mike emanuel and the "fox news @ night" team take it all from here. mike? >> mike: wishing her a speedy recovery. >> laura: thanks, mike. >> mike: breaking tonight, just hours away from a controversial report at the white house, two republican state lawmakers, the leaders of the michigan state senate house are reportedly heading to washington. we are working on getting more details on the focus of the meeting, but it comes a day after republicans sought to backtrack on their certification of michigan's results amidst reports of a phone call with president trump, and democrats are crying foul, claiming it is part of an emerging legal strategy by the trump team to enlist g.o.p.-led state legislatures to overturn results. the president's legal team said he won in a landslide and they are going to prove it. do they have a case? what the evidence they are presenting and the strategy they claim multiple pathways to victory. kevin corke asked on the points they are making, and look at the evidence, the epic florida battle veteran straight ahead. making progress ge

i mike emanuel in washington, please join me for "special report" live at 6:00 p.m.all. ♪ ♪ >> greg: we are back. we have a lot more questions to get to you in our "the five" thanksgiving special, why am i reading a prompter when we know what i am going to say. first question from tomora, what is the strangest thing that happened to you in an elevator, dana? >> dana: at first i thought to nothing strange ever happens to me. but there was one thing and i wish that i could remember who it was, you know how across the street is that xm radio, so one time i went over there to do an interview, might've been book related and i am in the elevator coming down and i did not even notice that there was apparently this very famous person in the elevator and he was there to sing a song, but he was parading his staffer. and it was so mean and so rude, and i did not know, and turns out he was somebody very famous. >> greg: yes, it was adam levine from maroon 5. he is terrible to his staff. it's disgusting what he says. anyways, jesse, let's not talk about adam levine. this is suppo

mike emanuel and the fox news at night team take it from here. have a great weekend. >> mike: welcome. the state house and senate put out a statement following the white house meeting. they've not been m mike: breaking tonight the republican leaders of the michigan state house and senate banana statement following the white house meeting, they've not been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election. the republican governor of georgia certified the state's results in favor of joe biden but says there were discrepancies that needed to be worked out before the upcoming georgia senate runoffs were control of the united states senate is at stake. some of the president's supporters argue he should not because so much is at stake. >> the most pressing issue is the rise of socialism in our country and you have the left but once all government control, antifa over there that basically want fascism. >> i think trump is a unifier. for many people they see him as a divider but i believe he's a unifier. >> is a country we need t

mike emanuel and the fox news at night team take it from here. have a great weekend. >> mike: welcome. the state house and senate put out a statement following the white house meeting. they've not been made of any information that would change the outcome of the election. the governor of georgia said there were discrepancies that needed to be worked out before the upcoming georgia senate run-offs where control of the senate is at stake. there's more stop the steal rallies this weekend. some of the president's supporters argue he shouldn't concede because so much is at stake. >> the most pressing issue is the rise of socialism in our country. you have the left basically wants all government control. you have the antifa over there that basically wants fascism. >> i think trump is a unifier. i know for many people, they see him as a divider. i believe he's a unifier. >> as a country, we need to stand up and unite and stand together for truth and for our freedom. absolutely. we're definitely our freedoms are being infringed. >> the biggest risk is the

shannon. >> shannon: mike emanuel, thank you. expecting a blue wave to expand her party's majority in the house, speaker nancy pelosi didn't expect this so soon after election day. a couple moderate democrats telling the hill they are looking at a change in leadership after republicans flipped at least six seats as mike was reporting. "it's time for democrats to elevate a new generation of leadership in both the house and senate. americans are clearly afraid of socialism, want safe streets and neighborhoods and to vote for people who they believe will help put more money in their pockets." in the southeast the trump campaign filing suit in georgia to require all georgia counties to separate any and all late arriving ballots. correspondent steve harrigan has the latest and what's going on in north carolina. he is live in atlanta. good evening, steve. >> here in fulton county in atlanta, poll workers are working hard cutting open envelopes, processing about 2,000 votes every hour, taking open the envelopes. pulling out the ballots,

