fox news steve harrigan has more now from atlanta. who was very busy and hectic holiday travel season is well underway, with millions of americans heading home following thanksgiving, experts say today could be the busiest travel day of the year. t s a has released the numbers we actually broke 2019 records yesterday and last sunday and last monday, according to triple eight even with inflation, boosting ticket prices up 4.5 million people are expected to fly or hit the road there were expected to have like a lot more in travelers airfares up almost 43% from last year first international trip and we really were safe during covid. so this was a big big as airlines deal with today's rush . there's another major concern for airline passengers. a severe weather system across several parts of the u. s is prompting some cancelations. airport officials say passengers should give themselves enough time to get through security. according to the website flight, aware more than 1000 flights have been delayed sunday and dozens canceled, they said

steve harrigan in atlanta, steve, thank you very much. after nypd officers rescued a man off the tracks in the nick of time. more on that story next. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> heroic thanksgiving caught oncoma ea. new york city cops sprinted to the tracks in east harlem station where good samaritan assisted a man who fell off platform. appears unable to get up even with the help of the bipartisan the 3 men managed to pull the man back to safety just moments before a train barrel intoed the station. in china protests pushing against strict covid policies in notable defiance against president xi. alexandria hoff live with the latest, hi, alex. alex: breakout demonstrations for the past two and a half, 3 years, unlike anything that the country has seen in decades. protests resume in shanghai today where the situation escalated. police were seen at times shoving demonstrators. large crowds have gathered in roadways calling for an end to continuous lockdowns and repeated covid-19 testing. these rare acts of defiance can be coupled with bold chance, some demand

senior correspondent steve harrigan is live in atlanta.py thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you, griff. the cdc checking a range of respiratory illnesses, not just covid and the flu, but rsv, as well. that's flu-like symptoms often to younger children, and it's gone up dramatically in the past year alone. one of the biggest challenges is finding hospital beds for those young patients. often children under five, defendant and the pediatric unit and intensive care units is really tough. many hospitals are forced to use emergency rooms for long-term space or even setting up tents for overflow patients. >> and there's an emergency bedroom open, it's filled him in when there's an inpatient bed open, someone is willing to take that, as well. >> pediatricians have sent a letter for president biden asking for emergency decoration that would give hospitals more flexibility dealing with these young patients. they say the rate of rsv in the u.s. is 2.9 per 100,000 for hospitalizations. that's more than double just one year ago. the worst of the

steve harrigan in atlanta. steve, great to see you. are mask mandates on the horizon?'s the keen to be clear on los angeles county, this is a strong recommendation. it is not a mask mandate. and it comes after a sharp rise in local cases of covid, up more than 50% in los angeles county since the start of the month of november. so a move there and it could be followed in other places as well especially as you note. it's not just covid people are dealing with now, it's also the flu and rsv as well. and because of that, some doctors, medical professionals are cautioning people that it may be time to return to the face mask. >> it is true the that covid is just smoldering along are, but now we have rsv and we have influenza surging in most of the country. and those are also very, very serious viruses. so it seems a reasonable thing another if you're going out in public. put back that mask. and do some social distancing. may be the time to rent the movie rather than going to the movie. >> reporter: the department of health and human services commissioned a report in which t

back to you. >> arthel: steve harrigan reporting live in atlanta. thank you. >> molly: for more on this now with dr. nesheiwat and the founder of bc boost.com. thank you for joining us on thanksgiving and on this topic that so many parents are concerned about. >> i cover this over the last couple of weeks because emergency rooms in hospitals and doctors offices are struggling to handle t. this confluence of things coming together and rsv is particularly concerning. what are you seeing out there and how concerned should parents be? >> this past week, i have seen a combination of my patients testing positive for strep, for influenza eight, influence and become a covid, and rsv. i'm seeing a little bit of everything. but rsv is having me send my patients to hospital for hospitalization for monitoring more so than flue, more so than covid. if we have 75 and 85% of pediatric hospital beds filled with rsv patients, what's going to happen if you have a patient who fell on the playground and injure their risk? maybe they sustained a fracture or was in a car

