in your corner, with your permission. brian: right. >> reporter: fox news alert, potential game-changer in fighting the pandemic. health regulators in the u.k. approving a merck covid-19 pill for treatment. it's the first country to give it authorization. regulators giving it the green light for use among some adults as an at-home covid are treatment. the pill is still pending review in the united states, but experts say it could be ground breaking to ease covid caseloads in hospitals and curbing the pandemic. dr. anthony fauci heading back to the hot seat today as a new damning report reveals his staff questioned the use of taxpayer money on gain of function research this wuhan as far back as 2016. senator rand paul has repeatedly accused fauci of lying. he is now calling for tau chi to be fired. -- fauci to be the fired. john deere delivers its best and final offer to striking