wallet emers ceo from waffle house. this is happening once the lockdowns are sweeping across the country. one thing in march and april when this was happening and we didn't know how the virus was transmitted. are the lockdowns you are facing now making sense given the science? >> walt: virtually it has no impact on reducing the spread and what it does have is a endeavor stating impact on the millions of people in this industry that look to restaurants to provide their livelihood for their families, to put roofs over their head and this time of the year to buy christmas gifts and it's having devastating impact on people and no data that it's helping to reduce the spread. leland: you have a couple thousand locations and have a different perspective locations than mom and pop and that's their whole livelihood. do you understand why so many governors and mayors are insistent on shutting down indoor dining when as you pointed out the science just doesn't support it? >> walt: i don't understand, i think it's a visible thing.

in fact, i dropped out of high school one of 17 my first job was a waitress at a waffle house on the side of the interstate. when i won the seat in november i had my speech and my acceptance speech in the parking lot of that very same waffle house where i got my start. i joke that i'm going from the waffle house to the un house but shortly there after i was able to get into college and became the first woman to graduate from the citadel military college of south carolina 21 years ago. it's not just democrats women that have a monopoly on breaking glass ceilings. republican women and conservatives have been doing it all our lives. it's very humbling to be a part of the story this year in such a historic election. it's exciting. steve: alan, you've been fighting and campaigning for all of this in helping people do it for a while now. we talked about that if you want to go for it what is your reaction to the successes we saw in november? >> i'm absolutely thrilled. i'm shocked when i saw that out of the 11000 people who have ever served in the united states congress only through the 59

as a fellow southerner, i appreciate the waffle house story. how duties get from the waffle house to the u.s. house? >> one big roller coaster. i've had as much failure as success. the story i told on the campaign trail is my life has been a series of second chances. i dropped out of the school at the age of 17. i had no intention of every going back. my very first job was at a waitress at a waffle house on the side of the interstate. when i had my acceptance speech on january 4th, i did it in the parking lot of that same waffle house. i learned about the value of hard work. you don't have to be the smartest person in the room, but if you want to be successful, you have tore the hardest-working -- when the, my mace masks were soaked in my tears, because i was overwhelmed with how humbled i was with the win. i plan to work harder to represent the folks who sent me to washington and beyond. >> listen, i wish you well. >> thank you. >> come back anytime. congresswoman-elect nancy mace. >> thank you so much. >> you got it. >>> coming up, new detail

waffle house and ihop are ready for customers. last minute christmas needs, walgreens, rite aid, cvs will keep their doors open today. wherever you go, check for adjusted holiday hours. that's your cbs money watch report. for more head to cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> 4:43. a holiday tradition looking a lot different. >> susie steimle shows us the nutcracker has gone global. >> reporter: every year at this time dancers around the world prepare to perform the nutcracker ballet. this year theaters are closed and live audiences banned. >> it's a very unstable time. >> because of covid we can't perform in person. >> i like to look at it as a period of intense opportunity for creativity. >> reporter: when the dancer and choreographer in the bay area found out the annual performance was canceled, he got created. >> what comes out of the oven when you put 2020 and the nutcracker into anoven together? for me, it was the nutshell on film with people from all over the world. >> reporter: so the nutshell was born, an international mash up of the nu

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house on fire with kerosene democrat politicians would have viewed that is political activity but i show up in a suit to give a speech to a few fellow republicans all of a sudden that is a great public health risk. the american people see the double standard on display, governor murphy has stand before his voters in the next calendar year and i might find my way back to the garden state to be part of that campaign. shannon: lawmakers have a difficult situation when they have a double standard about gathering for that kind of thing. a story that broke regarding some of your colleagues, one of your colleagues on capitol hill. congressman eric swallwell, further back in his career apparently a chinese spy cozied up to him saying it was a long gameplay meaning the role was to strike up a relationship with you, bill harrison referring to what fbi officials told him. cuomo epstein he hasn't seen her in years, provided information to the fbi and can't say more. what do you make of it? >> we should not this view this challenge through the lens of whether we like eric swallow because the pro

