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?
i m feeling as parent at some degree. enjoy it. celebrate. have a merry christmas. i don t want to be the grinch but stay on budget. steve: indeed. in fact i was down in dallas, saw my grandson arthur last week. i took him a toy. do you know what he played with? the box. the box it come in. the book is called i m glad for what i have. you know what i have? i have two more hours of fox & friends starting right now. be. lawrence: we begin this hour with a busy day ahead for the biden family at home and abroad. the president is supposed to meet with families of the american hostages taken by hamas, ainsley. ainsley: but on capitol hill, the house is expected to vote in favor of formalizing the impeachment inquiry into biden and his family s business deals and republicans threaten to hold hunter in contempt if he doesn t show up for the house deposition in just a few hours at 9:30. brian. brian: this all comes after president biden s sit down with ukraine s president
ainsley: ainsley was so much better than brian, give it to this team. it is fruitcake from claxton, my friend al parker, great tennis player. brian: watch fox nation christmas special. ainsley: janice, do you like cake? there s cake? star of the showdown. brian: the prompter is calling your name. ainsley: i m sorry, third hour of fox and friends starts right now. ainsley: it is a big day for the biden family on capitol hill. house will vote to formally launch impeachment inquiry into the president, steve. steve: hunter biden is expected to appear for a closed-door deposition. brian: awaiting hunter s arrival on the hill. if he does not show up, republicans warn he could be held in contempt of congress. lawrence: mark meredith joins us. it is going to be occurring behind closed doors, a lot of focus to see what the president s son has to say. he is facing tax evasion allegations. last month his lawyers offered to have him testify publicly. republicans
jimmy: he had veal marsalla at lunch. tommy, is that wine? god love the italians. ainsley: great to see you. third hour of fox and friends starts right now. up from the house top out pops good old santa clause. ho, ho, ho. who wouldn t go. up from the house top. click, click, click. lawrence: all-american christmas tree. it is about 13 days until christmas day. ainsley: that makes me panic. i need to shop. brian: you can zero in on the exact day. lawrence: 13 days. two weeks from yesterday. this is the moment everybody begins to check out. brian: check out of work? ainsley: rehab. lawrence: this is moment people do it. steve: are you saying you re checking out right now? lawrence: you get the itis. you may get vacation time. steve: it is two weeks away. lawrence: it is true. brian: present company included. i don t believe your premise. lawrence: i am sitting next to a bunch of teacher pets. ainsley: look what i made, i saw a picture