. >> jesse: yes, it's like a reverse flee flicker. >> bret: like a jesse sandwich. >> jesse: take a bite. >> bret: save goodbye. >> jesse: bye-bye. >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight president biden has just announced in a new mandate requiring health insurance companies pick up theb for at home covid tests. private insurance would pick up 8 over-the-counter dove e. covid tests per week a family of four could get 32 free home covid tests per month. the problem is at least right now, you can't find the covid test for insurance to pick up. the administration promises they are coming. but this comes as there are increasing concerns about confusing pandemic messaging and the credibility of the policy coming from the white house and the centers for disease control. we'll talk live with former assistant health secretary admiral brett giroir in just a few minutes. now we go to white house correspondent peter doocy live on the north lawn. good evening, peter. >> good evening, bret. soon insurance companies will have to pick up the cost of 8 covid tests

. >> jesse: i know what i'm going to make johnny do later. >> jesse: we got go. "special report" is up next with bret baier. >> jesse: jesse, i agree with you there is a tweet always a video with geraldo that goes years back. see you in a little bit. good evening, welcome to washington. welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. following several major stories the u.s. puts it in writing and russia may not like what it says. tensions increase over ukraine and nato expansion that's coming up shelterly. also continue our in-depth look at the coronavirus pandemic focusing this evening on the latest developments on our investigation into the origins, plus the serious real life effects of coronavirus on america's families. first tonight, the liberal anchor of the u.s. supreme court is retiring. 83-year-old stephen breyer will step down from the bench some time this summer after the current term. but how the announcement came out and what comes next is the definition of washington palace intrigue. we have fox team coverage tonight. shannon bream has the roster of possible

a great tease, jesse. see you department of justice put in place strike forces. >> told some 30 governors today he wants them to spend covid relief money on police. >> surge in gun violence since the start of this pandemic. i made it clear we should use the funds to combat violent crime as well. including hiring additional police officers and investing in community violence intervention and improving the working communities. >> but the big focus was on covid. with some of the democratic leaders who supported even the strictest lockdowns sounding more like those who didn't owill mo to have a management style on this disease versus a crisis management style? i thought that was broad agreement desk at hand other than keeping alive. >> policy spin on weak spot. immigration. >> a whole lot of illegal, um, movement but there is also a way to begin to deal with the reason they are leaving in the first place and we can get -- would love to talk with you personally about that a little bit if i may. >> arkansas gove

. >> bret: all right, thanks, judge and jesse congrats on the debut ratings. >> jesse: thank you. bet. >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight u.s. and allies prepare for war both actual and economic while ukrainian leaders urge calm and the kremlin bolsters what could be an invasion force along the border. president biden says there will be no american forces into ukraine enormous consequences if vladimir putin goes into that country a plane carrying american equipment and munitions arrive in kyiv today. third shipment of $2 million security package. fox team coverage tonight greg palkot in kyiv where the government is now saying it does not believe a russian incursion is imminent. we begin with white house correspondent peter doocy live on the north lawn, good evening, peter. >> peter: good evening, bret. president biden took ice cream parlor and retail shop. while he was there standing beside a rack of long sleeve t-shirts emblazened with ruth bader ginsburg made international news with a new assessment of vladimir putin. >> if he were to

. >> jesse: in a room he hasn't seen. >> bret: thanks, jesse. good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight we begin with american voters changing their preferences dramatically as many democrats and independents shift toward the g.o.p. expressing disappointment with president biden as he completes his first year in office. this disappointment manifests in several key areas, concerned about the economy and inflation. the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. america's crime crisis. and a stalled legislativive agenda on capitol hill. we have fox team coverage tonight. mark meredith in washington look looks at the results of new gallup poll indicating a major voter shift to the right. chad pergram at the capitol with the senate struggle to pass voter reform legislation. jacqui heinrich at the white house with the latest on president biden's covid policy. we begin in los angeles with chief correspondent jonathan hunt with increased lawlessness and a series of heinous crimes there. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, bret. the crimes are horrific and apparently random. the victims

