eric: federal investigators are reportedly identified the person of interest in the shocking christmas day bombing that devastated downtown nashville. right now we're learning investigators are following up on hundreds of tips that have poured in over the last two days, this as the mayor of nashville has pointed to a possible motive. hello, welcome to america's news headquarters here on the fox news channel. i'm eric shawn. hi, laura. >> i'm laura ingal in for arthel neville today. law enforcement searched a home said to be linked to the person of interest in the associated press reports. it's about 10 miles southeast of the blast site. meantime, the police department holding a news conference about an hour ago where officials

commended the six officers who responded to early morning calls of shots fired and evacuated the scene. saving lives. here's what the officers had to say. >> that's when the explosion happened. i was thrown forward, knocked to the ground but i was able to catch my c i was fine. i ran to the intersection to check on miller and luellen to make sure they were okay, saw sipos running towards the intersection as well. sorry. that's when i got on the radio to make sure wells was okay. couldn't get a response from him but from the blast he had some hearing loss. so that's when amanda got on, said he was okay. >> as i turn around, for me it felt like i only took three steps and then the music stopped and as i'm walking back, i see orange and then i hear a loud boom and as i'm stumbling,

because it rocked me that hard, i started stumbling, i told myself stay on your feet, stay alive. >> charles watson is live in nashville, charles, i think we can all agree that was one of the most rivetting news conferences we've seen in a long time. you could really feel the he'll emotion there, charles. >> reporter: definitely he'll motion -- emotional. the city of nashville is calling the six officers heroes. they ran into an extremely dangerous situation and almost immediately acted to try to save lives. those officers say they were on the scene for no more than five minutes before they started hearing that eerie message from the rv. they began knocking on as many doors as they could and got residents to a safe location. moments later, the rv exploded, knocking that first responding officer off his feet. we heard from him a few moments ago. it's extremely emotional. he said that he felt extremely

lucky to even be alive today. meanwhile, laura, federal authorities continue to look into a possible person of interest in connection to the rv explosion. yesterday, fbi and atf agents raiding a home in tennessee. a source tells us federal agents were there to collect evidence in relation to the investigation. law enforcement have not publicly said what led them to that address. fox is getting an up and close look at the extent of the damage at the blast site in this exclusive video. you can see the complete and utter devastation, windows blown out, cars burned, a city block looking as if it is if the middle of a war zone and some good news to report, the city of nashville says the areas between fourth and fifth avenue should be reopening any moment now. they also say they've been able to work with at&t to get those telecommunication issues resolved. so a lot of folks getting their

phone service restored today. >> charles watson for us in nashville. thank you so much. eric. eric: laura, a suicide bombing, one person, or were there more involved? the target, that looming red brick at&t transmission building, apparently, with the bomb laden rv parked right next to it. let's bring in ted williams, former d.c. police detective, a fox news contributor. investigators have a long way to go, but nashville mayor cooper pointing to a possible motive, paranoia about the conspiracy theories on 5g because the rv was parked next to the at&t transmission building. how will authorities be able to pursue this and/or nail this down? >> let's start off from the beginning here. this was excellent police work by the local police officers and as well as the state and federal authorities to get a suspect in

their sights at this immediate sign. there's still so much work to be done here. first of all, when you speak of the motive as such, as you remember, there was supposed to have been a recording telling people in that neighborhood to evacuate. most people say that was a female voice. so law enforcement officers are trying to find out and determine if this was a lone wolf or was this someone acting in concert with other individuals. one of the other things they're trying to do, they will remain they've now been attempting to identify that was found at that scene, so they're trying to see if there's a nexus between those remains and this individual. they're also trying to determine how he got to that location with that van and was he actually killed in that van, meaning the

suspect. eric: if the human remains that are said to be found do match the person of interest, look, they're at this house. they've taken the computer. what can they find? it's been said that this person was involved in i.t., perhaps involved with a company that dealt with burglary alarms so he knew electronics it seems. are these all further steps that could point to what the mayor said in terms of possible motive? >> absolutely. normally, when someone commits this kind of an act and if it was a suicide, they left some footprints and so law enforcement officers are at that home in antioch, tennessee, 10 miles away from the nashville site and they're checking to find out can they show a nexus between what has taken place in nashville and the antioch home and that possible suspect. so quite naturally, yes, they're looking through the computers.

