dr. marty makary, pete hegseth, jason rantz and my speaking voice will be up next top of the hour. dana: finding the perfect christmas tree may be harder this year because of a nationwide shortage likely to be more expensive. supply chain disruptions and a persistent heat wave impacted the christmas tree crop. the owner of river view christmas tree farm in south dakota and joins us now. i spent time in south dakota and spent time there myself. what is happening with the supply chain and christmas trees? it has come down to the perfect storm this year. the issue started back in 2012 when we had a significant drought and a lot of seedling trees died. we were recovering from a recession. when farmers replanted probably didn t plant as much as we should have. in the recession we weren t selling the trees. then you fast forward to the last couple summers with less than adequate moisture. we haven t had the growth out
rick: thanks, rachel, finding the perfect christmas tree can be tough. there it is. i griff you the griswold family christmas tree. pete: a classic. here to show us how to pick the best tree for your home harold from nyc trees. thanks for having me. this is awesome. pete: walk into a lot what are you looking for. first asking ask them when the tree is cut. that s very important. see some of the big home salers home depot they are cutting those trees in october. ask the guy when the trees are cut. pete: will they though? if you see the needles falling off the tree from the beginning, that s a sign that that tree is probably cut way too early for shipping. and we typically cut our trees once per week. rick: if you get your tree right now, will it last like say through new year s?
shep: here in new york city, getting the perfect christmas tree requires a long journey to the corner. the rest of the country, the process can be a bit more involved. consider the fleming family of jefferson county, colorado. they went to the florist to buy their tree and they found it, but then they couldn t find their car, which meant hello, 911. where is your emergency? hi. my name is tracy fleming and we went out to find a tree and we re lost on the mountain. shep: and three hours later, searchers found them. and they left without their tree. but they say a deputy promised to escort them back to the forest to find another tree. i m shepherd. this is the fox report. it s the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. president obama scheduled to hit the road tomorrow to continue pushing his jobs plan and right
of its policy programs. a deadline for a deal on spending cuts has come and gone, but members of the super committee met again tonight. we didn t know this was happening. we ll get a live update from capitol hill. plus, finding the perfect christmas tree is, well, that s the easy part. finding your way out of the florist, apparently that can be a struggle. a family outing goes horribly wrong, plus the pom of the hour means the top of the news, next as fox report s live tonight and in 1942, of course, they were sent away. after the war, as a japanese coming back from camp, he started a little store on main street in seattle. of course they needed some money, and bank of america was the only bank who would talk to my father. and we ve stayed with bank of america. we have four stores now, three in the pacific northwest and one in oregon. my parents would not believe how popular it is now.