bret? >> bret: 21 shootings over the weekend. mike tobin on the south side with the breaking news from chicago. ♪ >> bret: this is another fox news alert. breaking news about u.s. immigration policy, how the president intends to enforce it and how migrants from central america are trying to get around it we have fox team coverage on this breaking news. william la jeunesse in tijuana, mexico where migrants have flooded the border town angering many who live there new details about that caravan, too. we start off with news correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon about troop levels along the border. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, bret. in an interview with politico jeffrey buchanan, the army general overseeing the deployment of 58 u.s. troops to the border said some of those troops could start coming home this week and that all of the troops will likely be home by christmas. even as a caravan of migrants continues to make its way to tijuana. u.s. customs officers were forced to close a border crossing near tijuana a

bret? >> bret: rich, thinking >> bret: louis farrakhan led a death to america chant during a trip to tehran according to iranian news agencies, america has never been a democracy. also led a death to israel chant at the end of his talk. up next, we look at the brett kavanaugh factor in the midterm. chairman angela merkel says she can work well with any potential successor as leader of her party. lastly, merkel announced plans to step down as part achieved but remains chancellor. she announced she's ready to stay in the job until the end a parliamentarian turn which is supposed to end 2021. leaders kim jong un and -- their strategic relations. both countries are the subject of u.s. economic sanctions. the u.s. navy is releasing harrowing video of the u.s. pep three ares aircraft being intercepted by russian su 27 at high speed over the black seas. over the black sea at the time, the navy calls this russian action irresponsible. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll

bret. >> bret: shannon thank you.di arabia's foreign minister says the kingdom's diplomatic efforts are on firm ground and will endure. his turkish counterpart is being a lot less diplomatic about president trump's decision and announcement that he is standing with the kingdom. correspondent benjamin hall has our story. >> seven weeks after khashoggi went missing, there has been an immediate backlash to president trump's statement. as it was released, the turkish foreign minister was in washington and met with secretary pompeo. he said the killing should not be covered up for the sake of trade. >> translator: this is a humanitarian issue. it is a murderer. we cannot say our trade will increase, let's cover it up, let's ignore it. >> other politicians in turkey accused the u.s. of turning a blind eye to khashoggi's murder and dismissed comments by the president as a comic. they said they will now push for a secondary u.n. investigation. in the u.k., the foreign office said, we need to see accountability for the horrifi

. >> bret: this is a fox news alert, good evening i'm bret baier. just hours after the midterm elections president trump's attorney general is cleaning out his desk at the president's request. jeff sessions resigned a few hours ago after a call from the president's chief of staff. he departed the department of justice with a handshake to his acting successor and applause from the crowd as you're looking there gathered in the courtyard. the move coming following a split decision in the boat for the midterms, some verbal haymaker's throne at the presidential news conference. it was a busy day, we start off with chief white house correspondent john roberts. >> up until about 2:30 this afternoon, the news was all about the midterms and how president trump had lost control of the house. after the president held a lengthy news conference to go through all of that, he decided to shake up the etch-a-sketch and create a brand-new headline. [applause] moments after the news first broke on fox, president trump confirmed that attorney general jeff sessions was

bret? >> bret: amy kellogg in millan. thanks. come back, breaking news, we have a winner in the georgia's governor race as the democrat ends her challenge but says it's not a concession. and we'll turn to florida as well. reaction from the panel after a break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the greatest wish of all... is one that brings us together. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with $0 down, $0 due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. only at your lincoln dealer. i'm all about my bed. this mattress is dangerously comfortable. when i get in, i literally say ahh. meet the leesa mattress. a better place to sleep. this bed hugs my body. i'm now a morning person. the leesa mattress is designed to provide strong support, relieve pressure and optimize airflow to keep you cool. hello bed of my dreams. order online. we'll build it, box it and ship it to your door for you to enjoy. sleep on it for up to 100 nights and love it, or you'll get a full refund. returns are free and easy. i love my leesa. to

