♪ ♪ eric: well, coronavirus infections do continue to surge and spread across our country. that as health experts believe that they are bracing for another wave that potentially stems from all the thanksgiving travel we've seen this long weekend. millions of americans ignored cdc guidelines to stay home. meanwhile in los angeles, that county preparing to implement a new stay at home order. that starts monday. because covid-19 infections in length a. have been surging out of -- in l.a. have been surging out of control. hello, everyone, welcome to "america's news headquarters"

i'm eric shaun. arthel: hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. the number of newly-reported covid-19 cases in the u.s. topping 200,000 for the first time in a single day. happening on friday. the nation also logging more than 1400 deaths. the total number of infections in the u.s. surpassing 13 million. and while a vaccine has yet to be approved by the fda, united airlines is already laying the groundwork for quick distribution. the airline began operating chart or flights friday -- charter flights friday to get doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine in position. let's go to christina coleman live in los angeles with more. christina? >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, the faa is working with united airlines to prepare for the first mass shipment of a covid vaccine, and this is going to be a massive logistical effort to distribute a vaccine

like this worldwide. now, the faa is going to allow united to carry 15,000 pounds of dry ice per flight to maintain the cold temperatures needed to keep phase or's vaccine from spoiling -- pfizer's vaccine, that's apparently five times what's normally allowed op planes. united plans flights between brussels and chicago to support vaccine distribution. according to a letter from the faa used by "the wall street journal," if the fda approves pfizer's vaccine after the agency 's december 10th hearing on the matter, distribution could start within 24 hours. the world health organization says the vaccine's distribution strategy is key. >> it may be that it will take some very clever strategies to highly target people in our society who are more likely to carry, transmit9 and super spread with this virus. >> reporter: there's new, stricter covid guidelines in california like many other places in the country right now. a new three week stay at home

order goes into effect in the state's most populace county on monday. l.a. county is banning public and private gatherings with mixed households, and residents are add vised to stay home as much as they can and to always wear a face covering over their nose and mouth outside. the ban on gatherings does not include faith-based services or protests since they are constitutionally-protected rights, but it does put new occupancy limits on essential and nonessential retails, personal care services like salons and libraries. businesses operating outdoors like fitness centers, museums and my gnu golf and -- mini golf are capped at 50%, and restaurants have been ordered to close outdoor dining. meantime, covid causes and hospitalizations here in california continue to soar like they are in many other cases across this country. arthel? arthel: you have to wear the mask over your nose as well as

your mouth, and if pfizer can get those vaccines out, that'll be great, and that'll go along with what president trump predicted, saying those vaccines may be available next week or the week after that. christina coleman, thank you very much for that update. eric? eric: well, president trump is spending this weekend at camp david, that after that pennsylvania federal appeals court, well, it dealt husband deal team yet another setback in his fight to overturn the election. the trump campaign team signaling it hopes to take the battle all the way to the u.s. supreme court even though that pennsylvania litigation the campaign dud not cite -- did not cite any allegations of voter fraud. david spunt live on the north lawn of the white house with the strategy and what they hope. >> reporter: hey, eric. the supreme court is the ultimate goal, it's not clear exactly what would happen if it made it to the sprout. time is running out because the -- to the supreme court. time running out. all indications are it will be

joe biden, and things are moving on. not only are there holiday decorations going on behind me at the white house, not the supreme court, but outside right here -- you can't see it, but the inauguration stand for president-elect biden and his family is moving along, construction on that. there's a report today in the daily beast that says that president trump is, quote, floating the idea of announcing a 2024 presidential run on january 20th, the day that joe biden is inaugurated, perhaps a way to steal the spotlight that day. again or this is saying -- according to the daily beast -- that the president floating this idea. as you mentioned, president trump back at camp david. but if you read his tweets, eric, and this goes into the whole issue with the supreme court, he continued to believe this election was illegitimate and he won the race. when asked just two days ago about president-elect biden's inauguration on january 20th, whether he would show up as is transition for an outgoing president to do, he was cagey e in his answer.

