republicans to subpoena him. rich ebsen is following all of this from west palm beach florida. near the presidents resort where he is spraying the holidays. hi rich. >> good afternoon laura, and president trump is said in the impeachment trial should involve an investigation of the bidens. joe biden, his son, and their conduct in ukraine. now biden told the des moines register yesterday that he would defy subpoena if he were requested to testify in the presidents impeachment trial. he now says he would do whatever congress legitimately asks him to. though he says there is no reason for him to be part of any impeachment trial. >> my.was there is no basis to call me as a witness. to an event in fact i can have no impact on. >> biden says in the subpoena should go to white house officials who he says are responsible for shaking down the governments of ukraine. it's still unclear what type of impeachment trial would look like. house speaker nancy placita is still withholding those articles of impeachment that delays a trial in the senate. she wants senate republicans to allow witness testimony in any impeachment trial. republicans meanwhile are dismissing the entire impeachment process. >> she is not guarding the constitution to carefully. they ran over it for two and half years trying to find something to impeach the president on. she has a duty to transmit the articles of impeachment that we voted on and get that to the senate. >> president trump is also been singling out house speaker nancy pelosi throughout the week saying that she should face a primary challenge and that she should focus on homelessness in her own district. laura,. >> art rich thank you so much. we'll have more reaction on all of this tomorrow. house minority whip scully's democratic senator will be exclusively on fox news sunday, check your local listings to see when it airs on your fox affiliate. and tomorrow night, chris wallace has a fox news sunday power player highlighting some of the extraordinary americans channel. >> will the country's economy seems to be clicking on all cylinders a sheer. finishing an extremely's strong chase. >> is also a good time for people to look at the 401ks, the stocks are surging, the dow jones industrial average and the s&p 500 both closing the week at record highs. but some say not everything is completely rosy, mark is in washington with more. >> good afternoon eric, study conducted by the federal reserve examined how terrorists have impacted the industry. and we've heard from selman economist the report that came out on monday said manufacturers quote results indicate that tariffs have been a drag on employment and have failed to increase output. now the report was released only a few days after president trump announced a new trade deal between the u.s. and china, the white house says is discussing potentially assigning ceremony with china next year. however, the text of the deal has not yet been released to the public. economists are also monitoring holidays shopping sales as we get a better idea of how consumers feel about the economy as a whole. we got a report of this week from mastercard spending plus and it shows they have cash to burn especially online. mastercard report holiday retails and sales increased 3.4% in online shopping was up double digits 18% compared to your go. >> now that the american economy is by far the best place to be, investment is going to build. so the basis of that, i am looking at a great year. >> president trump continues to praise a stock market for its performance since the president took office, all three major indexes have seen major gains. but experts say there is some uncertainty about what lies ahead in 2020. >> one question is whether or not the relatively low rates, interest rate that we have right now for the federal reserve will actually result in an increase in business spending that would reflect more confidence coming from the business side of things. >> now the debate over trade is excepted to roll into the new year as a senate will debate a new trade deal between the u.s., canada, and mexico. you'd be a member the house approved the deal right before christmas. eric,. >> all right mark thanks so much. laura. >> president trump sounding off in the homeless crisis on twitter this morning. taking aim at the governor of california and new york. for the growing problems in their states. the tweet follows the presidents at tack on california governor gavin newsom when which he warned of possible federal intervention. jackie heinrich has more on this, hi jackie. >> taylor, will the president called out new york and california after the department of housing and urban development released their annual report showing the homeless situation is getting worse, even as the economy's hat seeing record gains. every year planning agencies hit the streets for what's essentially a homeless census. in 2019's numbers are pretty stark, especially in california. how mustn't there is that more than 16% with an additional 21000 people on the streets compared to last year. it totals more than every other state combined, bringing the national rate up to .7% and upending positive data from elsewhere. toy nine states and washington d.c. had overall declining rates, homelessness among veterans is down 2% and homelessness around families is down nearly 5%. but it wasn't just california and the presidents crosshairs. trump also treated about new york city's problems. according to the coalition for the homeless, new york city's homeless are the highest they've been since the great depression's in the 1930s. more than 62000 people sleeping in shelters each night. but in your city bill de blasio rejected the presidents claims that new york should politely ask the trump ms. tatian for help, tweeting the guy spent decades kicking guys out of their homes. at the real donald trump is serious about wanting to help us confront the homeless shelter he can fully fund section eight vouchers. he said the they have not held their obligations and we've had to pick up the slack. despite the twitter issues, he is not releases planning california. housing secretary ben carson says they're working with local leaders, but they didn't agreement for law enforcement can remove homeless people from the streets and get them into transitional housing. laura. >> all right such a massive problem jackie thank you so much. eric. >> journalists were purportedly among the five people killed on a small plane crash that happened in lafayette louisiana earlier today. look at the cell phone video that shows the smoking record was a twin engine piper that went down right near a walmart. that story evacuated as a precaution. the associated press reported that carly mccord, sports reporter for the new orleans station w dsu, was among those who was killed. she is also the daughter-in-law of a louisiana state university football coat. they wrote to the college football game, is a playoff game between atlanta between lsu and oklahoma. so he said the game underway in atlanta, one surviving passengers take into the hospital, three people on the ground also being treated at the hospital. no word on the cause of that crash. >> the filming of a music video new houston turn deadly. two people were killed here and seven others injured in what authorities are now calling an ambush. the sheriffs office saying they did not know emotive or have any suspects. they are asking for any witnesses to come forward. >> and turning overseas, deadly day in somalia. a rush-hour traffic bomb ripped through the capital and at least 79 people were killed. that seems to be the worst attack