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>> there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration. we're ready. the world is watching what's taking place here. we'll count the votes. when the process is complete. elect tore selected. there is a process. the constitution lays it out clearly. >> sandra: he walked back that remark about transitioning to a second trump term. john roberts is live from the north lawn. it has been a while since we've seen the president. we'll likely see him shortly. >> the last time he came out was in the briefing room last thursday. that's almost a week ago. when he came out he was

alleging widespread election fraud in his campaign continues to file lawsuits and collect forward sworn declarations and affidavits to the department of justice. a stack of 234 of them from detroit alone last night alleging fraud. yesterday filing a new lawsuit in michigan alleging unequal treatment of republican voters. irregular ballots and possible widespread software problems the campaign said could change the current vote count. witnesses who saw the same 50 ballots being entered again and again and again. in nevada they have a sworn declaration from a worker who claims that while they were out walking in the parking lot on a break they saw campaign workers filling out ballots and then handing those in. she was on laura ingraham last night. >> i was walking and could see

these people hand over what appeared to be white envelopes. as i got closer the envelopes were being torn open. two people ripping them open. turning and facing a van and marking them and i thought those are ballots. >> many republicans believe it's more to cast doubt on the election rather than change the results. senior party members including mitch mcconnell are willing to give the president time to mount challenges. listen here. >> i think we ought to quit all the hand wringing and not act like that is extraordinary. we'll get through this period and swear in the winner on january 20th like we have since 1793. >> supporters of the president they expect the process to play out for another week or two and don't expect it will end favorably for the president.

senior republicans like lindsey graham say if mail-in voting the type we saw in this election will be the norm going forward, strict rules and regulations need to be put in place otherwise graham says republicans will never win the white house ever again. sandra. >> sandra: john roberts at the white house this morning. john, thank you. a new "politico" poll showing 70% of republicans say they do not believe the election was free and fair. most of them point to mail-in voting and ballot tampering as the causes. on the flip side 90% of democrats believe the race was fair. trace. >> trace: meantime president-elect joe biden giving a speech yesterday laying out his plan for expanding the affordable care act and blasting republican efforts to overturn obamacare in the supreme court. >> this case represents the latest attempt by the front right to do what they've failed to do for a long time. in the courts, in the congress, court of public opinion. over the last decade to

eliminate the entirety of the affordable care act. >> trace: peter doocy is live in wilmington, delaware with more on this. good morning to you. >> trace, good morning. biden's use there of far right ideologues represents a change in tone from the victory speech saturday night where he says it's time to stop referring to political opponents as enemies because they aren't. another change that is coming soon. there will be less of an america first foreign policy. biden is getting all the calls from world leaders saying he wants to reestablish ties to the way they were before trump. >> first of all, i'm letting them know that america is back. we'll be back in the game. not america alone. >> and axios points out biden has received calls from five world leaders. only four republican senators. he took questions from only five reporters on a list held by a staffer offstage yesterday.

fox news was not granted a question and the biden team eventually did provide us with details about calls of the leaders. they are coming in without the help of the state department as official transition resources remain tied up with the gsa not officially ascertaining that biden beat trump. however, in a break with tradition, the biden team is only filling us in about most of these calls after foreign outlets are going public with their version of how things went down. in one case even sharing a video of the other side of the call. >> i wanted to congratulate you and senator harris for this election. >> the transition team is telling us that as of right now biden will meet with advisors today. he does not have any events listed on his public schedule but that could always change. trace. >> trace: peter, thank you. >> sandra: for more on this let's bring in james freeman a member of the "wall street

journal" editorial board. good morning and thank you for being here. let me read the tweet from "politico" writing about joe biden's strategy, basement strategy continues as the president-elect. he says this in a tweet. discouraging signs about the biden team and press access so far. no regular transition briefings. no read-outs of calls with foreign leaders as you just heard peter doocy note and as noted by alex thompson today, no open press access to the candidate and his people. this is a break with tradition. so james, what is the "wall street journal" seeing about what we're seeing in the first days of this transition to the joe biden presidency? >> well, there may not be a lot of transparency from joe biden and his team but i would say the press corps is not exactly making the most of the opportunities they have. you mentioned yesterday's press

conference. these were not tough questions. they were essentially a number of them variations on aren't the republicans wrong to not call you a winner yet. so if you were looking for an opportunity for people in the press corps to ask tough questions of joe biden, i think you were probably disappointed. >> sandra: you flashback to the promises that were made about a joe biden presidency. here is his campaign manager in august. >> he has throughout his career has always viewed having a transparent, open dialogue with the press as a really important part of his responsibility. i would expect that there would be daily press briefings, yes. i think we would get back to a more regular rhythm of communicating consistently with the press day in and day out about the administration's

priorities. >> sandra: i go to back to the "politico" report this morning. after hearing that again from august, "politico" saying the press is being kept in the dark about what exactly the president-elect is doing most of the day beyond vague descriptions of internal meetings. his schedule for today reads president-elect joe biden will meet with transition advisors. no further detail than that. >> well, speaking of transparency, we saw during the final days of the campaign mr. biden essentially refusing to discuss his family's influence peddling business overseas. much of the press corps going along with the blackout. i don't think a reasonable person should expect that we are going to see right off the bat a healthy and aggressive effort by the press to bring transparency here. we saw during the trump

administration a lot of reporters threw out the normal rule book and became part of the opposition to the administration. the danger ising in the other direction this time. yesterday's press conference was a good example where you aren't necessarily going to see that aggressive coverage you would like because the facts people want about this administration or potential administration. >> sandra: there are some examples in the media as to how they are covering this transition and another news network is choosing to have a scrolling list of republicans who have not -- it is on your screen now who have not congratulated joe biden on his victory yet. i don't know what you make of this, james. if we've seen this before what the intention is and what it tells you about what we may see as far as the media coverage of this presidency. >> it suggests they are off the

biden team. as you know, the election results have not been certified. the president has challenges in a lot of places. i think it's an uphill climb. unlikely the trump ends up winning a second term. states certify election results and we don't officially have a winner yet. i think it's a process that is going to play out. i agree with mitch mcconnell's comment earlier that we are going to have an inauguration of a president and we shouldn't sweat it. but it would really be nice to see a less partisan media in this era. if they are beginning the what looks to be the biden era with essentially an effort to shame republicans on the hill, that sounds more like something you would expect from the democrat national committee than an independent press corps. >> sandra: james, during this program yesterday we had the

judiciary committee and senate holding the hearing with andrew mccabe looking into the origins of the russia investigation. here is an exchange. >> did you mislead the fisa court? >> i signed a package that included numerous factual errors. >> general flynn has been prosecuted for lying to the f.b.i. you lied to the f.b.i. and you aren't being prosecuted. >> general flynn's situation and mine have absolutely nothing in common. i never, ever intentionally misled the f.b.i. >> you were fired for lying, were you not? >> i was fired as the result of a deeply unfair and flawed i.g. investigation. >> sandra: mccabe received a grilling on capitol hill yesterday. john kennedy is coming up on the program in a few minutes. what did you make of that moment, james? >> well, we should point out it

was the obama-appointed inspector general who said mr. mccabe was not candid. i think it's good mr. mccabe is now saying he wouldn't sign the fisa warrant in 2017 if he had it to do over again knowing what he knows now. i still think he needs to acknowledge that he peddled the false dossier to the intelligence community and it also would help if he would acknowledge that they did not have the goods to start this investigation in 2016. we now know since the original document creating the crossfire hurricane investigation of the trump campaign has come to light this year, that it didn't even allege any collusion. it had an off the record suggestion from a foreign diplomat and i think this defense of the origin story

should eventually go along with his admitting that he shouldn't have signed the wiretapping warrant. >> sandra: republicans shined a bright light on that situation yesterday. more on that coming up. james freeman from the "wall street journal." as i just mentioned we'll have more on that hearing and more when we are joined live by senator john kennedy of louisiana. he serves on the judiciary committee. had tough questions for the former deputy director of the f.b.i. all of that coming up on "america's newsroom." stay tuned. >> trace: an update on congressional races. senator thom tillis won reelection in north carolina. cunningham conceded yesterday. it gives the gop at least 49 seats in the new senate with three races still undecided. in california republican michelle steele defeated the incumbent democrat. only the second time in two decades that a republican has defeated an incumbent democrat.

