here's eric shawn. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. a live look at capitol hill. take a look at the senate about to go into session any moment now. republican majority leader mitch mcconnell adding larger covid relief checks to the bill after he blocked a vote yesterday. meanwhile, senate minority leader chuck schumer, he's accusing the gop leaders of trying to deprive americans of a $2,000 survival check. this as president trump and some other republicans are pushing for a bigger payment including georgia's two gop senators as you know are facing a critical run-off next week. the run-offs, that election will decide the control of the u.s. senate. we're covering this from all the angles right know. peter doocy reporting from the campaign trail is in georgia. our political panel standing by to weigh-in. 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 n

eric shawn is next. >> eric: hello. i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. joe biden set to receive a national security briefing. what he can expect on his first day in office. this comes after the christmas day bombing in nashville. and a massive cyber attack by our nation by suspected russian hackers. the president-elect will speak after the briefing. we'll have that live. the house back in session today. we're waiting for folks on giving americans more covid relief money and overriding the president's veto of the defense bill. we're covering this from all the angles. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill. first, let's go to jacqui heinrich reporting live on the transition. jacqui is in wilmington. hi, jacqui. >> good afternoon, eric. the president-elect gave short remarks ahead of his briefing he's receiving from his foreign policy and national security advisers. he touched on the importance of international alliances saying the world's problems can't be solved by one country and the trump administration's go it alone approach

here's eric shawn. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in nor bill hemmer. relief checks are on the line, the house passed the bill to increase payments to most americans to $600 to $2,000. now it's up to mitch mcconnell to bring that bill to the floor. and we're exactly one week away from the crucial run-offs in georgia that will determine which party controls the senate that could president-elect biden's agenda the next two years. covering all the angles for you right now. steve harrigan live in atlanta.

eric shawn is next. >> eric: hello. i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer.e a national security briefing. what he can expect on his first day in office. this comes after the christmas day bombing in nashville. and a massive cyber attack by our nation by suspected russian hackers. the president-elect will speak after the briefing. we'll have that live. the house back in session today. we're waiting for folks on giving americans more covid relief money and overriding the president's veto of the defense bill. we're covering this from all the angles. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill. first, let's

here's eric shawn. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in nor bill hemmer. as covid relief checks are on the line, the house passed the bill to increase payments to most americans to $600 to $2,000. now it's up to mitch mcconnell to bring that bill to the floor. and we're exactly one week away from the crucial run-offs in georgia that will determine which party controls the senate that could president-elect biden's agenda the next two years. covering all the angles for you right now. steve harrigan live in atlanta. john bussey from the "wall street journal" is with us. first, let's go to mike emanuel reporting from washington on the latest negotiations for the $2,000 payment. mike? >> top democrats tried to force the issue this afternoon, trying to bring up $2,000 stimulus checks today. >> we should not adjourn until the senate holds a vote open both measures, the ndaa veto override and the house bill to provide $2,000 checks for the american people. >> ndaa is an annual defense bill. price tag, $740 billion, which president trump vetoed. the senate majority

election, my everyone talks to liz podcast guest this week is fox news senior correspondent and anchor eric shawnen elbow and knee deep in the election coverage. he was on the ground in pennsylvania. i asked him all about his coverage on the ground during this very controversial election. you've got to hear his behind the scenes stories, his ground-breaking reporting and of course, you may not know this, who his mom was. a soap opera star darling. eric shawn. you've got to hear it. a lot of people have already downloaded it. spotify, apple, google, wherever you get your podcasts. closing bell ringing in 19 minutes. we'll be right back. some things are good to know. like where to find the cheapest gas in town and which supermarket gives you the most bang for your buck. something else that's good to know? if you have medicare and medicaid you may be able to get more healthcare benefits through a humana medicare advantage plan. call the number on your screen now and speak to a licensed humana sales agent to see if you qualify. learn about plans that could give you more healthcare benefits than you h

