Good evening, mike. We knew that President Trump was planning to do this. We just didnt know when. And about two hours ago he made it official as he often does on twitter. The president said, quote it is my great honor to announce that general flibleg flynn has been granted a full pardon congratulations to jeb flynn and his wonderful family. I know you will now have a truly fantastic thanksgiving. Flynn pleaded guilty to n. 2017 about lying to his contacts Russian Ambassador kislyak. One of the first major courtroom victory for special Counsel Robert Mueller about. A year ago flynn tried withdraw that guilty plea. His attorneys argued that he had been entrapped by people like fired fbi agent peter strzok and then this spring attorney general bill barr tried to have the case against flynn dismissed. Barr accused strzok of setting up a perjury trap. It was a charge that strzok at the time dismissed as ludicrous. Well, that request to get the case dismissed was still pending when President Trump granted the full pardon this afternoon. Now, democrats are furious. Congressman adam schiff said in response, quote donald trump has repeatedly abused the pardon power to reboard friends and protect those who covered up for him. This time he pardons Michael Flynn who lied to hide his dealings with the russians. Its not surprise that trump would go out as he came in crooked to the end. So todays pardon brings to an end a years long battle to the retired lt. General. He was one of the people identified as a potential threat way back in the summer of 2016 when the fbi first opened that counterintelligence investigation into the Trump Campaign which was code named crossfire hurricane. Another one of those people, Paul Manafort who has also talked about potentially receiving a pardon before the president receives office. And so is roger stone, who was granted clemency but not a full pardon over the surgeon. Now while President Trump was tweeting about this pardon, his legal team has been in pennsylvania. Now, the state certified the Election Results just yesterday, but today a judge issued annual order ordering that that certification the fulfillment of that certification be delayed until another hearing on friday but pennsylvanias democratic attorney general says it is a done deal and he put out a statement that reads in part, quote todays order does not impact yesterdays appointment of elect tores for joe biden. Mike . Mike Kristin Fisher starting us off on the north lawn, many thanks. More on the parted of former National Security visor Michael Flynn and correspondent david spunt joins us this evening. David . Mike, good evening to you. The Justice Department all the way up to the bill barr wanted the Michael Flynn case dropped out it was unique in that instance. Fox news just received a statement from a doj official not long ago. I want to read it in part. Its about this pardon and it is separated into three different parts. It says, first, the department was not consulted. We were given a heads up today second we would have prefer that judge sullivan would have been resolved in court. We were confident in our success in the case that being said this, is obviously an appropriate use of the president s pardon power. Mike, until the pardon, this was an active case. Judge Emmet Sullivan heard from the department of justice and flynns attorneys about why they wanted to drop the case of someone who pleaded guilty twice to lying to the fbi. Sullivan was set to rule any day now. Now, we have heard a lot about Sidney Powell from the election. Buff she has been with Michael Flynn after he fired his first attorney earlier this fall ms. Powell said in open court to judge sullivan she personally asked President Trump not to pardon general flynn hoping he would get off on his own. Well, a pardon it is. This is a power that the president will only have for a few more months as he is in office. Mike, what has always made this case so unique is the fact that you had the prosecution and the defense on the same side saying they want to drop this case. The department of justice said they wanted to go through the process with the judge. But ultimately they got their wish granted tonight. This case is now over. Mike . Mike fascinating development. David spunt, thanks a lot. Also breaking tonight, we are experience anything about a normal thanksgiving holiday this year. The death toll in the u. S. From the coronavirus is now more than 260,000 with almost 12. 7 million infections. Even though the centers for Disease Control and prevention has urged americans not to travel, mr. S are disregarding that recommendation. That means the biggest crowds at airports since the pandemic began. Correspondent Charles Watson is at heartsfield Jackson Airport in atlanta tonight. Good evening, charles. Good evening, mike. Overall airlines are expected to see about 50 less traffic this year compared to last year. Fewer people, but still alarming for Public Health officials who are pleading with americans to stay home as Coronavirus Infections continue to skyrocket out of control. More than 4 Million People have filed through tsa airport checkpoints across the nation since friday. For some, its the first time on a plane since the pandemic began. I havent seen my stepmom in two years since