>> sandra: police arrested a suspect accused of killing a police sergeant. an update on the senate balance of powers at both parties expected to work in the state of georgia. >> the one and only republican to flip a seat back to red next week. tommy tuberville will be our guest. >> this is thom tillis. >> i expect a lot of us will be going to georgia next week. [ thunder rumbles ]

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>> sandra: republicans are now up one seat in the battle for the senate after cunningham conceded to tillis in north carolina. control of the chamber depends on two runoff elections in georgia. with senate republicans hoping to serving as a major check on a biden administration. here to talk about that is republican senator-elect from alabama tommy tuberville. thank you for being here. i want to ask you personally what this victory meant for you but what did it mean for your party as we know the balance of power is obviously key? >> it is so important but i'm a citizen. i'm a citizen legislator.

i coached for 40 years and just goes to show any young man or woman out there you can do anything. i've told our caucus yesterday last week at this time i was one of 340 million. today i'm one of 100 that has a chance to make a difference in this country and i will do exactly that. >> sandra: doug jones was asked if he would lend any advice to you after he conceded and he said i hope he gets right to work. he also hoped you would get more specific on the issues. one of his criticisms during the campaign was you weren't specific on the issues for the people of your state. what can you tell us this morning about how you may do that? >> well, i've been doing it for two years, sandra. i didn't do a television campaign. didn't have the money. i spent 2.8 million and jones spent 26 million. the democrats had a money making machine somewhere. i shook hands all over the state telling them why i was running. what i wanted to do. put my agenda face-to-face and

not on television. i think that's very important. >> sandra: president trump continues his fight to prove what they say are fraudulent ballots in the election. they're going state to state trying to find evidence of that and bring it forward. i know that you've stood by the president throughout this process. how would you like to see him proceed with that fight? >> i think he is doing exactly right. the problem here sandra is not just this election but elections in the future. we've got the most advanced country on the face of the earth and for some reason we can't seem to get down our election process. the problem is democrats keep fighting us on voter i.d. we need voter i.d. we need every citizen in this country to be able to vote but a universal way to vote. it's like a football game. teams have left the field, fans have gone and the referees are still on field putting points on the scoreboard. we are a lot more advanced than this. look at us in alabama. 5 million people but we had the

results in three hours after they closed down and most people did that. we have states here that had this mail-in ballot, which makes no sense to me. i understand we have a virus. everybody needed a chance to vote. this didn't make any sense to me. we're creating a national disaster. there are six hurricanes getting ready to hit the gulf coast and it is terrible. we're creating our own national disaster by telling the people on both sides we don't know what we're doing. you have joe biden out there fine he is president-elect supposedly but the media pushed that. we should have never done that. finish this race, finish the game, find out what's going on. we have an election system and electoral system that will finish this race and we'll take the president whoever it is. i tell you, we're dividing the country more and more by this election process. my goodness. we have a lot more sense than this. let the people vote, count them, and if we can't do it within 24 hours we're making a

bad decision. >> sandra: senator, the other side would point out that those ballots still being counted are still legal ballots being counted. the trump administration is trying to find if they see any illegal instances of that. regardless of what happens, right now the biden team is transitioning forward. it is president-elect joe biden is talking about assembling his cabinet and coronavirus task force team and in particular we're looking for more detail on his policies. the case has been made that he was vague in some of the description of those policies during his campaign. regardless, here is senator blumenthal saying that democrats will push their policies forward regardless of what happens in the senate. listen to this. >> we're going to be fighting for our priorities and i believe for example that a green new deal or elements of environmental protection should be one of our priorities along with expanded healthcare. we'll have a very strong and

able biden administration on our side and ultimately my republican colleagues need to do what's right for their constituents. >> sandra: you have a crucial role now, senator-elect, in the future of this country. what does a joe biden presidency look like? >> on the republican side all we're doing is playing for freedom for every citizen of the united states. freedom. they have too many cooks in the kitchen. i'm telling you right now they've got people that are liberal, they've got socialists and communists. bottom line. you can say that's too rough but it is not. that's exactly what you are looking at in the democratic party and i've been on football teams sometimes when everybody had egos and wanted it there way. it does not work. we're fighting for the future of this country and we better start going by the rules and the constitution and understand what this country was about and how we got here and the fundamentals and it is not socialism and not communism. >> sandra: if the trump administration is not able the prove widespread fraud and

overtoourn the outcome of this election what do you want to see donald trump do next? >> if he can't work this out through the legal system we'll need a president and a president quickly. we have a virus that's sweeping this country. picked up speed again with fall coming around. people are more inside homes. we have to stop the spread of this virus and we have to save people. president trump has done a great job. he has people that are giving advice about, fauci and all the doctors, that's all you can do. he tried to get more money. democrats won't give it because they are playing politics. we have to help small businesses and people out of work. that's what we're here for. quit playing politics and help everybody, not just a few. >> sandra: appreciate your time this morning. thanks for coming on the program. >> trace: we're getting an update on the deadly shooting of a houston police sergeant. police arrested a 24-year-old suspect in the killing.

he is suspected in a string of road rage shootings. police say sergeant rios was shot and killed while driving to work monday. he may have seen a shooting in progress and attempted to intervene. he was the father of four and 25-year veteran of the force. authorities releasing surveillance video of another person described as a person of extreme interest. the footage shows him in a parking lot apparently pointing his finger in a shooting motion. police are urging this individual to turn themselves in. >> sandra: we'll continue to watch that story. house republicans looking to capital eyes on the divide between moderate and progressive democrats in the house. >> what did you learn and how did you pull this off? >> well, the best way to raise money is just let nancy pelosi and aoc talk. >> sandra: who is in charge? is it alexandria ocasio-cortez

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>> sandra: kevin mccarthy saying the power of the progressives outweighs that of house speaker nancy pelosi as alexandria ocasio-cortez fired back at her moderate colleagues for blaming the progressive wing for democratic losses in the house. let's bring in newt gingrich. do you agree with that? does ocasio-cortez yield more power than nancy pelosi? >> well, she certainly wields an enormous amount of power. pelosi still has the power of the speakership but i think it is declining. and i think as biden comes out of the basement and we see more and more radical positions, the moderates will get very frightened. history is very clear. bill clinton wins in 92. in 49 for the first time in 40 years we win control of the house. obama wins in 2008 and in 2010, the house republicans pick up

63 seats. the most in modern times. so if you are a moderate democrat or even a fairly liberal democrat but in a potential swing district you have to look at that history and ask yourself are the radical members of the biden administration combined with aoc and her allies, are they going to push you off the cliff and guarantee that 2022 becomes a disaster and you end up with speaker mccarthy, which is frankly the most likely outcome. >> sandra: she is defending herself ocasio-cortez against these claims. she says this, for the democrats who think i'm just being a selfish divisive bomb thrower from a deep blue seat listen to doug jones in alabama when he says the same thing. he did echo her comments on that. just how divided is the democratic party and what does it mean for power of the house moving forward? >> well, i think it's very

divided and i think depending on the result of these last few seats that republican leader mccarthy may actually have an ability to form an alliance with 10 or 12 democrats who are in districts where they will get wiped out in 22 unless they find some way to separate. if that happens, mccarthy actually will have more maneuvering ability on the floor than will speaker pelosi. you get into these very narrowly contested houses in a time when the country is moving to the right and despite the presidential outcomes you look at the state legislators, our picking up a governorship and all the things happening around the country, you look at the results in various referendum, the country is not going to aoc. she may do fine in a tiny district in queens with 19% people voting but wiped out in most of the country. >> sandra: alliance forming with democrats in the house if

republicans can do it. talib hears that floated around and responded to "politico" vowing not to be silenced. we aren't going to be successful if we silence districts like mine. me not being able to speak on behalf of many of my black neighbors means me being silent. i can't be silenced. just makes you wonder what this all looks like. you want to react to that. but here we are middle of november. we're watching the biden transition. how does this all play out? >> well, two different questions. one is in terms of the house, one of the challenges in the house each member is elected by their district. she may be personal fine for her district. one of the poorest in the country. she will be poison in most of the country. i think she will have no ability to know that because in her district she does great so she goes back home and applaud and she feels good about herself. she quoted somebody who got

wiped out in alabama. he is not a very good source of advice about elections for the democrats. the other challenge as i said as the biden administration comes out of the basement the first real example is zeke emmanuel on his covid task force who said publicly he doesn't think you should spend much resources on people over 75, which is where most people have died from covid and came out yesterday saying the u.s. ought to give away vaccine. we shouldn't be vaccine nationalists and globalists and give it to everybody else on the planet. let's see how many americans agree that you shouldn't take care of people over 75 and two we ought to give the vaccine away to everybody else before we get to take it. this is just the tip of the iceberg as they come out of the basement. he had a lot of people hidden down there who are very radical and i think frankly they will cost him the two seats to georgia. the radicalism is going to show

up. >> sandra: big statement, mr. speaker. glad to have you on this morning, thank you. be sure to stay with fox news in prime time for the latest developments on the 2020 election and the power struggle in congress with tucker carlson at 8:00 p.m. eastern time followed by hannity at 9:00 and the ingraham angle at 10:00. tune in tonight. >> trace: americans are honoring our veterans today and celebrations are underway at the national world war i museum and memorial where veteran skydivers are making a spectacular entrance. good morning, abby. >> good morning, trace. yes, we're here all day long with our proud american coverage and like you mentioned we watched an incredible event 10 veteran skydivers who served between world war ii and

present day jump out of the play. liberty memorial, 217 feet jump and then we watched our very own johnny joey jones representing the iraq war jump out of that plane. take a look. >> will you guys invite me to get invited and represent iraq war veterans means everything to me. veterans day today. the coolest day on the job in a long time. thank you guys for letting me be part of this. >> it is such an incredible event. there are so many people out here watching and we thank our veterans or everything they've done for us and sacrifices they've made so we can celebrate the freedoms that we're able to today, trace. >> trace: so well deserved. abby is live for us in kansas city. thank you. >> sandra: big celebration there. president trump forging ahead on claims of voter fraud in the election. what a growing number of americans think of the

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>> all claims of abuse must be investigated. nearly 72 million people voted for donald trump. do they not have a right to know the integrity of our election is at stake? this is about election integrity in this the greatest country on earth. now it's about following the rule of law. it's about holding bureaucrats and media accountable.

