on new new year's day their story will be part of the rose parade. 11-year-old tre adkins died much too soon. in 2000 he was hit by a falling tree limb and suffered a brain injury. >> it was a moment when the floor became the ceiling. we were just stunned. >> reporter: tre's parents had just a few hours to decide if their only child's organs should be harvested to try to help others. >> if we have to suffer this loss at least some good can come of it. >> reporter: this week, tre's parents put the finishing touches on a floral float design. tre has already made a difference in at least four lives. >> we did have a call from one woman from the sacramento area who received a kidney. and it was lovely. you know she was a grandmother, she was going to be around to see her grand kids. >> reporter: there's a registry where people can sign up to make sure their organs are used to help others when they are gone. >> this is about giving life and that's exactly what tre adkins did. he gave life by becoming a donor. we ask everyone to follow his lead and give the gift this holiday season. >> the mo

on new new year's day their story will be part of the rose parade. 11-year-old tre adkins died much too soon. in 2000 he was hit by a falling tree limb and suffered a brain injury. >> it was a moment when the floor became the ceiling. we were just stunned. >> reporter: tre's parents had just a few hours to decide if their only child's organs should be harvested to try to help others. >> if we have to suffer this loss at least some good can come of it. >> reporter: this week, tre's parents put the finishing touches on a floral float design. tre has already made a difference in at least four lives. >> we did have a call from one woman from the sacramento area who received a kidney. and it was lovely. you know she was a grandmother, she was going to be around to see her grand kids. >> reporter: there's a registry where people can sign up to make sure their organs are used to help others when they are gone. >> this is about giving life and that's exactly what tre adkins did. he gave life by becoming a donor. we ask everyone to follow his lead and give the gift this holiday season. >> the mo

other headliners include country singer rodney adkins, one republic, r & b, grammy winner marsha, will.i.am canceled because he is sick. this will be nationally televised. the tree and the pageant of peace, the pathway to peace will be illuminated through january 1st. it will be a great, fantastic show tonight. back to you. >> surae chinn, thank you very much. >>> by the way, the first lady gave a tour inside the white house yesterday. she showed off all of the decorations. of course, 9news now was there and you can see for yourself by going to our web site, web . >> find out what makes this comic be book special. it sold for 10 cents in 1938 but guess what, it is worth more than a million dollars now! >>> tell people -- how people around the world are marking world a.i.d.s. day. i'm heather kovar in london with the story. >>> millions across the globe are commemorating world a.i.d.s. day. 30 years after the epidemic began. the white house is displaying a huge red ribbon to mark the event. and this morning, the president pledged additional support to countries hardest hit by the virus. he's

. ♪ ♪ megyn: that's country star -- [laughter] country music star trace adkins.ghing because he had a little racy video that went along with that, but we did not feel it was appropriate for 1:45 in the afternoon. in any event, there he was singing his hit "honky tonk," and his music is awesome. he's part of our new year's eve celebration -- that will be pg -- and we'd love for you to join us. he's great, his music's great, and you will see him on our new year's program not to mention bill hemmer, yours truly for fox news' all american news special. trace adkins not the only music call performance, big and rich will also take the stage and perform some of their biggest hits, and the cast of the tony award-nominated show rock of ages. you've got to get a ticket to the show. all the fun starts at 13 p.m. eastern -- 11 p.m. eastern, and if you'd like to give a shout out, we get proposals every year from guys to balls, you can do it on our ticker -- guys to gals. the texting number that you send it to is 36288, and then you text the word utext, a space and then your g

returning host trace adkins welcomes folks back to his rocking party but instead of going solo, he isitting the duties with big-time talent kristin chenoweth. >> an interesting contrast between myself and her. i understand she is not quite as tall as i am which i don't hold that against her at all plus chase very energetic, high spirited and i'm not really. >> reporter: the performance line-up includes blake shelton, the band perry and alabama who will also be honored with the aca greatest hit award. >> we'll do a little medley of songs and it is kind of -- we count it a really unique honor to be able to perform for all of these people. they gave us the opportunity to do a medley. we'll do our number one songs including our first number one single. >> reporter: it gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorites in several different categories including touring, videos are artists and albums. >> this countdown is something that no one else has done. >> reporter: while the artists are hard after the work rehearsing, the gifting continues. >> everything from blinged out shirts and

