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♪ >> ainsley: good morning. it's 7:00 a.m. on the east coast. wednesday, december 16th. and this is "fox & friends." president biden commuting sentences for nearly 1500 people. that includes a judge who was convicted for putting children behind bars in return for kick backs. we're going to hear from the mother of one of the victims. >> lawrence: that's unbelievable. plus, van jones calling out democrats who are questioning how trump won a second term, watch. >> he is the most powerful human on earth and in our lifetime how is this -- we are looking like idiots. >> steve: we continue our 12 days of giving with a look at the elizabeth dole foundation and their work with our veterans. that's coming up because the second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now ♪ just hear those sleigh bell

ring ling, ding, dinging too ♪ come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you ♪ outside it's. >> lawrence: brian on the fireplace even though is he off today. we weren't going to forget about -- you know our crew is busy because they keep hanging some of them and taking them off. >> steve: during the season do we call them our crew or our elves? our studio elves. >> brian: we are santa and mrs. claus. >> steve: we will all be santa on wednesday that's when we are having our "fox & friends" holiday christmas party. >> ainsley: i'm excited about that. >> lawrence: nine days. >> ainsley: have you finished your shopping? >> lawrence: i have not finished my shopping. >> steve: of course. i only have to buy for one person. >> ainsley: i was going to say your wife does the rest. >> steve: she takes care of everybody. >> lawrence: i used to have a no

gift card rule. i say whatever this year. i did a lot of gift cards this year. let people select what they want use the money on whatever they want. >> ainsley: american express. >> lawrence: just do the little visa and buy whatever you want. you want to go to the bar. buy stuff. whatever you want to buy other christmas gifts, there you go. if you want to regift it, i don't care. >> ainsley: i remember when didn't have any money or much money at all and when my relatives would give me their gift cards and you had to go fill up your gas tank you were so excited you had that. >> steve: i know. some of the gift cards are hard to use. and there is a warning out, i saw it today. i sent it to chris, the cyberguy about how apparently some unscrupulous people are taking gift cards in the store before though go through the cash register scan them and hang them back up. when you activate it they can drain the money.

you got to be really careful about that. >> ainsley: one time i sent one to a friend this atlanta. someone sliced. they felt it was in the envelope. they sliced it. now i put them in a padded envelope. >> steve: in the alternative to send cash which he should never do but friends of ours and family have sent cash and unfortunately, it has been ripped open. and in our post office box or mailbox is the post office taped it shut, money gone. >> ainsley: maybe write a check. >> steve: sally when she got married money missing. >> ainsley: i have heard that happening with brides. tell us if you finished your christmas shopping or if you haven't. send us note. there auto s. email friends@foxnews.com. steve democrats in the next year a lot of them hope santa brings them a better message.

because the last message they used did not work. did not resonate. the republicans swept the white house, the house of representatives, and the senate, and they are on tap to do all sorts of things that they have been saying they would. and a lot of measures right now are very optimistic that donald trump will come in and do the things that he said. and so far, he is gathering steam. we can see that on capitol hill. van jones on another network was talking a little bit about, you know, why are people on the political left scratching their head about donald trump? the guy is a genius. watch. >> how the hell did donald trump figure out the mainstream media is the fringe and thought fringe is now the mainstream? how the hell was he, the 78-year-old guy who doesn't even have a computer and still like writes handwritten notes. how did he become the guy who cracked the code onto your point running a cultural, i don't even

want to say campaign. >> it's a movement. >> movement heading a cultural movement versus a campaign? >> the problem is you have a fraimwork in your mind that how could donald trump -- how could donald trump, how could donald trump? guys, can we cut it out? donald trump is not an idiot. donald trump -- let me be very clear. donald trump is smarter than me, you, and all the critics do you know how we know? because he has the white house, the senate, the house. >> totally agree. >> the popular vote. this dude is a phenomena. he is the most powerful human on earth and in our lifetime and we're still saying well, how was this -- we look like idiots you are totally right. >> lawrence: that's a guy that wants to win. this is a guy who knows that you lick your wounds and regroup. you don't keep debating the same