>> trace: growing concerns on the integrity of the election as president trump pushes ahead that he won the election. what do the investigations mean for the trust in our election system? let's bring in guy benson editor of town hall.com and leslie marshall. they join us now to break it down. i want to put to "politico" morning consult poll on the screen. the numbers are stunning. shows republicans who say they don't believe the elections were free and fair 70%. that's a big number, guy benson. >> it is a big number. it is just about as big as the number of democrats in polling who believed three or four years ago that russia or kremlin had come in and changed and altered vote totals. there is no evidence that that happened. i think there are partisans on both sides who really struggle to come to grips with political outcomes and electoral outcomes that they don't like so they don't want to view them as legitimate and will jump through all sorts of emotional hoops to try to come to some

other type of conclusion. that being said, i'm in favor of chasing down these leads. looking into irregularities. what the attorney general is doing, i think for them to look at serious allegations that may have evidence just to restore some confidence among some people i think that's appropriate. let's get to the truth. let's count every legal vote. >> trace: on the flip side 90% of democrats believe it was free and fair. what do you make of these numbers, leslie? what's driving this in your opinion? >> i would agree with guy don't freak out. i have to agree with you this morning with regard to elections have consequences and whether you are a democrat and you like or don't like the outcome for vice versa for republicans the bottom line is when somebody doesn't win in our country nowadays they don't believe it's free, they don't believe it's fair. that's very sad. the world is watching us. we're not a third world nation with a dictator at the helm. the president has fanned the flames of this belief in his

party with the rhetoric. gop not supporting the president-elect joe biden quite frankly have done that. this, trace, could actually hurt republicans because they may not come out, for example, in january in the runoff elections for the two senate seats in the state of georgia if they don't believe this. look, the trump administration, their campaign, their lawyers are 0 for 10 with lawsuits. at the end of the day yes every vote will be counted. it was a republican legislature in pennsylvania who made the determination, the mail-in vote would be voted last. >> i want to play this joe biden sound bite and get your response as well the president's refusal to concede. >> well, just think it's an embarrassment quite frankly. the only thing that -- how can i say this tactfully? i think it -- it will not help

the president's legacy. >> trace: he realizes that the republicans have every right to investigate this. >> true. and i think we've heard this refrain a lot. the media doesn't call elections. voters decide elections and those outcomes have to be certified. if there are question marks floating around out there there are real question marks. i don't think it pertains to the ultimate outcome of this election that would flip saits. let's chase them down, look into them and have a conversation about what a concession should look like. >> trace: i'll give you the last word, leslie. >> sandra: in 2016 a lot of democrats were upset. some people would not accept the reality of the election. hillary clinton called donald trump to concede and next day she spoke to the american people and this is not 500 votes apart like 2020 with gore and push.

>> trace: the concern is mostly about the mail-in voting aspect this time. good to see you boat. thank you. >> sandra: as americans move out of high-tax states experts are warning biden's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy could speed up the exodus. plus former acting f.b.i. director andrew mccabe in the hot seat pushing back against claims some officials tried to overthrow president trump. louisiana senator john kennedy on that just ahead. - [narrator] with the ninja foodi power pitcher, you can crush ice, make smoothies, and do even more. chop salsas, spoon thick smoothie bowls, even power through dough, and never stall. the ninja foodi power pitcher. rethink what a blender can do.

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>> sandra: president-elect joe biden could raise taxes on americans making more than $400,000 a year as he spoke about during his campaign. will that speed up an exodus from some states? grady trimble on that from the fox business network live in chicago this morning.

grady, even businesses are looking to move to more tax-friendly states. tell us about it. >> the nasdaq and other stock exchanges looking at a move to texas. under a biden plan corporate taxes would go up from the 21% to 28%. for the highest earning individuals payroll, income and capital gains taxes would all go up. so in the highest tax states we're looking at the top tax rates climbing to nearly 55%, even over 60% in some cases. one financial planner told fox business tax rates are going to go up so you better be looking for an alternative if you have the flexibility. millions of americans increasingly do have that flexibility. a recent survey from upwork found up to 23 million americans are planning to move thanks to the ability to work remotely. about a fifth of those are based in big cities. some cities are facing huge budget deficits. they're increasing taxes locally coming up in the future

and federal taxes could go up as well. this could expedite the big city exodus. >> sandra: important story, grady trimble from chicago for us. thank you. >> trace: he has won 12 nation fall sports emmy awards and interviewed the biggest stars in the sporting world. jim gray shares his side of the story with his new book talking to goats that details his four decade career. here with us now is fox news contributor jim gray. congratulations on the book. i think the biggest compliment to you as a sports journalist even those you were close to like tom brady, late great kobe bryant always got tough questions and always got tough follow-ups and sometimes they didn't like it. you say it is what it is. >> it is what it is. thanks so much for having me on. yeah, tom brady i'm honored and humbled that he wrote the forward in the book and he says it right there. he says that doesn't mean you'll get a pass. sometimes after the show he would say what the hell were you doing? i answered your question and

you followed up and did it three more times. what's going on here? i said tommy, sometimes these questions require follow-ups and we just keep going until we get the answer and when we get the answer we moved on. it is what it is. it is what it is, trace. you have to ask the questions, right? >> trace: you have to ask them. sometimes the greatest don't give the greatest interviews. can you remember off the top of your head one of the most compelling interviews you ever did? >> well, you know, it's always a challenge to talk to somebody who has just finished a fight. they've just been giving it their all. they've been hammered and always interesting to talk to mike tyson and the things he would say were so compelling. i broke my back, what do you mean i broke my back? i broke my back, spinal. okay. so you know sometimes you just laugh and it is funny and other

times he went on this about his style was impenetrable, defense was ferocious. he wanted to eat lewis's children and rip out their heart and feed it to him. he kissed me on my cheek one time and threatened to kill me. what was more disturbing in that 45 seconds i'm trying to figure it out. >> trace: the book is called talking to goats that detail your four decade-career. you are a gem. jim gray, thank you, sir. >> sandra: thank you. nypd facing a surge of retirements. what it could mean for the future of law enforcement and for public safety. more when we return. ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin.

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>> sandra: it's a brand-new hour. here is what's happening inside "america's newsroom." >> trace: the senate judiciary committee with andrew mccabe testifying. >> any idea how much damage you've done? >> sir, my colleagues and i never took any action to undermine our effectiveness, undermine our oath to this constitution and the american people. >> an arrest was made in the death of a veteran police officer. police also releasing video of someone they call a person of extreme interest. the man in the black shirt is seen talking with the defendant in the parking lot. tropical storm eta regaining

strength overnight barreling towards florida. >> talking about a hurricane with the potential for storm surge, heavy rainfall. tornado watches in effect. >> sandra: more on those top stories throughout the hour. officers are leaving the new york city police department in droves as other cities across the nation are also now seeing shortages. welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom," good morning, i'm sandra smith. hi, trace. >> trace: good morning, i'm trace gallagher. retirements are on the rise within the nypd showing hundreds more officers have retired so far this year than in the same period last year. police departments across the country are struggling with mass retirements driven in part by their leadership's response to the defund the police movement. the "new york post" summing it up with today's cover from badge to worse, cops flee the nypd saying the city doesn't have their backs. >> sandra: in minneapolis city council members are set to vote friday on a proposal to deploy

officers from other jurisdictions to help combat a spike in violent crime there. minneapolis is the city that moved most aggressively to downsize its police force after the death of george floyd but has been backtracking on that move since. garrett tenney is live in chicago with more on that for us. garrett, what kind of help is the minneapolis police department looking for? >> trace and sandra, the department is overwhelmed with too much crime and not enough officers to respond as they typically would. there have been nearly 500 homicides in minneapolis this year. people shot rather, homicides are up 89%, robberies are up 38% and violent crime overall is up 23% compared to this point a year ago. at the same time, the number of cops out on the street is down. dozens of officers have decided to retire early since the start of this year and more than 100 are currently on some form of leave including many who have filed ptsd claims as a result

of the unrest they responded to following the death of george floyd. the city's police chief is looking for help and he wants to bring in between 20 and 40 officers from the county sheriff's office and metro transit police to form joint enforcement teams. minneapolis city council has aggressively pushed to abolish the city's police department and to reform policing and unit officials have told us those efforts and that lack of support in minneapolis and really across the country are a big factor in officers leaving the force and police departments struggling to fill those spots when those officers leave or retire. as you mentioned last night the chief's proposal narrowly passed out of committee. the city council is expected to vote on the reform package this friday of whether or not those 20 to 40 officers will be added just through the end of this year. trace and sandra. >> sandra: a story we'll closely watch. garrett, thank you. >> trace: georgia is now the

center of the political universe gearing up for two senate runoffs. the outcomes will determine which party controls the senate. florida senator marco rubio is doing his part to help incumbent republicans by stumping with them in the peach state. a live look at his rally in georgia happening right now. more on these high-stakes races, good morning. >> high stakes indeed with partisan control of the senate in play you'll see heavy hitters from both parties coming to georgia. andrew yang announcing he is temporarily moving to the state to campaign for democrats and in the atlanta suburb of georgia rubio is there. both senators aligned with president trump and investigating widespread voter fraud. loeffler and perdue have called for the elections of georgia

official, secretary of state. he spoke about this with atlanta's waga fox 5 news. >> what i never like to see is our house divided. as secretary of state my job is making sure we have fair elections but as a republican and conservative i would like to see our side win. you have to win fair and honestly. >> as republican senators rallies and democratic challengers are campaigning on liberal issues such as protecting abortion rights and the affordable care act. this is a new strategy for georgia democrats. >> traditionally democrats running statewide in georgia the end to appeal to the more moderate factions of the party trying to win over moderate republican voters as well and they came up short. so you will see out of ossoff and warnock progressive platform that can excite their base to come out again.

