. ♪ mark meredith is standing by near mar-a-lago and west palm beach florida it with more on te trumpks. >> good evening to president-elect trump said the leaders of canada and mexico have told him they will do more to stop the flow of fentanyl from crossing their borders into the united states. we saw the meeting one on one with the trump canadian prime minister just ensured out last night here in florida it came only a few days after trump threatened tariffs on both countries. today trump posted about the meetings and prime minister trudeau has made and a commitment to work with a stick and this terrible devastation of u.s. families we spoke about many other important topics like energy, trade and the arctic all our vital issues i will be addressing on my first days back in office and before a photo posted by senator elect dave mccormick shows turnout next to trump mar-a-lago last night. this was not a meeting on the books it was not announced to the press. either bite trump's team or the prime minister's office. >> prime minister. [inaudible] judo calling excellent conversation dem

mark meredith is live in the white house with more. rex good evening to you.den spent the weekend here in washington. kept a fairly low profile like he has done ever since the election behind the scenes we are seeing the administration do more to protect its programs, its goals, its priorities as to make sure they are part funded for years to come. in the final stretch of the biden administration were seeing steps taken to provide student loan forgiveness, clean energy projects making sure they are funded make sure more money gets over too ukraine before january. the "washington post" summing it up saying officials are optimistic that trump will have difficulty blocking spending he may not want to but are preparing just in case. the vice president remains in hawaii. she is also kept a low profile since the election only making one public appearance since then. capitol hill democrats say they are trying to figure out where they are going to go next after voters in every battleground state rejected their agenda. >> i do think the democratic party has to recogniz

mark meredith live in d.c. to take us through that. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. we're awaiting the final security sweep here in washington. the media and harris supporters will be going on the campus at howard university for an election watch party. the campaign admits the race is close and several days before a winner is declared. the vice president's team says they have multiple pathways to victory still looking for the magic number, the 270. they are seeing strength in some of the sun belt states, places like north carolina and georgia where they expect the results to come in fairly quickly not long after the polls close. overnight harris had her last rally in philadelphia. she spoke only for about 19 minutes and she largely stuck to her traditional stump speech but had plenty of celebrities to generate excitement. lady gaga, oprah, ricky martin and referenced to historic nation of this short-lived campaign. >> when we started this campaign 107 days ago, and from the beginning ours has not been a fight against something, it has been a fight for something. [che

correspondent mark meredith joining us live with more. thank you for joining us. >> reporter: good to be with you. the fema administrator should be back on capitol hill tomorrow to explain why her agency needs billions more dollars to help the survivors of hurricane helene and milton. as you mention today she was facing repeated questions about whether her employees are doling out help based on their political beliefs. in the wake of hurricane helene, a fema employee working in florida claimed she was instructed to tell her workers not to visit homes with trump signs. that employee has since been fired. she told trace on this show she's been made a scapegoat and was just following other directives. today house republicans urged fema to take a good long, hard look at it's actions. >> the same employee alleged on tv that this was not an isolated event and that fema essentially treats the homes of president trump supporters as if they were homes of people with vicious dogs. this is unacceptable. americans demand accountability. >> reporter:

mark meredith, live in west palm beach for us. jonathan?s talk of tear refs on canada, mexico, china all mean? i have no yoked but, fortunately -- no idea, we are joined by dominic that vel la, cio, excuse me, of leventhal global advisers. dominicing thank goodness you're here to explain everything to our viewers. >> thank you, jonathan. jonathan: what does it mean in pant if call terms for ordinary americans like me and all our viewers if these tariffs are imposed by the incoming president? >> yeah. so that would actually be the worst case scenario, right, jonathan? in this case both mexico and canada deliver a great amount of goods, manufactured goods, into this country. and if those kinds of tariffs are imposed, either the the company 'em porting that -- importing that product into our country has to eat that tax, or that tax gets passed on to the consumer, and that's very inflationary. so if you think about the auto industry which really dominates exports out of mexico, dominates exports out of canada, the cost of those vehicles could t

all right, mark meredith for us, thanks peered sandra? a: thank you, john, and thanks to mark for that report. let's bring in larry kudlow, fox business host and trump's former director of the economic council. discussing these new cabinet announcements, i haven't heard much on the economy yet and who is leading there. i am sure you probably have some inside scoop there but let me put up on the screen the trump transition and what we know so far, okay? these have grabbed a lot of headlines, susie wiles, i know you have things to save on her, mike waltz, familiar face on the fox news channel, lee zeldin the epa miss trader, stephen miller. i think it is a portent to go one by one, tom homan, border czar, elise stefanik pulled bite congress to be the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. marco rubio, secretary of state, kristi noem, pete hegseth come about who we just heard, defense secretary john ratcliffe it, and beyond. your thoughts? >> well, he is moving at warp speed, which is, i think, just terrific because he has so much momentum from his land

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fox's mark meredith has the story.tor deanne criswell told congress her agency and its employees are working around the clock to help americans recovering from hurricanes helene and milton. >> but at two house hearings, republican lawmakers demanded she address what some say has been a lackluster response to the storms. >> so those two people are wrong. they're not telling the truth to us. >> we are currently investigating this. >> that's not what you said. you said this is isolated, reprehensible, hasn't happened. this is the only time. and they're saying nope, nope, nope. it's commonplace. >> lawmakers also demanding answers about the agency's culture after a now fired fema employee claimed higher ups told her to instruct her workers to skip helping people displaying trump signs in hard hit areas. >> she claims that her instructions were part of a, quote, institutional fema policy of avoiding potentially hostile homes. >> there is nowhere in any fema policy, any training, material or information that would direct any

. >> dana: karl rove, alexandria hoff, chad pergram and mark meredith. rich edson is at the white house awaiting trump's arrival. >> president-elect donald trump is returning to the white house for the first time since he left it back in 2021. since winning the election the president-elect has been down at mar-a-lago building out his administration and cabinet. this will be the first biden/trump meeting since their debate in june. biden's rough performance led democrats pushing him from the top of the ticket. it is a traditional meeting. trump never extended biden in 2020. the white house refuses to say what biden will discuss but the image of the two people together sends a strong message. >> i will not get into specific agenda what they'll discuss. the president cares about the message it sends to people. i won't get into any conversation about agenda. >> jake sullivan said the president will warn that abandoning ukraine means more instability in europe. vice president harris has no oval office meetings on her schedule today. her office has not answere

jonathan: mark meredith, thank you so much. anita: president biden heading back to washington. fbi to investigate a series of threats against some of donald trump's cabinet nominees and democratic lawmakers in connecticut. lucas tomlinson has more on this. >> hamas has released a new hostage video showing alexander from new jersey, a dual citizen, lone soldier in the israeli defense forces and moments ago the white house released a statement about this hostage video saying, quote, the hostage video seems to be a cruel reminder of how mass's terror against citizens of multiple countries including our own. the war in gaza would stop tomorrow and the suffering of gazans would end immediately and would have ended months ago if hamas could release the hostages. the statement went on to say there's a deal that remains on the table. yesterday in nantucket doing some window shopping some eyebrows were raised when biden walked out of this bookstore with a copy of the hundred years war on colonial conquest which some see as anti-israeli. professor meredith who is a former plo spokeswoman

. >> julie: mark meredith west palm beach, florida, with more, hi, mark. >> julie, good morning oncein and happy thanksgiving. the fbi working with law enforcement agents to investigate who was against the swatting attack that targeted a number of people tied to the incoming administration including labor secretary and that you mention upcoming border czar. we got a statement from team trump, president trump and the transition are focused on uniting our nation by ensuring safe and prosperous future with president trump as our example. dangerous acts of violence will not into her as." swatting is an increasing problem for u.s. lawmakers and charged with swatting dozens of members of congress and the problem is only getting worse. >> there is a coordinated effort and the fbi has got to get on top of it. not only do they have to identify, but they need to charge and prosecute the people. america needs to see consequences for people threatening other people's li lives. >> in the meantime, mexico's present insight with the president-elect. this week trump threat in mexico and canada with

correspondent mark meredith is in west palm beach tonight with that story, hi, mark. >> he didn't touch down palm beach international 25 minutes ago. strong indication that top canadian leaders will be meeting with the president-elect at his mar-a-lago pub this evening. the prime minister's office is not officially commenting on the trip. canadian media said something in the works today. we are waiting to see whether or not we will see the trudeau motorcade make its way into mar-a-lago. that could hand within the next few minutes. all in response to the latest back and forth that the president-elect has started with both canada and mexico after he vowed to impose sweeping tariffs as soon as next year. but both countries say they are doing all they can to avert a trade war. president-elect trump spent friday at golf club. tariffs against china, mexico and canada. unless they do more to keep drugs from reaching the u.s. >> tool to save lives in america. china and mexico have to help to help end this epidemic of lethal drugs into this country. down played fears of a trade war. >> if were t