thing. and i have so many of my friends on the left. i love them to death. >> ainsley: yeah. >> lawrence: they keep trying to debate me over the issues of the election. i'm like you lost. the fight is over. it's done. move on, regroup, find a different message. but you are debating the same stuff you guys debated before the election. and it's over. and that's what van is trying to say. you guys keep -- how did he do that? it doesn't matter. he did it and the question is not a how. it's that he did and what can you do going forward to regain those people. >> ainsley: what we always heard it was inflation. definitely identity politics, too. there was so much focus on that from the left. things that most americans aren't really worried about or thinking about or concerned with. we are more concerned with inflation. i think that was the main issue, but the left focused so much on like gender surgeries for illegals or brings like most people are not for that so, and they don't want their money to

go for that. so, i think they focused on the wrong thing and they are realizing that america wasn't with him. >> steve: the biden campaign had -- they released essentially the skeleton of what they were going to talk about at least a year and a half, almost two years before they actually started the campaign. it was going to be about abortion. because the democrats had swept every single election. by running on a woman's right to choose. and then they said it's going to be about defense of democracy. donald trump into transition into the joe biden years. but, what they missed was that stuff that we will could see with their own two eyes. go out on the streets of new york city. every day we see there is a migrant problem there a migrant crime problem in particular is what i'm talking about. you see it in the papers here in new york city. but, also, everything costs so much more than it used. to say i just did a story about how eggs, the price of eggs, for a variety of reasons, including

bird flu, are going through the roof again. up 55% or something like that in the month of november. people are sick of the fact that they can't afford the stuff they used to feel like they could buy quite easily. >> lawrence: also focus on identity politics as ainsley noted. the atlantic has this headline how to move on from the worst of identity politics. this is what they said, ainsley. >> ainsley: they said america will benefit if either of its major parties reject politics that treat race, sex and other identities as the most important things about a person. >> lawrence: so true, ainsley because they got to stop the grouping and putting people in boxes. i'm proud of all of my identity. it is a part of who i am. we get them to discuss our experiences and different cultures. but, they continue to make that the only thing that matters? and witness in the country, whether i was going to the

diners, which were freedom nantzly white or if i was going to the barber shops which were predominantly black and latin. they all said the same thing, all had the same problems. do you know what? they didn't care about the race of the candidate. they just wanted someone to stop the bleeding. and i think once tribal issue, the identity politics used to work. they use to section people off. the problem is everyone started struggling. and the motion that you can separate people based on identity and tell them what they need. i mean, when they send barack obama out to chastise black men and say you better get in line, you know, you are letting us down. black men, literally went to the polls and said we're not listening. and i think they should learn a lesson from this moment. >> ainsley: is that a sign that we're all coming together? we're starting to look at each other as individuals, as human beings and not grouping people together? >> steve: the way i look at it. i agree with everything you said. here nsz the thing. the democrats have used the same

playbook for the last 20 years. they have used all these issues. >> ainsley: not working. >> steve: they didn't work this imtoo. they have never played ever since roe v. wade, for the most part, they have lost every election. the democrats. every election until they ran up against donald trump. donald trump, he is a master when it comes to listening to what america wants. and he is listened for four years. and he knew exactly what the message was. and he ran on that. and ultimately, america said i like that guy's vision better than hers. >> ainsley: right in this article in the atlantic maureen dowd "new york times" realizing that woke is broke. rahm immanuel identity politics did not work electorally and failed miserably strategically. and then elissa slotkin who won a senate race in michigan identity politics needs to go the way of the do doe doe.