>> trace: to come out again for the runoffs scheduled for january 5th. advertising spending by both parties is expected to exceed $200 million. trace. >> trace: wow, jonathan serrie live in atlanta. thank you. >> sandra: senator john kennedy of louisiana joins us now. senator kennedy, great to have you here this morning. you know, we come in off of these georgia races and well oh he see what happens there. the importance of it. i'll ask you about that as i read you the headline by mark theesen this morning. trump could run and win in 2024 but first he needs to save the senate majority. what do you see happening there and how can president trump step in and insure victory for the republican party? >> sandra, i'm honored to be with you on veterans day. a day that we thank all of our veterans as we should every day. i can't overstate the importance of georgia. we have -- if you count alaska

we're also going to win we have 50 republican votes. we need 51 to hold the majority. it will be determined in georgia. what happens in georgia is going to determine the future of the united states for the next four years. now, if speaker pelosi and senator schumer and senator sanders and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez win in georgia, you've got nothing to worry about unless you are a taxpayer, a business owner, a parent, a cop, a gun owner, a person of faith, or an unborn baby. you've got nothing to worry about if they get control of the united states senate unless you care about the american dream. you've got nothing to worry about if they get control of the united states senate unless you believe in more freedom as opposed to more free stuff.

that's what's at stake. it is all hands on deck. the american people are going to get and decide are we going to live under democracy or socialism? >> sandra: that's the point of the piece. i'll put this on the screen. before leaving the white house he says he, the president, has one job to do, one last job to do. he must save the republican senate majority. if democrats win the two georgia senate runoffs they'll take control of the chamber. they can then get rid of the filibuster and pass whatever radical legislation they like. in this same piece seems like that echoes your point. in this same piece he says that means the 2024 republican nomination is trump's if he wants it. he talks about the loyalty of his base more than any president in modern history, an army of 71 million voters. what do you want to see the president do next assuming that joe biden makes his transition into office? >> well, number one i want to see the president finish

prosecuting his claims of require regularity, the integrity of the electoral system depends on it. we had tens of millions of americans that think that the election was rigged as a carnival ring toss. and it is important that they -- however the election comes out that we all accept the results. so we have to finish letting our courts do their job. in terms of what happens after that, i hope the president regardless of how the legal claims come out, helps us in georgia. we need the help. he is very popular in georgia. and i don't want -- i can't understate the importance of this. i don't recognize many of my colleagues on the democratic party anymore. many of them really are socialists. they really are to the left of len-in. they really do believe in open borders and abortion is a moral good and the way to deal with

iran is with hugs and hot cocoa. it will change america if the democrats get control of the united states senate. we're not going to let it happen but we have to have the help of the american people. i think they'll -- our friends in georgia will step up. the media will tell them how they ought to vote but lots of times american voters don't vote like they're told to. they've learned to filter what they get on the internet and through some of the national news organizations and make decisions for themselves. they aren't morons. >> sandra: we're looking a live look in georgia as we're anticipating a rally to happen shortly as all eyes will be on that state until january. senator kennedy, we saw quite a bit of you yesterday and you really gave former f.b.i. acting director andrew mccabe a grilling when he appeared before the senate judiciary committee where you sit. he was grilled on russian

meddling and fisa abuse. here is some of what we saw. >> you weren't fired for parking in the handicapped parking spot at the f.b.i., were you? you were fired for lying, were you not? he will only ask questions about where his information. had you done that he would have got it from dan chinko and it all would have come apart. but you never looked and it sort of looks like you didn't want to. and i don't know what is in your head or your heart but i can tell you what it looked like to the american people at the very minimum. incompetence tsunami. and they're thinking how did these guys make it through the birth canal? >> sandra: senator kennedy the president said this. don't let andrew mccabe continue to get away with totally criminal activity. he writes. what he did should never be allowed to happen to our

country again. fight for justice. that was a message to you and your committee clearly and your party, senator. what is the endgame here? >> well, there is an investigation. the f.b.i. does have an investigation. and we're waiting to hear about it. when you step back, sandra, and look at what happened it's kind of breathtaking. mr. mccabe, mr. comey and a few others trump haters decided to investigate the republican nominee for president of the united states and later the president of the united states. and you say well, they must have had a good reason. here is what they based it on. first they based it on chris steele, who is a president trump hater. he is kind of a groupy at the f.b.i. he was buddies with some of these guys. and chris steele went to his buddies there and said you need to investigate trump. and his basis for that was this

guy from russia. it turns out he wasn't some upper level person in russia, he was some young person at a liberal washington, d.c. think-tank who was getting all this information from some of his drinking buddies in russia and later admitted i didn't know if any of it was true. somebody told me that the president was using prostitutes in russia and i passed it on. nobody at the f.b.i. checked it out for six months. mccabe didn't, comey didn't, strzok didn't, they just pounced on it like a ninja. they ought to hide their heads in a bag. >> sandra: what is your plan for accountability? the american people hear what you are saying and so what happens? >> well, if the u.s. attorney in connecticut -- i believe

it's connecticut, can prove that it was intentional, they should be prosecuted. all of them. and i notice mccabe yesterday was very careful to say -- mccabe yesterday said repeatedly my words, not his. look, i will admit i was a chuckle head. i'll admit we did a horrible job with this. i will admit we were negligent. but we didn't do it intentionally. we didn't do it intentionally. he is speaking to the u.s. attorney. he is saying please don't prosecute me. >> sandra: senator, i appreciate your time this morning on that and a lot more that is going on as this country tries to move forward. keep us updated on where all that goes with your committee next. thank you, sir. >> bless our veterans. >> sandra: absolutely. we'll have much more on all this tonight with our prime timeline-up beginning with tucker carlson at 8:00 eastern time. hannity 9:00 and the "the

ingraham angle" at 10:00 p.m. stay tuned for all that tonight. >> trace: will indeed. congresswoman omar funneling mass amounts of money from her campaign to her husband's consulting firm this election cycle. some trump administration staffers looking for new jobs. some of their biggest critics are said to be drawing up a black list. former white house deputy chief of staff karl rove joins us straight ahead. >> i do think that people need to be held accountable for their actions and i don't think it is mccarthyism at all. ge com for veterans and active-duty service people. some of them are giving their lives right now, today, for the freedoms that we have here in this country. so for us, at newday to help those people at this point in time.

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>> trace: fox news is learning minnesota congresswoman omar's campaign paid nearly 2.8 million to her husband east political consulting firm from the start of 2019 until the ends of the election cycle. that according to data from the federal election commission. the payments making omar by far the e-street group's biggest client. payments sparked at least one ethics complaint last year. >> it's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the

temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again. folks, i'm a proud democrat. [cheering and applause] but i will govern as an american president. >> sandra: as president-elect joe biden calls for unity former obama campaign spokesman is now promoting an apparent effort to blackball trump administration staffers tweeting caitlin collins who works for cnn just reported white house staff are starting to look for jobs. employers considering them should know there are consequences for hiring anyone who helped trump attack american values. karl rove joins us now former white house chief of staff. what do you think about that? >> i think it's fascism and over the top and unacceptable in this country that political differences could be dealt with in such a way. imagine what would happen if the tea party activist had said people who served in the obama administration, there will be

consequences for hiring them. the media would be outraged. we ought to be outraged at this. this is unamerican. >> sandra: based on what you are seeing so far what is your assessment about the transition that is already taking place on the part of the incoming biden administration? >> well, internally it looks like it is moving along at a good pace. that it is to say he appears to be focusing on decisions about his white house staff and then his cabinet. he is being held up in certain respects. there is federal money and federal facilities that are available to him under law that was passed in 2007-2008 i can't remember what year, but requires the administration to acknowledge that the election is over. the president is pursuing legal challenges. my sense is when states begin the certify, which will begin next week, and they certify their official results in states like pennsylvania and

wisconsin and arizona and so forth, that the pressure will grow on the head of the general services administration to acknowledge that the election is over and president trump has a right to legal challenges, no ifs, ands or buts about that. it will the burden of proof to show they weren't appropriate in court and general services administration will find it hard not to turn over the facility and money to the transition. >> sandra: looking at the transition and what it might look like after all the calls for unity and healing that we saw throughout the biden campaign, in his victory speech, alexandria ocasio-cortez, the congresswoman also echoing and propose *l a black lists well and then this moment by a host on the view. defending doing that. >> i don't think that those people should be able to profit

