the u.s., so far it seems to be working. one final note, banksters beware, the globalization dragon, the flame is being extinguished. have a great weekend, everybody. president-elect donald trump set to join thousands of army/navy fans for the 117th annual football game between west point and annapolis. >> you guys can do better, right? >> one, two, three! go army! >> well, up here in boston, thousands of christmas shoppers are opening up their wallets at one of the most historic markets confident in the economy, and letting us know that their loved ones are worth the best. >> i'm going to be spending

more. i can show my family and friends how much i appreciate them. it is a beautiful saturday here in baltimore. i am leland vittert. we're just a couple of hours away from kickoff of the army/navy game at the m&t. bank stadium. hello, molly line. >> yes, i am in for elizabeth prann. welcome to a special edition of america's news headquarters. brand-new tweets from donald trump this morning on everything from fake news to pentagon spending to this. quote, as a show of support for our armed forces, i will be going to the army/navy game

today. looking forward to it, should be fun. the game starts in three hours. >> and in washington, just minutes before a shutdown, the senate voted for a stop gap spending bill that will fund the government until april 28th. president obama signed it into law early this morning. coal state democrats backed down on trying to extend long-term health care benefits for retired miners. >> and voting is hour in louisiana where voters are deciding just who should replace republican senator david vitter. senator john kenny or foster campbell. no matter which way louisianaians choose, republicans will still control the senate next year. and we are back in baltimore. general george patton may have said it best, that courage is fear holding on just a minute

longer. a fitting mantra for the u.s. army. today's mission, well, beat navy. joining us to talk about the legacy that spans that service, general mark milly, united states army, chief of staff, four-star general, and kenneth rock merit, world war ii veteran and legendary paratrooper from the 82nd. gentlemen, great to have you with us here. it's a 14-year losing streak for army. is this your year? >> i think this is it. today's the day. >> today's the day? a long time, though. >> 14 years is a long time. this is the year of breaking records and big upsets. >> we've seen that for sure, both on the football field and certainly in politics. what makes you so confident in army this year? >> army's got a very solid team. they've got the number two defense. they've got great rushing going on. there's been a variety of

factors, i think. they've got good solid players. they still have their starting team. navy is down to the third string quarterbacks. we'll see. navy is never to be underestimated. they're a great team, too. but we'll see today. >> everything is redeemed if you win today, all that matters? >> definitely. >> all that matters. sergeant major, i want to take you back to this game in 1944. you would have been probably right before the battle of the bulge there. and all of a sudden you get the news in the cold and in the snow that was that battle that army beat navy in '44. it raises your spirits, right? >> it certainly did. it must have been around the 17th or 18th of december, 1944. and we were moved out, the 82nd had, for the battle of the bulge. and i heard that news. and that was good news. that was the only good news i'd heard for a while, you know. but anyway, yes, i felt great

about it. >> you think about that, general, 1944, there were a whole lot of men and boys in harm's way. that's still the case today, whether it be syria, afghanistan, iraq, or a lot of places we can't talk about. >> that's right. we've got the army, about 187,000 soldiers deployed in 140 countries worldwide. you mentioned them, afghanistan, iraq, syria, and other places where they're in harm's way. these cadets put it all on the line to get it into the end zone. but at the end of the day they'll fight shoulder to shoulder with the others. >> it's easy to forget as you watch the fight on the football field what these men are going to go do. some of them just in six months, they join the army, cadets and midshipman. an army that's been at war for 15 years, though. we heard so much about the presidential campaign about the military readiness. how ready is the army? is it beat down?

the 177,000 soldiers, are they tired? >> they're not beat down the way you're putting it. but we have certificate readiness challenges. we've got capacity and capability issues, all the service chiefs, myself included, testified to that. >> are you hopeful, optimistic what the new commander in chief is talking about? what does the army need to fix this? >> we'll give it to the new commander in chief when the time comes. we obviously have needs and readiness in capacity size, and we want to make sure our army is bigger, stronger, and fit to fight, so to speak. so i think that we're looking forward to some days ahead where we're going to get some help from the united states congress and current and next administration. >> as we talked before the show, just today, an announcement 200 more troops heading to syria. front page today of the "wall street journal," pentagon just showed trump tougher options. can you shed any light on that? >> not really.

there's a series of options that we're going to present to president-elect trump when the time comes. i think it's best presented to him first. >> conceivably these things could be something along the lines of rules of engagement changes, options, menus that every commander in chief could choose from. >> it could be any and all of those things, leland. we'll take it step by step, and president-elect trump will will be the first to hear and i'll be sure to tell you afterwards. >> we appreciate that. we have that promise on tape now. >> count on it. >> hold on, so we're not going to count on the phone call but we can count now on the army beating navy. >> i think that's a pretty good prediction for today. >> we've got that on tape. command sergeant major merritt, you wore the uniform of the 82nd airborne, the same uniform that is going to be honored here today. as you think back to your time in the army, and the time now, some things have changed for sure. give us a sense of the value

that has stayed the same, that the men out on this field will take out to the corps? >> you're right. there's been a lot of changes in the last 70 years in the army. i think the concept today, our football players honoring the 82nd airborne division, and all of our armed forces, and what have you, and i think today, with all the turmoil that's going on in the world today, we have the best educated, best officers and noncommissioned officers that our army has ever produced. all you have to do is -- and i not only say the 82nd, but i include all the other nine divisions that we have, is the same way. i agree that we need maybe a better, bigger army. not a better army, but a bigger

army. >> that's certainly something that president-elect trump has talked about. certainly something that the joint staff has talked about as well in terms of more equipment, more men, after 15 years of war. gentlemen, thank you both for your service. enjoy the game. general, i should let you go one, army beat navy. >> absolutely. go army, beat navy. >> thank you. >> president-elect donald trump is showing his support for the armed forces. at today's army-navy game, it's right back to picking out his cabinet. mr. trump has so far met with 90 prospective cabinet candidates. brian joins us now with the latest. >> good afternoon, molly. the transition continues and so does the interview process. all eyes are really on the secretary of state position. fox news can now report that the president-elect will meet with rex tillerson, the exxon mobil

