>> not yet, not yet, jon scott. i'm glad you offered. current temperatures across the map, 43 in new york. the storm is about to get its act together. too warm in new york, too warm along the coast to get snowfall totals, interiors sections of the northeast and new england will certainly see big-time snows. there's our frontal system ahead of it. warmer temperatures and we could see potential for severe storms, including isolated tornadoes, we saw a report of that one in georgia. watching the system as it develops comes off the coast and strengths over the next 24 hours, we think this does have the potential to bring in gusty wind and inches and inches of snow. taking a lock at the forecast temperature, 4:00 p.m. thursday, moving off long island and the coastal areas of new england will get a rain event but then we will see the snow across interior sections, portions of up state new york also the lake-effect snow machine. as we go, this gets cranked up. it drops in pressure, 24milibars in 24 hours and crank up as it moves in canada. so w

i'm jon scott.: lots of others for roles in the trump administration as i'm sure you can only imagine as the president elect heads to north carolina later this afternoon and his continuing victory tour. mr. trump will speak along side retired general mattis. peter. peter: jenna, two big surprises so far this morning. first the president elect picking a fight with boeing because he thinks that costs are out of control as they build the next generation of air force one and second, the president elect coming on down to the public lobby of trump tower which he almost never does to talk about it. >> well it's totally out of control. over $4 billion for air force one program and i think it's ridiculous. i think boeing is doing a little bit of a number. we want boeing to make money but not that much money. peter: just a few minutes ago, officials said mr. trump was a boeing shareholder until june and that's when he sold shares. president elect is going to meet with democratic mayor, she's upstairs right no

jon scott, thank you. >> thanks, sandra.ident-elect donald trump taking credit for sprint moving 5000 offshore jobs back to the united states. watch. >> because of what is happening and spirit and hope, i was just called by the head people at sprint and they're going to be bringing 5000 jobs back to the united states and taking them from other countries. they're bringing them back to the united states. and also one web, a new company, will be hiring 3,000 people. so that's very exciting. sandra: trump later saying the jobs were part of previously announced commitment predating the election, but adding they look forward to working with with mr. trump to create nor jobs in the u.s. the president-elect tweeting a link to a "politico" article where economists credit him for sending consumer confidence to a fresh 15-year high. one economist telling "politico," elections always give confidence a boost. the sense of relief that is something behind us. there seems to be some truth to the trump bump. if elections, whatever. so you do

i'm jon scott. >> merry christmas and a very happy new year.'m jenna lee. >> we're in brooklyn, new york, where more than 125 years al, laborers toiled for 14 years to build this bridge connecting brooklyn and manhattan. at least two dozen workers died in the effort. the bridge spans the east river, which played an important role in the american revolution. here a young general named george washington cross the over to manhattan and thwarted the british advantage. without that historic crossing, our first war could have had a much different outcome, and our nation might not exist. >> just down the east river from here, you can see america's beacon of freedom to the rest of the world, the statue of liberty, and ellis island, the gateway to the american dream for so many immigrants. this hour, we're taking you on a journey through america's proud past, and some stories we've brought you this year. >> our journey begins at fort hancock, new jersey, a military installation that dates back to the revolutionary war. ♪ the jersey shore, 130 miles of f

fox's jon scott tells us space exploration is only a part of glenn's legacy. >> reporter: john hershel glenn junior will be remembered for being a warrior in battle, our first astronaut to orbit the earth and one of our most successful leaders on capitol hill. in1988 he added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. >> i can't help but stand here today with a real sense of deja vu, some 40 years old, by the way, sense of deja vu. >> reporter: he was born in ohio and attended college. after the japanese attacked pearl harbor he signed up for the aviation cadet program, long before senator john glenn landed in our nation's capital he served in world war ii flying 59 successful missions. five years later this leatherneck was ready to fly sordies again. he gained early national recognition by setting the speed record from los angeles to new york in 3 hours 23 minutes. by the late 1950s the u.s. manned space program was just being conceived, and john glenn was select as one of the first seven astronauts for project mercury. three years later on february 20th, 1962, he made hist

