. -- bill mcgurn.'d all rather get out and go to these places for real again. i don't know how you feel, bill. >> yeah. well, you know, my initial reaction was skepticism. when i was a kid, we grew up with the local tv stations running the yule log, christmas log burning in the fire. and i used to think that was kind of silly but now as i get older, i could see this as a real successor, i'm getting to the age where i might really enjoy. connell: i remember, channel 11 in new york -- >> right. connell: i've been trying to tell the, tyes at fox business just put gasparino e in his kitchen, watch hum cook meals throughout the day on christmas eve -- [laughter] we could have done it, we all could have stayed home. but, guys, thank you. we only have a few seconds left. how's our new jersey helper doing? we have cavuto trying to give santa claus a heads up. the problem, again, as pointed out, the sleigh and the reindeer, everybody's in different directions. so yes, or neil, we know you're waving, but that co

explains now from the white house not only has emerged to see use authorization been requested by both mcgurn and pfizer. but now the c.d.c. is meeting to discuss the distribution of vaccines that are still in the final stages of that approval. so what we do know is that the meetings from the f.d.a. da, those hearings will take place, will be december 10th and 17th for her and modernity, respectively. but what we're hearing from mike pence, the vice president, as he held a call with governors on monday, is that he expects these vaccines will almost immediately be rolled out. iran's parliament has passed a bill to ignore restraints on the country's nuclear program. it calls on the government to enrich uranium far beyond the provisions of the foundering and nuclear deal with western powers. it also demands a halt to inspections unless sanctions are lifted. the move by parliament led by hardliners comes just days after the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. 4 people including a small child have been killed after a car was driven down a pedestrian street in the german town of t

bill mcgurn, you are a former speech writer.uation now, and you are president trump, ahead of this january 20th inauguration that is moving forward, the electors meet on monday, what are you doing? and how are you phrasing this for, perhaps, the good of the country even though a lot of your supporters believe they were somehow gypped? >> we don't know what president trump is going to do. he has earlier suggested if the electoral college went against him, he would accept that so, the question is that what he is going to do? or is he going to continue to complain that the election was stolen? look, from the beginning, i didn't dismiss the allegations of improprieties. i think things like mail-in voting were a problem. i think that states like pennsylvania changing their ballot deadlines, i believe unconstitutionally because it's supposed to be by the legislature. they should have been taken seriously and examined. i also believed from the beginning it wasn't going to effect the outcome. that's what we have now. it is telling that

editorial board member of the wall street journal fill mcgurn, thanks for being here. this is the wrong way to go? >> many conservatives like me have never liked the special counsel, it is a watered down version of the old independent counsel. if you read justice scalia's to send in holding this it was blistering, basically -- in practice when we appoint special counsel's they tend to be runaway trains. instead of investigating crimes they investigate people, they go on too long, straight beyond their purpose. there are serious questions hunter biden's business dealings raise but they are -- there are better ways to get answers. jillian: how does this investigation go forward if it is continuing once biden is in office and remain objective? >> there is a possibility joe biden doesn't want to special counsel hanging over his administration from day one. he has an interest in having an investigation. what he could do is say we will keep the us attorney appointed by trump who is now investigating his son, keep him until the investigation is concluded and that is the best

bill mcgurn, "wall street journal" guy wrote that.cy movement. i find that a terrible tragedy, all i hear, i don't hear anything, it is silence about the crushing of liberty in hong kong. what do you say? we have one of those audio problems, you know what i mean? it happens now and again. poor old bill mcgurn, sitting there, waiting to take the first question. probably seeing a screen he can see me asking, he doesn't know what i've asked. now he is good. now we got the audio connection. all right, bill, crushed democracy in hong kong and all i hear is silence. react, please? no, we don't have him. i tried, i tried, i tried but, read the article yourself. it is in "the wall street journal" bill mcgurn's byline all about the crushing of freedom and democracy in hong kong. the problems of jimmy lai who is publisher who is on this program. he has been arrested. he has gone to jail. susan: celebrated his birthday in scale actually last night. that was across "the apple daily." stuart: we re-established contact. yes, bill mcgurn can now hea

