we're asking brian brenberg, breitbart's john carney and charlie gasparino. talk about the chaos in economic policy. and the suddenly sour market. first or man edward lawrence, live at the federal reserve board. this kind of looks messy to me. reporter: and the dow reflecting that it was positive territory before 2:00 eastern time announcement it dropped about 1173 points from that time and settled in 1100. the fed did cut 25 bases points, federal reserve backed off that mission accomplished statement. he -- or feeling he had before the meeting, on inflation, the fed chairman said that you can't just look at two months of increase inflation, and see a trend. >> we have inflation coming down, core inflation coming to 2 1/2 next year, that is a significant progress. you see a slower path, i think that does take onboard that we tom see real progress, but we would see meaningful progress to get inflation down to that level. reporter: so now federal reserve chair back to talks about inflation adding he feels good about where they are at the moment but dropped word

brian brenberg joins us now. super saturday, brian, procrastinating husband shopping day.that from the p peanut gallery. take my brand. get your takeaway. start with the consumer. >> the consumer is excited, i think sales will be pretty strong. you did not have cyber monday. people seem to want to spend. they have a president stha trust in the economy. vow viewpoint they have, people are feeling bullish about 2025, that means they pull spending into the current years. i think it is going to be a strong season. >> todd: if you say that about the consumer, it follows businesses are confident, too. >> brian: small businesses. lower taxes and fewer regulation mean we can hire people. consumers, it is great for them in terms of spending now and feeling like 2025 is going to be a great year. this holiday season could shape up to be a strong one in terms of the economy. >> todd: despite that lost week. >> brian: spend monday through friday and saturday and sunday and you have a great night on amazon one day. >> todd: i'm complaining, but my wife is doing everything. >> brian: som

charlie gasparino, john carney, brian brenberg, you're all fabulous i appreciate it. folks, you want more of brian along with his co-host taylor riggs and jackie deangelis on "the big money show", weekdays everyday 1:00 p.m. eastern right here fabulous fox business. coming up here on kudlow, another crazy story. congress is trying to give government workers, no, no, not government workers, state and local government workers $200 billion in extra benefits, they do not need, and should not get , and we're stopped from getting it 40 years ago when i was a kid working for reagan so we'll talk about that with a new others with senator tommy tuberville up next remember catch kudlow monday through friday 4:00 p.m. here fabulous fox business and if you can't, just text your favorite 9-year-old and she will show you how to dvr the show and you'll never miss a supply side charlie gasparino. never miss it. it's unbelievable. i'm kudlow we'll be right back. meet the traveling trio. the thrill seeker. the soul searcher. and - ahoy! it's the explorer! each helping to protect their m

last word, john carney and brian brenberg. very good. ie deangeles and taylor riggs on the big money show and cohosting the bottom line tonight at 6:00 p.m. on fabulous fox business, busy fella. thank you for coming down from the hills of connecticut connecticut. coming up, folks, kris merri bowl ray headed for un--- christopher wray heading to the unemployment line and joe biden giving $10 billion to iran. very clever and they've been so good to us presumably. joe concha and mark simon talking about it all when they're here next to me onset. we'll be cuddling together. folks, remember, kudlow is available as a podcast. episodes every weekday after the show. or on spotify, on app apple and foxbusinesspodcast.com. be right back.curi ♪ asking smart questions about opportunities like clean water. and what promising new treatment advances can make a new tomorrow possible. better questions. better outcomes. advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with

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brian brenberg, professor, joins me now. know, brian -- thank you for being here for the hour, by the way, i do appreciate that. look, if lindy li is right about those donors, don't democrats have a big problem on their hands? >> yeah. if the people who had all their money wasted this round don't want to do that again, they've got a very big problem because some of the same people apparently want to run hike kamala harris. you know, her comments are really interesting because she said being with the democrats has been like being in a cult. and i kind of get that because she's come out and us do agreed with some of what they've done and the positions they've taken, and, you know, one thing a cult says is you can't disagree. like, you have to drink the kool-aid, get onboard or to you to can't be a part of this thing. and that's what the democrats feel like right now. if you're disagreeing with their orthodoxy, you're out. and i think that's a recipe for another 2024 for them if they keep going down that road. ashley: yeah. they

