i'm harris faulkner. . harris: the president still has quite a bit to do with regard to his cabinet. obviously, only a couple of the members out of the 15 have been confirmed. three members of top staff have been confirmed and sworn in but confirmation votes are expected to come this week on a slew of nominees, this as we await who will president will nominate to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. lauren blanchard has more now. >> reporter: hi, harris, while the potential list of nominees may be down to two names, if anything the administration has shown is that we can't be totally sure who president trump will choose until he announces thursday. here's who we're watching, judges neil president trump told fox he would want senator mitch mcconnell to use the nuclear option and change the rules to allow for a simple majority vote in the senate if democrats try to stall his pick. >> we're going to treat this nominee fairly but we need to know who he or she is, what they stand for and believe that they're in

i'm harris faulkner, now let's get you back to war stories. well before the fight to liberate mosul began in mid-october 2016, military experts warned could this be a very bloody affair, certainly been that and a whole lot more. now, a war stories team is once again on the front lines of what may well be the last major battle against isis in iraq. looking at these images of mosul before and after isis, it's easy to forget the promise this city once represented to a free iraq including arab muslims, sunni and shia, kurds, christians and yazidis. it's being described as the most complex military operation since saddam hussein was toppled in 2003 by u.s.-led coalition. this time iraqi special forces are leading the fight centered in control of mosul. once a vibrant city of 1.5 million people in northwest iraq. an estimated 5,000 iraqi military and police are engaged in bloody house-to-house fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. this as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields.

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really, really wants to keep playing a part in the policy debate, and i think that is -- >> julie: harris faulknerthey are reading a. >> harris: two school of ministers under fire for appearing in a video that mocked president donald trump and his advisor, kellyanne conway. the punishment they are facing, and whether it is enough. >> i think that you should know better in what is comedy and what is not. you learn a lot about what people want. honey, do we have like a super creamy cheese with taco spice already in it? oh, thanks. bon appe-cheese! okay... on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates. maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. and if you do have an accident, our claims centers are available to assist you 24/7. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >> harris: feisty, more "outnumbered" than just a moment, but first let's go with jenna lee to what is coming up with the second hour. >> i feel lik

i am harris faulkner, you harris: president-elect trump cacabinet nominees are studying ahead of the congressional this week, we're told that no nomines held more than 300 meetings with members of u.s. senate and participated in more than 30 practice sessions and mock hearings, withy me now, jerry moran, always good to see you thank you for joining us. >> harris thank you. harris: absolutely, so tell me, what happens in these meetings. what they entail. >> you are right, you describe the scene so far a number of nominees have been into my office and other senator's offices to make the pitch to introduce themselves to have a conversation to develop a level of comfort. i suppose that is helpful as they said in front of the committee and answer questions,. they will give an opening statement, describe themselves and my guess give us their qualifications what they wish to accomplish in office, and every member of senate committee will be able to ask them a question. republicans and democrats alike. i would expect in case of commerce commity this week with officially, secretary of transpo

i am harris faulkner, you i mess around in the garage. i want to pay more to file my taxes. i want my tax software to charge me at the last second. paying $60 to file my taxes was the highlight of my day. and you just saw footage of me flipping burgers. want to charge me extra to itemize my deductions? no problem. i literally have too much money. said no one ever. file for free with credit karma tax. free to start, free to finish. creditkarma.com/tax. a big tax company needs that $50 way more than me. harris: president-elect trump cacabinet nominees are studying ahead of the congressional this week, we're told that no nomines held more than 300 meetings with members of u.s. senate and participated in more than 30 practice sessions and mock hearings, withy me now, jerry moran, always good to see you thank you for joining us. >> harris thank you. harris: absolutely, so tell me, what happens in these meetings. what they entail. >> you are right, you describe the scene so far a number of nominees have been into my office and other senator's offices to make the pitch to introduce

