chanley? >> chanley: yeah, good morning. that's right i'm here with chris cassidy.nd he has an important role in tonight's ceremonies. in fact, you are going to the ceremonies tonight. >> partner carnival cruise lines premier partner. invited us to be part of flipping the switch and raise the ball. we are excited to do it. >> chanley: who will be here with you. >> national medal of honor museum is highlighting the stories of medal of honor in our country. 60 alive today. one of them jack jacobs a local new york guy. with us today vietnam era gentleman and will be honored to share his story. >> chanley: incredible. a couple of medal of honor recipients with you. now, have they told you exactly what you are supposed to do to actually light this giant crystal ball? >> well, as with anything, practice and rehearsals is what makes success. we did that yesterday. and we all were here and so we know exactly what to do. get on that platform. flip the switch to raise the ball. and then it will drop at new year's. >> >> chanley: no pressure at all, right? >> no pressure at al

chanley painter has more. >> chanley: happy new year, kevin. jeff strauss, president of countdown entertainment group. you planned the party, right? my hat is too big. >> we will all be celebrating today. >> what is your favorite part of bringing in every new year? >> it is so magical, best part, midnight, revellers, joined by a billion people around the world counting down in kwlun son. no other hope we have that many people doing same thing at same time with joy. >> chanley: i've wauctched my whole life on television. now to see it in person. what can we expect at 6:00 tonight? >> the star, we will flip the switch and raise the ball and we have entertainment, from carrie underwood, jonas brothers, tls, mark amber, daysy, gray labetto and mickey guyton. it is eclectic, wonderful mix of entertainment with people from all over the world. make friends tonight. >> chanley: they are gathering to wait in line hours and hours. it is totally worth it, right? >> you will find out tonight, i'll be looking for you. >> chanley: i'll be looking for you. se

chanley? >> i have been in a lot of courtrooms over the years and this one was tense yesterday as both sides spent hours making their final summations. in this case will soon be in the hands of that jury that you mentioned. will they believe that 2 #-year-old daniel penny was a hero or was he a villain? inside that packed courthouse and courtroom yesterday, i was sitting in. both sides painted very different pictures of what happened may 21st, 2023 on that subway car. the defense went first yesterday outlining the case. >> they took the jurors directly to the subway. they played video and sound effects. played the eyewitness accounts describing how 30-year-old jordan neely suffering from schizophrenia and high on drugs as the evidence shows threatened passengers in those moments before penny stepped. in the defense saying this, quote: danny acted in others didn't. he put his life on the line. he did that for perfect strangers, who would you want on the next train ride with you the guy on the t

. >> ainsley: and chanley painter is live at the courthouse and now she works for fox news. >> chanley: good morning, it is getting busier around the courthouse now and court will resume in a couple hours and this case will be in the hands of the jury. they will have to answer whether or not daniel penny is a hero or villain, two pictures were painted in that courtroom yesterday. defense took two hours reminding the jury what it was like. they played eyewitness accounts describing how jordan neely was high on drugs, he was schizophrenic. daniel acted when others didn't, for perfect strangers, who would you want on the next train ride with you, guy wearing his e earbuds who will be there or hope someone like jordan neely never enters when you're alone? counter is that the marine veteran knew he was holding a kathy hochul-hold far too long and did so after emnant harm was over. we are here today because defendant used too much force, too long, too reckless of a manner. we cannot justify the death of a citizen. we expect an hour of jury strksz /* instructions. penny faces up to 15 years.

chanley painter live in new york, thank you.'s bring in tiffany smiley and conservative commentator elisha krauss. thank you for coming on. tiffany to you first, here's trump on inviting certain people, he did not really name anybody but he's talking about the xi jinping's of the world. he said this about the inauguration. >> i was even thinking about inviting certain people to the inauguration and some people said that's a little risky is in it? i said maybe it is, we will see what happens. but we like to take little chances. but that's not a bad chance. >> trace: i think when you use the word risky, now it's more of people really do want to see him shake things up and maybe some unusual attendees might be just what the doctor ordered. >> you are exactly right. that's what trump is doing. it's as if he's president right now and thank goodness because we need to help. trump is really setting the stage for the world that america leadership is back and we are the shiny beacon on a hill. let's not forget under the biden administrat

. >> ainsley: chanley painter has details, what is the latest?anley: we're learning the shooter may have left a message on evidence found at the scene where brian thompson was gunned down outside a new york city hotel. police releasing this chilling sur surveillance video showing thompson raising his -- and the man raising his handgun. the man waited all night for the executives to walk by. >> i look and the guy cross and run. he was here on this corner the whole night. >> chanley: after the asarks assassination, the man jumped on an e-bike and drove away. >> the motive for this murder is unknown, based on evidence we have so far, this does appear the victim was targeted, we do not know why. this does not appear to be random act of violence. >> chanley: clues about a possible motive found on evidence at the scene. according to "new york post," nypd is investigating possible message that include deny, depose and defend written on live rounds and shell casings left behind by the masked assassin. there is a book "delay, deny and defend," how insuran