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mark meredith following that. i want to go to the g.o.p. ndraiser and a democratic pollster to get their take on what mark reported. carly, i want to report a story in the wall street journal, the harris campaign in the next few days is going to focus almost exclusively on women saying they're making a bet, quoting here, in the final days of a deadlocked election campaign that turning out women's voters is her best path to the presidency, to virtually every state and city that she visits. what do you make of that? >> i think that's right to a large etent, neil. women voters are habitual voters, historically turn out more than men. there are more women registered to vote than men to vote and for harris to lean into a group she has such strong support with already is critical in the final days as early voting is underway and on election day as well. and what we're seeing in general is that harris' support tends to be with voters who are habitual voters and women are such a part of this coalition that it's really critical for her to get that in

stuart: mark meredith, thank you very much indeed. special guests coming up.t guest is the onlier of salon in texas and jailed during covid because she opened her store during business. then ran for the texas state legislature and won. her name is shelly luther and she joins me now. shelly, is it true you opened up your store because you saw nancy pelosi getting her hair done during the lockdown? is that true? >> the salon was open before nancy pelosi started doing that, but i've gone to jail for opening my salon and nancy thought she could do whatever she wants. stuart: you're in the texas state legislature and what's your top priority? >> obviously we need to lessen government 6789 especially during a emergency situation and the government doesn't get to do whatever they want and we need to make sure that we have laws in place to make sure that people can manage their own self and their own families. stuart: are you angry with the officials or the policies that put you in jail in the first place? >> not anymore, but i'm ready to get to work for texas. stuart

mark meredith in west palm beach, florida. mark, any signed president-elect that he may back down?he turn here? >> anita, you are bright. at this point no major change of pace from what the president-elect was talking about earlier in the week that we are hearing from president biden suggesting trump should pull back with sweeping tariffs on canada and mexico. biden said they can her u.s. economy as well as foreign policy. trump said the reason he would consider these kind of tariffs canada and mexico to shore up border security to ensure drugs cannot reach the u.s. the trump advisor said it is simply about saving lives. >> very simple, we cannot allow poisonous drugs into the country any longer. the leading cause of death of young people in america today is drug overdose from things like fentanyl. even though i'm not a big tariffs guy you know may grant, an appropriate tool to save lives in america. >> on thursday mexico's president spoke back and forth and says in her phone call with trump, tariffs never came up and trade work could be averted. she double down to safe trade war c

the two mark meredith live from west palm beach, florida, this morning.hanksgiving. >> julie and mike, happy thanksgiving to you both. president trump president trump steam outraged with the swatting attacks which impacted high-prof the incoming administration. the fbi is investigating but also a crime the last several years and presents growing challenge for law enforcement. >> totally and completely unacceptable, a disgrace. christopher wray, merrick garland, joe biden should be in front of a camera talking about how to get to the bottom of this and reassure the nominees we will do whatever it takes to protect them. >> trump's spent wednesday off camera but did meet one-on-one with facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. he has been a longtime critics claim he it is conservative but it is an important time for the future of american innovation. mark was grateful for the invitation to join president trump for dinner and opportunity to meet with members of the team about incoming administration. trump with heated discussions with two major allies canada and me

mark meredith in west palm beach tonight with that story. >> reporter: good evening, the plane we were just showing you touchdown it west palm beach international about 25 minutes ago, indications that top canadian leaders will be meeting with the president-elect at his mar-a-lago club this evening. the prime minister's office is not officially commenting on the trip. canadian media though reporting that this was something that was in the works just today and we are waiting to see. we will see the trudeau motorcade make its way into mar-a-lago. that could happen within the next few minutes. this is in response to the latest back-and-forth the president-elect started with canada and mexico after he bowed to impose sweeping tariffs as soon as next year. but both countries say they are doing all they can to avert a trade war. president-elect trump spent black friday at his golf club as his advisors defended plans to impose sweeping tariffs on canada, mexico and china, that is unless the countries do more to prevent drugs from reaching the u.s. >> i think this is an appropriate tool to sav

mark meredith live at the white house with that. ly does the administration at the pit? >> "the new york post" broke the story and says sources are telling us the migrant procedure is the way the government is handling migrants in new york city are being tweaked the final days of the biden presidency. the post writing the outgoing administration launched ice portal app and new york which will allow migrants to bypass in person checks into their local i.c.e. office and some argue if implemented, it will make easy avoid detection with technology in its place can be somewhat of unreliable. they said questions like this need to go to dhs, department of homeland security but pressure is building from the far left with immigration crackdowns ahead of the trump administration. we heard this week from the aclu and called on biden, "biden should halt i.c.e. detention plans. the steps are vital to protect communities from the agenda from incoming administration." just yesterday's, what does the white house think about upcoming immigration agen