i'm gregg jarrett in for harris faulkner. this is the "fox report". [sirens] a massive search is under way for the suspect who turned new year's celebrations into a nightmare, at least 39 people killed in the shooting including a police officer, dozens more wounded in the attack, we're getting word now that the evidence is emerging about the shooter. adam housley is live in our west coast newsroom. adam, what is this new evidence, and what leads do investigators

i'm gregg jarrett in for harris faulkner. this is the "fox report". [sirens] a massive search is under way for the suspect who turned new year's celebrations into a nightmare, at least 39 people killed in the shooting including a police officer, dozens more wounded in the attack, we're getting word now that the evidence is emerging about the shooter. adam housley is live in our west coast newsroom. adam, what is this new evidence, and what leads do investigators have so far? >> reporter: right now the new evidence coming in is video. they have a couple different camera angles showing the assailant wearing a couple different outfits, does that mean more than one individual? turkish officials are remaining tight-lipped about it. the manhunt is under way across turkey, much of eastern europe. estimated 600 people were inside the nightclub around 1:15 this morning when the attacker opened fire. 39 killed. many foreigners about 70 injured. no one has claimed responsibility at this hour but the attacker was armed with a long barrelled weapon in one of the v

harris faulkner. co-host of "outnumbered." anthony fisher is here, associate editor at "reason tv." richard fowler joins me. and he's a fox news contributor. welcome back. great to see you. lots to get into. republicans are scrambling to couple with a replace many for obamacare. rand paul entered the from cass with his own plan to reshape the healthcare plan. it would encourage to people to pool resources outside of the government and through employers and chches, trade association orlumnae groups. paul would let insurers compete against state lines. letting the free market drive down prices. there is a lot of good news for people who have been following obamacare over the years. last night on the show we talked about obamacare light and keeping the big tenets of the aca. rand paul does away with those. there is no more individual mandate as there is with the other republican plan than is no provision for preexisting conditions. how do you like this plan? >> i love loosening up the restrictions on interstate trade and commerce so people pooling their resources together. i don't like

harris faulkner is here. she is anchor of fox four and co-host of numbe "outnumbered." welcome everyone. it's wonderful that you are here. last night of course was the golden globes. as you might expect, hollywood had some issues with donald trump and quite a few people got political. everybody is talking about meryl streep. she spoke after winning her lifetime achievement award. while never mentioning donald trump by name. she suggested his presidency will ruin america. >> disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose. >> no, we all lose. kennedy: trump respond on twitter, meryl streep, one of the most overrated actresses in hollywoodn't know me but attacks last night at the golden globes. meryl streep says we have to make sure the principled press holds this president accountable. >> i thought i was watching the sequel to "postcards from the edge." a great performance on her part. i worried more about the people we haven't talked about. there are a few people in the audience who maybe didn't

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this is "outnumbered," i am harris faulkner. meghan mccain, host of "kennedy" ," and #oneluckyguy, the editor for "the washington times," charlie hurt is outnumbered. and all of what the breaking news coming out of the capital. >> charles: it is amazing. a new day in america, that's for sure. >> harris: and a new day of the week. let's get rolling. the tpp withdrawal, one of the big headlines. actions, mr. trump also signed an order on a federal hiring freeze except for the military. and on one banning u.s. nongovernmental organizations which receive federal funding for providing abortions are broad. let's talk about this. so, charlie, one stands out is the tpp, this was a huge campaign issue. one that -- i am not going to say if i am for it, i can state, all over the road. he stayed pretty clear. >> charles: he used that issue to steal a lot of democratic voters rights under their noses. and republicans never saw it coming. it is exactly how he managed to pick off places like pennsylvania, wisconsin, and places -- michigan. pla

i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. congress is back to work today and republicans are setting sight on president obama's legacy. they want to eliminate the affordable care act, a.k.a. obama care. more on that in a moment. right now at this hour, house speaker paul ryan is meeting with members of the new 115th members of congress for a photo op. they were sworn in minutes ago after ryan won a second term of the house. and joe biden welcomed in new members of the senate. the first time the republicans controlled the house and the senate since 2006. and it will be dramatic as you might imagine. with democrats digging in to fight the gop's conservative be agenda. president obama is set to meet tomorrow with democrats on capitol hill to lay out a plan to save his signature healthcare law. vice president-elect mike pence is scheduled to meet with republicans to talk about their agenda. donald trump said this on twitter. "people must remember that obama care doesn't work and it's not affordable. 116% increases. his example is