. ♪ >> good evening, welcome to washington, i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier, president trump pardonsichael flynn, we will have details shortly. millions of americans are taking planes, trains, and automobiles to holiday destinations, that travel comes despite pleas for the governmenstomach from the go stay home and to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. we begin with the flynn pardon, the retired army lieutenant general was a central figure in the trump transitionas in 2016 and his prosecution was key to years of trouble for president trump. kristin fisher starts us off from the white house. >> we knew president trump was planning to do this, we just didn't know when and about two hours ago he made it official a. he often does on twitter. he said it is my great honor to announce general michael flynn has been granted a full pardon, congratulations toam general fln and his wonderful family, i know you will have a truly fantastic thanksgiving. he pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with then russian ambassadorad sergey kislyak, it was one of the first courtroom vi

>> harris: mike emanuel, thank you. >> it's a rare situation.ou have two senate races up and one state, and they will determine whether there are 52 republicans that can stand up against the radical left of center come in many cases, socialist agenda or not. that is what's at stake. people know it. i think the people of georgia know it and have already worked for that. >> harris: that is senator marco rubio from earlier today. he is among the republicans campaigning in georgia ahead of two big senate runoffs. senator rick scott going today. senator tom cotton and vice president pence planning visits, too paid you remember senator cotton join me yesterday, he's going to go multiple times. and senators tim scott and lindsey graham khadija george and coming weeks. and lindsey graham is also putting a million dollars from his campaign to the two people running there, purdue and leffler, those republicans. they are scheduled for january and they will determine which political party will control the senate. senator scott's pac warns about the high sta

mike emanuel on the politics of a possible second lockdown. peter doocy in delaware with a biden team and its coronavirus strategy upcoming. shannon bream on a stunning morning from a supreme court justice about the dangers to religious liberty and free speech. but we begin with given court from the white house and the president's remarks last hour. >> over 10 million covid-19 cases in the u.s. more than 240,000 deaths. however, an anti-covid-19 vaccine could be in the offing and perhaps even available to the general american population by april. that much we do know tonight. what we don't know and the president admitted as much today is who will be in the white house when that happens. >> ideally, we won't go to a lockdown. i won't go, this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be. i guess time will tell but i can tell you, this administration will not go to a lockdown. >> that from the president and the rose garden a little bit ago. he also said today

in washington, mike emanuel, fox news. >>> the fbi released a report today that says, hate crimes inthe u.s. have reached levels not seen in more than a decade. more than 7300 hate crimes were reported last year. nearly 200 more than the year before. the same report also says, there were 51 hate crime murders. the most ever. another disturbing statistic involved religion based hate crimes which rose nearly 7%. >>> coming up at ktvt, president-elect joe biden announces his plan to help small businesses and struggling americans during the pandemic. his first order of business, a stimulus package. >>> plus, thanks giving 2020. look at the shopping transit may be indicative of how people plan to safely celebrate this year. >>> coming up leader in sports, were followed between the 49ers as he states quarterback lends of the injury list. there's no bad time to start at amazon... ♪ i like the flexibility. it also allows for picking up shifts. safety comes first, speed comes second. safety. safety. safety. we're making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. it makes me ver

shannon. >> shannon: okay, mike emanuel, our thanks to you.xpecting a blue wave to expand the party majority in the house, speaker nancy pelosi certainly didn't expect this so soon after election day. a couple of moderate democrats telling the hill they are looking at a change in leadership after republicans as far as we know now have flipped at least six seats. alden, "it's time for democrats to elevate a new generation of leadership in both the house and the senate. americans are clearly afraid of socialism, want safe streets and neighborhoods and vote for people who they believe will help put more money in the pocket." joe biden predicted a long, hard winter in the final presidential debate a couple weeks ago. we presume he was talking about the possible coronavirus pandemic extension and not what's looking like a tough legal fight shaping up over the results of the presidential election. let's debase these cases and what's going on. jessica tarlov, recount lawyer from the bush-cheney 2000 legal team, alex vogel and senior legal fellow at t

