call today. >> carley: fox weather alert.cuations issued in southern california after a wildfire in malibu overnight. blaze spreading through 850 acres, just a few miles from pepperdine university. no reports of injury. cause of this fire is under investigation. senior meteorologist janice dean has the fox weather forecast. this is a beautiful part of the country and this fire is fast moving. >> janice: 60 to 80 mile per hour winds, that will be intent for firefighters and people that live in this area, it does not get more dire than today. high pressure anchored across west and those winds funnel through mountains and canyons and move quickly and dry out and heat up. that is danger today. we have extreme fire danger for all areas in southern california, those are current wind gusts. going through the day today, we could see hurricane-force winds through valleys and canyons. dangerous situation. national weather service issued highest warning for santa ana winds and malibu is close to the los angeles area. prayers for those f

carley: wow.'s a ceremony and he'll give the pen to somebody -- cr we went from death e pen to ballpoint now to e-signature. i had no idea. peter: it might be. it's one of those things like the the omb director comes in and and the asks for a signature on a pad. carley: david marcus talked about how donald trump really work to straited a much smaller, better spending bill. take a listen to what he said earlier in the show to peter. >> the heads of the department of government efficiency, elon musk if and vivek ramaswamy, took to social media and x and started exposing what was in this bill, softening the target and then trump, i mean, he lowered the hammer on this thing. got an awful lot of pork out of the bill. we wound up with a much better bill and, you know, or we dodged or maybe i should say we doged a bullet of massive spending. and i think e bill landed is so much better than where it started that it's very cheerily a victory. we're already seeing -- clearly a victory. we're already seeing

which is super cute. >> carley: i know.ng rescue dogs. >> this is a christmas miracle that actually occurred for this well-deserving business owner. how great is that? >> kevin: absolutely love that americans say they are more optimistic about the future now than they were in 2024. so we're wondering, hmmm what do you think is causing the shift? that and more as we continue here on "fox & friends." merry christmas. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ let your heart be light ♪ from now on your troubles will be out of sight ♪ ♪ have yourself ♪ a merry little christmas ♪ when you hit 65, your risk of hospitalization from flu and covid goes up. last year, one million people 65 and older were hospitalized from those viruses. so update your vaccines and keep doing you. what if your mobile network wasn't just built to work out here... ...but was designed differently to also give you blazing fast wifi where you are most of the time? reliable 5g, plus wifi speeds up to a gig where you need it most. xfinity mobile. xfinity int

. >> carley: good morning and welcome to "fox & friends."e are officially done counting down the days. this is the day we have been waiting for. merry christmas, everybody. kevin merry christmas out there. >> griff: we are here last year waking the country up with merry christmas. a lot of presents people are going to be unwrapping. stop what you are doing and watch the next three hours. >> carley: thank you for starting your special morning with us. we hope you have a wonderful day with your families celebrating the birth of jesus christ. >> kevin: absolutely, he is the reason for the season as we say in my family. did you have a rule that you couldn't get downstairs? >> carley: oh, yeah. >> kevin: in my family some kids, you are like at a starting line ready to get down there mother used to say no one downstairs before 6:00 a.m. >> carley: a lot of times when you are the parent calmest time of the day kids in the pajamas, kids still sleeping. making the coffee and turning on "fox & friends." if that's you, we appreciate you joining us. >>

carley: how feeling?ou guys ready to get your christmas morning on. >> i like peter's version, deuce on the loose. this is the first time you've done this. peter: this is the first time. when you don't see me on screen, they say i have one minute to get outside. one minute. carley: do you have your coat ready? peter: there's a coat somewhere. i don't know if they can hear us outside. we're coming outside in like five minutes. carley: i don't think they can hear. unless they're watching fox news on the fox news app. griff: which is a great thing to do. peter: or sirius. carley: your dad does such a good job with deuce on the loose, peter's version, sounds like your version of the song. peter: like taylor twist. i'll start rerecording all the old deuce on the looses. carley: can you believe the year is coming to an end? griff: three days. i'm one day away from considering starting christmas shopping. carley: who do you have to shop for. griff: wife, two daughters and dog. peter: that's not a bit for the mor

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carley: right.sey is our shared home state. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ griff, what about you? peter: was that the mariah carey? carley: i know! [laughter] we get mistaken for each other all the time. peter: we can talk about your pitch. [laughter] griff: it's good. it's christmas karaoke-worthy n. d.c. the christmas song, merry christmas to you, is fantastic. carley: i didn't know what it was, but then the sarah saidst the one that says it's the one that starts with chestnuts roasting on an -- peter: relike the -- we like the christmas song more than christmas shoes. carley: is that a song? peter: christmas shoes? it's a real downer. carley: arizona, last christmas, but jingle bells is the most popular overall, it's the favorite song of 14 states. peter: it is also the only one that the we have a clip of. ♪ ♪ jingle bells -- peter: there it is. carley: okay, so this is the upbeat version. peter: is that elvis? carley: no p. who is it? peter: brian seltzer orchestra. carley: very nice. if yo