they're looking for a motive. they want to try to find why would someone at 6:30 in the morning on a sunday morning on-not a sunday morning, but a christmas morning go o out and cause this kind of havoc within nashville, within that community. eric: i guess the speculation would be he had the warning because he didn't want to kill innocent people. he just wanted to apparently potentially target that one building that at&t building, if it was so. officials concerned about, for example, online conspiracies, if this was an electronics person, remember ted kaczynski, who built bombs in a cabin in lincoln, montana. he had an obsession with wood. a lot of his victims were named wood or had some type of association with that. what would that say psychologically when the forensics, fbi and behavioral scientists look at this person and consider what he knew, what he may have known, how to

manufacture a bomb and why the target could have been perhaps this at&t building. >> well, i can tell you in quantico, virginia, where the fbi has a behavior science unit, they are actually studying everything they can about this individual that they targeted as a suspect. one of my greatest concerns right now, eric, are copy cats and we know that the terrorists of out here are always watching. and they're looking at this to see if there's some vulnerability in this country that they can attack us by. so i'm deeply concerned about copy cats. i'm concerned about the terrorists. i hope that this individual acted alone and one of the things that's great about this, if nothing else, is that perhaps no one died, perhaps other than the suspect. eric: thankfully, i mean, it's

just amazing and the police officers we just saw this morning, let's show all six of these officers. the law enforcement's come under a lot of attack in the nation the past few months but let's look at these here reece. i'm going to read their names so you know who they are. officer james blu you luellen, s wells, sergeant timothy miller. you've been on the job, ted. you know what it's like to be out on the streets, 6:30 in the morning, christmas work they're working. they hear the gunshots. they get the calls. they respond with bayery -- bravery, courage and they go into action. your thoughts? >> you know, chilling, but this is what law enforcement officers all over this country do and this is the reason i say we need too take our hats off to good law enforcement officers and this was excellent police work. these individuals ran towards the danger. and they were there protecting the citizens within that

community. they reached out. they called out of. they got people and miami-dade made sure they were in safe -- and made sure they were in safe position. these are heroes. eric: let's remember and thank our law enforcement officers across the country, these half dozen and more, their colleagues represent that. ted williams, former washington, d.c. police detective, fox news contributor. thanks for joining us. as always, good to see you. laura. >> president trump is calling on congress to increase direct payments in the covid relief package as unemployment coverage for millions ran out last night. the president also wants billions in foreign aid taken out of the legislation. mark meredith is live in west palm beach near the president's mar-a-lago estate where he's spending the holiday. what more do we know about this, mark? >> reporter: the president is not tipping his hand, whether or not he's going to sign or veto the 12eu78 husband bill as -- stimulus bill as well as the larger government funding bill.

the president has not spoken to reporters since he arrived in south florida on wednesday, he's been spending a lot of time at the golf club, not too far away from his resort. he's demanding congress spend a lot more money on direct payments, something that democrats want but are not likely to get congressional republicans on-board with. the president tweeting late last night, quote, $2,000, plus $2,000, plus other family members, not 600. remember, it was china's fault. lawmakers left d.c. last week under the assumption that the president was going to sign this package. his own treasury secretary negotiated this deal with enhanced unemployment benefits lapsing, senators from both parties are urging the president to take the deal right in front of him. >> i understand he wants to be remembered for advocating for big checks but the danger is he'll be remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior if he allows this to expire. so i think the best thing to do