there since the devastated bombing two years ago that killed hundreds. brian has a story from our london bureau. >> eric that bomb went off during morning rush-hour, justice and mollies were headed to work. saturday is actually the beginning of the working week in simile, so today effectively is there monday. and as we understand it the majority of people killed in the attack were actually students in a nearby school bus on their way to their university. this was the deadliest attack in somalia since that attack you just mentioned two years ago which close to 600 people were killed in a very similarly styled truck bombing in the capital. and a lot of people are comparing the two. simile is present for one, he's just claimed in extremist group affiliate with al qaeda called the ship bob for the attack. al-shabaab was blamed for the 2017 attack as well, and while they have not claimed responsibility for either of them, security experts say this sure looks like their work. the u.s. military is very familiar with al-shabaab over the last two years it has ratcheted up the number of air and drone strikes on the group. and the u.s. has about 600 troops on the ground in simile. the unsuccessfully targeted the base that houses american soldiers just two months ago. well, simile has begun turning a corner, security -wise, after nearly 20 years of instability, today's strike renews feared that the government is unable to deal with should bob on its own. the african union has a military president since somalia, they are set to reduce their numbers. and eric, you may know that the u.s. is considering drawing down some of its troops it has in africa. well, the plan is understood would not affect simile. even before today's attack, u.s. military commanders were concerned that the situation there is too precarious to do anything in terms of u.s.'s presence on the ground. eric. >> all right about ten minutes to be talking with the potential impact of withdrawing the strips. thank you. laura? >> american defense contractors dead after a rocket attack on iraq he military base. fox news is gold several u.s. troops were also injured according to u.s. officials about 30 rockets were fired at the compound north of baghdad, no claim of responsibility yet, iraqi security forces are investigating this attack. >> navy seals and special ops retirement gallagher's record him as eagle. he is perfect okay with killing anybody who's moving. that was the footage of found by new york times bird that investigation was against gallagher was committed of war crimes and attempted murder and premeditated murder but he was found guilty of posing with a dead body. regina, and live in los angeles with more. christina? >> eric attorney told foxnews.com that the videos are badly edited and demonstrated all the holes in what the witnesses whole story. gallagher also released a statement saying in part quote my first reaction to seeing the videos was surprise and discuss that they would make a blatant lies about me. but i quickly realized that they were scared that the truth would come out of how cowardly they acted on the deployment. this photo appears to be from the 2017 deployment to iraq in question. it appears to show chief gallagher and his platoon over the body of a dead teenage isis fighter who gallagher was accused of killing by some of his fellow seals. >> one time multiple times, it's probably two or three times. just like a stab about right here, a few times. >> there is no way this is anything other than attack. no. >> fox news has not authenticated this video, navy seals appealed nervous as they describe gallagher, and veteran of eight combat deployments as toxic. they told investigators they try to report this, but nothing was being done. >> the guy got crazier and crazier he would take a shot at a 12-year-old. >> gallagher was charged with murder in the death of the wounded isis fighter but was found not guilty last summer. after fellow navy seal cory scott took the witness stand and said that he was the one who suffocated the captive. a jury of combat veterans found gallagher guilty of one count of taking pictures a human casualty. after the court-martial he was demoted to a first-class petty officer. gallagher's also notified last month that a board appears to determine if he should remain a sale. the president also required that he retire as a full seal which led to the firing of the secretary over this are dear. and trump has said this case has been handled badly from the beginning. and just last tuesday on christmas eve, trump also talked to gallagher at his estate. eric. >> aren't cursing christine think of a much lower. >> their tally for the death of their leader. murdering christians in africa over the christmas holiday. a group at the rising presence and they are how the white house should respond. ♪ ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. sadly is another example of the heinous brutality isis against christians. a group linked to the ironic terrorist group senate elect executed 11 in nigeria. that the retaliation with coming up with blue record but dotty. they say that their message here was coinciding with christmas day just the targeting of christians because of their faith. john hanna, joins us scenes your counselor at the foundation for the defense of democracy. this is just heartbreaking. it's been happening all over the world and he seems to be growing. if you're christian you're to be massacred and killed depending upon where you live. and this is just the latest example of not just isis, but of the heinous discrimination against people who practice their faith. >> yes, no question about this eric people should not be fooled, bag daddy's death offers a convenient excuse, but these extremists across west africa and as we know around the world have been targeted christians for years now and so this is a very, very serious problem. it's one the united states is really got to keep its eyes on even as we begin to move forward has to move against more conventional threats like russia and china. this is a veryamic, jihadists and is not going away, and if we allow it to fester in a place in the country as important as nigeria, it eventually is going to come back to bite us. so we have got to find a more cost-effective and sustainable ways to stay in this fight. even as we deal with the threats with china and russia. >> the pentagon is considering rotating some of the forces we have in africa out to face russia and china. you think that is wise? and how can it impact the attacks on christians? >> well, we've only got a limited number of horses and we really do have to deal with these emerging, powerful rivals in china and russia, eric. but again, the trick here even as we move forces away, is to find real reliable, local partners who we can work within a sustainable and cost-effective way. it will take the fight to these extremists. the fact is in nine cheery others far too many repeated stories of the national security forces, either passively looking the other way, or getting into the fight too late after massacres have occurred as christians. that is got to stop in the world has to hold the nigerian government, and other government's account. i also think in places like nigeria we have to work with the national government to start empowering local communities including christian communities to be able to organize, and train, and arm themselves and their own defense against these marauding bands of islamic extremists. >> and of course our service members last year were murdered when they were on patrol in nigeria trying to protect people against the radical