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i'm chanley painter in new york.e are following breaking news out of central asia this morning, where a large passenger plane has crashed in the kazakhstan city of aktau. the country is just south of russia. officials say the plane was in route from baku, azerbaijan, to grozny in russia's chechnya region, but was rerouted due to fog. the plane reportedly belongs to azerbaijan airlines. the airline says there were 72 people on board. and just into our newsroom is video of the crash. i must warn you, what you are about to see is difficult to watch this video. this new video appears to show the plane hitting the ground at a fast rate of speed, before erupting into a fireball. right now, kazakhstan authorities say six people survived the plane crash. again, if you're just joining us, we are following breaking news out of central asia this morning where a large passenger plane has crashed in the kazakhstan city of aktau. the country is just south of russia. officials say the plane was in route from baku, azerbaijan, to gr

painter chanley painter in new york.ted him of espionage and sentenced him to an additional 13 years. he was also find more than $140,000. the new sentencing is prompting speculation that the kremlin might try to use him as leverage in negotiations for a future prisoner swap. >>> union organizers have called off a five-day strike against amazon. labor leaders say the strike achieved its goal of raising public awareness about the need for amazon to provide better pay and working conditions. amazon did not comment on the strike and rejected calls for bargaining. i'm chanley painter, now back to west point holiday show. ♪ ♪ >> sandra: welcome back. we are so glad you are here with us for the west point holiday show. i'm sandray smith at the cadet s chapel. tonight we are bringing you the amazing sounds of the west point band.oi here are the soldiers performing the 12 days ofnt christmas. >> okay everyone, this is the moment you have been waiting for so let's hear you loud and wai strong. ♪ on the first day of christmas my t

. >> chanley: state prosecutors say both are flight risks.y are twin brothers that were arrested wednesday accused of raping a woman in 2016 while she was pinned down. miami dade circuit judge is ordered the two detained. o oren faces two more charges. he told the judge yesterday he had a special reason to seek release. watch. >> my wife is nine months pregnant, her family is in brazil. >> you have a very good attorney, you'll have a hearing tomorrow before the division judge. >> chanley: separate sex trafficking case in new york city along with their older brother, who is 38 years old and in federal custody in miami awaiting a detention hearing today. >> between 2010 and 2021 the a alexander brothers worked to violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of female victims. >> chanley: the three brothers are expected to be transferred to manhattan, the same court that rap mogul sean mcdonald was rec recently -- sean diddy combs of tried in. >> carley: there is an update on the duke lacrosse rape case. >> chanley: i followed this in 2006,

. >> griff: chanley painter has details. >> chanley: big day for christmas. ravens over texans in the win last night. ravens qb lamar jackson, 6110 yards, one more than michael vi vick'ses record. he is all-time leading rushing quarterback in the league. h his record was over shadowed by the rendition of the national anthem. ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. >> chanley: and a half-time performance worthy of a super bowl when 32-time grammy winner beyonce rode in on a white horse with a 13-minute performance. chiefs sailed to a victory over the steelers with travis kelce setting a record with this catch from patrick mahomes. chiefs coach, check this out, made an outfit change for a santa outfit celebrating the afc title. and mariah carey, all i want for christmas is you, she opened the football dbl-header with a performance. watch this. ♪ all i want for christmas is you. ♪ ♪ >> chanley: the performance sparked mixed reaction, it was pretaped and lip synced. >> katie: lip sync, live, who can tell the difference these days. >> griff:

new year's eve festivities. >> chanley: hi, ashley and todd.erway in the heart of new york city at time square. pete, zoom in. this is what it looks like before 6:00 a.m. we are hours away from 2025 and i'm on the roof of iconic one time square building with the star of tonight's show, check this out, the nearly 12,000 pound new year's eve ball. it is 12 feet in diameter and has 32,000 led lights and covers in 2600 crystals that can display billions of patterns and 11:59 tonight it will drop 70 feet in 60 seconds. tradition of 100 years in time square and tonight one million people are expected to be in the crowd below when the clock strikes midnight and confetti fill the air. there are revellers already out there. security is tight. watch. >> make sure each one of those who come here to visit and enjoy the ball drop will be safe. we have plain-clothes teams, canine teams and officers on horseback, helicopters and boats. our police personnel will be here and closures will be in effect. >> chanley: and that was the mayor of new york city. i want

for now, i'm chanley air. i'm clandly painter and back to our normal programming already in progress. >> come on out. let's give a round of applause. [ cheering and applause ] jimmy, put the snowballs down you argue first. >> i don't throw them. >> take to the podium. you are arguing in favor of the christmas classic. give him 5 seconds before the snowballs. >> my fellow americans - thank you for coming out i know you have a lot of christmas game shows to choose from this time of year, we appreciate you choosing ours. i'm here to argue - i'm into the beatings, bring it on, i don't care. i'm here to argue in favor of turning up grandma got run over by a reindeer, do you want to know why. >> all: why? >> to the untrained eye it's a debate about a song. what it's really about is to raising awareness. since grandma got run over by a reindeer came on the radio in 1980ment reindeer accidents are down by 64%. grandma got run over to your grandmas could live do, you understand. the clear lyric in the song is she'd bee

