policies. how will he slash the budget? how will he reduce the number of ministries by half? we don t know, so consequently it is unclear, but we also don t know who he will have on his team to advise him. it looks pretty much like it is him. it looks pretty much like it is him and he really doesn t have a very deep bench. him and he really doesn t have a very deep bench. if he can t deliver some of those very deep bench. if he can t deliver some of those really very deep bench. if he can t deliver some of those really radical- some of those really radical promises, what does that mean for the people who voted for him? what does that mean for democracy? good cuestion. does that mean for democracy? good question- most does that mean for democracy? good question. most people does that mean for democracy? (emf. question. most people who voted for him did not vote for his program per se. he never really thought through the dollar. for example, there is a part of his part
sir patrick vallance, the government s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the government s response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, operationally effective. he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkinson reports. sir patrick vallance arriving at the inquiry in central london this morning ahead of giving evidence. he became one of the most recognisable faces during the pandemic. faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to yom faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at daily - over to you. appearing at daily covid news over to you. appearing at daily c
thousands of lives at risk through, what it called, the direct and repeated targeting of the hospital. the israel defense forces have not commented specifically on any operation involving the indonesian hospital, but says it continues to target what it calls terrorists and terrorist infrastructure . also the israeli military has released video, which it says supports its claim that hamas was using gaza s biggest hospital al shifa. it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments has denied using al shifa as a base. 31 surviving premature babies were evacuated from al shifa, in a joint op
bret: all right, dana. the christmas spirit has officially kicked off. i think dana had the hots for santa. i m not sure. fantastic here. a beautiful night. good evening. i m bret baier. we re going to get to some news now. oare negotiators getting close n a deal for release of some of the hamas hostages? we will get bipartisan reaction from the heads of the house foreign affairs committee. as former president donald trump dominates the polls, can he scratch off one name from his vice presidential list. we will bring that you story. and what could be the busiest thanksgiving travel week on record could get even tougher with a major storm system coming. bret: we are live in the plaza outside fox news world headquarters in new york. part of the christmas festivities here. hoped you enjoyed the lighting of our christmas tree. it s a great fest every year. they are also celebrating tonight at the white house where president joe biden turns 81. that fact causing him so
and he, all of the time that he was president, with all of the criticisms, he thought he was doing the right thing and the best thing for our country. and we enjoyed it. for the last several years, they ve been at their family home in plains, georgia. the couple shared a passion for serving others and spent much of their life after the white house working to advance the causes of decent affordable housing and peace internationally. and with that, thanks to all of you for joining us, kasie hunt, don t go anywhere. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning. phil is off this week. happy to have erica hill by my side. nice to be with you. good weekend? good weekend. it is monday, november 20. we have a lot to get to. negotiations are under way and negotiators say they are optimistic about the possibility of hamas releasing hostages maybe within days. sources familiar with the talks say sticking points are inching closer to being resolved. lloyd austin making