Ater, Susan Ferrechio takes look at how the next senate is shaping up. We also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host the shape of president elect Joe Bidens Administration will begin to take shape today as he names a covid advisory panel. While cabinet choices may be a week or more away, he could name his chief of staff this week. Good morning, it is monday, november 9. Welcome to washington journal. Our first hour of questioning asking you what is your top priority for the Biden Administration . Here is how you take part. One line for democrats, one line for republicans, one for independence and others. Independents and others. We welcome your texts. Please include your name and where you are texting from. And on facebook as well. We will also keep you updated on some of the legal challenges that are continuing in several states to the election by the Trump Campaign. We will tell you more about those as we look for
But not a contestant. Im a lot looser, i think, than most people think i am. I dont take too many things seriously. Much more ahead on the incredible life and impact of alex trebek. Coronavirus cases soaring over the weekend to new heights not yet seen across the United States weve got a breakdown. Plus a busy week in the nfl as some teams pull away in the standings whileothers fall flat its monday, november 9th. Early today starts right now good morning im phillip mena. And frances rivera. Today the transition will begin to a presidency five decades in the making joe biden is the president elect, securing the office thats twice eluded him before nbc news projected his win in pennsylvania on saturday, pushing him past the threshold of 270 electoral votes and his margin of victory can further widen as the votes continue to be tallied biden continues to hold a lead over President Trump in georgia and arizona. Yesterday former president george w. Bush congratulated biden and dismissed cla
election. Continues. Host we are joined by scott long with the hill newspaper, covering congress for quite some time. You have a lameduck session coming in here shortly in the u. S. But before we get to the next congress, tell us what the next few weeks or month looks like on the u. S. House side in particular. Guest the house of representatives will come back to washington after this historic election to hold their leadership elections. It looks like democrats are moving forward with their leadership elections next week. That favors nancy pelosi. The quicker the election, the less time there is for their to build any momentum in opposition against her. Nowe is some chatter right from moderates who are just crumpled about the number of seats that have been lost by democrats in a very surprising fashion. At least seven vulnerable democrats in the house went down to defeat. That has caused some andternation in the party has incited some chatter about whether or not there should be a chal
A lot of as and im looking at our panel here we all kind of expected this to happen this is an intentional disaster but i dont see any really good way out because there isnt a way for any kind of compromise and and i think its going to be a very alienating experience id like to point out to our viewers here that as of now donald trump got 2000000 more votes than Hillary Clinton did in 2016 the long term is not a fluke hes not an aberration and the people that like him are neither either so whats your assessment as we were in this very fluid situation yeah i mean i just i i feel like america is really looking like a disaster to the rest of the world and you can tell me by being an outsider the way the Mainstream Media big tack and the the corporatocracy completely aligned in order to coddle joe biden and to really. Just just hate and donald trump to literally in my opinion break this election in his face in joe bidens favor selecting somebody like joe biden who was in 5th place during t
Pennsylvania in the balance now hes asking the Supreme Court to intervene in unfounded claims of voter fraud. Across the nation from supporters clashing with pro biden groups. Ok lets continue our election coverage by summing up this rapidly changing scenario heres what you need to know that just for battleground states still being counted joe biden is now ahead in georgia nevada and pennsylvania biden has 264 Electoral College votes trump has 214 the number to hit is 270 any single win for biden could effectively end the race but officials in georgia say they expect a recount there weve also now got a new batch of ballots in the state weve already called them they increase bidens margin but this is one of the states the trunk campaign is trying to contest with a legal challenge. You know we have correspondents following developments across the United States our team the sellers are all a child is in wilmington bidens home state of delaware olen fisher is covering developments from the