here's eric shawn. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. a live look at capitol hill.any moment now. republican majority leader mitch mcconnell adding larger covid relief checks to the bill after he blocked a vote yesterday. meanwhile, senate minority leader chuck schumer, he's accusing the gop leaders of trying to deprive americans of a $2,000 survival check. this as president trump and some other republicans are pushing for a bigger payment including georgia's two gop senators as you know are facing a critical run-off next week. the run-offs, that election will decide the control

i'm eric shawn. hi, laura. >> i'm laura ingal in for arthel neville today. law enforcement searched a home said to be linked to the person of interest in the associated press reports. it's about 10 miles southeast of the blast site. meantime, the police department holding a news conference about an hour ago where officials commended the six officers who responded to early morning calls of shots fired and evacuated the scene. saving lives. here's what the officers had to say. >> that's when the explosion happened. i was thrown forward, knocked to the ground but i was able to catch my c i was fine. i ran to the intersection to check on miller and luellen to make sure they were okay, saw sipos running towards the intersection as well. sorry. that's when i got on the radio to make sure wells was okay. couldn't get a response from him but from the blast he had some hearing loss. so that's when amanda got on, said he was okay. >> as i turn around, for me it felt like i only took three steps and then the music stopped and as i'm walking back, i see orange and then

hello everyone welcome to america news had headquarters im eric shawn hi arthel. >> hello i'm arthelh control of the senate hanging in balance president trump tonight will rally voters

i'm eric shawn. hi, mollie. >> hello, eric. i'm mollie line, in for arthel neville. the first

i'm eric shawn. hi, mollie. >> hello, eric. i'm mollie line, in for arthel neville. the first shipments of moderna's coronavirus vaccine begins rolling this morning and we expect people to get the first doses tomorrow, as congress inches closer to an agreement on the highly anticipated covid relief bill. >> i do have optimism that it passes. the optimism is let's get it done. speaker pelosi admitted after the election that she 4e8 held o cause more pain to try cause an outcome of the he'll e, when we could have -- election, when we could have had relief for the american people, for those that are unemployed, for the small businesses, i'm hopeful that we get it done today. >> a lot of need out there. congressional correspondent chad pergram live on capitol hill following all of this and where do things stand right now, chad? >> reporter: we're waiting for final bill text. the last holdup was working out a disagreement with pat toomey, the republican senator from pennsylvania, who wanted to restrict some of the fed's lending procedures during the pandemic. they seem to

again, eric shawn, live with the latest. eric? >> hello, harris.rms are waiting to be injected with a new life saver, and that is the moderna vaccine. the supply is now going to hospitals, skilled nursing, and long-term care facilities after the cdc recommended that people older than 75 years old were given priority for the vaccines. the advisory panel also slated shots for essential workers such as police officers, firefighters, emts, and supermarket workers. officials say the new moderna vaccine is easier to transport and handled on the one from pfizer because it does not have to be stored at such low, ultracold temperatures, and they say it can last in the refrigerator for one month. that means many rural areas and places that lack any major medical centers can administer the moderna vaccine more easily. >> it can get closer to the person being vaccinated. rural areas, drugstores, doctors offices, that is something that's possible with the moderna vaccine. >> the vaccines is is part of the trump administration operation warp speed. they intended

hello, everyone, welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. hi, molly. molly: delighted to be with you, eric, filling in for arthel neville. the fda approving emergency use just yesterday. finish meanwhile, congress holding that rare saturday session, but it is the holidays, to continue negotiations on a $900 billion coronavirus package. both sides saying time is of the essence. >> american families who simply cannot wait any longer for congress to conclude these discussions. every day that we delay may very well cost more small businesses their survival, cost more american workers their jobs and, yes, cost more americans their very lives. they need us to act. we need to conclude our talks, draft legislation and land this plane. >> and republicans need to make a decision. we're quickly approaching an all or nothing situation. everybody needs to make a decision about whether we're going to pass this much-needed relief or not. and about 11th hour demands and whether they are worth holding up the entire bill. molly: congress is busy, and that means congressi

