. >> todd: certainly curious.y mills, i can't say i'm surprised by it is report. what is your reaction how expect trump administration to respond next month. >> i know president trump and incoming secretary of state marco rubio and nsa advisor michael waltz has talked about ramp-up of nrc, looking at taiwan and possibility. this is why united states need to ramp up defense force to ensure we have the ability to respond to aggression or threat. one thing president trump talked about is increasing tariff and economic pressure on beijing. beijing has many times not reported and spending 40% higher with defense expenditures and they are going through a nuclear modernization process trying to produce low yield capabilities. this is why we must monitor and watch and we continue to do so transfer of this technology, delivery of payload or nuclear capability as a whole, since china, russia and north korea have geopolitical alignment. >> todd: did biden allow this to happen? would it have happened if trump were in charge l

. >> todd: so beautifully gary. and i'm sorry i'm out of time but i want to remind everybody go to the garysinisefoundation.org you cac support his activities and gett the album. thank you gary merry christmas. i'm raymond arroyo for laura ingraham andwant i want to thanb whole team and my album christmas merry and bright will cheer youri th holidays and ric merry making i want to thank lara and everybody for allowing me to sit in the complete jesse watters primetime is next. >> conservatives putting sanctuary cities on notice with possible legal consequences for those who push back on president trump's policies. >> plus one democrat strategist says the party is in the toilet. joe concha will join with us the democrat infighting. >> and our nemesis, the mentalist is back he's going to read our minds as we celebrate christmas eve. >> what is the connection who is this person to you. >> she is one of my best friends from high school. >> what's her birthday. >> march 16th. >> march 16th. >> oh, my gosh. oh, how do you

todd. >> todd: brooke singman live in d.c. fall out continues over president biden's pardon of his son hunter. lucas tomlinson has the latest from d.c. >> lucas: eye on 2028, gavin newsom becomes most high profile democrat yet telling politico, with everything the president and his family has been through, i understand, but i took the president at his word. i can't support the decision. federal judge presiding over the tax case taking hum bridge with president biden claims it was politically motivated. the president can pardon offenses against the united states, nowhere does the constitution give the president the right to rewrite history. hunter is pardoned for crimes over 11-year period and exceeding scope of pardon power. biden said he would never pardon his son, that line was repeated by his pres secretary and biden pardoned his son hours before jetting off to africa. hunter biden landlord claims he was stiffed over $300,000 in rent. one high profile democrat not taking a stand, chuck schumer was asked about the pardon yes

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good to see you, todd.hat he's trying to do is increase domestic production and foreign sales, which is the great for the u.s. economy, that will bring down prices and help to impact global oil prices, drive them down. energy prices feed into the cost of everyday goods and services we use. it is interesting talking about the eu trade deficit, thirst billion in favor of europe because demand for u.s. goods from europe has been slow and demand from american consumers for european goods has been high. europeans need our oil, though, and disruption from the russian conflict have put them in a vulnerable position and i think that is why president trump is saying, time to rebalance trade imbalance that left the united states in a deficit. >> todd: you said the key word there, russia, this is a move to impact our foreign policy during next four years of the trump administration, specifically when it comes to war with russia. when it comes to russia andin choo, how do you see this kind of pressure on the eu, and gl

she said but. >> todd: fox wildfire alert. the franklin wildfire is growing in malibu area. >> carley: it left entire neighborhoods without power and water. >> todd: people are under evacuation waters, people like cher and dick van dyke. >> carley: 1500 firefighters battling the fire and it could take number of days before the blaze is out. senior meteorologist janice dean is here with the fox weather forecast. >> janice: the weather will cooperate for the first day in number of days, from nothing to 4000 acres. only 7% containment and the winds are still offshore, we need them to be onshore bringing in relative humidity. pacific coast highway still closed around malibu area. wind moving west and we need them to move onshore to bring in moisture and that is what is going to happen in next 24 to 48 hours as we get another surge of pacific rainfall moving into the coast and we get snow as far south as the mid-part of california and still southern california will get in on some relative humidity coming up because of the next stor

