>> right. now since then you have property behind you, your shed behind you is completely to the ground. you have had help. what does it mean to have family and friends to help you guys during this time? >> it's overwhelming in a way. when you find out who your true friends and family is. i have had people come by. i had a gentleman come by and will pick up a part for me so when the power company comes through we can hook up my power to one of my buildings up there. and he wouldn't even take any money to pay for it. i'll make him take some when he gets back. that's the kind of situation you run into. i just thank the lord for good people. >> thank you for sharing that and our prayers are with you guys. hopefully we can all and you guys can get past this very soon. thank you, sir. we'll send it back to you guys here from mccall creek, mississippi. >> brian: thank you so much for that report. our thoughts are with them and

people in other states devastated by tornadoes. thank you again. donald trump's vow to revamp immigration coming into focus. the president-elect coming out in favor of h-1b visa, issue sparking a heated debate among conservatives. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm bryan llenas. >> molly: i'm molly line. the program lets u.s. company hire specialized foreign workers. critics say the system takes job from americans. eric schmidt argues the issue is nuance. >> the context we keep in mind american workers are left behind by this economy. many factory jobs sent overseas. president trump is talking about reforming the h-1b system. the broader issue is mass migration that increased housing

costs and job losses. that's where the focus will be. >> molly: matt finn is reporting live from west palm beach, florida. good morning, matt. >> good morning, molly. president-elect trump and his team have been holding some sensitive meetings here at west palm beach with high profile names trying to get everyone on the same page for trump's first 100 days. the h-1b visa, elon musk is leading in charge in favor of the visas using colorful language online. even writing in one part the reason i'm in america is because of these h-1b visa, i will go to war on these issues. president-elect trump settled the matter telling the "new york post" he is in favor of the visas, has people working for him that use them and continue supporting n1b. they've given highly skilled foreign workers access to the

u.s. estimated 85 to 200,000 plus a year. however, some republicans and democrats tell fox news the h-1b program is broken. it should only be used to attract brillian foreign workers. they should not give away everyday jobs that americans can do. >> you shouldn't have lower skilled things that can be done by american workers. you shouldn't have that kind of category in the united states. it shouldn't be for accountants or entry level i.t. jobs. it should really be for exceptional talent. >> as we inch closer to the first 100 days immigration is a major topic. the biden administration has agreed to stop auctioning off large portions of president trump's southern border wall which it had been selling for pennies on the dollar. here in west palm beach top canadian cabinet members met about the northern border.

he has been saying 25% tariffs on goods. president trudeau says it would be crippling to their economy. >> molly: we'll see what happens. thank you. >> brian: let's bring in ron -- the argument made against these visas it is harming the american worker. on the flip side the argument could be made by expanding legal pathways for immigration, you can bring in the kind of immigrants that can help bolster this economy and also go against illegal immigration. you were in charge of ice, i'm wondering where do you stand on this issue? do you buy that argument? >> thanks for inviting me. there are two things that are universal here. the apparatus h-1b bringing immigrants into the united states is part of what the administration will take over. they will come in and have these authorities and existing

programs. what i think is going to -- the second thing what is going on in this discussion everybody wants an american first principle applied to the existing laws and policies and what we'll do at our border. who we let in and what it will do. bottom line is elon musk and ramaswamy, the president himself, they want immigration to serve the american public. they want workers to be protected in industries the need to be protected in. we want immigrants to come to give us best and a system we can trustee border. we don't want the chaos of the last four years. we want to fix that problem. assure the american people they are safe both in border communities and cities and towns in america. but as it relates to employment, commerce and businesses in the united states, some of these sectors like hospitality, like the i.t. sector depend on this immigrant workforce. so let's do this in a way that promotes america's viability,

