Were going to give togetherness. Logistically, its been a nightmare. Im not sure its going to work. Itll work. I didnt know you were listening. Helg low hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. You are watching cnn newsroom, and im rosemary church. Record deaths, record hospitalizations, everything is going in the wrong direction as a Senior Health official warns this winter will be the most difficult time in u. S. Public health history. Plus. I dont want to say its been harder for us than it has for everybody else but the truth is it has. The devastating toll being felt by front line workers in the United States, desperately trying to save lives during this pandemic. And the billbob backlash, donald trump is fuming the attorney general undercut his claims for voter fraud. Good to have you with us. The u. S. Has recorded its worst day ever for covid19 deaths, a staggering 3,100 fatalities were reported on wednesday. That is 20 higher than the previous record set on april 15th. And with a potential vaccine still months away for most americans, many thousands more could die by next march. The head of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention did not attempt to sugar coat the grim forecast. Were in that range potentially no, starting to see 1,500 to 2,000 to 2,500 deaths a day from this virus. So yeah, the mortality concerns are real. And i do think unfortunately before we see february we could be close to 450,000 americans who have died from this virus. And more than 100,000 americans are so sick theyre in the hospital. Thats also a record. Some u. S. Medical facilities say they have run out of beds to handle the rapid influx of new patients. U. S. Regulators will review pfizers application for an emergency use authorization on december 10th. If it gets the okay, the Vaccine Distribution could begin almost immediately. We get the latest from cnns nick watt. Reporter a global first, the brits just authorized the biontech covid19 vaccine. December 10th, an fda panel meets, u. S. Authorization could come within days. And then. Distribution to the American People becomes immediate within 24 hours. We expect if all safety and efficacy approvals are granted, those doses will arrive on december 15th. Modernas vaccine is about a week behind. The plan, vaccinate 20 million americans in december, 30 million in january. 50 million in february. By march 1st. We will have potentially immunized 100 Million People which is really more or less the size of the significant at risk population. Reporter refrigerators are ready at airports and hospitals across the country. Pfizers vaccine must be stored at minus 103 degrees fahrenheit. First in line for the limited supply, medical personnel and residents of longterm care facilities. The cdc Advisory Panel just made that call. We can do those via masked immunization events. We cant use mask immunization events for every person in the u. S. Reporter its two doses, not easy, its going to take time. This could be the start of the end, but it is not the end. December and january and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe theyre going to be the most difficult time in the Public Healths history of this nation. We might not show it if were interacting with you. But its so hard. Reporter some hospitals now maxed out. Were out of beds. Its not just the intensive care unit, its medical beds as well. Reporter how, why did we get here . This nation was severely under prepared for this pandemic and i think we have to call it the way it is. Reporter in california, we are told that the spread right now is terrifying and the death toll will rise. California just set a new record since the pandemic began, added more than 20,000 new cases in a day. Nick watt, cnn, los angeles. Joining me from portland, oregon, is cnn medical analyst, dr. Esther chu. Thank you for being with us, and all the work you do. Thank you, rosemary. Lets look at the reality were facing right now. The director of the cdc warns the next three months will be the most difficult in u. S. History, as hospitalizations set a record at 100,000 plus and deaths soar above 2,600 a day. Thanksgiving and Christmas Travel will make this even worse, yet more americans ignore Public Health advice. What needs to be done here, and wheres all this going, do you think . Yeah, its hard to know what to ask of people anymore. I mean, we have been pushing throughout the fall, headed into these winter holidays for people to really listen to Public Health recommendations, but very strict about facebook wearing and social distancing, and yet people have been gathering and of course we all have fatigue. But i think all we can do is try to take some measure of hope from these incoming vaccines and ask for people to do more of the same, but this time with hope and a very specific time line in mind, and im hoping that the promise of these vaccines, sometime in the new year will give people the extra energy they need to really buckle down and try to get us through the virus. Between now and then, we need to save as many lives as possible. Yeah, lets