>> you know that it's transition for the previous president to go to the next president's inauguration, so will you -- >> i don't want to say that yet. i mean, i'll be honest, i know the answer, but i just adopt want to say it yet. >> reporter: and his team continues to lose in court. but before we get to that court in pennsylvania, i want the talk about a recount that the trump campaign paid $3 million for in wisconsin. it actually ended up giving joe biden 132 extra votes. but then we talk about what happened in pennsylvania, the third circuit court of appeals, eric, of course, you're familiar having been in philadelphiaover the past few weeks. i want to read two different opinions from this judge that president trump i appointed, judge stefano. he said charges of unfairness are serious but calling an election unfair does not make it so. charges require specific allegations and then proof. we have neither here. it went on to read the campaign's claims have no merit, the number of ballots it

specifically challenges is far smaller than the roughly 81,000-margin of victory -- 81,000-vote margin of victory. it's not a guarantee that the supreme court would even hold oral arguments on the merits of this case because, as i said, time is running out. justice samuel alito will look at the case, he could nix it altogether or similar blue allow the trump campaign to have more time to prove their arguments from pennsylvania. what that would do is just delay the elector process in pennsylvania. i spoke to trump campaign attorney jenna ellis today the, heard from her, she said they have up to ten days to file with the supreme court. eric? eric: yeah. election officials in pennsylvania and across the country continue to insist that those claims of a rigged election are totally false. david spunt at the white house, thank you. >> thank you. arthel: president-elect joe biden spending his thanksgiving day in delaware. this as we're waiting to see who he will pick to fill his remaining cabinet seats. kevin corke is live outside the

white house with more on this. hi, kevin. >> reporter: hey, arthel, good to be with you. former fed chair janet idealen widely expected to be named the treasury secretary of an incoming biden administration. as i show you some of the picks that we've actually heard about or at least talked about thus far, you see yellen on the right. if she were to be confirmed by the senate, she'd be the first woman to hold that position in u.s. history. the 74-year-old economist has been credited with helping to steer the u.s. economy after the 2007 financial crisis, experience that could prove useful after this year's covid-induced slowdown. >> she's going to confront a fiscal challenge as we come out of this pandemic. how do we pay back the debt that we've incurred in fighting covid-19, and how do we get the economy growing again. >> reporter: now, while wall street seems to really like this pick, yellen's apparent selection is being viewed

skeptically by the progressive left many of whom hoped for massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, for example, a fierce critic of the banking, insurance and pharmaceutical industries. now, for her part warren is actually tweeting support of yellen, calling her an outstanding chose for treasury secretary, adding that she is smart, tough and principled. meanwhile, the mechanics of the transition are certainly underway thanks in large measure to the gsa and the president'ser permission to move forward with that. that, by the way, not only includes financial support from the federal government, it also, most importantly, includes access to the presidential daily briefing. if you talk to folks who follow many transitions, i certainly e have, that is a major step. arthel? arthel: indeed, it is. so where are you, kevin? >> reporter: i'm in black lives matter plaza. if you know where the white house is, 1600 pennsylvania avenue, 16th street leads right directly from lafayette park. so we're just north of the north

portico of the white house. arthel: kevin corke, thank you very much. erik. eric: thanks, arthel. for more, let's bring in our next night, seth knight, political -- steph knight, political reporter at axios. senator marco rubio tweeted out, quote: biden's cabinet picks went to ivy league schools, have strong resumés and will be polite and orderly cowertakers of america's -- caretakers or america's decline. i have no interest in returning to the normal that left us dependent on china. ouch. are we seeing strong american lists or milquetoast international u.s.es coming into the cabinet, and is that going to be the republican line? >> i think we're going to see that kind of criticism a lot from republicans, and there's no question that joe biden has chosen people who have longings experience in government -- long experience in government. joe biden's selections for cabinet and for white house

