american social media. here is one so-called tiktok refugee. watch here. >> because meta , facebook, instagram they could have made it more enjoyable. they could have worked on the algorithm and not censored as much to feel polarizing in so many ways. i feel like people are doing everything they can to avoid going to those existing apps because not just the freedom they felt on tiktok. >> just how long this flight to red note lasts or really bill is permitted is questionable. there are tech analysts pointing out all the information gathered by red note flows directly into the hands of china. the house select committee on china has a skeptical eye on red note. >> bill: it is whack-a-mole out there. lydia hu, fox business. >> dana: i'm good at that game. >> we couldn't be more pleased with the way things have gone on

capitol hill in washington, d.c. the last two days. if we've learned anything in the past 48 hours is that the democrats haven't found a cure to trump derangement syndrome and their party is still in complete disarray. >> dana: trump team striking an optimistic tone during a flurry of confirmation hearings as democrats scramble to come to a new reality. lee zeldin for epa. doug burgum, secretary of the interior and aaron scott turner. lots happening. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: four days on the calendar before we're back on trump time. >> dana: what are you talking about? that happened election night. >> bill: maybe. it is going to do another -- we'll go from fourth to fifth gear. waiting to hear from the florida governor ron desantis. sources telling us he will speak about the open senate seat that senator marco rubio would leave

behind a day after he received bipartisan praise during his hearing as president-elect donald trump's pick for secretary of state. that looks like a done deal. a few others, too. chad pergram is live on the hill and begin this hour with you, chad. hello. >> bill, good morning. ron desantis has not tipped his hand as to who he could tap to succeed marco rubio in the senate. that presumes that rubio is confirmed by the senate as secretary of state. the senate could vote as early as monday night and here are some potential successors to rubio. ashley moody is florida's attorney general. she is regarded as one of the most likely candidates. here are the others in the mix. florida lieutenant governor janet nunes, chief of staff to desynths, former florida house speaker aleve yeah and florida state senator jay collins. if he goes with moody that clears the field for byron donalds to run for governor. part of the combination is also replacing moody as attorney

general. fox has told -- cory mills of florida was interested in the senate seat but that creates a vacancy in the house. however, rubio must first be confirmed and resigned. that could come as early as monday night just hours after the inauguration. now also oaf owe governor mike dewine has not announced he will appoint to succeed j.d. vance. the vice president elect to the senate. we're told mr. trump wants ramaswamy. that person must run again in 2026 for the remainder of vance's term. a couple of stats. 44 senators tapped for cabinet posts. none of them have voted for themselves when they have been in the senate. we have had people vote present. the last two who had done that jeff sessions, the republican senator from alabama became mr. trump's attorney general back in 2017. and also john kerry in 2009, i

became the secretary of state. they did not vote for themselves but 44 people have moved from the senate to the cabinet directly and we would expect marco rubio probably to be one of the first people confirmed perhaps as early as monday night. they usually do one or two. they confirmed admiral hanes as a director of national intelligence for president biden in 2021 the night of his inauguration. >> bill: that's full senate monday evening. >> that's not set in stone. they have to report this out from the committee. we're told the foreign relations committee is going to meet on monday afternoon 3:15 but they could vote that evening as people are trying to stuff themselves into their tuxedos for the inauguration balls. >> bill: headlines will fly on monday. nice to see you. >> dana: president-elect trump as the wind at his back gearing up for inauguration day. a new fox poll that shows his popularity hitting an unprecedented level, 50%

supporting his moves during the transition. alexis mcadams live in west palm beach, florida with more. you are getting the tan you wanted? . >> that's right, i am getting the palm beach glow and so are a lot of powerful people coming in and out of palm beach. we're talking about president trump meeting with people that didn't give him the time of day. politics, how quickly things change. the most powerful businessmen and big players in the country but across the world coming in and out of mar-a-lago. pull out the picture. hard to keep up with how many people are coming as going. everyone is trying to throw trump a party to get to meet with him. some of these people think they are in the circle or trying to be. these are some of the businessmen we've been talking about coming and going in south florida. elon musk, jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg and sam altman sitting front row at the inauguration. the chief equestrian tifshs of tesla, amazon, meta and open a.i. are donating to his fund

and meeting with him. zuckerberg is throwing trump a party in washington, d.c. before the inaugural balls. the meta ceo a friendly now. previously he banned trump. trump used tiktok to boost his popularity. many young people started to become fans of his because of tiktok. he is considering an executive order to save tiktok from a potential u.s. ban. the order would pause enforcement as the sale or ban law for 60 to 90 days as mike waltz tells fox news trump is looking to make yet another deal. >> he will protect their data. there are people out there who don't want the u.s. government seeing all their data and passwords. we certainly don't want the chinese government seeing all the data and passwords. he is a deal maker. >> so companies like coca-cola are working to align with the incoming administration. chairman and ceo of the

