always remember, the spin stops right here because we are looking out for you. >>alisyn: good morning, everyone, on saturday, citizen -- december 17th, a deal to extend the payroll tax cut. a live report from washington straight ahead. >> it shows support for student whose got in trouble for tebowing. now the quaterback himself is weighing in. we will hear from the students who were suspended from high school. >>clayton: shoot the videos like that. >>dave: i tried to teach my wife that for years. >>clayton: the party pictures you don't want to miss. riding a bull. "fox & friends" party was last

night and it was more interesting. for give us for a rough morning. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> you are watching "fox & friends" action great way to begin the day. >>alisyn: clayton, you don't mind carrying the show. >>clayton: i did not make it back for the party but you had a blast and just ended 20 minutes ago. >>dave: we came state from the bar to the show. >>alisyn: don't expect much from dave and i this morning. >>dave: as much bull as there is at the party there is more on hill. >>clayton: "fox & friends" was topped by congress. >>alisyn: afternoon 11 -- another 11th hour save by

congress. >>clayton: what is happening, peter? >>peter: the voting in the senate will start in three hours, 9:00 eastern time, across the street at the capitol hill and if they pass the two month extension of the payroll tax cut the clock is going to start ticking for the president because with this bill, congress will approve the permits for the keystone pipeline construction in 60 days and the president comes out, unless the president comes out and says that would not be in our national interests. before the 60 days. >> it will be very difficult for them to overturn that. the house of representatives is not going to give in. we will not. it is time we start thinking about jobs and national security and about taking care of our energy needs, and doing the things that should have been done a long time ago. this administration has been derelict in its duty with regard to the pipeline. >>peter: the going says they won the night with the deal

because they don't think there is any way the president can refuse. and they refuse all tax hikes. but democrats say the president wednesday here because the payroll tax cut holiday will be extended which the president wanted, and so will jobless benefits and some democrats saying this whole deal shows republicans were potentially willing to let the economy crash just to elect a new president next year. >> we wanted to tank to quite obama and punish the american people? that is the issue. republicans basically want to defeat obama so badly they are willing to let the economy go down the tubes to do that. >>peter: senator mcconnell said republicans in the house of representatives and senate would not be able to accept a deal that did not include the keystone pipeline provisions and democrat majority leader harry reid says this is the best deal they could get.

>>clayton: we will relitigate this in two month in times for groundhog day. >>alisyn: and now while you have been sleeping, six former executives of fannie mae and freddie mac now facing fraud charges. daniel mud and richard siren are the two highest ranking officials, mud is the former c.e.o. of fannie mae and the other was from freddie mac. the two 19s down played their exposure to the risky subprime mortgage loans. >> three people are dead and two fighting for their lives after a california utility worker opened fire on his colleagues at a southern cal edison office complex outside of los angeles. the gunman upset over a poor job evaluation and shot and killed two men before turning the gun on himself. two other office employees were shot in the rampage and they are

in critical condition this morning, the identities of the shooter and the victims are not released at this time. the 21-year-old accused of firing gunshots at the white house has been ruled competent to stand trial. he is now scheduled to appear in court on monday for probation and preliminary hearing. he faces charges of trying to assassinate the president, president obama and the first lady were out of town at the time of the incident. >>dave: did rick make it in? >>alisyn: he road the bull to work. rick: i did go to the after party. big mistake. really big mistake. >>alisyn: well those graphics are pretty. >>clayton: hope they are accurate. rick: call it a dry weekend again across the east coast, it

will be the 7th weekend that has been dry so you get into the nice stretches and the rain during the week and the ricked is looking good, and southern california, santa ana winds return, another windy one and today the worst and it gets better tomorrow and monday and the next storm is far getting the southwest and that will continue, and our next weather maker. as you make up this morning, no one extremely cold. it is chilly but not brutal and across the south it is cold. a cold front moving through with rain showers gone across the mid-atlantic and snow in places like chicago, waking up to snow right around the great lakes but it could be a dusting up to .5". across the west, looking dry but that rain right there, into southern california, this is the next disturbance, and that will be our weather maker moving forward. this week it is the southwest more rain and snow and snow across the plains, rain for the most part across the eastern side of it.

50's across the areas and down to the south and tomorrow, the warming up again, denver is at 49. >>alisyn: not bad it seemed like you knew way were talking about. >>clayton: the candidates hoping for feedback, 2 1/2 weeks before the iowa caucus, january 3rd. the home stretch now, 2 1/2 weeks and it is interesting to see how the candidates, especially the second tier candidates are campaigning. michele bachmann is in western iowa, and rick perry bought a bus or rent add bus and going on a state-wide bus tour but gingrich phoning in from virginia on a teleconference. >>dave: he has not spend the last ten days or two weeks in iowa but he is right there in the top tier. here is the latest poll from iowa, has romney 23 percent

according to the poll, and gingrich in the margin of error and ron paul continues to show strong numbers. huckabee said only 40,000 votes are needed to win and even ron paul or michele bachmann or santorum doing well. >>alisyn: they say now is the time for the ground game. it is pizza parlors and coffee shops for 2 1/2 weeks to do the retail politicking. ron paul is interesting because those numbers you saw, he is at 18 percent, that is neck and neck with romney and gingrich. >>clayton: more for phone calls have been delivered by the reason paul campaign double than any other candidate. a group has gone door-to-door, college kids coming from other

states and he doesn't pay a dime. >>alisyn: he went on the tonight show and was not been shy going after opponents. listen to what he said. >> give me thoughts on the other candidates? how about romney. >> he used to be governor of mass mass. maybe that's what he should stay at. >> gingrich? >> he maybe should run for speaker of the house. again. >> interesting when you look at iowa, chris wallace took a lot of flak saying if ron paul wins it discredits iowa it is hard to argue that notion. obviously governor huckabee did well but did not get the nomination, if ron paul does well and does not get the nomination will people spend that time in iowa in future elections? i'm not sure. newt hasn't been there as much as others. >>alisyn: we should ask governor huckabee who will be

on. >> and karl rove echoes that sentiment but he disagree in part. a lot of people stake their claim in south carolina and if you look at gingrich's schedule the next week, he is in south carolina. that is where romney was yesterday, the governor heal giving her endorsement to mitt romney which raised a few eyebrows. she is catching quite a bit of flak for supporting a guy who is non-tea party. all the tea party folk whose supported her and propelled her to office, they are furious. >>dave: they are unhappy and her approval ratings are where they once were, hovering in the mid-30's. here is how important he thinks that is in south carolina. >> it makes an enormous difference. speaker gingrich has a strong lead and for her to say i will back someone who is not real high in the polls in south

carolina because romney can win. by the way, there was a time when she wasn't real high in the polls and i hope her experience coming from behind and winning is the same kind of experience i have. >>alisyn: why would governor haley do this and alienate her base with the tea party? >>dave: because she is electable. >>alisyn: and there are other theories if she is vying for a spot on the ticket? or a cabinet post? and running the favor he supported her in 2010, so there are other things in play. rush limbaugh gave her some grove for coming out and abandoning her core tea party principles to endorse romney. listen to rush limbaugh. >> she really, i don't understand this. she has a choice. she really don't. given her aspirations, it just means we have a lot of work to

do. >>clayton: aspirations, yes, does she want a spot in the romney administration? and, family folks have said that in 2014 they will put up a primary fight against her. >>dave: but some of the folks who are angry with her for endorsing romney say she should endorse gingrich but she no more a tea party candidate if you look at the record. the tea party folks should be honest, they are the same in representing tea party virtues. if you are talking about michele bachmann or santorum, that makes more sense as far as their ambitions. >>alisyn: we will keep talking politics all morning as we get closer --. >> people are saying senator demint is the bell weather and he has not come out in endorsement. let us know what you thing at

fox&friends.com. >>alisyn: frightening moments for a teenager who is robbed while she is inside. >> 9-1-1? >> something is in my house. i don't know who. i am 13 years old. i don't know what to do. >> new numbers show the political tide has changed, the young american voters abandoning president obama? confidence. available in color. depend for women is now peach. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend.

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win. but his approval rating among the young voters is at 46 percent, down nine points from february. so, why the change now? well, let's ask our guests joining us for a debate is jason, the editor at large for human events and author of a "new york times" best seller, and president of young democrats of america. guys, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. so, the new harvard university study, they found that the support for president obama is eroding. maybe we can put that on the screen. now, they, only 46 percent approve of the president, 18 to 29-year-olds and 51 percent disapprove, but, just in february, a year ago, it was already at 55 percent, and jason, what do you think is happening with young people?

why is their support going away? >> the numbers are worse than the obama administration, you only have 36 percent of young people who think president obama will be re-elected and 55 percent disapprove on his job performance and you have by a 4-1 margin dissatisfaction and troubled with the trajection of the country. it is not a good omen for the obama administration. because they need the youth vote. it is the economy. when you have nearly a majority of young people upon graduation cannot find a job they see their parents are struggling, they see the labor force is shrinking and a job they may get is not the field they want to be, they are viewing president obama in a different way. so it is troubling for the obama administration because they need that energy. they need that support which helps them win in north carolina and indiana. >>alisyn: and now let me show you another poll, whether they believe the country is on the right or wrong track. again, this is 18 to

29-year-olds, they say a wrong track now, 52 percent believe it is wrong, and only 12 percent believe it is the right. what they will do at election time? it is it out? >> actually i think the president clearly understands the special circumstances we are in and that is why he is putting forward policies like health insurance reform and the department of health and human services announced 2.5 million new young people have health insurance coverage as a ultimate of health care reform. there has been a tremendous investment in student aid and allowing students to attend college. when young people look at the choices in 2012 they will see obama has been very committed to this generation and the other part of that poll shows he is still leading romney and gingrich and all republican candidates by double digits. young people have not fled the president, it is very early in the political cycle and you will see young people town out against for president obama in