steve forbes, brian brenberg, appreciate it. riggs on "the big money show" weekdays, every day at 1 p.m. eastern right here on fabulous fox business. see, coined that, fabulous fox business. they're even starting to write it into the teleprompter -- [laughter] coming up, senator tommy tuberville who just met with pete hegseth, he joins us next on "kudlow" on fabulous fox business. ♪ car, this isn't the way home. that's right james, it isn't. car, where are we going? we're here. (♪) surprise!!! the future isn't scary. not investing in it is. car, were you in on this? nothing gets by you james. nasdaq-100 innovators. one etf. before investing, carefully read and consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and more in prospectus at invesco.com ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪ ...at each day's start. ♪ ♪ as time went on, it was easy to see. ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ and for adults with type 2 diabetes... ...and k

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we've got brian brenberg, liz peek, jason chaffetz on that in just a moment plus congressman jim jordan, senator kevin cramer, pete hegseth looks better and better so does kash patel but first up, our own hillary vaughn live on capitol hill. hillary? busy day. what's the latest on the doge invasion? reporter: larry we're on hour five of what has been a marathon brainstorming session, with elon musk and vivek ramaswamy who are holding court with lawmakers in a room just around the corner from me right now. we caught up with senator writeh senator marsha blackburn coming out of the meeting to tell us basically this is an open mic night in the room right now. lawmakers are taking turns going to the mic and pitching their ideas to musk and ramaswamy of where to make cuts. >> they are doing intake. they are listening, they're looking for ideas, and here is the thing, every single member of the house and the senate are apart of this effort, and we hope all of our democrat colleagues will join us. who's going to help them and stand in their way and there are some skeptic asks some democrats sa

sorry we have to jump, steve importance and brian brenberg. brian and his cohost jackie deangeles on -- taylor riggs on the fabulous fox business every day. coming up on the show, senator tommy tuberville that just met with pete hegseth and says hegseth will make a great defense secretary. i couldn't agree more. senator tuberville joins us next on kudlow on fabulous fox business. ♪ (♪) (♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪) larry: senator tomny tuberville just came from a mee meeting wih pete seg seth on capitol hill and hegseth nominated for defense sec tourist. defense seg tear. right choice in wrong choice in how do you see it? >> 100% right choice and it'll is not interested in business -- president trump is not interested in business as usual because it's gotten us in trouble. pete is a patriot. he understands the military, 20 years but he's done other stuff too. he's been in business, well educated and well spoken, but what i like about him, larry, he's the age. going in and running the military and we need somebody c

reconciliation bills no one is in the mood for that. >> all right, last word. >> john carney and brian brenbergcan catch brian with giannis anjackie deangelis at one p.m., he'll be cohoisting "the bottom line" tonight at 6 p.m., right here on fabulous fox business. busy guy, thank you for coming down, from the hills of connecticut. coming up, christopher wray is headed for the unemployment line, and joaivjoe biden is giving 10 billion to iran, they have been so good to us, we have joe concha and mark simone to talk about it, next to me cite, we'll be cuddling together, remember kudlow is available as a pot cast. -- podcast, every weekday after the shows. we're on spotify, we're on apple, and fox business podcast.com. be right back. to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as energy demand continues to rise, we're harnessing breakthrough innovations to increase production in the u.s. gulf of mexico. our latest deepwater development, anchor, produces previously inaccessible oil and natural gas, allowing us to deliver the energy we all need today so everyone can follow their o

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let's go to brian brenberg and the big money guys. brian: we have the markets. i am brian brenberg.

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let's check in first with our friends tammy bruce in for dagen mcdowell and brian brenberg, want to seep on the bottom line. brian: liz, yeah, you bet. so you've got that new spending bill supposed to be a little skinnier but is it going to pass? we'll talk about that with congressman andy harris, and then all this biden stuff about is he fit or not. we're finding out how they really hid his condition, kt mcfarland is here to weigh in on that. >> yes, and mark morano andy an prior as we deal with the woke stuff going on, dei, and what we've got coming ahead in the next year so all this next up together, we've got the info for you. -hey there. -hey. -hi. hey there. how are you? i'm with disabled american veterans. i was wondering if you had a quick minute to thank america's veterans for their service and sacrifices -of course, why not? -oh, sure. -absolutely. -sure. all right. well, come on in here. i'm just going to hit record on this. i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. i can't even think of the words to say of how grateful i am. i want to tell you guys how much, how

