foxnews rich edson with report from washington. >> reporter: congressional leaders are negotiating a spending bill to keep the federal government running through much of next year, aides say they are also discussing a one-week funding bill in case they failed to reach an agreement by friday's deadline. house speaker nancy pelosi said that she and mitch mcconnell have agreed to combine this annual government spending bill with another coronavirus economic package. the foundation for these negotiations, a more than $900 billion framework, a bipartisan group of senators released last week. >> it is not a stimulus bill, it is a relief bill, it is something for the next three or four months to help those greatest in the. need. >> they accepted $900 billion, if there is more money available, certainly i want to see more help to families across america. >> negotiations are ongoing, spinning $160 billion on state and local governments, $180 billion on unemployment benefits, nearly $300 billion on assistance for businesses and $80 billion on education.>>> in october, treasury secretary steven

rich edson has more on this. >> good afternoon, rick. about ten hours after an rv exploded in downtown nashville, police say they have a photo. they tweeted "this is the rv that exploded on second avenue this morning. it arrived at 1:22 a.m. have you seen this vehicle in the area or do you have information about it? please contact us via crime stoppers. the number is 615-742-7463 or online via the fbi field office in nashville or the atf. police say officers responded around 5:00 a.m. to the report of gunfire and when they arrived they saw an rv playing recording warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes. police cleared the area and soon after the rv exploded, knocking one officer off his feet. three people went to the hospital although none are in critical condition. they say it's unclear if there were people in the rv and they have brought in dogs to search for other devices so they have no reason to believe there are more explosives. witnesses say the explosions shattered glass, knocked down trees and struck and damaged buildin

rich edson has more on what happened. >> reporter: four people were stabbed, nine went to the hospital and police say they arrested more than 30 yesterday. hours after another prodrug demonstration here in washington. groups supporting the president like the proud boys and counter protesters, including antifa fought in downtown washington last night. they were in riot gear and with bicycles, the police tried to keep them apart. they eventually scattered and found each other, leading to sporadic fights. that punching, kicking, pepper spray, and stabbing, with the police trying to break it up. the metro police department said eight officers were injured. they were waiting trump flags and carrying signs, began with thousands of trump supporters gathering in washington to rally for president trump in his effort to overturn the results of the election, citing unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud that the federal courts, including the u.s. supreme court have rejected. on his way to west point for the annual army-navy football game, the president and his helicopter passed over the cheer

>> rich edson live. thanks. dr. anthony fauci and health and human services secretary alex azar will be among the first to get the moderna vaccine tomorrow. the first shots of the second approved vaccine given out to healthcare workers today. there are new grim numbers tonight in the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. continuing to set records for infections, deaths and hospitalizations. in phoenix, arizona, insensitive care units are full and some hospitals are using refrigerated trucks as temporary morgues. matt finn reports from phoenix. >> the u.s. marked its deadliest week of the pandemic. more than 18,000 people died from covid-19 last week. friday saw a record 250,000 covid cases reported in a single day. today the death of health and human services says two million additional pfizer vaccines will beshiped to states across the country. >> we believe the jurisdictions and the leaders in a place to talk about their need. >> california is at 0% icu capacity. in arizona, the state's largest healthcare employee, banne

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rich edson is smart, too. he was been following the former vice president, president-elect joe biden who hinted today in remarks in delaware that whatever we're looking at with this stimulus, it is just a down payment on a bigger relief package that could happen once he takes over. rich, what is he talking about? >> that's right, neil. the president-elect, joe biden, says that this is just to get us through the holidays. what congress has just passed. he says early next year, he wants to put 0 it a proposal that he wants congress to enact again. so he's looking for congress in his administration to replicate what it just did. >> i'm going to tell it to you straight. i'm going to tell you the truth. here's the simple truth. our darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. so need to prepare ourselves to steel our spine. unemployment extended for another ten weeks. it's going to take longer than that. congress did its job this week. i can and i must ask them to do it again. >> biden s

bret. >> bret: rich edson in west palm beach. down down wall street after setting record highs monday. dow losing 68. s&p 500 dropped 8. nasdaq finished down 49. president-elect biden said he anticipates covid tenses will spike in january and deaths will rise in february. vice president-elect and her husband joined millions of americans getting the covid vaccine today. jacqui heinrich joins us from wilmington with the latest. good evening. >> the president-elect delivered a blunt warning. deaths and cases are going to get worse before they get better and brighter days may not come until march. he also said the trump administration has fallen short on its goals for vaccinations both of which have been acknowledged by the trump administration coronavirus task force. >> with only a few days left in december, we've only vaccinated a few million so far. the pace of vaccination program is moving now. if it continues to move as it is now, it's going to take years, not months to vaccinate the american people. >> biden pledged authorized

