arthel? arthel: that's so sad., christina, you know, a lot of states though, they're enacting new restrictions and shutdowns to try to curb this virus. what more can you tell us about that? this. >> reporter: well, that's right, arthel. just this month alone 34 states either expanded or introduced new restrictions and shutdowns. here in california, in this state, an overnight curfew goes into effect tonight. the governor saws nonessential work and gatherings must stop from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in hard-hut areas, and this is going to impact most of the state, at least 37 million people. and as of now, this curfew is set to last for a month. arthel? arthel: christina coleman, thank you very much. eric? eric: well, arthel, president trump's legal team continues to press forward with several cases to block or delay the certification of the election results in some of the key battleground states. you know, or despite many experts though claiming that the president has almost no chance of reversing the outcome. we have team

arthel? arthel: yeah.e, you know, everybody's all closely positioned geographically in the northeast. all right, thank you so much. >> reporter: you got it. arthel: eric? eric: well, nasa, arthel, nasa is preparing to open a new era in commercial space flight. that'll happen today with the launch of the first fully-crewed spacex space mission. it's going to go up to the international space station from florida. the crew dragon capsule will lift off later this evening. it's got three american and one japanese astronauts onboard. phil keating live for us at the kennedy space center awaiting the launch later on tonight. hey, phil. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, eric. yeah, just about seven hours from now spacex and nasa will try it again. tropical storm e or ta's remnants on the atlantic pushed last night's planned launch of this capsule until tonight, and that's -- the weather looking beautiful out now right at the launch bed, 39a. it's gorgeous weather for now, a lot of blue skies, but that could change

hello arthel. arthel: hello, everyone prayed i'm arthel neville.omorrow marks 20 days since the presidential election and most of those days have been filled with voter fraud claims from the trump campaign that election officials across the country dispute and say are not backed up by actual evidence. this as president elect joe biden mulls over his cabinet picks and prepares for a transition to the oval office but let's go to david with the latest life in the justice department good. reporter: good afternoon to you both pretty senior law-enforcement official tells me that as of this morning the fbi is not investigating any widespread cases of a fraud across the country and that's been said, there may be some potential interest if the fbi would get any evidence that would come before the bureau but as of right now, it's not happening. this also is the justice department has been rather silent on any potential investigations. that being said, team trump is pushing forward rate as of now, there are several lawsuits as we just heard about in different

arthel? arthel: meanwhile, northeast governors holding a virtual emergency summit on the coronavirus surge this weekend with connecticut's governor ned lamont in self-quarantine at home of after a staffer tested positive. meantime, new york governor andrew cuomo ordering new restrictions as he and president trump reignite their feud over access to the coronavirus vaccine. aishah hasnie is live in new york with the story. >> reporter: hi, arthel. those emergency discussions happening all weekend long, likely happening virtually as a all of these states try to get on the same page with their new policies, especially those new restrictions happening here in new york. let's talk about those for a second here. bars, restaurants and gyms across the state now have to shut down by 10:00 every single night because the governor here says coronavirus cases are spreading primarily from these places. business owners, of course, are terrified that another total lockdown might be on the way. new york city's

hi, arthel. arthel: hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville.ith top republican state lawmakers from michigan yesterday but they say they, quote, have not yet made -- been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in their state. gop is pushing for an audit of some of the votes there before next week's deadline to certify the results. but a michigan official says state law does not allow that. we have live fox news team coverage. hillary vaughn is standing by with the latest on the biden transition and charles watson is in georgia where the president's supporters are rallying. but we begin with mark meredith at the white house for more on the president's legal challenges. mark. >> reporter: arthel, good evening. president trump says he still plans to show evidence of widespread fraud in the election but time is running out and we have also seen that several of his court cases have not been able to go very nature the courts. that includes what's going to happen in michigan as they get ready to certify their votes

arthel: hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. number of newly-reported covid-19 cases in the u.s. topping 200,000 for the first time in a single day. happening on friday. the nation also logging more than 1400 deaths. the total number of infections in the u.s. surpassing 13 million. and while a vaccine has yet to be approved by the fda, united airlines is already laying the groundwork for quick distribution. the airline began operating chart or flights friday -- charter flights friday to get doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine in position. let's go to christina coleman live in los angeles with more. christina? >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, the faa is working with united airlines to prepare for the first mass shipment of a covid vaccine, and this is going to be a massive logistical effort to distribute a vaccine like this worldwide. now, the faa is going to allow united to carry 15,000 pounds of dry ice per flight to maintain the cold temperatures needed to keep phase or's vaccine from spoiling -- pfizer's vaccine, that's apparent

