carley: okay.ill new york city look like in a few months if these shutdowns stay in place? >> well, look, i mean, you're already starting to see the trickle down effect of restaurant closureses, not to mention their suppliers are starting to go out of business, small mom and pop landlords are running out of income to sustain their buildings. the truth is that if we don't recover our small businesses in this state we're going to have a very long and serious financial winter in new york state. the way to cut that off is to be very aggressive in reopening right now and giving some sort of aid to these small businesses, he's now forcing shut. short of that, we're probably in for a long period of financial decline. carley: you said it. tyler, sean, thank you so much for joining us. we wish you the best of luck, joe, thank you as well. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. carley: okay. todd: coming up in the next hour of "fox & friends first," house intel republicans demanding answers on eric swalwe

carley: i'm carley shimkus. president trump unlocked coronavirus relief aid and averts a government shutdown. carley: lucas tomlinson joins us live in washington as negotiations are far from over. >> reporter: president trump signing the massive $2.3 trillion spending bill including $900 billion in emergency relief funds, facing mounting pressure from lawmakers to sign it. in a statement the president said, quote, i will sign the omnibus and covid package with a strong message that makes clear to congress that waste physicals need to be removed. i will send back to congress a redlined version. lawmakers are likely to ignore the president's request to cut any spending. here's what in the bill, $600 per person, extra $300 per week unemployment benefits, $284 billion in funding for paycheck protection program and extending the eviction moratorium. >> it's terribly untargetted. why would we send $2,000 to people with a six figure income who have had no suspension, no reduction of income at all. consider the l millio

todd, carley. carley: jackie, thank you. a string of community clinics in new york facing a criminal investigation following allegations they illegally distributed covid-19 vaccines. carley: the clinic is returning the remainder of their stash after administering more than 860 doses. joining us now, fox news medical contributor, dr. marc siegel. doctor, this sounds fishy. what's going on here? >> this is very disturbing. the new york post has been following this an reporting on this story, carley. i think for the viewers out there, if you see somebody saying hey, come get your vaccine now, you've got to wonder is this on the level or not because right now not only the cdc but even new york state is saying we're giving it to healthcare workers first, frontline workers first, emergency workers first and now starting to roll it out to nursing homes. this clinic was saying if you're over the age of 60, if you have pre-existing conditions, come on in and they also on their website were saying we take any insurance but actually th

todd and carley. todd: doug, thank you. carley: thanks, doug.nt manhunt is underway for a suspect accused of shooting a pennsylvania police officer. checkpoints are set up across the area to find 22-year-old 22d colby francis. he is accused of shooting the officer three times with a hidden gun h he had, while in custody. the 32-year-old officer is thank thankfully in stable condition. todd: there is a plea to reverse the court's decision regarding a mail-in ballot issue. the petition requests a review by thursday ahead of congress' meeting january 6th to certify the results of the electoral college. carley: great news here, the first doses of he moderna's covid-19 vaccine are expected at facilities nation bide today. todd--nationwide today. todd: ashley strohmier has more. >> reporter: about 6 million doses were shipped off last night of the moderna vaccine from a distribution center to hospitals all across the country. in new york alone, there's supposed to be about 350,000 doses of the vaccine. the moderna vaccine was just approved by the fda

carley: i'm carley shimkus.ews alert, today the coronavirus vaccine will arrive at hospitals nationwide. todd: ashley strohmier is live at saint barnabas hospital in the bronx. >> reporter: the vaccinations could begin here this morning at saint barnabas in the bronx, this as they are expected to get the first batch of doses here pretty soon. the first pfizer, biontech vaccine left several locations in michigan sunday. people could be seen cheering on the trucks leaving, some people holding trump signs too. the first batches arrived at lax overnight. the airport shared a photo of that on twitter. one challenge to distribution is pfizer's vaccines need to be stored at extremely low temperatures. the company says gps enabled sensors will help track the shipments and ensure they stay cold. listen. >> we've also got a portable cold storage capability as these vaccines are being sent out to other locations around the country. we'll be able to get some of those small ultra low temperature vaccine freezers out as well.