just try to do that, as you say, and doctor, yesterday, the uk approved Pfizers Covid vaccine. They are ready to start vaccinating next week. They have been criticized for moving too fast, even though they insist corners were not cut here. Whats your response to that . Well, it really does seem like things are expedited rather than rushed, i think is really the right terminology. I mean, were not very far away from the same here in the United States. Were looking at getting vaccine pushed out to Health Care Workers as early as later this month, and i think it seems like the studies have been done with tremendous care and rigor, that the safety data had been incredibly reassuring. I havent seen cause for alarm, but a lot of reassurance that the benefits outweigh the harms that have been observed, not just with the latest trial but phase 1 onwards. Indeed, and the u. S. Isnt far behind the uk. Vaccinations could start right after the december 10th fda advisory meeting. The plan is to potentially vaccinate 100 million americans by march. How do you think that distribution will play out . What are the major challenges you see Going Forward with this . Well, distribution is an extremely complicated thing, and were still looking to see how this is going to play out in the United States. There are many many questions that have not been answered. How is this going to be coordinated across states . How are we going to manage things like even storage of the vaccine . Of course the Pfizer Vaccine requires these ultra cold refrigerators. These are not standard issue for Major Medical centers. If anyone has them, it will be larger hospitals. How are we going to get it to rural areas or sempimply places that are enough driving distance that we wont be able to get batches out to them, and then of course the huge Public Health messaging system. Theres a lot of vaccine hesitancy. We have to get people interested and willing to take the vaccine when we work out the delivery issues and not only receive one dose of the vaccine but come back and receive a second dose. There are tremendous challenges. This is an incredibly expensive process to get vaccine out and administer how to store, administer the vaccine and educate the public and make sure people have the knowledge and understanding and the confidence to receive the vaccine, so we have tremendous challenges ahead of us, really more questions than answers and a lot of work to do over the coming months to make sure this very successful vaccine in the Clinical Trial setting is successful when we get it out there. Yeah, absolutely. Dr. Esther choo, thank you so much for being with us. We appreciate it, and we appreciate you. Thank you. Even when a vaccine is approved and available, there are Many Americans who remain skeptical the injections are safe. In an effort to reassure the public about safety and encourage widespread vaccination, three former u. S. President s say they are willing to get the shots for everyone to see. Barack obama, bill clinton, and george w. Bush have volunteered to get vaccinated on camera as a way to build public confidence. U. S. Infectious disease expert echoed concerns about the uks vaccine approval. In an interview, fauci said the uk didnt examine the trial data on the vaccine as carefully as the food and Drug Administration is doing in its review. We really scrutinize the data very carefully to guarantee to the American Public that this is a safe and efficacious vaccine. I think if we did any less, we would add to the already existing hesitancy on the part of many people to take the vaccine because theyre concerned about safety or theyre concerned that we went too quickly. Its almost a dammed if you do, and dammed if you dont. If you go quickly, people are not going to want to get vaccinated. They did not do it carefully. Well be there very soon. While western countries prepare to vaccinate millions of people, russias Health Minister says more than 100,000 russians have already been vaccinated so far with the countrys sputnik v vaccine. Front line Health Care Workers, teachers and several top level russian officials have been among the first to take the vaccine. All this comes as russia just reported more than 28,000 new covid cases on thursday, it highest number of cases in a single day. Cnns Matthew Chance joins us now from moscow. Lets talk about the vaccine, what the latest on its safety and efficacy because there was much concern in the initial stages, wasnt there . There was some concern expressed by those outside of russia, the trial group of people who underwent the early phase trials was not significantly big enough. Wasnt as big as other pharmaceutical companies. You have to balance that with the fact that the results accrued from the early trials were Peer Reviewed in a prestigious medical journal, the lthe lancet, and the people that were part of the trial reported a strong antibody response. Theres not a lot of sign ticie data that backs up the skepticism for the russian vaccine but a general concern that the process is not as transparent as it is in other