officials so far have been very clearly the anti-trump kind of cabinet picks, the people who -- people who are familiar with, they've had experience in government, they are not surprises for the most part. i think we're going to continue to see that be criticized by republicans who say that, you know, we need people who are going to be tougher on china. they want to see more different people in the administration, not the same old same old. and, of course, it's a huge indication of the senate fight that we're likely to see over nominations. eric: yeah. supporters, though, point not just to experience, but to integrity, character, honesty, broad visions and this sort of thing, especially when they talk about blinken or janet yellen. >> absolutely. of course, you know, democrats see that as purely a good thing, that these are people who have experience, who know what they're doing, who will be able

to get the u.s. back on track after a tumultuous four years. but i think many americans saw biden's campaign where he said he wanted to return to that, this is what they want. they want people they can trust at the head of departments, in the cabinet, running the administration. but, of course, there are going to be issues that arise with this administration as well, and we're going to see republicans continue to poke at what they see as -- [inaudible] eric: yeah. senator rubio pointed out china. and josh hawley, senator from missouri, picking that up and attacking tony blinken saying that he's basically a puppet of big tech, that he has supported wars in the past and that he has also helped companies get into china. is he vulnerable on any china charges, and will we see that as part of the confirmation process? >> you know, i think we're definitely going to see lots of questions about china during that confirmation process.

obviously, republicans like marco rubio have been keeping an eye on china, have been very aggressive in their campaigning to insure that the u.s. takes a strong stance against china and is no longer as dependent on chew that economically and -- china economically. so that's definitely going to be a big issue. of course, joe biden has also said he wants to insure the u.s. needs to be the top world player, but he wants to do it in a way that's different than over the past four years. china's going to be a big issue for the next several years, so it'll be interesting to ooh hear what -- to hear what tony blinken and orrs have to say on it. eric: and two red flags, one the progressives saying, wait a minute, we want ours. is that bernie sanders as labor secretary, alexandria ocasio-cortez and ilhan omar discussing that, and then jim clyburn, the esteemed and venerable congressman has tweeted this and he said, quote:

from all i hear, black people have been given father consideration, but there's only one black woman so far. i want to see where the process leads to what it produces, but so far it's not good. general lloyd austin, some talk he could become the head of the dod, defense secretary. how does biden try to address those groups, the progressives and any african-american concerns? >> well, yeah. when it comes to joe biden's nominations for cabinet and white house, obviously it's going to be a difficult needle to thread, right? he's trying to keep everyone happy here, and that's not going to happen. you know, progressives have been given several, you know, candidate choices that they're very happy with, janet yellen and others as well, but they're, of course, going to continue to push joe biden to get more of people in places of power.

alexandria ocasio-cortez and ilhan omar signed a petition, biden bringing in -- [inaudible] so that's one thing to keep an eye on for sure. and as you said, this has been a diverse added managers so far, but clyburn's voice is really important, and biden's going to have to listen to that. we'll see whether we start to see more black nominations for cabinet positions. eric: e yep. going all the way back to the clinton administration, he was on the clinton campaign and despite all the talk of elizabeth warren, likely not because if there's a senate vacancy, the remoney governor of massachusetts -- republican governor of massachusetts, charlie baker, gets to appoint the senator, and the democrats wouldn't want that. steph, thanks for your insight. we'll see who gets picked next week. take care. >> you too. arthel: millions of americans now less than a month away from losing key unemployment

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eric: president trump will visit georgia next weekend ahead of the crucial runoff elections there. incumbent republican senators david perdue and kelly loeffler are squaring off against their democratic challengers on january 5th. and as you know, control of the u.s. senate hangs in the balance. charles watson live in atlanta with more on the, well, last race that everybody is watching. hi, charles. >> reporter: hey, eric. the president hopes to add a major boost to the campaigns of senators david perdue and kelly loeffler when he campaigns for them in georgia next saturday. the president will hold a rally as he urges supporters here in georgia not to boycott the january 5th runoff elections. of course, that puts senator perdue against democrat jon ossoff and senator loeffler against reverend raphael warnock in highly competitive races, and the balance of power in the senate depending on these races,

