Hour 1 - Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news this morning, including: Nick will be out of studio on Monday, December 13th. Kyle Wyatt will be filling in for him. Nick will also be taking vacation at the end of the year. Here's the fill-in guests: December 27th - Darin Chappell December 28th - Darin Chappell December 29th - Dr. John Lilly December 30th - James Clary December 31st - Tom Martz A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the last of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for businesses, saying the government exceeded its authority with a requirement that millions of employees of federal contractors be inoculated. AG Eric Schmitt issued a warning to Missouri schools and health departments that legal action will be taken if they do not stop enforcing COVID-19 related health orders. President Biden and Russian President Putin held a Zoom call yesterday. President Biden was seen waving to Russian President Vladimir Putin and chucking during what was supposed to be a tense video call. Merry Christmas! Someone set the Christmas tree in Fox News square on fire last night. Police say that one suspect has been arrested. Chris Cuomo is ramping up lawsuits against CNN after being fired.