my dad passed away. So i just thought i would go get away for seven days. I think it was definitely a scary thing at first. And now that the pandemic is around what, 10 months later that its people are starting to care less about it. But as more americans choose to travel, despite cdc guidance to stay home, some cities and states are ramping up efforts to control the virus spread. In los angeles, everyone coming through an airport will have to sign a form acknowledging californias recommended 14day quarantine. L. A. s mayor says its necessary because if the current rate of covid19 cases holds steady, the nations second largest city will be out of hospital beds by christmas. Emergencies and essential work travel should be the only excuse why we get on a plane anywhere. The new york Sheriffs Office is adding checkpoints at bridges to enforce its quarantine. Were going to be constantly monitoring people. If theyre not in quarantine when theyre supposed to be, we have to apply penalties. Oregon Governor Kate Brown posted a video on twitter urging oregonians to simply uninvite some of their thanksgiving guests while the governors of maryland and pennsylvania promised a more visible Police Presence plus citations and fines in an effort to clamp down on potential super spreader gatherings. If we all do this together, were going to defeat this virus. And vermonts governor warned students not to attend any thanksgiving events this weekend with people outside of their immediate family. If they do it will be mandatory Remote Learning for at least a week when school is back in session. Mike . Mike Charles Watson, thanks a lot. The democratic mayor of denver is taking heavy criticism tonight. Michael hancock flew to mississippi to spend the holiday with family after telling his constituents to stay home. There is also major controversy tonight in Southern California over a policy that could cost countless jobs. Correspondent jeff paul shows us tonight from san francisco, california. Hello, jeff. Yeah, mike. After urging people of denver not to fly for the thanksgiving holiday it, appears the mayor there did just that mayor Michael Hancock took a flight this morning from denver to mississippi to be with his family for the thanksgiving holiday. A Communications Director didnt respond to fox when we reached out for an explanation. A spokesperson did, however, confirm the trip and said the mayor will quarantine once he is back. But it was just on friday when the mayor told folks in denver to do and not do what he just did. Im asking, im urging, im pleading with everyone please stay home. Please only go out for essential services. Stay home. Maybe put up holiday decorations. But stay home. The mayor even tweeting earlier today to, quote, stay at home as much as you can and to, quote. Avoid travel. Meanwhile, here in los angeles county, citing a surge in covid cases the Health Departments ban on Outdoor Dining goes into effect tonight at 10 00 p. M. They still can do to go orders but businesses say they dont make as much money therefore a lot of people will likely lose hours or some might lose their jobs entirely. One restaurant manager we spoke with said they can be forced to lay off as much as 50 of their staff. I dont know what to do because we were following all the safety protocols from the city all this time and we are trying to do all of our best to keep the place like open and running. Now, a lawsuit was filed to keep all of this outdoor seating up and running. A judge denied that request to overturn the ban, but did tell the plaintiff that if they brought forth some substantial evidence, he would look at the case again. Mike . Mike already extremely tough times for the restaurant industry. Jeff paul, thanks a lot. Joe biden says his presidency will not be a third obama term. The president elect is also saying he will not use the Justice Department to go after his predecessor. Correspondent peter doocy reports tonight from wilmington, delaware whereby den made his thanksgiving address. Good evening, peter . Mike, good evening. Right now the president elect is motorcadinmotorcade rehoboth bel forego family traditions and celebrate socially distanced thanksgiving three other people as he looks ahead and tries to figure out how to make the u. S. Government a lot more hands on fighting covid19. More testing find people with case and get them away from one another. Slowing the number of infections. Warnings for weeks about the dangers of a delayed transition. Lack of access to current classified operations or back channel conversations that are happening. Really the americas interest as it relates to their National Security at risk. Are no more that president ial Daily Briefing can wait. We expect the first briefing to take place on monday. And even though his cabinet will be filled with Obama White House alumni. This is not a third obama term. Obamas book promo included this criticism of hispanics who voted for trump. The fact that trump says racist things about mexicans, they think thats less important than the fact that, you know, he supports their views on, you know, gay marriage or abortion. Right . Immigration reform is something biden plans to address in his first 100 days. I will send an immigration bill to the United States senate with