christmas mostly avoiding the discussion of impeachment but now he's back at it. tweeting earlier today, "why should crazing nancy pelosi be allowed to impeach the president of the united states? got zero republican votes, there was no crime at the call to the ukraine was perfect with no pressure. house speaker nancy pelosi has a 36 seat majority and is withholding the articles of impeachment from the senate to delay a trial there. democrats want to try to force senate republicans to agree to an impeachment trial that includes witnesses. they are requesting testimony from the white house budget director and former national security advisor john bolton. they want them to testify about the administration's decision to withhold aid from the ukraine. >> the most important information available is being held from the judiciary committee to the congress and the most important witnesses in the impeachment trial are being kept from the american people and not to be allowed to go forward and testify so that the people can hear the facts and the jurors and senators on all of the statements. >> in the senate, lisa murkowski of alaska told a local television station she was disturbed when she heard a majority leader mitch mcconnell was in total coordination with the white house on the senate impeachment trial. mcconnell has called impeachment a political charade. the impasse among congressmen, democrats and republicans continues and congress is not due back until january 7th. >> dana: that rich edson, thank you so much. julie miller is a abject fellow, marc thiessen, white house speechwriter, and they are both fox news contributor's. let's get right into it. nancy pelosi the speaker is shrewd. she is wise. i want to figure out what she's trying to do here. mark, do you think you know? >> she has no leverage whatsoever. the senate doesn't even want to hold a trial, so if she wants to hold the articles of impeachment until the middle of next year they are fine with it. so no pressure, no leverage and no constitutional role in determining how the senate carries out its case. if they are going to have a trial, the leader they have it the better. they would love to have a trial in the middle of january or maybe february because all the caucuses and primaries are going on. the later it happens, it's going to be acquitted. once this leads the house and she lets go of it, it goes to the republican-controlled senate and they are in charge. the resistance will be dispirited when she loses and she will claim vindication and go camping on it. >> dana: here's what senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said. let's get your take on what you think pelosi is doing. >> it wouldn't surprise me if we got one or two democrats. it looks to me over in the house that republicans seem to be solid, solid and the democrats seem to be divided. >> dana: it looks like it turns out there would probably at least two democrats on the same side, at least to. so what do you think the speakers up to? >> i think chuck schumer is telling nancy pelosi that there still a possibility that he could get a couple of republicans to break away. that you get those moderate republicans, the romney's and markowski's and the collins is to leave the fold and therefore, yes it's true. even though this is a foregone conclusion acquittal, i think democrats think if they can break a couple republicans away it will behoove them politically. but i also think the republicans do want a trial. donald trump in particular -- >> it's not fair to be impeached but then not have a chance to defend yourself in the senate trial. judy brings up the possibility of a senator, and i think people might be reading too much into alaska senator murkowski's statement when she said she was disturbed by mcconnell saying he would have total coordination of though white house. he had those witnesses on the house side, and then people would shrug that off, never trumpers or whatever, she didn't vote for cavanaugh and now she's voting for the impeachment, who cares. the idea that she says she's been disturbed by that mcconnell? chuck schumer has not decided, and nobody -- there's a chance that chuck schumer will vote, it's more between zero and a snowball's chance in. >> and it's more about the witnesses that are going to appear or not be permitted to appear and this is where nancy pelosi thinks or leverages. that may be a false assumption, but at least it's driving mitch mcconnell crazy for the moment, and it's certainly driving the president crazy if you look at his tweets. >> the president tweeted another problem that i would say is much more serious than impeachment and that's the homelessness problem. we've had declines in homelessness for about a decade and now it starts to go up. you can attribute all those increases to california. newsom said this. i imagine if you are president, any leader like myself you feel a deep sense of responsibility to address some of the most pressing issues in the country. you can imagine some accountability and responsibility to be supportive. why would the federal government want to get involved here? >> because it's the humanitarian disaster. again the idea that newsom was trying to blame donald trump for this? we have the lowest unemployment rate in decades. there are 1.6 million more jobs available than there are unemployed people to take jobs and the biggest gains are being made by people at the lowest end of the spectrum. an enterprising governor should be able to