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wake up. todd: and chase elliott racing into nascar history at just 24 years old, how he just built on his champion family legacy. jillian: "fox & friends first" continues right yo now. ♪ magic, magic, magic. ♪ magic, magic, magic. todd: you feel weirded out when the title of a song has just one word and it's like a paragraph. jillian: no, it actually is a thought that has literally never crossed my mind. todd: you're welcome. now i added to your list of things to worry about. jillian: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday. i'm jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro. president trump plans to bring back rallies to focus on election litigation as his campaign vows to deliver more lawsuits in key states this week. jillian: it comes as pressure mounts to confirm joe biden as the president-elect. griff jenkins is live in wilmington, delaware with the
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latest. griff. >> reporter: good morning, jillian and a todd. the president's digging in his heels and he is promising a litany of of battles on the legal front, lawsuits coming. here's what he was tweeting yesterday. quote, since when does the lame stream media call who our of next president will be. we have all learned a lot in the last two weeks. well, the president's attorney, rudy giuliani, yesterday says they'll first file in pennsylvania today with more to follow. watch. >> i think the first lawsuit will be pennsylvania. the second will either be michigan or georgia. and over the course of the week, we should get it all pulled together. they say to you where's the evidence. i point to the witnesses. there's the evidence, my friend. i know democrats aren't used to it. it's called a witness taking an oath. >> reporter: but as legal action looms in the state whereby den leads currently by 45,000 votes, the attorney general is pushing back. >> donald trump can say whatever he wants. we just had an election, an
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election that was secure, an election where the votes were tallied and a proper winner will be certified. >> reporter: in nevada, another front line for the president's legal battle, the trump campaign held a press conference yesterday he featuring a nevada election official who claims he witnessed firsthandle ex irregularities. watch. >> this campaign has not observed an envelope signature and a voter role signature on a single one of those 600,000 voters. we've been able to find that at least 9,000 of them voted in this election, non-nevadans voting in nevada. >> reporter: currently, the trump campaign has yet to legally file any complaints relevant to the allegation, according to the nevada attorney general who says once they do they will investigate, this as
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fox news learns president trump is relaunching his campaign rallies to focus on the ongoing litigation. with large amounts of his campaign staff redeployed across the country in battleground states. meanwhile, the biden transition team is calling on the current gsa administrator to certify they are winners so they can access resources for a transition. they have yet to do so. maybe we'll hear more from the transition team who put out their first pree -- press releae yesterday. todd: that is something to watch, griff. thank you. jillian: south dakota's governor comes to the president's defense in his election legal battle. >> why is everybody so scared just to have a fair election and find out? we gave al gore 37 days to run the process before we decided who was going to be president. why would we not afford the 70.6 million americans that voted for president trump the same consideration? jillian: the governor says the american people deserve to know
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the process is fair for the sake of future elections. todd: as both sides spar over the reported election results, mark levine says it comes down to following america's most sacred documents. >> the constitution is applied, the constitution is honored, including by the supreme court, then the outcome will be righteous, regardless of what the outcome is. that's my perspective. i think the way this president has been treated, not one minute of peace during his entire presidency, it's been disgusting and appalling. these needs to be resolved, needs to be fixed once and for all going forward or every future election is going to be a mess. jillian: some question the reported results. president-elect is moving forward, starting today, announcing his own coronavirus task force. todd: ashley strohmier joins us live with more as his plan is already facing criticism.