good morning, todd. are watch ing "fox and friends first" on friday morning, i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. our real names are barry white, this is "fox and friends first," we both lost our voices, we'll try to get through this. >> carley: hard to speak on tv. >> todd: we'll get to that, we have serious news to get to. start with chanley painter with latest on the healthcare ceo killer. >> chanley: police appear to be closing in on the identity of the guy accused of gunning down brian thompson outside a new york city hotel. fox news obtained this video from a deli capturing the suspected gunman walking toward the midtown hilton an hour before the targeted shooting. the suspect arrived on a gre greyhounb bus, and checked into a hostile and using cash. first image showing the face smiling in a moment he pulled his face covering down to flirt with the hostile clerk. he shared a room there with two other men. >> what i heard is that he stayed on the 407 next to the -- next to mine. i am used to

those are the weather headlines for now, todd, throw it over to you. >> todd: thank you.37 death row inmates two days before the families of their victims gather for christmas. biden defending his move explaining, quote: i condemn these murdererrers and grieve for the victims of their despicable acts but, guided by my conscience and my experience, i am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty. joining us now are heather turner, katy jenkins and danny major, the daughter and husband of donna major 2017 bank robber criminal whose sentence was commuted by president biden. i'm sorry to be talking to all three of you under these circumstances. i cannot even put myself in your position to know how difficult this would be any week but especially christmas week. heather, what was your reaction when you heard the news? >> anger. absolute anger. we were told from our prosecution team on sunday afternoon -- i was gathered with me in-laws for our family christmas, my sister was gathered with her in-laws and we got the call. and i was angry. i'm still an

you are watching "fox and friends first" on monday morning, i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. carley has more on that murder. >> carley: a migrant from guatemala was arrested on a new york city subway train. source telling fox news he entered the u.s. illegally in 2018. the video we are about to show is graphic. according to nypd around 7:30 a.m. yesterday morning suspect mrooched a sleeping woman on stationary train and lit her clothes on fire with a lighter. video shows the suspect watching the unidentified woman burn to death inside the subway car. the suspect was apprehended after three recognized him and officers found a lighter in the suspect's pocket when he was arrested. >> i am pleased to announce a short time ago, nypd officers took a person of interest into custody. i want you to know this apprehension was another in what has become a series of joint efforts involving different crimes between the police and public we serve. >> carley: this comes as president-elect trump plans mas deportation starting his first day in office. >> on my favorite day back in the oval o

you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. carley shimkus will join us live from the patriot awards later. right now we are going to chanley painter. >> chanley: brian thompson was gunned down yesterday outside his hotel. thompson is in the blue blazer, a masked man walks up behind him and then several shots were fired at close range. >> every indication is this was premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack. upon >> chanley: the gunman escaped through alley bike, hopped on an e-bike and disappeared into central park. these images were taken at a starbucks right before the shooting. there are clues as to a possible motive. according to "new york post," nypd is investigating possible message of deny, depose and defend written on live rounds left behind by the masked aassassin. he was in new york for an investor conference, a fath er and husband. his wife says brian was loving, generous,italentsed man who touched so many lives, brian was a loving father to our two sons and will be greatly mised. she told nbc news that her husband

i will be back here next week hosting with todd.s and a safe weekend. for now, "fox & friends" starts right now. have a good day. ♪

you are watching "fox and friends first" on tuesday morning, i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. brooke singman has more on the judge's decision. >> brooke: president trump and his team in july requested to have his guilty verdict overturned citing presidents have immunity. judge merchan says the conduct receives no immunity protection. stephen chung tells me the decision in the witchhunt is direct violation of the supreme court decision on immunity. the constitution demands it be immediately dismissed. trump was charged with fals falsifying -- judge merchan has not ruled on that motion. trump has his sights set on his incoming administration, including hhs secretary r.f.k. jr. who is on capitol hill today to continue meeting senators ahead of his confirmation hearing. >> i think he will be les radical than you think. he has an open mind or i wouldn't have put him there. there are problems, we don't do as well as other nations who use nothing and we'll find out what the problems are. small business administration, ke ke kelly lougheler. >> todd: and karoline leavitt will join us