to counter china, though there are still plenty of details that are outstanding. >> shannon: rich edson, thank you very much. the pandemic is led to an unprecedented amount of cooperation between the u.s. government and medical companies with ties to china and the communist regime is taking advantage by gathering huge quantities of american health care data including sensitive genetic information via test kits. a new u.s. government report warns collecting health care data is now a national priority for the chinese. secretary of state mike pompeo highlighting some the other dangers china poses to the u.s. in a speech today at georgia tech in atlanta. warning many colleges are basically bought by beijing and chinese security services pressure and recruit their academics and students as spies. tasked with stealing academic research and intellectual property. there's plenty to talk about tonight with respect to china and potential changes in u.s. foreign policy for the communist regime under a biden administration, let's bring in the new chair of the defense policy, michael pillsbury. good

rich edson, thank you so much. meantime the uk approving a third covid-19 vaccine as virus cases pass the spring peek. another lockdown may be on the table. benjamin hall is live in london with those details. reporter: jackie, good news and bad news out of the uk. i will start with the good news. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has been approved. it is more hardly and transferred at fridge temperature and 10 times cheaper than the moderna vaccine and seven times cheaper than the pfizer vaccine. that will start rolling out in this country on monday. the oxford vaccine offers 70% efficacy 22 day as of the first dose. that rises to 80% after the second dose. the pfizer and moderna vaccines by comparison are 90% effective after two doses but they need to be transported at negative 70 and negative 20 degrees. the u.s. ordered 200 million doses of the oxford vaccine as part of the "operation warp speed." the fda made it clear they will not rush approval. there are still questions about the trial data much of which remains

rich edson is with the president in west palm beach, florida, rich? reporter: good afternoon. what we're looking at here is the president just with the last few days of his holiday trip here to florida, but he is looking to events happening next week. one of those is of course the georgia runoff. the president will get involved. he tweets, on behalf of two great senators, senator david perdue and kelly loeffler, i will be going to georgia monday night, january 4th, to have a big wonderful rally. so important for our country that they win. both georgia senators are up in a special election next week. republicans need at least one of those senators to win to maintain control of the senate and provide a major check on the incoming biden administration. in a joint statement regarding the president's signing that funding covid relief bill, the one chad mentioned they wrote, both senators wrote, thanks to president trump's leadership, covid relief is on the way to millions of georgia families and businesses that need it most. over $47 billion has gone directly to georgia's families,

rich edson has more. hi, rich. >> good afternoon, john.ition team says president-elect joe biden is still weighing who will be his attorney general. a person that will likely oversee a justice department with an investigation into his son. jen saki says whoever leads it, they will lead and independent justice department. >> no decision has been made about who he will nominate to be the attorney general. he's emphatic that they will oversee an independent department. he won't discuss the case with hi son with an attorney general candidate, he won't discuss it with a future attorney general. >> now, in the running for attorney general, former deputy attorney general, sally yates, alabama senator doug jones and merrick garland. that's the same judge that president obama chose to fill a supreme court vacancy who senate republicans denied. president trump and republicans say regardless of who biden selects as his attorney general, there should be a separate independent investigation into hunter biden. >> his son walked away with millions and mi

rich edson is live if wilmington, delaware, with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, jon.ection of an attorney general for any president can be a challenging decision. for president-elect joe biden, it's even more sensitive because whomever he selects, if they make it through the congressional confirmation process, is going to likely lead a justice department that is still going to be investigating his son, hunter biden. so the transition team speaking earlier today says that biden still considering who he wants to name as his attorney general though regardless of who it is, they say they will lead an end dependent justice department. >> he will not be discussing an investigation of his son with new torn general candidates -- attorney general candidates, with anyone he is considering for the role and not with a future attorney general. of we're going to allow the process to work how it should, which is for a justice department to be run independently by the attorney general at the top. >> reporter: former deputy attorney general sally yates, alabama senator doug jones and