carley, todd. carley: thank you so much. vaccines now and more to come, all good news there. ashley, appreciate it. todd: at least 10 countries banning a all flights from the u.k. over a new strain of the coronavirus that includes much of europe as well as israel and canada. new york governor andrew cuomo urging the u.s. to do the same. >> right now this variant in the u.k. is getting on a plane and flying to jfk. this is what happened in the spring. how many times in life do you have to make the same mistake before you learn? todd: british prime minister boris johnson says the new strain is 70% more trans miss i'll than covid-19 -- tran transmissible than covid-19. carley: nikki haley made a stop in the peach state to campaign with republican candidate kelly loeffler. >> the democratic party is not your grandparents' democratic party. they believe that you defund the police and stop taking care of those that serve us. they believe that socialism is the new way of life. carley: president trump heads to georgia next month for

carley: yeah.an bill includes $28 billion in support for small businesses and ppp loans which would be much needed relief. can you say with confidence that something is going to pass before the end of the year? >> oh, i cannot. because twice we have put our legislation on the floor. which is the extra ppp and the plus up in unemployment. we could have had this done two months ago. two months ago. and think about the impact, carley, that would have on individuals who need that extra $300 a week. but, basically, because you've got chuck schumer and nancy pelosi who would rather play politics than solve a problem. this has not been done. and if they think it helps them politically in races in georgia, they are not going to do it. they are going to wait and let people suffer and, as i said, to me, it is absolutely disgusting. todd: it's quite a situation to watch from afar as you see these businesses suffering. let us switch gears to obviously the big talk of the town. the fda meeting tomorrow to decid

carley: "fox & friends" starts right now.becomes the first personal to get pfizer covid-19 vaccine. >> we need a 90-year-old woman up there to say hey, did i fine. now you. >> today president trump will sign an american first executive order. >> prioritizes americans in receiving the coronavirus vaccine before it is sent to other countries it? >> is safe harbor day. the deadline for all states to finalize election results. >> i'm hopeful the supreme court will step forward to its responsibility. >> governor newsom still defending california's lock down orders as business owners say show meet science. >> i don't know of any data that says you need to shut down outdoor dining o

carley: thanks for waking up early.iden administration, a major fumble handling the benghazi attack. carley: the battle of benghazi, joins us next. it's moving day. and while her friends are doing the heavy lifting, jess is busy moving her xfinity internet and tv services. it only takes about a minute. wait, a minute? but what have you been doing for the last two hours? delegating? oh, good one. move your xfinity services without breaking a sweat. now that's simple, easy, awesome. xfinity makes moving easy. go online to transfer your services in about a minute. get started today. >> welcome back. 20 minutes after the hour, four americans killed in libya eight years ago and joe biden's latest administration add is at the center of it all. >> what sparked the recent filings was the airing on the internet of a hateful offensive video. it began spontaneously as a reaction to what transpired in cairo. a direct result of heinous and offensive video. >> susan rice putting her back in charge of americans well-being. the an exec

carley: appreciate it.st, a vaccine under donald trump, governor cuomo wants to roll out a program educating people on its safety. carol markowitz joins us on the governor's hypocrisy coming up. y wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. it will be a game changer. >> ready to start distributing this vaccine. >> we could see the end of the pandemic insight. >> standby for pfizer's vaccine, race for fda approval that could come as soon as today. >> most litigants have the opportunity to be heard at least once was we are to have the

carley: you are not with us on the giant piano.ld bring your daughter. >> you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. carley: it is the day we have all been waiting for, the fda will discuss emergency approval of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. >> 3000 deaths in a single day. when can we expect the vaccine to be distributed? that is the question. >> reporter: as soon as the fda give the all clear to distribute the vaccine the feds are ready to investor 2.9 million doses, the approval might not come for another couple days or even next week. >> based on current production schedules we expect to have enough doses to vaccinate 20 million americans by the end of this year, 50 million total by the end of january and at least 100 million total by the end of the first quarter. >> reporter: the us and canada, the second western nation to approve the pfizer vaccine as they investigate whether it causes allergic reactions. >> patients are subject to severe allergic reaction have been excused from the trials. which is classic.

carley: good morning.d: nevada supreme court throwing out the trump campaign deal to overturn state election results as texas filed its own lawsuit against four other states. carley: the legal team will continue the fight. >> reporter: good morning, another loss in the president's fight for four more years and the gop is disappointed in this dismissal noting they were not allowed to argue the case before the court, writing in a statement, quote, pulled in i love legitimate due process of appellate rights is unprecedented, shocking and extraordinary. a state of texas attempts writing to the president's rescue, suing battleground states pennsylvania and georgia, michigan and wisconsin, asking the us supreme court to declare their state certification in violation of the electors clause, a literal college votes cannot be counted. texas attorney general ken paxton explains. >> we wants to be heard. the only place we can go is the supreme court so we are pleading with the supreme court please hear our case. give

carley: yeah. was born without fully developed legs, two buffalo bills players general rulingsly flew him to orlando for a prosthetic fitting and a day at disney holiday studios. we were talking about how the bills could be super bowl contenders those two bills are heros in the eyes of that little boy and that again is what christmas is all about. carley: look at that boy with his mom enjoying disney world. that is every little kid's dream and to do it on a set of new prosthetic legs given to him by nfl players. i mean, it is just the perfect story and it truly just puts a smile on, i'm sure, everybody's face who hears it. that is so cool. set your dvrs for 4:00 a.m. every weekday morning. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ [cheers] >> first american getting vaccinated in a does country operation. >> today is truly an historic play. attorney general bill barr says he is out; offering his resignation to president trump. >> this was a surprise but certainly not a shock. >> what do you think about yo

