griff: dr. than to receive. todd: dr. gorka and pastor robert jeffress is here this morning. griff: the president's own united states marine corps band performin performing o chrs tree. nothing works faster. we see your pain and what's possible without it. excedrin extra strength. todd: what a treat we have right now. they play for presidents, for dignitaries. now they are playing for "fox & friends." a special christmas gift. brazil enkepplable from the president's own united states marine band. here to tell us about their amazing history is master gunnery sergeant. usmc band. thank you so much for being here. it as s. an amazing treat. tell us a little bit more about all the performances you do. >> first of all, merry christmas. todd: merry christmas. >> the main mission of the marine band is to perform for the president of the united states and the commandant of the marine corps. todd: you have a bunch of dates you are not playing once or twice. >> at least 200 times at the white house alone.

griff: we do.tion in this whole fiasco and this is that it is border patrol agents and i have spent a lot of time with them on that border in tijuana that are saying what are you doing with the political football, making politics out of the small amount of money to do the job you sent me here to do. jedediah: absolutely right. pete: washington, d.c. is freaking out. if you turn the channel, don't turn the channel but if you did they are freaking out. trump supporters are not freaking out. regular americans are like finally somebody is doing something. jedediah: continue to follow this closely as possible and we'll be duking it out. turning now to your headlines. russia tries to compromise our 2018 midterm elections. but failed. that's according to a u.s. intelligence report. just like in 2016 they tried polarizing voters with social media, fake personas and russian controlled media. under an executive order, president trump signed this fall, russia could face automatic sanctions. antigovernment pro

there you have it, griff. griff: all right. thank you.shows in a match up against president trump. 83% prefer joe biden. 75% pick bernie sanders and 66% go for bai baited toe o'rou. here to break it all down former trump and president john mcclock lynn merry christmas. >> it was a great christmas. griff: while you were enjoying christmas democrats were trying to get the democrat race 2020 started. >> great way to start the holidays. you have a free for all on the democratic side unlike the republicans where president trump has consolidated the republicans and the republican party. he had 72% to closest opponent was mitt romney 9%. he crushes his opponents. on the democrat side you have more than 20 candidates we had bernie sanders ahead of followed by michelle obama and joe biden. liberals are going to decide their nomination. sanders is a 20%. beto at 13%. so he is not as well known. and is he a real threat to these old-time liberal socialists. griff: put that poll back up for one seconds and look at the numbers. 83% for biden. 75% for s

griff griff take a look. here we go. lisa: here we go. griff: one family.of this family card what are they going to get really outrageous. i have a friend in washington lobbyist way too much money. he has gone all the way to the grand canyon taking pictures in evel knievel suits. lisa: i appreciate having a little fun with it. i think they have been doing that 16 years as well. why not have a little bit fun with it. brian: send us your christmas card. lisa: we want your christmas cards. brian: there is a lot going on today. coming up straight ahead, president trump is battling democrats for a deal on the border wall you may have heard. president reagan made a deal more than 30 years ago and still got no results. our next guest worked in the reagan administration and had some advice. that story next. griff: run, run rudolph the police are on your tail. the red nosed burglar is on your tail. brian: that's not really rudolph. lisa: i don't know. that looks like him. and one of america's best savings rates. to top it off, you can open one from anywhere in 5 min

griff? griff: thank you very much.advisors saying spending that money on campaigns will ultimately translate to votes. we shall find out whether or not that will actually come to fruition. here with more on the simmering 2020 race is g.o.p. strategist and polster john thomas. john, this is one of the most interesting questions out there. everywhere is already looking ahead to 2020 now. you have howard wilson weighing in saying hey, look, bloomberg is ready to spend whatever it takes to get it done. what do you say, sir? >> well, money doesn't necessarily equal votes. money is an important component in politics. in presidential politics it's basically table steaks. it gets you to be able to communicate your message it requires a lot more than that. remember, donald trump did self-fund but he lit the electorate on fire. the problem bloomberg is going to have is in the latest "u.s.a. today" poll over 60% of democratic voters said they want a fresh, new face. and when asked of the entire field of democratic contenders of w