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ashley. >> reporter: the plan he's supposed to talk about today drawing criticism after reports of a mask mandate as well as a fired former surgeon general taking charge of the task force. >> he's going to launch the coronavirus task force, going to be led by vivek murthy and david tesler who have been advising him and our of campaign since the virus emerged back in march. you'll see the work get underway. >> reporter: vivek murthy was born in the u.k. and had been named for a four year term as surgeon general in 2014 by then president obama. president trump forced him to resign in april of 2017. another top priority will be the mask mandate, saying it will be implemented by working with governors. biden said if they refuse, he will go to mayors and county executives to get the local masking requirements in place, along with the mask mandate here's a look at the rest of biden's seven point plan. he wants to restore the obama era white house national security director for health
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security and biodefense and re-engage with the world health organization, relaunch the u.s. agency for international development's pat though jen tracking -- pathogen tracking program and call on local authorities to reinforce state orders. one day after crowds hit the streets to celebrate a projected biden/harris win, harris tweeted saying covid-19 was still a threat, to wear a mask and social distance. take a look at the shoulder to shoulder celebrations in major cities across the u.s. critics calling them super spreaders. dr. jeanette nesheiwat joined us earlier to weigh in. >> we know firsthand, we've learned so much the past six months, large crowds, lack of social distancing, this is grounds for transmission. these are breeding grounds for transmission of the virus, could potentially be a super spreader event. we have to take precautions. >> reporter: and this comes as the country hit nearly 10 million cases of coronavirus as of of sunday. and just over 450 new deaths connected to the virus. todd, jillian.
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jillian: thank you. todd: today the senate returns to capitol hill and covid-19 relief is on top of the agenda. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said a deal must get done by the end of the year. however, democrats and republicans split over how much they want to spend. some benefits like federal unemployment insurance are set to expire december 31st. jillian: country singer lee bryce will miss the cma awards on wednesday after testing positive for covid-19. bryce was scheduled to perform at the awards show. a spokesperson says the singer got the results before rehearsals. bryce is said to be in good spirits and doesn't have any symptoms. todd:.todd: to week nine the n. drew brees and the saints dominating. they picked off new orleans three times in the blowout win. chiefs holding off the panthers to avoid an upset at home. patrick mahomes threw four touchdowns, becoming the fastest player in nfl history to have
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100 scores. jillian: the steelers won over the cowboys, 24-19. pittsburgh is 8-0 for the first time in franchise history. the bills out doing the seahawks, buffalo forcing four turnovers. the chargers winning then losing on the final play of the game. >> right side, it is -- did he catch it? he did. touchdown! jillian: here's the deal. that touchdown was overturned on review because he didn't have control of the ball. chargers lose to the raiders, 31-26. it is eight minutes after the hour. duck dine city is getting a -- die that city iynasty is gettinr of the family. todd: republican strategist ted
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harvey says we should expect nothing less and doubles down that the race is not over, he joins us next. ♪
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frontrunners, focusing upon these four, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, pete about goobuttigiegand susan rice ther. do they signal that biden is going to be making good on, quote, incredibly progressive and aggressive agenda? >> i don't think there's any doubt. vice president biden ran on the fact that he would appoint these radical socialists to his cabinet. he got them all to drop out before the south carolina primary to clear the field and warren stayed in and she eventually had to get everything she wanted before she would drop out. and i think that it shouldn't surprise anybody that the vice president's moving forward with a pretty aggressive socialist agenda. i still would say he's the projected winner, not the winner, and i think we still have a long way to go before we know exactly who the president of the united states is going to