as i say, sign this and then make the case for subsequent legislation. >> what we need to do is have the president sign that bill today. right now. or else the suffering in this country will be immense and then we can immediately deal with the 2,000. >> reporter: tomorrow the full house is going to be taking up a vote on whether or not to increase those stimulus payments. even if it passes the house, this is unlikely to get anywhere in the gop controlled senate. as for president trump, nothing on his official schedule for the holiday weekend. he is expected to remain in south florida through this week. laura. >> all right, mark meredith for us in west palm beach. thanks so much. eric. eric: well, president-elect joe biden taking aim at president trump over the president's refusal to sign the covid relief bill that congress passed a week ago and warning that that could lead to, quote, devastating consequences for millions of americans. you know, as of midnight last night, no checks. jacqui heinrich live in will

minton, -- wilmington, delaware, she is covering the biden transition. >> reporter: the president-elect released a statement urging president trump to sign that bill, passed by congress, to retain unemployment benefits for about 10 million americans while also providing for assistance for small businesses and retaining funding for government services, vital services, including the military. biden wrote it's the day after christmas and millions of families don't know if they'll be able to make ends meet because of president donald trump's refusal to sign an economic relief bill, you a proved by congress -- approved by congress. this has devastating consequences. biden called the bill a down payment on more action needed early next year to revive the economy and contain the pandemic and said he was heartened to see buy part a san action -- bipartisan action. he urged president trump to join the bipartisan effort on behalf of the american people. a new poll shows seven in 10

americans back biden's proposal for a nationwide mask mandate which would require masks on federal property open to the public. 66% said masks should be required in the presence of anyone outside one's own household. as biden pushes for economic relief, family of an incoming white house advisor is facing scrutiny. jeff rishetti, the brother of steve rishetti, registered to lobby for amazon's cloud services. ethics attorneys said he may have to recuse himself from matter that's could affect his brother's clients. biden said back in may that amazon should start paying their taxes and the brother's new job is refueling the argument from some progressives that biden should be working to limit the influence of lobbyists on the government. eric. eric: jacqui in wilmington, thank you. laura. >> more healthcare workers

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>> obviously, this is something we always take seriously and it's concerning whenever you get a mutation. that's what the american public needs to remember and realize that these are viruses and they're continuing mutating all the time, most of the time the mutations don't have a functional significance. but every once if a while when you track it you see something that gives a hint of or maybe even a reality of a higher degree of trans mismisability. laura: dr. anthony fauci, as a new morto more contagious straif the coronavirus reaches canada, japan, france and sweden. the mutation makes the virus up to 70% easier to transmit from

person to person but doesn't appear to be any more deadly. now scientists in los angeles county are investigating if the new strain is in southern california which is seeing a major surge in covid cases. dr. jeanette nesheiwat, specia specializes in family and emergency medicine. thank you for being here today. this is big news, obviously. kinscientists are trying to fige out if the new strain is running la county. the new mutation is up to 70% more contagious. that sounds troublesome. is it. >> it's more contagious but it's not more deadly. we need to continue to wear our masks, practice social distancing and make sure we get tested if we feel like we've been exposed and avoid social gatherings. that coupled with travel and cold weather is why we're seeing the outbreaks. there's nothing more that we can do with the new transmissible

variant other than practice mitigation efforts and get your vaccine when it's your turn. yes, it's highly transmissible. it's concerning that it will put more of a burden on hospitals. remember from day one, what we wanted to do was flatten the curve so we don't overwhelm the hospitals because if you don't have enough beds, if you don't have enough nurses, you're not going to get the care that you need. and we're not going to be able to treat other types of patients, heart attack patients, stroke patients, trauma patients. covid is not the only of disease that we have to take care of. it causes a crash and burden on the healthcare system. that's one of the concerns of it being more transmissible. it spreads easier from person to person, you'll see more cases, more hospitalizations. even if it's not more deaths, which is great, which is fortunate, you cob assume more -- consume more resources. in la county, they're running low on oxygen, zero percent icu