this is "outnumbered," i am meghan mccain, harris faulkner, republican strategist and fox news contributor, lisa boothe. and we welcome back judge andrew napolitano. judge, you are "outnumbered" ." >> andrew: i am happy to be outnumbered. where were you? am i allowed to say. >> meghan: i was someplace very fancy with my boyfriend. >> andrew: about 2000 miles away. >> meghan: i am very happy to have one lucky guy on my day back. center senate republicans were - want to move fast. he can have his team in place on day one, but democrats are accusing republicans of trying to ram the nominees through without the proper to enact ethics betting. they argue that mr. trump deserves scrutiny involving sample nominees. a senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is telling democrats to grow up. cory booker is telling them that it should not be about party politics. >> the democrats are really frustrated that they lost the election, i was in senator schumer's position eight years ago, what do we do? we confirmed seven cabinet appointments that day that president obama was sworn in. we did not like most o

this is "outnumbered," i am sandra smith, harris faulkner, cohost of fox after the bell, melissa francisnd dagen mcdowell is here, and #oneluckyguy, the former ambassador to the u.n., john bolton is here, and he is outnumbered on a very big and important day, several days in fact

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this is "outnumbered," i am meghan mccain, harris faulkner, republican strategist and fox news contributorhe. and we welcome back judge andrew napolitano. judge, you are "outnumbered" ." >> andrew: i am happy to be outnumbered. where were you? am i allowed to say. >> meghan: i was someplace very fancy with my boyfriend. >> andrew: about 2000 miles away. >> meghan: i am very happy to have one lucky guy on my day back. center senate republicans were - want to move fast.

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here today is harris faulkner, cohost of "after the bell, -- julie roginsky, and today's nazi, the formeradvisor to david cameron, steve hilton. >> steve: i know i'm in trouble, because they fool me. >> you look fabulous. >> on inauguration d

this is "outnumbered," i am sandra smith, harris faulkner, cohost of fox after the bell, melissa francis, and dagen mcdowell is here, and #oneluckyguy, the former ambassador to the u.n., john bolton is here, and he is outnumbered on a very big and important day, several days in fact. >> another quiet day. >> let's just begin with the serious backlash that we have been watching all weekend from members of the own parties, that began after president trump signed on friday and executive order that temporarily bars them from seven majority countries, white house chief of staff priebus says that he has nothing to apologize for, and to the travel ban could be expanded if necessary. >> this was a promise that president trump had made, and it is a promise that he is going to keep. he is not willing to be wrong on this subject. we need to do our best to be vigilant and protect americans. perhaps we need to take it further, but for now, the immediate steps, pulling the band-aid off, we are doing further vetting for people traveling in and out of the country's. >> meanwhile, top democrats in the tr

this is "outnumbered," i am harris faulkner.cain, host of "kennedy" ," and #oneluckyguy, the editor for "the washington times," charlie hurt is outnumbered. and all of what the breaking news coming out of the capital. >> charles: it is amazing. a new day in america, that's for sure. >> harris: and a new day of the week. let's get rolling.

this is "outnumbered," i'm sandra smith, here today is harris faulkner, kennedy on fox business "kennedy," eboni williams, and #oneluckyguy, you know him from "the o'reilly factor" and a host of "watter's world," jesse watters is here, and he is now in "outnumbered"'s world. >> jesse: here we go. there it is, always ready. >> you should stay ready so you don't have to get ready. >> jesse: that's right, that is my philosophy. >> he sleeps in a suit, i hear. >> jesse: how do good does it look? >> no comment, let's move on. >> you look great, let's move on grade we begin with the dueling meetings over obamacare's future, president obama making a rare appearance on the hill in a last-ditch bid to save his signature health care law. the leader of the house democrats, nancy pelosi, mocking republican efforts to get rid of obamacare. >> republican say repeal and replace. the only thing that has going for it is alliteration. they have no replacement plan. they have no replacement plan because they can't, they don't have the votes for a replacement plan. so to repeal and then delay is an act of c

