late in the night election night for biden. we are finding votes for trump. jillian: wednesday november 18th, thousands more uncounted votes, as the ballot battle heats up. the fire re-response from the far left over giant biden -- joe biden's establishment staff lists. a new mask mandate making waves, the stators and residents to mask up in their own home. a roundup of new restrictions across the country. live look outside new york city, much different than it was a year ago. >> you are watching "fox and friends first" wednesday morning. thanks for spending your day with us.

folks uncovered in georgia county as the state recounts ballots as pennsylvania's supreme court rejects the trump campaign lawsuit over philadelphia election observers. griff jenkins live in washington as president-elect biden announces more white house hires. >> reporter: so much election news to get to. let's start in georgia. it happened again, this time in fayette county, 2755 votes not counted on election night after floyd county missed 2600. the director of election operations explains. >> it is a slightly different situation from floyd. these were scanned vote on memory card where floyd, a box of an scanned votes. >> reporter: georgia may not be done, there is yet another county. kayleigh mcenany weighing in. >> reporting that in a third county in georgia in walton county they have found the same

issue, a memory card that was not registered with votes and guess what, these votes favored donald trump. what is going on here? every american should be concerned. >> unclear how many votes could be added for donald trump but georgia's secretary of state says it is unlikely to overturn the results even after a recount and he blamed the president's loss on his pressing absentee voting in michigan, the largest county, wayne, initially to republican board members voted against drawing a tweet for donald trump who said michigan just refused to certify election results. having courage is a beautiful thing, the usa stands proud but after a second, justin benson tweeted wrong again. in pennsylvania the president's attorney rudy giuliani headed into court to lead the fight

against certification, the supreme court rejected the campaign lawsuit over paul observers being denied adequate accent to ballot counting. all of this as the president yesterday fired his top cyber security official chris krebs who is in charge of election security, called it the safest in american history, rejected allegations of widespread voter fraud. president-elect biden in wilmington announcing ron clean chief of staff. the deputy chief of staff jen o'malley dillon, mike donlon among others who in a biden administration previously and senator from louisiana joining a senior advisor in the office of public engagement drawing criticism from justice democrat to blast richmond is being, quote, corporate friendly.

jillian: newt gingrich, former house speaker who what's represented georgia says lawsuits, lawmakers in the peach state must act. >> very concerned that even though warknock is a radical candidate and ossoff is a product of silicon valley, nonetheless even if we win the campaign we don't fix this election system, governor and secretary of state have been useless in trying to get this fixed. thousand senate, georgia legislation next monday, could fix it. jillian: senator ted cruz slamming jack dorsey over the voter fraud disclaimer during a grilling on capitol hill. watch. >> are you an expert in voter fraud. >> know, i am not. >> why then is twitter right now

putting reported warnings on virtually any statement about voter fraud? >> we are linking two broad conversations. >> you are not. you put up a page that says, quote, voter fraud of any kind is exceedingly rare in the united states. that is not linking to a broader conversation, that's taking a disputed policy position and you are a publisher when you are doing that. jillian: disclaimers appeared on numerous claims about election fraud. governors rolling out more restrictions, what americans can or cannot do even inside their own homes. marianne rafferty joins us with more on the majors. >> reporter: covid-19 cases forcing some governors to roll out new rules. in pennsylvania governor tom will wants everyone to wear all masks, a day after philly band

indoor gatherings. casinos, gyms and museums and libraries. similar restrictions being ordered in illinois. including shutdown of all bars and restaurants. the tougher rules will avoid a total shutdown. >> this is not a stay at home order but the best way for us to avoid a stay at home order is to stay home. t-3 boils down to this. if you don't need to do it, don't. >> in ohio the governor not ordering businesses to shut their doors but advising them to operate reduced capacity and a 21 day curfew from 10:00 pm to 5 am and restrictions on private gatherings. >> not talking about closing any businesses as we did then but what we are asking every ohioan