in the meantime, here's jon scott. for shepard smith. >>> secretary of state john kerry defending the united states for refusing to veto a u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. kerry explaining the obama administration's reasons and what he thinks it would take to bring about peace. ahead, analysis and reaction from washington and jerusalem and why the israeli prime minister says secretary kerry ignored a big part of the problem. >>> plus, donald trump tweeting today that israel's been treated with disrespect. and trump promises things are going to be different soon. the president-elect also ripping president obama for how he's handling the transition of power. ahead, more on what he said. >>> and trump's team staffers promising big news on the economy this afternoon. they

in the meantime, here's jon scott. he's in for shepard smith. >>> secretary of state john kerry defending the united states for refusing to veto a u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. kerry explaining the obama administration's reasons and what he thinks it would take to bring about peace. ahead, analysis and reaction from washington and jerusalem and why the israeli prime minister says secretary kerry ignored a big part of the problem. >>> plus, donald trump tweeting today that israel's been treated with disrespect. and trump promises things are going to be different soon. the president-elect also ripping president obama for how he's handling the transition of power. ahead, more on what he said. >>> and trump's team staffers promising big news on the economy this afternoon. they say american workers are going to like what they hear. that and all the day's news coming up this hour. >>> i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. made the right call by not vetoing last week

i am jon scott. the focus of the search after his finger prints were found in the truck. y we see him in the video pledging allegiance to isis. gregg has the latest for us

i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather childress. jon: mr.today for a get out to vote rally to support republican candidate. he's also continuing thank you tour with a rally

jon: and i'm jon scott. undermine electoral process but did it to put donald trump in the white house. mr. trump responding to those reports in an exclusive interview on fox news sunday. >> according to washington post the cia has concluded that russia intervene in the election to help you win the

jon scott, "happening now" anchor interviewed a couple with a child and brings back the lesson. >> theirory. dashing soldier meets young woman and courtship and marriage and prayers for a child. you two wanted which were. >> yes. >> you tried for 16 years? and decided to adopt? >>y we had discussed it before, but i don't think we ever gave up having a baby of our own. we got pregnant once and miscarried at 18 weeks. >> you decided to adopt. >> we anyhow someone who got pregnant. >> she became pregnant and decided not to keep the child. and you said what? we'll take it. >> she was only 11 weeks pregnant and it was amazing. and i got to go through the whole pregnancy with her and took her to every doctory's appointment and saw the sonogram and it was an amazing experience. >> they named robert junior and blue eyed love bundle displayed unnerving signs. >> he was two days old andy we thought he had quit breathing and we took him to our family doctor and they checked him over and said he's fine and probably is colic. turns out he was not fine. >> they sent us to a neurology and found out he

i am jon scott. that happened after the tunisian migrant became the focus of the search after his finger prints were found in the truck. y we see him in the video pledging allegiance to isis. gregg has the latest for us in berlin. >> reporter: hi, jon, aáq!orities in berlin are relieved and shaken by the death of the 24-year-old tunisian it attacker monday night. he travelled 600 miles from berlin through southeast france and then by train to milan, italy. all the while, he was the most wanted man in europe. he was gunned down simply when he refused to show identification to and fired at a routine police patrol in milan. underscoring the seriousness. hours after the death of amri, isis posted video of him saying he wanted to kill crusader pig ps. officials are looking hard at whether there was like- minded islamics supporting him for his travel. and they are looking hard at how he was allowed it stay inside of germ no and move aroundç for 1 full months while under suspicion. and a lot of people are

jon scott. jon: we will be guessing. jenna: suspect who fatally shot a police officer is now dead.t team member shot and killed the gunman following a near 142-hour stand off. the suspect was hiding in a home after he killed an officer that was respond to go domestic violence call. dan, live with the latest u dan. >> the suspected cop killer's body was removed from the corner a short time ago. it was a long tensed standoff that involved gunman and two young hostages and several officers all in the same house. domestic call came about 5:00 o'clock yesterday. two officers responded within minutes of getting inside the home, one of the officers were shot several times. the suspect's wife and another woman fled the house but the gunman took a boy and a girl hostage and used them as human shields in a bedroom upstairs, after 11 hours of negotiation and shots at the cops downstairs a squat team outside took out the suspect. >> before he was able to get back to the second kid, one of our guys fired one round which the round struck him and that round killed him here at the scene. >> the ta