coca-cola giving him this inaugural diet coke bottle. trump's favorite soda. even had a button on his desk in office last time press and the diet coke would come to him. his favorite soda. the world economic forum is going on at the same time as the inauguration, big players are skipping what's going on there and coming to d.c. >> dana: thank you. >> bill: from florida back to california we go. thousands of firefighters now making what we're told are significant gains on some of these infern owes across the l.a. areas. more than 12,000 buildings and homes destroyed. officials continue to follow leads as to how the fires began. no real source given as of right now. bill melugin is tracking that live in pacific palisades with the sun up for another day there in southern california. bill, hello. >> bill, good morning to you. it has been over a week since

this palisades fire first broke out. they're still looking for and finding bodies here in the rubble of these destroyed buildings. we're now up to 24 confirmed deaths between this fire and the eaton fire in altadena. they are still hoping they can find any potential survivors or pets still out there. in the meantime fire officials are saying that while the active flames are out here at this palisades fire, they are still mopping up containment lines and still mopping up different hot spots and dealing with all sorts of hazardous issues out there, downed power lines as well. the cause of this fire still under investigation but the atf said yesterday they are running down 150 different leads. in the meantime, los angeles mayor karen bass is in all sorts of hot water politically. she was at a cocktail party in africa when this fire first broke out. also been criticism of her handling of the lafd budget. she spoke at a disaster center

yesterday where she says it is time to cut the red tape to help people get back on their feet. >> if your property burned down and you want to rebuild it exactly as it was before you shouldn't have to go through an elaborate time consuming permitting process. >> and the death count continues to rise over at the eaton fire in altadena where at least 16 bodies have been found. last night attorney crump announced a wrongful death on behalf of one of the victims and he is accusing the utility of causing the fire. >> there was danger on the horizon. there was a red alert. the highest alert you can receive from the national weather forecast. and altadena did nothing. they did not deenergy power grid. nothing to turn off the power. >> the cause of the eaton fire hasn't been determined by fire

officials. same story over here in the palisades where the atf is investigating. unfortunately forecasters are predicting more santa ana winds next week. the winds not forecasted to be nearly as bad as what we saw out here last tuesday. >> bill: let's hope for that. thank you, bill melugin california. thank you. and thanks to the generosity of fox employees and viewers. our red cross campaign raised more than $3 million so far for the relief effort. you can oh donate american red cross. go to go fox/red cross where you can scan the qr code which is super easy there on your screen as you see it right now. check it out. >> dana: let's bring in kennedy host of the kennedy saves the world podcast. i highly recommend. she is a los angeles resident and this continues. i wanted to ask you about this. we did get the pictures from the cocktail parties in ghana of car en bass and she said she would

never go and that's not sitting well with a lot of people as they sit there now literally sift through the ashes. >> it's interesting. now there are 5,000 firefighters they say that are battling the blazes. where were they tuesday night? and she knew after the massive wind warning had come up. that came out before she left. you know, if you are going to leave, then i would make sure that my deputy mayor of public safety is able to be in the building. he is on leave for an alleged bomb threat that he called into city hall in los angeles. he was the guy in charge of fire and police. brian williams, not the nbc anchor. so i would make sure that if i were leaving the country and a climate like this where it is incredibly dry with unprecedented, once in a generation winds that everything was taken care of, everyone and every piece of equipment was mobilized and all the reservoirs were topped off. that is her basic job as mayor

and none of that happened. now we're reading that up to 20% of fire equipment, operations equipment was out of service because the operations budget had been slashed along with the personnel budget, even though they were running at 300 firefighter deficit. so people were running around who weren't evacuated, reporters and first responders running around going where is the fire department? and the ones who were able to show up had dry hydrants because of that empty reservoir. the reservoir, if it weren't completely empty, it might not have stopped everything but you wouldn't be looking at an entire town wiped off the map. >> bill: i don't have a problem with her going to ghana. i don't think those pictures at the party are necessarily that indicting. what is, however, is the day she chose to leave the national weather service issued their extreme wind warning. if you are waiting on that and