first, to steve harrigan with the latest on this. s move raising alarm bells for a lot of people not requiring, not a mask mandate but strongly encouraging people to wear masks again in los angeles county. the move comes after a significant increase in local covid infections in the area. mour than 50% since the start of no. it's not just covid, it's the flu and rsv so many medical professionals are saying for certain groups of people, it may be time to put the face mask back on. >> nobody does want to be the dreaded spreader. i think with this surge in viral activity, which is true for rsv and influenza and the anticipated increase that we have in covid, prudence and being careful rather than carefree would benefit everyone out there. and dust off that mask. you know? they're very easy to use and they really do offer of layer of protection. >> this month the department of health and human services commissioned a report that made that very recommendation that people should wear masks again in public places. keep clear, this is not a ca

>> bret: steve harrigan in tampa, steve, thanks. stocks were down after the midterms.ome poor profit reports and another plunge for crypto today. the dow lost 647. the s&p 500 was off 80. the nasdaq plunged 263. up next, just how reliable was the polling ahead of the midterms? he will take a look inside the poll numbers. talk to a pair of experts. first what some of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. wsvn in miami as tropical storm nicole forces people from their homes in the bahamas and threatens to g.o.p. grow into rare november hurricane possibly heading to florida. storms shut down theme parks and airports. it also prompted evacuation orders that included former president trump's mar-a-lago club palm beach. fox 2 in san francisco as facebook parent meta lays off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce. the announcement came in a letter to employees from ceo mark zuckerberg. the move comes just a week after widespread layoffs at twitter under new owner elon musk. a capsule launched from virginia delivers several tons of supplies to the international space st

you heard steve harrigan's report cases are up. are mask mandates coming back and should they?e private organizations that do still require masks. i think a lot of people are apprehensive about mask mandates coming back because the worst thing you can do in public health is keep restrictions in place longer than they are absolutely necessary. we have a state of emergency coming on three years and if you look at the people who are in the hospital, they are not in the hospital with covid-19. they are in the hospital with rsv and influenza. my concern is mask have become so polarized we've lost sight of the true purpose of a mask. somebody who has symptoms and is in public should be wearing a high-quality mask. never going back to the days when you are coughing and sneezing and slobbering on somebody next to you in a conference room or on public transportation. >> griff: it is interesting you point out it has become politicized. but is it perhaps best personal option that people should be making? and do you foresee a fight coming over these masks going back on? >> i do perceive a

steve harrigan is live in atlanta, home to the cdc. y, steve >> reporter: julie the cdc now has to track multiple respiratory not just covid and the flu but rsv as well and that's affecting many children especially under five one of the biggest challenges is simply to find hospital beds for these children especially in pediatric icu wings many even setting up tents. >> when there is an emergency bedroom open it is full and when there is an in patient open someone is waiting to take that as well >> reporter: last week pediatricians sent a letter to president biden asking him to declare a state of emergency to try and make things more flexible for hospitals trying to deal with younger children. as far as the rate of infection for rsv in the u.s., it's now at 2.9 per 100,000. that is more than double what it was just one year ago. the east and the southeast being hit particularly hard and many physicians say a real driving force behind this increase in rsv is the covid pandemic. >> i think during the pandemic, you had a lot of people who a

fox's steve harrigan has more on white people should use caution over the holiday season.ere and his family's look together and break bread. health officials are sounding the alarm, asking americans to be extra careful as rsv numbers continue to skyrocket. if your child is sick, it's important to just stay home. rsv is an illness that affects small children, but it also affects old people can make older people seriously ill, according to the cdc. rsv hospitalization rates have gone down but are still more than double this year compared to 2021. most people do recover in a week or two. but the virus can be serious for the most vulnerable population, and some doctors say the science hasn't quite caught up always going to be some level of risk for thanksgivings in the future . but thanks to medicine and science who made covid a much more manageable risk, and we've got tools for influenza, eventually we will have tools for rsv. just not this season with the influx of patients due to covid the flu and rsv hospitals are being forced to create flexible spaces or tents to deal wit