both sides planning to knock on hundreds of thousands of doors across the state and spend millions of dollars on voter outreach. >> what we have in georgia is a huge advantage in our ground game. the work that has been done over the last ten years to register voters and build infrastructure and organize capacity, volunteer recruitment, we are putting all of that to work. >> this is the presidential ground game, we will have over a thousand employees doing nothing but making sure we get our vote out. but we've already proven that georgia's not turning blue yet. >> reporter: and, eric, there are concerns among republicans that the president could actually suppress republican votes with his repeated claims of voter fraud here in georgia. erik? eric: all right, charles, thanks so much. arthel: critical parts of the coronavirus relief package passed in march are set to expire next month, leaving an stunted 12 million -- estimated

12 million americans with no safe few net as stimulus talks remain stalled on capitol hill. we have a congressional reporter from politico who joins us now. melanie, there are eight weeks, eight weekdays until the house adjourns on december 10th, 15 weekdays until the senate wraps and goes home for the holidays. is there any hope or consequential political pressure on either democrat or republican lawmakers to pass more stimulus relief between now and the end of the year? >> well, there certainly is a ton of pressure, and it is hard to imagine congress going home for the holidays without providing critical relief for the american people. but the chances of a big bipartisan deal coming together before the end of the year are slim to none right now. the reality is there's only a few legislative days left, as you mentioned. speaker nancy pelosi is and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell haven't even spoken since the election about a relief deal. there are no negotiations taking place behind the scenes, and

president trump hasn't really engaged on this in any real meaningful way. now, all that being said, there is one bill that congress has to pass before the end of the year, and that's the government funding bill in order to avoid a government shutdown, of course. and it is seen as sort of the last legislative train leaving the station, and so it's possible that some aid for coronavirus could hutch a ride on that as a legislative vehicle and especially if it's just as simple as expanding some of these expiring programs or if it's funding for some areas where there was more bipartisan agreement. but, again, in terms of a big bipartisan deal coming together, that's not going to happen most likely before the end of the year. arthel: and while the politicking continues, i want to take a look again at the value-life impact on people's liveses. so come december 26th, 12 million workers will be unemployed. on december 31st, the following benefits will expire, the pandemic unemployment assistance which cuts unemployment checks

to gig workers, it will also be the end of the extra 13 weeks that went beyond the typical 26 weeks of unemployment benefits. that's the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation. would want this provision, 4.6 -- without this provision, 4.6 million people will use jobless payments which had been cut in half in august to $300 a week. as a nationwide eviction freeze will end on december 31st, according to the u.s. seven us bureau more than 5.8 million adults are somewhat or very likely to face eviction or foreclosure by then. by the way, 17.9 million americans were behind on their rent or mortgage payments just last month. and if you were one of the 32 million people whose student loan payments were suspended by president trump in july, that suspension expires on december 31st. so, you know, the stalemate on

other, another coronavirus package stands, the democrats, melanie, they want $2.2 trillion -- >> right. arthel: remins, they are d pressure republicans are asking for $660 billion. what could get the two sides to soften their positions and come together on a deal? >> yeah, that's a great question. i think for democrats it's joe biden. the last few years it's been speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer really calling the shots for the party about their coronavirus strategy, but next year joe biden's going to be in charge of the party, he's the leader of the party. he's going to be under enormous pressure to get a deal done, so he does call on leaders to settle for something smaller. it's hard to imagine that democrats wouldn't try to deliver on that for him. and i think the are republicans it's the economic picture. one of the reasons why repalins have so far resisted the calls for a massive stimulus is that the economy actually rewounded a

lot better than expected. but if there is another economic downturning which isn't hard to imagine given the way the pandemic is raging, cases spiking and all those expiring programs that you outlined, i do think that could change republicans. so that's certainly something we're keeping an eye on in the weeks and months ahead. arthel: i mean, months are like years in the current circumstances, so let's hope that something gets done and provides relief to our fellow americans. melanie, thank you very much. >> thank you. arthel: eric. eric: arthel, iran is vowing revenge after the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. you know that killing ramping up tensions in the region in the final days of the trump presidency. dan hoffman is here next on what this means for the incoming biden administration and if iran's gulf neighbors that do billions in business with today a ran will tighten -- with tehran will tighten the noose.