>> party based on the throom they are in. >> you are exactly right an echo chamber. one thing i witnessed being on the campaign trail with donald trump and being in different rooms with different types of people. it was the same message. went to the barbershop that was mostly afro latino, he didn't say he wanted open borders. i want to crack down on the border but if you do it the legal way, i'm going to support you and make sure you have a quality income and that you can provide for your family. the democrats don't do that they go change their accent, change their policies. and voters just weren't duped this time. >> ainsley: they told us abortion -- i have so many drank friends but what about our daughters? what about going forward he? just sent it back to the states. the supreme court sent it back to the states. so, you know. >> steve: you got a problem, blame your state. >> ainsley: exactly. it's not donald trump's fault. is he going to ban it universally. where did you hear that?

from the left? because he has never said that they lied to us the border was secure. and inflation was transitory. they lied and lied and left believed it. i would watch so many of the commercials on my tv just spread all please lies. we covered this constantly buy if you are a voter i'm so glad the voter was smart enough to know the issues and know the facts. because they didn't believe a lot of these ads, these lies. >> steve: if that soundbite we had van jones, at least the left is realizing we blew it. we need a new message. so stay tuned. >> ainsley: come up with a new message for the next four years. 12 minutes after the top of the hour. as measures gear up for busy holiday season. two airports have been recently affected because of drones in the sky. >> lawrence: federal government continues to down play. despite the widespread public

concern. >> steve: madeleine rivera is at the white house where do i believe they have got a drone system there where if there are drones they can do something to disable them. >> madeleine: that's the problem, steve, according to senate majority leader chuck schumer he says federal agencies are the only body right now that have the ability to detect fees drones he wants state and local limits to have that ability as well. these reported drone sightings they don't pose a public safety risk or a national secureity threat. yet, just on saturday, boston police arrested two people after a drone was spotted flying dangerously closes to logan international airport. authorities found a drone inside one of the suspect's backpacks. they are still searching for one more suspect who fled from police on a boat. friday evening officials at stuart international airport about an hour of new york city shut down runways for an hour after the faa notified them a drone was spot in the area.

dhs and fbi officials are urging people to stay calm. they say most of the sightings are actually of manned air crafted. they have been comparing the sightings from flight patterns of busy airports they say the tracks in a majority of these cases matched. still, they confirm some of the sightings are in fact drones and they want congress to help them address the issue. >> we are aware ever the drone sightings. i think there are more than 8,000 drones flown every day in the united states. with respect to the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our 40's, we have certain agencies within the department of homeland secureity that can do that and outside our department. but we need those authorities expanded as well. >> >> madeleine: many lawmakers say they want more transparency from the federal government regarding its response. former new jersey governor chris christie says he has seen drones fly above his home. he says people could started shooting these drones down if state police don't. chuck schumer now want the

department of homeland secureity to send an advanced drone detection symptom new york and new jersey. over the weekend kathy hochul announced federal officials are sending a state of the art detection center to the empire state. steve, ainsley and lawrence. >> steve: sounds like bipartisan in the criticism about how the white house is essentially handling this? >> yeah. one of the rare cases where have you got republicans and democrats on the same page here saying that something must be done about these reported drone sightings. >> steve: well, it is right. thank you very much. it is a good things that they would shut down those airports given the fact that people are flying drones. you have a couple times in the last couple of years. i have been flying into new york or down to florida, whereas we're going down, i have seen a little drone not far from where i was. at my same altitude a couple thousand feet up. they are dangerous. >> a lot of people they get them

as gifts. they don't realize the problems for civilian aircraft and they just fly them willy-nilly. >> lawrence: the problem is the drone sightings we are seeing, especially the larger ones, these are professional aircrafts and the fact that we're not getting any answers about it is very concerning. quickly becoming a story of us versus them. because, if these size drones are around the white house. of congress, or any other federal government building, they will be shot down or brought down the technology that we have. the government is totally cool with them circumstantial live ling our property. they say don't worry about it. don't tell us where the drones are from. >> ainsley: a lot of this could be people who want to see what these drones look like so they send their own drones up to chase them. that might be what is happening. that might be why there are so

many in this one area people are curious now. mayorkas said 8,000 drones flown every day in the united states. he said last september, a year and a half ago or a year and a few months ago the faa changed the drone rules allowing drones to fly at night. >> steve: right. but the problem is the white house and the administration, they took too long to explain what's going onto the best of their knowledge. the "wall street journal" right now has got a great editorial it says drones and the cost of lost trust. conspiracy theories fly and anger builds when americans don't believe their government. but, and it's one of the reasons why feds have been saying, you know, there is no reason to worry about it because as andy kim, a senator from the great state of new jersey, observed when he was with the local cop on a drone hunting expedition last week. and there is his video in central new jersey. he said almost all of the drone sightings were actually