bret? >> bret: mike, thanks.ne of the big winners in last week's midterm elections, montana democrat senator jon tester, he was successful despite heavy opposition and campaigning from president trump. tonight, correspondent gillian turner looks at what tester did that many fellow democrats could not. >> you must defeat the democrats and you must defeat senator jon tester. >> president trump pulled out all the stops this election cycle to beat back in convent democratic senator jon tester in montana. the president, vice president, donald trump jr. on visiting the state during the run-up to the midterms. despite the president and the g.o.p.'s best efforts, prevailed against republican matt rosendale and will begin his third term in the u.s. senate >> they saw how political the president was making this race. >> test there is >> a red state that president trump won in 2016. he voted against the president supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, a move that contributed to defeat for some fellow democrats up for reelec

bret? >> bret: john, thanks. u.s. defense officials say the first 101 troops have arrived in mcallen, texas, to serve on the border. the president saying he's sending up to 15,000 troops as those caravans had back north. among other jobs, building ten cities for anyone asking for asylum. president saying they will not be let into the country while they wait. senior correspondent rick leventhal is at fort bliss, el paso, texas, to show us what's happening there. good evening, rick. >> good evening, bret. to be clear this is not a combat mission but a support mission but some of these troops will be armed and fired on or facing deadly threats, they could return fire and some of those troops have now arrived here at fort bliss. you mention the 100 are now in mcallen, texas, thousands more that have either arrived or on the way to military installations across three states in california, texas, arizona, more continue to flow out of bases across america from fort knox to fort bragg carolina. others in georgia, illinois, co

. >> bret: you are invited to our party, dana. i am bret baier in washington. some of the closest races in the midterm elections are now the focus of court fights. tonight, there are big decisions that could affect the counting and the recounting. that's coming up. but first, breaking news out of california, california firefighters are right now battling major blazes in both the north and south parts of the state. thousands of homes and commercial buildings are said to be in danger of burning in the northern city of paradise. in the south, thousands of residents of malibu have been ordered to leave their homes because of a wildfire swept by strong santa ana winds. corresponding jeff paul is in calabasas tonight. good evening, jeff. >> good evening, bret. the fire is burning out of control right now, 14,000 acres and counting and another 75,000 homes are being threatened as you take a look at all of the firefighters lining the streets of this neighborhood and in calabasas. if you take a look at these images, they are being destroyed at an alarming rate. at the m

bret? >> bret: we will continue to follow that. i think he appeared up next, you might be surprised at the number of immigrants living in this country illegally. it's coming out. first up, our fox affiliates around the country. fox 45 in baltimore as the city filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration alleging unlawful efforts to deter immigrants from getting public assistance. the city asserts that african immigrant patricia patient in the federal head start program has virtually ceased in baltimore schools due to policy change. fox 11 in los angeles with a preview of the l.a. auto show. the event comes just days after general motors announced layoffs and plant closures around the u.s. and canada. the show will feature more than a 60 vehicle debuts and underscores the public's demand for suvs and crossovers, as well as electric vehicles. and this is a life look at honolulu from fox 2. one of the big stories there, a man who suffered a heart attack shortly after hawaii mistakenly issued an alert about ballistic missil

what's up, bret? >> bret: nacho cheese. the death toll skyrockets as the wildfires continue to burn. a democrat comes from behind to win in arizona. president trump lodge is a pointed twitter counter assault against french president macron, telling him to make france great again. this is "special report" ." good evening, i'm bret baier. the total and human lives, properties growing tonight in wildfires in northern and southern california continued to burn acres -- fingers of blame are being pointed at the state's major utility, pg&e, which is already on the hook for millions of dollars for damages relating to another horrific outbreak of fires last year. correspondent cody callum is alive again tonight of what remains in the town of paradise. >> good evening to you, bret. while crews are making progress, with the camp fire 30% contained, evacuees face a very tough road to recovery. the mayor of paradise that it will be weeks before people can even survey the damage, and years to get this town back to normal. >> right now, w