be distributed to centers across the nation, hello welcome to "america's news headquarters" i am eric shawnel: hello everyone i am arthel neville, fedex and ups working with pfizer to get the first batch of nearly 3 million doses shipped across the country taking off a major effort to stop the coronavirus outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 people in the u.s. the first vaccinations could come tomorrow, we have live fox team coverage, charles watson is near the headquarters in atlanta, mark meredith standing by at the white house and nicole saphier is here to break it down but we begin with mike tobin at the pfizer plant in michigan with more on the vaccine shipments. reporter: the trucks have rolled from the docks at the pfizer plant in michigan shipping business has wrapped up for the day and the most ambitious immunization and history is underway. trucks from fedex and ups left at the same time from the facility fedex irving west and ups irving the east, today shipment 189 boxes of the vaccine each hold 975 vials each vial five doses, what we saw was a little more than 920,000 for the

i'm eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville.he cdc voting to recommend the vaccine from pfizer and germany company biontech for people 16 and older, this just happened a few hours ago. setting the stage for a months-long inoculation drive. healthcare workers and residents in long-term care facilities are expected to be among the first in line. president trump releasing a video yesterday, speaking from the oval office, hailing the vaccine as a scientific breakthrough. >> today, our nation has achieved a medical miracle. we have delivered a safe and effective vaccine in just nine months. this is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history. it will save millions of lives and soon end the pandemic once and for all. i'd like to thank all of the brilliant scientists, technicians, doctors, and workers who made this all possible. arthel: we have live team coverage here on fox. mike tobin is live at the pfizer manufacturing plant in kalamazoo, michigan with more on the rollout. we begin with steve harrigan, live in atlanta

i'm eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville.many company biontech for people 16 and older, this just happened a

fox news anchor and senior correspondent eric shawn has been on this all week. actually been on it for years, looking at election situations and voting situatio situations. eric, good evening. good to have yo you here. >> good evening, martha. thank you. we just heard the president say it. he branded a massive dump of votes. but election officials say it is not what he implies. they say there is no nefarious big batch for biden. they insist they are being counted properly has the law requires. those spikes that the president says are suspicious -- well, they did come up in the key state of pennsylvania during that hearing last week. you may remember the republican sponsored gathering on the election in gettysburg. at that one hearing, hundreds of thousands of ballots recorded all at the same time and how that could possibly not be okay. because there was no way it was said that so many ballots could be counted so quickly. >> there is a spike in loaded votes -- three to 37,000 plus or minus of some votes that were added in their in one big batch. that was an anom

eric: hello, arthel, i'm eric shawn. we send our very best wishes, of course, to mayor giuliani who has been serving as the president's personal attorney during his legal battles over the presidential election. he has been for the past few weeks crisscrossing the country for those legislative hearings and the court cases, and was last seen not wearing a mask at a georgia state senate hearing thursday. there he's wearing a mask outside. mark meredith lye at the white house with more -- live at the white house. rudy giuliani is a formidable presence. i first started covering anymore 1982 when he was the mob-busting u.s. attorney here in new york. he cut crime as new york city mayor two terms, changed the culture of this city, divided new york through 9/11, and he has put his heart and soul into everything he does, into his current mission, and-even on with maria bartiromo e this morning despite this diagnosis of coronavirus. what is the right newt the white house? >> reporter: eric, good afternoon. i'm sure the president a

i am eric shawn. >> stuff i will never forget, the sound of the announcement same primary objective is to evacuate, evacuate now, i saw the biggest flames i've ever seen, the biggest explosion, i just saw orange and i was so scared i lost my entire detail because they did not know where they were. leland: that was one of the six police officers who responded to the nashville christmas bombing and got there before the bomb went off and risked their own lives to evacuate civilians before the rv exploded. incredible news conference this morning, welcome to "america's news headquarters", it is nice to all of this, you take a minute to recognize the six euros and what they did, it is incredible when you look listen to them second by second what happened. alicia: absolutely, absolutely heroes even though they don't think they are, i'm alicia acuna, the investigation into the bombing intensifies and we are learning federal agents have raided the home of a possible person of interest. charles watson is on the ground in nashville with everything that we know so far. >> fast-moving investigation