if here is senior political correspondent mike emanuel. >> democrats invested heavily in winning a majority in state legislatures with an eye on redistricting, spending big money in places like texas, pennsylvania, michigan, north carolina, and iowa, but democrats came up short. while republicans won the majority in new hampshire. >> that was a big disappointment for democrats and a big surprise for many who thought this was republicans on defense, democrats on offense kind of election cycle in the states. republicans not only held their ground but actually gained a couple of chambers in new hampshire. >> state house 'has handle issues from taxes to gun control to police reform and soon rewriting the congressional district maps for the next decade. >> for the most part the legislature has control of the redistricting process and keeping the majorities were able to ensure that the next ten years will stay purest conservative leadership in the states that made at the most. >> democrats say they lost due to a surge of trump voters who also backed republican down ballots. and in virginia, were

first up, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel breaks down what is at stake tonight. hi, mike. >> both parties expected to spend a fortune with the balance of power on the line in the center runoffs in georgia. marco rubio told voters what's at stake. >> if we don't control the united states senate, that is the agenda that's going to be pushed because all the energy in that party, all the money in that party, all the people who get on the cover of magazines and that party are in favor of these radical things. >> voters in georgia can expect to be bombarded with ads for the two senate races, republican senator david perdue is facing democratic challenger jon ossoff where republican senator kelly leffler is taking on democrat rafael warnock. senate democratic leader chuck schumer says the big prize on election day was -- the white house still has hope. >> we are happy, we won the most important election that we face. we always have the number one election as of the president, and we won. and when it comes to the senate, it's not over at all. georgia is close. >> a senate

i mike emanuel in washington. please join me for "special report."ing to you all. >> charles: the pandemic is not stopping kids from doing their part to help out during these tough times. in the next guest knows how much of a difference they are making. let's talk to kathleen porter mcgee, for the program running several catholic schools in the city. tell us about what your kids are doing during the pandemic to help out the community? >> our kids are amazing. it gives us something to be so thankful for this year as much as any other year. their resilience in their generosity is just absolutely unparalleled. so as you said the privilege of running partnership schools, we have nine schools, two in cleveland and seven in new york city. in cleveland 100% of our students are on vouchers it in new york city 80% or on scholarship. their average annual income is about 29,000, and i say that just to put in context the generosity and the community spirit of the students we serve. across every single one of our schools they do food drives and can drives as they

night, that is all the time ♪ >> good evening, happy thinks giving, welcome to washington, i am mike emanueln for bret baier. breaking tonight, president trump is talking at length for the >> happy thanksgiving. breaking tonight donald trump is talking at length for the first time since the election about his ongoing challenges to the result of the presence. reporters following a videoconference with military members a short time ago at the white house. he also says he will travel to georgia tech campaign next week for the gop senators in january runoffs. we will bring his comments assumes we get the video. kristin fisher is at the white house. >> this is the first time donald trump is taken questions from reporters since the election and it started with one reporter asking donald trump if he had any big plans for his last thanksgiving in the white house and donald trump responded by saying this may not be his last thanksgiving in the white house and then another reporter asked the president when he will concede with he would concede after the electoral college voted for joe biden and donald

shannon. >> shannon: all right, mike emanuel, thank you. the mainstream media sounds a little disappointed with the biden transition so far. politico tweeting "discouraging signs about the biden team and press access so far. no regular transition briefings, no readout of calls with foreign leaders, no open press access to the candidate and his people. this is a break with the mission." and certainly a big break, big difference from the current president. jacqui heinrich has details live tonight from wilmington. hey, jacqui. >> good evening, shannon. about an hour after that tweet, the transition team did in fact release readouts from biden's calls with foreign leaders, told we can expect those readouts to continue and be issued promptly. while things get up to speed, the president-elect is downplaying the impact of a delayed transition. >> well, look, access to classified information is useful, but i'm not in a position to make any decisions on most issues anyway. >> the general services administration still hasn't certified joe biden's win

i'm mike emanuel in washington. i will see you back here tomorrow night.ana: good evening, everybody i'm dana perino in for martha mccallum this is the story. we begin tonight with a fox news alert. president trump pardoning his former national security adviser michael flynn just a short time ago. ending a four year legal saga for the retired army lieutenant general. flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi in 2017 but was working to reverse that plea amid claims of prosecutorial misconduct a lot of politically charged fallout surrounding this tonight. we will have the first reaction from k.t. mcfarland who worked closely alongside general flynn as well as byron york coming up. first, a record number of americans hitting the road tonight for thasg