running that town that's not when you leave. the last hour tammy mccrary is one of 30, 40, 50,000 people who are really struggling with their lives. listen to this right here, kennedy. >> get us back on track. it has been devastating. everything is gone. it's just all gone. if you think about completely starting over again with nothing, not even like a pot or a pan. and it is crazy. i can't even believe that this happened to not just me but thousands of other families. >> bill: we talked to her eventually they cry and she did, too. get this. her daughters are staying with her ex-husband in south pasadena going to school. her mom is with her brother. her two dogs are someone else. she and her husband are in corona, california. that's just one family trying to deal with this. >> every single person. yes. people whose homes are standing are uninhabitable because of the

contaminants in addition to the smoke. so they are also displaced. you have people whose lives and homes completely burned down. they have nothing. they are not even able to access the rubble to see if anything metal survived the fires. any sort of family heirlooms. you have people who won't be able to move into their homes for years. they are fighting each other for housing and there is no housing. even though there are price gouging laws in southern california and throughout the state, they are still jacking up right 125% and if you can find a place to live you are lucky. not a surprise that families are having to skaert especially like the schools in the palisades burned down. palisades high school is not an lausda affiliated school. they don't stère a building. they sent out a plea with anyone with indoor and outdoor space so students can learn in person together. they're very desperate. >> dana: kennedy, thank you for being such a solid person who is

going through a lot as well as you have lost a lot of -- a lot of your friends have lost homes and dealing with all of it. >> we don't have access to our home and we don't -- at least five more days. yeah. >> dana: kennedy, thank you. >> bill: thank you. >> thank you. >> karen bass going to ghana and cock tailing while rome burns or let's say los angeles burns, that's unforeseen. you do know and what gavin u sew does know left wing politicians are just photo ops. >> dana: accountability on the agenda. california officials facing heavy criticism for their handling of the deadly wildfires. will there be repercussions? >> bill: keeping an eye on three more confirmation hearings happening on the hill. the trump team looking to hit the ground running on day one. >> dana: friendship spanning half a century hits the rocks. what jill biden is saying about former house speaker nancy pelosi as her days in the white house wind down.

so i hired body doubles. mountain climbing tina at a cabin. or tree climbing tina at a beach resort. nice! booking.com booking.yeah. over the years, you've talked to him about curveballs. you've talked to him about strategy. you've talked winning seasons... ...losing seasons... ...and the off season. now, it's time to talk about how you want to live your next season. for over 30 years, right at home has been providing seniors the tools they need to plan the next chapter of their lives, and the care they need to stay where they want to be... right at home. call or visit our website, and let's start talking about living. dupixent helps people with asthma breathe better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems and doesn't replace a rescue inhaler. it's proven to help prevent asthma attacks.

severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor right away of signs of inflamed blood vessels like rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in limbs. tell your doctor of new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop steroid, asthma, or other treatments without talking to your doctor. when you can get more out of your lungs, you can du more with less asthma. and isn't that better? ask your doctor about dupixent, the most prescribed biologic in asthma. and now approved as an add-on treatment for adults with copd that is not well controlled, and with a specific marker of inflammation. i had the worst dream last night. you were in a car crash and the kids and i were on our own. that's awful, hon. my brother was saying he got life insurance from ethos. and he got $2 million in coverage, all online. life insurance made easy. check your price today at ethos.com. at patriot mobile, we take the word service to new heights. serving customers with top tier mobile service is our business,

but our mission is to honor and serve patriots, like harry mcbrien. post 911. my life oscillated between multiple tours with the marine corps and my police job, profoundly disrupting my health and changing who i was. harry reached out to the boot campaign, which offers individualized care to veterans and their families. the boot campaign's intervention was a lifeline. now, after 28 years on the police force, i'm retiring. my mission now is to is served. veterans and first responders. patriot mobile gives back to organizations that defend our god given rights and freedoms. with dependable nationwide coverage on all three of the major u.s. based networks. you get the same great service with a higher calling. go to patriot mobile dot com now and make an impact every time you use your cell phone. follow my finger without turning your head. no, just follow with your eyes.

i don't think you understand what i'm asking. i don't think you know how owls work. get two pairs of progressives and an eye exam for $149.95 at america's best. zyrtec allergy relief works fast and lasts a full 24 hours so dave can be the... deliverer of dance. ok, dave! let's be more than our allergies. zeize the day with zyrtec.