ceo sometime this weekend. we're not sure entirely when. rex tillerson is considered the front-runner by many for this position of secretary of state. the two met on tuesday, and really, he's been the ceo of exxon since 2006. he has no diplomatic experience, but some point to the fact he can bring his executive leadership to the role. exxon operates in more than 50 countries, which some people said could lead to conflicts of interest when it comes to business and the administration. but others say, that also means he has some relationship with world leaders around the country. yesterday afternoon mayor rudy giuliani said he removed his name from the consideration from the secretary of state position in a meeting with mr. trump. on november 19th. giuliani removed his name because he thought there were a lot of terrific candidates, and he thought he could play a better role outside of the administration. giuliani said he was only interested in the secretary of state job, and according to our reporting at fox news, he was

offered other positions, like the department of homeland security. but he declined. listen. >> he had good choices. my objective in joining the campaign was never to get a job. it was the last thing in my mind. it was for my country. and the idea of secretary of state sort of entered my mind toward the end. when i thought about it, i saw the choices he had and the difficult position he was in because of his loyalty to me and friendship. i said the best is to take myself out of it. >> reporter: the former new york city mayor also said his advice to the president-elect would not to pick mitt romney for secretary of state position because he believes romney went too far of his criticism of the president-elect during the campaign. now, with mr. giuliani out of contention, the list of most likely candidates for secretary of state include obviously rex tillerson, the former ford ceo, mitt romney, senator bob corker of tennessee, and bolton.

meanwhile, on twitter, trump is really taking aim at the reports about him repeating his position as executive producer of the "apprentice." this is true, but he insists this means, and his transition team insists that this simply means he's going to profit from a show that he helped create by mark burnett and will not be devoting a lot of his time. on twitter this morning, the president-elect says, i have nothing to do with the "apprentice" except for the fact that i conceived it with mark b. and have a stake in it. i will devote zero time. reports by cnn that i will be working on the "apprentice" during my presidency are ridiculous and untrue. fake news. the president-elect will continue his meeting on monday with people like carly fiorina as well as rick santorum. molly? >> bryan, thank you. the president-elect took aim

at wall street on the campaign trail, but now mr. trump has tapped goldman sachs executive gary cohn as the white house economic council. and andrew tester. here to weigh in on all of this, bloomberg politics reporter kevin. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me, molly. how are you? >> great. wonderful. here in beautiful boston today. let's kick off with discussing the labor secretary, andy puzder. the fast-food exec, head of the big restaurants like carl's jr. and hardee's, a critic of minimum wage, saying it would keep young people from getting in on the job market. bans and restrictions on soda. one of the thing making the news recently is the fast-food workers walking out and protesting and calling for a

minimum wage. what does this appointment mean at this point in time? >> two things. first and foremost, president-elect trump has consistently said that he would be somewhat supportive of increasing the minimum wage. he wouldn't go as far as progressives and liberals who would like to see him go. but he has indicated that he would like to potentially increase that level. now, on the flip side of that, his appointment indicates that he, my second point that i would make, is telling conservatives that he is a free market principled conservative. this is a pick that believes the free market will grow the economy and increase those wages. i think right now, what you're seeing is donald trump setting a negotiation tactic for that potential battle in the new congress, with those progressives, like senator elizabeth warren, who are sure to be critical of these picks. >> yeah. also, gary cohn, national

economic council, gold man sachs ties there. in this case, there's been a lot of criticism because of the -- him pushing back on wall street over the course of the campaign. but also, that he's leaning too heavily on wall street appointments. that's what democrats have been saying, from the left as well. do you see that? is that the direction here that he's taking? >> well, listen, i covered donald trump's presidential campaign since really the beginning. all of the rallies as i would crisscross the country. one of the things that he was consistent on was that he wanted to assemble a team of business leaders to draw on their insights. this is a business guy. and so there have been critics of goldman sachs. even liberals who have criticized president obama for drawing too much on them. but i think when you look at his pick for treasury secretary, as well as gary cohn now, potentially to lead the council

of economic advisers, these are people that donald trump believes will help to deregulate the economy, not only for wall street and large financial institutions, but also for small businesses, also for community banks. they believe by rolling back things like dodd/frank, they will be able to spur economic growth and i've got to be honest, you look at the stock market, they're reacting quite positively to most of this news. >> yes. he's been unapologetic about these picks. shifting gears here, of course, now would be the time we would expect to see a president-elect making cabinet appointments. but he has surprised a lot of people, inserting himself into certain business dealings. i'm talking about carrier out in indiana, the air conditioning company. is this something that a president-elect should be doing, and would it be something that he could even possibly maintain once he actually assumes the presidency, to be so intimately involved in individual companies like this? >> i don't think he cares. on the campaign trail, he would

always say, maybe it's not presidential to pick up the phone and try to keep jobs here in america, but it's something he feels is important. with regards to boeing earlier this week, which i exclusively broke, that after donald trump tweeted about the $4 billion price tag on air force one, boeing officials called trump's transition office and indicated that they were ready to start having a conversation about working with government officials to lower that cost. i think that we're going to be seeing a lot of this coming within the trump administration. and to be quite frank, it's not that rare. when president obama took office in 2009, he negotiated with lockheed martin over the cost of marine one helicopters. he just didn't do it on twitter. so it's a little bit of a style thing. but i think we're going to be seeing a lot more of that in the years to come. >> absolutely. kevin, thanks so much. you spent so much time on the

trail with donald trump. we know you'll be covering things going forward. we appreciate your insight. >> thank you. have a great one. great conversation. a secret cia assessment says that russia tried to boost donald trump's chances of winning the election. that assessment concluded russian hacking into the e-mails of the dnc and hillary clinton's campaign chairman were intended to help elect the now president-elect. caroline holding down the fort in washington for us today joins us with the details from the capitol. hello, caroline. >> president obama is ordering u.s. intelligence agencies to conduct a full review of hacking aimed at meddling in the 2016 election. "the new york times" and others report that officials have already concluded that russia did it to help donald trump win. the president-elect's transition team is pushing back saying, these are the same people that said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. the election ended a long time ago, and one of the biggest

electoral colleges in history. wikileaks published 50,000 e-mails from the democratic camp which led to weeks of embarrassing stories for her campaign. wikileaks founder denied the russian government was the source of the hacks. "the new york times" said the findings by the intelligence agency said it was done to help mr. trump, based in part on their belief that they also hacked the republican national committee. >> they were told very, you know, high up within "the new york times" that this was not true. that intelligence agencies, that we're working with that were confirmed they were not hacked. they chose to ignore that. they wanted to write a different story. >> members of congress are calling for hearings. the incoming senate minority leader released this statement, that any country could be meddling in our elections should shake both political parties to their core. senate democrats will join with our republican colleagues next

year to demand a congressional investigation and hearings to get to the bottom of this. some republicans point to the timing of the white house request to review, pointing it comes after a democratic loss instead of their wins in 2008 and 2012 despite hacking reports from eight years ago. leland, back to you. >> caroline shivele, thanks. the latest from two iconic american cities. the army-navy game in baltimore. cold weather has a grip on much of the united states. plus, no government shutdown today. how a last-minute deal keeps the government funded for a few more months. but not everyone is happy about the tradeoff.