also we have steve harrigan from desantis headquarters. huge night for them as well. check in with them in tampa. hi, steve. >> martha, this place erupted an hour ago when the news came out that we were calling for ron desantis. if there's one star of this election so far, it's got to be florida's governor. four years ago, just think how far he's coming, squeaking out a victory in the governor's race by less than 1%, only after a recount. now tonight this is simply a dominant performance. a couple of figures to keep in mind, desantis raised more than $209 million. so he can fundraise. if you look at the numbers, the demographics, a key one has to be the hispanic vote. .he was able to pull it off and carry miami-dade county, a democratic stronghold, the first republican to do that in 20 years. a looming battle possibly ahead with president trump, but this offers a road map for his political future on the national stage. guys, back to you. >> there's a slight satellite delay with the news channel down there. steve harrigan, thank you very much. val demings raised $73 mi

fox's steve harrigan has more on why people should use caution over the holidays.he holiday season is here and his family's look together and break bread. health officials are sounding the alarm, asking americans to be extra careful as rsv numbers continue to skyrocket. if your child is sick, it's important to just stay home. rsv is an illness that affects small children, but it also affects old people can make older people seriously ill, according to the cdc. rsv hospitalization rates have gone down but are still more than double this year compared to 2021. most people do recover in a week or two. but the virus can be serious for the most vulnerable population, and some doctors say the science hasn't quite caught up always going to be some level of risk for thanksgivings in the future . but thanks to medicine and science have made covid a much more manageable risk, and we've got tools for influenza. eventually we will have tools for rsp. just not this season. with the influx of patients due to covid the flu and rsv hospitals are being forced to create flexible spa

senior correspondent steve harrigan is live at an early voting site in atlanta. ow's it looking out there? >> reporter: bryan, big crowds here and at many polling places across georgia. there seems to be a lot of excitement and enthusiasm to come out yet again and vote in another runoff race here. the line at this library is about an hour and a half right now, and this is a runoff race for senate between democratic senator raphael warnock and former football star, republican herschel walker. and both sides have been pouring a lot of money into this runoff campaign. more than $350 -- 35 million total on both sides just for tv and radio ads. we spoke to some people online today, asked hem why they were coming out to vote early. >> every election's important to me because someone went through the trouble of making sure that i had the right to vote is, so i want to exercise my right to vote every single chance i get. >> we're voting early because the opportunity to vote early is really nice but also because we're a headed out of town, so we're thankful for this opport

fox's steve harrigan has more on why people should use a lot of caution over the holiday season.son is here and his family's look together and break bread. health officials are sounding the alarm , asking americans to be extra careful as rsv numbers continue to skyrocket. if your child is sick, it's important to just stay home. rsv is an illness that affects small children, but it also affects old people can make older people seriously ill, according to the cdc. rsv hospitalization rates have gone down but are still more than double this year compared to 2021. most people do recover in a week or two. but the virus can be serious for the most vulnerable population, and some doctors say the science hasn't quite caught up always going to be some level of risk for thanksgivings in the future. but thanks to medicine and science who made covid a much moremanagt tools for influenza, eventually we will have tools for rsv. just not this season with the influx of patients due to covid the flu and rsv hospitals are being forced to create flexible spaces or tents to deal with the overflow. d

steve harrigan live in atlanta with more. as you can see behind me, one of the biggest challenges here getting to the airport. finding parking places a real challenge. expecting to see 2.5 million travelers during this holiday season. the biggest days are wednesday before thanksgiving. this airport is expected to screen over 1 million passengers people got here for five hours before their flights. they seem very optimistic. happening without too much drama >> i got through the check line pretty quick. now i am just hoping that tsa pre-check is not a mile and a half long. >> it was really good. it was a good trip. at least 20 minutes before was supposed to get here. pushing it coming from new orleans. >> overall it is expected that travel levels will meet or exceed pre-pandemic levels. another thing going up airline tickets. up 40% from one year ago. bryan: we have some rain heading up here. hopefully it will not disturb the traveling. thank you so much for that report. speed to a new record for black friday. online sales toppe

