. >> i'm jenna lee. we are on the southern tip of manhattan on governor's island.e in the shadow of the statue of liberty and a stone's throw from ellis island, the gateway to the american dream. this hour we are taking you on a journey that highlights america's proud past through the lens of some modern stories we reported on this year. >> our journey begins just up the hudson river at george washington's creation, west point, the oldest continuously operated military post in the ups. it is there you can now experience the major battles that shaped our nation, on a golf course it allows you to tee up while taking a history lesson that starts with the american revolution and ends with afghanistan. i had the opportunity to play the course while honoring the men and women who have gone to war to keep the rest of us free. >> you'll find it 50 miles north of new york city and 250 years back in the history of this nation. >> george washington found this to be what he called the key to the continent. and if he could control west point and the hudson river against the lar

. >> i'm jenna lee. we are on the southern tip of manhattan on governor's island.

. >> bill: jenna lee is coming up next. when you cooking up? jenna: what fox is tellin tellings -- telling us about e theilathe latest polls. and bowe bergdahl information and today we will hear from him in his own voice for the first time. >> bill: so much for santa clause. the thieves are out there and know when you get a delivery. how to keep your holiday from becoming a blue christmas. announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models, or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale, ends soon at sleep train. ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> martha: spacex trying to get off the ground after six months. the founder, elan musk, announced he is going to launch another rocket on december 19th. it will carry 11

i am jenna lee. >> and i am john scott. enrique marquez arriving in federal court. he was a long- time friend of say-ed farook who along with his wife murdered 14 people in a holiday party. he was charged with making a false statement and misuse of documentses and will carr is keeping an eye on that. will? >> reporter: in the next couple of minutes, they are expected to plead guilty. they are being held without bond. and saying he is a serious flight risk. at this point, they may not hear from marquez in the hearing. he talked to the fbi for ten straight days. and that sheds a light on how long say-ed farook was radicalized. both of them planned an attack on a local freeway and college and got scared at the last-minute. and that is the day after he called 911. and that is used in the shootings. and he told them. and he had guzzled nine beers and then he went into a psychiatric ward. people who know marquez paint two pictures. some say quiet and responsible and others say he spoke about sleeper cells. and the case against marquez continued. three more victims were la

. >> jon scott and jenna lee are on assignment. where did the money come from and what was it used for? the fbi said more than $28,000 deposited in farook's bank account two weeks before the unspeakable massacre. then 10000 was taken out in cash. three other transfers of 5000 each and all part of the investigation. catherine has more. >> reporter: thank you, the source not authorized to speak on the record told fox there was unusual bank activities and the final stages of the plot were set in two weeks before the shooting. there was a deposit of 285000 to rock rook's account. and then on or about farook withdrew 10000 from a union bank branch in california. they are exploring whether it was a loan and farook used the cash to reimburse his friend for the two assault rifles. ma rquis who checked himself in a mental health facility after the shooting is talking to investigators. >> he purchased two assault rifles. our major concern in the fbi and a tf is determining how those firearms and the rifles got from marquis to farook and mali

i am jenna lee. >> and i am eric shaun in for jon scott. the president said they are taking on the the terrorist leaders. >> our next message to the leaders you are next. every day we destroy more of isil's forces. fighting positions and bunkers and staging and heavy weapons and bomb making factories and training catches. in many places isil lost their freedom of maneuver. >> the president's high profile visit to the pentagon came after critics say it was not enough to calm the fores of a jittery nation in the wake of the paris and san bernardino attacks. this comes about the questions of effectiveness with the administration's campaign against isis. >> we have general jack keene standing by. and begin with brett bar. bred, start with the timing. we mentioned the oval office address. politics in may and the reason the president is choosing to speak in the pentagon? what to you make? >> going over to the pentagon was a visual thing to show people that he is interacting with the top general and military staff about the fight against isis. i h

i am jenna lee. jon: and i am jon scott. three of the top contenders appearing in iowa and nevada and we will speak to one of them. ted cruz is shown to be leading in iowa and donald trump is still dominating the republican field nationally. here with his crystal ball on where the race could be headed is the director of the center of politics at the university of virginia. you say this is a year when voters probably should tend to want to lean republican. it is tough for one party to keep the white house three terms into row. there are a lot of variables, though. start with the biggest one. >> the biggest one is the candidates. it matters who is nominated. we ignore that and talk about the economy, national security, and foreign policy and of course they matter. president obama's approval rating matters; whether it is high or low. but the most important thing of all is for a party to pick a candidate that can compete and compete with the electorate that exist. jon: donald trump is number one among republicans and stacked up

