surgeon general vivek murthy about pfizer's request and the latest on vaccines for children ages 5 to 11. >>> turning now to that dead concert disaster in houston. we are learning that authorities may not have had a safety plan for a crowd surge. the tragedy friday night left eight fans dead and hundreds more injured. that includes a young boy who is still in the hospital. here's lilia luciano. ♪ >> reporter: before the chaos there was this photo -- 9-year-old ezra blount with his dad outside astroworld festival. ezra was on his father's shoulder as travis scott performed and the crowd surged. >> my son couldn't breathe because of all the pressure that was being applied to him. and he passed out. and when he passed out, ezra fell into the crowd. and he was trampled really bad. >> reporter: he remains in a medically induced coma on a ventilator. eight died that night. homicide and narcotics teams from houston p.d. are leading a criminal investigation. this is an astroworld festival action plan. 56 pages of protocols for all types of emergencies -- active shooters, bomb threats, evacuat

. >> will ask surgeon general vivek murthy over debate versus public health and personal freedom theyl get reaction from texas attorney general ken paxton who state is at the forefront of legal battles over vaccines, masks, abortion and voting rights. plus trump advisor steve bannon hit with contempt of congress charges for refusing to provide information to the house committee. investigated that generates six attack on the capital. will ask her sunday panel about the test of the president's executive privilege powers. and our power player of the week, virginia's incoming lieutenant governor winsome sears on how she made history. >> i think they wanted to take a chance on me, their child of politicians that want that the wounds of the past heal. chris: all right now on "fox news sunday". hello again from fox news and washington. here is the new spike in covid cases across the country, just as a federal appeals court has blocked one of the main ways president biden wants to fight the virus. the court ruled for the second time against the new administration role that businesses with mor

vivek murthy. doctor, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> dr. murthy: it's good to see you again. >> chris: covid cases are up 11% over the last two weeks and you can see the spikes across the country. the virus is on the rise and 26 states from california to maine. in some states, increases of more than 50% through the cdc says 68%, thirds of u.s. counties, now have "high community transmission." as a weather gets colder and people spend more time indoors, what are the chances that we are going to see another winter search? >> dr. murthy: the good news is that we are down from the peaks that we saw it in the delta waiver earlier in the late summer. as winter approached, it does approach, people go indoor and buyers is able to transmit in cold dry air. a couple things that are critical for people to keep in mind, number one, if you are vaccinated, your chances of getting sick and transmitting the virus to someone else is much lower. this mix it all the more important as winter approaches to get xa. second, if you are eligible to get a booster sh

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vivek murthy. so, doctor, okay. aaron rodgers says i am an athlete, not an activist.hlete but he is a role model and he has spoken out and become an activist on this issue and he stands by every single thing that he said, all of those things which of course have been debunked. he gave some multi-hundred-page document to the nfl backing up his point of view. these things obviously are -- are not true. how damaging is something like this? >> well, erin, i think there are a couple things that we have to take away from the situation. one is that when we have a voice, we have got to recognize it matters what we say. and all of us have a voice, whether we have millions of followers or whether it's primarily our family that listens to us. what we say does matter to other people and we got to make sure it's accurate. the second thing to take away from this is that who we get our information from about health also matters. and this is a time where there is a lot of misinformation floating around. a lot of people who are posing as pundits and experts but who don't necessarily h

. >> reporter: surgeon general vivek murthy offered a personal endorsement of the vaccine. >> my wife and i will be taking our 5-year-old son to get vaccinated, and we will be so grateful that we can more confidently send him out into the world. >> reporter: parents rushed to book appointments for their children, many expressing relief that they could finally get immunized. >> when i heard that there was a chance for the kids to be vaccinated, we signed up the moment that we could. >> such a huge relief after the last 20 months of really keeping them at home and just doing everything we possibly could to keep them safe. >> reporter: not everyone is on board, though. nearly a third of parents in a recent survey said they weren't planningng to have their kids vaccinated immediately. almost another third said they won't vaccinate their children at all. and coronavirus vaccines for babies and toddlers under the age of 5 are now being tested. they're not expected to become available for at least several months, anne-marie. >> all right, laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. >>> the

