decide whether to restrict abortion pills, a decision that could come down in the final months of the race for president. good day to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is thursday, december 14. and it is 5:00 a.m. here in washington where republicans are now under pressure to show results after the house voted narrowly to authorize an impeachment inquiry against president biden. the move came just hours after hunter biden defied a congressional subpoena for closed door testimony saying he is only willing to testify publicly into the investigation into his father. republicans do not want an open process where americans can see their tactics. expose their baseless inquiry or hear what i have to say. republicans will move to hold him in contempt. and president biden accuses republicans of wasting time to a baseless stunt. dan touted the . the house loss nohas now spo i think clearly with every single republican voting in favor of mov
steve: good morning, everybody, it s thursday, december 14th, 2023. we start this 6:00 hour with a fox news alert. the house of representatives yesterday voted to formaize an impeachment inquiry into the current president, joe biden. brian: president biden is now one of six presidents in u.s. history to face an impeachment inquiry in the house. lawrence: now his son hunter could be held in contempt of congress for skipping a closed door deposition on capitol hill yesterday. that s right. brooke singman is here with the latest. good morning. good morning. this is a huge step for house republicans who argue that a formal inquiry is the only way to get the white house to actually comply with their investigation. they are accusing president biden of influence peddling during his time as vice president. and they say they are collecting evidence that shows he was involved in his son s foreign business dealings. but, president biden is writing the whole thing off saying in
hi, i m stacey, and i ve lost 60 pounds on golo. (guitar music) this belt i used to wear, way down at the first and second notch, it s the only thing i ve kept from before losing weight and i m keeping this because i m never going back. and i pray for peace on earth steve: that was cool. santa just flew up 48th street, took a left on to sixth avenue as we kick off this thursday telecast live from new york city where it is currently 31 degrees. and we are 10 days away from christmas. ainsley is off. her daughter has a holiday show today. a christmas show. and rachel campos-duffy joins us live. rachel: so great to be here. that looks like the scene out of elf at the end of the movie and everyone sings so the sleigh goes up. lawrence: graphics are getting better and better. rachel: that s not real? brian: no, no. santa is real but the snow wasn t. and, remember, with elf, ed as member, a little heavy for santa. goes down in central park because people lost th
nick, mike, great work and congratulations to your parents. merry christmas to you. rachel: third hour of fox and friends starts now. lawrence: fox news alert, the house voted for an impeachment inquiry. steve: his son hunter biden could be held in contempt of congress for skipping a closed-door deposition yesterday on capitol hill. hillary vaughn was chasing hunter biden yesterday. hunter biden could be facing jail time. he was not a no-show, he did show up on capitol hill, but he ditched the deposition and made his case to the press. in the depths of my addiction, i was irresponsible with my finances, but to suggest that is grounds for impeachment inquiry is groabsurd. there is no evidence to point to my father being financially involved in my business because it did not happen. hunter did not want to take questions behind closed doors. he wouldn take our questions either out in the open on camera. mr. biden, was it worth it trying to sell the family name?
kayleigh: hunter biden defies congressional subpoena in a brazen move, skipping his deposion and in a shocking turn of events, he took to the mike pence in front of the capitol to defend himself and his father. this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany, with emily compagno and molly line, fox news contributor leslie marshall and american enterprise institute marc thiessen. hunter biden blamed maga republicans for targeting him and his family and he said his father was not financially involved in his business dealings. i m here today to answer at a public hearing any legitimate questions chairman comer and house oversight committee may have for me. i m here to make sure the house committee illegitimate investigation do not proceed on lies. for six years i ve been the target of unrelenting trump attack machine shouting where s hunter. here is my answer, i am here. let me state as clearly as i can, my father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing