>> a major nightmare on one of the busiest travel days of the year. hundreds of flights canceled across the country. what you need to know heading home for the holidays. ♪♪ ♪♪ all of the other reindeer ♪♪ used to laugh and call him names ♪♪ they never let poor rudolph ♪♪ griff: you are looking at our beautiful tree on fox square, watching "fox and friends first". i am griff jenkins. benjamin: i am benjamin hall in for carley shimkus and todd piro. can i say how special it is, first christmas and moving to the states. if i get sentimental for a moment, to you and my washington colleagues, such an incredible move and you and i, i'm looking to you for all the advice on what to do and where to go. griff: do everything different than i did. i got lucky to have two gorgeous daughters, 20, and 16. new york is excited and ecstatic to have you. been and i share an office, it is honor and pleasure to do so integrate reporting, you will be a great success here in washington and by the way for viewers just waking up, there are no women. where did carly go? carly has the day off along with todd. this is the all board and version of "fox and friends first". benjamin: we are breaking barriers today. this year also americans are celebrating the most expensive christmas in decades as inflation continues soaring to close out 2021. >> by this taking flak for bold claims about handling covid virus urges, doug luzader is live with more, good morning and merry christmas. >> all guys this morning but among the 3 of us i think we have 7 daughters. 123-4567. how about that. >> good morning. anyone who has done any christmas shopping this year orville the gas tank knows prices are up and way up and look at the most recent inflation of his prices have jumped 5.7% over a year ago. we haven't seen it kind of spiking nearly 40 years. there is a big spike in demand for covid tests. a lot of people increasing concerns about the electron variant was the white house as the president is on top. >> the president wouldn't have taken steps in september and october he had taken if we weren't aware we needed increased supplies but also there wasn't a demand back in june for it. >> there are troubling reports about the administration's testing strategies, when in vanity fair claimed several weeks ago the white house heard and rejected a proposal to acquire and distribute at home test kits before the holidays this year. we asked the white house about another report in the new york times that when the president announced he would distribute 500 million at home tests that was before the administration had a contract. >> your promising 500 million tests next month if you haven't signed a contract? >> we have no concern about the contract being finalized. we are working to finalize the contract. we announced this two days ago. we don't see any issue getting that done. >> that has added criticism from republicans that the president has not had a coherent strategy on drug therapies to school closures. >> this was one more example of president biden using science were benefits and ignoring science where he could be helping people but it doesn't fit his narrative. he has had a vaccine only strategy and that is to the detriment of millions of people who could be benefiting from so many other things. >> this may be taking a toll on white house around. political reported number of staff departures are imminent after the holidays. griff: as a proud daughter dad, merry christmas. ari fleischer said it is not just the white house who dropped the ball in the response to covid 19. watch. >> congress passed a covid relief package earlier this year. where did that money go? why didn't the federal government stockpiled testing kits? why didn't they compare search capacities for hospitals and clinics for the inevitable variant that was going to create what on the has led to? this is a failure at all levels of government to be prepared at a time when they had the money. there is no excuse for them not to have taken the steps and we are in the spot we are now because everybody dropped the ball, federal, state, and local. griff: if you look at the big picture, the covid signature issue of the biden administration that he's having the most difficult problems. benjamin: we talk about following the money. i was doing a story in the week about how $100 billion of been stolen, people making claims which weren't justified. people look what is happening at the white house, the administration and all these policies all over the place about covid and i'm walking around the streets of dc and people don't seem afraid, they are getting on with their lives, the administration is doing one thing and people doing another. trying to put covid behind them and move on. how does the administrative catch up and learn to live with it but they don't seem to be doing that and it is very confusing. everyone else rallied around and get on with life and get back to normal, faster, better. griff: as americans move on with their lives testing isn't going anywhere and they should have anticipated the need for these tests and now we are heading into january without knowing when they are coming or who will be available. great point. benjamin: they will be available just after omicron disappears and we don't need them anymore. griff: hundreds of flights canceled across the country. griff: jamming of america's christmas travel plans and celebration plans. marianne rafferty joins us with more. >> reporter: not so merry christmas eve for travelers. they are signaling the holiday rush is on but not on anyone's list, of planes to get them to their destinations. 