. >> molly: mark meredith is covering the president for us and reporting from west palm beach on thissgiving. mark, to you. happy thanksgiving. >> molly, happy thanksgiving to you. i should mention this afternoon we have learned multiple members of connecticut's congressional delegation have also been receiving fake bomb threats. this is similar to what we saw yesterday with members of the trump team. these lawmakers appear to be safe and have been thanking the u.s. capitol police for their investigation and their work and also say political violence cannot stand. where we are in west palm beach, there has been a lot of focus on the outrage coming after multiple members of president-elect trump's incoming staff were targeted, nominees for secretaries of labor, defense, high-profile people. we got a statement from the trump team about this incident, and they say, "president trump and the transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by ensuring a prosperous future with president trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us. swatti

mark meredith is live there in west palm beach, florida, with more. mark. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. president-elect trump won't take office for another 50 days, but we're already seeing world leaders do what they can to stay in his good brace withs -- graces, and that includes justin trudeau who made a somewhat surprising visit to south florida last night. trump said the conversation about a tariffs went well. he said trudeau has made a commitment to end the terrible devastation of u.s. families, talking about drugs reaching the country. we spoke about many other important topics like energy, trade and the arctic. all are vital issues that i'll be addressing on my first day back in office and before. this is the first time we have a heard from trump about meeting at mar-a-lago. a photo was posted by senator dave mccormick where you see trudeau right there next to trump, also doug burgum, the current governor who's going to be the trump's pick to lead e the interior department, as well as trump's incoming national security adviser. this meetin

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correspondent mark meredith starts us off tonight here on set. >> good evening to you. quite it the fight. the incoming trump administration says it does not know yet how much it's going to cost to carry out mass deportation plans, democrats say they are ready to spend hard earned political capital to slow down or stop such an effort. >> tenth president-elect trump is vowing on truth social to use the full resources of the federal government declaring a national emergency and deploying the u.s. military to make good on plans to increase deportations of illegal immigrants. >> on day one i will launch the largest deportation program. >> tom homan is the incoming administration's border czar. >> already working on a plan. i will be going down to mar-a-lago this tweak put the final touches on the plan. we will take the handcuffs off ice. >> from the streets of new york to the halls of capitol hill, democrats are vowing to block trump's plans. >> we will be playing a lot of defense i know protecting our immigrant communities. >> 11 million illegal immigrants living in the u.

mark meredith live in washington, d.c.ee from harris campaign in terms of strategy as this raised draws to a close? >> john, good afternoon to you. today the vice president is keeping a very low profile, different from what we saw in florida, no press conferences. she is speaking to a few radio hosts in battleground states but the vice president is also counting on what they have been doing the last couple of weeks, crisscrossing battleground states try to get out the vote. we have seen the phone banking operation, the doorknocking, and while speaking to a north kelowna radio host today she said she believes voters at the end of the day or simply tired of donald trump. >> frankly i think people are exhausted, with the spirit and the approach about trying to divide people and have them turn and point fingers at each other. i think people are done with that. they want a fresh start. >> also want to tell you, we just get into the election watch party here in downtown d.c. at howard university. security is certainly much stron

. >> molly: mark meredith is reporting live from west palm beach on this thanksgiving day. , to you. >> molly, happy thanksgiving to you. the president-elect's team says multiple swatting attacks will not deter their work but it is interesting, you were just showing how many of trump's team of advisors as well as cabinet picks were threatened by these swatting attacks which are still under investigation. we are hearing from some of those who are outraged house speaker mike johnson who says this is dangerous and unhinged, it is not who we are in america. joe biden and all democratic leaders have an obligation to speak up and condemn this now. trump himself remains at mar-a-lago. he is not holding any on camera events, as we saw president biden. he spent the week with announcing high-profile cabinet picks and dined with someone you might not expect to see at mar-a-lago, somebody who has repeatedly criticized trump sitting down with facebook founder mark zuckerberg. trump has been a longtime critic of facebook, claiming it sensors conservatives. after the meeting a spokesperson