carley. you know.oud of the fact that my dad was very proud to be able to serving in such great company division. >> carley: when did you as a child, as a son, learn the significance of what your dad did? did he talk about it when you were growing up? >> as a kid growing unin my age bracket everybody had a dad or in some cases a mom that served during world war ii. maybe one of the unique things about my father was him and his buddies got together every year and at their annual reunion. 101st airborne division reunion. that was my first introduction to the men at 9 years old i went to my very first reunion and continued on to reunions as a kid and then as an adult and now we continue to do that. >> carley: and you know, obviously, your father's story and the story of your father's friends it was depicted in the series band of brothers. so what was that like for you and your family? >> well, you know, that's pretty amazing. you know, looking at the series itself. you know, steve ambrose wrote the book i

carley. >> carley: had to get it in todd. >> todd: had to get it in. >> carley: thank you jack we lovehosting their 73 annual christmas basket program packing and shipping backs of food to those in need in their community rod is the the host of the christmas program and his wife helps out in a big way. good morning to you. great thing you guys are doing. rob tell us more about the program. >> well, the christmas basket program is simply a program where we will assemble and deliver food baskets to families in need throughout our entire county. as you said 73 years this has been going on and it's a wonderful program. this is my 17th year chairing the program but it is an amazing process to see all these people from the community come out and help us. they just, a lot of people are just making it part of their christmas tradition to do that with us. >> that's so cool. michelle seems like such a nice thing to get the whole community together and do this so what does it feel like when you all are putting those baskets together? >> it's a great feeling that we're helping out so many people i

>> good morning, carley. what we saw the president, the chief of this organization, coming on an interview and promising he's changed and regretting what he's done in the past saying he was too young and immaure too. he almost said all the right things, we can't judge the words we have to judge by deeds. i don't see alarming signs for us here at home, we never know what happens, we are still too early on and things are changing at rapid pace at this point. >> carley: yesterday u.s. launched airstrikes in syria, message being don't think about using this crisis and turmoil as an opportunity. when it comes to isis, where are we right now? >> the fact we have targets and we have not taken them out, we've been monitoring them, they have been trying to come back, we still have them on the radar, we are still focused on isis. i don't see them coming back as they did in the summer of 2014. they are certainly a threat and with new islamist group in damascus, they might think this is good opportunity to come back and

>> carley: i love you. >> todd: plea said i like your face.that, "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪

economy, good luck with that. >> todd: carley, over to you. >> carley: r.f.k. jr.mp's pick for hhs secretary back on the hill today meeting with lawmakers. incoming house secretary karoline leavitt will join us next. first steve will tell us what is coming up. >> steve: coming up 12 minutes, today on capitol hill, house doge caucus, is ready to tackle billions in government waste, they'll have a meeting to figure out what they should do in coming months. lankford is live with colleagues and he'll tell us about their plan this morning. plus, donald trump says everybody now wants to be his friend. what a turnaround from a couple years ago, president-elect holding first post-election news conference after securing a deal with the firm sast bank, how big tech and media are rushing to be in his good graces. plus, chaos in the windy city, chicago residents removed from chambers amid outrage over their nayor's giant budget. an alderman calls it a train wreck, he joins us to explain live. and one four-year-old girl made the most of her school christmas performance, she joi

carley: that i didn't know.e a holiday themed cereal going to the bottom of the box or tops over here and stuck it on the inside. >> who is the best gift wrapper on the table? >> it's a wrap battle. carley: they told me a minute. peter: we get one minute and stationary that has pete doocy's name on it. >> oh, we're starting. carley: going for them and >> you think decorating is hard? this is a battle. peter: hold on and tracing the cookie cutters. >> that's right. >> griff didn't need the cookie cutter. >> i think it's going to be griff. peter: is that a shark? >> last minute shopper and wrapper. peter: so fast. was yours already wrapped in >> it's a surfer and shark and a gift that's a dog collar. peter: it's a christmas shark. we're counting down to the "fox & friends" advent calendar and today's date is december 22. carley: this whole advent calendar together last year and stuff with ultimately at great things. >> all the great things and today -- carley: it's diamonds. >> 1.5-carat lab-grown diamond and they

you are in for ainsley. >> carley: yes. >> brian: she is probably watching. >> carley: i hope she is.brian: for the record, they get along, i don't know what you heard. >> not what i heard. >> ainsley: she is a walking angel. >> brian: you are a handful. >> really? >> do you agree with that? >> no, total professional. >> brian: no, she is one of the nicest people you have ever met. >> carley: todd is shaking his head. >> brian: how did he get involved? >> he was there and shaking his head. >> brian: chris, you being quiet? >> carley: let's do this, two days to go until christmas and families are getting shocking news, president biden announcing commutation of 40 federal death row inmates, including child killers and mass murderers like jose torres who murdered two girls and a woman between 2005 and 2009, torres stabbed an eight and nine-year-old girl in 2005 and four years later, strangled naval officer amanda snell to death. >> brian: thomas stephen sanders shot a four year old and cut her throat back in 2010 and he gets life. >> guy: merrick garland recommending all but a handful of