sounds like common sense to me, griff. griff: good advice.ete: president trump back at the white house after visiting the troops. up next general anthony tata says the president's visit sends not only a message to our troops but also an important one to our enemies. griff: one dad flies thousands of miles to spend christmas with his daughter. the heart warming story from 30,000 feet now going viral. get your tissues ready ♪ come on over ♪ with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to take care of us. it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. we're the tenney's and we're usaa members for life. call usaa to start saving on insurance today. and we're usaa members for life. what a year. your home improvement "to-do list" still isn't "to-done". but hey, at least you still have time to get the ford vehicle you've always wanted. just get to the final days of our holiday sales event. see you sometime between now and january 2nd. so you can end your yea

griff: we did.on christmas day, they said, great, can we come? a lot of fun. pete: and i hope they come join us on the show. they should. griff: they should. pete: okay that's a promise. but part of the reason you're here as well is you'll be hosting for fox news channel on new year's age from eight to ten people with carla and then i'm hosting with kennedy from ten to one. you've been in times square before, i never have, and you haven't hosted for and i've never hosted new year's eve before. we're not ready. it's a big thing to host new year's eve. kennedy has hosted before, jedediah; so she put griff and i and carly through a boot camp, a brutal hosting boot camp. watch. ♪ welcome to the fox news all american new year, new year's eve host boot camp! we are do mike drills, people. you are going to be interviewing machines. five, six, seven, eight. you, them, you, them, you, them. jenkins, what is your major malfunction? griff: my arm. my arm is tired. >> yeah, course it's tired. you're going to be

pete: griff, those glasses are great. griff: working on a new picture i promise. sean the producer, griff -- pete: join us on new year's eve. it will be warm. katie: good luck. pete: join us on the fox news channel for n.o.w. year's eve. >>> it is back to work for congress on capitol hill the partial, i quote, partial government shut downenters the sixth day. will they get any work done? we have senator bill cassidy live next. katie: they use do selfies together and but is the romans between president joe biden and president barack obama over?

pete: because 5 billion is too much, right, griff? griff: let's look. 65 million for pacific coastal salmon recovery. 11 million for aquatic plant control program. 12 million for international fisheries commission whatever they do.

griff: when you are saying they. i want to turn you specifically to one individual and that is soon to be speaker of the house nancy pelosi. she is saying that she is pretty much gearing up for the new year to plotted

griff: don't eat it. brian: thanks, jillian. griff: members of the caravan calling out the group who led them to the border. michelle malkin says now we should prosecute the organizers. she is joining us next. brian: white house senior advisor mercedes schlapp is going to be here. dennis prager both here live. both here live. slowly zoom out ♪ dressed in holiday style ♪ in the air

jenkins whos have the latest for us, good morning, griff, how are you doing?f: good morning, i'm outside of new shelter, 10 miles south of the border, remember the other shelter right on the border, this was about 10 miles south. let me show you inside with the video, much better arrangement, hard concrete floor as opposed to mud, a little bit of shelter, here is the thing, there's only 3,000, half of them appear to be in here, they were pulled out of old one, remember the old one conditions were unbelievably difficult and unsanitary after the rains had flooded, had become really one to have worse situations i've seen covering areas, after that one closed, many people took to streets and tried to camp out in local areas, that's going to account where some of the others went. the big news, of course, mÉxico got a new president amlo as he's known and marcelo travel to go meet with secretary of state pompeo, excuse me, to quote, talk about their shared commitment to address their common challenges ultimately they are working on a deal that would keep these migran

jenkins who considers coverage, hey, griff.f: rob, carley, good morning, yeah, we are about 10 miles south of the border and we are in the new shelter, take a look at video we shot yesterday, you'll see there's more space there. it's a better conditions, they have concrete floor and they are getting fed there but here is the thing, only about 3,000 of total 6,000 are in here meaning 3,000 may be unaaccounted for, they had to leave old shelter because of unsanitary conditions and because of the mud and widespread infection and lice infestation. mÉxico did inaugurate new president amlo as he's known, marcelo to meet secretary mike pompeo to discuss shared commitment to address common challenges according to state department spokesperson heather. bob goodlatte taking to the air. >> we need our laws changed, this is not a situation that's any better for mÉxico than it is for the united states, so they ought to work together to work it out. griff: one big concern is that whether or not this migrant group will try to rush that border