bret? >> bret: wildfires destroyed thousands of buildings, forced tens of thousands of their homes with new threats tonight. vote counting and recounting in arizona and florida where there is no shortage of animosity and confusion. new satellite images indicate north korea is actually expanding its missile and nuclear programs. and on wall street, the markers take a veterans day tumble. this is "special report" ." good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. this veterans day weekend will never be forgotten by residents of northern and southern california, but not for the traditional regions. a pair of deadly wildfires in each at back of the state is destroying lives, homes, even that entire city. more than 30 dead so far with 200 people missing or unaccounted for tonight. almost all of the dead are from a record-setting blaze centered around paradise several hundred miles north of sacramento. claudia is right there now. good evening, claudia. >> good evening to you, bret. there is

bret? >> bret: greg palkot in london. back here in the u.s., president trump will visit victims in california saturday. the death toll in the southern part of that state has climbed to three as concerns grow about mudslides now. up in the northern part of california, hundreds of people are combing through charred remains looking for bodies. at least 56 people have been killed so far. many more still missing. officials feel more, fear more that people are buried beneath the ashes. course body and claudia count has more tonight from the devastated town of paradise. >> it was one week ago today that paradise, california, has become hell on earth. >> we tried to get back up to see our houses yesterday. it's going to be a four months. paradise is gone. >> totally flattened. all that's left is ashes. it's just heartbreaking because we really thought we were going to go back. >> and grimacing for search teams looking for those who didn't make it. nearly 500 people and the 200 cadaver dogs coming through the ashes. says dozens ar

it's "special report" up next, bret baier. >> bret: i have a couple of them. this is a fox news alert. i am bret baier. the midterm voting is over but the accounting is not. most of the winners and losers are set. there are a handful of races still being decided tonight. two of those are in florida. it could be a wild before we really know what happened. florida knows recounts very well, hanging chads with big races hanging in the balance. correspondent phil keating starts us off tonight from dade county florida. good evening. >> good evening. when election night ended in florida, it appeared florida had gone read in the key races for governor and governor and u.s. senate. suddenly two days later, there is now chance both could go blue. looks almost certain florida is headed to familiar territory, a mandatory recount. with florida's hotly contested senate and governor 's race is headed for an automatic recount, the miami-dade county canvassing board convene thursday afternoon to tabulate tuesday's election day numbers and count or discard provisional and late

bret. bret: peter doocy, live in miami.tha: as you can see a lot of the races are tight and president trump is heading to indiana tomorrow for today former president obama was firing up the crowd hoping to boost for the incumbent. mike is liveut in plymouth, indiana but what did president obama have to say out there? reporter: former president was polarizing. he told the packed convention center in gary, indiana for the democrats the republicans are robbing them fly. off the couchetff and never has about been more important. >> in two days, indiana, you get to vote and what i believe will be the most important election >> our lifetimes. reporter: president trump agrees that the senate race here in indiana is very important and is why his last-minute barnstorming to her includes two stops in the hoosier state that he stopped friday night inri indianapolis d tomorrow he willl be in fort wayne. will attempt to rally the base and break the deadlock that has probably challenger pulling within one point of the democratic incumben

bret, back to you. >> bret: susan, thank you.sa may met with her cabinet and spoke to lawmakers today to push for segments of the separation agreement, agreeing with the european union, and the deal needs to be approved by parliament first, but scores of legislators from both the opposition and the governing conservative party say that they will oppose it. president trump saying late today that the current deal calls into question whether the u.k. will be able to trade with the u.s. called it a good deal for the e.u. up next, the detailed government report on climate change. meeting with some skepticism at the white house. ♪ if your adventure... ...keeps turning into unexpected bathroom trips... ...you may have overactive bladder, or oab. ohhhh...enough already! we need to see a doctor. ask your doctor about myrbetriq® (mirabegron). it treats oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. it's the first and only oab treatment in its class. myrbetriq may increase blood pressure. tell your doctor right away if you have trouble em