. >> carley: chanley painter joins us with details. >> chanley: police say they can connect luigi mangione directly to the crime scene where unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson was gunned down last week. >> we were able to match that gun to the three shell casings we found in midtown at the scene of the homicide. char >> chanley: mangione faces charges and additional charges could be filed. unitedhealthcare group ceo had this to say in a memo, we own it to brian thompson to make good on our promise to make healthcare work better for everybody in every way. senator elizabeth warren called the killing a warning. watch. >> violence is never the answer, this guy gets a trial who allegedly killed the ceo of unitedhealthcare. you can only push people so far and then they start to take matters into their own hands. >> chanley: police are investigating ominous wanted posters popping up naming executives in the healthcare industry saying healthcare ceos should not feel safe. mangione of remains behind bars without bail in pennsylvania, where he is fighting extradition to new york. >> todd: so many

chanley, thank you very much.dson river, new jersey governor phil murphy telling residents of the garden state, don't worry about the mysterious drones by the hundreds flying over their homes, even though no one seems to know who is controlling them. >> i want folks out there to know we are not -- listen, you are frustrated, so are we. but based on everything and we are going to stay at it, i promise you, this is our top priority. but based on everything we know, we don't see any evidence of a risk to public safety. >> steve: how does he know? our next guest just left a department of homeland security briefing where the governor didn't even show up and is now asking the federal government to take action. especially since his district contains a natural and major national guard facility and coast guard base as well down the shore. new jersey state assemblyman paul can a nit that joins us now. you were there yesterday you went in and heard nothing. >> we were disappointed the governor wasn't there we are at the rock

what do you think, chanley painter?hat martians are controlling these drones, would be a relief because we would have some answers to this. this is unacceptable. >> trace: it really is crazy. >> it is. it's shameful. they know more than they are letting on and the american people deserve to know. why don't they shoot one of these things down and examine it? if they have, tell us. >> trace: they say if they shoot it down it might end up in someone's backyard and they could get hurt. we don't even know what the chinese spy balloon was about and we are looking for info on the drones? >> i know about the military being here in washington. i will never believe they don't know exactly where these came from, what they are, and they are probably ours. >> trace: yeah. it's a very fair assessment. xaviaer durousseau. >> i want to know why the government get so mad at us for asking them to do their job. we ask them what's happening, they say don't worry about it. it's like when a child asks why and you just tell them don't. like i

chanley painter is here. >> chanley: after waiving extradition yesterday, luigi mangione was broughto new york to face state murder charge and a federal murder charge, two counts of stalking, murder through firearm in the december 4 killing of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. luigi mangione planned his attack for months, keep ing nots for wanting to whack an insurance ceo. the notebook described how details are coming together and i'm glad in a way that i procrastinated because it allowed me to learn more about unitedhealthcare. the notebook injury stated target is insurance because it checks every box. mangione appeared yesterday and judge ordered he remain detained. the state case will have priority for now. >> we wanted to personally be here to show symbolism of leading from the front of the apprehension, some detectives will finally sleep tonight after this person has been brought to justice here in new york city. >> chanley: state of new york does not have death penalty, federal prosecutors can pursue a death penalty case against mangione. todd. >> todd: thank you. big win f

. >> ainsley: chanley painter a lawyer in private practice for four years and prosecutor in arkansas.d morning. >> good morning, guys. and a couple of hours, the jury will return to the courthouse for all and closing arguments and the defense will go first and the prosecution will have the final say later today. for the last several weeks, prosecutors laid out a case by calling 30 witnesses did this man to print 26-year-old daniel penny went way too far, recklessly placing jordan neely, they said in a choke hold new york subway car nearly 6 minutes causing his death. they will argue daniel penny had martial arts training, he knew the dangers of his action and should have done differently. the defense will argue for the jury his actions were reasonable and justified under the circumstances, and the choke hold was not the sole cause of jordan neely's death. the defense pathologist testified in his opinion go to a combination of factors including schizophrenia, blood condition lead efforts against the struggle against daniel penny are actually the cause. he does face a couple of count se