use that economy to move people toward the dignity of work. just come to new york to the dell fund. everyone knows the men in blue that come out on and sweep the streets. they take homeless people off the streets, they sweep the streets for six months and then they get a job, the dignity of work. he is not focus on this. >> this is a national crisis. >> it is but i don't think that at the democratic or republican crisis, i think it's a crisis that is economically driven, a shortage of housing. to higher prices for housing and not enough rental units. it's an issue that plays for donald trump well politically. he cannot do much about the underlying problem. that's it solid democratic lineup in california and you have a republican president do something. >> dana: thank you and happy boxing day teal. on this day after christmas, boxing day, it's turning into a travel might nightmare. nearly 3 million people are expected to fly today and fly to where it says so far there are more than 2,000 delays in more than 500 cancellations. and things are not much better on the road either. aaa says it's the worst time to be driving projecting that trips will take twice as long as normal in those cities. so take it easy. if you are on the move today there's a good chance that you are returning holiday gifts. jeff flock is live on state street in chicago. are you a return or? >> i don't think i have ever returned anything but i will tell you there's some crazy numbers. by the way, also big sales. 50-70% off here at banana republic. the numbers of returns that were to are crazy. take a look at these. according to oracle they did a survey which says 77% of people return at least one gift. that's three quarters of a population or more. 20% return half of the gifts. crazy. they do it within a month. the good news for brick-and-mortar retailers though i think, 80% prefer to do return their gifts in store so that gives brick-and-mortar just a little bit of a chance. the return costs though for online, $41 billion for online returns and that cos cost retais a lot of money and lost profits. that's funny, we are back here on state street on what is an incredibly beautiful day. we just hit a record temperature of his 61 degrees. some of them have coats on and they are all open. if you are out returning today it's a great thing. the cost though, i would leave you with this number. the cost of returns seems to me -- and by the way, one more look across the street, that's the big macy's on state street. it used to be called marshall field and company, they saw the sign up. the total cost of returns this holiday season, $100 billion. i think the notion on that is that we are all getting more picky. we just like to return stuff. i don't like that. >> dana: we had a record breaker at my house this year. no one is returning anything, everything was a success that we are pretty happy. jeff flock, thank you. up next, karl rove and why he says nancy pelosi is delivering on what the democratic base wants, even if the rest of the country does not. ♪ those obstacles that limit a company's growth. i try to find companies that turn these challenges into opportunities. but by going out in the field, and meeting management, suppliers, competitors. in the end, it's these unique companies with creative business models that will generate value for our investors. that's why i go beyond the numbers. that will generate value for our investors. 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they had to get it done and put it in adam schiff's hands, allow him to build a case. have a rubber stamp by the judiciary committee. it's urgent, it's urgent. we have to get it over to the senate. and it lingers. if nancy pelosi wants to usurp the constitutional role of the senate, what's interesting to me as a constitution is very specific and uses the word soul. thou shall have the sole power of impeachment and the senate shall have the power, sole power to try the impeachment. two different channels. what nancy pelosi is trying to do is just say, i took my responsibility. we patch the impeachmen pass tht resolution but i want you to tell me exactly how you are going to conduct the trial and i have to approve it. and under the constitution is solely set aside for the united states senate mainly to try the impeachment of the president. >> dana: is a what can republicans do about it? >> well frankly, it's up to her to send the resolution. there are some scholars that suggest that the senate ought to simply assume that the resolutions have been passed over, and that's the more petty and more partisan and more political this all looks and the less people that will have confidence in what the house d did. and that critical information we need for impeachment has to be developed by witnesses in the senate. they believe you have sufficient grounds to remove him and are you now, did you not have all the evidence you thought you needed in order to say got to be removed from office? and now it's up to the senate to take up your responsibility of the sole power of impeachment? that is what the house came up with, and, there's a group of republicans, a small group. it's called the lincoln project and their aim is to take on president trump. they will extend that they say to going after any congressional member or senator who is supportive of president trump. susan collins of maine, she is a fairly moderate member of the senate republican side. she is up for reelection, and this group lincoln project