islamic militants and terrorists that are there. meanwhile, the president does have a plan that he announced at the united nations when he was it up in new york in september that basically involves the business community and others, and government together to try and fight religious persecution for religious freedom. here are some the president's remarks. >> regrettably, the religious freedom enjoyed by american citizens is rare in the world. at approximately 80% of the world's population live in countries where religious liberty is threatened, restricted, or even bands. and when i heard that number, i said please go back and check it because it can't possibly be correct. and sadly it was. 80%. >> 80% and let's look at some of the figures, the group open borders you say, 245 million christians persecuted, more than 4000 killed this past year. more than 2600 detained, a thousand 266 churches and christian billings attacked. the primary cause is islamic oppression they say of the countries in the world that persecute christians. north korea is number one, 18 years in a row, i'm sure he is proud of that. how can we stop this? how can we stand this? hackley better protect christians? >> that is a problem eric, and it happens as you said around the world. the united states has gotten huge responsibilities, we can't be everywhere at once. but so we really have to be able to find in places local partners who are prepared to shine a spotlight on this. to hold national governments to account, to protect these local communities. and then as i said, i think the time has come, particularly for christians and who are very vulnerable areas throughout africa, and parts of asia, as well as in the middle east. those declining communities of christians, we've got to find a way to empower them the way that we empower local kurdish communities in the middle east. to be able to organize, arm themselves, and train themselves to defend their own local areas when their national governments are failing to do so. we've got to look for some fairly far-reaching solutions here. because christians are being targeted, even as muslims, and other faiths around the world are being targeted by christians, more than any other driven by this ideology of islamic extremism. there needs to be an international effort, and i think that's where u.s. leadership can really come into play, to shine a spotlight on this and to do something about it. using all of the instruments of national power, not just military at our disposal. >> especially as we are reminded of this time of year, john haner thank you and folks if you want more information on this, open doors usa.org, they have some plans in ways you can reach out through apps to those christians who are being persecuted and suffer around the globe. john thank you. >> there are only 450 syrians in the u.s. on an active student visa. one of them is an evangelical christian. he recently graduated from harvard divinity school and is now pursuing a phd to impractical theology. chief religion correspondent lorne greene has more on his incredible journey as a syrian refugee. >> the tensions of civil war in syria and ongoing conflict between the ruling a sound news seem and those who want him out of power. some 5500 miles away, the work creates internal tensions for syrian christian tony amaury whose christmas is tainted by the reality of war and politics. >> i am a legal status the united states. >> he is in the u.s. studying theology with dreams of becoming a pastor in helping the small and struggling christian community in syria. he came to the u.s. under a visa which has expired. he can only stay as long as he remains in school. >> i'm affected by the trouble because i am syrian and i cannot go, i left the country i won't be able to come again. >> gorey said he is not political but admits politics is making his life challenging. speaking passionately about this while delivering the commencement address at harvard divinity school where he graduated last spring. >> big part of my journey is my continuous feeling that i am a victim of the war in syria and the trouble back in the u.s. a situation which prohibited me from seeing my mom, but christmas is a time for him to embody the very hope, joy, and peace on earth at a very much deep jerk deeper level than most. >> when jesus came to our world, when the angels proclaim that peace on earth, i believe this peace and joy are something be on the circumstances, something beyond what i really experienced in my everyday life. >> corrine continues his graduate studies and theology in california pretty is praying his application for green card becomes a modern-day christmas miracle. in new york laura green, fox news. >> while in arizona border town there is ending its state of emergency on the response of this surge of migrants were crossing the border. the mayor yuma arizona credited the trump administration for making policy changes that stem the flow of migrant families coming into our country. the number of migrants apprehended the border topped 144,000, that last may, but because of the administration's efforts, it is now dropped to about 42000 last month. lower-cost front. >> well two months ago she was skyrocketing in the polls, now elizabeth moran is making a desperate plea to supporters who just five weeks until the iowa caucuses. we're all part of the chevy family. and as we kick off the new year, we'd like you to be a part of ours. because our chevy employee discount is still available to everyone. the chevy price you pay is what we pay. not a cent more. so happy new year, and welcome to the family. the chevy family! the chevy employee discount for everyone ends soon. will hoops we have another update on that plane crash that happened earlier say louisiana. the 12 television news sports journalism among the five who were killed. when that small plane went down and lafayette. the associated press reporting that carly mccord was a sports reporter for the new orleans station was among those who was killed in that crash. she is also the daughter-in-law of the louisiana state university football coach. the plain, twin-engine piper was en route to a football playoff game in atlanta that is happening now between lsu and oklahoma. there you see the wreckage, fire officials say the pilots, another woman and two men were also killed in the crash. a 37 euro passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition. and three people on the ground were also injured. cell phone video shows the smoldering wreckage of that piper that crashed in that field right next to a walmart. that store was evacuated as a precaution, the reports from the ground say that the plane hit a power line while it was trying to make an emergency landing back at the airport. but as of now there is no word on the exact cause of the term plane to experience the trouble and have the pilot try to return to the airport in an emergency fashion. >> while you may have heard elizabeth warren is making a year-end fundraising push, big one, sending e-mails to supporters asking her to help her can repaint russia's goal. so far senator warren has reigned $70 million. but that's about a 30% drop from the previous one. and it also coincides with the drop in the polls. here to talk about it from real clear politics, susan crabtree. good to be with the u.s. today, on this holiday weekend. thank you. >> absolutely laura, mx so looking at the worn campaign trail. it feels like her original support for medicare for all had a direct impact on her poll numbers. and now in her political donations too. so the first question i have for you, could this be