thank you, griff.juana to students. sheriff grady judd has a warning for parents and states legalizing marijuana. he is up next. brian: bruce springsteen is born to run, but does he think any democrat can run in 2020 and beat president trump? you will be surprised at his answer. ♪ are you taking the tissue test? yep, and my teeth are yellow. time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are the only ada-accepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. and they whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. cli

seriously. >> love you, ad. >> ed: griff, carly. happy new years. a sneak peek at the new year's eve ball. some of his canine companions, they got a tour this week. it was also a great training session for everyone, trying to get all the pups to sit next to each other. that took some time, but they know how to strike a pose. now live a look at the control room cam, where he is getting ready. you can read all about their ball drop adventure on atfoxnews.com slash the daily spike. he and i certainly don't have a beef. what the boston bomber is asking for. plus, honoring fallen hero, why we pause to honor this man, who served his country so well. you always pay your insurance on time. tap one little bumper and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. libert

griff: how would you feel if president trump wanted to keep you guys in session through christmas to make the point to get it done? would you support that? >> i would, actually. because we have got to get this done. there is an expectation that we can get it finished. that's the basis of what joni ernst and david perdue and i are working on says congress stays in session rather than have government shut downs. if we stay in session, everybody has to stay here. everybody has to debate. keep everyone in the room, then you actually finish up the debate. as long as there are these shut downs or continuing resolutions and everyone leaves and don't actually finish the fight, then it doesn't get resolved and lingers on and on and on.

griff: comments provoked response from sarah sanders tweeting this.uld stand up to comey and tremendous corruption from fake hillary clinton investigation and fisa abuse and list too long to name. the president did country a service for firing him and exposing fraud he is. republicans blasted more evidence of partisanship. >> what we are seeing again is an out of control corrupt and i repeat that, corrupt fbi director who was on a mission and forgot that his number one mission was to protect national security. griff: this is the president's former national security adviser michael flynn will be sentenced for lying to fbi and counsel's office, led to flynn's guilty plea, revealing that disgraced fbi agent peter strzok was among those comey sent to the white house to interview flynn. flynn's lawyers argued during interview he was discouraged from having attorney present. prosecutors rejected that notion, cheryl, flynn is not expected to receive jail time because of what they call extensive cooperation. cheryl: griff gin kens live in dc, thank you. laure

emily: our own griff jenkins is embedded with the caravan and has the latest. griff?igrants setting up shop in the early morning hours they are part of the 6,000 now just a few hundred have remained here but let me just show you, you talk about conditions yesterday they were pulling trash, look at this pile of trash they pulled out of that area, it was intended originally for a thousand, there were more than 6,000 in there, more than 60% ended up with the flu all sorts of issues, you had chicken pox, along with tuberculosis and other things. now one of the news that came out o of here over the weekend was certainly within this caravan was a convicted murderer from honduras, his 46 year old miguel ramirez was released four months ago from prison and border patrol caught him about a mile from where i am standing and he was traveling with two other members of the caravan and also yesterday's big news across all of mexico was the new president, amlo, as he's known, being sworn in and he's known as a pro-migrant president and we asked yesterday while we were out here, one

we are at the steps as griff outlined. senate is going to take a look at the house bill with the close to $6 billion in it, right? they will say nope. don't want it. and the way things are set up right now, where you need that 60 vote margin, it's going to die. unless as senator from the great state of montana, steve danes said, the president and mitch mcconnell deploy the nuclear option. that is where you just have a simple majority. you just need 51 senators in the senate to vote yes to the $6 billion. will that happen? don't know. in the past year though we have seen that mitch mcconnell felt so strongly about judge kavanaugh that he went to the nuclear option to make sure that he was approved by the senate. so will the president urge mitch, hey, roll out the nuclear option. so many republicans want that wall. it's now or never mitch. brian: problem, corker left. flake is flake. you might not have 50. steve: here's the other problem. there are a lot of republican senators who don't want the wall. so that's going to be a

griff: i'm wearing the hat to get in the spirit. lisa: what's griff is on the naughty list?

