and thank you, gavin degraw. that was amazing. it's been a terrific day.

that's right, grammy nominated artist gavin degraw is here.and he is going to be singing some christmas classics. harold? >> harold: it's good to be back, everyone come around the tree, friends, family, you may have noticed it looks a little different this year. our new lead to designed tree stands 50 feet tall and covered with 340,000 lights. 18,000 ornaments. topped with a 6-foot covered another 4800 lights. dp? >> dana: a dove is a powerful symbol appearing in religions across the world and symbol civilized peace, love, and freedom. and we here at fox are praying for a season of peace and love and taking of all those suffering in war zones or struggling to recover from natural disasters. judge? >> judge jeanine: this time of year is about giving. it's why fox news media is partnering with the first responders children's foundation. they support families who have lost a parent in the line of duty. we are going to talk to that great group a little bit later. tyrus? >> tyrus: what it is, everybody, happy holidays. i feel like we're doing doing

the annual american christmas tree lighting with singer gavin degraw. >> dana: he was great. >> bill:f the most wonderful time of the year and lit the tree, roll it. watch it. watch it. where are we going? oh, bingo. >> dana: did you do that on purpose? >> bill: absolutely. this is why you are in front of the camera and not behind it. a little trick of the trade there. >> dana: angie my sister thought the snow was real. it was real in our hearts indeed. "the faulkner focus" with sandra smith in for harris next. >> sandra:. top of the hour here. president-elect donald trump is moving forward with his plans to secure the southern borderward o secure the southern border despite some democrats' claims

the annual american christmas tree lighting with singer gavin degraw. >> dana: he was great. >> bill: rendition of the most wonderful time of the year and lit the tree, roll it. watch it. watch it. where are we going? oh, bingo. >> dana: did you do that on purpose? >> bill: absolutely. this is why you are in front of the camera and not behind it. a little trick of the trade there. >> dana: angie my sister thought the snow was real. it was real in our hearts indeed. "the faulkner focus" with sandra smith in for harris next. >> sandra:. top of the hour here. president-elect donald trump is moving forward with his plans to secure the southern borderward o secure the southern border despite some democrats' claims they want to fix the crisis, others on the left are pushing president biden to resist trump's plans. hello and welcome i'm sandra smith in for harris. the trump team is already getting to work with one crucial border state. trump's incoming border czar tom homan with join governor abbott at the border later this week. abbott sounded optimistic. >> a tall task for president trump

gavin degraw will also perform live. >> gillian: russia's war in ukraine continues at a rapid piece.d general keith kellogg will join us next. recovery efforts are continuing in north carolina. nearly two months now after hurricane helene's devastation nervous residents are bracing for freezing temperatures and a lot of incoming snow. >> with the weather coming in as quick as tomorrow until we can get them in something better we have hot box tents with wood stoves inside of it for a temporary fix. or what if... (vo) once-weekly mounjaro could help? mounjaro helps your body regulate blood sugar and mounjaro can help decrease how much food you eat. 3 out of 4 people reached an a1c of less than 7%. plus people taking mounjaro lost up to 25 pounds. don't take mounjaro if you're allergic to it, or if you or someone in your family had medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or vision changes. serious side effects may include inflamed

and thank you, gavin degraw. that was amazing. it's been a terrific day. i think the kids, did you have fun? >> yeah! [cheers] >> dana: yeah. we had a great time. >> jesse: hitting that button was the best. i think we had 20 hands on that thing. you guys want to hit it again? >> yes! >> jesse: go for it, hit it again. >> dana: yes, there we go. tyrus, do you want to hit it. >> tyrus: i want to turn on the button boo-ger. >> merry ♪ ♪ ♪ [national anthem] ♪ ♪ [national anthem] ♪ ♪ [national anthem] ♪ ♪ it's the most wonderful time of of the year. ♪ when the kids jingle belling -- rachel: good morning, everybody. it's 6:00 a.m. here in new york city, just a few days away from thanksgiving. you're hearing andy williams, it's the most wonderful time of the year. it really is. i'm happy to be joined by brian brenberg and charlie hurt. good morning, you guys. brian: good morning. charlie: a happy thanksgiving. rachel: happy thanksgiving. brian: and happy tree lighting. i can see it, that's it right will behind me. rachel: i know. it's bigger and better than ever.

and thank you, gavin degraw. that was amazing. it's been a terrific day. i think the kids, did you have fun? >> yeah! [cheers] >> dana: yeah. we had a great time. >> jesse: hitting that button was the best. i think we had 20 hands on that thing. you guys want to hit it again? >> yes! >> jesse: go for it, hit it again. >> dana: yes, there we go. tyrus, do you want to hit it. >> tyrus: i want to turn on the button boo-ger. >> merry instagram, cool photos tonight, autocracies go south real fast and people get asked to do things and turn people in and point people out and turn on them. relax, joy. trump's not a dictator. this is going to be fun. it's not about voters. i care about people. i care about trump supporters. i care about rfk jr supporters. i care about all people. the race for 28 already underway. and i was like, who in the state of georgia versus jose antonio ibarra? count one. malice murder. i find the defendant guilty. whose side is the media on? plus, snap out of it. red alert. democrats are sending out a holiday warning. don't go to thanksgivin

the celebration featured a performance by multi9 platte if numb artist gavin degraw.00 ornaments, 340,000 lights and a brightly-lit dove resting on top. it is stunning, worth seeing. if. griff: -- just months ago, western north carolina hit with a once in a generation storm. the students here answered the call for help. tell me what they did. >> yeah, it was incredible. when hurricane helene hit, high point university was ready to help. we were fortunate to be able to collect and bring our community together to bring around $30,000 that went to truckload after truckload of food, clothes, warm clothes for the winter time as they move into that time of the year, and we're also here at the university able to a practice hospitality. we had a sports team from another school in our conference that stayed on our campus for two weeks while they got their campus back in order or kour students welcomed them with open arms. griff: that was part of last night's special, and you're listening to preston davis, the vice president and minister the at high point university in north ca

and thank you, gavin degraw. that was amazing. it's been a terrific day.nd i think the kids, did you have fun? >> yeah! [cheers] >> dana: yeah. we had a great time. >> jesse: hitting that button was the best. i think we had 20 hands on that thing. you guys want to hit it again? >> yes! >> jesse: go for it, hit it again. >> dana: yes, there we go. tyrus, do you want to hit it. >> tyrus: i want to turn on the button boo-ger. >> merry christmas. >> dana: thank you, gavin >> judge jeanine: bye. >> bret: merry christmas, everybody. what a great celebration that entire hour was packed with a lot of, a lot of fun. merry christmas, happy thanksgiving, too. we have got some news to do. gogood evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight a spokesman for president-elect trump is calling a ruling by a new york judge a decisive win. the judge says president-elect trump and his team may move for the dismissal of the case involving accusations of falsifying business records. it was convicted on 34 counts: he had been scheduled for a sentencing next week. that will not happe