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eric: it is the bottom of the hour and time for top stories. los angeles county announcing a new three week stay at home order as coronavirus cases there surge to 13 million across the country. outdoor dining banned, exceptions made for church services and protests. the supreme court has taken up the census with the trump administration hoping the nation's high court will rule in its favor to exclude people living in the u.s. illegally from the census population count. justices set to hear those arguments over the phone on monday. and former foreign policy adviser for president trump's 2016 campaign carter page, well, he's suing the justice department and fbi for $75 million. page says he was unlawfully surveilled. the fbi wiretapped page for a year over suspicions that he was a recruitment target of russian

intelligence, but page was never charged. arthel? ♪ ♪ arthel: iran's supreme leader threatening retaliation over the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. tehran saying israel behind the attack raising further concerns detective escalate tensions in the middle east. ryan chilcote is following the story live in london. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, israel hasn't said anything about the attack, and it's not clear or a given that they would even if they were responsible. what is clear is that this was a pretty well-planned military-style ambush. we know from iranian state media that the scientist was in a convoy traveling down a highway when the first bomb went off. the convoy estopped -- stopped and at least according to iranian media five gunmen popped up and opened fire on his car.

israel has long been suspected of employing these kinds of assassinations in iran including one on another scientist almost exactly one dad ago. as -- decade ago. iran's supreme leader referred to the scientist as a prominent and distinguished nuclear and defensive scientist. iran watcher, meanwhile, compared him to robert oppenheimer, the scientist who let the manhattan project during world war ii. in any case, the iranians are saying the ion terrorist's death -- scientist east death won't slow their nuclear program which they maintain for civilian purposes. you'll recall that that they resumed work on their program when the trump administration pulled out of the iran nuclear deal. some analysts say it's definitely going to renew tensions between the u.s. and iran in the waning days of president trump's term and could, in theory at least, box in president-elect biden in terms of what he can do when it

comes to iran. and the reason, of course, for that, arthel, is if the iranians think that the united states was aware that israel was going toly out this attack -- us israel was going to carry out this attack, if they provided some assistance, then you can imagine the iranians even if the biden administration wants to renew the deal, get back into the deal, perhaps the iranians themselves won't want that. arthel: oh, it's complicated. there's another if, a couple more ifs we could with tack on, but for now, we'll leave it there. ryan chilcote live in london, thank you. eric? eric: arthel, the brazen and bold assassination is one way to slow down iran's nuclear ambitions. perhaps killing billions this trade could be another. dan hoffman, former cia station chief who served in moscow, iraq and pakistan, knows the renal well. let's first start with the

killing. do you think it was done now to get that assassination in before joe biden takes over? >> yeah, i think that, first of all, i would say with, you know, a hue level of confidence -- high level of confidence that israel was behind the that attack. as noted, it does fit their pattern, their m.o. for striking at iran's nuclear program. and i think prime minister net an ya sure's government -- netanyahu's government was messaging iran that chef the capability and willingness to conduct attacks inside iran against an existential threat to israel. they were also messaging the united states and the future administration of president-elect biden that israel will not allow its security, they won't outsource it to the united states. they won't accept another bad deal like the jcpoa which i think netanyahu's government would certainly argue put israel at great risk. eric: there are calls to go even

further, do other things. here's a statement from one of the groups, national union for democracy in iran. no matter how many such figures are eliminated, the islamly republican will continue to oppress the iranian people. the only long-term solutions caused by this regime is its replacement by the iranian people. the free world must stand with them in this noble struggle. how can more pressure be put on tehran besides the assassinations? other countries following u.s. sanctions, for example? >> yeah. i mean, you know, the sanctions have hurt iran quite significantly, and i would add that covid has also had a very significant impact on iran as well. their health care system is decrepit, and the people are suffering greatly. iran's economy has contracted reportedly 6% per year after the trump administration withdrew from the jcpoa. its economies and its currency

