the new covid variant omicron hit the u.s. with dr. fauci announcing the first detected case while speaking at the white house. this is the first confirmed case of covid-19 caused by the omicron variant detected in the united states. we knew it was just a matter of time before the first case of omicron would be detected in the united states. the first case showing up in san francisco according to the cdc. it got there through a person that travelled to america from south africa on november 22nd. the person was fully vaccinated and now has mild symptoms. officials tested their contacts and found no spreading. a doctor explains how they nailed this down quickly. we were able to confirm the detection of omicron within five hours and had most of the genome within eight hours. so, 4:00 a.m. last night we assembled most of the genome and were able to conclusively demonstrate this was indeed an infection from the omicron variant. as people brace for what will be a third year
president s popularity has plunged to a new low, being dragged down in part by surging consumer prices and growing concerns about the economy. also tonight, former trump political strategist steve bannon indicted for contempt of congress in the january 6th investigation. expected to surrender tomorrow. our political team is standing by in washington. severe storms striking the northeast. powerful winds and hail across several states. at least one tornado now confirmed, with more wild weather expected this week. rob marciano is standing by. an 11-year-old girl the lone survivor of a horrific plane crash in michigan. tonight, her mother shares the child s chilling last memory before the deadly accident. new concerns tonight about queen elizabeth s health. the 95-year-old monarch missing one of the country s most important events. and tonight, our coverage of the climate crisis. we take a look at global warming s devastating effect on australia s great barrier reef. go
long as that takes. we want to be on the same page with everybody. i certainly know i have the chance to win the nomination. tim scott raised an impressive 21 million bucks to lock in his spot on the first presidential debate. chris christie also secured the necessary 40,000 donors. i m in this to win. you can t have a job when you come to america. the mayor of new york says we need to let illegal migrants work. if we don t, we are, anti american. 84,000 people cannot work. that s anti-american. wildlife officials in california say they are trying to capture this aggressive sea otter that s been snatching surf boards from surfers. born in captivity displaying unusual behavior since being released. here we go. president biden is about to take a family photo with the finnish president and other leaders from the nordic region and he wraps up his european tour. ainsley: this as the president hints more weapons could be sent to ukraine and there is plenty of dr
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that he was copied on, blank copied on that he had during his time at the bush administration and the senators on the republican side saying, he you have already said that you are going to void against them, so why do we have to go through this? i think that they are going to run into a brick wall as far as logistics of getting those requests answered, mitch mcconnell has said that this is going to go forward october 1st. chuck grassley has said that you re going to see 1 million plus documents. not only all of the writings that deal with the 300 plus different decisions that were made, so there is plenty of reams of information to look at how this judge could potentially be a justice, and i do not think that the democratic efforts will go far. dana: all right, bret baier, thank you so much. we will see you, dana. dana: fox news alert, facebook says it has suspended 32 swiss suspicious pages, dana: what is the reaction on capi
tonight, the new covid shock. as america records its biggest one-day surge in cases since this pandemic began. more than 50,000 cases reported in one day. dr. anthony fauci warning we are at risk of losing control. at the same time, president trump insists they are putting out the flames. tonight, we go inside one florida hospital as doctors and nurses suit up for battle. 10,000 new infections in florida today. and their youngest victim yet, just 11 years old. disturbing reports about young people throwing covid parties in alabama to see who gets it first. a 4-month-old hospitalized there. hospitalizations rising in more than half the country. one houston icu at 100% capacity. and tonight, after first resisting the move, face masks required across the state of texas.
the other major headline breaking tonight, ghislaine maxwell, ex-girlfriend of jeffrey epstein, tonight, under arrest. the fbi finding her in new hampshire. federal prosecutors say she conspired to entice minors to trav