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you. make it a merry christmas. >>> hello and merry christmas. i'm kimberly guilfoyle, along with juan williams, eric bolling, dana perino and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >>> thank you for joining us tonight. and welcome to our christmas special, we've got an exciting and fun show for you ahead. and we are really looking forward to it. especially because our secret santa has arrived and dropped off all the presents. it's finally time for us to open them. all right, greg. even though you are the king of christmas scrooge. would you like to open your secret santa gift? >> i'll open the big one first. i have two gifts here. >> big ones matter. it feels like a sweater. did i guess it? >> did you peek? look at that. i love that. this is fantastic. the problem is it's already christmas. so i only have one day to wear this. >> could you wear that all year. >> it's so long. i don't have to wear pants around the house. >> ewwww! >> i'm going to turtle it all day. >> the, does santa have a sword or a light saber? >>

jenna: i am jenna lee. the neighbor of the couple who carried out the massacre and the guy who bought the gun is cooperating with investigators. providing them with significant information including details on terror plot it fits back 3 years ago had prosecutors have not charged him yet, that could soon happen. achieve correspondent live in san bernardino with more. >> important to point and we just heard from fbi officials once again that at this hour, no charges have been filed against anyone but clearly they are looking at the possibility of bringing some sort of charges against enrique marquez. over the weekend the fbi raided his home, he was not at that point talking to them having checked himself into a mental hospital immediately after the attack. as we have been reporting for several days, he is now cooperating, is talking to them and has apparently talked about discussions that had about carrying out some sort of attack as far back as 2012 and remember is that deep would fit with when we are told h

i am jenna lee. >> and i am eric in for jon scott this morning. we are here to report what the soldiers are doing at home and broad to fight terrorist. national security is rocketing to the top of the list that concerns americans. rich is live with more from the white house. >> reporter: it is the first visit for the president to the pentagon since july. this week and over the last few weeks the president has been getting a number of questions, as has the administration, has to if the fight on terrorism is working. this week at the pentagon and national counterterrorism center later this week the president is trying to demonstrate it is. >> in recent weeks we have taken out the isil finance chief, a terrorist leader in somalia and in libya. our message is simple. we will find you and justice will be done. >> reporter: the white house is pointing to increased airstrikes and allowing soldiers to operate in that region. he is getting criticism from reuters with russia saying the united states hasn't shown it is ready to fully cooperate in the fight a

i am jenna lee. jon: and i am jon scott. top contenders appearing in iowa and nevada and we will speak to one of them. ted cruz is shown to be leading in iowa and donald trump is still dominating the republican

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you >> this hour, when he talks, washington listens. krauthammer -- his uniquely american story. his journey from md to the pulitzer prize, how he overcame a devastating accident with the determination to lead a life that matters. hello. i'm bret baier, and i hope you'll enjoy watching this "fox news reporting" special as much as we enjoyed making it. fox viewers know where charles krauthammer sits on the panel, and they probably know his position on most issues. but we bet there's a lot you don't know about the all-star panelist, syndicated columnist, harvard trained psychiatrist, and even occasional baseball analyst. we think you should, even if the doctor has a different opini.

. >> i am jenna lee. there is a lot of breaking news. l.a. public schools shut down the entire school system right before school was to begin after receiving a threatening e-mail. sources say they deem the threat not to be credible >> decision making is a balancing act. the superintendant made this decision because of a credible threat. they evacuated the public and charter schools, calling it a credible threat of violence. a school board member received an e-mail from frankfurt, germany. the author claimed to be a muslim that teamed up with local jihadiist. we don't know if it is true. but the decision making is about to come under scrutiny. the new york city schools got the same one and said it was not real. and jihadiist using the name allah used a lower case a. they were contacted and said it was not credible. the congressman released the statement. we don't know if the e-mail is from a muslim or nonmuslim with an agenda. it is wide ranging specifics eñ it does not demonstrate that the author studied islam or understanding islam. that wil

