>> lawrence: he did not. i'm offended. people of texas offered him a custom pair of cowboy boots. >> ainsley: you said no? >> steve: a thousand bucks. >> lawrence: these are three thousand bucks. >> steve: he can't take them. did you? >> lawrence: they did not offer it to me. they offered him a cowboy hat. they want him to -- >> brian: here is the thing, it is not authentic, i don't chew people, i don't wrestle cattle. >> steve: you think people punch the doggies. >> brian: they have a metal detector there, if you don't have a gun, they give it to you. just kidding. >> ainsley: there is a line to get a gun license. >> lawrence: metal detector took a while. >> brian: it wasn't because of my airpods. couple other things. >> ainsley: curious. >> brian: he's six five and hanging out with lawrence is not that easy because he is taller, he puts on cowboy boots. if you want to sneak around, six seven guy with white hat and big boots. >> lawrence: i feel so at home. >> brian: your hat. >> lawrence: these are my people. >> ainsley:

. >> lawrence: all right.ht's game between the hawks and timberwolves. a piece of the arena's jumbotron fell onto the court, landing on rudy's head. oh boy. the 35-year-old target center minneapolis is the second oldest venue in the league. maybe time for some updates. now to tiger woods' new high tech golf club. led by woods narrowly beat boston common golf and its captain rory mcilroy. >> one of the visions when we started to try to he engage that younger demographic and give them a bite size version of golf. it's for more entertaining. more for the growth of the game. >> carley: mcilroy's team take on the los angeles golf club in the next tgl matchup. check this out custom made footballs for super bowl lix are already on their way to new orleans. workers at the wilson sporting goods factory in ohio worked over the past two days to get them ready for the big game. and you, of course, can watch that game sunday february 9th on fox as patrick mahomes and the chiefs go for historic three-peat against jaylen hur

back to you. >> lawrence: we appreciate it.g waves in tech world signings executive order to overhaul u.s. crypto-policy for power stations for ai centers. >> president trump: we're going to build electric generating facilities, they are going to build, i will get approval. we need double the energy we have in the united states. can you imagine, for ai to be as big as we want to have it. i will give emergency declarations so they can start building them almost immediately. >> brian: here to react, co-anchor of "america's newsroom," i forgot, oh, the woman, dana perino, co-hoeft -- co-host of t"the five," too. we're dividing generations with this new president. put america back in front on cyber technology. >> dana: on january 8, i did an interview with chris john carlo, he wrote a book called "crypto-dad," and i said, i want to talk to you more. i resent every moment i spent trying to understand crypto. i think i'm fairly intelligent, i will ask you any dumb question, i asked him all the dumb questions and i felt like i underst

lawrence, over to you. >> lawrence: thank you, j.d. ice deportation officially begun.s to public safety. comes as border state arizona introduced their ice act with officially require the state to comply with ice detainers. but the state's a.g. speaking out against the president's plan. >> i also will not have any part of will fight the attempt to set up concentration camps and family separation camps in the state of arizona. >> lawrence: here to explain it all border czar tom homan. all right, tom, listen, before i get to these democratic a.g.s, can you give me the latest numbers on the border? >> absolutely. look. the greatest president in my lifetime he's back. because in two days, the last 24 hours, total apprehensions on the southwest border 766. compare that to the 10 to 12,000 biden had at one time. cbp 1 releases, zero. chmv cuba, haiti, venezuela nicaragua releases zero. total of 766 across the entire southwest border. that is a game changer. >> lawrence: that is just some of the plans that have been implemented so far. let's talk about the 22 governors. democ

lawrence that was his focus. of the people in the punditry class said he wouldn't win the primary. his political future was over. there was no shot. as the prosecutions filed up on him his poll numbers went up and he zoomed through that primary and then wrecked joe biden in that first debate. you got kamala harris put on the ticket. and she never could get win. they tried to manifest joy. meanwhile, he had all the joy in the country. >> steve: they tried to manufacture something. brian, the reason you got chills. was because it is 12 degrees wind chill. and we are on a roof overlooking the capitol. >> brian: nothing to do with trump. i'm cold. >> steve: because we put all this stuff together those are some of our favorites. what is your single favorite moment from the campaign that brought donald trump to the white house? was it the trash truck? walls it the mcdonald's thing? was it him on "fox & friends"? email us friends@foxnews.com because we would like to make this the last official poll of the campaign. [lau

. >> lawrence: that is a first. another first, press secretary karoline leavitt will take our questions for first interview on the new job. >> steve: country super star jason aldean joins us live after last night's inaugural ball performance. ♪ ♪ >> steve: that's right, the final hour of this four-hour "fox and friends" live from capitol hill starts right now. ♪ >> ainsley: happening today, the president will meet congressional gop leadership as confirmation for his choices are set for 10:00 a.m. >> steve: jacqui heinrich is on the north lawn of the white house. it is 10 degrees, she joins us live. >> ainsley: bless your heart. >> jacqui: it feels less than that, if possible. before heading to three inaugural balls he fired off executive actions and orders and brought press to the oval office. they spanned energy, trade, cultural issues and immigration. most were geared at unwinding biden policies. most likely to face consternation, including legal challenges, namely 14th amendment, is this order eliminating birth r