from their experience within the trump administration and i don't think they should be forgotten. i think that people need to be held accountable for their actions. and i don't think it is mccarthyism at all. >> sandra: that was an opinion that was shared there on that show. then to someone that you and i know well sarah sanders, she is taking on democrats about that call for unity and saying this is clearly not what we're seeing in the initial days of this administration. watch. >> they have done nothing to demonstrate that they want unity in this country. in fact, then the very opposite they've stoked the visions and tried to destroy our country, not bring it together. now more than ever we have to stand up and unify together and fight back against the radical left. >> sandra: i should say transitioning administration. but you know, it makes you wonder, karl, as we see the fight continue on the part of the trump campaign and the republican party to look into these ballots, you have the

biden team trying to make their transition, what the next couple of months look like and what the strategy may be on the part of joe biden considering how quiet he so far has been, by the way. >> look, let's step back, please. i was there for 36 days in florida. i don't remember condemnations of al gore trying to manufacture ballots. they admit he was trying to do that. they sought a selective recounts rather than as required by state law in all the counties of florida. they did so in three counties because they needed as their political director explained to their chief lawyer that he accounted in his autobiography. if they did statewide they needed to harvest ballots but divining the intent of voters in democratic counties. where were the democrats for talking about al gore delaying the outcome and refusing to concede when there was -- when the secretary of state of florida held that george bush

won the state. we had 36 days. we got through it and put it behind it. let's not now say president trump has no right whatsoever to exercise the same access to courts that albert gore had in 2000 and that he doesn't have the same right to contest the results under the laws as written by the states and to be heard in court. everybody has his chance. and just let it go forward. let it happen. it will be resolved sooner rather than later. but as for this talk of let's find people who worked in the trump administration and let's tell any potential employer there will be consequences for you if you hire them so they can have a salary to feed their family and live a life after serving our country, this is reprehensible. as americans we ought to all join and say no, this is wrong. this is black listing. this is unamerican. >> sandra: karl rove appreciate having you this morning on all of that. thank you, karl. >> trace: more progressives are

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>> trace: president trump will visit arlington national cemetery this morning to mark veterans day as part of the ceremony he will lay a wreath on america's fallen heroes. the first time we have seen the president in days since just after the election. >> sandra: we look forward to that. an ongoing shake-up at the pentagon. several top officials are resigning following the firing of secretary mark esper. top policy and intelligence officials are leaving. >> trace: tropical storm storm eta is expected to make landfall for a second time over the weekend. >> sandra: houston police arrested a suspect in the murder of a veteran police sergeant. investigators releasing surveillance video of a man they say is a person of interest in this case. sergeant sean rios a 25 year

veteran was shot and killed monday when he answered a call for help on his way to work. william la jeunesse is live on this. the latest we're hearing on this case. >> right now there are two investigations underway. what led to the gun battle that killed officer rios. who is this man in the black shirt? where is he? the video released yesterday show him leaving the scene in a black pickup truck after talking with the alleged shooter now in custody in the white t-shirt. police are asking for help in finding this person of interest. >> best thing you can do if you know this person is have them turn themselves in or call the police so we have no more blood shed. >> the defendant is accused of shooting the officer outside a hotel. after he was involved in a road rage freeway shooting with

another driver. that's when sergeant re yos who was in plain clothes in his personal vehicle with no police radio tried to intervene. rios shot four times, ran for help but died at the scene. when arrested yesterday by the narcotics team sal ease was outon bond for carrying a weapon and *r in his car. he was also suspected in a second road rage incident. he is a documented gang member with long arrest record dating back to 2014 including a six month sentence for evading police with a gun and 90 days in 2017 for threatening to kill the mother of his child. sergeant rios, 47, leaves behind four children and the fourth houston police officer killed in the line of duty this year. city wide, sandra, 339 murders in houston. that's about 1 every month and up almost 50% from last year. services are on monday for the sergeant. back to you.

>> sandra: william la jeunesse, thank you. >> trace: the squad could be taking in new members next year. the group of left wing lawmakers elected to congress in 2018 is expected to expand after a number of progressive candidates pulled out wins in last week's election. they could add power to the push for policies like the green new deal and medicare for all. charles payne is the host of making money on the fox business network. always good to see you. when you see the progressive wing of the party expanding like it is and you hear more chatter about the green new deal and medicare for all, what do you think financially is the fallout here? >> well financially the fallout will be absolutely devastating. and we're talking about a lot of lost jobs and prestige for america. we won't be the preeminent nation in the world. that's part of the plan. they don't want us to be the preeminent nation in the world. let's face it, they carry a lot more weight than actual numbers but they have power.

they have been able to remove people sitting in congress for a very long time. they did it again this election and they did it in the mid-terms and aoc shocked the world when she was elected. anyone who dismisses or tries to downplay the influence they wield are not being honest. nancy pelosi at this moment won't denounce socialism. so trace, i want to talk about the economic damage but also concerned about the civil damage. we have one congressman bowman in new york. he wants a national truth and reconciliation commission to look into racism and all of america. i'm worried will they specifically target the role of individuals, will they go down their family tree. we are knocking down statues, renaming streets and rename cities, towns, maybe states. i wonder where the lawn is drawn. you have corey bush, she will

be representing missouri. she not only wants to defund the police but to defund the police and defund the military and open the borders. are you nuts? we're essentially saying give away the country. here is the thing. you have to give the greeks credit. they were inside the trojan horse. these folks are on top of it. >> trace: corey bush's tweet from a couple of weeks ago where she said if you are having a bad day, just think of all the social services we're going to fund after we defund the pentagon. look charles, we know that nobody will defund the pentagon now. but several years ago nobody dreamed of some of these far left proposals would be gaining as much traction as they are. so it starts out as kind of this whimsical come ept -- comment and then a few years down the road becomes more

realistic. >> the seeds have been planted for these things for a long time and they water them and they -- i'm watching the series on tv, showtime series, you can see the innuendos. they plant it in movies, commercials, tv, books, what we can read and can't read. it is a long-term goal of theirs. as they get within striking distance they let it be known this is what we want. the soviet president said they would win america without firing a shot. it never gone away. picked up power over the years. people who should know better are fanning the flames. so no military, no borders, no police. it is nuts. >> trace: you have some people on the left saying the whole defund the police movement really hurt some of these democratic candidates. if you listen to ocasio-cortez, i don't think there is a belief in that. she tweeted the following

quoting here there are swing seat democrat incumbents who co-sponsored the green new deal, medicare for all etc. if i'm not mistaken every single one won reelection. so she is saying the movement is growing. don't knock it down because it's growing. your last thoughts on this, charles. >> yeah. she is absolutely right. the movement is growing and that's why i'm glad we're doing this segment. on the other hand you have seasoned politicians who say they might have cost a couple of candidates that they poured hundreds of millions of dollars into their campaign the chance to win and to really get true power. so the democrats, some folks who have been around long enough to know this is wrong. not just wrong politically but wrong in the sense it is anti-american. >> trace: charles payne, good to see you. thank you, sir. >> sandra: the fight is on in the democratic party as progressives try to push further to the left. can house speaker nancy pelosi

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>> trace: triple miracle. it should have been in the water. going so fast it should have gone over the green and it slowed down enough. >> sandra: i'm sorry i didn't see it in realtime. you have to replay it. congratulations to him. it was a fun moment for sure. >> indeed it was. men time the knives are out in the democratic party. civil war between far left progressives and moderates heating up as both sides push their agends and caught in the middle is nancy pelosi. michael goodwin writes about the democratic divide quoting the looming showdown is shaping up to be as vicious as the general election. each side is probably making its own enemy's list. michael goodwin, fox news contributor. i want to go further on your column. you say also here quoting the disputes are shaped in large part by the blue wave that didn't happen leaving a tough

landscape in congress. dems hold a small house majority and gop likely retains senate control. much of biden's agenda will be whittled down or killed and will make the combatants more nasty to each other. do you envision joe biden being able to repair the democratic party? you think this is going to go on until at least 2022? >> sure. as your segment with charles payne before was just going over. these are committed leftists who are playing for the long run. they aren't necessarily interested just in today. so they have no reason to sort of fold their tent yet. they will keep fighting and biden, i think, is trapped in the middle because the scraps are reduced because of the congressional lineup. so he is going to have to parse out appointments to his administration. what bills does he really fight for? what does he put the

administration behind? all kinds of things that i think will make him look like something of a figurehead. we know he has a manner that has been aloof. he hasn't been out there in a real leadership kind of way. so i think he will be challenged by both sides to rescue them and they will all say we supported you, this is what we thought you supported. he will get that from bernie sanders, elizabeth warren but also from the moderates in congress as well. he has a big challenge ahead of him. >> trace: what do you say to democratic analysts who say i think it is a good thing. internal debate within the party is a good thing because it leads to robust debate and in the end ultimately solutions that work for people? >> well, i guess that's true if at the end of the day they are willing to compromise. each side is willing to compromise in the spirit of the united states senate, for example. that everybody has to give a

little bit. that's how you get a consensus. that's not what we've seen so far on the democrats. they've muted their civil war for the purposes of defeating donald trump. but now both sides i think are claiming victory and claiming that they are the ones who brought that victory to the democrats. and therefore they deserve a lion's share. things like the green new deal. that will be up for grabs. the medicare for all or something less as biden has proposed. and this very small majority in the house, maybe as few as five or six seats is going to make everybody more powerful. every individual member now is going to be more powerful by virtue if you can't deliver them all you won't have a majority. same in the senate. it will be the very close depending on what happens in georgia, it is still going to be close. every senator counts a lot extra as joe manchin said the other day on fox he would not be for the green new deal. he would not be for packing the

court. well, that is an important distinction right there. that limits what chuck schumer can bring to the senate floor. so there are all kinds of complications when you have such narrow differences within congress. >> trace: especially when you have some congress people, some newly elected talking about defunding the pentagon. i want to get your last thought about this writing about new york city and you write this about mayor deblasio how the city is going downhill. people are fleeing, businesses dying, jobs vanishing, crime surging. talk of a financial crisis cannot be ignored. if this is success what would failure look like? if you are saying success. mayor deblasio says we're doing well. i spent two weeks in new york for the first time in seven months. you walk around and it is concerning, michael. your final thoughts. >> oh sure, look. you are seeing all these store fronts, many were boarded up in anticipation of riots from the left. but what you are seeing is just empty store fronts now.