call today. >> todd: we're back with a fox wildfire alert. massive fire in malibu spreading to 3000 acres, 0% contained last night. >> carley: 20,000 people have evacuated, including dick van dyke. the cause of the fire is under investigation. janice dean is here with fox weather forecast, the santa ana winds are fanning the flames. >> janice: another day and things will improve, zero percent containment and this time yesterday things ramping up. over 3000 acres burned and the cause was human. that is not a good thing. we have potential of strong winds for south uern california including malibu area and the fire crossed pacific highway. this is dangerous for next several hours. humidity below 10%. winds have calmed down but things will ramp up this morning and this afternoon and tomorrow onshore flow will bring up relative humid itd and help firefighters. wind gusts in excess of 90 miles per hour and humidity is low. as we go through next couple days, more of an on-shore flow instead of off-shore flow brings winds to southern california. fire

. >> todd: i'm todd piro. i'm we have more on the life and legacy of president carter. >> madeleine: former president jimmy carter from 1977 to 1981 was the hostage crisis in iran. he and his late wife rosalynn founded carter center in 1982 and worked to advance human rights. carter won nobel peace prize in 2002. tributes are pouring in. here is president biden who shared a life-long friendship with carter. he endorsed carter in 1976. >> honesty, character, faith and humility mattered. i don't believe it is bygone, it is for all times. someone who embodied the most fundamental human values we can never let slip away. we all do well to be more like jimmy carter. >> carter said he wanted to leave behind legacy of peace. he was proud of establishing relations with china and brokering peace with israel at kamala harris david. the challenges jimmy faced came at pivotal time and he did everything in his power to improve lives of all americans. former president george w bush said he was a loll to family, friends and

you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. always amazing that game. we start with madeleine rivera with the latest on the mysterious drones. >> madeleine: people in new jersey have been reporting drone sightings for weeks, now others are seeing drones, too. people say they spotted red orbs over san diego county and other parts of southern california. it has been confirmed there has been drone activity in the area saying we are aware of drones over temeculah. last night in connecticut, a woman shot this video saying she saw five drones flying over the train station. there are no answers regarding where the drones are coming from. fbi and homeland security says they are investigating but have found no evidence of malicious activity and john kirby is doubling down on that assessment. >> there is no evidence the drone sightings pose a national security threat or have a foreign nexus. department of homeland security and fbi are investigating the sightings, many are manned aircraft being operated lawfully. >> madeleine: lawmakers a

>> todd: yes. the door with an apron. >> todd: have a scotch, sit in my chair. nobody bother pappa. is he going to be cranky watching his programs. >> brian: from the south? >> nicole: we need to be having a white christmas. we are moving on. >> brian: i just remember, do you know what the great movie is to watch on christmas day? >> nicole: white christmas. >> brian: the waltons. >> carley: loved the waltons. >> todd: carley grew up watching the waltons and fox news. she told me. this can i say this? she only watched the waltons like pat robertson like the 700 club not a joke and fox news. thank you. >> brian: i don't think there is anything else you need. that's it,. >> todd: that's all you need in life. american airlines grounding flights nationwide due to it issues. that's not good today. this comes as millions are under winter weather threat alerts, freezing rain, light snow expected across the northeast and midwest today. >> nicole: come tomorrow, some people may wake up to white christmas. >

one small example, todd, the path we are on right now. >> todd: they were talking about that drain when line of track has been laid appear to pet bernie sanders point, and i think this is important, the miy budget is so bloated so why do our soldiers have to rely on food stamps? >> that is a great question. >> todd: why are they struggling so much? these are the brave men and women willing to die in our country. bernie sanders raises an important point and i would have no problem if that went to rank and file but i do have a problem with the heave -- because they know the government -- >> that is a good point. we talk about those companies on fox business on the one side to. but it's more about losing track of billions of dollars. but is not just the pentagon. would have several agencies. i talked about this already, the department of information and the u.s. postal service. there are many place as you see waste and we need fiscal responsibility. elon musk and vivek ramaswamy are coming in as volunteers and not working for the government. they will be outside advisors. let's see what th