. >> lawrence: that's right. >> steve: president-elect will head to st. john's episcopal church for a service any minute now. you'll see his arrival before joining jill and joe biden for tea at the white house. he will then go down to pennsylvania avenue, in we presume with a limousine with mr. biden and take oath of office for second time, this will happen 11:00 eastern hour this morning. >> lawrence: mother nature is having a role today. inside for the first time in 40 years thanks to snow and freezing cold. >> carley: that is not slowing down donald trump. he plans to sign 200 executive order s, everything from border security and energy independence to government efficiency. >> brian: we will see major action, we have details that bill melugin was given a look at, what is happening at the border. it will be unprecedented and not just happen in the cities, it will happen at the southern border and northern border won'ting ignored. >> lawrence: 60% of country still support mass deportation and the president will not hold back when it comes to executive

>> lawrence: i did not. i'm going to go back.t of the 50 states i got one more. >> ainsley: what's the last one? >> lawrence: alaska. >> brian: ainsley we don't have any time for you? >> ainsley: 2024 was a great year not only was i celebrating christmas with my family and baby jesus. but sean hannity and i were engaged over the holiday. [applause] >> ainsley: thank you for all the support. thank you for all the well-wishes. thank you, you all were so nice. this was in palm beach and there is lexy, our assistant she happened to be down there, too. >> steve: so she was santa's assistant? >> ainsley: that's exactly right. there is sean and his daughter. we just had a great time. it was wonderful and we all want don'twant to neighbors it all at us. i will make it short. santa and daughter eating the chocolate chip cookies. we went down with my family. swim with the stingrays. that was hilarious. this was some of our family. we just had a great time. little girls wanted those matching dresses and matching bathing suits and cover-ups.

lawrence. >> lawrence: a lot of us are praying for rain.ad are firefighters, thanks, max. >> lawrence: fire burning across generations, family in altadena picking up pieces after losing everything in eaton fire. eight homes belonging to the williams families, burned to the ground leaving them faced with uncertain futures. two members of the family join us now. >> so sorry what happened to your family. tell us what you guys are doing right now to come together. are you in a hotel or other family members you were able to stay with? >> good morning, thank you for having us. at this point, we are 17 members of my family in a hotel in studio city. this is second hotel within the last five days. just uncertain what happens after wednesday. >> tell us, you have lost everything, what do you need? how can we support you, you are speaking for folks devastated because they have lost their home, everything. that means -- >> at this point, i think and i can't speak for the whole community, just the instability is most impactful. after a couple days of l

that's an initial sign, lawrence.us but it shows you are exposed to the smoke. that's when you need medical attention. >> lawrence: all right, doc. thank you for all that information. i know a lot of folks are watching and we continue to pray for those folks in california. thanks, doc. all right, more "fox & friends" moments away. ♪ lowe's knows it's easier to make the right calls, when you have the right team. cj stroud putting up points with mylowe's rewards. he is really cleaning up. c'mon, man. 'cause the cart, he's got all the cleaning supplies in his cart. in store. online. our lowe's team has you covered. when winter season hits emergen-c supports your immune system with so much more than vitamin c. be ready to fight back with emergen-c and for on-the-go immune support try emergen-c crystals. no water needed. my kids can't hide anything from me. i'm home! especially when they've been using toilet paper that doesn't hold up. new charmin ultra strong has a diamond-weave texture that's more durable and it cleans b

honors lawrence yeah and women too. >> steve: mimosa. >> lawrence: both genders have done nasty thingsn there. so i think pete did great job. >> ainsley: you know, all of that aside, he is going to be head of defense. so i liked his comment when senator scott asked him why do you want to do this? and he said i do it for the war firefighters that are sitting behind me. i do it for the men and women behind me. pause there were a lot of individuals from military that were there yelling u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a. as he was walking in. they were there to support him. and he said i do this because i love this country. many of y'all see me as a tv personality but more importantly, i'm a shoulder, and i had to fight and i saw a lot of things i didn't want to see. i came home. i have made mistakes. we have all made mistakes. but i love this country. >> steve: for anybody in the u.s. military industrial complex. it must have been terrifying at certain points. because pete hegseth has got a different view on how they have been running it and how it should be run in the future. and i think he would li