griff jenkins. >> tunnel. >> tucker: tunnels?el under l.a.?s check the tape.l. >> how about this? underground tunnels to beat traffic congestion. they ensure they don't run into each other, despite going speeds over 125 miles per hour. >> elon musk with bright ideas. >> tucker: because when you're near the san andreas fault, what you want is to drive underground. it's california, it won't even exist. question three -- congratulations on that. this week, a man in missouri was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally poaching hundreds of deer. the judge also mandated while the poacher is locked up, he is required to watch which classic disney movie once a month? lauren blanchard. c >> "bambi." >> tucker: that's cruel and unusual. is it "bambi?" >> a judge ordering a man who killed hundreds of deer to watch the disney classic "bambi" during his jail sentence. >> that is fantastic. >> tucker: that man has eaten a lot ofof venison. question four, another multiple-choice, so wait for each option. this week releasing the list of the richest celebr

katie pavlich, i cannot believe that you dethroned griff jenkin griff jenkins. >> congratulations.k the sling off, i was ready. i knew i was against a fierce competitor. congratulations. >> tucker: international house of pancakes is changing its name. people are upset about it, needless to say. what is ihop changing its name to? pancake zone, breakfast palace, ihob? >> ihob. >> tucker: is it ihob? >> the international house of pancakes is flipping the for ap >> this is stupid. i refuse to call it that. you literally cannot make me. >> it is a little hard to say. >> tucker: last week we talked about ihop changing its name. for limited time ihop will be called ihob. what does it stand for? >> international house of burgers. >> tucker: burgers? i don't believe you, for the record but we are going to find out if you are right. to the tape we go. >> you know what it stands for, not bacon, not breakfast, it's burgers. >> you can get pancakes with your burger at the same time so you don't even have to choose. >> people are confused about lunch, brunch, breakfast. >> tucker: there is a vir

griff, thank you very much.ing would run out not only for the department of security, it would run out for the ag department and nasa congress department and a number of other smaller agencies, about 600,000 federal workers in all if they can't come to a deal and we heard from griff the democrats want to make it very clear to president trump if this happens, if there is a shut down, it's on you. brian: really has no power for now, nancy pelosi is minority. she is outnumbered in the house. comes down to senator schumer. is he going to deliver the house to get the 1. -- excuse me, somewhere between 5 and 1.3? or else the president i don't believe is going to budge. my sense is i am wondering if schumer and nancy pelosi. they know how to make a deal if they wanted to. is there something they want that they could only get in the lame duck session? ainsley: daca reform. both sides want prison reform. brian: number one priority for democrats is infrastructure. if they could say we start off next year with infrastructu

griff mentioned jeff flake's mueller protection bill, is shot down a third time by republicans.t will backed by democrats chris coons and cory booker is aimed at protecting robert mueller. senate leaders argue the bill is unnecessary since they don't think the president will fire mueller. he repeatedly said he won't. flake will retire next month lose the as a republican serve six years in the senate. a big story today. shocked lawmakers calling on the president to keep us troops in syria. donald trump says it is time to pool out now that isis is defeated. >> our boys, our young women, our men, they are all coming back and they are coming back now. we won and that is the way we want it and that is the way they want it. heather: todd pyro joins us live with reactions from both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: the president doubling down on his decision tweeting in response to a segment on laura ingram's show, trump has made the middle east a better place. when trump came into office isis was running amok in the middle east, over 1 million refugees poured into western europe, none

griff jenkins live for us in washington and to sort all of this out for us including what month it isod morning chris how are you? >> happy december, back in the hot seat when former director sits down with house republicans there's no shortage of new things to talk about. starting with revelations the president trump former attorney michael cohen sentence to 36 months in jail on friday says president directed him to make payments to two women claiming they have affairs with him. a charge the president is repeatedly says is false and the president tweeted this in response saying remember, michael cohen only became a rat after the fbi did something which was absolutely unthinkable and unheard until witch hunt illegally started they broke into attorney's office why didn't they break into the dnc to get the the serve herb or crookeds office and comey fired back in a tweet of his own saying this is from the president of our country. lying about the lawful execution of a search warrant issued by federal judge shame on republicans, who don't speak up at this mommy for the fbi rule of law in

