shannon: plus ♪ ♪ singer-songwriter michael w smith on his decades in music's new album and the joy ofnging people together on his latest tour. >> then across america full-circle for "fox news sunday" as we sit down again with the man behind the tradition we've honored for more than a decade, alright now on "fox news sunday". shannon: merry christmas from fox news in washington millions of americans are waking up to a deep-freeze after a powerful winter storm left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power snarls holiday traffic and left at least 18 dead for many is the coldest christmas and more than 30 years, meanwhile lawmakers approved a massive $1.7 trillion funding package avoiding the brewing storm and a government shutdown days before the holiday we begin today with chief coverage aishah hasnie is live in washington with the last-minute funding agreement but the charles watson live from atlantis hartsville international airport where travelers are still dealing with delays of the busiest airport. >> after tens of thousands of cancellations, there are a lot of f

we catch up with michael w. smith on his christmas tour. cole hauser is an award winning actor who has starred in good will hunting too fast, too furious and the current hit show yellowstone. beyond his impressive career, he is a proud supporter of the tunnel to towers foundation. i was able to spend some time with cole and his family to reflect on those who have sacrificed so much to defend our freedom. i know how much you care about america and our veterans and all the things. but you have such a platform now. yeah. and to share that with us that we need to get the word out that we have to take care of these great heroes and their families. you know, as i started to be more and more successful, i was like, how can i help? but when i heard of the tunnel of the towers, and i met brandon in idaho and his family, i was like, wow. there's actually a charity where we know where the money's. going to go. we have 95.1% of every dollar goes to our programs. and i think brandon's a great spokesman for t2t and and his wife, shannon, has two daughter

shannon bream speaks with cardinal timothy dolan and with christian music star michael w. smithshington and what to expect in 2023 which is, like, a week away. [laughter] so, anita, what's on your christmas list for tonight and tomorrow? anita: well, we have a christmas eve dinner tonight with my family, and we'll open a few gifts. you know, family gifts. of course, we have to wait until tomorrow to open santa's gifts. but i'll be back here tomorrow working, i think you're going to be working too, right? rich: i will. i have -- i think i'm at 1:00 tomorrow and then all throughout next week as well9 got some family in town. and as for what i'm looking for for the holidays, i like to run outdoor, and with latest arctic the blast, i think warm weather running gear is what ill like to see under the tree tomorrow, i'll tell you that. anita: yeah. i love that. i love running fear too. i'm also a little bit of a runner. but, you know, i think most of country is just hoping for nice warm weather and probably some power. a lot of the country is still facing blackouts and power shortages

we've got special conversations we have recorded in the last several days with cardinal dolan, michael w. smith the guy who is behind wreaths across america. millions of wreaths laid at veterans' tombs all across the world, and you'll hear the story of how he got started. griff: you got the best guest, cardinal dolan. watch it at 2 the p.m. shannon, merry christmas. thanks for getting up for us. >> merry christmas, guys. see you soon. griff: turning now to your headlines, five suspects are arrested in connection with friday's fatal shooting at the mall of america. minnesota police arresting the teenagers at a home in st. louis park saying they stopped at a white castle restaurant right after the shooting. authorities say gunfire broke out after a brawl between two groups leaving a 19-year-old male dead. prison also -- police also say the suspects are not cooperating. >>> and president biden staying away from his telephone in the christmas eve, upending decades of traditional phone calls ott white house from kids. instead, first lady jill biden answered the children's questions about santa's jou