us surgeon general doctor vivek murthy stress.us has hospitalized thousands of kids and killed hundreds the truth is that covid is not harmless. >> in children. that's why murphy told fellow parents the vaccine is the best protection. i have a 5 year-old son. >> and we are eagerly looking forward to getting him vaccinated to murphy warned children can also pass the virus along to more vulnerable populations. >> while those younger than 12 won't be fully vaccinated by thanksgiving. they could be by the christmas holiday and will help them return to lives where they can learn playing and thrive. >> and the cdc says vaccinating 5 to 11 year-olds will cut the transmission of covid-19 in the u.s. by about 10% between now and march and also help reduce the impact of any new variants live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. thank you for that report this morning. jesse. >> well, pfizer is expected to seek authorization for its covid vaccine booster shot for anyone 18 and older. right now only people over the age of 65 as well as adults who

so you know what, here to help us answer them is the surgeon general of the united states, vivek murthydoctor, thanks for joining us. >> of course, hi, granny bird, how are you? >> oh, my stars. hello, surgeon general. oh, my goodness. i was wondering could you tell me is the covid vaccine safe for my little -- my big bird. i mean, how do we know it is safe? >> well, granny bird, that is a good question. and i'm a parent also and i have a kid that is close to big bird's age so i've been thinking about this too. here is what i would tell you. there are two big questions that we always ask before we let children have a vaccine, one is does the vaccine work? and the second is is it safe? and the good news is that thousands of people have been thinking about this, hundreds of scientists have been looking at the data and they found that this vaccine works to protect our kids against covid. but it is also very safe. the only side effects that they're really seeing have popped up are soreness, in the arm where you get the shot, and some people have had headaches and felt a little tired afterwa

vivek murthy defended the biden administration's mandate today. >> the president and the administrationldn't have put these requirements in place if they didn't think that they were appropriate and necessary, and the administration is certainly prepared to defend them. >> sreenivasan: when asked whether the administration plans to extend the mandate to smaller companies with fewer than 100 employees, murthy said, “nothing is off the table.” later this month the biden administration will face the first test in its push to get workers vaccinated within its own government. about four million federal workers, from f.b.i. agents to u.s. food and drug administration workers, are required to be vaccinated by november 22. an investigation continued today into friday's tragedy at a houston concert that killed eight people ranging in age from 14-27. police say they are reviewing eyewitness vids that continue to surface. the deaths and injuries are being attributed to “crowd surge” as rapper travis scott began his performance friday night. the area where the astroworld concert took place reportedl

vivek murthy. it's great to have you with us this morning.. there are, though, many who are a little hesitant. not people who are anti-vaccine, people who have had it themselves, but worried about giving it to their children. what can you tell them? what do we know about this dose of the vaccine? >> willie, this is a very exciting moment for parents like me with kids under 12 who have been waiting for a vaccine to protect them and now 28 million children in this age group now have an tune to be protected. so this is a landmark moment. what i say to parns out there is, number one, look, if you have questions, it's absolutely your right to get those questions answered. what i want people to know, though, this recent decision by the fda and the cdc was really based on a rigorous pursuit of two key questions. one, is this vaccine effective for our kids and, number two, is it safe for our kids? and on both counts, what the cdc and fda found it is both safe and effective and why they ultimately recommended it. the second thing i would ask parents t

vivek murthy went on to compare complying with the vaccine mandate to obeying the speed limit, arguing, quote, both affect the safety of others. carley: today, ron de santis is set to convene a special session to fight covid vaccine mandates. during the session the state will consider four bills to increase signs for businesses, local governments, schools and other companies that require the vaccine. this as oklahoma's national guard has vowed not to enforce biden's federal vaccine mandate. the governor asked the u.s. defense secretary to suspend the requirement for military members. todd: eight minutes after the hour now. today, president biden and chinese president xi xi will --i jinping will hold a virtual meeting. carley: this as gop lawmakers are pushing biden to mess china on the or -- press china on the origins of covid-19. we have more on this important meeting. >> reporter: there are a host of hot button issues from terrorists to taiwan but there is one that resonates with every single american and that's because it has touched all of us and that of course is covid, how it rea

vivek murthy is encouraging people to get vaccinated, and for those who are eligible to get a booster there's still a reluctant portion of the population in the u.s. and across parts of u.s., the anti-vaxxer who's don't appear to remember polio or smallpox. how do you educate and convince these people that getting vaccinated will end this pandemic? >> yeah. it's difficult. obviously it's been an effort for a while now. but unfortunately i think the misinformation directed towards americans and europeans and others is very well organized and done by parties with ulterior motives. we've got to keep talking to people and engaging people with concerns that they have. i think there are a lot of legitimate questions that people have that we still have to answer. i think policies like mandates can make a big difference. >> with covid surging again in europe, austria is ordering lockdowns just for the unvaccinated in ten days or so and any violators will be fined. but is that what will ultimately need to be done in other countries as well given this is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> y

