brand-new numbers this morning show 276,000 migrants crossing illegally in december. the highest monthly total ever. border patrol sources report more than 760,000 migrant encounters since october 1st. that s another record. the highest first quarter of any fiscal year. more on this breaking story throughout the hour. but first. former president donald trump is off the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. potentially big factor in what is expected to be a close race for the white house. good morning, i m mike emanuel in for bill hemmer. good morning, molly. molly: i m molly line in for dana perino. maine s democratic secretary of state following colorado s lead disqualifying trump based on the insurrection clause of the 14th amendment. a crime for which he was never charged. mike: colorado s ban is on home after the state gop appealed it to the supreme court. the former president faces challenges in many states including wisconsin and november. bellows is the first election
katie: i m katy pavlich along with tyrone, joey jones, kennedy. katie: and he s out of office. well, not yet. president biden using the kid stairs and stepping foot down in warm st. croix for the long holiday weekend. joe was hoping for a little rest and relaxation nearly 2,000 miles away from all the problems he is facing in washington which now includes an impeachment inquiry. his son hunter s two indictments and the doom spiral at the border. the big guy is already on island time, skipping a year end news conference. not surprising why he is avoiding the press. who would want to answer the question why you have the worst year end rating of any modern president seeking re-election? biden probably also wants to get away from democrats bickering over whether he has a shot at a seconds term. some are more candid about their concerns inch think trump could win. he could win in pennsylvania. i think the thing that biden has to do. he has got to enlarge the youth vote and min
have a great day. julie: senior defense official sounding the alarm on a significant escalation in the middle east. u.s. navy using an anti-ship ballistic missile for the first time to stop incoming missile fire from houthis in the red sea. iran problem front and center stoking major fears of a wider war. good afternoon, everyone. the faulkner focus , i m julie banderas in for harris. thank you for joining us today. a lot of news to cover for you. we ll begin with more than 100 attacks on u.s. troops in the middle east since october 17th. iran proxies going after our men and women overseas. one top senate republican not happy with president biden s lack of action. listen. weakness. is there a red line? would you tell our enemies publicly if we tell an american we re coming after you? the houthis are completely backed by iran. i ve been saying for six months now hit iran. they have oil fields in the open. they have the revolutionary guard headquarters you can see from spa
are coming to you live it. millions of people on the other side of the globe are bringing in 2024, fireworks lighting up the skies above the iconic temple there in bangkok. the colorful display never gets old. a gorgeous site it is new year s eve day this is a special edition fox news live i am molly line in for arthel neville. and eric shawn are both off today. rich: i am rich edson appeared celebrations across the globe at every hour today in our new york studios the crossroads of the world s one block away at their the nypd is hard at work making sure the brightest lit block party on the planet is safe for the hundreds of thousands expected in times square. waiting for the ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. police have already set up a perimeter around the area. they are screening everyone, no exceptions and security is very tight. we have alexis mcadams live inside in a subway station in times square with more and with the city is doing to get ready for the bigge
good evening. m bret baier.n president joe biden vacations in thcae caribbean s republican presidential candidates returned to then campaign trail. police in texas investigate the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend, and what they call a perplexing case. the doctors are warning about a triple-demic is a new covid strain spreads across the united states.firs dr. marc siegel joins us to nighdiscuss. but first, breaking tonight, another massive group ofthro migrants is making its way through mexico as immigrationy officials work to process the thousands already waiting at thn border. many of those who have been allowed to enter the u.s. are being sent further north where local officials say president joe biden and his administrationir have ignored their pleas for additional assistance. the president meanwhile is heading south to the caribbean for vacation as his top cabinet officials meet with mexico s president to discuss the crisis. we have fox team coverage, c