capacity. that's when we catastrophe happening. laura: i've talked to people who have concerns about going to the hospital because they were afraid that the beds were going to be full, if you're having maybe a heart attack symptom or symptoms of a stroke. as we go back to this new mutation, big questions about where the strain is moving, la county is one thing. inevitably, sounds like it's going to be here. here's what white house coronavirus task force member said earlier this morning. let's listen. >> we don't know if it's here or of not. we would say that there's certainly a possibility that it's here already because of global travel and it's in so many countries now. let me tell you what we know about the strain. it is number one, it is not any more serious than the normal strains of covid. however, it does appear to be more transmissible. there's not direct evidence of that but there's lots of suggestive evidence. laura: he reiterates what we were talking about doctor, when you hear that the state of

california topped 2 million cases on christmas eve, that's a lot to comprehend. some officials in la blame the surge on holiday gatherings and travel and they're pointing to things like shopping. when you take it as a whole as we're rounding december and the end of 2020, what do you think is the most dangerous activity that's causing the spread right now. >> it depends on your risk, what age group you're in and depends on the activity, for example, if you're going shopping and it's crowded and you're within six feet, that gives you a higher risk of picking up the virus which spreads through the air. so if you're in close contact with someone, whether it's in a shopping plaza, in a car, or at home, that puts you at risk especially if you're not wearing your mask. now, being outdoors tends to help, can reduce the risk of trantransmission, if you have gd circulation outside. it doesn't matter where you are. it's more if you're within six to 10 feet of someone and you're not wearing a mask and you're

especially around people you don't know, you don't know where they've been, you don't know if they've been traveling, if they haven't been compliant with cdc measures then you're putting yourself at higher risk. it depends on where you are, who you're around. that's why the cdc guidelines are try avoid unnecessary travel, wear your mask indoors, around other people, if you are in a household that is not where you live, if you are in a household around people that you don't know, and then get your vaccine when it's your turn. laura: we can't say that message enough. we see the light at the end of the tunnel but we're not there yet. we want to thank you for sharing that with us. thank you for being with us today. we appreciate it. eric. eric: well, hundreds of laws in california will take effect starting january 1st including some new rules on how employers handle the coronavirus exposures among their employees. some only affect particular groups or tweak exiting legislation on the -- existing legislation on the books

already. christina coleman has more on what people can expect, if this will roll out across the country to where you work. hi, christina. >> reporter: there's going to be a lot of new laws in the new year here in the golden state and they range from everything from how companies deal with covid to criminal justice reform. first off, business owners and government employers must notify their employees in writing within one day of a possible covid exposure at their work site, the right to know law. it requires employers to tell contractors or freelancers about access to workers' comp and paid sick leave. california saw months of protests following the death had of george floyd at the hands of a minnesota police officer back in may. many police departments across the state stopped using choke holds on their own but now a state-wide ban will become law. after calls for racial justice and equality over the summer, there's new laws on the books b publicly held companies headquartered in california must appoint a person from an

under-represented community to their board of directors by the end of next year. and the state will also establish a task force to study possible re reparations for slaverly. california's couldn't veer shale in-- controversial inmate firefighter program was in the spotlight when we saw some of the largest wildfires in the state's history and inmates couldn't fight them because of covid. now, some former felons who go through firefighter training will have the opportunity to get their felonies expunged and people on parole will now be allowed to vote. so the new year bringing a lot of new laws here in california. eric. eric: christina, thank you. laura. laura: eric, the fbi and atf searching a home outside nashville in relation to the christmas day explosion downtown. what we know so far about the investigation, that's coming up next.

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laura: now for a quick look at the headlines. three people killed and three more hurt last night in a shooting at a bowling alley in rockford, illinois. the suspected gunman is in custody, charged with three counts of murder. u.k. prime minister boris johnson declaring victory in the battle over brexit after negotiators reached a new trade deal with the eu. the agreement coming days before the january 1st deadline. and a new retail figure shows holiday shopping rose 3% this year. people are out there spending. americans spent more on home furnishings and food and less on clothing and jewelry. eric: back to nashville now, federal agents yesterday searching a home outside the city in antioch, part of their investigation into that shocking christmas morning explosion of the rv that was parked downtown,