a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people in america. Biden is also now hinting Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are long shots for cabinet spots. Taking someone out of the senate, taking someone out of the house, particularly a person of consequence is really difficult decision that would have to be made. His more immediate goal is to try to get people to take personal responsibility this holiday. We are at war with a virus not with one another. Joe biden barely ever spoke about Michael Flynn as a candidate. But, remember earlier this year. He claimed that while in office he had no knowledge of a criminal investigation in to flynn. Even though we found out that on trumps Inauguration Day susan rice wrote a memo detailing a meeting she was in where president obama said he wanted the flynn matter handled lie Law Enforcement agencies by the book and she listed one of the participants in that meeting as being joe biden. Mike . Mike peter doocy live in wilmington. Peter, thanks a lot. There are still nine uncalled races in the house. One of those is in new yorks 22nd district where republican candidate Claudia Tenney is blaming Governor Andrew Cuomo for the slow pace of the count. A judge has paused the process until next week. Republicans lead in all the undecided races so far. Including five in new york, two in california, which would give the g. O. P. Four flips in that state. And one each in louisiana and iowa. The balance of power right now has democrats with 222 and republicans with 204. The second recount of georgias president ial vote is underway tonight. Also this evening an unusual invitation from one of the republicans fighting to stay in the senate. Correspondent Steve Harrigan has tonights update from atlanta. Good evening, steve. Good evening, mike that president ial recount is underway in georgia. Its a machine recount. Scheduled to be finished by december 2nd. This is actually the third time that the president ial votes 5 million of them will be counted in georgia. Officials say they dont expect any changes from a joe biden lead of about 12,000 votes. That vote has already been certified by georgias governor. Keep in mind the two senate run off elections are scheduled for january 5th. They could determine who controls the senate in the u. S. We have seen a string of high profile visitors here in georgia. To campaign for each side. Republican senator david perdue said he welcomes the presence of liberal democrats, campaign for his opponent. Oh i want to buy her ticket. I want her to come travel. Absolutely. Absolutely. What she says is just profound. She says, look, we have to win those two seats in georgia because we do not want to negotiate. Jon ossoff said the only thing republicans have to offer are negative attack ads. The two republican incumbents arent even running any positive ads. The g. O. P. Has no leader. Has no vision. And has no agenda except spreading fear and ensuring that joe biden fails. More than 270 million have already been spent on tv ads here for those run off races and more than 700,000 people have requested absentee ballots. That is three times as many requests as just two years ago. Mike, back to you. Mike Steve Harrigan hot spot in atlanta, georgia. Thanks. Stocks mixed the dow lost 174 the s p 500 fell 6. Nasdaq gained 57. Up next, how facebook may have been manipulating its own rules to control the information you see on your news feed. For over 30 years, lexus has been celebrating driveway moments. Heres to one more, the lexus december to remember sales event. Lease the 2021 is 300 for 339 a month for 36 months and well make your first months payment. Experience amazing at your lexus dealer. Mike breaking tonight denvers democrat mayor is apologizing for his decision to travel for the holiday after urging his constituents to stay home. We telling you about mayor Michael Hancocks trip to mississippi a bit earlier. Now he has issued a statement asking for forgiveness and recognizing he disappointed a lot of people. In maryland, Baltimore CountyPublic Schools have been the victim of a ransom wear cyber attack. Schools and offices were closed today. The local Teacher Association advised its members not to connect to the District Network moved pittsburgh and baltimore sunday because of positive coronavirus test on the ravens. Two other games are still on the thanksgiving schedule as is special report. We are learning more tonight about how facebook may have changed its operating procedures right after the election to control which news sources were featured on its platform Gillian Turner takes a look tonight. In the days immediately following the november 3rd election Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg reportedly green lit emergency change to the platforms news feeding a goal rhythm the mechanism determines which news stories billions of people around the world see and which Senate Democrats in a recent hearing applauded tame online chatter about balloter rig glartsz and claims of fraud. At least some of it clearly misinformation. You tried to slow its insidious spread. Thats not censorship. Thats moral and civic responsibility. Now a new report reveals how facebook execs searched for a quick fix to the swirling claims of voter fraud and irregularities