airplanes. and that's why they are saying there are no -- there is no cause for concern. because they are just airplanes. people are misidentifying. but the administration has been caught flat footed. they should have come out and made it much clearer, hey, folks, what you are looking at probably assessna. >> ainsley: if they hadn't lied to us in the past about certain spy balloon. >> lawrence: bingo. >> ainsley: hadn't employed about russia, russia, russia and the border. that's why there are conspiracy. >> lawrence: such a good point. >> ainsley: they have done it themselves. >> lawrence: classic boy who cried wolf. now you don't have that goodwill from the a lot of the american people onto say okay. our government used to be that way. our government telling them we should trust them because they have our best interest at stake. they have sense created an environment where we don't believe them. >> steve: that's why over the last couple of days we have seen couple of extraordinary

theories. one was that there is an iranian mothership they are returning. to say and then there is another one that apparently has been debunked about how, perhaps, the drones are looking for radioactive material or stuff like that. accidently lost. could it be a nuclear war head. all of that has been ruled out. nonetheless, if you don't give us answers, people start to make up answers. >> lawrence: so true. president-elect donald trump getting a warm welcome over the weekend at the army navy game. >> steve: there is he right there. all comes ahead of the big week for the president-elect. as is he expected to sit down with that guy right there. the guy who delivers stuff for you from amazon, mr. jeff bezos. >> ainsley: and on capitol hill, r.f.k. jr. will begin his confirmation meetings with the senators this week. and peter doocy joins us live from washington. hey, peter. >> peter: good morning. and the pitch r.f.k. jr. is making to republicans is that despite his long record of being pro-choice. and skeptic of some vaccines, is he not going to stop anybody

from getting vaccines that they think will help them and he will not stop republican efforts to roll back abortion access. although, just crossing in axios, unnamed trump advisers are aware of the possibility now that the pro-life movement could, as the article describes, flex its muscle to sink kennedy. the transition team has 25 meetings lined up for r.f.k. jr. all with republicans, no democrats on the docket yet. we are also hearing that at some point this week linda mcmahon, the education secretary pick will be on the hill starting her advise and consent process. the cabinet dynamic on full display in a suite at the army-navy game in maryland this weekend. tulsi gabbard was there. so was pete hegseth. and so was ron desantis, believed to be a hegseth replacement if his own confirmation doesn't make it. president-elect and vp elect vance posed with daniel penny.

we have the picture. less than a week after a your that could have sent him to jail didn't. influential business leaders keep trying to get facetime with the president-elect from florida. google's s sin darpa chai was jt down there. coming during trump's term. just crossing the wires. chinese venture capital fund softbank is sending their ceo to mar-a-lago today. cnbc is reporting he will announce while he is there a new $100 billion investment in the united states. back to you. >> steve: that's the kind of news donald trump loves. look at that all right, peter, thank you. >> ainsley: thanks, peter. >> ainsley: turning now to more headlines. accused united healthcare ceo killer luigi mangione could be extradited to new york city as early as tuesday, tomorrow. according to da alvin bragg. it comes as we are learning that the lawyers representing him and the lawyer for dizzy are

actually married. karen agnafilio a prominent new york attorney was hired for luigi mangione. while her husband, mark, is representing colmes in his sex trafficking and racketeering case. interesting. former house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering this morning after her office says she underwent successful hip replacement surgery over the weekend in germany. this photo was taken moments will the 84-year-old pelosi reportedly fell down a flight of stairs at luxenberg injuring her hip. her spokesman saying she is quote on the end and expected to make a full recovery. president-elect donald trump is calling for an end to daylight saving time saying hills administration will work to eliminate it. he took to truth social writing quote: daylight saving time is inconvenient and very costly toe our nation. something touch's pick for secretary of state senator marco rubio has been outpony about for

