meredith, what are you guys doing in that respect? >> one of the things is making sure we know where all of our i.p.s sit. we have vast networks and we have vast areas where we can store and house those. as relates to the eresearch, though, as we're dealing with collaboration that we might have with external research we're also ensuring that we're helping to assess the security posture of those organizations as well. because, again, they're participating and collaborating with us, as it relates to that specifically research which is going to start to create i.p. from there. but we do have controls, not that we will get into that, we do have controls wrapped around those godepositories, to make se exposure to data, we know how to monitor that on our end. >> marene, did have you something sfo ato add to that? >> no, just the other tactics that we talked about before. education with your workforce, what they're dealing with. once you handling something for such a long period of time you lose sight. at the end of the day, we have a credo

meredith hit on it really well about the third party. when a company creates a vaccine r a drug by itself. fo legal entities patent fing as well a you are manufacture and distribution. so y are continually looking at those third hearties. the one thing that the covid vaccine did show us in a very quick period of time ithe data flow. when you look at the data flow for intellectual property for something specific like a vaccine we learned a lot and looking at helping in other ways that we wouldn't have known isted if we hadn'tone it in a short period of time. we word with the fbi and special agents at the north office who came and talked to ouintellectual property attorneys to talk about the threats. that educationn using our government entits to help us were tremendous rources for people to understand how importt intellectual property is and how to protect i. >> i'm just guessing here it's being encrypted? >> that is one that you talk about datand people think about databases and networks but i need to look at the date on my computer. i n

with that i want to start with meredith. at eli lil, having to deal with all we are dealing withn a laboratory setting with laboratory people beg paused or working remotely are you dealing with more attack surfaces than you ever have before? people usi the same network and all spread out? >> the answer is yes. we do have an increased footprint as it relates to tha because we made a decision eay in the pandemic from the marc8th timeframe, to send our team members globally home toork. there was a subset of those individuals that needed to toucspecific equipment in our lab or places like that, and to protect their safety while they were interacting with the specific lab equipme we take to someone's home so we did have an opportunity to have a small poion of our team going into physical location but it was few and far tween, 16, 17,000 team members deciding to work from home. the attack surface now is incrementally grown over that period of time a we continuously as an organizatn ensure that when our team was at home working, th

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and with that, i just wanted to start, maybe with meredith, i thought i would start with you, as theiso at eli lilly, having to deal with all that we're dealing with, but in a laboratory setting, with laboratory people either having to be in pods or working remotely. are you dealing with more attack services because people aren't all over the same building? they're spread out. >> the answer is yes. we do have an unique footprint as relates to our service because we made a decision quite early in the pandemic around the march 8 time frame to send all of our team globally home to work. now, there were a subset of individuals that need to touch specific equipment in our labs and places like that so we put some measures in place to be able to protect their safety while they were actually interacting with that specific lab equipment that we could not pick up and take to someone's home. so, we did have an opportunity to still have a small portion of our team still going into our physical location. but it was far and few between. over 16,000, 17,000 of our team members were deciding to work

mark meredith is at the white house, and jacqui heinrich is in wilmington, delaware, but we begin withhan serrie live in atlanta. >> reporter: hi there, molly. i'm in the eye of the storm, you could say, right between two debates, the one that just wrapped up with senator david perdue not attending, being represented by an empty podium. you had just democratic challenger jon ossoff fielding questions from appropriators alone. -- reporters alone. take a listen. >> your senator feels entitled to your vote. your senator is refusing to answer questions and debate his opponent because he he believes he shouldn't have to. he he believes this senate seat belongs to him, the senate seat belongs to the people. >> reporter: sosoff having very harsh words for republican senator david perdue who was not in attendance in this first debate. in less than one hour, ossoff's running mate, democrat raphael warnock, will debate republican senator kelly loeffler. during a weekend campaign stop, warnock gave reporters a preview of that debate. >> i'll be standing on that stage, but health care is what's ha