121 flights canceled so far by united airlines, 6% of overall price schedule, the nationwide spike in omicron cases has a direct impact on flight crews and people who run the operation. and impacted customers in advance of the airport. we are 5 for the disruption and looking to book as many people as possible and give them on their way for the holidays. speaking of folks heading to gatherings with family doctor anthony fauci reminding everyone about taking precautions and large get togethers. >> going to a large gathering and there are many of these, parties that have 30, 40, 50 people in which you do not know the vaccination status of individuals. in the context of covid and particularly in the context of omicron that you do not want to go to. >> reporter: st. patrick's cathedral in new york says services are full speed ahead and there is good news on the horizon in the fight against covid. a new pill for pharmaceutical company merck just received fda approval, preventing deaths but not for everyone. >> the drug should not be given to children or pregnant women in my opinion. it can be lifesaving, there could be a risk-benefit analysis there. it does not have the concern of mutagenesis and cut covid depth 20. we need more of the drug. >> reporter: merck's home treatment following pfizer's as they were granted emergency fda of who -- they are meant to start in 5 days of developing symptoms and adults at risk of severe disease when no other options are available. benjamin: thank you very much and merry christmas to you. now to this. guilty on all counts. former minnesota police officer kim potter convicted of manslaughter charges for felipa shooting daunte wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. griff: garrett tenney is following this for minneapolis. >> every emotion running through your body at that moment. i let out a yelp. >> the mother of daunte wright describing her first reaction when the judge for the jury verdict for a former brooklyn police officer who shot and killed. >> find the defendant guilty. >> potter a 26 year veteran of the status first and second degree manslaughter charges in connection with the altercation this year. potter and other officers attempt to arrest or an outstanding warrant on a weapons charge. after being found guilty on both counts, potter was led away in hand cuffs. >> this was a mistake but the jury decided the line had been crossed into the criminal realm for kim potter. >> thank you. >> demonstrators reacted, many praising the outcome while calling for more accountability when it comes to cases involving law enforcement. >> we must remove the barriers that allow law enforcement to hide behind them. >> reporter: potter's sentence will be decided in february, facing 15 years in prison. in minneapolis, garrett tenney, fox news. benjamin: a house democrats giving vice president harris a performance review. benjamin: doctor janette nesheiwat, franklin graham and mike huckabee coming up live on this christmas eve. ♪♪ you are monster ♪♪ mister grinch ♪♪ mes to my insurance i don't. i use liberty mutual, they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. wooo, yeaa, woooooo and, by switching you could even save 665 dollars. hey tex, can someone else get a turn? yeah, hang on, i'm about to break my own 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time litigating or relitigating the case and talking about it, the system has spoken, she has the right to appeal. i would rather focus on the message to criminals and would-be criminals and americans writ large. when you don't comply with the police, take your cell down a path where you end up in this type of situation, daunte wright was certainly not innocent, i am not saying he deserved to die. it was a tragic mistake by the police officer. but had he not gone down that path where he was facing prison with felony charges, he's not a sinner that should be turned into a saint. the lesson here is for us to examine the situation and take it forward and say how do we keep children, young people away from this type of situation. there will be fewer daunte wrights and fury kim potters. benjamin: vice president kamala harris, will be better if she was a white man. i want to review this in the new york times. miss harris told her allies, 48 predecessors who were white and male. with the intractable issues on her portfolio like voting rights in the root causes of immigration and the approval rating, 50% disapprove. what do you say? >> he is a progressive, self identify as a white man and get better coverage, come on, really? kamala harris has failed to do her job. she hasn't opened the portfolio or looked at it or deliberately chosen, there's a crisis on the border. to go to the center, dug into the root causes. this is not part of the left's agenda, the progressive left of which she is their leader, vice president of the united states, pushing for their own open border processes taking them down, to stop, and good for the state of texas for stepping up where the federal government fails to do its job, the state must. benjamin: you mentioned they handling the border. house democrats slammed harris on the border, she failed to return his cold, henry rachel: cuellar reached out and said this. she was tasked with the job, doesn't look like she's interested in this. we move on to other folks who work on this issue giving up on help from her and looking elsewhere. what does that say to you? >> he recognizes what the american people see on a daily basis, what they see as a train wreck of a situation, an environmental nightmare, human trafficking maker, drugs crossing the border, saudi arabian man of interest idea many terrorist groups just arrested at the border. what about the ones we don't know, the ones that got away? he sees this reality and the reality is kamala harris has no interest from attorney general to vice president, can barely garner enough attention. she was to get president biden elected and now she has failed is expected but the failure really comes down on the american people paying