and drug administration would likely authorize the buy and take pfizer vaccine within days and the mcgurn a vaccine soon after officials from biden's transition team who will oversee the bulk of the vaccination rollout were not invited instead biden held his own parallel event he introduced his new pandemic response team and laid out his top priorities for the start of his tenure masking vaccinations open in schools these are the 3 key goals from our 1st 100 days like trump biden made promises about getting americans back sedated quickly. this team will help get at the latest at the last 100000000 covert 19 vaccine at least 100000000 covert vaccine shots into the arms of the american people in the 1st 100 days 100000000 shots in the 1st 100 days but biden warned that without funding from congress backs in nation efforts could quickly stall. developing a vaccine is only one herculean task distributing it is another herculean task he also said that getting kids back to school was a major priority and that he'd mandate a mask requirement in federal buildings and on public transportation on d

not only has emerged to see use authorization been requested by both mcgurn and pfizer, but now the c.d.c. is meeting to discuss the distribution of vaccines that are still in the final stages of that approval. so what we do know is that the meetings from the f.d.a. da, those hearings will take place, will be december 10th and 17th for her and modernity, respectively. but what we're hearing from mike pence, the vice president, as he held a call with governors on monday, is that he expects these vaccines will almost immediately be rolled out. $12000.00, jobs are now at risk in the u.k., is that the partment store chain that has become the latest business casualty of the pandemic? brennan has more from london. it's really not the season to be jolly here on the u.k. high street with the u.k. retail sector in a genuine crisis at the moment in the run up to christmas. and in the midst of this pandemic, the news about especially a surprise, it's been in administration since earlier this year. but the fact that 12000 jobs are now in serious jeopardy, just weeks before christmas is a big blow to

we're back with dan henninger and bill mcgurn.is attempt to infiltrate his -- to gain influence through him. what do you make of it? >> well, look, it's not surprising. he's a member of congress who's on the intelligence committee. we have to will be this was years ago. he was given a briefing, i believe, by the fbi in 2015 and cut ties. but there's no reason to think there are not hundreds of cases like this. i mean, unfortunately, the sexual relationship is getting all the attention when the spying's the issue. and it's not just congressmen. think of the vulnerability of different staffers on key committees. i think secretary pompeo's point is this is just one aspect of china's attempt to challenge us on every front it can. we closed down their cons lawsuit in houston this year -- consulate in houston this year, earlier this summer, as a hotbed of spying. you know, they're confronting us on hong kong, they're confronting us on their military, all sorts of things. it is a concerted effort. and this, you know, congressman swalwell

we are back with dan henninger and bill mcgurn.eric swalwell in the attempt to infiltrate, to gain influence through him, what do you make of it? bill: it is not surprising, he's a member of congress. by the fbi in 2015 and cut ties, but there is a reason to think there are not hundreds of cases like this, unfortunately the relationship is getting the attention when the spying is the issue, it's not just congressman, think of the vulnerability of different staffers on key committees, i think secretary pompeo's point, this is just one aspect of china's attempt to challenge us on every front that they can. we closed on their consulate in houston this year earlier this summer as a hotbed of spying, their confronting us on hong kong, their confronting us on their military and all sorts of things, it's a concerted effort and congressman swalwell is just one little part in the bigger story of china's productivity here. paul: as you watch the early signs in the biden of administration, i want to think what you are seeing on how they are l

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"wall street journal" guy bill mcgurn is with us now.uary the fifth, two weeks away. bill, first of all, the democrats, what do they need to do? how will they try to win those georgia runoff elections? >> well i think the big question for that, for them is the african-american vote. african-americans are huge and growing part of the voting population in georgia. i mean the demographics are really shifting so if they can mobilize these voters, it is one reason casey abrams who lost a gubernatorial bid there two years ago has been trying to register black voters because it is their best bet that turnout for winning in january. stuart: i hate to say it, these elections will come down to black votes for democrats and white folks vote for republicans? is that simplistic? >> well, no, i don't think it is quite that because all white voters are not voting republican. one reason joe biden won is that there are a lot of white republicans in the metro atlanta area who didn't vote for him this time but it's a question whether, look, it is kind of a