a holiday slump? it's the end of the year or this truly a troubling sign for the worn campaign? >> she still has a couple more days until the end of the quarter. we will have to figure out what other candidates got to. but it really comes as no surprise that someone who is been engaging in class warfare and slamming her competitors for taking donations from billionaires and millionaires would be having trouble fundraising now. it's a little bit ironic though. she is really slit in the polls in recent weeks, after basically giving biden to run for his money in the fall. she slid down to third nationally, i think it 8% and the real clear politics average poll, and it's next to sanders and biden. when you look at the early primary, she is now fourth behind buttigieg, sanders, and biden. so i think she is suffering that she got hit from the left and the center for her medicare for all plan. it's going to cause 20 to $50 trillion depending on the economist to talk to. and that, she has really suffered from that. and also i think a little credibility problem here. when she went on the attack against booted judge, a lot of people said that was effective right "after words" but it opened up and uncorked backlash with this wine cave can't meant. she hit him over having a fundraiser for having a fundraiser and fought wine cave, and all this and in america was looking at all of the event she had in her run. it looks like she had a few high dollar fundraisers herself including one in new york that had wine selling for $6000 a bottle. >> and i heard too that there were some souvenir bottles too, and somebody has pulled those out the archives as well. simple little observers have said the donation slump could also because by a faltering momentum over the last few months. she was essentially as you mentioned running neck and neck with a former vice president joe biden during the fall, her level of support is taken a hit. with her recent shift in language on the trail is well. she has been using the word choice mark, saying it's the public's choice if we transition to medicare for all. so it's the momentum, it's the money, and it's the language. what are you reading to that? >> why think if you're talking about choice, she is going to allot of wasted limited choice and eliminate private insurance when she moves everyone chewed the government medicare for all plan. so i think that's a little bit disingenuous on her part and could be alienating boehner's, mainstream voters that are going for buttigieg and biden. and that would be in iowa and new hampshire. and sanders is also surging in the early primary voting states. and he is of a native son in new hampshire, representing vermont. so he comes out of those early primary dates with a big surge, it could be a biden sanders race. and she could be pretty much knocked out. and you could have come it's not surprising he ever represented from the left and the more mainstream party emerging from these primary states. sanders has a real chance in the vetted too. so it could be interesting, we are gonna see in the next five weeks how it shakes out, but i will put my money on sanders at this. and elizabeth warren is fading because of these credibility problems she has been having. >> and going back to how the money is coming in whether it's coming from the big donors are not, it's always a hot topic in politics when it comes to driving donations. i worn asked her supporters on friday to chip in, for anything, for $2 or anything. then today we just got this in a few hours ago have another e-mail with the subject line a good choke behind in reference to her numbers being down. adding in her e-mail to her supporters if we don't pick up the pace right now, we won't be in the strongest possible position heading into 2020. an obvious.she is making, but when you hear that language going to her supporters, will we see some kind of push in here? we have some numbers up on the screen for the worn campaign fundraising looking at the quarters today. the fourth quarter of 17 million you look back at the third quarter of 34.6, will she see the number she needs? >> as i said before, i think she made a tactical air in competing or trying to compete with sanders for the left lane of her party. he really has a loyal following and even despite his heart attack, we've seen his fundraising numbers basically outpace hers. that's in the third quarter he had 25.4 million and so he is in the last few weeks surging and those early primary voting states. and that is attracting whoever has the momentum, usually tracks a lot of the donations. especially when you're talking about more of the grassroots individual donors rather than these big millionaires and billionaires. >> now you've been tracking the numbers for very long times obviously, 70 look at the big picture, which democratic hopeful do you see rising to the top here polls, donations, and who is gonna pull it out? what you think in the few weeks. >> if you look at iowa and new hampshire, it's a biden, sanders race. even though buddha judges in the lead there, i don't think he can pull it off when it comes to south carolina. you have biden in double digit leads in south carolina. when you get to the other primary states, the national polling averages are going to start setting in and biden is still in the lead. he is around 28.8% there and elizabeth warren is fading. sanders is coming in around 19%. elizabeth worn at 15.4% and buttigieg is behind that. so i think you are really seeing this come down to a biden, sanders primary contest with representing both lanes of the democratic party. biden has had a bit of a free lane for himself, he's going to get some competition from bloomberg and buttigieg a little bit. but i think those are only on the margins for now. his obviously household name recognition from the obama presidency, and i think it will come down after the early voting states and fight weeks you're going to see it. >> right offices in crabtree thanks much for being on with thank you. >> thank you so much laura. >> you know that robert de niro film the irishman, he told me he killed john jimmy hoffa. but experts say the movie simply is not true and more similar claims are expected to be coming out soon. the truth is in the fbi half the files. i've been asking for the government to release those files so the half of and the nation can finally learn who killed the iconic leader. our call in the case are all part of our exclusive fox nation series the search for james r hoff appears streaming on fox nation right now. go to fox nation you can watch or two episodes. numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like a biotech firm that engineers a patient's own cells to fight cancer. this is strategic investing. because your investments 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[♪] eric: there have been alarming new reports to show that cases of measles are surging in our country. the cdc said 1,300 cases have been reported nationwide. that's the largest number in 27 years. the medical director, doctor, good to see you.s. is there a reason why it's surging? >> what's happening is parents have this fear -- unfounded fear of the vaccine, and lack of information and misinformation. there is a lot of misinformation on social media. and sometimes it's a matter much lack of access to healthcare and the cost of vaccinations. and people going from one country to another and bringing it back into the united states has giften a rise in the number of measles. the vaccine is 97% preventable. it's important to make sure you are up to date with your vaccines because it can save lives. vaccines