let's go live to rich edson with more. >> there is a major law enforcement response and investigation in downtown nashville after an rv blew up at 6:30 a.m. an explosion that police say is deliberate. police also say officers responded around 5:30 a.m. to a report of gunfire and when they arrived they found an rv playing a recording warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes. they called the bomb squad and soon after the rv exploded, knocking one officer off their feet. police say they now have a photo saying this is the rv that exploded on second avenue north. have you seen this vehicle in our area or do you have information about it? please contact us via crime stoppers, the number 645-742-7463 or online at the fbi field office in nashville for the atf. police say it's unclear if anyone was in the rv and as a precaution, they brought in dogs to search for other devices. >> we are searching the downtown area just as a precaution to make sure that everyone is safe and any service that is needed to, we can provide that. with that said, we don't feel there is any concern in the do

rich edson, thanks a lot.ve looks a lot different not only here at home but across the globe. even though you may be celebrating differently, as amy kellogg reports there aregh signs of hope. >> no midnight mass, the pope celebrated at 9:30 p.m. in relatively empty building. the pope has tried to keep spirits bright as can be and as an early christmas gift he told vatican staffers that no onebo would lose their job as a consequence of the pandemic. no such promises on the streets of elderly where businesses have been hard-hit. roman christmas carol carolers, the the seven hills singers try to bring cheer to the shopper is italyhe goes down to a lockdown for much of the holiday season. in this church has turned into a homeless shelter. >> covid-19 has brought everyone to their knees and as i said i don't wish anyone to be on the street, really. i have never slept on the street, but during the past two months i have been sleeping on the street. >> everything feels different. the vatican's postmodern nativity sce

gillian: rich edson in washington, d.c. great to see you. thank you. ♪.eland: starting tonight millions of people living in california will be under a new stay at home order all the way through the christmas holiday. a little bit more on those orders and fight against them. christina coleman live on the streets of los angeles with more. hi, christina. reporter: hi, leland. the entire bay region has not reached a threshold for the new lockdowns but five bay area counties are going ahead to start them early. start them today. officials citing a surge in covid cases and hospital says. now the new regional stay at home order is triggered in areas with icu capacity drops below 15% overwhelming hospitals is a major concern right now. the southern california region which encompasses large population centers like l.a., san bernardino and san diego have 12.5% capacity icu capacity remaining. the san joaquin valley region capacity took a nosedive since friday, sitting 8.6%. that area includes central california. those two regions will start a new stay at home order

jon: rich edson in washington, thank you.oman elect maria saldivar is heading to washington as a conservative answer to the squad of progressive democrats. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has more. >> the democratic socialist i will tell him we have seen the dogma action already. >> the battle lines are drawn, newly erected republicans heading to congress as a freedom force pushing for low taxes and limited government to counter the lot as progressive voices in congress. >> we wanted to cancel the u.s. economy, they wanted to do away with free market, they wanted to take away our freedoms and liberties, they want to change the way they elect people. >> their seeking ideas with four freshmen in this congress known as the squad who favor policy issues like the green new deal, medicaid for all intuition free college. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, elon homework, but she did to lead and i on a presley are expected to add new members to the squad, even before being sworn in these republicans are taking aim.

rich edson, thank you very much, from wilmington, delaware. eric?c: well, mollingly, speaking of china, democratic congressman eric swalwell has come under fire for his reported ties to that suspected young chinese spy. republicans are now doubling down on their calls to have him stripped of his intelligence committee duties, and house minority leader cell phone mccarthy says every member of the committee should get the same fbi briefing that he and nancy pelosi received on friday. doug luzader has the details from washington. >> reporter: there are renewed calls today for congressman eric swalwell to ten down9 from the house intelligence -- stretch down from the house intelligence committee from connections with a suspected chinese spy. after an fbi briefing about what they know about swalwell, republicans today are still expressing outrage including one of the two members of congress who took part in that briefing. >> the one answer that i got out of that briefing was there is no way eric swalwell should continue to serve on the intel committee. a

rich edson with the president a wish list for pets from congress. but we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel and the latest action on capitol hill moments ago. >> the vote on those checks wrapping up moments ago, 275 in favor to 134 against. the politics of it fascinating with president trump and top congressional democrats all pushing to get this done. to this point, senate republicans appear to be what could hold americans back from getting more help. >> every senate democrat is for it but unfortunately, we don't have the republicans on board. today i am telling donald trump, don't just talk about it, act. >> some senate republicans sound skeptical about spending more this point. >> how can the republicans vote against more aid when millions of americans are still unemployed through no fault of their own? >> yeah, because it's terribly untargeted, right? why would we be sending $2,000 to people with a six-figure income who have had no suspension, no reduction of their income at all? >> but i house democrats as this is about h