i am jon scott. >> they are coming in quick succession. mr.trump traveling to ohio state university where he will meet with victim and first responders in last week's alleged terrorist attack. first, the wall street journal quoted sources that mr. trump is expected to nominate head of cke restaurantses for labor restaurantses. and david lee is live in trump tower. >> reporter: fox news confirmed that mr. trump is calling for andrew puzder as labor secretary. he has a company, the company he chair and control system hardee's fast-food restaurant and carl's junior. he called for repoling obama care and lowering the corporate federal tax and against raising the federal minimum wage over $9 an hour. democrats are calling for a $15 an hour minimum wage. he said hiking the minimum wage will lead to higher prices and more automation and the ones hurt will be the lowest paid employees. and the search this hour continues for the next secretary of state. a now hours ago he met with a retired admiral who is a dean at the school. hillary clinton considere

welcome to happening now, i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. mr. is heating to the heartland where he will meet with victims and first responders in the car and knife attack in the campus last week that's still being investigated as part of terrorist attack. in the meantime trump is -- retired marine john kelly for secretary is always a name that we have heard in the last 24 hours. general kelly lost his youngest son in combat in afghanistan. this evening mr. trump headed to des moines iowa for another thank you tour rally after the state governor received a big appointment and that's where we find peter ducey. peter. peter: and jenna, the president elect and carrier officials have both said that last week's job saving deal was good for about a thousand positions that we are going to -- were going to be going to mÉxico, that's a deal that got a lot of positive attention last week for the incoming president but the official who represents union workers at the carrier plant, his name is chuck jones came forward and he thinks that the thousand number

hi, i am jon scott. >> and i am jennily. he is retired general james mattis. mr. trump making the surprise announce in the victory tour in ohio. jennifer is familiar with mad dog as he is referred to by some. jennifer what can you tell us about the appointment. >> reporter: he doesn't like being called mad dog. but the marines called him that affectionateily. president-elect trump wanted somebody in the mold of general patton or mcarthur. i asked general john nicholson about the pick. >> he is a soldier's soldier or marine's marine. again, i first met him in afghanistan and we were a tough fight. he inspired me as a surgeon on the grouped as we talked about that. >> general james mattis was not in lock step with the administration's thinking on iran. the president-elect made the pick official last night. >> we are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. but we are not announcing it until monday. so don't tell anybody. mad dog is great. >> reporter: mad dog said the greatest danger is iran but does not believe in tearing apart the nuclear deal

i am jon scott. >> i am melissa france nis for jenna leely. the u.s. coming under fire for not condemning the u.n.ç resolution. and secretary of state kerry defending the move and blasting the netanyahu government. >> we have the latest reaction from jerusalem and begin with peter doocey in palm beach, florida where mr. trump is speaking out on the u.s. and israel and the american economy, peter? >> reporter: that's right, the president-elect said his administration will follow simple rules. buy american and hire american. that economic theme message dmam an instagram post and the sprint ceo pledged to bring 5000 çjob and one web, will create 3000 here. transition officials were not clear as to whether or not everyone of these jobs were new or part of the 50,000 jobs promised by the japanese company soft banks ceo a few weeks ago. the president spoke to reporters about russia last night as the obama administration prepares to punish russia for preparing for the america election. mr. trump said he doesn't get why they are talking about the election. >