toxi >> todd: understood. i'm getting choked up, why don't you take it. >> carley: i will clear my throat for you. send over to janice dean. >> todd: it is dry. is it dry? >> janice: in the studio it is, get a humidifiyer. the weather outside is frightful, we might get some snow. do we like the odds? hello, mr. christmas tree. current temperatures, cold air in place and that front is moving through potential for snow showers for the northin plains, upper midwest and it is great lakes and heavy rainfall potential for parts of the mid-atlantic, ohio river valley could see potential for stronger storms, heavy rainfall and ice and freezing rain. keep that in mind. snow forecast through friday through northern plains, up to foot of snow and watch what happens with this low moving toward the northeast and secondary low develops. will we the get snow? depends which model you look at. more rain event, more snow mixing in, if you look at gfs, we could see stronger low and maybe a little more snow potential. also want t

pretty pretty. >> todd: pretty pretty.s my nimonic name in the fraternity. >> brian: adam out in the elements. that's all we have. that's it. good night, everybody. >> todd: merry christmas. >> brian: new york can handle it. i worry about the suburbs. >> brian: president joe biden facing fierce criticism after commuting the sentences of 37 death row inmates two days before the families of their victims gather for christmas leading them in disbelief. >> nicole: the widow of columbus police officer brian hurst shot and killed saying this is distress news on a personal level for my family, but feels like a complete dismissal and undermining of the federal justice system. four years later, he strag naval officer amanda snell. snell's brother saying i'd rather it go back to him being sentenced to death. what justification does biden have and i want him to explain to us, to our faces, while he chose to give them mercy and they didn't give others mercy. >> brian: we thought they were staring at the death penalty and now they're n

. >> todd: fox news alert. dangerous tornados sweeping through the south as millions travel home from christmas. final hour of "fox and friends" starts right now. >> house speaker mike johnson future and leadership role could be at risk. >> todd: battle for the gavel could delay the certification of president trump's victory. >> joey: >> madeleine: is live with more. >> madeleine: congress convenes january 3, first order of business is electing a speaker. without one house cannot swear in members or pass legislation and can't certify results of electoral college on january 6. house clocks in with one vacancy thanks to matt gaetz. 219 republican to 215 democrats. speaker of the house must win majority of all members of 218. and trouble is brewing for house speaker mike johnson with several republicans unhappy with the way he handled the fight to keep the government opened. >> before last couple weeks, i was in his corner. we should consider what is best fath forward. we need to consider whether current leadershi

todd, katy and joey. >> todd: thank you. when i look at this entire situation.on't think anybody here on this couch was excited when mike johnson put forward a 1500 page bill there. you know, a couple minutes before christmas and basically told everybody to vote on it. that said, i think republicans have to be very, very weary here. they cannot let perfect be the enemy of the good here. and look. it's certainly concerning that 1500 page bill. they ultimately did not settle on that. your number one priority in addition to certifying the election. of donald trump. is making sure that you do not lose a minute, while you have this power, to put forward donald trump's transformative agenda. all you're guaranteed at the most at this point is two years. you need to take advantage of each minute of those two years because who knows what 2026 will bring. >> katie: yeah. so there are a number of different factors here, of course, when it comes to the new speaker. the fact is that house speaker mike johnson only has a five-seat majority. four seat majority. and so, if you

we just finished an election. >> katie: oh no, todd, not yet. >> todd: you have to not lose those people on the margins that voted for trump because they said something has to change. you don't want to give them any excuse to go back to the way it was. and that's why winning the pr battle, which tom homan is trying to do. delineating this actually is inhumane what we are doing is perfectly fine. and is actually better for these individuals and our country is the way to go if you are homan. >> katie: risk losing the voters if you don't do what you said you were going to do. >> win the p.r. battle by being truthful. >> joey: the point i was trying to make there is nobody who holds hands and sings kum ba yah to this problem. the problem is already there. inhumanity of it is already there you don't have to look further than new york city something ha that happened last week. something haunted my dreams seeing that video. some americans being hurt. we talk about hotels in the city that are housing migrants and that the amount of money the city, not just the state but the city is spending on t

