Moving on to nevada, very close. The state of alaska has not been called. But we expect that the president , donald trump will win that state. It has not been called because the percentage of reporting is low. ,he state of North Carolina President Donald Trump with a lead there. Take a look at where the popular vote stands right now with votes being counted. President elect joe biden with over 74 million votes, close to 75 million votes and President Donald Trump was close to 71 million votes. We want to get your reaction here this afternoon. Biden and Kamala Harris being declared the winner of this election. The first president for the state of delaware and the first woman Vice President and the first woman of color to serve in the white house. Here are the lines. If you voted for president 2027488921 if you voted for president 7388920. 2 we will get to your calls on a minute. The president and his lawyers are saying theyre going to litigate this. Here is a statement from the presiden
What tools we dont have were going back to dollars to those who might be it out. But its a substantial number going big the expression we can do to ways we can keep going back every day or every week. Were going big and thats where. And Mitch Mcconnell thats what he wants to go this way i want to go want to get it done then have a big infusion as opposed to going through a meetings every every couple of days we want to do it that way we want to go big go solid. The country is very strong with never been so strong and thats what were going to be doing we dont want. With this invisible enemy. We dont want airlines going out of business we dont want people losing their jobs or not having money to live. When they were doing very well just 4 weeks ago. So were going big and thats the way it will be and thats the way everybody seems to like it. On the hill and the other question the restaurants today was any type discussed on that call a lot of restaurants to close even if they are delivery
This is a bernie crowd. What is that . This is a bernie crowd. Senator sanders, thank you so much for joining us. I am going to kick us off and ask a question here. You have entered the field, one of the largest and most diverse fields of candidates to ever run for president on the democrat side, so what sets you apart, or why do you believe you are best suited to defeat donald trump . Sen. Sanders why dont you get to the point . [laughter] i will tell you why i believe i am best suited to defeat donald trump. And ier to defeat trump, know all of the polls out there say trump is going to be beaten, and they have me in front of him in pennsylvania, in wisconsin, battleground states. I think donald trump is good to be a tough opponent. I think he is a pathological liar. He will say anything, do anything. It is not going to be an easy campaign. I hope everybody understands this. There are a couple of reasons why i think i am the strongest candidate. We arer to beat trump, going to need a
attorney general wants tech giants to flag you. the lead starts right now. attorney general merrick garland grilled on capitol hill today from classified documents to abortion rights, fentanyl to rising crime. the wide-ranging topics have put garland on the spot. and five close calls in 2023 and it s only march 1st. the latest, a private plane came 565 feet from a jetblue flight loaded with passengers at boston logan. are these frightening encounters happening more often or just being reported more often? plus, protests turning violent. the faceoff between police and anti-netanyahu demonstrators in israel as crowds there call for a national day of disruption. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with two high-profile hearings in capitol hill. one room joe biden sen battled pick to lead embattled pick to lead the administration finally had a confirmation hearing after being picked nearly eight months ago. republicans pressed phil washington, a 24-year a
is going on with hong kong. to what extent are they curtailing trade back and forth? kong, there will be a quarantine introduced as of the saturday for all travelers from mainland china, including hong kong resident and visitors. the quarantine will be for 14 days. this after the city markets first deaths related to the virus. this as the city grapples with supplies from face max from facemasks to toilet paper. terminals have also been closed. ,cross from the victoria harbor we have 3600 crew members and passengers remaining under quarantine on a cruise ship as they undergo health checks. while this speaks of the vigilance of the hong kong authorities, this fall short of calls by some for a full closure of the border with china. this has led to strikes by medical staff in the city. taking into account the economic the virus willd, have an effect on hong kong s credit rating. this is aain plan to cut 90% of its flights to china over the next two months. david: thank you so