online. They laserred in the socalled naq score. Short for news ecosystem. Internal ranking it assigns to news publishers based on signals about the quality of their journalism. According to facebook sources zuckerberg agreed to increase thweight the algorithm gives to the scores in order to make authoritative reporting in stories more prominent. The outlets they reportedly chose to highlight cnn, the New York Times and npr. While posts from outlets like breitbart became less visible. Prominent republican social media hawk senator josh hawley tweeted big tech wants to control all news in america and soon will if we dont stop them. If echoing his views that social media titan does indeed censor voices they disagree with it . Is time we tyke action again modern day robber baron. All these changes are temporary. They were never meant to be e permanent. Now the big question is whether senate regulators will step in and actually start to reign in the big tech platforms. Something that to far they have declined to do. Mike . Mike gillian, thanks a lot. President elect biden is getting criticism from progressives over some of his administrations staffing selections. When he announced the National Security team one glaring omission defense secretary. National security correspondent jennifer detail has details tonight. Good evening, jennifer. Mike, the odds on favorite has long been Michelle Flournoy defense policy expert known for her hard nosed realism and bipartisan support. Flournoy would break the ultimate Glass Ceiling becoming the first female secretary of defense. Biden clearly likes her. In 2016 as she introduced him, he addressed the rumor that Hillary Clinton planned to pick her for the top pentagon job. These traits make him the ideal candidate or keynote for us to hear from today. [laughter] madam secretary,. [laughter] i mean, i dont know. [applause] im writing a recommendation for her though. Flournoy held the number three spot at the pentagon during the Obama Administration. And has been described as instrumental in pushing then defense secretary robert gates to support the usama bin laden raid when he preferred an airstrike. In 2012, on the eve of talks with iran, she hinted at plans to strike Irans Nuclear program. I can assure you the pentagon planning for this is incredibly robust. And when asked what President Trump got right on Foreign Policy i do think we needed to open our eyes to a more competitive situation with a rising china. Her ties to the Defense Industry having established a Consulting Firm with anthony blinken, bidens choice for secretary of state has put her in the crosshairs of progressives and members of the Congressional Black Caucus who want a more diverse pick. Also, on bidens short list is jeh johnson president obamas former dhs secretary. He was the pentagons general councicounsel during the bin lan raid and led the task force dont ask dont tell. He recently spoke at Liberty University and outlined what america should expect from leaders. Too often politicians are pay no price for a lie or a crime. Instead we conveniently overlook the bad behavior by saying i like his policies or the economy is doing great. Johnson, like flournoy has Defense Industry ties having served on the board of lockheed martin. President elect biden has indicated he will announce his choice next tuesday. Mike . Mike jennifer griffin, thanks very much. Up next, fox Friends Weekend cohost pete hegseth on his new book about modern warriors. First, heres what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. Fox 26 in houston has the u. S. Border patrol temporarily closes a converted warehouse in mcallen that the Obama Administration opened in 2014 to hold unaccompanied children who crossed the border illegally. According to Associated Press reports at the time the Border Patrol was overwhelmed by 52,000 unaccompanied minors who were arrested during the Obama Administration. The facility will now be closed for renovation and reopen in 2022. Fox 2 in detroit as the county in Northern Michigan throws its support behind an impeachment resolution against democrat governor gretchen whitmer. She has come under fire for her restrictions on businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The republican speaker of the Michigan House calls the impeachment effort a distraction. And this is a live look at new york from fox 5. One of the big stories there tonight. Preparations for the annual macys thanksgiving day parade. It will go on tomorrow with changes for safety. The usual 2 and a half mile route through crowded manhattan has been scrapped in fair of concentrating events to a one block stretch of 34th street. Thats tonights live look outside the beltway from special report. Well be right back. D parent. 