fox and friends co-host todd pyrell.a pregnant libertarian, she's reading murray rothbard for two, kat timpf! and he also wrestles with the big issues. "new york times" best selling author and world champion tyrus! before we get to some new stories, let's do this... >> announcer: greg's leftovers! mmm! >> it's leftovers where i read the jokes we didn't use this week. new york mayor discussed the migrant crisis, pressures on infrastructure and challenges for law enforcement. according to a house report on trump's attempted assassin, a secret service agent may have been only 5 feet away when he fired six times at ruth and missed him every time. the agent has since been transferred to the imperial storm troopers. [laughter] sports news, bill belichick will take over the football program at the university of north carolina. he says he can't wait to start the season, and his girlfriend can't wait to start classes. [laughter] a defund the police activist in san francisco is complaining after thieves stole a u-haul filled with

all right, todd, thank you. know what's the latest on might be's eau -- might be owes' senate -- marco rubio's senate seat. lauren: the president-elect is reportedly pressing him to hick his daughter-in-law, lara, who just stepped down as the co-chair of the rnc. lara says, yep with, i'm concerning the seat -- i'm considering the seat. if selected, she would be up for two years, and then up for re-election, and trump is and desantis will be at the army-navy game this weekend. stuart: coming up, trump is prompting to put anyone who invests a billion dollars in america on the fast track to permits and approvals. >>> israel has been decimating syria's military assets with over 350 strikes. their trying to keep weapons oup weapons out of the enemies' hands. retired the four-star general jack keane, a favorite guess, he's here and he's -- a favorite guest, he's here and he's next. many ♪ ♪re a ♪ no. i can do some research. ya know, that's backed by j.p. morgan's leading strategists like us. when you want to invest wi

todd: what do you see in terms of jobs next four years?nomy increasing jobs you can being provide in you can put out or is it going the other way technology just going to reach a point, where a.i. is going to replace workers or some combination thereof? >> well, it is a good being complicated question i am not an economist i will say i think when manufacturing jobs begin to get supported by better trade environment i think you will see, low-skilled jobs opening back up in united states my valuable, not all trainedity google engineers a long overdue to offer good stable jobs in communities that want the work, will technology innovations automation ai be a force for automation lowering job opportunities. >> i am sure they will. but on balance i think a positive thing particularly communities that are not looking to get into service sectors or college degree type jobs i am a believer i think support stabilizing parts of communities towns what i am hopeful for i believe will see it. >> do you plan hiring this year yep supply shane be will hire

todd, we will start with you.istmas vacation is the superior film and may god be with your stomach. >> let's begin. oh yeah. home alone is a fine movie. i'm not here to call out it's flaws but let's be realistic. if we did a story about the mcallister family here at the fox news channel, we would be doing a story about parents who abandon their kids! they would be excoriated on every program we have here on the fox news channel and there would be a movement to remove the children from that household. so we cannot glorify them, let's drink up. >> thank you. [applause] >> can i get an amen? preach on! there is not a memorable line from the entire movie of home alone save for -- [screams] good luck, drink up, amen. and on that point, brian, if that is your real name, in order for a movie to be good if you are a man, it must have quotable lines. there are none from home alone. i found a list on the inter-webs this morning and this afternoon, 45. some of the best are, we are on fox nation right, we can believe? merry c

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growing up, you hear mary todd lincoln being a little off. maybe crazy.ow that there's been a whole book published that goes to show in fact, maybe that narrative is not correct. she was eccentric, sure. she may have had mild depression. was she insane? i don't think so. when you look at the evidence and the way she ended up being committed. a dozen due process violations. she wasn't able to mount her own defense. there's also evidence that robert lincoln just didn't like her spending habits. it was his inheritance at issue. that was his motivation to get him into an insane asylum. at the time, it was easy to get women committed against their well. that story hasn't been told because of the absence of speech . for a long time, there was no book about mary todd lincoln offering her side of the story. instead, many biographies about abraham lincoln. actually, through the help of maia broadwell and her descendants, saving her papers, this story starts to come out. it's all a very interesting theme of speech and what happens when we don't have speech. you don