senior correspondent steve harrigan live in a better. >> the first day of early voting is just about up and there's a strong turnout, most people waiting one to two hours in much the same records from around the state, there seems to be enthusiasm to get to vote in a runoff senate election unlike two years ago when control of the senate was at stake, that's not happening this time but could be a buffer vote for the democrats. running against each other is democratic senator rafael want and herschel walker. warnock got 37000 more votes first time but did fail to reach 50% and that's why they have a runoff in both sides are pouring a lot of money in street $35 million spent just on tv and radio ads in the runoff election. we've been talking to people and asking why they came early to vote. >> every election is important because someone made sure to have that right so i exercise my right. >> we are voting early because the opportunity is nice but also we are headed out of town so we are thankful for this opportunity. >> one of the most important battle zones or suburbs, both sides movin

steve harrigan is live with the latest. >> a study low here for early voting mile an hour to two hour wait in many going places across the state seems to be enthusiasm for people to come in runoff election for the senate in georgia and it is raphael warnock against republican candidate herschel walker in the two sides are pouring money into the race, $35 million so far just on tv and radio ads in the runoff election alone and a theme of the ads on both sides for and against, is the character of herschel walker. >> you think herschel walker would want to explain what he do in the senate if he actually wants to represent georgia. instead, he repeats the same lies. >> he's the heart of a servant, he wants to give back and help the people of georgia. >> warnock won the first round by 737,000 votes but didn't reach 50s% and that's why we are in the run it. they are moving toward the center, suburbs around atlanta trying to pick up moderate independent voters in the key is governor brian kemp among the public and. 200,000 more votes than herschel walker and now on the campaign trail trying

steve harrigan is live at one of america's busiest airports. he is in atlanta. a beautiful scene here outside of atlanta's airport as the sunsets. 2.5 million people trying to get to where they need to get to. passing through here during the thanksgiving break. traffic is snarled. parking spaces in short supply inside the airport. it is a packed house and here. the lines are moving. tsa saying just a 25 minute wait to get through security. the single busiest days of travel here are the wednesday before thanksgiving, today and monday. >> just those days alone, this airport is expected to screen over 1 million passengers. >> some of the people we talk to today say they arrived here for five hours before their flights hoping that preparation will help them get home. >> when we started to enter the airport there is a little bit of a delay there. luckily we were going to go to the alley parking. a little faster for us. those folks dropping people off or picking up people, they are probably a little mad right now. >> please get to the airport early. tsa, no matter wher

steve harrigan is live in atlanta with the latest, hey, steve. >> griff, we've seen big crowds all morning at polling stations. the line outside of this library wraps around the building and seems to be a lot of excitement for this runoff election, both sides asking their supporters to come out once again in a runoff between rafael warnock, a democrat, as well as hershel walker, former football star and republican. warnock was ahead by 37,000 votes in the first round, but failed a 50% mark that means we're having the runoff now and it's a very expensive runoff. supporters from around the country, pouring money in, more than $35 million spent on the runoff on television and radio ads alone. as it's really been nonstop on the radio channels here, and much of the issues you see in these ads are either attacks or defenses of hershel walker's character. here is a sample. >> you think hershel walker would want to explain what he'd do in the senate if he actually wants to represent georgia. instead, he repeats the same lies. >> the biggest thing to me about her shel is a servant leader and he wan

thank you, steve harrigan. major mixed messaging from the white house on the threat of a crippling rail strike early next month in the middle of the holiday season. one of the biggest railroad unions voted this week to reject a biden administration-brokered deal. the fourth union to do so. listen to what president biden said about it yesterday. >> can you talk about the hold-up? >> president biden: i can't >> have you been in touch with both parties? >> president biden: my team has been in touch with all the parties and i have not directly engaged yet because they are still talking. >> molly: that is in direct contradiction to what the white house said earlier this week. >> the president is involved directly. i don't want to get into details at this time. he has been involved. we said -- i just said the president has been directly involved. he has been in touch. i said this is the third time i'm saying he has been directly involved. >> molly: railroads haul 40% of the nation's freight, $2 billion worth of good

