line. president trump knows that. that's why he's coming to georgia and continuing to fight for him. >> senator kelly loeffler, happy new year. back to you. >> peter doocy in gainesville, georgia. thanks, peter. thanks for joining us. i'm alicia acuna. molly line is next. >> molly: hi. i'm molly line. incredible information out of the state of georgia. we had that incredible interview with peter doocy who has been doing incredible work on the ground in georgia. we want to go to peter right now. he's been doing such incredible work. do we have peter? peter, can you hear me? >> i'm here. we are in the center -- >> -- that interview you just conducted. >> she launched back at jon ossoff's attack from yesterday

when he told us that she had been out here campaigning with a klansman. we're doing a live shot, getting ready. lindsey graham not everywhere that you go where the senate judiciary committee chairman is hanging out. you described the strategy at an event earlier for republicans, which is essentially don't let them run -- don't let the democrats run up the score in atlanta. >> yeah, it's about trying to get rural georgia -- i live about an hour from here, big republican area. people get why they vote. they need to vote. atlanta, you know, this is the area of the state that you neutralize atlanta. it's about turnout. about kelly, the accusation about mr. ossoff, that's just a bunch of crap. we all have photos of people we don't know who we're taking them with. kelly is a good person. david is a good person.

they fit georgia better than their opponent. >> in washington d.c., you worked with president trump as close as anybody the last couple years. why should these republicans be more hopeful on the ballot without trump than they were a couple years ago when he lost the state? >> let me tell you, if you want to make sure president trump's legacy is in place, you need to vote in the republican senate race as if he's on the ballot. everything he's worked for will be undone if we lose georgia. we have 8,000 people on the ground watching this election. we have more lawyers than people in georgia. we're better prepared in this election than the last election. there's no doubt there were shenanigans in georgia. instead of looking back, we have to get it right on january 5. the best way to get this right is to revenge trump. the best way to revenge trump is to let republicans from georgia stop a socialist agenda. >> thanks, senator graham.

happy new year. we'll see you around. >> can't miss me. >> thank you. apologies to the control room for the last-minute changes there. we do have a sound bite from a conversation that we had with jon ossoff earlier today. i had a chance to ask him about why it is -- this is a big issue now -- that republicans are bringing it up, why that he amended a financial disclosure form after the primary to show his business took a payment from a company in china, with chinese links? he insisted there's no wrong doing and not part of a broader issue. listen to this. >> we saw that the chinese government made -- tried to make inroads with a young democratic lawmaker, eric swalwell. are you concerned that through a payment to a well known young democrat, somebody linked to china or the chinese through another company could be trying to influence you? >> come on, man.

your a serious reporter. do you really believe that a tv channel in hong kong airing an investigation that my company produced of isis war crimes in iraq is what you're implying that it is or what david purdue is implying it is? >> after that purdue campaign's communications director came out with this statement. >> so there is a lot going on here in georgia a couple days ahead of the run-off and the last few minutes has been a taste of that. molly, back to you. >> molly: that was a great deal of fun, peter. incredible to watch you work. you ask all the tough questions, chasing down the candidates down there.

georgia is not a small state. you covered a lot of ground. ossoff there -- before i let you go because are you have been doing incredible work, can you give me a sense being on the ground is different than seeing it far away. here we are, getting closer and closer and in the final days of the race. what is your sense of things in these final days as to who may have the upper hand heading into election day? >> tough to tell because early voting is so big. georgia is a big state. this is something where every where you go, people are talking about it, signs, billboards, bumper stickers, people trying to petition, get people to go to their site. the biggist difference is that after being on the democratic presidential beat for so long, we didn't have that many events like this, that are open to the public where people that want to