promotes america's innovation and promotes an ability for commerce to be continued but principles of who we let in and why we let in for the interests of the american worker and public. >> brian: you are in favor of some reform not getting rid of it. >> you have to refine what exists to protect america the best way possible. >> brian: i want to bring up this image from the texas border from a lieutenant and been on the network. these are two photos, two children. they recovered two unaccompanied female children left abandoned in eagle pass who fled back to texas, they are from el salvador ages five and nine. arrived with a note with an address and phone number. the children were referred to usbp. those are just two children. we're talking about countless number of children who have been

sent to this border by themselves unaccompanied and are somewhere in our system maybe. what do you make of that photo and the crisis of unaccompanied children? >> it's heartbreaking for those children and puts an example of the tragedy and mystery that goes on at our borders. the people in the pipeline. these kids are being abused in horrific ways. separated from their parents some way. their parents sent them with a smuggler or separated somewhere in the pipeline. terrible things happen to them. they got into hands of u.s. law enforcement, the front line of dps where chris is from and put them in a place where they are protected and well cared for until they can be placed with families in the united states. the big picture piece here in the last four years we've encouraged this kind of chaos at the border and the victims of that chaos are people in the united states who crimes are committed against them by people who don't deserve to be here not

invited and in the country illegally and children and women in this pipeline that get abused terrifically by smugglers that leave them behind, human traffickers and corrupt government officials on their journey into the united states. we have to regulate the policy at the border that protects these children and then there is so many of them that are in the united states that we have to seek out, find and make sure they are being protected that are already here. >> brian: it is unconscionable to see children as young as five years old arriving at the border by themselves. it is happening far too many times. we'll see what happens this year, if that changes. ron, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you, brian. >> molly: with the sun setting on his term president biden is enlisting the help of the courts to secure his legacy. on friday he surpassed trump for the most federal judges to be confirmed. he is making waves with his last-minute acts of clemency.

david spunt is live in washington following this for us. good morning, david. >> good morning. president biden wanted to surpass former president-elect donald trump in judicial confirmations in four years. he did it by one judge. 235 federal judges confirmed in four years under biden, 234 confirmed under trump. democrats cut a deal with republicans several weeks ago that allowed them to move on more district court judges in return. republicans can fill the slots of four circuit court judges which is one level higher on the legal ladder, one step down from the u.s. supreme court. >> any time the norm was to prioritize judicial nominees who came from a privileged pool. most were prosecutors or from large corporate law firms. most male and white. when senate democrats entered the majority we cast a wider net. >> republicans quick to push back on another legal move by president biden and his team. one far more controversial

molly, two days before christmas the president commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates. it keeps them in prison for life. no chance of parole but takes the death penalty off the table. many of them murderers like this man convicted killing these two women in south carolina in 2017. here is donna's husband, furious about the commutation. >> she was shown no mercy at all. this man walked into the bank, never said two words to her. shot her three times in total. went and shot her co-worker katie as well who was totally defenseless and unaware anything was happening. it's just beyond me that -- i can't even believe this is actually happening. >> biden wants to stop the death penalty at the federal level. incoming president donald trump

who takes the oath of office in a few weeks wants to move forward and do it through the department of justice. >> molly: many people shocked by that decision. thank you. >> brian: a nation in mourning. we're remembering the life and legacy of jimmy carter who passed away at the age of 100 yesterday. we look back at his life well lived. plus a record breaking number of police officers suffering injuries at the hands of violent suspects this year. what is behind the surge in violence towards the nypd and how the department can insure the safety of those on duty. terrifying tragedy in south korea. investigations well underway into the plane crash that left nearly all people on board this aircraft dead. what was the cause of this crash? we have the latest from the scene straight ahead. >> it is very unusual the airplane is basically in a cruise flight configuration for landing. meaning the landing gear is in the up position. so the airplane is basically

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>> president biden: what i find extraordinary about jimmy carter, though, millions of people all over the world feel they lost a friend as well. even though they had never met him. that's because jimmy carter lived a life measured not by words but by deeds. look at his life. his life's work. >> molly: tributes pouring in. carter was the longest serving president in american history and served one term from 1977 to 1981. president-elect trump also honoring the late carter's legacy in a message that reads in part quote, the challenges

jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans. for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude. he is remembered best for his post presidential service. how the carter center worked to protect democracy, public health and human rights around the world. carter's life began and ended in his beloved hometown of plains, georgia. he left a massive legacy without abandoning the small-town roots. in new york city the iconic empire state building lit up in red, white and blue last night to honor the former president. jimmy carter was 100 years old. >> bryan: police are beginning to section off the stage knowledge air for the times care ball drop and putting the final touches on this year's celebration. nate foye is live in times square with the latest. how is it looking, nate?