mark meredith is live at the white house with more. mark. >> reporter: president biden continue toss keep a low profile, but behind the scenes the outgoing administration doing what it can to ensure its programsy years to come. the president and his team is have pledged a smooth transition to the next president, but there are reports the white house is trying to jam through additional student loan forgiveness, clean energy projects and more support for ukraine. "the washington post" writing officials are optimistic that trump will have a difficult time blocking spending, but they're fracturing just in case. the white house -- preparing just in case. the white house insists that he will speak to the press again. the and if his team were repeatedly criticized for an event last week. the president was in south america for a g20 the event, chose not to peek to the press. but there are questions about where the party's going to go from here more broadly, about where democrats go next. >> i do think the democratic party has to recognize the

mark meredith is in west palm beach with the latest. ark. >> mark: ainsley and friends, good morning to you guys. president-elect trump has shocked both washington and the world once again by announcing he wants matt gaetz, the florida congressman to resign from the house just yesterday to be his next attorney general. gaetz rose to power back in 2016 representing florida's western panhandle. he has been a staunch supporter of trump but he has had some controversy of his own. the house -- excuse me, the house ethics committee was investigating allegations gaetz was part of a scheme tied to a sex trafficking of a minor. now, gaetz has long denied these allegations. and last year the justice department ended its probably of the matter. trump says he wants gaetz because matt will end weaponized government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations, and restore america's badly shattered faith and confidence in the justice department. gaetz as you guys talked about resigned from congress and the decision will end the ethics invest

>> bret: mark meredith lye on the north lawn, thank you.e challenger honored with us in the manner in which they lived their lives. we will never forget them nor the last time we saw them, this morning. as they prepared for their journey and waived goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth that touched the face of god. >> >> joining us tonight "wall street journal" opinion columnist peggy noon noon, also speech writer for president ronald reagan wrote those words spoken after the challenger disaster. her new book is called a certain idea of america. peggy, it's great to see you. >> bret, thank you so much. >> bret: i read your column every week you are like our colleague bret krauthammer cut through the noise and get to the heart of the issue. this book is filled with all kinds of essays and columns. i wanted to talk to but the moment that we're in now where america is after this election. how do you see it? >> you know, i have been thinking a lot about this. we all sense we are in a big historical moment. -- so sorry. we all sense we ar

mark meredith is a live from west palm beach, florida.trump administration shaping up. >> jackie, good afternoon. president trump urging lawmakers, wants them ready on day one and we are learning exactly who trump wants to accompany him in the white house. as you mentioned moments ago, the president-elect announcing that former arkansas governor, tv host, presidential candidate mike huckabee will be nominated to be the u.s. and pastor of israel. trump writing, mike has been a great public servant, governor, and leader in faith for many years, he loved israel and the people of israel and likewise the people of israel love him. mike will work tirelessly to bring peace in the middle east." senator marco rubio expected to secretary of state. he has been in the senate since 2011 and has some support among democrats. two democrat senators say they are on board today, including john fetterman of pennsylvania saying, surprisingly, the other teams pick will have political differences than my own, that being said rubio is a strong choice and i look

. >> ainsley: mark meredith is on the trail for the key trump transitions? d to believe today marks one week since elections day. the president's team is working fast to who is going to be working alongside him in the white house. trump is likely to tap florida senator marco rubio as his next secretary of state. rubio was once a vocal trump critic. he has served in the senate since 2011. currently vice chair of the intelligence committee. also urged the u.s. to do a heck of a lot more to show support for israel. >> playing the long game here. and think they have the upper hand. >> this is a group that wants to destroy israel. hamas exists to destroy the jewish state of israel. what are you supposed to do with existential threat? degrade it or eliminate it. you cannot allow it to continue to survive. >> florida congressman mike waltz green beret veteran urged the townhouse remain tough on iran. a country he sees as a major obstacle peace in the middle east. >> you have to stay on offense and while i absolutely respect the president's right as commander-in-chie

but we begin with mark meredith in west palm beach on today's trump-biden meeting. d the trump transition. actually, mark, the transition is kind of happening right now. >> steve, it's happening in real time. good morning to you and good morning, friends. at this very moment, the president-elect is making his way to palm beach international, he has a two hour flight up to d.c. for a series of meetings. both with congressional republicans and president biden. overnight though, he also announced a slew of new nominees who he hopes will serve alongside him come january. perhaps the biggest name that came out is army veteran, as well as best-selling author and "fox & friends weekend" co-host pete hegseth who trump says would like to lead the department of defense. trump writing: nobody fights harder for the troops and pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion for our peace through strength policy. now, a number of senators told our capitol hill team last night that they were truly surprised by this pick. and wanted to learn more about pete's background before anno