>> mike: rich edson, thanks a lot.mocratic congresswoman alexander ocasio-cortez dealing with some online backlash tonight over the $50 price tag on the tax the rich sweatshirt and her campaign shop. a political science teacher georgia military college tweeted, "selling a $50 sweatshirt to own the capitalists is the most aoc thing ever." ." ocasio-cortez says her merchandise is made in the u.s., and some of it is free to volunteers. up next, the panel on the staggering new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. ♪ >> do we want to be part of the solution to this horrifying surge, or do we want to be the problem? because where you fall on this effort now has a life or death consequence. 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. ♪ the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. donate now at redcross.org ♪ experience the power of sanctuary

>> rich edson, thank you very much.e newly sworn in district attorney los angeles county unveiled, a full progressive priorities, many among enforcement are pushing back tonight. chief correspondent jonathan hunt has the latest from our newsroom in l.a. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, shannon. many measures introduced were campaign promises that angelenos voted for knowing full well he wanted to overhaul the criminal prosecution system here. >> we are increasingly capable of getting to that safe neighborhood you and i imagined, but we will never get there with small, incremental changes. >> among the big changes, barring prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, barring them from eating enhanced prison sentences, carrying a gun during a crime or being a gang member, re-examining police shootings, potential prosecution of officers, and ending the system of cash bail, meaning criminal defendants will be released pending trial, except in cases of murder or certain other violent crimes. >> how much money do you h

more on all of this now from fox news correspondent rich edson.re on a monday. rich, what is the latest? reporter: good afternoon, connell and that's right, with a nod to scientists and technicians and even the trump administration the president-elect joe biden did get his shot for the covid-19 vaccine. the pfizer version of it. that is of course the first of two shots. >> the administration deserves some credit getting this off the ground with "operation warp speed." you know this is just the beginning. it is one thing to get the vaccine out and now moderna is, is going to be on the road as well but it is going to take time. reporter: vice president-elect kamala harris says the transition team is also watching the new covid variant in the uk and has yet to commit to joining other european countries in banning travel from the united caping dom. harris was asked whether the white house should be fumigated since there have been so many positive test there is? she said she is hoping for a smooth transition. certainly that is something they are lookin

rich edson, thanks a lot.ooking a lot different not only here at home, but all across the globe and even though you may be celebrating differently, a senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg reports, there are some signs of hope. >> no midnight mass, the pope celebrated at 7:30 p.m. in a comparatively empty st. peter's. this as two cardinals close to the holy father test positive for covid-19. one is quite sick. the pope has tried hard this season to keep spirits bright as can be. as an early christmas gift he told vatican staffers that nobody would lose their job as a consequent of the pandemic. no such promises on the streets of italy where businesses have been hard-hit. roman christmas carolers, seven hill singers, try to bring cheer to the shopping district anyway just before italy goes into another lockdown for much of the holiday season. in this church has turned into a homeless shelter. >> covid-19 has brought everyone to their knees. as i said, i do not wish anyone to be on the street. really.

. >> sandra: rich edson's live following president trump to west palm beach, florida. rich, good morning to you. with the president schedule due to florida a short time from now, where do things stand on capital this morning stomach >> good morning sandra. the president scheduled to leap florida soon and he spent some time remotely ripping congressional republicans for failing to pass his priorities. one of those priorities as the $2,000 checks increasing those covid relief checks from $600 and senate and republican, senate and congressional democrats are with the president on this one. >> there is no other game in town besides the hospital. the only way, the only way to get to the american people, the $2,000 checks they deserve and need is to pass the house bill and pass it now. >> instead senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has initiated a process for a vote that combines the $2,000 payments with president trump's other demands, their repeal of the controversial law that gives tech company certain legal protections in the creation of the election fraud commission.

molly: rich edson in washington, thank you. the u.s.s drawing down troops in afghanistan, numbers being cut in half. fox news is on the ground in kabul. benjamin hall there with more. benjamin. >> reporter: the u.s. military drawdown is seen in two very different ways here in afghanistan. on the one hand, you have people inside cities like kabul who say that the drawdown will likely lead to the taliban taking over large parts of this country, and the freedoms that they have been given over the last 20 years with u.s. military intervention will disappear. on the other hand, if you leave the cities and you talk to people in rural areas, they new that the taliban is the one group that can bring them peace and security. they are under attack constantly, and they want law and order. we were out today, and we saw both sides of this story. have a listen. the taliban are not only knocking on the doors of kabul, they are already inside. districts like this taken over by the taliban at night. they come in, they put up roadblocks, they aand kill p

