degenerative diseases right now. they can pass this in the house. we have enough co-sponsors to pass it. >> thanks so much. we'll keep an eye on it. mayori, you keep at it, girl. thanks so much. thanks for joining us. i'm dana perino. i'll see you on "the five." happy monday, bill. >> bill: important story there. good to have you back. see you at 5:00. >> thank you. >> bill: so here we go. brand new week, brand new hours. i'm bill hemmer. at this hour, restaurants are taking their fight and their message to the u.s. capitol. this is a live look. protesters laying down dinner plates to represent the two million restaurant workers out of a job. they're also pushing for relief as new lock down orders take aim at the industry. small business owners say something has to give. >> i'm losing everything.

it's being taken away from me. they set up a movie company next to my outdoor patio, which is over here. and people wonder why i'm protesting and why i have had enough. >> bill: so that's angela, a restaurant owner whose plea went viral over the weekend. i'll talk to her in a few minutes. meantime, william la jeunesse leads our hour. he's in los angeles as millions of californians start the week under new restrictions. what is happening, william? >> those restrictions took place at midnight last night. they will last through christmas. i will say that travel is minimal today. the backlash is not. we are seeing it from restaurants and store owners basically saying hey, you are going too far. in fact, the ust survey found that 45% of the people are ignoring the orders despite what

the mayor said to hunker down. basically they're saying there's two regions right now on lockdown. southern california and the san joaquin valley where 6% of hospital beds are available. average daily bed use jumped 70% in one week. one in ten people being tested come back positive. an e.r. doc told me this morning that he's worried about noncovid patients getting bumped or ignoring care. >> that's the main challenge i face, being a huge patient population, delayed care until it's late in the game. it's hard to treat illnesses when you approach it once they're gravely ill. >> the backlash again pretty intense from restaurants and store owners that understand the

intent but don't trust the message or messenger. officials that press for ever more restrictive rules to bend the curve by threatening fines and loss of licenses as people try to make a living under rules that are not backed up by the data. >> the evidence does not support limitations on things like outdoor dining, particularly that are spaced outdoor bars. you know, the evidence just isn't there. remember, shutting down completely, particularly if you don't have evidence can be counter productive. >> so bill, the bad news is thanksgiving was 11 days ago. for most individuals, symptoms don't even show up for 14 days then if necessary hospital icu. so we have not seen the peak yet. >> bill: thanks, william la jeunesse. >> there's never been a case where a state has had this

prominence on senate races. they're never together. this is something that is very important and you have to get out and you have to vote. if you don't vote the socialists and the communists win. >> bill: today is a key deadline in the battle for the senate. it is the last day to register to vote in the georgia run-offs. a record number of people registered in november. that's according to the ajc, the atlanta journal constitution. early voting begins a week from today and the elections are january 5. the president went down to georgia over the weekend and talked about the socialists and communists wins if the republicans don't come out. jonathan serrie picks it up in decatur. jonathan? >> hi, bill, another significant development today. state officials recertified the results of the presidential race here in georgia. they say after three counts, the results or at least the outcome of the race remain the same and

they are calling on both sides of the aisle to stop with all the conspiracy theories. take a listen. >> all of this talk of a stolen election, whether it's stacey abrams or the president of the united states is hurting our state. >> georgia's secretary of state is trying to instill voter confidence as the peach state heads to january 5 run-offs for both of georgia's u.s. senate seats. last night republican senator kelly loeffler debated raphael warnock on largely national talking points including social issues important to their respective bases. >> matthew 25 christian. that's what i am. i was hungry and you fed me. i was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. i was sick and you visited me. love your neighbor. for me, that don't mean get rid of your neighbor's healthcare in the middle of a pandemic. >> i won't be lectured by someone that uses the bible to justify abortion, to attack our men and women in the military.