chanley painter outside the courthouse. >> good morning guys. just a fewer hours.ive men, seven women will return to this courthouse behind me for will the all important closing argument. we do know here the defense will go first. >> prosecution will have the final word. and over the last several weeks, the prosecution has called more than 30 witnesses in its effort to prove that 26-year-old daniel penny went too far. recklessly placing 30-year-old jordan kneelfully a chokehold on a new york subway train for nearly six minutes, causing neely's death. and while eyewitnesses testified during the trial that neely who was homeless, on synthetics drugs and mental illness caused them to fear for their lives. after he entered the subway car he threw his jacket down and began yelling. prosecutors are on the length of that chokehold with the medical examiner saying that was the sole cause of his death. because penny had the training in the military he knew the risks of his actions. penniens attorney is expected to argue to the jury that his actions were reasonable and justi

chanley also mentioned the d.a.emember nifong, he was on the news all the time and shortly after the players were charged, he said there is no doubt about this being a sexual assault that it took place. and he said it was racially motivated. and then when he was disbarred, he was disbarred because he withheld d.n.a. evidence that would have helped the players but that never came out. >> lawrence: people have a right to come forward with their allegations and i think we should litigate them in court but there has to be a severe penalty lie and ruin people's lives. the lady 80-something that falsely accused emmett till. she was 80-something and finally admitted she was lying. people are like she should stand trial for that absolutely. i don't care what age you are. when you finally reaching your conscience of wanting to tell the truth about the situation you should be prosecuted and severe penalties. the damage has been done. >> brian: reframe emmett till. he was killed. >> lawrence: lynched. 14-year-old was falsely a

right now we are going to chanley painter. >> chanley: brian thompson was gunned down yesterday outside his hotel. thompson is in the blue blazer, a masked man walks up behind him and then several shots were fired at close range. >> every indication is this was premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack. upon >> chanley: the gunman escaped through alley bike, hopped on an e-bike and disappeared into central park. these images were taken at a starbucks right before the shooting. there are clues as to a possible motive. according to "new york post," nypd is investigating possible message of deny, depose and defend written on live rounds left behind by the masked aassassin. he was in new york for an investor conference, a fath er and husband. his wife says brian was loving, generous,italentsed man who touched so many lives, brian was a loving father to our two sons and will be greatly mised. she told nbc news that her husband had received threats and the shooting comes as thompson and several executives are under investigation by the doj for selling combined 101.5 million shares two weeks b

chanley painter is here. >> chanley: parallel state investigation into the september assassination attemptuth faces attempted murder charge in state of florida. he is facing five counts including attempting to assassinate a presidential can dane. according to ashley moody, this has to do with a car accident that happens several miles south, nearly killing a six-year-old girl according to moody. the ag says her investigation was met with federal resistance from day one. >> rightly, american people and citizens of florida have questions as to how a second attempt on the life of president trump took place so shortly after the events in july in pennsylvania. we immediately reached out and began communicating with federal partners. as soon as we began, we were confronted with a lack of willingness to allow access to the crime scene. >> chanley: florida governor ron desantis says theed feds have stone walled florida's investigation at every turn and i appreciate ag moody and her team for going forward despite resistance. routh's federal trial is set, his attorneys have asked for a significant de

ththank you, chanley. >> brian: you didn't mess it up, chanley.just a messed up story: carley has more news. >> carley: we have shocking video out of plano, texas. a 12-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 ex

, chanley.k and around the block i think they are looking at a lot of video today. looking at video and investigator imtr imperatrice. maybe two days before and maybe without a mask on to give an idea. you know his height. you know roughly what he wears. you saw him in starbucks. but i'm questioning did they know him from two days ago do they know him from monday? do they know him from saturday? >> lawrence: brian, to your point about the footage. new york city has the best footage when it documents surveillance. >> brian: i have been there. counter-terrorism. >> every block. steve. >> lawrence: they do a lot of cross-references with the fbi so they have some of this technology that they are going to be age to stitch together looking at credit card data as well to see who did transactions at that starbucks, to try to get an identity of this guy. look at the ebank technology to try to put a pattern, who was in that area at that time in central park, ainsley. >> it's so interesting when you see th

start with chanley painter with latest on the healthcare ceo killer. >> chanley: police appear to besing in on the identity of the guy accused of gunning down brian thompson outside a new york city hotel. fox news obtained this video from a deli capturing the suspected gunman walking toward the midtown hilton an hour before the targeted shooting. the suspect arrived on a gre greyhounb bus, and checked into a hostile and using cash. first image showing the face smiling in a moment he pulled his face covering down to flirt with the hostile clerk. he shared a room there with two other men. >> what i heard is that he stayed on the 407 next to the -- next to mine. i am used to violence, but not kind of like cold and professional killing. >> police sources revealing to fox they have a cell phone they believe was dropped by the suspect near the scene with fi fingerprints and water bottle purchased at a nearby starbucks being used to build a d.n.a. profile. the suspect left behind possible clues in words deny, depose and defend at the scene, possible a message to the murdered ceo. >> carley:

