Washingtons partisan battle. Joining us now is bloombergs chief content officer marty schenker. Many people thought this was an inspired choice. It ticks so many boxes. Just your sense of what this means for how washington is now going to operate. Martin i wouldnt describe it as necessarily inspired. It is an inspiring lee safe inspiringly safe choice because she is so wellknown on both sides of the aisle. I think she will have a relatively easy time getting confirmed. She is a traditionalist in many ways. She has been at the fed. Shes been at the white house. Shes a great believer in consensus. I think that is what you are going to need with the incoming treasury secretary. Alix nonetheless, it is the first woman treasury secretary, the first woman to lead the fed. This is definitely in that respect a boulder choice. However, how do the progressives feel about her . Marty i think they are very supportive. There is reporting out there that Elizabeth Warren was the person who recommende
Hello, this is al jazeera, live. Also coming up. International condemnation after ethiopias government targets rebels in the north with airstrikes. Grace when you have companies that have the power of government, something has to give. The buses of facebook and twitter are grilled by both sides of u. S. Politics about their efforts to combat election disinformation. And france to bit a controversial new bill to protect police but critics say it will stifle him and right and free speech. Human rights watch free speech. The pentagon has confirmed sharp reductions in the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan and iraq by midjanuary. Just before President Donald Trump leaves office. Trump wanted a full withdrawal from americas longest war by christmas. Instead, 2000 will come out of afghanistan and 500 from iraq, leaving 2. 5 thousand in each country. Chrysler does remind those that question or resolve or seek to interfere with this prudent, wellplanned and corrugated transition. The United
Down that account. Senator no. Im very concerned in fact facebook seems to have a record of making accommodations and caving to conservative pressure. Lou it has been two weeks since election day in the battle for the white house is underway and intensifying, President Trump keeping up his legal challenges and pointing to a number of developments across the country, evidence mounting backing up claims that the democrats tried to steal the election, we are joined by jim jordan, one of the president s strongest supporters in congress and also with us this evening the editorinchief john solomon and advisor to President Trump legal team boris epstein. And congressman elect burgess wins who stands ready tosi help the president for free and fair elections. President Trump Legal Team today pressing with a number of challenges and in those challenges trying to remove hundreds of thousands of votes cast in democrat strongholds including detroit, atlanta and philadelphia. The president s legal t
Into counties. Two. Were told they were on hard drives but belted the crooks. That is not cool. I dont care who they voted for, thats not good, locket of georgia. Team trump was quick to jump on the news as proof of democratic shenanigans. The secretary of state is a republican he said the newly found ballots on not change the outcome there. Im in pennsylvania today the present private attorney, our friend Rudy Giuliani, compact rudy. He tried to block the state from certified Election Results there. He led it was a democratic conspiracy probably cease then on evidence is only in court because three of the president s attorneys have dropped out of the case rate and the scepter and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court throughout one of the truck campaigns cases where the claimed republicans were not allowed to watch the ballot counting. So its not looking real good in the keystone states. But is there a chance this will all miraculously turn around in favor of our 45th president . Darting mid
Up with this. Were considering full disclosure, a little preview, the notion of a curfew. Reporter Nothing Official has been announced yesterday, Marin County Public Health director told kristen sze hes not surprised. Were aware this is on the table. Its something thats more co common back east in massachusetts, virginia. Reporter massachusetts statewide curfew requires residents stay home between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Daily unless going to work and most businesses, restaurants and bars must close by 9 30. George rutherford imagines thats what newsom is consideri considering. Its a lockdown less detrimental to business because they can be open some parts of the day. Reporter the point rutherford says is to limit late night socializing where alcohol is often involved and people might let guards down. Countries and cities in europe have tried it. In europe its closing bars. Its a big push. The closing between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Where i live in Alameda County, i dont see a lo