>> bill: back to one of the major stories happening in the world frankly israeli prime minister netanyahu earlier today saying that a last-minute crisis is holding up the hostage deal with hamas. what the details are on that, we're in a dark. trey yingst is tracking all of it live in tel aviv with more from what we have at this hour. hello again to you. >> bill, good morning. you can hear next to me some families and civilians have gathered here in hostage square in tel aviv praying and singing songs waiting to get some news about this agreement. earlier today we received a statement from the office of the israeli prime minister saying that hamas went back on some of the agreements that they had figured out overnight. and today we're learning more about what is taking place. we understand negotiating teams are in doha right now.

hamas says they're willing to accept the deal on the table overnight but unclear if it will be implemented on time. we understand sunday is the deadline here to try and get this implemented at which point we could possibly see some hostages coming out of gaza. diplomatic conversations are continuing at a high level today. we know overnight the prime minister spoke with both president biden and president-elect trump. the prime minister's office releasing this statement, quote, prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke this evening with u.s. president-elect donald trump and thanked them for his assistance in vansing things. palestinian civilians welcomed the agreement after living through more than 15 months of war. israeli air strikes resummed against gaza killing thousands of palestinians. new statement from the defacto

leader of hamas saying this. what happened on october 7th. willow remain a source of pride for our people and resistance passed down from generation to generation. after it struck a fatal blow to the enemy. >> today a spokesman for hamas issued a chilling statement saying that one of the hostages that was set to be released was killed in an israeli air strike overnight. we cannot confirm that information but it does give you a sense of how hamas right now is trying to put pressure on the ongoing conversations taking place in qatar. bill. >> bill: trey yingst, nightfall in tel aviv. >> dana: we want to bring in an activist for israel. one of the first people to come on air after october 7th on this show came straight from the airport and very close to many of the families of the hostages. what are they thinking and

feeling now about this deal? >> this is an excruciating time. a very fragile deal with so many phases, it could fall apart not because of israel but because of hamas at any time as we've just heard now the news of this female hostage that has been allegedly killed in an air strike. i don't believe any of that. that's the problem with this. they can return these hostages in any state, dead, alive, and it has been really hard. i'm very close with two of the american hostage families, one who was held in captivity herself for 52 days. her husband, keith, is still there and their daughter is anxiously awaiting his return so he can walk her down the aisle. she is waiting to get married. there are so many stories like this and these are real people with hopes and dreams and everything has been on pause. >> bill: need to get it done. dan was on with us last hour.

might be hard for people to look at this deal and think it is a good one, take it. but in in case he was in favor of it knowing the neighborhood and knowing the demands that are on israel at the moment. here is what we think some of the terms could be. could start on sunday, six weeks of a cease-fire. gradual withdrawal of israeli forces, hamas frees 33 hostages and don't know how many of those hostages are alive. israel releases 30 palestinian prisoners for every civilian hostage. israel releases 50 palestinian prisoners for each isly female soldier released and they would be returned home. this is our incoming president followed by our current president in the last couple of days here. >> if those hostages aren't back. i don't want to hurt your negotiation. if they aren't back by the time

i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say anymore. that's what it is. >> who takes credit for this, mr. president, you or trump? >> is that a joke? oh, thank you. >> bill: the united states plays a critical role. there is no doubt about that. but it really comes down to netanyahu and his team and what they are willing to accept at this point in the deal. >> you are exactly right, bill. it's no coincidence the timing here of this deal now finally making headway with trump about to come in and take office. i have heard that the biden administration and the trump administration have been working well together to -- they both want this. the reality is that trump is feared. he is respected. he rules with an iron fist. we know from his first term he is a man of action.

they believe him when he says that all hell is going to break loose and why we've been able to see finally some progress here. again it does come down to netanyahu but what is happening here is there is so much international pressure on israel to see this deal through now and hamas, of course, will exploit that moment and try to extort as many concessions as they possibly can and that's the game they play. this is really no surprise. they have done this before. we're dealing with a designated terrorist organization here. >> dana: lizzie, thank you. let's stay in close touch as this goes over the next few days. thank you so much. >> bill: touch and go as it goes. thank you, lizzie. waiting for an announcement in florida. get you to that momentarily. ron desantis the florida governor will be at the microphone soon and the information we had was 10:00 a.m. eastern. we're 27 minutes past that. this guy runs a tight ship, by the way. he is on time.

plus in a moment president-elect donald trump getting his border agenda on the books. watch for a flurry of activity come monday afternoon. a senate hearing today will look at bringing one of his key immigration policies back soon. i really tried sleeping with it, everybody. but i'm done struggling. now i sleep with inspire. inspire? inspire is a sleep apnea treatment that works inside my body with just the click of this button. a button? no mask? no hose? just sleep. yeah but you need the hose, you need the air, you need the whoooooosh... inspire. sleep apnea innovation. learn more, and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪)