. >> sandra: which brings us to this morning, rich edson is reporting live from palm beach, florida, where the president is spending the holidays. good morning from sunny florida. the president is showing some frustration with senate republicans, where do things stand this morning? >> he is, and good morning. but we have here is the president pushing congress to more than tripled a $600 payments. at the house has already approved it and now it's stuck in the republican-controlled senate. to that, the president tweeted "unless republicans have a death wish and it's also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2,000 payments asap." $600 is not enough. also get rid of section 2:30, don't let big tech steal our country. "in the fastest way to those $2,000 checks would be the senate, if they have the vote, to approve the bill to pass the house early this week and that's what democrats are pushing. >> they want help. the leaders of our country, president trump, president-elect biden, minority leader chuck schumer, speaker of the house nancy pelosi, are all in agreement. to raise the

rich edson with the president a wish list for pets from congress.ef congressional correspondent mike emanuel and the latest action on capitol hill moments ago. >> the vote

carley: rich edson is live at our of nation capital with more. >> reporter: the members of the electoralollege will meet throughout the day to officially cast ballots for president and vice president of the united states. states have certified their election results, showing a win for president-elect joe biden, as president trump's legal challenges have been roundly rejected in federal courts including the supreme court. in an exclusive interview this weekend, brian kilmeade asked the president about this court losses. >> your guys have been unable to prove it up to now. >> excuse me. we've proven it. no judge has had the courage, including the supreme court. i'm so disappointed to them. the judge has the courage to allow it to be heard. we have over 1,000 affidavits from people that saw tens of thousands of ballots. here's the point. they're winning these things on little tec technicalities, likea thing called standing. they're saying the president of the united states does not have standing. todd: federal courts have ruled on the merits of the case and found the president and his legal

neil: rich, thank you very much, rich edson in wilmington, delaware.to go to congressman dan meuser, republican from pennsylvania congressman. also a member of the solvers caucus. there is a concept, republicans, democrats getting together to put aside personal differences political differences getting something done. >> yes. neil: thanks to the congressman we're close to something now. how likely is it that it will get passed as soon as tonight, what do you think? >> well good news it is very certain it will be voted on tonight and i do believe it will be passed. it's a good bill, neil. we've got extended ppp as you well know and i got really hand it to minority leader kevin mccarthy. he saw it through along with the ppp we're getting the expense deduction for businesses on a retroactive basis. that's huge. vaccine distribution and the funding there to assure that as many americans and all north americans for that matter get vaccinated in short order. president trump deserve as tremendous amount of credit there. and there is so much more. there is fam

rich edson is live in washington with more. reporter: good morning, pete, will, rachel.first trucks are scheduled to leave today for locations across the country. nearly three million doses of the covid-19 from pfizer biontech will travel from trucks and planes from michigan and wisconsin to sites, mostly hospitals to all 50 states and d.c. these first doses are mostly designated for health care workers and those in nursing homes, the start of the largest vaccine effort in u.s. history. ups is leading distribution in the east, fedex will handle did the west. federal officials say these shipments will be staggered with the first doses arriving tomorrow. this vaccine require as storage temperature of minus 94 degrees fahrenheit and a second shot 21 days after the first. pfizer said it its late stage trial data shows the vaccine is 95% effect it tiff. later this week the fda reviews a second covid-19 vaccine, one by moderna. back to you. pete: those are live shots at the facility. those are motivating to see. after all this time that help is on the way thanks to "operation

corresponded rich edson has that story tonight from west palm beach. >> republican senator josh hawleyays "millions of voters concerned about election integrity deserve to be heard.ec i will object on january 6th on their behalf." and with that tweet, president trump will secure a debate and aur vote in the house and senate challenging the election results. democrats control the house and several senatens republicans including majority leader mcconnell have already acknowledged president-elect joe biden as the winner, so the maneuver likely only delays biden's electoral college certification. >> i have no doubt that next wednesday a week from today that joe biden will be confirmed by the acceptance of the vote of the electoral college. >> vice president mike pence will preside over next week's congressional session counted the electoral votes. some congressional republicans are pushing the legal effort to give him the authority to choose from electors, attorneys for the republican challengers say mike pence declined to join their efforts. vacationing at his mar-a-lago club, the preside

