inches and if you go to central park they are reporting four inches so it depends on where you are and on long island a lot of eastern long island has been rain, freezing rain event. that is why are say when we forecast nor'easter's it is difficult to tell exactly where the low is going to sedimentary/snow, new york is notorious for being right on that fine line of the rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. that is kind of an excuse for your local forecasters. all of us wants to get it right but it is so difficult to pinpoint who will get the biggest snowfall totals but i will tell you in binghamton new york they surpassed two feet of snow so some areas are getting a whole bunch of snow, other areas not as much as expected. we want everyone to be nice to their local forecasters because

they are going to get up and have some explaining to do on social media. let's look around the new york city area, still getting some snow. :of here but you see across long island in coastal areas of connecticut and new jersey those snow totals will not verified to what we were anticipating at this time yesterday, the wind very strong, 30, 40, 50 miles an hour depending where you are. if there is snow on the ground will be blowing around and cause poor visibly on the roads and that will be quite dangerous so people urged to stay off the roadways. winter storm warning still in effect for parts of new jersey as well as upstate new york towards new england. the snow will taper off. we with us across northern new england, upstate new york, for the next several hours adding to those snow totals but by tomorrow it will be gone but it is going to be cold so that snow is going to not melt very

quickly and we will certainly keep you up to date but bottom line be nice your local forecasters, they are doing their best and i know a lot of people like to say where is that snow. >> we are still in a safety situation and have to be monitoring it but you did mention this might not melt for a while. there i ask this remain until christmas? >> that is a good question. i think it probably will go away by christmas but there might be another storm in the forecast. todd: you know what i am talking about, thanks so much. a live look at capitol hill, lawmakers close to a $900 billion covid-19 relief deal that includes another round of stimulus checks and extends unemployment benefits, the exact check amount is unclear but it will be around $600, much-needed

relief comes as a census bureau survey shows 85 million americans struggling to pay their household bills like food and rent. as a relief deal nears lawmakers are over russian disinformation during a hearing on election irregularities. todd: richardson has pretty heated moments. >> the top republican and number one democrat in the senate homeland security committee, two midwesterners when they get into a shouting match at a hearing on election irregularities. republican chairman john ronson -- ron johnson of wisconsin push this hearing. michigan democratic senators criticized it pointing out the courts rejected these election fraud suits, then a discussion on russian interference, charges from democrats but johnson pushed russian disinformation in his previous discussion of hunter biden. >> had nothing to do with this report.

>> you lied repeatedly to the press spreading russian disinformation and that was an outright lie and i told you to stop lying and you continue to do it. >> this is not about her in your grievances. don't know what rabbit hole you are running down. >> reporter: hunter biden acknowledges federal authorities are investigating him. his father, president-elect joe biden, says his son should be in the clear. >> he did nothing wrong? >> i am confident. >> senators argue over the last two presidential elections there is more voting ahead in this one, this election season. runoff election in georgia early next month or two senate seats, if democrats sweep it will take control of the senate next year. this afternoon mike pence hosts a different the majority rally. jillian: thank you. >> about signature, all absentee

ballots in one county as the president questions the outcome of the election in georgia. brad roethlisberger wants to restore confidence in the election process ahead of the runoffs the 700,000 early votes have been counted so far. the chairman of insider advantage, new agency that tracks politics is what they really need is donald trump. >> i've run enough races myself in georgia over the years to know this is where too close. i'm looking at the turn out right now we are seeing early voting, the absentee ballots coming in, this is going to be razor thin, very tough. donald trump is going to have to push these two over the edge. they are great candidates but can't match trump for turnout and the turnout is what republicans need more than anything else in georgia. >> in case you don't know by now the senate runoff in georgia