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here's more on just what it took to get enough senators onboard to pass this continuing resolution. garrett? >> yeah, molly, once again, we were an hour away from a government shutdown. this time it was senate democrats from coal-producing states who were threatening to block the spending measure over health benefits for retired coal miners. joe manchion wanted to extend the health benefits for 16,000 retired miners and widows that were set to expire at the end of this year. they were pushing for the coal miners' benefits to be extended for an entire year. late last night it became clear they did not have the votes to do that, and the spending bill ultimately passed 63-36. >> our intention was never, ever to shut this place down. our intention was to get the extension to make the necessary corrections. that's what we've been working for in the house for some reason felt they worked too long. we were off 100 days already this year. >> in addition to the $1

trillion spending bill, congress passed a wide ranging water bill that provides $10 billion for water projects across the country, including relief for drought-stricken california, and funds to address the water crisis in flint, michigan, where last year the city's drinking water became toxic when it was contaminated from lead from aging pipes. with those pieces of legislation taken care of, they're on break now until january 3rd. molly? >> thank you, garrett. appreciate it. leland? >> coming up, president-elect trump's short list for secretary of state just got a little shorter. why former new york mayor rudy giuliani bowed out, and who's still in the running. >> when i thought about it, and saw the choices that he had, and the difficult position he was in, because of his loyalty to me and friendship, it's best for me

to take myself out of it. plus, it is cold here in baltimore. but at least there isn't 16 inches of snow on the ground. it says boston there. we'll tell you what region is dealing with major winter weather and who has some coming their way. >> don't wait for it to get too deep because you won't be able to do anything with it. try to do it before go foot. >> i like the snow. there's nothing wrong with this. this is heaven. how can you beat it.

the tailgating continues here in baltimore, as they get ready for the army-navy game. navy's won 14 years in a row. coming up in about half an hour, admiral richardson chief of operations on why this year will be number 15. in the meantime, back to our top story. the football team arrives here in baltimore. one of our top stories, the secret cia assessment saying russia tried to boost donald trump's chances of winning the election. bloomberg reporter joining us with more from washington. eli, nice to see you. apologize for the sirens in the background here. as you look at these reports about russia, how certain shall we say is the cia and intelligence community of this

assessment do you think? >> it's hard to gauge necessarily. but this is saying something that cybersecurity experts who don't have an ax to grind politically are saying since september, that these -- you can tell the hacks have sort of certain signatures of russian hacking, and the delivery of the hacks through wikileaks is an organization that has been linked to the russians, whether wittingly or unwittingly, especially through its founder and leader julian assange. and it was one party that had its private e-mails disclosed, which would suggest someone had their thumb on the scales and wanted to see the other guys win. as the big reveal that -- we sort of also had known this before, but the big part of "the new york times" story on this today, and "washington post," is that there was also a russian hack of the republican national committee. but those were not disclosed. it obviously is using the razor that we would say, well, okay,

maybe the russians had an interest in trump winning the election. >> putting their hand on the scale, so to speak. >> by the way, i don't think that's a causeality. i think trump won for a lot of reasons independent of this. but it's a disgrace. and we should all be alarmed that the russians tried to interfere in our elections. >> eli, you say we all should be alarmed. >> yes. >> the person who doesn't seem to be alarmed is the president-elect. they put out a statement essentially taking on his own intelligence community, saying that the cia, the same ones who thought saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, let's move on from this, essentially said this could be the russians, it could be the chinese, it could be some guy in new jersey. what's the implications of the president-elect taking on his own intelligence community? >> well, i think the nation has to hope that he becomes become more presidential when he takes the office and gets closer in the transition. i think that it's certainly fair

to criticize the cia who has gotten stuff wrong before. there's also been reforms in that process since the wmd debacle of the 2003 and 2002. so that criticism may be a little out of date. but it doesn't necessarily -- you don't need the cia to do this. there are a lot of people who are cybersecurity experts who have been saying this for months. it's not -- i don't think it's a proefl issue at this point. it shouldn't be. >> well, it certainly seems like the intelligence community are fairly certain who it was. >> yeah. >> this does bring up, though, an interesting note as we look at the secretary of state, some people call it a real time "apprentice." >> the america's next top diplomat. >> rex tillerson is now emerging as a top runner. he will meet with mr. trump

reportedly again this weekend, as the interview process continues. one of the people he's closest with in the world, for obvious reasons, is the ceo of exxon, is vladimir putin. have we had that before, where a secretary of state candidate is so close to a major adversary? >> i think it's one of those things that would raise serious concerns, the more we learn about that, in the vetting process, and also the advise and consent process with the senate. i would say that it's interesting, because one of the people that would be looked over, if indeed it does go to tillerson, would be the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee who i think, you know, anyone who is nominated should be vetted seriously. but this is a question that would really need to come out in the hearing. particularly after this, you know, what the russians did in terms of hacking a major political party in an election year. we need to kind of have that straight as we look to the next administration. by the way, this is one of the

reasons i think john bolton would be in a lot of ways a better choice. because boldon has been consistent on russia and he would give the president the kind of, i think clear-eyed and hard-headed advice he's known for when it comes to the threat that vladimir putin poses. >> he's certainly been clear, no one has to question where john bolton stands on anything. eli, appreciate your insights, sir. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> of course, stay tuned to fox news all weekend long for must-see interviews. tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern, howard kurtz talks to former house speaker newt gingrich about the media coverage of the trump transition. and you won't want to miss chris wallace's exclusive interview with the president-elect, tomorrow fox news sunday. the president-elect's first sunday show interview. and also chris wallace flies on mr. trump's plane.