i mean a dog comes named todd, you kind of have to go with it, right? >> so weird. todd. todd." >> jimmy: he's very much a todd. >> is he very serious? >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. maybe not smart. [ laughter ] we can't decide between super very smart and very dumb, but i'm almost certain it's very dumb. [ laughter ] todd's not the brightest. he follows my wife. he is under my wife's feet at all times. >> well, who wouldn't be? molly's the best. >> jimmy: she doesn't wash her feet i think is what it is. [ laughter ] >> oh, that's an interesting trait. >> jimmy: yeah. does cinnamon love you? >> she does love me. and i hold her a lot, so this weekend one of my kids was like, "oh, you smell like cinnamon." i thought it was because i had just cooked french toast. "no, the dog." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's a big difference. >> that's not kind. >> jimmy: how old were you when you started acting? >> i think to be -- i came out of the womb a very dramatic child. but i started getting paid for it around 12, 13. >> jimmy: around 12, 13. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you have some -- this is

todd. >> what i find fascinating about this case is jury selection. it is in federal context or in the state court context, we have seen too many individuals in the united states of america fighting with -- he is an accused killer. but the accused, siding with the notion of shooting a ceo he has to be adjudicated by the jury. we cannot convict him here. people are saying that ceos are fair game. that we should be allowed to kill them and if we get one of those individuals on a jury, this case gets blown up and i think that is a frightening look into our country and our jurisprudence in 2020. >> it brings up a question, just when this was first reported. we were baffled how a man who could come soon stomach -- come from such a prominent family, did not have people automatically saying from all the footage in the cameras and his face all over new york, that is the luigi. we did not see anything for d days. >> after we talked, i spoke with a source who had gone to college with him and confirmed it wasn't as if they recognized him and weren't reporting it

[laughs] >> tom: kennedy and todd!pplause. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] >> tom: welcome back to the great christma: s showdown. this next round is called the north been 17. did thd it? -- north "poll" -- this is thewd final word on christmas. your job is to guess what our super scientific survey says. green team, you are up first. the question is this, "the nutcracker", a treasuredasur tradition or a ballet bore? remember, it's not what you think, is what america thinks. >> i love it. >> you've got three fans here so we are cultured obviously. >> treasure. >> tom: treasured tradition.io >> correct. >> tom: survey says, 67.5 percent, treasured tradition. [cheering and applauseays perc] >> that's right, america. >> tom: red team, the old christmas goose fell out ofch favor afterir dickens died so wk asked america, what is at the w center of your christmasha dinnr table? turkey or ham? discuss. >> i get paid in meet. look at me. [laughs] >> ham all the way. turkey is thanksgiving. i think th

. >> let's bring in todd gordon.d, good morning good to see you. >> good morning, frank how are you? >> what did you make of the statements from jeff gundlach and uncertainty from investors despite the thoughts about a hawkish cut, people were poorly positioned going into the fed decision >> yeah, you know, i don't know if i push back from the beginning to say poorly positioned what an amazing year it's been here things get a little wonking in the summertime and bonus and locking in and the retesting of the 50-day average i'm not that surprised it is a narrow range up. i listened to jeff gundlach intently i do believe bigger picture we're in a secular bull market i believe we're in the a.i. and quantum computing and on the cusp of the concerns we have with budget deficit. i think the concept of real rates has to come no in year yeah, we're running 4% to 4.5%, but the persistent inflation which leads to real 2% rates which is the same thing it was three years ago. >> okay. some of the things you are leaning on are the

todd piro joins us now with details on the case that could have far reaching consequences. todd?1 went into effect last year. prevents doctors from performing reassignment gender on kids under 18. pursuant blockers and therapy for gender reassignment. similar bands on youth reassignment care. the aclu representing families who challenged tennessee's law. the core question of this case is whether the state ban unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of sex. supreme court not expecting to have a ruling on it until next swing spring. as we know today's arguments president-elect trump retakes the oval office in the past trump has pledged to stop any federal support of certain gender reassignment surgeries. steve, over to you. >> steve: all right, todd, thank you very much. republican senators telling fox news that donald trump is going to be ready on day one as they prepare for his return to the white house. >> he is ready to go. he wants us ready to go. he thinks we are ready to go. he sort of celebrated some of the wins and some of the difficult states like pennsylvania and o