1212. >> the point here is that there is an opening for the g.o.p. obama has blown a whole through the budget deficit and young people have to pay that off. with health care insurance companies have to vary the price so the premiums for young people are going sky-high. >>alisyn: but they are getting more coverage. >>guest: what is the coverage if you cannot afford it? >> the health care bill allows those under the age of 26 to stay on their parents' health insurance plan. we expect that by 2014 another ten million young people could take advantage of that. >> that is the state of the agenda that americans are showing they are dissatisfied. >>alisyn: thank you, both, for the debate. >> the inappropriate for our veterans is much higher than the national average. how you can help heros find a

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>> tyson fresh meats recalling 40,000 pounds of ground beef products. in 16 states. there are concerns of e. coli but no reports of anyone getting sick. and sad news to report. blues singer etta james is terminally ill battling leukemia that is not curable and she has hepatitis c and dementia. >>dave: you should be tebowing. let me see you do that later.

two brothers suspended from school for doing just that: tebowing. taking a knee in prayer. typically during athletic endeavor but, you know, we will give the gives a pass. that's the broncos quaterback tebow does, coming out in support of this pair of high school kids and their 38 friends saying "if they had good intentions, good for them for having the courage to do something different." the two brothers are students at high school here in new york. i cannot believe this is a national uproar story. tebow has weighed in. what were you doing? trying to pray? were you trying to on the quaterback? tell me why. >> we were doing it to show tribute to tebow a role model of ours, a leader, a winner, and he has great faith, but really the religious aspect, it was not about praying, obviously, tebowing, the fact is praying in

a sense but it was more of a tribute to him as a player and a man. >>dave: you were not necessarily praying and the school was not suspending you for the prayer aspect. was it a prank? was it simply a high school prank? >> you could say that, it just started with a group of friends, just us and it started with another friend, the three of us started with people saw us doing it, on monday, and, then, it built from there and petroleum were just asking when we would tebow and we would have three or four of us and everyone would see it and join in and there was a group of 40 people. >>dave: 40 kids, and full disclosure, i am a broncos and tebow fan. 40 kids in the hall could be a fire has arrest. did necessity warn you? >> we never got a warning. the suspension was our warning. so, everyone else they called down got off, only four were

suspended, i served my on friday and tyler on monday. >>dave: the school says it is wonderful that our students look up to sports heroes such as mr. tebow but we cannot allow unsafe situations in school, they cannot block hall ways and prevent others from getting to class. what do you thing of that? >> there are four minutes between classes and tebowing took place from 30 seconds to a minute and we got to class on time and which have been students in the halls who say they got to class on time, and there is a path, and my thoughts on the suspension? well, other kids were issued warnings, fair is fair. we went. we were not wanted as they said. that is false. so, it was unfair we believe. >>dave: a day's suspension is not all bad although it was

unschool. national television, so go over and let's see a tebow we will not punish you. let's see the pose, strike it, you gives have practiced enough. let's see it. coming up on the show a brave move by a teenager when she heard burglars in her house. >> 9-1-1 where is your emergency? >> i think there is somebody to my house, i don't who, i am 13 and i don't know what to do. >>dave: terrifying ordeal is next. and the "fox & friends" christmas party. this is just the beginning. [s their holidays with sawdust?

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new york city. and he has good form. look at imhang on. he has done this before. you can tell. well, you know, our side of the bar, the "fox & friends" side was not see date but the other side, they are all sitting down, but, no, he has been practicing at home. >>dave: this is not slow-motion. he went for a good minute or two and just cut out before he fell but i have done this before and that is why you will not see the video. my wife said do whatever you have to do at that party but do not ride that bull. whatever you do. >>alisyn: that is a lot of three way. wow! >>dave: when dave writes he slips a dics. >>alisyn: the holiday party has now become perilous, it can be a career ruiner because what happens is people do some, okay,

inappropriate or regrettable things and the next second it is sent out and canvases the globe. >>clayton: four in ten people admit they have posted something embarrassing and potentially job ending on facebook or some sort of social network as a result of the holiday party. >>clayton: everyone at our party has seen that study so it was relatively tame, maybe for that reason they knew whatever happens would end up --. it was tame. >>alisyn: i witnessed some inappropriate behavior. >>clayton: you can't not, right? each year there is inappropriate behavior. >>dave: you have never seen a bull -- look at his form. >> dear god! he was great!

listen. >> is that a gregorian chant. >>alisyn: i don't know how the vatican hears about this but i am hear we will hear from that. >>dave: the church goers will love this talking about the tebow controversy and we will ask him about that. >>clayton: we can talk about it either, in the nfl and other sports team, do though go through social media training to make sure the players do not in situations like that be tweeting pictures? >>dave: calls the rookie symposium. >>alisyn: well share mother photos and stories as the morning progresses. but, now, the headlines, new video in the newsroom of heavy fighting in egypt. eight people are reportedly dead. 300 injured. clashes are ongoing between security forces and protesters upset over the military rulers. demonstrators throughout rocks

at troops and police and the military is refusing to step doing until a new president is elected at the end of june. there is also new video from the philippines where devastating flooding has killed at least 200 people. it is believed 150 others still missing today after heavy rain from a tropical storm swelled rivers and flipped the cars over, and police say they have involved dozens of bodies in the water. two robbers off the street this morning because a 13-year-old girl. she was home alone and she saw the robbers ransacking her living room. and she crept under her bed and called 9-1-1. listen to this. >> 9-1-1, where is your emergency? there is someone in my house. i don't know who, i am 13, i don't know what to do. >> how did they not see you? >> i don't know. >> she was able to stay hidden long enough for police to arrive and both suspects facing 20

years in prison. they look scary. >> britney is going to be a bride for the third time. how romantic, the pop star gotten gaged to her boyfriend and former agent, jason. >> who is the gill on the right? >> she looks very pretty there. they have been dating since 2009 and the 30 year old was married to soviet are -- federline and briefly married a childhood friend in las vegas. they were married like 24 hours. those las vegas weddings sometime dozen not have longevity. >> third time's the charm. >> i didn't recognize her in that picture. >> he is all grown up. >> jason alexander. rick: did you come to that on your own? >>clayton: we have voices in our ears. rick: southern california very

windy conditions today. a santa ana wind event, so any fire could be aggravated by the winds. it will die down tomorrow. so it is almost done. rain, as well. forecast across the northeast, some scattered snow flurries across interior sections not amounting to too much, maybe 1" or 2", and the coast will be cooler. tomorrow is the coolest days across the northeast all year long with temperatures only in the lower and mid-30's for everyone. in the southeast, 50's and 60's and the northern plains a beautiful day, temperatures are back into the 50's again well above average tomorrow. that is the same case and across the west, wind but the next storm develops into the southwest and we will be talking about that, this week. >> rick one of your favorite shows is getting canceled. in jeopardy. tune in, rick.

>> how you can save the series "pan am," before it is too late, rick. >> it is so hard to get attached to a tv shows because the chance of it getting canceled are high. last tv season only 23 percent of the shows were renewed and with cancellation rumors, what can viewers do to help? >> producing and finding a large enough audience to sustain a network tv show can be impossible task. news shows rarely get more than a few months to attract viewers before the a unless the loyal fans step in. >> networks pay attention to loyalty. the people in the positions, now, are younger, they get the social media, the park at plea of the fans. >> a new drama, "pan am," sends viewer back to the 1960's after the adventures of a few pilots and steward debts but the

producers believes the audience could be able to make a difference. >> the ratings will speak the loud of the but the fan base we have, is so in love with the show we want to play to them so we are trying to balance both. >> social media makes it easier for fans to voice their support. >> campaigning is fantastic, another thing that ... fans can do to help a show. >> supporters have gotten creative with food campaign. "roswell," was saved when fans sent 6,000 bottles of to hot sae to the producer. and another covered proceeds of season three production shots. people are in a protesting move

lately. the man the year for time magazine is "the protester." so you can occupy wall street or network tv and get your show saved and i think "pan am," is worth saving. there is a petition online with 3,000 signatures so far but they need more. unfortunately the reality of this cutthroat business, sometimes bad things happen to good shows. back to you, dave, clayton, and ali. >>dave: you love that community show. >>alisyn: i love that. >>clayton: are you the kiss of death. >>alisyn: and i also like "cougar town." >>clayton: and dave is a fan of "desperate housewives," it is terrible. horrible. but first they serve our country and come home and often struggle

to find a job. how you can help our heroes find a job. >>alisyn: it pays to get pulled over in texas. ú daddy, come in the water!