your local listing on the big fox. temperatures are taking a plunge across the country, marking the time of year for enjoying nice hot cocoa. a lake-effect snowstorm dumped 16 inches of snow in upstate new york. from the plains to the northwestern mountains, heavy snow is forecast in the coming days. bitter cold does not mean an end to the outdoor fun, though. the city of ithaca, new york, is celebrating its annual ice festival with some of the best ice sculptures in the country. they use anything from chain saws to blow torches to craft beautiful works of icy art. judges will gather to decide which of these craftsmen will receive the $9,000 prize. it' of

tough work. cozy and cold in boston as well. 25 degrees. but hey, it will warm up to a toasty 27 in the next hour. >> this is when the two anchors get to argue about who has it worst out here in the cold. but molly remembers months of blizzards, two years ago. and it is a perfect football weather. you may see behind me u.s. naval academy parked all of their buses here at the army-navy game. i wonder if that's trying to get a little free advertising for go navy, beat army. something admiral richardson will have a lot to say about coming up in about 20 minutes. in the meantime, black and white memories for a red, white and blue tradition. it is a long tradition of the army-navy game. the midshipman are ready to carry on a decades-old rivalry. we take a look back at the game through the ages, coming up. coming up, historic market. these shoppers there in boston

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this is a fox news alert. breaking news coming in, as the so-called islamic state has reentered the syrian city of pal my ra. the observers are issuing reports out there. it's home to archaeology sites. they tried to blow those up in the past. the islamic state had been driven from the city earlier this year. we've got crews on the ground in the middle east working on this. as our umbrellas fall on us here, in the wind and cold in

baltimore. it sometimes gets the best of us. our middle east bureau working on this story and others. admiral richardson of the united states navy, we talked about just this issue, when we continue from baltimore in a minute. in the meantime, back to molly in boston. snust two weeks left in the christmas shopping season. the holiday shopping frenzy is in full swing here in boston. we're here at a popular destination spot across from the waterfront. quincy market has thrived for generations. shoppers are looking for the unique gifts, of course, good food and successful holiday season for the shop keepers. it depends how confident the consumers feel the economy is good, and will actually stay that way. i had a chance to check in with the shoppers this morning to find out what they're buying and find out what direction they feel the economy is headed. what's the big item you're shopping for? am i going to ruin a surprise?

>> no, he already got it. jingle bell rock concert. no other big items. maybe a little drone. some clubs. golf clubs, that kind of stuff. >> we have a new president-elect. do you think that will make a difference in consumer spending and the world global market? >> possibly. i guess the sentiment is there's confidence coming through. i feel that things are pretty happening at the moment, in the city that we're in. potentially i think it might be a good thing. >> i'm going to be spending more. i think i should just show my family and friends how much i appreciate them. because moving from miami, florida, it was just so -- it was a big transition and overwhelming. i felt, i really need give back to the people who gave so much to me. >> maybe people are in a good mood. i heard a lot of hope out there. and folks were here to shop. the national retail federation

actually says they're expecting an increase of just over 3.5% in retail holiday sales for this season. leland? >> you know, molly, as we were talking earlier, there's a lot of folks now giving experiences rather than shall we say gifts during the holiday season. and i saw it was common with co-anchors to exchange gifts. i think a gift certificate to neptune next to you would be a good gift. >> they're receiving their gift experience. it was to come to boston and see a show, and so you're not the only one. there are folks here checking out the nutcracker today they were telling me. a great idea. >> well, 3:00 there when the show ends, pick me up a gift certificate and see you in a couple of weeks. one of the great american cities to visit for sure. as is baltimore where we're counting down the minutes until

the army-navy game here. for all you folks to think about the army-navy game, no, we did not give navy free advertising behind this. admiral richardson is coming up. before the matchup kicks off. we'll take a look back at the historic rivalry based in the very common theme. love and sacrifice for country.

welcome back to baltimore ahead of the navy-army game. those two teams have been facing off since 1890. those on the field of course, but defending the nation around the world nine different presidents have attended this high profile game. teddy roosevelt was the first to do so in the early 1900s since old -- today president-elect

donald trump will be here in just a couple of hours and he will continue the tradition of spending half of the game on the army sideline and half of the game on the navy sideline. never show favoritism to either team. we don't show favoritism here either. the naval academy just happened to want to park its buses behind us. if you're an army fan, we had nothing to do with this. admiral richardson though will certainly be happy to see his buses parked behind us. he's with us in a minute. in the meantime take a look at footage what was the 50th meeting between these two teams, that year 1940, a year and a few days before the u.s. would enter world war ii. >> the counter highlights in the world of sports. >> it's philadelphia's municipal stadium crowding the amphitheater for this the 50th anniversary of the football spectacle of the year. arrival of the 2700 strong.

navy secretary and mrs. frank knox. the meeting of the mid dis and west point cadets a press point shattering scene. here's cadet car then the navy's march past, but today they join unforgettable picture, common cause of national defense. >> and, molly, you do get a sense here of the tradition that has been built in this game. and also the tradition of respect between these two services. even when you yell at army, go navy, as some people will do here, there are smiles, high-fives, there is this family and this brotherhood in arms. it is really special. and you see in there special at the end both sides sing their alma maters together. >> yeah, it's incredible to see that camaraderie and just the brotherhood that exists there

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president-elect donald trump headed to baltimore today to join in one of the oldest, fiercest and perhaps greatest football rivalries that is between army's west point cadets and navy's annapolis midshipmen. the two academies going head-to-head in just about two hours' time. and in boston holiday shoppers are descending on the historic marketplace. we'll check in on what's on their minds this time of year. welcome this saturday to a special edition of "america's

news headquarters" from baltimore. i'm leland vittert where it's slightly warmer here than where my colleague molly line is. hey, molly. >> hey. i'm here in boston. in for elizabeth of course. live from historic marketplace. welcome to this very special edition of "america's news headquarte headquarters." so happy you're joining us here a chilly day in boston, but a beautiful one at that. president-elect trump is actually heading down to baltimore today to attend this year's army-navy game, this as we are getting word that mr. trump will be meeting with one of his secretary of state candidates this weekend. we will have a live report on that in just minutes. voters are headed to the polls again in louisiana. hoping to pick up the outstanding senate seats in today's runoff election. and up to 200 more american troops are ordered to syria to help in the fight against isis. we'll have the latest from our mideast bureau. leland.