see the candidates can go and get close. maybe even get a photo. so that is an interesting indicator that in a senate run-off election in a pandemic there's still people on the democratic side and on the republican side that want to go out and -- despite the risks and see the person that they support or at least get more information about them. molly? >> the pandemic has changed everything. your work has been incredible. thanks so much, peter doocy. i know you have to get back out there and continue the chase. we appreciate it. thank you. let's bring in the spokesman for kelly loeffler. thanks. here we are in the final stretch. i asked peter this question about the feeling where things stand in the final stretch. could be in different pockets of the state. where is kelly loeffler's strength as we head into the

final days? >> great to be with you. the strength is all across georgia. i think the last few days georgians are waking up, they're realizing the stakes in this election. as senator loeffler said, we know what chuck schumer said. we're going to take georgia and then we're going to change america. we know what he means by that. he would eliminate the filibuster, be pack the supreme court, make d.c. a state and have a one-party system for the next few years. so i think georgians are realizing what is at stake. hundreds of people gather here for this great concert today and they know if we vote, we will win. if we don't vote, we will lose our country. >> molly: that is one of the bigger challenges the republicans have raised heading into election day, the concerns about fraud in georgia, driving republicans away from the polls. we'll see how that turns out. 2.8 million people have cast their ballot. still days left for people

undecid undecided. one of the big questions, these candidates are working a little bit of a team. ossoff and warnock have campaigned together. purdue and lefler have campaigned together. the question is, are there going to be a lot of split ticket voters? will we see that or are these tickets intricately tied? what does that mean when you talk about raphael warnock and all of his allegations and is that a big help to the republican side of the ticket? where do you stand on that? >> absolutely i think it is. this is a contrast. [inaudible] that's unacceptable. what we have with senator loeffler and senator purdue --

[inaudible]. that's what we're running on. warnock -- his involvement -- [inaudible]. no one can find raphael warnock and he won't answer any questions. so my question for the warnock campaign, what is your stance? do you know this victim? these are serious allegations. >> molly: thanks for powering through that interview as the band played behind. thanks. be safe here in the final days. >> god bless. >> molly: happy new year. it's worth noting that michael brewer had told fox news in regards to the allegations regarding that camp that the truth is he was protecting the

rights of young people. law enforcement praised him for his help in the investigation. that's on that particular issue that stephen lawson was just talking about. as we continue to monitor georgia's twin run-offs that will decide control of the senate, we're also following the white house. president trump and the first lady have unexpectedly left florida to come back to the white house. the president's team didn't give a reason. there's big headlines happening in washington. mitch mcconnell is blocking a vote on $2,000 relief checks for most americans. he say he may bring it up as a bigger bill. senators are expected to override the president's veto of the defense spending bill this weekend. republican josh hawley of missouri is the first senator to say he will challenge the electoral college results in congress next week. in a couple minutes, we're going to talk to the first lawmaker to say he will object to the results when congress meets, congressman mo brooks of alabama

joins us in a couple minutes with his next steps. first, we go to gillian turner. she's reporting at the white house hahn this. >> happy new year's eve to you. the president and first lady are back here at the white house. they left mar-a-largo two days earlier than they originally planned. the reality here at the white house is that no one other than them seems to know the real reason why they decided to cut their trip short. we're now learning from new reports and one source direct to fox news telling us that unfortunately today the president is not in a very celebratory meet going into the new year. one thing that is 100% clear is that the president is not letting 2020 ride out with a whimper. he's forging full steam ahead to contest the election. last night he filed a new appeal with the supreme court related to the lawsuit alleging voter fraud in the state of wisconsin. he's doubling down on his argument that democrat officials illegally altered procedures the

run up to november making thousands of votes ineligible to be counted. in a statement he said guardrails against fraud were lowered by unelected bureaucrats that changed the rules on the eve of the election without authority to do so. we're asking the court to find the last minute changes unconstitutional and conclude they make it impossible to determine which candidate received the most votes. now the president is getting a boost from josh hawley. he's committed to resisting certification of electoral college results next week. take a listen to him last night. i know you'll talk to him this hour. >> 74 million americans have concerns about i collection integrity. we're supposed to sit down and shut up? somebody has to stand up here. you have 74 million americans that feel disenfranchised, that their vote doesn't matter, this is the one opportunity that i have as a united states senator. >> democrats in the senate are of course weighing in on this today.