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. >> jessie: "special report" up next with bret baier. >> bret: can you get dana an apple box? welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. were learning tonight president trump knew his former attorney was going to cop a deal hours before the rest of us as many of us were caught off guard when michael cohen pled guilty in a new york court room to lying to congress about a trump real estate project in russia. the president lambasted him today before leaving for argentina calling him weak and he's lying. while the president has been traveling, reaction to cohen's surprise plea agreement has been growing. there's a lot of talk about what cohen's agreement to work with a special counsel could now mean for the president and his famil family. catherine herridge is here with a closer look at the plea deal and the legal implications but we begin with chief white house correspondent john roberts who is in buenos aires tonight ahead of the president's arrival to the g20 summit. >> i have rarely been to one of the international summits with the news of the summit has not been overshadowed by s

. >> bret: potty stories are the best. this is a fox news alert, i'm bret baier. we are following three braking stories. president trump has decided to put business first and not punish saudi arabia over the murder of a journalist. the president has also submitted written answers to special counsel robert muller's questions concerning his investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. the market meltdown continues with another day of major losses on wall street. first, president trump says no further repercussions are coming for the saudis for the killing of the reporter jamaal khashoggi at the kingdom's embassy in turkey. he says the reason is america first. the decision comes despite a report that the cia has determined the saudi crown prince ordered the killing. chief white house correspondent john roberts leads us off tonight from the north lawn. >> president trump is catching flak from members of his own party about his decision to not punish saudi arabia's leadership over the killing of jamaal khashoggi. senator rand paul of kentucky a close f

, bret bret.capping off a day that included a bizarre moment between putin and the crown prince of saudi arabia, and one of those juicy hot microphone moments as well, that when including the french president, and president trump's dinner tomorrow night with president xi that is front and center, but the anticipation of that meeting, there is a another story that is gaining traction tonight in china, this photojournalist known for capturing the darker side of communist

." ♪ good evening on mike emanuel in for bret baier.here are new worries tonight over the special counsel investigation, a conservative writer and associate of trump lawyer roger stone says he's talking about a plea deal. and exactly what corsi knows and what it means for the president tonight. it's not good news for president trump. correspondent kevin corke is outside the florida resort tonight. >> jerome corsi is not directly tied to president trump but he is an associate of roger stone who is a trump advisor back in 2016. what we do know is he continues to possibly create a situation that could lead to a plea deal, certainly that is newsworthy and i think everyone can agree, it may not be very good news for the president. >> president trump: the written answers to the witch hunt that's been going on forever, no collusion, no nothing, they've been finished. >> while the president remains steadfast in his denial of any collusion, the special counsel's office continues to tighten the net on a number of individuals who were close to the

thanks, bret.onight, we are watching the final senate race in mississippi where g.o.p. candidate cindy hyde-smith and democrat mike espy compete. polls close in one hour. hyde-smith had been ahead despite my steps. a win would bring the g.o.p. senate 253, and the democrats to 47 but who knows what's going to happen, and we will see how this thing unwinds. also, brit hume on the president's brand-new comment moments ago on plan b for the wall. and how brit hume says the president proved his critics wrong on the issue. but first, the president versus robert mueller.

bret. >> bret: live on the hill. thank you. >> martha: tonight, fox news is launching an entirely new system to investigate why voters vote the way that they do, and it is the first real alternative to exit polling since the 1960s. here is alive look at the fox news decision desk. there are all the folks hard at work and there appeared analyzing the data that is now coming in from 48 states across the country. shannon bream, more on what the trends are that we are already seeing in these brand-new numbers. shannon. >> shannon: we are very excited to show off our new and improved analysis. more than 100,000 interviews with voters nationwide to find out how they voted and why. the surveys conducted for fox news by the r and l university of chicago. nearly half of the voters told us that they knew all along how they would vote. so let's look at some of the races that everybody is watching. first, indiana, republican mike braun is trying to knock off joe donnelly. this is what we found. roughly equal numbers. intending t