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>>dave: florida millionaire bob ward is trading in his mansion for a jail cell. the former real estate mogul sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering his wife. he claims he shot her by accident. while trying to stop her from shooting herself. but a jury not bying it. and usually getting pulled over is a bad thing but not if you are in texas, police there now pulling over good drivers and giving them $10 gift cards

instead of traffic tickets. the money coming from donations to the police department. but clayton, you still have to go through the horror of seeing the lights and wondering why you got pulled over. >>clayton: never experienced that. flawless record here. a tough economy for all americans right now but more so for our veterans. one in five are unemployed. unbelievable. you can help them find work. the founder of "hire heroes usa," john, why did you start this program? >> well, i am the son of a world war ii veteran and in 2005, clayton, i ran into a young man sitting in a park bench in washington, dc and lost his leg five weeks before and rehabilitating and i asked if i could come to visit him the next day and i did and i saw all these wonderful young men and women in rehabilitation and i asked this gentleman, justin,

what he was planning to do of a service and he said he had no idea and he was afraid about his tunes given the injury et cetera, and i offered him a job and he came to work for us and we started "hire heroes usa," and we have heard great things from the companies that hired the unemployed veterans but there is a a gap between what the federal government does where we have 20 percent unemployment among returning veterans. why is it important for companies to be able to hire veterans? >> well, they sacrifice for us as you know. these people deserve the first place in line not the second and certainly not the last. it is a reflection upon our country. the young men and women in a volunteer service to our nation joined the armed services put their lives on the line, and all for us, really, to provide us the ability to continue to operate under freedom and free commerce. in my view they deserve the first place in line to participate in the freedoms they

protected. >>clayton: i have her the difficulties of the folk deals with i.e.d.'s and they come back and the skill dozen not necessarily translate to the workplace is that why we see that 20 percent unemployment in is that where you step in? >> it is true, they did not know how to translate the skills. they are translatable. they have leadership, stress management, but the question is how to take that information from the background and put it in a position where employees will useful. we have assisted 10,000 veterans and their spouses coming back home and translating the skills into, working resumes that employers can then understand and begin to place the veterans. >>clayton: at the bottom your screen is the website:

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>>alisyn: only eight shopping days unless christmas. do you know what you are buying for everyone? personal trainer and fitness

expert is here with her gift guide for gym lovers and fitness fans. we all have some of those. >> hit your resolutions early if you know someone who works out and wants to get a upon it. fun school things that will inspire them. show us what we should get. >> my first thing is this is a yoga mat, and these are antibacterial because they use a special technology. >>alisyn: and people would like to stretch and massage, you got my attention. >>guest: you do yoga and crunches or running or whatever, and then you use the foam roller to work out the knots in your calves and the quad and a special cover, the shaper, actually helps reduce appearance of cellulite. allegation my gosh, let's just say i'm interested.

that is $39. what else? >>guest: i like inspiration, so, i love yoga class and i look to look good and feel good while i do it. the shirt i have on is a little "om," and it says harmony, and this says "shifts," and these are so comfortable, it is amazing, all here's less than $50. >> your next suggestion is ... shoes. >> by the way, these are all made in america. new balance is the only shoe company that is made in america. so, 25 percent of their factories are in new england in the united states. these are for when you work out comes indoors in the winter, so they are great because they are lightweight. you would be surprised how much cushion there is. you can say on the treadmill

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sustained, and fiber, great for a small belly, and they are a good pick me up. i have them for break fast. before or after the workout. it is hard to get breakfast in the morning with kids running around and i like it after work out. you need the protein. >>alisyn: and her own dvd's are available. thank you, we love to hear from you. >>guest: all of them are on my website. >>dave: ron paul still in the game. but what does it mean if he wins the iowa caucus. our political panel weighs in. i'd race down that hill without a helmet.

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>>alisyn: good morning, everyone, on saturday, december 17. with iowa two weeks away, could there be an upset by ron paul in iowa? will that tran late to the nomination? we will explore all things politics. >>dave: call it a christmas compromise. lawmakers set to vote on the big payroll tax cut that affect the 160 million americans. a live report from washington, dc ahead. >>clayton: lawmakers told they cannot say merry christmas to constituents. we will explain that. what do you think? "fox & friends" hour two starts right now.

it is snowing outside. >>alisyn: wow, look how fest it. >>dave: that is fake, right? >>clayton: no, bass snow shops bring the snow with them. allegation look at all the presents they brought including the car. >>clayton: he have great gears and great winter gear. >>dave: let us know if you would choose would you are going do it is next to on an airplane, not someone you bought the ticket with, but if you would choose who you might want to sit with. we are twitter. >>clayton: we threw yesterday and we with our one-year-old and he says i have to get in there and you could see his face with our one-year-old. >>alisyn: he would have done an about face. and he asked if i wanted to

switch from the aisle to the window. allegation ahe got the short straw. >> we averted another government shut down but the senate will vote in a few hours all the all important payroll tax cut after they reached a tentative agreement last night. >>dave: good morning, peter. peter peter voting starts in two hours on washington, dc on the legislation that would extend the payroll tax cut for two months and it would issue a permit for the keystone pipeline construction in 60 days unless the president comes out and says the keystone pipeline's construction is not in our national interest. republicans say because the pipeline provision got in, and because they didn't approve any tax hike, they are the winners. but democrats don't know if the going really wanted to win. >> they want it to tank to defeat obama and punish the american people? that is what the issue is.

republicans basically want to defeat obama so badly they are willing to let the economy go down the tubes to do that. >>peter: the white house says this deal which extends the payroll tax cut for two months is important to enact a key provision of the american jobs act and a victory for the american people and the president will now have 60 days to decide whether to go ahead with this pipeline but the state department says that they probably cannot do the paperwork or the pipeline that past and if that is the case they will reject the project which the president nobly said he would do himself with a veto but that is not the case now. >> the president wants to please the radical environmentalists they will stop 20,000 jobs? they got to be crazy. that is a reason why two months they have to continue to work on pay for's and the democrats don't want to pay for anything.

>> the white house conceded with the deal on keystone and millionaires surtax but are looking forward to february when this will come up. again. guys? >>alisyn: exciting. great to look forward to. >>alisyn: and we have a lot headlines because we have new video of secretary of defense panetta arriving in libya making a historic day with america's relationship with the country the first pentagon chief to ever step on libyan soil. the visit comes after a civilian uprising that led to the death of dictator muammar qaddafi. and secretary of state hillary clinton also visited libya just a few weeks ago. new details in a deadly shooting rampage at an office building in california. police confirm the gunman was a worker who may have been upset over a poor job evaluation and shot and killed two colleagues before turning the gun on

himself. two other office employees are in critical condition and the identities of the shooter and the victims have not been released. more fallout at fannie mae and freddie mac, six former executives are now facing fraud charges. daniel mudd and richard syron are the two highest ranking officials yet to be charged for their involvement in the housing met down. m.d. is -- mudd is the former c.e.o. of fannie mae and syron of freddie mac and the two are alleged to down play their exposure to the risky subprime mortgage loans. america's most inspirational figures cat up in a big scam. former notre dame player has settle add lawsuit with the s.e.c. after being charged with securities fraud. he is accused of swindling

investors in an energy drink he wanted to promote against gatorade and not admitting get he will pay $400,000. >> that is probably what you had this morning. i am not sure if it is working. rick: ali and i had gatorade. take note. another nice day and week across the east coast, the 7th in a row where no real rain across the east. nice. cooler, again, and santa ana winds in southern california and the fire sleet with us again today and better tomorrow, but the next storm is moving across the southwest. tell me about the weather in your place on twitter. temperatures are cooler in the north but no one is dealing with a cold out break at all which is good and we have snow flying around the great lakes, today, and only maybe 1" or so, and the next big storm is across the

southwest, and see that rain toward southern california, another upper level disturbance, the exact same thing we have been dealing with. watch what this does, today and tomorrow, by tomorrow it starts to move in to arizona and we see the rain and snow across the higher elevations and on monday, it moves across texas which is dealing with the drought is long across west texas and we have the big drought but we are getting more rain so we are slowly taking swipes at the drought which is good news. today, looking good for everyone. back to you. >> we are in the final stretch, two weeks to go until january 3rd the iowa caucus and the campaign is shifting, now, from all of the big time debates you have been watching on the tv and big media appearance to in your living room, knocking on doors, visiting coffee shops, going to pizza parlors, all the retail politics. >> going door-to-door is what

the candidates doing and how they are spending 2 1/2 weeks in iowa, a story of different candidates. michele bachmann this afternoon is in western iowa campaigning. and rick perry today is on a bus tour across the woman stated. and gingrich though, interestingly, is in virginia and he will do a teleconference with folks in iowa and spending the bulk of the time in south carolina. >> this with the backdrop of the polls look, like this, romney according to the latest out of iowa leads and romney first, gingrich second, and ron paul would clearly could win the state of iowa, and just over 100,000 people will turn out. and so you can win this thing with between 30,000 and 40,000 votes so it is about getting out. the most interesting thing about the polls in iowa two thirds of the people are open to change. and they say they are not issue,

the other half. >>alisyn: romney has not put a lost eggs in the iowa bask but he has in new hampshire and he is setting sights on south carolina where he did not do well in 2008 and trying to turn that around with a big endorsement in south carolina. >>clayton: it could help or clear. governor haley giving her endorsement to him yesterday in south carolina, and she took flak and we will talk about that. >> obviously a huge statement and makes an enormous difference in south carolina as speaker gingrich has a strong lead here, and for her to stand up and say i will back someone who is not real high in the polls in south carolina because i believe romney can win. by the way, there was a time when she wasn't real high in the polls and i help her experience coming from behind and winning is the same kind of experience i have here.