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here is sandra smith, cohost of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis, democrat extended just, julie roginsky, and today's #oneluckyguy, veteran broadcaster and super bowl winning quarterback, joe theismann is here. always glad to have you, glad you're back. >> joe: good to be back, thank you very much. merry christmas, hope everybody had their dreams come true. new year's, i watched it here in new york city, it was unbelievable this year. the weather was so cooperative, the entertainment was unbelievable, and it's exciting to get onto 2017, and in about three weeks it's going to even be a little more exciting. >> i feel like i'm in a locker major giving us a little pepto. let's get started. on capitol hill, lawmakers set to be sworn in and members expected to reelect paul ryan as speaker of the house prayed once that is done, republicans who will be soon in charge of both the white house and congress for the first time in a decade say they have an order of business to be able to who repeal and replace obamacare. lawmakers will also tak

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this is "outnumbered," i meghan mccain, here today is harris faulkner, sandra smith, fox news political and legal analyst, eboni williams, and today's #oneluckyguy, fox news digital politics editor, chris stirewalt, you are outnumbered. >> harris: you know what i've decided? you are worthy of your own emoji and i want one. that look, right there. >> chris: the bacon sizzling is actually my imo g, that one is dedicated to me. >> harris: but i love that look. good to have you. >> chris: it is so good to be here, i would love to see you guys. >> right now, at least 46 house democrats or close to 24% in their caucus boycotting president-elect donald trump's inauguration, that number up sharply from 28 yesterday after mr. trump blasted congressman john lewis for challenging his legitimacy to be the next president. but despite the rancor and bitterness, the incoming administration is offering an olive branch. >> we hope that these democratic members of congress reconsider, they are certainly welcome to the inauguration if they want to contact any of us they are welcome to did i would note tha

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner. here today is sandra smith, meghan mccain, former national security staff member under president bush and obama right on time today, gillian turner, and today's #oneluckyguy, fox news political analyst, juan williams is outnumbered, good to have you. >> juan: nice to be here on a snowy new york day. >> harris: there is no such thing as a slow news day anymore. it just cooks like popcorn. >> i can't wait to hear what you have to say, one williams. >> juan: it wasn't even like slow news tonight. >> harris: let's get to the news, president trump moved swiftly after acting attorney general sally yates, and obama administration holdover, said publicly she would not enforce as immigration order. in announcing her replace him, the white house stated that the acting attorney general has the betrayed the deferment of justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. ms. yates is an obama admits ration appointee who is weak on border and very we

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner. here today is sandra smith meghan mccain, fox news political and legal analyst, eboni williams, and today's #oneluckyguy, right on time, political anchor and anchor of "special report," bret baier. he is outnumbered, by the way, timely new book, it is called three days in january. dwight eisenhower's final mission delivers in gripping detail of presidential farewell and transition that still resonates all these years later, i will tell you what is resonating right now, this current transition. >> that was some thing to watch, isn't it? that was something to watch. if that is a forecast of what we are going to see in the press compasses to come from the white house, we are in for quite some thing. first of all, i think what was most striking is one, this is the first time he has said yes, russia was behind the sink. two, that it is not going to be smooth sailing for vladimir putin, we will see if he gets along, if he does, that's great. three, that the separation of the business, and h

this is "outnumbered," i'm sandra smith, here today is harris faulkner, kennedy on fox business "kennedyni williams, and #oneluckyguy, you know him from "the o'reilly factor" and a host of "watter's world," jesse watters