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be. jillian: and to be fair, just because names are being floated certainly doesn't mean they're going to be the ones who get these positions. that is still to be determined. but also in the course of the last few weeks to a couple months, joe biden has come out pretty strongly, making it clear to say, look, i am the democratic party. sort of saying to me, anyway, seems like he was taking a step away from the far left of the party. what do you think about that? >> well, you saw last week that he said he would immediately get back into the paris climate accord. he's pushing all of these international agreements that are going to have a significant impact on our economy, they're going to have a significant impact on our relationship with the rest of the world where i believe the trump administration was going in a different direction. this is going to be a very liberal agenda moving forward. i don't think anybody should be shocked by it. todd: with the georgia runoffs coming, the question sort of on a lot of people's mind is if republicans do take the majority
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there in the senate, should joe biden, will joe biden work with mitch mcconnell or shut him out? take a listen to what pete buttigieg had to say on that topic? >> mitch mcconnell is going to have to decide whether he wants to help move this country forward and influence progress or whether he wants to stop progress. if he chooses to do that, i'm fearful not only that the republican party would pay a devastating price politically but that the american people would pay a price that we can't afford to pay because we need action. todd: i mean, you just heard him opinion. how do you see the mcconnell mcconnell/biden relationship playing out. >> i think it's interested that a buttigieg is worried about the republican party. you look at nancy pelosi was going into the election thinking she was going to have a super majority and she lost five races thus far, probably going to be 10 raising and she's going to be a much weaker speaker of the
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house. she's going into these negotiations with mcconnell from a much more weak position and her fantasies of having a socialist agenda pushed through congress and put to the president's desk is not going to happen now with mitch mcconnell being in the majority and really mitch mcconnell will be the most powerful man in washington, d.c. if president trump is not reelected. jillian: what do you think is going to happen in the senate, especially what's going to play out in georgia? >> i think in the end the recounts that are going on right now are going to push perdue you over the 50% mark and he will win without having to go to a special election. we'll have a special election in the other race and that's going to be an incredy expense -- incredibly expensive race. this is going to be no different than previous elections. every single dollar from the democrat side and the republican side is going into that race to
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make sure the republicans or the democrats hold that seat. and it could be the balance of the united states senate. jillian: ted harvey, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. good morning. todd: still ahead, president-elect biden unveiling his coronavirus task force. jillian: can his economic recovery plan work? we break down his plan to build back better, next. ♪ keeping the faith. ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah keeping the faith. ♪ - [narrator] welcome to intelligent, indoor grilling
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todd: welcome back. in just hours, president-elect joe biden expected to deliver remarks on his plan for the economy. >> more than 20 million people are on unemployment. millions are worried about
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making rent and putting food on the table. our economic plan will put a focus on a path to a strong recovery. todd: here now with his take, financial expert and founding partner of macro trends advisors mitch rochell. the exact language said the economic plan will put a focus on a path to a strong recovery. will is, mitch. >> the question is how much red tape and regulation t do we putn between where we are today and the path to a recovery because that seems to be the big fear of a lot of business owners who are looking to hire and looking to create jobs but they're worried they will be mired in bureaucracy and red tape. todd: some of the items, repealing the tax cuts, increasing corporate taxes, raising minimum wage to $15 per hour and payroll tax for earners over $400,000. which one of those will have the
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biggest impact and how big will the impact be? >> i think, todd, the challenge is -- we talked about this before. you can't tax your way into prosperity. i think what you saw on the campaign trail was sort of the difference between the two candidates in terms of their view of profits, their view of the role of business, and it's the concern of business owners is if we have more taxes and our goal is to create more opportunities for workers, it's really hard to do that when you have more layers of taxes. todd: during the campaign, joe biden harped on the fact that president trump lost jobs, albeit during the covid time period. unemployment rate in october, 6.9%. that is down big-time from april when the real effects of covid started to take hold. so joe biden says he's going to create jobs. how will joe biden create jobs? >> well, you know, it's interesting. when i looked at the build back