countries and with other pharmaceutical firms. Having said that, the russians are confident in their Scientific Production that they are stepping up vaccination the vaccination program. Yesterday, vladimir putin, the russian president called on the government to start large scale vaccinations across the country. He said that 2 million doses of sp sputnik v has been produced and there are millions more in the next several weeks and months. Theyre pressing on full speed ahead to get as many people as possible vaccinated in this country, rosemary. Of course. And lets hope it all goes smoothly. Matthew chance joining us with the latest from moscow. Many thanks. With just seven weeks to go until donald trump leaves the white house, one source tells cnn a flurry of president ial pardons could be coming soon. Well have the details next. Restorative skin therapy. With our highest concentration of prebiotic oat intensely moisturizes over time to improve skins resilience. Aveeno® healthy. Its our nature™. We were paying an arm and a leg for postage. I remember setting up shipstation. One or two clicks and everything was up and running. I was printing out labels and saving money. Shipstation saves us so much time. It makes it really easy and seamless. Pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and its ready to go. Our costs for shipping were cut in half. Just like that. Shipstation. The 1 choice of online sellers. Go to shipstation. Com tv and get 2 months free. Shipstation. Trobinwithout the commission of onfees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. We are learning more about Donald Trumps reaction after the u. S. Attorney general broke with the president and said theres no evidence of widespread fraud in the election. Two sources tell cnn mr. Trump is frustrated and disappointed with william barr over his comments tuesday to the associated press. This as the president continues to push his false claims of fraud. The sources say officials are discouraging mr. Trump from firing any top official, including the attorney general just weeks before he leaves office. Well, President Trumps daughter ivanka has been questioned under oath about her fathers 2017 inauguration funds. On wednesday, she sat for a deposition with investigators from the washington, d. C. s attorney generals office. It filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging the Trump Organization misused nonprofit funds for the inauguration by grossly overpaying for use of event space at the trump hotel. The attorney for the Trump Organization says ivankas only involvement was connecting the parties and instructing the hotel to charge a fair market rate, which he says they did. Meantime, a white house insider says President Trump is considering heading off potential legal problems with a flurry of pardons before he leaves office. Cnns Kaitlan Collins has the details. Reporter with his time in Office Coming to a close, President Trump has discussed potentially pardoning three of his children, his soninlaw, and his attorney, rudy giuliani. While their potential criminal exposure is unclear, President Trump has talked about pardoning them preemptively. I have heard no mentions of pardons in any conversations i have had in the white house, other than the pardon of Lieutenant General michael flynn. Other allies are encouraging trump to not only pardon his family but myself. My question is why wouldnt he pardon himself and his family on the way out the door because i think he would be right to do so because these people are nuts. Reporter the president hasnt commented but has admitted a potential investigation into a pardon scheme as fake news. A judge unsealed Court Documents last night which are heavily redacted and reveal no names. No one has been publicly charged to date, and a Justice Department official says no Government Official was or is the subject of this investigation. Although attorney general bill barr was at the white house for over two hours yesterday, the press secretary couldnt say whether he met with trump after disputing his Election Fraud claims or whether the president has confidence in him. Does he still have confidence in bill barr. Reporter another official standing with trump in question is the fda commissioner, stephen hahn, summoned to the white house for a second meeting with mark meadows after trump complained the fda wasnt moving fast enough on emergency vaccine approval. The president made no mention of hahn as he greeted guests at a White House Christmas Party Last Night where he teased another president ial run. Its been an amazing four years. Were trying to do another four years. Otherwise ill see you in four years. Reporter reporters did not see President Trump in person on wednesday. He did record a 46minute video he published on twitter and facebook, which was filled with the same lies and conspiracies he has been pushing about the Election Results for nearly a month now, and as the president repeated him, he made clear he has no intention of conceding this race anytime soon, and said his attorneys are going to continue to