i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather childress. jon: mr. trump heading to louisiana later today for a get out to vote rally to support republican candidate. he's also continuing thank you tour with a rally in grand rapids, michigan. david lee. >> jon, the president-elect trump's transition team said mr. trump has met with 90 individuals. as best we know, he did not meet with any potential job applicants today. as you mentioned he did have face to face with house speaker paul ryan. mr. ryan entered trump tower around 49:00 o'clock -- 9:00 o'clock this morning. mr. ryan has said top priority is repeal of obamacare. the spokesperson says that the purpose of today's meeting was discus policy agenda. after meeting was over, ryan made a brief statement u but discuss not take any questions. >> exciting meeting with president elect. great meeting talking about transition. thanks, guys. >> as for the president elect, mr. trump continued his thank you victory tour paying a visit to des moines, iowa, he told the crowd that cabinet nominees are among t

it isyqbía[0wztñ all "happe >> a great hour and we begin with welcome to our second hour of i am jon scott>> and i am jenna lee. ço(( sq'e department of veterans@ox affairs. we are hearing newuiru names fo what is one of the toughestptym cabinet jobs. peter+++<&i focused on national security and the president-elect received the presidential daily briefing something that is a lot of discussion b. he thinks that briefing can be repetitive. the only reason he is receiving the pgb he won the election and this morning on social media, he took time to remind democrats how he did it. he wrote this it first. campaigning to win the electorial college and much more difficult than the popular vote. hillary focused on the wrong state and i would have done better in the election if that is popular. and finally, i have not heard the pundits or comment attors discussed fact that i spent far less money on the win. and allies explain whyy he tweets about campaigning. >> they are not getting used to it the idea because he is horr areifying. he stands for free enterprise. >> who? ? how? >> he stands for def

. >> i am eric shaun in for jon scott.that high profile summit is expected to kick off in trump tower. president-elect and tech industry looking to reboot their industry as the campaign saw them at ads with silicon valley. and among those in the golden elevator teeslan and tim cook. the head of apple would be there. and tapping former texas governor and one- time rival rick perry. and elija h couplings leads a new push for transparency and hosting a capitol hill forum. we have fox team coverage on all of this. and go to it fox business network in the trump tower in new york city. conle? >> reporter: we are about an hour are away. some of them are filing in to trump tower. the oracle ceo, the video shot of her of two hours ago. she was early for the meeting. the stated purpose for the trump transition team is talk to it ceo's about jobs. you might remember mr. trump had a conversation with bill gates yesterday. they talked about innovation and we may see more of that today. you will see the names that it are coming in. and

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. mr. trump is back in the new york headquarters after a quick trip to reach supporters in fort bragg. and introduce general james mattis. now fox news learned that retired four star general kelly will to lead the homeland security. we'll get the latest from trump tower from blake. blake? >> reporter: jenna and john, one of the hangs up regarding john kelly is his travel schedule. but transition sources are telling fox that the president-elect settled on the retire the four star general to be the head of department of homeland security. john kelly has a long and distinguished military career and been in the military for four decades and he led u.s. southern command and over saw south america, central america and caribbean and if he becomes the head of the department of homeland security, that would have him overseeing in the next phase of the career big ticket immigration items that mr. trump has talked about. in the meantime, we expect a official appointment. transition aides said iowa gov

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. jenna: we will see if that brings any development. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. links the tanasian suspect on deadly attack. the fingerprints were found on the truck that slammed into crowds at the market killing 12 people. germany deemed armiri potential threat and trying to deport him. obviously sun -- unsuccessfully. greg. >> we are at the reopened christmas market in berlin, the scene of the terror, we will show you around in a moment. first the latest on the investigation. the search for the tanisian is intent -- intensifying. there were raids overnight but local media saying that authorities are not close. the suspect very much on the german radar for the past year or so. he was arrested and monitoring for offering islamic figures to commit an attack within germany and there were report that is he was on the us radar too. on the no-fly terror list and monitoring and checking out bomb-making websites and also communicating with terror figures. again, back here at the market, jenna, let's just show you a little bit at the scene.