mark meredith, looks like he's on vacation in west palm beach, florida, these days. there. mark, to me, it seems like all these picks have one hinge in common, they're all trump loyalists. am i right? >> reporter: stu, they are. and that's obviously by design as the president-elect would want people with him through thick and thin and, yes, it's not bad to have an excuse to come down here in florida this time of year. however, the president-elect is shocking so many people up on capitol hill as well as members of the media with his latest pick for attorney general, and that is the now soon to be former congressman matt gaetz. even though he's been serving in congress since 2016, there have been questions about what kind of ole he was going to have, concern role he wases going to have. trump put out a statement saying matt will that out the systematic corruption at doj and uphold our democracy and constitution. gaits is considered quite controversy as the house ethics committee was investigating allegation as he was tied to sex trafficking of minor. he's long denied t

mark meredith, fox news. >> next, at 6:00, holiday shoppers make their way into san francisco one day two days before black friday. and police are trying to keep union square safe and calm. also ahead, the airport. >> there are workers and workers ruffling feathers outside the oakland airport this afternoon, their demands for higher pay as the city plans for a brand new terminal. >> also ahead, i really don't want to say other than they were incredible kids. >> heartbreak for the community in piedmont as three young people are killed in a crash in a fourth remains in the hospita. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> good evening. i'm claudine wong and i'm frank mallicoat. >> we begin with that story. we've learned that the three people killed in that crash graduated from piedmont high school last year. >> now that crash happened early this morning near hampton road and king avenue. the victims were in a tesla cybertruck, and no other cars were involved. ktvu is henry lee joins us now from the scene of the crash. and henry, certainly a lot of emotions from neighbors and friends. >>

mark meredith has the latest from west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: jackie, good morning to you. trump's threat to impose new tariffs on mexican and decade kwan products coming into the u.s. certainly generated strong reaction from the leaders of canada and mexico. and if as you mentioned, overnight we saw the canadian prime minister make his way down here for a surprise visit to the mar-a-lago to talk just about tariffs. >> prime minister -- [inaudible] productive meeting with the president-elect? >> it was a great conversation. >> reporter: a photo posted by senator-elect dave mccormick of pennsylvania shows prime minister trudeau at mar-a-lago, trump's nominee for the interior department and his incoming national security adviser. neither the trump transition team nor trudeau's office let the media know what was happening. people around west palm beach have been taking cell phone videos because you don't usually see the canadian prime minister pop up in your hoe hotel -- low tell lobby with. we noticed a royal canadian air force vip jet was making it way down here. yes, it's n

we have mark meredith from west palm beach, florida, maybe a little clarity from you. >> holly, it's president biden saying this could affect u.s. foreign policy and the u.s. economy as well. >> i hope he rethinks this. it's counter productive. the last thing we need to do is screw up communications. >> this week trump threatened 25% tariffs exports coming from canada and mexico unless more is done to stop the flow of drugs and migrants from reaching the southern border. the president said in the phone call with trump, tariffs never came up. trump called the conversation productive. there are reports canada is preparing for retaliatory t tar tariffs. saying this is the most insulting thing from america. depending on who you ask, these tariffs will hold the others accountableo buy items before tariffs go into effect >> today is one of the most busiest shopping days of the year. we saw numbers of online shopping up from a year ago. president-elect spent his time at mar-a-lago and elon musk was also it's the table. >> yeah, elon musk planning for a busy capitol hill visit. joe, we will

tulsi and rfk to democrat areas like madison, wisconsin, trying to get those democrats who rachel: mark meredith joining us live with more. reporter: both presidential campaigns swinging through georgia ahead of election day and vice presidents harris will be here@leeanne tick civic -- at atlantic civic center here in atlanta and weave seen the vice presidents going to barn storm so many of these battleground states and here in georgia, democrats are teenager energy and money and >> here is my pledge to you, as president, i pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to the challenges you face. reporter: trump continues to hammer harris over the economy and cost of living and inflation and where things stand but last night, the vice president top of the list is bringing down the cost of living. that's my focus every day. reporter: talking about price of child care and groceries and whether or not that resinates with people that are struggling to pay their bills right now and more battleground states before election day and we're with her in washington dc but it will be on tuesday. wi

neil: very good seeing you, mark meredith is all the rage. when we talk about donald trump and his cabinet picks, mark joins us. >> neal, good to see you. i apologize. neil: continue. >> i am sorry about that. only a week since the election and already a better idea who is going to be helping him in the second trump term. fox learning marco rubio will take the pose addition of secretary of state in the second trump term. on the intelligence committee and foreign affairs, was our trump critic not long ago but seems to have bipartisan support for this nomination. we are also hearing from those who are ready to move his nomination as quickly as possible. >> i hope it is true about marco rubio, i hope it is all true, got to get his agenda done. >> reporter: we are hearing from john fetterman who says marco rubio is a strong choice and i look forward to voting in his confirmation, trump has chosen michael walt's as national security adviser. that would not require senate confirmation, what are most influential positions in the white house, he plans