rob: griff jenkins has the story. >> reporter: another closed-door marathon grilling, he came out swinging republicans and fox news. >> at some point someone has to stand up in the face of fear of fox news, fear of their base, fear of mean tweets, stand up for the values of this country, not slink away into retirement, stand up and speak the truth. >> reporter: those comments provoked a response from sarah sanders tweeting this. republicans should stand up to comey and his corruption, from the fake hillary clinton investigation to lying and a list too long, they did the country a service by firing him and exposing him for the shameless fraud he is. democrats said the testimony offered nothing new. >> they want to play defense counsel for the president and do everything in their power to bring doubt regarding the mueller investigation. the truth will come out and we will do our best. >> reporter: republicans blasted it as evidence of comey's partisanship. >> out-of-control corrupt, i repeat that, corrupt fbi director on a mission and forgot his number one mission was to protect national sec

griff, great job. it lauren. we award you with the mug.and for this month, so that is how coveted it is, we feel the same way about him. he is atop our christmas tree. i want you to drink your coffee every morning and think of us and him. >> i will. >> tucker: merry christmas to both of you. that is it for tonight "final exam." watch the news closely each night, tune in every thursday, to see if you can be to the professionals. i don't know if you can. we will be right back. ♪ this b6 cnn just hates it when they are called fake news and the president's brother gets all upset but, one guy who was a investigative journalist in germany, he was honored as journalist of the year. now he's being canned, he was caught inventing many of his stories. and it's probably not surprising, they were absurd stories. one was a profile of a minnesota town called fergus falls that had a number of trump supporters and he went and stayed for a number of weeks to mock them. he wrote a number of absurd claims to make them sound ridiculous and at one point he sai

we will continue with griff jenkins, chris stirewalt, and more. be right back with more on the president's visit to iraq >> dana: fox news alert, president trump and the first lady making a surprise visit to iraq. let's bring back daniel hoffman, sarah sanders thank them for their service, and you make a good point, you need to remember that the diplomatic staff, the nbc staff and beyond, all the different types of diplomacy that's being done, they need this visit for their morale, too. your thoughts? >> there is nothing more important to embassy staff and the president visiting and walking the ground, and receiving what i think everybody would concern to be the most valuable briefings. it's also important for the president's relationships. you will recall that president bush had a very strong relationship with prime minister malik e. this is an opportunity for president trump to engage with the prime minister. >> tell me more about that. in terms of the overall well-being of the country at this point, and have the american troops had an impact in

kc up three, robert griffin iii, and griff throwsa rope to willie snead but h can't come up with it.4. ravens still hold on to the second wild card spot inhe afc. >>> how about some hoops? snow day in charlotte. rams fresh off an upset at texas. one one, but then the cavs tied jerome hicks, the trip uva holds out bcu 57-49. finally, guys, the terrapins playing for a national championship in men's soccer. >> thank you so much. we'll let you take another lk at the forecast. things changed after today. >> tomorrow we're actually dry. that doesn't mean people to soe h towards areas that are being impacted by the snow now won't have a bad rid in tomorrow, but keep that in mind. for the rest of the week we're dry. >> careful on those streets this evening. if you don't have to be out there, please stay home. we'll see youonight after sunday night football. doug will be here as well, so we'll see you then. good night. t>>> tonight,hat major southern storm turns deadly. millions remain under winter weather alerts as snow and ice pummel the region, jamming roads, closing airports and knock out

griff jenkins live from d.c. with the very latest. griff? >> good morning, guys.he money tap off. you are looking live now at the white house. where president trump is signaling he is open to a deal that does not require the full 5 billion. white house spokeswoman sarah sanders says they are disappointed that the senate has yet to pass anything. but, when do, they will consider signing it meanwhile she says they are looking at other ways to fund the wall. >> we are looking at every avenue available to us possible. the president has asked every one of his cabinet secretaries to look for funding that can be used to protect our borders and to give the president the ability to fulfill his constitutional obligation to protect the american people by having a secure border. >> this after senate minority leader chuck schumer shot down all republican offers on the table. >> we would not accept their 1 billion-dollar slush fund and that our offers to found the government remain. let me be clear, the republican offer today would not pass either chamber. >> to what will happe