." ♪ >> bret: a good evening and welcome to washington.e are just four days from tuesday's crucial midterm election, are to believe, for days. president trump is right now halfway through a campaign doubleheader on this final friday. in addition to dumping four candidates, he's continuing his hard sell on the signature issue for this political season, immigration and border security. he's also writing a positive wave of economic news in the final days of this campaign. chief correspondent john roberts arts is off tonight as he he on does. even critics are saying this is a stellar jobs report. >> no question about that. back in 1992, bill clinton won the presidency on the mantra that the economy was stupid. in fact and the economy was a bad news story and today it's a good news story. does good news motivate voters to the polls on the same without bad news does? president trump certainly hope so. >> president trump: the numbers are about as good as you will ever see. >> president trump departed the white house for campaign rallies in west v

i thank you and he departs. >> bret: interesting.

>> bret: clinton's running mate, senator tim kaine will win a second term today by defeating challenger corey stewart. the real vote total is starting to come in. >> martha: we can also now projected that republican south carolina governor, henry mcmaster, win his race against democrat james smith. >> bret: now remember, the two overarching questions of the night or whether democrats can take control of the house and whether republicans can keep control of the senate. it is honestly too early to make both important projections. we are also watching governor races around the country, and we'll have a big impact on "20/20", 20, as well. >> martha: so, the first polls up close, 7:00, coming in right now, any first impressions? >> interestingly enough, i think it is not particularly controversial, but virginia and what i suspect will be a landslide reelection victory by tim kaine over corey stewart, the republican, he was pretty far out there. he even at one point in the

you heard martha and bret talking about it. so much enthusiasm in this midterm election, which is so unusual. so many people coming out and early voting. a lot of people coming out today to vote, despite the weather. so we will see. it's going to be an interesting night. >> jesse: thank you, john. all right, laura, the republicans have held the house for 20 out of the last 24 years. you know, they only lost in 2006 for some of the scandals and the iraq war was dragging on. but they got it back after pelosi and obama overreached. do you see right now, no scandal, do you see any reason substantively for republicans to lose the house? >> laura: i mean, i think when you look at these ads across the country, and i have had a chance to travel across the country a lot in the last three or four weeks, there is one issue that they did focus on, and its health care. so if you're going to hurt the kid with cancer, you're going to hurt the grandmother who needs a special operation. so it is back to the scare tactics and obamacare. that is

bret baier in washington. bret? >> background from doj officials, the acting attorney general is in charge of all matters under the purview of the department of justice. matt whitaker will oversee the russia probe. we shouldn't go to the conclusion because of what he's written in the past that definitively he's about bringing it down but put it in context. because rod rosenstein is making his way to the white house for a meeting is interesting. they say it was prescheduled. but on a day like this, you wonder about that. he recently -- remember, there were rumors that he was going to be fired and that the president cocoasi cozied up to him and said rod is a good guy. he had many questions about his oversight after jeff sessions recused himself. the acting attorney general never recused himself. so as acting attorney general, he oversees the mueller probe. the president has said publicly that he is allowed, he said, the mueller probe to go forward and wants to play it out. but he has already said he could end it at an

"special report" is up next with bret. >> bret: tell greg i'd like to talk to him after the show.et baier, we are coming to you live from america's collection headquarters in new york, right now, we are 24 hours away from the start of our special election coverage. most of tuesday night will be focused on the balance of power. republicans control the u.s. senate right now with 51 member members. democrats have 47 47 plus two independent school caucus with the democrats. 26 democratic senators are up for reelection, states which president trump won in 2016 giving republicans a chance to add to their slim maj