january 5th. >> fda advisory panel will review modern's covid-19 vaccine today. >> it comes as healthcare workers in alaska suffer emergency reactions to pfizer's vaccine. the us sets a new record for covid-19 deaths. >> almost 6 million doses of modern's covid-19 vaccine have been set aside to the us if the fda advisory board panel approves it for emergency use which is expected to happen by the end of the week. >> for next week we have allocated another approximately 2 million doses of pfizer's vaccine for jurisdictions to use and modern a's vaccine is authorized by the fda in the coming days we have allocated nearly 5.9 million doses of that >> this comes as the fda says there are extra doses in pfizer's vaccine. the fda said given the public health emergency fda is advising it is acceptable to use every

full dose obtainable, the spokesman said in part the amount of vaccine remaining in the multidose file after removal of 5 doses can vary and it depends on the type of needle and syringe used. pharmacists said close to 6 or 7 doses would expand the us supply to 40% as the us is negotiating to get more doses of its vaccine. mike pence and his wife are expected to get there vaccine on camera friday. joe biden is expected to get his next week. this in an effort to build vaccine confidence among americans. local media in alaska say two more healthcare workers have allergic reactions to the vaccine. one has recovered and the other being monitored in the hospital. anthony fauci releasing the grim warning about christmas telling americans, quote, this cannot be business as usual this christmas because we are already in a very

difficult situation and we are going to make it worse if you don't do something about it. this comes as the us set another death record with 3500 reported on wednesday. >> thank you. >> starting monday twitter will label and remove post seems to contain false information about covid-19 vaccines. the crackdown comes as front-line workers have begun receiving pfizer's and they discuss approval for modern's was able expand its existing policies regarding coronavirus misinformation to include posts that, quote, advance harmful, false or misleading narratives. >> fox news alert, breaking right now, french president emmanuel macroand has tested positive for covid-19 going to french president officials who said he was displaying early symptoms was kind is reporting he will isolate and continue to work remotely. we will bring you the latest information as we get it. >> 8 minutes after the hour, still ahead 17 republican lawmakers urged nancy pelosi to

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here. he was an innocent victim and he should come forward and publicly explain exactly how this happened. if he's hiding behind the cloak of classified information. >> the call for congressman eric swallow to be removed from the intel committee getting higher. >> house speaker refusing to act despite a republican lawmakers sounding the alarm over the national security threat. the congressman who signed that letter joins us now. how compromise is our national security with eric swalwell on the house intel committee? >> two. mister swalwell gets information on intelligence committee that we as members of congress don't get. it is highly sensitive. second. the only person that to remove eric swalwell or anybody else from the committee is nancy pelosi. we are asking her to do her duty and take him off the committee. it is a question of national security and if you remember in 2017 jeff sessions met with an

ambassador twice she said he was unfit for office, he failed to report that but he was so hypocritical for eric swallow to not be replaced by ms. pelosi and not get in front of the cameras and explain what went on and it was reported when asked what went on between them it was classified. somebody explain it to me. >> heavy received a response from nancy pelosi? >>, she will get flippant about it. it is national security and to put up with this. >> this is one of many incidents. do you worry democrats including nancy pelosi, joe biden don't truly appreciate the china threat for what it is? >> know, look at the money

purported to go to vice president biden's son hunter, look at the ties, miss pelosi's in action verifies something is not right and it ought to be corrected. jillian: this graphic outlining the potential covid-19 stimulus bill, close to $900 billion, 600 and stimulus checks, no money for state or local aid, no lawsuit protection for businesses, 300 a week in jobless benefits, 332 for small businesses and vaccine distribution, they are inching closer to this. doesn't get done? if so when? >> the timing is a days before christmas. we have been for the last year and now we are bringing this up, she had $130 billion of unspent

funds she has refused to budge on because she wanted her pet project. the liability protection is a must for businesses, $900 billion is borrowed money. a lot of us are concerned about this deficit so we will see but i am not holding my breath it is going to happen. todd: my big worry is the next step. 89.4 million americans saying they are having trouble simply paying for household bills, 85 million. my worry is the money in this bill or whatever bill makes it to law is not going to the people who need it most. are you confident this deal going forward will give money to the people who need it most, not a little for this person who is doing okay but everybody is getting a few hundred thousand so why not me? are you confident the money will go to the people who needed?