[restaurant noise] allison. [swooshing sound] introducing allison's plaque psoriasis. ♪ she thinks her flaky, gray patches are all people see. ♪ otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. over here! otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. doctors have been prescribing otezla for over a decade. otezla is also approved to treat psoriatic arthritis. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. get medical help right away if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throat or arms. severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting; depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss can happen. tell your doctor if any of these occur and if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts. with clearer skin, girls' day out is a good day out. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla.

ever had to endure bogus prosecutions and two assassination attempts and having the entire legacy media apparatus doing everything they can to prevent his return to office. so we as republicans cannot squander this opportunity. that means we need a congress both the house and the senate

that will rise to the occasion and make history. no more business as usual in washington, d.c. [applause] now of all the issues that the american people rendered a verdict on, there is perhaps no issue more significant than immigration and the open southern border. the american people do not want to have our borders open. we are a sovereign nation and we must control who comes into our country on the terms that we as americans set. that means we not only need to support president trump's agenda to secure and shut the border, but we also need to make sure that we're enforcing the laws inside the united states. we called a special session of the florida legislature because florida is going to be working with the trump administration to

make sure our immigration laws are enforced. i don't want to see some illegal alien gang be able to operate and you only do anything once they've already committed serious crimes. identify them and get them out of the country. we must make illegal immigration illegal once again. [applause] the other issue that clearly animated voters momentous decision in november is the economic crunch facing people all across the united states of america. this economic crunch is government induced. we are currently now, thanks to federal policies, locked in a vicious cycle of deficits, debt, money printing, and crushing inflation. we need republicans in the congress to stop this spending spree once and for all. downsize the federal government,

eliminate wasteful programs, abolish certain agencies and empower the states to take over the functions that our founding fathers originally intended. florida has shown that this can be done. we have cut taxes every year since i've been governor. i have had the opportunity to veto billions and billions of dollars in wasteful spending and we have paid down 37% of the state's historical debt. from the 1840s to the present we've paid down 36% just since 2019 and it is not an accident that because of those policies since i took office in 2019, florida leads the nation in economic growth amongst all 50 states. we've shown it can be done. they need to get it done. [applause] we also have a mandate as republicans to restore our constitutional order. our founding fathers never

intended there to be a fourth branch of government. the sprawling administrative permanent bureaucracy. we cannot tolerate a massive concentration of power that is unaccountable to the american people. we must reconstitutionalize this federal government and also understand the role that the courts, particularly supreme court justices do in force the constitution and the limits on federal power. we need a senator that understand the important role senate plays in approving supreme court appointments and lower courts and the model for justices need to be justices like clarence thomas and samuel alito. [applause] finally, republicans must fight the woke agenda and they must defeat the radical left.

florida has fought and won against the woke agenda. we have won time and time again against the political left and right now the democratic party in this state lies in ruins and we're a solid republican state which people didn't think was possible even five years ago. at the national level, we need to rid our institutions, federal agencies, universities, corporations of the pernicious woke ideology and woke agenda. we need to restore common sense and we need to restore basic american principles throughout our society once again. now in appointing a u.s. senator, i initially put out several different criteria. one i want somebody that is going to work with president trump to deliver on the mandate he was -- he earned from the american people. i want a senator that will lean in against a excessive spending and cut spending and stop the inflation. i want somebody that understands that the federal bureaucracy is

run amuck. it must be held to account and we need three branches of government, not four branches of government. we need somebody that understands the fight against illegal immigration, is willing to shut the border and an importantly, make sure any legal immigration to this country is putting americans first. can't be bringing foreigners in to displace our own people in key positions. this is something that i thought about long and hard. we did a lot of research and got a number of great candidates throughout the state of florida and many of them, i think, could have done a good job. but the final criteria i used was -- you can say all those things and say you stand for it. i wanted somebody with a demonstrated record of delivering results on those important issues. talk is cheap. we need people that have demonstrated fidelity to these principles with their actions. that's why today i'm proud to announce that i am selecting our

attorney general, ashley moody, to serve as our next u.s. senator. [cheers and applause] so -- [cheers and applause] so many of you know her, she has been on the ballot twice statewide. she has honorably served our people as her time as attorney general over the last six years. she is a fifth generation native of plant city, florida. in the tampa bay area and even was named queen of the famous strawberry festival back in her youth. [applause] she is a triple gator graduate of the university of florida. and she has built an impressive