and on that point, brian brenberg, if that is your real name, it's okay.order for a movie to be good, if you are a man, it must have quotable lines. there are none from home alone. i found a list on the interwebs this morning, and this afternoon a 45. some of the best are. we're on fox nation, right? we can bleep merry christmas was full number one line. save the neck for me clark. number three. if i woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet i wouldn't be more surprised. it's a movie of quotables. it's the best christmas movie out there, and i defy you to come up with something better. drink up america. >> great job. >> wait, don't i get to make my case? >> yeah. let's go to brian. okay. why don't you tell us why home alone is the superior film. and i like how you're sharing the duties. that's good. take it away, brian. i just want to point out my opponent's argument. >> hung completely on quotable lines. yes, but let me just say, if at the end of this there's anything left, you can keep the change. you filthy animal. oh, wow. wow. >> that's for hom

brian brenberg is back.plause] >> is the host of the big money show, how many times are you required tonight to work on cyber monday x. >> it's going to be a big day. the cohost outnumbered fantastic new book out and already has her copy. way to get royalties, girlfriend. american troops on sale. you are on my radio show the other day promoting it. the book is about religious faith but if he left the studio, did tell a trucker can't guarantee you he is buying a copy. [laughter] >> you lose one, you lose them all. [laughter] as you can see, i have a lot to be thankful for as we kick off the holiday season. get out of the way. my son can turning 16 this week. none of my personal success would be possible without the beautiful one and set her out and inspire me to be a better man today. she is my girl, melodia. [chanting] [laughter] , government watchlist. she ever develops self-esteem. everybody knows the key to the plan here with little verbal abuse goes a long way. [laughter] >> i object. [laughter] >> we lo

brian brenberg, you're up. ounds like it can't be right because it's too far west but it extends the northern tip of. ashley: my first thought was new zealand but i'm going to go, can't imagine why they would do that. number one, there it is. just tried to use deduction. they are 17 hours ahead of us. you can pull that out of your pocket. a real brainy guy. brian: a grab bag of tricks. ashley: there you go. i've got a million. we are going to make sure to watch you and the rest of the gang on "the big money show" at 1:00 pm eastern right here on fox business. the markets moving slightly lower but not the big selloff we've seen. fox business live, edward lawrence, yours.

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the husband high school sweetheart brian brenberg.ughter] listen to the crowd, live and no conversation about shots would be complete without the human happy hour cohost outnumbered and her new book under his wings number one on the new york times bestseller list emily compagno is here. welcome to the studio, doesn't it look like the show is more credible than is this? >> , cycle real show. >> the box crew behind the scenes crusted. the lighting is so good emily looks sober right now. [laughter] >> at least -- we are going to wear shoes instead of football -- [laughter] >> pull your act together. holiday season the christmas spirit everywhere you look. that's kind of a situation over there. people got a little worked up. any coffeehouse in america can that the holes but only san francisco coffee house can that the customers. [laughter] >> one of them has an annoying copy border. >> i said no phone summation. >> usually passive aggressive and if it does it that he did, it might be one punch, that involved punching and at one time a hea

and on that point, brian brenberg, if that is youyourr rl name.n order for a movie to be for good if you are a man, it mt have quotable lines. there are none from home alone. i found a list on the inter-webs this morning and this afternoon of 45. some of the best are, we are on fox nation, we can believe. merry christmas [bleep]. number 1 line.he n number 3, if i woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet woi would not be more surprisedt it's a movie of quotable's. it's the best christmas moviable out there and i defy you to come up with something better. , america. [cheering and applause] >> tom: great job. >> do i get to make my case? >> tom: let's go to brian. why don't you tell us why home alone is the superior film. and i like how you are sharing the duties, that's good. take it awayhari, brian. >> i just want to point out myop opponents argument hung completely on quotable lines. but let me just say, if at the end of this ther at e is anythig left, you can keep the change, you filthy animal. [cheering and applause] >> wow. >> tom: you'

brian: hello, i am brian brenberg. jackie: i'm jackie deangelis.