>> in a separate debate, georgia's other republican senator david purdue chose not to participate. he was represented by an empty podium as jon ossoff fielded questions alone. bill, as you mentioned, today is the registration deadline. people have until close of business to register in person at facilities like the one you see behind me or until midnight tonight to register online. back to you. >> bill: thanks. nice to see you, jonathan. want to bring in brad and mo. how are you doing? usually it's mo and mark open a mood. today it's brad and mo. let's go back to this restaurant owner in l.a. brad, why can't we get this right? hang with me a moment, brad. trying to get your microphone there. try to get that figured out. mo, this woman will come up in

20 minutes. same question to you. why can't we get this right toward the end of this year already? >> yeah, i hope we can. my heart goes out to her and all of these restaurant owners and venue owners and small business owners around the country who are suffering right now. look, congress just needs to sit down. democrats put forward a bill, the hero's 2.0 act which includes targeted relief to restaurants. that was a nonstarter. republicans put forward a much smaller bill that didn't include that. that was a nonstarter. there's now a bipartisan frame work that is out there that has -- i think about 250 members of the house from both parties, it's got a good number of senators from both parties. it's a good starting point. but we need targeted relief for these small business owners, for these restaurant owners that are some of the hardest hit in the country.

chuck schumer has said he would support putting that in. i hope mcconnell comes to the table and puts that in as well. they need it. they really need it. >> her story is amazing. you'll meter he at 3:30 eastern time. check out what bernie sanders had to say about the big georgia race over the weekend. roll this, guys. >> if you want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, you have to vote for warnock and ossoff. if you want to expand healthcare rather than cut and throw people off of healthcare, you have to vote for these guys. if you're concerned about climate change, you have to vote for these guys. if you want a strong covid-19 emergency bill, you have to vote for these guys. >> bill: so mo, what republicans say, that's the clairian call to come out and vote against warnock and against ossoff. you think republicans have framed them for the progressives that they are and the case that

bernie sanders makes with victory? >> look, i don't think so. first of all, what bernie sanders says sounds reasonable to a lot of people and a lot of georgians. it's not that dissimilar that got them in the run-off in the first place. supporting healthcare, covid relief. that's what is necessary right now. i think republicans keep hammering away at this socialist montra thinking it's a magic wand. they tried it with joe biden. joe biden won the state of georgia and the presidential campaign. this is going to be a close race down there. both of those senate seats. both bases are really animated. >> bill: if you listen to the sanders clip and the schumer clip, you have a campaign down there. brad fixed his connection. i'll bring him in here and to pick up on this, brad. have republicans framed warnock

and ossoff for the progresses that their records suggest they are? have they been affective at that yet? >> i think they have. not only to use their words, the candidates words, you have to use the words of the leadership of democrats. look at what chuck schumer said. that if they get the georgia seats, they change america. the warnings that they have given if they do take the senate. that is that they're going to fundamentally change america as we know it. i have to take them at their word that they will try to pack the supreme court. i take them at their word that they will end the filibuster. it will go to a single payer healthcare system, government controlled. so i think there's a lot running on the georgia election. not only the majority of the senate but the future of our country. >> bill: i asked you about the covid restrictions. >> brad -- >> bill: hang on, mo. brad, why can't we get this right? >> the reason why we can't get it right in california is the

incompetence of the democratic regime, whether it's in the cities or the state. i have two friends that are small business owners in california. one is a gym owner in l.a. the other is a restaurant owner in palm desert. the goal posts are moving, opening, closing. they have to do requirements for distancing. of course. filtration. they did that. but they have to pay for that out of their own pocket. they have never asked the government, that is, the local restauranteurs and business owners what their opinions are. they're just giving edicts. i happen to believe the supreme court is not going to look too favorably if cases get there like they did on opening of churches. this is a public taking of liberty and property without due process. >> bill: thanks, gentlemen. brad, glad we got the connection worked out. mo, thanks for coming back on a monday. the fda meets soon on a possible emergency approval of a covid-19. we expect that. so how soon could americans

start getting the shot? the doctor is here to weigh-in on the headlines from today. plus this from yesterday. >> just because may have been israel behind it doesn't make it right. i think it is not consistent with those norms of international behavior that sovereign states should abide by. >> so iran is blaming israel for a high profile killing. general jack keane will break it down. the director of national intelligence says we cannot wait for john durham's investigation of the russia probe to finish before we hear something. andy mccarthy on what we could learn from what is called an interm report. that's next. ing

