thanks to all of you for wake up way too early with us this morning. a jam packed "morning show" starts now. >>> this week in covid history, it's december 2020. despite the pandemic, mall owners are doing all they can to keep santa safe. >> dr. fauci is warning christmas celebration may create a bigger coronavirus surge. they figured out that christmas is bigger than maynard, better cancelling. >> we'll have a christmas uprising and fill our churches on christmas. if you dare to open your gifts with your family, it's over. >> if death is inevitable. maybe we should pause before we destroy the living in the name of trying to eliminate it. >> what the [ bleep ] did he just say? >> meanwhile, it's party time at