are both in freefall, and that certainly has had an impact. but iran continues to conduct their asymmetric terrorism operations in the region and beyond. and we'll note that there's a trial going to on in belgium right now for iranians who were involved in trying to conduct an assassination at a speech which mayor giuliani was giving a speech at the meeting. eric: that was the national council resistance of iran, their annual meeting in paris. and you just brought up something about the threat to the region. you know, the gulf countries do billions of dollars with trade with iran. here's an official of the uae saying how important iranian trade is to that country. [speaking in native tongue]

eric: i mean, apparently, he's saying he doesn't want it taken over by iraq or turkey. iraq is number one, $9 billion worth of trade with tehran. the uae comes in as number two, $2.5 billion. a couple of those countries, as you see, have even blushed ties with israel. do you see -- established ties with israel. do you see new the possibility that the blockade that is now against qatar and the gulf cooperation council, that could be dropped and all those countries could then form a united front against iran and that could include stopping and hindering trade? >> well, i think we'd certainly like to see that. and let's also note that china and turkey are major trade partners as well of iran, and that's a concern for us as well. i think this has to be part of the larger discussion about how we we deal with iran and how we seek to induce them to enter into a deal that, whereby we

manage this nuclear aspiration that iran has. there were sunset clauses in the jcpoa, and it never dealt with iran's ballistic missile program or state sponsorship of terrorism. and i think we knead to, as you and i have talked about in the past, kind of keep our boots on their throats, maybe tramp a little harder economically, and it would certainly be in the interests of those gulf statements in the region to do so with us ford to get -- in order to get a better deal with iran. eric: dan hoffman, fox news contributor, former top official of the ci e a, and you can see by the pictures behind you, a wonderful family man. dan, good to see you, thank you for joining us on this weekend. >> thanks. thank you. arthel: eric, thank you. well, pope francis formally elevating 13 new cardinals to the high rank in the catholic hierarchy including washington archbishop wilton gregory who now becomes first african-american cardinal in church history. chief religion correspondent

lauren green has more. >> reporter: pope francis this weekend elevates 13 new members to the college of cardinals, the highest ranking clergy in the roman catholic church. included for the first e time in history, an african-american, wilton gregory, the archbishop of washington d.c. >> this is an ohioan that i am experiencing -- honor that i amex appearancing, but it comes with many responsibilities. >> reporter: gregory was born in illinois. he rose through the ranks of the church shepherding the american bishops through tumultuous times; the first wave of the clergy e abuse scandal. then in 2004, poppe john paul ii named him archbishop of atlanta, georgia. last year another scandal involving theodore mccare rick, pope francis appointed him as archbishop of washington, d.c., the seat of american politics. but many are asking why it took so long for america to have a

black man receive the red hat of a prince of the church. george weigel, author of "the next pope," says the bonds of slavery and racism also corrupted catholicism. >> the church in the wake of the civil war did a very bad job of reaching out to newly-emancipated slaves. in fact, that's the beginning of the story. >> reporter: gregory will become a cardinal at a time when america needs healing from both political and racial divisiveness. >> my responsibility must be to energize, to inspire, to invite others to take up the responsibilities that they have. and i'm very glad to see that so many people are doing it, especially young people. >> reporter: the new class of cardinals is the most diverse yet. experts say pope francis wants the global church to reflect the people. in new york, lauren green, fox news. arthel: okay, lauren, thank you