this is outnumbered, i'm harris faulkner, here today is meghan mccain, cohost of "after the bell," melissa francis. fox news legal analyst and host of "justice," the judge herself, jeanine pirro, and today's #oneluckyguy, the host of the "david webb show," david webb. we say he's outnumbered, you are looking gorgeous in the pink and gray. >> david: if i'm going to show up on this couch i've got to bring my a game for clothing. look at this, red, white, and blue, sharp, deep black, and a nice bright color for the trump. >> wait, wait, wait. >> we like the guy who appreciates the color wheel. >> that is your color wheel, harris. >> jeanine: i always love telling coming on the show, you tell us what color to wear, i love it. >> harris: will begin with what was one of his top campaign promises as i mentioned, when he launched his presidential campaign more than 18 months ago. candidate donald trump vowed to build a great while, his words, on america's border with mexico, a promise that helped fuel his long shot bid to win the white house. and now during a visit to the department of homeland se

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here is sandra smith, cohost of "after the bell" on fox businessemocrat extended just, julie roginsky, and today's #oneluckyguy, veteran broadcaster and super bowl winning quarterback, joe theismann is here. always glad to have you, glad you're back. >> joe: good to be back, thank you very much.

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here today is meghan mccain. host of "kennedy," kennedy herself. also from fbn, dagen mcdowell is here, and today's #oneluckyguy, early for him, the host of the "greg gutfeld show" greg gutfeld himself. >> greg: thank you, good to see you, hf. >> harris: it doesn't roll, it's not as good as gg. you're outnumbered, how do you feel? >> greg: i feel great, it's wonderful. we have a lot of trump stuff, i'm very excited. when he breaks wind, we break i in. >> wow. >> harris: as we wait for the president trump to speak, mexico has now canceled a trip with their president to make with president trump next tuesday. tweeting that he has informed the white house that he will not attend the meeting scheduled for next week with mr. trump. all right, let's start there. we saw this coming because it was telegraphed out already that if you don't want to talk about the wall and paying for the wall, reportedly, you don't really have to come. do we take that seriously, and i guess now we do. >> greg: we do, the real question is wh

this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here today is meghan mccain, host of "after the bell" right next to me, melissa francis. also from fox business, dagen mcdowell. and today's hashtag #oneluckyguy, the host of "fox & friends," we welcome back to the couch, brian kilmeade, we say you are outnumbered, but mostly just loved. >> that is very nice, comedies speak for everyone on the couch? >> no, i don't. >> dagen lives next to me on the 17th floor upstairs, and everone else is going to work. >> dagen: you will tell no secrets about me in sweatpants and dirty t-shirts. >> brian: 's if that's what i have to do. >> harris: we have a very busy news day, so let's get started, and we will begin with a new controversy that is roiling washington as they say, fbi director james comey says he will cooperate fully with an investigation by the doj's watchdog into his action before the presidential election. at issue is whether director comey violated the established justice department protocols, and procedures, when he announced last july the fbi would not recommend charges against hillary cli

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this is "outnumbered," i'm meghan mccain coming here today we have harris faulkner, republican strategist and fox news contribute or, lisa boothe. fox news political and legal analyst, eboni williams. and today's #oneluckyguy, fox news roaming correspondent at large, pop culture icon veteran, geraldo rivera. >> geraldo: delighted to be back, really. >> harris: i like the roaming part. i was regaling you of the story of how we passed each other on a inauguration, it train platform, you were rolling into town. >> geraldo: i was roving. that was a very exciting inaugural weekend. to watch history being made. actually to be friends with the guy who is in the oval office is quite extraordinary. >> harris: is cool for you? >> geraldo: it's so cool, i've known him for over 40 years, to watch his evolution is something we are all very proud of. >> harris: we will dive into that. >> meghan: let's begin, as we await two big firsts for president trump at the white house, he is set to hold his first meeting and joint news conference with a foreign leader. uk's prime minister theresa may at the g.o.p.