. >> dana: mark meredith live in washington. hi, mark. >> dana, good morning. there is a lot of soul searching occurring within the democratic party. tuesday's sweeping result got everybody wondering what will come next. during her concession vice president harris called on democrats to organize and mobilize. some in the party think it is time to distance themselves from the far left. new york congressman ritchie torres posted trump has no greater friend than the far left which has managed to alienate historic numbers of latinos, blacks, asians, jews from the party like defund the police or river to the sea or latin x. bernie sanders socialist released a scathing letter insisting the party is out of touch writing. it should come as no great surprise a democrat party that left working class people will find the working class has abandoned them. some members of the squad think the problem was not with candidate harris but rather the messaging. >> she ran a campaign that -- she was tasked with an assignment that was nearly impossible. and she made it possible. thi

correspondent mark meredith starts us off tonight he is in west palm beach florida. happy thanksgiving mark. >> mark: president trumps pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on two major allies is generating considerable blowback. trump said he is only trying to incentivize canada and mexico to beef up their border security but president biden said that may backfire. >> i hope he rethinks it. i think it's counterproductive. >> mark: president biden's warning president-elect trump to think twice as triumphant threatens new mexico and canada with new tariffs. >> the last thing he should do is screw it up. >> mark: today's mexico president said she and trump are trying to find common ground where the leader spoke wednesday days after trump found to impose tariffs unless more is done to stop sentinel and migrants from crossing the border. >> we did not particularly talk about the issue of tariffs but the issue he raised as matters of interest. >> mark: trumps that his call with mexican leaders was productive. this thanksgiving trump remains at his resort mostly avoiding the sp

let's get the latest from mark meredith in west palm beach toiling in that horrific environment. >> reporter: let me put down my my tie. donald trump making waves with the latest announcement. no news on his economic team. headlines on capitol hill worldwide, quite a controversial choice. yesterday trump announced he wants matt gaetz from the western part of florida since 2016 to be the head of the department of justice, a staunch supporter of trump's and recently under investigation by the house ethics committee over allegations he was part of a scheme tied with sex trafficking of a minor. gaetz has long denied the allegations. the justice department dropped its probe last year. kevin mccarthy, who is no fan of matt gaetz says he doesn't think gaetz would be confirmed but mike johnson says he would be a fine addition to the justice department. >> everyone will start with him tells you he's one of the most intelligent members of congress. an accomplished attorney, concern about the lawfair in the department of justice under the biden administration. >> the senate will consider whether to for

mark meredith is tracking this for others and is reporting from west palm beach today happy things giving mark. >> reporter: molly happy things giving to you you are right multiple members of connecticut's congressional delegation say they've been targeted by fake bomb threats just today on this thanksgiving. good news no one was hurt. but we are waiting to find out who was behind it. multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating including the u.s. capitol police. among those being targeted today congressman jim hines the highest ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. he says early this morning he was the victim of this be a good news his family is okay. he says it was quite the nuisance he put out a statement saying there is no political violence -- space for political violence in this country and i hope we continue to this holiday season with peace and civility. house speaker mike johnson put out a statement yesterday after multiple members of president-elect trumps team were targeted he said there is no place for this kind of behavior. also they are investigating b

mark meredith standing by on the market and going to see you.tem of articulation reporter: good evening, liz. it's from the new york post and reporting that sources in the final days of the biden presidency and changes in the way the government will track the migrants in new york city and outgoing administration tends to launch ice portal app starting next month in new york city, which will allow migrants to bypass in-person checks in for local ice office. now, some argue that this is implemented or makes it easier for some people to flee without being tracked given the technology being deployed is still somewhat un-reliable and the white house was asked about this by yours truly just yesterday and referred us to the is building on the effort trying to curb future immigration crackdowns from the trump administration and this week, aclu called on biden to act writing, biden needs to close detention facilities and halt ice's current detention plans and they're vital for the planned enforcement agenda for the incoming administration. the white hous