the ceo of waffle house, speaking out against, what else, indoor dining restrictions. ashley, what is he saying? >> well he says that there have been zero links to coronavirus spread across any of waffle houses 2100 u.s. locations. ceo walter emmer says the science doesn't match up with how state officials are responding. he says by closing dining rooms, restricting restaurants, the american people are just being unnecessarily harmed and people who want to work are being disproportionately hurt. the ceo says over the past nine months there is zero evidence of any spread being traced back to the restaurants, the workers or the customers. some strong words from the head of waffle house who says, wait a minute, this science doesn't add up to what you're making us do by shutting down dining. stuart: i heard that before and i'm just hearing this, ash, minnesota suspending the liquor license of three restaurants. what did they do? stay open when they're supposed to close? ashley: violating straight restrictions on indoor dining. officials in minnesota notified the three rest

house oh, this is going to go viral. this is going to get some hits it's probably good a that trump talked about the election. i feel like him winning the story of hanukah would have been worse. for eight nights, jewish santa would visit all the good little kushn kushners speaking of the white house, once trump moves out, officials are going to disinfect the whole building before biden moves in >> yes [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i have a feeling this is going to be necessary with or without covid. there's a half-eaten baconator turn on the lights good god they're burning. biden is going to be the first president to be sworn in and crash at la quinta apparently the cdc told biden he would be safer moving into a bowling shoe speaking of biden, he might take an amtrak train to his inauguration slightly different from what our other presidents have done presidential inaugurations, bet you didn't know. >> joe biden might travel to his inauguration by amtrak, but betcha didn't know, jimmy carter traveled to his inauguration by shoo

you get tougher questions if you're trying to get a job at the waffle house. to come up with these weird things. and for don lyman to say that they want to work across the aisle, are you kidding me? i was elected at the same time joe biden became the vice president and we started off with fast and furious and the irs scandal. spying on reporters. in benghazi, the email scandal. it was a scandal rate in eight years. then you had the journalists who are into journalists because they have no intellectual curiosity. if they don't ask any tough questions, and they throw him soft balls. if you get a weird answer from joe biden that nobody can even decipher. >> sean: joe, what's your take? with the tone -- we talked about this a lot, right? donald trump has never had an interview like that. ever. >> right, it's gone from hostile to hospitable and helpful in terms of what we saw over the last four years and in terms of what we saw last night. one question -- are questions that really stood out, providing. "you made it, what does it feel like? are you fearful? are you

waffle house and ihop are ready for customers and any last minute christmas needs, walgreens, rite aid, cvs will keep doors open today. wherever you go, check for adjusted holiday hours. that's your cbs money watch report. for more head to cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> video this morning of christmas eve concert inside notre dame cathedral for the first type since a devastating fire in april 2019. choir members wearing construction hard hats as they sing traditional carols, recorded this concert last week and it was broadcast in france last night. the cathedral is still going through extensive repairs. >>> new time lapse video of the sunrising over bethlehem which is of course known as the traditional birth place of jesus to many people. on this christmas of course because of the pandemic there are no large crowds of pilgrims converging on the ancient town. most of the celebrations including a gathering around a christmas tree have been canceled. >>> a local dancer and choreographer found out his annual nutcracker performance was set to be canceled and he decided to get creative. >> now the s

you get tougher questions if you're trying to get a job at stthe waffle house and was thron to joe biden. and to come up with these weird things -- and for don lemon to say they want to work across the aisle, are you kidding me? i was elected the same time as joe biden became the vice president. we started off with "fast & furious" and the irsrs scandal. relying on reporters, benghazi, the email scandal. i mean, it was a scandal ridden eight years. and then you have these journalists who aren't journalists because they never -- they have no intellectual curiosity. they don't ask any tough questions, and they throw him the soft, and you get a weird answer from joe biden that nobody can even decipher. >> sean: joe, what was your take on it? i mean, the tone -- you and i have talked about this a lot, all right, donald trump hasas never had an interview like that. ever. >> right. it's gone from hostile, too hospitable, too helpful, in terms of what we saw the last four years versus what we saw last night. one question or questions that stood out to me, tapper two biden, "you made it. what do