lawrence here in new orleans are shocked. now, the fbi says it is expectation to turn its investigation over to local officials or exexcuse me turn the bourbon crime street to local officials as very active investigation continues and officials still believe there are more suspects out there will shamsud-din jabbar, traumatizing people celebrating the new year. >> aggressively running counsel every lead ensuring [inaudible] that's why we need the public's help. >> investigators are trying to figure out how jabbar, a texas born u.s. citizen became radicalized. he served 13 years in the army reserves. the fbi says there was an isis flag and pipe bombs in the truck he was driving. police say jabbar was able to get past a cop car that was essentially working as a barrier because the normal barriers there were not in effect. we have been aware of the bollard situation for a long time and we did, indeed, harden those target areas. this particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk. now, the wedges that you see out there as we

lawrence, tell us the name of the show. >> lawrence: i don't know. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> brian: straight to a fox news alert. president donald trump delivering on yet another campaign promise. officially reinstating thousands of u.s. service members discharged for not getting the covid vaccine and they get full back pay. >> ainsley: madeleine rivera is in washington with all the details for us. hi, maddie. >> good morning. the white house says redress is long overdue calling the dismissal of members who did not receive the covid-19 vaccine wrongful. given to peter doocy this morning directs pete hegseth to reinstate all members of the military who were discharged for rejecting the covid vaccine. they will receive full pay and benefits. president trump mentioned this pledge just a week ago in his inauguration speech. the covid vaccine was required for u.s. military service members for 15 months from august 2021 to january 2023. at the time the pentagon press secretary called the mandate to get the vaccine a readiness issue. 8400 service

lawrence, over to you. >> lawrence: j.d., you quote us covered, always.ion to enforce the border as the cbp 1 immigration application went offline minutes after he was sworn into office. >> first, i will declare a national emergency at our southern border. all illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. >> lawrence: so this app. was responsible for letting more than 900,000 migrants into the country since it was launched in january of 2023. curt the cyberguy joins us now. curt, so, explain this app., you know, i was just telling our producers this was a way for the biden administration to bypass the typical system, this is a way for people to apply in another country and then cross the border. of course, that didn't count towards those encounters at the border. >> kurt: l.j. i don't know how you are awake. this is the app. right here cbp 1. you can still download it and turn it on it's used for commercial purposes. one thing it became

don't just plug the last hole. >> lawrence: so, mr.ry, what do you make of -- the intel community, the counter-terrorism groups with inside of the country both democrat and republican. they come from that 9/11 era of country first and they fight for the country as a result of that. but, there has been many people inside the community that have said we are focused on the wrong things. we are not focusing on the ideology of these folks, going after them. we are seeing people in the middle of the street with isis flags and hamas flags. these are threats to country. >> brian: sunday. >> lawrence: sunday, right after the event. what do you make of it? is it fair to say we're not focusing on the right things right now? >> well, i will count myself as among the 9/11 community. i was here in manhattan on 9/11 2001. i was in the pentagon as the senior legal official 2009 to 2012. and we took a lot of these guys out. for a while -- and you can see the terrorist threat to our country evolving from terrorist directed attacks where a terrorist orga

but lawrence over here he is going to be outside. >> ainsley: he is going to be outside. >> lawrence:e department was able to scoop me an electric vest. >> ainsley: push a button and it heats up. >> lawrence: if i put it on high it will last three hours. so it will last the entire show. >> steve: what about pants? shouldn't you get electric pants? >> lawrence: they didn't have that but they did have -- what do they call those things? >> ainsley: long johns. >> steve: give you hot pants. >> brian: actually had hot lips, right? >> steve: hot lips was m. as.h. >> ainsley: my tows get so cold i can't feel them how do you protect your toes? >> lawrence: ththey have toe warmers. >> ainsley: they don't fit in the front of a high heel. we need come up with dressy shoes for women that keep your feet warm. >> steve: where some ughs. >> ainsley: they don't look good with my outfits. >> brian: longest goodbye ever. joe biden gist one last interview after only giving 14 press conferences four years. >> lawrence: only 14? >> brian: compared to 44 for donald trump. when he had those blitz, the blitz

back to you, lawrence. >> lawrence: i didn't think it was to be morph pro-baby than rachel i think sarahhel. >> rachel: i love it. >> lawrence: thank you, all. so president trump offering the release of the jfk files, the secret they may contain, that'ss secret they may contain, that'ss next. ♪ do it for less at harbor freight. ♪ ( ♪) you never want to lose your edge. and the lexus rx completely understands that. (♪) (auctioneer) let's start the bidding at 5 million dollars. thank you, sir. (man) these people of privilege... hoarding the financial advantages for far too long. (auctioneer) 7.5 at the back. (man) look at them — unaware that robinhood gold members now enjoy the vip treatment — a 3% ira match on retirement contributions. (auctioneer) 11 million sir. (man) once they discover their privileges are no longer exclusive... their fragile reality will plunge into disarray. ♪ at betmgm, everyone gets a welcome offer. so whether you're courtside trying to hit the over... or up here trying to hit the under. whew! or, hitting that win with your crew. ohhh! yes, see defense! or way up he