>> he said there was a time when she was not really high and that time is right now she is at the lowest point in her approval rating as governor of south carolina at 34 percent of those in south carolina supporting her. >>alisyn: she was the face of the tea party movement in 2010, one of them. now she feel, some supporters are saying today she feel betrayed by this. they don't think her endorsement of romney is supportive of their core principles. and they wonder why she is doing this. and if this is just for some sort of political climbing move because she may want to be getting a cabinet position. >>dave: some say vice president. here is rush limbaugh kicking off all of this anger at governor haley. listen. >> she really ... she has a choice but she doesn't have a

chance, really. given her aspirations, it means we have a lot work to do. >> a lot of people saying her endorsement means far less than what senator demint of south carolina, his endorsement who will not endorse but he endorsed romney in 2008 and now he has not endorsed romney for the 2012 election. >>alisyn: on capitol hill, congress have been told by the board that overseas this, they cannot send out any cards to constituents that say "merry christmas." officially. if it is from their own checkbook or personal card, they can but if it is the official mailing and using taxpayer dollars, boom. they cannot. here is the statement from the

franking commission "currently use of the phrase happy holidays is permissible but merry christmas is not." >>alisyn: and neither would heal hanukah, you are not to be specific in the religious message. "franking," means paid for with taxpayer dollars. this is a "franking commission," i am surprise ready is a commission for the commission. barney frank should be the president. >>dave: you can say have a happy new year but you cannot say "happy new year," so you can recognize the year, the time of year ... >>alisyn: should taxpayer dollars be used to pay for merry christmas and happy hanukah or should it be more neutral? >>clayton: you can way in on that on twitter the with more

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appeasement. or whoever is left out there. ask them. >>dave: strong. but accident g.o.p. have a point when they criticize the president for having an appeasement policy? the charge was brought up again as this week's final iowa debate. our democratic strategist worked for the 2010 cuomo campaign. also from the heritage foundation former advisor to the bush administration and columnist for the new york post, robert george. robert, that was a real strong statement from the president. is this charge of appeasement, does it stick? that zinger of whoever is left at the end. >> i am weary of using a word like. >> -- like "appeasement only he has a good word of going after terrorists but the real problem you have is he gives mixed

signals for coming to foreign policy. kind of mixed signals on how to deal with iran and the fact they are going after nuclear weapons. and mixed signals with russia. so it is a confused foreign policy than appeasement. >>dave: what stuck out to me when romney said foreign policy by "pretty please," someone like iran, highway could the president show a stronger hand? >>guest: with iran you can talk appeasement. it damages our relationship with israel and the threat of iran is obviously growing but the rest the foreign policy you can call naive. with regard to china where every speech he talks about the chinese centralized economy or russia, those relations have been damaged the last few years and our relationship with our allies, great britain, canada, mexico those relationships have

been damaged. yes there is appeasement but something that needs to be fixed. >>dave: it is said that obama imagines that he could per sway the mullahs to give up the weapons program but they have decided to be a nuclear power. >>guest:ing is not appeasement or be naive but unrealistic. thing he could negotiate in a way the previous administration did not. it will not work because they do not want to negotiate in russia. it is mixed messages he has done. sticker sanctions for iran is not insisting the drone come back. so these are mixed messages we are getting from this administration, and i don't think the tactics will work in the long run. >> it was interesting in the going there was the idea of hitting the reset button with russia but it seems to a lot of

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>>dave: the iowa caucus countdown is on. it is usually a prelude to what will happen with the nomination. let's look at what has happened in the past. it does not always hold up. in 28 wait -- 2008. it is not necessarily the great bellweather. our panel will roll through these. and south carolina has picked the going each year every election since 1980 so south carolina is a better bellweather of what happens. is it that important what happens in iowa? >> i don't think it matters much at all. what matters it is a longer primary season. we saw that in 2008 and we will see it this year. i don't think any one contest or caucus the make a difference.

>>dave: gingrich is spending a lot of time in washington, dc and virginia and not in iowa. michele bachmann and rick perry and santorum spending a lot time in iowa. if gingrich does well without ground game in iowa, will it change? >> they are still spending time. ronald reagan lost iowa in 1988. these things happen. but, this is a long journey and this is an important leg it, but, what you are seeing the field is getting so many looks and the candidates are looked at carefully because the economy is doing so poorly they willing to look at anyone's ideas to get us out of this mess so you see the bounds in the poll because they are open to every idea concerning how broken washington is. >>guest: the g.o.p. changed the rules this time. the republicans are now help lating the democrats and proportional allocation of

delegates. not winner take all. so, in that sense, iowa is important because if you come in second or third, if you have, if you are close enough where percentage, you will get some delegates and with everyone bunched in and a longer process, it is important if you can get some and if you get enough delegates you can still have an glue at convention. >>dave: barring a decisive blow i don't think it will mean a lot and it looks to be close between the top three. chris wallace on fox news sunday took flak saying it would discredit iowa caucus if ron paul wins. does he have a point? >> i don't think it discredits it. they don't need to pick a winner. they have not always picked a winner. it will be a long race. up and down. different people will win different primaries and robert is right, it will end up being who has the most delegates but why think it matters.

>>dave: it looks like a long haul. what state do we focus on moving past iowa? is it south carolina? florida? what is the one we see a tipping point. >> the voteers of south carolina and florida and new hampshire will have their voices heard but we will have interesting races in the great lakes, michigan, wisconsin and ohio have suffered terribly under the obama economy so there will be tight races with people talking about the heavy joblessness and washington and we will see very interesting results because those are the states that matter from november, as well. >> if one candidate manages to win three or four out of iowa and new hampshire and florida and south carolina, then it could be a significant situation but if it is 2-2 or 1-3, it could go on for quite a long time. >> it looks like a long fight and we are enjoying every bit of it. voters say they cannot way for it to be over already.

>> but they are not in the journalists' world. >>dave: what is coming up? >>clayton: wish you could pick the person you it is fix to on a plane? it could be the future of flying. >>alisyn: a week left unless christmas and you are still looking for the last minute gifts clayton? bass pro is hear to help. ♪ [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds.

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work, if you are interested in doing mingling. flirting. 3,000' mention eling you can lock at their looks. it is great if you are single or, look for a job. >>clayton: do you like to talk on flights? i put on my head phones and read. >>alisyn: if there is turbulence i like to talk. i like to hold on to them. >>dave: do you like this? other airlines have a similar situation in the works? would you log on to social networking to pick that person and would you look for, if they have children? be honest. because then you are net -- not sitting next to them. >>alisyn: iran is claiming they delayed the announce must the captured u.s. drone to test what the american reaction would be first. the foreign minister says they brought down the drone without any help from other countries, the united states maintains it

went down because of a neckal glitch and iran is not giving back the aircraft. this is video from the philippines where flooding has killed 250 people and it is believed 150 others are still missing after heavy rains from a tropical storm swelled the rivers and flipped cars over. police say they have recovered dozens of bodies in the water. >> a schoolteacher in tennessee is suspended after writing "stupid," on an 8th graders for head. he wrote it backwards so it would be reflected to the student when he looked in the mirror. >> any age is impressionable but self-esteem is huge to all students and as a joke you cannot do that. >>alisyn: not a joke. the administration says same teacher is investigated for other inappropriate behavior. check out singer kicking for a good cause in times square.

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so, and it will accumulate across the higher areas and a doting but not that bad. toward the southeast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday, but, still, plenty of sunshine across the south, in toward the northern plains, no go as far as snow and ems are in the 30's and 40's and today and tomorrow maybe even the 50's and in the west, rain toward southern california. the snow is on and there is enough we have had, so, clayton, watch out. snowballs. >>clayton: when you thing of bass pro you think of fishing and boating and being outdoors but steve is here to help us from bass pro, you have so many clothing items. >> merry christmas. last minute gift ideas. bass pro shops are known for fishing, hunting, marine, boating, but people discovering we have wonderful selection of

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>>clayton: the barefoot bandit sentenced to seven years in prison for a two-year crime spree after stealing cash, cars and boats. and a thief getting a run for his money after being chased by a long distance marathon runner. it happened at a bakery in olney, maryland, chasing the suspect for quarter mile and his wife called police. the robber is now behind bars.

>>alisyn: great stuff. if a picture is worth 1,000 words what better way to tell the story of what happened in 2011 than with photographs. >>dave: and now sharing the most compelling imaging from the last year co-founder of "getting images." good morning, sir. how do you boil it down? >>guest: we talk how a still images captures the story how do you narrow it? >>guest: i will quote you on that being a broadcast guy. >>dave: i love being a of frommer. in cairo, the biggest events. >>guest: it is difficult in a year like 2011. we will look at photos today and we will not lock at stories like bin laden or dominic strauss-kahn, the hacking scandal, tunisia and a bunch of other stories. it is difficult in 2011 but what we try and choose iconic images this is meaningful because it

was shot by one of our long time staffers, and he said to me in february, after shooting that, the first time in his career he has been charged by a camel. so nasa -- that was in cairo. >>alisyn: next picture is new york city preparing, such a symbolvening and goose pimple-inducing pick because it is the 9/11 anniversary. >>guest: the 10 the anniversary of 9/11 and it was shot from top of the rock. down toward ground zero. when we sat and got ready for the preparations every organization had to figure out how best to do it and there was a fantastic balance done. a very good job by everyone. >>dave: hard to forget the images from joplin, missouri, and from alabama.

>>guest: 2011 was character i'd by a lost natural disasters, and some of them are almost forgotten, like the floods in australia and the earthquake in new zealand and the tsunami but joplin, really, struck a chords. a number of people who were killed and the way the town rebuild itself. the image with the flood harks back to iwo jima. >> i love this photo, there is a stillness in japan, and the chap is surrounded by complete devastation and he is keep, going somehow. >>dave: there was good news, the royal wedding, so many eyeballs glued to that wedding. tell us about the obvious picture there, the kiss. >>guest: well, he didn't kiss her for very long. >>dave: you better be quick. >>guest: what was interesting was the size of the event the most watched television plant

probably ever and people thought we were fatigued by royalty and celebrity but, not really. >>alisyn: and there is more kissing in the next stop, a strange location. tell us about this. some thought it was a home. >>guest: no, it was not. what happened was in vancouver, they lost game seven and they got upset, and there was serious rioting, and in typical can 19 way they cleans up after the rioting, and in the middle of it all some people thought to grab a romantic moment and rich was there, and it is a beautiful for folks later on. >>alisyn: you can see more at gettyimages.com. >>dave: ugly christmas sweaters are the rage this year.