they're essentially calling josh hawley's efforts pathetic. that's from senator blumenthal. they're comparing republican moves to challenge the election results in various states akin to moves that we've seen by strongmen governments in china and russia. very harsh criticism there. molly? >> molly: from the democratic side of the aisle, yes, indeed. jilligillian turner, the fight . we will talk live with congressman mo brooks about the battle ahead. at novartis, our goal is to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you're taking cosentyx and your insurance or coverage changes or you need help paying cosentyx connect is here to help. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen or if you've had a vaccine, or plan to.

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♪ >> molly: republican josh hawley of missouri is the first senator that plans to challenge joe biden's election victory. joining me now is the congressman. he's leading the fight to challenge those results. the republican, mo brooks of alabama. thanks so much, congressman, for being here. happy new year. >> and to you, molly. >> molly: an interesting week in washington. january 6 is when things go down on the hill. we'll see what happens. takes two to tango in the effort that you're undergoing. there has to be efforts on the house side and the senate side. senators have to step up. you have josh hawley. on your side on the house, are you heartened to see a number of republicans coming, newly elected republicans, gop

freshmen joining you in your effort? >> very much so. it's always heart-warming to see newly elected people and established congressmen that do the homework that is necessary to reach an informed judgment on how bad the massive voting fraud, casting of illegal ballots have been on the part of the socialist democrats. at a minimum, we're at 35, 40 congressmen that have come to myself and that they want to co sponsor of these objections or speak in favor of these objections on the house floor. so the momentum continues to grow. i anticipating a very strong showing on january 6 in the us ho of representatives. >> democrats have pushed back hard on this overall effort. be you have said that there's literally dozens of members of the house that will sponsor or co sponsor these formal objections. there's six states.

michigan, wisconsin, arizona, nevada, georgia. we know josh hawley is also leading an effort over there. the joint session would dissolve, go to their sides, the house, the senate and things would come back together. but given the state's electoral college votes will be tossed if the house and the senate vote to do so. i mean, isn't it unlikely -- is this not a high hill to climb given particularly that the house is controlled by the democrats? >> certainly if i were and others were to join the surrender caucus and look the other way when the foundation of any republican, the honesty and accuracy of our election system, if we look the other way, we have zero chance. this is the only chance we have at trying to restore credibility to our election system. that is to reject the electoral college votes, of those states

that have flawed and illegal election systems. that's what the fight is about. are you going to vote to protect the accuracy and honesty of america's election system? i chose to fight and i'm going to vote and act accordingly. >> molly: you point to the electoral count act of 1887 to apply here. to call that effort -- is that the central effort? that seems like a longer shot that would then imply if it was successful in washington would have to go to state legislatures. is that the only shot? >> well, 2w0u8d help if some of these state legislators would have been more active and would have submitted the electoral college votes that they believe are reflecting the will of the lawful voters in their states. no question that would have

helped. now that it's in congress and we're the ultimate judge, jury and arbiter of this process of these election contests and after that who will be elected president of the united states, no, we don't need to go back to the legislatures under the applicable law. what we need is to have republicans stick together to fight for an honest and accurate election system. in the house, there will be a legal battle. the question is it a majority of the congressmen that determine who wins this fight, certainly the democrat's position or should we vote consistent with the 12th amendment to the contusion in which case it's the majority of the state delegations. republicans control 27 state delegations while democrats control 20. so we have the majority if that is the standard by which control of the vote is determined. >> molly: a lot of interesting process questions, really, that