carley?we talk a lot about domestic issues that police officers face every day. you mentioned it, lisa, in the intro. earlier this month, the nypd learned about this al qaeda propaganda encouraging jihadists to use homemade bombs to target police officers to exploit civil unrest. i guess i'll leave you with that glaring fear and that glaring threat that terrorists are now using anti-police sentiment against them. so there are a lot of threats that police officers face every day that we aren't even aware of. >> lisa: great point, carley. moving on, calling out the major magazines for snubbing the first lady, the same magazines that gave at least 12 covers to michelle obama. whether the president's right to gripe. ♪ >> kennedy: president trump slamming the nation's glossy magazines for failing to give melania trump a cover. not even one cover during her time as first lady. she has not appeared on a single magazine cover through her husband's 4-year term, prompting the president to vent on twitt

carley, quickly, last words. >> carley: i would describe this as a bit of a pageant question.t of new yorkers. you talk about how it is better when people come together. and he talked about sleep. do you think that people who lost loved ones got a lot of sleep this year? or those who lost their businesses because of his policies? or those whose businesses were destroyed during the riots? this is a totally tone-deaf response. only more tone-deaf is governor cuomo with his an emmy award and new book written for the pandemic. >> katie: disgraceful. houses of worship will be able to welcome more worshipers just in time to celebrate the birth of jesus. ♪ ♪ ♪ did you know you can go to libertymutual.com to customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ twto treat acute, non-low back stmuscle and joint pain doctors with topical nsaids first. a formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas. a formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas.

carley: the iconic toy store.x and friends first" starts right now. ♪ todd: i thought that was something else. carley: they both have the very smooth voice. i understand your confusion absolutely. carley: we hope to clear up your confusion this morning. you are watching "fox and friends first" this thursday morning. carley: let's get straight to it. election battles heating up, the trump campaign and nearly 20 additional states joining texas challenging the results in battleground states. >> a special counsel call to investigate. >> the lone star state not so lonely anymore, 17 states joining these efforts to join this challenge the results. ken paxton, arguing 62 electoral college votes in georgia, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin should be invalidated claiming they acted unconstitutionally when they moved to expand mail in voting at only state legislators can govern election laws. kayleigh mcenany had this to say last night. >> for goes state-by-state it shows how what happened, the unconstitutional enactmen

carley: thank you so much.fighters injured battling a california wildfire torching thousands of acres and 24 hours. the bonfire burning southeast of los angeles forcing thousands of people to evacuate. powerful windss are fueling the flames. janice dean is tracking the fire threat. is there any hope in sight? >> we have another day of high fire danger, explosive fire danger in southern california, the santa ana windss bring these ferocious winds that can ignite or spread wildfires, red flag warning in these regions, we have elevated to critical fire danger in these areas because of these offshore winds. we will keep you up to date. it has been a rough year for california. let's look at what we are dealing with, potential nor'easter moving across the east coast, the low associated with that will crawl up the east coast as it dips into the atlantic and brings powerful storm, mainly rain along the coast but we will see snow across interior sections of new england and the cold air will settle in, winter weather adv

carley: let's get straight to. attorney general william barr will leave the department of justice before christmas. >> the president faust to continue with legal challenges. >> attorney general william barr is resigning effective december 20 third. the sources donald trump is irritated with his attorney general for failing to disclose the department's investigation into president-elect joe biden's son hundred during the campaign and his acknowledgment the department found no widespread voter fraud. publicly william barr appears to be leaving on good terms, he praised the president and his resignation letter, the president tweeting had a very nice meeting with attorney general william barr at the white house. our relationship has been a very good one. he has done an outstanding job. he will be leaving just before christmas to spend the holidays with his family. the president says his deputy jerry rosen will become acting attorney general. bar will leave the department the month before the inauguration. yesterday mem

so who wins here, carley?et's hope "defund the police" movement dies out because as steve said, it is extremely dangerous. and the only way it will because progressives are energized on this. for ilhan omar to pushback in that way against a former president shows how truly energized and how deeply they believe in this very dangerous idea. but it is no coincidence as these police department budgets go down, the crime rate is going up. and the most tragic thing to come out of all of this seattle voting to cut the police budget by 18%. two people were stabbed in seattle. one was a social worker and the plan is to replace police with social workers. so that one to me is not going to work out. >> kennedy: they may have missed the window by overshooting the mark. just minutes from now white house white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany will take questions from reporters. we will bring you that press briefing. it will be fiery so keep it right here. ♪ so we only pay for what we need. it's pretty cool. that is co