steve: griff, we thank you very much.ver since the president sat down with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. she was emphatic mr. president you can't pass it out of the house. house republican leadership are hell bent on trying to figure out a way to get the president his $5 billion. >> but, there is only 8 days before a quarter of the federal government shuts down a number of republicans have already gone home for christmas they were in no mood to stick around because a lot of them on. if it passes in the house it's going to hit a wall in the senate. ainsley: they need 10 democrats. it doesn't happen. doesn't even happen with the judges. they are loyal. they stick together. brian: i'm 100 percent certain i can pass it. there is pressure on him. republicans like will hurd on a border state in texas. yeah, i don't think a border is effective. i'm sure there are democrats who feel it is effective. they are not going to weigh in and get on the wrong side of the future speaker nancy pelosi. pressure to do it and prove nancy pel

all right, griff, thank you very much. ainsley: thanks, griff.teve: apparently axios had this story about mark meadows and it sounds like the president has been asking people since going back to february what he thought about mark meadows as the new chief of staff to replace john kelly. it's no secret that john kelly and the president were not on the same page on all of the agenda items. but, when you look at mark meadows, chairman of the house freedom caucus, which is pretty much 100 percent on the same page as the president, you could see how that would be helpful to have somebody like him in that job to help guide legislation through the house. so that would be a smart pick. brian: i think david bossie, not on that list, would be perfect. i think he understands politics, understands the president. he understands investigations because he was on the offensive side against hillary clinton with great success. he also understands how the president got to be president because he was there from day one. also a name speculated i never met him persona

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griff jenkins live in washington with what to expect. we have been down this road before. >> here we go again. it is not the first time between the president and chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. the deadline, december 21st to avoid a shutdown, the second point funding for border wall, the president wants $5 million, the democrats where we rejected that. democrats are on the cusp of taking back the house, nancy pelosi taking speakership again and they are feeling emboldened going into today's meeting. >> the only way to push a shutdown, and if donald trump refusals both of our proposals and demands $5 billion or more for a border wall. >> donald trump wants to throw a temper tantrum that is his decision. >> nancy pelosi and schumer with a joint statement saying this holiday season the president knows full well this does not have the votes to pass the house and senate and should not have bipartisan agreement. republicans are holding the line calling out democrats the rule of law. >> on the one day they lecture the president about rule of la

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his stern warning during an explosive meeting with democrat leaders in the oval office, griff jenkins live in washington with what is at stake as the clock tick downpour deadline day. what a meeting it was. >> reporter: let's point out what we saw is traditionally known as a quick opportunity for powerbrokers sitting down to short meetings but in this case the president and top democratic leaders were seeking to avoid a government shutdown was what we got turned into a no holds barred brawl. >> 20 times you called i will shut down the government if i don't get my wall. >> i will say yes. if we don't get what we want, one way or the other, whether it is through you or the military or anything you want to call, i will shut down the government. >> reporter: this was precipitated by disagreement over funding the border wall, the president wants $5 billion and not caring democrats are levering $1.3 billion in about a dollar more. afterwards it appears neither are closer to progress. >> if he sticks to his position for a $5 billion wall he will get no wall and he will get a shut down, this

griff jenkins live with the fallout. >> another marathon closed-door session with house republicans seeking from a witness who had been evasive the first time but the fbi director came out swinging afterwards in the hallway. >> at some point someone has to stand up in the face of the fear of fox news, fear of their base, fear of mean tweets. stand up for the values of this country and not blink away into retirement but stand up and speak the truth. >> that provoked a response from sarah sanders tweeting republicans should stand up to comey and his tremendous corruption from the fake hillary clinton investigation to lying and leaking to f isam abuse. the president of the country a service by firing him and the shameless fraud he is. democrats said the testimony offered nothing new yesterday but republicans said it is more evidence of partisanship. >> we are seeing an out-of-control corrupt and i repeat that corrupt fbi director who was on a mission and forgot his number one mission was to protect national security. >> this is the president's national security adviser michael flynn will be se