to do is limit your activity. limit your contacts with other ohioans. >> doctor anthony fauci is calling for more unified approach to handling the global pandemic, president-elect biden -- biden's advises call for access to the coronavirus saying there is no time to waste during transition of power. jillian: thank you so much. chuck grassley, the longest-serving senate republicans tested positive for covid-19. grassley tweeting and part, quote, i am feeling good and will keep up on my work on the people of iowa from home. appreciate everyone's well wishes and look forward to resuming my normal schedule. congressman tested positive for the fibrous and is showing symptoms but will quarantine in his dc apartment. a police officer is shot, governor county police were trying to arrest a suspect went

in a florida homicide when he opened fire and ran off. officers fired back during the chase killing the suspect. the officer is out of surgery and said to be in stable condition was congresswoman ilhan omar cutting ties with her husband, the democrat reportedly paid east street group $2.8 million. omar claimed her relationship with husband began after her campaign started working with his for. the two married in march. omar since she stopped expenses to avoid a perception of issues for those who support her campaign. donald trump and first lady milania will celebrate thanksgiving in the white house this year. a break from their usual travel to florida to spend their hollywood at mara log go but the tradition of parting the turkey will continue. the lucky birds will come from a farm in iowa. it is 8 minutes after the hour.

grilling the ceos of twitter and censorship on bias, greg steube says it is time to scrap protections for big tech. >> pandemic panic buying his back, the major retailer starting to see shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies. we have an update next. ♪ ♪ the end of the world as we know it ♪ - [announcer] messes don't take a break.

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>> we made enforcement decision against the new york post. we admitted this action was wrong. >> candidates on both sides, trying to delegitimize the outcome. >> ceos in the hot seat after handling of the election and the alleged hunter biden story. congressman greg steube, good morning. after this hearing are we closer to some form of government regulation of big tech? >> you got them to admit what is going on. it wasn't a mistake they censored the new york post story. it was an intentional act but there's nothing they can do about it because they have

complete liability protection. i sponsored a bill in the house that would create a private cause of action for individuals who feel their first amendment rights of free expression, free speech have been censored. a number of americans in my district, examples of being censored by facebook or twitter. if you take the protection away you would see quickly their behavior change because they would be liable for civil penalties and civil action by people who were censored in violation of first amendment rights. jillian: a more generalized question do you think this amount of censorship we have seen happening during the trump administration will continue during a biden administration? >> just like you see in the mainstream media when biden asks questions it is all softball questions from mainstream media, they are not asking questions about hunter biden or china or things he did in the ukraine, of

course not. you will see a change but the problem is that behavior will not change as it relates to conservatives. it is important people have a private cause of action if they are sensitive the only way they will be liable to the american people for what they are doing is liability protection repealed by congress. jillian: the state department is warning the incoming biden administration of china's intends to be a world power and they wrote this saying the chinese communist party's conduct and self-professed those require the united states and other countries to revise assumption and develop a new strategic doctrine and address the china challenge to secure freedom america must refashion its foreign policy, fancy words of saying china is hell-bent on replacing the united states as a world superpower. what would president biden do about this?

>> probably nothing if you look at his past history and actions with the chinese communist party and they know now if for some reason trump isn't able to pull this out through different fraud we've seen across the country now they can walk all over the united states because biden lets them do that. with trump in the white house he cracked down on different trade deals and things that were going on, would've crackdown on things republicans in y are the trump administration did to bring back american workers and jobs to american soil. you will not see that under a biden administration. jillian: a quote from a progressive group blasting biden's staffers, he will risk quickly fracturing the hard-earned goodwill he builds,

dominated by corporate friendly insiders like frederick richmond will not help the president-elect measure in the most progressive democratic administration in generations. we were talking earlier how democrats are you there is no divide in their party but it is like this clearly state two opinions where the party should go and how it should be run. >> so shocked joe biden is running is hard to the left as he can to appease the progressive base of his party. you are seeing in the administration, biden talking about making these appointments but also in the house. if we get to the deck of 212, 214, 260 republican members in the house and there are 6 or 7 members of the progressive squad they will hold everything up and go to nancy pelosi and save you don't put in progressive policies we won't vote for your bills and if the progressive wing of the democratic party doesn't vote for their bills they will not get anything done.

you are seeing all these progressive policies in the far left of their party leveraging their power they had in this election cycle. jillian: you are not in the business of giving joe biden advice bit of this a criticism he will face from his own party and if so what should he do about it? >> if he does succeed after these recounts and lawsuits he is going to have a real challenge on his hands especially, if for some reason we can't hold onto the senate in georgia and it is a democratic senate and democratic house and biden in the white house he will be pulled as far to the left as possible and it will be the progressives dictating what is going on in the house and senate and that is unfortunate for our country. jillian: appreciate you waking up with us, have a good day.