>> well, the anticipation is building, bryan. 1 million people will pack times square to watch the ball drop. before that the nypd is tightening security and established a perimeter around times square. if you are coming tomorrow there are some rules that you should know. first no backpacks, no duffel bags will be allowed and no alcohol. you will need to enter times square at various checkpoints. the nypd is on high alert. department stepped up security especially after a christmas market attack in germany where the car slammed into a crowd killing five people and injuring more than 200 others. homeland security investigations new york will be out not only in times square but other parts of new york city. a spokesperson says while hsi is not aware a credible threats we monitor and remain prepared to respond alongside state, local

and federal partners. preparations for fun are also happening. confetti test drop went off without a hitch on sunday morning. tomorrow night 3,000 pounds of confetti will fall. some are written messages from people who submitted them through a virtual wishing pell. the new year's eve ball that will drop over 60 seconds tomorrow night. photographer will zoom in. take a look at the southern part of times square, the building in the center of your view, the ball is continuously changing colors. difficult to see but you see it behind the 2025 sign. the poll that the ball will drop on right behind that. this ball will be retired after this year. it was first commissioned in 2007, the 100 year anniversary of new year's eve being celebrated in times square. people are excited, brian and

the nypd is getting ready and a press conference with the commissioner and mayor adams coming up at the top of the hour. >> bryan: if you have a press pass that's great, too. >> the bathroom is a big problem. >> bryan: thank you. >> molly: nypd working hard on this one. they suffered a record number of injuries this year worth noting that 4600 injuries from violent suspects report evidence throughout 2024. it is up 13 percent firs from last year, 32% from 2020 and 60% from 2021. we are grateful today to have paul mauro with us, retired nypd inspector. you have some ideas why this is occurring. >> i would say the common denominator will be the shortage of officers to respond. generally cops get hurt two

ways. tussling with somebody who doesn't want to go or car accidents, which is very underappreciated. one of the things i used to do working in a precinct as an executive is make sure these guys were wearing seat belts. while it was annoying and felt very pattern all the bottom line is more cops get hurt and lose their lives from car accidents than anything else because they are rushing to a scene. when you are short cops you have people covering more ground, they going job to job. they have to get there. some are emergency jobs. as a result they get into accidents and get injured. there hasn't been that many fatalities but we just don't have enough bodies due to recruitment and retention issues. that comes out of not the money. the money is pretty good these days. not that. it comes down to morale. nobody takes the job for money. >> bryan: 60% of felony cases in

manhattan by bragg were downgraded to lesser charges. what effect does that have on morale and can affect safety? >> you always deal with plea bargains. plea it down, guy takes a lesser charge and that's how it goes. that's how the system keeps operating. if you charged everything as arrested the entire system would grind to a halt. there are too many. in the current system when you plea these things down and say are you in here for a felony robbery to simple assault. bail reform means you get right out. the cop is still inside processing, the guy walks out the door. it happens at the precinct level and visible to the police officer who made the arrest as a result. i use this analogy. how would we feel whatever walk of life is everything you did every day before your shift is over is completely undone and

then at the same time the legacy media tells you, you are the ones who are the bad guys? >> molly: recent polling, what do you think the most important facing new york city? crime rate at the top of the list. one of the challenges, the rank and file police working hard to serve and facing things like assaults but so much strife in the nypd with eric adams facing charges. a number of other top leaders as well, some of the chaos and corruption issues and how does that affect the ranks >> the biggest corruption scandal i've seen in new york city in my life. big statement. right now the media hasn't entirely twigged it to yet. in my lifetime we have had police scandals. always the lower ranks and like narcotic stops. this the police commissioner had to resign and turn in phones.