>> absolutely not. look at the first trillion that were spent. a lot of people applied for it because they got the money because they have bank relationships was the best thing we can do is open the doors, let those states run by democratic governors, open the state backup for business, threatening to auction off from businesses, who pay first responders, police, $300 a week, it may be a band-aid that this cancer is spreading unless we let the businesses open back up and the money again is as a growing concern about whatever amount is out there, $900 billion, not enough but borrowed money on top of this. >> i hope people get the money they need, story after story of people across the country pleading for help, thank you for your time, have a good day. >> to lead the president-elect

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>> a firefighter taken to the hospital after battling this massive fire near los angeles. >> the fire inside this commercial building. the firefighter's injuries are not life-threatening, no word what caused the fire, nobody else was hurt. newly surfaced letters show hunter biden urging the nag chairman to wire him $10 million for joint venture.

>> is son is under a federal act -- calls for a special counsel investigation growing louder. >> that is right. fox news obtaining in 2017 letter showing more questionable communication between hunter biden and the chairman of the chinese energy company. i went through the letter hunter biden sent to the chairman where he extends best wishes from the entire biden family. hunter also pressed the chairman to $17 million to fund his joint venture with the firm. iso obtained his response as he tells hunter he arranged for his associates to expedite the charter capital resources tell fox news the $10 million transfer was never completed. as a reporter earlier this year revealed hunter's business

dealings resulted in millions in, quote, questionable transactions and cash flow. last week hunter confirmed he was under federal investigation for his tax affairs, that started in 2018 and republicans are pushing for a special counsel to be appointed to ensure the investigation continues during the biden administration. >> reporter: the small stocking stuff for wired to hunter biden's otherwise bankrupt company. this email along with other emails we've seen the last couple months raises serious question about how much the entire biden family was doing business with chinese entities so it is so critical that we get to the bottom of this. >> just yesterday the president-elect once again insisted his son had done nothing wrong. >> he did nothing wrong? >> i'm confident.

>> government sources tell me under may be the target of a federal probe, his father is not. >> having an issue with her shot but regardless, that information is pertinent, thank you. >> kirk cameron under fire for holding protests with christmas carol is. >> growing pains start encouraging californians to come and sing holiday songs despite the state's stay-at-home order telling fox news at night he is not backing down. >> people are clamoring to come and to be a part of them. this is the land of the free and the home of the brave, there are thousands of people in our community who would rather not suffer in isolation and come out to sing. >> hundred people gathered at the first protest. aoc says it is time for new faces at the top of her party. >> new leadership of the

democratic party absolutely. >> the squad leader's call to push policy and schumer out. joe concha on the democratic side next. >> major winter storm in the northeast. live next on the treacherous conditions up and down the east coast.

shannon: breaking overnight a north carolina police officer shot and killed and another hurt after a suspect opened fire near a mall. todd: the names of both officers and suspect is not been released, the suspect also killed. investigation ongoing. turning to extreme weather, people waking up to snow on the east coast. jillian: some areas will see a foot of snow. todd: senior meteorologist janice dean. jillian: brian is live in brooklyn.

>> reporter: half a foot of snow in some parts of brooklyn. they expect maybe a foot in new york city. the snow is supposed to stop sometime this morning but a couple things we are thinking about, the roads treacherous. we talked about a few accidents in pennsylvania, 60,000 people without power. other issues, restaurants in new york city, indoor dining been, we are thinking of them. they had to clear the roads, so many outdoor structures for these restaurants, so people can eat outside. they had to clear that a way to allow the plows to clear the road in new york city. also thinking of covid-19, connecticut shutting down testing, most of their testing sites today. new york city is reopening testing today at noon, it was shutdown yesterday at 2:00 pm. obviously it is affecting the

big things happening here when it comes to all things covid-19 but bottom line stay safe out there. there was a major pile up on i 80 in pennsylvania, two people died. 40,000 people without power in virginia. hundreds of flights canceled or delayed mostly out of boston, jfk, laguardia and new work and so far more snow than we had all of last winter from what i understand but it has been beautiful out here but julie. todd: thank you so much. let's go to jd as we approach normal commute time for most of us should people be commuting today? what should we expect the next few hours? >> reporter: i say stay put. even if it is not snowing we have blowing snow conditions, 50 mile-per-hour windss along the