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because you have law enforcement documents that can help shed light on our case. is that reasonable, andy? >> i don't think he's going to do it, bill. you know, prosecutor is there to try to first and foremost build criminal prosecutions, not write a report. so in the special counsel regulations, interim reports are not for the public. they're for the attorney general. the attorney general, if there was a necessity to have an interim report could put out whatever he decided was appropriate. prosecutors never want to put out information until they're ready to charge someone or made the decision not to. as far as, you know, director radcliff is concerned, if he wants to put a record out, he's got a lot of information. he can put a record out. >> bill: so -- does radcliff have the law documents that he referred to in that interview with maria? >> he wouldn't have, for example, bill, grand jury documents. you're only allowed to use the

grand jury to build a criminal case. the point of getting information from a grand jury is not to write a public report. >> bill: fair enough. bill barr, we don't know what his fate or future is. here's his statement. at this time the a.g. inaccident to stay long as long as the president needs him. the a.j. intends to stay on for support of the president. what is his future? is he staying or going? me, i think a statement like that kind of leaves it up in the air, andy. >> look, i think that bill barr is a real asset to the trump administration. he may be the single best asset that the president has had in terms of the cabinet. so it would be in the president's interest not withstanding all the rhetoric with the election to keep barr there. it's in the public interest.

despite the public, his north star from the beginning has been to keep the politics out of the justice department and get the justice department out of the politics. the fact that we're still talking about the durham investigation without knowing what durham has uncovered shows that he wasn't pushed by politics in to making prosecutorial decisions. >> bill: what does your get tell you? is he thrill until january 20th? you believe he fulfills that term? >> i sure hope so, bill. i think -- if he doesn't, his deputy will be there. you'll have stability. but the longer he's there the better. >> bill: thank you, andy. nice to see you. see you later in the week. plenty discuss. andy mccarthy. waiting to hear from the leaders in the senate as congress tries to pass covid relief and keep the government open, a big week for that. some american forces leaving afghanistan. benjamin hall talked to people on the ground about how that

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week. house majority leader steny hoyer has indicated the house of representatives will vote on wednesday on an interim spending bill to fund the government and avoid a government shut down. it will run through the 18th of december. the other thing they're trying to resolve here is a coronavirus relief package. there's a big debate going on behind the scenes right now about money for state and local governments and also about liability protections. that is something that democrats don't like. listen. >> so the fact that we are not addressing the economic crisis of tens of millions of people in this bill and that we're giving large corporations carte blanche tells me this is not a bill that should be passed. >> liability protections are a must have for most republicans. some republicans believe a stimulus bill should be resolved before the election. >> there's no bill helpful to bernie sanders if it was president basically a government take over of our economy. let's be honest about that and

put him to the side. look at the dictionary of political and hypocrisy would be nancy pelosi. she played politics with people's lives on covid response. >> the key is here if they get a deal to fund the government and coronavirus relief, they would put them together, this would be about a $2.4 trillion package to fund the government to $900 billion on the stimulus relief package. it's a major piece of legislation and we always have a crunch on capitol hill at christmas time. no different with the pandemic. >> bill: one thing we won't see, more direct payments to americans. why is that the case? blake burman from fox business reports. what's going on with that, blake? >> yeah, if they put a deal together, might be in there an extension of the ppp small business lone program, money for vaccine distribution, money for

schools and unemployment insurance as well. however, it appears if at this point another round of stimulus checks would not be agreed upon. >> this is not a stimulus bill. it's a relief bill. it's something for the next three to four months to help those in greatest need. there may be a stimulus check but that would be part of a different legislation. >> $900 billion the next three or four months. the program costs nationally $300 billion. there's talks about unemployment insurance component. if you lose your job, the federal government would help with a payment on top of what you might get from your state as well. listen to larry kudlow, the top economic adviser talking to "the washington post" earlier today. >> we should have unemployment assistance because even 6.7% is too high and we're getting reports that some of the states