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>> molly: major breaking news. this is out of georgia following the intense run-off election. the purdue campaign, david purdue, the incumbent republican has released the following statement. "this morning senator purdue was notified that he came in to close contact with someone on the campaign that tested positive for covid-19. both senator purdue and his wife

tested negative today. but following his doctor's recommendations and in accordance with cdc guidelines, they will quarantine. the senator and his wife have been tested regularly throughout the campaign, and the team will continue to follow cdc guidelines." further information will be provided when available. so the big headline, 2.8 million people have cast their ballots already, but before the last days of voting, senator david purdue is now in quarantine days before the voters head to the polls. we're going to go back to peter doocy on the ground there in georgia just checking -- not yet. we don't have him. he's doing incredible work. very busy on the ground. we'll cover this story as it continues to develop. here we have a major political candidate in one of the most watched races in the nation in

quarantine now because they came in contact with someone that had tested positive for covid-19. once again, david purdue nor his wife have tested positive. all right. moving on to the next topic now. iran accusing president trump of trying to create a pretext for war after the united states september a pair of b-52 bombers in the middle east as a show of force. benjamin hall has more. benjamin? >> hi, molly. tensions with iran really spiked two sundays ago when 21 rockets rained down in baghdad. president trump called out iran for that attack and blamed iran and its proxies. u.s. b-52 bombers have flown two sorties over the persian gulf, a show of force. a senior u.s. military officer said there's signals that iran

may be planning further attacks in the coming days. the iranian foreign minister accused president trump said he wasted billions to fly b-52s to the region. he said iran will openly and directly defend its people and vital interests. there's concerns that iran is looking to further retaliate on the anniversary of january's killing of the iranian commander soleimani. iran has appeared weary of upsetting president trump recently and they seem to be waiting or happier to wait until a biden administration comes in. certainly he has said that they will rejoin the jcpoa, the iran nuclear deal. for now we're waiting to see what happens.

>> molly: an enormous amount to watch on that. we head to 2021. benjamin hall, thanks very much. shifting gears back home. we want to return now to georgia where this incredible breaking news has just come through that senator david purdue has announced that he and his wife will be in quarantine ahead of coming in contact with someone who tested positive for covid-19. the senator himself and his wife have not. they're negative. we go to peter doocy who has been there on the ground in georgia and can speak about the potential impact of this. one of the most watched races in the country, one of the top candidates in the race facing a big challenge here days ahead of the pollsopening. peter? >> this comes the afternoon after last night was purdue's 100th stop in georgia on a a statewide tour that he's done throughout this run-off campaign. they celebrated stop number 100. today we thought something might be up. he didn't show up for a

scheduled appearance this morning with lindsey graham. lindsey graham was the headliner even though he's from the state next door and not on the ballot here. from what we understand, purdue just because he's home doesn't mean -- talking to folks here, just because he's home doesn't mean we won't see him. he has the ability to skype or zoom to be seen and heard. it's possible that we might see him on the campaign trail before the running off as long as there's more negative tests produced. but for today at least, he's going to be off the trail. at this point in a campaign, the most precious commodity is time. they're losing some out here with voters just five days to go. molly? >> time is short. there's no replacement for getting out there and a little bit of that inperson. even though in-person has changed so much. you don't have the intimacy of

the rope lines, which we saw so dramatically in the presidential contest that you covered. what a change it's been. you mentioned that he will be heard from home, but zoom isn't the same, certainly not. but you mentioned interestingly enough that he could get back out there. we don't know, of course.we'll see after the negative tests come back.i had a question, whether or not he had cast his own ballot yet. do you have any idea on that? >> i will have to check on that for you, molly. we know the big event on the right side of the ballot is the day before the election, monday, when president trump comes to town to campaign on behalf of kelly loeffler and david purdue that at an event like that, the president becomes the headliner, so we don't know yet if purdue is going to be able to make it, but he is still expecting help