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meredith. reporter: president trump, has conversations with biden and the electoral college vote, is that a conversation the president has had at all? secretary mcenany: not that i am aware of. reporter: the white house force is s task privately telling governors that mericans under the age of 40 who gathered with people outside their households at thanksgiving re dangerous to others and should isolate immediately. why is the white house not publicly sharing that same information with americans? secretary mcenany: you said that was in a -- what document was that? house r: white coronavirus task force is privately telling governors. secretary mcenany: those are the celebrations -- there's c.d.c. guidance out you should and should not isolate. that's been available at the this.ing of all of reporter: thank you, kayleigh. some version of the defense authorization makes it to the desk with desk about sign it 30, will he into law, even if there's renames in there that confederate names? secretary mc

mccall -- meredith mccarroll. >> hello. i am tony harkins. >> and i'm meredith mccarroll. together we co-edited "appalachian reckoning: a region responds to hillbilly elegy." we're honored to accept the walter and lillian lowenfels criticism award. it's important pushback and challenge simplistic perceptions and the popular notions are not always correct. >> this book was born out of both frustration and a cold. frustration with the way the attention garnered by j. d. vance tabbouleh allergy was yet again simplistic and monolithic vision of the people and the region. and the hope we could provide a space for a more complex and nuanced representation of appellation that recognize that there is no single truth about it. we sought to create a platform for challenging regional stereotypes, forthrightly facing social and economic problems, and exploring what it means to be appalachian in the 21st century. >> there's a broad range of appellation writers who share this story complicates a narrative story often told about this plac

and, so, then, meredith says, i'm her sister.nd i go, in law. in law. ( laughter ) and they let her come in, surprisingly so. but she couldn't come in the room that they quarantined me in. >> trevor: right. >> and the emergency room dock had told me, they put two i.v.s, one was a red bag of i don't know what, and the other one was your standard i'm v., and she was asking me, is it okay if we -- i said give me everything. i told her, i said, i feel like i'm dying. she said, well, we think that you have this new respiratory tract infection that we don't know exactly what it is but it is coming from china. >> trevor: wow! >> and a lot of tourists are getting it, but we don't know exactly what it is, but we do know that it's rapid in the destruction of your body. and i just closed my eyes, and i remember seeing just my husband and my sister and my father, who is deceased, and i said, oh, my god don't let me die in bangkok. she laughed and said you're not going to die. i said you just told me doomsday is upon me. >> trevor: right. >>

arthel: mark meredith live at the white house. eric: back to our top story, the first u.s.avirus vaccine doses. shipping out this morning from a pfizer plant in michigan, the inoculation expected to begin tomorrow in various spots across the country. a board-certified physician in the camp cancer center in new yn a fox news conservator. finally the day has arrived, sense of relief, thankfulness, your reaction. >> i can tell you watching the media segments showing the freight trucks delivering the vaccine and was felt patriotic, this is finally given us that hope and moment we would be waiting for from 11 months. it's been so difficult and this is the beginning of the light at the end of the tunnel that we have been talking about so long, this is not going to be a quick fix but were finally on the right track getting the covid-19 under control, it's a critical step in our fight against the pandemic. eric: folks like you, doctors, nurses, the heroes on the front line fighting coronavirus are getting the first shot, how long will this take to rollout, what you predict in terms

jon: more on that spending bell in next segment mark meredith life in west palm beach, thank you.l the fbi and atf are leading investigation into nashville explosion the justice department says, acting attorney general jeff rosen drengted all resources be made available to help. david spunt is tracking this angle for us. david. reporter: the fbi special agent in charge says the bureau has fielded 500 tips about this crime. right now, fbi and at f-bomb techs are on the scene. they've been there all day processing this scene and they will be there for the foreseeable future. authorities on scene in nashville at a press conference this afternoon also made it clear that there are no other threats at this point and people in the city of nashville can feel safe. authorities have zeroed in on this rv as the catalyst for the explosion who owned it who drove it. who rigged it with explosives part of the investigation, led by the fbi. >> a jigsaw puzzle that throws pieces of evidence across multiple city blocks. they've got to gather it they've got to catalog it. they've got to put it back