i mike emanuel and good night from washington.here tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >> tucker: good evening, and welcome to a special, a genuinely special edition of "tucker carlson tonight." thanksgiving, hope you're having a wonderful time with your family. nothing is more important or happier than spending time with the peopleth you love. we haven't had a lot of chances to do that this year. we been pulled apart. many americans are alone tonight, more than any time in our history. a lot has changed in this country, but a lot remains the same, and we should be thankful for that. a in a year when cultural vandals and tragically unhappy graduate student set out to destroy virtually everything in sight, from statues of the saints to the very idea of columbus day,

i'm mike emanuel.py things giving to all of you and i will be back here tomorrow night. good night. musical sed. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> these are the everyday heroes, those whose accomplishments are largely overshadowed. for inspiration and for hope, they have shown us the best this country has had to offer. this award show is for you. welcome to the 2020 fox nation patriot awards. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello america and welcome to the second annual fox nation patriot awards.

i am mike emanuel, good night from washington, happy thanksgiving to all of you and i will be back tomorrow night. >> the electoral college votes for biden. >> certainly i will and you know that but there will be a lot of things happening between now and the twentieth of january. >> it is friday november 20 seventh. far from over, donald trump back on the cameras for a wide-ranging q and a saying he supports peaceful transfer of power, slamming the press for ignoring what he calls clear evidence of massive fraud. mike: the president making an announcement on a coronavirus vaccine, delivery starting as early as next week. the latest in a live report. >> the defense with a touchdown. >> thanksgiving day beat down for the dallas cowboys. todd: "fox and friends first" starts right now. good morning. you are watching "fox and friends first". there we go, loverboy coming here. >> you are very excited about the washington football team win. todd: it was the highlight along with the turkey. you have a great thanksgiving. jillian: a better friday and with that let's get straight into it. far from ov

i am mike emanuel in for bret baier.sident trump loses another big challenges in pennsylvania but it could end up in the supreme court even as his options to salvage his own job dwindle, the president is pressing ahead in the georgia senate run offense -- run offense that will determine the balance of power in that chamber for 2 years. >> president trump will spend the weekend at camp david while his campaign escalates the fight to the supreme court after receiving another set back. the case was argued last week in a lower court by the president's attorney rudy giuliani who claimed widespread voter fraud in pennsylvania. the third circuit court of appeals ruled that the campaign's claims have no merit. the number of ballots it challenges is far smaller than the 81,000 vote margin of victory and never claimed fraud. another member of the president's legal team tweeted the judicial machinery in pennsylvania is covering up the allegations of massive fraud. on to the supreme court. the 3 judges on the panel were all appointe

mike emanuel and the fox news at night team take it from here. have a great weekend. >> mike: welcome. the state house and senate put out a statement following the white house meeting. they've not been made of any information that would change the outcome of the election. the governor of georgia said there were discrepancies that needed to be worked out before the upcoming georgia senate run-offs where control of the senate is at

mike emanuel and the fox news at night team take it from here. kend. >> mike: welcome. the state house and senate put out a statement following the white house meeting. they've not been m mike: breaking tonight the republican leaders of the michigan state house and senate banana statement following the white house meeting, they've not been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election. the republican governor of georgia certified the state's results in favor of joe biden but says there were discrepancies that needed to be

i'm mike emanuel. good night from washington, happy things giving to all of you and i will be back here tomorrow night. good night. musical sed. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> these are the everyday heroes, those whose accomplishments are largely overshadowed. for inspiration and for hope, they have shown us the best this country has had to offer. this award show is for you. welcome to the 2020 fox nation patriot awards. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello america and welcome to the second annual fox nation patriot awards. i'm pete hegseth and i'm honored to be your host for the evening. it's been a year no one could have predicted and many want to get rid of, but unlike so many other things, you cannot put a lock down on patriotism. selfishly, this jacket right here has been waiting for this night for the last 364 days. red, white and blue inside and out. tonight we are honoring the heroic, the courageous, the brave and the everyday patriot that make this country so special. tonight we honor the real 1% of america. this is an awards show unl