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one from fives are in buying on tank and the 2nd from mcgurn. finding effective vaccines is a crucial part of tackling the coronavirus pandemic. medan and pfizer biotech have now both applied for emergency approval. magana holds its vaccine, could get the green light by christmas. you end the year vs advisory meeting is likely to be on december 17th. if you hire people sebald at between the 17 and christmas to go, the product is approved. if the u.s. food and drug administration gives the go ahead, inoculations could start within hours of them led by u.s. vaccination, logistics chief general gustav panna. seems to me down those, he's a baby under a year. so as soon as we get approval or urge our count and he's teams are going to get hold of a vaccine we have. and so our shipping, in the contrary, is going to vaccinate americans within 24 hours on the pro or the company hopes its latest trial results will lead to speedy approval in other countries too. in trials of the vaccine with more than 30000 people, only 30 participants became seriously ill

promising vaccines are now up for approval one from fines are in buying on tank and the 2nd from mcgurn. finding effective vaccines is a crucial part of tackling the coronavirus pandemic medan it and pfizer biotech have now both applied for emergency approval magana hopes its vaccine could get the green light by christmas. yes. or advisory meeting is likely to be on december 17th if you high people see board that between the 17 and christmas you know the product is approved if the u.s. food and drug administration gives the go ahead inoculations could start within hours of them led by the u.s. that's a nation logistics chief general good staff panna work seems a question we don't does he is a baby on the radio so as soon as we get approval or urge our county and he's teams are going to get hold of a vaccine we have and start shipping it in the contrary he's going to vaccinate americans within 24 hours on the pro or the company hopes its latest trial results will lead to speedy approval in other countries too in trials of the vaccine with more than 30000 people only 30 participants becam

contracted the virus so far the world health organization says that it is in talks with pfizer and mcgurn a about including their coronavirus vaccines for poor countries at affordable prices the w.h.o. backed kovacs initiative aims to ensure equitable access to covert 1000 back scenes around the world and top u.s. public health expert dr anthony fauci has called for president elect joe biden to be vaccinated as soon as possible in the interest of national security he said that vice president elect harris should also get the vaccine. our let's take a look at some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has congratulated joe biden on his election win in a speech on the senate floor the republican leader ended weeks of silence over president donald trump's defeat it came a day after the electoral college officially confirmed by victory dozens of police officers have been injured in clashes with anti lock down protesters in ukraine demonstrators gathered in key to rally against recently announced coronavirus restrictions

hospitals and clinics across the country government officials say americans will begin receiving the mcgurn of vaccine monday unlike the pfizer bechstein that began rolling out a week ago these don't require ultra cool storage making them easier to handle between the 2 vaccines nearly 8000000 doses will have been released although the distribution effort has already had hiccups governors from several states have complained of receiving tens of thousands fewer vaccine doses than had been promised the army general overseeing the federal government's distribution effort offered an apology saturday saying he'd fail to understand there's a delay between when a vaccine is available and when it's released there is no problem with the pfizer vaccine there is no problem with the madonna vaccine right it was a planning error and i am responsible for both axes are close to 95 percent effective in clinical trials vice president mike pence got his 1st dose on live television and health care workers across the country have done the same people in nursing homes are also part of phase one i feel 5 years fe

for everyone the general public by june is everyone either going to get the pfizer vaccine or the mcgurn a vaccine which the modern of axing the f.d.a. will meet to whether or not they'll grant emergency use next week but is everyone going to get one of those or are we going to have to take the johnson and johnson or the astra zeneca vaccines which are not m r n a they're not your new technology and those have not yet been reviewed astra zeneca . is the one that caused some neurological issues to some of the participants. well there's a lot of. research still going on in the pipeline funds or it were done at 1st we anticipate both of them getting emergency use authorisations and as the data come in from the other vaccine manufacturers each one of those will be looked at separately and decisions will be made some going scenes may work better in some populations than others of this may not get an emergency use authorization but remember just in the united states alone we're trying to banks in a 330000000 people it usually takes 2 doses of that's a lot of vaccine and a lot of x. nation and