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 also sending his egg wishes to rudy giuliani, somebody who is known nationwide as a hero of 9/11 and, of course, most lately as the president's strongest defender when it comes to the election and legal challenges. the president broke the news less than an hour ago on where else but twitter. this is what the president had to saw. quote: rudy giuliani, who has been working tirelessly to expose the most corrupt election in the history of the u.s., has tested positive for the c

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meredith knopp, president and ceo of the st.ouis area food bank. >> thank you, merry christmas. >> thank you. to you as well. if you want to learn more about how to help, volunteer or donate, you can visit feedingamerica.org. >>> now to breaking news from overseas. after months of talks a landmark brexit deal has been reached between britain and the european union. both sides announcing the agreement this morning which still has to be ratified by both parliaments in the next few days. the deal also still leaves some critical details to be worked out. but it is a huge step forward in settling their bitter divorce more than four years after the uk officially voted to leave the bloc. >>> as president trump pardons more than two dozen people and threatens to veto a defense spending bill, what's next? what's the next move for republicans? stay tuned. t-mobile is upgrading its network at a record pace. we were the first to bring 5g nationwide. and now that sprint is a part of t-mobile we're turning up the speed. upgrading over a thous

jon: mark meredith at the white house, thank you.g white house press secretary jen jen psaki tells "x news sunday" president-elect biden will not discuss the federal investigation into his son hunter with any of his picks for attorney general as more republicans call for a special counsel. rich edson is live if wilmington, delaware, with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, jon. the selection 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 ge

mark meredith, great seeing you. great reporting on this. mike tobin in michigan. all set up with the manufacturing to get this out. but that's going to be a big project, isn't it? >> it will be a huge project. if approval of this emergency use authorization goes through friday, if it goes through saturday, they can start moving vaccines out of this massive facility here in kalamazoo in 24 hours. 2.9 million doses can move right away. the supply has to stay here and stay here in cold storage. the pfizer vaccine in particular requires a follow up shot. the trial shows one shot was 50% effective at fighting the virus. the second shot proved 95% effective. alex azar said if the eua approves it, shots could go into people's arms monday or tuesday. other officials say the pandemic is not over but at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel. >> it mean we can see the end of the pandemic. it's really in our sight. with 20 million people being able to be vaccinated in december, 30 million in january and another 50 million in february, just with the 2 vaccines that we

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john. >> mark meredith from capitol hill. mark, thank you.check in, i should say, with our chad pegram who is up to speed on this trademark, both parties can claim victory here with it it would seem. >> the problem with this entire enterprise is that the government is going to shut down tomorrow night at 11:59 if the president did not sign this bill. the house of representatives was going to come in tomorrow and there was no plan to do an interim spending bill and even if the house of representatives were to act on an interim spending bill the senate was not going to come back until tuesday and there was no clarity that the present would find yet another stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown. mitch mcconnell, senate majority leader put out a statement saying that he's pleased that they will get this out the door. there was a lot of concern about what a government shutdown would look like and this would be the second government shutdown in the past three years over the holidays. we would have, you know, millions of federal workers not be

fox team coverage, meredith is standing by but we begin with chad live on capitol hill.eporter: they hope to forge a deal on the covid bill today but that has not happened yet. the holdup is a provision pushed by republican pennsylvania senator, pat toomey. his plan prevents the federal reserve from providing emergency health during the pandemic. restrictions for the fed. >> we've never asked the fed to engage in fiscal policy or promote social policy or allocate credit based on political standing. that guarantees to politicize the feds and undermine the independence. reporter: to me spoke with jerome and chuck schumer in an effort to resolve the dispute. >> you can use whatever analogy you want. the truth is simple, we are close to an agreement but we need to finalize it. >> senators are frustrated, lisa this is a hard deadline approaching as opposed to the hard deadline this morning or hard deadline last night. the plan was for the house to vote tomorrow but you can't vote until you have a deal. don't forget you have to fund the government again tomorrow night, governm

