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Christmas and their christmas trees. >> reporter: the battle over what to call the iconic tree hit the wisconsin state assembly this year when democratic governor tony evers proposed changing the name of the evergreen to holiday 3. his republican predecessor scott walker declared a christmas tree in 2007 and last month state lawmakers voted to keep it that way. >> they call it a christmas tree because that is what it is. no disrespect to people who practice other faiths but christ is in the name...

Christmas. >> historians pointing out that evergreens are not directly tied to the nativity. people we talked with on the street in new york had this to say. >> i am jewish so its basically a christmas tree to me. its not in my house. >> i call it a christmas tree. i celebrate christmas but i think everyone should call it whatever they think is right for them. >> is a freedom from religion foundation said the wisconsin assembly choice to call it a christmas tree shows goodwill to christians but ...

Christian town. some say now 10%. or even lower. they have been pushed out. when israel controls religious sites all religions have access. unless youre going on a bus to the birthplace of the nativity, bethlehem cannot be as welcome as you want. a pastor there with a thriving church, he has been attacked a couple dozen times for being christians in the birthplace of jesus. it was a special to film for me personally. i think you will join it on "fox nation." you get a deal. ed: 35%, one, two, th...

Reason to worry after today? ambassador sondland, for one. and i note in correction as a proud nativity of portland, oregon, is he the guy who may get a return visit out of this. >> yeah, lawmakers have already said they want sondland to come back, that he has questions to answer. its clear his statements to congress were not as full as they could have been and certainly they were contradicted by taylor. so that is -- he would be top of the list for people who need to worry. also keep in mind th...

Ambassador sondland, for one. and i note in correction as a proud nativity of portland, oregon, is he the guy who may get a return visit out of this. >> yeah, lawmakers have already said they want sondland to come back, that he has questions to answer. its clear his statements to congress were not as full as they could have been and certainly they were contradicted by taylor. so that is -- he would be top of the list for people who need to worry. also keep in mind that sondland has been describe...

Ambassador sondland, for one. and i note in correction as a proud nativity of portland, oregon, is he the guy who may get a return visit out of this. >> yeah, lawmakers have already said they want sondland to come back, that he has questions to answer. its clear his statements to congress were not as fulsome as they could have been and certainly they were contradicted by taylor. so that is -- he would be top of the list for people who need to worry. also keep in mind that sondland has been descr...

Reveal what he plans to throw his support behind. >> bret: john roberts live on the north lawn. president trump is urging the federal reserve to push down interest rates into the negative territory. the president is saying it would save the government money on his debt. the president is tweeting that the usa should always be paying the lowest rate with no inflation. it is the only nativity of the federal reserve chairman that doesnt allow us to do what we are already doing. once-in-a-lifetime op...

Permission for the statues and never did, bob. >> thats what near not doing. this is what is interesting. thats why the homeowners will lose this case. in 2005, they went after the same family for having a nativity up there. there was a backlash about it and apologized and said, no, you can keep it up there. in 2009, the very statue of mother mary that theyre complaining about now they complained about then. they didnt take it down and did nothing around it. now they come back again and they say...

Cynical but the president is going to continue to talk about it and even though it wont continue to be on the form, many hispanics fear it is on the form he has now said it enough and maybe the damage is done. >> maybe. theres a whiff of four-dimensional chess. >> hes three-dimensional, two-dimensional. >> i think the executive branch has every constitutional right to ask about citizenship and nativity. this was an unforced error. if justice roberts said if you hadnt screwed up the way you did t...

Comments about legitimate rape, and everybody just stopped and said, this is just so out of bounds, weve got to do something about it. enough. and hes unapologetic about it, and its just a really sad point. but i think it speaks to a larger issue. ive been worried about this nativity, protectionist, isolationist element within the republican party. those are just bad characteristics, bad traits, and i think it can lead at times to some of these times of really ugly -- >> thats why he feels so em...