carley: yeah.uestions about the spending bill that has nothing to do with at -- carley: i bet she is your source, and she said there were no questions about this "wall street journal" report. she said some of us, ahem, couldn't, didn't get a chance. and i'm sure you would have asked -- peter: and typically when i am in the white house press briefing room getting an arm workout for the first hour, i've got a list. and if something that i'm curious about comes up 20 times, i'll cross it out and go to the next thing. i don't know if anybody if else had this on their list of questions or if it's the still just so uncomfortable to ask even hoe this white house has, as of yesterday, only a month left. by griff yeah. it's a great point, too, to highlight that no one asked because this article in the wall street journal, which is very lengthy as you point out, isn't just what we all saw in that june debate between trump and biden that sort of laid it all out, the whole country took notice, but it goes into

you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. the ceo alleged killer. brooke singman. >> brooke: the man charged with killing brian thompson not making things easy on local authorities as he entered a pennsylvania courtroom yesterday. watch this. >> out of -- american people -- >> brooke: murder suspect luigi mangione denied bail after prosecutors said he was too dangerous to be released. luigi mangione lawyer is telling people to hold off on jumping to conclusion on his client. >> i have not seen evidence that says he is the shooter. until proven guilty be beyond a reasonable doubt, zero evidence at this point. >> brooke: luigi mangione is behind bars. mangione refusing to wave extradition and wauping a hearing on the case. we are learning more about who luigi mangione is. his former roommate and friend speaking to jesse last night. >> i feel strange, i consider him a close friend. somebody who would assassinate somebody is imcompatible with the person i lived with, cooked with, part of book club, two different human beings. >>

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carley: yeah.apping phase. will: let's be honest, i'm married. [laughter] carley: kathleen does it all a. will: i don't know, kevin, i'll check in later. carley: my husband does the exact same thing. will: you know those memes where the kids open the from present, the dad's as surprised as the kid? carley: that's right. for the gifts the parents give. kevin: happening today, president-elect trump and vice president-elect j.d. vance heading to the army-navy game with several high profile guests. will: that includes florida governor and navy vet ron desantis and speaker mike johnson whose son attends the naval academy. they're going to be joined by army vets, how about defense secretary nominee pete hegseth and dni nominee tulsi gabbard. j.d. vance, by the way, machine -- marine, has invited daniel penny if as his guest after penny was acquitted in new york city for the chokehold case earlier this week. carley: that's right. presidents have attended america's game 22 times, that includes trump who at

carley: yeah.at tom homan a made with you, as you said, is that the he said he believes that venezuela -- i mean, we don't have diplomatic relations with that country. so once criminal illegal immigrants cross into our country, brazenly, they do not take that person back. he says under trump and his strong leadership, he believes venezuela will take them back, but if they don't, he has spoken to other countries already, and rest assured, another country will. peter: very interested to hear which countries, because that's a tough sell. we've got this guy with 50 arrests, all violence, you take him. griff: it is, but it's a reference to under the first trump administration they had a policy called the safe third country which is the country they got to where they would be safe before they illegally crossed into the u.s. under the first administration, it was guatemala that took a lot, so maybe there's something we don't know in negotiations ahead, heavy had talks. we'll find out. -- they've had talks

carley has more on that murder. >> carley: a migrant from guatemala was arrested on a new york city subway train. source telling fox news he entered the u.s. illegally in 2018. the video we are about to show is graphic. according to nypd around 7:30 a.m. yesterday morning suspect mrooched a sleeping woman on stationary train and lit her clothes on fire with a lighter. video shows the suspect watching the unidentified woman burn to death inside the subway car. the suspect was apprehended after three recognized him and officers found a lighter in the suspect's pocket when he was arrested. >> i am pleased to announce a short time ago, nypd officers took a person of interest into custody. i want you to know this apprehension was another in what has become a series of joint efforts involving different crimes between the police and public we serve. >> carley: this comes as president-elect trump plans mas deportation starting his first day in office. >> on my favorite day back in the oval office, i will sign a slate of executive orders to close our border to illegal aliens and stop the innovation

>> carley: movies.nd we have a list of america's favorite christmas movies of all time and this is number one. watch. >> take his shoes off. >> why the hell are you dressed like a chicken? >> i'm up here you morons. come and get me. >> whoa! >> you guys give up or are you thirsty for more? >> carley: we will have to see if there is a controversial list or not. home lone comes in number one. grinch stole christmas 1966 charlie brown christmas story a wonderful life at number 5. what do you guys think? >> brian: go ahead. >> guy: i love these top 5. all good. flip number 5 with number 1 is it's a wonderful life is classic. home alone is great. i would move 5 to 1 or 1 down to 5 or elsewhere in there. however, i will note -- heart-warming classic. >> every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. >> guy: i love it. >> brian: that girl is a woman and she is on fox nation special on the making of these christmas movies. so that little girl is now i guess in her 70s, right? >> carley: that would make sense.