arthel: thank you very much, mark meredith. mark: you bet. arthel: eric.c: house democrats, they still control the house but turns out the majority is shrinking as republicans pull out more wins by razer-thin margins in some of the final house races, now, there are calls to overturn the results, david spunt in wilmington, delaware where he's been following the biden camp, hey, david. david: govern to you, this affects the president elect because this tells you what he's going to be dealing with when he moves to washington, d.c. when he moves to washington, d.c. on january 20th, he's in wilmington meeting with advisers but when he comes to washington, he will deal with democrat-led house, no question about that, potentially democrat-led senate depending on what happens in georgia. back to the house there are a couple of races that are incredibly close, republicans closing the gap with democrats, i want to talk about two of them democrat anthony in new york, he's trailing claudia tenney but just 12 votes the last official count and then several dozen ballots

arthel: absolutely, mark meredith live at the white house, thanks, mark. eric. eric: arthel, the president rallied the georgia voters last night, his legal team back in court pushing forward with court fights in battlegrounds after string of loses in courts across the nation. 46 counted so far, judges ruling that there is no evidence for the claims as as systematic election fraud and other issues. in fact, georgia's republican lieutenant governor calling the president's fraud claims a, quote, mountain of misinformation. charles watson live in adelsta, georgia where the president was last night. charles: focus on all important senate runoff races but, of course, president trump was the star of the show. president trump commanded hundred if not thousands of excited supporters who stood for hours in chilly temperatures to see and hear what the president had to say in his first rally since his election loss last month. aired out personal grievances but did get around to georgia senate runoff races which puts perdue and loeffler against democrats jon ossoff and rapha

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possibility of amending that stimulus, where that stands, and would begin with correspondent mark meredith with the surprise announcement today.ng >> within the houroo president trump will be landing in florida to kick off his holiday vacation. he didn't stop to talk to supporters on his way out of washington, d.c., but he's made plenty of news the last two hours also making it clear that congress will have to rewrite that stimulus package within days. >>kan mr. president, what aboup covert aid? >> president trump surprise lawmakers, his staff at all of washington when he announced tuesday in the white house produced video that he's not happy with the 900 billion-dollar stimulus bill negotiated by his own secretaryd >> president trump: it's called the covid to release bill but it has nothing to do with covid. i'm asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 per couple. >> the president is unhappy and says this could translate to a veto of the bill already passed by house and senate. that includes direct payments for some americans. house sp

bret: mark meredith, thanks. house democrats will try to prove those $2,000 cash payments the president talked about tomorrow house for, daring republican members to object to the measure, the increase. it is shaping up to be a busy christmas eve day on capitol hill. >> reporter: in washington the congressional clock moves slow. that speed may make for a bumpy 2 weeks ahead. some of donald trump's fiercest opponents say sending $2,000 checks will be a breeze, new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez tweeting let's do it, rashida tlaib and i already cowrote the covid-19 amendment for $2,000 check so it is ready to go. glad to see the president is willing to support our legislation moving from 600 to $2,000 direct payments would increase the cost of the package by roughly $370 billion. >> the ball is in his court. i want to make certain that we have targeted relief to individuals that are in desperate need of help. >> under the constitution the president has 10 days, not including sundays to sign or veto a b

correspondent mark meredith has the story tonight for bristol, virginia. >> bristol looks like one cityparating tennessee and virginia runs right through downtown -- depending on which side of the street they are on. >> it is challenging for a business owner for sure. >> 's jim remains open for now. >> if you're doing any classes that involve close contact they require a mask. >> as covid cases surge, he knows it's possible more restrictions could be imposed. it would be aggregating to see. >> virginia put limits on in person gatherings and alcohol sales, including bristol's new boutique hotel. >> it's very disappointing, a lot of holiday parties have postponed, we are looking at getting weddings for next year, we have quite a few inquiries. >> sullivan county which in companies bristol, tennessee, so far has not enacted the same restrictions, virginia's governor call it a health hazard. >> people routinely cross state lines to work, shop come and visit their families. what happens in other states affects us. >> bristol businesses appear to be taking the divide in stride, beth reinhart