this weekend on "fox news sunday" surgeon general vivek murthy joins chris wallace along with texas attorneyings. i will be on gutfeld exclamation point at 11:00 p.m. that could be interesting. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for "special report" fair balanced and still unafraid. fox news prime hosted by lawrence jones starts right now. hey, lawrence, you know that gutfeld show a little scary. >> lawrence: good luck with that you know can be a little louder. great show as always. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime," kamala harris continues to embarrass america on world stage. it's been 8 months since joe biden appointed the vice president as his border czar and finally the border is her top priority. watch. >> on the issue of belarus and what is happening at the border with poland, we are very concerned about that. and hopefully paying attention to it. >> lawrence: man, madam vice president you got us again. for a second i thought you you were going to talk about your actual job protecting america's border.

vivek murthy warned against the spread of misinformation about kids and vaccines. >> need parents are already seen in accurate claims on social media, text threats, and in their inboxes. i believe every parent has a right to the facts so they can make decisions for their children based on accurate, scientific information. misinformation robs them of this freedom. amy: russia continues to battle or see coronavirus weight, setting a new daily record thursday with nearly 1200 deaths. russia is in the middle of what authorities are calling on nonworking week in an attempt to keep people home and curb infections. cases are surging across much of europe. in the netherlands, prime minister mark rutte has reintroduced face mask requirements for public spaces and will expand the "corona pass" program requiring proof of vaccination for museums, gyms, outdoor terraces, and other public spaces. the world health organization has granted a vaccine for india. it is easily stored and showed 78% efficacy against symptomatic disease in a clinical trial. the eighth, 19 vacci approved by the who. the u.s

ashley: i want to play this vivek murthy defending the vaccine mandate. >> the president the administratione if they didn't think they were appropriate and necessary. the administration is certainly prepared to defend them. >> if the law survives legal challenges, will the administration be extending the mandate to smaller employers with fewer than 100 employees. >> certainly nothing is off the table at this moment. >> of course they have made it clear that nothing is off the table because months ago they were all saying we have no right to do this and now they are doing it kind of a two-part question for you here. do you think we will see any changes before that january 4th deadline for the employers with over 100 employees? do you think there is going to be any changes as far as not mandating this vaccine and then with what martha raddatz was saying what's to come next? how are you going to tell employers with 5 or 10 employees that they have to mandate this vaccine for their employees? >> yeah. you ask some really great questions. where does it stop. i don't know that it will stop unless

. >> surgeon general vivek murthy warned of a possible uptick of cases during the winter.agree with that expectation? can we see what's happening in europe right now happen here? there's a big surge there, do you know what's causing it? >> i am really concerned. i share the same concerns as surgeon general murthy. we have trended about three to four weeks behind europe here in the united states throughout the pandemic. they are experiencing a large surge. if you look at countries like germany, the netherlands, austria that, in fact, have higher vaccination rates than we do, that started vaccinating later. so you have less waning immunity. they are experiencing very steep surges in cases right now. probably related, in part, to the weather getting cooler. so people are indoors more. they're masking less. they're being less cautious. this is really not the time to be letting down our guard. >> yeah, and travel, by the way, coming up with the holiday season. people want to be together, understandably. >> they do. and i think, unfortunately, when we are spending time with fami

he joins me now, doctor vivek murthy, good to have you here. >> thank you so much chris, good to be withcomplicated feelings about him, what for understandable reasons, he's just a guy with bad views on this. which are a dime a dozen. i would just say that the real problem is he has the platform now and he's going on this podcast despite all this. i wonder, when you hear him say that there's been no long term studies of the fertility issue, that is technically true in terms that there's been no long term studies about anything, because it's only been around for a year. what goes through your head when you heard that? is that a defeat-able complaint? or is that just someone looking for a reason? >> it is a good question. when i talk to people who are concerned about the vaccine or hesitant, this is what i tried to understand. what are the real concerns, interest, and tried to second step back and look at the bigger picture. a couple of things become clear. if you're goal is to reduce your chances of having covid. if you're goal is to help you through the pandemic, then clearly, getting va

