to buy the same goods and services it did last year. retail sales disappointing in november indicating inflation could be slowing holiday spending. as california mask mass mandate goes into effect, some governor in competitive races show kinds of covert fatigue. we'll look at the new divide when it comes to covert restriction. we begin tonight with the white house reeling from bad news ove inflation and cratering poll numbers. good evening kevin. >> to say that voters are worried about inflation may be the understatement of the day. to make matters worse for the white house, those very same voters are blaming the bite in the ministration for making things worse. that according to our latest foxbusiness survey. when it comes to rising prices, twice as many surveyed thinks the administration's actions ar hurting rather than helping, 47- 20 to in addition buy at 25-point margin, voters believe the president's proposed social spending plan would push inflation even higher, 46-21. by six points, they think it would end up hurting the econom 42-36. the new survey also found that rising prices over the last six months have caused financial hardship forget this, two third of the country, 67-31. that claims to three quarters among those living in lower income households. perhaps most notably of all, when asked about the condition of the economy, have a new 6 percent of those surveyed said it was either fair or poor want just 23 percent of those surveyed said it was excellent or good. >> thank you very much, we will see you and just a minute. of real-world analysis and the rising inflation revealed the new economic reality for the average u.s. household. senior correspondent laura ingl cats printing those sobering numbers for estimate. good evening, laura. >> if anyone feels what they have had to spend more money this year just to get by, they are not alone. anew report shows that u.s. households are spending several thousand dollars more this year due to inflation. the wharton school of business releasing a new report on wednesday stating that on average, american families are spending $3,500 more for things like groceries, electricity, an fuel. not for like vacation, movies o dining out. >> gas, food, beef, chicken. you name it, everything is up minimum 15 percent frickey the report also says lower income households where the brunt of inflation spending about 7 percent more for essentials while higher wage earners spent about 6 percent more compared t 2019 and 2020. business owners are taking notice, the ceo of target says his team is keeping a close eye on the consumer trend and spending patterns. >> it's more about how the over the inflationary pricing over the next six months very do the choose an alternative brand, do they decide to purchase one of our own brands? >> in addition the federal reserve announcing an abrupt policy shift saying it will shrink mostly bond purchases twice as fast as a planned quitting the fed on a path to start raising rates in the firs half of 2022. >> 's supply and demand in balance related to the pandemic have continued to contribute to elevated levels of inflation. in particular, bottlenecks and supply constraints are limiting how quickly can respond to higher demand in the near term these problems have been larger and longer lasting than anticipated. exacerbated by waves of the virus spread. >> the wharton study adds while inflation is up and people are paying more for what they are buying, spending patterns remai the same. >> laura, thank you very much. much more ahead on how rising inflation is further affecting the popularity of the president and some in the mainstream medi calling on the president do not run for reelection. we are learning more tonight about how the end vaccinated is playing out new york city. potential juror in a federal courtroom in manhattan who has not got the room has been excluded from peer they are likely to disrupt judicial proceeding since the judge says they are substantially more likely to contract the virus an transmitted to others as california state white indoor mass mandate returns, host of other states even some led by democratic governors are moving in the opposite direction at least unmasks. tracking the latest development live from our west coast newsroom in los angeles tonight grade. >> here in california, that month-long state wide mass mandate requires everyone regardless of vaccination statu to wear a mask indoors until january 15th. state health officials say that mass mandate is necessary and that the introduction of the ne variant and because cases spike 47 percent after thanksgiving, the mandate is meant to protect vulnerable people over the holidays and hopefully prevent another winter search like we saw last year. this the state of california is exempting the city of san francisco. people vaccinated there can remove their masks and gyms and workplaces state officials say it's because san francisco reports nearly 90 percent of eligible people there have received at least one shot so far. >> it's a little confusing because three days ago i was in here and had to have a mask on. the next he came and didn't nee a mask. many states eased or ended thei mask mandates much earlier this year after the cdc said fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks. than as a delta variant spread, they backtracked and said that vaccinated people should wear masks. now eight states all the democratic anew progressive governors have reintroduced statewide mask mandates including california, hawaii, new mexico, new york, mexico, puerto rico. connecticut had the statewide mandate for the unvaccinated only. some governors taking a stand against reintroducing mask mandates like colorado governor he says emergency