and schools. and dr. anthony fauci was right there today and what he said. here s abc s mary bruce tonight. reporter: president-elect joe biden today introducing the team he says will bring an end to the covid crisis. good afternoon. reporter: outlining three steps he ll take to tackle this pandemic during the first 100 days. i m absolutely convinced that in 100 days we can change the course of the disease and change life in america for the better. reporter: biden vowed to sign an order requiring masks where he can, in all federal buildings and in interstate travel. he said most schools will be open in the first 100 days. and set this benchmark for vaccinations. at least 100 million covid vaccine shots into the arms of the american people in the first 100 days. reporter: the president-elect is nominating california attorney xavier becerra as hhs secretary. the first latino named to the post. dr. rochelle walensky, a leading infectious disease expert as cdc director. and d
before june. today, trump signing an executive order saying doses obtained by the u.s. should go to americans first. but on gma this morning, even the head of the trump administration s operation warp speed couldn t explain what it means. frankly, i don t know and frankly, i m staying out of this, i can t comment. i literally don t know. reporter: now, members of the biden team were not invited to that white house summit today. and when asked why not, president trump reverted back to his false claims about the election, insisting that he won several swing states and saying it s not clear who the next president will be. of course, that is not true and it is clear, joe biden will be the next president. david? all right, mary bruce with us tonight. thank you, mary. we re going to turn to other news tonight and to sweeping punishments at ft. hood in texas. 14 senior army officers and enlisted personnel including a two-star general fired or suspended for failing to address issues
north carolina tonight issuing a new curfew. washington state taking action, too. breaking news tonight from the supreme court involving president trump and his effort to somehow overturn the election. tonight, the justices have now weighed in, shooting down a challenge by trump allies in pennsylvania. the court rejecting it in one sentence. what they said and terry moran is live tonight. this evening, president-elect joe biden revealing what he ll do on the virus in his first 100 days. what this means for masks in this country. and vaccinations, calling for 100 million vaccinations in 100 days. and dr. anthony fauci right there, what he said. mary bruce standing by. and tonight, president-elect biden making news with his historic pick for secretary of defense. a retired four-star army general. if confirmed, he would be the first african-american to lead the pentagon. sweeping punishments at ft. hood following the death of vanessa guillen. 14 senior leaders fired or suspended by
with so many states not even opening those ballots until election day? it could be a long night and beyond. and here s abc s mary bruce tonight. reporter: tonight, record-breaking voter enthusiasm on full display. americans waiting in lines for hours, even braving pouring rain, to make their voices heard. eight days to go and already across the country, more than 62 million ballots have been cast. 45% of total votes counted in 2016. voters are smashing records in critical battlegrounds. whoever you vote for, you should just go vote. reporter: in florida, more than 6 million have already cast their ballots, roughly 43% of all registered voters. up in the polls, joe biden is looking to expand the map, eyeing states trump won in 2016. even with new regulations making it harder to vote early, more than 7 million texans have already voted. that s more than 82% of the total votes cast in 2016. biden is also hoping to flip georgia, where he ll be campaigning tomorrow.
voter questions on another network. let s get right to mary bruce with us from philadelphia tonight. and mary, president trump holding a rally in iowa tonight. we know it s a state he won in 2016, but again, in this state, a very tight race, with 20 days to go. reporter: david, the president is spending a lot of time in this final stretch in states that he won handily in 2016, but that now may be in play, with democrats gaining ground. while joe biden is hoping to build on his momentum in critical battlegrounds. david? mary bruce with us every step of the way on this campaign. mary, thank you. and tomorrow, with that key second debate canceled, the abc news town hall with joe biden instead. george stephanopoulos with questions from voters tomorrow night, 8:00 p.m. eastern, right here. we continue with the news tonight, and the supreme court showdown, day three of the hearing for judge amy coney barrett, president trump s pick to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg. democrats ha