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you >> this hour, when he talks, washington listens. charles krauthammer -- his uniquely american story. his journey from md to the pulitzer prize, how he overcame a devastating accident with the determination to lead a life that matters. hello. i'm bret baier, and i hope you'll enjoy watching this "fox news reporting" special as much as we enjoyed making it. fox viewers know where charles krauthammer sits on the panel, and they probably know his position on most issues. but we bet there's a lot you don't know about the all-star panelist, syndicated columnist, harvard trained psychiatrist, and even occasional baseball analyst. we think you should, even if the doctor has a different opinion. you were a little reticent when we started this project. what's your thought about all this? >> i don't like it. >> [ laughs ] full disclosure -- i've been trying to convince charles krauthammer to sit for an interview for some time... secretary kerry on the hill today talking about... ...not one where he simply shares his thoughts on the news of the

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you. make it a merry christmas. >>> hello and merry christmas.bolling, dana perino and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >>> thank you for joining us tonight. and welcome to our christmas special, we've got an exciting and fun show for you ahead. and we are really looking forward to it. especially because our secret santa has arrived and dropped off all the presents. it's finally time for us to open them. all right, greg. even though you are the king of christmas scrooge. would you like to open your secret santa gift? >> i'll open the big one first. i have two gifts here. >> big ones matter. it feels like

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you >> it's very critical that we believe in the virgin birth, because it is the virgin birth that preserved the sinlessness of christ. >> the message of the birth is a celebration of peace, of reconciliation in christ. >> jesus was born in a stable when caesar was in a palatine palace, running the world. the contrast, in other words, is set up immediately. >> "the birth of jesus" is next. ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah >> for 2,000 years, christians all over the world have celebrated the birth of jesus christ with thankful prayer and joyful song. "peace on earth, good will to all" is a very simple christmas message, and it's at the heart of jesus' teachings. hello. i'm jon scott. welcome to this fox news channel special presentation. behind me is bethlehem, where jesus was born. coming up on this program, a very special guide will take us on a tour of the church of the nativity. we'll travel to nazareth village to see a re-creation of life at the time of jesus. then to

i am jenna lee. >> jon: and i am jon scott. the los angeles' schools are closed because of a threat. we have more live from los angeles. >> reporter: they get threats all of the time but this was rare enough to act. it was an unspecified threat at an unspecified school. officials say it came as an electronic threat. a local tv station is reporting it was an e-mail. so they are looking for a backpack or a package. some type of bomb. obviously not an assault. there are 900 schools in lausd and they have closed all of them. that is unprecedented. out of an abundance of caution according to the superintendent. >> i know it is cold. we are making every effort to see we get the notification to parents as soon as possible but i am not taking the chance of bringing children into any part of the building until i know it is safe. >> reporter: that means lausd is calling in all of the resources it can from the county, federal level, fbi, atf, are going to have to sweep each school individually. 900 schools, 200 charter schools, more than

first, though, to jenna lee with what's coming up in the second hour of "happening now." onald trump has a sizable lead among likely republican voters. that lead is growing. the same polls con firm that hillary clinton is the easy front runner in the democratic race. also the first sound we've heard from bowe bergdahl. he, of course, is the soldier who disappeared from his base in afghanistan -- some say walked off. he was held by the taliban for five years and was freed with great fanfare at first. now we have a day like today, a republican speaking out about how that deal to trade him for five taliban prisoners was illegal and the consequences for that at the same time bergdahl's first interview is emerging. we're going to play it top of the hour. harris: we look forward to that, fascinating. thanks, jenna. melissa: tough times for the middle class, maybe even tougher than you thought. a new study of government data finds it's no longer the majority in america. you can see on the graphs the yellow shows just below 50% of adults are now middle income earners. the percenta

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. senator lindsey graham announcing this morning he's suspending his campaign, pulling out before any of the caucuses or primaries. he says right now he has no intention of endorsing anyone. mike emanuel is following this breaking story live from washington. >> reporter: good morning. focused heavily on his national security vision, and he says thç centerpiece has been securing our nation. this morning lindsey graham called it quits. >> today i'm suspending my campaign for president. i want to thank everyone who's taken this journey with me. you have honored me with your support. i believe we've run a campaign you can be proud of. we've put forward boldç and practical solutions to big problems like retiring our debt and fixing a broken immigration system. >> reporter: former florida governor jeb bush quickly tweeted nobody is more clear-eyed than my friend, and he used lindsey graham's twitteç handle. as he leaves the race, i hope our party and country listen to his counsel. szo'ator j