hi, arthel. arthel: 4e hello, i'm arthel neville. president trump yesterday said a vaccine would be ready to ship to the country's most vulnerable pop of layingses within weeks. -- populations within weeks. he expects the vaccine to be available to the general public by april. the announcement comes as the u.s. marks more than 10 million cases and the number of deaths surpasses 244,000. meanwhile, several states are now reimposing covid-19 restrictions as some governors resist those lockdowns. let's go to charles watson, live in atlanta with more. charles, first of all, what else do we know about the vaccine? >> reporter: well, arthel, president trump is hoping that the food and drug administration will grant emergency use authorization to at least one of four major companies that are currently developing a vaccine. that coming on the heels of pfizer's big announcement earlier this week, that early data has shown its vaccine is about 90% effective, during his remarks on friday the president painted a mostly good picture, but he faile

arthel?hel: holiday air travel could set pandemic records. the tsa reported screening more than a million passengers out of u.s. airports thanksgiving eve, the most in one day since march. here's a life -- live look now at laguardia airport, one of the many transportation hubs that travelers are expected to fill today. alex hogan is live in new york city with more. alex. >> reporter: hi, arkansas this. well, travelers returning home today are creating more traffic and longer lines at airports really than what we've seen throughout the pandemic. according to aaa, they predicted that 95% of travelers would hit the road this holiday, and this was also the busiest travel weekend at airports since march. weather patterns today could make those return journeys more difficult. the national weather service warning of scattered severe weather today that will bring damaging winds and possible tornadoes a along the gulf coast and the southeast. heavy rain will move up the eastern coast through tuesday.

arthel? arthel: thank you. on one holiday tradition, visiting santa claus. how families are keeping spirits up and germs down with socially distanced visits to old st. nick. lauren blanchard has the story. >> hey, buddy, would you like to get a picture? >> reporter: santa up in the north pole has gone distanced and digital to make sure the holiday season doesn't go south. >> close to christmas, i'm e going to do as well as i can do. >> reporter: 2020 has required people and kids to adapt, keeping safe but also logical. for santa in virginia, this year there may be no hugs. you have to talk toys through a mask, and this is a lot of hand sanitizer, but that santa says the experience still special for kids. >> one more. >> 1, 2, 3! >> reporter: maul santa -- mall santa usually draws thousands of families. they believe over the 20 christmas season there will still be many who want the photo even if it looks a little different this year. >> people really this year are looking for an experience that feels like normal

i'm arthel neville in for harris faulkner. as coronavirus cases arise, he says we are hitting -- on a vaccine telling reporters about efforts to fast-track distribution for high-risk groups. >> president trump: the whole world is snuffling and we are rounding the curve, the vaccine is being delivered literally starting next week or the week after. it will hit the front line workers, seniors, doctors and nurses. some have called it a medical miracle. normally it would have taken four or five years to do this. >> arthel: this as medical experts warn about the potential for a new spike in cases. casey stegall is live in arlington, texas, with more on this. >> hi, good to see you. this holiday weekend a pretty grim number, nearly 90,000 americans are currently hospitalized with coronavirus across the country and that is the 16th day in a row the hospitalization records have been broken end of the data shows that nearly 18,000 of those cases are in the icu or critical care beds. doctors are concerned that some hospitals will be pus

hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville a. president trump will arrive at the white house soon, returning from camp david. if he speaks, we'll bring that to you. meanwhile, the president suggesting he is nowhere ready to concede to president-elect joe biden telling fox's sunday morning futures he will keep fighting to overturn the election results but also expressing some doubt about whether the supreme court will take up his challenges. david spunt has more now from the white house. david. >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon to you. since election day, president trump has talked a lot about the supreme court, giving hope to some of his supreme courters -- his supporters, also of members of his team. he said it would be a be all, end all, the chance for the trump campaign to possibly change something in their favor because it has not been going in their favor from a legal sense. today he was more pessimistic when speaking with maria about the supreme court. in that interview with maria, it lasted well over 40 of minutes, he do

arthel: hello i am arthel neville. the rising cases has prompted state and local leaders to pose new restrictions, parents are bracing for the possibility of another school shut down. president trump said the vaccine could be widely available by april but infections disease expert doctor anthony fauci said social distancing and wearing a mask remain crucial to curbing the spread. >> we got as they were going to turn it around very vigorously adhering to the public health measures. we don't need to get to that number. plus the fact that we will start getting doses of vaccines available to the highest priority individuals sometime in mid - late december and as we get into january, we will get more vaccine doses available. arthel: fox team coverage aishah hasnie how the east coast is handling the surge when we begin with the national overview and charles watson live in atlanta. reporter: public health experts are sounding the alarm about what they see as a crisis that is growing out of control. just yesterday the u.s. reg