file lawsuits. Of course several of the things the president mentioned have been debunked by his own attorney general, by officials who used to work for them before he fired them and by republican Election Officials in the states that hes trying to contest. Kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. President elect joe biden gave Small Business owners and workers hit by the pandemic some words of encouragement during a virtual round table on wednesday. As cnns jeff zeleny reports the incoming president is busy on many other fronts. President elect joe biden is urging congress to offer immediate relief to americans struggling with economic pain from the deepening pandemic. My hope is that well be able to help in a short order, but that depends a lot on our friends in congress. Reporter after naming his economic team, biden listening to the stories of Small Business owners being crushed. The unemployment helped so much when we had the extra money. Its downhill from there. Reporter tonight, biden is also focusing on building out his cabinet with the department of health and Human Services coming into sharper focus. Cnn has learned new mexico governor Michelle Lewin grishen is a leading contender for health secretary. While im incredibly honored and flattered that my colleagues can see the work that im doing on the ground and know i have 30 years in comprehensive health care experience, im focused on making sure im saving new mexico line. Rhode island governor has also interviewed for the post, a sign that biden is looking for governors on the front lines of the pandemic, but biden is under pressure to make good on his pledge to make a diverse cabinet. More than 30 hispanic lawmakers are urging him to see lewin gresham, she has the necessary skills as secretary of health and Human Services. Members of the caucus are urging biden to consider a the Civil Rights Group is requesting a meeting with biden to ensure proper representation in the cabinet. The first wave of bidens nominees and top advisers have been filled with barrier breaking choices. Yet civil rights leaders are calling for more diversity in the top cabinet post. Namely attorney general. The full diversity of the cabinet will become clear once everyone is announced and its premature to judge it now. That is not stopping Civil Rights Groups for calling for a meeting with president elect joe biden to discuss all of this. Seven Civil Rights Groups, including the naacp have asked for that meeting, and so far one has not been scheduled. Jeff zeleny, cnn, wilmington, delaware. On friday, our jake tapper will sit down with u. S. President elect joe biden and Vice President elect kamala harris. It will be their first joint interview since they won the white house. Viewers in the United States can watch at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on thursday. 7 00 a. M. Friday in london, and 10 in the morning in the hong kong. Only here on cnn. And still to come, covid vooe voo vaccines are facing a powerful Misinformation Campaign on social media. How Health Experts are trying to counter that. [ whispering ] whats this . Oh, are we kicking karly out . We live with at t. It was a lapse in judgment. At t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gigspeed internet, but we cant sign up for that here. Yeah, but im just like warming up to those speeds. Youve lived here two years. The personal attacks arent helping, karly. Dont you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something . [ muffled scream ] stop living with at t. Xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. Hark for the pets, sweet little pets, cute faces say, spoil us away spoil time is here, perking their ears, lapping their tongues, old and the young bark, squawk, meow, thats how they sing. With joyful ring, so much spoiling. Oh how they zoom, all through the room. So many tails wagging of tails merry, merry, merry, merry, spoiling merry, merry, merry, merry, spoiling hark for the pets, sweet little pets, cute faces say, spoil us away warp speed in the uss. Tens of millions of americans could be vaccinated early in the new year. Every vaccine has its own side effects. Cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta spoke with someone taking part in one of the vaccine trials. That evening was rough. I mean, i developed a low grade fever and fatigue and chills. Yassar is describing the side effects he experienced during Modernas Covid vaccine trial. 