i'm chanley painter. now back to the patriot awards.riends, prime-time pals, you know them, you love them so much. i love them. i train mixed martial arts with them. worst day of their life. give a warm welcome laura ingraham and jesse. k watters. [ cheering and applause ] . >> laura: yes, we did mixed martial arts. jese, did you want to say anything about sean's abilities. >> jesse: it still hurts. >> laura: i think my muscles never survive. it's been 14 months since the terror group hamas launched a war on israel killing tens of thousands of incident civilians. >> jesse: here at home violence broke outs on campuses as pro-palestinian protesters clashed with students and police leaving a path of destruction. >> laura: through the turmoil assign of unity, a university was the site of it all, giving us hope amillion dollars the hail. >> long live... [ ♪ ] >> anti-israel protests erupting on college campuses across the country. >> all: we will not stop. >> weeks of violence, anarchy and insurrection. >> the movement as gone from the antiw

chanley painter. >> all of the above.speaker's gavel especially after the drama last week on the government shutdown bill. i believe an endorsement from trump would go a long way because i hope we don't see what happened two years ago during the mccarthy vote. it took five days, 15 votes to reach the majority, the longest speaker vote in over 160 years. i'm hoping this is an instance where they don't want to break the record. >> mike: quite the soap opera. from new york to seattle, jason? >> if i were a betting man, which i am, i just got back from vegas, i would say that he's not going to be the speaker. i think you've got folks like thomas massey who have way too much power now. you have a few people with a whole lot of power because the republican control of the house. when you have that kind of power and you are let's just say recalcitrant, you probably will use it to your advantage and i think that's what he's going to end up doing. >> mike: down the coast to jeff paul. >> i tell you what, this is not a job i would w

. >> lawrence: chanley painter has the story. >> chanley: evidence continues to stack up against luigiolice now say they have matched the gun in luigi mangione's possession who shell casings at the crime scene and his fingerprints were left behind, also. >> we're also able at our crime lab to match the person of interest's fingerprints with fingerprints that we found on both the water bottle and the kind bar near the scene. >> chanley: mangione faces a second degree murder charge in new york. but the manhattan d.a. is indicating additional charges could soon be filed. andrew witty, the united health group coo had this to stay in a memo to employees we owe it to brian to make good make healthcare work better for everybody in every way. s that senator elizabeth warren is making headlines for calling the targeted killing of a healthcare leader a warning. watch. >> violence is never the answer. this guy gets a trial who has allegedly killed the ceo of united health. but can you only push people so far then they start to take matters into their own hands. >> chanley: now police are investig

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rachel: thank you, chanley.president-elect trump says he has confidence of in pete hegseth during the upcoming "meet the press" interview that he did, this as we learn that tulsi gabbard is going to be on the pill hill next week. and -- on the hill next week. and we've been talking about a bit about how that attention -- as i think things are getting better for pete, it seems like we've turned a corner a bit, the focus now on tulsi gabbard. will: you know, you talk about the momentum, what's happened with pete, you brought this up earlier, charlie, what is happening with pete hegseth? it's become a verb, he's being kavanaugh'd. he's been the subject of a complete character assassination if much based on speculation, anonymous sources and lies. and the purposeful ignorance of people who would know or even people on the record who are testifying to his character. what should be revealed in that process is that it's insincere, and it's a direct tack designed to take someone down, and once it succeeds or fails, it w

will: chanley painter is here this morning with more. chanley. >> reporter: hey, good morning. hun now entering its fourth day, expanding nationwide after authorities say this gunman, pictured here, left new york city immediately after murdering united health care ceo brian thompson wednesday morning. in this photo you can see the suspect wearing a gray backpack. authorities now say they have that gray backpack after finding it hidden in the brush many central park. "the new york post" sharing this up-close shot of that. police say that when the assailant fled from the shooting scene on the e-bike, he rode into central park wearing this backpack but exited without it as you can see here in this new video obtained by fox. the suspect on the bike no longer has the backpack on, and that critical piece of evidence is now in the hands of a crime lab for analysis and testing. nypd chief of detectives tells us what happened next. watch. >> he was here for about ten days. but we have that bus leaving the same morning, him going up to the port authority terminal the same morning as the

chanley, thank you very much.k lump bridge a former special agent in charge of all sorts of stuff. he worked with george w. bush, barack obama. >> thank you for having me. >> steve: we got a much better picture of this guy. when he checked, in apparently wearing a black face mask and starts flirting with the hostel clerk and she said i have got to see your face probably to check you in. he pulled it down. is he smiling. we got a better idea. where does it go from here. >> i think they are closing in on him now. it's a 40 day right now. we are looking at -- we have a facial recognition on him now. we got some d.n.a. possibly off of one of the items he had, water bottle, then we got a phone we need to look into. >> steve: right. >> we know we have tracked him coming from atlanta from the south on a bus arriving at port authority. we got great photos from that hey, look, nypd did an amazing job of putting this together. running those camera feeds together and basically pinning him down and getting these great shots.