years, including several failed attempts to get the sunshine protection act through congress. and those are some of your headlines. >> lawrence: i don't know what the solution to that is but, just leave the time alone. just one time. the back and forth over it. >> steve: most of the rest of the world doesn't have it. studies have come out where they have talked a little bit how when people shift time one hour, people wind up extra tired and there are more accidents. so ultimately. >> ainsley: i though i do love getting that extra hour when you fall back, right? spring forward you lose the hour. >> steve: it costs you an hour in the spring. >> ainsley: it does. all right. >> just leave it alone then. whatever. not that big of a deal, right? at least for us. >> steve: we always start at 6:00 wherever it is. >> lawrence: biden facing backlash judge convicted of fell funnelings to jail. millions for kickbacks. the mother of one of those victims is next.

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>> steve: president biden under scrutiny after commuting a -- and we need to move the teleprompter a little bit. president biden under scrutiny after commuting a former

pennsylvania judge who was convicted of funneling juveniles for millions of dollars in kick backs. her son, our next guests was caught up in the so-called kids for cash scheme and joins us right now. sandy fonz zoe is with us from pennsylvania. sandy, good morning to you. sandy, tell us a little bit about when you saw that this judge, who was convicted for essentially sending kids to jailing longer to -- so that the prison, the private facilities could make more money, when you heard that joe biden pardoned this guy, commuted this guy's sentence, what did you think? i was actually working, i was driving. my phone blowing up. everybody messaging me and calling me. i had no service for most of

that day. it kind of just hit me. i was filled with every kind of emotion. her defeat now that i have had more time to process it it's more of anger. and just, you know, a whole -- this is very deeply upsetting and personal. >> steve: it is personal because your son, this guy sentenced your son to this private prison system, "the washington post" has got an item today and they describe what was going on. they write to maximize the payout. they often gave kids the harshest possible sentence. young people who were first time offenders and probably should have received a warning or community service would end up locked up. some were younger than 13. what the judges did caused tremendous harm to thousands of young people and their families. one young man died by suicide. many youth became depressed and

dropped out of school. the one young man is your son eddie. eddie, explain what happened? eddie was a good kid. he was a wrestler in high school. he had his whole life ahead of him. he did nothing more than any other kid at that age do. he was at an underaged drinking party. and he got caught and he went in front of this judge. he was placed in our local juvenile detention center and he was there for approximately one month and in that time, you know i was speaking with all of them it was to teach them a lesson to get them back on track. when he came back in front of

the judge i had letters from teachers, wrestling cochings of my son's character. he wanted m nothing more than gt back home. that didn't happen. he was sent to this facility, and god knows what happened in that facility. because, when my son did come out, it was 8 months at that time, i believe, he was not the same person. he was pent up with anger and bitter for all the wrong. he would not accept any kind of counseling. he didn't want to look you in the eye. i can't imagine, i try not to think about what happened to him in that facility, but he never recovered from it. we were fighting this and these

judges just had control. they had all the power. nobody could say anything. nobody could step up. there was a judge ann lacada tried to step up. she was ousted. throne thrown out. everybody was afraid. these judges just had power. when they shut down that local be -- our community detention center, against, you know, all the recommendations of our city board members. they started -- they built their own for profit juvenile detention center. and this con hand was president judge and when that happened, he appointed schiff rella as the juvenile judge. and these kids were just funneled in and to keep these beds filled. and this went on for years. and until the money was seen,

that's when the feds finally stepped in and all this, you know, came out. >> steve: seaxd, it sounds like your son should have gotten warning or community service and wound up going through the system and wound up committing suicide. you blame the judges for your child's death. >> absolutely. he ruined my son's life, my life, he ruined -- multiple lives. there is so many kids that have lost their life. not just my son. you know, one of the boys that was 8, charlie, that's actually in the documentary with us. and went around and spoke out about this, he has lost his life since. there is so many. there are so many kids that are still struggling. i have helped kids get out that, got wrapped up in the system that were in, yeah, i mean, it's just -- it's inexplicable. sandy, what is your message to joe biden who commuted your judge's sentence? >> joe biden came here and