liz: bret baier, thank you so much. i hope to see you, because i will be on the state of new jersey. >> we will come to you. liz: fox news and fox business. great to have you. thank you so much. he will be drinking diet coke all night. coffee, diet coke. see bret every weeknight, 6:00 p.m. eastern on "special report" on the fox news channel. do not miss the special election 2018 coverage tomorrow night. >>> big blue is bouncing higher with the closing bell ringing in 37 minutes. the dow up 184. ibm, dow component, the biggest gainer. barrons says company insiders love the stock. they're buying it up. how's this? the ceo snapping up nearly $1 million worth. still, the stock is down 23% year over year. >>> up next, taking a page out of the far left's anti-business book. the pro-business president hints he thinks some big tech is too big. and it's hitting the stocks. do you own them? susan li has the story live from the floor of the new york stock exchange, next. can i get some help. watch his head. ♪ i'm so happy. ♪ whate

and a former westminster political correspondent she says too many british politicians have seen bret's it as a battle against a european empire in which the plucky brits will triumph the reality is very different and it's now hard to see if there will be any winners at all and it's a pleasure to welcome alan posner back to the show he is a german british author who writes. for the german newspaper to belt and he says brooks it is a lose lose the deal is bad but no deal would be worse. and finally great to have john worst on the show he is a british blogger a principal adviser and member of the green party he says no one likes may's deal in britain leaving the e.u. with no deal is not an option either neither for the u.k. nor for the e.u. so better a second referendum and perhaps it. so let me start out by asking you alex you say there are no winners john says better no breaks it at all would you say those sentiments are widely shared by people at home in the u.k. . no i don't think that they are i think that there are certainly more people who are coming round to the ideas that brics i

>> melissa: thank you to bret and martha. >> bret: you can donate a pizza to long lines. america is hungry for democracy. ♪ >> melissa: here's harris. >> harris: they are still sitting next to me but we will move on. a fox news alert, decision day, yes. we are hours away from knowing which party will control congress next year. let's go "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner. after countless rallies, endorsements, debates, attack ads, election day is finally here, millions of americans casting their ballots and what may be the most consequential midterm and memory. democrats say they believe they will take that house will republicans say they believe they will take the senate. president trump and barack obama making their final pitches, watch. >> health care is on the ballot. you vote, you might save a life. but most importantly, who we are is on the ballot. >> i need you to get your family, get your friends, get your neighbors. get your coworkers and go out and vote for a republican house and a republican senate and republicans at every level of government. >> harri

. >> bret: there is also an issue that has been frustrating to this administration that a single local judge can shutdown the president's nationwide policies. what about that? >> there has been a lot of discussion at the justice department about this concept that one judge in the lowest level federal court can completely block a presidential action all across the entire country. the president's opponents have really leveraged this tool, filing and courts where they know they are likely to get a sympathetic ear, and a judge who isn't afraid to use these nationwide injunctions. justice clarence thomas wrote about this in the big travel ban case back in june where a president won and a a 5-4 decision. these injunctions are relatively new phenomenon's, calling them legally and historically dubious. a federal court to continue to issue them, this court is

i am mike emanuel in for bret baer. new words from the president over special counsel investigation. a conservative writer and associate of trump roger stone says he's talking with robert mueller's team about a plea deal. exactly what jerome corsi knows and what it means for the president is not clear tonight. what is clear, it is not good news for mister trump. kevin cork is outside the president's florida resort. >> reporter: jerome corsi is not directly tied to donald trump but is an associate of roger stone who was a trump advisor in 2016. what we do know is as he continues to create a situation which could lead to a plea deal with the mueller team that is newsworthy and everyone can agree it may not be very good news for the president. >> the written answers to the witchhunt that has been going on forever, no collusion, no nothing. >> reporter: the president remained steadfast in denial of any russian collusion connected to his campaign the special counsel's office continues to tighten the net on a number of indivi