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>>clayton: are you wearing your ugly christmas sweater this morning? we are. >>alisyn: speak for yourself. whether you think these are festive or tacky the ugly sweater trend continues to grow and we can thank three guys from chicago. brian and robin and kevin wool. yes, wool. by the authors of "ugly christmas sweater party," book. good morning, all of you, especially you, mr. wool. really? >> wool sweater. okay, tell us how much this trend has taken off in the past

year or two. >> well, we have seen trends, surge activity online and crazy, our website is going nuts and everyone is getting into it, so lots of parts going on, this is the time of the year. it is growing. >>alisyn: adam, is that an ugly sweat are or are you in your pajamas? >>guest: ugly sweater. i love the full outfit, i got the pants from loud mouth golf, pretty sweet sweater. >>clayton: the key to getting these for the party when you dot ugly christmas sweater party, recipe for disaster, what is this? >>guest: that is very dangerous. if you take all those ingredients you will have a 10' gingerbread man and he will take over your house and make you sleep in the basement.

rick: a lot people who will wear the sweaters net because they think they are ugly but because they think they are nice. >> that is what i thought. people say i own that sweater and it is not ugly. >> the union job, another sweater you highlight. >> that is the union job, members of the local wreath hangar 405 crew caught on their 7th, 15-minute break of the day. >>dave: you have one mentioning bill o'reilly, so, did you have any chance of getting bill in an ugly sweater? >>guest: we tried, but he would not put it on. he was a good sport, though, but we gave him a pretty girlie looking sweater. >>alisyn: provide an, adam, and kevin wool, thank you for sharing and spreading the love this morning.

>> thank you. >> back in two minutes.

>>alisyn: good morning, everyone, on saturday, december 17th, and now let's make a deal, lawmakers will vote on the payroll tax cut this morning. after coming to a last-minute compromise. what the tax cuts means to you and your wallet. >>dave: suspended for tebowing, two teens in trouble for mimicking the controversial quaterback. we hear from the teenagers this morning, and mr. tebow himself. >> and now, riding the mechanical bull at the fox christmas party. he looks expert, doesn't he, like he has been doing this for a couple of years. more highlights, or, really, low lights coming up, "fox & friends" christmas party was last night so we apologize in

advance. roll it. >> hi, everybody this is dick vitale, this is "fox & friends" -- they are awesome, baby. ♪ rockin' around ♪ the christmas tree >>clayton: bass pro managed to make it snow on the christmas in ask, and they have fabulous christmas ideas. you can get gifts for christmas as late as 12 noon by thursday. >>alisyn: and they have snake proof boots. i'm very interested. >>clayton: there's a snake in my boot. >>alisyn: we have a lost politics. but, first the headlines because

there is new and historic video. this is secretary of defense panetta arriving in libya the first pentagon chief to step on libyan soil. the visit comes after the civilian uprising led to the death of dictator muammar qaddafi. he is meeting with the leaders of the national transitional government. the libyan people he says have earned the right to determine their future. throw people are dead and two fighting fair their lives after a california utility worker opened fire on his colleagues. this happened at a southern california edison office complex outside of los angeles. the gunman was upset over a poor job evaluation. he killed, shot and killed two men before turning the gun on himself. two other office employees were also shot in the rampage and they now are in critical condition. the identities of the shooter and the victims are not being released. a 21-year-old accused of firing

gunshots at the white house has been ruled competent to stand trial. he is scheduled to appear in court on monday for a probation and preliminary hearing and he faces charges of trying to assassinate the president, president obama, and the first lady were out of town at the time of the incident. two brothers from new york suspended from school for tebowing. officials if river head high school say they were sidelined because they create add safety hazards by jamming the hallway with tebowing students. the two brothers joins us earlier on "fox & friends" this morning. >> we showed tribute to tebow, a role model of ours, a leader, a natural winner. and he has great faith. other kids were issued warnings. fair is fair. we were not warned as they have said. that is false. >>alisyn: tebow supports the brothers saying they had good

intentions, good for them for having the courage to do something different. those are the headlines. >>dave: broncos play the patriots tomorrow. all eyes on denver at 4:00 p.m. what a game it will be. >>clayton: rick? rick: the colder temperatures in the far north but this afternoon temperatures will be around 10- to 15-degrees where you typically would be across the northern rockies and northern plains, and this opens it up more by tomorrow so a nice weekend in store unless you want snow to get into the christmas mood and not getting that. the high temperatures today, warm toward the none plains and around the great lakes, cooler, and a front moved through to the east, and what was nice across the southeast yesterday is more seasonable today. snow moving across the great lakes and not a big deal and a dusting and up to 1" and across

the west, it is calm, including the pacific northwest and dealing with a string of very sunny days. unfortunately it has been bad air quality along with that but the storm tracker has been to the south and another storm in the southwest, so, rain toward the san diego area today, and the storm gets developed by tomorrow, and monday, across the four corners of texas and rain and maybe severe weather and snow running to the higher elevations. back to you. >> thank you. and now listen to this. we have a lot of millenniums who watch the show and the kids love "fox & friends" and the kids could be not loving president obama as much as they did in 2008, the 18 to 29-year-old according to a study from harvard not a good sign. back in 2011, in february, rather, of this year, he dropped

significantly in just a short time this year. >>alisyn: dave? >>dave: the bad news comes from the president's alma mater, and they found out 30 percent of the young voters thing they will win but 36 percent think he will not win re-election so the numbers appear to have flip-flopped from the support, the tremendous youth support he had in 2008, one of the reasons that propelled him into office. >>alisyn: they were a significant voting block, they were so juiced and excited by the president. optimistic. and he seemed like an outsider and they are disenchanted. the harvard poll asked if the country was on right or wrong drop and 189 to 29-year-olds like other people, believe overwhelm billion it is at wrong track and 52 percent say it is

on the wrong track and only 12 percent say it is the right track. >>clayton: and don't for get the obamacare and 2.4 million or so twin-year-olds and under who now get health carry and that question has been lately floated now that the kids are on health care and coming home after college and cannot find a job, will they reward president obama going out to the polls? or is there a lack of excitement there? great, i have health care. >> but i am living at home. more 18 to 29-year-old living at home now than in the past 20 or 30 years so it is hard to get past that. >>clayton: the white house is hoping that 2.4 million folks will come to the polls as a result. >>alisyn: we had a fair and balanced debate on this earlier. >> a majority of young people upon graduation cannot find a job. they see their parents are struggling looking for a job

account labor force is shrinking and when a job they may get that is not the field they want to be in they are viewing rebound in a different way. >> young people look at the choices in 2012 they will see obama is committed to this generation and the other part of the poll shows he is still leading romney and gingrich and all republican candidates by double digits and young people have not fled the president, it is just early in the political cycle and young people will town out again. >> we don't also know that they are going to another candidate in lieu of the president or if they just would it is out the election. >> that is the problem, seniors vote, young kids don't get excited to go to the polls and they do not often vote the way they voted in 2008. >>alisyn: if you are if that age group right to us. and last night the "fox & friends" annual holiday party. we had a great time. some pictures were taken. and here is the deal.

there was a survey about holiday parties and four out of ten workers say they have committed party "fouls," at work holiday parties. >>dave: what constitutes a holiday party office "foul." where do you draw the line? flirting with the boss? >> if the boss shows up. we have seen the famous video unnetted tube where the drunk employee was spouted off about the company and the boss walks up and she makes the mistake of spouting off while the boss is standing there. that could be a mistake. >>dave: i think of the dry heaves set to music, the dancing, the insane dancing but there was in dancing last night, but there was in its place, bull riding. can you not have dancing and use a mechanical we bull. >> she is riding the bull. and i am not using that in a

false sense, he is riding a mechanical bull. then, brian did a great job, you have to believe he has done it before, and he is doing it one hand. i like his style. she was holding on for dear life. >> there was a ringer sent in we did not know how increditly well father john was going for do on the mechanical bull. watch this. >> most of us take liquor, but not father john, he walked in and hopped right on. we put on his we music. he is casual. unphaseed. he they must have one these in the vatican, where they get to practice with downtime. getting ready for sunday morning. we >>clayton: before he comes

on the show. didn't i yo-yo ma do that on the show? >>alisyn: we will continue to show did you know toes from the "fox & friends" holiday party. >>clayton: last minute compromise on the hill with extension of the payroll tax cut. how long? what does it mean fourscore -- mean for you and your wallet? my name is robin.

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>>dave: an issue that could affect paychecks of millions, in fact, 160 million americans. >>clayton: a final vote in frye minutes in the senate on the payroll tax cut. >>alisyn: and now, details, peter, live in washington, dc. >>peter: the white house made two major concessions here giving the senate the go ahead to get rid of the millionaire surtax and letting the two month payroll tax cut extension get tied to a 60 day keystone countdown, once the bill passes, congress would approve the permits for the keystone pipeline construction unless president obama wants to say that it is not good for the country to build the pipeline. >> it will be very difficult for them to overturn that. the house of representatives is not going to give in, we are not going give in. it is time we thing of jobs, and

national security and taking care of our energy needs and doing the things that should have been done a long time ago. this administration hard delict in its duty with regard to the pipeline. >> republicans do not think there is anyway the president can refuse to veto the pipeline. republicans thing they are the winners with this potential deal, but democrats are claiming victory, as well, because the payroll tax cut cut will be extended for two missouris, something they say republicans never really wanted. >> they wanted it to tank so they can defeat obama and punish the american people? this is the issue. republicans basically want to defeat obama so badly they are willing to let the economy go down the tubes to do that. >>peter: the senate minority leader said he would not have been able to accept a deal that did not include the pipeline provisions and democrats and he hear said this is the best deal

they could get and the voting in the senate is society to start in the hour at 9:00 a.m. >> they wanted to get out of washington to get out of washington so they are scrambling. >>alisyn: i am glad they have motivation. all the 119 hour nexts we have seen so many times. all this handwriting, and now it is extended for two months. >>dave: for someone making $50,000 a year it is $1,500 difference in their check so it is a last money and most of the blogs are hammering the president for compromising but, look, to have to make a decision on keystone, that is important, whether it is pro or con, it is important the president come out and show leadership on this. ex-i agree but it is not as cut and dry as democrats versus republicans, and you still have governors where the pipeline will go through that are not happy bit. remember, republican governors

are not necessarily happy with the pipeline and they want the environmental checks first before it runs through their state. >>dave: and eight democratic senators are on board. >>alisyn: there has to be a way to do both to allow all jobs they promised twirl create, and to have environmental control. we are america. we can do both those things simultaneously. >> we built an interstate highway system i think we can handle this. >> frittedening -- frightening moments by a teenager whose house while she is there. >> 9-1-1. what is the emergency? >> there is someone not house and i am 13 and i don't know what did do.