regulators have approved a 2nd school of all respect seen to show the mcgurn a job as 94 percent effective when administered in 2 doses 4 weeks opponents its approval came just hours after the vice president's was given the fine as a bio vaccine on live television fisher reports from the point. all right this was a very public will have confidence in the corona virus vaccine. the vice president his wife and the u.s. such in general getting an injection live on t.v. they want to assure americans that the vaccine walks and it safe the american people deserve to know that we've never been more prepared to combat the coronavirus than we are today and even while we see cases rising and hospitalizations rising and heartbreaking losses we'll continue to marshal the resources that we have secured as a nation including a safe and effective vaccine to meet this moment senior members of the white house could on a virus team were also at the event the most recognizable dr anthony fauci insisting the vaccines are finally providing a light at the end the what's been a very long tunnel as we get into jan

administration has recommended the emergency use of a 2nd coronavirus vaccine the committee endorsed the mcgurn of vaccine a week after backing the pfizer biotech currently being administered across the u.s. the f.d.a. is expected to grant its emergency use as early as late thursday or friday that's after the u.s. registered the double record of both deaths and infections in a single day white house correspondent kimberly health it has more. once the f.d.a. commissioner gives his approval which is expected on friday now that this recommendation is come out of the panel what we expect is that the c.d.c. director will sign off on this and distribution for this 2nd vaccine the madeira one will begin on monday of course a week ago it was the pfizer vaccine that is already being administered to millions of americans what we expect with the 2nd vaccine is that this will provide about 50000000 doses that means that about 25000000 americans will be able to get the vaccine front line workers the elderly those with immune disorders are the ones that have been getting the priority so far what we're expect

already we are told that biles of the mcgurn of vaccine are going into boxes the c.d.c. is meeting as i speak today and tomorrow and as soon as that approval is given trucks will depart the modern of the syllabus and carry those vaccines to all 50 states we're talking about close to 6000000 vaccines going out and joining the previous 2000000 or so some vaccines from pfizer now there have been a few hiccups along the way thus far of course pfizer has been out for a week now and some governors have complained that the number of x. nations they received were tens of thousands fewer than what had been promised by the federal government we got some clarity on that earlier today in a briefing by operation warp speed the government oversight of the distribution process saying that it was a planning error and that those vaccines that have not come yet but were promised will indeed show up ultimately this is a massive distribution effort the goal according to operation worse still to get $20000000.00 vaccinations by the end of the month here and then the next chapter of this will

government is really counting on a 2nd vaccine manufacturer mcgurn up to get f.d.a. approval by friday of this week to amplify that vaccine distribution and certainly this is only the tip of the spear in this very big effort the bigger plan here is to have some 20000000 americans vaccinated by the end of the year which is just 2 and a half weeks away and then the u.s. government saying that sometime in march for these shots to be widely available in americans local pharmacies rob but it all seems of course very optimistic it has to be balanced are but the backdrop to this which of course the death toll which is nearly 300 flows into the u.s. . that's right and on this big day of the 1st vaccine going out of also most likely will mark the milestone of reaching that 300000 deaths in the u.s. mark a very somber figure and this is averaging out to some $2400.00 people dying each day in the united states and public health officials are working to not only get those vaccines out there but to convince americans to get the shot there are some disturbing polls pew research sa

not only has emergency use authorization been requested by both mcgurn and pfizer, but now the c.d.c. is meeting to discuss the distribution of vaccines that are still in the final stages of that approval. so what we do know is that the meetings from the f.d.a. da, those hearings will take place, will be december 10th and 17th for her and modernity, respectively. but what we're hearing from mike pence, the vice president, as he held a call with governors on monday, is that he expects these vaccines will almost immediately be rolled out december 14th is what he was telling governors. and what's really notable about all of this is that you have to think about of this were about 10 months into the pen demick. now here in the united states, and this is the 1st distribution plan that really has been put together prior to this. when it came to p.p. and others sort of issues resolved surrounding covert 19, it was really the states left on their own and the federal government giving some direction. but it was really a states kind of dealing with it as they saw fit. this is now going to be mor

the certainly bolsters the case in advance of hearings will take place in mid december for pfizer mcgurn and they will be seeking and are seeking emergency authorization but already we know from the health and human services secretary alex is are that in fact the production of these vaccines is already underway and white house press secretary caylee mcenaney just wrapping up her press briefing saying that the trumpet ministration expects that there will be in excess of $40000000.00 doses by the end of the year now in terms of who will get these doses well the c.d.c. or centers for disease control has put forward recommendations to the states that will ultimately be distributing and deciding but those recommendations include front line health care workers and also workers or those residents in elderly or care homes retirement homes as many people call them that really comprises when it comes to those frontline health care workers about 21000000 americans and 3000000 when you're talking about the care homes and we do know that here in the united states care homes were hit particularly hard