is saying if she doesn't vote to impeach president trump in a senate trial but they would try to target her. >> they have a right to as americans could impeach the president and call for his removal but it strikes me is pretty bizarre to say, we are going to take the republican members of senate who opposed the president judicial nominees have been critical of his personal conduct, and they will defeat her as a fellow republican. we will raise. that money will be available for any democrat. they are trying to basically bribe her into voting. and based on the evidence presented at the trial, they have zero influence on this decision. carl, i will give you the last word. >> she is -- we saw a little echo of margaret chase smith, her famed predecessor in the senate in the 1950s who had a dog a determination to do what she thought was right, regardless of the consequences. and i think that susan collins to the team. she will do what she thinks is right regardless 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>> a self-described socialist, but it strikes me dane out that a lot of the same arguments used to discount and dismiss bernie sanders politically this year were applied to president trump four years ago in the republican primary. east to outside the mainstream, not a member of the party he is trying to represent and look how that worked out. every single prognostication or prediction that people make about 2020 presumes that bernie sanders is going to fade away and we are only four or five weeks away. he's ahead of elizabeth warren who i think stands to see the most. >> i don't think people necessarily have it in mind th that, they are not winner-take-all. so bernie sanders could actually get a foothold here. >> correct. this is where bernie would really thrive, as if there were eight or ten candidates on the ballot but, 15% sort of hard core support, that could be enough to win. one difference, and he's got to have a couple things, meaning namely light: said it. sort of implosion to 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in. the trouble all began saturday at 2:00 a.m. in a bar in nashville, a popular midtown bar over unwanted advances towards a young woman. this argument was then taken outside where it turned into a fight, at least four people involved in that fight. the problem, one of those people had a sharp instrument which he used to stab three people, killing two, including the younger brother of c.j. bettered, the backup quarterback for the san francisco 49ers. the bettered family is saying they are glad the killer is off the street and only their trust in god's getting through this. there are some questions about why mosley was a free man to begin with, he has a long criminal history including beating a woman inside of a walmart. he was actually out on bond for that incident while the stabbing occurred. he now faces two charges of murder, no bond and funerals for the two young men murdered will take place this saturday. >> dana: steve harrigan, thank you. a string of anti-semitic attacks rocking new york city since the start of the jewish holiday hanukkah, one involving children. rick leventhal is here with details. >> it is. christmas and hanukkah only overlap every few years and maybe it does boost holiday spirit but it could be the strike of somatic attacks in new york city. several of them captured on video. a man from miami is arrested after police say he made anti-semitic remarks and punched and kicked up man in the face. and two young jewish children were assaulted in a building lobby in williamsburg. in a statement, new york governor andrew cuomo says the state has zero tolerance for bigotry and hate this horrific and cowardly act of anti-semitism is repugnant to our values and even more despicable that it occurred over the holidays. the attacks are trending upward? >> according to the anti-defamation league, harassment is up roughly 10%, vandalism up 20% and assault up by the third. >> are we concerned very much so? there is nothing but to be alarmed. but i think there is nothing to be alarmed about at all. >> >> dana: we will have to absolutely sign shine a light on it. >> there is a major effort to better secure one of the most famous cathedrals. today engineers began installing supports around the damage scaffolding at notre dame's the cathedral. the centuries-old church was under renovation when went up in flames. officials say it was an accident on the damage scaffolding is expected to be removed starting in february. the cathedral's rector says there's only a 50% chance of the entire structure will be safe. 2019 has had its fill of scandals and ainsley earhardt breaks on the stories that had america talking. >> from just a small lead to kim kardashian, 2019 had its share of scandals. big names celebrities, caught in embarrassing headlines and lining up social media. collate buyer education, a national college admission scam. high-powered ceos and stars accused of paying millions of dollars to buy their kids is way into some of the country's top universities. many of the accused including actress felicity huffman exchanging plea deals in exchange for lighter sentences. some plan to take their case to court in the new year. major offscreen drama for "empire" star just a small lent. he accuses that two people attacked him. the charges were eventually dropped. r&b musician r. kelly facing mounting legal trouble. the 52-year-old accused of recruiting women and underage girls for sacks and