>> carley: where is brice.r there is truth in that i learned that in school. >> brian: type of things expect news network i bet you there is truth to that. >> carley: my speculation on why trump wants greenland could be totally off. >> guy: as soon as you start saying this might not come out right but. [laughter] >> brian: save that for radio. >> guy: a lot to cover this morning. starting with this fox news alert. a man under arrest after allegedly setting fire to a sleeping subway passenger in new york city. just awful. that woman was killed. sources telling us that the suspect is in the united states illegally. >> todd piro joins us now. >> todd: migrant arrested who lit a woman on fire and burned her to death on that new york city subway train. high level nypd source telling fox news digital he entered the u.s. illegally in 2018. we do want to warn you the video we are about to show is graphic and disturbing according to the nypd around 7:30 yesterday morning the suspect approached a sleeping woman on the tr

carley: thanks. all braver than i am and i like to keep my feet planted firmly on the ground. they do it for a living. charlie: jump out of a perfectly good aircraft. carley: that's right. joe biden has never gone but he's at the game and maybe just a couple miles down the road he could attend and how cool if there was a picture of the two of them together. kevin: that would probably be great for the country. will: can these drone sightings be happening without the government knowledge? i don't think s. let the public know now otherwise shoot them down. carley: conspiracy theorists start and my family in new jersey, they're experiencing the drone ntsb skies over their houses and it's almost every single night. it's a very concerning thing and here's john kirby and try to find an answer as to what's going on in what he says. watch this. >> the idea of taking somethingdown down, you worry about public safety and we don't are have enough conclusions to do that. assume, martha, we did and don't want to s

you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning, i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. lucas tomlinson is like in washington with the latest on the mysterious drone sightings. >> lucas: that is right, across the u.s. government, getting the sailor salute, nobody knows what is flying over new jersey and staten island. the pentagon says it is not ours or hostile powers. >> these are not u.s. military drones, this is being victoried by local law enforcement. initial assessment, these are not drones or activities from foreign entity org advergsary. >> lucas: new jersey congressman jeff van drew made this claim. >> i've gotten to know people and from very high sources, very qualified sources, very responsible sources, i'm going to tell you the real deal. iran launched a mother ship probably about a month ago that contains these drones. they have launched drones is everything we can see or hear and these are from high sources, i don't say lightly. >> lucas: swift rebuttal from new jersey governor phil murphy. >> there was wild assertation by congressman van drew about a moth

carley: the snow coming down.istmas tree, american flag in the background, you said there's a snowball fight. peter: there was a man on top of the store and i don't know if people wanted snowballs thrown at them. i was safe in a car just watching nervously but 4:40 a am, a very in between crowd, people on their way. griff: a lot of times you get the little ones that don't do anything, this is real snow. peter: they would pick up a brick and throw it. carley: it it is nicer in the holiday season. we've got some news to get to. after a whole week of drama on capitol hill the house and senate finally got it to gather and past the third version of the funding bill keeping lights on in washington dc, what is in this deal the past last night and is going to the president to sign it today? it funds the government through march 14, 2025, and includes roughly one hundred billion dollars in disaster relief and farm bill extension. it is not include the suspension donald trump was hoping for. griff: he is really steamed the

carley: it is so sad.eople who died, one was a toddler, just horrific and the number just rose to five dead. the number in critical condition, they are saying the number could increase even further. do you think something like that could happen in germany yesterday could happen here in the united states? >> well, it has. we had halloween attack in 20s 17, a rented vehicle just as this perpetrator did, renting a vehicle, someone who was not on federal radar as a suspect came up from southern new jersey, decided to target the new york halloween parade. the nypd had taken a number of preventative steps along the parade route and put up all kinds of construction barriers and sanitation trucks making access by the vehicle very very difficult as a result, on the w. side hwy. and attacked, and opportunity that was equally tragic, killed 8 people injured 13. pd has been through this, you do everything you can to prevent it, you will learn, there were warnings a month ago that went out europewide that this could be

hey, lucas. >> well, good morning, carley and todd. president elect donald trump has promised a mass deportation of illegal immigrants after he takes the oath of office on january 20th. under president biden, more than 2 million migrants have entered the united states every year since he became president, the largest surge in american history, according to the congressional budget office. a total net migration under the biden administration is likely to exceed 8 million people. for the illegal migrants. the incoming trump administration is eyeing an expansion of ankle monitors for illegal immigrants not in custody. and in colorado, more than a dozen gang members from iowa are now in custody for allegedly kidnaping and torturing a couple from this now infamous aurora apartment complex that witnesses say was taken over by the venezuelan gang. as you can see here, gang members, both male and female, kidnaped the couple from their home and took them to another apartment where police say they were bound, pistol whipped and beaten. a council