. >> the wall street journal, bill mcgurn who wrote speeches for george w. off, he says special counsel is about idea unless the bidens truly have something to hide and hunter insists an objective review will find he handled his a bears legally and appropriately the u.s. attorney would guarantee the objective review, what you think about that idea? just having the u.s. attorney handle it? >> first of all, one of the many types of charges being investigated right now our tax charges, investigated by the i irs, the department of justice political officials need to sign off on tax charges being brought against somebody so there are a variety of interactions between political figures and u.s. attorney. not so with special counsel. jon: republican congressman, ken buck of colorado. thanks. we'll have you on again soon district attorney in california with a 180 after fierce opposition against roles have critics saying this prosecutor is planning to be more lenient in the war on crime. that story, next. ♪ new district attorney for los angeles county is reversing co

let's bring in our panel, executive director of the institute of politics, susan ferrechio, and bill mcgurnal. bill, it is scary to hear some of these officials on capitol hill saying they haven't been fully briefed yet. we obviously have not heard president trump speak out on this intrusion but everything we are hearing is that it is touching a lot of government and also private sector. >> yeah, i think the nature of this is once you get in, you unlock one door. the other door has become a lot easier to open. and look, it's not the first time. 5 years ago i found out that my personal information was in beijing because of a hack of the database of a formal employee. i worked for the bush administration. we have had a rainy and hacks and north korean hacks. it's an ongoing problem and for all we spend on defense, we don't seem to be doing a good job of protecting information. >> bret: senator mitt romney just tweeted out a couple of hours ago this where the cyber hack, russian bombers have been repeatedly flying over our entire country. cyber warfare weakness. glaring inadequate cyber defens

hemingway, senior editor at the federalist, washington bureau chief for this deviated president bill mcgurn why can't mitch mcconnell do it up or down vote on just that? that is not what he is doing. >> reporter: the truth is the whole thing is a political game and there's a reason democrats are so excited about it. it is all about georgia. senator sanders said georgia progressivism is on the ballot in georgia and it is. that is the only reason people are interested in the use provisions, section 230 on the defense bill and the $2,000. it is designed to split the republicans, to force them to break with trump or to go with donald trump, kelly leffler and david perdue, against earlier votes they have taken was my guess is they will be all right, they sided with donald trump on the 2000, the only thing that matters is who wins in georgia. this is a microcosm because it shows what is at stake and that is why everyone is jumping in on this. bret: a lot of people saying this is the big issue in georgia and control of the senate is broader than the head to head races in either of those runoffs. y

and bill mcgurn, columnist for "the wall street journal." bill, let me start with you. president's speech, if you complete the spending, but clearly it's pushing direct payments which coulden be complex for republicans. >> not the first time you've done that.im i believe in the summer when negotiations were breaking down between mrs. pelosi and the white house he kind of said something, he wants even more money to go out. i'm in an awkward place because i didn't even like the $600 payment because i don't take it's going do much. i understand that the reason people want to do this but, i want to point out to thing his breath that are getting enough attention both on the kobe to bill and the nda. they put the republican candidate in georgia in an awkward position because senators purdue and loeffler i think voted for the nda or earlier. they opposed a $1200 proposal for the direct payments. so now, they face these charges, for political opportunism, if they switch their votes and take the opposite position because of donald trump. if they don't want to getos him upset bec