right next to the looming red brick at&t transmission building. investigators say they are going through now with 500 tips and leads about this and they have found possible human remains at the scene. david spunt live at the justice department where all the lights are on today and they're really going through this. hi, david. >> reporter: eric, hello to you. listen, they really are going through this and acting attorney general jeff rosen on the job just a few days has put the weight of the entire justice department into this investigation. of course, the fbi falls under the justice department. several developments as authorities are looking at a specific person of interest. however, they're not naming that person of interest at this time. authorities believe there is no threat to the public in the city of nashville. they say the city is safe. yesterday fbi agents armed with a search warrant combed through this home in the nashville suburb of antioch. what makes the home significant is according to neighbors, a few days ago and for several years sitting in the driveway was an

rv that looked quite similar to the one that exploded in downtown nashville early christmas morning. a google image search of the home shows a similar looking rv sitting in the driveway. you can go back in time on google earth and you can see over the past five or six years that rv in different positions around that home. nashville police say the rv exploded after a recorded warning told people to evacuate the area within 15 minutes. something unusual for these types of crimes according to experts. this morning the police chief said this to those anxious about visiting the city. >> we feel nashville is safe. there are no known threats against the city at this time. >> reporter: right now, authorities are continuing to comb through that evidence in nashville near the site of the bomb. the good news that, are opening up part of the city. the area closest to the explosion is still closed. even though there is a person of interest and they did some

searches at a home yesterday, we just showed you, authorities are still looking for tips. as you say, eric, some 500 tips. they want more tips and the most important thing, if you have information, you don't have to give your name. they just want the information so they can continue the investigation. eric. eric: trying to put it all together. david spunt at the department of justice for us. thank you, david. laura. laura: coronavirus economic relief still in limbo, with president trump yet to sign the stimulus and funding bill that would also avert a government shutdown tuesday night and pandemic assistance ran out for millions of americans last night. the president continues to push for bigger checks, tweeting this, 2,000 plus 2,000 plus other family members, not 600. remember, it was china's fault. congressman-elect an grew garbano, republican, of new york, joins us now. thank you for joining us to talk about this. many people will agree, $2,000 will be much better than 600.

here's republican senator pat toomey on fox news sunday earlier today. let's listen. >> you don't get everything you want even if you're the president of the united states. we have two legislative bodies and democrats control one, republicans the other. why would we be sending $2,000 to people with six figure income who have had no suspension, no reduction of income at all. laura: what steps do you think need to happen to get that rolling now that the president refused to sign the bill. >> whether it's 6 hunte 600 or, it doesn't matter. it's not about helping people that were laid off due to covid. these checks are for spending in the economy. if small businesses can't open, these checks, whether it's 600, 2,000, it doesn't matter. the bill has hundreds of millions of dollars in ppp loans so small businesses can stay open of, stay afloat.

if they're closed down, it doesn't matter whether it's 600 or $2,000. laura: are you surprised at where we are now with this? >> well, yes. one thing, i've been in the state legislature for the last eight years. bills aren't perfect. there's good things, bad things in them. coming from long island, we were one of the hardest hit areas. the focus needs to be on getting the vaccine out of, helping small businesses. if there's a better deal to be had, let's get it, but let's get it done this week. laura: the immediacy, it needs to be addressed. people were hoping to get, many looking at the unemployment benefits. some turning on the news to see if we're able to get enough money to put food on the table and for some that answer unfortunately is going to be you're not going to have the money. i've been interviewing people at small businesses over the last

two months, people who have gone to tears in the middle of the interview. the message needs to resonate with everybody, right? >> absolutely. whether it's unemployment assistance, evidence evictions -- like i said, small business loans, getting the vaccine out, so many things in the bill will help perm right now. we need to get it done. they need to be able to feed their families, stay in their homes, we need to get life back to normal. there's a lot of things in the bill that will do that. if the president thinks we can get a better deal done this week, i'm all for doing whatever we can to make things as good as possible for americans. laura: what would be the best course of action at this point with the covid relief bill? what are some options that you think would work? what would you like to sigh have happen? >> if they're going to reopen the covid bill, i know they were working on a lot of different things. i would still like to see some money going to local governments. i think that has to be done as well. especially on long island, we're