can prevents thousands and thousands of deaths every year. if someone comes into contact with someone with the measles, 90% of the time you will catch the measles if you are not vaccinated. there are severe life-threatening complications that can happen. eric: you get the vaccination when you are a kid. i got it when i was a kid. how do i know, the adults who are watching, how do you know if you are up to date and what do you do? >> make sure you see your doctor. for most children they get their first vaccine at 12 months of age. then they get the second dose around 4-6 years of age. that will provide up to 97% protection from the measles. for adults. if you were born after 1957. then you would have had at least one dose. it depends on if you are in a lie-risk profession, if you are traveling to israel, ma madagasr or india. sometimes you need a second dose to make sure you have that added immunity. for most people if they catch the measles, it's a cough, a runny knows, a rash, sometimes pneumonia. but some people can develop inflammation in their brain or blindness or hearing loss. 1 to 2 people out of every 1,000 children will die from this. this is preventable just by getting your vaccine. you are getting the vaccine to protect those who are not eligible for the vaccine. newborn babies or pregnant moms, or those undergoing chemotherapy. they cannot get the vaccine. it's called herd immunity. if we can get 5% of the pop -- 95% of the population vaccinated, we can prevent polio and meningitis. it's rare now because of the vaccine. eric: if you are an adult and you are born after 1957, check with your doctor. finally, doctor. some people for religious cases, orthodox jewish in new york, california and maine removed the religious exemption from the measles. ways your advice? -- way -- what is your advice?o educate parents and tap his and those who are sceptical. the fact is vaccines save lives. they prevent serious disability. we have to eradicate the myth of vaccine. we have to keep educating and get rid of these frivolous exemptions. we have to think of the communities. and provide proper information and access to healthcare and access to these vaccinations. eric: doctor, great to see you. get a measles shot. reporter: why the owner of the patriots could be facing jail time. yeah, and he wanted someone to help out with chores. so, we got jean-pierre. but one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with renters insurance. ♪ yeah, geico did make it easy to switch and save. ♪ oh no. there's a wall there now. that's too bad. visit geico.com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. eric: a fox news alert on a trag south. the five peeled killed in the plane crash in lafayette. louisiana. one of the victims is the dairtd of an lsu football coach. hello, i'm eric shawn, this is america's news headquarters. laura: i'm laura ingle. officials say the 8-passenger plane had just taken off and en route to the college football game between lsu and oklahoma. it hit a power line as it was attempting an emergency landing back to the airport. but they don't know what caused the on-board emergency. >> we want to shake sure we have the right information at the right time to calm the storm so everybody is not panicking. the next step is we have to heal and get through this process. it will be a slow process for the families and the victims and for our first responders. eric: christina? reporter: such a tragedy. the pilot and four passengers were killed after the twin engine plane crashed minutes after taking off from the lafayette airport. the plane crashed into the parking lot of a post office. it clipped a building and power lines. it hit a car in the parking lot and plowed across the field. son of the offensive coordinator for the florida state university football team confirmed that his wife, sports jments carley mccord was on the flight. he said she was riding in a private plane to go to the lsu game. he said he was unable to go to the game. he was at work when the crash happened. mccord was one of the the plane's pie not, robert crisp, gretchen vincent and michael walker vincent. >> it hurts, you feel for the family. it's something we are going to get through. we just have to make sure. reporter: the lone passenger who survived the crash was taken to the hospital in critical condition. three people on the ground including two postal employees aring with treated for smoke inhalation. the tragedy could have been worse considering a large walmart store is next door. the game is being played right now and mccord's father-in-law is still coaching. eric: our hearts go out to all the families of the victims of this crash. >> i have no first-hand knowledge. my point was, there will be no basis to call me as a witness to an event that in fact i cannot have any impact on. the reason and the point i was making in the second part is, the whole idea is designed take our eye off the ball. laura: former vice president joe biden suggesting he would defy a subpoena from the senate to appear as a witness in president trump's impeachment trial. this as president trump continues to cite size house speaker nancy pelosi over her decision to withhold the articles of impeachment from the senate. he tweeted yesterday, interesting to see nancy pelosi demanding fairness from cincinnati senate majority leader mitch mcconnell when she presided over the most unfair hearing in the history of the united states congress. rich edson has-more on this. reporter: the president suggested the vice president joe biden and his son hunter bind all be involved in an impeachment trial in the united states senate. that's something the former vice president was asked if he would show up if asked to at that trial. he said yesterday to "the des moines register" that he would deny any subpoena. now he's saying he would follow through with anything the congress legitimately asks him to do. but he says it isn't about him. he said the subpoenas should go to witnesses that have anything to offer with the president shake down ukraine. he tweeted outhouse speaker nancy pelosi saying she should face a primary challenge, and she should focus on homelessness in her district and her state instead of on impeachment. the president went back to twitter after spending the afternoon at his golf club saying nm nancy pelosi should be spending more time in her decaying city and less time on the impeachment hoax. she says that house has determined through weeks of hearings that the president suspended aid to ukraine for his own political benefit to force ukraine to investigate the bidens. democrats and republicans are still arguing over this and they are not due back in congress until january 7. back to you. laura: eric? eric: the u.s. economy finished the year off on a strong note. the stock market surging to record new highs as the federal reserve studies that there was a negative impact the tariffs had. the indices closed at record highs. as for that study the fed found the tariffs have hurt the manufacturing sector lead zwrok lesses and higher prices. still the white house remains optimistic about the booming economy. here is the white house trade advisor, peter navarro. >> investment will go on. and i am looking at a great year. eric: what can we expect on mr. navarro's prediction. >> a study from the federal reserve shows while the negotiations were happening, america's manufacturers were not benefiting from the tariffs. the study says the result indicates the tariffs thus far have not led to increased activity in the u.s. manufacturing sector. all year long the u.s. and china engaged in tariff