billie ray. you still have a little kid's name billy ray cyrus never gets old. what was it like?stmas is about, you know, our savior being born. [ applause ] >> brian: jesus doesn't get the applause usually in church but gets it here with billy ray. good job. this kentucky kid had a chance to spend some quality time in new york in the middle of sandy and sandy smashes in. in what did it affect you and what way did new york surprise you? >> well, being here in the middle of new york city when sandy hit, like for everyone, it was a different and strange time, but what i got to see was the resiliency and the will of the people of this area to stand up and love each other, to help each other, to rebuild -- this city is a great city. this area is strong. [ applause ] >> when stuff happens, they get back up and they dealt with it you know, as well and as fiercely as it could be dealt with. i just think the humanity of the people that's what overwhelmed me the will of the people was hey, we get knocked down we get back up. new york city and this whole area it's just been an honor to be

billy ray cyrus, paula deen, steve doocy challenging bill o'reilly, you guys.uthern cuisine is laughing already. >> she's here to dish what christmas is like at her house. you gave us a real idea of what's happening. >> you look like you've been drinking egg nog. >> you have not aged at all. >> what do you make on christmas morning? >> christmas morning, casserole. >> oh, my gosh. scared me to death. can't waste the butter. ♪ all i want for christmas is a rock'n'roll electric guitar. ♪ i'm offering this simple prayer ♪ ♪ to kids from one to 92 >> youtube sensation. >> the piano guy. ♪ . >> ho, ho, ho! ho, ho, ho! merry christmas! ♪ to you ♪ . >> the back story, is i was supposed to do a duet with ashanti, but my wife said i really shouldn't do it. so my daughters and i are doing a christmas message. but all of the fox news people that we all love are going to be on this show giving christmas greetings and telling stories and having a really good time. >> gretchen: we all took part in it. one of my favorite memories from it, other than the christmas sweaters tha

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>> gretchen: billy ray cyrus, paula deen and you can help the sandy victim audience. >> steve: plus ashanti. >> brian: if you have to run from the tv, run to the radio everybody. we'll figure it out in time. fox news alert now. the president promised action. the white house announcing vice president joe biden will head an administrationwide effort to come up with legislation in the wake of the newt down massacre. what form that takes is not clear. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom.". >> hi, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. the president said he would to everything in his power to bring about change after a gunman massacred 26 people including 20 young first-graders at a connecticut elementary school. we're told he will announce the effort today. it will happen a couple hours from now. bill: steve centanni from the white house. what do we expect there, steve? >> reporter: well, bill, we expect the president and vice president joe biden come into the briefing room in a couple hours and begin process gathering information from inside their administration to formulate new policy,