my headline is jesse watters dominates the ratings as he debuts "jesse watters primetime" on fox news channel. up next. go get them with any luck, sir. you will become the president's second favorite s.o.b. [laughter] >> bret: oh, we can only hope. panel, thank you very much. just getting breaking news that fox is confirming that senator schumer has requested a classified all senators briefing for next week for the administration on the situation in ukraine and russia. the senate is out this week. that's likely why the briefing is requested for next week. and that's a classified situation. tomorrow on "special report," an in-depth report on the early days in the search for the origins of the coronavirus. in fact, i wanted to do it tonight. i will be wearing the same suit but i will have it. thanks for inviting us in your home tonight. that's it for "special report," fair, balanced and unafrand. wait until you see this the premier of "jesse watters primetime." ♪ ♪ >> jesse: are you ready, america? ♪ ♪

. >> bret: jesse, i agree you do have good hair and it's real. >> jesse: thank you. >> bret: all right have. a good one. good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, damage control at the white house. a massive clean-up effort in the last 24 hours after critics panned president biden's news conference yesterday and allies questioned the meaning of some of the president's statements. among the issues requiring clarification today comments about a possible russian invasion of ukraine and the president's view that the midterm elections might not be legitimate. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell joins us for an exclusive interview in a few minutes. first up tonight white house correspondent jacqui heinrich. >> good evening, bret with all the clarifications today the white house all but admitted president biden made some unforced errors in yesterday's press conference. >> reading a prepared statement less than 24 hours after his minor incursion comment raised eyebrows and made headlines, president biden clarified. >> if any, any assembled russian movements move across the ukrainian b

there is this show called "jesse watters primetime." it starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> jesse: everybody likes going to the movies. grab a little popcorn, maybe some candy and just recline that seat and settle in. maybe you like comedies or maybe you are a freak like gutfeld who is in to horror films. ask any movie buff what they think the greatest flick of all time is you are sure to hear the godfather brought up plenty of times. it's a classic ethics or mr.s one side of the

. >> jesse: all right. congratulations. i still have a little taste in my mouth from that fake meat. >> judge jeanine: you do? er. >> jesse: "special report" is up next with bret. >> bret: wow, thanks for that. and also congratulations on your in the game win. >> jesse: thank you and the fourth quarter. >> bret: yes, there you go. good evening. i'm bret baier, breaking tonight, the cdc's vaccine advisers are recommending pfizer covid-19 boosters from ages 12 to 15 at least five months after second dose. this announcement comes as confusion over cdc recommendations continues. we have been talking about that after the agency issued additional guidelines this time saying people don't need a test after a 5-day quarantine if they are positive. but they should test if they have access to one. there are also currently no plans to update the definition of fully vaccinated to include a booster shot. and in chicago big news, a major setback for families anxious to get their kids back in school as classes there were canceled today. af

jesse watters "prime time" is next. first, the ultimate sacrifice paid by law enforcement to keep us safe. try to think somebody in blue this weekend. try to thank somebody in blue this weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jesse: life is funny, isn't it? sometimes, you don't know what to believe. when something strange happens, people start searching for answers. they don't find the answers they like, they start making things up. that's how we ended up with conspiracy theories. i'm sure you heard plenty of them. bigfoot, who i kind of believe

. >> jesse: off we go to margaritaville, everybody. have a great weekend. [laughter] >> bret: good evening and i'm bret baier. breaking tonight the u.s. and russia try to lower the temperature in the increasingly heated dispute over ukraine. the top diplomats from washington and moscow met today on neutral ground at what the american secretary of state described as a critical moment. we have fox team coverage tonight. greg palkot is in kyiv with the latest from the ukrainian capital. benjamin hall in geneva with specifics on the talks but we begin with white house correspondent jacqui heinrich on the north lawn as the biden administration considers evacuating family members of diplomats in the former soviet republic. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening to you, bret. russia is not backing down but the white house is still giving diplomacy a chance to work and a big part of that is coordinating with nato allies on what the response might be. president biden knows reporters want answers on ukraine he didn't have time on that this morning after giving remarks