carley is here with many more. >> carley: more news to get. to say starting with a fox news alert. been hospitalized in washington after developing a fever yesterday afternoon. clinton's deputy chief of staff posting on x last night saying he is undergoing testing and observation and that, quote: row remines in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving. one person is dead and five are hurt after a small boat explode at a marine in florida yesterday. wow. three victims are also seriously hurt. divers found the dead victim in the water near the boat. the explosion caused another boat and a dock to go up in flames. took firefighters around two hours to put out the fire. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. police in california releasing in video of three suspected shoplifters who stole more than $650 worth of merchandise from ulta beauty and $1,000 from kohl's. after being arrested they were shocked to find out that stealing in the state is now a felony thanks to the new prop 36 that went into effect on wednesday. watch this. >> it's a felony

hand it over to carley for headlines. >> carley: i certainly do. out of madison, wisconsin where hundreds gathered for a second candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the abun can't life christian school shooting that left a teacher and student dead and six others hurt. the shooter was 15-year-old student who also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police say the motive was a, quote: combination of factors and everyone was a target. take a look at this shocking video of a plane going down on oahu. two people killed in plane crash near airport in honolulu. witnesses say they saw the cargo plane flying very low before crashing into a building. according to officials, the building was abandoned at the time of that crash. the pilot's final words were revealed as we're out of control here. oh my goodness. and on capitol hill, the ncaa president charlie baker got into heated exchange when asked about the organization's policy on biological men competing in women's sports. >> why don't you take a position on transgender biological males competin

the firm. >> carley: the firm. thunder. >> steve: wrapingly up right now. >> ainsley: thank you for explaining what the firm means, law firm. >> brian: okay. outrage on the hill as ncaa president makes a jaw-dropping suggestion to female athletes. >> everybody should have opportunity to use other facilities if they wish to. >> okay, so the burden is on the women? when you live with diabetes, progress is... having your coffee like you like it without an audience. ♪ [silence] the freestyle libre 3 plus sensor tracks your glucose in real time so everyone else doesn't have to, and over time it can help lower your a1c confident choices for more control of your life. this is progress. learn more and try for free at freestylelibre.us ♪ lowe's knows the best holiday tradition is taking your tradition to the next level. so, if you find a lower price on the things you - want. - need. we'll match it. plus, with mylowe's rewards, you can earn points when you shop. to make the holidays even more... sweet. lowe's knows how to he

and, carley by the way thank you, carley. said he always wanted to coach college athletes. do you know why that? his father, steve, actually was an assistant coach for the tar meals in 1953 to 1955 couple years i guess in theory. what about that lifevac story? the guy was asleep in the lounge chair. start seeing choking. he gets up. they knew where to find out and boom boom pull them out. >> ainsley: i have them in my kitchen. >> lawrence: i need one of those. >> brian: like a fire extinguisher. >> steve: could be a christmas present. >> lawrence: more "fox & friends" still ahead ♪ narrator: for generations, this ally to the north has been by your side. ontario, canada, a partner connected by shared history, shared values, and a shared vision for what we can achieve together. stable and secure, when the world around us isn't. you can rely on ontario for energy to power your growing economy and for the critical minerals crucial to new technologies. ontario is your third-largest trading partner and the number one export destina

it's the hand of carley shimkus who joins us now. >> carley: i have always wanted to be a hand model.> brian: you and george castanza. >> carley: that's a seinfeld bit. get to more news. >> ainsley: you have to keep talking. >> carley: doing my best. daniel penny hit with a civil lawsuit by the father of jordan neely the homeless man who died after being placed in a chokehold by penny on a new york city subway. comes as the young marine veteran awaits a verdict in his criminal trial as the jury enters its fourth day of deliberations this morning. penny is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide and faces up convicted.s in prison if today vice president elect j.d. vance is heading to north carolina to survey hurricane helene relief efforts. >> he will meet with first responders and storm survivors. vance is also expected to visit the family of fallen fire chief ray garrison who died while rescuing victims of hurricane helene related mudslide. right now the western part of the state faces blizzard-like conditions. that's where about 200,000 people are still displaced

including carley shimkus. you have the news. >> carley: yes, i certainly do.ppened out west. at least 10 people are hurt after a police officer on a motorcycle crashed into a group of people who were at a christmas parade in palm springs, california, over the weekend the officer reportedly losing control of his bike while atemedding a trick sending the 10 people, including himself to the hospitals, all are expected to be okay. the california highway patrol says it's investigating the incident. and mayors in northern new jersey are demanding action from governor phil murphy and the feds this morning after drones have been spotted across the state. two of those mayors joined us earlier. >> it does not make anybody feel good. it doesn't make anybody feel safe. let's look at the physical part of this. these drones are larger -- some of them are the size of a car hood. if they lost power and fell. they are going to hurt or kill somebody. someone. >> these are commercial groans. these are flown as patterns, they are flown in tandem. so either a large corporation as