i'm chanley painter in new york. millions returning home after the christmas day. the southern plains bringing rain and storms. that storm threat could be severe with damaging winds and possible tornados. the rain coverage expanding from the gulf coast to the great lakes as the week comes to a close. a lucky mega millions player could receive a stocking stuffer, no jackpot winner on tuesday. tomorrow's mega millions jackpot is an estimated 1.15 billion. it's the second time it's soared past $1 million, and a large amount offered. if the winners chooses the cash option, they'll take home around 516 million. i'm chanley painter, back to the paidry at awards -- patriot awards. >> sean: here to presents are my dear friends, prime-time pals, you know and love them. so much. i love them. i train mixed martial arts with them. it was the worst day of their life. we had a lot of fun together. let's give a warm fox nation patriot award welcome - laura ingram, jessie watters. [ cheering and applause ] . >> laura: yes, we did mixed martial arts. jese, did you want to say anyth

just another straw on a big haystack why that war needs to end quickly. >> griff: you noticed in chanley's report there the mention of drones. we just drones is really, however they impact our lives. whether it's in this story or new jersey or elsewhere, we keep hearing about drones. we will see where that goes. >> joey: turning now to headlines, christmas chaos unfolding outside macy's on 34th street and manhattan just down the street from where we are. a taxi jumped a curb and blued into a group of people leaving six hurt. including #-year-old boy. this happened around 4:00 p.m. after police say the taxi driver suffered a possible medical episode. tourists and others. jumping in to help the wounded. officials are still investigating the cause of the crash. in the trial for the suspect and president-elect trump's second assassination attempt won't start until september. the trial of brian ruth was pushed back after a federal ruling this week it. comes after his attorneys ask for more time to review the evidence against him. ruth is accused of aiming a rifle at trump while he was golfing b

get your gift card instantly at wt.com ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to fox news live, i'm chanley painter in new yorkstorms field by atmospheric rivers are battering the west coast. the region is grappling with powerful winds and heavy rain. mountain snow and massive waves. the storms are blamed for at least two deaths so far. some places could see 5-10 inches of rain by late in the week. several feet of snowfall could bury areas and higher elevations. >>> former president bill clinton is out of the hospital. his office says he was released today after being admitted for the flu. we are told he developed a fever on monday. the 78-year-old has experienced health problems in the past including a four hour bypass surgery in 2004. >>> i'm chanley painter, now back to the great christmas show down. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] >> tom: welcome back to the great christmas show down. i think the score is pretty much tied now. onto our next round. >> 2-1. [laughs] >> tom: kennedy. by next round it's going to be even, believe me. next game, we will take it to the streets. mike o'hara's outside talking to ra

i'm chanley painter in new york.are following breaking news out of central asia this morning, where a large passenger plane has crashed in the kazakhstan city of aktau. the country is just south of russia. officials say the plane was en route from baku, azerbaijan, to grozny in russia's chechnya region, but reportedly diverted to kazakhstan due to a bird strike. and just into our newsroom is this video of the crash? i must warn you, it is difficult to watch. the video appears to show the plane hitting the ground at a fast rate of speed before erupting into a fireball. the ministry says there were 67 people on board. of those, 28 are believed to have survived. the plane reportedly belongs to azerbaijan's airlines. again, if you're just now joining us, we are following breaking news out of central asia this morning where a large passenger plane has crashed in the kazakhstan city of aktau. the country is just south of russia. officials say the plane was en route from baku, azerbaijan, to grozny in russia's chechnya regi

i'm chanley painter and new york. haiti is reeling from a deadly gang attack on christmas eve.pening ceremony for port-au-prince's biggest public hospital. at least two reporters and a police officer were shot and killed. several others are hurt. the hospital was set to reopen tuesday after violence forced to do close earlier this year. street gangs reportedly control an estimated 85% of haiti's capital. >>> if you are planning to use eggs in your holiday cooking lesson that. the fda has issued a high risk recall for 24 count packs of kirkland signature organic pasture raised eggs. it's due to potential salmonella contamination. the eggs were sold at 25 costco stores across alabama, georgia, north and south carolina and tennessee and have a use by date of january 6th. officials recommend throwing them away or returning the eggs for refund. i'm chanley painter, now back to the great christmas showdown. ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] >> tom: welcome back to the tom great christmas showdown. i think the score is putting much tied now. onto our next round. >> 2-1. [laughs] >> tom: ken