resume as a commercial litigator and as a federal prosecutor when she was an assistant u.s. attorney in the middle district of florida and handled gun and fraud cases and later in the tampa narcotics division recognized for her prosecutorial excellence by federal agencies. in 2007 she became florida's youngest circuit court judge at the tender age of 31 where she championed initiatives for at risk children and legal representation for vulnerable flair i hadance. that's all great but where the rubber meets the road once you get an opportunity to serve as attorney general are you biding your time or are you making the most of it to deliver big things for the people that sent you there and i'm happy to say we've had an attorney general who has been somebody that has acted time and time again to support the values that we all share. whether it is illegal

immigration, opioid and fentanyl crisis, human trafficking. she has stood strong time and time again. most recently in this past year, filing lawsuits and joining lawsuits to take on the weaponization of law enforcement that targeted donald trump. she took on jack smith for his politically motivated persecution of the former president. fought back against the rogue attorney general of new york for her politicizing justice. let the florida investigation into the second trump assassination attempt in palm beach even as the federal government continues to try to block her efforts. she has been a national leader in fighting the biden administration on many different fronts including on immigration. she has not only filed more than a dozen separate lawsuits but actually won against biden with his reckless border policies. she has demanded appropriately

the impeachment of alexander mayorkas and the designation of mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. in her role she has stood strong for law and order. she believes in putting criminals in jail, not releasing them back onto the street where they will offend again. she does not support soft on crime leftist prosecutors. me fact, we have removed prosecutors in the state of florida and she has stood with us every step of the way and we have won those lawsuits as a result of her efforts. she has also rejected dei, esg, genlder ideology and made sure florida's education is free from impositions of the radical left. when covid was raging, few were willing to stand up across this country. we in florida established our state as a beach head of liberty

as the free state of florida and she was with us every step of the way. we beat the biden administration that had continued to keep our cruise lines closed and we liberated the cruise industry because of her lawsuit. we also beat biden on the employer vaccine mrna mandate which would have people lose their jobs if they didn't take the shots that they didn't want. she achieved the success for medical freedom. she was also a strawn much opponent and helped us defeat amendments three and four in the most recent november election. [applause] she sued in the security against harvard's race-based affirmative action discrimination admission process. she sued biden administration to

prevent surgeries on minor kids and challenged the federal creditor system to free university from politicized leftist accreditors and fought to -- she has led prosecutions of voter fraud cases against illegal aliens who voted here in the state of florida. she has supported other states as they attempt to secure their election systems including in virginia where she urged the security to uphold their removal of illegal aliens from the voter roles. when revealed from fema aid workers under president biden discriminated against trump supporters impacted by last year's hurricanes here in florida, she filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against those who were responsible and florida still remains the first and only state to hold these people accountable for their political discrimination. she is an outspoken proponent of

the state of israel and battled against anti-semitism in the business world, academia and even taken on the united nations which she pledged as a senator to defund once and for all. [applause] she has fought against overreaching federal agencies like the atf, epa, fda to protect the rights of law-abiding americans and prevent bureaucratic entities from encroaching on our god given freedoms and when it comes to china, ashley has been integral in our state's effort to defend florida against chinese influence. she defended our laws preventing china from purchasing land in the state of florida. she worked with the florida pension fund to di vest state holdings from china and chinese

companies and opposed their ability to spy on americans through the use of social media apps. in every major battle, we have had since i have been governor, she has been with us every step of the way. not just talk, it is results. these results are very, very important and she understands the gravity of the moment. we may not have an opportunity like this in the near future. this is a once in a decade, maybe even once in a generation opportunity in this current congress is ultimately going to determine whether we do usher in that revival of the american experiment or is it going to be status quo, passing the buck and nothing ever changes. so i'm pleased to be able to introduce to you for her first words as the senator appointee from the state of florida, our attorney general and your next united states senator ashley moody. [cheers and applause]

>> thank you. hello, thank you so much for joining us. [applause] in true governorship fashion he gave me a couple of hours to figure out what i was going to say to you. but that is because he is deliberate and does not take anything likely and understands the importance of this role. governor, i want you to know i will not let you down. i will not let the citizens of florida down and i will not let my country down. [applause] it was just six years ago that i met withth very eager, passionate guy who wanted to be the governor of florida and said if we go in there and we implement conservative policy, if we scale back, make sure if we return this to a limited government, we will prosper and look at what florida has done

since. [applause] we lead the nation in migration, new business formation, law and order. i can go on and on and it has been at the leadership and direction with this guy right here and i'm proud not to just say i have fought alongside you for six years but proud to call you a friend and very honored with this nomination. thank you so much. i will bring the same persistent and passion and tenacity as a united states senator that i have brought as florida's attorney general. if you have worked with me and fought with me over the last six years, you know i don't think of this as a job, i think of it as a calling. every day i go to work, every decision that i make, every person i hire i do so with the understanding that the people of florida gave me this opportunity and i want to deliver on what i assured them. that was we were going to protect their rights, we were going to protect the autonomy of