d.o.j. took his phones. there are so many people in our current government, everybody seems to be either under investigation or under indictment. the mayor, who is going to get a superseding incitement now has a special officer in d.c. appointed to handle the classified information. we don't know what that's about. closest aide just got arrested for bribery by the manhattan d.a.'s. his son got money for a porch. i will point people to my sub stack. ops desk.org. the reason i do that is because we just did a round-up of all the cases. you see it all in one place and realize this city is in trouble. the issue is adams, according to what we see is the best we'll get. >> molly: wild headlines in 2025. thank you so much. >> bryan: moments ago president-elect trump endorsing current house speaker mike

johnson to keep the gavel in the new congress. he said speaker mike johnson is a good hard working religious man and do the right thing and continue to win. mike has my complete and total endorsement. big deal there. we'll see. still ahead it was a year of challenges for president biden but he reportedly has a few regrets. -- has few regrets.

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report, these thoughts that perhaps biden and his closest aides are having now? >> biden and his aides may very well believe they could have defeated donald trump. that's not what the data suggests. the data suggests joe biden never led over the course of the year in a campaign. >> molly: we have polling from july that talks about that, too. >> he was trailing donald trump. kamala repaired a lot of that damage when she entered the race. she most likely repaired quite a lot of the damage that joe biden had done to the democratic party standing among young people and minority voters, just not enough. i can absolutely understand where the impulse is to say well, repair joe biden's image among democrats. those who understand the damage that he did are eager to run away from that president and advisors and create a new

governing consensus to reattract some of the demographics they lost over the course of the biden years. the biden team will be bitterly resentful of that and do their best to stave off that kind of effort to repair the damage with a revisionist narrative about how the biden presidency performed and now it's measured over generations. a generational timeline. we can't effectively judge joe biden's presidency unless 20 or 30 years out. that's just nonsense. >> molly: and what he may have done differently. former president trump wasn't happy with the justice department under the biden administration but biden himself from the "wall street journal" report on merrick garland. in private he said he should have picked someone other than merrick garland complaining about the slowness in prosecuting trump and aggressiveness in prosecuting hunter. that's one thing that he allegedly admits. >> how little understanding biden and his allies have of

their political position. the prosecutions of donald trump didn't do anything to reduce his stature among voters or republicans in particular but voters broadly. indeed it probably helped him reclaim the nomination to the presidency and resecure the white house. likewise, joe biden's handling of hunter biden's ordeal from the beginning with the discovery of the sweetheart deal that would have immunized hunter biden from prosecution to the application of that very deal at the end of his presidency by executive fiat via the pardon, all of it has done real damage to joe biden's standing among members of his own party. we had a report from axios that democrats were congress fallen over the betrayal by the pardoning of his son and the proper workings of justice. >> molly: speaker mike johnson. what are his chances? the breaking news in the last couple minutes is that president

trump says mike has my complete and total endorsement. >> i think this secures mike johnson's position. we've been dealing with the same thing for four consecutive republican speakers. it is congress doesn't work anymore. congress doesn't have a process of regular order where they pass appropriations bill and budget and get the end of year stopgap spending measures that everybody hates and produce all this anxiety and frustration within the republican conference. they're awful vehicles. it has everything to do with the fact congress can't function as it is designed to function through the process of regular order. we learned how progress works, committees pass the bill, it goes to the floor and it passes. the speaker fights are a symptom of that broader problem. >> molly: see if we can get through the week out too much drama. happy new year. >> bryan: a big year in