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york assert to get a raise of 25,$000 despite the dire dismal picture according to a report. salary will jump from 225,$000, to 250,$000 annually, approved in 2019 by the state assembly. judges and lawmakers in the state will not receive raises. new york state is facing a $63 million budget shortfall as they are predicting new york city's tourism may not recover for years and that matters to the state because the city's tax revenues are a huge chunk of the state's budget. jillian: we are seeing pictures of empty store shelves again. >> some stores are seeing shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies as the nation is facing a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, masks and hand sanitizers, they did tell analysts on the earnings call

the shortages correspond with higher coronavirus cases so it is happening location by location. jillian: some shares of drugstore chains plunging because of amazon. jillian: that's where you can buy toilet paper. >> reporter: amazon announced it was launching amazon pharmacy yesterday but shares in other chains, investors hold up stocks like cvs and right-handed and gdr:0025%. brick and mortar pharmacies are still needed. >> that is why even with delivery you see significant in-store pickup of prescriptions because people want control. they want to know they will get their medication when they needed and when they want it. >> reporter: the amazon pharmacy will let customers order prescriptions online.

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emergency approval of its covid-19 vaccine after announcing it completed the safety review. the company rolling out of vaccine delivery pilot program. joining me to react, author of coronavirus made simple doctor debbie and congressman buddy carter who is participating in pfizer's vaccine trial. good morning to you both. jillian: did you experience side effects after taking the pfizer vaccine? >> reporter: appreciate you asking that, i had the first shot in the booster shot, the second go around, i was lethargic, didn't run fever, just a little bit, a little bit of muscle pain.

i think i did get the vaccine, double-blind study, don't know if you get placebo or the vaccine but i think i got it. jillian: doctor debbie, pfizer got a safety review and applying for fda approval. sounds like things are really moving. when can we expect to see this vaccine, is it april or has the timeline moved up? >> widespread distribution might be spring but from what is out there, review the dated december eighth, ninth and tenth. what will happen is they start their emergency use distribution of the vaccine. new mexico, rhode island and tennessee to roll out the vaccine and in those areas they try to rank people according to need, whether they are first

responders and get to these populations so they can be protected first. healthcare providers you want them to have a vaccine to treat them and there are logistical issues that need to be looked at. with this vaccine there are two doses. have to make sure whoever gets the first does also get the second dose afterwards and second that there are no logistical issues in terms of temperature. the pfizer vaccine has to be stored at minus 94 degrees which makes it harder for a regular freezer. not that there will be more of a vaccine or they will get more than others but it is used as a model for how to spread it to people whether they are in cities or moral areas or different circumstances. a lot has to be looked at to get the vaccine. what is the buzz on capitol hill? are you confident this will be a successful rollout when the time

comes? >> i am confident. it is unfortunate we have governors in the northeast who are playing politics and unfortunately lots of people believe it will be a safe and effective vaccine. i am confident it will be safe and effective, so confident i put my money where my mouth is and m part of the clinical trial. it is unfortunate they are playing politics but i think it will get rolled out and it will be good. there is no question about that. jillian: the way to beat the virus is with this vaccine. the pfizer vaccine, if given the option, which should we take?

>> we will be lucky to get either of them especially the data we have so far. the moderna vaccine, easier to rollouts, doesn't require the minus 94 temperature. we will need both. we don't need to be picky about it at this point. jillian: congressman, in pennsylvania they just tighten their coronavirus restrictions and one thing they are requiring our people to wear masks even at home when members of other households are in your own house. how do you feel about that? there is a constitutional argument against that being a legal thing pennsylvania lawmakers can do.