phase of covi is over in his state. >> they're are some people who want people to wear masks forever and for a long time. by all means, wear a mask. they don't need to wear a mask, they've been vaccinated, they'v been boosted, there risk is low. massachusetts governor says he will not require a mask because he's an essay for a place in ne jersey governors as people are sick of masks and being told what to do. >> so matz, i also heard today, some of the biggest names in biotech like mentor and i are aping the healthcare conference in san francisco were told because of covid concerns, so what is going on when you have biotech giant which created one of the vaccines that supposed t protect everybody pulling out o a healthcare conference and now apparently going virtual. >> this is the 40th annual conference, it's happening in a few weeks in san francisco according to the website it's a premier event. they reach a reportedly said there were cramped conditions where the conference is taking place. they would reconsider if they were allowed to attend virtually . you have to ask yourself how many more things can we attend virtually in life. >> we have all gotten used to the zoom and the meetings and come in okemos some of it doesn't translate the same and hopefully were moving to the other side of that. thank you for checking on that. >> let's continue the conversation on both the legal aspects of the vaccine mandates plus what we're learning about the transmissibility of the variant as we get more data in with fox news contributor in former deputy assistant attorne general. welcome back to both of you. >> thank think you commissioned an impaired let's start here with the variant because we're starting to get more information . we've been told as it comes in day by day will be able to make better assessments of the university of hong kong says th study shows the infection in th lung is significantly lower the the original which could be an indicator of lower disease severity. to keep this study just out of the university of hong kong explains why it may be more mild . they found that the virus does not replicate at the same speed in the lung tissue. it's about 90 percent in replicating in the lung tissue which means they get the infection more prominent in the upper airwaves. not in the deep respiratory system where you get severe disease. this is the missing link that explains the population data that we don't see hospitals overrun with omicron and the bedside observation we are seeing mild infections that ten to be upper respiratory. it's like a cold season with a cold virus. >> let's hope so very it sounds very promising. in the meantime, we see there are a number of campuses that are nearly 100 percent having outbreaks closing down, moving exams online and now telling student jeff to get a booster o you can't come back in the spring. so the mandates are happening i new york as well as today the mayor ruled out you basically cannot go to work in new york city if you're not vaccinated. no testing option. how do you think that will do i the courts. the courts have said they do no have the power to do that with the state and local officials? >> i think it's important to draw a distinction between one private employers or private people do, at walmart or kroger or wherever their private universities can impose whateve rules they want as long as they're not violating anyone's employment rights or that when it's the government running things like a lot of schools yo said, or the city government of new york, they are placing restrictions on what people are allowed to do or not they have to make sure religious freedom is recognized, free speech is recognized, they can't impose those rules in a way that discriminates against the disabled people with medical condition so i think these i'm worried that states and cities are panicking with these mask mandates, vaccination requirements because as the doctor just said, it may not be as deadly as people thought it was in the beginning. >> and it may have other characteristics to which, the v for the university relations ed cornell has had 903 cases between december 7th and 13th and are closing some of the campuses. exams have moved online. this is a campus where nearly everyone is vaccinated. the vp says virtually every cas of the variant they have found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot. how are we supposed to navigate this? >> we've got to stop measuring the pandemic by the number of cases and look at hospitalizations and severe sickness. that's what our goal has been t reduce hospitalizations and right now if you look at the ne england journal of medicine paper from last week, no one under age 30 who has been fully vaccinated has died of covid. among those who had full vaccination, the risk of gettin in infection and getting sick from it is 0.04 percent. so if we require boosters at th universities and colleges, ther will be unintended harm from th known side effects, so i would plead with any university or college to please not require boosters among your students. >> we are told by the health authorities in the country ther could be moving targets. here is dr. fauci talking about whether or not two shots is fully vaccinated, three shots, here's what he said tonight. >> everything is on the table o discussing whether you're going to change or not, what the definition of fully vaccinated is. instead of worrying about that, just go get the booster and not worry about the specific definition. >> don't ask questions, just go get the next shots. >> what concerns me about statements like that is it doesn't take into account the cost benefits of doing things like vaccination. particularly if you've had othe conditions. what