. >> i'm jenna lee.vernor's island, once an outpost to protect new york city from attack. we're in the shadow of the statue of liberty and a stone's throw from ellis island, the gateway to the american dream. this hour we're taking you on a journey that highlights america's proud past through the lens of modern stories we reported on this year. >> our journey begins just up the hudson river at george washington's creation, west point. the o

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you for watching. >> christmas eve in manger square at the church of thethe birth of jesus christ has been celebrated here for nearly 2,00 years. the tradition continues today and is celebrated with grand processions, joyful music, and thoughtful prayer. for christians around the world, this is when god became man, and a simple message of peace and love changed the world forever. [ choir vocalizing ] "hark, the herald angels sing, 'glory to the newborn king.'" every year, christians around the world celebrate the birth of

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee.ording to reports, the couple may have met with suspected al-qaeda terrorists either together or separately during their time overseas. investigators saying the cache of weapons found in the couple's home points to the possibility of another attack. trace gallagher is live in san bernardino with the latest. trace? >> reporter: and, jenna, we -- excuse me, we really are seeing this pattern emerging, this disturbing pattern that really shows that this is connected to terrorism in some capacity. we know that the killers watched isis propaganda videos online. we also know that they had contact with people who inside the united states and outside were being investigated by the fbi for terrorism. and now not only is the wife thought to have been the trainer for the husband, but she may have had the bomb-making knowledge. remember all those pipe bombs that were made. and now there is this report by the associated press that the wife, tashfeen malik, pledged her allegiance to isis on facebook

. >> i'm jenna lee, and thank you for watching. >> christmas eve in manger square at the church of the nativity in bethlehem -- the birth of jesus christ has been celebrated here for nearly 2,00 years. the tradition continues today and is celebrated with grand processions, joyful music, and thoughtful prayer. for christians around the world, this is when god became man, and a simple message of peace and love changed the world forever. [ choir vocalizing ] "hark, the herald angels sing, 'glory to the newborn king.'" every year, christians around the world celebrate the birth of their savior with songs of joy and prayers of thanksgiving. hello, everyone. i'm lauren green. and welcome to our special, "the nativity: facts, fictions & faith." 2,000 years after jesus walked the earth, how much do we really know about the nativity story? is it a complete and true history? is some of it tradition? is any of it myth? we take you to israel and palestine to trace the remarkable story of jesus' birth. you'll see the spot in nazareth where word of a virgin birth first came to a teenage girl and a j

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee.ey graham announcing this morning he's suspending his campaign, pulling out before any of the caucuses or primaries. he says right now he has no intention of endorsing anyone. mike emanuel is following this breaking story live from washington. >> reporter: good morning. focused heavily on his national security vision, and he says thç centerpiece has been securing our nation. this morning lindsey graham called it quits. >> today i'm suspending my campaign

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee.rts, the couple may have met with suspected al-qaeda terrorists either together or separately during their time overseas. investigators saying the cache of weapons found in the couple's home points to the possibility of another attack. trace gallagher is live in san bernardino with the latest. trace?

i am jenna lee. >> and i am eric in for jon scott this morning.report what the soldiers are doing at home and broad to fight terrorist. national security is rocketing to the top of the list that concerns americans. rich is live with more from the

i am jenna lee. >> jon: and i am jon scott.ngeles' schools are closed because of a threat. we have more live from los angeles. >> reporter: they get threats all of the time but this was rare enough to act. it was an unspecified threat at an unspecified school. officials say it came as an electronic threat. a local tv station is reporting it was an e-mail.

this nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is try day friday, december 11th, 2015. jenna bush hager us with us. keith lee is off today. whatever there was weird. >> it was weird. >> this song is called "love she's become quite the singing star. >> look at her. >> she's adorable. she's going to be at the billboard awards we're going to later today. >> she's here today, too, and it will be so fun. >> she was in pitch perfect 2. she was one of those things if you saw her you were like -- if you didn't know her before you did then. wow. she will put jingle into our holiday. >> bobby, my favorite. look at this mama, she just keeps getting hotter and hotter here with her favorite beauty finds including some of your favorite products that are making a comeback. >> and we've got a huge holiday surprise planned for deserving kids. >> there they are. >> going to be beautiful just in time for christmas. these are all the kids at st. jude. >> hi, guys. >> you're not going to want to miss this. we're going to take great care of these great kids. >> i got to go to saint jude for it's o