from the republican party's most powerful surrogate in a couple days. >> absolutely. those are the big events that no candidate wants to miss in the final hours. so we'll see what that means. the statement that they put out says that further information will be provided when available. you think that is the big force we're waiting for, whether or not they'll be able to make the big last-minute events? they haven't said anything about how they're feeling. they aren't saying -- they haven't said they're not feeling well. that's also good news. we don't want anybody to be sick certainly, peter. >> right. and just based on what we have been able to see in the photos, the videos from his event last night, he looked to be healthy, but obviously this is something that is i'm be possible to tell if somebody is carrying covid because of the way it works. in terms of whether or not they knew this was coming, we were

under the impression that he would be at this event and we were told that he would be at this event that started at 3:00, the concert and some speakers. so obviously he's not coming here, but the plan at least in terms of what the campaign was telling us was for him to be here before this happened. >> you're right, peter. he's been looking well in the recent videos we've seen. we'll be keeping an eye on this. a big major breaking news out of this incredible run-off election that we've seen in georgia. one more thing in the final hours. we're wishing the senator and his wife well. thanks, peter. we appreciate it. who knows. you might be coming back. the hour is young. thanks. >> we'll be here. >> molly: thanks, peter. let's bring in our panel now. former aide to chuck schumer, chris hahn. he's also thest host of the aggressive progressive podcast

and republican strategist, alex vogel. a lawyer for george w. bush in the 2000 recount. thanks for being here. we appreciate it. you heard this breaking news that david purdue and his wife have tested negative but they have chosen to quarantine after meeting with someone that tested positive. alex, start with you. the republican -- from the republican side of things, this is not good timing here just days before the final day that voters can go and cast their ballots. your thoughts on how senator purdue can react. >> january 2020 will keep on kicking until the end. i'm glad that they tested negative thus far. i'm not sure it will have a big impact on the campaign.

the reality is as peter doocy noted, he can still zoom in to things and a lot of surrogates around the state especially the culminating event with the president who will be the top of the bill at that event. i don't think we'll have an issue with voter intensity on either side, even if senator purdue has to do some of this last few days from home. >> quick shifting to you. i want your thoughts there on this big breaking news. we just saw regarding the senator and not a diagnosis but the precautions that they're talking days to go shortly before the president is slated to come down. your thoughts on the timing of this. >> i mean, i've been on a lot of campaigns. that's one thing you can't get back is the candidate's team. especially now where it's crunch time in an election that is forecasted to be in the margin

of error of all polling. so anything that changes turnout could be critical. the fact that purdue will miss events this weekend and maybe miss that crucial event with the president monday could throw a monkey wrench into his re-election hopes. we'll see what happens. we're all praying that he doesn't have covid-19. we don't want to see him sick or die. we want to see him lose this election because he shouldn't be the senator representing georgia especially given the fact that he down played covid-19 early on in this pandemic while he was trading his own stock to make more money on the backs of the american people fighting this virus. >> molly: alex, shifting more to the issues that have popped up in this contest that have proven to be rather headline grabbing. the democratic side, major challenges for raphael warnock when has had his serious allegations and historical things come up from an ex-wife claiming that he ran over her foot to claims that there was

abused at a cam that he ran in 2002. i don't know how many split tickets will there are in georgia. is it a big challenge for these candidates to be tied in the run-up elections to one another or could it potentially be a benefit? >> well, it's interesting from my perspective. it's probably an issue on the democratic side. a, you saw some performance gaffes between the two candidates in the november election. some of the issues you highlighted, if i was the democratic candidate, i would rather run independently, not a luxury that they have right now. i don't think it's an issue on the republican side. the big -- the other person on

the ballot so to speak with the republican candidates from a rhetoric perspective is president trump, at least on the first round. so you know, again, i think it's a challenge at this point for all the campaigns, all campaigns are hard in the closing days even without this. i think especially for mr. warnock, some of those issues, if i was the other campaign, i would be loving to do my own events. >> molly: chris, your thoughts on that. it's tougher for the democratic ticket to be tied. >> i think this special election is all about turnout and having two well-funded campaigns to get the vote out on the democratic side will make a big difference. we can see turnout among african americans is up about 5% from the election in november at the same point in time prior to the election. so i think that having two well-funded hard-charges