carley: wow, okay.e largest newspaper in china and the official paper of the chinese communist party posted a tweet saying all available evidence suggests that covid-19 did not start in central china's wuhan but may come into china through imported frozen food products and their packaging. which raises the question, does that deserve a miss information tag that republicans are seeing on their tweets? >> i don't think so anything that comes from the chinese communist party should be taken seriously. they lie. they have a very active propaganda arm. news media should not report it as though it's fact because it comes out of china. you mentioned twitter. twitter continues to censor conservative information, information that could hurt democratic candidates and then it doesn't do anything about the propaganda coming out of china. china has been launching a horrible propaganda effort against our allies the australiaians because australia continues to push to get to the bottom of the origins of the coronaviru

carley: glad you are feeling okay. you look great. of the candidates able to flip a blue seat red. democrats under performed in the house. do you think this is a sign of things to come for the midterm election else? do you think there is any chance that republicans could regain crowl of the house? >> i think we have a great opportunity to take crowl of the house. i think that the democrats are still being pushed further and further left. and that push further and further left is actually what caused us to gain a number of seats in this election. when people thought we were going to use 15 to 20 seats we actually gained, i think, more than 10. so that is a great turn around. also a great testament to our leader kevin mccarthy and the work of the republican national committee and work of the national congressional committee. we really, you know, wecht against the flow of what people thought was going to happen. why? because the message that was delivered wasn't being sold here. we weren't buying it here in south florida and other parts

. >> reporter: carley shimkus here with all the intrigue.ey: members of congress are receiving the covid-19 vaccine. one of those members alexandria ocasio cortez who posted words of encouragement saying if you have any questions or unease about the covid-19 vaccine i've got you i would never ask you to do something i wasn't willing to do myself. however some lawmakers think that young healthy members of congress should not be the first to receive these doses was one of those folks fellow squad member ilhan omar posted a sweet saying we are not more important than front-line workers, teachers etc. who are making sacrifices every day which is why i won't take it. a little bit of back and forth was online at aoc and other members are young and healthy but on the other hand mike pence and joe biden are receiving this vaccine to spark confidence in it. >> some people, whether you agree with her it is about symbolism, telling other people i am taking it, you should take it so two sides to that for sure. don't know if there are two sides to this,

carley shimkus is upstairs and carley is excited along with ainsley. carley: that's right. and i are excited. ainsley: we are not going to apologize for being happy. carley: got to get to headlines. start with this. more than 420 miles of a new border wall system has been completed. acting customs and border commissioner mark morgan praising tweet we are going to meet our mark of 450 miles by the end of the year. nearly all of the miles funded for new border wall system are currently under construction. the impact of stopping construction would be disastrous. morgan warning about a border crisis if trump administration policies end. it comes after 70,000 migrants were apprehended at the border last month. a 64% increase from last year. new jersey congressman jeff van drew is speaking out over calls from democrats urging house speaker nancy pelosi not to see the him for supporting president trump's legal challenges in the 2020 election. the democrat turned republican joined us earlier to react. >> the notion that i -- after the people voted for me that i couldn't sit in the

jillian: carley shimkus joins us with more. judge's getting skyler's sentencing half but not enough to bring her home for the holidays with the 18-year-old was slammed with the four months sentence for failing to quarantine so she could watch her boyfriend's jetski competition. on tuesday and appeals judge shortened her sentence to two month. the college student knows she did wrong but right now is terrified. >> we weren't happy that she did this. this is not like skyler to make this kind of bad judgment call. they called and reported her after her boyfriend won the race. >> reporter: the statement saying it was her hope that she would be to return home to resume her studies in january. we accept the decision of the court and look forward to receiving its written reason in due course. her grandmother is also appealing to donald trump and the justice department is looking into the case. mac tested negative two days after arriving to the cayman islands, leaving the hotel to attend the race with her boyfriend is also facing the sa

todd: carley shimkus joins us live with a warning from experts. carley. carley: good morning.rict stay-at-home orders this morning that will stay in effect through the christmas holiday. the new measures were triggered as hospital icu capacity dropped below 15%. restaurants will be opened for take-out and pick-up only while hair salons and movie theaters and bars forced to shut down. roughly 33 million californians or 85% of the state population now under restrictions. but some residents are fighting back. a protest at the california state capitol over the lockdown orders turned violent over the week. sacramento police say protesters and counter protesters threw objects at each other, several pro-trump protesters report their tires being slashed and car windows shattered. meantime, it's back to school again in new york city as some preschool and elementary schools reopen for in-person learning today. all students must have a covid-19 testing consent form from their parents to be allowed into classrooms. and dr. deborah birx out with a chilling warning over just how bad this cu

carley: we will talk about it more later on the show.

