To get state legislatures, and then the Republican Congress to supplant the will of the people. Its extremely doubtful we ever get that far. Theres no indication the president s efforts to gum up the works by getting alternative electors slated will succeed. He leaned on michigan legislators on friday and is said to be trying to do likewise with pennsylvanians, although pennsylvania lawmakers say they havent received an invitation to the white house. After meeting with the president , the Michigan Senate leader and House Speaker said they would follow the law and normal process. Theres just no basis to do otherwise. The giulianiled press conference on thursday was a fire hose of festivus. The president ial level airing the grievances mixed with denigration of the media. If reference to fraud were a drinking game in giulianis presser we would all have been under the table within ten minutes. Notwithstanding in federal court on tuesday, giuliani acknowledged to a federal judge that his c
Than 12 million covid cases. 3 million cases in november alone. A record high strain on medical care facilities and Health Care Workers more than 83,000 hospitalizations. Hope is on the horizon. The fda grants emergency authorization of the same antibody cocktail given to President Trump shortly after his covid19 diagnosis. It reduces medical visits for some patients who get treatment in the early stages of the disease. Lets get to evan who joins me from a testing site in new york. One of the many with long lines throughout the city. Evan, what are you hearing from people many of whom are hoping being tested earlier helps them visit family and friends for the holiday. Reporter well, fred, in terms of visiting people, thats something experts say people should not do. Maybe theyre hoping to but something theyre told not to do. I tell you where i am right now. Im in Lower Manhattan outside an urgent care center. You can see people are lined up almost a full city block. This is one of the
Virus has, once again, infiltrated the president s inner circle. President trumps son, don jr. , and the son of his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, both revealing they have tested positive. That news now sidelining giuliani from the president s voter fraud case. He is now selfisolating. Experts are again warning of whats to come as the record surge of new coronavirus cases pushes hospitals to the brink. Polo sandoval is joining me from new york. What are you learning . Reporter not only are infections up right now, death rates are as well. Just last week alone, over 10,000 people lost their lives to covid in the United States. When you look at the weekly death rate from just about a month ago, thats nearly double. As we get closer to thanksgiving, dont be surprised if you see less people at airports across the country, including here at new yorks jfk. A couple of reasons, airlines are reporting drops in bookings, increases in cancellations, and of course the guidance from the cdc rec
Not in his favor. So much so not in his favor that biden won michigan by whats looking to be 150,000 votes. Many more times than trump won that state in 2016, we should note. The other fact, a sad one, the nation still fighting a pandemic that is getting worse. Thousands now dying each day. And the cdc is now urging americans not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. We know that is sad news to hear, but it is, they say, the safest thing for you and your families. Lets begin with Stephanie Elam in california. State leaders across the u. S. Are having to make difficult choices right now that frankly people arent happy about. Some arent. Reporter a lot of people arent happy about it. Even if youre for the new enforcements you would rather not be in this position. But when you look at the numbers right now, you can see in 44 states were seeing the cases are rising. We know that just yesterday we had nearly 188,000 new cases that were reported. That is a record that were seeing there. An
President s. Plus will the Holiday Season bring muchneeded Economic Relief . Im optimistic well have bipartisanship to put something together to go forward. To our viewers in the United States and around the world, welcome to inside politics. Im dana bash. John king is off today. The United States is in the midst of a pandemic third wave. For a second straight week the country added a million new cases. And passed a grim milestone at a quarter of a million deaths. The news touched the white house with Donald Trumps oldest son becoming the latest in his orbit to test positive for coronavirus. But the president is focussed on assaulting the results of an election lost. Taking the staff and calling Election Officials in wayne county, michigan and inviting Michigan State lawmakers to the white house in an apparent attempt to defy their states voters and select electors who would back trump. The president tweeting during the g20 summit with World Leaders yesterday. As for joe biden, he had