from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's try day friday, december 11, 2015. jenna bush hager is with us. kathie lee's taking the day off today. whatever happened there was weird. >> this song is called "love my self", by hailey seinfeld. she's adorable. and she's going to be at the billboard awards where we're going to go a little later today. >> she's here today. >> she was in "pitch perfect two." and if you didn't know her before, you knew her then. anyway, she's going to put a little jingle into our holidays. >> and then bobbie, my favorite. look at this mama! she keeps getting hotter and hotter, here with her favorite beauty products that are making a come back. >>> and we have a huge holiday surprise planned for some really deserving kids. >> there they are! >> those are all the kids from st. jude. you're not going to want to miss this. we're going to take great care of these great kids. i got to go to st. jude a couple years in a row. it's one of the most special places in the world. >> you go in, and you think you're going to feel sad, but there's something

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> it is tryday friday, december 11, 2015, and jenna bush hagar is with us, and kathie lee is taking the day off. whatever happened there is weird. >> i know, but i thought it was us. >> this song is called "love look at her. >> she is a star. >> and she is adorable and she is going to be at the billboard awards that we will be at later. >> and here, too. >> and she was i "pitch perfect ii" and if you didn't know her before, you will now, and then it was like, wow. n the holidays. >> and bobbie is here, and look at this mama. she is comeback and we have a few child day surprises for some special kids. these are some kid s s from st. jude. you don't want to miss it. we will take great care of these kids. >> i love these kids. i got the go to st. jude to do this wonderful series called it is such a special place. >> i don't know, you go in there and you think that it is going joyful, and the way that the kids are and the staff is. >> yes, and hopeful because jenna i did a class yesterday, a and it is called soul cycle, and if you have eve

jenna's here. we're rockin' around the christmas tree with brenda lee. >> wait. let's switch. >> i know. >> first of all -- >> you have been naughty. >> i need to be a lefty to be on this side. kurt russell is here. he's been with goldie hawn for many, many years he's in a new movie. he's going to talk about that. and he looks, he gets better and better looking as he ages. >> very handsome. >> then what's next? >> then the guy that brought us "glee." broadway and tv star matthew morrison. you know, mr. shoe. >> i love him. >> don't you love mr. shoe? >> he was in "finding neverland." january 24th before it ends. >> and a surprise get away for two lucky besties. it's part of a promotion for "girlfriends' guide to divorce." >> i spell something, it's not me. >> we're so close. >> just kidding. >> you know where this sweater would have looked really chic? >> at our party. >> at our holiday party. we had a really fun holiday party yesterday. this was how it started. slow. we the first ones there. >> it was slow, you started with a a rch tonyetineimartini. >> then mor

. >> and it is hot underneath he jenna is here and we are listening to brenda lee singing "rocking around the christmas tree." >> i love brenda lee. okay. >> we will have kurt russell on and he is known for being with xwoel di hahn and what else? >> and "glee" every time we see him matthew morphin, and mr. shoe on broadway. >> he was in "finding neverland" and he was a ten. >> i hav n it ends. >> and we are announcing a surprise vacation getaway for two besties, and so we asked six finalists flown into new york, and it is all part of the bravo's girl show. and among those, we are gog ing to pick a winner. we are so close together. where this would have looked%very chic? >> where? >> we had a fun christmas party yesterday on 58th street, and this is how it started out, slow. >> and you w progressively more and more people piled in. i did something stupid, i posted it is up, but we were in the photo booth and my toeday pas it, but it s is for all to see, but now we fixed it. and your chr still wish i had that, but at one point willie jumped on top of me. h a sandy lee and the whole gang. an

jenna: sioux city's north high is looking for a new band director. lucas sursely (sirs-lee) turned in his resignationfriday, for an undisclosed reasononccording totollison benson, the district's communications dirctor a meeting for parents of band members was held on monday night assistant band director, faith hall, will be serving as the interim direct . jenna: the iowa department of natural resources is askng the public's opinion on a proposed alcohol ban on all state beaches. the dnr is considering a ban on alcohol year round at beaches in state parks and recreation areas. it would also create a 200 foot land buffer around areas where the ban would take place. those looking to provide their opinion on the matter are asked to email the d-n-r. jenna: their contact information is listed on our website, that's uiouxlandmatters dot com tim:& from improved food and garden programs, to expanded youth activites... a 1.2 million dollar expansion for iowa state univ extension is providing new opportunities in sioux city. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning at their new