30 minutes later, a little bit of stiffness, muscle soreness in my arm. Its like youre punched in the arm basically. When youre going through the whole process, 22page consent form, hearing about all the potential side effects, knowing that youre trialing something that, you know, we dont have a lot of data on at the time, did you have any second thoughts before taking it . Honestly, sanjay, yes. Every decision we make is risk versus reward. And when the Company Announced early data showing 94 efficacy, yassar was been confident it was worth it. Folks not getting the vaccine and actually infecting with covid, those effects lasted longer and they can be life or death. These are early days and the two vaccine front runners in this country, pfizer and moderna, use a type of genetic sequence called mrna. Its a technology that is never before been used in humans outside of a Clinical Trial. Mrna stands for messenger rna, it carries the instruction for whatever protein you want. In this case, the spike protein, the virus uses to enter our cells. These vaccines require two doses, one to prime, one to boost. A few weeks apart so the body mounts what we hope will be a lasting immune response. One of the biggest concerns now is that the side effects that yassar is describing, fatigue, muscle pane, fever and chills will deter people from getting that second dose. Maybe 10, 15 of the subjects immunized have quite noticeable side effects that last no more than 24, 36 hours. Do you worry about the impact of the vaccine on you longterm. I give it a lot of thought, and the only thing that gave me some calm was trying to research the actual vaccine, trying to understand how mrna vaccines work. We understand this for sure. You cant get infected from this vaccine because the vaccine doesnt actually contain the virus. And even though these are genetic based vaccines, they dont alter our dna. As far as those side effects go, that may be a good sign. That means your immune response is working for you. You should feel good about that. It shouldnt be any difficulty, knowing youre in a better position to fight off this awful virus. For now, yassar is looking forward to his next appointment, on december 10th, the exact day the fda might authorize the first vaccine. I put my name down because i felt so helpless. Its public service. I have to do it because i think mask scale vaccination is really the only realistic way out of the pandemic that were in. Dr. Sanjay gupta with that report. Biontech ceo spoke, about the vaccine in the uk, and what it means for next year. Heres part of the interview. We will deliver up to 50 million doses to the different patients in 2020. So that means a significant proportion would also go to the United States. Of course it depends on when we would be able to start the rollout. So technically, we are prepared to start the rollout. It depends on the regulatory approval. One of the things we have been hearing is the logistics specifically of your vaccine, having to be stored at around minus 100 fahrenheit. There are some who have called it a logistical nightmare. How do you plan to mitigate that in the future . Yeah, so this is the early phase of pandemic supply, and of course the early phase is a logistical plan for all of us, not only the storage and transportation of the vaccine but getting people to the right place at the right time, and ensuring that they can come back for the second vaccination. We are in the moment working in analyzing other transportation temperatures including minus 20, we are evaluating what other vaccine is tabled at 228 degrees for a longer time and what we also do is we are working already on a Second Generation of formulation which might allow us even transportation at room temperature. We will see what would that Second Generation be available. First off, what is important is that in the next few months, we will get Additional Data supporting us, the tr transportation of the vaccine at minus 20. Thats the first change. The Second Generation will be available most likely in the second half of 2021. Meantime, some social media platforms have put policies in place to combat misinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding covid vaccines. They have their work cut out for them as englands medical chief explained just a short time ago. Of course at the moment, they are trying to stamp out some of this misinformation. Its a very complex process. Its a little bit like having bugs in the yard. If you push them away from one yard, they will just go to the neighbors, and of course different platforms are all neighbors online. Whats happening is that a lot of them, and some are them, you know, its communities of moms, concerned parents, theyre being pushed on to other platforms where theyre reforming, feeling that they have been chased because theyve actually got a point, and then kind of coming back in a stronger way and uniting with other Interest Groups like yoga lovers, anybody whos got this kind of more holistic view of health, and therefore thinks that maybe, a, their kid done need a vaccine anyway or, b, this is all so rushed and the science is so much still in development that they have a right to be concerned. Thats what they feel. Well, front line medical workers across the u. S. Are struggling to keep patients alive and keep themselves from burning out. Cnns lucy kafanov spoke with one doctor in colorado getting therapy to help with the pain of seeing so many of her patients die alone and with a nurse who says her nightmares are very real. We might not show it if were interacting with you, but its so hard. The words of a colorado physician whos had enough. Dr. Shannon tappia is one of thousands of Health Care Workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Sleep is on short supply right now. A jgeritritian and single mo who works with the elderly. What do you want people to know about the experience of the Health Care Workers. We might not talk about it because we know people dont want to hear it. We know everyone is struggling. We know covid changed everybodys lives. Its just, its so hard, and i dont want to say its been harder for us than it has for everybody else, but the truth is it has. It has. Its not the same, and its not the same when you feel responsible for peoples whether it be their life or their quality of life because you care. Reporter colorado is in the midst of its third pandemic surge. Cases and hospitalizations have been breaking records. What matters now is in colorado, one out of 41 people are contagious. It could be anywhere. Reporter more than 14,000 coloradoans have been hospitalized since the pandemic began. Among those facing the brunt, doctors and nurses like allison burner. As an er nurse, i havent cried a lot on the job, you hold that back, and you want to stay tough for the family, and stoic, and theres been a lot of tears shed in er rooms. We are treated that person dying like our loved one dying, because they dont have anyone else and they need that grace, and that human touch and they need someone to be there when theyre taking their last breath. Reporter before the pandemic, she said work had never caused her to lose sleep. Now she regularly has nightmares. How has the covid crisis impacted nurses and yourself on a personal level . I mean, youre saying this day in and day out. On a personal level, its hard. We lean on each other. The holidays have been rough for a lot of us. Were not seeing our families. Were doing everything we can to keep the public safe, and so its extremely frustrating for us when people are not doing that. Here on the front lines, this virus is incredibly real. Reporter with cases climb, her employer released this psa. Please, lets have each others backs. A message dr. Tappia shares. She has seen firsthand the devastating toll on residents who account for 30 of covid deaths in the country. Its so hard on their loved ones and families because they cant grieve it the way they should be able to. Reporter she has found new ways to cope, a puppy, therapy and antidepressants, but with a virus raging unabated she worries how much more she and other front line workers can take. I think theres going to be a huge reckoning when things calm down and people get to really process whats happened to them. Reporter lucy kafanov, cnn, denver. Nearly one year after a u. S. Air strike killed a top iranian general, concerns of retaliation are leading to a temporary withdrawal of personnel from the baghdad embassy. The latest in a live report. Thats next. Robinhood believes now is the time to do money. Without the commission fees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. The teams been working around the clock. Wire, weve had to rethink our whole approach. Were going to give togetherness. Logistically, its been a nightmare. Im not sure its going to work. Itll work. I didnt know you were listening. Ocean spray works with nature every day to keep you healthy the u. S. Is temporarily withdrawing some staff from its embassy in baghdad amid tensions with iran. Three sources say there are concerns about possible retaliation around the anniversary of the death last january of Iranian Military commander general Qassem Soleimani. One defense official says irans leader want revenge and quote arent going to give up. Cnns arwa damon joins us live from istanbul. So arwa, what is the latest and where is all of this going . Well, rosemary whr, when it s to that notion that iranian leaders are not going to give up, its also worth noting that iran, however, is very patient, and quite willing to play the long game. That being said, it does seem at this stage as if the u. S. Is not taking any chances, at least not when it comes to personnel in iraq. According to sources cnn has spoken to, and diplomatic sources as well, the u. S. Is drawing down some of its staff but also worth noting this is happening over the holiday season. So basically a lot more people are being allowed to take leave, and they are expected to return back to business more or less as usual by mid january. But of course, yes, the anniversary of the killing of Qassem Soleimani is on january 3rd, and there are concerns surrounding that, concerns thatch most likely been amplified because of the killing of the Iranian Nuclear scientist that took place last week. And following that, that is really what prompted Irans Parliament to pass a bill that allows it to immediately begin enriching uranium at 20 . That is higher than the pre2015 Nuclear Agreement levels and to block inspections if sanctions are not lifted. So you also have tensions that are rising on that front, and the way it does tend to sadly play out when it comes to tensions between the u. S. And iran, well, they happen in the proxy battlefield of iraq. That of course is putting iraqi officials on edge, and the last thing that that country needs is to once again find itself stuck between its neighbor iran, and the country meant to be one of it allies, the United States rosemary. 