everything -- the businesses are dying, crime is surging, the quality of life is in utter decline. the mayor is painting this happy face on everything. we're doing great. our education system is the best in the nation. bunk. parents are furious. they have erased standards. they're confusing, late on everything. businesses are dying. the mayor is just deluded if he thinks this is a good situation. >> trace: michael goodwin, always good to see you. thank you. >> sandra: thank you, trace. live look as we await the president and first lady. three set to arrive at arlington national cemetery any moment now. to honor our veterans on this veterans day 2020. that's a live look as we await the president and first lady. we'll go there live when we return.

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>> trace: breaking news. small victory for president trump. georgia secretary of state who is a republican says the state will now recount all paper ballots. that would include mail-in ballots. did not give a timeline when it will begin. we anticipate it will take time. currently joe biden leads in georgia by roughly 14,000 votes. updates on that as we get them. >> i think america's biggest concern ought to be that we'll return to a policy of appeasement. the administration used the term leading from behind. >> sandra: secretary of state mike pompeo on special report last night claiming a biden foreign policy would put americans at risk making them

less secure than they have been under the trump administration. rich edson is live at the state department. what can we expect in the next administration? good morning. >> good morning. major changes in foreign policy. president-elect biden wants to rejoin international organizations, along with international accords like the climate paris -- paris climate accord. world health organization and wants to confront and emphasize climate change and coordinate with allies to confront china and russia. his campaign accused president trump of codling dictators. president-elect is speaking with world leaders and u.s. will restore traditional alliances. >> first of all, i'm letting them know that america is back. we'll be back in the game. not america alone. the reception and welcome we have gotten around the world from our allies and friends has been real.

>> secretary pompeo. >> we've been very realistic. whether it's moving the embassy to israel and reducing the threat from iran or recognizing for the first time in 40 years the chinese communist party presented an enormous threat to the security of the american people and frankly jobs and our american economy. >> this is the biden team is working who they will have work at the state department. >> trace: president trump is set to visit arlington national cemetery and will attend a ceremony with the first lady and lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. for veterans and active-duty service people. some of them are giving their lives right now, today, for the freedoms that we have here in this country. so for us, at newday to help those people at this point in time.

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here is tommy tuberville on "america's newsroom" earlier. >> we're creating our own national disaster by telling the people on both sides we don't have a clue what we're doing. we have an election and electoral system that will finish the race and will take the president, whoever it is. we're dividing the country more and more by this election process. >> sandra: chief white house correspondent john roberts is live with more as we await the president arriving at the arlington national cemetery in a few moments, john. veterans day, nice to see you. a big thanks to all our veterans out there. >> absolutely. good to see you. weather could be better for the ceremony at arlington today but in some ways it's s -- we thank those who died for the cause of freedom in this country. the president's campaign continues to try to fight to have every illegal vote excluded and every legal vote

included in the vote count. continuing to file lawsuits, sworn affidavits and declarations to the department of justice. 234 statements in detroit alone filed alleging fraud. yesterday they filed a new lawsuit in the state of michigan alleging unequal treatment of republican voters, irregular ballots including back dating the counting of illegal votes and possible widespread software problems that the campaign says could change the current vote count. lawsuit claims one witness saw a group of 50 ballots being repeatedly entered into the same voting machine. the trump campaign now pointing out that people who were working on their behalf are being targeted. the anti-trump group the lincoln project doing a project -- process called docings. releasing phone numbers & emails of attorney.

twitter demanded the tweet be taken down saying it constituted abusive behavior. the same lincoln project encouraging people to write to the two law firms and their clients to be critical of the fact that they are operating on behalf of the trump campaign and asking clients how they could be using law firms working on behalf of the trump campaign. the trump campaign says it constitutes harassment. twitter saying it does not violate their rules. many republicans believe this process is being undertaken more to cast doubt on the outcome of the election rather than it is actually changing the potential outcome. some senior party members including senator mitch mcconnell were saying look, there is plenty of time to go through this process. stop all of the hand wringing. here is what the campaign communications director said about it yesterday. >> it remains the position of the campaign. this election is not over. as we sit here tonight a week

after election day joe biden has been certified as the winner in exactly 0 states. we're entering into this process and what we are telling the president's supporters and through you in the media is that we are asking for patience. >> vice president mike pence is staying here in washington, d.c. there was some thought he might make his pilgrimage to florida yesterday. it didn't happen. he has a speech in washington, d.c. on friday. and he also told senators during that republican policy lunch yesterday that he is going to be going to georgia on the 20th to campaign on behalf of senators david perdue and kelly loeffler to insure they win reelection. a lot of the party's attention turning away from the trump campaign and challenges toward the state of georgia, sandra. they believe that's where they have to focus a lot of their attention if they want to maintain control of the senate. >> sandra: john roberts, thank you. we should see the president

we're told shortly arriving at arlington national cemetery. thank you. >> trace: meantime joe biden is down playing allegations of fraud in the election as his transition team awaits the formal certification. this will give them access to federal funds, security clearances and the ability to conduct meetings with government officials. peter doocy live for us in wilmington, delaware. peter. >> trace, the president-elect is telling us he does not think he is going to sue the gsa for that transition money that he is entitled to as soon as they declare that he is officially the winner, which they have not done yet. >> we can get through without the funding. we're in a position that we feel very good about our -- there is nothing that slows up our efforts to put things together. obviously the pdb would be useful but not necessary. i'm not the sitting president now. we don't see anything slowing

us down quite frankly. >> the president-elect yesterday took questions from only the five reporters on a list held by a staffer offstage. fox news was not granted a question. and the biden team eventually provided us with details of calls that he was having with the leaders of france, germany, ireland, u.k. and turkey, all happening without the help of the state department because those transition officials -- resource evers remain tied up without that gsa ascertainment that biden won. however, in a break with tradition, the biden team is only filling us in after some foreign outlets are going public with their version of how things went down. in one case after one foreign outlet shared a video of their side of the call. >> i want to congratulate you and congratulate senator harris for this election. >> we just got a brand-new statement from joe biden about today. he said this. this veterans day a feel the

full weight of the honor and the responsibility entrusted to me by the american people as the next president and i vow to honor our country's sacred obligation. the biden campaign is elling us he plans to meet with advisors today. always the possibility that something else could pop up as well. trace. >> trace: peter doocy live for us in wilmington. thank you. >> sandra: a woman claiming to be a nevada poll worker telling laura ingraham last night about the fraud she says she witnessed first-hand. here is part of that exclusive interview. >> i was walking and i could see these people hand over what appeared to be white envelopes. as i got closer the envelopes were being torn open. two people ripping them open, turning and facing a van and marking them. i thought those are ballots. >> sandra: joining us now martha maccallum anchor of the story. where does this put the country in the bigger picture of the president and his fight the

look into some of these irregularities and what he says are fraudulent ballots cast? >> these stories are disturbing and we're seeing them in a lot of states across the country. the question of whether or not it could change the outcome is an open question and as mitch mcconnell said yesterday, we have to just take a breath and allow this process to move forward. it has been just one week, a little over one week since the election. all of these will be certified in the coming weeks by these states. i think it's incumbent about everybody to watch this play out. i would point out one thing about nevada, it is one of only nine states in the country that sent out universal ballots to the entire state. i live in one of those states, new jersey. i know there were plenty of extra ballots that seemed to be ending up in people's mailboxes, people got duplicates and people who got things for people who used to live in their home. nevada is one of those states as well. so when i listen to this

worker's story, this poll worker's story i do find it interesting that she claims that people were opening them, cutting them open and voting them and i'm wondering if they were extra ballots, ballots that sort of were excess in the mix. so we don't know. there is an investigation ongoing. i think her story is very interesting and one clearly that requires further investigation. >> sandra: as you know democrats are pushing to move on. martha. mitch mcconnell takes that on in a "new york post" op-ed this morning saying democrats have zero excuses for complaining about trump contesting vote counts. let's have no lectures how the president should immediately cheerfully accept preliminary election results from the same characters who spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election and insinuated this one would be illegitimate, too, if they lost again. it is important to show that mitch mcconnell is supporting the president in his efforts