on the two coasts are getting heavy restrictions. i don't agree with that. we're worried about spiking covid. so we would like to get federal plus up. the number is congregating $300 a week, which would be acceptable to the administration. >> i think congregating around $300 a week. keep in mind the cares act was $600 a week. so if it ends up making its way in, it would be roughly half that. >> bill: thanks, blake. nice to see you. blake burman on the north lawn. the britts plan to start rolling out their vaccine tomorrow. are we only days behind? our doctor today in what to expect. and you probably have seen her viral video. in a moment you'll hear her story. she's a restaurant owner on just how tough this has been for her and what she thinks her industry needs now. we'll talk to angela after this. >> small business owners, we care about our community and our

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voting is unconstitutional. they're seeking to throw out the ballots. cruz has pushed for the high court to take up the case. the senator tells fox news as i said last week, the bitter division that we've seen across the nation needs resolution. i believe the supreme court has a responsibility to the american people to ensure within its powers that we are following the law and following the constitution. this would not be a new experience for senator cruz. he served as solicitor general for the state of texas from 2003 to 2008. he's made nine appearances before the supreme court. this would be the tenth. >> bill: thanks. breaking news on that from washington. a restaurant owner going viral for capturing frustration felt by millions of small american business onners all across the country. watch here. >> we cannot survive. many i staff cannot survive. look at this.

tell me this is dangerous but right next to me is a slap in my face. >> angela is the owner of the pineapple saloon and grill in los angeles. good afternoon to you. thanks for your time. your story is amazing. the online clip you filed so viewers understand, a movie came in to set up the dining area for the workers on the movie. >> yeah. >> bill: that were removed 15 feet from where you spent thousands and thousands to feed people in the general public and you were told to shut down. as a colleague said earlier today, why didn't the film crew and pick up the food from your restaurant and help support you along the way? that would have been a compromise you would have certainly taken up on. i want to know why we can't get it right. the movie theaters are saying our people are tested. we take temperatures, we have to show positive or negative tests.

otherwise we operate within a bubble. i know you understand that. why can't we get this right? >> you know, i have been asking that all along since this started. i mean, here we are nine or ten months out. yes, the numbers are spiking, but but we knew that would happen in the winter, right? i've been talking to other restaurant owners to try to make suggestions to the county as far as why can't we have testing for our staff instead of paying unemployment and ruining people's lives? start testing us. >> bill: keep going. >> so sorry. there's interference. you know, i go to a testing spot where i get a covid test in 15 minutes in ventura boulevard. so why are aren't there

solutions rather than extremes of shutting people down and literally demolishing the community? that's what -- that is what is going to happen. the stories have heard, i can go on for days. i can put a business owner and tell you how many employees he they have employed every day for a month. you know, so i don't understand. i mean, we hire our politicians to think outside the box and to be here for times like this. the solutions that they're giving is, you know -- it is worse than the cure. i hate to say that because it's not about politics. >> bill: i was watching with neil earlier today. you said that. it's about the people. and i thought you were excellent just trying to relay your story, your message. the idea about that movie set on your parking lot is moronic and

i'm sure the pain runs deep. you mentioned politicians. what could washington do that could help people like you get to the other side? >> i mean, bill, how can they come in for emergency votes over the post office and over their pay and we're still sitting here without a package? you know? my employees, their unemployment has run out. my ppp was gone in two months. so, you know, one thing they could have done knowing that this was coming is set the politics aside and worked together and pass a bill. it's outrageous that the politicalness of who -- what team is going to win has outweighed the lives of millions of people across this country. i mean lives. you know? suicides, losing homes, losing businesses. this is just the beginning.