vivek murthy about vaccines for young children, and the vaccine mandates. year to the 2022 midterm elections, martha talks to swing state voters about last tuesday's election results and what they think of the biden presidency so far. juju? >>> and now to some significant news overnight. the iraqi prime minister targeted by an assassination attempt by drone. the government releasing a statement saying he was not harmed. abc's julia macfarlane is in london with more. good morning to you, julia. >> reporter: juju, good morning. the iraqi prime minister was as you said targeted last night by explosive drones headed for his residence in baghdad in his heavily fortified green zone. residents reported hearing gunfire following the sound of explosions. reports also say that half a dozen of his detail were injured. however, this morning, the prime minister addressed the nation on camera saying he was fine, describing the attack as cowardly and called for peaceful dialogue. in the last month, there have been violent protests following a recent general election, but

us surgeon general doctor vivek murthy stress. hospitalized thousands of kids and killed hundreds the truth is that covid is not harmless in children. that's why murphy told fellow parents the vaccine is the best protection. i have a 5 year-old son. >> and we are eagerly looking forward to getting him vaccinated to murphy warned children can also pass the virus along to more vulnerable populations. while those younger than 12 won't be fully vaccinated by thanksgiving. they could be by the christmas holiday and will help them return to lies where they can learn playing and thrive. >> and the cdc says vaccinating 5 to 11 year-olds will cut the transmission of covid in the u.s. by about 10% between now and march and also help reduce the impact of any new variants live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. thanks, jesse. >> and you could not walk unless you physically push yourself into the crowd or do you just let the crowd take you, you know, from here to there left, right. >> yeah. coming up, we're going to hear more from that south bay

us surgeon general doctor vivek murthy stress.talized thousands of kids and killed hundreds the truth is that covid is not harmless in children. that's why murphy told fellow parents the vaccine is the best protection. i have a 5 year-old son. >> and we are eagerly looking forward to getting him vaccinated to murphy warned children can also pass the virus along to more vulnerable populations. while those younger than 12 won't be fully vaccinated by thanksgiving. they could be by the christmas holiday and will help them return to lies where they can learn playing and thrive. >> and the cdc says vaccinating 5 to 11 year-olds will cut the transmission of covid in the u.s. by about 10% between now and march and also help weaken the impact of any new variants in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> thank you, jesse. 23 is the timing. coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news a shooting during an attempted burglary in san francisco will take a look at the damage done to the store. genexa is the first clean medicine company. when i'm sick,

s surgeon general vivek murthy went to texas children's hospital in houston today. this is all.nwide effort to get children ages. 5 to 11 vaccinated against covid-19. a recent poll shows that not everyone is eager to get their children vaccinated. nearly 25% of parents with children 5 to 11 said they would get their children vaccinated as soon as possible. 38% said they planned to wait and see if there are any major side effects. california is largely rural san joaquin valley as recently become a hotspot in the covid 19 pandemi, according to the l a times, sparsely populated kings county has one of the highest per capita covid hospitalization rates in the state. into larry county, one hospital has treated more covid patients in recent days than any other medical facility in california and understaffed hospitals in fresno county are now turning away some patients due to a surge in covid patients. statistics show that many of these same areas have the lowest vaccination rate in the state. thousands of migrants have been traveling to belarus in hopes of being able to cross over int

the surgeon general vivek murthy can warns the trend could worsen in the next few months.proach, people do go indoors and the virus is also better able to transmit in cold, dry air. we know that increases the possibility that there will be spread. >> so talk to me about transmission and what we should expect as the surgeon general says there, as we head into winter months, as people tend to be indoors more. what does that actually tell us? >> so we have only 58% of the population that is fully vaccinated. so we still have about 42% that is not. and we have only in seven states mask mandates, as we're heading into cold weather, people are going to be socializing indoors. we have thanksgiving and other, you know, winter holidays coming up. and so, you know, we are definitely going to see another surge. there is modeling out of the university of washington that is predicting another surge. the question is how big it will be. the fact is, we have tools in place to prevent these surges. we need to put mask mandates back in, focus on ventilation, encourage vaccines. you know, ev

vivek murthy. thanks so much for being with us.ing this many more people eligible will move the u.s. from the pandemic to the endemic stage of the fight? >> anderson, this is certainly a big step in that direction. 28 more million people eligible means 28 million more people who can be protected against covid, many parents can take a sigh of relief knowing there is protection. i have a 5-year-old and my wife and i were waiting for this day. and the data for the vaccine was really carefully considered by the fda and cdc. they looked thoughtfully, carefully, and rigorously, looking at both the efficacy as well as safety data. and on both counts, they came out strongly feeling that this is safe. >> are you getting your 5-year-old vaccinated, and what do you say to parents who still may be wary? >> yes, i am going to be getting my 5-year-old vaccinated with my wife, we're very excited for this moment. and we know that parents have questions, and that's reasonable, and we should work hard to get the questions answered. that's why we've