thank you, carley. in the vaccine distribution time line set toe emergency approval of the pfizer vaccine in the u.s. in u.k. officials looking to reports of allergic reactions two people who got the vaccine on the first day of the rollout. here to discuss this fox news medical crintder and author of covid. hi, dr. siegel, good morning how are you. ainsley: i'm well. two people. what do you need to be aware of if you do have allergies and you are thinking about getting the vaccine? >> well, of course, we have to remember that thousands have got then vaccine in clinical trials. the pfizer vaccine without any untoward effects like that arm swelling, yes, but not big allergies. and i think what's important here is that the two people who had allergies in the u.k. were already carrying an epipin meaning they had had severe allergies in the past warning where people had to be rushed to the hospital or had swelling and decreased blood pressure and rashes. that's the people we would hesitate to give this to ri

carley: this is a trend we can get the client.ngham cracked open a cold one on the house for yesterday in the name of bipartisanship. >> in the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation, i raised his glass to colleagues democrat and republican. carley: the beer that he opened hilariously is called joint resolution. he did not get to drink the beer, only open it because house will say you can't take off your mask. congressman cunningham is ranked the fourth most bipartisan congressman. he lost a congressional race to his republican challenger. todd: is that a guy you want to hang out with? carley: i am out of congress, i will drink a beer in my office. todd: the vice president stops in georgia as a judge strike down challenges to ballot rules. the congressman may or may not have a beer but he is from the peach state and does have the latest on the next step that of crucial senate runoff. jillian: the new study that suggests the biden agenda could set everyone back in a big way. todd: more pictures how you are celebrating your holida

carley: the more you know. brian kilmeade. brian: have to say goodbye to carley.p. los angeles restaurant owners fighting back against dining ban i will call it. ainsley: an >> and people wonder why i'm protesting and i have had enough. they have not given us money and they have shut us down. we cannot survive. brian: next guest is taking l.a. to court over the dining ban and breaks down where this case stands. don't move. gaps and wrap hair. so shark replaced them with flexible power fins to directly engage floors and dig deep into carpets. pick up more on every pass with no hair wrap. shark vertex with duoclean power fins. ainsley: a los angeles county judge ordering health officials to provide evidence why a ban on outdoor dining should be in place. our next guest brought the lawsuit against the ban claiming it targets restaurants unfairly and puts thousands of jobs in jeopardy here with more is president and ceo jack condi. thanks for joining us. >> good morning to you. ainsley: why the lawsuit? >> well, for nine months now, we have listenerred to our public h

carley: all right. thank you, carley.unces sweeping changes on first day in office. george is putting an end to cash bail. brian: makes crime old news. he will also not nonviolent crimes like trespassing, making criminal threats, public intoxication, resisting arrest. also called for an end to the death penalty calling it racist. steve: let's bring in tom homan actingites director. local policeman as well. tom, good morning to you. >> good morning. steve: you know, new york state did the same thing. how did that work out? >> it didn't work out and i would think this prosecutor the first thing he would do is study the issue and ask new york what do they think about what's happening? talk to the prosecutors. talk to the sheriffs in the state of new york. i have been in new york many times giving speeches this past year. didn't meet one sheriff or prosecutor who thought bail reform was a good idea. look what happened in new york city during the protests that turned to riots. looted businesses, burned business. assaulted cops

jillian: carley shimkus joins us with that story next.ng pictures to celebrate the season, robert martin donning a red hat with his protective gear, thank you for your work. jillian: their 18 - ♪ ♪ frosty the snowman no make is a fairytale they say >> more lockdowns, once deposit everything after christmas. jillian: restaurant owners continue. jillian: new york city restaurant owners not going down without a fight. bill diblasio warned the city could be heading back towards fool lockdown amid an up tick in covid-19 hospitalizations. >> we are going to need to do some kind of shutdown in the weeks ahead. something that resembled a pause we were in and for spring and it would be overwhelmingly what we saw than. essential work only. if we implement that, my nomination would be right after christmas. >> reporter: new york city rules include an indoor dining bannon the 10:00 pm curfew on outdoor dining but with more restrictions potentially on the way business owners are fighting back. hundreds of restaurant workers held a rally in times squar