. >> lawrence: we love it.ne man's trip to the airport becomes a scene straight out of a horror movie. >> ainsley: gosh. around a parking lot. i got my seat belt on. i can't get out of the car. has this been hacked? what's going on? i feel like i'm in a movie. >> ainsley: wow. "fox & friends" starts like a ghost driving that car and you can't -- you have no control and you can't get out. can't stop it. all right. "fox & friends" starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. brian refuses to say it but i will. he says get dressed. >> brian: stay within yourself. expressing frustration. frustration with recent moves by president biden in his final days in office. including biden's ban on new oil offshore drilling in most federal waters. >> ainsley: peter doocy is live in washington with the latest for us. >> peter: seems really frustrating to the president-elect. because there is nothing he can do about it until he gets into the oval office just afternoon, 13 days from today. what we are seein

>> steve: it's just cure yussments. >> lawrence: shady. >> brian: least controversial thing. >> lawrencennoyed by it. because the media told us for so long is he a good guy. he is not a good guy. >> ainsley: he got away with it. >> lawrence: shame to acknowledge his grandchild. not a nice guy. >> steve: whatever his legacy was he blew it up. >> brian: when hunter's story written. the least controversial thing will be the hook everywheres and the crack. i think what he did in business is. >> ainsley: doesn't mean we can't research it and find out and investigate. donald trump can't pull back the curtain. it just means if we find something illegal they are exonerated. >> brian: 23 minutes after the hour. what a difference a day makes in washington, d.c. katie pavlich unpacking president trump's biggest moves on day one. including a new residence. 1600 pennsylvania avenue ♪ it's fine by me ♪ in the past i would try, try hard to commit to a girl. wouldn't get too far ♪ it always come out seem far d behind d ♪es and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at

. >> lawrence: it's cold. >> steve: warmer than inaugural day. welcome to "fox and friends," this friday, january 17th, 2025. busy week of confirmation hearings wrap up today with dhs pick kristi noem. we are live with chad pergram on the hill in 60 seconds. >> brian: plus, joe biden giving his final television interview and another warning as president. >> i really am concerned about how fragile democracy is. that sounds corny. >> ainsley: and remember this viral campaign moment? the man that made it all happen will join us live ahead of the inaugural parade debut. >> lawrence: final hour of "fox and friends" starts right now. fox news alert. this morning trump's pick for homeland security nominee south dakota governor kristi noem is set to be on capitol hill as senate confirmation hearings continue. >> brian: chad pergram is live from the capitol. hi, chad. >> chad: think what goes under department of homeland security. you have fema, there will be questions about how they responded to hurricanes in south in florida and carolina and how they re

lawrence: iran.: and who's gnat on their back right now with no missile defense -- lawrence: iran. brian: iran. and if we don't stop 'em. iran's on a fast pace to within a matter of weeks to having a nuclear a weapon. i'm pretty sure that is the red line for president trump more than any other world leader. you bring up nuclear weapons, that's when he takes action. steve: meanwhile, speaking of president trump, he's going to take the oath of office right under the rotunda which is live behind us right now, about 30 hours from right now. and it's interesting, given the fact that they're only going to be able to get 5, maybe 600 people in there, there's going to be a lot of members of congress who are not going to be there, in attendance. we don't know whether or not the tech bros are going to to be there. they're trying to whittle down the list. we do know, however, that the president has already heard from senator bernie sanders because there's an op-ed on foxnews.com that was published 20 minutes ag

guest turns on you. >> ainsley: lawrence, help me. >> lawrence: yes. >> you, too, lawrence, watch brian ainsley: trump went toe to toe with colombia and won after those on the left had a meltdown. rachel campos-duffy is next. lord, you know what's on our hearts. you know where we struggle. you know where we need to be pushed. help us give it all to you. the good, the bad. help us turn to you in everything we do. amen. i invite you to join me in more prayer on hallow, stay prayed up sheldon: restoration is more than walls. it's more than paint. it's more than cleaning. that's the thing we'll never forget. for belfor, it's your memories. it's your life's passion. it's your home. belfor, restoring more than property. (vo) we believe at newday usa we have a noble purpose. our purpose is not just closing a loan. we want to do whatever's best for the individual service person. we want to be known as america's mortgage company for veterans and active-duty service people. and their family. we're the one that's there to help them. people are doing hard, arduous, difficult, dangerous things. some

we go on our own. >> lawrence: your plane.'t try to include us in your little plane situation. >> steve: do you know what, brian, somebody watching right now probably believes you. of course they have got -- yeah they have got planes and they have got limos. always talking about your butler. >> ainsley: brian actually does have a plane. the nicest guy who watches us. he watches our show. >> steve: now you are backing away. >> brian: i'm going to total burrow and wait for a ride. >> ainsley: brian any time you need flown around i will. he feels bad doesn't want to the guy is so nice. i love it i need the hours on my plane. >> brian: then again i want to be with the people. that's why you might see me on a jet american and delta. my chance to meld with people. >> lawrence: going to be in the freezing cold with me on monday. >> brian: i wish i could do that. i don't have my thermals. >> steve: on monday, joe biden loses the keys to air force one and during his final interview as president, joe defended his handling of inflation.