i went to three of his rallies. >> carley: there you go. >> three rallies. >> carley: so, brian, i'mause and everything. take it away my friend. >> brian: thank you very much. these guys are pumped up. [applause] >> brian: very gutsy group. potential morning show hosts wild awake ready to go at #:00 in the morning. meet our audience. great to see you. great friends of the show, chris douglas right here. no problem for you getting up. >> no, not at all. >> brian: how many tours of duty? >> five between iraq and afghanistan. >> brian: how loud are you of this country? >> very proud. >> brian: about the military and where we go from here. what does the military need? >> we need leadership. we are excited to see the future with the president coming in and some of the picks that he is making and really excited. >> brian: you had a chance to see pete hegseth give a speech your thoughts. >> i have talked with him privately as well. i have got good respect for him. you know, i have got even more invested my son is currently serving in the military as you know. >> brian: round of applause, la

. >> brian: 60 after the hour, carley shimkus has news. >> carley: big news, fox wildfire alert mandatory evacuation issued in malibu. fire growing to 1800 acres. city of malibus the flames jumped pacific coast highway and threatening structure near malibu >> peter: and reaching outskirts of pepperdine university. students and staff are sheltering in place, university posting worst of the fire has pushed past the campus. an arrest warrant issued for a person that left a mother hurt and her son dead. he is wanted for murder and robbery, a group of thieves stole the family's car, which was found, officials are offering $the 5000 reward for information leading to arrest. pete hegseth is revealing what the president-elect told him should be his goal as defense secretary. >> i'll say what he told me, return the pentagon to war fighters, get in there and clean out politically correct garbage and get back to lethality, war fighting, meritocracy and re readiness. pete hegseth will have meetings today on capitol hill. and after making gains, republicans are looking to flip historically blue new je

. >> carley: loved the waltons. >> todd: carley grew up watching the waltons and fox news.d the waltons like pat robertson like the 700 club not a joke and fox news. thank you. >> brian: i don't think there is anything else you need. that's it,. >> todd: that's all you need in life. american airlines grounding flights nationwide due to it issues. that's not good today. this comes as millions are under winter weather threat alerts, freezing rain, light snow expected across the northeast and midwest today. >> nicole: come tomorrow, some people may wake up to white christmas. >> brian: some may not. check in with meteorologist adam klotz for the fox weather forecast. >> adam: some may not. trying to get it to as many folks as i possibly can winter weather currently moving across portions of new england. we got winter weather advisories as a result as well. interior places across new england. that's where you are going to see the most snow. maybe as much as 6 inches. right along the coast. maybe a couple snowflakes mixed in with freezing rain as well. baltimore starting to see

have a great day. >> thank you, carley. >> carley: you are welcome. called america's game for a reason so much bipartisan and sides pinned against each other now but who are you going to rout for in this game. >> one of my friends sent me the navy hype up video hilarious. look it up on youtube. army-navy watch that right now. ♪ >> steve: it is 6:00 here in new york city. i don't know which is the worst number. it is currently 23 degrees in new york. >> lawrence: i feel it. >> steve: also friday the 13th. >> ainsley: oh! >> steve: that got a reaction welcome. >> ainsley: i'm usually not superstitious. >> steve: welcome to "fox & friends" december 1st, 2024. mysterious drones flying over connecticut and even the west coast. what are those things? >> ainsley: plus, the accuser at the center of the infamous duke rape case years ago now admits she made it all up. >> brian: next, new york city mayor eric adams finding common ground with trump's new border czar tom homan. he joins us on the couch after yesterday's big meeting. >> lawrence: "fox & friends" st

. >> carley: we have to leave it there, thank you very much. keep us up to date on the flag ordinance. we appreciate very, very much. >> we have another present for you. >> carley: okay. >> and this says make edison great again. >> carley: make edison great again in a red hat. will you be wearing this at the flag rally. >> i wore it last night. >> carley: i get a gift every time you come on. i truly appreciate it? >> i wore it last night at the city council meeting i will be wearing it every night and every day until we continue to make edison great again. >> carley: thank you so much for joining us. "fox & friends" starts right now. have a great day, everybody. ♪ ♪ >> lawrence: 6:00 "fox & friends." >> ainsley: it's juries birthday. >> all right. so, we have got a lot of news for you on lawrence's birthday. first up, fox news alert, behind bars, an ivy league grad captured at a pennsylvania mcdonald's and charged in the murder of the united healthcare ceo. the a manifesto, three pages, hand-written could hint at a possible motive. plus justice