. >> nice to be at home with you, i'm in for jon scott. at ceo of the multinational company, tillerson raising questions about close ties to vladimir putin and views on climate change this as congressional leaders call for investigations into whether russia meddled on the election on behalf of donald trump and also learning this morning mr. trump has chosen a critic for the energy department, former texas governor rick perry to lead the department. jenna: our chief white house correspondent john roberts is following the president elect, of course, we will see him at the white house. he's in -- >> you were at trump, where are you, john? why are you in wisconsin? >> we are back in the snow cold yet again. seems like it was a year ago. donald trump is going to be here, part of the thank you tour later on. all the focus in new york city, you heard leland talk about potential problems. guess how close relationship he has with russian vladimir putin? earlier today reince priebus said it's not a bad thing to have relationships an sometimes with r

i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. mr. trump heading to indiana with mike pence. they arrived in indianapolis and they are expected to tour the carrier plant. the president showed he is the ultimate deal maker to keep a thousand jobs in the united states. one carrier employee said the incoming president is proving to be a man of his word. >> i would just say thank you for doing what you were saying to you would do. when it comes to presidential candidates, you know, sometimes if not all of the time, a lot of times they don't do what they promise they are going to do. and if he does do it, i will tell him thank you personally from me. >> they are live in cincinnati where the thank you tour kicked off. and we are learning new details about the deal that kept those jobs in indiana. folks want to know what happened behind closed doors. what did you find out? >> a lot that went into the deal from the state perspective and vice-president elect called me with information. indiana is offering 7 million in tax breaks to it keep the jobs here in the state. that is performan

i am greg jarret in for jon scott. >> i am melissa francis in for jenna lee. it is an optimum time for them to speak. in the meantime mr. trump started the day off with more meetings in trump tower including with the ceo of shell oil. >> and we have mike emmanuel where both vice-president biden and can vice-president elect mike pence are making an appearance. we have the latest on the trump transition. hey, john. >> reporter: greg, good afternoon. it is a heavy military area and perfect place to unveil the official announcement for secretary of defense, general james mattis. general mattis because he's only been retired for three years needs a special waiver. and house and senate republicans are working on that so there is no i cup. he is about to announce the secretary of defense and donald trump broadening out the search for secretary of state. he met with john bolton last friday and today meeting with rex tellerson. and an indication that he is looking outside of the military and political field for top diplomats and at the same time he is doing that. the t

how long is the arctic blast going to stick around as we count six days until christmas jon: i'm jon scottp to be elected by 538 electoral college voters but not coming without drama. chinese aggressions, plus when does binge become a problem, news ahead on happening now. bill: jon, thanks, see you in six minutes, top of the hour. another blast of cool air sweeping across the country. dramatic video, lake michigan, light that has frozen in ice, looks cool but, darn, it's cold. janice dean in the weather center. janice: well that is the million dollar question bill hemmer. look at tampa. 79. the rest of the country is in deep freeze. good news is we are going to start to see all the cold air retreat back to home in canada. 18 memphis, 22 in dallas, 32 in houston. you get the picture. with the windchills it feels like minus 145 -- 15. just bumped up to 4 in minneapolis. that's the windchill. chicago 35, 46 in new york. so chicago, you're burr right now but things are going start to improve and you'll be more seasonal as we get through the workweek. quick look at the last 24 hours. some showe

jon: and i'm jon scott. russia not only hacked to undermine electoral process but did it to put donald trump in the white house. mr. trump responding to those reports in an exclusive interview on fox news sunday. >> according to washington post the cia has concluded that russia intervene in the election to help you win the presidency, your reaction. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. i don't know why and i think it's just -- they talked about all sorts of things, every week it's another excuse. we had a massive landslide victory as you know in the electoral college. the final numbers are 306 and she's down to a very low number. i don't know why at all. >> do you think the cia is trying to overturn your results to weaken you in office? if your look at the story and take a look at what they said, nobody really knows and hacking is very interesting. once they hack, if you don't catch them in the act, you're not going to catch them, they have no idea if it's russia, china o

i'm leland in for jon scott.priate lawmakers will be briefed once a review on foreign efforts to influence the election ordered by president obama is finally completed. jenna: peter ducey is live in washington with the very latest, peter. peter: the president elect doesn't think the white house will be making such a big deal about russian interference if he would have lost. a single tweet to pose a pair of questions, quote, if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act, why did they only complain after hillary lost? so the president elect isn't sure what to make of report that is russian hackers tried to help him beat hillary clinton and neither are lawmakers on capitol hill, but they're having a hard time deciding what to make of the same reports that civilians are seeing because they can't get the cia to send anybody up to the hill to explain to democrats an republicans behind closed doors. california republican david nÚÑez now says this, the legislative is obligate tod

