Narrator Joel Patrick Courtney was sitting in jail in albuquerque. It was december 2004. The married father of three was facing decades in prison if convicted of kidnapping, sexual assault, and battery charges. As investigators began checking out the possible link to Brooke Wilbergers case, a call went out to her family. They had waited more than six months for news, any news, about their daughters disappearance. Now, there was a man in custody who they thought might be able to reunite them with their daughter, just as Elizabeth Smart had been returned to her family. What are you thinking in that when you hear this . Actually, i had prayed so faithfully all fall that whoever had done this would make a mistake. And when i heard the news, i thought, they made a mistake. They tried it again. And No One Else knew what id prayed, because i hadnt told anyone else, because it was always, Find Brooke. You know, help us to Find Brooke. I guess that was a selfish prayer, you know, to help whoeve
with a partner that puts you first. godaddy. coming up this hour on fox & friends. nikki haley s fox news town hall digging into the issues. and even getting some laughs in iowa. i think i m going to out myself here at the beginning saying i voted for trump in 2016 and 202020. me too. [laughter] ainsley: she says being a good mother and being a good wife helped her succeed. steve: we have highlights coming up. and get ready to flip out over. this flippy, the robot cook is working overtime as the world s first artificial intelligence powered restaurant gets ready to open in california. would you go? brian: wow. plus generosity no mystery. james patterson is here this morning after donating $300,000 to independent bookstore employees. so, remember, to get dressed, the second hour of fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, mornings are always better with friends. steve: all right. we re going to begin hour two of today s fox & friends with a flashb
joy to the world. the lord has come. the lord has come. everyone say joy to the world. the lord has come. the lord has come. it s wonderful. come on, y all. dear lord, yeah, yeah,. good morning, welcome to fox & friends on this christmas eve. once again, that was vincent and the sound of victory. performing out there on fox square, joy to the world. it s been a beautiful christmas eve morning which we ve spent together for the past three hours. we have one more hour to hang out for the fourth hour of fox & friends. you ve been sending in christmas eve photos. nicole: like this one from the o real family decked out in patching christmas pajamas. christine in michigan sends this photo, her dog jackson ready for christmas. jackson is definitely in the christmas spirit there. and this baby is sitting on santa s lap, santa s in you in y hat. love it. how did they get a perfect picture of a baby looking at the camera, smiling. you rarely get that.
the weekend trail derailment poiseoned an entire town in ohio, the transportation secretary the man in charge of preventing train derailments held a press conference attacking white construction workers because they re the problem. it s 1952. our 80 year old president, meanwhile, 80 years old, he seems convinced it s 1915 and we re all living in rural alabama burning crosses in the front yard of terrified share croppers to amuse ourselves. we don t have tv. biden gave a speech the other day, in 2023, to denounce lynching. as if lynching is still happening in the united states. this all seems a little delusional. so it was with genuine relief that we saw today one of biden s to be cabinet officials janet yellen, sign off her twitter account leave washington and meet with actual flesh and blood human beings who are suffering. and not only did she meet with them, janet yellen brought with her a check for a billion dollars. and we were happy to see that, finally someone from t
poisoned an entire town in ohio, the transportation secretary, the man in charge of preventing train derailments, held a press conference attacking white construction workers because they re the problem. it s nineteen fifty two . our eight year old president , meanwhile, 80 years old, he seems convinced it s nineteen fifteen. and we re all living in rural alabama, burning crosses the front yards of terrified sharecroppers to amuse ourselves. we don t have tv. biden gave a speech the other day in 2020 three to denounce lynching as lynching is still happening in the united states . it s all seems a little delusional. so it was with a genuine relief that we saw today. one of biden s top cabinet officials, janet yellen, who runs the treasury department, signed off her twitter account. finally, leave washington and meet with actual flesh and blood human beings. who are suffering. and now what did she meet with them to prove her sincerity, janet yellen brought with her a