House task force and dr. Atul gawande now advising the biden team. Plus, former National Security john bolton. And former Homeland Security jeh johnson on the lack of white house conversation. With all eyes on georgia the Senate Majority hanging in the balance. We talk to Democratic Senate candidate jon ossoff. Announcer from abc news its this week. Here now coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning and welcome to this week. 306 to 232. That is where the Electoral College stands with projections now in from all 50 states and d. C. Joe biden with the same number of electoral votes donald trump claimed victory with four years ago. At the time trump called it a landslide. As we come on the air this morning, after refusing to accept the results, the president seems closer to admitting he lost. Trump tweeting his opponent won because, quote, the election was rigged. He did use the word won. Although he has not conceded and the president continues to spread falsehoods without evidence. It comes
Yes. Auci obviously each individual family has to make, as i have said over the past few days, a riskbenefit assessment about the risk you are real you are willing to take in traveling and congregating in the usual warm 10, 15, 20 people at a home dinner. Although those are wonderful parts of our tradition, i would like to have each family make that Risk Assessment and know and understand we are in a very difficult situation where the rate of infection, the slope of infections are very, very steep. You might want to reconsider travel plans and certainly try as best as you can to keep congregant meetings indoors, as innocent and wonderful as they sound, to a minimal number of people, preferably just members of a household. I know this is a difficult thing to do, but we are in a very difficult situation. Better be careful now and look forward to many more in the future then endangering yourself or a vulnerable member of your family or friends, or what have you to the situation we are in
Of the tensions, unrest, on election day, and in the immediate aftermath. I do know that our f. B. I. Has been very focused on this issue. Theyve set up relationships with state Election Officials to monitor what we see across various different states. In the event there is trouble, our governors do have the National Guard to preserve the peace. But, margaret, none of this discussion should discourage people from participating in voting and exercising their right and responsibility to vote. Im encouraged that more than 90 million americans have already cast their ballots. Which if you do the math, is the equivalent of the entire 1996 president ial election. I remain optimistic, but we cannot discount the possibility of some trouble or unanticipated events brennan and it is the job of Law Enforcement to worry about these pockets. Possibilities. Yotheyre going to be briefing the media every few hours on election day about any interference. How do you assess the security of this election
Brennan former Vice President biden sees the election as a referendum on President Trump with the spotlight on his failure to control the pandemic. And the first step of defeating this virus is defeating donald trump. We choose hope over fear we choose unanimit unity over division we choose science over fiction and yes, we choose truth over lie after lie after lie. Joe is not going to call scientists idiots. He is not going to host super spreader events around the country. Brennan republican rallies still have enduring and enthusiastic participants. Brennan key to a Trump Victory heavy republican turnout at the polls on tuesday. President trump made four stops in the key state of pennsylvania on saturday. President trump who the hell is going to vote for this guy. They keep saying it is close. I dont think it is close. But get out and vote. Joe bidens plan will delay the vaccine, postpone therapies, crash the economy, and shut down our entire country. Brennan the president continues of
With just five days to go, President Trump and joe biden set to hold dueling rallies in a battleground that could hold the key to the election. While a group of former Homeland Security secretaries join forces to dispel concerns over widespread voter fraud. It would be impossible for someone to orchestrate a massive fraud. Savannahs exclusive conversation with them just ahead. Mounting toll. The u. S. Shatters another coronavirus record. More than 80,000 new cases in a single day, as dr. Anthony fauci warns that even with a vaccine, a return to normal is not on the horizon. I think it will be easily by the end of 2021 and perhaps even into the next year before we start having some semblances of normality. From celebration to investigation. The dodgers Justin Turner facing potential fines and suspension for celebrating on the field at the world series while positive for coronavirus. What the league and his teammates are now saying about his decision. Those stories, plus, you want surpri