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>> and now the shot of the morning, a combination of christmas and team spirit. and now, this very merry college basketball tradition. ♪ father and child ♪ holy infant ♪ so tender and mild ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace >>dave: during the game? that individual joe from taylor university the annual "silent night," game the fan section doesn't make any sound until the trojans score the 10 the point

and they break out into song including, of course, "silent night," with whacky costumes and painting the chest part of the tradition. >>alisyn: lack of costumes. they are not wearing a lot of clothes but they are warm because they have a santa hat on. >>dave: and they are full of christmas cheer. or something. and now, american airlines is getting high-tech. >>dave: like me and clayton. >>clayton: they have ipads now, course they filed for bankruptcy. they are using ipads in the cockpits. the f.a.a. says american airlines is the first major air carrier to get approval for operational use and they have to show it does not enter fore with crew duties and that it does not enter fore with the communication and navigation

system of the aircraft. >>alisyn: that is important. to show it doesn't interfere with the navigation system which is what they have always worried about. the reason can you not use your electronic devices and you have to shut them offefore leaving the gate is because it could interfere with the navigation system. that was the thing about alec baldwin getting kicked off. >>dave: here is the upside. what pilots like. you get immediate updates to new traffic patterns and new runway patterns. runways change all time. >>dave: also the bookkeepers will tell you it is a savings in fuel costs. they used to have massive rules and regulations book, on the planes and now they just have what, a two-pound ipad. so they are saving over $1 million a year in flight and fuel charges. that is what happened. but it is only a matter time before there is a go to snap with someone playing angry

birds. >>alisyn: you have your ipads on the couch and occasionally you are not just reading politics. so, i do worry about the pilots bees distracted but the double standard. passengers can't use them. >>clayton: but you can turn off 3g and download the current maps of runways and when you are not air you have it on the device. it is there. >>dave: weigh in, you can't use it but the pilots can. we have heard from a lot of you of a new program allowing you to log on to social networks and pick the type or look of person you might it is next to on the next flight, say, when awfully home for the holidays. >>alisyn: chuck from north carolina, i would suggest airlines try focusing on timely flights. period. start with that. before this seat choice. >>clayton: picking airline seats is luck of the draw, too

hard to engineer unless you buy all three seats. >>dave: heck, yeah, the guest looking gal i can fine. >>alisyn: this is from dave. dave? >>dave: no, i have two kids. we >>alisyn: will you be able to find out if a seat seat mate is a loud gum chewer? >>dave: i would show an ugly profile pick and say i am a big talker and you may have an empty seat fix to you. >>alisyn: never. never. never. they overbook, you will just have someone that likes smelly stuff. >>clayton: likes long walks on the beach and romantic movies. allegation awe have news. six former executives at fannie mae and freddie mac now facing fraud charges.

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emergency? >> i think there is someone in my house, why though who. i am 13 and i don't know what to do. >> how did they not see you? >> i don't know. >>alisyn: she stayed hidden long enough for the bliss to arrive and both suspects now facing 20 years in prison. they look like scary dudes. >> i think he is great "breaking in bad season three." rick: you came up from where? all new orleans. louisiana. >> hoping for christmas spirit? and snow? >> absolutely. how is this snow? helping you out? >> trick. rick: doesn't get too excited, it is the bass pro people making snow. temperatures are above average

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>>alisyn: a new poll shows ron paul near the top of the g.o.p. field. he is five points behind romney and in third place now but that is in the margin of error. >>dave: two weeks away from the iowa caucus. could the two frontrunners face an upset. >> arkansas governor mike huckabee joins us now. what do you make of the last 2 1/2 weeks? is there a dark horse candidate?

>>governor huckabee: could be of the ron paul is not a dark horse. he is very well organized with intense group of people, and his folks would walk across broken glass to caucus for him and they break the glass to make it more fun. he has a rabid following. it is unshakeable. the problem the other candidates have is the support they have is still soft. it is movable. it could shift for another candidate. so although it is starting to gel but it is not gelling just yet. >>clayton: there has been shifting in the poll for gingrich. has the surge ended? >>governor huckabee: it may have stalled. people new give him what always happens to a candidate who subjects now he gets the search light. the deep, what i call the political colonoscopy, they are

for longer listened to what they are saying, but all things that are said about them are being defined by someone else who doesn't want them to be the frontrunner. >>alisyn: you won iowa in 2008 what is the one secret to success? >>guest: organization. you have to have organization. the caucus is unlike a primary where people can drive over, walk in, vote, and leave. you have to be willing to go out on a cold, dark night, not during the day, it is in a drafty schoolroom or some other type of facility for up to three hours, and argue with your neighbors in person. and you don't get to go quietly and slip away. you have to stand up and be counted. and it is just a different process. and as a result, the true believers show up and they have to have intensity. >>dave: but they don't predict the nominee. they picked you in 2008 if they pick ron paul or christmas wallace, some say it would discredit the iowa caucus.

is there truth to that? gingrich is in virginia not spending time in iowa. >>governor huckabee: that could be his undoing in iowa. >>dave: does it discredit the caucus and the importance of moving forward? >>governor huckabee: people say iowa does not matter. but four years ago when i won, no one gave me a sense of being a serious contender after that i became one. i ended up in second place to john mccain. would i have gotten there had it notten for iowa? the answer is, no. what iowa does is give a candidate who has been left out an opportunity to be front and center, and, then, to compete. >> for the lower tier candidates it could be a boondoggle. >>governor huckabee: michele bachmann or santorum or rick perry he could be back in. he has been out of it. michele bachmann, who woman the straw poll, if she could win or come in she is back in the game.

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>>dave: if you wonder what the president plans to say in the upcoming campaign and how the president will frame the republicans, look for further than an upcoming interview with barbara walters. >> you never want to say it is all them but i do think that

right now, the least, in the republican party, there are a couple of notions. number one, that compromise is a dirty word. and number two anything that obama is for we are against. so, if i propose a health care bill that is full of republican ideas and similar to the law that is past by the current republican front runner, or one of the top frontrunners ... the other guy was supported with many ideas, as well, they are against it. >> this top i believe has come up recently in the republican debates, do you think someone's marriage or marriages should be part of the public debate? >>guest: i'm not big on ... people's personal lives. being poked and prodded but what

the american people care about is what kind of job can you do. >>alisyn: governor, back to the first thing, the republicans are being obstructionists. that, obviously, must be a message that is resonating because he says it many times s that effective? >>governor huckabee: not in the long run because republicans will point out they attempted to have a part of the process negotiation to show the clip of paul ryan showing in the budget plan and the president basically blowing imoff in -- blowing him off in public and the times they asked to most with him and he didn't have time but he had time to do a news conference halfway across the country saying how awful the the republicans are. leadership is about being willing to show a magnanimous approach to those and you. it never hurts him to reach out and say, look, i want the leadership, mcconnell and speaker boehner, to come over, we will sit down and talk and give them something. give them something.

>>clayton: and the white house has said and mcconnell has said we are making it a goal to make him a one term president, when you start there how do you get friendly compromise. >>governor huckabee: never be the bad guy. always be the good guy. the thing that obama has failed to do when he make as speech, he blamed the republicans for 100 percent and if he said, you know what i realize, i have been, because i love what i want to get done, and i believe in it so much, i will sit down with the republicans to work with me and work with them, if that were his public message it would translate in private but he has both publicly and privately essentially shut the door, locked it, and said you guys written getting this this thing. >>dave: the president will run against michele bachmann and gingrich, and ron paul, and romney but can he run against congress? >>governor huckabee: probably because they have the approval rating of child

molesters. you don't get lower than that. well, some of the child me letters -- molesters ... no, i won't go in. >> your candidate's forum, "wall street journal", first in rating, up against -- you beat us. you beat us. >>governor huckabee: we have a remarkable evening because it had a different flavor in that all the candidates hat the same amount of time, someone was not picked to be the frontrunner, and i thought it was significant that we hat questions raised by attorneys general, very, very probing, thoughtful questions. >> let me read this, beat nbc and headline news combined so people like substance, they like substance. >>dave: good take away, clayton. >>alisyn: and the viewers responded. >> get to watch huckabee every