this is "outnumbered," i meghan mccain, here today is harris faulkner, democratic strategist, julie roginsky, fox news contributor, rachel campos duffy, and today's #oneluckyguy, cohost of "after the bell" ," osman, and he is "outnumbered." >> david: thank you very much, ladies, he is it is great to be her. >> are really dense newsday, so we have a lot to get into, we begin with a strong denial from the chief of american intelligence regarding the leak of the 35 page dossier containing a variety of allegations against president-elect trump. dni chief james klapper last night, in a rare public stamen, saying he spoke to mr. trump and expressed to him his "profound dismay at the leak," and insisting that it is his belief that the u.s. intelligence community was not behind the leak. meantime, in a contentious interview on nbc's today show, the incoming counselor to president-elect trump, kellyanne conway, repeatedly pressed on whether mr. trump takes director clapper at his word. >> mr. trump was very happy to receive that information from mr. klapper, and he has great respect for the intellige

this is "outnumbered," i'm meghan mccain coming here today we have harris faulkner, republican strategistox news contribute or, lisa boothe. fox news political and legal analyst, eboni williams. and today's #oneluckyguy, fox news roaming correspondent at large, pop culture icon veteran, geraldo rivera. >> geraldo: delighted to be back, really. >> harris: i like the roaming part. i was regaling you of the

i'm harris faulkner, here today is meghan mccain, host of "kennedy" on fox business, kennedy herself, democratic strategy, julie roginsky, and #oneluckyguy, sean spicer is here. we say you are outnumbered, but mostly you are welcome. >> sean: thank you for having me, it is good to be outnumbered. >> you have the greatest socks i have ever seen on this couch. >> sean: thank you, they are official g.o.p. stocks, you can get them at g.o.p..com. >> i like that. glad to have you. senator sessions gave opening remarks when this began just a couple of hours ago. 11 republicans, nine democrats on the panel began lessening him, critics went after his civil rights record. senator dianne feinstein asked him to respond to a letter signed by 1400 law professors from 49 states who oppose his nomination. the senator also read some of it, here's that. >> nothing in senator sessions public life since 1986 has convinced us that he is a different man than the 39-year-old attorney who was deemed too racially insensitive to be a federal district court judge. i want your response to this, and answer the qu

this is "outnumbered," i'm sandra smith, here today is harris faulkner, meghan mccain, cohost of "after the bill bell," melissa francis is here, and today's #oneluckyguy, new york congressman peter king, he is outnumbered. welcome back. i saw you in the green room, you were watching those hearings intently. >> peter: i have served a tom price for a number of years, he is really a great guy. my wife is from atlanta, her sisters a doctor, she knows dr. price, and again, tom and i whether we agree on every issue or not, he knows health care inside and out. he will be an outstanding secretary. >> sandra: very good, we've got a lot more to get to. as we await president obama's final news conference as commander-in-chief, the firestorm over his decision to shorten the jail sentence for chelsea manning. the transgender army private who leaked more than 700,000 u.s. documents to wikileaks and was given 35 years in federal prison. the reaction from lawmakers on both sides, swift and furious. the republican speaker of the house, paul ryan, saying this is just outrageous. chelsea manning's treache

this is "outnumbered," i'm sandra smith coming here today is harris faulkner, cohost of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis, also from fox business, dagen mcdowell is here, and today's #oneluckyguy, we welcome back the cohost of "the five," juan williams is here, and he is outnumbered. >> juan: nice to be here, i am one lucky guy. because today is a snowy day in new york, and i like the fact that i get to be warm and cozy with this crew. i am one lucky guy. >> you are buttering us out. >> you are acting like you're going to be getting hugs from us. >> juan: look, i know the deal deal. with that song, "baby it's cold outside," maybe you guys should stay outside. come on in. >> we will see how warm things are in a few minutes. let's get started. president-elect trump has repeatedly questioned intelligence officials assessments of russian hacking. of the dnc and hillary clinton campaign chairman john podesta. but just a short time from now, the heads of national intelligence, the cia, fbi, and the nsa, are expected to detail for mr. trump the russian's motives for meddling in