calvin coolidge lifted the first national tree, thank you so much for watching special report, i'm mike emanuel in washington, i'll be back here tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >> good evening and welcome to a special edition of tucker carlson tonight, tucker is out for what passes for the holiday these days, i'm mark steyn -- happy thanksgiving? chicago mayor lori lightfoot. >> you must cancel the normal things giving plans. particularly if they include guests who do not live in your immediate household. >> mark: isn't guests who do not live in your immediate household the whole idea of thanksgiving, over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go -- that is the best way to avoid the state police checkpoint onkp highway 37. as is traditional, president trump has pardoned a turkey at the white house, any chance of the governors of maine or michigan or new jersey pardoning their recalcitrant hairdressers or gym owners, those guys have to be stuffed and carved up as an example to any others among our rulers subjects minded to get a little restless. 400 years after the puritans set

mike emanuel looks at that conversation tonight. >> i won't answer any hypotheticals. >> mitch mcconnellid not want to field questions about next steps in the presidential race. >> of course, we had a peaceful transfer of power going back to 1792. every 4 years. you move on to a new administration. >> on twitter he wrote every legal vote should be counted. all sides must get to before the process and the courts are here to apply the laws and resolve disputes. his colleague from pennsylvania was much more plaeore blunt. >> the president made very, very serious allegations without any evidence to support it. if it happened, then the evidence needs to come out. >> the missouri senator told reporters i think the president should turn it discussion over to his lawyers. if they have a case to make, there is a process where they make that and that process is timely. texas senator ted cruz expressed his concerned. >> i am more than a little frustrated. every time they close the doors and shutout the lights they find more democratic votes. >> there the challenge of being loyal to the president an

. ♪ >> bret: good evening, happy thanksgiving, welcome to washington, i'm mike emanuel kiinfo bret baierg at length for the first time since the election about his ongoing challenging the results, spoke with reporters following a conference with military at the white house. he will campaign next week for the g.o.p. senators in the runoffs, we will bring you his comment this and we get the video. correspondent kristin fisherhi s at the white house white house tonight. >> good evening, mike, this is a big deal here with is the first time president trump has taken questions from reporters since the election, and itor started with asking

keep the mike mike emanuel is live in washington. ire under anybody in washington? >> not that we've seen so far. the senate democratic leader is blaming the majority leader on funding. >> we need a large, strong covid bill to deal with our problems. we have heard for months every time we get close to a deal, senator mcconnell says no. he has become the doctor know of covid just like he has been the doctor know of all the bills in the senate over the last several years. >> mitch mcconnell says top democrats need to get serious, "i do think there needs to be another package, hopefully we can get pass to the impasse we've had and get serious about doing something that is appropriate. ">> government should be working and that's a real challenge, nancy pelosi has been holding up any covid relief bills. we need that assistance, we've got money sitting out for small business, for states and others. that's why republicans have put forth many ideas and want to make sure we passed a covid relief bill. >> president-elect joe biden's chief of st

mike emanuel and the "fox news @ night" team take it all from here. mike?speedy recovery. >> laura: thanks, mike. >> mike: breaking tonight, just hours away from a controversial report at the white house, two republican state lawmakers, the leaders of the michigan state senate house are reportedly heading to washington. we are working on getting more details on the focus of the meeting, but it comes a day after republicans sought to

. ♪ >> mike: good evening, welcome to washington i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier in tonight president shortly. right now millions of americans are taking planes, trains and automobiles to thanksgiving holiday destinations that travel comes despite pleas from the government to stay at home and limit gatherings in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. we will have complete coverage of that in a moment. we begin with the flynn pardon. the retired army lieutenant general was a central figure in the trump transition in 2016. his prosecution was key to years of trouble for president trump. correspondent kristin fisher starts us off tonight from the

mike emanuel and the "fox news @ night" team take it all from here. mike?: wishing her a speedy recovery. >> laura: thanks, m >> wishing her a speedy recovery, thanks, laura.