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advice for them and their relatives who want to help out? >> well, thank you for having me on. this is a very important topic as we head into the holiday season. social us isolation that -- isolation that we have from the lockdowns is a very strong predicter for anxiety, depression and stress in people of all ages. our pediatric and geriatric populations tend to be a butt more overlooked when it comes to mental health. in fact, about 33% more e.r. visits for pediatric or our children have been reported since april. that's a concerning trend. i would say, you know, i've seen it myself in my churn, i've seen it in my parents, and i've felt some of these negative effects myself. no one really immune to some of the negative effects of social isolationism. and so one of the biggest things that i can encourage people to do is in terms of psychological flexibility, acknowledging that it's okay to feel a surgeon way. it's okay to -- a certain way. it's okay to feel sad sometimes,

frustrated and the unknown is out there and just acknowledge that some of this is out of our control. but i will tell you, arthel, there are some things that you can do to kind of help cope with the stressors of the holidays and also some of this social isolation. and for me, the biggest thing is make sure that you're still connecting with people. you're either zooming, facetiming, calling people, writing letters, doing what you can to stay connected to family and friends, and make sure that you're checking in with your family and friends and, of course, your children, because not everybody has an easy time talking about their feelings. i also like the concept of a thought journal. if you don't want to talk to someone ls, maybe write down how you're feeling certain days. and i would also recommend decreasing social media use. we know that can cause negative feelings sometimes -- arthel: sure. yeah everybody only presents their best life on social media. so we look at it going they're doing this, and i'm here at home

stuck. you made some really good points, dr. nicole, and the other thing i think is good about what you're saying, it's okay to talk about it. because when you realize that you're not in this alone, then -- not that you, you know, you relish in other people's misery, if you will, but it's good to know you're not isolated in that regard. >> listen, we may all be isolated, but we're all isolated together in the sense that everyone is feeling some sort of sense of social isolationism. and being out of control, meaning we can't say what we're going to do in january, imagine how your children feel. make sure you're checking in with them. and i know people are going to say, yeah, yeah, yeah, but eating a healthy diet, getting increased physical activity on if it's just walking around the block or jumping on the trampoline with your kids, all of these little things aren't only good for your physical he is, but also really good for your mental health.

arthel: i agree. dr. nicole saphier, thank you very much. take care. erik? eric: well, speaking of isolation, black friday was bleak friday as a large part of this year's holiday shopping shifted online. americans kind of adapting to the pandemic restrictions. what small retail ors though are dealing to attract more customers. ♪ ♪ (coughing) hi susan! honey? yeah? i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad... try this new robitussin honey severe. the real honey you love... plus, the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? new robitussin honey severe. strong relief for your severe symptoms.

arthel: a bright spot for the box office this thanksgiving weekend. dreamwork the croods: a new age, raking in more than $14 billion. the pandemic continues to weigh on the film industry. thanksgiving weekend normally brings in big numbers, but this year's haul is expected, unfortunately, to be the worst in decades. eric. eric: it'll be streaming at some point. well, in an effort to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic, a record number of shoppers are going online this black friday weekend. expectations for cyber monday on monday in that's sky high. alex hogan live in new york city with the latest on our shopping habits. hi, alex. >> reporter: hi, eric. so today is small business saturday, it's a day to encourage people to shop local after so many small businesses were hard hit or even closed as

a result of the pandemic, so many of these local stores today are preparing for a busier day after a very slow year. there are about 60 million americans who are employed by small businesses, and there are about 31 million of them which, again, were hard hit in 2020. for those staying home, web sites like it i -- etsy set up tabs to direct shoppers to stores. in what's usually the busiest shopping day of the year, black friday, not only drawing the same crowds -- drawing far fewer, but still some shoppers say they wanted to test the best deals, and they were curious about what it would look like in 2020. >> i was kind of interested in seeing, look, if there was going to be a big crowd or not. >> we were like, you know somewhat? we have to come out just to say we were out on black friday during a pandemic. >> last year it was too many. >> reporter: so still a lot to come from this weekend.

of course, cyber monday coming up too, so many deals to watch. eric? eric: all right, alex, thanks so much. by the way, patronize your town's local stores. we'll be right back. [laughter] arthel: just chilling, eric. i thought you were going to be on. [laughter] ♪ ♪

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