>> we believe in personal responsibility and that is the key. we know what we are supposed to do. we have been at this for a while. we need to be washing our hands and watching our distance and wearing masks. all of us understand that. i don't think it necessary to be a government mandate but we should make sure we follow the three ws and if we do that we will be fine. jillian: doctor buddy carter, thank you for coming on. >> extreme weather. four people dead after hurricane iota goes across central america. leaving tens of thousands in shelters. torrential rains from the storm causing severe flooding. a woman and man risking their lives to get across a gorgeous river. janice dean joins us live. what is the latest? >> janice: the fact these poor

folks have almost category 5 back to back storms hitting the same area is incredible. the good news is the storm is a tropical depression and it will continue to we can still bringing heavy rainfall, the worst of it is over. look at this season so far. it has been historic, the most named storms of all time, 30 named storms, 6 major hurricanes category 3 or higher, 13 hurricanes, just incredible and we are not done yet unfortunately. current temperatures across the country, let's switch gears, it is cold across the northeast across these areas. in terms of radar and storm systems, rain along the coast and mountain snow.

we could see some rain in the forecast, it is cold but calm and we will take that. >> colin kaepernick calls for the release of a convicted cop killer and former member of the black panthers, former nfl quarterback arguing the case convicted of shooting and killing philadelphia police officer falconer in 1981. currently serving a life sentence. avenue some, take a black woman to replace vice president-elect kamala harris in the senate. appointing a black woman to this seat is nonnegotiable.

the only black female senator, adding a is not a single black woman in the senate and the senate is not a proper representation of the people. >> black lives matter as an organization is strictly to gain political power. they are the new powerhouse on the left and are wielding their power to get their demands met. jillian: congresswoman barbara lee in the placement. the time is 37 after the hour. i moved ahead by 20 minutes. how they moderate content, live with the mistakes they admitted and possible changes on the horizon.

jillian: welcome back. oregon avenue suite we coronavirus freeze, banning gatherings of 6 people in bringing indoor dining to a screeching halt. failure to comply can land you

in jail. good morning, sunny, thank you for being here, sad to talk to you under these circumstances. >> thank you for having me on the show. jillian: let's bring up the restrictions, the 2 we coronavirus greens limiting restaurants and bars, closing gems and indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, restrict social gatherings, church capacity at 25 indoors and 50 outdoors and if you violate this freeze you could be fined $1,250, 30 days in jail. i know your business struggled a lot, you rebounded a little bit. what is this going to do to you now? >> we will set down burdens. it is the only way we do not. jillian: go ahead. >> i am hoping it won't be as

bad to take out models. the shutdowns of all the businesses, and it is tomorrow, to know that. jillian: i am having a little trouble, audio is muffled but it is devastating. your sales dropped 95%. 40 percent-70%. what i find interesting, you're worried about your employees. in the course of the next few weeks.

it is special because you opened with your late husband after college and said coming up with recipes and things like that were there therapeutic for me. >> particularly onerous. with a particular restaurant, very close friends and all the recipes related to it so that is traditional and hard to build this and go through this uncharted territory.

they are talking about it and it is very emotional. >> i can't imagine what you are feeling about the possibility, do you potentially have to give up on a business that obviously has so much meaning to you and hope you don't have to, we wish you nothing but the best, keep us updated on everything and we will be thinking of you. coming up the ceos of twitter and facebook grilled over how they moderate content. live report coming up the time to check in with steve doocy with what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> coming up on "fox and friends" in 15 minutes kayleigh mcenany will join us from the white house, plenty to talk about. a big day on capitol hill with big tech ceos was we will hear

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jillian: welcome back. heads of twitter and facebook testifying on content moderation policies during a fiery capitol hill hearing. content leaders are accused of abusing their liability shield. jillian: social media execs forced to answer questions on their platforms, the social media companies could increase

moderation efforts around hate speech. with conservative content. that circulation of a new york post story with these stories. >> the editorial decisions to run the story, with twitter and facebook in different fashions, with an editorial decision, don't know what it would be. >> the materials according to the policy was spread. we corrected it within 24 hours. >> lawmakers on both sides discuss section 230 of the communications decency act. to allow them to moderate it.

