For stephanie ruhle. We are 71 days away from the election. Early voting starts in less than a month in the first mail in ballots will be sent out next week. The conventions are over and the threat to election day is an. One of the biggest days between know when that, the president ial debate scheduled for september 10 on abc. Now, donald trump is threatening to pull out. Here is nbcs Garrett Haake with more. Reporter tonight, the trumpet heres campaigns drooling over the residential debate. This Morning Trump casting doubt about attending and now a new wrinkle. The deal is we keep the same rules and now they want a change in the rules because she cant answer questions. Reporter in the last face off at the bys campaign request, candidates megaphones were muted while the other candidate was speaking to prevent interruption. Now heres campaign is asking for the microphones to be left on at all times. Trumps Campaign Objective but the candidates seeming to acquiesce today while taunting t
Health officials in Contra Costa County are stepping up free covid testing. Now even though they say mixing with those outside someones household is still a risky idea. Rob roth heard from Public Health officers today and gins us now with more. Rob . Reporter yeah, heather, on one hand Health Officials are urging people to stay home over thanksgiving, but theyre also saying if youre going to visit, get tested first. Cars lined up in this parking lot in concord Tuesday Morning for what the Contra Costa Health department calls testing for turkey. This family recently lost their grandfather to covid and know too well the horrors of the virus. We just want to be safe. Were going to meet some family over the holidays, and we want to protect ourselves and protect them, as well. Reporter this is one of 13 sites in Contra Costa County offering free covid testing. The push now is to get people tested before thanksgiving, and possibly exposing others. While inviting everyone that you gather with
Challenges to some states results but fellow republican and former president george w. Bush says the vote was fair and gretchen i could bided has a White House Correspondent can be helped at all trumps options in the coming weeks the legal challenges will continue in fact the u. S. President wants to remind it was tweeting today that joe biden will claiming victory is the projected winner by a number of Media Outlets on twitter he said when does the lame stream media as he calls it call who our next president will be so until that vote is official and certified in mid december the True Campaign believes it has a window of opportunity so it is continuing to receive funds soliciting funds in order to finance these legal challenges that are taking place across many states. Saudi arabias king some on the crown Prince Mohammed bin sol month have joined World Leaders and congratulation joe biden and called the house the last of the gulf leaders to do so because between riyadh and washington
Person of color to hold on joe biden says his number one priority is to deal with the Coronavirus Crisis and hes promising to announce a task force on monday more than 237000 americans have died from covert 19 of billings 10000000000 have been infected President Trump in while was playing golf went by and was declared the winner of the election hes not conceded and says theyll go to court to make sure that election laws are upheld alan fischer reports from washington. We know that there are those theres reporting in washington d. C. That we can confirm that suggests the jerry is going to approach dont trump and suggest a concession might be best for the country theres also a report on faux news that says the president under some conditions we consider an appropriate transparent power or just point on that its really not up to him its in the constitution its in the law and there will be a transparent power with nor Strings Attached whether he likes it or not theres been an escalation in
A tough election one like weve had already remember we have to remain calm patient with the process work out as we count all the votes you know were proving again what weve through for 244 years in this country democracy works your vote will be counted i dont care how hard people try to stop it i will not let it happen. President trumps chief of staff mark meadows this testing positive for coronavirus son clear when the 61 year old contracted the virus from Campaign Aides has also been in fact since the u. S. Is seen another record jump in corona virus infections more than 120000 cases were announced on thursday. Another new record rise in infections has been recorded in france for the 2nd straight day of almost 60500 new coronavirus cases on friday and 828 deaths. If the o. P. s parliament has approved a new interim governments for the Northern Tier a region Prime Minister idea where its ordered a military offensive in the area on wednesday after the accusing the regions reeling t. P.