channel 2 and the american country new year's eve live performers will include toby keith, and rodney adkinsit airs right here after the 10:00 on friday night. and ktvu.com has a list of events around the bay area. >>> a plan to make the legislature gender equal. >>> and >>> only five days to go now before the iowa caucus and the first real test of the candidates vying for the republican presidential nomination. mitt romney has a slight lead, but who follows him continues to change. >> reporter: big crowds are meeting mitt romney in iowa reflecting his top spot in the latest poll. >> everybody wants to win iowa, i'm not going to predict who's going to win. i think it's too difficult to know who's going to show up at the caucuses but i want to get the support of the people of iowa. >> reporter: ron paul still got strong support and he's maintaining his message. >> limited government, free market, property right, contract rights. >> reporter: but it's shake ups with the rest of the republican field that has people talking. >> it's really great to see a big crowd here. >> reporter: rick santoru

channel 2 and the american country new year's eve live performers will include toby keith, and rodney adkinsit airs right here after the 10:00 on friday night. and ktvu.com has a list of events around the bay area. >>> a plan to make the legislature gender equal. >>> and the gop candidates span going into the caucus. >>> and this whale became very ed in a river. tonight we finally know what caused her death. >>> only five days to go now before the iowa caucus and the first real test of the candidates vying for the republican presidential nomination. mitt romney has a slight lead, but who follows him continues to change. >> reporter: big crowds are meeting mitt romney in iowa reflecting his top spot in the latest poll. >> everybody wants to win iowa, i'm not going to predict who's going to win. i think it's too difficult to know who's going to show up at the caucuses but i want to get the support of the people of iowa. >> reporter: ron paul still got strong support and he's maintaining his message. >> limited government, free market, property right, contract rights. >> reporter: but it's shak

making be -- trace adkins and the cast of the show "rock of ages," and the fun starts at 11:00 p.m.you was the scene, the live shot from times square, it will be crazy. a lot crazier and

rodney adkins will be singing, big time rush one republic. we're going to have the first family here to light the tree. it is a new tree. it is a colorado blue spruce from the great state of colorado. >> and what about the lights on the tree? this is -- again, we're continuing to green tradition, l.e.d. lights, how many? >> we have 65 sets of lights on the tree. they are l.e.d. lights. we continue to make the tree greener and greener every year to express energy efficiency and show people at home how they can light their trees in a more efficient way. >> for people who have not been on the ellipse for the tree lighting or experienced the pageant of peace, you named some of the groups that will be on stage but who else and what else can people do for the rest of the time up to the new year? >> well, first of all, this kicks off a month worth of activities down here at the ellipse. we have a christmas village here. it will be up and available for everybody every day, every evening. we have santa's workshop. we encourage everybody to come down a

trace adkins and big and rich along with the cast of the tony award-nominated show "rock of ages."l starts at 11 eastern time on the fox news channel, and there's background on all of our great guests. heather: i'm a country music girl, so trace adkins, that excites me. >>> we've been following this story for you, crushing crude and a shooting frenzy over a pair of shoes? that's right. reports of chaos across the country over a new style of sneakers. rick: and an amazing gift for a true american hero when we come right back. [applause] [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. rick: well, an emotional homecoming and a special gift for a severely injured iraq war veteran. building homes for heros doing their small part to try to repay this warrior for his sacrifice. ainslee earhart has more. >> reporter: hi, thanks, rick. just a

guests, trace adkins. and cast of the broadway hit, rock of ages. send us a new year's greetings send it to 36288. you have new text and leave a space and type a brief message. you can text happy new year gregg. >> gregg: or heather. >> heather: i'm going to be watching the ball drop. you have to do it once. >> gregg: good for you. it's warm out there. >> heather: doesn't feel like january or december. >> gregg: wait for two days, it will be 29. >>> president obama is taking a less talk approach to diplomacy. has that paid off? >> heather: look out below, a camera coming crashing down missing players at a college bowl game. amazing video up next. >> gregg: top of the hour, top of the news. slang investigating a new round of suspicious fires, as many as eight vehicles are torched in what police suspect is connected to recent car fires in the area. >> heather: crowds and anticipation building in new york times square all for the world famous ball drop. hanging 3400 feet above the streets. >> gregg: an alarm. >> six others are injured, two killed. no g