>> lawrence: good writing. >> ainsley: that was good writing. final hour of "fox and friends" starts right now. >> steve: let us start with president biden, right there, addressed america from the oval office at the resolute desk last night with a grim, dark tone for the future of america. >> lawrence: senior white house correspondent peter doocy joins us with the latest. >> peter: this is last time some people will hear president biden talk about being a kid center scranton. he wants to being seen as a visionary. somebody who had help of healthy tech ceos when they help him, but concerned when they support donald trump. >> i want to warn the country of things that give me great concern. this is dangerous conversation of power in hands of very few ultra-wealthy people. dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. today oligarch is taking shape in america, extreme wealth, power and influence that threatens our democracy. >> peter: the president talked about ai and how important it is for ai to be controlled by america, not ch

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thanks, governor. >> lawrence: another fox news alert. learning more about the driver of that rented tes latruck who was killed in that blast. >> griff: chanley painter is here with more. what can you tell us? >> chanley: police identified the person driving that tesla truck, he is believed to be colorado springs native, the person was killed in that explosion, others were you hurt. they traced the vehicle back to colorado using footage at tesla charging stations. investigators are trying to determine if there is a keksz to the incident in las vegas. >> we are investigating connectivity to what happened in new orleans and other tack tag attacks around the world. >> chanley: the vehicles were rented from the same ride-sharing company, turo. our prayers are with victims and families, we are actively partnering with law enforcement authorities as they investigate. there was input from elon musk, evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle. even the glass doors of the lobby of the hotel were not broken. guys. >> griff: thank you. you know, we

making that prediction. >> steve: here is problem. >> lawrence: why would you do this?> steve: shawn spicer texted us, he did the press conference. 1997, congress passed appropriations bill that said national park service would stop estimating crowds. there is no official crowd size estimate from federal government, it is up to whoever wants to estimate. feel free. >> lawrence: i can do it, monday i'll be in the crowd. >> brian: everybody, don't move. one, two, three. >> ainsley: my gosh. >> brian: if they can see from ariel view, they will take that shot and you'll see biggest crowd ever. >> ainsley: you count the crowd. donald trump stopped talking about crowd size. >> lawrence: you just put it back in his mind. >> steve: it will be bitterly cold there. >> brian: really? >> steve: during the second reagan inauguration, they never had it outside, it was so cold, nobody was going to show up. it could impact things. >> brian: so great these -- >> steve: a lot of people will show up, it could diminish. >> brian: hotels have moisturizer, public notice, moisturize before an

this is an ask, lawrence, we hear every single time.was an ask of michael mccarthy and the problem is these promises are never filled. we don't see regular order but we see crs over and over again which we will have to face again in a couple of months. >> brian: quick question, did the republicans realize how embarrassing it was when they went through those five rounds and how humiliating it was for the country and embarrassing globally we could not speak pick a speaker for those five weeks? these are the same people holding out last time. >> remember the first time kevin mccarthy at the was frozen five days and then again for three weeks and around that time, that is when israel was attacked by hamas. there were things happening around the world to require the house to take action on the floor. we are entering into the new administration and president-elect trump and mar-a-lago and has a lot of things he wants to take care of day one. not to mention they have to certify the election january 6. they cannot do that if there is no house.

those are your business headlines, lawrence over to you. >> lawrence: thanks, carry.ger due back in court this morning for a second day of a critical pre-trial hearing and defense is pushing for nearly all of the evidence against him to be thrown out. potentially derailing the prosecution's case on trial in august. kaylee goncalves one of the lost lives in the 2022 attack. her father, steve goncalves joins us now. good morning, steve, it's been a while since we spoke. how are you holding up? >> one day at a time. but feeling good, you know. getting close to the trial is a nice change. >> steve, we have been waiting for justice for your daughter. what do you make of this procedural move bryan kohberger and his attorney to get the evidence thrown out. without that evidence it's like a slam dunk for his defense. >> that's exactly how we feel. you know, i have talked to my legal counsel. and this is their last hurrah. this is their last go for it. challenge everything, nobody wants to go to court with d.n.a. at the crime scene underneath one -- nobody wants to do it. so t

i was going slowly, she was so excited. >> brian: lawrence, you have control of your dogs. >> lawrence: not just control, my dog does not sit in the back seat, not safe for the dog. >> steve: your dog does not drive, does hea? >> in a crate in back of the truck. it is not safe. if you hit the break, the dog can go through the window, not smart or good for the dog. i didn't want to be -- you knew i was going to say this, you baited me. >> brian: i didn't know, i never put my dog in a crate after he's a puppy. >> ainsley: what about little dogs? >> lawrence: there are smaller greats to put in back seat and secure like a seat belt if something happens, make sure -- >> steve: we took our golden retriever to the vet, we put charlie in the crate, he would be driving the car if charlie could. >> ainsley: i had one on my lap and one on the back of my neck. >> steve: i don't think this is safe. >> ainsley: it probably isn't, they wanted to be with mahomes. >> brian: in the rv, i let my dogs run wild. 23 after the hour. >> steve: donald trump slamming president biden for war on american energy.