we are getting a look at transcripts from james comey's second closed-door meeting with lawmakers, griffns joins us with more on how it all went down. how are you doing? >> we all saw the directors outburst at the hearing but we are learning more about what happened behind closed doors, let's look at transcripts, the infamous dirty dossier that was the basis of the trump campaign comey saying i remember being told the work had been funded first by republicans opposed to trump and democrats opposed to trump. meadows, what you are saying is in part of your messaging you didn't care, it was funding christopher steele's work. are you saying it didn't matter to you? comey continues it was republicans opposed to trump. comey was asked about obama, hillary clinton's emails in exchange with trey gowdy who says president obama said i don't think opposed the national security problem. how would he have known that at the time? i can't answer that question, he said this is not a situation in which national security was endangered, how would he have known that at the time? comey, same answer, i can't

the threat of a government shutdown hanging in the balance, griff jenkins live in washington with reactionth sides of the aisle but you always have a great day no matter what. >> house republicans, the deadline is a week from tomorrow, fast approaching and they are working seriously not only to keep the government over the holidays but the request for $5 billion for a border wall. a line in the sand, lawmakers on the hill realize is not a white house bluff. >> looks to me like he is as serious as four heart attacks and the stroke. playing poker with him, i fold. >> republicans are crafting a short-term spending bill to keep the government open with republican only votes, $5 billion in wall funding and other federal agencies into january and provide billions in aid after wildfires in the west. the house could vote on this as soon as today, but it is certainly uncertain as chuck schumer reiterates the president's plan will not work. >> donald trump will soon realize his position will not result in a wall, but will result in a trump shutdown. >> relishing the idea amazingly enough. >> reporte

all right, griff. thank you very much.g the 302s though, the reason they came out was to prove, you know, in the 11th hour flynn's attorneys have suggested, you know, he was never told that he was being investigated when they went over to the white house and interviewed him and he was not told that he had to tell the truth. of course, they say he should have known better being a federal official for a long time. of the 302s prove mr. flynn said some things that simply were not accurate. brian: the fbi has taken a hit because of the president and his acolytes and our network. is that the president's fault? mccabe, page, baker, strzok and bruce ohr all sullied the reputation of the fbi and hurt those people, mental and women working in the field on a daily basis. james comey, it's uncredible to me that he doesn't see his role in this whole thing. ainsley: dan bongino was on with sean hannity last night and talking about the dossier. they would not have a case without that hoax document. watch this? >> despite mounds of resou

rob: griff jenkins live in washington with what is at stake as the clock text toward deadline. >> reporterthis was supposed to be what we traditionally calling washington a pool spray, an opportunity to see powerbrokers at historic meetings but in this case it was the president anti-democratic leaders, and what happened next turned into a 13 minute no holds barred brawl. >> i will shut down the government if i don't get my wall. >> i will say yes. if we don't get what we want one way or the other whether it is through you, the military, through anything you want to call i will shut down the government. >> reporter: this was pre-separate stated by disagreement over funding for a border wall. the president wants $5 billion settling for less as democrats offer $1.3 billion and about a dollar more. neither are closer to progress. >> reporter: if he sticks to his position for $5 billion wall he will get no wall and he will get a shut down. this trump shutdown, this temper tantrum he seems to throw, will not get him his wall. >> reporter: nancy pelosi seeking another term as speaker told fellow

you see the faces on the screen right there, hosted by kennedy and pete hegseth, griff jenkins, carleys. starts at 8:00 o'clock. it is 11 minutes after the hour, illegal immigrant thrown behind bars on murder charges but you won't believe error that triggered release and what happened next and president trump delivering on promises like tax reform and combating isis in 2018 so what's in store for 2019, kayleigh mcenany joins us next with the president's political wish list. we will be right back. >> good monday morning and welcome back, president trump made promises and delivered on them. what is agenda of 2019 here to break it down kayleigh mcenany, good morning, happy new year to you. >> good morning, happy new year. jillian: let's start with immigration, what do you see happening in 2019? >> room for grand compromise on immigration. as you'll recall president trump offered a deal, he said, look, i will offer daca, legal emigration in exchange for wall and diversity lottery, 65% of americans support according to harvard harris poll, that deal is on the table. if democrats want to get