looking at you municipal workers being laid off through no fault of their own of, no fault of the local government, because the governor decided to shut down the economy. the local governments were affected. we need to make sure that cops, firemen, nurses, teachers are not laid off. this is not their fault. this was a pandemic. new york was the epicenter. i'd like to see some -- laura: congressman-elect, andrew garbarino of new york. thank you for joining us. good luck to you out there on long island as well. thank you. >> thank you, laura. eric: republicans are aiming to make it pretty difficult for president-elect joe biden to re-enter the iran nuclear deal. could new support for his plan mean the efforts might not be enough to block what he wants? we'll take a look at the incoming administration, iran, and what iran may do next. 3w4r5 ♪

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laura: a new report says china is on track to overtake the u.s. as the world's biggest economy, faster than expected. china now estimated to become the world's top economy in 2028, five years earlier than previous predictions. that according to the british center for economics and business research. chinese economy has weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than western nations and china's president said it recently could double in size by 2035 under beijing's new five-year plan. eric: president trump issued a stark and blunt warning to iran about those recent rocket attacks in iraq. it comes as a group of house democrats are supporting president-elect joe biden's push to re-enter the iranian nuclear deal that despite the growing tensions between the u.s. and tehran over those attacks. 150 democratic lawmakers signing a letter that reads in part,

quote, we are united in our support for swiftly taking the necessary diplomatic tens to restore constraints on iran nuclear program and return both the iran and the united states to compliance with the joint plan of action as a starting point for further negotiations. so wally, if the democrats want the u.s. to re-enter the deal and the u.s. does, what do you think the resulting effect of that will be? >> well, eric, this is going to be the hottest topic for 2021 in u.s. foreign policy. now that memo sent to mr. biden by 150 lawmakers from the house has two interesting points. i'll begin with those. number one, the argument is that iran is not constrained, that now with all the policies that were applied by the trump administration, iran is not constrained. so they want to go back to the iran deal to actually put

pressure on iran. second, there was another term, very important, which is go back swiftly. what does it mean, go back swiftly? no negotiations for the future, negotiations after you sign the agreement. now, obviously this agreement if we return to it, we bypass many developments that happened in the middle east and regarding iran for the last five years, number one, the most important, is basically the formation of the arab coalition. it will falter. second, the abraham accord. i have a great concern that if iran is brought in, then the partners in the abraham accord will actually be weakened and thirdly you know as well as i do that there were many civil unrests in iran and iraq and lebanon and syria, all of that will have a problem. eric: you know, it's important to say it prevents them from having a nuclear weapon. do you think the reality is not that at all a, it gives them a path to it and as you pointed

out the trump administration's been getting the gulf arab nations against -- lined up against iran. uae and others recognizing israel in a way, try to get qatar on-board on that. so far you have three or four. what happens if this deal is reentered by the biden administration? do all those efforts go by the wayside? >> if a biden administration goes back to the iran deal, it means there will be as i said earlier no conditions. there will be no negotiations, if they're going to go back fast. if that happens, basically many of the arab countries that are with us in the coalition, probably coordinated with israel, this has never happened for decades, that will start to collapse. why? because you start putting pressure on arab countries to actually endorse the iran deal and we knows that iran will take action. i mean, it's not a secret, against the arab allies, should be saudi arabia, uae, bahrain, as well, and taking action in

yes yes men -- yemen. we should negotiate first for a better deal and then we could convince our of partner, should they be the arabs or israel, to accept the new iran convention. eric: what would be a better deal? what would you like to see put in stone that's not there now? >> look, the trump administration, you could--you could criticize it for a million things. when it comes to iran and the middle east, they have applied pressure, they have contained iran, they have put a lot of sanctions. if i were the biden administration, i would say you need to do changes for us to remove the sanctionses. don't say i'm going to remove the sanctions and what do you think. number one, iran should absolutely cancel the long range ballistic missile. that's crucial. second, militias, the militias occupy, iraq, sir syria, leband beyond. there need to be negotiations