mark meredith back at the white house with more on all of this. >> good afternoon to you president bidens left in office. that time could be crucial as we tried to pass more of their domestic agenda purchasing the administration try to speed up the approval of not only judges, but also things like clean energy projects, student loan forgiveness as well as additional money for ukraine. since the election the president kept a low profile spoke with reporters in south america his schedule, even after a fairly light. it's off to new york to visit with u.s. coast guard and democrats insist there is time for them to shore up his legacy. >> all of this what habits come january 20. whether it's from a california perspective here, protecting fema dollars. protecting and ensuring epa that have been finalized before trump takes office. aclu the american civil liberties union once a biden to try to disrupt the incoming administration for mass deportations by essentially creating chaos before giving up power for the aclu writes is calling of the president to close detention facilities and halt licens

mark meredith is looking into this and i am curious how this is going to work, mark, what have you learnedd morning. quite controversial and interesting to watch. the federal department of education dates back to the 1970s. it has grown in size and influence but in cost. the budget now around $80 billion. while president-elect trump vowed to end it not as easy as you may think. it was created by congress and up to congress to close it. even with a republican majority you would have to get 60 votes to kill it. that's a big threshold. senator mike rounds of south dakota introduced legislation to cancel the despite spending all this money test scores have dropped. >> most of the scores have gone down. math has gone up four points in four decades. there is a better way to do it. get the beerber congratulates out of this thing. >> lots of departments in the federal government whose focus is finance and that is what student loans are. so i don't think there is any chance that somehow student borrowers are left orphaned because nobody is in charge of student loans anymore. >> trump has tapped for

correspondent mark meredith joins us now with the latest on that. good evening, mark. >> mark: bret, good evening to you. tonight senate democrats are making last minute four approve as many of president biden's expwriewcial nominees before they can that's before the republicans become majority in january. today the senate judiciary committee considering two biden nominees on track to become u.s. district court judges that job a lifetime appointment. we heard from one republican senator today criticizing the process claiming these are embracing far left from policing to immigration. >> you have taken a lot of radical positions, judge. and you can't make this catwalk backwards. >> republicans are scrambling to slow down the confirmation efforts. some republican senators have been mia. they have been out of washington even with the senate? session. those absences at least earlier in the week allowed democrats easier time moving forward. president-elect trump says republicans should hold the line to stop the effort. senate majority leader chuck schumer

correspondent mark meredith has a round up tonight of this issue. ark: bret, good evening to you. voters in 10 states chose whether abortion should be limited or protected in the community. results were mixed. even though democrats made abortion one of if not their biggest issue this entire cycle. in seven states last night, voters approved efforts to either constitutionally protect abortion or reject previously imposed limits on the procedure. planned parenthood, political action group wrote: banning abortion and restricting access to essential care is a losing issue. voters chose freedom. but in three states, florida, nebraska and south dakota voters chose do leave abortion restrictions in place. voters tell fox they plan to spend more time and energy getting voters to enact similar restrictions. >> seeing new ballot initiatives ahead. we now have got our footing. we know what to do. we know that governors have to be in charge and the legislatures in their state have to own that and we will need to go back to some states. >> according to fox news v

rolling out a new ice app in new york city and allows migrants to bypass in-person checks in and mark meredithwhite house about this, listen. >> i have no new policies to speak at on this time. refer to dhs on this particular question and asking us if we're doing any policy changes and encounters have dropped more than 55% and they're lower than even four years ago. that is what we're going to continue to do and continue to force our laws and that's going to be our focus. brian: i mean, if we get these kind of looser policies or looser tools, what effect is that going to have on # what trump administration has to deal with at the border? >> this administration has less than 60 days left and determined to hand over the biggest dumpster fire they can to another administration. that's what it comes down to. they can try all they can but we know that the leadership that's been established is going to get the job done and as i said earlier, hope is on the way. brian: well, two months before that hope gets here and it sounds like there's a lot of shenanigans that might happen in the meantime. we'll

mark meredith is live in west palm beach, florida with more. >> good afternoon to you. president-elect trump has yet to comment publicly about his meeting, somewhat surprising one with canadian prime minister justin trudeau last night. and the meeting came only a few days after trump threatened canada and mexico with tariffs, about 25% if they were not able to beef up border security to stop the drugs reaching the united states. there was consensus where it was going to go with the relationship with the canadians. this morning as trudeau was leaving his airport hotel reporters had a chance to catch up with him. take a listen. >> prime minister, was there a productive meeting with president-elect? >> it was an intexcellent conversation. >> excellent conversation. and who else was with trump and trudeau and we see trudeau and we see doug bpurgram. >> and a canadian plane came down and iphone app. this wasn't announced by team trump or by the canadians and the economists are closely watching. and the wall street journal writes, tariffs would drive up steel, aluminum in the