red sea as the risk to u.s. troops grows by the day. the u.s. navy helicopters destroy three iranian-backed houthi boats after they attacked yet another shipping vessel sunday. this marks the latest of roughly two dozen houthi attacks on international shipping since november. the u.s. navy because the ongoing assaults reckless, but says there are no signs of them slowing down. happy new year, and welcome to a special edition of fox news live. i m rich edson in new york. and i m anita vogel in los angeles. happy new year to you. the white house says the u.s. was acting in self-defense when it fired upon those houthi-operated boats. they say it s an all out effort aimed at preventing a wider war, that critics warn it is not the time to be on defense. this idea that we are just going to play defense, waste all our missiles, which is the benefit of the chinese and iranians, let the houthis fire at will not stop without any consequence, that s got to and now. anita: retire
square with police drones and officers on horseback. why some are calling it an attractive target for terrorists and what s being done to keep cities around the world safe on the holiday. also, the confrontation in the red sea. u.s. navy attack helicopters say they were acting in self defense after sinking multiple boats and killing ten houthi rebels. after they attacked a commercial cargo ship. how this could affect shipping in the red sea region, and tonight, abc news has learned the navy is moving an aircraft carrier out of the region. israel warned on a lengthy timetable for the war with hamas. how much longer they expect it to last. and the u.s. and israel at odds over who will control gaza once the fighting ends. the migrant crisis pushing cities to their breaking point. hundreds of migrants flown from texas to illinois then bussed to chicago. big city mayors plead for federal help. president biden heads into the new year facing a tough senate fight over border
good evening welcome to washington, i m mike emanuel in for bret baier. border crossings set another record. officials report the highest monthly total ever recorded for december. with the new year comes new laws. we ll tell you where minimum wage is up and which states are implementing new gun restrictions and bret baier looks at the reece of internet use and how they re impacting the electric grid. but, first, breaking tonight, president joe biden says his favorite memory of the year is bringing jobs back to the u.s. he also says the country s in a better position to lead the world than any other nation. the president s new year s message comes amid a year of low approval numbers criticism of the us handling of the war in israel and the crisis at our southern border. the first family s scheduled to return to, wa ton tomorrow after a week-long caribbean vacation. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the president and reports from st. croix. good evening, lucas. mike, the wh
all right. dana, thanks. dana: have a great show. bret: gogood evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, we are following two major stories, first former president donald trump is appealing a decision by maine s democratic secretary of state barring him from primary ballot in his role january 6th, 2021 capitol riot. expecting a similar appeal over colorado s decision to remove the decision from that state s ballot. we begin with claudine gay s resignation as the president of harvard university. the departure comes amid several plagiarism accusations criticism over her december congressional testimony where she was unable to say unequivocally calls on campus for the genocide of jews violated the policy. gay is the second person to resign following the testimony along with former upenn president liz magill. mollie lyon has that story from our boston unit tonight. good evening, bret. harvard president claudine gay making it official announcing her decision with heavy hear
problems for president biden, the border and the economy both seen as obstacles to his reelection. but despite all of that, he is finding reasons for optimism. good morning. i m molly line. mike: great to be with you. i m mike emanuel. welcome to a special edition of fox news live. the border and the economy are two of the issues are expected to haunt the president in 2024 but the president is choosing to remain upbeat, claiming americans have plenty to be hopeful about. president biden: my hope is everyone has a healthy, happy, and safe new year. i hope that they understand that we are in a better position than any country in the world. and we are coming back and it is about time. mike: lucas tomlinson is live in st. croix river, the president is celebrating the new year. lucas? reporter: mike, president biden was also asked about his diet in the interview and also to share some memories from last year. here s more with the interview with ryan seacrest. president