todd: griff jenkins live in washington, we get closer to a government shutdown. >> reporter: gettingg. 19 hours and counting. a different picture than yesterday when it seemed the senate had the problem solved. the spending bill delivers full funding for a border wall by 217-185 vote. tweet republicans voting against it. a significant victory for the president who wanted to hold the line. >> we need the wall, democrats know it, everybody knows it. you should always what your country first and they are not doing that, they are putting politics first. we have to build the wall. it will get built. we are going to complete it. a lot of progress has been made. watch what happens. todd: speaker ryan and leader mccarthy noting they have to do the impossible after the president threatened a veto. >> the president informed us he would not sign the bill that came up last evening because of legitimate concerns for border security. >> what the senate sent over, kicking the can down the road. we want to solve this problem. todd: here's what in the house bill, it has $5.7 billion for the border wa

kennedy really had it out for griff. >> kennedy: jedediah will be at a local bar. >> greg: so well i'veake us with you wherever you go tonight. >> pete: special moments. the all-american deal, a couple army recruits warning. >> dana: can't wait. that's it for us. happy new year, everyone. "special report" is up next. ♪ >> ending 2010 with a partial government shutdown that's now stretched into week two. the president tells fox he's in the oval office ready to work. will house democrats promised they've got a new plan to get the government back open? democratic senator elizabeth warren taking a giant step towards a 2020 presidential bid. the president of course had some few choice words for her. we are hours away from 2019. we will take you live to new york city where more than a million people are getting set to ring in the new year. this is "special report" ." ♪ >> ed: good evening and welcome to washington. i am ed henry in for bret baier. the partialer

. >> the threat of a government shutdown hangs in the balance on this wall, griff jenkins live with reaction from both sides of the aisle, shocking the democrats are going for this. >> they have a week from tomorrow, and house republicans not only keep the government open but fulfill the request for a $5 billion border wall. investment in bernie's sanders, a potential 2020 hopeful says it is a bad one. >> if you are asking me, when we have veteran sleeping on the streets, stu seniors making $12,000 years social security, to build a wall i don't think is a good investment. >> john kennedy says the president's line in the sand on the wall is not a bluff. >> looks to me like he was serious as four heart attacks and a stroke. he is not bluffing. if i were playing poker with them and didn't have a card i would fold. >> here's what republicans are crafting. they would have the $5 billion in wall funding but would also find federal agencies into january providing billions in aid from wildfires in the west, the house could vote as soon as today, possibly with republican only votes but the fate in th

jillian: griff jenkins in washington with what to expect. >> reporter: the deadline december 21st a weekiday. the second point, funding for the border wall, the president wants $5 million, democrats rejected that. this isn't the first time there was a meeting between the top two democrats. what is the difference? democrats are about to take back the house, nancy policy eyeing the speakership again and they are feeling emboldened going into today's meeting. >> the one and only way to approach a shutdown is if donald trump refuses both of our proposals and demands $5 billion or more for a border wall. >> donald trump wants to throw a temper tantrum that is his decision. >> reporter: this joint statement, this holiday season the president knows full well that his wall proposal does not have the votes to pass the house and senate and should not be an obstacle to a bipartisan agreement but house majority whip steve scalise says the problem lies with democrats. >> the president was willing to put a lot of people on the table to negotiate with democrats in return for wall funding and they walke

jillian: the president's allies are pushing back, griff jenkins live with news breaking overnight. >>ter: they took the first step, the senate passing a stopgap spending bill that kicks the deadline down the road until february 8th. mitch mcconnell says it keeps the lights on in the debate going. >> faced with this intransigence with democrats failure to take our borders seriously republicans will continue to fulfill our duty to govern by a simple measure that will continue government funding into february so we can continue this debate after the new congress has convened. rob: this bill has $1.3 billion for the wall but no new money which was a sticking point for donald trump. it goes to the house for a vote where chuck schumer hopes it will follow suit. >> i'm glad the leader think the government should not shutdown over the president's demand for a wall and democrats will support this cr. the president and the house should follow that lead because shutting down the government over christmas is a terrible idea. >> reporter: it is unclear if the compassion house or if the president w