she political correspondent of the washington examiner, amy walter of the political report and bill mcgurnfor the washington journal. let me start with you. listen to the president's speech on social media he conflated the spending for funding the government and all that is in air and the covid-19 relief, clearly was pushing the direct payment which seems like it will be complex for republicans. >> not the first time he has as done that. in the summer when negotiations were breaking down he kind of said something, he wants even more money to go out. i'm in an awkward place because i didn't even like the $600 payment because i don't think it will do much. i understand the reason people want to do this but let me point out two things that are not getting enough attention both on the covid-19 bill and the ncaa. they put the republican candidates in georgia in an awkward position because senators perdue and leffler voted for the nba earlier and they opposed the $1,200 proposal for the direct payment so now they face the use charges of political opportunism with a switch votes and take the oppo

mollie hemingway senior editormo at "the federalist," julie pace, and bill mcgurn columnist for "thernal." you heard senator sanders earlier in the show saying why can't mitch mcconnell just do an up or down vote on just that? that's not what he's doing. >> writes, the truth is the whole thing is a political game and there's a reason the democrats are so excited about it, it's all about georgia. senator sanders has also said progressivism is on the ballot in georgia and it is. that's the only reason people are interested in these two provision, section 230 on the defense bill and the $2,000. it's designed to split the republicans, force them to break with trump or to go with donald trump as in kelly loeffler and david perdue, sort of against earlier votes that have been taken. my guess is they're going to be all right, it they sided with donald trump on the 2,000 -- the only thing that matters is who wins in georgia. this is a microcosm because it shows what's at stake and that is why everythin everyone is jun this. areret: a lot of people saying this is the big issue in georgia and

bill mcgurn is digging into china and writing this. >> sandra: the question is, do people realize thisre and more we talk about the threat that china poses to this country, just how much they are already here? >> you're right. i saw this as chief of staff for president trump. what i saw is the chinese communists trying to not only steal our intellectual property but also influence american foreign policy not only in their own region but worldwide. you think about the investment program that they have across the world including south american. it's just really persuasive and pervasive and i think the chinese are the super power that we need to continue to match and to cover from an intelligence standpoint. they're very dangerous with what they're trying to do to our country. >> sandra: are you surprised we don't have more answers whether it's the hunter biden investigation, the revelations in the laptop or with eric swalwell, the suspected chinese spy. she was able to leave the country. nancy pelosi says lawmakers were briefed. we talked to members of the intel committee that were not.

republican strategist lisa boothe, julie pace, washington bureau chief of the associated press, and bill mcgurnall street journal." bill, your thoughts on the stage and the covid beit? >> yeah, well, i think we are facing some real challenges, especially with hospital beds, but i think we also have to keep in mind, we are in a better position than we were a few months ago, when these cases were surging. we have better treatments, a lot more knowledge, and we have a ve corner,corner, so it is kind ofe to the clock, what is going to get their first. >> mike: lisa, your thoughts? >> well, i think to add to what bill said, the vast, vast majority of people who get the coronavirus will survive and they will be okay, and we spend most of our time focusing on the public health aspect of the coronavirus, and not enough time focusing on the consequences of lockdown and closure policies and the impact that has had on so many americans across the country. we have an education crisis where so many kids are falling behind. we have a mental health crisis were so many people are depressed and suicidal, and we

percent efficacy rate but there are some key distinctions that may make it easier to distribute this mcgurn a vaccine it does not require that ultra cold storage as the pfizer did and it also shifts in smaller batches so the government is hoping that it'll be easier to reach more remote regions with them a dearth of vaccine also notably this distribution effort will be overseen by the federal government because maternal participated in the operation warp speed program that pfizer did not so it'll be interesting to see there are any differences on that front but what this all boils down to is that these vaccines cannot come early enough for the united states or for the rest of the world for that matter here in this country more than $300000.00 people have died in this pandemic and the projection from the university of washington is that in 3 months time another $200000.00 people in the u.s. could die which would bring this death toll close to half a 1000000 people in this country alone. heidi thank you very much for the reporting live from washington. mexico city is suspending all non-essent

is on track for greenlighting the mcgurn of vaccine right now those people that are getting it are the front line health care workers as well as the elderly particularly those in care homes so they're still going to be some time and it appears that you know it can't come soon enough given the fact that we're seeing this surge in cases right now particularly when it comes to infections when it comes to deaths when it comes to hospitalizations the united states is breaking records more then 310000 people have now died from covert 1000 in the united states it appears particularly dark but the top infectious disease specialist anthony found she is saying that there is hope ahead sweetness is the light at the end of the tunnel which i can tell you as we get into january february march and april that light is going to get brighter and brighter and the bitterness is going to be replaced by the sweetness and we all hope and i think this is that by the time we get to several months into this year we will have enough people protected that we can start thinking seriously about the return to norma