will: go to carley shimkus who has additional headlines.hen you might receive the coronavirus vaccine. the white house covid testing czar says every american will have access to a vaccine by june. admiral brett giroir adding they will also work against the new strain. >> it is not any more serious than the normal strains of covid. however, it does appear to be more transmissible. >> meanwhile astrazeneca chief says their vaccine will prevent the new strain. u.k.'s government is expected to approve it this week. will netflix producer lynn buckeykydied after suspected po. the chairman of the chinese gaming company was hospitalized earlier this month. chinese media says an executive at it his company is the main suspect. the two reportedly had a dispute over salary. ' kai was also working with game of throne creators to create a trilogy for netflix. house explosion caught on camera. watch. >> it exploded. will. >> officials say a gas leak caused the blast leveling the home. thankfully no one was hurt. several homes next door damaged in that bl

carley: "fox & friends" right now.ting open up] >> hundreds rallying in staten island overnight to support a bar owner arrested for keeping his business open. >> the sheriff is on the scene. they have create you had a blockade in front. they won't let anybody in. >> mayor of austin, texas, telling people to stay at home while he was vacationing in mexico. >> it shows spectacular contempt for the voters. >> you could forgive people for being wrong. but hypocrisy is a hard thing to get over. >> this colossal expansion of mail-in voting opened the flood gates through massive fraud. >> if you have a credible allegation put up or shut up. >> the cdc is t

shannon: carley shimkus with the story.up his 2020 election fight, his campaign is looking ahead to 2024 by sending an email to supporters saying rest assured your president will never stop fighting for you and your family, he will do whatever it takes to ensure america is first which is why he asked us to reach out with one important question and that question in the form of a poll do you think donald trump should run for president again in 2024. there are reports the president is considering announcing his third presidential run on inauguration day and the majority of publicly released polls show most republicans want to see the president run again. todd: this was need yesterday. that is the best way to describe. carley: it is very neat. if you want to get into the christmas spirit. democratic senator tim kane playing christmas carols in the senate office building. ♪ >> bipartisanship, to get a nests. christmas carols were played by senator alexander who is an incredible pianist. go on social media and listen to the other

steve: 7:15 in new york city and carley is with us today with the headlines. carley: that's right.rtedly in the hospital after testing positive for covid-19. president trump's personal attorney tweeting, quote: thank you to all my friends and followers for all the prayers and kind wishes i'm getting great care and feeling good. recovering quickly and keeping up with everything the president initially announcing the positive covid test tweeting in part, quote: get better soon, rudy, we will carry on. prosecutors drop a felony riot charge against a privileged 20-year-old. clara corroborator was busted in new york city after protesters torched cannot prove she is guilty of felony charges yard. she took a plea deal for a misdemeanor graffiti charge which could go away if she stays out of trouble for six months. today most of california is waking up under strict stay-at-home orders as icu beds fill up past governor gavin newsom's emergency threshold. but with businesses shut down once again. some local leaders are pushing back mayor bill wells joined "fox & friends first" earlier to rea

guys, time for headlines with carley shimkus. good morning, carley. carley: that's right.used of shooting a pennsylvania police officer. checkpoints are set up across the areas to find 22-year-old covey francis. francis is accused of shooting the officer three times with a hidden gun he had outside the mckee'sport police station while in custody. the 32-year-old officer is in stable condition. on to extreme weather. the east coast is bracing for a storm on christmas eve. the storm has potential to cause numerous hazards as it follows last week's that killed seven and dropped 44 inches of snow. nearly 6 of 0 million people from charlotte to new york could be slammed by strong winds and freezing temperatures. it tiger woods' son is proving to be a chip off the old block. watch this. >> putt. good putt. well done. >> well, we have seen a few of those. haven't we? >> we sure have. charlie intimidating his dad's signature fist pump after sinking a birdie putt. the pair dressed in sunday reds, of course, finishing the pnc championship in seventhth place. clearly he looks up to d

brian: go to carley for news. carley: fda panel gives green light to covid-19's vaccine.ng to roll out the vaccine as they await the final stamp of approval which could come as soon as today. meanwhile shipping companies telling washington they are ready to deliver the vaccine. fedex and u.p.s. say they spent weeks coming up with supply routes and tracking devices to monitor deliveries. a live look at capitol hill where the senate could vote on a defense bill today senator rand paul delays the vote until today he opposes privileges that limits the president's ability to draw down troops from germany and afghanistan. his objections threaten a must pass bill to keep the government funded through next week. if that doesn't go through, it will shut down at midnight. president trump celebrating another historic break through for peace in the middle east. the president brokering a deal between israel and morocco to normalize relations that agreement coming just in time for the first day of hanukkah. if it's the trump administration first israeli agreement in four months. listen

carley: a little california sunshine.ded the presidential medal of freedom, praising donald trump after receiving the honor. >> i want to show you how proud i am to receive it from donald trump, the greatest president. >> he is best known for coaching notre dame there is notre dame football team from 1986-1996. coming up in the next hour of "fox and friends first" in new york bar owner arrested for defined new york's covid-19 will sparking massive process. he was on the show earlier this weekend will join us later this morning after being released from jail. support for donald trump surging in aoc's turf, rachel campos duffy on what that says about the far left agenda. ♪ robinhood believes now is the time to do money. without the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. >> it is friday december 4th. one of joe biden's first orders of business asking all-americans to mask up for 100