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better plan in terms of its fundamentals, there are a lot of similarities between trump was talking about, talked about infrastructure, talked about incentivizing small business and domestic manufacturing, all of those are without a doubt things that need to be done. the question is if you layer on environmental and labor regulations to those, are those going to take off as quickly as we need them to take off? todd: oftentimes economic policy is a zero sum game so who benefits under the biden economic plan? >> well, you know what's interesting, todd? if you look at last friday's jobs report, the private sector created about 900,000 jobs and public sector lost about 250,000 jobs. i think in the short run unfortunately it could be government that benefits because they'll be creating more jobs. the question is if we do that, is that an impediment to creating private sector jobs because that's where we need to
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do it and we need the right incentives for business to invest and create jobs. i'm fearful that with a high tax policy, that could not happen. todd: then you have to pay the piper on the pension and benefits for all the sector jobs. mitch rochell, thanks for your time. jillian, over to you. >> you bet, todd. jillian: jeopardy fans are mourning the loss of beloved host alex trebek after his death from cancer. >> here is the host of jeopardy, alex trebek. jillian.>> thank you, johnnie g. thank you, ladies and gentlemen and welcome. jillian: trebek started on jeopardy in 1984, going on to host more than 8,000 episodes. he kept working after announcing his stage four cancer diagnosis last year. his final episode will air on christmas day. a new host has not been announced. tributes pouring in on social media. allen writing on facebook, alex
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brought excitement and fun into the lives of thousands, truly a legend in his own right. dianne tweeting i loved alex trebek, he was an incredible man an inspiration to many. on instagram, one person writing thank you for all the difference you have made through your work and philanthropy. mr. trebek, we will miss you. trebek was 80 years old. it is 25 minutes after the hour. will joe biden pack the court? >> i'll tell you my opinion on court packing when the election is over. jillian: isn't it time for that question to be answered? constitutional law expert mark smith says no one should change the courts unless they're trying to make it another legislative branch. he joins us live, next. ♪ staying home is essential. but some can't do it alone. they need help to stay home... ...and stay safe. they need us and we need you. home instead. apply today.
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jillian: welcome back. president trump's team vowing to file new lawsuits in pennsylvania today as the president's attorney, rudy giuliani, claims he has proof of voter fraud in nevada.
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>> all we have here, it's one thing for a winner to be declared, and it's another thing -- jillian: that is the wrong clip. todd: that is obviously not rudy giuliani. that is tammy bruce. will the president's legal battles hold up? that is the question. joining us is constitutional law expert, mark smith. as you apply the law to the facts, where do these legal challenges go? >> well, first of all, every legal challenge that we're going to be watching over the next 40 days is going to be assessed on the merits and case by case and state by state. what i mean by that is the cases involving what happened in philadelphia are going to be different than the ones that happened in arizona, with different laws and different standards and different facts and different people involved. so what you're really looking at is a series of lawsuits across the country, all of which will be different. with that said, i think the critical thing that we'll be
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focused on is there a major pattern of some sort of wrong-doing, irregularities, fraud. that will be determined in each of these places. what's very interesting is, people keep saying, well, there's allegations but no proof. but they don't understand perhaps how the legal system works, which is you start off with concerns that something's gone wrong and then you start the legal proceeding and then you engage in discovery. you interview witnesses, you look at documents, you investigate, you hire experts, you check out the statistical likelihood that 23,000 votes could be only for joe biden, none for donald trump and then you present it to the court. bear in mind, nothing has to happen legally really until december 14th. on december 14th is when the electors will meet and vote so we have a long time, time-wise, between now and the time that the president is really legally picked. jillian: fair.