coast. new snowfall totals into new york seems to be our jackpot with close to three feet of snow already so some areas outperforming some of the forecasts. around the new york city area that cut off, rain, freezing rain, sleet, snowing right now in this dry area north of newark but certainly seeing snow in central park, laguardia, jfk and around the area that as brian mentioned more snow it is one storm that we got all season in the new york city area, temperatures will remain cold over the next few days and by this afternoon the storm will have exited the area. some of these regions, 3 feet of snow, they will have a white christmas in binghamton, new york, no joke. jillian: i worked in good old binghamton, new york.

>> lots of snow. thanks. to this, joe biden says it is time to bring the nation together, the message at the center of his campaign. >> there's nothing beyond our capacity, no limit to america's future. no one can tear america apart is america itself was let's choose hope over fear, unity over division. >> the unifier in chief's this is appealing may not have reached some staffers. joining me live to react his opinion columnist joe concha, good to see you, thanks for being here. all is good? injury the? >> i have power. >> you can join us to react to this. this is the incoming deputy chief of staff jen o'malley dillon on the gop, quote, in the

primary people mark him you think you can work with republicans, i'm not saying they are a bunch of, can't say that word on tv, mitch mcconnell is terrible but this sense that you couldn't wish for that, he rejected that. what are your thoughts on her choice words? >> you can say that word on cable news without getting find but we won't go there because we may have kids watching. a couple things with that. to say that in a secretly recorded situation, all right, that happens i suppose. this was said publicly in an interview and if you want to bring the country together calling the other party a bunch of those is not the way to do it. you have joe biden playing soundbites, he talks about unity but in the same breath talks about if you attack the president for destroying democracy, attack republicans as well as actionable the head believe it or not biden's instagram account of all things has his dogs playing with a chew

toy of donald trump so why be so brazen about that and a democratic congressman california said betsy devos is as dumb as a bag of hammers and apologize by saying i apologize to hammers. you don't seem to have a party on the left the does wants to work with the party on the right and i don't think the media will allow it as well because conflicts, not compromise. todd: let's look at two new york times headline, the first one reads biden pics pete buttigieg for transportation secretary. if confirmed by the senate buttigieg will be the first openly gay person to serve as cabinet secretary. another headline, donald trump names rick grew noise head of intelligence february 9th of

this year, quote, mister grenell pushed to advance gay-rights in his current post is also thought to be the first openly gay cabinet member. some people are arguing pete buttigieg will be the first senate confirmed because when rick grenell was serving as acting dni under donald trump he wasn't confirmed by the senate but he was in 2018 when he was nominated ambassador to germany. people have done this with women as well, women serving in joe biden's cabinet or under joe biden in his administration, seems like they forget a lot of things. >> it is completely intentional. rick grenell, by members of the press, they see him as an internet troll to a certain extent, that is what they say publicly. not just the new york times, i saw 7 or 8 headline saying p buttigieg is the first openly gay cabinet member, simply not true to your point but it is funny. p buttigieg, listen to this headline, quote, pete buttigieg,

president-elect biden's pick for transportation secretary says he has, quote, a personal love for transportation recounting train trips on amtrak while in college and that he proposed to his now husband in an airport terminal. this is what the qualifications are for transportation secretary, he was a friend indiana's mayor, how to see qualify for this? that is the question we should be asking. shannon: we will continue to follow it. thank you for joining us. having a hard time this morning. >> notorious big, my name for the snowstorm. jillian: enjoy shoveling the snow storm. >> i have a blower. todd: i enjoyed that little memoir. still ahead trump 2024, the signal from the president's campaign that another run could