hollywood from a record breaking eras tour to charges against sean diddy combs. we look at the 2024 year in entertainment. >> hollywood dished out double the awards in 2024. a revamped schedule due to the strikes of the previous year meant two prime time emmy awards. january winners included succession, the bear and beast. >> war is coming. >> it was take two in september where the historic show gun swept the show. it won outstanding director and best lead actress who became the first actress of asian descent to win in that category. the cast of success was honored, and oppenheimer. best picture at the academy awards. those oscars barbie was in

effect. barbie star ryan gosling singing i'm just king. taylor swift made history at the grammys. the first artist to win album of the year four times when she took the trophy for midnight. presented the award by celine dion who made a surprise appearance. tay taylor swift eras tour brought in over $2 billion. it ended in vancouver. swift handed out 197 million of the 2 billion to tour employees as bons us owe ton of their salaries and is spotify most streamed artist globally with more than 26.6 billion streams. ♪ >> artists went country. beyonce released cowboy carter

had the most streams for a first day artist. she was named billboard's number one greatest pop star of the 21st century. beyonce earned the most grammy nominations this season with 11 total for cowboy carter. post malone released his first country album. it was certified plat foam by the recording industry association of america. his single i had some help featuring morgan wallen was certified five times platinum and his collaboration with blake shelton was certified platinum. sean diddy combs remains behind bars since his arrest in september facing felony charges of racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking to en gain in prostitution.

he pleaded not guilty. his trial date is set for may five. one charge included jay-z accusing him and combs of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 at an awards show after party. jay-z called it an extortion attempt. the attorney who filed the claims filed a number of lawsuits against combs. his lawyers called them shameless publicity stunts. in reality tv news was word of a vander pump ruled revamp. bravo announced the show will return with a brand-new cast starring in a re boot. after reuniting and getting married in 2022 affleck and lopez broke up again. she released a new album in february and released a

companion film inspired by life moments and experiences. in august she filed for divorce. at the box office inside out two became the highest grossing movie of 2024 with 1.7 billion at the global box office. wicked, gladiator two was considered the year's new bar beenheimer released on the same day. they banked big at the box office. wicked took in 112 million domestically opening weekend. gladiator two earned 55 million. >> for the glory of rome. >> both films could be contender for the 2025 award season starring conan o'brien hosting next year's academy awards. in hollywood, fox news. >> molly: president-elect trump throwing tiktok a lifeline. will the supreme court act in time or will one of america's

most popular social media apps go off line? restricting social media for kids with a new law set to take effect this week. more on what to expect when the clock strikes midnight january 1st.

>> molly: president-elect trump asking the supreme court to hold off the tiktok ban if it doesn't di verse from chinese ownership. grady trimble has the story. >> if tiktok doesn't sell in the next 20 or so days that potential ban goes into effect the day before president-elect trump's inauguration. what he is asking of the supreme court is to delay the

implementation of that potential ban to give him time once he is in the white house to deal with the national security concerns related to tiktok and its chinese parent company bytedance. in the filing an attorney for trump writes president trump alone possesses the deal making expertise the electoral mandate to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing national security concerns expressed by the government. concerns that president trump himself has acknowledged. tiktok ceo is one of the many tech leaders trump has met with since winning the election. back in 2020 then president trump was one of the first to suggest tiktok needs to be banned because of its ties to china. but on the campaign trail this time around, he used it to reach young voters and promised to save the social media platform. >> we'll take a look at tiktok. i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok.

i won youth by 34 points and there are those that say that tiktok has something to do with that. >> that petition was filed in advance of the oral arguments before the supreme court. those are scheduled for january 10th. d.o.j. will argue the ban is constitutional. tiktok will argue it violates if first amendment rights of 170 million american users. >> molly: a lot of people will be watching that. >> maybe on tiktok. >> florida is gearing up to implement limits on social media for minors. florida's ban one of the nation's toughest that goes into effect this wednesday, january 1st. it is facing legal challenges. let's bring in safety advocate and host nicki reeseburg. you are a friend of the show. this law will mean that 14-year-old or those younger can't have special media

