump and now they are cozying up with donations to his inauguration. >> ashley: cory lewandowski will join us next with his reaction. so i saved hundreds. with the money i saved i thought i'd get a wax figure of myself. oh! right in the temporal lobe! beat it, punks! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪

.

♪ >> todd: a potential battle for the speakers gavel looming as some of the g.o.p. are doubtful about mike johnson's future. mike lawler though warning of the hazards of not backing johnson. >> these folks are playing with fire. and if they think they are somehow going to get a more conservative speaker, they're kidding themselves. we can't get anything done unless we have a speaker, including certifying president trump's election on january 6th. we absolutely do not need a fight over the speakership. >> corey lewandowski is a trump 2024 senior official and trump 2016 campaign manager and he joins us now. corey, thanks for getting up with us. could this cause problems if the republicans don't back him? >> i think it's very simple.

mike johnson is going to be the next speaker of the house. i believe that donald trump is going to support him as the next speaker of the house. he has been a great partner for donald trump there are very very few people if any that are serving in congress that will be able to do what mike johnson has been able to do which is to keep a very, very small majority together to get big things done on behalf of america. so i believe this comes down to one person decision. i agree with congressman lawler, there is nobody else that is going to do this. my prediction is mike johnson is going to be the next speaker of the house. that's going to get done very quickly. some people want to make some noise, at the end of the day, he is the right man for this job. >> todd: that is the question, if not mike johnson then who? that is not preventing people from republican congressman thomas massie from saying he is not going to vote for johnson. there is no way getting him on board if you have been listening to what he has been saying. some republicans remain undecided on johnson's future. you see them right there on the right-hand side of your screen including scott perry there a

very notable one as well. in your first answer you give the sense that speaker johnson is going to get reelected, but should we maybe not fully but partially prepare ourselves for a president chuck grassley which is how the succession plan goes if trump ultimately is not certified and sworn in by january 20th? because that's quite a name to be in the presidency there, corey. >> listen, i have enormous respect for the longest serving u.s. senator in our country the senate pro temp. but the reality is this. donald trump is going to be sworn in. the republicans understand what's at stake here. we fought very hard over the course of the last four years to return donald trump back to the white house and we're not going to let a few rebel rouzers say he is not going to have that privilege. the american people have spoken. he is coming back to washington, d.c. with a mandate. that is to make america great

again. mike johnson is the person to ensure that happens why can implement the ideas he on the campaign securing our border. and giving the american people the relief they deserve. mike johnson will be the next speaker. i have enos must respect respect for grassley. >> ashley: seven figure donations after previously feuding with him. the president-elect received million dollars from donations from amazon's jeff bezos, meta's mark zuckerberg and sam altman. this isn't a shock to me. but isn't this what we want in a president is someone who feuds with people in the past and can have open dialogue. >> you are exactly right. people on both sides of the political spectrum have

difference. most didn't support donald trump. they were out advocating for vice president harris or standing on the sidelines. now that donald trump is the president-elect. he will take office three weeks from today, what you are seeing is these three individuals understand the importance of the most important job in the world and they want to come and be part of that or they will be left behind. jeff bezos and mark zuckerberg don't even notice a million dollars, unfortunately. such incredible wealth. it doesn't fuel their yacht. for them to write a 7 figure check to the presidential inaugural committee to say they are committed is a fallacy. i'm sure they could do much, much more. their businesses, many of them, have enormous contracts with the federal government. they are doing this from a strictly business perspective. we know what their real position is we're happy that they're on the team. let's not pretend they are fans of donald trump all of a sudden. >> todd: important clarification. clearly doing this to curry favor in the most unobtrusive

way. a million dollars. that means nothing to them. that said, it's good to see everybody kind of getting under the tent maybe not fully under the tent but one foot in. >> ashley: $600 million drop in the hat. >> todd: he denied it. we appreciate your time and leave everybody with this. a virginia zoo got a hip pot that must for christmas. >> ashley: no more. >> todd: ashley was so mad when i sang that in the commercial break now she is really mad. the endangered hippo born at the richmond zoo. staff holding a contest to name her. more than 14,000 people have voted on her name poppy, june father, hammy may, if you want to submit a suggestion 2:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. >> tammy may. so cute. you heard it here first. "fox & friends" begins right now. have great monday, everybody.