i am mike emanuel in for bret baier.sident trump loses another big challenges in pennsylvania but it could end up in the supreme court even as his options to salvage his own job >> good evening. donald trump loses another big challenge to election results in pennsylvania but this one could end up in the supreme court even as his options for salvaging his own job continue to dwindle the president is presented and involvement in the georgia senate runoff that will determine the balance of power in the chamber for the next two years. kristin fisher starts us off tonight from the white house. >> reporter: donald trump will involve as the campaign tries to exculpate its fighters up in court after receiving another setback in a pennsylvania court room this afternoon. a federal appeals court has rejected the trump campaign at latest effort to stop the state from certifying the election for president-elect joe biden. the case was argued last week in a lower court that the president's attorney rudy giuliani claims widespread vote

th>> shannon: mike emanuel, where do the go from here? our panel our lives, next ♪ >> shannon: we have a presidential election still very much up in the air at this hour. counts continue in georgia, nevada, north carolina, and pennsylvania. let's bring back at tonight's political panel to discuss the state of the race. we welcome in law professor john. welcome all of you. >> thank you, shannon. >> as these legal battles are playing out, tom friedman with "the new york times" has this, and the 2,000 elections al gore took a bullet for the country, tonight trump put a bullet in the country. most shameful thing i've ever seen. a 37 day recount process only in places where he thought get additional votes for him. if you doubt this, his lawyer wrote about it. john, these legal avenues are there, they are available to candidates who think they are winning or losing. that's what the courts are for. what do you make up for tonight to strike >> i think the president has a right to pursue whatever legal options are open to him. the most important t

night, that is all the time ♪ >> good evening, happy thinks giving, welcome to washington, i am mike emanuelet baier. breaking tonight, president trump is talking at length for the >> happy thanksgiving. breaking tonight donald trump is talking at length for the first time since the election about his ongoing challenges to the result of the presence. reporters following a videoconference with military members a short time ago at the white house. he also says he will travel to georgia tech campaign next week for the gop senators in january runoffs. we will bring his comments assumes we get the video. kristin fisher is at the white house.

good evening, welcome to washington mike emanuel in for bret baier.es a big challenge to election results in pennsylvania but this one could end up in the supreme court even as options for salvaging his own job continues to dwindle. the president is pressing ahead involvement in the georgia senate runoff with a balance of power -- and the chambers. kristin fisher from the white house, good evening, w kristin. >> his campaign continues to try to escalate all the way to the em

i have been up since 7:00 last night with mike emanuel and liz clayman, it is very much up in the air. we may not know for days because of pennsylvania. let's start with the electoral board and where things stand. you have joe biden 238, donald trump 213. they are not there yet. florida went to donald trump, winning handily by some three points. a blow to joe biden. another big prize the lone star state, texas, 38 electoral votes going to donald trump. then we got a first swing state, wasn't much of a swing state this year but you can't mention ohio without calling it that went to donald trump. pretty strong showing in the buckeye state. then a blow dealt to the president, joe biden picked up arizona and it was a surprise. the white house for a time upset that fox had called it so early but the ap backing that collins another big pickup for biden minnesota going. what is becoming clear, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin will hold the keys to victory and you can see from these boards they are very much outstanding. we will find out how that goes. back to what happened here after 12:

. ♪ >> good evening, welcome to washington, i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier, president trump pardonsnn, we will have details shortly. millions of americans are taking planes, trains, and automobiles to holiday destinations, that travel comes despite pleas for the governmenstomach from the go stay home and to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. we begin with the flynn pardon, the retired army lieutenant general was a central figure in the trump transitionas in 2016 and his prosecution was key to years of trouble for president trump. kristin

. ♪ >> mike: good evening, welcome to washington i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier in tonight presidentel flynn. we will have details shortly. >> welcome to washington. donald trump pardons former national security adviser michael flynn. we will have details. millions of americans are taking planes, trains and automobiles to thanksgiving holiday destinations despite pleas from the government to stay home and limit gatherings to minimize the spread of coronavirus. we will have complete coverage of that in a moment but we begin