>> lawrence: start with a moderate message. >> ainsley: they have all these progressives. >> lawrence: their position on the border is let it be open. that is not a reasonable position. you can talk about the dreamers, okay. there is debate that could happen and give and take. notion of what you did, letting 10 million people across and you try to fudge numbers by creating that app and say border crossings are down because people had an app on, that has been shut down. >> brian: in the story, they say hakeem jeffries was on meet the press and said trump should focus on criminals. they played it back and said that is not the wrong message. do not play into illegal immigration, make him focus on the economy. good luck with that, if that is your message coach, fire the message coach. aoc and left have a better message. >> ainsley: some chiefs of staff agree with him, you have progressive ones that say several chiefs of staff of progressive wing of caucus express frustration they have immigrants terrified in their district and no guidance. >> steve: they don't have a message, challenge in

>> brian: lawrence, you have to love.s i had to go give them little incentives until he pressed the lever. i got the only male rat. everyone's stayed small and cute my was intimidating like a german shepherd. >> steve: a rat or mouse? >> brian: a rat. at the end of it i go what happens with the rat? they go it's yours. i let it go. i put it in the woods. it's gone. >> steve: it was domesticated it couldn't fend for itself. >> brian: probably dead now. >> ainsley: probably went and found a lever and escaped. >> brian: in the woods trying to find a lever. >> steve: this show is very wide ranging like an interview with donald trump. speaking of donald trump. the "wall street journal" says the trump administration is working on an executive order get, this to stop federal funding for gie gain of function research. >> a lot of focus on what has been happening the last couple of years, lawrence. good morning to you and good morning, friends. the "wall street journal" reports that the trump administration is drafting an executiv

give them a wave. >> lawrence: hey, y'all. >> adam: lawrence fans out here. >> lawrence: appreciate itrs will decide whether mike johnson will remain as speaker as the new legislative session kicks off. as the senate production demand quick confirmation for president-elect trump's national security team. following the chaos on new year's day. incoming majority leader john thune calls the threat, quote: a clear example of why the senate must get trump's team in place as quickly as possible. here to react former trump national deputy security adviser k.t. mcfarland. k.t., thanks so much for joining the program. i mean, i think this just goes back to joe biden got his nominees for the national security team confirmed swiftly. you should give trump his shot as well, right? >> yeah, i mean, there is no treason delay these. congress is now in session as of today. the senate can hold hearings. the candidates are standing. the nominees are standing by ready to plead anybody who wants to meet with them on capitol hill. they are ready to go to those hearings. they should have all of that done by

lawrence: right.ve: one of the issues that impacts a lot of people is tiktok there are 170 million americans on tiktok 5 million businesses. the congress passed a bill to essentially ban tiktok. supreme court upheld on friday said yep, it can go dark. last night, it essentially went dark but now, essentially because joe biden shannon, didn't enforce the ban. now it is up to donald trump, and just in the last hour or so donald trump posted on true social save tiktok. so if you had to guess it sounds like tiktok is gong to live. shannon: well you know there's a provision in the law that allows him to delay this ban on tiktok for 90 days if there's, quote, significant progress toward a deal and can president-elect make argument that it is actually moving ahead. can he show evidence of the statute has language like documents and agreements in place i don't think we're there. but people like kevin o'leerily and other groups say we thought to get something done. has bytedance shown any indication that it wa

>> no. >> lawrence: that's unbelievable.ou are the attorney general of the state and they haven't given you any information on people that could have been involved with this? are they tone walling you? what is happenings there. >> again, it was a fluid situation yesterday. a lot of public officials all kind of wrapping their arms around the situation as it happened early in the morning. i'm not ready to say that i'm being stonewalled but my first priority this morning is to reach out to them and make sure that they are communicating with me and that they are updating me on the current status as it is happening i wants reassurance we have the top people on the ground in new orleans. >> sandra: could more have been done in advance of this attack to have prevented it, do you believe? phi first question and i know the governor's first question as we went into new orleans yesterday morning, after waking up to this was to ask what was placed at the front of bourbon street. everybody is rightfully asking toes questions. but i can a