is the benefit were gettin from the booster in regards to omicron. we know that they are using students using zoom are not learning as well and their success in their incomes over their lifetimes will be lower. i think we have to return to where we take account of the costs and risks. instead it just absolutists. we have to have a more reasonable sensible policy. >> you mention people who have had this before and dr. we talked about this, they are talking about the study that i've heard a lot about in the last few days that says researchers analyzing data from august through september found covid 19 infections in severe disease were higher among the vaccinated than those who recovered from the illness also known as people with natural immunity. have you looked at the study is that the strong one, goodwin? yes, no, what do we need to know ? to give that's a good study and it shows vaccinated immunity is going to wayne and somebody's ability to test positive. we cannot measure this by positive test results and by th way, and study out of the u.s. nih actually researchers there found t cell immunity was stron with omicron and delta both vaccinated and natural immunity so if you've got immune protection you can feel good about that. >> doctor, i note you and your colleagues are in the midst of natural immunity study which will give us valuable information so we can make better decisions. marty and john, great to see yo both. >> thanks, shannon. >>shannon: the devastation in mayfield, kentucky where the number of dead in the state now stands at 71, there are still 5 people missing. the president is pledging to do whatever it takes for as long a it takes to help the state recover. >> keep the faith. we are going to get this done i promise you, the governor is no walking away. your congress is not walking away. no one is walking away. we are in this for the long haul . >> the national weather service says the tornado that caused th most was in efr. january 6 can for all-terrain e text message sent the evening before that fateful day from ohio congressman and white hous chief of staff mark meadows. the original text forwarded fro washington attorney was significantly longer than what committee member presented in the monday hearing great significant portions of that an punctuation added, it seemed to paint the picture that jordan himself was directing meadows t obstruct vice president ends ho to handle the next day certification of the electoral vote. is spokesman for the says it wa reformatted and the punctuation was added inadvertently. coming up, wild wind guest and excess of 100 miles an hour wreaking havoc out last. plus what happens when boiling water comes into contact with subzero temperatures? the day's next viral videos are next. when traders tell us how to make thinkorswim even better, we listen. like jack. he wanted a streamlined version he could access anywhere, no download necessary. and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh way longer than detergent alone. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. >> new need to leave your nice warm couch and drive around looking for christmas lights. we have you covered. two neighboring houses decked out with lights, inflatable, plenty of holiday cheer, they decided to join forces greatly love it, especially the baby yoda. now this. video posted by fred schultz, tiny pups out there living his best life, retrieving his side, sliding down the stairs over an over a. he's adorable and we could watc this all day. cuteness overload. up next, hide winds and red fla warnings for all of eastern, colorado,. gus in excess of 100 miles an hour reported at the u.s. academy airfield in colorado springs for the blistering weather even responsible for tipping over semi trucks and leaving 50,000 without power. we will continue to monitor tha situation out west. for our viewers out there, stay safe. moving north, temperatures plunging as low as 39 degrees below zero. that recording at fairbanks international airport. to women tossing boiling water into the air and you can see it instantly freezes great it come down like a little snowfall. that's outside the office in fairbanks. a shout out to jacob burns from lenore city, tennessee protista to putting on light show so someone had something folk nice to focus on for this year his display has tripled in size. including these guys singing christmas trees great if you have a video to share with us, hit us up on social media. the airline industry is suffering major business uptake as dismissed travel season intensifies after last year's muted holiday period. executives were feeling the hea over a range of issues includin weather masks actually make a difference in air travel safety. congressional support correspondent shows us tonight. >> from the friendly skies to the not so friendly hills. >> how many employees we're fired. >> executives for delta, united american and southwest testifie before the senate congress committee nearly two years afte congress filled them out from the pandemic. no topic off limits, republican hit hard on vaccine mandates an a federal appeals court just rejected a request to stop united from enforcing its mandate. >> did you inform these workers that they were not going to be paid even if they applied for religious exemption? >> we excepted accepted about 8. >> so of the 20 percent that yo did not accept. >> he testified that about 200 employees chose to quit over getting their shots. a hard number to swallow as airlines recently canceled thousands of flights due to staff shortages for it. >> it seems like you would be able to find a workaround. democrats hits on the rising cost of travel. does it really cost $150 to put a bag on the plane? >> obviously