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has it all. >> house republicans will return to washingtonure after proving the election experts wrong. >> they were all wrong. >> not one republican incumbent lost. republicans won from miami to new york, to minnesota, to california. the races are still to be determined in the house but 29 republicans were elected to the new congress. one example, defeating democratic congressman max rose in new york. it today, new voices in diversiy on the g.o.p. side. >> a much needed new blood coming into the party, not only do we have the most females in history of the congress and the republicans side but we also have a number of minorities, democrats that come from korea, cuba, the ukraine, also have military veterans as well on the republican side. >> nancy pelosi downplayed losses and emphasize holding onto power. speak of the majority will be smaller but none less of a majority. 132 chairs of committee, subcommittees, and the rest. the beautiful diversity of our culture and we see it as a tremendous opportunity as we go forward to. >> the back and f

i am mike emanuel in for bret baier.ther big challenges in pennsylvania but it could end up in the supreme court even as his options to salvage his own job >> good evening. donald trump loses another big challenge to election results in pennsylvania but this one could end up in the supreme court even as his options for salvaging his own job continue to dwindle the president is presented and involvement in the georgia senate runoff that will determine the balance of power in the chamber for the next two years. kristin fisher starts us off tonight from the white house. >> reporter:

good evening, welcome to washington mike emanuel in for bret baier. president trump loses a big challenge to election results in pennsylvania but this one could end up in the supreme court even as options for salvaging his own job continues to dwindle. the president is pressing ahead involvement in the georgia senate runoff with a balance of power -- and the chambers. kristin fisher from the white house, good evening, w kristin. >> his campaign continues to try to escalate all the way to the supreme court. after receiving another setback in a pennsylvania court room this afternoon. >> a federal appeals court rejected the trump campaign latest effort to stop the state from certifying the election for president-elect joe biden. the casee had been argued last week in a lower court by the president's attorney. rudy giuliani who claims widespread voter fraud in pennsylvania. but the third circuit court of appeals will today "the campaign's claims have no merit. the number of ballots specifically challenges is far nmaller than 81,000 vote margin of victory

. ♪ >> mike: good evening, welcome to washington i'm mike emanuel in for bret baier in tonight presidentrump pardons michael flynn. we will have details shortly. >> welcome to washington. donald trump pardons former national security adviser michael flynn. we will have details. millions of americans are taking planes, trains and automobiles to thanksgiving holiday destinations despite pleas from the government to stay home and limit gatherings to minimize the spread of coronavirus. we will have complete coverage of that in a moment but we begin with the flynn garden, the army general was a central figure in the trump transition in 2017 and his prosecution was key to years of trouble for donald trump. kristen fisher starts us off from the white house. >> we knew donald trump is planning to do this, we just didn't know when. two hours ago he made it official on twitter. the president said, quote, it is my great honor to announce general michael flynn has been granted a full pardon. congratulations to general flynn and his wonderful family. i know you will now have a truly fantastic thanksg

mike emanuel shows us how that went down. >> i am responsible as a person in a leadership position. >> reporter: andrew mccabe on the hot seat in front of a senate panel digging into the origin of the russia probe including surveillance of you ands. >> if you knew than what you know now what you have sworn the application in june of 2017 against carter page? >> know. >> reporter: the internal watchdog on the fbi request for surveillance of carter page contains numerous factual errors but mccabe insists they did not open the case because one candidate in the 2016 campaign and disliked the other. >> it was our obligation and duty to do so. we did our job. >> reporter: donald trump or did gop members to be tough writing republicans don't let andrew mccabe continue to get away with criminal activity. what he dig never be allowed to happen to our country again. fight for justice. the judiciary committee has heard from former fbi director james comey, rod rosenstein and former deputy attorney general sally yates about the fbi's actions, prominent democrats said it is time to move on. >> tim