. >> hello, everyone, i'm eric sean for jon scott. former texas governor now with same department that he famously forgot in the presidential debate. all this comes as the ceo's of some of america's largest tech companies like apple, facebook, amazon and tesla heading to trump tower to meet mr. trump. jenna: here elevator. geelden elevators at this point. john roberts is live at trump towers in new york city. no winter coat compared to yesterday, i'm sure it feels positively warm here. >> high 30's today, basically a beach walk. you mentioned that rick perry was a former rival, not just a former rival but called donald trump a cancer on conservatism but donald trump reaching to rivals wanting to put them in cabinet. well versed in the energy sector and invested in fossil fuels and he was saying four years ago he we wanted to abolish the department he is running in with ryan zinke expected to be secretary. two cabinet pix left for donald trump, he may try to get them out of the way by christmas but agriculture secretary is taking longe

welcome to what's happening now, i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee.duced retired marines general james mattis for choice of defense secretary on the second stop of his so-called thank you tour. peter ducey with more. peter. peter: secretary of state pick should come at some point next week and that mitt romney is still on the short list. we learned this from the president elect himself this morning while he was accepting the time magazine person of the year award. yesterday was a big one from the transition team too. a week after saving thousand american jobs to mÉxico, mr. trump announced on agreement with japanese companies that will bring a lot of jobs to the states if it all works out. >> one of the wealthiest men in the world, you saw it today, did anybody see it, maza, great guy in japan, he has pledged that he will put $50 billion in the united states because of our victory. 50billion. 50,000 jobs. 50,000 jobs he's going to be investing in. he's a great guy. peter: that same event the president elect introduced north carolinians to his pick, re

harris: jon scott coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> will anyone be held accountablehe the inferno that killed at least 36 people? >> major victory for protesters in north dakota. army corporation of engineers reject as permit to build a pipeline there. 75 years after the attack on pearl harbor, how one was honoring those who fought. top of the hour. harris? harris: thank you, jon. meghan: new efforts in several places across the country to help illegal immigrants to avoid deportation. lawmakers in california would use grants and donations to fund free legal help. in addition to san francisco proposal we talked to you about last week, five million dollars in taxpayer money to defend illegal immigrants there. chicago is using one million dollars in taxpayer money to provide legal help to 3,000 residents facing deportation. mr. trump vowed to cut off federal funding to any sanctuary city that resists his policies. ambassador bolton, if i were a tax paying resident of any of these cities i would go absolutely crazy. >> absolutely right. trump's threat cut off money rests

jon: i'm jon scott. will there be any surprises, that's the question.ay's vote should finalize the contentious and unpredictable election, but it's not over yet. the pressure is mounting as part of a last ditch effort to keep president-elect donald trump from the white house. 538 electors gathering at state capitols all across america, one for each of the delegates decided on election day. 306 of them are expected to cast their votes for mr. trump, making his victory final and official. peter doocy live at the mar-a-lago estate in palm beach, florida, where the president-elect is on his christmas vacation. peter? >> reporter: jon, before the electoral college gets going a little bit later on this afternoon, we did get already a big announcement this morning, and that is that the president-elect wants the owner of florida panthers' hockey team to serve as the secretary of the army. vincent viola has been working on wall street as the founder of -- [inaudible] financial, but he also served as an army infantry officer, and the transition team is highlighti

i am greg jarret in for jon scott. >> i am melissa francis in for jenna lee.mum time for them to speak. in the meantime mr. trump started the day off with more meetings in trump tower including with the ceo of shell