this state, protect our communities. and i believe that we have done that and i think we have to take that same direction to the united states senate. this guy used to be in congress and he says to me and has said to me i don't know why anybody would want that job. [laughter] i said to him, i kind of agree with you, governor. i don't know if you can tell i'm pretty energetic. i like to get things done, focus on problems, solve the problems, deliver those to the people that hired you, your bosses, citizens. there is a lot of deadlock in washington. and then i thought more about that and i thought if every person with the same energy, the same love, the respect for our founding principles, ideals on which this country was built on, if every person like that with that personality said i don't think i would like serving in congress, then we would never change that culture. and so you are probably right, i

probably won't like it. but i'm ready to show up and fight for this nation and fight for president trump to deliver the american first agenda on day one. [cheers and applause] what has angered me the most as attorney general as i have had to fight the biden administration over the last four years when we have seen policy after policy after rule after financial decisions spending out of these agencies, as the agencies have gotten bigger, as they have taken more power, as they are trying to tell the states what to do more and more and more, all that does is take the will of the people, the want of the people through their elected representatives in congress and turns it into a country we don't even recognize anymore. whether it's agencies making these decisions when lawmakers should, unelected bureaucrats or

whether international organizations making decisions that our lawmakers should, we cannot stand for that. the only way to return this country to the people, the people who govern it, is to make sure we have a strong congress doing its job, passing laws, and actually approving the regulations that these unelected bureaucrats are trying to cram down on the american people. i pledge to you as a united states senator supporting the rains act and any effort to rein back in our out of control federal agencies, make sure politics is pushed out and bring down spending. i'm all for that. i have the backs of american people, doge and president trump on that. [applause] i am driven by many things in life. i will bring the influence of

many things in my life, my experiences certainly but i am driven by my faith in god first and foremost. i am driven by the fact that i am a mother and still have a kid in school and whether it was protecting children from social media, from the dangers of fentanyl, the poison that is being pushed into our nation as a result of a wide open border, whether it's protecting our soldiers, the oldest boy in our family is a soldier. so whether it is supporting them while they are abroad or after they come home, i have their backs. and last but not least god has blessed me with an amazing husband who is with me, justin. [applause] when i told him i wanted to leave the bench -- mind you, i may be the first senator, governor, he was the most excited i'm a trained accountant so i can shrink the bloat of the federal government. but -- but i also served over a decade in the judiciary and now

served in the executive branch. i may be the only united states senator that is now in my third branch of government bringing all of that with me to the role. [applause] >> bill: there is the news. the irony is in 2018 she succeeded pam bondi. won a race by six points. reelected in 2022. one her race by 15 points. the news is out. kat cammack joins us now. florida republican congresswoman and florida is producing a lot of leading republicans in d.c. >> dana: and republican women. >> that's right. we have heard repeatedly let's make america florida and what you have seen through the nomination of both president-elect donald trump and governor ron desantis is a delivery of make america florida. i am very excited for what is to come out of the sunshine state getting this country back on track. congratulations to now senator

ashley moody. it is fitting because i'm the wife of a firefighter. she is the the wife of a police officer. there is always a friendly competition between guns and hoses and it will always be a friendly competition. fun times and congratulations to ashley. >> dana: i was wondering if you knew her. i was thinking during the campaign you heard how much republicans hate women and here we are with pam bondi yesterday on the stand and ashley moody here. you, of course, elise stefanik and the list goes on and on. the fox poll shows more than 3/four of americans think democrats should work with trump in a new administration. that might actually -- you might see a little more of that. i know we've seen some of it senate especially with john fetterman. are you seeing more of that in the house? >> absolutely. you have president-elect donald trump who won both the popular and electoral college. we have a mandate from the american people. i have had democratic colleagues

coming to me saying i would love to work with you on this. i would like to explore working with you on that. i've heard that across the board. even getting some outreach from the other chamber behind me, the senate. they are looking to get things done because the people are demanding a change in where we were headed for the last four years. we have to make the america first agenda the priority. it will require all hands on deck. not just republicans. that's democrats, too. governor ron desantis has made an announcement about working to help execute on that agenda. we'll need our federal, state and local partners at the table truly an ole hands on deck effort to get us back on track. >> bill: three or four days away from president trump being in the oval office. what is your expectation or what should the american people expect on monday? executive orders? some say he will sign 100. definitely deals with immigration and the border and energy in america. >> if there is one thing we know about president-elect donald trump is that he is the

