merry christmas, everyone. we are so glad that you are with us on this special morning. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly. hope you re having a great holiday with your loved ones. merry christmas. i want to stay on the set. isn t it beautiful? they did a wonderful job. i know. we have a christmas tree. a fire. you re going to see it all here. we have some news. the iowa caucuses are three weeks away from today. we will highlight the key moments on the campaign and how they could shape the final months in the race for the white house. seasons full of strikes reignite the labor movement in america, from hollywood to the motor city. workers won pay raises and new protections. how technology could bring more change in the year ahead. as anti-semitism and islamophobia sentiment rises, we ll talk with faith leaders how we can find common ground. first, let s get a check on the morning s headlines. good morning, everyone. merry christmas. i m danny freeman. the
are department brightening our christmases. merry christmas to you guys a. thank you and thank you for you service. merry christmas and thank yo for having us at. they give very much. the third hour, fox & friends starts right now. goof upset. seeing it, y all. that is pastor lindsay williams and divine connection on the li about the boxes where this beautiful christmas morning and that is a you get them started. standing ovation we love every bit of that the beautiful voice of the first is eager and then they all came in. that s the way to celebrate christmas. that will get you in the spirit to start opening presents . it merry christmas a if you re just waking up opening presents thank you for being here. what a great i still and moved it by them singing. that was beautiful and thank them so much for joining us in sharing their gift this christmas morning. as our sunset first christmas. it s a very exciting day for us in our household. we have pictures
[popper pops] [jase laughs] - merry christmas. - who gave you that, si? - hey, i m fired up, boys, it s christmas time. a savior has been born for this wicked world we live in. - amen. - that was fun. wow. - everybody in the mood? - [jase] i m really not into the pageantry of christmas but- - what do you mean you ain t into the pageantry? i wish i had a sled pulled by reindeer singing jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells - what was your childhood christmas like, si? that s what i want to know. - that was back when we would take hickory nuts and momma always ordered the giant california oranges. - si, you remember the little wooden crates that had the dried raisins in em? - oh yeah. - that was our treat. - i m seeing a pattern here. y all s childhood memories from 110 years ago were fruits and nuts. that was his favorite thing to eat now, the sweets. - but i m serious, it was a grand time though. - jep, do you remember when we were kids? my mom did the same thing ever
we three kings of orient are bearing gifts we traveled so far field and fountain moor and mountain following i don t know der star. carley: welcome to fox & friends. you are looking live at our beautiful all-american christmas tree. it is upon us, guys. christmas is just what s today s date? the 22nd. three days from now. lawrence: i m so excited? carley: kids are getting excited and parents getting excited perfect time of year. brian: saturday warm-up. monday christmas. people got to decide your office or not goes back to work 26th through the 30th. perfect way for it to break. meanwhile also perfect is cardinal dolan. is he going to be here with the christmas message. i believe it s going to be positive and upbeat because i have never seen him in a bad mood. he is my vote for pope. lawrence: we get to vote? brian: we should. carley: we should. world should vote. brian: they would love him new york would miss him certainly. cardinal dolan is
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with fears of growing escalation in the middle east. the pentagon says an iranian attack drone struck a commercial ship operating in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. it comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is announcing a d deepening of the conflict saying the fighting will intensify until there s a vikt rip over hamas. one of the deadliest days of the conflict with 15 soldiers killed on friday. several hamas militants also killed as mounting slin deaths grow, beyond 20,000 according to hamas-controlled health ministry in gaza. we re covering this story from all angles. let s go to kevin liptak at the white house for us. kevin, how are the u.s. and other