first to jon scott with what's coming up in second hour of "happening now.">> hey, sandra in the next hour more on the huge controversy swirling over possible russian meddling in the u.s. election. is it a serious worry? depends who you ask. donald trump's fascinating comments on climate change and paris climate deal. a fair and balanced debate on environmental policy in the trump administration. a scary accident on board a plane. is the airline accused doing enough to help? an interesting story ahead. "happening now." sandra: we'll be watching. thanks, jon. >> thank you. meghan: activists at ohio state university blasting the actions after campus police officer who shot and killed a student before he could slaughter victims with a butcher knife. the terror attack happened last month. 11 students were injured when abdul artan rammed his car into a crowd of people and starting stabbing them. the officer shot and killed the 18-year-old before he was able to do anymore damage. activists protest killing adding artan's name recent killings of people of color. they

. >> nice to be with you at home on this friday i'm leland vittert in for jon scott.magine this, mr. trump pushing back hard during his thank you tour stop in pennsylvania last night after the white house press secretary accused president-elect knowing about russian election meddling but encouraging the interference. >> mr. trump obviously knew that russia was engaged in malicious cyber activity that was helping him and hurting secretary clinton's campaign. again these are all facts that are not in dispute. jenna: last night mr. trump challenged those assertions head on. >> this foolish guy, josh earnest, i don't know if is talking to president obama. having the right press secretary is so important because he is so bad the way he delivers a message. he can deliver a positive message and it sounds bad. jenna: meantime "the wall street journal" is reporting that russian hackers tried to break into the computer networks of the republican national committee using similar techniques that allowed them to hack the dnc but apparently those attempts failed. do to a less aggre

first, though, to jon scott with what's coming up in the second hour of "happening now." ws out of for key, to be precise. the russian body to that country assassinated at an event in ankara. what happened and what will it mean to already-strained international relations. we'll get into that. plus, electors in several states meeting at this hour to formally vote for president. at the end of the process, we expect donald trump will officially be president-elect. the very latest on the presidential transition ahead, "happening now." harris: we won't miss a second of "happening now." thank you. jon: all right, thank you. meghan: so much for trying to find unity on college campuses. now two more taxpayer-funded united stateses, the university of wisconsin-madison and the university of colorado-denver are offering courses on what's being called the, quote, problem of whiteness. the course in wisconsin, quote: aims to understand how whiteness is socially constructed and experienced in order to help dismantle white supremacy. and it, quote: implores how whites consciously and unc

sandra: first jon scott with what is coming up it in second hour of happening now. >> outbreak of violenceast to coast. what happened to all the christmas here out there? what are the legal implications of the stampedes that resulted? >>> plus, new analysis as to how hillary clinton lost the race for the white house. you might be interested in that. we're awaiting a historic meeting between president obama and the japanese prime minister at the uss arizona memorial in hawaii. gordon chang will weigh in on the state of our alliance with japan, amid increasingly tense time with the chinese. that is all ahead. "happening now." sandra: we'll be watching, thanks, jon. >> thank you. kennedy: this next story may have the father of our country turning in his grave like cotton candy in a machine. the college fix reporting that history majors at george washington university are no longer required to take classes in u.s. history. it's a new policy the university says will help students keep pace with quote, globalizing world. this is terrifying. this academic relativism. it is in medical school you w

jon scott, fox news. david: one of the proudest things i had of this, an autographed picture from john glenn. my dad met him and down in florida once and i was so proud of this picture. i keep it to this day. i happened to bring it down from office. what a guy. best of america. sad day. melissa: sad day for sure. surprised by isis, president obama's shocking claim next. ambassador john bolton sounds off on how the president underestimated the terrorist group. melissa: shocking claim from president obama. the president admitting he was surprised by the rise of isis? take a listen. >> let me ask you if it's possible in your position to be completely honest and say, the rise of the islamic state surprised you? it took you by surprise, it took the administration by surprise? >> the ability of isil to initiate major land offenses, that was not on my intelligence radar screen. melissa: here now is ambassador john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., fox news contributor. i took his comment a totally diff