let's bring in mike emanuel. >> we are expressing a sigh of relief knowing that tom tillis will continueted states senator for the great state of north carolina for the next six years and this is a race that they are watching very closely. a lot of folks who are saying they cannot control the outcome of the presidential race of this point, but this key senate race could help mitch mcconnell basically cool things down a little bit when perhaps a president-elect biden or a speaker nancy pelosi could be going forward. mcconnell continues on his majority leader which would be a buffer, someone who has key issues going forward. basically the seat is very important for the overall balance of power, and that's a final balance of power going forward. i've visited with a lot of republicans, and they are saying how important it is that mitch mcconnell goes on, he would be overseeing the confirmation of the biden cabinet. also the person -- confirmation of it perhaps biden supreme court justice. now to cool things off, there is epic change going forward in this race plays heavily into that going fo

i'm mike emanuel in washington with the latest on what republicans and democrats are focused on, comingher tech company is going public. what we know about the word dash is initial public offer. >>> and san francisco's archdiocese is responding after the district attorney's office fires felony charges against ago group of protesters who tore down the statue. >>> a record surge in u.s. coronavirus infections raises the urgency for a new relief bill. nancy pelosi still fighting for a $2.3 trillion stimulus baggage. >> this is a red alert. all hands on deck. this is an emergency of the highest magnitude. >> reporter: nearly 8 months into the pandemic, and house speaking nancy pelosi doubled down on concerns that the coronavirus is causing widespread economic damage across the nation. she urged republicans to return to the negotiating table and pass another coronavirus relief bill, urging them to move on from the 2020 election and the president's claims of widespread fraud. >> i urge our republicans to accept the facts, acknowledge the crisis and immediately come to the table to work on cov

mike emanuel explains tonight. >> the book is about teenage girls undergoing medical transition to fastith too little oversight and the author says cancel culture tried to ban her book. the book's title "irreversible: damage the transgender craze seducing our daughters" documents the risk of what could be hasty life-changing decisions. its author explained her view and a "wall street journal" opinion piece writing "i think mature adults should have the freedom to undergo medical transition, but teenagers are another matter. social contagions exist and teen girls are susceptible to them." she goes on to argue in another era, the girls might've fallen prey to anorexia or bulimia, the author explained the issue in an interview with our tucker carlson. >> we are seeing 2% of high school students, most of whom are teenage girls claiming to be transgender. we know this is a large spike which doesn't seem to make sense and even strangers clustered in friend groups, teenage girls are coming out with their friends. we know this is socially driven. >> target said i think the trans community deser

i am mike emanuel in for bret baier.nd up in the supreme court even as his options to salvage his own job dwindle, the president is pressing ahead in the georgia senate run offense -- run offense that will determine the balance of power in that chamber for 2 years. >> president trump will spend the weekend at camp david while his campaign escalates the fight to the

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel shows us what happened. >> the question is who is responsiblenly responsible as a person in leadership. >> former fbi director andrew mccabe on the hot seat in front of a senate panel digging into the origin of the russia probe including surveillance of a then trump campaign aid. >> if you knew then what you know now what you have signed the warrant application in june of 2017 against carter page? >> no, sir. >> finding that the fbi's request for surveillance on carter page numerous factual errors by the fbi did not open the case because it liked one candidate and dislike the other. >> we open the case because it was our obligation and our duty to do so. we did our job. >> president trump urged g.o.p. members to be tough, writing "republicans don't let andrew mccabe continued to get away with totally criminal activity. what he did should never be allowed to happen to our country again." fight for justice. the judiciary committee has heard from former fbi director james comey, former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, and former deputy attor

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correspondent mike emanuel takes a look at it for us. >> i'm not going to answer heighanyhypotheticals>> mitch mcconnell did not want to appeal to questions about next steps in the presidential race. >> we've had a peaceful transfer of power when we got to four years. moved on to a new administration. of >> he was more expressive on twitter writing a book on every legal vote should be counted." any illegally submitted ballots should not in all sides must observe the process and reports here are to apply the laws and resolve disputes. the colic from the keep ballack on the pennsylvania was much more blunt. >> he made very serious allegations without any evidence to support it. the evidence needs to come out. >> missouri senator offered a suggestion telling reporters today "i think the president should turn the discussion over to his lawyers and if they have a case to make, there's a process where they make that in that process is timely." texas senator ted cruz expressed his concerns. >> i more than a little frustrated that every time they close the door and shut out the lights, they al