house on fire with kerosene, democrat politicians would have viewed that as political activity, but if i show up in a suit to give a speech to a few fellow republicans, all of a sudden, that is a great public health threat. the american people see the double standard that is on display. governor murphy has to stand before his voters in the next calendar year, and i may find my way back to the garden state to be part of that campaign. >> shannon: well, lawmakers have created a difficult situations for themselves and they do seem to have a double standard about gatherings and was kind of things. i want to quickly hit on a story that broke regarding one of your colleagues on capitol hill. congressman eric swalwell, who ran for president in the last year, when he was further back in his career, apparently a chinese spy reportedly cozied up to him, "the new york post" talking about this, saying her plan was a long game play, her role was to strike up a relationship and see if he would move up the line. former fremont, california, mayor referring to what officials told him. swallow wells

house, those people who do not show up, who are not the super voters that come tout to vote for you if you are going to win this election. it takes voter contact. we'll see who has the best voter operation, whether or not it's stacey abrams or the bully pulpit and donald trump. >> he has the party faithful. he's got ride or die. we'll see if that happens with warnoff and osoff. kerstin, this puts majority leader mitch mcconnell in a tight spot. they may consider $2,000 but with some poison pills maybe republicans can't vote for. is there a chance americans see bigger checks? >> i don't know because mitch mcconnell is concerned about, obviously, the senators in georgia have their cover because they've been able to say that they support this. at the same time, a lot of people in the conservative base don't like t a lot of srpts don't support it. he seem morse inclined in the direction of not wanting, you know, a vote to come up on this. if i had to guess, my guess would be no, they probably aren't going to see these checks, which is a real travesty. i have to say, i am just very -- i

you have to get the individuals who work 9:00 to 5:00 or sporadically or work at waffle house, those people who do not show up, who are not the super voters that come out to vote for you if you are going to win this election. it takes voter contact. we'll see who has the best voter operation, whether or not it's stacey abrams or the bully pulpit and donald trump. >> he has the party faithful. he's got ride or die. we'll see if that happens with warnoff and osoff. kerstin, this puts senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a tight spot. they may consider $2,000 but with some poison pills maybe republicans can't vote for. how do you see this playing out? is there a chance americans see bigger checks? >> i don't know because mitch mcconnell is concerned about, obviously, the senators in georgia have their cover because they've been able to say that they support this. at the same time, a lot of people in the conservative base don't like it. a lot of the senators don't support it. he seem morse inclined in the direction of not wanting, you know, a vote to come up on this. if i had to gue

house like, "oh, this is going to go viral. this is going to get some hits." and it's probably good that trump talked about the election i feel like him winging the story of hanukkah might have been worse it's like, "for eight nights, jewish santa would visit all the good little kushners." speaking of the white house, i read that once trump moves out, officials are going to disinfect the whole building before biden moves in. >> yes [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i have a feeling this is going to be necessary with or without covid [ laughter ] "there's a half-eaten baconator between the cushions here. turn on the blacklight good god my retinas are burning!" biden is going to be the first president to be sworn in then spend the next week crashing at a "la quinta." [ light laughter ] apparently the cdc told biden it would be safer if he just moved into a bowling shoe. that doesn't sound right, does it speaking of biden, i heard that he might take an amtrak train to his inauguration, which is slightly different than what other presidents h

meanwhile, this, waffle house is fighting back against covid-19 restrictions. lauren simonetti with the details this morning. lauren, good morning to you. >> hey, maria. it's ceo telling fox news yesterday he's seeing no evidence of covid-19 spreading in his 2,000 waffle house restaurants. listen. >> we have zero evidence of any spread being traced back to our of restaurants. we are disproportionately hurting american people who are wanting to work for no data and no science that ties back to that being a dangerous place. >> this coming after several states closed indoor dining and imposed other restrictions on the struggling industry. meanwhile, dr. deborah birx accused of violating her own travel rules. she had initially warned americans to stay home and not gather with anyone outside immediate family for thanksgiving. but she went to delaware with her husband, daughter and grandchildren thanksgiving weekend, that's three generations of family. in a statement, dr. birx says this. quote, i did not go to delaware for the purpose of of celebrating thanksgiving.