saying that this all falls within the president's right to fight this and to dig into what he says are fraudulent and irregularities in the voting system. >> sandra: it is almost laughable when you look back at the history here in terms of this push to move on, move on, move on. we all know as the states come in and they are -- we get an early look at them. those states are granted those electoral votes in a preliminary bases and get certified in the middle of november. we lived through years of this president being called illegitimate. and that he was a fraud, okay? so the idea that you can't go down this road and certify and prove that this election has come out in a fair way is laughable. the other side of it is that more recent history tells us hillary clinton said that joe biden should not concede the election under any circumstances. do not back down, do not concede said hillary clinton. so keep that in mind. plus you had all of the flood of stories we had about the

mail-in ballots and how the post office was going to try to suppress them from getting where they needed to go. that they had removed machines and sorting machines, the panic that we heard on the side of democrats about how -- if this had gone the other way you can bet that we would be playing out all of that. it is only fair to play out this side of the story on the other side as well. >> sandra: if i could draw your attention to arlington national cemetery. a live shot up as we await the president and first lady. vice president and second lady about to arrive there to honor our heroes in this country, our men and women who have served, martha, i know you have them in your life. my father served in vietnam. we look at these live images and know that this is one of the most important days as a country where we all come together. this will also be the first time we have seen and heard from president trump potentially but mostly seen in recent days since the election, martha. >> sandra: the president has been very quiet over recent days and i think this will be a

moving moment. i find this moving even the image we're looking at right now. the black umbrellas, rain at arlington national cemetery as we wait for this tradition, the president and first lady to place wreaths at arlington today. this is a sacred trust. we heard joe biden say on this veterans day he is feeling the weight of becoming commander-in-chief and it is a tremendous weight. the president has had a very good relationship with veterans in this country, with the military in this country. worked hards to increase defense spending. there will always be rifs that arise in all of these relationships. the president talked about going to walter reed and spending time with them and going there. >> sandra: this is a live shot. a split screen as we await the president on the left. joe biden and dr. jill biden have arrived. vietnam war memorial where

they're honoring our nation's heroes, a wreath laying there as well. it is veterans day, it is raining. this is a moment as a country, martha, as i said before we stop, we hope, we all come together and we say thank you. it is such an incredibly important moment to honor our nation's heroes and those that have served and here we are in the middle of this transition, martha, where the president is still fighting over the results of the election and battling that out, digging into some of these ballots in various states and joe biden, who is starting to -- starting with the transition process naming a task force for coronavirus, names are being floated who will play a part in his administration. it is an unbelievable time for this country, martha. >> sandra: the thing that always strikes me and especially in the work i've done with world war ii veterans they felt a calling to something that was bigger than themselves. a nation, freedom, freedom from oppression, from countries

overseas. i think we as this generation have lost some of that, that feeling that says the country is bigger than us. that it is more important than any of our individual battles that we may undergo and it is what brings us together. and i hope that's what americans across the country think about today because we owe it to our war dead. we owe it to those who sacrificed their lives, some young teenagers. i would encourage everyone to think of outside your political box today and think about what brings us together and what unites us and clearly these images are so stirring today, sandra. >> sandra: service members from the united states army, marines, navy, air force, coast guard have marched onto the plaza there and we'll see the president and first lady. they will lay a wreath and we'll see colors, 21 gun salute as well and joe biden is at the korean war memorial on the right-hand side of your screen

along with dr. jill biden as we honor our nation's heroes today. arlington national cemetery. what a place to visit, martha. just the last time that we had live images up of arlington national cemetery to hear general jack keane talking about the importance of these moments for our country and bringing us together and making sure that the men and women who serve see this and know that we stop and recognize the great and enormous sacrifices so many make for this wonderful country. >> sandra: you see some people that wear poppies on veterans day based on a world war i poem called "in flanders field." it is a beautiful poem written by a young man who lost friends in a battle in world war i. and this is what it is all

about, america. pulling together and recognizing those who were willing to make this ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could sit here today and enjoy our freedom. >> sandra: as we watch these pictures the conversation has been how this transition looks like for joe biden. as you see the president-elect walking towards the wreath with jill biden. they will take a moment to honor our heroes. let's watch for a moment.

>> today is veterans day. >> sandra: we await the president and first lady and arlington national cemetery where they will be laying a wreath by vice president mike pence and second lady karen pence will also be there. there was a promise of unity from the biden campaign. a promise of healing and bringing this country together. and i'll ask you, martha, what you have seen so far as joe biden's strategy has been still to attack the president on questioning the outcome of the election, questioning the results of the election. and now is a time when as journalists we ask the question what his administration will eventually look like and further detail as to those policies that he touted during the campaign, what they may actually look like as we await the balance of power in the senate with all eyes on georgia in january. >> sandra: you know, i'm struck by the split screen we just had

up. it really does symbolize where we are as a nation. left-hand side we wait for president trump and first lady. and on the right-hand side of your screen you are looking at images of joe biden, the former vice president, the president-elect with his wife dr. jill biden and this is where we are. an extraordinary year, covid has changed the entire process of voting in this country. we had a mail-in vote that the likes of which we have never seen before. and i look back at some headlines back in august and september and newspapers across the country saying we'll have an election like no other. that's what we have had. we're a week past election day. this is still sorting itself out. we're still waiting for certifications in a week or so. but i think it's incumbent upon everyone to realize we live in extraordinary times in 2020 in the united states of america. and that if it takes a little bit long to play this out we will be okay for it.

january 20th there will be a new president of the united states or a continuation of the president of the united states, you can mark my words. on this rainy veterans day and we wait for the president it's a great moment for everyone to pause and think about that. >> sandra: as the rain falls it is such a beautiful sight arlington national cemetery. trace joining us as well. as we have been reporting throughout the morning, this is a big moment for many reasons but also the first moment we'll really see the president in public view since the election. >> trace: yeah, it really is. we've heard very little from the president. he has tweeted over the past several days but hasn't said very much at all. we don't anticipate he will say anything. he might say a few words as he passes by. this is probably not the best venue for that. martha, it is interesting because you look at the split screen that you were talking about earlier. you wrote the book. a book about eye -- -- you

look back in 25, 30, 40 years ago this day, these days were huge. memorial day, veterans day, they were huge in the united states. and it seems to be that they have lost a little bit of their brilliance to the american people. maybe it's because of the point you brought up earlier the fact that people don't realize how much that these military men and women have sacrificed over decades and decades. >> sandra: martha is going to be -- i believe heading to another -- she had to move on, trace. we are taking this in together as we did with martha a moment ago. we're all going to be honoring our nation's heroes throughout the day. you'll see martha later today on "the story".

we do stop and recognize how important this is. i remember talking to general jack keane memorial day earlier this year. time flies so fast since we were in the darkest days of covid as that happened and he talked about how important this show of respect and honoring of our nation's veterans and military is for so many reasons to say thank you. but also for the newest generations to see this and for recruitment and to keep that spirit alive of just how important our marines are, our air force, our army, our navy, and this is a moment our country witnesses together where we all say thanks. >> trace: we talked to general jack keane as well, sandra, on 9/11. we were having the coverage and watching the ceremonies down at ground zero. and the 9/11 museum. i remember him, the general,

talking about how 9/11 as tragic as this was, it was a call to arms for americans. you had people who were in professional football who would give up their careers to join the military and fight for their country. and you had people from all walks of life who joined the military after what happened to us on 9/11 just so they could stand up and really give themselves into something, as martha was saying earlier, that's bigger than themselves. the country, the nation, the things that we fight for. you kind of look at these things that we pay tribute to every year we do this on 9/11. we do it on veterans day and memorial day and then try and keep this kind of spirit going but we lose sight of it on many occasions. i think this is one of those important times where it compels people to at least take a few seconds to think about what so many young people have sacrificed for this country

over the many centuries, the few centuries that we've been fighting these wars and conflicts. and even now we have thousands upon thousands of our military men and women who are overseas, thanksgiving is coming up, christmas follows. they won't be home for either of those. that in itself is a huge sacrifice that they feel emboldened and doing the right thing in their minds and that's why, you know, we now -- we praise our military and we thank them for their service because it is so vital to what we hold dear, sandra. >> sandra: and who we are as a country. i think it's fair to point out that things are running a little bit behind at this point, trace. we were told the president's motorcade departed the white house just before 11:00 a.m. on the east coast. it's just a few minute drive for the president to arrive there. we have not seen him yet. highly anticipated to see the president as i just mentioned.

i see the first lady now under the umbrella. they're walking in. a moment to see the president, the first really in the public eye that he has been since the election and the president and first lady have arrived at arlington national cemetery on this veterans day. let's stop and watch.