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i'm just going to read you the exact quote from rudy giuliani because we didn't have that clip here. this is, quote, there is strong evidence that this was an election that at least three or four states and possibly 10 it was stolen. again, according to rudy giuliani. he says. in other words, it was based on false votes. you can't let the election go in history without challenging that. the question is, it would take a number of states to be overturned in order to change the outcome of the election, correct? so how much of an uphill battle is that? >> well, first of all, that may not be true. because remember, arizona is still counting votes and we still have to find out who is going to win arizona. and georgia is going to a mandatory recount. so as we sit here today, the two states that president trump needs to win, georgia and arizona, he could still win those cases, those states outright. then you really only need to win north carolina, which is going to win, alaska, which donald trump is going to win and then
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you focus on the legal battle in pennsylvania and pennsylvania has the city of philadelphia and there is no debate at all on any side of the political aisle that philadelphia has a long history of voter fraud and voter irregularities and concerns which is why for the last six or seven months if you look at the trump campaign's litigation strategy, they've been involved with philadelphia, trying to get poll watchers in there, for months before the election. they're focused on philadelphia like a laser beam and that is really where the political you attention in america should be focused. todd: obviously a lot of attention on all of this. let's say joe biden does ascend to the presidency. during the campaign, pin him down to an answer of whether or not he will pack the court. isn't it time for him to answer the question and if he does, how does he answer it, mark? >> joe biden is not going to answer that question right now because we are likely going to a
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senate runoff in two seats in georgia and the worst thing that joe biden could do politically in all likelihood was to admit that he wants to advance the radical idea of packing the supreme court because that probably would really help out republicans in georgia who would then be able to argue, look, joe biden wants to pack the court and we, if republicans can control the u.s. senate, would be able to block that action because of mitch mcconnell and the republicans would control the senate. so i think that goa will not add a -- joe biden will not admit that. he should have told us what our views are before november 3rd but he didn't and i couldn't he will now. jillian: he said he was going to. could faithless electors save president trump's election? what do you think about that? >> i don't know of course whether or not he's going to need faithless electors to win the election. with that said, it's probably
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unlikely faithless electors would work. the supreme court said earlier this year that you don't have to have faithless electors, if someone tries to vote against the will of the people in a state then they can be removed and replaced depending on how state law works and donald trump would need a lot of faithless electors to switch in order to succeed. it's unlikely that would be a good strategy for president trump because it's probably not going to work. it's an interesting idea but practically speaking it probably would not fly. jillian: thank you very much for all that information. we appreciated it. todd: meantime, we're learning who will be on president-elect joe biden coronavirus advisory board. chairing the board will be dr. vivek murthy along with david tessler and dr. marcella smith. also on the board dr. rick bryce. there are 13 doctors on that
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force. tropical storm eta slamming southern florida after making landfall in the keys overnight. the storm bringing powerful winds up to 65 miles per hour. jillian: in broward county, a man is in critical condition after being rescued from a flooded canal. water flooding streets in fort lauderdale. todd: janice dean is here with where the storm is headed next. >> the tropics keep going and going and going and going. the end of the season is november 30th and not only do we have eta but we have a couple of tropical interesting formations in the atlantic we're going to keep an eye on. for now, yes, we have landfall of eta last night. it is going to be with us for much of the workweek, unfortunately, as it kind of stalls. it could become a hurricane as it will be just offshore of florida and then perhaps making a second landfall later this week, thursday, friday, in towards the florida panhandle. as a tropical storm.
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we'll have to watch it. it still has the capabilities of becoming a minimal hurricane and there are the tropical models. as you can see as we go further in time, we don't have quite a grasp on it, including some of the reliable forecast models. we'll have to wait and see. the bottom line is, the storm is going to be with us for all of the workweek so you'll be seeing a lot of me, unfortunately. here's the forecast radar as we go in towards the west with. a lot of pattern change here in terms of rain and mountain snow over the next few days. look at that. setting things up for a wonderful ski season across the west. they need the moisture, this has been a terrible year for wildfire danger so we'll continue to keep you up-to-date. you'll be seeing me all week, my friends. todd: and that's awesome. weather aside, it's always great to see jd. america wins when jd's on screen. jillian: thank, janice. >> thank you. bye. jillian: the duck dynasty family will soon welcome a baby girl, sharing the big reveal on
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instagram. the couple announced they were expecting last month. todd: still ahead, after a major blow to the democrats' blue wave, party leaders pointing fingers. >> the socialism was thrown out there by the so-called left. >> when we kind of come out swinging, pointing fingers, it's irresponsible. jillian: will party in-fighting be the biggest threat to this administration? carley shimkus gin joins us live with a report and a birthday celebration because we've got cup cakes. todd: cup cakes because we missed it on saturday. >> oh, you guys. virtual hugs and kisses. todd: happy birthday, 48 hours left. >> i was ready to do a serious piece. i prove yates that. -- appreciate that. thank you, guys.