what we can't tell bret and martha, what is the trump effect? what is the effect of his weight campaigning. i remember vividly, bill clinton campaigned and he really went after it in 1994 to try to save the congress for his party. he campaigned at least as vigorously as the president has and it was all for not. so here we were all of us on election night having watch the president campaigned so hard in getting all these crowds that he was boasting about and people knew crowd size was not a good indicator, but boy were we wrong. we don't really know. we may be in a new time. this man may have a poll that we can't measure by the usual methods. >> i think that is the question as we head into this. what is the trump effect? in 20 sexting we all sat in this room and watch something that was so remarkable take place so here we are two years later, all that pent up energy for people who have been resisting this president and people who happen supporting this president, that's what is going to come down to. these are so many close races. >> one key poin

hey, bret. happy thanksgiving. >> bret: happy thanksgiving.e of the president of united states, and the president fires back. house republicans want to know what the justice department knows about allegations of wrongdoing concerning the clinton foundation. we will have a report and we will go live to one of the country's busiest airports to get an update on holiday travel. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. this was not the kind of holiday greeting president trump was expecting from the highest ranking judge in the country.

comes to you bret presents the e.u. leaders who sit at that table and this is where i'd like to bring in martyr's if he's. with us. it would appear. a part of what donald tusk was saying in terms of us remaining friends until the end of days he was also backed up by. who praised the fact that all twenty seven nations remained steadfast remain together is that a big achievement for the e.u. that they all had the same consensus on this particular deep. to be honest there was some concern at the beginning of this process two years ago where the e.u. said ok from the start we'll stick together but there was some concern if a particular interest of member states regarding for instance let's take. a v.a. ssion as as a subject here and of course particularly spain has an interest here more than let's say for instance poland because british airplanes taking a lot of tourists to spanish islands is a is a key interest of economic interest here whereas for poland direct flights maybe for the polish community are not a not so so yo

. >> jessie: "special report" up next with bret baier. >> bret: can you get dana an apple box? baier. were learning tonight president trump knew his former attorney was going to cop a deal hours before the rest of us as many of us were caught off guard when michael cohen pled guilty in a new york court room to lying to congress about a trump real estate project in russia. the president lambasted him today before leaving for argentina calling him weak and he's lying. while the president has been traveling, reaction to cohen's surprise plea agreement has been growing. there's a lot of talk about what cohen's agreement to work with a special counsel could now mean

i'm mike emanuel in for bret bai baier. there's no worries tonight. roger stone says he's talking with robert mueller's team about a plea deal. what jerome corsi knows is not clear tonight. what is clear, it's not good news for mr. trump. kevin corke is outside the president's florida resort tonight. good evening, kevin. >> jerome corsi have not directly tied to president trump. as you mentioned, he's an associate of roger stone that was a trump adviser in 2016. what we do know as he continues to possibly create a situation that could lead to a plea deal with the mueller team is throughs worthy and may not be good news nor the president. >> the written answers to the witch hunt that's been going on, they're finished. >> the president is steadfast in his denial of russian collusion connected to his campaign, the special counsel's continues to tighten the net on a number of individuals that were close to the trump orbit. the latest, jerome corsi is in talks with the mueller team about a plea deal. it's part of an investigation with stone's connections t

"special report" is up next, i cannot talk as fast as her, hey, bret. >> bret: you have a dog?-to-face with the saudi prince at the g20 summit, rocked by a seven-point earthquake this afternoon, and your recent hotel stay could be one of the largest data breaches in history. this is "special report." ♪ good evening, i am bret baier, coming from the residential roosevelt library where i am taking part

european council president donald tusk says a future relationship deal with britain after bret's it has been agreed in principle the british prime minister to resume is expected to make a statement on bret's it to parliament in the coming hours. and half a million civil servants that taking part in a nationwide strike in june is here after the government and labor unions failed to reach an agreement over a two museums want the government to own the last month's agreement to raise public wages those are the latest headlines witnesses next. i don't know. if you want. to give me any. point joe. blow's know that if you're getting your voicemail messages but i was going to let you know that the police have put out a press release calling for your arrest claiming you discharged a firearm. of course through a warrant so you know keep safe and talk to used to choose the point. of the moment straight up on this interview or i would not be saved i would still be hiding on my name is. still they would still be following me and they're only looking for. me. origin. and it's scary i just if i get in

i am bret baier in washington. the midterm elections are now the focus of court fights. tonight, there are big decisions that could affect the counting and the recounting. that's coming up. but first, breaking news out of california, california firefighters are right now battling major blazes in both the north and south parts of the state. thousands of homes and commercial buildings are said to be in danger of burning in the northern city of paradise.