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Mike excerpt from sean parnell quote half of my life we have been at war. Thats all we have known. And, yet, most of america has no concept of what it means to fight in a war or to defend freedom at all and to me thats very, very problematic. Your thoughts on that point, pete . Pete absolutely. We want to bring people inside war in the human side of it and these 15 individuals are a perfect example of that mike, we do on tv we might do a three and a half minute seeing wment a green beret or army ranger. On fox nation i have a show called modern warriors. Grab a beer talk real about combat and get candid and raw and politically incorrect and always some humor. Thats whats in this book, too. I sat down with him and said talk to people when the bullets are flying. Talk to me about when that helicopter is about to land. What are your fears . What are your hopes . What are your anxieties . How do you manage fact size . Coming home . The disconnect between how the country might feel back here versus what that brotherhood is there is attention that you just alluded to within the book. These guys speak very honestably it and i think folk also be motivated. What you are watching right now is part of our series on fox nation. Sometimes we go out and shoot guns, too. Mike fascinating stuff. Take a listener to this Army Sergeant major who served three tours in iraq. We were attacked within about 48 hours of being on the ground. The outpost was attack you had from three Different Directions at once. And, you know, the thing i could say the most i couldnt be any more proud of you who my soldiers performed that day taking care of each other during a very difficult situation. Mike pete, what about that bond of Service Members who are asked to carry out these very Dangerous Missions putting their lives on the line . Pete its the deepest brotherhood i have ever seen. In fact eric was my First Sergeant in iraq when i was a platoon leader. Amazing warrior. I knew he had to be a part of this book. On the next tour he had got a silver star. 200 al qaeda attacked his base. He made sure his men break neck speed fortified that. Is he beloved by every single lovone of them they are convincd they would not have come home without the sergeant. Its stories like that and men like that. We talk a lot about 1 in politics. These guys are the real 1 . The ones who said hey i will write a check in full for my life because i love my nation and brothers so much. I think people will be motivated by hearing direct stories from them as they do in modern warriors. Mike awesome. American heros. From texas congressman dan crenshaw a retired navy seal quote living with a duty means having a duty to those who arent able to complete their mission because they would want you to keep going. They would want you to live with a purpose. That a message for civilians. Thats a message for veterans. What about that burden of living your life when your military brother or sister didnt get to come home . Pete its what what they always talk, about mike. The men that never came home. They live with the burden. We live with the burden of living worthy of that sacrifice. Finding that next chapter of purpose. These are purposeful mental. They join for a reason because they love this country. Transition is hard. They talk about the dark moments of coming back to the civilian world. And then being able to fulfill that next chapter of purpose. Obviously congressman crenshaw has done that. But a lot of these guys have in different ways. They are improving their communities. They are continuing to fight for our republic. These are fa fan sinating men ad women. You will meet them in these pages. Mike no doubt Lieutenant Colonel scott mann when you take the meaning out of a humans life, we die and we just cannot operate without purpose. And i worry about that today. I see so many warriors coming home and our family members that are just disconnected from their purpose and their disconnected from their own personal narrative, which is just as bad. What about life after combat . Life after service for these warriors . Pete its amazing how often it came up in the book. Yes they reflect on those split second moments on the battlefield. But they quickly move to and i had no idea how to bring it home. Another guy in the book nic erving, a sniper in the army rangers. He was nicknamed the reaper so proficient at killing the enemy. Everybody wanted him to cover their position. He came home and said how do i put the reaper away . That was an important part of my life. Now i want to do more. Is he, and you will read about that transition in the book. Mike pete, sounds like a fascinating read. I look forward to getting through the whole book. Many thanks and happy thanksgiving. Pete mike, thanks so much for the time. 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I imagine what people around the world think when we have a president who is acting like an organized crime figure. Useful end to an ugly moment and the only person that i think is going to be angry about this justice is judge sullivan who for some reason or another was not following the dictates of the Justice Department that said we want to withdraw the action all together. Mike so we knew former National Security adviser Michael Flynn was going to get a pardon, whats what our sources were telling us, the question was the timing. The timing was this afternoon. Letting bring in our panel jeff mason White House Correspondent for reuters. Susan richio correspondent for the washington examiner. And jason riley columnist and senior fellow at the manhattan institute. So right off the bat, susan, your thoughts . Yeah. I think what karl rove said was spot on. The behavior by judge Emmet Sullivan on this case was bordering on bizarre