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todd: president trump ramping up his legal fight over the 2020 election, tapping congressman
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doug collins to lead recount efforts in georgia. jillian: all eyes on the senate as two runoffs could decide washington's balance of power. carley shimkus is live with where we stand. carlie. kristin.carley: all eyes on ges the trump campaign taps congressman dicongressman doug d the recall effort in the state. he says he is confident that evidence will be found to show that president trump won georgia. the two candidates are separated by a leigh razor thin margin in the peach state. fox news considers north carolina and alaska too close to call. stacy abrams says biden will be declared the hands-down winner. >> we know that whether it's tomorrow or next week, the result will be the same, that joe biden has won the state of georgia. carley: meantime, the spotlight will stay in georgia for the next two months as both senate races entered a january 5th runoff. this could decide the balance of
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power in washington, if republicans want to keep control of the senate, they will likely need to win at least one of these two races. meantime, joe biden's deputy campaign manager out with a message of unity, saying biden is willing to work with republicans in the senate. >> joe biden believes his job is to work with everybody. so that is -- that is the message for the american people. that's how joe biden views governing. work to bring people to the table, to try to find consensus. he has a record of being able to do that and that's how he's going to lead. carley: while biden is ready to leecreach across the aisle, newk congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is not. >> i'm going to be spending my next couple of months doing everything that i can to extend help and offer support to the work of fantastic leaders to make sure we don't have a republican senate majority so that we don't have to negotiate in that way. carley: democrats still pointing fingers after suffering
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surprising losses in the house with several moderate members saying progressive policies are to blame. west virginia senator joe manchin saying sunday the radical left, quote, scared the bejeezus out of rural voters, something i'm sure aoc is not happy to hear. todd: any time you can use the word bejeezus you've won, i've said that. jillian: chase elliott had a dominating win at phoenix. >> the 24-year-old from dawsonville, georgia, is about to join his father in elite company. chase elliott is the nascar cup series champion. todd: impressive, after winning the race he hugged his hall of fame dad on the track. bill elliott won the title in 1988. the 24-year-old, that's the son, said the win is a dream come true. he's the third youngest champion in history. joe biden thanked black voters
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for having his back. will his policies deliver? we'll ask david webb next. jillian: first it's time to check in to see what's coming up on a monday. >> you have to report for duty in 17 minutes. the white house race called for joe biden but president trump is not giving up the fight with his team expected to file lawsuits today. he unveiled them state by state by state. we have reaction from karl rove, jonathan turlins. charles payne is here with how president-elect biden could impact your finances. the biden team revealing their coronavirus team. we'll have dr. nicole saphier, what she thinks that consists of. also on deck, new york post columnist my ran da divine has a good one. democrats looking to reset president trump for four years,
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todd: welcome back. all eyes on the senate today, capitol hill returning there. covid-19 relief top of the agenda. mitch mcconnell said a deal must get done by the end of the year. democrats and republicans are split over how much they want to spend. some benefits like federal unemployment set to expire end of the year. jillian: house speaker nancy pelosi could face an uphill battle in her re-election bid. house minority leader kevin mccarthy says 10 o 10 democratic votes could stand in her way. >> to become speaker you have to have 218 votes on the floor.