the price not just on the border but across all communities where the administration, inviting illegals to come in and using resources, taxpayers of america paid for to take care of illegal aliens. benjamin: you paint a worrying picture of the administration. merry christmas to you. ashley: time is 20 minutes after the hour. if you're a criminal in new york city, you can walk out of jail bail free but if you have a fake vaccine card they will lock you up and throw away the key, that is make up. even if you don't live in new york you could be facing call to cancel christmas dinner or where your mask at home. we will talk to doctor janette nesheiwat next. ♪♪ the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. ♪♪ donate now at redcross.org is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? ♪♪ lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, and losing some weight... now, back to the game! ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. in adults also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of 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the covid 19 vaccine card in new york in land you in jail for your, legislation designating falsifying the ids as forgeries. new york city mayor bill deblasio announcing scaling back new york celebrations in times square. reducing capacity over the omicron variant. attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination and all will have to wear a mask. griff: as we look at another covid christmas officials are advising drastic measures like wearing masks at home. doctor fauci said you should consider when inviting your unvaccinated guests. doctor janette nesheiwat joins me live. merry christmas to you. thank you for getting up early as families across the country are worried about this kind of christmas. my 89-year-old mother is coming up today from florida to spend christmas with my family so she's not alone but we are concerned that she is safe. he is vaccinated and boosted but we want to take precautions. what are you advising families like mine to do? >> happy holidays to you. americans have worked so hard this year with the vaccines and the mandates and the masking and testing. we should celebrate the holidays but do it safely. if you are at high-risk, not vaccinated, you want to take the extra step, get tested and wear a mask indoors into your able to get those test results. if you are vaccinated, with family, got your booster, it is low risk, you shouldn't have to wear your mask indoors to do everything you should do but if you have an underlying medical condition you want to take the extra step to protect yourself. griff: masks indoors until testing, great advice. sometimes they go out and there may be shopping after christmas. advise curtailing your activities, isolated as we were last christmas. >> i don't think we should change our behavior when it comes to daily activities at this point. if you have your booster, if you are in a crowded indoor area and have high risk underlying medical conditions it makes sense to put on your mask until you get what you needed head home especially because you could pick up the virus, you could pick up omicron even if you are vaccinated. this lowers your risk but overall we are doing what we can and we need to continue living our lives. >> authorizing the numeric covid 19 bill, the pfizer one, is this a game changer? >> absolutely. this will keep patients out of the hospital, reduce risk of death, hospitalization, you have to start within 3 to 5 days and it has been shown to be very effective. hopefully i will be able to prescribe this to my patients for the next week or so. griff: great christmas advice to stay safe. merry christmas. benjamin: meteorologist adam klotz is here with our fox weather forecast. >> here's what we are looking at, a little snow in new york city overnight. 32 degrees, anywhere and it is rainy, to the west a lot of spots where early in the morning 50 degrees in kansas city. warm air for the time of year, tough to make it snow across the country, temperatures only get warmer by this afternoon, 45 in new york, 15s in chicago, 70 degrees today christmas eve in kansas city. there is a snow system out west that will sweep across the country and bring a lot of energy with it but because he is warm for most folks that does not mean white christmas. a lot of heavy rain across the midwest making it messy. you see a little snow in new england and those will be the spots you see it but it isn't going to turn into a lot of snow because of it, colder air that you need, temperatures friday, to the 50 degree range, 50, 60 degrees. unfortunately, what you really want for christmas is a white christmas but maybe not. griff: washington 66 and sunny, i will take that. >> to you, griff, merry christmas. benjamin: the time is half past is 5:30, we haven't had as many calls to defund the police now the democrats are personally being impacted by the out-of-control crime >> talking to jack brewer about that coming up. ♪♪ new gold bond advanced healing ointment. restore healthy skin, with no sticky feeling. gold bond. champion your skin. >> doj announces federal charges against the teen accused of carjacking mary kay scanlon at gunpoint. others involved are also teens. in illinois kimberly lightford says she's traumatized after her carjacking experience. >> i thought they were going to shoot me down. >> her husband shot at the thieves while she fled. but they got away. >> calls to defund the police. they move funds away from police departments as they descend into chaos. jack brewer, thank you for being with us today. it is an interesting trend, so many calls to defund the police last year. i tend to show you the democrats who have done so. for law enforcement, oakland's mayor pledged to have more police officers certainly. merrick garland to send