this is a quote from phil mcgurn in "the wall street journal" today, tuesday rather than op-ed with regarde issue of a special counsel. and he writes this. if joe biden wishes to avoid beginning his presidency with a special counsel hanging over his administration, he could announce he will keep the u.s. attorney now leading the investigation into hunter until he hasn't finished the job. then he could promise the full cooperation of the biden justice department. do you agree with that? and do you think that that would be satisfactory way for the biden administration to signal transparency on this issue? >> well, i do agree with the fact that i think joe biden does need to signal that he's okay with transparency and he's okay with even his son being investigated and hopefully -- i'm sure he thinks he's going to be cleared of any wrongdoing. a diffuse confident and not come he shouldn't wrong signal. let's say that a special prosecutor is appointed, the attorney general, the new attorney general comes in. they would actually have an easier time getting rid of a special prosecutor who doesn't

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already we are told that biles of the mcgurn of vaccine are going into boxes the c.d.c. is meeting as i speak today and tomorrow and as soon as that approval is given trucks will depart the modern of the syllabus and carry those vaccines to all 50 states we're talking about close to 6000000 vaccines going out and joining the previous 2000000 or so some vaccines from pfizer now there have been a few hiccups along the way thus far of course pfizer has been out for a week now and some governors have complained that the number of acts in a sions they received were tens of thousands fewer than what had been promised by the federal government we got some clarity on that earlier today in a briefing by operation warp speed the government oversight of the distribution process saying that it was a planning error and that those vaccines that have not come yet but were promised will indeed show up ultimately this is a massive distribution effort the goal according to operation or speed is still to get $20000000.00 vaccinations by the end of the month here and then the next chapter o

rising and hospitalizations rising and hospitals really being overwhelmed that's why the news of the mcgurn a vaccine approval was such a lifeline for so many that are hanging on for hope but there is still of the logistics of rolling out this vaccine to be worked out we know that the centers for disease control that handles distribution is working on that now and having to make some very tough decisions when the pfizer vaccine was 1st rolled out just a little more than a week ago we knew that it would be front line workers and those who are the hardest hit by coven so far in the united states that is residents of care homes the elderly but now as we go into the next phase of what is still phase one of this vaccine rollout the difficulty is deciding who is next and when it comes to the essential workers that help keep the united states running that is a really large number it's 87000000 people in various sectors whether it be transportation whether it be the police whether it be those in manufacturing in the air and transportation in the sort of food processing the problem is that by the en

few hours the vaccine from the biotech company would follow a similar one from pfizer and biotech mcgurn is however can be distributed more widely because it can be stored at normal freezer temperatures earlier today the vice president mike pence was vaccinated with the fires a shot live on t.v. at the white house the public show of support for vaccines comes as the u.s. reports more than 3000 qubit 19 deaths for a 3rd day in a row live now to washington d.c. and our correspondent allen fishes so allan the key thing about modernity i guess this idea that it's stored at a higher temperature still very cold might kind of take the whole push back into words being a game changer. exactly the pfizer vaccine has to be stored of incredibly low temperatures and therefore there has to be facilities to do that now if you store a vaccine at just 0 degrees that means that there are more locations that you can go to and the idea is that as soon as but they're not get the approval from the f.d.a. and were expecting that within the next couple of hours possibly sometime after the markets close here in

let's bring in bill mcgurn.urnal" and former speech writer for george w. bush and takeaways from the news conference. i talked to lou earlier on the show pointing out to him the whole confrontation by presti and the police. in seattle in the autonomous zone as soon as they protestors went after police public opinion changed and it was against them. the people at mac's public house are making it clear they respect the police and law enforcement. they are not trying to have a beef with them and trying to keep the momentum they seem to be picking up going. your thoughts? >> yeah, i agree entirely. look, the only obvious thing we can see now is this is a tragedy for this man that owns this pub, a tragedy for the officer that was injured, and i think it is a tragedy for the state and country that the official orders are so discredited. i look at it, it is incredible. these clearly are not people that go around violating the law. they've been put in this terrible, terrible position and again they are put in this posit

