i will be with brian cashman.10th on the yes network, santa, the grinch, his elves and brian cashman. will i do it twice? don't know how nervous to be about this. i'm 22 stories up, never done this before and about to do this. >> we have total faith in you. you see micah manly man, a macho guy who can take on anything. go down the side of the 22 story building. >> you are going to see that later this morning. we will see you later, better you than us. let's check in with steve doocy with what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> i have jumped out of airplanes and stuff like that. while he is going down the building why don't we try climbing up the side of hours. i saw that in a movie. not in the form of a question. good morning. here is what it is else is coming up on friday. a jampacked show, the author of hillbilly elegy. lawrence jones and the goya foods ceo and because it is friday, geraldo rivera. the marine corps needs your vote, christmas kids in need, with how you can help refill santa's bag of toys. we h

this is something brian cashman does every year.big jump. >> look at you. don't challenge me. >> the grinch is missing with one of our rungs. >> he is a mean one. >> there we go. >> i feel good. >> there we go. everybody said it, skydiving or bungee jumping or rappelling it is that first step over the edge but they said you were a beef. >> i did it 6 or 7 years, the best part of it was i got to get yankees tickets from cashman and probably 15 or 20 feet down it kicks in and 30 seconds of panic. i was lucky to pass this off. >> i'm committed to it next. pete did it in the army. he gave me some advice but you don't need that with those folks when you have two hands on it. you see it and go down. i wanted to look cool like the movies where you go out on the building. it was well done. >> great job. >> still ahead on the program, rhonda mcdaniel, sean duffy, boxing champion sean porter coming up. ♪ destroy is hope. donate now at redcross.org to save you up to 60%. these are all great. and when you get a big deal... ♪ ...you feel like a

of the new york yankees brian cashman and manager of the new york yankees aaron boone right here. ian has done it like seven or eight times. >> 150 or so. will: is it that many? >> if you count the practice rappels, yes. will: how did you get started? >> back in the day family used to watch it down below. looking at christmas coming down the building with santa and the grinch, et cetera. and i was like, i would love to be a part of that and the person who runs the show overheard me say the comment if you are really serious i will pit you on the building next year and train you up. now i'm like a 10-year pro. will: we are in stamford, connecticut. this is the landmark tower. every year as brian points out there is a race between santa grinch, elves and others. trial run for that brian has done it 150 times. i have now done it once. way more experience than aaron boone who has never done it. tell me this, aaron, put this in two strikes. your pitcher is on the mound. last pitch to win the world series or you are at bat. what does this rank on most nervous have you been? >> i'm in the

just one week ago but that is an annual tradition to rappel down along with new york yankees gm brian cashmann a lot of people do santa rappeling or a socially distanced covid things we are doing just this year. pete: good question. i feel like santa would normally be inside the room with the kid instead rappeling. a man with many talents. a lot of down time at the north pole they can practice. rachel: will, you can be santa next year. will: i'm up for it again. we will get you on that wall, rachel. pete: we need you on that you will with a. will: we have been telling you about a leaked phone call between joe biden and civil rights leaders where he revealed his thoughts on the defund the police movement this morning. rachel: that's right. the audio prompted cnn's april ryan to question whether it's ethical to report on such leaks. yes, that actually happened. first tweeting quote the question is who leaked it and why? and then in response to a clearly sarcastic tweet by a reporter calling that quote dangerous precedent and arguing to seek proper channels from the biden administration she repl