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>> sandra: that concludes the ceremony at arlington national cemetery. the president and vice president appear there and give their honor and respect to those that have served. v.a. secretary wilkie was there as well laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. a beautiful moment for our country. he said the message on this

veterans day is a remembrance set aside to honor those who have defended our country in peace and war. he said we pause to reflect on american veterans men and women who served and sacrificed while wearing the uniform of the nation. ordinary americans performing extraordinary service. a beautiful message to our service members. senator rick scott is joining us from the great state of florida and a veteran and served in the navy. senator, good morning. thank you for being here and thank you for your service. >> that was a beautiful ceremony. i always think on a day like this i think of my dad, my adopted dad and the combat jumps in the second world war. i had the opportunity to go to d day and battle of the bulge. very few of his friends came back alive. all the parachute jumps of the 82nd airborne. i always felt sorry for my father what he went through.

so many veterans that have defended this freedoms we cherish every day. the right to have a free and fair election, all these things. i was blessed and had the opportunity to serve in the navy. thank god for our veterans and active duty military and i hope they all stay safe today. >> sandra: as i mentioned earlier my father served in vietnam. it is so important, isn't it, senator, we stop today and every day and say thank you? how important is that for our country that we show this gratitude? that we have the president stop, visit arlington national cemetery, lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier? it is what makes this country so beautiful and so unique. and we did just see a split screen, senator, of the president at arlington cemetery, the president-elect joe biden and his wife were also honoring veterans. i'm told we'll listen in for a minute. senator, stand by.

it is beautiful to watch these ceremonies, what does it mean to you to watch that? >> so thankful you live in this country. my mom told me growing up she said thank god you live in the united states of america where you have all these freedoms and you have the opportunity to be whatever you want to be. and we wouldn't have this but for people willing to put on the uniform and defend these freedoms and put their lives at risk. they do it today and we have people in harm's way around the world and i just -- my prayers are for each and every one of them and the sacrifices for them and their families. it is a tough life to be in the military but a very fulfilling life.

>> sandra: let's stop and listen, please. [beating of drum] >> sandra: senator scott, your final thoughts on this veterans day? >> thank god we have people willing to sacrifice their life for everybody else's freedom. my heart goes out to everybody who lost a loved one in any of these wars. wonderful day today to celebrate this. >> sandra: senator scott, thank you for your time this morning. thank you for your service. and our honor and respect to all veterans on this veterans day. appreciate your time, senator. bret baier and more coming up.

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>> this is what we saw in the campaign, right? he didn't -- he hardly ever took questions. when he did it was selected by an aide with a list of selected questioners and the questions as you mentioned have not been that probing on policy, on specifics about cabinet appointments. interparty squabble with progressives and moderates going after each other. not anything about that. and it doesn't bode well for the questioning going forward. we can always have hope. >> trace: what did make a lot of headlines was the biden's dog going into the white house. the first shelter dog. you have national geographic, embrace of rescue pets, dog in the white house, dog in the white house, white house pets, german shepard. not to be facetious are we seeing a tone here or too early

to tell or reading too much into it? >> well, a lot of headlines about the dog. we'll see where this goes. hope springs eternal as i said about the questioning. we did not see it really in depth on the campaign. joe biden, kamala harris, we asked them three times a week to come on fox news and they never did. once early on during the primaries i think joe biden did chris wallace's show. other than that, they didn't come on. and you know, it is going to be something to watch. if you think about the current president and how many times he has answered questions, he has been more accessible than any other president as far as answering reporters' questions. and we got used to him doing it sometimes twice a day. >> trace: i want to get your take on the internal in the democratic party now and play a

thought from democratic strategist james carville. watch. >> i mean, we have some good candidates out there. we lost some close races, we need to do improve performance in 2022. we need to speak to all of america, not one sliver of america. >> trace: "politico" reports saying top progressive groups are circulating a post election memo that criticizes sent crises or playing into republicans divide and conquer racism. far left members of the party saying republicans are trying to divide us. we aren't really divided. james carville saying maybe the woke people should take a nap. >> he is not alone in that sentiment. you heard jim clyburn the other day saying he thought it cost some races. lindsey graham won by 10 in south carolina as opposed to

the polls going in. i think you are hearing all voices like senator joe manchin from west virginia saying i'm not voting for any of that to kill the filibuster, for the green new deal. packing the courts. there is going to be some battles that develop here within the democratic party about how they are going to govern because you look at house speaker nancy pelosi, she has fewer members to back up whatever vote she is trying to push through. >> trace: bret baier, we'll see you tonight at 6:00 special report. good to see you, sir. thank you. >> sandra: president-elect joe biden laying out plans for his first days in office. one of those policies could cost thousands of american jobs. american action forum president douglas heakin will join us next to break that down. bipolar depression. emptiness. a hopeless struggle.

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>> i know the climate change is a challenge that will define our american future. i know meeting the challenge will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to jolt new life into our economy. strengthen our global leadership. protect our planet for future generations. >> trace: president-elect joe biden made climate change a key issue in his campaign and rejoining the paris climate accord will be one of his first moves upon taking office. will that benefit americans here at home? the president of the american action forum joins us to discuss. doug, good to see you. i want to put up the numbers from the heritage foundation. if we rejoin the paris accords by 2035 it will cost us jobs and aggregate gdp loss over that time of 2.5 trillion. that's a very large tab for

something that a lot of critics say won't work. your thoughts. >> so i don't think joining the paris accord will do one thing. paris accord has voluntary targets offered by different nations and there is no enforcement mechanism. so whether you are in or out of the paris accord is entirely symbolic. what we do know if you look at how the obama administration tried to deal with this problem. clean power plan a heavily regulatory government centric focused attack on the electricity power sector it wasn't going to be effective and very costly. what really matters is how will the president-elect pursue his policies? it's in the the paris accord but the choices he makes. >> trace: you said enforcement mechanism. the heritage foundation are saying quoting with no enforcement mechanisms in place and no repercussions for failing to meet emissions reductions targets countries are essentially free to do

whatever they want meaning they will continue on their business as usual trajectory without making any changes. china, for instance, can peak its emissions in 2030 even though projections have their peak emissions falling before that year. the point here really is, i think many democrats also agree with this, china is not really playing by the rules in this whole game, right? they aren't playing by the rules. they're forcing the united states and other nations to play by the rules. many are not. certainly not china. and that's a big obstacle. >> yes. china continues to build coal-fired power plants at a rate -- enormous rate depiet saying they're interested in meeting the paris targets. they promise they'll cut emissions much later. the promises that were made with the obama administration is we'll cut now. so if you are going to do something like this, i think there is a need for u.s. leadership so there is a level playing field and genuine progress has been made. i think if you look at the

election results the american people accept this is an important challenge. republicans said it is an important challenge. they did very well in the elections. democrats made it the centerpiece of their campaign. it is a challenge but you have to have effective policies that are fair across the globe. >> trace: when you say republicans should lead on this. maybe instead of joining the -- rejoining the paris accords we do something else. what would you suggest in lieu of rejoining? or along with? >> i think we have to have a strategy. there will not be an effective international agreement without u.s. leadership. i don't think there is another nation on the globe capable of producing a company hereent approach to this problem. if you will have an international agreement get one where we actually have a big input into it. not just accept what's put on the table. my point is simply is u.s. needs to deal with this the way it deals with all its big problems. provide incentives to the business sector to solve it and it will be solved.

that's not something you do with top down government regulation but something you do by providing incentives for innovation and investments and genuine improvements in the quality of the environment. that is what's missing in most of these approaches. >> trace: doug, good to see you sir. thank you. >> sandra: i think there is one thing everybody can agree on that 2020 has been a pretty stressful year. no one understands how to deal with pressure better than our next guest whose job in the navy was dismantling bombs and now showing others how to handle the heat. this holiday season,

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>> breaking news out of the u.n. the nuclear weapons watch dog says iran is continuing to increase stock piles of enriched urainian above the levels iran agreed to. this is key because president-elect joe biden talked about getting back in that iran nuclear deal. there are few if any signs that iran will be willing to comply with that. continuing coverage of breaking news as information comes in. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> we honor the men and women who served our country.

our next guest is a retired naval bomb dispose al and the founder and the chairman man of's foundation. how did you help others cope with difficult times? >> well, early in the war my wife and i started a foundation just to take care of the severely injured bomb injured personnel. physical injuries. amputees and burn victims and paralyzed and a couple. were blinded. we thought the men and women to our house and donated 37 acres of our land and built the first privately funded retreat center. it wasn't the physical injuries

that would take a toll on this generation but the invisible injuries. that's where we started. >> why was is so important for you to give back? >> i retired from the navy and had a great career as an entrepreneur. we grew and sold a company. we were sitting on monday and had this beautiful estate. i could not think of anything better to do. we saw what was happening with the men and women coming back. the more we could do the better for it. the million dollars we have had from generous donors to make it. it's not just one retreat in virginia. there is one in arizona and we are going nationwide. >> beautiful pictures of people you are helping. how do you stay calm during these difficult times?

>> well, it's funny. they did a test on bomb disposal personnel. our heart beats go down when we work on bombs. that's something that everybody should think about. we look at a couple -- 4 ways of wellness. mind, body, financial, and spiritual wellness. to do something for your mind. take a break. get some good sleep. on your body, do something. get outside and enjoy this long summer and exercise and make sure you are doing something. put the right types of food and minimize alcohol and drugs. and financially make sure you plan for the future. lastly, spiritually, i talk about it in the sense of service to others. what are you doing for somebody other than yourself. that makes you feel good. >> sandra: it's simple but such a great reminder for us during these tough times. thanks for your service. happy veterans day to you and

your family. thanks for everything you have done. >> thanks. >> sandra: a great message on veterans day. >> trace: it is. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> ♪ >> the trump campaign filing a new federal lawsuit in the state of michigan. citing multiple witness accounts of vote irregularities. the campaign says that it is seeking information on software use that gave joe biden more votes. the latest lawsuit is in addition to others the campaign is filing in nevada, arizona, and pennsylvania. a judge dismissed the lawsuit on georgia. the white house is telling federal agencies for them