escalation. relief is coming for some industries like agriculture that were hit especially hard by the trade war. >> china blernlged to buy $50 billion more above the baseline. so you are looking at a double in ag purchases from 2017. reporter: house leaders and the senate say they will work on usmca after they finish their work on impeachment. consumers seemed to feel good about the economy, at least when it came to spending cash this yims. some presidential candidates say just because people are spending does not mean the economy is working for everyone. >> what we are trying to do is create an economy and a government that works for all of us, not just the 1%. reporter: the unemployment rate remains low at 3.5% in november. we'll look to see if the numbers change next month when the december data comes out. [♪] laura: two people were killed and seven wounded when authorities say a group was ambushed during the filming of a music video near houston. the sheriff's office says they don't know a motive or have any suspects. they are asking for any witnesses to come forward. eric: a truck bomb explosion in somalia that killed 78 people and wounded 0 -- wounded 100 others. the bomb went off at a busy checkpoint. somalia's government blames the terrorist group that has ties to al qaeda. reporter: the bomb went off during the rush hour just as somalis were heading to work. it's effectively our monday. and a large number, if not the majority of those killed in the attack were university students on a bus on their way to school. this was the deadliest attack in somalia when 600 people were killed in a similarly styled truck bombing. somalia's president blamed the extremist group al-shabaab for the attack. al-shabaab was blamed for the 2017 attack as well. though they haven't claimed responsibility, security experts say this looks like their work. the u.s. military is familiar with al-shabaab. u.s. has 600 troops in somalia. al-shabaab unsuccessfully targeted the base housing american soldiers there two months ago. while somalia has turned a corner after 20 years of instability, today's news renews fears that the government is not able to deal with al-shabaab on its own. you may have heard the united states is considering reducing the number of troops it has on the ground in africa * it's our understanding that that would to the affect somalia. u.s. commanders were concerned the situation when it comes to security is simply too precarious. laura: deadly wildfires raging on australia's western coast as temperatures topped 100 degrees in parts of the country. 9 people are dead, including two firefighters while more than 100 homes have been destroyed. that region is home to 2,000 koala $. eric: one branch of government remains grid locked. while the president is transforming another branch. they are change who sits behind the bench in federal courtrooms. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. i wish i could shake your hand. granted. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ thlook at all this ink no more bit comes with.es. big ink tanks. lots of ink. no more cartridges. incredible amount of ink. the epson ecotank. just fill and chill. when youyou spend lessfair, and get way more. so you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. shop everything home at wayfair.com when it comes to using data, which is why xfinity mobile is a different kind of wireless network that lets you design your own data. choose unlimited, shared data, or mix lines of each and switch any line, anytime. giving you more choice and control compared to other top wireless carriers. save up to $400 a year when you switch. plus, unwrap $250 off a new samsung phone. click, call or visit a store today. [♪] laura: the long arm of the law kached up with a hit-and-run suspect in texas. a fort worth police helicopter showing the police chief arresting the suspect after chasing him over a couple of fences into a backyard just like in the movies. witnesses say the suspect caused a multi-car crash before take off on foot. the chief is a 26-year veteran of the police department. way to go. eric: amazon is facing a lawsuit over cyber-security concerns. it alleges the company failed to protect the privacy of its customers. he said somebody hacked into his ring camera, watched his kids play basketball and commented on the game while he was using the ring doorbell's microphone. laura: robert kraft pleaded not guilty to soliciting prostitution at a florida a. a judge ruled surveillance videos from the a cannot be used in this case. but lawyers are questioning that and suggesting kraft could be facing a felony charge instead of two misdemeanor counts. what is the argument for his fourth amendment rights. joining us, a former prosecutor and trial attorney. prosecutors turning you have the heat. as a form prosecutor, walk us through what that means. it sounds like an unusual move. how would this change how prosecutors proceed in the case. >> this is a surprise to me. there is a suppression issue. kraft's attorneys got video surveillance suppressed. prosecutors said to the judge there was no human trafficking. so when i read the florida laws i don't see a felony that could be for trafficking. there are misdemeanors he's currently charged with. if they are threatening this, why didn't you charge the third degree in the first place. i think this is disingenuous for the prosecutor to threaten the third degree when they only charged misdemeanors to this point. laura: what do you do if you are in robert kraft's attorney's shoes? where do you think you would dig your heels in on a defense with this? >> the first thing i would do is tell mr. kraft not to be making any public statements. there is a fair probability that if the state does not win the appeal to reverse the decision for the admissibility of the videotape, they will not be able to prove the case. because that judge suppressed the fact he was pulled over and identified. they would not have known for sure that it was robert kraft rsh until they pulled him over and i.d.'d him. there has been no discussion in the media about are they willing to testify? there is a chance this case won't be able to stand on its own merits. laura: when the judge ruled the police did not have a sneak and peek warrant. what do you do with the five days of tape that were rolled on at the day a which caught who knows what on surveillance. does all that go away if the warrant wasn't proper? kraft's attorneys, they are talking about hours and hours of tape. >> the judge's ruling prevents it from being used in a prosecution against the defendant. but it's not that the video will be destroyed. maybe there will be some civil pieces where that could be used. those are great questions. but the greatest impact on the court's ruling is it can't be used in the prosecution against craft. if this video cannot be used by the prosecutor, i don't know how they will prove the case against kraft. are they going to turn to the people giving the sexual favors? will they be able to identify robert kraft without just the media reports? all great issues for kraft and the defense team. they did a great job so far. laura: there is also the issue of at least four people who legitimately received massages with their clothes off when cameras were rolling. you go in and you think you are getting a massage. what can be done about that and where will it go from here? >> that is the exact reason why the judge granted the motion to suppress the videotape. he says that's unreasonable. he's got four people walking into a business establishment for legal reasons, and as they are unrobing