. >> reporter: todd kramer has been surfing for 30 years. today he's on his hydrofoil board. >> it lifts up out of the water versus sitting on the water like a surf board. >> reporter: the rain brought smaller crowds at beaches, but so did the high surf advisory issued by the national weather service today. impacts include dangerous swimming and serving conditions from unexpected large waves and the potential for cold water shock. todd heard about the advisory. >> the first thing you do is head to the water to see if it's correct or not. >> it's more the amateurs who think they can handle this that we hear a lot about. >> reporter: braydon murdoch with the national weather service says swimmers and surfers with experience like todd aren't the issue. it's the people who are overconfident about their own abilities in the water. >> unfortunately, when you find out that you might be in over your head, you're out in the water during all this. when we hear about injuries and unfortunately, deaths from surfers, it's a lot of events like this where

todd? >> todd: the council meeting got ugly.y narrowly approved mayor johnson's 2025 budget which includes controversial $40 million short-term loan for a city already swimming in debt. all part of a chaotic hearing last night. got so heated, mayor johnson actually kicked out the public. watch. [shouting] >> this will meeting will stay in recess. i will ask the arms clear every member of the public. >> one of the main reasons residents are so upset is the democratic mayor's lack of transparency when it comes to using taxpayer funds to take care of illegal immigrants. under mayor johnson, chicago has already spent a whopping 527 million taxpayer dollars on the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants living there still, the city alderman just barely approving mayor johnson's proposal yesterday with a 27-23 vote. chicago reporter william kelly was in that budget meeting. spoke to me earlier. about the disconnect between city leaders and the residents of chicago. >> these are real chicagoans. they made their voices heard. they made

todd piro joins us now. >> todd: secretary blinken will ap appear, 7 billion of u.s. military hardware ended in hands of the taliban and 13 u.s. servicemembers were killed. we spoke with the father of kareem nikoui and congressman mcco mccormick. watch. >> i don't expect any great answers from secretary of state blinken, he's been avoiding this and know it has poor policy, this is worst foreign policy, admit what we did wrong and not repeat the same mistakes. >> the fact he is in threat of being held in contempt, not that he's doing something toward goodwill, he's forced to do it. >> todd: the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. >> brian: hope he will answer the questions. go outside to janice dean, she's a senior meteorologist. >> janice: thank you, brian. it is raining and going to rain across northeast for the next six to 12 hours. we could see wind gusts and watching the fires. could see winds kick up throughout the day today. better conditions thursday and friday. prayers to firefighters, brave men and women battling wildfires. my friends, going to be messy today, rain

>> todd: "fox & friends" starts right now. >> steve: okay. it's a fox news alert. the deadline to avert a government shutdown is midnight tonight. but a spending deal still looks out of reach as democrats and republicans are playing the blame game. >> ainsley: aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill with the latest for us. good morning to you. >> good morning to you guys. i don't think anyone expected this stunner last night. 38 house republicans voted against the trump endorsed funding bill. bucked the president-elect. including some who trump actually helped to get reelected in november. let me hold your hand and walk you through what happened last night. house speaker mike johnson put up a much slimmer 100 page bill. include farm aid, disaster relief and that debt ceiling attached to it as trump had asked. the bill was so slim even elon musk approved posting this picture on x. it is to the right of the previous bill on the left. president trump also endorsed it reminding republicans that congress must get rid or extend out to perhaps 202 # the ridiculous debt ceil

todd? >> todd: good morning to all of you.efore the foreign affairs committee along party lines find blinken in contempt for his failure to testify back in september. now, during the disastrous exit from afghanistan, $7 billion worth of u.s. military hardware ended up in the hands of the taliban and, of course, we well know 13 u.s. service members were killed during a bombing at kabul airport. steve nikoui is the gold star father of lance corporal couey who died in the blast. richard mccormick reacted on "fox & friends first." watchy expect any great answers from secretary of state blinken, he has been avoiding us from the get-go. he knows they had poor policy. this is the worst foreign pole of any president in the united states. why can't we admit weigh did do wrong and move on and not repeat those same mistakes just the fact that he is coming is because he is in threat of being held in contempt. it's not that he is doing something towards goodwill. is he forced to do it. >> that hearing about begin at 10:00 a.m. eastern time