i'm jon scott. melissa: and i'm melissa francis in today for jenna lee. final policy speech on middle east peace. he's expected to lay out principles for peace deal and reaction not coming in not surprising there with israeli cabinet calling mr. kerry's address a pathetic step accusing the obama administration of trying to limit president-elect trump's ability on his own policy on the policy. mr. trump tweeting today, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with total distaken and disrespect. they used to have a great friend in the u.s. but not anymore. the beginning of the end was the horrible iran deal and now this, un. stay strong, israel, january 20th is fast approaching. jon: all which resolution condemned israeli settlements in jerusalem, u.s. embassador broke with past practice and abstained from the vote refusing to exercise america's veto pow ore. that would have stopped resolution in its track. israeli benjami netanyahu blames president obama raising tensions even higher between if two leaders who have had as you know a strained relationship

. >> nice to be with you at home and i amy leland vitter in for jon scott. >> mr. shut down the charitable foundation to avoid conflicts of interest. this as israel takes aim at the obama administration for

i'm jon scott. >> merry christmas and a very happy new year.'m jenna lee. >> we're in brooklyn, new york, where more than 125 years al, laborers toiled for 14 years to build this bridge connecting brooklyn and manhattan. at least two dozen workers died in the effort. the bridge spans the east river, which played an important role in the american revolution. here a young general named george washington cross the over to manhattan and thwarted the british advantag

. >> nice to be with you at home and i amy leland vitter in for jon scott. >> mr. trump announced plans to shut down the charitable foundation to avoid conflicts of interest. this as israel takes aim at the obama administration for abandoning the israeli station in the united nation. the president is playing defense in hawaii. peter, we have heard a lot of complaints from democrats about the trump foundation. are they now happy he will shut it down? >> reporter: no, they are not. even thoep the democrats have been urging the president-elect to do just this to get out of his charitable enterprises, we are hearing complaints about the timing with them saying there is something richly symbolic about donald trump to shuter one part of his financial empire that could affect people's lives. and a spokes person for the attorney general said mr. trump can't make dra thematic changes like shutting it down just yet because the registration is probed by authorities in albany. and the tweet said. foundation is under investigation by a g snyderman and can't legally dissolve unt

i'm jon scott. melissa: and i'm melissa francis in today for jenna lee.cy speech on middle east peace. he's expected to lay out principles for peace deal and reaction not coming in not surprising there with israeli cabinet calling mr. kerry's address a pathetic step accusing the obama administration of trying to limit president-elect trump's ability on his own policy on the policy. mr. trump tweeting today, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with total distaken and disrespect.

welcome to what's happening now, i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee.is for choice of defense secretary on the second stop of his so-called thank you tour. peter ducey with more. peter.

i'm jon scott.he trump administration as i'm sure you can only imagine as the president elect heads to north carolina later this afternoon and his continuing victory tour.

bill: jon scott is coming up next on happening now.atest on trmp transition including a new front runner to run the veterans administration. fox news polling on how americans are feeling about the state of the nation. the manhunt of tanasian terror attack. a great christmas story. we will introduce you to a couple in texas who devoted their lives to one struggling child. bill: wow, looking forward to that. see you in ten minutes. electoral college officially making donald trump the next president. not everybody is thrilled about. [shouting] bill: so will the left accept, apparently not now. >> this is my america. >> you have sold us out bill: effort to deny donald trump presidency falling plat. electoral college officially handing him the white house but the so-called never trump movement not done yet. he's not president for four and a half weeks. next idea, wow. for more my colleague, host of fox news&friends in the morning. >> you go around manhattan and you see the protests pop up, i don't know if they're going to get bigger or fade

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. jenna: we will see if that brings any development.s the tanasian suspect on deadly attack. the fingerprints were found on the truck that slammed into crowds at the market killing 12 people.

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. >> hello, everyone, i'm eric sean for jon scott.texas governor now with same department that he famously forgot in the presidential