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mark meredith, thank you very much.n was not answer questions about whether he has reached out to republicans about a covid relief package in the works. a reporter actually praised by it for not answering one of her colleagues questions. msnbc's casey hunt tweeting "i'm struck by the reality that we will now have a president who, as a rule, doesn't lie." even when it might be easier. fox news contributor joe concha joins us now. hi, joe. how are you? >> how's it going, shannon. >> shannon: not surprising they would fire back. imagine never answering your parents question as a kid and saying "i'm just struck by the reality we have a kid, who as a role, doesn't like him even when it might be easier." joe, what you make of the coverage so far of joe biden? >> well, the assumption first of all that joe biden will "never lie." the first time he ran for president, i believe he dropped out because, you know, he committed plagiarism. so that is one start. and even during this campaign he said he was endorsed by the boilermakers

let's begin with mark meredith who was reporting from west palm beach.erry christmas. >> good afternoon. right now congress is trying to figure out how serious the president is with his demand to increase the money that would be going on stimulus checks. earlier today, house democrats had a chance to meet and decide whether or not this would be pushed through, but republicans made it clear they were not going to support this effort, 600 and then from 2,000. they want congress to re-examine money that's tied to a bill that's attached to stimulus. right now it's unclear if they could improve this package or not. the president got here to florida last night. he surprised so many people when he voiced his displeasure because it was hammered out by congress and the treasury secretary, someone that's talking to the president often. no one thought he wouldn't approve this deal. still being tied to a package, if this is not approved it could mean a government shutdown next week. >> this is christmas eve. surely the president of the united states, whether it's ma

we expect the president to remain in florida through next week. >> mark meredith, thanks a lot.e jill took to twitter to which the nation a merry christmas. >> and look forward to next year when we can come together with renewed appreciation for the people and traditions we love. >> from our family to yours. >> merry christmas and happy holidays. >> the they went on to say they like many americans of modified the christmas plans and encouraged others to limit the size of their gatherings. up next, where the coronavirus is hitting our this holiday, first beyond our borders, and earthquake with pulmonary magnitude 6.3 struck the philippines this morning. it was not strong enough to generate a specific tsunami. there were no immediate reports of different widespread damage in the philippines. pope francis celebrating with a low-key christmas mass at st. peter's basilica, a little more than 200 faithful joined him while remaining socially distant and wearing masks. coronavirus restrictions dampening celebrations in the holy land in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus with just a few

. >> we also have kyle meredith here.an, you're ending the year in style with this massive concert production wise at the same time it's covid safe. first of all, tell us a little bit about that. >> well, the wonderful folks in dubai have been so supportive about trying to lift everybody's spirits. we're big fans of that. 2020 has been such a hardship for everybody. there's so many people out of work. the economy is just in the dumper even though the dow is way, way up above 30,000. i mean, that's fine, but emotionally i think everybody is so down. so we always have been about celebrating life and just shaking the sky. like a fourth of july fire works with a drummer in back of it, that's what we do. so this is going to be the safest concert you can imagine. they're sending a private plane with apartments and the food and the stuff. everybody is going to be far, far away from each other and i for one, i'm going to try to get vaccinated before i go. so there are going to be very few people there, but this is the largest eve

mark meredith has that story from the white house. mark.k: chris, president trump appeared thrilled to be back on the trail last night but his trip to georgia also exposed the turmoil in the republican party over his refusal to concede. >> we've never lost an election. we are winning this election. mark: presidential election is over but not according to president trump. while stumping for gop candidates perdue and kelly loeffler. >> they believe in our values and all that we stand for and they understand the state. they love your state. mark: the president demanded republican governors reject november's election results. >> your governor could stop it very easily if he knew what the hell he was doing. mark: both parties are spinning heavily in the fight for georgia senate seats, republicans need to win one to keep majority. in the nationwide states are facing nightmare scenario as covid-19 cases reach record levels. >> we are at a critical time right now about being able to maintain resilience of the health care system. mark: several state