brian brenberg, what is your view? do you think the republicans can bring the debt down? y need a consequence for not doing it. that's what doge is all about, if you don't get spending under control, elon musk and vivek ramaswamy will keep talking about it. if you want to fix it you have to get yearly deficit down, spend less, take in more revenue. you've got to grow the economy, make the debt a smaller portion of what we produce every year, that's why the tax cuts are so important. they grow the economy and make that debt serviceable. stuart: got to keep tax cuts. we want more. stuart: still had, charlemagne tha god calling out whoopi goldberg for defending hunter biden's parton. >> democrats are not a monolith. >> why won't you say when democrats are wrong. stuart: see and feel it. the race is on to unseat nvidia as the king of ai chips. can anyone really compete with nvidia? we will deal with that next. ♪ so, what are you thinking? i'm thinking... (speaking to self) about our honeymoon. what about africa? safari? hot air balloon ride? swim with elephants? wait, can we a

still ahead, brian brenberg will talk about a fundraiser leaving the democratic party, kennedy will beve attention, mitchell brown on the speakership fight and stuart varney reads it was the night before christmas, the 11:00 hour of "varney and company," there he is, freshfaced, he is next. ♪ ♪ it's the holiday season

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. >> bryan: let's bring in brian brenberg joining us at the desk here. let's bring up some of these numbers here. $46 billion in delinquent credit card loans. that's up 50% from last year, americans now have 1.17 trillion in credit card debt. that's the highest ever. my question to you, brian, how much of this is irresponsible spending versus affordability? >> this is hitting the bottom third of households in terms of income the hardest. i would hate to say a lot of that is irresponsible. these guys have been hit with over 20% inflation for four years. when you look at the spending, it's not like a lot of it is exelby trove gantt. -- extravagant. prices have been high, they need relief. you talk about speaker johnson and his agenda and what will help people get out of this mess. big part of it is making sure their taxes don't go up after 2025. a big part of it is getting energy costs down. a big part of this is just -- president biden talked about this all the time. the breathing room that people need. they actually need breathing room and that's what th

remember you can catch jackie with bria brian brenberg on the big money show on fox business. we have coming up our are tax cuts coming first or second? we'll ask ways and means chair jason smith, he is the big shot on taxes in the house. me, i'm just kudlow, robert mundel, go google nobel prize winner, i'm kudlow be right back. (♪) what took you so long? i'm sorry, there was a long line at the thai place. you get the sauce i like? of course! you're the man! i wish. the future isn't scary. not investing in it is. nasdaq-100 innovators. one etf. before investing, carefully read and consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and more in prospectus at invesco.com to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as energy demand continues to rise, we're harnessing breakthrough innovations to increase production in the u.s. gulf of mexico. our latest deepwater development, anchor, produces previously inaccessible oil and natural gas, allowing us to deliver the energy we all need today so everyone can follow their own road. that's energy in progress.

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. ♪ stuart: all right, brian brenberg joins me now.s i said, the timing of this strike is plain nasty. >> i think it's a very bad look for the striking workers and teamsters, and the reason is because they're not really leveraging amazon here. they're leveraging the american family. leveraging consumers and no american wants to be leveraged and no american out there saying my pay has gone way up. i'm in a much better spot. go ahead and delay my gifts and raise the prices for me. bad look for them and amazon doesn't get dinged in this. amazon said it's not going to disrupt deliveries and let's hope so because it would be nice to have a good christmas. stuart: yes, indeed. elon musk has a huge role in trump's transition team, but know that. but former obama adviser david axelrod suggests that may be discord between the two. watch this. >> everyone watching this should central on their seatbelts because this is what the next four years will be like. what was confusing to me is musk sends out one of his tweets and says no one should do any

neil: the dow has to move fast, brian brenberg and the big money guys are coming up. bria

catch taylor along with brian brenberg and jackie deangeles on the big money show weekdays at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on fabulous fox business. coming up here is china xi jinping coming to america to celebrate trump's inauguration? i believe he s. i'd love to sit next to him. talk about that and much more with general keith kellogg, mr. trump's ukraine peace envoy when kudlow returns. catch kudlow monday through friday, 4:00 p.m., right here on fabulous fox business. can't catch us at 4:00, text your favorite 9-year-old and she'll show you how to dvr the show and you'll never miss the zeitgeist. thanks, kids. appreciate that. what does a good investment opportunity look like? at t. rowe price we let curiosity light the way. asking smart questions about opportunities like ai. and how the industries born to support ai might better support us all. better questions. better outcomes. since 2019, john deere has invested more than $2 billion in our american factories. today, we're nearly 30,000 u.s. employees strong. in more than 60 u.s. based facilities, across 16 states, we couldn't be

