todd: harvard tries to move on from the controversy, students and donors are done and want someone to turn the campus around. you are watch ing fox and friends first, i m todd piro. carley shimkus has the day off. claudine gay is out as president, her time at harvard is not over yet. that is rights, claudine gay may not be harvard s president, but she is not going anywhere. she will stay on payroll as a faculty member, a role expected to land her $800,000 per year. gay saying we need to heal from this period of tension and division and to emerge stronger. i had hoped with all my heart to lead that journey in partnership with you. i return to faculty and pledge to continue working alongside you to build the community we all deserve. gay s departure comes after weeks of growing plagiarism accusation and her response to antisemitism on campus. just six months after taking on that role, marking the shortest presidency in u.s. history. elise stefanik said it is still too lon
everybody, it is wednesday, january 3rd, 2024. and we start this second hour of fox & friends with a developing story. that man right there, new jersey s long time senator robert menendez is back in the spotlight following new corruption allegations. ainsley: the embattled democrat is now facing even more bribery charges. this time for allegedly helping the qatari government in exchange for lavish gifts. lawrence: this is unbelievable. peter doocy is live from the white house with more on this. hey, peter. peter: the word was allegedly out all around the world. if you want the u.s. senator to say something nice about your country just buy him something expensive. that s what the united states government is alleging now that there are these text messages showing the following. it s pretty extraordinary. bob menendez gets a text from a businessman with ties to the qatari government that says how about one of these? and it s photos of two watches ranging from $9,900
now the detroit news says there is a recording of trump urging officials in michigan to do the same. the supreme court has big decisions that could have a major impact on the 2024 race. trump s team may be going to the high court to delay a defamation case in new york. if you are getting ready to head home for the holidays you are not alone. aaa expecting a record number of travelers this white nationalist. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. another tape emerged of donald trump personally pressuring election officials to block joe biden s victory in 2020, this time in the state of michigan. the detroit news reporting there is a recorded phone call of trump urging two republican election officials in wayne county not to certify their county s results. wayne county is home to detroit, a democratic stronghold. now trump reportedly called them right after this meeting a couple of weeks ago after the election where those same two officials initially voted to blo