energizer bunny. he is going to come out of the gate swinging. so you can expect a tremendous amount of activity with executive orders certainly. but also directives to congress to get this agenda underway. we have a big reconciliation package in front of us that we have to advance. we have the border to secure. we have to get our energy independence back. we have really the world on fire and donald trump is going to be a calming force internationally. so he will have his hands full. i hope that my colleagues are ready to work. after all of the celebrations are said and done, it is going to be game time and we have a very, very aggressive agenda in a very short amount of time. some people say four years, i say we have two. >> dana: that's interesting. time is of the essence. seems like everybody is recognizing that. thank you, kat cammack from florida. >> bill: thank you for your time. >> appreciate you guys. >> dana: charlie hurt, of course, now co-host of "fox & friends" weekend. great to have you here. i know you will be hosting

tomorrow night also for the 7:00 p.m. you are busy and you have joined us today which is great. so we've had a lot of news today. i want to go back to something we did at the top with karl rove, biden's farewell address last night. i was on for special coverage. i was trying to be nice and looking for something to compliment and it did not turn out that way. i don't know if we have -- let's see here. there we go. can we play a little bit of biden's speech from last night? >> president biden: warn the country of some things that give me great concern. this is a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people. the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. today an oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power and influence that threatens our entire democracy. >> dana: to me it was a shot at

the tech silicon valley folks. maybe some others. what did you think? >> well first of all, i thought your efforts at being nice about it were heroic. there is no match for how grim and dark that was. i think it will go down as sort of a speech that perfectly defines his presidency. as you point out, he wasn't complaining about these tech giants when they were rigging their algorithms and their system and giving $400 million to democrats for get out the vote efforts in the 2020 campaign. you know, if you step book and look at donald trump in the course of the sort of everything that has defined his unlikely rise to power, it is all about standing up to the moneyed interests that control washington in so many ways. donald trump has done something that is so extraordinary. not once but twice.

he has managed to be massively outspent and still won elections, which is -- you know, that's like unheard of in politics today. so to have somebody like donald trump who has managed to unlock that sort of knot you have money controlling the outcome of elections and have joe biden walking out the door underwater by 20 points and complaining about the moneyed oligarchy in washington that he has been working with for 50 years is i'm sorry, a little too much for me. >> bill: his vice president spent 1.5 billion. you could have done that in your fireplace. >> you couldn't burn it. you couldn't burn $1 billion. >> bill: you are probably right about that. she said joe biden discussing democracy, free press, institutions and abuse of power in his final farewell speech is

rich. i think that's what danamarie wanted to say last night. and you mentioned the approval ratings here. here is what we found in the final poll for biden. we have him at 40% favorable. cnn34%. can you -- are you able yet to put his four-year term into a paragraph about what it did, what it produced, what it was? >> well, i think it's the definition of a false political promise. he came into office with even if you didn't necessarily vote for him or like him, people gave him a lot of benefit of the doubt because he was trying -- he claimed to have this unifying message. the second he got into office he turned that unifying message into one of the most divisive messages we have ever seen from a sitting president. i dare say we have never seen a more divisive administration than this guy. of course, it wasn't just his

words, he also did it with his policies. undoing basic common sense policies that people liked and made a colossal mess of the place and of the world, by the way. i don't think you could have imagined he could have done in four years, yet that's what he has done and donald trump is back and donald trump is back because people realized that joe biden's promise of unity and common sense was a sham. >> bill: let me add to that, charlie. i was on the west steps of the capitol during the covid inauguration four years ago. i watched his speech and i see the toll prompter. the word unity was all over the place. to your point, it was there in words, it was not there in action. go ahead. >> dana: i was going to say the other thing he did is left the democratic party in a pile of smoldering ruins. they can't get their feet on the ground at the confirmation

hearings. they seem old and tired and relatively youthful nature of the gen x as people come through. there is change in washington. we've known each other a long time. i will look different on monday. >> yeah. i've been really struck by these confirmation hearings. it is almost like democrats have sort of surrendered and you are exactly right. the idea the bidens will walk out of town and start claiming that oh, we could have won this, they tried, they failed, they lost, and they've left the democrat party in a disaster. >> dana: what will you do on your first weekend of "fox & friends" if you lose your voice? >> i don't know, it is a real problem. i will try to shut up. >> bill: 20 more hours. >> dana: congratulations. >> bill: a lot of tea and honey. >> harris: we now have breaking news, secretary of state anton