holding them in captivity at his home. our kelly remains behind bars awaiting trial and maintains his innocence. nearly two dozen women accused cuba gooding jr. of misconduct. he's facing charges of sexual abuse and forcible touching. he's denied all the accusations and is is expected in court in 2020. wrapper asap rocking finding himself in trouble after a street brawl in sweden. he claims his actions were in self-defense. many fans and even president trump calling for the wrappers released after his arrest. despite the guilty verdict he returned home and will not face jail time. kim kardashian west facing backlash over her shape wear. critics are quickly calling out that she was appropriating japanese culture. she apologized and renamed the brand. and fitness company pellets on releasing a holiday ad that drew had a crip heavy criticism. many slamming the company were endorsing body negativity for women. peloton not backing down saying they were disappointed with the interpretation of the ad. facing scrutiny after the video surfaced of the politicians in blackface. while many assumed it would hurt their political careers, north of them refused to step down as governor and trudeau was reelected to a second term. an undercover sacks sting in florida implicating two dozen men including new england patriots owner robert kraft is accused of paying for sacks addict baseball baseball. he pled not guilty and requested a jury trial. and one of the most scandalous events of the year, the arrest of jeffrey epstein after charges of sex trafficking. he was found dead in his jail cell ruled a suicide by the new york city medical examiner. two jail guards had been reported for not keeping close tabs on epstein and rumors and conspiracy theories continued to swirl about whether he was actually murdered. anti-royal drama. the accuser jeffrey epstein claimed she was traffic by epstein and forced to have sacks with prince andrew. she tells the bbc the two met on several occasions started in 2001 when she was just 17 years old. despite denying the allegations, prince andrew is stepping down from his royal duties for the foreseeable future. many of these scandals will be making headlines in 2020 and we will be there to cover it all. in new york, ainsley earhardt, fox news. >> dana: a look back at a wild year in politics and a look ahead to an even busier one. also be sure to download the holiday addition of my "i will tell you what" podcast with chris stirewalt. you can download it on itunes or wherever 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impeachment. ray bogan has a look at just how contentious 2019 was in washington. >> article one is adopted. >> the year was dominated by one of the most consequential congressional votes in american history. the impeachment of president donald trump. >> president trump: and by the way, it doesn't really feel like we are being impeached. >> the honorable nancy pelosi is duly elected the speaker of house of representatives. >> for 2019 begin with democrats retaking the house majority in nancy pelosi regaining the speaker's gavel. although reluctant at first pelosi took impeachment from upper progressive dream -- >> i do not believe that an unfit president should be allowed to stay in office. >> we are going to go in there and teach the [bleep]. >> perhaps foreshadowing, the government began in the shutdown. 800,000 federal workers had to wait weeks for a paycheck, and that included air traffic controllers. >> we don't want to be in this tug-of-war. we want to run the safest system in the world. >> in march, special counsel robert mueller released its report on russian interference in the 2015 election. >> there was no collusion with russia. >> in the wake of the reports released, robert mueller was called to testify. >> can you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> they entered the race for president. the crowded field force contenders to fight for donors and support as they tried to qualify for debates. speak out that little me. >> i don't think you should conduct foreign policy in her bathrobe at five in the morning. >> there was also continued turnover in the white house. 24 cabinet secretaries and executive level staffers were either fired or resigned including chief of staff john kelly and homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. in foreign policy, president trump traveled to hanoi, vietnam, for his second denuclearization summit with north korean dictator kim jong un. four months later mr. trump became the first sitting u.s. president to step into north korea and at the two leaders agreed to restart negotiations. in october, the world's most wanted terrorist died after u.s. forces hunted him down in syria. a military dog named conan was injured in the mission and honored at the white house as a hero. despite all the fighting in washington, the year ended with two major bipartisan accomplishments. the house passed the u.s. mexico canada trade deal to replace nafta and congress pass spending bills to avert a government shutdown. on capitol hill, ray bogan, fox capital news. >> dana: as we look ahead to 2020 and iowa caucuses, what i would democratic candidate has the most to gain on the most to lose? joining me now, when we asked her to come on, one of the things you said was there is something that could happen in iowa that's even more important than winning. >> yes. fourth places more consequential than first place because you have for top candidates who are