and first a fox news alert to tell you about. mr. trump heading here, but this is also a working weekend for the president-elect as he continues his search for secretary of state. at least one interview planned for this weekend. our brian yennis olympijoins us outside trump tower on this search of sort of the last of the three big cabinet positions left open. bryan. >> yeah, good afternoon, leland. we can report the president-elect will meet with ceo of exxon mobile rex tillerson, some time this weekend, we're not entirely sure when. but tillerson and mr. trump met for the first time on tuesday. mr. tillerson is now thought to be the leading candidate for the secretary of state position. he's been the ceo of exxon since 2006. he has no diplomatic experience, but an upside could be that he does offer his executive

experience in a diplomatic post. exxon operates in more than 50 countries, which means he obviously has relationships with some world leaders, but others point that this could be perhaps an issue when it comes to conflict of interests and business interests as well. well, besides that according to our reporting from our jennifer griffin, the other candidates considered for the position include former ford ceo alan mulaly, also met with mitt romney, but there are still questions about his criticism of mr. trump during the campaign, general petraeus also being considered, but again slight concern there. concern there is that mr. trump does have three generals already on his cabinet. he's also senator bob corker of tennessee is also still in the mix for the secretary of state position as well as the former ambassador john bolton. on monday trump will meet with carly fiorina and rick santorum, both campaigned against trump.

both fiorina and trump were critical of each other. fiorina said that -- well, as late as october, asked that mr. trump step down because she said he was not representative of her or the party. and mr. trump also you can remember on the campaign trail mocked carly fiorina and her face. we shall see how that meeting will go on monday. other meetings include a meeting with raul labrador of idaho and the democratic congressman joe manchin of west virginia. leland. >> and, bryan, quickly back to mayor giuliani who said that he has taken his name essentially out of contention. any idea why? what's he sort of saying about that? is there a spin here? saying he wants to spend more time with his family. >> right. well, leland, look, mr. giuliani said he met with mr. trump on november 29th and had the discussion and actually withdrew his name from consideration for the secretary of state position then. he tells fox news that it was really the fact that there were

a lot of terrific candidates, and he didn't want to put -- he felt like he was putting mr. trump in a difficult position to have to choose between these candidates and the loyalty and the friendship as well of rudy giuliani. so he withdrew his name. he thought the process was getting complex and confusing as he has said on fox news channel. now, giuliani, we can report, was interested in other positions. and he was -- i'm sorry, he was only interested in secretary of state position, but he was offered other positions like the department of homeland security. and he refused that. we also know that the former mayor has spoken about mitt romney and said that he believes mitt romney should not be the secretary of state because of how harsh mr. romney was of mr. trump on the campaign trail. and he also denied the notion that somehow his business dealings as a private -- in the private sector were a red flag that caused him to perhaps withdraw his nomination. listen. >> what i did was before i dropped out i had myself completely vetted. i said vet me for the job.

i don't know, just in case you want to use me for a mission five years from now or two years from now or three years from now. so i was completely vetted. i passed 100%. >> mr. giuliani says he has a better role outside of the administration and he right now is still part of the transition team of the vice president. leland. >> so unusual for this to be playing out so publicly. bryan llenas live outside trump tower where mr. trump is headed here for his trip to the game. thank you, bryan. as we continue on with our coverage of the army-navy game, president john f. kennedy, recalled his military service as saying, quote, any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, i think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, quote, i served in the united states navy. we are of course proud to be joined here by admiral john

richardson, chief of naval operations. admiral, always good to see you, sir. thank you very much. your operation today is to beat army. you've done it 14 years in the past. >> right. >> is this 15? >> it's definitely 15. that's my money is on 15. >> pretty short answer. general miller gave me a much longer answer as to why army was going to win. >> you know, army's always had the best lines talking. we just have the best line of scrimmage. >> oh. but one midshipman did say to me, i said what's going to happen, he said, look, navy's winning streak is legal to drive in some states, so we're not really that worried. but you're on your third string quarterback now. >> he may be the most talented of the three. so team's feeling really good. >> that sounds like a pretty good line to me. that's good spin. >> yeah. >> all right. so the one thing we have to talk about here is we think about this game and these men, it is a

friendly rivalry in sort of this incredible tradition and sort of the honor that both sides show each other. >> yeah. >> but it's easy to forget in sort of the tailgating and everything else that come six months from now these young men are going to go join the corps, they are going to go join the fleet. >> that's right. >> 15 years into war, what is the status of readiness of our navy that we've heard some real serious questions about? >> well, first, let me camp out on how special these young men and women are. you know, they're so talented, leland. they could really choose anything they wanted to do. they could have written their own check, gone to anywhere they wanted. despite all of those choices, right, they made a commitment to raise their right hand even after 15 years of war, as you said, take an oath to something much bigger than themselves. and in six months those seniors are going to go off and go forward and lead teams into some very dangerous places and they're going to do that to keep us safe. we've been doing that for 15

years. all of the services are showing the strain of that 15 years of war. >> specifically we've heard a lot during the campaign about military readiness. we've done reporting, jennifer griffin, at the pentagon talking about readiness within the marine corps, destroyer over $4 billion had to be towed through the panama canal, are there things that the navy needs that it's not getting that you hope for in the new administration? >> well, the way i like to think about it is really kind of three whammies. triple whammy, right? first whammy is we have been in a very high operational tempo for 15 years of war. so that has put strain on our equipment, strain on our people. the second whammy is that the budget environment has been uncertain. we're now on our ninth consecutive year of a continuing resolution. and that type of uncertainty really just disrupts things, makes it very hard to do business. and then third is that we're still operating under the budget

control act, which the level of funding is just something we've got to adjust upwards to adequately fund the entire joint force to be appropriately ready. >> so in other words we need more money? >> we need more money. >> we need more money and obviously something president-elect trump has talked about giving you all. another thing that obviously changes is on january 20th we have a new commander in chief, you have a new commander in chief, and already "the wall street journal" is reporting the pentagon is at least developing options that the commander in chief could put into effect immediately that would sort of change rules of engagement, that would change the way we project force around the world, special operations perhaps in syria against isis, those kinds of things. any light you can shed on that? >> i'll tell you it is our job to always have these options ready. i don't think there's anything particularly new going on. the thing that we never want to have happen is that somebody asks us, hey, what can you do, and we don't have the answer. so it's our job to be thinking

through different branches and sequels to have something ready when asked. >> to have something ready when asked, i would expect, perhaps at least the football coach for navy has a few options as well for his team we haven't seen. mid shipmen are 9-3. but even with a winning streak and winning season, it would really hauurt if army won, wouldn't it? >> i tell you what, it's no wins and no losses coming into this game. this is a one-season game, right? one-game season, i'm sorry. so we've got to pull this one off. absolutely. >> all right. we'll see if you guys make it 15 in a year. i know the goat will be out there. >> the goat's going to be out there. fear the goat. >> all right. fear the goat. admiral, we appreciate it, sir. john mccain, one of your great alumni coming up next hour, i think he'll probably have a few more colorful things to say to army here as we near kickoff, molly. >> all right. well, this year retailers are