tonight, correspondent rich edson shows us how companies are modifying their holiday parties and hows affect team morale. >> after a year of zoom meetings with coworkers, what could be better than a holiday celebration on zoom with w coworkers?ke though companies are looking to enhance the typical videoconference haveki options. >> wept are hosting 13 couples d they get this lovely little gift. >> has wine and chocolate shop in charlotte since the customer is a box. >> they get package that says here's your login information, go to zoom and this is your connection. please go ahead and chill the white wine. >> consulting firm challenger gray and christmas says this year nearly three quarters of company holiday parties are moving on line featuring comedy shows, live music, trivia or mixologist classes. here at special report, we master to pasta making. >> the holiday party is one of the few times per year when you get to talk to your colleagues about something other than work. >> even with the online option the consulting survey says fewer than a s quarter of companies ae holding any p

rich edson has more for us.e's live from washington. >> president-elect joe biden is highlighting the diversity in his cabinet, promising to announce the most diverse cabinet in american history and he says groups are strongly lobbying him on these cabinet decisions. >> every advocacy group out there is pushing for more, more, more of what they want. that is their job. my job is to keep my commitment to make the decisions, and when it's all over, people will take a look and say i promise you, you will see the most diverse cabinet, representative of all folks. asian-americans, african-americans, latinos, lgbtq, across the board. >> these are the president-elect's nominees. they are subject to senate confirmation and unless democrats sweep two special elections in georgia next month, republicans will control the senate and the confirmation process. now that senator kamala harris is extending to the vice presidency there is also intends lobbying on who california governor gavin newsom will select to fill her seat.

rich edson picks up the story from the state department. rich? >> good afternoon, bill.e government has an advantage in dealing with the united states. late last month, vice dean of the school of international relations shade the chinese communist party can rely on powerful sympathetic americans to bend u.s. policy to its favor. [speaking chinese]. >> he reveals few other details, offers no specifics to back up his claim. he says wall street tried to help with the trump administration's trade fight unsuccessfully and wall street is close to the political elite. this is all as axios reports a chinese spy moved for several years through american political circles before abruptly leaving the united states in 2015. the reports says she never passed along information. a former u.s. official tells fox news the details:her stay in the u.s. are consistent with chinese ministry of state security operations. in the summer, the state department closed the chinese embassy in houston. u.s. officials called it a hub of spying activity. earlier this year, secretary of state mike pompeo

more tonight from fox news rich edson. >> reporter: four people were stabbed, 9 went to the hospital and the police say they arrested more than 30 yesterday. hours after another pro trump demonstration here in washington. groups supporting the president like the proud boys and counterprotesters including antifa fought last night. police tried to keep them apart. though they scattered and found each other leading to fights, with punching, kicking, stabbing and the police trying to break it all up. eight officers were injured in all of this. waving trump flags and carrying signs the demonstrations began with thousands of trump supporters gathering in washington to rally for president trump. his effort to overturn the results of the election cited unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud and the federal courts including the supreme court roundly rejected on his way to west point for the annual army/navy football game. the president and his helicopter, marine 1, passed over the crowds on the mall and downtown washington. last month the president's motorcade drove around a similar rally

. >> julie: rich edson's lives in west palm beach, florida, with the latest on this one. hey, rich. >> good afternoon, julie. from here in florida and the president is pressuring congressional republicans more than triple those covid payment checks, $2,000, and also to make major changes to that defense policy bill. the president tweeting this morning, "weak and tired republican leadership will allow that bad defense bill to pass, a disgraceful act of cowardice and a total submission by a week people to big tech." he vetoed the $700 billion policy bill because it renames military installations named after confederates, and limits his ability to withdraw certain troops from overseas. the president also wants congress to change an unrelated law that gives tech companies liability protection. the house voted overwhelmingly to override the president's veto as this defense policy bill also authorizes spending on overseas military operations, weapons, pay, and more. it appears procedure might push a vote to later this week on that. two-thirds majority would complete the overrid

first, rich edson. reporting live from west palm beach, florida near the president's mar-a-largo resort with the latest, rich. >> good afternoon, eric. the president just wrapping up his day here. what you've got is a push from the white house and the president to nearly triple or more than triple the size of those $600 checks. the irs is sending them out according to the treasury department and the president tweeting this morning, $2,000 asap. the president also accused senate republicans of having a death wish for blocking those increased payments. the fastest way to the $2,000 checks would be for the senate, if it had the votes, to approve the bill that passed the house earlier this week. that's what democrats are pushing. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has initiated a process for a vote on those $2,000 checks, but he's adding president trump's other demands too that bill. the repeal of a controversial law that gives tech companies certain legal protections and the creation of an election fra