i'm eric shawn. hello, everyone. welcome. it is being called an historic event for humanity, the green light for the vaccine paving the way for the first vaccinations in the u.s. at the beginning of this coming week. president trump making the announcement about this last night, calling operation warp speed a success of monumental proportions. >> this is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history. it will save millions of lives and soon end the pandemic once and for all. through our partnership with fed ex and ups, we have already begun shipping the vaccine to every state and zip code in the country. eric: meanwhile, the federal government is doubling down on its order of the moderna vaccine. that one has not been given the full approval just yet, buying an additional 100 million doses of that. we have live team fox news coverage up to the he very minute. mike toebin is standing by with trucks that are ready to roll out nationwide to start delivering the vaccine to those who need it. dr. marc siegel will take a

i'm eric shawn. we have been waiting for this day to finally come. fed ex and ups began shipping more than half a million doses by airplane and guarded trucks to distribution sites nationwide. the first shots we're told could come starting tomorrow as the largest vaccination program in american history kicks off. hoping to stop the outbreak that has sickened nearly 16 million people here in the u.s. and so far cost almost 300,000 lives. president trump praising pfizer's vaccine yesterday when he attended the army, navy game at west point. >> this has been a great, really medical -- they call it a medical miracle. and it's going to have a tremendous impact. 95% effective. we have moderna coming out next week, very soon. we have johnson & johnson, a one shot vaccine coming out. all great companies. eric: and we have live team fox coverage for you. charles watson is near the centers for disease control headquarters in atlanta. mark meredith standing by on the north lawn of the white house with the latest from the president there. let's begin with mike t

i'm eric shawn. we have been waiting for this day to finally come.ed ex and ups began shipping more than half a million doses by airplane and guarded trucks to distribution sites nationwide. the first shots we're told could

hello everyone this is a brand-new hour of "america's news headquarters" i'm eric shawn. >> i am laura ingle and for arthel neville, the federal and local law enforcement are going to hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. eastern and we will bring that to live once it starts. meantime authorities say they believe the suspect died in the blast as eric mentioned, nashville police are working to identify human remains found near the scene. earlier today city leaders commended those six incredibly brave nashville police officers who helped evacuate the downtown area minutes before the parked rv exploded saving thousands of lives. charles watson is live in nashville with the very latest. what we know. >> as you can imagine the six nashville police officers are being called an extremely danges situation putting their own lives on the line to protect others for the first time since the blast were hearing from the officers who say they were on the scene for no more than a few minutes when they first heard the audio warning coming from the rv telling people there was a bomb and to evacuate instea

welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. hi, molly.olly: wonderful to be with you, i'm molly line in for arthel neville. as these talks continue on the hull, millions of doses of moderna's covid vaccine are on the way after the fda approved emergency use friday night. meanwhile, some detail of that stimulus deal still need to be hashed out including how much to give out in direct payments. house minority leader kevin mccarthy blames the holdup on speaker pelosi. >> speaker pelosi finally admitted after the election that he he held up to try to make it an outcome of the election. this whole time when we could have had covid relief for those unemployed, the number of small bids out of work. i am very hopeful we get this done today. molly: a lot of hope that progress is being made. congressional correspondent chad pergram is watching it on capitol hill for us. where do we stand on this potentially being wrapped up? >> reporter: they think they might vote tonight in the house of representatives, but just before i came on the our here, the

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i'm eric shawn is in new york. lawyer ingle is with us also for our special coverage. >> welcome back to justice. you heard my open, congress is letting downk america once again at one of the most critical times in recent memory. is there any hope for americans struggling with lost revenue and closed businesses? joining me now to discuss that, campaign manager and senior advisor to the re-election of thanks forin for being here. do you want to put any periods or exclamation points at the end of my open as relates to the house of representatives and how they're treating americans? >> well, let me say, it was a fantastic open and merry christmas to everyone who is watching tonight. the only people that are getting christmas gifts are those members of congress who get their own money. they vote themselves pay raises every year.et they give us a bill that's 5,59e pages and what do the rest of the american people get? we got nothing? we get $600. this president is fighting to give the american people more money and cong

