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
recession fear. today the story is the health of the european banks. that s absolutely right, christine. what we re seeing is conflicting reports today in a couple of newspapers about whether the eurozone and european regulators for the banking industry will move to try to recapitalize or shore up the capital that some of the banks hold. this is on the back of on going concerns about the health of the french banks after mohamed el arian said yesterday. he said that could undermined the eurozone, pushing europe into a broader recession. today the markets seem to be rebounding after flirting with losses earlier on in today s session, christine. we should also remember that we ve had really sobering statistics and warning shots from some of the world s biggest institutions this week. let me run you through them. on a positive note, overnight we had the g-20 promising to act put forward concerted action to try to stop these losses and on going concerns about a return to reces