will: okay, chanley, thank you. rachel: thanks, chanley. will: this is absolutely fascinating. here this morning discussing, first of all, that -- his steps throughout new york city basically retraced much of my life. this happened, what, four, five, six, seven blocks north of us from here, basically right off six sixth avenue. he goes through central bark on a bike, emerges there on the upper west side before hailing a cab to far uptown bus station at 178th street. i see this, charlie, rachel, i'm like, okay, he's on video the entire time. i don't think many new york you can actually ever be off video. charlie: there's never a moment you're always on. but it was strange because when we first saw the video, he looked so purposeful, he looked very, very professional. he looked like he -- and i just assumed, and then, you know, police thought that he had gotten away on a city bike. obviously, he didn't use his own credit card for that. well, he may not have, but he has left a lot of ed. and -- of evidence. and i feel, you know, that first day i was, like, man or or, they're not g

chanley painter in new york.tion underway after new york taxicab jumped a curb and hit a group of people on tourist hot spot on christmas day. police say a 58-year-old driver hit six people including 9-year-old boy. just outside the iconic macy's store at harold square early this evening. three people rushed to the hospital with different injuries. the other three were treated at the scene. right the cause of the crash remains unclear. and holiday travel is in full swing as aaa expects 119 million people hit the road and hop on planes this holiday season. forecasters warn travel could slow down as large parts of the country will be dealing with the rain and thunderstorms to close out the week. so far there have been 1700 flight delays this christmas day according to flight aware. and i'm chanley painter now back to 2024 christmas showdown. ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] >> tom: welcome back to the great christmas show down. i think the score is pretty much tied now. onto our next round. >> 2-1. [laughs] >> tom: kenn

i'm chanley painter.t awards. >> here, now to present our my dear friends, my primetime pals. you know them. you love them so much, i love them. i trained mixed martial arts with them. it was the worst day of their life. but we had a lot of fun together. let's give a very warm fox nation patriot award welcome. laura ingraham, jesse watters. >> yes, we did mixed martial arts. >> and, jesse, do you want to say anything about sean's abilities? >> it still hurts. >> yes, i think my i think my knuckles never survived. it's been 14 months since the terror group hamas launched a war on israel, killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians here at home. >> violence also broke out on college campuses as pro-palestinian protesters clashed with students and police, leaving a path of destruction. >> but through the turmoil, a sign of unity emerged. one university was the site of it all and gave us hope amid the hate. my mom lived in default on. >> anti-israel protests erupting on college campuses across the country

really fascinating. >> carley: chanley, merry christmas. you as part of the fox family she is doing a great job. >> kevin: how about dave portnoy. >> carley: that story could bring tears to your eyes. >> griff: going back to covid. he started helping businesses. he is very candid about like i'm just doing it because nobody else is. i want to help people. he has been very involved with veterans organizations, travis minion foundation. on the show many times. portnoy got involved with that then here at like the most important time of the year, when a pizza owner is struggling, facing possible existential business threat there, dave portnoy shows up and now, his life has been turned around pretty much in this moment with this pizza business because of him. >> kevin: do you know what i appreciate? some people grow up with lots of resources and they griff freely, generously. other people come into it later in life and if you were raised in my opinion, if you were raised right. you never forget your humble beginnings, you always want to think abo

. >> lawrence: chanley painter outside the courthouse. hey, chanley. >> good morning, guys.ive men, seven women will return to the courthouse behind me for the all important closing arguments here in the state of new york. the defense goes first, we are expecting them to lay out their case for at least a couple of hours. before the prosecution has the final word. and over the last several weeks, prosecutors called more than 30 witnesses in his effort to prove that 26-year-old daniel penny went way too far recklessly placing 30-year-old jordan neely in a chokehold on a new york subway train for nearly six minutes, causing neely's death. several eyewitnesses testified that neely who was homeless on drugs and suffering from mental illness caused them to fear for their lives after he entered the subway car, threw his jacket down and began yelling. prosecutors point to the length of the chokehold. the medical examiner said that was the sole cause of neely wants death. because penny had martial arts training in the military, he knew the risk of his actions. now, the defense is exp

i'm chanley painter, live in new york. south korean lawmakers voting a short time ago to impeach president yoon suk yeol. it comes in the wake of his controversial martial law decree that caused huge political turmoil in the country last saturday. yoon survived an impeachment vote after most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a floor vote. this time, people, people power party lawmakers did show up to vote. yoon's martial law imposition lasted only six hours. he was forced to lift it after parliament unanimously voted to overturn it. yoon's presidential powers and duties are now suspended until the constitutional court determines whether to dismiss him as president or restore his powers if he's thrown out of office. a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days. tens of thousands of people have poured onto the streets of the capital city every night for the past two weeks, calling for yoon's ouster and arrest once again. south korean lawmakers voting early this morning to impeach president yoon suk

