And also served as National Security adviser to president george w. Bush. David admiral, great to see you again. We are two days after veterans day and that was the occasion for this event. There are plenty of public issues right now that i want to ask you about, but i want to defer that for a moment and talk to you about service itself. And i want to start by talking about how you came by service, because you came by it naturally. You grew up in a family of service. Tell me about your dad, who was quite an interesting person. Adm. Mcraven first, thank you for the invitation to join you here today. This is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i kind of came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii fighter pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because, at the time, when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messersmith, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my gran
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
David hawkings is the editor in chief. There are leadership elections. Explain how they go about the two parties electing their leaders and can we see any changes . We will see some so, they meet in caucuses, different causes. No surprise here. The things are happening a little bit differently this year because of the pandemic. The Democratic Caucus which is happening the first of the meetings is happening today. There is a virtual opportunity for members to stay home, stay in their districts and cast the votes in the upcoming leadership elections using a secure app that the democrats have come up with. We wont see any changes at the top. The republican leadership, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, maybe, maybe not liz cheney, thats staying the same. Were not seeing any changes at the top there either. Remarkably long run of nancy pelosi as the leader and jim clyburn of South Carolina as number three, thats all continuing. Thats continuing for a into a 16th year. Its a remarkably long run
Steve scalise, nancy nancy maces Jeff Van Drew and louisiana senator, john kennedy. Futures starting on a mixed note. The dow industrials are down 120 points, the s p is also weaker by 3 and a quarter but the nasdaq is up a little bit of a rotation going on this morning, back into technology. The nasdaq up 50 o 50 points. This follows a mixed performance yesterday, investors rotating into the tech sector. Were standing by for key speeches from Federal Reserve officials later today. Well take a look at market moving words on rates and the economy. Pfizer and biontech 90 effectiveness report helping drive markets. What challenges do we expect before its rolled out of. Ill speak with the companys founder and ceo of biontech later this hour. Then, cruising into the future, one state is anticipating a future filled with flying cars and its making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria is live right now. I just cant get you out of my head. Boy, your loving is all i think about. I just cant
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We are going to begin with new pushback from joe biden against President Trumps refusal to accept the results of the election. For the first time president elect biden addressed mr. Trumps unwillingness to concede, calling it an embarrassment. The Trump Administration is blocking the transition process, but mr. Biden is moving forward with his plans for the white house. Debra alfarone is in washington. Debra, how is president elect biden preparing to take office . Reporter hes appointed his Coronavirus Task force, hes spoken to world leaders, now without that formal transition, though, the state department isnt involved in the calls with world leaders, they would normally be, and the biden team, they could take legal action but so far, theyre not moving in that direction. President elect joe biden is preparing to take Office Despite President Trumps refusal to concede. I just think its an embarrassment. I think it will not help the president s l