the answer is no. >> they thanked them for the payroll support program which they say saved tens of thousand of pre- pandemic jobs, but warned inflation is already impacting their industry. >> we are seeing fuel crossed increases. >> fuel is our most volatile an most susceptible to inflation. on the question everyone wants to know. >> will you ever you think to b able to get on an airplane without masks? >> masks don't add much if anything in the air cabin environment. >> we've all seen those videos of midflight brawls, well, the president of the flight attendant association begged winemakers today to do somethin about this. the chairwoman said she would b working with judiciary chairman durbin and the doj to address it . >> we have to have full disclosure. we had our fox news at night christmas potluck, and it was amazing. >> amazing. >> a lot of good stuff. >> okay. i got i found out today there i a shortage of cream cheese whic impacts of these recipes. >> you could make a couple of bucks, which to me, i will take the money. as you know, supply chain issue have plagued the u.s. for many months crossing and scarcity of everything from cars to running shoes and even in alaska, residents are struggling to fin winter coats. who knew. but now, new york's bagel purveyors are starting to feel the effects and seven surprisin essence of rising development that's left them scrambling to find and hoard as much cream cheese as they can and then there's this, the maker of philadelphia cream cheese says it will play or reimburse $20 t 18,000 shoppers choppers who by other deserts desserts or desserts ingredients because cream cheese civilize remains spotty nationwide. cream cheese on your bagel, that's when i probably may be the only time i consume cream cheese. cheesecake, i think you like cheesecake, right? holiday cheese balls? tips and spreads, that's a good place for its and cake frosting. >> don't mess with my frosting. i can't believe they're going t reimburse people to buy other desserts. >> here's the thing for it's it's great for a couple of reasons freight number one, you're saying as a consumer we appreciate what you're doing we appreciate your love for our product, but we also want to support you because 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they are urging biden not to ru for reelection and arguing that his age and cognitive stage should be candidly discussed. some of his public appearances he seems uneven, sometimes alarmingly incoherent right to bring intimate talk about it, rnc national spokesperson great to have you both back. >> great to be with you. >> the first lady was asked about this about questions that people have about his ability t cognitive situation in she said it's ridiculous freight suggested offensive to ask abou that that he is doing just fine. >> listen, i think we have to hold joe biden accountable. i think is coherent, i think he is present i think what's incoherent are his policies. was problematic are his policies . let's talk about the policies hurting the american people. it's the open borders, it's the only these things are the problem. joe biden is the president, he is there, he is present. here in for this office, he's i the oval office and we have to hold him accountable for his actions. everything else is a distraction . we need to hold him accountable for the things that he's doing, his foreign policy and the situation is putting americans impaired. >> it seems like a number of americans feel that way about him today you mention, the bbb as they call it the build back better plan for the white house it looks like it's in real trouble, it certainly looks lik it won't make it across the finish line this year there are questions about whether it will in 2022. senator bernie sanders says there's the majority of america people have expressed overwhelming support for the build back better act and delivering for working americans . republicans continue to oppose it and may be just may be, that's why they have to resort to border suppression. and addresses the overwhelming majority of americans wanted. >> nopal that i have seen shows that. in fact, a majority of american oppose the tax increases in tha bill, they oppose the inflationary spending in that bill. if there's anything perfect about biden it's a perfect storm . he's got a supply chain crisis, he's got an inflation crisis he's got a border crisis he's got a crisis of confidence that he can really run the country. i think that's what americans are expressing in these polls a his disapproval reaches record highs. 67 percent disapprove of the wa he's handling inflation and the economy. that's a real vote of no-confidence for his policies and for his personal leadership. >> the foxbusiness pulls out tonight have a number there has inflation caused you financial hardship or the last six months. 67 percent say yes, it has. any we know that that when this translates what to going to fil up our gas tanks, to buy groceries, to feed our kids, to try to buy christmas presents, that real life experience is what matters to voters. >> 100 percent. the american people can feel ho bad it is. they can see it every single day . if you ask the question are you better off right now than you were six month ago, are you better off today than you were year ago, the american people are going to say a resounding no . that will translate to the polls . that's going to translate to th voting booth. they're going to vote based on how the conditions are for the families and their communities. that's why there will be republican wave of 2020 to and that's why nancy pelosi is retiring. nancy pelosi is delusional, thi is imperfect perky democrats feel good at least publicly on what they're working on