for a massage they are being videotaped. that gets to the whole point of the fourth amendment, and the reasonableness. here it was not reasonable. not only this judge, but four other judges in florida ruled in these type cases that that's overly broad. robert kraft's lawyers are doing a great job. laura: the case may be elevated to a felony. what's your biggest takeaway from where the case stand right now? there is still more to come. >> the appeal will be decided. if kraft's attorneys are successful, i think the case will dismiss this. the third degree was in the brief. it wasn't a public statement. i don't any they will go that route. >> i think the judge is making a legally correct move. i think the prosecutors -- they are going after a 78-year-old man who is a widow. married for 48 years, he has done tremendous things for the nfl. i think they are using him for their own purposes. i don't see why if they are not charge other citizens who allegedly go to these establishments for illegal reasons, when they get charged with a misdemeanor, why are they targeting a man like robert kraft who is such a philanthropist. laura: he's certainly the most high-profile one. we'll check in with you later. eric: have you seen the pictures of the streets of san francisco, l.a. and new york? homelessness has risen to record levels and the trend shows no sign of stopping. where we can find common ground... big enough to dance on. for a better us, donate to your local y today. laura: taking you back to our totop story. one of the victims in the deadly louisiana plane crash. one of the victims isn't the daughter of an lsu football coach. the crash happened this morning in an open field next a lafayette post office. local reports say it hit a power line while attempting an emergency landing back at the airport. the plane was en route to a college football game between lsu and atlanta when it went down. one person on board along with three people of on the ground were taken to the hospital and are in critical conditions. ntsb is on the ground and investigators are en route. 2019 s the economy, but that hasn't stopped the rise in homelessness. major to unconventional tactics to reduce the homeless population. it's a big problem. reporter: city council members are weighing a proposal to put some of the city's homeless on a cruise ship in the bay. it's one of a few unconventional ideas californians have been testing out as new numbers show the homeless problem is greater there than anywhere else in the country. they have an additional 21,000 more people on the street than last year. those numbers with other states, homelessness among veterans is down 2%. homelessness among families is down 5%. but the overall rate is up 2.7 percent. ther about an hour ago the president retweeted a parody homeless video saying crazy nancy pelosi should spend more time in her decaying city and less time on the impeachment hoax. according to the coalition for the homeless. new york city's homeless levels are the highest they have been since the great depression in the 1930s. neither pelosi or komo addressed the president's remarks today. mayor deglassio shot back at the president saying this from a guy who spent decades kicking families out of their homes. laura: jackie, thank you so much. president trump: 13 more highly qualified federal judges to interpret the law as written. bring in the total to 187 federal judges right now. one of the things that helped us so much is that president obama left us 142 judges. think of that. who would think that's possible. 142 federal judges. we want to have you have much president obama. eric: in addition to the two supreme court judges, one out of every four circuit court judges happens to be a trump nominee. 187 judicial appointments. that's more than president barack obama at 124 and george w. bush at 169 at this same point in their presidency. we just saw the president is very proud of this record. it's win's use on the campaign trail. how can this potentially help his campaign? >> i covered dozens of trump rallies. i watch most events he does at the white house. president trump almost never fails to raise this issue at his rallies and at the white house. this is an issue whether you are a supporter or not of the president. you have to hand it to him, and majority leader mitch mcconnell or getting these nominees through. in addition to the 1/4 number you mentioned, one out of every four court of appeals judges are trump nominees. he's got 20% of the federal judiciary overall. so it's pretty significant. another data point the white house likes to raise, these are younger judges. the average age of a federal appointee is 10 years younger than obama and bush. >> isn't that record one that's very important to the base and trump supporters? they say he tweets to too much,t look at the judges. that can carry him a long way. >> that's absolutely right. there are conservatives that raised issues with the moral questions, the president's tweeting. the judges is a big issue for that voting bloc with ro rowe coming up. and these journals are having a big impact. look no further than the fifth district case, this past week on obamacare. where a trump appointee judge joined a bush appointee judge to rule the individual mandate and obamacare unconstitutional. there is just a lot of issues like that coming fluid where these journals will have an impact. eric: here is the president on this. marco rubio said, impeachment is better for ratings. but what is going to matter more and longer? a partisan impeachment? or 187 judges including 1/4 of appellate courts. happy sunday. is this an issue that can receive sufficient traction on the other side? >> i thought it was interesting it came up in the last democratic debate. i believe it was amy klobuchar who raised it. appointing more democratic judges to roll back what president trump is doing. i think it will be an issue. we focused on the supreme court nominations increasingly we are focused on these lower court judges. just worth noting as part of the impact here, we are talk about three consider circuits that flipped from democratic appointed judges to a majority of republican appoint he judges. second in new york. a third in philadelphia, and the 11th based in atlanta. all of those circuits have big cases coming up on voting rights and obamacare and other issues. it's a big issue potentially for the 2020 race as well. >> here is what the "l.a. times" said about this issue. trump has parked the courts with right-wing ideologues. this raped rye shaping of the courts should concern all americans. particularly democrats. long after trump sleeves office the partisan judiciary will strike down democratic legislation. the courts can con train policy for decades to come. do they have a point? the republicans are saying the president is leaving a legacy, a constitutional legacy in the court system while his opponents can use it as a campaign issue. >> it's an interesting debate. you have got guys like john roberts, the chief justice on the supreme court who strenuously argued, it shouldn't matter. no party has a monopoly on the constitution. if they are applying the constitution as we all like them to do, it shouldn't matter in some ways. however, i don't think president trump has adescribed to that theory. and certainly he railed against the 9th circuit. the 9th circuit had a number of cases where it overturned the president on asylum and high-profile issues. the president always said we'll go to the supreme court where now republicans have a 5-4 split. however, it is the case that these decisions don't always come down