legitimately in the hunt for the democratic nomination. joe biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and pete buttigieg. who finishes fourth among those four in iowa? i think it's going to come out demonstrably as a loser and that could set back their chances going forward. >> dana: i'm going to ask a stupid question. if you come in fifth or sixth do you have an opportunity still? >> if you are in the top four -- if you are joe biden new finish fifth, there starts to be panic on the deck. but you could have amy klobuchar who is campaigning hard in iowa and had a very strong final debate, really dependent on iowa because she is from neighboring minnesota. if she were to sneak above say elizabeth warren or bernie sanders in iowa, that would be big for her. >> could senator klobuchar do that? is there some organization that's happening? she doesn't get as much media attention. >> she doesn't have the organization like the other candidates do because she hasn't raised as much money, but she is on a bus tour currently through that state. i think she has an appeal there. the question is did she get a bump out of that last debate? only 6 million people watched it. dating of islands watch it? i think you need to be watching her because she did sneak up on a couple more recent polls where she climbed into the double digits in iowa. >> dana: what about this possible senate impeachment trial happening as the last few weeks for the campaign to iowa gets underway? >> it could be a logistical nightmare for senators, and it could look pretty bad if they are saying i have to be in iowa or new hampshire. >> dana: is this possibly one of the reasons why speaker pelosi it is not sending over the article to the senate? >> i don't want to cast motives, i don't think she would do it for the starkly political reasons to try to impact the 2020 race, but we have five senators that are still in this race including cory booker, michael bennet, bernie warren. they are trapped in washington. what does that do to the campaign and voting starts in 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to invite you on because my mom went to one of the performances of the christmas carol and she was absolutely blown away by it. i looked into your program and i wanted to ask what gave you the idea to do this on the first place? >> thank you so much dana and thanks for having me. what gave me the ideas i'd been working inside with incarcerated folks and in our society we tend to have a specific stereotype of who is in prison. my experience as the last ten years have really shown me that the majority of people who are inside are really ready to make a major change in their lives and really want an opportunity with shifts. we are putting therapeutic programming to prisons around the state of colorado and some of those are the large theatrical productions. there has been plays and education programs in place for decades. but this opportunity to bring the production out into the public was truly historic and was really a collaboration between us and the colorado department of corrections. it was really innovative, and innovative idea, and show who they want to be. >> dana: as i understand that some of their family members who i've only had a chance to visit them in prison serving a time came to visit at the root performance to? >> some of them yes. we had productions outside of the university of denver and also one at the prison facility as well. at the university of denver we had family members attend as well as thousands of people in the public including her mom. >> dana: at my mom really loved it. one of the prisoners said that in the program that allows me to express myself as a prisoner, we don't often get the opportunity within that facility and it really has made a difference for them to work together as a team. >> there is something that happens with people when they have to work on a large project and make it come to life. we see major changes, not just women or men depending on who they are working within their ability to work to conflict and strengthen their interpersonal relations. but we also see a shift start to happen within the prison culture that we are working in. so again as we said, the colorado department of corrections has been absolutely wonderful. >> dana: how do you approach empathy for the prisoners? and also the fact that they are being punished for something that they did wrong and that the system at said that they had to spend time behind bars? >> that's a great question and a question i get all the time. i think it's my responsibility to hold both of those things at the same time, working with people who have caused harm and taken from society, but it's also my responsibility to create a space where they can be rehabilitated. >> dana: ashley hamilton, you are a real inspiration. thank you and happy new year to you. thanks for joining us, i am dana perino. here is alicia acuna, who is from denver as well. >> that's a good colorado story to lead things off. >> alicia: a president trump complaining about how democrats are handling impeachment. he says it's making hard for him to deal with world leaders. and now a sign of the first potential crack in his senate report. plus the president goes after a governor calling out gavin newsom over the states homeless issues and warning the fed may step in. the governor says the white house is just plain politics. i'm alicia acuna in new york. 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