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Mr. Obama has been a vocal supporter of protesters after george floyd died when he was pinned to the ground by an officer, but in an interview on snapchat, the former president said the slogan back fired and other carefully considered slogans could attract more supporters. Youve got to be able to meet people where they are. You can use a snappy slogan like defund the police, but you know youve lost a big audience the minute you say it. If you instead say lets reform the Police Department so that everybodys being treated fairly, suddenly, a whole bunch of folks who might not otherwise listen to you are listening to you. Well, nearly a month after joe biden was declared u. S. President elect, some loyal Trump Supporters are still waving their Campaign Flags and simply wont give up. Gary tuchman spoke to voters in georgia who think the election is not over yet and the president can still win. Reporter in Many American neighborhoods, the beginning of december still looks like the beginning of november. Trump campaign signs, flags, banners on houses, on barnes, on fences, on trees, all left up by trump voters who in many cases believe giving up on their signs means giving up on their president. Julie darnell lives in Cherokee County georgia, just north of atlanta. You have up a lot of signs and flags for donald trump and mike pence. The election was november 3rd, how long are they going to stay sn up. Until the end. I think hes going to come through. Reporter whats going to come through . I think we got cheated out of the election, and im sticking with him. Reporter donald trump has a lot of loyal supporters here, he received 69 of this countys vote. Youll find a lot of signs here that are still up. J. D. Ortega says during the campaign, some of his trump signs were stolen, so he put them high in trees, and thats where they will remain for now. Im hopeful. Im hopeful something is going to come out of these investigations. Im hoping something will turn the tide. Im a big supporters. Reporter that donald trump can still be president . I absolutely am. Reporter then there is reality, the formal certifications, the failures in courtrooms throughout the country. Does it concern you, though, that the president and others say theres evidence but its not being presented in the courtroom. That does concern me. Reporter why do you think that is . I dont know the ins and outs of what hes going on. Reporter the lack of evidence presented by the Trump Lawyers is not comforting to many still flying the trump flag, including roger who didnt want his face shown but did want to tell us he nevertheless feels donald trump could win the election. And why, other than him saying it . Just anecdotally, like i said, its hard to say. We have so many reporter is it maybe Wishful Thinking on your part, as opposed to sure. Absolutely. America voted joe biden in, but i think it all should be fair. Reporter does it bother you that you havent seen any evidence of it, that it hasnt been presented and that maybe youre being tricked, that maybe this man just wants to stay in office so badly, hes going to keep saying it but not show any evidence proving it . Bother me . I dont know why he would want the office the way they have done him. Reporter many people still supporting the signs look at postelection trump as a political martyr. Each person we have talked to here recognizes that for every day that depose by, things get more complicated for mr. Trump. These are true believers who refuse to stop believing. Reporter do you think its possible that america elected joe biden to be the next president . Possible. Not probable. Possible. Reporter gary tuchman, cnn, Cherokee County, georgia. Actually, its the facts. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo has invited hundreds of guests to the state department for holiday parties. Thats in spite of Health Experts warning to avoid large gatherings as the coronavirus surges. Two state Department Officials say invitations for one event went to 900 people. 180 foreign ambassadors in the u. S. Are invited to another. A Department Spokesperson said guests will be required to wear masks and socially distance, but career officials are enraged because staffers feel they cant say no to working at the events. And before we go this hour, we would like to spread a little holiday cheer. New york lit up its Christmas Tree wednesday night at rockefeller center, but things will be a little different this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors will have to make reservations to see the display in person, and they will be limited to five minutes. So enjoy every moment. Thanks so much for your company this hour, im rosemary church. Early start is up next. Have yourselves a great day. Are you sick and tired of lookingand feeling heavy . 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