a. >> carley: this is the honeymoon., and i don't even think we are seeing fair coverage now, even though they went to meet with him. i think only time will tell, it will probably go downhill from there just given the past prologue. but i think the most stunning evolution we are seeing right now has to do with silicon valley. if you think back to 2016 and all of the tech executives who had those company-wide meetings who openly weep and talk about safe spaces when he won the first time around and then 2020 got kicked off of all the social media platforms and those very same people who had held such disdain for him or her asking him to dinner and donating a billion dollars to his inauguration fund is just so rich. and i think that the reason for this is very simple, the last four years have not been successful in donald trump did not just win the electoral college but the popular vote which i think has major influence on how world leaders are viewing him right now and when it comes to business leaders at home, they have f

i love it. >> carley: are you okay?f: go go back to the couch. >> carley: skateboard performance? >> great job a little more practice perhaps. >> been a while. been a while for you. [laughter] >> griff: been a while for me. santa is calling me out on that i feel like i played it off. >> joey: that's nothing to be ashamed about the real skill in stuff like that is not not falling but how you get back up. you took it like a champ. can i tell by watching that you have crashed a lot of times, which meant you spent a lot of times on the skateboard. >> griff: i pulled it off because i learned to fall because i never was good at skateboarding. carley rode it for a bet in heels, she bested me on that. there might be a is that correct where you put the people. >> joey: that's what happens. >> katie: break the floor. >> griff: highlight of my christmas, whenever i'm here as a catholic i get to go over to saint patricks. i tried to go on christmas eve it was so busy. i couldn't get in. i got n the back and look at that. cardinal t

it's just a messed up story: carley has more news. >> carley: we have shocking video out of plano, texas-year-old girl hurt after a driver in an suv rammed into her and sped right on off. luckily that girl was not seriously injured and was able to make her way to school to report the incident. police have not revealed any suspects yet but believe the person behind the wheel may live nearby. united health group is saying suspected ceo killer luigi mangione was never a united healthcare customer as they continue working closely with law enforcement. this comes as new york democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is caught comparing denied insurance claims to an act of violence. >> this is not to comment. and this is not to say that an act of violence is justified. but i think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them. >> carley: mangione is fighting extradition to new york after being arrested in pennsylvania for the targeted shooting of brian chomps, the

carley has ties to the windy city, she joins us now. >> carley: update on the murder of the healthcare happening today. united healthcare ceo suspect luigi mangione is due in court. sources say he could waive extradition from pennsylvania where he was arrested to new york. this comes as we learn mangione has reportedly received 150 deposits into his commissary account along with more than two dozen emails. the money can be used to buy items including food, drinks, and clothing while in lockup. two iranian men have been arrested for allegedly stealing u.s. technology for iranian drones. one of them is a dual citizen while the other arrested in italy. the drones traced it to one of the suspect's companies which supplies iran's revolutionary guard out of its tehran headquarters. those iranian drones killed three u.s. service members in a strike in jordan. back in january. and happening today on capitol hill, the biden administration will brief the house intelligence committee on the mysterious drone sightings. as the federal government continues to down play them. despite widespread publi

she had lost so much weight. >> carley: i saw that. if i were a member of their family, can i only imagine how they are feeling and they must be. astronauts are incredible people and i'm sure they have the confidence they will get home. from the human perspective i'm sure they are so worried. >> brian: boeing sorry can't get you. >> lawrence: why won't they allow elon to help them. >> carley: they are. >> brian: he has to line up a launch. >> steve: no guarantee they are going to be able to save them then. >> carley: so scary. >> steve: stay tuned. >> carley: this is why i have no desire to go to space. >> lawrence: i do. the offer is still out there. >> brian: don't go on boeing. >> lawrence: i will do elon's flights. "fox & friends" exclusive, i sat down with the family of jocelyn nungaray the d.a. pursuing the death penalty against the suspect who killed her, the illegal migrants. >> he told me he believed the little girl they found walls my jocelyn and i broke. ♪ z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants

. >> brian: 17 after the hour, carley shimkus has news. >> carley: fox news alert, less than two hours, jurors in daniel penny subway chokehold trial are due back in the courtroom to consider one charge lftz in the case, penny is facing charge of criminally negligent homicide after the second-degree manslaughter charge was dismissed. penny could face four years in prison on criminally negligent homicide charge. two suspects accused of hurting a mother and killing her son during a home innovation yesterday. the thieves stole the family's car. investigators are looking for this white car spotted racing off from the innovation and the person inside they believe was involved. police are offering $5000 award for information leading to an arrest. president trump does not plan to make cuts to medicare or social sec security. department of government efficiency the tarrget the program. >> people are concerned with fed spending, you won't touch medicare or social security? >> no. we are not touching social security, other than make it more efficient. we are not raising ages or any of that stuff