the president touches down within the hour, bret. >> bret: mark meredith from florida, thanks. house democrats will try to approve those $2,000 cash payments that the president talked about tomorrow and on the house floor. essentially during republican members to object to the measure, the increase. it is shaping up to be a busy christmas day on capitol hill. correspondent david spunt is covering it all. >> in washington, the congressional clock move slow and that may make for a bumpy two weeks ahead. some of president trump's fiercest opponents say sending $2,000 checks will be a breeze. new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez tweeting "let's do it." we company limited for $2,000 check so it is ready to go. glad to see the president is willing to support our legislation. moving from 600 to $2,000 direct payments, would increase the cost of the package by $370 billion. >> the ball is in his court right now. i want to make certain that we have targeted relief to individuals that are in desperate need of help. >> the president ten days not including sundays to either sign

mark meredith at the white house. mark, thank you. arthel: eric and mark, pfizer could begin rolling out the first batches of the coronavirus vaccine as early as tomorrow after the fda granted an emergency use authorization. trucks now lined up and ready to leave its manufacturing plant in kalamazoo, michigan, to begin distribution across the u.s. mike tobin is live near the pfizer facility with more. mike. >> reporter: and arthel, with that last hurdle cleared, the eua approved, tomorrow is the day when trucks are supposed to start picking up shipments of the vaccine at the docks in kalamazoo, michigan, just shy of 3 million doses are ready to be shipped across the nation. half the vaccine needs to stay behind in cold storage for the follow-up shot that makes the vaccine 95% effective. phi c biontech and the fda stress despite the remarkable speed with which the vaccine became available to the public, corners were not cut. they stress the vaccine has a good safety protocol and with 100 million doses expected to be able by the end of

mike. >> mike: mark meredith, thank you a lot.dent-elect joe biden and his wife jill took to twitter to wish the nation a merry christmas.en >> we look forward to next year when we can come together with renewed appreciation with people in the traditions we love. >> from our family to yours. >> merry christmas. >> and happy holidays. >> they went on to say they've modified their dismissed plans this year and encourage others to limit the size of their gatherings. up next, where the coronavirus is hitting hard this holiday. first beyond our borders tonight, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck the philippines this morning. luckily, not strong enough to generate a tsunami. there were no media reports of death or widespread damage. pope francis celebrating with a low-key christmas mask into mask into st. peter's basilica will come a little more than 200 faithful join him whileeb remaining socially distance and wearing masks. coronavirus restrictions dampening celebration in the holy land of bethlehem and the birth

mark meredith has the very latest. let's start with what the president is saying about the vaccine today. >> reporter: eric, good afternoon. president trump says he is thrilled to see the vaccine rollout underway. last week he signed an executive order ensuring that the u.s. stockpile is prioritized for u.s. citizens and while the administration admits it will still be a few months before all americans will have access to the vaccine, they do believe this will be a game changer in battling the pandemic. >> i pushed the fda and companies and everybody else involved like nobody's ever been pushed before and now you have it rolling out and frankly they could have done it last week. they could have done it a week sooner. this has been a medical -- they call it a medical miracle and it's going to have a tremendous impact. 95% effective. >> reporter: the president says he is confident that americans will have enough vaccine to go around especially as more vaccines doses are produced in the weeks ahead. this is his coming bac

jon: mark meredith live in west palm beach.resident-elect joe biden is calling on president trump to sign bipartisan covid-19 relief bill, he warns any further delay will have devastating consequences for americans. jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware with more on that. >> good evening john the president-elect urge president trump to sign the bill passed by congress calling it an evocation of responsibility with devastating consequences, joe biden wrote in november the american people spoke clearly that now is the time for bipartisan action and compromise and it was hard to see members of congress he that message and reach across the aisle and work together. president trump should join them and make sure millions of americans put food on the table and keep a roof over their head this holiday season. biden called a down payment on more action needed next year saying the passage is critical to retain unappointed benefits for 10 million americans and resources for small businesses while extending government funding for vi