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the big payroll tax cut. you get to keep more money for the new year? oh, no, what it means from washington. >> lawmakers say they can't say this to their own constituents. what's happening on capitol hill. >> the football underdog story that warmed the hearts of americans, remember this? ♪ . >> and that's rudy, if you couldn't tell. rudy is in hot water for a big stock scam. "fox & friends," hour four, is it hour four? >> i think it is. >> a christmas miracle. roll it! >> ♪ >> hey, i'm craig campbell, you're watching "fox & friends." >> hello everyone, thanks for

joining us. >> with the christmas party, it's amazing here's here. >> an incriminating christmas pictures. is there anyone in the control room? >> they're snoozing. >> can't press the button. >> only ones awake. >> look at the blurry shot. that's their mind's eye, a window into it. and we want to he show you an interested live shot right now. you're about to see the center floor and they have also been doing overtime, some double duty because senate leaders are getting ready to vote on the all important payroll tax cut and they're forced to put money in your pocket. >> we've got peter doocy live in washington d.c., you're the not the only one working at 9 a.m. on a saturday, sir. >> no, i've got company across the street. with the potential deal the millionaire sur tax is out and the keystone pipeline is in, and the white house made major concessions, tied to the

payroll tax cut and appears to be good for rblts and 160 million americans who won't be paying an average of an extra $1,000 in taxes for the year next year, but keystone could be out around the same time the two role tax extension expires in february because the president now has 60 days to decide if he thinks it would be good for america to build a pipeline, if he doesn't. it's gone. >> i think it's going to be very difficult for him to ever turn down and i'll tell you one thing the house isn't giving in and we're he not giving in. it's about time we start thinking about jobs, about national security, about taking care of our energy needs, about doing the things that really should have been done a long time ago. this administration's been derelict with regard to the pipeline. >> and the pipeline aside, democrats think that they are the actual winners of this bill because the payroll tax cut will extend for two months and they consider that a victory because some democrats don't think republicans

actually wanted to keep the taxes low for 160 million americans at the end of 2011. >> they wanted it to tank so they could defeat obama and punish the american people, that's what the issue is: the republicans basically want to defeat obama so badly that they're willing to let the economy go down the tubes to do that. >> and voting on this is set to kick off yes, yes soon and in his opening speech this morning, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell going to talk about keystone, a lot of action on saturday morning, which is unusual. >> head over there, peter. >> that shows the bar what we think is exciting. the action on the senate floor. >> congress talking. >> will you for the live shot. let's get the rest of your headlines and news to tell you about, you're looking at new video of secretary of defense, leon panetta arriving in libya

and it's significant because he becomes the first pentagon chief to set foot on libyan soil, and the uprising that led to the death of muammar gaddafi. and he's meeting with leaders of the national transitional government that says the libyan people have the right to determine their own future. and iran is out planning the delayed announcement for the the captured u.s. drones and to catch what the american reaction would be. and the foreign minister said they'd set it down without help from other countries and russia or china, and the usa maintains that it came down because of a technical glitch and iran. new details in a deadly rampage at a california office building. and the utility worker who may have been upset for a poor job evaluation and shot and killed two colleagues before turning the gun on himself and two other office employees are critical condition this

morning, and the identity for the shooter and the victim is not being released at this time. and the story inspires the nation, and rudy is accused of scamming investors. >> that's former notre dame player, rudy ruding er. >> shorthand. >> of his life and settled a lawsuit with the sec, and charged with security frauds and they are accused of, with the rudy nutrition, he'll pay almost $400,000. those are your headlines. >> a lot of cash. rick. >> it's been pretty nice, it's

not wintery, especially across the east. sunshine and temperatures cooler, no big storms or anything. across california, the santa ana winds, one more day today, along with scattered showers and the storm was targeting parts of the southwest and it's going to be the next weather maker across the southeast, and here is the satellite weather picture. the great lakes, there's nothing to be too concerned about and it won't cause any problems on the roads or any airports, just a little bit of a dusting of snow. across the west and northwest, a lot of sunshine, we don't typically see that, and especially the la ninaa, down too the west, that's the next storm we're going to be dealing with. take a look at the future cast the next kcouple of days, by tomorrow, we'll see the rain and snow in north arizona and sunday into new mexico and monday we're talking about more rain in across texas and that's good news. that's where we've got the worst of the drought and the rain that we get, right now, we'll take it and got this storm here, and that's good

news. temps, everybody looking good. and around 15 degrees where you typically should be, so we'll look for that in rapid city. >> thank you, buddy. can you believe it's two weeks from tuesday. >> the finally. >> and get some finally, and 70% of americans polled yesterday said they can't wait for the the 2012 campaign to end. and we are barely getting started before warming up our engines. >> remember tim pawlenty, remember that? herman cain, seems like ages ago. >> we should go-- >> you look at the polls where people stand. and the latest rasmussen poll on iowa this morning, because the top three right now, mitt romney 23%. and ron paul at 18%, and it's interesting to know where the candidates are, michele bachmann, a western tour of iowa and rick perry, state wide. and he's going to be doing a

teleconference and if you look at schedule, he will be in south carolina. >> interesting, the ground game has begun in earnest today in iowa and they say it's all about the pizza parlor and the coffee shop and it's funny, foxnews.com has described michele bachmann as applying aggressive coffee shop. like-- i would like to go on that tour. >> and how much energy it takes. >> no. >> so it's interesting to look what happens if ron paul in fact emerges a winner for the iowa caucuses, what does it mean for the state of iowa moving forward and the g.o.p., we asked our panel earlier. >> and ronald reagan in 19 # 0 and these things happen, but you have to realize this is a long journey and this is an important leg of it. the field is getting so many looks and the candidates are looked at carefully by the

voters. >> i think what matters, it's a much longer primary season and we see it in 2008 and we'll see it this year again and i don't think any one contest or caucus will make a difference ultimately. >> it's not winner take all so in that sense, iowa is important, because, even if you come in second or third, there, you've got. you know, in terms of percentage, you'll get some delegates and with everybody, everybody punched in and along the process, it is important. >> that's exactly right. you won't just get delegates, you'll get momentum. and the winner of the 2008 iowa caucuses and it's after iowa $did you if win in iowa and weren't expected to win it's money and momentum and excitement that flows your way. >> i think to his point, it means less for the frontrunners and less for romney and gingrich, and someone to emerge from that second-- that's what iowa means. >> and ron paul, we're seeing him on the screen, and in place in 2008, and a lot of

young folks there. and come into the state and doing it for free. and food taken care of, and free labor walking out the door, and other candidates can't team them up. >> we told, but this earlier, congress people this year are not allowed to send out holiday cards with any sort of religious messages on them. they can't say merry christmas on their holiday cards, if these are the officially issued holiday cards in our taxpayer fund. if they can't say happy hanukkah or merry christmas they have to say happy holidays, if the taxpayers are playing. >> they can't say happy new year. >> they can say have a happy new year. >> ridiculous. >> this is congress, folks. >> and there's a commission that actually looks at the stuff. and he they say currently, incidental use of the phrase happy holidays is permissible, but merry christmas is not, and can't say happy hanukkah or anything. >> and viewers weighed in. and joe from south carolina

weights, okay, our senators can't wish constituents merry christmas in a card. >> paid for with taxpayers dollars. >> julie: . >> it's not planking, it's franking. and as long as it's designate add federal holiday anyone should be able to wish people a merry christmas. >> good point. mike richards says congress should not be using taxpayers dollars to send any greeting cards. that's another point. why are taxpayers having to pay for all the christmas cards. >> we pay for their office, pay for their fax machine and letterhead. >> that's official business. if they want to send out christmas cards to constituents, why don't they send one. >> that's a novel idea. >> a whole other debate you've he started. >> and only 45 minutes left. >> only a four hour show, i apologize. >> only seven days until christmas. >> and up next, the u.s.

mission in iraq now complete, but who won the war? can the president declare victory when he opposed the war and we'll ask the colonel oliver north next. >> plus, fox and friends got their rodeo on at this year's holiday party and that's brian kilmeade, i'm sure you recognize him. and riding the mechanical bull and stirring up some trouble and we'll share incriminating photos of you. ♪ brick house, yeah, just letting it all hang out ♪ ♪ cocçú

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after nine long years. the iraq war officially coming to an end this week. now one question remains. can we claim victory there? and can presidepresident obama victory. >> alisyn: joining us, colonel oliver north. how do you answer? claim victory in iraq. >> americans people sent over one million of their sons ands daughters, they can claim victory. i don't know if the administration can. they have he' proved inept in dealing with how the war is going to end. no doubt we have an iraqi army on our side. in march 20th, 2003, it certainly was. 750,000 of them had volunteered to join us in preventing al-qaeda from gaining a toe hold in me mesopotamia. they're on our side, they don't want to be part after

persian empire. i look at that as a positive outcome. and unfortunately, contractors could have done with more effectively with military people, training and mentoring and buildup of the iraqi security forces. >> clayton: you look at the future and people say it's murky there, and you pointed out the contractors there, that are currently carrying guns and doing the training there. it's uncertain to say that we're not going to have troops there? that's the way it looks right now, but when we come to the table the next time, colonel, what do you see happening? >> i see what's going to have to happen. it's going to be a continued negotiation with iraqi government. you know, we brought something special to that part of the world. it's something they've never seen before. it's an arab, democratically elected representative government. and all of a sudden, it doesn't dance to the beat of our tune and somehow, that's not a success, and i regard to

to be a positive sign and i also believe that a good mandarin chief. someone who has their act together and neighboring iran, and of course up to the northwest and syria, makes sure that the-- that the iraqis understand we're on their side and want them to remain free and independent and to be able to protect themselves against internal and external threats that come from either side. and i also think it's a blatant model for that part of the world. so,icallyton, i look at this as being deten dent on the next commander-in-chief, and this commander-in-chief couldn't get the job done. >> colonel, is this the right time in living in iraq and when can we ever have left? >> we still have american troops in italy and in germany and we've got american troops in japan. and i don't regard that to be a sign of failure or a sign of dominance or that we're occupying, we're there to help protect them from add ver sarryes, and respond quickly to threats that we see to our

coalition, i see that same kind of thing developing in that part of the world. i think what you're going to have is a real satisfaction in washington, kind of like the debate the other night with foreign policy and national security came to the fore. the realization that our relationships, militarily and diplomatically are crucial. you can't make a speech in cairo. >> bring it up and i think that's one of the areas that the candidates agree on. isolationists and-- >> consumer oliver north, sunday night at 9 p.m. war store tribute to our heroes in urich, airs sunday night with the colonel. great to see you and merry christmas. >> merry christmas to call of you, our christmas present to them and their families. >> thanks, journal. coming up, a teacher's job now in jeopardy for writing the word "stupid" on a child's

