the house will vote to formally launch impeachment inquiry into the president as lawmakers gear up for a closed-door deposition with hunter. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. carley shimkus is off today. hunter and his legal team have not confirmed if he'll be there at 9:30 this morning. republicans say there will be consequences if he's a no-show. brooke singman will break down this busy day in d.c. >> brooke: set to be a family affair on capitol hill today starting with impeachment inquiry vote, which is vital to get to the bottom of the biden family business dealings. >> the constitution requires this of us, they are not turning over documents or key witnesses, we need impeachment inquiry vote from the full house. i believe it will pass. >> brooke: formalize the inquiry today and could see articles of impeachment drafted against the president in first half of next year. one republican is snapping back at democrats, the same democrats voted to impeach president trump in 2019. >> we have a situation where standard impeachment has been lowered to such a degree, it is merely at this point a political exercise. not that this is political exercise, the bar has been lowered. democrats have reduced this to the point it is absurd, you have. now we're playing by the same rules you set for us. >> brooke: biden administration has been accused of stonewalling hunter's overseas transactions. todd. >> todd: speaking of hunter, will he or won't he? >> brooke: he is supposed to show up at 9:30 this morning for a join deposition. his attorney last week signalled he would not show and he doesn't believe james comer will release his transcript of his deposition, comer has released transcripts of ery other person interviewed. it is a few hours away. >> todd: 5:02, we are expecting this at 9:30. if hunter does not holdup, they are ready to hold him in contempt. >> brooke: hunter's legal team has been trying to get the federal gun charges dismissed and hunter has pled not guilty. last week tax charges were filed out of david weiss's special investigation. those are totally separate from the house impeachment inquiry, but this is all related thchl is a perfect storm for hunter biden. we'll see if he shows today. >> todd: it will be a wild day on fox. let's get into this. bring in jeff van drew >> congressman, great to see you. democrats main talking points seem to be if republicans have the goods, we would not need to take the step of having an inquiry. walk us through why that is false and this step is crucial? >> it is false, let's be clear. we are going to cross every t and dot every i and do this the right way because standards for us will not be standards they were for them. they did not care if they had a proper inquiry, theying just went forward. we want to do it the right way. why are we doing this? overview, up to $20 million went to the biden family and associates from countries like kazakhstan, russia, china, romania. how many people are listening and watching and have money flowing to their coffers from those countries? there is a reason and we can track the money down. how many people listening and uch waing right now get to be put on the board of an energy company if they know nothing about energy, receive millions in payments and when that energy company complaining they are being investigated for corruption because they were corrupt and they go through the process and talk to the vice president joe biden, who was listening on the conversation and up to his ears in the conversations, at least 20 of them. he goes to ukraine and says, you are not getting any money until you get rid of this prosecutor. when do we go and tell other countries to get rid of a prosecutor? when do you hear an issue when the department of justice didn't do its job and because of vice president and now president biden's influence that they slow walk charges until the statute was over and they have sweetheart of a plea deal and the judge was aghast and said i can't go for it. let them go free on gun charges, on tax evasion and all issues surrounding that and that fell apart in court and now they are going forward. when i say there is smoke, there's fire, so much smoke, you got to clear it out to see the truth. i'll leave you with this. what they are doing is justice for thee, not for me. we'll do justice and go beyond justice on people who are regular hard-working americans breaking their back everyday, but we will not do anything to my family or my son, even though we are up to our neck. we will dot i's and cross t's. >> todd: how do you expect today's floor vote to go? >> it will always be close simply because there is single majority of a few people. i believe it will pass. however you feel about impeachment, we must understand this, this is impeachment inquiry, we are not doing impeachment and if we do, we'll have our ducks in a row. we want to get to the truth, i believe anybody, regardless how they feel about ultimate impeachment should vote for the truth. >> todd: there is hunter's deposition reportedly, allegedly 9:30. do you think it goes through and will he plead the fifth the entire time? >> he will try to evade this, he will probably try to plead the fifth. if he does go, his attorney said he wouldn't go. if this was me, or anybody else, you would go, you would know if you didn't, you would be held in contempt of congress, which carries a prison sentence. if you have nothing to hide, if you have nothing to worry about, if you have done nothing wrong, you will be -- be pleased to go, you will just tell the truth and have no worries. i don't think this is the case here. >> todd: congressional subpoena is not e-vite for a holiday party, something you click, yes, no or maybe, it is legally enforcible and he has to show up or there are consequences. busy day, looking forward to see what happens. nikki haley getting a big endorsement, will it be enough to put a dent in donald trump's lead? we're breaking down the race, stay with us. ♪ ♪ first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here to take care of you.” connecting with kim... made me reconnect