carley: let's get to it.n a fiery white house address donald trump says he and his legal team are opening the floodgates for massive voter fraud. jillian: whistleblowers in michigan testify about the election. griff jenkins breaks it all down. good thursday morning. hope you are awake. >> not only is it thursday but it is 11 days to go before the electoral votes are certified nationwide and barely a day after william barr found no evidence of fraud that would change the election results but the white house releasing 46 minute video the president repeating allegations of widespread voter fraud suggesting the election was stolen. watch. >> this colossal expansion of mail-in voting opened the floodgates to massive fraud. it is a widely known fact the voting rolls are packed with people who are not lawfully eligible to vote. this is not disputed. it has never been disputed. >> the video was made without any members of the press present and as lawsuit after lawsuit are rejected across the country the president is

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carley: on the same topic the new york bar that was declared an autonomous zone has been shutdown.ity sheriff's closing the house for define restrictions on indoor dining. after refusing to cooperate. after speaking about the bar's played earlier this week. >> we just can't close the gap. there is no other option. >> by target or best buy. and >> it is unclear what charges danny will face. a captain charged with manslaughter into the deadliest maritime disasters. 34 people were killed when flames broke out aboard a 75 foot vessel blocked on santa cruz island. prosecutors say captain jerry blueland was negligent by not having sufficient safety protocols in place,. land and sweet for the crewmembers escaped. each of the 34 manslaughter counts carry a possible two year sentence. california restaurant owner and grandmother springing into action when an angry customer attacks her family. the customer was upset over her order taking longer than expected throwing a jug of hand sanitizer the owner's daughter and grandson lose that is when the owner flipped the counter over using it to shov

jillian: carley shimkus here with how the platform is catching heat. from alec baldwin who writes, who rests trump if he refuses to concede? who drags the mouse, cutting off his oxygen. does -- wail away on him like a piÑata? the thug who destroyed the country. what does he deserve? twitter does have a hateful conduct policy, they do take tweets down the promote violence but this tweet has not yet been flagged. twitter did not respond to fox news's request for comment over if it's message violates company guidelines but a lot of people have opinions on it. bob posted i understand why i am not a fan of alec baldwin. twitter would publish this, candy writing twitter, where is the censorship, a harmful threat. todd: it will be the same thing they do in these situations and if it is conservative, on and on we go. speaking of something of the continues on and on saying the same thing this time invoking santa is governor cuomo. jillian: andrew cuomo thinks he will have a merry little christmas because of all the work he did to stop the spread of the coronavi

carley: the intelligence community said foreign intelligence will be delayed telling fox news a report was set to be released tomorrow but senior intel analysts are at odds with china sought to influence the election. senior intel official sounding off saying, quote, all that radcliffe wants's for the intelligence to be reflected accurately and honestly with regard to china and everything else. former deputy national security adviser kt mcfarland says if there's a delay there is probably a good reason why. we don't have that clip but i will tell you this. in october radcliffe and the fbi director christopher ray warned russia and iran were trying to influence the 2020 election. >> reporter: a man charged with plotting 9/11 style terrorist attack. authorities say abella spent a year training how to fly a plane in the philippines taking orders from in our shabab commander, he researched ways to enter the us and how to hijack the plane. abdulla has been in custody since last year, was extradited to the us, he pleaded not guilty. he could face 20 years to life behind bars if convicted. >>

carley sollars and ansley bowles. >> she kind of just acted like everyone's mom because she was so caring>> she was tall. and everybody, all of our friends, are so short. and so it was always, like, she stuck out. we would go places and she would tower over all of us. which made the mom thing so much more funny. and so people always like, she was the first one that they noticed. >> reporter: the world was kind of like her catwalk? >> yeah, pretty much. >> reporter: beautiful girl? >> yeah. i love when i get told that i look like her. it makes me really happy. >> reporter: aw, that's awfully sweet. but halee's beauty was more than skin deep. tattoos, like this one on her back, testified to her strong faith. >> i said prayers with the girls every night. >> reporter: tharon rathgeber is halee's dad. >> and at the end of our prayer the most important line was, "and those that are less fortunate the we are." and i think she really grasped that. >> reporter: and drew strength from it, especially in difficult times. one night in particular was a defining moment for young halee. she was just 12 w