campaigns and the efforts from stacey abrams and others in the democratic party have solid fileded the ground game for the democrats. democrats have not fared well in these run-off elections over the years. i think this will be a razor thin election in every effort to get the turnout out, is very important for democrats as it would be for republicans as well. of course, not having one of the candidates on the field for the last three days, four days, that is a major problem right now for the republicans trying to get this election to the finish line. >> molly: we're going to head back to washington. a big week ahead. let's go to january 6. this is the date where senator josh hawley has said that he will be planning to object to several state's presidential electors. you need the house and the senate. we know on the house side, congressman mo brooks has a coalition. they're going to work towards this effort. so when you look towards january 6, your thoughts on that, on the

overall effort and what could potentially come of it. >> i don't think anything will come of it. the political realities are what they are in terms of votes. we've had these objections in the past. we had them raised against president george w. bush and against president trump. the difference is the makeup of the senate at this time. so you have at least one republican senator that wants to have that conversation as well. but again, that doesn't change the fundamental math. i tend to agree with senator thune who questioned why move ahead with this effort in light of where the votes are as a practical reality in the senate. >> molly: chris, i'm sure you've heard reactions about this effort as we head to january 6. your thoughts? any surprises? >> look, i think that josh hawley's cynical review of our republic is dangerous.

the senate -- i expect pathetic figures like mo brooks in the house to try things like this. the founders expected pathetic people like mo brooks to try this. eight members from pennsylvania who are contesting their own election should put their money where their mouth is. with that said, seeing this from a united states senator i used to work in the united states senate, supposed to rise above the passions and the politics and put the country first. josh hawley is -- he should be ashamed of himself. it's pathetic and it will fail. quite frankly, we need to unite this country to fight this virus and move forward. a lot of problems. we had 787,000 americans paid first-time unemployment benefits this week. and the president is in the white house trying to force a coup on the american people. it's shameful and any one that supports it should be drummed

out of washington -- >> molly: a lot of things on congress' plate. i'm sure there's some democrats with strong words january 6. there's a lot of other work to be done there washington. chris hahn, alex vogel, thanks for joining us. happy new year. >> thank you. >> molly: inauguration day will look different this month like so many other events in this pandemic. what we know about the biden team's plans and when we could hear more about cabinet nominees. that is next. ...can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss.

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>> molly: we are just 20 days away from president-elect joe biden's inauguration. so what can we expect to see during the pandemic? jacqui heinrich is reporting from delaware where more on this.

a sneak peek ahead, jacqui. >> good afternoon, molly. the president-elect will lead a ceremony the night before inauguration to mark a new chapter by honoring americans that died of covid-19. it will mark the first time the lights around the lincoln memorial reflecting pool will honor american lives lost. the committee director said when so many americans are grieving the loss of family, friends and neighbors, it's important that we honor those that have died, reflect on what has been one of the more challenging periods in the nation's history and renew our commitment to coming together. churches are invited to ring bells at 5:30 eastern to join in. on the 20th, inauguration ceremonies will be stepped down. there will be fewer elected officials than in years past. the committee gives out 200,000 tickets to members of congress to make available to their constituents. amid the pandemic, the incoming administration wants americans to stay home.

each member of the house and senate may bring one guest and many ceremonies will be shifted to incorporate interactive online activities. the parade will be smaller and mostly virtual. biden plans to sign a memo stopping any midnight regulations that haven't taken effect. >> so let me give you an example. the department of labor is expected to publish a final rule before january 20th that would make it easier for companies to call their workers independent contractors to avoid minimum wage and overtime protections. the memo would freeze this rule. >> ahead of inauguration, biden still has three cabinet positions and two cabinet level positions to fill including his pick for attorney general. we're told to expect more announcements next week. molly? >> thanks so much. jacqui heinrich, we appreciate it. i want to bring in next dr. marc