i mean, i keep telling people, wait until they pick the evictio evictions. my staff -- my rent is $1,800. if i couldn't pay my rent for seven months and now you're telling me i have to pay my rent and plus i have to pay with payments back on the back rent owed and i'm trying to find a job in a community that no longer has businesses for me to find a job in? what do think they is going to happen? >> i know your fire has been directed at the mayor of los angeles and to the governor. the mayor certainly. he put out this statement. i'm going to get to it. my heart goes out to the workers of the pineapple hill saloon that have to deal with the restrictions. nobody likes the restrictions but i do support them as our hospital beds fill to capacity and increase by 500%. we have to stop this virus before it kills more. you know what the rule was, if

it hit 85% capacity, they to to shut down. four or five regions have reached that. to the mayor you said what when you get that response? >> i have a few things to say. number 1 is, please, please make -- think about your legacy that you want to leave. you know? you guys knew in march. get the ship out. reopen the things that you said in the beginning. you had all of these places you turned into hospitals for overflow. the answer is not killing the community. there's a lot of people out here. i know a lot of people that have gotten covid and they're doing just fine. i know that some people unfortunately it isn't that way for them. my heart goes out to them. like i've been saying, i care about people. i went above and beyond in my patio and so do the other small business owners. you guys knew this was coming.

you had -- you should bring the small business owners together like myself, even spas, hair salons. have a roundtable -- >> bill: they're operating under the same restrictions. let me try to drive back to this point that i was at a few moments ago. spell out a compromise. what works for you in los angeles? >> we had a compromise. the outdoor dining. they don't have any proof that it was spreading there outdoor dining. i'm going to tell you, bill, i have tuberculosis. i was told -- it's depressed. my doctor said you shouldn't be working around the public. i have been working around the public since day 1 being responsible, using gel, using gloves, masks, face shields, temperature checks. having my staff check their temperature before they come to work. i haven't gotten it. knock on wood. we're grownups and we're responsible adults. so pay the people that need to

stay home that are vulnerable to stay home. start targeting your approach in a way that our economy can stay open. >> bill: you need the help. i can hear it. i see it in your face, i hear it in your voice. i hope the leaders who make the rules hear it as well. maybe we can reach the compromise. angela, we'll take in touch with you. thank you. see whether or not we can end the log jam for you and so many others. thanks. >> thank you. >> bill: in a moment, breaking news from afghanistan. american troops leaving the country. benjamin hall open the ground to say that it's only a matter of time before the taliban moves in. remember the attack on pearl harbor. 79 years ago to this day. general jack keane is my guest next. >> these pictures apply to every american. must never happen again. the arizona and a score of other ships of all classes were sung.

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>> bill: u.s. military planning to cut the number of troops in afghanistan and iraq by the middle of next month. what is the effect in the war effort in that country? benjamin hall has more from afghanistan. benjamin? >> hi, bill. this draw down is controversial. nato allies believe it's happening too quickly. the taliban are too strong for the afghan government to hold them back and that could change the face of this country. the taliban are more aggressive and launching more attacks. that's what we've seen the past few days. >> just a couple of miles outside kabul, in every

direction, the taliban are in control. night after night, they launch attacks on police checkpoints and take over districts like this. they're knocking on the door of kabul and many people feel it's only a matter of time until they move in. >> but hamed karzai believes the taliban can play a role in this peace deal. they're war weary as well. few analyst as agree with him. he's also welcomed president trump's draw down. >> president trump's decision to change course and work for peace in afghanistan and to let the afghans talk among themselves and determine their own future. >> but there's been no guarantees, bill, by the taliban of disowning al-quaida, which is a key tenant of these peace duels. a u.n. report said the taliban

was still harboring al-quaida leadership in their districts. frankly, it's very unclear what will happen next with the change of administration. president-elect biden said he will have a review on the peace deal and ask allies to keep troops. the allies want u.s. troops in bigger numbers. we'll see how it plays out. >> bill: thanks, benjamin. a changing war in afghanistan. thank you, sir. >> december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by a naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> bill: talk about your history there. there it is there. franklin roosevelt happened 70

years ago today. jack keane, how are you doing? good afternoon to you. i know you have studied this thing backwards and forwards. what do you think about when you hear that clarion call? >> you have to remember what was happening in america at the time. we had experienced a severe depression, many people in america were destitute as a result of that. we had experienced a very significant war in world war i. up to the time of that war, had massive casualties. the united states put 64 divisions into that war. the germans were in europe and northern africa the last 2 1/2 years. the united states people and the congress and many of our leaders did not want to get into that war because of the reasons i just mentioned. the depression and previous wars. they believed that there was no necessary -- no need to do it. the two oceans would protect us.

