. >> also just want to apologize to jackson pollock. god rest his soul. >> that's it for us. "special report" is up next. hey, bret. >> bret: i didn't think jesse made mistakes. all right, greg, good evening, i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, the stock market soars on optimism a coronavirus vaccine, another one, and also the progress in the presidential transition. the dow eclipsed the 30,000 mark for the first time ever. president trump made a brief appearance to talk with that in white house press briefing room. details on all of that shortly. and i will speak with secretary of state mike pompeo in a few minutes about the transition and foreign policy. also breaking tonight, the u.s. is now averaging more than 1500 deaths per day from the coronavirus. that grim news comes as million of americans prepare to defy the centers for disease control and prevention recommendation that they stay at home for the thanksgiving holiday and limit their gatherings to people in their household. states continue to consider new regulations but families from across the country are pushing bac