[applause] >> thank you, general adkins. i would like to turn now to todd bowers of the wounded marines who is now in new york. listening to those bankers. todd. >> thank you, can you guys hear me okay, now i will like to point out that the general is reading an ipad and now to the marine that is reading on a note pad with crayon. clearly there will be differences that we discuss. on a good note, i have been in the marine corp reserves. and i something i am proud of and i will always be a marine. and i had a year to decide whether to come back, and on day 364, they will get a phone call from me. and i served three tours, and i spent time in south america. and then most recently returned from afghanistan. it was during these times and in between the tours i was serving as an advocate. what better job as one from the military, you see the issues and understand what the issues are at hand to focus on yourself. but i did not. it was something they didn't handle correctly. and i am trying to pinpoint on the reason why. if i knew

they host the all american new year's eve special with musical guest including country legend trace adkinse best of the '80s from the cast of rock of the ages. it all starts at 11:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox news channel. don't miss this! >>> well, a notorious russian arms dealer convicted of trying to sellen weapons to south american terrorist, but it was vehicle victor bows trial, we'll explain why his case may go to trial again. lif. my doctor's again ordered me to take aspirin. and i do. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ mike ] listen to the doctor. take it seriously. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. >> the real money is in actual war. >> how many salesman can talk about their work? at least mine has a safety switch. alisyn: well, that was a clip of the nicholas cage movie, "lord of war", it's a film inspired by the exploits of real life arms dealer victor boot. boot was recently convicted of sell

friends will get your party starts in new york city's times square with special performances by trace adkinsnd other huge names so big i can't ruin all the surprises. the fun starts saturday night at 11:00 eastern right here on the fox news channel. a new poll says that mitt is it for beating president obama. we report. you will decide in november. . >>eric: and now the g.o.p. presidential hopeful beating president obama in a potential head to head matchup for the white house. but, can romney keep it that way? our pollster guest, again, you go head to head and put romney up against president obama and he has been at least tied or if not higher for the better part of two months. but is he the most electable? >>guest: according to the polls, yes, and obama is leading romney by 1.9 percent but running 8 percent or 9 percent ahead of gingrich and 12 percent ahead of rick perry so by that measure, yes, and that is what romney is using to sell to voters in iowa. that he is the candidate that can beat obama and trying to tap into that emotion that is the overriding concern of the republican base, t

romero broke the record previously held by 16-year-old british climber george adkins who finished climbing all seven summits last may. >> well, the wizards start their strike shortened season tonight. the nba started christmas day overall with a rematch from last year's finals. we have highlights coming up in sports. before we head to break, let's take another look at the question of the day. americans collectively eat 100 pounds of what every second? is it... our facebook friend tina writes it has to be cheese. pizza, mac and cheese, cheese with eggs, cheesecake. so, my answer is c, cheese. what do you think? post your comments on our facebook fan page. we'll reveal the answer in the 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. >>> we're looking at a very chilly start to your monday morning. some folks are getting out and about to hit the sales this morning. we're seeing temperatures although in the 40s that the hour, feeling like the 30s with the wind chill even by 9:00, still right around 40 degrees as we take the dip prior to sunrise. we slowly inch back up. we clear out some of the cloud cover int

and fox news is planning another star-studded event live from time square and megyn kelly and trace adkins ages. be sure to be there or be square as they say. there are indications the economy is getting stronger going into the new year. how long will it last? we'll take a look ahead at what to expect in 2012. e announcer, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ ♪ in her eyes.