with my mom. it's very important to keep loved ones close. we know that creating memories with loved ones brings so much joy to your life. a family trip to the team usa training facility. i don't know how to thank you. i'm here to thank you. >> janice: take a look at the forecast. temperatures pretty cold, but will warm up over next couple days, way above average for much of the country the week before krmsz. area of low pressure moving out of southwest into texas. we have potential for heavy rain and mountain snow, otherwise fairly quiet forecast. snow forecast for new mexico to colorado, upward of two feet of snow, great news for skiers. heavy rain in the forecast for texas and louisiana. we will monitor that for the east coast. temperature departure, wednesday, thursday and friday above average for a lot of the country heading into the week before christmas. are you traveling next week? we will watch this area of low pressure that comes out of the gulf coast and moves to mid-atlantic and the northeast, this is sunday, monday and tuesday. check the local forecast. monday, gfs, american mod and he will this is the euro, more offshore, mainly rain event, interior section snow. happening at a very busy time as people are traveling. will a white christmas happen? a lot of snow for mountains across west. there is historical chance of a white christmas. in new york city, if you look at the legend dream on for coastal northeast. interior sections, count on it. >> todd: that system monday, tuesday and wednesday, if it were colder -- >> janice: we would have snow and people would be excited if they are not traveling, especially the children. >> todd: those people are called children. >> janice: i have to deliver a good snow storm this season. >> todd: cent rat park hasn't had -- she is going to deliver snow. >> janice: i'll try, maybe after christmas. >> todd: the santa of meteorology. idf announce a complex rescue operation, same day president biden is set to meet with families of americans being held captive by the terror group. trey yingst has the latest, trey. >> trey: hi, todd, good morning. president biden will meet with the family of americans taken hostage on october 7. we don't know which families or how many, but it will be first of its kind for an in-person meeting with biden since the massacre took place. two americans were freed, 10 are believed to be held inside gaza. yesterday president biden vowed not to stop until all hostages are home. during a fundraiser yesterday he told donors israel is starting to lose that support by indiscriminate bombing that takes place. we have to make sure bibi, referring to the prime minister, makes some moves. united states are facing criticism. we have been speaking to one family desperate to leave gaza amid the war. >> he was survived from the -- she was in the sclap nal /* in the window. >> trey: the family must cook with coal, they have no electricity and the water is partially contaminated, but it is all they have after fleeing gaza city. >> just what i'm wearing and for my family the most important. >> trey: family of six shelters with dozens in the southern city of rafah, among two million palestinians that face humanitarian disaster. with airstrikes nearby, he fears his family could be the next victims in the war. >> terror strike was close to us. 15 has been killed in that airstrike. >> trey: the family is desperate to leave gaza as the war continues, israeli officials say this is not a operation that will take weeks, but rather months. yesterday nine israeli soldiers were killed in gaza. todd. >> todd: trey yingst live for us, thank you. ukrainian president zelenskyy and president biden meeting in d.c. yesterday presenting a united push for more aid to ukraine. >> president biden: this is one of those moments, congress needs to pass supplemental funding before they break for holiday recess and give putin the greatest christmas gift they could give him. it is not about financing, it is about morality. the most problem, biggest problem when you don't support ukraine to kick our moral. it was in beginning of the war, happy and thankful to american people that then you supported us, but we've been alone. >> todd: yesterday biden announced additional $200 million while congress is discussing spending. here is the republican side of the funding debate. >> there is nothing new here, same old, same old whachl is striking, you have the president from ukraine talking about importance of protecting sovereignty of his border and we have a president that refuses to address the sovereignty of our own southern border. total disconnect and struck me, conversation in washington are so different than in real america. americans are suffering and want to focus on that, not a blank check for an endless war. >> todd: democrats are ready to make big concessions, cheryl casone here to break it all down, plus, did you see this? 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supervisor says he's identified the cause of the city's homeless crisis and it is capitalism. supporting defending the police said, what you are seeing in the tenderloin is result of capitalism and what happens to people at the bottom. tom wolf, founder of pacific alliance for prevention and recovery join me now. tom, were you a homeless addict because of capitalism? >> no, because i got addicted to heroin and ended up on the street. supervisor preston is blaming what made him wealthy for problems he is facing in his own district in san francisco. >> todd: what is the real reason for the crisis? >> look, in san francisco, the primary cause of homelessness, if you go out on the street, it is drug addiction, untreated mental illness, fentanyl crisis. we are on pace to lose 800 people to drug overdose deaths. it is clearly a drug issue and he's clearly deflecting away from the problem. >> todd: elon musk who knows about the bay area, having so many businesses there, or were there, blames dean preston, saying his votes have led to a lot of the destruction we see in the city. is there truth in that? 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