them where they're going. there was a $2.5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling yesterday by the senate and the house so that's a done deal. here is what congressman hakeem jeffries has to say about what the democrats are doing to try to make things better for the american people. get the american people are feeling the pain of these inflationary pressures, and the white house is taking decisive action. that's also why it's important for us to get the build back better act over the finish line. >> today the republicans, democrats, and independence are admitting inflation is a big problem. it shows up again and again at the top of the bulls of things that people are most concerned about. they said it's not transitory nature and it sticking around freight they say this is about passing the plan here in washington that will actually help businesses in americans if they can get it across the finish line. >> americans know this intuitively. when you add another $5 trillio in debt on top of the 23 tolan that we have now, that's anothe $5 trillion of inflationary spending. the taxes that are in that bill will slow down the economy, create fewer jobs, and make it even worse for the average american family. they know that intuitively, they're tired of the biden administration denying there is any problem with it. thank goodness for some of thes for saying as democrats, this i a bad bill and we're not ready to support it. >> yes or no answer from both o you whether weight this year looks increasingly improbable early next year, do you think democrats get enough together t convince the senators to vote yes on this and build back better gets past? a yes or no, david teal? ticket no way, because the trut is that it's even worse than they were imagining. >> final word to you. >> absolutely not great when yo have a bill that's going to increase child care for that's not something there when to get behind fair that's going to be enough. >> we will see if your predictions play out in the new year. thank you both for your time. >> thanks for having us. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. word of no severe weather for the great plains and the midwes including this possible tornado sighting and i love her there also reports coming in up tornadoes in the basket no word of any injuries or damage at freight we will get you new information as it comes in. tonight, a private jet has crashed in the dominican republic killing all nine peopl aboard. the company that operates a small plane says the pilots tried to make an emergency landing just minutes after taking off from a santo domingo airport, but they are not givin indications tonight as to why the pilots tried to work the flight or the possible causes o the crash we will continue tracking that. it's been nearly 60 years since the devastating assassination o president kinley, nearly 1600 about his get in the extension will they finally put to rest any doubts about who actually murdered jfk? we will tell you what the documents uncovered next. and you add the love. ♪ baby got back by sir mix-a-lot ♪ unlimited cashback match... only from discover. people, with quickbooks live someone else will do your books for you. they'll even pair you with an expert bookkeeper like me, who knows your business. knows your business! expert bookkeepers who understand your business. intuit quickbooks live bookkeeping. could happen. >> that was the life of john fitzgerald kennedy. >> new information one of the country's darkest moments and learning more about the governments efforts to look int the killing of president john f kennedy in 1963. mark meredith is at the nationa archives. >> unbelievably, that private life had vanished red. >> 58 years after the assassination, newly released document show just how far the government went to investigate his murder. in october, president biden ordered the release of nearly 1500 ones top-secret documents writing, the need to protect records concerning the assassination has only grown weaker with the passage of time. the file posted on the national archives website today contain thousands of cables, handwritte notes and reports prepared by the fbi, cia, and others. they're is a cia memo from may 1964 the details a person in australia claiming to have proof . countries were paying to have great australian officials late told the cia they thought it wa a crank call. another classified document revealed the government into their shooter at harvey oswald was in mexico meeting the suspicious characters where the think the tips imagine the whol thing. in 1964 the warren commission determined onslaught as to the loan, but over the decades they have consistently found a majority of americans believe h had help. >> the government is to blame for that skepticism and suspicion because the governmen to this day continues to hide thousands of assassination records. >> efforts to release the assassination file date back to the early 1990s, but several times over national security concerns freight the biden administration is giving the intelligence committee one more year to review the documents that are still classified to determine whether or not they should stay classified and have some of the public upset believing they may never get th whole story about what the government uncovered. >> mark meredith, thank you ver much. >> i think the major work that durum will do will be a narrative report at the end which will describe how basically the hillary clinton campaign conjured up for the most part the trump russia political narrative in then peddled it to the media and the fbi. a lot of that is not criminal. >> former assistant u.s. attorney andy mccarthy predicting that while special counsel john durham