lawrence, over to you. >> lawrence: chanley, i covered that story for months on the ground.e a big legal showdown. we will be following it. thanks, chanley. the laken riley act now heading to president trump's desk mark the first bill to become law in the second term that direct ice agents to detain illegals accused evidence theft-related crimes. allowed states to sue the department for harm caused by illustrate legal immigration and permits the deportation of illegals who have harmed others. some democrats outraged by the measure. >> without being found guilty of a crime, there will be rounded up. that is what is inside this bill, a fundamental suspension of a core american value. >> enough is enough. it will separate famo continued discrimination. it is shameful that my colleagues are giving in to racist and fear-mongering at the first opportunity to pass legislation. >> lawrence: it's racist. here to discuss is georgia congressman who introduced the laken riley act in the house michael league. you got some support support. democrats the majority of them actually that didn

lawrence? >> lawrence: what a mess. no leadership there. thanks, william.stern pennsylvania. state leaders like our next guest say doesens of residents being of fema provided rooms and nowhere to go. north carolina senator ted budd joins us now. senator, i was down there in north carolina with you when this first happened. tell us exactly why fema or the hotels are kicking these residents out. >> lawrence, thanks for your coverage of western north carolina. thanks for being there. the greatest fear of those in western north carolina is being forgottible. like a storm or california happens, again that's tragic. for me western north carolina and individuals, fema needs to communicate. they were going to kick people out on december 11th right in the middle of a snow storm we said hey, hold up. let's keep these people in for a little longer got it to the 14th just a couple more days. that's not long enough. finally they pushed it into the trump administration and got us until january 25th. and so, we're very glad for that but then people are still getting kicke

lawrence?n arrested for stabbing and killing a 14-year-old boy in the bronx while he was standing on the sidewalk. the nypd says that the suspect is a career criminal accused of slashing another bystander just days ago. here to react is founder of blue lives matter new york city joseph imat the trees. imimperatrice. it only escalates with the crimes that they do. >> lawrence every day talking about someone stabbed, shot, thrown in front of a train, lit on fire. i want to know where the local politicians. where is the governor going out there and changing. the 14-year-old called his father stabbed after he was stabbed. what father or parent should ever are have to deal with this. every single day something else is happening when the world is saying there is something wrong here. let's fix the problem and finally get it done the right way. >> lawrence: we know what to do. mayor adams was asked about the safety of new yorkers. specifically on the subway. this is what he had to say. >> in the last

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. >> lawrence: "fox & friends" starts right now. >> lawrence: buckle up. fox news alert.hocking drone video shows suspected mexican cartel members aiming rifles at border patrol. drone -- border patrol drone after opening up fire on agents on the u.s. side of the border. >> ainsley: that cross-border violence happening as new daily crossing numbers show the trump administration's crackdown is already working. >> steve: brooke singman has summarized it all and joins us with this report this morning. brooke? >> brooke: good morning, guys. new video being released by texas dps chris olivares on x last night. this footage taken after suspected mexican cartel members trading gunfire with u.s. border patrol agencies near fronten texas monday afternoon as a group of migrants tried internet country illegally. that's according to law enforcement sources. no injuries were reported. the new administration's border crackdown is already showing results on monday ice made 1200 arrests and launched another 853 ice detainer. and in denver yesterday. dei agents finding and removing 134,00

>> lawrence: four hours away. brian has it ever happened before that a preemptive pardon was pushed? a preemptive pardon just in case i do something or you find something you can't do that? >> ainsley: we're getting some breaking news. this is a fox weather alert a potentially life-threatening polar vortex is covering major parts of the united states with dangerously low temperatures. and heavy snow, sending the presidential inauguration indoors for the first time in 40 years. >> brian: check in with senior meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast. hey, janice. >> janice: this is really historic event not only for d.c. but across the gulf coast. extreme cold warning for millions of folks really from the modern plains down towards the gulf coast. setting the stage for a major winter storm stretching from texas through louisiana, mississippi, alabama, florida panhandle up towards the southeast. and then that artic blast especially tomorrow when the cold air really settles in. we will feel temperatures

>> lawrence: buckle up,ats 8:00 a.m. on thursday, january 23rd. out west two wildfires burn across los angeles county. one scorching 10,000 acres. and thousands are out of their homes. >> ainsley: promises made, promises kept. president trump won't let anyone staen in his way on the border agenda. >> president trump: anybody that like our country, democrats allow that to upon ha, you are either stupid or hate our country. >> steve: lara trump will join us as her father-in-law gets back to work at 1600 pennsylvania. >> brian: and j.d. vance speechless as he enters the oval office for the first time in his life. >> this is j.d. vance first time to step into the oval office. >> this is incredible. >> brian: so many firsts. >> steve: speaker of the house was his camera guy. >> brian: a little over qualified. final hour of "fox and friends" starts now. get dressed. pentagon deployed 1500 troops to secure u.s. mexico border. >> lawrence: and ice moving at warp speed arresting illegal immigrants for crimes. >> ainsley: and griff jenkins has more. >> grif