brian brenberg and jimmy failla. hello to you, gentlemen. set you guys up with this.ices rising faster than the cost of a wedding. median price single family home up 44%. wedding up 25. median age of first time home buyer trends are higher. ten years ago age 31, today age 38. jimmy. >> issue a carve yet. i'm married. my wife and i met on tinder. it happened ten years after we got married, awkward. you have are on here, too. having said that jokes aside the home is the actual better investment if you have to choose between the two. homes rarely lose half their value. 50% of marriages end with someone losing half of their net worth. if you look for long-term stability you buy the house. you could do both. you could have a reasonably-priced wedding. the bride doesn't need to ride on the unicorn or groom doesn't have to parachute out of a jet. don't get march eft in new york or l.a. i got married in ohio. they paid me. >> bill: keep tradition alive. >> dana: i think it is great advice. i think the wedding situation is way out of control. >> you want to invest in the marri

closer to the 20000 mark, that does it for us on cavuto "coast to coast", neil is back to mark, brian brenbergow" are here. brian: thank you very much, i am bria

catch jackie and brian brenberg and taylor riggs on the big money show 1:00 p.m. weekdays an fabulous fox business. are tax cuts coming first or second? we'll ask weighs and means chair jason smith what his forecast is. he's got to know something about it. he's the big shot on taxes in the house. me, i'm little kudlow. robert munde ll, folks. going up him up. one of the fathers of supply side economics. i'm kudlow, be right back. ♪ we're not gonna talk about traffic or weather. if anyone brings up lawn care, i will handle it. hosting can be extremely difficult for young homeowners turning into their parents. oh, are you done with this? i'll just take that. okay, he's still drinking. right. oh, look what the cat dr-- no, no. let's try again, if you wouldn't mind. it gets ugly. you can either take it off or i'll take it off you. yeah. progressive can't protect you from becoming your parents, but we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. but you love to take it. she doesn't want it. meet the traveling trio. the thrill seeker. the soul searcher. and -

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professor brian brenberg will be here to discuss.es are quiet this christmas eve, but is the strike over? madison alworth is there, and she'll have a full report next. ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart. ♪ but the very next day you gave it away. ♪ this year -- to go further, you need to be ready for what's down the road. as energy demand continues to rise, we're harnessing breakthrough innovations to increase production in the u.s. gulf of mexico. our latest deepwater development, anchor, produces previously inaccessible oil and natural gas, allowing us to deliver the energy we all need today so everyone can follow their own road. that's energy in progress. ashley: it is christmas eve, and the amazon strike seems to have the taken just a little pause. madison alworths me now from maspath, new york. are we expecting the picket lines to pick back up after christmas? >> reporter: you know, ashley, i've not been able to get a clear answer from the teamster it is. they definitely are leaving the option available, but the reality is no o

. >> lawrence: the professor is here, brian brenberg.fox business. so, professor, i hate to put you in the middle of this. but, who is in the right here? >> what the striking workers are trying to do is get some leverage to meet their demands. obviously and tough time of year, here is the problem though. so what is happening you got parents at home who probably themselves haven't gotten a real wage increase in four years. trying to get gifts for their kids. trying to get them on time so they can have a great christmas. and they are looking at possibly their packages being delayed and the question is who are they going to blame? are they going to blame amazon. the guy is trying to actually get them the package or blame the striking workers, the ones standing in front of the trucks? i think the union here has kind of made a miscalculation. i don't think the average person is going to say amazon is in the wrong here. they are going to say why are you getting in the way of my triewks i'm trying to get gifts for my kids? people are use the to

what would it look like, the co-host of the big money show brian brenberg. ses already. so, why not make an offer they can't refuse? >> brian: this is all about china, right? and have you got strategic interest in greenland. i think actually from a business standpoint the panama canal is what is really interesting here. china has belt and road initiative. they are going around the globe and investing tens, hundreds of billions of dollars to control infrastructure. that's exactly what they have done with the panama canal. they control two of the most important ports adjacent to the canal. they are the guys building the latest bridges across the canal. it's billions and billions of dollars because that is a choke point for american commerce and the american military. so, it's really smart for trump to say we want a new deal with the panama canal. it might be the fees, more than that it who controls what gets built there and who manages that. more and more of last 7, 8 years it's been china that stepped in with panama and they are the guys calling the shots. >>