. >> bret: rich edson at the state department thanks.anel on attorney general statement that there was not widespread fraud during any the election and action about john durham but first way beyond our borders tonight, the chinese government said a robot has landed on the moon. the chinese probe will collect four and a half pounds of materials from the moon surface and bring it back to the earth. a battle for space. just one story beyond the border tonight. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ if you have postmenopausal and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself, 'are my bones strong?' life is full of make or break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throa

steve: rich edson is washington, d.c.the white house scolds the media for ignoring the bombshell report. rich, we are talking about it but you click around, we are pretty much it. >> good morning, steve, ainsley and brian there are 17 house republicans who say that speaker nancy pelosi should boot congressman eric swalwell from the house intelligence committee. they write, quote: his close interactions with chinese intelligence services, however unintentional they may be, are an unacceptable national security risk. last week, axios reported suspected chinese intelligence agent chris stein fang targeted swalwell when he was a city councilman interacting with him multiple events over several years, fundraising for 2014 congressional re-election campaign and helping place at least one intern in his office. the republicans charged swalwell withheld that information from the intelligence committee for five years and to have an undisclosed relationship with a foreign asset like this, they say, is dangerous. white house meanwhil

state department rich edson has the details for us tonight. >> a bill designed to fight widespread slavesional aides say american companies are lobbying against it buried him >> a lot of the companies want to have it both ways. maybe it's time for them to rethink their supply chains. >> they claim copies like nike and apple are lobbying against the labor prevention act. apple denies the charge saying it wants the bill to become law. investigates it supply change. at nike says the company has engaged with congress on the bill and monitors supply chains for forced labor. u.s. officials say china forced more than 1 billion leaders into camps. if pushing money into forced labor across the country. senator marco rubio tells fox news "far too many incorporate america will lecture us about right and wrong. they'll probably forget about those values when they operate abroad." where witnessing one of the most ongoing tragedies play out at the hands of the chinese communist party. many incorporate america are silent. many in congress point of the controversy over the national basketball associatio

correspondent rich edson has the latest on that tonight. >> with only a few weeks remaining before thisongress adjourns and after months of failed negotiations, congressional leaders say there is now momentum towards finally passing another spending bill to address the economic damage from the coronavirus. house speaker nancy pelosi says there has been a game changer and she and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell have agreed on a path forward for another coronavirus economic package. she said they plan to combine any relief agreement with an essential government spending bill lawmakers are expected to vote on this month. the foundation for these negotiations? a $900 billion framework a bipartisan group of house and senate members released this week. >> president-elect biden has said this package would be just a start and that is how we see it as well with the hope that much more help is on the way. >> months ago she rejected a smaller coronavirus bill holding out for more funding, and october treasury secretary steve mnuchin floated a $1.8 trillion bill, the speaker's office said th

rich edson now from the state department with more from there. rich, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, bill. the nation's intelligence chief says the intel is clear that china is trying to dominate the united states and the world both economically and technologically and militarily. on top of that, john radcliff writing in the "wall street journal" saying they rob, replicate and replace. china robs u.s. companies of intellectual property, replicates the technology and replaces the u.s. firms in the global mark place. he shifted money in the intelligence budget to increase on china. ratcliffe said he briefed the house and intelligence committees that china is targeting members of congress. ratcliffe tells foxnews.com that he hopes a biden administration would be honest about china and acknowledge that china alone is the greatest national security threat. that just went up on our website. also this morning, the state department announced more visa restrictions for members of the chinese communist party. a state department spokesperson said the ccp

tonight correspondent rich edson shows us how companies are modifying their holiday parties, and how team morale. >> after a year of zoom meetings with coworkers, what could be better than a holiday celebration? on zoom with coworkers. though companies looking to enhance the typical videoconference, have options. >> 33 couples, they get this lovely little kids. >> mark meisner said his wine and chocolate shop in charlotte sends customers a holiday party in a box. >> they get a thankful package and there is your login information, you know, go to zoom, this is your connection. please go ahead and share your white one. >> consulting challenger said this year, three quarters of company holiday parties are moving online featuring comedy shows, live music, trivia or mix all of the classes. here special report, we mastered pasta making. >> with a holiday party is one of the few times a year you get to talk to your colleagues about something other than work. >> even with the online options a consulting survey said fewer than a quarter of companies are holding any party this year, down from

