hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. new today, israel defense forces are now responding, after questions about hamas weapons allegedly found inside gaza s largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn had suggested that the idf may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. the idf says the discrepancy is due to more weapons and assets being discovered throughout the day following a raid earlier this week at the facility, and it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs that the idf may soon expand its operations into southern gaza. right now, families of hostages are gathered in tel aviv pleading with the israeli government to ensure their loved ones safe return. that s where we find cnn s jeremy diamond. what are you hearing from people gathered? reporter: well, fred, thousands of families of hos
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The popular vote, 5. 3 million more votes than trump. Biden didnt just win. It was a divisive win. President trump still refuses to concede. I want to bring in cnn White House Correspondent john harwood and political commentator amanda carpenter. All better known as the a team. John, the president elect now has a divisive 306 electoralvote win. Is President Trump getting any closer to accepting the reality that hes a loser . Don, its hard to describe how strange the situation is. But i do think the president is getting somewhat closer to acceptance of this in some quasi public way. First of all he had this phone call today with Geraldo Rivera who reported that the president described himself as a realist. Step one. Tonight hes retweeting these selfglorification videos that dan scavino has circulated that paint donald trump as a hero. Theyre all about trumps heroic qualities. That seems to be preparing his ego for accepting defeat. Today at the white house he had a News Conference, or a
Its consistent with the trend weve been warned about. Five Straight Days now of record breaking new cases, new highs at hospitals as well as many reach critical capacity and staff is stretched thin. President elect joe biden is making the pandemic his top priority. One of his advisers calling the coronavirus a National Security threat. Yet despite that very real threat the Current White House is refusing to cooperate, still refusing to low the Transition Team to classified information, information that could be vital in helping to stop the spread of the disease. Today biden meet with his transition advisers to go over their next steps which include speaking with former meantgon officials who worked under former defense secretary jim mattis in the hopes of gathering crucial information. Our reporters are covering all of the latest developments unfolding across the country. We begin our coverage with cnns Poola Sandoval and the alarming rise in cases. Set the stage for us this morning. W
Different outlooks when it comes to the soon to be end of the presidency of donald trump. On one side theres the president s supporters, angry at the results of the National Vote count, convinced they were robbed and cheated. They demonstrated here in washington today. Then theres the president himself, publicly sigh lent, mostly out of sight today, slowing down only to wave at the pro trump protesters as they shouted in the streets. All of this happening at the same time as two major developments. The president s own officials declaring the election, quote, the most secure in american history. That comes from his department of homeland security. And an alarming spike in the deadly pandemic, 12 Straight Days now of more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections. A real World Medical emergency on a national came and at a critical time of transition when the company desperately needs solid leadership even from a president whose one term will end in a matter of weeks. Lets go to cnns jeremy