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todd: the campaign sending the internet into a frenzy, should the president run again in 2024? shannon: carley shimkus with the story. carley: the president not giving up his 2020 election fight, his campaign is looking ahead to 2024 by sending an email to supporters saying rest assured your president will never stop fighting for you and your family, he will do whatever it takes to ensure america is first which is why he asked us to reach out with one important question and that question in the form of a poll do you think donald trump should run for president again in 2024.

there are reports the president is considering announcing his third presidential run on inauguration day and the majority of publicly released polls show most republicans want to see the president run again. todd: this was need yesterday. that is the best way to describe. carley: it is very neat. if you want to get into the christmas spirit. democratic senator tim kane playing christmas carols in the senate office building. ♪ >> bipartisanship, to get a nests. christmas carols were played by senator alexander who is an incredible pianist. go on social media and listen to

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>> real excited about the thursday edition of "fox and friends" was parties divided over yesterday's here election irregularities. senator rand paul in the middle of it, you cannot ignore the election fraud. texas taking on another big lawsuit this time against

google. ken paxton shares the changes he wants to see in the big tech industry. newt gingrich will be with us and rachel and sean duffy getting along they will be with us. the weather outside, makes a frightful that won't stop college football. a preview of this weekend's championship game and at the supreme court. don't miss this addition of "fox and friends". >> you lied repeatedly to the press. spreading russian disinformation and i told you to stop lying and you continue to do it. >> this is not about airing your grievances. don't know what rabbit hole you're running down. todd: and explosive moment, republican ron johnson, and at the screaming match, hunter

biden, thanks for being here. going back up. didn't want to miss a minute of this. what was your reaction when you saw it? >> i thank senator johnson for speaking out on behalf of the american people. his frustration shows a lot of americans who share his frustration. the talk from democrats saying this information, the same democratic senator called questions about hunter biden russian disinformation, my first term in congress, all i heard from democratic colleagues was the trump campaign:conspired with the russian government, all of that is false. to sit back and have democrats hypocritically talk about these things is frustrating to the american people and senator

johnson expressed that frustration. todd: based on what you heard at that hearing are you confident the american people can be confident in election integrity? >> absolutely not. we have people on video after republican people that were in the room get dismissed pulling ballots out from underneath desks. we have that on video. how these people aren't in prison i don't know. a clear election violation law. all these things from different states, a lot of people don't trust what has occurred here. hopefully the trump campaign will continue to fight in whatever legal capacity they can fight but hopefully the american people at some point will see, in different states. todd: you don't feel we should be confident in our election integrity. your governor on the side of restaurant workers in florida. take a listen. >> some may want to shut you down.

we want to pull you up. working hard to make a living, we have every right to do that. todd: florida governor ron desantis. do you agree with him? >> 100%. we have been open since may, my son, in person schooling in may. no issues,and covid-19 in classrooms with teachers, from florida, absolutely our economy needs to be open. you can do it in a safe way. 99% of people under the age of 50 do not die from covid-19. why should we shutdown the entire economy in the entire country when the majority of americans in this pandemic and protect people at risk, protect those people that are in nursing homes, we are doing vaccines, a

good job doing what needs to stay open. todd: you mentioned new york state, responses to covid-19 in florida. the final chapter on covid-19. is proven right, florida or new york state? >> there is no scientific evidence to support all of these crazy lockdowns you are seeing across the country. democratic led state and democratic led cities. the facts are going to flesh that out when we look back on this years from now. todd: congressman greg steube, not only restaurants but probably don't have the snow we are getting unless something crazy happened in the last few minutes, appreciate your time. jillian: a $900 billion covid-19 relief bill, business and

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have. >> we made major headway toward hammering out a targeted pandemic relief package. >> as we race the clock to reach a final accord before the end of the year, we are close to an

agreement it's not a done keel yet. deal yet but very close. jillian: lawmakers are make headway on a covid-19 relief bill. and tens of millions of americans say they can't afford for congress to leave for christmas without reaching one. joining us now thing professor at king college in mountain brian brenberg. brian, great to have you as always. take a look at the potential deal. close to $900 billion with $600 stimulus yeneka checks no. money for state or local aid. that's what the democrats wanted. no money for protections that's what the republicans wanted. $300 a week for jobless benefits and $330 billion for business and vaccine. $900 billion that's a lot of money. but does this bill go far enough to help those who need it the most? >> it is a lot of money, todd. but the real issue is the timing here. if you look at those components you just laid out, there is really nothing new now compared to what we were talking about two and a half months ago.