expected to hire some 640,000 to 690,000 seasonal workers. and the national retail federation expects holiday shopping this year to increase by about 3.6%. but americans aren't shopping in the traditional way. so far this holiday season stores are falling short of their foot traffic to brick and mortar stores, but their overall sales are not dropping. many people have opted to get christmas gifts, shopping done from the convenience of their own home with those online sales predicting to jump this year from anywhere from 7% to 10%. so if you're feeling behind, the national retail federation says there's still time. as three out of four shoppers do not finish their holiday shopping until mid-december. i am among that group. that is for certain. for more let's bring in retail expert brendan witcher, the principle analyst with the forester research group. thanks so much for braving the cold today and coming out to quincy market samuel hall. >> thanks for having me. >> yeah, what a beautiful place

to be in boston even when it's cold. when you listen to those numbers there seems to be good news out there especially when it comes to online sales. will that keep growing? >> in the retail been good news for a really long time. talk about being up 3% over last year, most people forget since 2008 we're up 30%. so we've been in the good news mode for a long time. and for the whole year we've been in fwood news mode. this is going to be a continuation of that. there was some uncertainty with the election, but we're past that now. happy with things going on and expected to spend. in that same report we see that 23% of consumers are going to spend more this year than they did last year. that's the highest number since the survey started. >> i will confess to doing some online shopping as the holiday season gets closer. how can brick and mortar compete? we're down here at quincy market samuel hall, it's gorgeous. great to be outside and part of this holiday atmosphere. but is it tough for brick and mortar to compete with online? >> it's not. most brick and mortar has an online presence. what people need to remember is

as traffic slows, we're going to see that online shopper grow. they're going to move online. they're going to move to their mobile devices. last year about 40% of their consumers used mobile devices to shop. that was higher than 30% of previous year. we may hit 50% this year. in addition to mobile shopping they're using that pick up store capabilities where i can shop from my home, reserve the item that i want and then go in the store and pick it up. walmart's primary message this year on some of their marketing was buy online, pick up in the store, shop from the convenience of your home. last year we saw about $99 billion happening for sales, this year we'll hit about $112 billion. so it's just a shift. >> i had a chance to speak to shoppers today and said a lot would be spending more than they did last year. is that consumer confidence up? >> it is very high. university of michigan came out on friday with index at 98, that's the second highest since 2004. absolutely consumers are out, they're spending, they're happy to be past this recession we were in for so long.

they're happy to finally say i feel comfortable buying for my loved ones this year. >> what are the trends this year? what are people shopping for? >> gift cards still very high on the list. we'll see a lot of those, but in the general merchandise categories clothing still at a high number, media entertainment, cds, books, also very easy gifts for people who have everything really. and then we'll see consumer electronics right below that. that's an interesting category right now as we see more and more items becoming internet of thing enabled and products we wouldn't normally think about digitally enabled like toasters and blenders and thermostats in home are becoming part of the consumer electronic category. we'll see movement into that as well. >> isn't it part that we're so connected and one thing connects to the next thing, one device leads you to the next device. >> absolutely. as soon as i get amazon echo or okay google in my home, then i start to think what can i connect to it. connect my lamps and my devices. we're starting to enter that age where digital is becoming an

sbre g integral part of our lives. >> we'll see a lot in the tech industry. what's the big thing for teenagers right now? >> they're looking at electronic space and seeing what's there for me too. that's a big deal. they're continuing to shop in department stores and especially retailers. they're taking advantage of discounts too. actually, what's really interesting about those younger shoppers, we find they're more apt to take advantage of deals and discounts, which is a little them credit for and they're out there shopping more and more in that category. >> and they're the shoppers of the present and of the future as well. >> that's right. >> thank you so much for joining us here today. chilly day as we head for the holidays. appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> leland. after this, molly's going shopping for my present. election season isn't over in louisiana as voters head to the polls today to decide who will take the final open seat in the united states senate. yes, there is one seat yet to be decided, republican david

vitter. urged to come out for senator kennedy who has a lead in the polls over the democratic candidate foster campbell, will carr following the latest on this critical race and also what it means. hi, will. >> yeah, leland, president-elect trump certainly thinks it's critical as well taking time to stump for john kennedy on friday. mike pence going as far to say that a win in louisiana would put an exclamation point at the end of a great american victory in 2016. this is kennedy's third run for senate. he's a five-term state treasurer. and he's squaring off against another long-time louisiana politician, foster campbell, who's been a member of the louisiana public service commission since 2003. and on friday trump spoke at a rally in baton rouge and urged voters to head to the polls. >> if you doept go to the polls, he's not going to win. and if he doesn't win, i've got

myself a problem in washington. >> trump who was supported by kennedy in the general election wants this win because if kennedy is elected, republicans will have a narrow 52-48 senate majority next year. but campbell's put up a fight criticizing kennedy for leaving the democratic party for the gop back in 2007. >> i know mr. trump knows that mr. kennedy was a liberal democrat for a long time before he was begging him to come down here to help him as the new conservative. >> but kennedy is in line with a lot of trump's economic ideas that have really resonated with middle america, and it helps that donald trump won louisiana with 58% of the vote. now, voters are also casting ballots for two u.s. house seats in louisiana as well today. leland. >> we saw how important those extra senate seats could be in the event of a filibuster during this government showdown shutdown over the past couple of

days. will carr live in los angeles. thanks, will. back to molly in boston. yes. there are so many people weighing in on this army-navy thing, it's hilarious. the u.s. military upping its involvement in a mideast hot zone. we'll tell you where hundreds of american soldiers are headed. and also donald trump and his advisors speaking out once again. our political panel will discuss obstacles in the u.s. senate. and hearty party, tailgating is a proud tradition no matter what service you root for. >> we've got the whole family here, all my in-laws. we're celebrating west point because we know this is their year. ♪

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as we told you earlier in the show, isis has re-entered the city of palmyra according to syrian human rights observers. this surprise attack by isis comes as up to 200 more american troops are being deployed to syria to fight the terror organization. our john huddy joins us live in our mideast bureau with the details on this.