jon: mark meredith at the white house, thank you.'s get a check on the vaccine distribution process, mike tobin live at pfizer's manufacturing plant in portage michigan. >> the trucks have rolled in the sun has set on this historic day the first of the vaccine even the pfizer facility in michigan most ambitious and u.s. history is now underway. all trucks from fedex and ups left this location at the same time fedex serving the west and ups serving the east, today's shipment of 189 boxes of the vaccine each box contains 975 i'll and each vial five doses, what we saw was 920,000 of the first doses. just a few hours the trucks left the pfizer plant the first plant landed at the shipping giants world distribution facility in louisville kentucky, it was sorted and shipped all over the eastern states, one of the ups spoke about carrying it to the public. >> this vaccine is a simple hope things will get better and what a great time to have a message about thanksgiving than the holiday season, we are very honored to be part of this moment. >

mark meredith, thank you, live at the white house. thank you. eric.ric: well, the continuing federal criminal investigation into hunter biden coming as his father, the president-elect, is putting together his administration. the probe is raising questions and putting pressure on who will be picked for attorney general. rich edson live in wilmington, delaware, covering the biden transition for us. good 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 discussin

correspondent mark meredith is in west palm beach with the latest from the president. good evening, mark. >> good evening to you mike. the white house has a president was briefed not long after the explosion and in a statement he offered his support to law enforcement and also prayers to those injured in the blast. the president has not spoken on camera about what happened in nashville and we don't think he's going to. the white house already calling saying he is not expected to make an on camera statement. we have heard from the new acting attorney general, and he put out a statement this morning that said, the acting attorney general jeff rosen was briefed on the nashville incident this morning and it directed that all doj resources be made available to assist in the investigation. about an hour ago the president-elect also put out a statement about this incident. we are hearing from joe biden. president-elect biden has been briefed on the explosion in nashville and the president and dr. biden think all the first responders today in which those who were injured a spe

laura. >> all right, mark meredith for us in west palm beach. thanks so much. eric. eric: well, president-elect joe biden taking aim at president trump over the president's refusal to sign the covid relief bill that congress passed a week ago and warning that that could lead to, quote, devastating consequences for millions of americans. you know, as of midnight last night, no checks. jacqui heinrich live in will minton, -- wilmington, delaware, she is covering the biden transition. >> reporter: the president-elect released a statement urging president trump to sign that bill, passed by congress, to retain unemployment benefits for about 10 million americans while also providing for assistance for small businesses and retaining funding for government services, vital services, including the military. biden wrote it's the day after christmas and millions of families don't know if they'll be able to make ends meet because of president donald trump's refusal to sign an economic relief bill, you a proved by congress -- approved by congress. this has devastating consequence

. >> hello meredith? >> hello, my name is meredith osborne. i'm a parent of two students, first grader and fourth grader. i'm also a member of decreasing the distance. i'm also an sfusd grad myself. i went to horace and my family is rooted in san francisco and in this community in a strong and proud supporter of san francisco public schools. i want to thank the board for this resolution. it's an important step in the right direction. i want to encourage the board to release information to parents about the current enrollment of the district compared to last year, the participation rates in distance learning based on daily attendance rates. it would be important for assessing how well our students are doing in the distance learning model and the results of the most recent math and reading aisssessment so we can understand the amount of learning loss going on with our students. we seen a lot of articles about the negative impacts of distance learning and how much our students are losing not only in their learning but in their lives. i think in t

in washington, mark meredith, fox news. >>> free coronavirus testing is being offered at a church inand. testing will be available at the box full gospel church every tuesday and saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. for the next nine months. can make an appointment or just show up. church officials say the community has been hit hard by the virus and that the east oakland area is in need of more free testing sites. >> we are inviting everybody that leave and 94621 and everybody else that need a covid just to come on by and get your covid test so we can make sure we can stop the spread of this terrible covid virus. >> church officials say the state is providing funding for the test, the side will be closed this weekend for the holiday. testing will resume again next month. >>> first full day of winter today. didn't really feel like it. pretty warm. especially in those inland spots. remember yesterday, antioch and fairfield had that valley fog and they were kind of sitting in the 40s all day. today was warmer out there, that valley fog burned off, there was a dense fog advisory this morning in