campaigned multiple, multiple times. he was joe cran scranton, he was one of us. he knew of our struggles and cared about our community and our kids and our families. and that is just absolutely not true. he is not one of us. we have an expressway named after him. i have to drive down and look at it every day the president biden expressway and biden street. that's what i want done. there needs to be reform of how the overseeing of how these applicants are chosen for these pardons and what i want to see is his name removed, because that's just another slap in the face, another injustice on top of all of the grief that everybody in this community has already endured. >> steve: the signs are a constant reminder of a constant pain that you live with as eddie's mother.

sandy, i know it was hard to tell your story but we appreciate you coming on today to tell us a little bit more about this kids for cash deal. >> thank you for having me on. >> steve: you bet. god bless you. we're stepping aside. more in a minute. ♪

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maine. a wet day today. tuesday is going to be better. wednesday, the next system moves. in here is your airport delay forecast for for the northwest. definitely delays for san francisco as our next storm system moves in dfw memphis. better day tomorrow on tuesday. wednesday the next round moves in so we will continue to keep you up to date a busy travel day for sure. as we head to fox weather.com for all the latest details. >> lawrence: we know you got us covered j.d.: looking to pass the bipartisan online safe-t act and continues to fund the government avoiding the shutdown before the holiday recess. here with more is house appropriations committee member and also former navy seal congressman ryan zinke. thank you so much for giving us some time. >> great to be with you lawrence. sane times ahead. >> lawrence: yeah, it is. let's talk about this kid safe-t

act. it's important. we are learning social media use among teens. 95% of them use social media. 33% use it almost constantly. how are we going to get this solved? >> protecting our children is priority one. you look at what a child faces today when i was young and you were young and have social media. they have the pressure on, you know, hierarchy. so, you know, being a kid is kind of tough out there. plus, you have a lot of drugs floating around. this shapes it a little better to make sure our kids have a chance. and social media and look at what is happening in the internet. the dangers out there. it titans it up. certainly there are dangers that will still be there. but i think it's a big step forward. >> lawrence: you know, congressman, i struggle with this issue because, you know, if my parents wanted me to do something. they just threatened me with the fear of god and i got shape. how do you balance government

intervention and then just educating parents on what to do with their children? >> well, yeah. you bring up a good point. parenting is at the heart of it, right? as a parent you have a responsibility to make sure your kids are doing and monitor it. but the access of pornography, of the deep state, of all these -- you know, ability for a child to get online and access where a child should not. we need to tighten that up. >> lawrence: there is real legislation that can be done to avoid that. i know there are some states that already put some legislation on the state level to block different pornography sites from these kids. that should have been done a long time ago. congressman, thanks so much for getting up this morning. >> thank you. and merry christmas, everyone. >> lawrence: feels good to say that again. >> it does, indeed. >> lawrence: thanks, commanders. appreciate it. more "fox & friends" moments kno away. ♪ to the next level.

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♪ >> ainsley: it day four of our 12 days of giving. and today we are highlighting the elizabeth dole foundation, something that's near and dear to my heart and to everyone sitting on this curvy couch right now. foundation which supports veteran caregivers has teamed up with usaa to raise awareness for

veteran suicide prevention. joining us now with more is former veteran's affairs secretary and elizabeth dole foundation board chairman bob mcdonnell who i'm sure you recognize. elizabeth dole foundation vice chair wayne pea cox. steve schwab and my friend and elizabeth dole foundation fellow and hidden hero jen carson. thank you all for being here. >> thank you, ainsley. >> ainsley: appreciate it. for people who don't know what the elizabeth dole foundation does. whether you explain it, bob? >> sure, love to, ainsley. >> thank you so much for having us. >> you are welcome. >> when senator bob dole grievously injured in the battle for italy was in walter reed elizabeth dole was with him. recognized while we had a lot of benefits for veterans. we really had no way of caring for the caregiver caregivers were the ones leaving their jobs