neil: but it is happening for big chains like the waffle house, even small very popular eateries like my next guest, bret crenshaw. social tap eatery co-owner. brent, good to have you. no matter how many statistics they have to restaurants are not to blame, or partially to blame for spike in cases nowhere near the top five contributors, they shut you down, limit your activity. what do you do? >> well you know, that is the million dollar question right now. i mean we're playing out a field where the goalposts are constantly getting moved. like you said the data doesn't support these decisions it seems much more political or control of small business. we're all getting very frustrated with it. not only with that but with the hypocrisy we're seeing from the local leaders shutting us down and going out to dine. you know, it is time for this to end and let our people get back to work. neil: so what i'm wondering, brent, at least the possibility of aid from washington, small business relief, we're told paycheck protection relief, a good deal of it earmarked for restaurants like yours. would

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david, if they put charging stations in at every waffle house, would that change your long-term outlook on tesla would that make you more, you get it it takes a half hour, you go in, get biscuits and gravy, you get a waffle, you would want to stop >> absolutely. >> so you go up, raise your price? >> absolutely. >> i made that suggestion to elon, and i never heard from him. but. >> i'm in, joe >> you've seen that. >> i'm in! all right. gene's nodding, everybody nods it's just, i mean, it's such an elegant idea, the synergy. gene, thanks, david, thank you, these guys are not going to agree today, there's no way, i think. >> i think we're all going to gain 20 pounds under your elegant suggestion anyway, when we come back, we're going to talk about where the flood of new money for retail investors, where they put that money to work this year. we're going to tell you that, and look ahead to potential favorite names for 2021. check out the futures feeling the pressure dow futures indicated down by 400 points s&p futures down by 4i664 nasdaq down by 152 stay tune, you're watching "squawk box"

. >> leland: waffle house has 2,000 locations around america. how many cases of coronavirus have been linked to your stores? he said zero. there is science there if you believe it or not. it brings to light a larger question. we've gone from sort of fighting back against the lockdown orders to now the potential defiance issues and have seen these in certain states and cities. not in the way of local officials now beginning to sort of try and supersede state law. where does the rubber meet the road on this? does kate brown send in the state police to shut businesses down. or if the mayor says open will she have to take it? >> probably a little mix of both. depends how much defiance there actually is. if a bunch of cities decide that they are in fact going to reopen, the fact of the matter is kate brown won't be able to do that much about it. you can send in labor and industries and they'll be able to threaten to fine some businesses. at some point the business themselves with the backing of their local mayor and their local council will say look,

. >> i want a waffle house/ev alliance, so that's what you do. taco bell maybe. anyway -- but not for breakfast. dan, thank you >> thank you. >> we'll keep an eye on this there might be a little bit of froth here as well if we look hard enough, we find it in a lot of places, dan let me know when it's too much will you call? have you got my email? >> i will. i still think not yet. >> all right i don't know if they ring a bell that's not for ring a bell totals beck >> when we come back, a checkup on two hard-hit sectors. first up, new numbers on the health of restaurants as they struggle through a tough winter. later, potential relief micong for movie theaters "squawk box" will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the holiday season is typically a busy time for restaurants. this year it's anything but busy kate rogers has the numbers. what can you tell us >> reporter: hey, becky. that's right the week leading up to christmas is typically one of the busiest ones of the season, but the week of december 20th saw the worst weekly results since mid june according to black box

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when we're talking about a white house here that had a secretary of defense that actually had to waffle in determining whether he was going to follow the president's orders in sending troops in the street. that will not happen here. the president needs his pick. this is the man he chose. let's give him that person. >> that was the person they call jesper, but the previous one, naveed, jim mattis, mad dog, people were like, what is donald trump going to use him for, he turned out to be one of the more sober, adult members of the administration, even though he wasn't exactly courageous in standing up to trump. that leads me to my question about it. a military man believes in chain of command, comes up through this system. even if you have james mattis, even when he got out, wouldn't in his book go against trump. it took him forever to criticize trump. is a person who's in that position too chain of command oriented to stand up to a president if you get a bad president? >> i think that's the question. i think for me personally, the answer is yes. i mean, look, general austin, amazing man,

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