what we know over 60% of the americans don t want social security, they still want medicare. gregg: we are not taking away medicare and social security. marjorie we re sustaining them for future generations because they re on a path of unsustainability. you know what i m going to do? get my little elf on the shelf and put them in the halls of congress and report back to santa all the bad behavior going on. we need compromise, no question. the grinch is in hawaii. gregg: if we could put you two together in a room i know we could get a compromise. i know we could. gregg: tony, i could easily cut 4 trillion. give me an hour. tony, marjorie, good to see you both. heather: in an hour? gregg: in two hours i could do it. heather: i believe you. new fallout after egypt s election as a hard-line islamic party takes one step closer to controlling just about all of egypt s major power centers. we ll talk with general jack keane next whether this is
pouring in. one woman s emotional story how the elf meant tri tri school s principal helped save her life. heather: bracing for what could be a big strike at some of the biggest ports in america. dock workers could be hitting the picket lines on the east and gulf coast this week. we ll take a closer look what kind of impact that could have on the economy. gregg: mother nature not making it easy for millions of folks rushing to get home for christmas. we re live at the nation s busiest airport. [ roasting firewood ]
and mary sherlach were among the six adults shot and killed in that terrible massacre. heather: in other news, we are hearing warnings this morning that the u.s. economy is about to take a hit that it can hardly afford. after going on strike out west, remember that? dock workers, they are gearing up to do it on the east and gulf coast by the end of the week. now the work stoppage threatens vital shipments and is predicted to show up from our factories to our storefronts. dennis kneale from the fox business network joins me with more on this dennis, we re talking about a strike on this time that would number in the thousands and massachusetts all, close the way to texas. reporter: yeah, that s right, heather. you re talking 14 ports along the east and gulf coasts. shipments of retail goods, food, components used in manufacturing. the international
months before i lost my husband. and, like he said, god, god works in mysterious ways. we have our little family here that he put together. you don t look at it as a disability or a handicap. with god everything is possible. so i took my time and, started hanging lights. gregg: that is ron savage from our affiliate j.b. k in detroit. what a wonderful guy. heather: you were out hanging christmas lights yourself. gregg: i surely was. but i have all my limbs. so easy thing for me to do. i don t know how he did some of that. that is pretty remarkable. good for him. thoughtful guy. heather: the growing debate on gun control getting red hot and the head of the nra stands his ground on how to protect schools across the country. we ll have the latest on this developing story coming up. if it s crazy to call for putting police and armed
travelers. gregg: yeah, that is the prediction. elizabeth prann in atlanta. elizabeth, thank you. heather? heather: big changes meantime may be coming at air part security checkpoints. the tsa is testing a new program that would allow passengers to get on their planes faster. that s good news, right? maybe? well, it s called managed incluing inclusion and it would not require people to take off their shoes, belts and their coats. gregg is looking up. he likes that. or take computer laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags. really? you still have to get the onceover from a bomb-sniffing dog as well as an agent trained to detect suspicious behavior. the program is tested at airports in tampa and indianapolis. the opening bell sounding moments ago. take a look at the markets right now and trading expected to be light due to the holiday of course. the dow jones down, 39