caroline shively is live in washington. caroline, do we know when the russian diplomats will be heading back home? >> well, arthel, they officially are kicked out tomorrow. that's when the 72-hour clock runs out. take a look at their plane parked at dulles international airport in virginia. russia's news agency says almost 100 people have been told to go. that's 35 diplomats and their dependents. russian officials say it's part of the roseya special flight squadron. they locked up two of their luxury compounds yesterday at noon in new york in new york and maryland when the u.s. blocked access to them as punishment for the larger hacking scandal. the obama administration says the gorgeous buildings were used for much more than vacations, specifically for intelligence gathering against the u.s. putin says u.s. diplomats can stay there, even inviting their kids to a new year's party. arthel? >> so here's the other question, what's the latest, caroline, on russia's apparent attempt to hack a vermont power grid? >> that infected

. >> caroline shively is live with the news in the nation's capitol right now and caroline, how electors would need to switch their votes to change the outcome of november? >> reporter: 37, harris. mr. trump got 307 in the election and he needs 270 to win. so if 37 turn away, there is no official winner and this thing will head to the house of representatives for a decision. but listen to this eelector bound to hillary clinton. democrats are under pressure from some corners as well to vote for a republican other than trump with the goal of sweeping someone else into office. >> i don't know what i'm going to do monday. i may vote for secretary clinton, or i may vote for a republican that -- that 37 republican electors would want me to vote for. >> reporter: and that would be unprecede unprecedented. it is rare for a single elector to switch votes. the last time was in 2004 and that was thought to have been a mistake, harris the states with laws requiring electors to go with the voters' pick. >> that is where it is murky. there are 29 states that bond the electors to the candidate chosen i

in washington, caroline shively, fox news. >>> the search is on for pair of armed robbers, who policen philadelphia today. take a good look at these surveillance photos. police say that around 10:30 this morning, the men stormed into a citizens bank on the 8600 block of germantown avenue. they threatened a teller, then they got away with cash. then about an hour and a half later police say they hit a td bank on the 5500 block of ridge avenue. >>> we're into the last full weekend of shopping ahead of christmas, and people made their way around that wintery mix to hit up the king of prussia mall to hopefully score some deals today. it is super saturday, and stores are pushing some big savings, and they're staying open late to get you inside their doors. and it worked. as our jennifer joyce hit the mall. >> snow, sleet, messing streets, taking part in historic shopping day. >> super saturday. >> this probably is the best time to come out. because not too many people want to brave these elements. >> little slushy. but i have a four wheel drive car. so that helped. i mean, if i didn't have

fox's caroline shively is in washington, d.c.cold war era tit-for-tat but russian president vladimir putin will not kick u.s. diplomats out of russia in response to the latest obama administration's sanctions. including the expulsion of 35 russian intelligence operatives and their families. >> i think it's quite scandalous that they chose to go after ki kids. >> putin taking a wait and see approach with the trump administration and late this afternoon president-elect donald trump took to wider writing quote great move on the delay by v putin i always knew he was very smart. and despite saying it's time to move on mr. trump now plans to sit down with the intelligence community about all of this next week. this as some trump's circle questioning the timing of these sanctions. >> we do wonder about the rush to do all of these things the next couple of weeks by the obama administration, how that may up end long-standing u.s. policy as it seems to be. >> reporter: actions of the outgoing president can easily be erased by the incoming.

fox's caroline shive system in washington, d.c.ith the story. >> reporter: many expected a cold war era tit-for-tat russian president vladimir putin says he will not kick u.s. diplomats out of russia in response to the latest obama administration's sanctions. including the spule shouldn't of 35 russian operatives and their families. >> i know it's quite scanned us will they chose to go after ki kids. >> late this afternoon president-elect donald trump took to twitter writing quote grave move on the delay by v putin i always knew he was very smart. and despite saying it's time to move on, mr. trump now plans to sit down with the intelligence community about all of this next week. this as some from trump's circle questioning of these sanctions. >> we wonder about the rush to do all of these thing the next couple of weeks by the obama administration. how that may up end long-standing u.s. policy as it seems to be. >> reporter: ax of the outgoing president can easily erased by the incoming in the next administration wants to list sanct