john. >> yeah, well, molly, those 200 troops will join 300 special operation troops, u.s. troops, that are already on the ground in syria helping in the fight against isis as you mentioned. now, defense secretary ash carter made the announcement today in bahrain where he is part of his final middle east trip. the additional troops will add to those that are already training, advising and equipping those syrian and kurdish forces going up against isis as they also gear up to try to retake raqqah, that's isis' basically de facto capital in syria. and as they do, there are, and you mentioned this at the top, molly, there are reports now that isis militants have re-entered and retaken palmyra after a three-day assault on historic and ancient city, this nine months after syrian forces backed by russian air strikes pushed isis militants out. so that's a huge setback. and all this as syria's civil war as we continue to see

continues along with a humanitarian crisis in eastern aleppo as thousands of people try to escape that part of the city. it's been an absolute blood bath as we've been reporting. and russian officials say that syria's army stopped its assault today so that 20,000 people could leave eastern aleppo. they showed aerial footage that the russian defense ministry says is the line of those 20,000 people. and the defense ministry said that as soon as they're all out syria will restart its assault in eastern aleppo and to push the militants away or, quote, eliminate them, that according to the russian defense ministry. and having to do with that and having said all that, molly, secretary of state john kerry is in paris. he met with arab and european officials to discuss eastern aleppo, the humanitarian crisis there. and also as they did, u.s. and russian military officials met in geneva, secretary kerry said, to discuss how to save human lives and to end that

humanitarian crisis. and secretary kerry said that because both russia and syria are in a dominant position at this point having to deal with eastern aleppo, both countries can, quote/unquote, show a little grace. molly, back to you. >> all right. john huddy from our mideast bureau today keeping tabs on this ongoing situation in effect very well may have 200 additional american troops. leland. well, still ahead as we continue from baltimore and boston, comrades in arms, but rivals on the football field and perhaps in cooking as well. the fans are out in droves for the annual army-navy game. more on that coming up as we continue with the latest news live from boston and from baltimore on this special edition of "america's news headquarters."

senate democrats have made it very clear that president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks will face stiff opposition in the confirmation process including his most recent selections for epa head and labor secretary. they've been on the receiving end by pretty harsh attacks by democratic leaders. our fair and balanced panel are here to weigh in on the roadblocks these nominees will face. joining me kevin sheridan, and

garland nixon, democratic radio talk show host. thank you both for being here both of you. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> let's kick off talking about some of the things that high ranking democrats have been saying. for instance, a few tweets here. this one from massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, appointing andrew puzder to run the agency responsible for rejecting workers is a slap in the face for every hard working american family. and this from tim kaine the nomination of an epa administrator who does not accept basic climb science is deep deeply troubling. when you talk about what democrats are saying about these particular cabinet picks, are they being too harsh? should they lighten up this early in the process as being so forward, kevin? >> well, democrats are going to have to pick who they're really going to target here.

i would guess that's probably epa since climate change is the closest thing liberal democrats have to religion right now. so i think that's probably where they're going to focus most on. but look, as a republican, i think we were all waiting to see what donald trump was going to do with these picks. we've been -- i mean, it's been like christmas morning every day with one of these picks because it's an outstanding list so far of people who are going to challenge orthodox, going to challenge assumptions, they're going to go in there and they've got records of really thoughtful leadership on the subject matter that they're taking over. price at hhs, pruitt at epa. mattis at defense, restoring leadership in the world. so, look, this republican's very happy with what's going on right now. and i think democrats are going to have a hard time holding any of these nominees up. >> garland, what do you think? republicans take into account what kevin was just saying. do you think that president-elect trump's picks have been intentionally adversarial as some democrats

have thought? >> no, i don't think so. but i do think they've been at odds with his rather populist rhetoric during the election. the question is going to be, number one, how democrats are going to view this, but also how a lot of people who may have been democrats who voted for trump who may have been not as conservative and more populist are going to view that, there are a lot of people upset with the goldman sachs pick and the somewhat reactionary positions of some of the picks. i do think that one of the things the insiders are talking about in the democratic party is how this reflects who holds sway between say the kind of nationalist reactionary steve bannon and the more traditional priebus, how we conceal the future shaping up as to who actually is going to have donald trump's ear regarding policy. >> yeah, it's interesting you bring that up, garland. kevin, i want to bring you in and get your take. these picks, do they signal that there's a change in the actual way the agencies will conduct their business? >> yeah, i really think there

is. all of these people have long records of challenging the actual agencies that they're going to be now leading. and i think going into education and pruitt at epa and, you know, even mattis at defense where he was pushed out under obama. i think each of these men and women are going to challenge their bureaucracies, they're going to challenge the agencies and the assumptions that the liberal democrats have been cramming down on industry and, you know, on the american people for eight years under barack obama. i think it's a new day in washington, very exciting for republicans right now. >> and, garland, as things go forward, is it possible that democrats could be seen as obstructionists or being too adversarial as the process goes forward given that elections do have consequences and these are part of the consequences setting forward making your cabinet picks and moving on to the next government? >> well, interestingly one of the -- my callers on my talk

show, one of the current themes are going to be, are the democrats going to be obstructionist enough. a lot of democrats feel that the republicans were obstructionist during the obama administration for eight years. and, you know, i keep hearing are the democrats going to have the guts to do the same thing they did and stand up for us. so the democratic party is kind -- let's be honest, is in somewhat of a shambles after the election. and so the democratic leaders are going to have to figure out what they need to do to rebuild their own house and how they have to hold their own house together in addressing these particular picks. >> yeah, garland nixon, thank you so much. kevin sheridan, we appreciate it. we will be talking later in the show about what is next for the democrats as well. thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. and coming up, it has been a meeting place for patriots for centuries, a look at the beautiful samuel hall and its historic boston area as

