♪ ♪ will: dead serious. >> good morning everybody i love this song. 7:00. right here in new york city. that's your shot of the morning. pretty skyline good morning guys. will: just talking coming into the commercial break what's on pete's property. pete: salivating -- about future desire to kill wild animals. will: hogs he said no if you ever get them get rid of them. pete: texas has a big hog problem because my brother-in-law -- will: zero tolerance. pete: they fly in the helicopters and shoot hogs i haven't flown with them yet let's do that. will: seen the wild epidemic of america it is not just texas you're north in tennessee but probably going to get there and it is pushing you need to have a zero tolerance policy. rachel: what do they do? will: the turkeys, deer they'll root up whole property. they're just -- pete: filthy from what i'm told. glad you're joining us on this sunday morning. rachel: commercial break conversation. bleeding into the top of the hour. pete: if the world only knew. will: record number of border encounters 3.2 million nation encounters, 600,000 got aways. 172 on the terror watch list. have you two seen this video that's going around? we don't -- i don't know if we have it because i'm springing this on producers as we speak have you seen a video as this guy goes and asks i would say he ends up talking to two dozen illegal immigrants all sitting apprehended on a fence asking where they're from and where they're going. have you seen this video? rachel: what happened? will: if we can grab that it's amazing. boom, boom, boom asking him guinea, iran, iran -- guinea senegal and then where are you going texas, arizona a huge chunk of them new york. new york -- rachel: interesting. other thing this one is one that i did myself in an airport asking 30 of them, these guys were almost all from the dominican republic cuba couple from venezuela they had only been in the country less than 30 hours supposedly they were vetted. and on their way you try going into an airport where identification is they do and you're an american citizen they'll turn you around. pete: 100% if i misspell my name on my ticket it is a problem. speaking of the border and texas has been front and center on that. sources are telling fox news this morning that texas governor greg abbott is going to endorse donald trump for 2024 republican nominee as they head down to the border today. here's a portion of what the former president said recently about that southern border. watch. >> just three years ago we have the best border we ever had now we have the worst border -- but the best border. >> i will begin largest domestic deportation operation in american history back to their countries. [applause] i will immediately restore expand the trump travel ban we all know what that is on entry from terror play countries and compliment strong ideological screening on all immigrants. >> look you mention record numbers will -- i bet this year breaks that record because the world is going to know that this guy is back in office, that the policies are going to change at the border yet another endorsement from donald trump as reality sets in that he's overwhelming fropght runner. >> you know those ideas that donald trump had deporting he says it is largest deportation in u.s. history of illegals. he said he's going reenstate travel ban remain in mexico and going to end children who are illegal who are born here getting automatic citizenship. those ideas were supercontroversial when he was running in 2015. i don't think they're as controversial anymore. i think that people have seen what happens when you have this open border policy. and i think these are -- this is a winning topic for him. will: hopefully it resonates with americans hopefully this. yesterday we brought you story of the study out of sweden showing that lockdowns in america and across europe this one particularly focus on the u.k. produced no real production, no real positive effect when it came to covid versus a society that remained largely open in sweden and now we also know or at least we're having -- we're receiving the admission that benefits of shutdowns weren't there and the costs were. this is "new york times" editorial board. startling evidence on learning los is in. right evidence is now in and it is startling the school closures that took 50 million children out of classrooms at the start of the pandemic may prove to be most damaging disruption in the history of american education. it also set student progress back in math and reading by two decades and widen achievement gap that separates poor and wealthy children the learning loss crisis is more consequential than many elected officials yet acknowledged a collective sense of urgency by all americans required to avert devastating effect on nation's children. listen, you know, we can take a moment in this -- and say it was, it was covid it was a pandemic no one knew. i think there needs to be some accountability tribunal and need to go back and look back and say who did and said what i'm serious. rachel: never get any apology for any of this and 50 million. will: severe bad actors. rachel: 50 million shut out of the classrooms who was in the classroom over 100 million chinese you talk about -- we talk how fentanyl and tiktok all of the things that china did to weaken america nothing is going to weaken america more than the shutdown of these schools and interesting that china this was -- came out of china and their kids were in school and ours were shut down because of our damn teachers unions. >> you want to talk about accountability one of the places to start was the new york times. there was no more sanctimonious dripping preachy group think lockdown, get your covid vaccine, mandatory push it -- that was them. they're the ones backing all of this. rachel: yes. pete: now acknowledging what rest of us -- rachel: there's no i'm sorry. will: self--- pete: if not in school heir going to fall behind and roll tape on this show and network for years saying depress who it will impact the most people that are already of lessing means, poor people in schools that are underserved like, of course, with families that are broken and neighborhoods -- they're ones that fall the most behind. thanks "new york times." but some of us were there years ago. will: in fact we can roll that tape. watch. >> sending 20% of healthy children home to learn from an ipad isn't acceptable to me. >> it is a challenge i don't really have money for additional child care finding alternative environment and it is not baby-sitting it needs to be education. >> students graduating are not meeting those basic bench marks there's two careers of learning loss nobody can deny it not etch teachers unions at this point. >> we got smacked in the face when we went to school boards and begged them please reopen our schools. our kids are struggling and they said we don't care. >> when you try to do school on a computer and you're a kindergartener -- what else are they going to do? i did everything i could. i made the bouncy balls, i made the special room. i sat there and i worked with them and they still cried. >> i think this just 100% goes to show and now prove that parents know what is best for their children. >> so important to talk about who did this remember the -- and by the way there's all kinds of articles on the left not just