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>> welcome back, folks, quick headlines, new video from the south, showing the devastated aftermath of severe flash flooding there, and the red cross reports the latest death

toll at 436 people. and the so-called barefoot bandit sentence today seven years in prison for a two year crime spree. 20-year-old colton harris moore, stole cash, planes, boats, without shoes on and state charges and he'll be sentenced on federal charges next year. clayton. >> clayton: it's difficult to steal a car without shoes on. and 2008 president obama promised hope and change to the american people. most americans don't think the change is coming. take a look at the recent polls. five years ago, only 24% of voters thought that the country was in the worst state and today the numbers have nearly tripled to 66%. so, how will these poor poll numbers play out in the next election. the army aide to jimmy carter and a fox news contributor, pat, nice to see you this morning. >> good to see you this morning, clayton. >> clayton: the first one we put up there. how is that going to play out for 2012? >> well, these are

extraordinary numbers and this is the ladder scale based from 0 to 10 and people say put the country where they think it was five years ago and five years in the future. and the numbers for today are the lowest we have ever seen, including, i've been doing it for 30 years, since 19-- even in late 1978, '79 period and the concern about the future is very great. you have a country that believes it's on the precipice of decline. 69% of the american people think the country is declining. and you have a number -- and you have over 60% of the people who believe that their children's future will not be as good as theirs. that's what that's pointing to. it's in the extreme and it conditions the selections to be out of the box. >> clayton: right. >> we talk about politics in a conventional format, democrats, republicans, we talk about politics as though it were four years ago, or 12 years ago. this is different, and something is going to explode this year. >> clayton: with we've never

seen this before. working for jimmy carter and the alienation numbers and more to get through, pat. i want your take on these, extremely or very alienated. that's political alienation, how do you feel, extremely 58% of americans feel that way and we'll throw up another one. political readers are more interested in protecting their power right now than doing right. 89%, seems like every time ewilkes cycle comes around. either republicans or democrats they want to stay in office and it doesn't matter which party. >> that's right, and look, these numbers are so-- they're almost unbelievable, the extremes. that alienation scale. 58%, that's a 20 point scale based on six questions, and 58% of the people are at the bottom, from 5 and under, which is, you know, is incredible. and the level of one third of the people are at the very bottom and they answer every question very strongly alienated. >> bottom line, they were

there with jimmy carter, does it mean we're looking at another one term president and a follow-up, does that mean incumbents are in trouble. >> absolutely, incumbents are in trouble and washington is in trouble. the americans people look at the political class, they've failed us and they're angry and i want to tell you, newt gingrich's candidacy, for instance, i think because of the move that exists. and these are things that happening and the levels that we've never seen and i'll start working in alienation, and i hate to say this when i was a kid 40 years ago, never seen anything like this, no one has. so we don't know, but i guarantee you, this will be an explosive political year because of it and a lot of incumbents and people in power are going to pay the price for this and the president is in real danger, because he is the leader of this country in decline and a political system that's not working and it hurts him more than anyone. >> and brought some holiday cheer and maybe next year some holiday cheer have a great

christmas. >> merry christmas you all. >> appreciate it. >> coming up on the show, the payroll tax bill, some confusion over the procedural stuff and meeting going on down there, looking live. will lawmakers extend this payroll tax holiday and keep the money in americans pockets or an eye on the vote. we'll look if they happen. >> don't be food by the collar, this man of god wowed the crowd. that's father jonathan morris, more pictures and videos to share. >> and plus, he's a rising country star singing a christmas classic to benefit our troops. and craig campbell here live. ♪ ♪

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>> hi, everyone, we have a fox news alert for you, because you are looking live at the senate floor at this moment. senate leaders are voting on the all important payroll tax cut extension. and this is a two month

extension, that would affect 160 million american workers. and you see them doing the roll call there. saving them an average of $1,000 a year and we'll let now the result of that vote as soon as the votes come in. >> remember, the president has to sign it still. >> okay. >> thanks. and there's more fallout from fannie mae and freddie mac as six former executives are accused of fraud. and they're the two highest ranking officials yet to be charged for their involvement in the housing meltdown. mudd is the former ceo of fannie mae and the sec sec alleged the two companies downplayed the exposure to the risky subprime mortgage bonds. heavy fighting in egypt. at least eight people are reportedly dead. ongoing pro it ises between the security. and many upset over the

military. and demonstrators threw rocks and cocktails at troops and police, and the military is refusing to step down until a new president is elected, but that doesn't happen until the end of june. and a school teacher in tennessee is suspended after writing the word stupid on an 8th grader's forehead. using permanent marker. he wrote it backwards so it would be reflected back to the student when he looked in the mirror. mirror. >> any age is very impressionable and self-esteem is huge to all students and even as a joke, you can't do that. >> well, administrators say that the same teacher is also being investigated for other inappropriate behavior. >> and here is a bright idea. ♪ ♪ sleigh bells ring, are you

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send it back to you guys. >> merry christmas. >> looking forward to it. >> wouldn't it be nice to have cash to pay off the extra holiday bills. five things before the end of the year to increase your tax refund check. >> that's good news and rising country star craig campbell to help our wounded warriors, see them perform live, there he is coming up: ♪ christmas under the tree ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ where the love lights gleam ♪ i'll be home... ♪ es and blueprints for the coming year? those of us with doers on our lists. and because it's always better to give than to guess,

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left until the end of the year, time to think about your tax refund. we have five things you need to do before january 1st to cash in when you file. jordan goodman is a personal financial expert and author of master your debt. good to see you, george. >> good to be with you, dave. >> i don't know, i need help every year, thank god you're here. start with tip number one to increase the tax refund. delay your income and accelerate your deduction. >> that's right. >> the idea is you want to delay any income you can possibly do into 2012, a bonus or something like that, commission, you pay tax next year and delaying income. >> some type of bonus and anything you get next year, and accelerate the deductions into 2011. charitable contributions, state income tax, anything this year. >> adjust your withholding. >> that's right, a lot of people have their holding wrong. the average refund is about $3,000, and they're withholding too much. >> they're withholding too much?

>> that's right. you're giving uncle sam an interest-free loan and doesn't say thank you when you get your money back in april, right? >> no, he does not say thank you, number three, balances, investments, gains and losses. >> if you already have gains you can take some losses by the end of the year. >> what might the losses be. >> say you have a stock that went down in value. if you have losses you can take gains, if you have gains you can take losses. max nem out so you won't have to pay a capitol gains tax. >> 401(k) went down. >> that doesn't affect, that's outside after 401(k) or ira. you can balance them out. >> convert nondeductible interest into deductible. >> nondeductible interest, credit cards you're paying it 18%, 25%, not going to-- >> what is deductible interest. >> would be like a home equity line of credit or some kind of, something based on your house, an h oechlt loc, home equity line of credit.

very low interest rate today and to make it better acceleration strategy and pay your mortgage off in about five, six years something like that using an heloc instead of 30 years and have the interest-- >> you would recommend it. >> truth in equity.com and they take you step by step through and pay your mortgage off literally in about five years. >> i'll take that, truth in equity.com. use your fsa money. >> flexible spending account. the idea is you put money in on a pretax basis and you have to use it by the end of the year, so if you use it or lose it kind of thing. between now and the end of the year if you have money left over in the fsa, a lot of people do, they buy eyeglasses or drugs or medical thing to use up that money and set it up right for next year stow that you, you have the rightment an of fsa money, not too much or too little. say you have an operation or something, put more in there.

if you're not going to have a lot of medical expenses put less in there, use it up by the end of the year, a lot of people have that. >> very practical tips for you folks to get extra refund. more in the book, faefr your debt with jordan. merry christmas. >> you, too. >> dave: up next, of rising country star craig campbell performing a song for our troops. ♪ please have snow and mistletoe and presents ♪

>> welcome back, a fox news alert now. the senate just voted 89-10 to approve a two month extension of the payroll tax cut. the jobless benefits as well and the plan affects some 160 million american workers,

saving them an average of $1,000 a year and reduced the federal deficit by 3 billion dollars and forced white house to make a decision on the keystone oil pipeline within those two months and it expect today take up the plan in the coming days and still has to be signed of course by the president. ali. >> many of those fighting for our freedom will not be home this holiday season and it's that thought that our next guest inspired to build on to record a christmas classic for our troops. rising country star, craig campbell joins us to sing "i'll be home for christmas." welcome. >> how are you. >> it's the first time in new york. never been to new york. >> alisyn: and i understand this is the national television debut. >> first time for a the lot of things. >> alisyn: i don't want you to think of the millions of eyes watching you right now. would that be bad. would that make you nervous. >> now what i'm going to pretend i'm the only one here. >> alisyn: it's hard in this

studio, but that's right. tell us about the great work you've done with wounded warriors. >> and the cool thing like you were saying, we have our soldiers overseas and all about the the world, doing some amazing things and so when they get to come home it's pretty cool and pretty sweet deal for those that are doing that and we just thought it was, it was very appropriate for this song, titled "i'll be moment for christmas" to team up with the wounded warriors for the guys and girls who actually made it home and just i felt passionate about and glad to do it. >> alisyn: makes perfect sense, poignant and let's hear it. craig, take it away. ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ you can count on me ♪

♪ please have snow and mistletoe ♪ ♪ and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ where the love lights gleam ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ just you wait and see ♪

♪ please have snow and mistletoe ♪ not note and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ where the love lights gleams ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ where the love light gleams ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ ♪ if only in my dreams ♪

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'tis the season for great gifts and big savings at bass pro shops. like... plus kids can get a free picture with santa. >> more video from the "fox & friends" christmas party. brian kilmeade and father jonathan morris on the mechanical bull. it was his first time and did t