So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy to confront a shouldnt let it be an arms race is on the offense very dramatic probably the only mostly im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. Max keiser this is the kaiser reports lets get right into it. Right i want to remind everybody in the audience the meaning of the word smug and this is important to know because we are going to talk about the smug Industrial Complex how we are showing an excessive pride in oneself or ones achievements yes it sounds like cable news similar selfsatisfied complacent selfcongratulatory superior puffed up you might understand that were talking about the smug Industrial Complex known as the american Cable News Networks the think tank networks that are so star in all of those people in new york city and d. C. Are just so much better than every body else all the deplorable is and this country. Has the smug class to pr
Tested positive. 10year fore spanish bonds and portuguese bonds ever lower. Yesterdayorld shifted in the United States of america. We are on the cusp of a constitutional crisis. I have no idea in america how friday is going to work. The president is clearly inserting himself on a constitutional basis into the state crisis in michigan, and into wisconsin. What im watching friday is simple. Vice president pence travels to georgia. It will be fascinating to see if he makes Public Comments on this contested election. Absolutely, tom, and we are also trying to find out what the next step is. Lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning. Another legal setback in President Trumps bid to overturn joe bidens election victory. Last night a federal judge denied a request to halt georgias certification of its election results. That is supposed to take place today. According to a hand recount completed wednesday, biden won georgia by more than 12,000 votes. Me
But there is still a path to victory for both biden and President Trump as Battle Ground states continue to tally votes. Here is where we stand. Vice President Biden has 253 electoral votes. President trump has 214. 270 is needed to win. Were waiting on alaska, arizona, nevada, pennsylvania, North Carolina and georgia. Voter turnout is expected to be high in this unusual Election Year but how high in comparison to past president ial elections . Abc 7 news Leslie Brinkley looked into that question today in Contra Costa County that could be a micro cost m for the rest of the bay area. Reporter here in the east bay, there was a big push to register new voters. They received more on the roster than four years ago but no so much the sheer number of voters but the percent of those voters who actually vote. This machine takes pictures of signatures on ballots. First step in the process of counselling a vote. There are ballots dropped off at the polls and those that arrived in the mail today.
This office, i will not be the last. [ cheers ] President Trump insists the election is not over, making baseless claims of fraud. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. The president s allegations of largescale fraud and theft of the election are just not substantia substantiated. Launching lawsuits. My guests republican senator mitt romney of utah, democratic congressman James Clyburn of south carolina, and Biden Deputy Campaign manager kay bedingfield. This is not what the democrats dreamed. Disappointed democrats lose seats in the house. We had a very good day. Most pundits thought we would lose the senate. Two georgia runoffs in january will decide control of the senate. Joining me for insight and analysis, nbc News Washington correspondent andrea mitchell. Democratic pollster cornell belcher. Wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. And david wasserman, house editor for the cook political report.
Jordan along with joe concha, bobby jindal, congressman brian babin. Here is the state of play right now. Were going to break it down with them. Again well break down what the president ed needs to win the white house. We have for you tonight the really bad calls in the media. Were bringing you more on what we have been reporting about the polls. How they were off. Weve got tonight how it was worse than realized is what was going on with the polls. We debate, are the media and the pollsters really that cut off from the country theyre supposed to cover . Well show you the worst calls of this election wacky. The media is cranking up the fear machine. Should you believe it . A reports growing mutiny of democrats against nancy pelosi in order to remove her as House Speaker. Well name for you what media critics say is the biggest loser of the night. It is something that the media has been hammering away at more than a year. Thanks for joining us. Im elizabeth macdonald. The evening edit sta