implemented and there was a sense if we needed something to properly operate that we were going to get it. now what i am hearing from people, i want to mention that military members are some of the most resilient capable people i ve ever met from the top to the bottom. they will all work with what they have to get their job done and there s no question about that but there is a sense that i m getting from those i speak to in the military and i m talking to the very top levels they re not getting what they need and this all comes down to not just budget cuts in place but it s also as you ve heard senator mccain say and others say it s the way the military is being funded because they re using turn using resolutions year after year that prevents the military from being able to plan and advance the way they need to for their operational readiness, their training, their maintenance all those things they have to be able to plan in advance and congress the way they re passing the budget or f
we re ready for it. we re prepping a little bit here. you know who else is prepping, leah gabrielle. she joins us live from the roof of 1 times square. have you snuck a chance to flip on the lights on the giant ball yet. nobody will notice. i m hearing it might cause some problems if i were to do that. it could, but, hey, new zealand got one up on us. rogue. get it started for us. reporter: all right, guys. i did have a little bit of a problem hearing you. i heard people have been camping out for this event. i have been camped out by the ball. the first new year s eve celebration was in 1904. that was fireworks. in 1907 they started using a time ball. as you can see, i m standing here with the time ball. i m here with waterford s master artist tom brennan. great to see you. great to be here. people want to know about the ball. it s magnificent. waterford crystal, that s the
little bit of a maniac. you are never going to get things done that way. how cruz is responding. and the lineup just revealed for tomorrow s debate. too hot to handle. another retailer pulling one of the holidays hottest gifts, why you won t be able to buy hoover boards. taking the pledge of allegiance? taking political correctness to a whole new level. fox & friends first starts right now. you can see their christmas decorations and holiday decorations out there on 6th avenue in new york city. good morning. you are watching fox & friends first on this monday morning. i am leah gabrielle in for ainsley earhardt.
fifth place. it is a shift in momentum perhaps for senator ted cruz in iowa. is that what s happening? take a look at this. he also leads a des moines register poll with a ten-point jump on donald trump who s, again, in second place in that. and some drama on this sunday as i alluded to. trump went after senator cruz on fox news sunday, saying he s essentially too polarizing to be president. watch. you can t walk into the senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. he ll never get anything done, and that s the problem with ted. the next gop presidential debate is this tuesday in las vegas. kristin fisher is live for us with the news tonight from washington. kristin, senator cruz just replied to being called a little bit of a maniac, and around and around we go. he did. you know, he finally responded about an hour ago on twitter. it s pretty funny, actually, but his response won t fully make sense until you hear what t
controversial comments. donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. reaction pouring in from both sides overnight. we are live with the fallout. what do isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi and caitlyn jenner have in common? they are all up for the same title. fox & friends first starts right now. good morning to you. you are watching fox & friends first on this tuesday. i am heather chilled erbs. i am lee leah gabrielle in for ainsley earhardt. a flight forced to make a landing in month yell. it was heading from san francisco to paris when the pilot asked to be diverted five