rich edson live in wilmington, delaware, with more porous. afternoon, dana, joe biden and his wife will join the thousands to take the first of two shots of the pfizer vaccine. biden and vice president-elect kamala harris refused the vaccine if solely administered by a president trump. they would take the vaccine if doctors and scientists approved, they do, so here we are. the transition team says it is also watching the new covid variant in the u.k. and have yet to commit to joining other european countries and banning travel from the united kingdom. >> you know, we are monitoring the situation and the regular test with dr. fauci and the public health officials and we will make a decision. as appropriate. >> a reporter also asked harris whether the white house needs to be fumigated since there have been so many positive tests, harris answered, she is hoping for a smooth transition and that that is something that they are working on. while congress has agreed to another coronavirus economic package, the president-elect calls it a start. he sa

rich edson live in wilmington, delaware, covering the biden transition for us.ood morning, rich. >> reporter: good morning, eric. any president or president-elect choosing an attorney general, that's an important decision. it's all the more sensitive for president-elect joe biden as anyone he no, ma'am mates -- nominates if they're confirmed will oversee a justice department that is likely investigating his son, hunter biden. the president-elect's sell ex for white house press secretary was speaking with chris wallace this morning. he said biden is still picking or going through the process of choosing an attorney general and she says anyone he does select is going to lead an independent justice department. >> he will not be discussing an investigation of his son with any attorney general candidates. he will not be discussing it with anyone he is considering for the role. it will be up to the purchase you view of a -- purview of a future attorney general, his administration, to determine how to handle any investigation. >> reporter: president trump and republica

first, i'm going to begin with rich edson live with the news in washington, d.c. rich? >> good afternoon, harris. president-elect biden responding to all this. he is saying he is not worried about the accusations against his son hunter. he is criticizing those making them. >> president-elect biden: i have, we have great confidence in our son. i am not concerned about any accusations that have been made against him. it's used to get to me. i think it's kind of foul play. >> the transition team points to it when biden mentions "foul play" here he is answering a question about those who use hunter as a cojill against him, not the investigation against hunter. they are still investigating hunter biden. fox obtained more text messages from the hunter former business associates who appear to be trying to leverage hunter's family for the business. "let's get the company set up. then tell "h" and family the huge stakes and get joe involved." "he strengths our usp to chinese as it looks like a true family business." usp is a business term and stands for "unique selling propositi

rich edson with president trump in west palm beach.

corresponded, rich edson from washington tonight.> good evening, martha and biden is under investigation. he says the u.s. attorney office in delaware informed his lawyers yesterday that they are looking into his tax affairs. in a statement, hunter biden says "i take this matter very seriously but i am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that i handled my affairs legally and appropriately including with the benefit of professional tax advisors." his father's presidential team says "presidentiapresident-elecs externally proud of his son who has fought through challenges and the vicious personal attacks of recent months only to emerge stronger." the u.s. attorney 's office in delaware stays that he refuses to comment. he told fox news that investigation into hunter began in 2018. he reports a source saying the investigation was predicated in part by a suspicious activity report from transactions in china and other foreign nations. she also reports the two sources familiar with the invest

it got rich edson live in washington with more, with a reactionary. hi, rich, rich. >> hi, julie. it's a major police response in downtown nashville. trying to piece together who was responsible for a massive explosion when an rv blew up there at 6:30 this morning. police say three people went to the hospital, though none in critical condition. witnesses say the explosion shattered glass, knocked down trees, and should buildings, causing smoke and fire visible from across the nashville area. police say they think this is deliberate. >> the rv exploded at 6:30 this morning. we do believe this to have been an intentional act, significant damage has been done to the infrastructure they are on second north. >> nashville metro police say the fbi and atf are investigating. other law enforcement officials will arrive in the coming days. the department of justice as early this morning the acting attorney general, jeff rosen, directed department resources there. police say they've sealed off downtown, brought in police dogs to make sure there are no other explosives, although they have no

. >> sandra: rich edson is live in west palm beach, florida, where the president is spending the holidays. the president has leaned on skeptical republicans here, what's the next move? >> good morning, the president is upending congressional politics by trying to triple the amount of those direct payments. in that boat yesterday in the house the democrats voted to 31-2 to increase the direct payments, 44 republicans join them. when congress passed the $900 million bill, leadership said the size was appropriate and that they would consider more later if it were necessary. there is a significant opposition among republicans to add a half trillion dollars on top of that to the national de debt. you have bernie sanders saying that unless senate leadership agrees to vote on increasing those payments he's going to slow process on a whole host of other items, and what that does is keep the senate in session through the new year, something they do not want to do. >> sandra: absolutely. what we know on the veto? >> the house worked on this, 740 billion defense policy bill, the house voted with a t