us surgeon general doctor vivek murthy stress.as hospitalized thousands of kids and killed hundreds the truth is that covid is not harmless. >> in children. that's why murphy told fellow parents the vaccine is the best protection. i have a 5 year-old son. >> and we are eagerly looking forward to getting him vaccinated to murphy warned children can also pass the virus along to more vulnerable populations. >> while those younger than 12 won't be fully vaccinated by thanksgiving. they could be by the christmas holiday and will help them return to lies where they can learn playing and thrive. >> and the cdc says vaccinating 5 to 11 year-olds will cut the transmission of covid in the u.s. by about 10% between now and march and also help reduce the spread of any new variants live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. thanks, jesse. >> 5.23 is the time could not walk unless you physically push yourself into the crowd or do you just let the crowd take you, you know, from here to there left, right. coming up, we're going to hear from a south ba

vivek murthy and texas ag ken paxton. >> chris: see you then, guy. >> dana: biden administration is lookingn he might hold, according to punch bowl news mcauliffe is not seeking a position within the administration, terry mcauliffe has lots of options, he's a a businessman. he would be a good asset for them, i think. >> bill: one thing before we let it go here, on the discussion on the administration and inflation. i thought the president gave a bit this week, he mentioned inflation and mentioned yesterday the stimulus checks may have contributed in part to this. talking to mark about the thing compared to bill clinton and maybe there is truth to that. to the border we go now. figures for october, stand by on that, texas department of public safety arrested cartel smuggler and convicted felon in the town of roma, near rio grande. bill is in la joya, what did you find? >> bill: good morning. we have had a massive group cross in la joya this morning. they are getting processed by border patrol. live drone video we shot in the last hour, take a look. this is a huge group of 200 that acrossed i

vivek murthy will visit a covid-19 vaccination clinic at franklin sherman elementary school in mclean, virginia. and coupled with the first lady's push on monday, secretaries sent a dear colleague letter to superintendents and elementary schools, principals across the nation to take a series of steps to encourage vaccinations including holding vaccination clinics at schools and that's about the importance of vaccinations for children and to answer parents questions about the vaccine. and providing parents with trusted information about the vaccines as well. including visits across the country to set up school located vaccine clinics by using their american rescue plan funds to help operationalize these clinics and by using providers through the federal retail pharmacy program to administer a vaccine. with that, go for it. >> yes. and it we -- things like this. is that -- wrangling surrounding that and broadly speaking and this is something that happens all the time. did administration clearly has the authority to protect workers and actions announced by the president or designed to sa

yesterday, vivek murthy the surgeon did not rule out small business.firestorm too. thanks a lot president biden bringing together. steve: they have until 5:00 the government does to respond. bill signing ceremony saturday morning. david spunt of fox news asked the president about this "wall street journal" story that apparently big money is going to go to some of these families separated at the border, joe biden was not happy with the question and you can tell. >> if, in fact, because of the outrageous behavior of the last administration, you coming across the border whether it was illegally or legal, and you lost your child, you lost your child, it's gone. you deserve some kind of compensation no matter what the circumstance. what that will be, i have no idea. i have no idea. >> if the amount is not 450,000, what amount is it? >> that's where the justice department to decide. if it shows it saves taxpayers money. if it rights a wrong and the justice department determines that there is compensation that should be paid, that is an independent justice de

vivek murphy murphy is warning americans of a possible uptick in covid-19 cases. >> as the winter season approaches. he says the best defense. as for people to get vaccinated. murthy is urging people to also get a booster shot as soon as you're allowed preferably before you hit the road over the holidays. california is one of a handful of states making boosters available to anyone 18 and over who wants one. 50,000 kaiser permanente workers will be on the job and off the picket lines starting today. the 2 sides reached a deal saturday afternoon to avoid this strike that we've been hearing about the four-year contract would cover kaiser employees and 22 local unions. but there are some unions that are still negotiating kron four's amanda hari explains the details of the agreement and who's still fighting. >> the alliance of health care unions out this celebre tory news saying we did it after months of hard work in solidarity. we want a new tentative agreement with kaiser permanente. in a statement executive director of the union. how ruddick says this agreement will mean patients will continue to receive the best care and alliance members will have the best shops. t