so when i hear senator schumer talking about racing dependence the clock, i'm thinking you haven't even been running for the past two month. this could have been done months as. the reason that matters is in that time period you have got tens of thousands of businesses across that country who have had to shut their doors because they didn't have any funding to get true theist lockdowns. i'm glad we are seeing something now. >> i'm glad to see it's somewhat of a slimmed down bill. we are now talking about 2 trillio -- nottalking about ar $2 trillion. money for businesses and money for employed and money for families and individuals. that can help us bridge through the first quarter of next year, but this is late. and i don't think the senate should be talking about racing against the clock. they simple arely haven't been running. and that's one of the problems and one of the reasons why people are so frustrated with this process. jillian: you talk about a bridge there it's interesting because republicans and democrats obviously viewing this differently. the republicans are viewing this as a bridge to help the businesses and workers get

through the next few months. democrats are referring to this as a counsel payment for stimulus. and a lot of this hinges on what happened in georgia on january 5th. can you explain? >> absolutely. if you look at how democrats and republicans are framing this. republicans are looking at this stimulus as the last stimulus. the one that gets us through the winter. gets us to the point are with the vaccine, the covid vaccine has rolled out and people can get fully back into the economy. if you look at what democrats are saying all the way down from joe biden to chuck schumer to nancy pelosi it, they are talking about this as a down payment. this isn't the last stimulus. this is the beginning of something bigger next year. they're looking at they talked about a bigger stimulus bill in 2021. which means this isn't simply about relief or building a bridge. this is about enacting the progressive economic agenda. and that, i think, should be a cause for concern for many americans. especially businesses because we know that that agenda includes not only more spending, but higher taxes and more

regulation. which could really effect 2021. we are interest talking about 2021. this is not something the end of the game for democrats. the beginning of the game for them. >> we have had all the restaurants and openers on. those he can toes suffering so much right now this money goes to elm. this meantime as we await a moderna vaccine approval hopefully that's coming any time soon and possible stimulus. these two things combining, markets pretty happy with this. a green screen beaten neath you right there showing the futures. how excited should would he be? specifically how should the markets feel going into 2021 with this con bow of news. >> markets love the vaccine news. it is miraculous news. it's amazing and investors should be happy about that. they like the fact that the fed has said interest rates are going to stay low for a very long time. yesterday the fed made news saying interest rate would probably stay low through 2023. a couple years of running room

there. the fed also under projections said economic growth should be stronger in 2021 and unemployment lower than originally projecting. that's all food news. that's a reason for stocks to rise but, of course, it does all depend, again, on what's happening in the senate in january in georgia. that election is going to be cobs sequential. of iconsequential. if we don't get divided market which the markets are thinking. it will whole new regime tax increases and regular flag tore increases. markets are assuming the vaccine rolls out well and strong growth in 2021 and roughly the same policy environment we have now. if any of that changes, i think you will see stocks jitter just a politic because that means there are some uncertainty that they are not baking in right now. jillian: brian brenberg thank you, appreciate it. >> good to see you. todd: reck room this florida family decked out their home and neighborhood with "star wars"

themed christmas. jillian: features yoda and darth vader as well as from the original trilogy. i wonder how if how much their electric bill ised to. >> straight to a weather alert. a live look in new york city as a winter storm slams the east coast overnight. brian: i haven't noticed. is. steve: still slamming. heavy snow hitting the region. some places could see two feet of snow. janice said one spot already has three. we have live team coverage. meteorologist janice dean is standing by. there she is right there. but, first, literally standing by, is bryan llenas in brooklyn. how much snow, brian, does brooklyn have on this thursday morning? >> yeah. good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. it looks like it's about four to six inches. it sort of fends. th