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well, some pictures from a very old army-navy game as you can see the corps cadets and midshipmen carrying on the traditions that are now at least one century old on the field and in the stands of what is america's great rivalry on the field and great brotherhood off the field. history for you. navy leads the series between army-navy 60-49 with 7 ties. navy is right now on a 14-year

win streak. that started back in 2002. everybody you talk to with an army hat on says this year is our year. they've had a lot of years to say that. of course navy counters that they're 9-3 right now. they say they look strong and are confident in what is now their third string quarterback who is going to take the field here in a little bit more than an hour. the atmosphere around mt stadium here in baltimore, maryland, is electric. and as folks are getting ready for kickoff, it is one of the biggest and most unique tailgating experiences as you will ever see as it's the most unique college rivalry in the nation. some video earlier as you can see some of the midshipmen walking around. a lot of free food for those fellas today. well everybodied. the army-navy game is not just full of pomp and circumstance, but also about the time honored tradition of the other great american pastime, at least according to our producers that's tailgating. i'd have to agree. the fans have been gathered

outside the stadium all day. and as you walk around there's distinctly two sides to this rivalry. >> go navy! >> go army, beat navy. >> wooe celebrating west point because we know this is their year for sure. >> go army! beat navy! [ cheers and applause ] >> go army! >> go navy! >> go navy! beat army! >> that is go navy soup, beat army. that's what it is. >> president-elect donald trump is en route here carrying on the great tradition of presidents and presidents-elect visiting the game, molly, it is nine presidents who have been here starting with teddy roosevelt

way back in the early 1800s, and there's a tradition we are told mr. trump will continue with is they watch half the game with the army and half the game with the navy as to not show any type of favoritism. >> that seems very fair. i wonder if he'll be able to get to the parking lot to get some of what was in that slow cooker. i'm a little jealous. you're surrounded by all the homemade good stuff. >> i'm sure you got some lobster rolls and oysters there inside samuel hall in boston. >> that's right. i'm consoling myself with chowder. coming up, we took a closer look at the historical essence of this area. we had a chance to speak with an expert who gave us an inside look at the historic market building here, a look back nearly two centuries of history. that's coming up.

welcome back to baltimore. just ahead of the army-navy game. kickoff a little bit more than an hour from now. president-elect trump on his way to witness the most unique and longest lasting football rivalry in american history. and today as part of a fox news series on the first 100 days of the trump presidency, we are going to take a closer look at national security. it was one of donald trump's major issues, something we've been talking about all day here in baltimore. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more on what's possible. >> i'm very hopeful that we can put this behind us and finally have somebody that can actually say the word islamic terrorism. >> i hope they can focus on what's doing what's right and not what's politically correct or politically advantageous to themselves. >> now medically retired from the army reserve, sean manning and his wife autumn live 60 miles outside seattle in washington. the legacy of his army service includes two bullets still lodged in his back and leg after

nadal has san opened fire in 2009 killing 13 and injuring more than 30 others at ft. hood in texas. >> when i went down to the ground, hassan kept shooting me. he ends up putting another five rounds into me. >> i still can't shake the phone call. the phone call was the hardest. sorry. >> married just six weeks before the attack, they now sort through a mountain of paperwork and navigate the v.a. bureaucracy. >> we've had to have x-rays done. and on two instances we were turned away because we were told the machine was broken down. >> as part of his restoring national security act, then-candidate trump promised major changes. >> how many veterans the right to seek private medical care when they can't get proper service. >> my only fear would be if they switch to a privatized system is some of the care at the v.a.

facilities could be degraded. i mean, i hope they focus initially on, hey, let's fix the problems with the system we have. >> the restoring national security act also pledges to eliminate defense budget cuts known as the should be oo priority. coupled with the frustrations. adds another layer of stress. >> i had friends had basically been given pink slips and close to retirement and quite a shock they were booted out. >> the president elect national security strategy is broad. from the war fighter to the border agent, as well as the

intelligence professional who drafts the viber threat, the plan is ambitious and will likely challenge the established order. >> this november 17 video call ifs for leaders to and all other form of attacks. >> you see a real up tick in 2017 with cyber attacks. >> i do. it will be a dark year. we'll see more attacks. >> leaving cyber security expert says evaluating the issue is the right something, but there will be resistance. government agencies responsible. we need much more cooperation and collaboration. >> final component calling for new screening procedures and stronger border. this week the house committee ation. can chairman promised to >> we will put in place a historic multilayer defense system so that drug car tells

and terrorists don't slip through the cracks. >> the incoming president for the first 100 days seemed like a drop in the bucket. who are still waiting for injuries to be deemed combat related. getting the purple heart last year was progress. now they hope mr. trump will live up to tweets. >> i remember that tweet of his support back in twelve 2012. that's why i voted for him. >> in washington, fox news. here in the heart of downtown boston, is a bustling destination lined with food, restaurants, shops built in the 1820. now a popular attraction for boston and will tourists. as the national historic landmark over 12 million visitors annually and packed today. a lot of folks stopping by.

earlier today on this marketplace's charm and rich history. >> what happened behind these walls. >> so much. first of all, was built for marketplace, but what made it so important was to separate from england made the building actually owned by the country important to the whole country. big events that happened inside. >> well, certainly the debates that separate from england, women suffrage speeches, the abolition movement was very important here. frederick douglas spoke here. right now it's being used for naturalization ceremonies and school graduations. >> this incredible place where holiday shopping is happening right now. >> certainly. thinking about that, quinn si market came out of samuel haul because the hall grew too small.

it outgrew use by 1822. this does the need for more market space for the people was important. >> what was it like in 1800s when it was being born and growing. >> population was 45,000 people. little houses around. the vendors were coming, wagons bringing produce. very busy busy place. very full of traffic. very much like today. >> vibrant. >> vibrant like today. >> a lot has changed. let's go inside and take a look. >> it's cold outside. a great day to get into quincy market. get chowder. philly cheese steak. what was the original intention for this space. >> original intention was to sell food. not prepared as it is today, but certainly to provide for the people of boston their physical needs. when it opened in 1826, august

26, quincy said he wanted this project, this marketplace to be an object of pleasure for the community. and it was for hundreds of years. then it went into major decline in the early 1960s by the 1970s and there was this resurgence. rebirth of this area. >> completely. in fact the then mayor boston kevin white wanted to save the building. they were going to knock it down. and in saving it, they repurposed it, but actually kept what was the original design. and so what they came up with though was a festival marketplace. that's what we're trying to ensure today. and what are the highlights of this festival market place in modern day? >> come in for lunch.

get your friends together. let's find unique gifts. come here and try all this amazing food, all kinds of cuisi cuisine, pretty much the same. we give tours and talk about why it was built. why the greek architecture. what is the land we're on. mostly land in boston. that is a story in igts. >> thank you. come on a tour. >> i love talking with linda. in fact there are free tours here. 11:00 on saturday through january 7. come down and check it out. coming up more. that newly listed, mid-century ranch with the garden patio will be gone. or you could push that button. sfx: rocket launching. cockpit sounds and music crescendo. skip the bank, skip the waiting, and go completely online.

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