about the missile and the mily sh and then we enter new negotiations about the nuclear capabilities. eric: iran's aggression continues. they're the number one state sponsor of terrorism on the globe. we'll see what happens in the coming months. it was good to see you. thank you. >> thank you, eric. laura: as new york city faces a rise in violent crime, police are looking for multiple suspects in the beating of a young woman on the subway. why it's being investigated as a hate crime, next. we all have seasons in our lives where something takes us to a place where we need to ask for help; and that's what food banks are here for. i asked dale if walmart would partner with us and he said, "absolutely, let's figure out how to get this done." when you start working in an area and you're out in the stores, and in the community, you see the need. it was just the right thing to do. ♪

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eric: chicago police say an armed man who tried hold up a cell phone store in the windy city was shot and killed by a 29-year-old man who was carrying a valid concealed carry permit. investigators say it happened in the city's humble park neighborhood last night. the suspected attempted robber was rushed to the hospital where he died. police confiscated both phi arms as part of the ongoing investigation. laura. laura: and eric, nypd hate crime investigators are searching for six people now accused of beating a woman on a manhattan subway for not wearing a mask. police say the attackers also yelled anti-asian slurs at the

woman. aishah hasnie is live in new york city with the latest on this story. hi, aishah. >> reporter: this is unfortunately another bloody incident in what's really been a very brutal year for new york city. police right now are looking for six suspects, suspects that they say attacked a woman in the middle of the day on a manhattan subway for not wearing a mask. nypd's hate crime task force is investigating this one because they say the group made anti-asian statements related to coronavirus and repeatedly punched the victim in the face. on christmas eve an nypd cop was shot in brooklyn while responding to a domestic die lens call. he was -- violence call. he was caske saved by his bullef vest. take a look at this. 42 shooting victims in one week this month compared to eight in that same week last year and the bigger picture, it looks a lot

worse. 1799 shooting victims this year alone compared to 2019's 885 to this point this year, that's 103% increase. >> why is this happening? why does the perp feel bold enough to shoot at a police officer. that's a question we have to ask and we have to answer. there's a number of reasons, lack of support, defunding the police, bail reform, lack of problems caution, that's why this is happening. where a perp has no fear to pull out a weapon and shoot a gun. >> reporter: and laura, in a recent interview with the new york post, nypd's police commissioner said the city's number one priority has to be getting illegal guns off the streets. laura. laura: those are definite statindefinite state-- devastat.

aishah hasnie in new york city. thank you so much. we'll be right back. you're tenacious, i'll give you that! [heavy breathing] product not yet rated.

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as you may have heard as infection spike in the state, southern california icu bed at 100% capacity. eric: a final tribute to the oldest veterans survivor on pearl harbor. two years after his death he will get a san diego post office named in his honor. the american hero died in 2018, he was 106 years old mr. chavez happened to be the last living survivor of the surprise attack that catapulted america into world war ii. >> tis the season for decorating cookies and building gingerbread houses, it seems a gingerbread model list the oedipal structure mysteriously popped up in a park just in time for christmas decorated with white icing and gumdrops was the only there a day before crumbled. we can only guess someone's whimsical spin on a mysterious popping up around the world starting in the utah desert last month, it looks good but it did

not last. eric: look at all that gingerbread. >> that has to be surveillance though. eric: that is for us at this hour, were back in three hours from now. were back at 4:00 p.m. eastern and monitoring any developments in the national bombing. i am eric shawn. >> stuff i will never forget, the sound of the announcement same primary objective is to evacuate, evacuate now, i saw the biggest flames i've ever seen, the biggest explosion, i just saw orange and i was so scared i lost my entire detail because they did not know where they were. leland: that was one of the six police officers who responded to the nashville christmas bombing and got there before the bomb went off and risked their own lives to evacuate civilians before the rv exploded.