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when she went up for the vote two years ago, there were 15 democrats who voted against her. 10 of those democrats will be coming to congress. those 10 of vot 10 vote againstn she will not be speaker of the house because she won't have 218 because of the gains of the republicans. jillian: the gop added several house seats this election, flipping seven from blue to red. todd: it is the year of the gop woman, a record number of republican women running for office and winning. jillian: illinois congresswoman-elect mary miller is among them and joins us now. congratulations. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. thank you for having he me. jillian: of course. now, for those people who are watching who might not exactly know you, tell us a little bit about yourself. i know you were a grain and cattle farmer and you said you're a voice for farmers and for businesses out there. so what is your agenda? what do you hope to accomplish in this role? >> well, president trump has inspired me and i think the other women of what we can get done if we ignore the stap
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establishment and really -- establishment and really work for the people. so my district has got so much potential. we've got coal, oil, the best farmland in the world, salt of the earth people but we need economic opportunities and i'm the mom of seven and grandma of 17 and -- todd: wow. >> honestly, i believe this is a pivotal point in our country and i want our children and grandchildren to recognize the nation we grew up in. i want them to have access to the same opportunities that we've all had. to pursue the american dream. and i'm really excited for all the opportunities i'm going to have and i've met some of the other women. they're coming from all kinds of backgrounds. we're going to bring a diverse perspective. todd: okay. ms. miller, those are some big numbers, 7 kids, 17 grandkids. speaking of big numbers. >> i'm hardy. todd: you are hardy.
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you won in a landslide, 73.5% to 26.5%. that is quite the margin of victory. why do you think so many gop women are saying i'm running? >> well, i do think president trump has inspired us about what we can get done. if we ignore the establishment and stay on task for the american people. i believe the american people and myself as a mom and grandma and farmer, coming from the heartland of america, we want law and order. we would like good education available for our children and we want economic opportunities and president trump has been fulfilling his campaign promises and it's inspired us. jillian: and todd just asked you why a lot of women are running. i'm curious your opinion on why a lot of women are winning these seats? you know, you've got to have a lot of people voting for you in order to win it. what do you think it is about women right now? >> well, for myself, my entire
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campaign was positive. i focused on problem solving, things that are broken, ideas to fix it, or things that are good, ideas to make it better. and i think the american people are getting worn down with negativity and they just want to move forward and make things better. todd: somebody who was in congress, jason chaffetz who is a fox news contributor, says this is nancy pelosi's worst nightmare. what message does your victory and the victory of fellow gop women send to pelosi and company? >> well, i call them a club of kooks. their ideas are bad, they're going to diminish freedoms and economic opportunities. i've met the other women, most of the other women that are going to d.c. with me. we're going to be a force out there for good. jillian: congresswoman-elect
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represent this campaign to represent and look like america. we have done that. now that's what the administration will look like. jillian: president elect joe biden carry him to victory. todd: president trump saw a increase in support since 2016. joining us now is david webb. good to see you. >> good morning. jillian: we are going to bring up the numbers. joe biden obviously ran away with the black vote here as you can see. but, it cannot be forgotten and should be discussed that president trump didn' did make s here. he did gain support amongst the black voters. so the question is to you right now, what does the republican party need to do to keep this going to be able to keep making inroads in the black community? >> well, they need to stay active. the republican party saw what president trump did versus what
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joe biden didn't do for 47 years. he didn't go in and say this is just for blacks. but he focused helping the blacks who have been underserved and left behind by years of policy failures. the party needs to continue that. they need to keep moving. we have the opportunity zones. we will see what happens should biden actually finally be determined the president. if that will stay. biden says he is going to reform it. how is he going to do better when wages are already way up. investment, education, all these things that i have actually been into. i don't know when als was the lt time joe biden went to an opportunity zone. i was there with ben carson in the very first one where he visited in florida and opened the doors for the community. and this is not just about the black community. one thing the republican party has to do jillian is, see that this is not a segregated community. it's an integrated american community and economic opportunites and success in human capital, black or
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otherwise, are interconnected and work together. weave do better when we are not put into a box as the democrats have done. when we choose for ourselves to own what we know, do our best to at advise. todd: , mircht owned businesses 1.5 million new homes and housing units and expand accessibility. to expand th accessibility and reduce student loan debt for minority students. >> stop treating us like children as they have housed the poor for years. we don't need to be fed and cared for. we need to be given economic opportunity. stop housing blacks. start letting us unleash our potential. jillian: david webb, strong sentiment there. thank you. we really appreciate your opinions, insight and you joining us. david webb, you can catch it,
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