i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. >> georgia governor brian kemp ripping all of the distractions with the senate run-off elections now six days away. he says the stakes are too high. president trump calls on the governor to resign. we're going to be speaking to georgia's lieutenant governor, jeff dunkin' about that in moments. this is sandra smith in for neil cavuto and this is "your world." we have peter doocy in augusta on president trump and president-elect biden and both heading to georgia to get their supporters rallying. we begin with steve this afternoon. steve, kick it off for us. >> sandra, expected to focus on the battle for the senate, who will control the senate the next two years with the run off races set for january 5. that was eclipsed by a battle between republicans, by president trump fighting with georgia's republican governor, brian kemp. it began with tweets yesterday. president trump angry over what he calls rampant fraud in the georgia presidential vote in november. he said that kemp should resign. the president tweeted the following: >> now, governor kemp refus

eric shawn has more. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, bill.sideration for joe biden's attorney general. there's a new complication for new york governor andrew cuomo. >> i'm lindsey boylin. i'm an urban planner. >> manhattan bureau president, lindsey boylin making headlining for something else. the 36-year-old former cuomo aide is accusing the governor of a longstanding pat earn of sexual harassment saying he subjected to her to unwanted comments and observations about her appearance. she served as the deputy secretary for economic development for 3 1/2 years. she said she's not the only woman. she wrote on twitter -- >> cuomo says it's not so. >> on the tweets, i totally respect a woman's right, fought for a woman's right to express any concern, any issue that she has in the workplace. i support that. but the tweets were simply not true. >> some question the governor's planned birthday campaign fund rating event tomorrow just as new york city prepares to shut down indoor dining. he asked for $10,000 donations for people like whoopi goldberg.

i'm eric shawn. hi, laura. >> i'm laura ingal in for arthel neville today.aw enforcement searched a home said to be linked to the person of interest in the associated press reports. it's about 10 miles southeast of the blast site. meantime, the police department holding a news conference about an h

eric: hello, arthel, i'm eric shawn.es, of course, to mayor giuliani who has been serving as the president's personal attorney during his legal battles over the presidential election. he has been for the past few weeks crisscrossing the country for those legislative hearings and the court cases, and was last seen not wearing a mask at

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hello everyone welcome to america news had headquarters im eric shawn hi arthel. >> hello i'm artheleville with control of the senate hanging in balance president trump tonight will rally voters for gop senators david perdue and kelly loeffler who face democrat chargers and reverend rafael warnock in those runoffs. both sides leaving nothing to chance pouring money and other resources into the peach state let's go to griff jenkins live with more. griff. >> hi arthel good afternoon andless than about 30 minutes we're going see the president, first lady depart the white house and marine one, air force base down to georgia for post election rally and you see people here behind me filling in, it is not on that crowd because weave been hearing all day chants of stop this steal and expect the president to talk about what he thinks is a rigged election and as you mentioned, senators perdue and love the her will be in attendance one who will not be here republican governor brian kemp who has been a frequent recent target of the president's including this tweet just a few hours ago. where the

hello, everyone, welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. hi, molly.

i'm eric shawn. hello, everyone. welcome.t for humanity, the green light for the vaccine paving the way for the first vaccinations in the u.s. at the beginning of this coming week. president trump making the announcement about this last night, calling operation warp

the senior correspondent eric shawn takes a look back at the terrorist attack. >> it was a libyan strikethe united states. december 24, 1988 pan am flight 103 was blown out of the sky. all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground were killed. the plane crashed into the small scottish village of lockerbie. now from london to new york's jfk airport, most of the passengers were american, including 35 students from syracuse university returning home for the holidays after fall semester. on the ground, it was a scene of utter devastation. the gentle rolling fields scattered with bodies and parts of the plane. the name made of this he's still visible on the crushed boeing 747 cockpit. the debris were collected in all part of an enormous crime scene. the evidence painstakingly examined when 70 miles away in a found a clue in the field. an instruction booklet for radio cassette player. in 1991, then acting attorney general william barr announced charges against two libyan intelligence officers. abdel basset ali al-megrahi. >> here is what the indictment charges. the defendants and coconspirators