. >> reporter: todd kramer has been surfing for 30 years. today he's on his hydro foil board. >> it lifts up out of the water versus sitting on it like a surfboard. >> reporter: even though there's a high surf advisory with dangerous wave conditions and potential for cold water shock. todd heard about the advisory. >> the first thing you do is head to the water to see if it's correct or not. >> it's more the amateurs who think they can handle this that we hear a lot about. >> reporter: the national weather service says swimmers and surfers with experience, like todd, aren't the issue. it's the people who are overconfident about their own abilities in the water. >> unfortunately when you find out that you might be in over your head, you're out in the water during all this. so when we hear about injuries and unfortunately deaths from surfers, it's a lot of events like this where people don't realize where their skill level ends. >> reporter: santa cruz is also dealing with the aftermath of this week's wharf collapse. debris continues to wash u

baby todd's wife fantastic.t a hospital. >> griff: we have those guys from the savage fire department on the show a little bit later. they did it last year with us. really fascinating. >> carley: chanley, merry christmas. love having you as part of the fox family she is doing a great job. >> kevin: how about dave portnoy. >> carley: that story could bring tears to your eyes. >> griff: going back to covid. he started helping businesses. he is very candid about like i'm just doing it because nobody else is. i want to help people. he has been very involved with veterans organizations, travis minion foundation. on the show many times. portnoy got involved with that then here at like the most important time of the year, when a pizza owner is struggling, facing possible existential business threat there, dave portnoy shows up and now, his life has been turned around pretty much in this moment with this pizza business because of him. >> kevin: do you know what i appreciate? some people grow up with lots of resources an

. >> todd: yeah. i wonder if he introduces that bill if the 21 point favorite ohio state buckeyes i'm looking at carley because she is a michigan fan actually wins that game me thinks he does not. dan daca very much, appreciate you. thank you for your time. >> carley: planting the flag caused quite the kerfuffle on the field. >> todd: the fact that you used kerfuffle. >> carley: have great day, everybody. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> todd: don't have your kerfuffle in your purse on the way. >> brian: as we were saying it is 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. it is thursday, december 12th. this is "fox & friends." now the news. the pentagon has no clue. no clue where new jersey drones are coming from dash dash but they insist they are not from a foreign adversary, really? so who are those eyes in the skies? >> ainsley: plus, a fingerprint match in the united healthcare's ceo murder as wanted posters for other health execs are popping up. >> lawrence: one senator making this outrageous remark about th

the final debate in the debate round will be brian versus todd.s one is a battle of the christmas flicks. home alone versus national lampoon's christmas vacation. but wait, but wait, there's more. i thought she said delightful elves bring out the disgusting distraction. come on. here we go. yes, you are going to have to make your argument while consuming as much eggnog as possible. go ahead. put it up there. that is. oh my gosh, that is quite . i'm not helping him. >> i don't want this eggnog. >> you are going to be judged on a sinister combination of argument construction and lactose consumption. to todd, we'll start with you. tell us why christmas vacation is the superior film. and may god be with your stomach. let's begin. oh, yeah. >> home alone is a fine movie. i am not here to call out its flaws, but let's be realistic. if we did a story about the mccallister family here at the fox news channel, we would be doing a story about parents who abandoned their kids. thank you. and they would be excoriated on every program we have here on the fox n

todd was born when i was a county commissioner. michelle was born when i was a state representative. it was a first in michigan for a legislator to be pregnant and have a baby while in office. i remember a very pregnant me opening baby shower gifts at one of our statehouse committee rooms. most of my male colleagues didn't know what to buy for a baby shower, so i got a lot of stuffed animals. my family members have marched in countless parades, attended thousands of events with me and planned birthday parties and hoogdz around the legislative calendar. they sacrificed their time and in many cases their personal privacy and through thick and thin have always been there for me and i am incredibly grateful. and i love you all so much. my family story has inspired my work as an elected official. i grew up in clair, michigan, where my mom was director of nursing in our small rural hospital. this sparked my lifelong interest in health care. as a 24-year-old grad student at michigan state university, i led an effort to save the county's m