caroline shively joins us live from the state department. hey, caroline. >> reporter: hey to you, sandra. president putin said they will not expel anybody. this is an unusual move, one, because of all the tough talk we heard yesterday, but also because in the past when the u.s. has booted russian diplomats, they've kicked ours out. not this time. take a look. although we have the right to retaliate, we will not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy but will base our actions on the policies of the trump administration. the state department notified moscow starting at noon today it would be denied to two russian government-owned compounds in the u.s., one in maryland and one in new york. that deadline passed just two minutes ago. the buildings were used for intelligence gathering, that's in addition to russian hacks before the november election. >> our bottom line is what russia's been engaged in over the last few months and years is unacceptable. it's outside the norms of diplomatic behavior, and the president is sending a message today to

>> caroline shively, thank you very much. >>> more on this, let's bring in senator mike lee from the great state of utah, also a member of the armed services committee. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> it seems as though everyone is declaring victory. vladimir putin is declaring victory because he can do this to obama. obama is declaring victory because he's saying he can stand up to the russians. and donald trump saying i'm smart enough that i caused him to hold off. >> let's hope president-elect trump is right. i want him to succeed with russia, succeed in strengthening the united states throughout the world, whether it's with russia, whether with our relationship in the middle east, in countries there or elsewhere. i've got high hopes that president trump and his team will do a good job. >> as you look at what's being done here. clearly obviously as it related to israel, president-elect trump came out very strongly against president obama. as related to russia, you do get this feeling he seems like he at least is willing to attempt to make friends with vladimir putin and se

caroline shively is live in washington with the numbers an the estimate and the forecast. >> hi, eric. 538 electors will meet across the country tomorrow to make the presidential election official. but there is growing pressure to flip them to keep president-elect trump out of the white house. if 37 republican electors flip, then mr. trump won't have the 270 votes to officially win. >> i don't know what i'm going to do monday. i may vote for secretary clinton, or i may vote for a republican that -- that 37 republican electors would want me to vote for. >> now that is coming from an elector bound to hillary clinton. democrats are now under pressure from some corners as well to vote for a republican other than trump, sweeping someone else into office. election watchers say all of this is the longest of long shots. 29 states actually have laws that bond the electors to the candidate chosen by the voters in their states and it is very rare for even one elector to change votes in any given year. >> we have one particular individual in texas without a faith of selector statute in texas but

and here is more on what we could expect is caroline shively. >> there is growing pressure to flip somee electors to keep president-elect trump out of the white house. if 37 republican electors flip, then mr. trump won't have the 270 elector votes to officially win. >> i know what i'm going to do on monday. i may vote for secretary clinton or i may vote for a republican that -- that 37 republican electors would want me to vote for. >> now that is coming from an eelector bound to hillary clinton. democrats are for pressure from some corners as well to throw over clinton and vote for a republican other than trump. sweeping someone else into the office. election watchers say all of this is the longest of long shots. 29 states actually have laws that bind the electors to the candidate chosen by the voters in their states and it is very rare for even one elector to change votes in a given election year. >> one particular individual in texas, but other than that, we're very confident that everything will be smooth tomorrow and this harassment from groups like move on.org should stop and that

first hundred days, russians putting out a statement in the past couple minutes furthering what caroline shively reported this from, vladimir putin saying we regret the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing administration is provocative and aimed at further weakening the future us relationships. and russian and american people considering global security responsibilities, russia and the united states damaging international relations as a poll. the russian embassy in the united kingdom, president obama expels 35 diplomats in cold war dÉjÀ vu, you will be glad to see the last of this hapless administration and lame-duck. you can't imagine that was an accident. >> the russians are saying they will see what donald trump will do, president obama -- it is interesting, reticent, based on an attack on his legitimate when as president of the united states, he thinks if you acknowledge russia was doing cyberattacks to help him, trump can come out and make an argument saying i condemn cyberattacks, point to something that comes out of the emails, but heard hillary clinton, made someone not vote for