thanks for showing up to work, carley. >> carley: todd!own and see this. everything is being set up. i'm standing on official fox nation red carpet, your fox favorites will lineup and take pictures tonight. i want to show you more. follow me. this is what we're calling radio row. this is where brian kilmeade and jimmy failla will be doing their radio shows later today. this is all-were approximate, multi functional event. this is radio row here. we are in the tillis center, this is huge fevenue space for patriot award. when you walk in here, we have fox shop. you can buy some -- people scattered, you can be in the shot. you can buy christmas gifts if you need a pa patriot reward har snow globe. t-shirts and scarves and everything and this theater, getting to the main event. this is -- you know what, i mentioned brian kilmeade radio show. he has -- >> todd: a picture, look at that. >> carley: a poster of him and he went hear, this is just a stand-still always here. throughout the whole year. this is a moment everybody has been waiting for,

meanwhile somebody we can't wait to toss to carley shimkus. how about that?> lawrence: that was good. >> carley: that was called making it up on the fly. >> lawrence: he does that. >> carley: i have big news happening on capitol hill today after months of stonewalling. secretary of state antony blinken is finally set to testify before the house foreign affairs committee on biden's botched 2021 afghanistan withdrawal. during disastrous exit, 1 u.s. service members were killed during a bombing at kabul airport. $7 billion worth of u.s. military hardware ended up in the hands of the taliban. back in september, the house foreign affairs committee voted along party lines to find blinken in contempt for failure to testify a suspected member of suspect tren dearagua has been e u.s. border patrol miami suspect tore the suspect has a criminal record for assault with a deadly weapon. the violent venezuelan street gang is now operating in 17 states according to a homeland security memo obtained by "the new york post." remember this shocking moment when a man in las vega

hand it over to carley for headlines. >> carley: fox news alert, accuser at center of the infamous 2006 duke lacrosse rape case just admitted to making the story up. >> do you have any regrets? >> i don't have any regrets, everything happens to get people to the point where they are, it is all to show god's love and his forgiveness, his grace and mercy. >> carley: the 46-year-old apologized to the three duke athletes who sued the university after their charges were dismissed due to statute of limitations. their accuser cannot be charged for perjury, she is currently ser serving sentence for murdering her boyfriend. >> and brothers arrested following sex trafficking and sexual assault allegations and the twins face separate sex trafficking case alonging with their older brother, no word on when the three will be transferred to manhattan to answer for three count -- a 12-year-old girl hurt after driver of suv rammed into her and sped off. the girl was not seriously injured and made it to school to report the incident. police believe the person may live nearby. president-elect trump offeri

now we turn to carley who is here with bizarre reaction coming from social media users. >> carley: that'sight, guys. as news of mangione's spread online this week we have seen shocking number of social media users viciously coming out in support of the suspected killer. the hashtag free legiony has picked up steam on various platforms including x, instagram and tiktok. with some hailing the suspect as some sort of hero. >> it's funny how there are people out there that are happy that the guy that shot the healthcare ceo. when that ceo guy probably killed way more people than the guy who shot him. this guy became the modern day martin luther king. >> you all say a murderer i'm saying freedom fighter. y'all don't see something that go on until they do something radical. now shaking the table and murder and assassin. what happened when that ceo was billing people for insurance and then letting them die. >> carley: since his name was named public the killer the social media pages gained thousand of followers before being essentially deactivated. getting to the point that mangione's defense te

carley joins us with news from philadelphia. >> carley: an arrest warrant issued for a suspect identified in a home invasion outside philadelphia that left a mother hurt and her son dead on sunday. he is wanted for multiple charges including murder and robbery. police say a group of thieves stole the family's car, which was later found abandoned. officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the "wall street journal" reporting that president-elect trump spoke to florida governor ron desantis about choosing lara trump to fill in the florida senate seat being vacated by marco rubio. trump selected rubio to be his secretary of state. of course, lara trump stepped down as co-chair of the republican national committee last week. and mentioned she would quote seriously consider replacing rubio in the senate. and finally old saint nick catching waves out in hawaii ahead of big night two weeks from now. >> merry christmas! happy new year. [cheers] >> wohoo, merry christmas. >> carley: santa making his grand entrance there in waikiki beach on oahu and those are your

. >> steve: 8:20 and carley joins us with news on the ceo killer. >> carley: scheduling update, happening today unitedhealthcare ceo murder suspect luigi mangione is due in court and sources say he could wave extradition from pennsylvania to new york. this comes as we learn mangione has received more than 150 deposits into his xcommissary account to be used to buy items including food, drinks and clothing while he's in lock-up. judge in president-elect trump new york trial rejecting trump's request to drop the charges brought against himming because of presidential immunity. judge merchan says evidence is related to unofficial conduct and receives no immunity protection. trump is pushing to dismiss the case, judge merchan has not ruled on that motion. this four year old is becoming an internet sensation after stealing the show at her school's christmas performance, watch this. >> i am very proud of myself and all of my other friends inside my class. my class is really sweet, except one little boy. i need to tell you --s >> ainsley: teacher stepped in just in the knick of time. story masa,