trace, back to you. >> trace: rich, thank you. >> sandra: let's bring back bill mcgurn. thanks for staying with us. to the hunter biden story now senator tom cotton weighed in and said it isn't just about the hunter probe, this is a pattern with the biden family. watch. >> it's not just hunter biden, either. it's part of a pattern of joe biden's family. his sister and brother and son trading on his name and public office going back decades. joe biden's public life. it happened when he was a senator, it happened when he was vice president. what makes anyone think if he assumes the most powerful office in the land that it will stop now? >> sandra: do you agree? is this more about a pattern with the biden family? >> it looks that way and should be investigated. i do not favor a special counsel just because in principle i'm opposed to special counsels but the question here is the attorney general said there is no need, the integrity of the investigation is fine now. i don't think anyone questions that. what they question is whether it will continue going forward or whether a

bill mcgurn, good to see you this morning. thank you. >> this is a state versus state so our direct action, our first action is in the u.s. supreme court. i think we ought to have the chance to be heard at least once. this is an important case for how our elections will be in the future and whether we have the opportunity to have elections that we count on and trust. >> trace: half a dozen more states throwing their weight behind the texas lawsuit seeking to flow throw out the election results in four states joe biden won. griff jenkins. good morning. how many states are now on board and where is this whole thing headed? >> good morning, trace. well, this has been described as a long shot. now 17 other states have joined texas. it is trying to get the supreme court to hear their case, toss the election results in four states, pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin, georgia and invalidate joe biden's election results overall. vice president pence was down in one of those battleground states georgia yesterday turning up the heat. wat

let's bring in bill mcgurn from the washington journal.ident-elect the incoming president how this will be handled. a fair question. what will happen under the biden administration with this ongoing investigation, bill? >> well, we don't know. what is happening now people are calling for a special counsel. the law says that you can have a special counsel in a serious criminal investigation. we're to let the department of justice keep the investigation would raise conflict of interest or some extraordinary circumstance. hard to get to a more glaring contrast of interest than a biden justice department investigating joe biden's son about conduct that may implicate the president himself. but even with all that some of us just don't like special counsels and we think there are other ways to resolve this. >> sandra: and i say is it a fair question? people are left wondering will this be treated fairly under a biden administration? can it be investigated fairly? >> well, that is why people are saying we need a special counsel but i think there i

. >> sandra: let's bring in bill mcgurn. main street columnist for the "wall street journal" and former speech writer for george w. bush and fox news contributor. more and more whistleblowers continue to come forward and we hear these stories. is the american public willing to let this play out both sides of the aisle? >> that's what we'll find out. i'm afraid not because i think we've so poisoned the well by many of our pre-election moves. by moving to the mail ballots. things like pennsylvania having a court change the deadline, extend it. these are guaranteed to sew strife and so forth. i find it very interesting what they unearthed in georgia. they produced a video and it looks like the officials have looked into it and there is an explanation. i think we should proceed. let them make their claims. this is the proper way to make a claim. let them be investigated and let's come to a resolution. >> sandra: bill, i want to play the sound of a georgia voter last night recounting this fake absentee ballot story. listen to thi

for more on this let's bring in bill mcgurn former chief speech writer for george w.t, bill? >> yeah, i think we're not sure. we have to see what is going to come down. i don't think anyone knows where it is going next. >> sandra: bill, i want to get to tom cotton, the senator was on earlier this morning and he was talking about the impact that president trump can have on these elections in georgia that mean so much for the country. watch. >> i think the president will have a very positive impact in georgia. look across the country. he got 10 million more votes in 2016. remarkable turnout. that helped republicans win the senate seats we did and helped us gain house seats against all the expectations of the democrats and the media. we had a huge election in the senate and house and state legislatures not in spite of the president but because of the president. >> sandra: do you see it is same. the president will have a positive impact on the state with the elections coming up? >> yeah. i agree with senator cotton. when i said we don't know. a lot of this depends on what