sort of softly acknowledging what happened but also saying oh we just need, you know, to forget about what happened and we didn't know. no a lot of people knew. parents knew. union said we need all this money from you in order to open schools. they basically held america hostage then we handed over the money and some of them still didn't open meanwhile catholic schools who operate on a 16th of the budget of what, you know, public schools do operate on. they remained open you know what they did they didn't money but clorox bleach wipes and they wiped down desks and put kids in desks and educated them that's why schools are higher who remained open during that time that was an absolute they held us hostage. will: randy weingarten cdc dr. anthony fauci started tribunal -- rachel: i'm with you 100%. pete: agreed. rachel: we're going to turn to headlines a ohio man faces charges after a police investigation revealed he lieded about being a victim of the hate crime those charges include making false alarms as well as assault and domestic violence. he told police that he was hit by a driver yelling anti-palestinian slurs prompting calls for an fbi investigation. however, officers say he actually got into a fight with his brother. it a developing story, residents in southern ietion iceland on edge after experts warn a volcanic eruption could happen any time now and could be months before it is safe for anyone to return to their homes icelandic officials say magma is close to the earth's surface near a mountain could be the site of an eruption. so if they take everybody out of their homes -- amazing. united autoworkers with ford and ending six week strike that put the big three automakers on pause. workers passed both agreements with an overwhelming majority and new deals include 25% wage increases for workers, cost of living adjustments and more agreements are set to expire in april of 2028. a christmas classic is celebrating a very merry anniversary. >> i think that says fragile, honey. ♪ ♪ >> what -- it's a leg. >> but what is it? >> it's a leg! like in a statue. >> christmas story remered 30 years ago this weekend since debut in 1983 classic coming of age story rail if i a sequel came out last year and those are your headlines. will: kathleen texted me said would you sending me the christmas play list on spotify? >> i will. a little early. that's what i felt. i felt that too. pete: this is that kind of transition phase like behind us. we have the fox news christmas tree is up. but it is not lit yet you wait to light it until after thanksgiving. will: four more days fully appreciate thanksgiving. pete: makes you enjoy it more. i haven't gone for the peppermint whatever -- rachel: candy canes. pete: starbucks coffees. i saw it the other day i wanted it but i didn't get it. because it's too early. rachel: anticipation of christmas we get our christmas tree on thanksgiving weekend a wonderful tradition we cut it down. >> that's beautiful. pete: yours is really dead until after christmas. rachel: we keep it going until january 6th -- three kings day, different holiday -- but yes you're right one year we put our teenage, 16-year-old this charge of watering the tree and it did die early because that's not a good idea. will: new survey says topics americans least want to discuss at thanksgiving at number 10 conspiracy theories. rachel: i look up a list will i said i'm not invited anywhere because i talk about all of these things let's go through the list. pete: any of the -- will: war, personal finances, jobs, six personal relationships, five, covid, four, biden three, family drama and gossip everybody wants to do that trump, one, the 2024 election. >> talk about the weather -- you can talk about football and sports. you can talk about -- rachel: nothing to say there. pete: you're done you're what you're doing cooking. because you can't be seen elsewhere talking to people. [laughter] rachel: what do you think of this list? will: well i don't agree with all of it. i think conspiracy theories are a great conversation. glam all came true. pete: i do too i think this list depends on size and scope of your family gatt gathering like angst uncles and aunts -- probably not and people you haven't seen for a while like -- will: i like to go living on edge of uncomfortability that's when we get real. pete: i agree but most don't like living on that edge. will: their problem not mine. pete: you impose your risk tolerance on others. rachel: that list i decided was not created by a hispanic family. those are all topics we talk only thing that's not there is religion and we talk about that and not supposed to talk about religion and politics but that's all we talk about -- will: going to talk about the weather. rachel: i hate small talk and i don't like chitchat i like a deep good conversation. pete: for sure. here's another survey that it is same survey just different aspects so broke it down by state best and worst house guest actions by state. what people in those states believe for thanksgiving. will: our states they're highlighting so in tennessee the best so all of them the best is help with dishes. pete: in tennessee it is help clean the kitchen. the worst is stealing -- rachel: in tennessee you have to be careful. pete: like red neck stuff hey i'll take the silverware on my way out that's pretty bad scenario. rachel: or turkey fryer. true to form getting too drunk. actually i saw a list once of like the -- the cities in america that are the most i guess most drinking most drunk, and like the top five were wisconsin. >> i've seen that map every county has more bars than like grocery stores. and then texas this is i think right help clean the kitchen is best worst is asking offensive questions. will: that's my role. my role i don't know what that means what is an offensive question? pete: you going up to i don't know -- will: like hey how much do you make? [laughter] rachel: i think dinner by the way this one of the most beautiful things sitting around you're having dinner we talk about what we're grateful for and then we also just kind of -- talk and enjoy. pete: e-mail us your thoughts friends at fox news.com this morning what are some of the best and worst thanksgiving house guest actions at your house. rachel: good question. pete: worst things you've seen or tradition you have e-mail we'll share it later on many the show. will: coming up age old questions biden too old to seek reelection as he turns 81 tomorrow? we'll ask voters. pete: small businesses losing interest with hiring candidates with college degrees we'll explain what's fueling the trend. this is the ergo smart base from tempur-pedic. and it responds to snoring, so you don't have to. so, no more nudging your partner. or sleeping on the other side... of the house. because the tempur-ergo smart base actually detects snoring then automatically adjusts to help reduce it. all night, every night. for a limited time, save up to $500 on select adjustable mattress sets, and experience the deep, undisturbed sleep of tempur-pedic. learn more at tempurpedic.com we come from people we can be proud of. seeing all the places i come from, i know. if it's a serrano, it's something to be proud of. give the gift of family heritage with ancestry. my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c? 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