. >> jesse: geraldo, crack open the frame for the play girl greg says he wants to see the fold for the centerfold. >> geraldo: beefier than the -- rest. >> jesse: have a great weekend. ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight a supreme court showdown. the fate of president biden's vaccine testing and mask mandates now in the handle of the nine justices of the u.s. supreme court after hearing arguments today. today's three hour and 40 minute debate focused on three issues if the government can force private companies with more than 100 employees to mandate the vaccine or masking and weekly testing in the alternative and whether healthcare workers at facilities that receive federal funding must be vaccinated. a decision with the potential to impact nearly 100 million americans. fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of fox news at night shannon bream starts us off tonight kind of reading through the tea leaves of the oral arguments and of the justices. >> fast track cases are a test of just how far the executive branch's power can and cannot reach into americans' li

excellent parrot but i think jesse wins one more thing prize. host for greg. i'm going to try it maybe we should all get on linked. in "special report" is up next. hey, bret. >> bret: hey, greg, i will take a table for four. good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight virginia's first republican governor since 2014 wasted little time rocking the boat from mask mandates to what kids are learning in the classroom. governor glenn youngkin has gotten the attention of the political establishment and the white house. just a short time ago in an address to the virginia legislature he called on teachers to teach kids how to think not what to think. he is already getting pushback from the left on a number of fronts. chief washington correspondent mike emanuel is in richmond tonight with the latest. good evening, mike. >> bret, good evening, governor glenn youngkin is clearly trying to set a tone here in virginia. taking action immediately on some of the key priorities he laid out during his campaign, promising change is coming. >> they see declining schools. they se

. >> jesse: great one. thank you guys so much. that is it for us. have a great weekend, everybody. see you back here monday. ♪ >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, u.s. officials accuse russia of trying to provoke a war by using russian agents inside ukraine. the latest warning is an incorporated occasion that the intelligence community in this country is more convinced russia is going in to ukraine with troops and it comes on a day that ukraine fell victim to a major cyberattack. the former soviet republic remains at the center of rising tensions between russia and the u.s. president biden has threatened major economic sanctions against russia if it invades. more experts tonight are are increasingly convinced vladimir putin may be ignoring those warnings. state department correspondent benjamin hall has the latest tonight. good evening, benjamin. >> good evening, bret. yes, the state department and the rest of the administration say they are ready for any eventuality whether that is for diplomacy or russian military escalation. everythi

i did not ethics that's all jesse. i do like the spitting fish. good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, president biden changes his policy on filibuster reform saying he now favors changing senate rules even if it means eliminating the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation. a filibuster for the minority, that biden fought to protect as a senator. the president went to atlanta today to push voting rights legislation as frustration and worry around the coronavirus pandemic builds. his coronavirus advisers were grilled on capitol hill today. instead the president choosing to focus on an issue he hopes unite and invigorate his political base. at least right now the votes aren't there. and progressives are skeptical. in fact, one of the leading progressive adds vo cats for voting changes who happens to be from georgia, snubbed the president, electing not to show up in atlanta today white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening,. >> peter: peter good even

we deserve more than a soft question about transparency and jesse is right about the tenure of the press conference changing when he was finally pressed by peter doocy. >> dana: i don't know. i might have faked a heart attack if i was jen psaki. we will ask her tomorrow. that is it for us. thank you, everybody. "special report" starts now. ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, you just heard it hear on fox. president biden insists he did not over promise and that he has made enormous progress during his first year in office. in fact, president biden saying today he has accomplished more in his first year than any other president in history, asking reporters during that press conference to name one who has done more. americans seem to disagree, sending the president's approval ratings plummeting in recent weeks. the president, in this, his first conference, news conference of the new year, says he doesn't believe the polls. the president said his guess is that russia's vladimir putin will move into ukraine because, quote: he has to do something. he suggested that a