>> that's right, lawrence.ill, i walked into the senate office buildings and there are hundreds of veterans already lined up to come to capitol hill today to show their support for pete hegseth. many are wearing veterans for pete t-shirts to show their public support. a lot of them will be in the room today because pete will be the first secretary of defense from my generation. the post 9/11 generation of iraq and afghanistan veterans. he served in both places. i served in afghanistan so i appreciate his service immensely as two bronze stars and president trump is right. we need a change agent at the pentagon to clean up the mess of the last four years. but the democrats, they are focused on all of the crazy stuff. they are doing what democrats do. they are attacking pete for being a christian. for having a christian tattoo by the way the same symbol that was on the cover of the program of the jimmy carter funeral last week and they called him an insider threat for having the same symbol as a tattoo. it's crazy

waking up to winter weather threats, heavy snow, rain, ice. >> lawrence: half a dozen states calling for a state of emergency. >> ainsley: power outages have already been reported this morning. >> steve: live team coverage. senior meteorologist janice dean is standing by at the map. first we start with brettamerwin, live at the art museum. bretta. >> snow has been coming down for an hour and a half. we have a winter weather advisory in philadelphia. we are expecting a couple inches of snow. the concern is easily travel. you might be able to get out and about, problem is getting you home. local schools are closed for today. the drive is easy, they have done a great job pretreating, and with salt. you can see where they have treated and have not treated. it gives a good visual what we're seeing on the road. clear locations, salt was laid down. we are starting to akcumeaccumu snow. we are only anticipating a couple inches. there will be a thin bankman-fried of heavy snow 2020 miles south of where i'm standing. they are expecting one inch upon per hour. 10 to 12 inches of snow with this

lawrence lawrence you know what?t of trump rallies on the campaign trail back when i used to be sean hannity's correspondent as a well, and and these people would stand in lines for -- this may be their only opportunity to see the president, so there's a lot of people disappointed because everybody has been waiting for this moment. i talked tonight president-elect yesterday morning, and, you know, the first thing i brought up was security. there's been two attempted assassinations, there's a real threat when it comes to iran. so my view was this had nothing to do with the cold, that this was going to be -- and he said, no. he wanted people to be safe. he was worried about the temperature -- the cops, the horses and all the an a malls that they use, and he believes these people would have froze to death. sos the his view that it has nothing to do with the security, it's about keeping his people safe. steve: well, i've talked to a bunch of of people here, and i went to a couple of events yesterday, and people go, part

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. >> lawrence: getting worse every week. dems on schumer picking back when he asked about if he misled americans about biden's decline. >> we didn't. let's look at president biden. he has had an amazing record. is he a patriot. >> steve: okay. thanks, chuck. and making history. one military academy cadet becomes the first to be nominated to all four service academies, extraordinary. and he shares his excitement ahead of service on this show. >> brian: second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. your mornings are better with friends. get dressed. >> ainsley: we will start with a fox weather alert that effects a lot of people around our country. at least 60 million people are under winter weather warnings yesterday as massive storms bring heavy ice, heavy snow and freezing cold temperatures from the midwest all the way over here to the east coast. >> steve: at least half a dozen states are calling for a state of emergency from kansas to the east coast as blizzard-like conditions wreak havoc from side to side. >> lawrence:

>> lawrence: good grief. >> probably.bly have that lined up. >> steve: i'm sure your daughter would like to see that. >> it has been an awesome thing. my daughter does talk about football. playing for the new england patriots, it's terrible hearing your daughter say chiefs all the time. but, you know, it gives us a conversation point. she loves learning about it. >> ainsley: what about tom brady? seven times won a super bowl. do you think it will be hard for him and want to be on the field? >> he will be very fired up and probably be imagining himself in these situations. i think it's going to be a great -- a great -- a great performance by him. he gets to show us inside looks to things that only he knows that patrick mahomes is going through. >> brian: they say you can't go meet with the teams because he is on owner now. is he forced to -- does he not get the same access as everybody else? >> i don't know those particular laws or regulations. but i'm sure, you know, he can figure it out on his own and i'm pretty confiden

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my initial reaction, lawrence, i've been involved in these things.d twice from pepperdine. two summers ago we had fires in maui that we all covered. there is a sense of helplessness. when you have winds like that and the fire is spreading that quickly, it is hard for us who haven't been through a lot of wildfires to understand there is not a lot firefighters can do. you can't stop it. second i'm looking at the rate of spread on this, lawrence. it is shocking. what started late last night into what we are waking up to this morning how far the fire has spread. the pal is aids. it has to be terrifying for southern california. >> lawrence: there is a church and in the north where will you go? you have to head out. can't go to santa monica or south. maybe go over the hill. >> that's a great point. a little choke point. pch which runs along the pacific coast there is the main thoroughfare. in and out north and south. you have little arteries that go through the mountains but some of that is within the evacuation zone. that was a commute i did every day. i