arthel. for real people that you won't want to miss big-box nations second annual patriot awards airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern hosted by pete hegseth, nine american heroes were honored virtually with tributes to courage, service to veterans and a lot more. you can catch the full event tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. eric: that's a very special award ceremony that we have on fox nation protect out. it's officially holiday season here at fox news and take a live look. there is fox square in manhattan and they're putting up the fox christmas tree. it's the all-american christmas tree decorations and for the first time this year they got nutcrackers that have face masks on them so while the guys are putting up the tree arthel, since it will have to wear a face mask. he's not coming to my house without a facemask. leave the presence on the front lawn, don't come into the house without a facemask. arthel: that is not reality. so we can get back to regular chri

arthel: the u.s. another disturbing record for the daily coronavirus cases, reporting more than 195,000 new infections yesterday. hospitalizations also reached record highs for the 11th day in a row. but while health experts warn the worst is yet to come, there is good news regarding the coronavirus vaccine. hello, everyone. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. hi, eric. eric: hi, arthel. hello, welcome to the fox news channel. i'm eric shawn. concern has been growing as the weather is cooling and the holiday season approaches, that of course means that lots of people will be gathering inside and that's

arthel: judy?ich collapsed, those midwestern states, holds for him and for the president i will be looking, as is walter shapiro the new republic at ohio because no republican has won the presidency without it and they close early. i am going to be up late, you will too, maybe most of the country won't be. arthel: a little unfair but i will give you 20 more seconds. i want to know from you what do you say to americans who are anxious, they want the result tomorrow, we may not know tomorrow night? >> we have to be patient. we have to make sure we have integrity, election based on integrity and democracy that works for all of our country and that means allowing the process to work. it takes time. there is a well-built process for this and it may take extra days. we have to rely on local officials, respected that there are systems in place to protect the integrity of the vote and allow every ballot to be counted. we have confidence in the people who represent us. arthel: another 30 seconds for you. >>

hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville a.dent trump will arrive at the white house soon, returning from camp david. if he

arthel: hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. the trump team was dealt another blow yesterday.ls court rejected

hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. huh, eric. eric: hi, arthel.nk you for joining us here on the fox news channel, i'm eric shawn. you know, as cases and hospitalizations keep rising across our country, the virus has now infected more than 13.3 million americans, and it's killed more than 266,000.

hi, arthel. arthel: 4e hello, i'm arthel neville. president trump yesterday said a

i'm arthel neville. eric: thank you for joining us today, i'm eric shawn.ur country has topped nearly 11 million. 10.8 million, to be exact. and, sadly, that is more than any place else on the globe. in fact,he

hello this is "america's news headquarters" i am arthel neville. hi eric.k you for joining us at the fox news channel i am eric shawn. people decide whether or not to stay home for the holidays, where you're gonna go or who you going to have

welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm arthel neville. hi, eric. eric: hello,

i'm arthel neville in for harris faulkner.s coronavirus cases arise, he says we are hitting -- on a vaccine telling reporters about efforts to fast-track distribution for high-risk groups. >> president trump: the whole world is snuffling and we are rounding the

i'm arthel neville, "the daily briefing" starts right now. >> president trump making some big news on multiple fronts. hello everyone i'm alicia acuna for dain. welcome to a special edition of the daily briefing. ♪ ♪. he said he will be heading down to georgia. which party controls the senate. we have team fox coverage. pete hegseth is standing by with reaction. steve harrigan is live in atlanta. let's begin with kristin fisher reporting live from the white house. hi, kristin. >> hey, alicia, about an hour ago the trump campaign was dealt another disappointing legal blow in the state of pennsylvania with a federal judge dismissing a lawsuit and ruling that, quote: the campaign's claims have no merit. the number of ballots it specifically challenges is far smaller than the roughly 81,000 vote margin of victory and never claims fraud or that any votes were cast by illegal voters. well, the trump campaign now has the option of asking the supreme court for emergency injunctive relief and could file an appeal as early as this afternoon it. certainly looks like they are going to do it. one

arthel: absolutely. well, thank you for watching us. that does it for us. greg gutfeld's show is up next. have a good rest of your i day. thank you. ♪ greg: no one has a right to tell you when you can't be ang true. and no one has a right to say you're crazy for being skeptical, especially when you've just spent four years patientlien curing the -- enduring the tantrums of the media and democrat. they invented hysterical rage and sold it by the gallon. remember? >> no! greg: and now after years of resistance, these cretans tell you it's time to move on. but that's like brian shelter telling you to work out. >> you have the conspiracy theories that rumble around a little butt. people need to take a deep breath, breathe into a paper sack and move on. >> the rest of the world is moving on. the republican party has not. >> all of you, suck it up. suck it up like we sucked it up. you're not sure that you're comfortable with joe biden, do what we did. find things and then take it to the law. if the law says it's something to look at, look at it. greg: which is wh