it's "special report" up next, bret baier. >> bret: i have a couple of them.ox news alert. i am bret baier. the midterm voting is over but the accounting is not. most of the winners and losers are set. there are a handful of races still being decided tonight. two of those are in florida. it could be a wild before we really know what happened. florida knows recounts very well, hanging chads with big races hanging in the balance. correspondent phil keating starts us off tonight from dade county florida. good evening. >> good evening. when election night ended in florida, it appeared florida had gone read in the key races

hey, bret baier. >> bret: i enjoy watching you eat. this is the fox news alert.ws on the florida election recount. unofficial results indicate that the governor's race seems settled. but the u.s. senate race is heading to the manual recounts all coming as one copy misses today's deadline and the federal judge says the state has become a laughing stock over its election -- where they did actually meet the deadline today. good evening, peter. good evening >> good evening, bret. andrew gillum just gained one vote on the republican ron

go ahead to bret. >> bret: threatening to close it permanently if central americans are not supportedll speak with ukraine's ambassador to the u.s. life. plus huge layoffs in plant closings for general motors, this is "special report." ♪ good evening, welcome to washington, i am bret baier, wall or no wall,

what's up, bret? >> bret: nacho cheese.s continue to burn. a democrat comes from behind to win in arizona. president trump lodge is a pointed twitter counter assault against french president macron, telling him to make france great again. this is "special report" ." good evening, i'm bret baier. the total and human lives, properties growing tonight in wildfires in northern and southern california

will be still forced to subsist under under european union rules so i think it's it's not it's not bret's it is the bottom line of this we have a deal that is not brics that alexander i guess you know to be a purist in looking at what was voted on it means leaving the european union and i suppose now considering all of the questions and criticisms of means plan is hard bracks it a real law option right now in if it is what does that actually mean because it's looming my friend did salumi go ahead. well i think it is if you like more a default position than an option because of course pretty says that they wanted what might happen if the parliamentary and arithmetic is such that there is no agreement are there on breaks on on to raise a maze breaks it plan or on anyone else's i mean at that stage britain leaves the european union in march two thousand and nineteen without a deal here's all the problems that go with that now can i just go back to a point which marcus and allister were making i think a lot of the trouble as be the great secrecy with which theresa may has conducted this negot

bret? tens of thousands of their homes with new threats tonight. vote counting and recounting in arizona and florida where there is no shortage of animosity and confusion. new satellite images indicate north korea is actually expanding its missile and nuclear programs. and on wall street, the markers take a veterans day tumble. this is "special report" ." good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. this veterans day weekend will never be forgotten by residents of northern and southern california, but

bret baier. >> bret: thanks, greg. this is a fox news alert.cago reported active shooter on south side hospital. now they say several people have been wounded in that shooting. a list reportedly including a police officer and a suspect at this hour. senior correspondent mike tobin has the latest breaking news tonight from the scene, good evening, mike. good evening, bret. we have confirmation through mercy hospital the shooting is over. there was a police officer scouring the hallways here at mercy hospital end occasion that they felt the threat was not alleviated but now we have that confirmation through the hospital that the incident here is over. confirmed through

. >> that's it for "the five," up next, bret baier. >> bret: [laughs] thanks. animals are great.s leaving the door open for a pardon for his former campaign chairman. the president has openly decried the treatment of some witnesses by the special counsel, and most pointedly about the paul manafort case. it did not take long after the president pardon possibility comments were published for alarm bells to sound on capitol hill and for the pushback to begin. let's get the latest tonight from chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> thank you, as before. tonight a reaction