accounts and those 14 and 15 will have to have parental consent. now we're told that the attorney general in florida won't be enforcing this in terms of at least not until the legal challenges make their way through but the law does get implemented and starts on the 1st. i want to bring up the graphic before we get to you. nine hours, that's how much time teens spend online every single day. that is more than education. there are only 4 1/2 hours, playing sports, socializing. more than some kids sleep. i'm wondering what you make of the florida law and do you think that it will survive these challenges? >> i'm very hopeful it will survive these challenges. laws like this are necessary. parents need help when it comes to protecting our children on social media. social media companies have had plenty of time to try to prove to us they can protect children and time and time again we see

children are suffering from extreme mental health issues, focus issues. they are spending nearly five hours a day on social media alone. so laws like this are necessary. it happened in australia band under 16 years old and we're hopeful that it will with stand the lawsuit brought by organizations that are funded by the social media companies themselves. >> bryan: is challenge to tiktok happening in the supreme court. what is your message to president-elect trump whether tiktok should be banned outright? >> it may have been helpful in his election. no doubt about that. it is also true that tiktok is a threat to children. there are reports of children being served by murders and suicide and defensive content on tiktok. their own internal documents show it can become addictive to teenagers in 35 minutes. it needs to be made safer and not sure it is going to happen

under the ownership of bytedance. >> bryan: tiktok 16% of 13 to 17 year olds use tiktok as primary social media. the most popular. and why that decision means something. the considerations, comparisons to social media being like a drug, do we understand yet the full ramifications of social media? it doesn't look like we're using less, we're using our phones more. in fact a new study came out that says we spend 2 1/2 months a year as adults average americans on our phones. it's mind-boggling. >> the addiction to smartphones is a real thing. a recent study nih compared 2500 studies on smartphones. they found this is a real thing called sa smartphone addiction. it is significantly linked to anxiety and depression and muse

can you low skeletal pain and insomnia. a lot of that has to do with the addictive social media platforms. >> bryan: thank you so much, nicki. if you want to go to her podcast scrolling to death parents can learn a lot from nicki. thank you for being here, happy new year. >> thank you. >> molly: the oil and gas industry could make a major comeback. how the drill baby drill agenda could help it rebound next. ♪

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good morning. >> good morning, molly. it's safe to say the entire oil and gas industry in the u.s. is eager to get a second trump administration going in a few weeks. two states in particular have the most to gain. texas and alaska. the last frontier state has seen oil production drop every year since it was the late 80s when it was the top producer. most land is owned by the federal government and federal lease sales. dan sullivan says the biden administration issued 67 executive actions and orders targeting alaska's oil industry. >> we in alaska are really looking forward to a new alaska energy renaissance under the second term of the trump administration. >> alaska, texas is the biggest oil producer in the u.s. american petroleum institute put out a roadmap for the trump administration to follow.

repealing electric vehicle mandates and emission waivers for states like california and washington . scrap biden's ban on issuing new permits to export american made liquefied natural gas and plenty of lawsuits. the natural resources defense council started raising money right after the election. >> we need to stop locking future generations into decades more dependence on the fossil fuels that are driving the climate crisis. >> the nrvc says it sued the trump administration on average once every ten days over the four years of the first trump administration and they say they were successful in 90% of the lawsuits. a lot of this change that will happen in the oil and gas industry is dictated by what happens in the courts. >> molly: we can expect lawsuits on a great many levels. thank you so much, dan springer, appreciate it. ♪

>> bryan: people around the world are getting ready to ring in 2025 and each country has a unique way of celebrating. in the u.s. we watch the ball drop. folks in spain believe it's good luck to eat 12 grapes at midnight. denmark people celebrate by shattering plates. columbia put potatoes under your bed and in puerto rico you clean up your house. the three potatoes are your bed. that's a first. haven't heard it before. one unpeeled potato if you pull it out. what it means, sign of good fortune. if you pull the peeled one you will have financial problems. >> molly: you have to eat all 12 grapes before midnight? >> "the faulkner focus" is aishah hosni next. >> aishah: thank you, guys