steve harrigan has more from tampa on that story. steve? >> that's right, neil.ace on the ballot is desantis versus crist. the other race is certainly getting a lots of attention, a lot of chatter. that would be for the presidential election with desantis and trump. they held competing rallies sunday. trump in the south with a number of candidates. desantis campaigning on the west coast. trump has begin to openly mock desantis in pennsylvania over the weekend. he called him ron desanctimonious. >> governor desantis is laser focused and the people from florida are benefitting from that. >> some numbers people will be watching for a future battle with the former president and desantis. if desantis wins florida, can he top president trump's margin in the 2020 presidential election, 3.4% and can he carry heavily hispanic democratic counties like miami-dade that hasn't been done by a republican in 20 years. if he does so, it would be that florida is moving away from a swing state to a red state. >> it's fascinating watching that evolution. thanks, steve. let's go to l

steve harrigan is live in atlanta today. >> runoff elections.d get people to go to the ballot box 1 more time. that's not happening in georgia this time around due to an unusual series of voting patterns. we're seeing a lot of split tickets in georgia. it means people voted for brian kemp to be governor, the republican but did not vote for herschel walker, the republican candidate for senate. the gap was so big more than 200,000 votes that kemp won easily while herschel walker is locked in a runoff with democratic senator warnock. kemp is now preparing to go back on the campaign trail to try to convince his supporters to back walker for senator. here is kemp. >> we need herschel to win. we need to get that seat back. bring some sanity in washington, d.c. and i think voters will have to ask the question that i ask myself, do you want to vote for somebody that's voted with joe biden 96% of the time or do you want to have a voice that will go to washington, d.c.? >> democratic senator warnock in the meantime is moving towards the center. he is tryi

. >> harris: fox news senior correspondent steve harrigan is on it for us. >> challenges on multiple fronts from what is being called a triple of covid, flu and rsv. health officials and the government are stressing the importance of vaccine. in different parts of the country there is talk about a return to wearing facemasks. >> we do have three infectious respiratory viruses all out there. the good news is we have two highly effective vaccines against two of them. >> as far as covid goes across the u.s. hospitalizations and death rates are either flat or declining. but in los angeles county, the average daily case rate is up 70% over the past month alone. officials there are now strongly recommending that people wear masks indoors public places. this is not a mask mandate but a step in that direction away from the previous policy of personal preference. you talked about rsv as well. that is surging especially among small children 0-4. symptoms are often flu-like. most children recover in a week or two. some need treatment ought the hospital beds are in short supply. >> in some regio

. >> 15% win for rubio, another term at florida senator also we at headquarters steve harrigan. >> thisabout an hour also, news came out, we were calling it for ron desantis. if there is one star of this election, it is florida governor. 4 years ago think how far he as come, squeaking out a victory by less than 1%. after a recount. now tonight, a dominant performance. and a couple figures ron desantis raised over 209 million to fundraise and looking at numbers demographics, a key one is hispanic vote. he was able to pull it off and carry miami-dade county, a democratic strong hold, first republican to do that for 20 years. a looming battle ahead with president trump possible. but this offers a road map for his political future. back to you. >> a slight satellite delay with fox news channel steve thank you, crowd seeing themselves in background. one real quick fact, val demings raised 73 million in the race against rubio. >> you look at ron desantis' numbers, he is a range he could win it by 20% in florida. right? >> pretty close. the rest of pan hand sell panhandle is coming in, he won