an atf agents, and bill deblasio trying to suspend 100 million to build a new nypd precinct in minneapolis city council who approved $6.4 million in police funding. it seems like a strange reverse of policy. how do you explain it? >> you can't explain it without reasoning, judgment, and a clear mind. the unfortunate reality, the lives destroyed and communities because of those decisions. they overlook all of that as they realize we need police department to protect and serve particularly the most underserved americans, you see violence taking over cities and kids in the middle of the streets getting shot over 400 kids have been shot this year. in chicago, 400 children shot, places like new orleans that have record numbers of juveniles that have been shot, gunned down in the streets, prisons being filled with kids that are too young to be going for jail. because of the way the democratic party has gone into schools, ripped out god and came in with liberal policies that have taken the souls of our children. we need a spiritual awakening as we enter the christmas season, a spiritual awakening and i say it all the time, unless we put the panel back in school and give our teachers and communities the blue to raise these kids without discipline, order and respect it will be hard to turn the tide in this nation. benjamin: the program to get god back into schools, i or if you have a christmas message on this special day. >> it is the miracle of christ, christ was born and that is what we are celebrating. we have to talk about that and speak loud. like my mom said last night christ received gifts from the three wise men. remember the gift this holiday season, let's give christ the gift of doing what he told us to do and that is preaching the gospel to every nation, standing with righteousness and truth and the order that god said open your bibles this christmas, read the bible to your children, put that word of god in their hearts and minds, remember the word dwells among us. that means christ came from the word of god so we still have that, christ is living the day. benjamin: it is a holy day as well. thank you for reminding us of that. merry christmas to you, your family, your mother and i look forward to speaking to you again soon. >> god bless you and god bless the entire fox family. benjamin: we've been given a few sense to talk about the extended fox family. i will let you go first. griff: that is my dog rascal wearing a brand-new jacket. i was supposed to do my christmas shopping. i don't like to rush into these things. my wife a little obsessed, he was my companion helping me do a little shopping. my holiday shopping assistance. i had to treat them first but what is interesting is you and i run on the same wavelength apparently because your dog bosco also tested. benjamin: there is bosco wearing his christmas hat. the children dress up like that because he doesn't love it that much and it is hard to get a photo of him because in a few seconds he is taking it off but that's the great thing about labradors, children climb all over them. he is a wonderful family member. a special christmas message to your pets at home. send your pictures, we would love to see them. anything like his own, he will be a real character. >> reporter: bosco is welcome any and every day. they are family members too. benjamin: we are closing 12 days of giving with the organization promoting spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. >> helping americans impacted by the deadly tornado outbreak. reverend franklin graham joins us next. ♪♪ when it comes to autism, finding the right words can be tough. finding understanding doesn't have to be. we can create a kinder, more inclusive world for the millions of people on the autism spectrum. go to autismspeaks.org. ♪ when you have nausea, ♪ ♪ heartburn, ingestion, upset stomach... ♪ ♪ diarrheaaaa.♪ try pepto bismol with a powerful coating action. for fast and soothing relief. pepto bismol for fast relief when you need it most. xfinity rewards are our way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like sing family fun nights! rent sing for $1 then belt out all your favorite tunes from the movie 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northeast arkansas to help people impacted by the tornadoes was reverend franklin graham is live with me this christmas eve morning. merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. griff: i had the honor and pleasure to travel world with you to see you living in christ's image coming to the aid of those most devastatingly impacted. you make a trip to the hardest hit area, mayfield. telling what you are doing. >> we are going to mayfield to serve lunch to 4000 people. this is a christmas lunch, ham and turkey and beans and mashed potatoes, iced tea, we've got gifts that come from nascar. michael until of my pillow, we will be handing those out. and ricky skaggs. it will be a great christmas. people really are hurting and they need our prayers. this is christmas and these are people who lost so much and have very little left and we are going to love on them. griff: if is video of you singing with ricky skaggs please release it was i promise not to release it on social media. i've watched you over the years lift -- it is samaritans, how long is the organization in this area and how difficult is it? >> what is difficult, there is so much death and so many people, it has affected the entire community. this makes it much harder. we have to be careful how we respond. we do everything in jesus's name, hundreds of people, thousands of volunteers working in the community helping thousands of people and we are going to continue to do that until the need is over. we plan to be in mayfield for some time but the greatest need is spiritual, people have lost hope and they look out their window, the