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in cases as delta and omicron fuel what experts call a grim pandemic outlook. the u.s. is averaging 130,000 new infections a day. that s 10% higher than a week ago and up from 70,000 at the beginning of november. new york city once again is the epicenter of this surge just days before thousands of people are expected to be packing times square for the big new year s eve celebration. dr. anthony fauci putting out this warning. this virus is extraordinary. it has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days. right now, in certain regions of the country, 50% of the isolates are omicron, which means it s going to take over. that surge in cases includes three members of congress now and a sitting governor. senators elizabeth warren and cory booker as well as congressman jason crowe have tested positive. and maryland governor larry hogan as said he s tested positive, all of them vaccinated with booster shots and say their symptoms are mild, thankfully. there s also ....
build back better bill which would significantly impand the country s social safety yet. senator joe manchin a key moderate democrat announcing this morning he is officially a no on the legislation. i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can t. i ve tried everything humanly possible. i can t get there. a lot to get to. we ll begin with the pandemic. new cases and hospitalizations rising in the u.s. the delta variant fueling most of these increases right now. but the omicron strain is also spreading quickly in much of the country. one expert saying there is a tsunami coming from the unvaccinated. in new york people are waiting in long lines for coronavirus tests as you see there. nearly a third of broadway shows are shuttered once again, just months after reopening. the nba, nhl, and the nfl are postponing games as teams deal with outbreaks. and some major colleges and universities including harvard and yale, are returning to remote learning ....
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] pete: good saturday morning. our nation s anthem, the perfect way to kick it off. a tradition here on fox & friends weekend. let me say, guys, our viewers not the absolute best, i will confirm those are all viewer pictures that played during that nation s anthem of just absolutely beautiful. it is december 18th, year of our lord, 2021. and it is 6:00 a.m. where rachel is, it is 5:00 a.m. where will is. and it is 4:00 a.m. where i am mountain time because i m at the turning point u.s.a. america fest which kicks off today. registration starts in a few hours. and it is covered all by fox nation. so fox nation has got exclusive coverage here of that entire event. but, until then, we have four hours of fox & friends, rachel, will, good morning. will: good morning, pete. rachel: good morning. will: if not a show that represents america coast to coast tha ....
covid-19 cases rise across the country. on capitol hill, democrats suffer a major setback in efforts to urge social reform to their social spending bill. we ll look at what comes next. meanwhile, a former minnesota police officer who shot and killed a young black man during a traffic is to be is set to take the stand in her trial any minute now. this as the biden administration exits talks on potential compensation for migrant families separated by the trump administration. and we ll look at what is being done to help immigrant communities affected by last week s devastating tornadoes in kentucky. and there s some good news from haiti, where the remaining group of american and canadian missionaies abducted have been freed. they ll be home soon. and right now, the u.s. is facing an explosion of new covid cases. the average number of new daily cases has jumped to more than 120,000. that s 70% higher than in early november. in new york city, health officials say the perc ....
earlier this week, those texts were read into the record by members of the committee before they voted. i today, one of those anonymous lawmakers came forward himself. what jim jordan from ohio. of course one of donald trump s top allies in the house. sent a text to mark meadows the day before the insurrection about how the white house could attempted coup on january 6th. quote, on january six 2021, vice president mike pence, as president of the senate, should call on all of the electoral votes that he believes are unconstitutional as no electoral votes at all. in accordance with guidance from founding father alexander hamilton in judicial precedents. i think he means precedent. it goes on to include a lengthy citation from the federals paper like they do and text messages. now, nbc is reporting that that text was reportedly sent to jordan from a conservative lawyer and former adviser on donald trump s 2016 campaign and then jordan looked at the text and thought good id ....