Chris Laxamana fills in for Gina and reports the news of today including: Howard Stern calling out Oprah Winfrey for showing off her lavish lifestyle, Lionel Messi kicking a jersey, Terrel Owens getting in a fight outside a CVS, and Will Smith saying he'll understand if audiences decline to watch his new movie. Author and Fox host, Brian Kilmeade, talks to Adam about Gavin Newsom’s thoughts on how the GOP defines freedom, oppression in China, the problems with living in California, and how America may be slowly returning to sanity.

PLUGS:

Listen to Switchfoot's new album, ‘This Is Our Christmas Album’, wherever you find music

And visit Switchfoot.com for live dates

Check out Brian Kilmeade’s ‘The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul’ wherever you find books

See Brian live in Newark at the NJ Performing Arts Center on Friday

And follow him on Twitter, @Kilmeade

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING TODAY’S SPONSORS:

SkylightFrame.com enter ADAM

Geico.com

GoodRanchers.com/ADAM Enter code: ADAM

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.