mark meredith is live at the white house covering all of this back and forth for us. mark. >> reporter: good afternoon, good to see you. president trump says it may be china, not russia, that is responsible for that massive cyber attack. but what's strange is what you were just talking about, secretary of state mike pompeo believing it was russia that was clearly responsible. for the last several days, we have heard or from cyber officials as well as both parties complaining that the president was not taking the hack seriously. the white house has pushed back, insisting that the president was aware. late this morning the president hut back, accusing the media of overblowing the situation. he wrote: the cyber hack is far greater in the fake news media than in actuality. i have been fully briefed and everything is well under control. russia, russia, russia is the priority chant when anything hammes. media petrified of discussing the possibility that it maw be china. it may in protection cease there. just yesterday secretary of state mike pompeo made it clear he feels ru

gillian: mark meredith from the white house. thanks so much. leland.eland: governors across the country are taking very different approaches to spiking covid numbers. republican governor pete rickets continues to leave most of the decisions up to the citizens and their businesses. he joins us from omaha. thank you, sir, we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. leland: look at the unemployment rate now because so much of this is economic and the balance between health and economic health. nebraska unemployment rate 3%, nationally 6.9%. how much of that is due to the fact that you've allowed businesses to continue to stay open and make their own decisions? >> well, i think a lot of it, credit goes to nebraskans who are working hard and that's part of who we are, we have a great work ethic here. our key industries are agriculture and manufacturing and those haven't been as impacted by the pandemic as much as say the service or entertainment economy. and slowing down the spread of the virus and letting people live a normal life. leland: i remember we had

fox's mark meredith getting to bottom of this today reporting from washington. mark?ell, good afternoon. you think of all the work went into getting vaccine approved, get one created but the hard part happens when the government gets vaccine rolled out. when the americans get vaccinated, they get a paper card, a record, date of birth, when you got the dose, what dose it was, who was it administered by. therethere will be a electronict of all of this. that is the data being shared between the state and health departments as well as the cdc the trump administration insists it is only collecting the minimum amount of data it is needed. will not ask for things like social security numbers and other private medical information. >> i think anytime people release data information out there, and it is important to know where it is going to be used. i don't think this is any exception. the information knowing that this information will be used to look across the u.s., what is our up take look like in terms of vaccines coverage. reporter: that is just one part of all this. that

mark meredith, thanks very much.sident trump also using his sled owe message on -- video message on social media last night to assure the american people that he is still fighting for free and fair election results. >> one of my most solemn duties is to protect the integrity of your saw cred right to vote. over -- sacred right to vote. over the past season weeks, we have put forth abundant evidence proving how the democrats perpetrated this monstrous fraud on the american people and,ing indeed, the world. americans must be able to have complete faith and confidence in our elections. the fought of our democracy depends upon it. now is the time for the american people to raise their voices and demand that this injustice be immediately corrected. our elections must be fair, they must be honest, and they must be transparent, and they must be 100% free of fraud. gregg: well, the president's message coming as a growing number of republican congress members are backing a challenge to the electoral college vote on january 6t

>> chris: mark meredith reporting from the white house. thank you.oining us now, incoming white house press secretary, jen psaki. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> secretary psaki: good morning, chris. thanks for having me, chris. great to be here. >> chris: this week, the incoming white house deputy chief of staff jen o'malley dillon talked about working with republicans and he is what she said. i'm not saying they're not a bunch of f-e.r.es. she later apologized for the words but not the sentiment. why does president biden think he will be able to do business with such people? >> secretary psaki: first i know everyone is busy but i encourage everyone to read the full context of her interview and what she really talked about through the course of the interview is the importance of working together, that compromise is essential, that we need to listen to one another. of course i'm sure her mother didn't like the word she used but that's a sentiment that the president-elect has sent all of us and we are expected to work toward that goal. i don't t