with megyn kelly and bill hemmer and hosts it like nobody's business and among the guest, too, trace adkinsuddy, john rich will be there, big and rich. you don't want to miss that and rock of ages and ahead of the show, here is something you could do really special, you can send the new years greeting and send it to our troops and loved one and all you do is text the-- let's see, you next, you text. you text space, plus your greeting to 36288, and that means type you text, leave a space and leave a brief message and leave it to 36288 and kelly is sending mine right now. thank you, kelly. >> in america, two million young people are arrested every year, due to juvenile crime according to the head of the boys and girls club in america who says that the reason for that is because many children do not feel any connection to their community. and one of the best ways to change all of that is to make sure that kids have support from members of their community who are willing to step up and be a mentor to the children. from one of those mentors, is nba great lebron james. he's our focus of today's b

performers include toby keith, joe nickels and rodney adkins and airs after the 10:00 news tonight. >rea can expect to see dui check points and officers on the hunt for drunk drivers. law enforcement agencies report more than 600 dui arrests since a crack down began in mid- december. next year there will be a new deterrent, drivers convicted of three or more face the possibility of having their licenses suspended. >>> they are holding a sobriety checkpoint tonight from 8:30 until 3:00 a.m. at new year's day, during their holiday crack down police have arrested at least 84 dui suspects, up from 65 at the same time last year. >> if you are going somewhere for new year's eve several agencies are offering incentives to ride trains or buses. in san francisco muni is offering free rides beginning at 8:00 and lasting until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. there will also be extra service on their overnight owl routes. you can also ride for free on cal train from 11:00 until 2:15. the santa clara valley transportation authority is offering free rides between 7:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. you will still have to

and trace adkins is headlining the show and performance by big and

here on fox news channel as we have been for several years in a row now with musical guests trace adkinsand the cast of "rock of ages." if you haven't seen it, buy a tick. we hope you'll be there with us. tivo, you know, not the kind of thing you want to watch the next day. kind of want to watch the ball drop at the exact moment be, so we hope you'll be with us, 11 p.m., this saturday night. >>> as we ring in the new year, several states will be ringing in brand new laws, especially in lifornfornia. and who better to tell us about those than trace gallagher live in l.a.? >> reporter: m.k., i just hope you weren't hankering for some shark fin soup. shark fins will be outlawed. you can't trade 'em, can't sell 'em, right? so it's tortoise soup for you. here's some other things raising eyebrows. california the first state to mandate gay history teaching which means you've got to go in and teach kids about bisexual, gay and lesbian contributions to history, and you can do it as early as first grade. speaking of kids, in california they will now have to remain in car seats until they're 8 year

trace adkins and big & rich. tony award nominated show "rock of ages. "it starts at 11:00 p.m. eastern right here and only here on the fox newschannel. you staying up for it? >> you can stay home and watch it and you don't have to be cold in times square even though that's a great experience. of course. >> watch. we'll be right back. >> hey, everyone. this is airman gerard mac and reporting from an undisclosed location in southwest asia and i'm from south carolina and i'd like to give a shoutout to all of my loved ones and family back home and a shoutout to my mom, dad and sister. i'd like to tell everyone to have a happy new year and merry christmas. thank you. f! >> celebrating christmas in the holy land. nothing like it if you've never been privileged enough to actually be there. crowds in bethlehem, the largest in decades today. leland vitter live with more. hello. >> hi, eric. very merry christmas from above manger's square. it had been a very cold and wet christmas. that hasn't kept thousands of people from

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[laughter] >> listen, trace adkins is performing for us tonight, and big and rich, the broadway castr a couple of years, you can text a message to anyone you want in the world, keep it clean, and they'll scroll on the bottom of your screen throughout the entire broadcast. >> it's eleven o'clock eastern time and the folks from red eye take over after that. and one thing that i think that you don't truly understand if you're not here, how loud it is. >> mike: it is. >> if megyn is here and i can't hear her talk and we're shouting over each other because there's music in the background and there's a noement when mayor bloomberg starts the new year with lady gaga. >> a combination. >> clayton: we were taking bets earlier, what type of lady gaga will wear tonight. my bet was on some sort of a meat dress. >> i think she may try and replicate this. >> clayton: ah. >> oh. >> ainsley: glitter, sparkling. >> some sort of waterford crystal dress. hemmer is on to something, trumps my meat dress idea. >> ainsley: we'll be watching at eleven o'clock. >> mike: you've got it bill. >> thanks, bill. >