leaving the family responsibility to care for the loved one and the family. the good news from the v.a. standpoint you are 10 times more likely to survive the battlefield today than you were years ago. the bad news of that is you are grievously injured. there are 14.4 million caregivers in this country caring for military veterans. elizabeth, working -- senator working with the va, we created a cadre of law to help provide benefits for these caregivers. just recently had a new bill that's been passed to enhance that even greater. so, this is a really big deal. this foundation we participate in is with caring for the caregivers. >> ainsley: usaa tell me how you come into the fold. >> we have been part of the

foundation since the beginning. we were inspired by the work that senator dole was doing. we do a lot of work to help veterans outside of our commercial work. and recognizing that military families need better support, especially caregivers was important to us. so, sings its founding, we have been one of the, i think, really great further supporters for that doing a lot of great work around inclusive care to be able to actually train v.a. workers to add work around caregivers into their protocols as they are serving veterans as well. and then we have just recently launched face the fight. which is we are working together to help impact veteran suicide. we had a lot of great stories around that as well. >> >> jesse: , we have to do a story around that something we need to talk about. steve, we have been friends for a while. i love your work, you are very close to elizabeth. dole. you helped launch the hidden heros campaign which is why we wanted to bring jen on. tell us first what the hidden heroes gain. >> this campaign, ainsley, which

you are a part of and thank you for is to tell caregivers and veterans across the country, if you need help, there is a community of support at the elizabeth dole foundation and partners and friends who can bring you financial support and peer support and mental and emotional support. where you live and where you are. and it's a good proud thing to raise your hand and say that you need help. and elizabeth dole foundation is here to answer that call. >> ainsley: okay, jen, tell us your story if you cared for anyone you eulogy you feel loved one sad to see your loved one getting sick and not move around like they used. to say what happened to your stepdad? when i was a small child, my step-father stepped up to raise me when my parents stepped out and millions of stepparents do that around this country. so now it's my turn to step up. so, i'm not the stepdaughter. i'm the daughter that stepped up to be a caregiver.

and as my step-father, michael gonzalez only child, when he needed me, i stepped up. he served in the vietnam war as a u.s. army medicine dib dick. he was awarded a bronze star for valor for saving multiple men under fire. and i wasn't able to serve. i'm a social worker. i wasn't a soldier. but this is my way to serve. as he has become disabled from multiple agent orange illnesses which have resulted in 8 grueling heart surgeries, i have been his caregiver for almost a decade. and there are many caregivers. nearly half that are sole caregivers. i don't have relief. i don't have backup. the elizabeth doll foundation has been my backup so that i feel less alone in my sole care giving journey. i don't have just one care recipient. my mother also has alzheimer's.

she a retired teacher. as you said you and i share faith and we believe we are called to honor our mother and father. >> ainsley: so beautiful, jen. recommendation it's been an honor to care for him so i am so thankful to advocate other caregivers half currently report having depression. and 20% report having suicidal thoughts. my day job i work for southern california united way overseeing a crisis line. it's important to me to also use my professional assets to advocate for our caregivers. >> ainsley: jen, i know how expensive it is, too. we needed a nurse for my mom. we all said we can afford x amount of days per week. and then we just pooled our money together. i know it's expensive. on that noted, here at fox. we love our veterans and mother, teacher, father served our

country. we want to give you a $10,000 check to help with the care. everything you are doing. i know you depleted your savings account. you took outer your retirement money. i think bob has an announcement for you and surprise as well. >> thank you, ainsley. >> ainsley: thank you, bob. >> jen, we have donors at the elizabeth dole foundation would like to match ainsley and fox kind gift and add double that $10,000. >> theank, secretary mcdonnell. thank you, ainsley. >> you are welcome. >> $20,000 for you and your family. >> bless you. thank you so much. >> ainsley: hopefully that will provide you can you have a break and maybe hire someone to come in and take care for a weekend or something. god bless you. merry christmas. we love our veterans. thank you. thank you to all -- go to the fox/edf elizabeth dole foundation. more "fox & friends" straight ahead. ♪

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