>> reporter: the reforms we put in place with the liability shield you turned into opaque wall. >> change is on the way, on section 230. >> facebook and twitter committed to appearing at another tech hearing in the near future. jillian: thank you, appreciate it. california democrats reportedly flooding georgia trying to turn the tide in the senate runoff showdown. joey jones from the peach state says georgia is still very much a red state, who joins us next. ♪ smack ♪ i got down on my knees ♪ and began to pray ♪

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both countries and he joins us now to react. joey, great to have you here this morning. thanks for being here. >> good morning. jillian: good morning. let's did would and pull up the changes here by january 15th as you can see in afghanistan it would be from 4500 troops that are there now to 2500 and then in iraq you can see 3,000 down to 2500. look, joey, you know over the course of the last day since this was announced this move has received a lot of criticism specifically on the timing but also a lot of praise. i'm curious where you stand on this decision. >> few a deep dive into research should we have troops in afghanistan. you will find a lot of opinions. may be education or experience but they still are just opinions. this is what will happen. the truth is we don't know. when i went to afghanistan and lost my legs, we didn't think we would be sitting at a negotiation table with the taliban. request f. people is unlike congressman dan screen shoe and others spoken out against this that have a plan and

understanding that explains why keeping troops in afghanistan on a day-to-day basis, keeps us safe, i'm open to hear it. but, until then, i will respect the president and the information he has and the will of the united states of america who says we don't need to be there with that many people for that long 20 years now. really what i want from this is some sort of action or explanation by congress that seems to really advocate for this every time president trump looks to pull people out. jill. carley: yeah, joing we are hearing that a lot of california democrats. california political groups are headed to georgia. sounds is unlike you are getting new neighbors run off races. the two democratic candidates are getting majority of donations from out of state. do you think that folks from other states will be able to successfully influence the georgia senate races? >> i don't know if they need to.

i mean, the truth is stacey abrams was very successful in our state at registering new voters and ensuring that absentee ballots get sent in. this is a mandate to the georgia g.o.p. to show up. and i believe that probably two thirds of the state is still red but only 45% of them vote then you don't have to have any more than 85% of democrats to vote. so, in other words, the numbers work out that, you know, the democrats did a lot better job in the election to getting people to the polls and getting their absentee ballots. in so what i say to those californians that may move to georgia. hey, come on in i will take you by the gun store on the way in because that's who we're. we are a red state. we believe four personal liberty. if you are moving here just to vote well that is illegal we would rather you stay in california than put you in jail. jillian: run up until the runoff on january 5th. joey, let's talk about this for

a second. this upset a lot of people yesterday to be quite honest with you the annual wreaths across america event at arlington national cemetery was canceled because of concerns over covid-19. and then the army secretary ryan mccarthy came back saying look, can you safely host this events. just talk about the decision, the reversal on that to still be able to have this for all of those families where this means so much. >> i spoke to people on the hill that were in touch with both the secretary of the army's office and wreaths across america yesterday. really what it came down to wreaths across america has worked with the army for months now on a plan to put in place respect covid and social distancing and do this correctly. if you have ever been a part of a wreath especially in arlington, there can be a lot of people show up. if you don't show up on time you might not get to place a wreath as many as they have placed. they really respected that and dialed in who they will bring in and how. they were caught completely blind sided by this decision. the only thing that might have

influenced it was virginia kind of changed their regulations on the size of crowds. but, either way, i'm glad this is recommende remedy remedied ak forward to sees those wreaths on my buddy's grave. jillian: thanks, joey. >> the state of georgia's uncovered another 2700 ballots. >> what is going on here every american should be concerned. >> incumbent on all of these officials involved to approach this with seriousness. >> what we have here is evidence of coordination between twitter, google and facebook, which is why we took action against these modern day robber barrons. >> social media was supposed to been people and having a voice. >> president trump is keeping that promise to end wars. >> forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500. >> h