investigation of the origins of the trump russia story may not produce prosecutions it's likel to pull the curtain back about how that's carried so much political momentum into the trump presidency. matt whitaker joins us to explain tonight. the russian born researcher based here in the u.s. he was a primary source for this deal dossier, he has new lawyers in is asking for a new trial, he's been charged in connection with this investigation with five counts of lying to the fbi. what more do you think we will see from durham, and any predictions on a timeline? >> i think anybody that's tried to predict the timeline has already blown those topics and dates because he seems to be very methodical and that's my expense with him as well. shannon, what we see in this investigation is he is willing to talk to everyone, look at everything that went into that investigation and all the predication for that investigation in the first plac and if people vidor if people were not truthful when confronted with some of this evidence, than he's willing to charge them. i think their still may be othe targets potentially, but ultimately i think andy is absolutely right that durham will write a comprehensive report. between the trump campaign and the russian government. >> delay blake says my view was that would not to fight the dea if the fbi didn't give the rest of us the impression that it's investigation had confirmed his research. this is why the revelations fro durham and horwitz our as much fbi leadership scandal as a media scandal. your take? >> they're were very sophisticated players at the to of the fbi jim cumming, eight andy mccabe and others that quite possibly may have misled the need yet with a wink and a nod or otherwise suggested that there was some meat to this story. and that that a legitimate investigation was underway. i think a lot of that was politically motivated. it sad, i think it's a difficul time for the fbi that they are going to take years to recover. i think to some extent they did a lot of damage to the credibility of the fbi. it has lingered for quite some time because of that. >> i'm going to ask you to abou the nationwide incidence of crime speaking. we have tracked new homicide records in a number of cities across the country. other crimes biking as well. san francisco mayor dealing wit quite as situation out there. here is what she is saying now about what is going on. >> it's time that the brain of criminals who are destroying ou city, it's time for it to come to an end. it comes to an end when we take the steps to be more aggressive with law enforcement. more aggressiveness with the changes in our policies. and less tolerant of all the bull [bleep] that has destroyed our safety. >> that's a lot of people wouldn't say it, but a lot of california prosecutors have sai how do we get here? >> we have gotten here by mostl a movement to not support the police, so this sort of defunding efforts or through just not having their back politically and then it's been these prosecutors who through their prosecution decisions and allowing criminals to get out o the same day with no cash bail and those types of reforms that they have implemented. it is staggering that they didn't see this coming and that they didn't think their policie would have such a detrimental effect in the spike in violent crime as a direct result of tha and major cities. it's reversible, but it starts with good law enforcement and making sure that law enforcemen is encouraged and supported at every turn. >> do you think that turn aroun as possible in the short-term? route row is at an all-time low for a lots of agencies. many are saying we are going to refund the knee back to police and we're going to try to hire. you think they can do it? >> they can, but it's a department of justice not makin priorities of airline passenger and going after violent trigger pullers and our nation's major cities. >> matt whitaker, we always appreciate your time. >> some good news before we say good night freight a long time waitress at a waffle shop in th bay area of california getting very sweet sendoff from her customers after 40 to years of pouring coffee and serving waffles. dolores started back in 1978 as a 26 -year-old from louisiana, she says after decades of befriending patrons and learnin every customer's name, she crie when she decided to retire and announced it's coming she said she wanted every customer to feel special, she treated them the way we all want to be treated and that is something i think all of us should aspire to . >> i love that story. congratulations. now let's go to oregon for this good news good night freight in amazon delivery driver went the extra mile fixing the christmas decorations on the ports that have been knocked over thanks t a windstorm. the homeowner said she actually reached out to amazon so she could think the man who went above and beyond. you can see they're just trying to straighten things back up. this is proof once again that despite all the negative news that's out there, there are a lot of very good people in this country. never forget that. >> that is so true. i'm glad we try to end their show this way every night because a lot of these are people that choose to do this, put on the uniforms every day, but everyday heroes as well. we can all be heroes. >> you're my hero. >> your mind. >> that is it from washington. i'm shannon bream. want your clothes to smell freshly washed all day without heavy perfumes? try new downy light in-wash scent beads. it has long-lasting light scent, no heavy perfumes, and no dyes. finally, a light scent that lasts all day. ... ... - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - 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