carley shimkus joins us live with the latest. good morning, carley. career they are so happy they are taking lower paying jobs in smaller towns. the police department describing the number of tee par temperatures as unprecedented. according to the portland tribune 30 officers have already left or filed paperwork to leave the department soon. records request from other democracy also suggest an additional 25 officers are currently trying to get hired elsewhere. assistant police chief michael from says not seen this many people leaving at the stage in the career they are leaving here because they don't enjoy working here anymore. will protest following the odessa of george floyd. voted to cut the police budget be by $15 million despite a spike in violent crime. those cuts could have made the department less diverse as the city's police real estate recruiter pass will diverse candidates laid off over the summer. more change to come next year as well as portland's police chief recently announced all canine officers as well as the majority of traffic drops

ainsley: carley has more headlines for us. by police after opening fire at a new york city cathedral. [gunshots] carley: police returning fire on the suspect after he fired several shots on the cathedral's steps just moments after an outdoor christmas concert ended. no one was hurt in the shooting. police say the suspect brought two guns. a full can of gasoline, multiple knives and a bible to the cathedral. homeland security ordering federal agency tolls scour their networks for compromises after the treasury and commerce departments are hit in a cyber attack. according to rioters the hackers are believed to have gotten in by tampering with software used across executive military and intelligence agencies. they also broke into one agency's office software monitoring staff emails for months. russia is reportedly considered the main suspect. its foreign ministry denies any involvement. those are your headlines, guys. brian: thanks is much, carley. appreciate it. coming up straight ahead spend months defunding police why are they

carley shimkus joins us now. carley, good to see you.e back side. >> we are liberal so we can say anything. so we can say the words that are unsayable. you know i don't mean it so i can say it. it's a weird balance. >> trace: there was one word in there we thought was unsayable and took it out. is it true that liberals are getting a free pass on what they can and cannot say? >> yeah, you can't knock her for telling the truth. if you are a conservative in hollywood, one of the rare few, when you say something offensive your career is toast and are you done. look at what happened to roseanne barr. if you're a liberal and say something offensive you'll get a pass, although you have to suffer through some serious twitter criticism. the example i would give there would be kevin hart decided to step down from hosting the oscars after some controversial tweets surfaced but has a rock solid career today. now, sarah silverman was on the podcast talking about how her career has been able to survive despite telling some really controversial jokes a

moving on to topic two, carley.f an airplane. they have a 2-year-old daughter who refused to wear her mask and, of course, there are some instances where 2 and under you don't have to wear a mask. it changes wherever you go. this airline took issue with it. here is the family getting kicked off the plane. >> why? >> we're over here saying it is not safe. >> we just got kicked off the plane because our 2-year-old would not put on a mask and we tried. and they are sending all of our bags and the car seat to new york because a 2-year-old would not put on a mask. >> sandra: traveling is stressful enough with kids during covid. carley, they clearly went through a lot. >> your heart breaks for the family. you hear the father say we're physically holding this mask over our 2-year-old daughter's face. clearly united was a lack of empathy for their passengers. she is a baby. 2-year-old who wouldn't wear a mask. and then, you know, i understand the rules are the rules but there also should be a little bit of wiggle room when

jillian: carley shimkus is here with the rest of the story. >> a lot of discussion taking place, biden's staff, the glamour magazine where she discussed how joe biden wants to reach across the islands work with republicans while in the same sentence calling the gop a bunch of expletives and mitch mcconnell terrible. republicans pounced on that remark leading democrats to come to her defense including hillary clinton who posted a tweet saying people who stood by donald trump for the last four years claiming to be offended a democratic campaign manager used a curse words, don't think so. x use is reporting some biden staffers are not happy with her over her remarks. >> it is getting hard hitting. >> the mayor of new britain, connecticut vetoed the town council's decision to remove a statue of christopher columbus which mayor aaron stewart blaming canceled culture saying where does end? the battlefield tactics to ensure they adhere to social norms of today, the racial justice coalition responded saying we are extremely to certain to hear mayor stewart veto the statue removal, the fight cont

carley shimkus as always, thank you. good to see you. coast to coast with some fighting back against the latest covid restrictions. we're live outside mac's public house in mork awaiting an update from one of them. the staten island bar owner defying shutdown orders there. i'm sandra smith. good morning, trace. >> trace: big news coming in. the news conference set to start any minute now. it comes after police hauled off the bar's co-owner not once, but twice. we talked to his attorney earlier on "america's newsroom." >> the guys want to keep the fight going with mac's public house and keep the support of the restaurant, the fellow restaurants and small business owners. it is sad, trace. this was about a cheeseburger. we're talking about serving cheeseburgers and beers and it has come to this. >> trace: in california a new stay at home order covers 85% of the state and local leaders are facing backlash over the strict rules. admiral a member of the coronavirus task force and debunked claims that outdoor dining is fueling the spread of th