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. >> ainsley: chanley painter is here with the new evidence that coulds solve the case. >> chanley: policepear to be closing in on the identity of the man suspected of gunning down 50-year-old brian thompson wednesday morning outside a new york city hotel police sources revealing to fox they have a cell phone they believe was dropped by the suspect at the scene with fingerprints. and a water bottle purchased by the suspect at a nearby starbucks. that is being used to build a d.n.a. profile. we are also learning the suspect arrived in the city more than a week ago on greyhound bus from atlanta before checking in to a hostel in the upper west side. using a fake i.d. and paying, in cash, these photos were taken at that hostel. the first images to show the alleged masked assassin's face smiling. reportedly in the moment, he pulled his face covering down to flirt with the hostel clerk police sources saying he shared a room two other men. >> next to mine. i'm used to violence because i'm from rio de janeiro. there is a lot there. but not the kind of like cold and articulated killing. >> police a

>> todd: chanley painter, thanks. >> katie: thank you very much. they are getting busy. they are serious about this. they want the criminals out a long docket of people to get through who have committed additional crimes in america outside of crossing the border illegally. and they intend to implement these new policies on day one. >> joey: yeah, i think the first step they are going to have they are going to try to strong hand these sanctuary municipalities into cooperating in some way. when they say they are not going to do sweens. they are not going to go after specific individuals. they are going after criminals. what that tells me they know there are tens of thousands of these folks that end up in a jail it if it's not just overnight. if they are not already criminals they are doing criminal activity here. i'm excited to see that because that is what should happen. if you are doing something bad enough this country put you in jail. that should be a place. >> good place to start. >> easy way to get rid of folks that shouldn't be here. >> look, when it comes to the fa

brian, i will send it over to you. >> brian: thank you so much, chanley. everyone will be watching.biden continue ited legacy of liar in chief as son hunter years about knowledge and intentions in the influence peddling scandal sur rounding his family. david weiss objecting to the motion to dismiss hunter's case that gw law professor jonathan turley heard us talking about him and scrambled to the zoom and joins us now. first off on david weiss saying i don't think we should go ahead and follow through on the pardon we should follow through on the case, your thought? >> i think it's just positively nuts. of course he should dismiss the case. i think it's an effort to try to scrub away the stain of this case for weiss. he was at the center of that sweetheart deal. he wanted to give the bidens precisely what the president just gave in this pardon, a sweeping immunity for not just crimes he was accused of but other unnamed crimes. he is not going to scrub that away. and saying that i would like to stay in this fight a little bit longer is unlikely to impress these judges, you know, this

i'm chanley painter. back to the 2024 great american showdown. >> welcome back to the great christmas showdown. i think the score is pretty much tied. now on to our next round. no, it's 2 to 1 for this. >> is it? kennedy? >> by next round, it's going to be even, believe me. next game we're going to take it out to the streets. mike o'hara is outside right now talking to random strangers. now pay attention, everybody. you are going to have to guess how these people will respond to the great debates of the season. take it away, mike. >> hi, tom. >> i'm here in fox square and the christmas spirit is in the air. >> and for my new fox nation special, lights, camera christmas, i visited great locations from iconic christmas movies like elf. >> radio city is right over there. i got to go to bedford falls. the inspiration for it's a wonderful life and even the christmas story house in cleveland, ohio. the elf costume, though, that's for you people there in the studio for the showdown. >> you're welcome. >> let's g

i'm chanley painter in new york.n airlines is working to recover after a technical issue caused a brief nationwide ground stop tuesday morning, leading to residual delays throughout the day. it comes as last minute travelers rush to reach their destinations in time for christmas and hanukkah. bad weather across large swaths of the country is adding to the travel chaos. record numbers are expected to take to the skies and roads this holiday season. the man suspected of burning a new york city subway passenger to death makes his first court appearance. sebastian zapata was arraigned tuesday on murder and arson charges. the 33 year old is accused of approaching a woman, a sleeping woman, on a train early sunday, setting her clothes on fire and waving a shirt to engulf her in flames. authorities say the suspect is an undocumented immigrant from guatemala. i'm chanley painter. now back to. who can forget christmas? >> so what hidden decoration gives the finder good luck. the answer is, see the christmas pickle? many claim

carley: chanley painter live for us, thank you so much.w, one of the things about this case, there's all kinds of mysteries and interesting aspects to this case. but for me one of the most fascinating sides has been the way that a lot of people in america and in the media have embraced luigi mangione. they have turned him into the hero and brian thompson into the villain. and i think there's this wild psychology about this, like, why has this guy become your whatever we're going to call it, robinned hood, your -- robinned hood, your class warfare if hero. earlier this week on the will cain show, foxnews.com, fox news youtube, spotify, apple, i had dr. drew on, and we talked the about this. he gave me three reasons why people are embracing luigi mangione. >> so there are really three ways of looking at this. one is, as you said, on the individual level where people are expressing reprehensible moral sensibilities, truly rep rep listens hence,, saying things like i experienced joy when i heard about this man being shot or people are just fed