siegel. he wrote the book "covid, the politics of fear." he's a fox news contributor. thanks for joining us. happy new year to you. >> hello. happy new year. >> molly: thank you. i want to start with some breaking news that we just saw out of georgia. the run-offs that the entire nation is watching, the balance of the senate hanging in the balance. senator david purdue, one of the four candidates that we're watching has just announced while he has not tested positive for covid-19, he and his wife came in contact with someone that has so they're quarantining at this point in time. your thoughts at this point in the race, days away from the final days for voters to cast their ballots. significant for a candidate. your thoughts. >> very significant. i'd go with the cdc recommendations on this one. they basically say that if he's

asymptomatic throughout the next week and continues to stay -- to test negative, that a week is enough of a quarantine period. otherwise it would have been two weeks. i think that that is wise given that he's 71 years old. the other thing, molly, to keep in mind here, as far as we know, the person he came in contact with from the campaign and we don't know a lot of the details here, that person apparently tested positive, but hasn't been showing symptoms. the closer the contact, the more prolonged the contact and the more symptomatic the individual that tests positive is, the greatest the chances that the senator would get covid-19. so all of that plays in. i think a week of quarantine is pretty wise with repeated testing. i think his chances of turning positive are relatively low given the facts that we know. >> molly: your suggestion is that he could spend the rest of this election cycle, the georgia

run-offs around the corner off of the campaign trail. is that what could happen? what the if he tests negative a couple times? >> that's what could happen. of course, the election is coming up next week. that's what could happen if he were to follow cdc guidelines. he might decide to cut that short with repeated tests. i would, again, not knowing him, not knowing the details, hoping the tests would be the gold standard pcr test that we do, that we can do a lot with that test. something called cycle threshold where we look carefully whether he is positive or not. i don't think the rapid tests are good enough at this point for this. i don't think the protest antigen test is enough. i hope he's doing the. be cr test. maybe he could shave a few days after of that. the president is supposed to come down and join the campaign. the president had covid-19 and had regeneron. he's probably in an immune

phase. we haven't proven that. it's believed that the president is immune currently. >> molly: thanks, dr. seagle. we appreciate your comments and great points that the president is heading down to georgia soon as well. thanks. appreciate it. >> thanks. >> molly: finally today, we count down to 2021. the ball will still drop in times square. like so much else in 2020, this year celebration's is going virtual. he made his way to times square to see the ball drop with his own eyes. he's been there every year since. >> it's more and more exciting every year. >> ronald had big plans this

year to visit the ball drop one last time. >> it would have been my 40th. i already had everything planned. >> over the years, millions from around the world have crowded the streets in times square to celebrate new year's eve and watch the ball drop. this year due to the pandemic, celebrations will look very different. for the first time in 114 years, the new year's eve spectacular in times square will be held without a live audience. the show will go on virtually. says tim timkins. >> we're heading a virtual version of it. >> in addition to a live tv broadcast, people can tune in called vmye, people can celebrate safely from home. >> we're going to be able to create a virtual world of times square, create an avatar and

place yourself in a virtual sometimes year to experience new year's eve. >> there will be staged performances from stars like jennifer lopez, billy porter and cindi lauper. >> gloria gainer will sing "i will survive" which is a theme of 2020. >> 2020 a year that no one will ever forget. covert says he's looking forward to ringing in 2022, back in times square. >> it's a disappointment but it's not a disaster. >> molly: wherever you are tonight, i'm molly line in nor bill hemmer. "your world" is next with sandra smith who is in for neil cavuto. 2021 is right around the corner. thanks for joining us. what do we want for dinner?

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>> sandra: in russia they're ringing in the new year despite the pandemic. welcome. i'm sandra smith in for neil cavuto, this is "your world." the dow finishing up 7%. closing at a new all-time high. the s&p 500 up 17% up for the year. the nasdaq surging 40%. lauren simonet lauren simonetti on what got us here. what a run. >> low interest rates, stimulus ch