that wasn't the case as we recognized here. a bold massive surprise attack at that destroyed our pacific fleet in two hours and led to the entry into world war ii. little did we know when we stepped into it that we would participate in the greatest human catastrophe of man kind. close to 100 million people were killed in world war ii and the atlantic and the pacific. the aggressors had to be stopped with countries with strong values that stood up against that aggression. >> think about it. it happened in four years in one theater and a half. now we're trying to gauge what happens now with joe biden's administration and iran. if i heard you correctly, you talk about his team having an opportunity here. if you think that was a possible nuclear iran, what the they do with that opportunity, general?

>> well, there's two things that register that for me. one is the biden team is saying they're not the obama third administration. they claim to be different because the world indeed is different. so when it comes to you the nuclear deal, take the leverage that president trump is providing them. that is unbelievably comprehensive sanctions that got the iranians on their heels that i haven't seen in 40 years. they desperately want to retalk a deal. they would have talked to president trump if he was re elect elected. they'll take to the biden team. how different or allies situation is. we're normalizing situations with the arabs and the israelis. that's a plus. use them to go into negotiation with leverage. don't take the deal we had before. make a new deal, a better one. make the prohibition of nuclear weapons permanent. make missile development

permanent. any time anywhere inspections and get them to stand down from their poxsy wars in the middle east. these are the areas that should be on the negotiating table to include that they're not doing centrifuges and not enriching uranium. >> bill: that will be a big story. maybe they're listening. good talking to you. >> you as well. >> bill: will americans get the veep in a matter of days in a look at that time line coming up next. even lower. veterans who refi now can save three thousand dollars a year. with newday's va streamline refi, there's no income verification, no appraisal and no out of pocket costs. one call can save you $3000 a year. $3000! that's a big deal.

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on thursday, december 10th, the committee will be meeting. if they green light it, which i'm hopeful they will, then hopefully within 24 hours or more, the fda can begin releasing vaccines under the emergency use authorization. >> bill: things are going to change very quickly here. this is pfizer and a week later, you've got moderna. >> this is just the beginning, bill. we have the astrazeneca vaccine coming. maybe even our vaccine that we are scaling up production on beard we are going to have a small fleet of vaccines by the middle of the spring. so, america is allowed to look forward to it. it's a matter as saving as many lives as we can now during this period to get everybody to the other side and get vaccinated. hopefully by the spring, life is

going to look a lot better. >> neil: how would you frame that from a medical standpoint? what is the next trap door as we try to get the vaccines out? >> the only thing we don't know is called the durability of production, how long these vaccines will last in terms of protective immunity. the question i get asked all the time is, which vaccine are you waiting for? i'm not waiting. i want to get those virus neutralizing antibodies into my bloodstream. don't overthink it. yet whatever vaccine you can that will put those virus neutralizing antibodies out of your system. four months from now, it turns out the vaccine you got was not the most long-lasting, it's okay, you can get a third dosed with the posting of a same one or a different one. this is a time where we really need to get the u.s. population behind it and get everybody

vaccinated. >> bill: i don't think we would have predicted that this day would've come so quickly. i hope to speak to you again soon. thank you. monday through friday, 3:00 eastern, set the dvr and never miss a report. neil, has got a great show that begins now. >> neil: thank you very much. like you, we are dealing with a coast-to-coast crisis here where we are envisioning lockdowns that could affect 9 of 10 californians. you've already heard the story about the one woman who is on the brink right now unless they change their policy. on the east coast of the united states in new york, governor cuomo was entertaining doing the exact same thing in the new york city metropolitan area if hospitals don't improve. a good many of them are close to full capacity. that is before the virus itself has exponentially beenis