ruth, appeared in court today we've got the details on that but first let's check in dagen and brian brenbergoming up on the bottom line. brian: liz, yeah, so you just saw that fired up congressman pat fallon is with us right at the top to talk about everything related to trump assassination and all of the biden mess being left around the globe, plus steve forbes on the i would say rather crazy things coming out of elizabeth warren's mouth about the united healthcare suspect on the bottom line. dagen: and then jeff van drew the congressman himself will be here, and an iranian mothership launching those drones flying over new jersey. jeff van drew said that himself. the pentagon calling him a liar. who do you believe after the lying we've seen over the last four years, and jimmy faila, top of the hour. let's review. okay. we're not gonna talk about traffic or weather. if anyone brings up lawn care, i will handle it. hosting can be extremely difficult for young homeowners turning into their parents. oh, are you done with this? i'll just take that. okay, he's still drinking. right. oh, look what

but first, let's talk to our friends tammy bruce and brian brenberg. brian: liz, big show for you. democrats trying to scare up opposition to trump's deportation plan. tom homan is here to take that on. and did you know that biden's spending millions of dollars on misinformation research? [laughter] well, liz peek's got something to say about that. tammy: and, gosh, also steven moore, you know, there's funny numbers coming out of the white house. that's nothing new, right? and tommy a heroin about -- tomi lahren with what's going on over people feeling joy over a ceo getting murdered. that's a little change. -- strange. we're going to deal with that. i'm tammy if bruce many for dagen mcdowell. nor (sneeze) (hooves approaching) not again. your cold is coming! your cold is coming! thanks...revere. we really need to keep zicam in the house. only if you want to shorten your cold! when you feel a cold coming, shorten it with zicam (revere: hyah) patients who have sensitive teeth but also want whiter teeth, they have to make a choice- one versus the other. ne

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i'm to get brian brenberg's reaction, the reason i would get your reaction with the picture we took ofall is filled with baseball cards we don't know we got that picture, "the bottom line" a baseball fanatic what do you think that he gets his money and 2039. >> i don't think he'll have to worry about his mortgage that's one good thing, this is a lot of money 15 years even for a young guy the mets want to make him their franchise player but i get nervous about the long deals that's a lot of money he's gotta stay healthy for a very long time, big news cardboard lori wall, dave parker and allen on the wall the two most recent hall of fame inductees. a lot of good baseball news. taylor: i knew you were the guy to go to and look at the clock, yet one right front of you. it's all yours

brian huckry ambassador to israel brian brenberg is here really good at math you don't even need an accountant on the show so don't go anywhere, we have never hosted a show together i hope it goes well. she's really qualified and she went to a lot of college. back in a moment. ♪ daughter, i know, that when i need you, you'll be there. but it's okay to accept a little help. so you can be my daughter. not my caretaker- just you. home instead. for a better what's next. >> carley: brand new titled democratic brand is in the toilet. lee smith a former pete buttigieg adviser says quote many who succeeded this cycle are best over-performers and house races are people who ran against the democratic party brand. trump tore down the blue wall in the industrial midwest but he also expanded his vote the most in bluest and most urban areas. joe concha is a fox news contributor and he joins me now. good morning to you. merry christmas. if you look at the members numbers what she is saying is so true. what do you think happens next? will there be a democratic party rebrand? and if so, what does it look like?

and tom fool lerry and we have a great time and yes that is my christmas party dress that is brian brenbergudience. fantastic. and available now on fox nation did i sell you on that. >> you did. >> janice: fantastic got to the hotel room and watch fox nation. >> yes. >> thank you for coming, everybody. all right we will go inside. merry christmas. we have got steve and ainsley. >> steve: well done. >> ainsley: i loved your christmas tree outfit. >> steve: she was a tree. >> ainsley: sweater outfit or costume. >> janice: christmas tree dress. amazon. >> ainsley: can i get one? >> janice: i will get you one for christmas. >> steve: thank you very much, j.d. >> ainsley: cute. >> steve: growing shortage of car mechanics and that is fueling concerns across the country. >> ainsley: this as a new report reveals the auto industry could see more than 67,000 open jobs per year. so joining us now to talk about it is mike rowe from mike rowe works foundation. he is the ceo. and we are so happy to have you on, mike some for other people. why is this? why don't people want to be mechanics honest answer 3