twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there . say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave . rachel: today the most festive and wonderful joyous day of the year. merry christmas, everybody. i hope everyone is looking forward to a great day with family and friends. we re also remembering the reason for the season which is the birth of jesus christ. i m lucky enough celebrating christmas on the couch with todd piro and griff jenkins. merry christmas to you, don t forget the little one inside of you. we ll share the holiday season with boy shimkus. this is thrill for me. i work with you every day. i can t wait to meet little one and meet griff. merry christmas, did santa come to the house. the cookie
steve: good morning, everybody, it s thursday, december 14th, 2023. we start this 6:00 hour with a fox news alert. the house of representatives yesterday voted to formaize an impeachment inquiry into the current president, joe biden. brian: president biden is now one of six presidents in u.s. history to face an impeachment inquiry in the house. lawrence: now his son hunter could be held in contempt of congress for skipping a closed door deposition on capitol hill yesterday. that s right. brooke singman is here with the latest. good morning. good morning. this is a huge step for house republicans who argue that a formal inquiry is the only way to get the white house to actually comply with their investigation. they are accusing president biden of influence peddling during his time as vice president. and they say they are collecting evidence that shows he was involved in his son s foreign business dealings. but, president biden is writing the whole thing off saying in
nick, mike, great work and congratulations to your parents. merry christmas to you. rachel: third hour of fox and friends starts now. lawrence: fox news alert, the house voted for an impeachment inquiry. steve: his son hunter biden could be held in contempt of congress for skipping a closed-door deposition yesterday on capitol hill. hillary vaughn was chasing hunter biden yesterday. hunter biden could be facing jail time. he was not a no-show, he did show up on capitol hill, but he ditched the deposition and made his case to the press. in the depths of my addiction, i was irresponsible with my finances, but to suggest that is grounds for impeachment inquiry is groabsurd. there is no evidence to point to my father being financially involved in my business because it did not happen. hunter did not want to take questions behind closed doors. he wouldn take our questions either out in the open on camera. mr. biden, was it worth it trying to sell the family name?
three are felonies, brought to you by special counsel david weiss yesterday. ainsley: david weiss writing the defendant spent on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental property, exotic cars and other items of personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes. brian: hunter avoided paying taxes for a four-year period. president biden continues to deny any dealings with his bus businesses. he is saying i did not have interactions with those people. it did not work for clinton and it is more insulting here. brian: hunter faces 17 years in prison on charges. i get the sense this investigation is not over yet. lawrence: this is just the beginning, let s bring in sol wiseman. the indictment is extensive and average americans are saying, what took so long? why did it take five years to get to this point? this indictment is devastating indictment and complete vindication of the privates. there is no reason this indictment couldn t have been brought a y
i am dana perino with judge jeanine pirro, harold ford jr. jesse watters and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. . to use the season, america. in 30 minutes from now the five will be dashing our way to fox square for the all-american christmas tree fivwalighting. all of your favorite fox newsho hosts are going to be there. there will be plenty of fun and some surprises. before we had outside let s get to some big news of the day. it was not the kind of birthday he was hoping for. president biden turning 81 years ol d today. just cannot catch a break from the avalanche of the headlines surrounding his election campaign. just about every mainstream outlet writing articles about his advanced age. former seniorou advisor to president obama, david axelrod a calling thdve president to old saying that biden has a 50/50 shot at reelection axe.0 check out this wall street journal headline which says biden keeps talkingu about the old dayst . young v