devastation and they lose hope. i want them to know god loves them, this is christmas and we celebrate the birth of jesus christ, jesus christ came to save us from our sins and he was born by virgin in bethlehem 2000 years ago, he came into this world not to condemn us but to save us and took our sins to the cross and died and should his blood on the cross for our sins and god raised him to life and this is the christmas message about god's love, god so loved the the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life and god loves them and we want people of mayfield and kentucky and arkansas, we want them to know that god loves them and sometimes people come through storms like this. god loves them. griff: thank you for the christmas message. we will pray for the people you're with today and volunteers as well. safe travels, my friend. >> thank you, god bless you. benjamin: the time is 50 minutes after the air. biden made promises to progressives but after one year in office he has broken a lot of them. griff: the far left isn't happy and republicans are taking advantage of it. mike huckabee joins us next. ♪♪ ve to sofi a like to get your money right. ♪ ♪ move your student loan debt to sofi— you could save with low rates and no fees. earn a $1,000 bonus when you refi— and get your money right. ♪ . >> ben: an rnc memo calling out president biden's broken promises claims. griff: former presidential candidate and arkansas governor mike huckabee joins us. good morning. >> good morning and merry christmas to benjamin and griff. great to be with you guys this morning. griff: now, governor, thanks for joining us, is president biden possibly headed for a lump of coal on christmas with broken promises? what say you? >> well, he certainly has given most americans a lump of coal. i think if biden were santa claus, people wouldn't be leaving out cookies and milk. they would probably be leaving out soured eggs and rotten things here you go you deserve it the rnc put out six page memo outlining many of the broken promises with joe biden. the fact is the only promise he has really kept this year, he has united america. he said he would do it. unfortunately for him. he has united america to believe that his presidency has been an abject failure. we have seen that on a number of things. that's what this memo that the rnc released really outline. things like the border crisis. it's a mess. it still is. it's not gotten that much better. the supply chain. he said he would fix it. half the stuff is still out on the pacific ocean waiting to come in. he talked about how he wouldn't raise taxes on anyone, but he is. and the inflation, the highest in 39 years, really is hitting working class americans right in the gut right here at christmas time. it couldn't be worse. so you have a whole litany of things that he has been a part of, including saying he will shut down the virus. well, now, we are back in that motive, he wants to lock everybody down and penalize them if they don't have a forced government mandated vaccine. it's been a rough year for joe biden. but, really it's been a rougher year for americans. >> ben: actually, we have got a little excerpt from that memo that says there is no other way to describe the first year of president biden's presidency other than an utter failure. worse yet, biden's attempts to bill it as a success proves just how out of touch they are with the american people. i want to get your thoughts, also, on this list. i mean the rnc has called out specific promises he made tax pledges. bringing prosperity. shutting down covid. addressing the border crisis. all of those. not what just what he dealt with how he tried to mask them. the ships, he claimed the supply chain crisis was solved by pushing the ships further out to sea. it doesn't seem -- looking at these issues, all solutions just masking the problems. >> well, benjamin, to borrow a scene from the great monday python's film, it is like the dark knight who is standing there with both arms and legs severed it's nothing but a scratch i'm doing great. you barely nicked me. and that's what i feel like, you know, times when i'm watching biden trying to explain his presidency and the same with jen psaki. you know, they are singing coming up roses, but the people are getting thorns. i don't think they have a real sense of reality. their bubble needs to be broken. griff grift black knight it's just a flesh wound. great analogy, governor. before we run out of time, christmas message. >> never forget why we have christmas. not just christmas and santa, those are wonderful parts of it really when god decided to show us how much he loved us, he showed up in person. he came himself. he said here's how you live. that's the real message of christmas and i hope we never forget it. >> ben: only a month ago praising you for sean connery impression you imagined a good santa claus one as well. got see the hat on again one more time. and how will you be spending your christmas, governor? >> well, i'm going to be hanging out with my grandchildren. we'll have a big celebration with them. they will read the christmas story. some of them have actually memorized most of it which is impressive. we will go to a church service on christmas eve and then go eat chinese food. it's a family tradition. griff: that's great, governor. santa hat. see if we can get you a georgia bulldog one. maybe that will be my christmas present to you, sir. >> go holmes in the outback bowl. >> ben: governor, thanks for being with us. griff a great pleasure to be with you as well. all my best to you and your family on christmas and the same to those at home. happy have happy merry christmas. griff: indeed. same to you, ben, hope you have a wonderful christmas in america. welcome, it's been great being with you. 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