first to steve harrigan joining us from tampa. ha, really a dramatic and startling right nor ron desantis the past four years. four years ago he barely squeaked by at less than 1%. now you talk to his supporters, they are surprised by this margin. desantis says this is a win for the ages. he also said florida is a state that high school become a bastion of freedom for the rest of the country. >> we reject woke ideology. we fight the woke in the legislature. we fight the woke in the schools. we fight the woke in the corporations. we will never ever surrender to the woke mob. florida is where woke goes to die. >> big wins, dramatic wins for republican as cross the state. senator marco rubio easily winning re-election by 16 points over representative val demings. it makes a move from a swing state to a red state. also shaking up some traditional coalitions. you mentioned that desantis was able to win miami-dade county with its 70% hispanic population. that is something that no republican has donor the past 20 years. of course, not a l

senior correspondent steve harrigan is live in atlanta.ross the finish line? >> there is an unusual feature in the race-based on what happened the first time around, and that is so much split ticket voting. they voted for brian kemp but did not choose herschel walker, the republican candidate for senate. the gap was more than 200,000 votes. kemp is set to go on the campaign trail and try to pull some of his supporters over to herschel walker. here is the governor. >> we need herschel to win, we need to get that seat back, bring some sanity in washington, d.c. and voters have so ask the question, you want to go with someone who voted with joe biden 96% of the time or you want a voice to go to washington, d.c. >> as for rafael warnock, the democratic senator, he is moving to the middle. trying to appeal to potential republican voters. advertising is trying to paint walker someone not fit to be a senator. >> i voted republican most of my life and prout to support brian kemp. the more i heard about walker i became concerned about his honesty,

the latest from steve harrigan in tampa. reporter: a huge night for republicans in florida all across the state beginning with the re-election of florida governor ron desantis by almost 20 points. he called it a victory for the ages. his victory speech was combative. he said basically the state of florida has become a bastion of freedom for the rest of the u.s. >> we reject woke ideology. [cheers and applause] we fight the woke in the legislature. we fight the woke in the schools. we fight the woke in the corporations. we will never, ever, surrender to the woke mob. florida is where woke goes to die. [cheers and applause] reporter: other republicans winning big as well, senator marco rubio, winning re-election by 16 points over representative val demmings. also the republicans picking up four congressional seats. as you mentioned, it is really solidifies florida's move from the classic swing state to now more of a red state and shaking up some old line coalitions too. desantis able to win in miami-dade county. that is 70% hi

steve harrigan is in georgia with the latest. >> reporter: charles, a pretty good crowd here for earlye same scene at poll stations across georgia. there seems to be a lot of excitement, people coming out again for this runoff election between senator raphael warnock, the democrat, and rer shell walker, the republican, former football star. warnock had 37,000 more votes last time around. he failed to hit 50%. for that reason there is a runoff in georgia. it's been an incredibly expensive election, both sides pouring more than $30 million into television ads for this runoff election alone. warnock in a stronger position as far as cash on hand goes, almost three times as much as a walker. both sides trying to get their base out again but also moving towards the middle. in some of his campaign ads, warnock features himself walking a dog, and he attacks walker's character saying he's unfit to be a senator. >> you'd think herschel walker would want to explain what he'd do in the senate if he actually wants to represent georgia. instead, he repeats the same lies. >> reporter: some of the wal

so what should travelers prepare for customer senior correspondent steve kay harrigan live at 1 of america's busiest airports, jackson international in atlanta for its deep earlier today you said things were looking pretty good is that true now? >> definitely good inside the airport. but outside the airport some real challenges trying to just get to the airport. heavy traffic on the road, real snarls and parking places hard to find out this airport. inside about a 25 minute wait to get through security per they've opened up a lot more lines so things really flowing inside. this could be 2.5 million people going to this airport during the thanksgiving break. officials tell us the biggest single days are wednesday, today, and monday. >> in just those days alone, this airport is expected to screen over 1 million pass passengers. >> we talked a few of those 1 million passengers today some arrived hours before their flight. many confident their preparations will pay off. >> of art hasn't been too bad but i got to the baggage check line pretty quick. so now i am just hoping tsa pre-check is not a