partisan division. we had a few in the supreme court where that wasn't the case, including a redistricting case in virginia. it's not always the case that partisanship matters. eric: the "wall street journal" says the importance of this wave of judges is the courts are less likely to become a political refuge. liberals are right to perceive that constitutionalist judging could frustrate progressive designs. that's why some of the confirmations have become so ugly. will this take out activism they have seen and criticized in the last few years? >> maybe. that remains to be seen. i think what will continue are pretty rapid, pretty rapid confirmations. trump is on pace to continue with this. as one of your clips he talked about obama. he suggests obama left these folks behind. some of these judges are moving through sat lightning pace through the senate for confirmation. so this trend is certainly going to continue throughout the trump presidency. eric: we'll see what happens. good to see you, john. thank you. laura? laura: iran flexing its military might and teaming up with two regional super powers for new drills. we'll talk about what message iran is trying to send to washington and how the u.s. should respond coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ beautiful dreamer ♪ wake unto me ♪ beautiful dreamer awake unto me ♪ there's a booking for every resolution. book yours, at booking.com there's a booking for every resolution. 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[♪] laura: china, russia and iran holding joint naval drills in the independent yang ocean and gulf of oman. the four-day exercise comes amid heightened tensions between china and the u.s. the u.s. blamed iran for a string of tanker attacked in gulf waters. the admiral said the message of this exercise is peace span cooperation amid continued yunt and it will show iran cannot be isolated. joining us, a former naval officer, great of you to be with us today. john, reports on iranian state television showed wait said was a russian warship arriving at a port in southern iran saying the chinese will arrive shortly and called the partnership the new triangle of power in the sea. some powerful language there. >> powerful language. the triangle of power in the sea may be a stretch. but this is about the sea lanes of communication and trade routes between the middle east and china and asia. china has 80% of its oil transit the indian ocean. all of its trade with europe and africa. china presently doesn't have the military wherewithal to project force to protect those sea lanes. that's the soft underbelly of china's. they are trying to have some naval presence in the region to give them some political leverage. laura: president trump thirdo -- -- authorized an attack only to call it off at the last minute against iran after the drone was shot down. >> i think that's a discrete event and separate. it's a move to stick it to the united states. they are allies of convenience. they don't have a lot in common in terms of their interest other than to try to poke us. this is about china's real concern. iran completely depend on oil exports to maintain its economy. and china depend on the vast ocean. the indian navy, the indians have the 7th largest navy in the world, including an aircraft carrier. that in conjunction with the u.s. navy presents a possibility that the chinese have to consider that the united states could sever the trade routes. that's of enormous concern to the chinese. laura: washington responding with a military buildup in the gulf to protect navigation in gulf waters. japan is jumping in saying the country will send a military vessel. so when we take a look at that, i am wondering what you make of it. >> you look at all of these countries dependent on the middle east for their energy supplies have a vested interest in insuring the safe unhindered passage through that narrow stretch of water known as the strait of hormuz, and all the way into the indian ocean. these countries need to band together out of necessity. and japan is a leading energy consumer and has a real dog in that fight. laura: we'll be right back. see, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "three-ring fender bender." 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[♪] eric: hospitals in colorado are doing something different. getting into the housing business. alicia acuna is there. >> some hospitals are getting into real estate. >> we like to say housing is health. >> for reasons legal and ethical. patients without proper housing cannot be discharged. some suffering from dementia can stay in hospitals. according to the american hospital association a series of medical institutions are investing in housing. the university of chicago launched the better health through housing program. it secures short and long-term housing for patients in need. it has seen a 42% drop in healthcare costs since its inception. new irs rules allow hospitals to claim as charitable spending. doctors say it saves lives. the homeless have a decreased life spec stan and i by 30 years. >> 50% of homeless patients get readmitted. increased costs and decreased space for new patients. taxpayers often foot the bill whether it's city support or high cost services. >> it's hard to take care of yourself if you don't have a roof over your head. it's almost an impossibility to control your chronic disease. reporter: this building is being turned into transitional housing. the average overstay of two weeks cost the hospital $100,000. the cost to house that person for a year, $10,000. the american hospital association says these programs can help alleviate provider burnout because care patients can see success. laura: just three days until the ball drops in times square. up next, how people are saying good-bye to 2019 and planning to ring in a whole new decade. ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. laura: new yorkers visitors gathered today in times square for the 13th annual good riddance day. have you heard about this? because they invite people to shred bad, embarrassing, or unwanted memories for the past year so they can start fresh in the new year. how big are some of those backpacks? the event is inspired by latin america tradition where they stuffed dolls with objects representing bad memories before they set them on fire. good thing they're not doing that in times square. >> good riddance day. preparations are right down the street in times square where they are ringing in the new year. the iconic new year's eve ball has arrived for set up it came there yesterday morning. it's covered with nearly 3000 waterford trick crystal triangles. it weighs about 12000 pounds, and this year's fear is celebrating the gift of goodwill. about a million people around the global watch the ball drop this year end hundreds of thousands will always do will fill the streets in times square, and this your organizers expect more visitors than usual beat because the weather should be above freezing. it will be nice and the police say they have prepared quite a show. laura: have you ever covered in times square? eric: i absently have and it is remarkable. laura: i'll be there during the day see you tomorrow. >> five people on board are dead. there's a teenage boy and daughter-in-law of an lsu football coat. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. jon: the crash happened shortly after take off this morning in louisiana. the devastation could've been far worse as a plane crashed into a post office parking lot near a walmart. among the victims, 30-year-old carly mccord, sports reporter for new york orland's'