where he absolutely refused to dismiss the case despite the fact that the Justice Department was refusing to prosecute it because there wasnt any evidence that flynn did anything wrong. The case from the getgo was so utterly questionable. He pled guilty to lying for something that wasnt even a crime. The fbi appeared to be highly politically motivated in going after general flynn. If anything, the wrongdoing was on the part of the government. So, this was a case where others may find objectionable reasons to complain about trumps pardons. This is a case where i think it was clear cut that flynn was targeted. Perhaps politically. And that there was never a real case against him. Mike jeff, your thoughts as someone who covered flynn as a National Security adviser and are we looking at a lot more pardons in the final days of this administration . Well, mike, to your second question, i think the answer to that is yes. I was in touch with a couple former white house officials today who said they absolutely expected to see more pardons. That this is one unfettered power of the president or president ial power, rather that this president and not the only president enjoys using. So he has got a couple months to do. So expect to probably see more. Broadly, on the decision about Michael Flynn, it just and the reaction to it, it just continues to show the divide over that issue and over the russia probe. You have democrats, of course, saying that this is an abuse of power by President Trump and you have the white house and its allies saying Michael Flynn should never have been prosecuted in the first place. Mike okay. We have some handy dandy stats we can put on the screen for you. Lets start with President Trump and clemency. Clemencies granted. There you see it on your screen 45 overall. 29 pardons, 16 commutations. President barack obama over 8 years 1927 clemencies granted. 212 pardons, 1715 commutations and then president george w. Bush granting clemency 189 1200 clemencies, 189 pardons and 11 communications. Jason you, your thoughts. You can find a lot of fault with President Trump on some of the other uses of his pardon power, clemens power. But this, i think, is clear example of someone getting railroaded. It was the right thing to do. Regardless of what you think of President Trump or Michael Flynn. I think they were caught up in something bigger than both of them in this case. The fbi was duped into by russian disinformation and to investigating a president ial campaign. That is the big picture here. And i think this is absolutely the right thing for President Trump to do in the case of Michael Flynn. Mike okay, its also thanksgiving eve usually when everybody and their brother is on the roads or on a plane or whatever going to moms grandmas et cetera. You have also got some democratic officials, including the mayor of denver taking some heat for basically telling folks to stay home. Meanwhile, he got on a plane and went to mississippi. Tonight the mayor of denver has issued an apology, lets put it on the screen. Saying, quote as a public official whose conduct is rightly scrutinized for the message it sends to others i apologize to the residents of denver who see my decision as conflicting with the guidance to stay at home for all but essential travel. I made my decision as a husband and father and for those who are angry and disappointed i humbly ask you to forgive my decisions that are born of my heart and not my head. Susan, your thoughts . Sure, as long as they forgive other people who are doing the exact same thing he is doing right now. Thats the problem. The government looks terrible in this situation. Its similar to what happened in california when gavin newsom was out at 225 a plate gathering without Wearing Masks with Hospital Lobbyists while telling everybody else they needed to go home at 10 00 it. Doesnt sell. Right now you are calling it lock down fever. People are tired of it all. Luckily, there are three American Made vaccines with greater than 90 effectiveness. Readily available, about to be districted. So this is all going to end soon. The virus is weakening. These verizon your breaks are peaking. They are going to decrease. Hospitalizations are far less than they were in the spring. There is good news around the corner. Mike jeff, my relatives were going to come down from new york. They are not. Your thoughts on this travel gate, if you will . Well, its a really tough time for lots of people and families making decisions about whats right for them. And how to handle this with obviously growing risk of coronavirus at this time. You get some mixed messages. You have some leaders who are pushing people not to get together and others who are making decisions to do so themselves. So, the mixed messages has also been a part of this pandemic for the last 10 months. You see a difference between what President Trump is saying and what president elect biden is saying. Thats just kind of part of the narrative right now. Mike jason, we are up against the clock. Quick comment from you on this issue . Yeah, a lot of people talk about the hypocrisy. But whats noteworthy to me is how you see a lot of liberal democrats in blue states and blue areas of blue states also saying i dont care what the cdc says. I can take precautions. Do this safely. Can i weigh the costs and the benefits and the risks. And do this safely. And im tired of this nanny statism. We knew conservatives were there already. Whats interesting is that a lot of people on the left seem to be fed up with this paternalism going on and i dont blame them. Mike all right. Promise more time for you after the break. We will talk with the panel of president elect bidens interview since the election. children laughing music swells dog barking music fades exhales experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list sales event. Sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first months payment. Ythey customize yours lcar insurance. So you only pay for what you need. Wow. That will save me lots of money. This games boring. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. The Obama Administration did fail key reform. It also presided over record deportations and family tensions at the border before changing course. Why should voters trust with you overall now. Made a mistake. Took too long to get it right. Took too long to get it right. I will be president of the United States, not Vice President of the United States. Joe biden says the his president will not be a third obama term. Meanwhile former president barack obama is expressing some frustration with latino voters. There are a lot of evangelical hispanics who the fact that trump says racist things about mexicans or puts detainees, you know, undocumented workers in cages, they think thats less important than the fact that, you know, he supports their views on gay marriage or abortion. Mike and were back with our panel. Susan, jeff, and jason. Jason, since we cut you short on the other side, lets lead off with you. Well, you know, Immigration Reform is tough. I think its going to need buyin from both parties. And that will be joe bidens problem. The American People seem to have on election day given democrats the white house but want the congress to check him both in the house by increasing republican representation there and possibly in the senate depending on how these georgia run off cease turn out. I dont know that we can have am aamnesty alone that is going to sail through congress. Thats a bit of Wishful Thinking on the part of joe biden. In terms of obamas hispanics. Obama seems upset that hispanic americans arent prioritizing what obama wants them to prioritize we have to remember hispanic americans are not monolithic group there is no racial ethnic determinism from them. Whether the venezuelans or cubans in florida are different from mexicans in south texas and so forth. And we saw different voting patterns there. And thats something that democrats are going to have to deal with. This is not a monolithic group. They have different priorities. And they are going to have to go out and work for this vote. Mike jeff, in addition to covering every day of the trump administration. I also remember you were there for every day of the Obama Administration. Your thoughts on president obamas comments there. And on president elect biden basically saying he is going to be his own guy . Well, a couple things. I mean, of course, former Vice President and president elect biden is going to be his own guy. Of course he is. He is going to wi run the electn with his harris. Set the agenda in this house right behind me. As far as what president obama said. I think it reflects frustration among democrats that they didnt have more support from some parts of the hispanic electorate. I think one of the big learning points from 2020 among many was as my colleague was just saying that the latino, latina vote is very diverse. One party does not have a hold on it. Mike meanwhile a lawmaker who wants to lead the dccc the campaign arm of the House Democrats says its time for a change. I would like to see the dccc change overnight literally to make sure that we have culturally competent diverse staff, diverse vendors, Diverse Campaign consultants diverse candidates all across the board and let them know this is your house. [speaking spanish] sue, we are up against the clock what he is saying on broader topic. The problem with reaching out to hispanic voters is not who works at the dccc which most people in american dont know what that stands for. I wont say what the acronym means. Trump won more hispanics this time around even than last time is that he had antisocialist message. He had a projobs message. Proeconomy message. Hispanics all over the country voted for him for different reasons. People in texas who worked in the oil and gas industry supported the president. People in florida supported him because of the anticommunist message. These are reasons why the dccc needs to go out and work on their hispanic vote. Its about the message not about who works at their organization. Mike with that we are out of time. Panelists, happy thanksgiving. When we come back, getting in the Christmas Holiday spirit. To james, from james. Thats just what i wanted. Is this a new buick . I secret santaed myself. 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Thank you so much for watching special report. Im mike emanuel in washington. I will see you back here tomorrow night. Good night. Dana good evening, everybody im 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