Deputy Campaign Manager announced two key members of the Pandemic Task force. For example launch the Coronavirus Task force. Tomorrow. Going to be led by a professor at ucsf. And the former Surgeon General of the united states. Both have been key medical advisers to bd throughout the pandemic. Theyll be joined by a team of top doctors from across lt country to form the task force. The coronavirus rampaging across the country. Were not in a good place. With 126,000 cases. Yesterday. Approaching were on a path for 2,000 deaths a day. Epidemiology expert says the task force will have three goals. Coordinate the cunning edge medical science. Having a government experience to get things done as quickly az possible and get the public to buy into the plan. A difficult challenge especially at the Trump White House doesnt cooperate. Everybody has to get on the same page. If we are hearing Different Things from different groups it will confuse everyone. Create more and were not going to on janua
Standoff, a weekend a day after the election. What is the Trump Campaigns strategy in all of this . Guest the Campaign Strategy is to mount legal challenges. And the republican strategy is to stand with President Trump. It was evident on monday at the capital that Mitch Mcconnell, senator roy blunt and other members of the Republican Leadership stand in lockstep with President Trump as he pursues different recounts and litigation across the political map. Its an example of the solidarity of the gop despite President Trumps defeat, and also a challenge for Vice President elect biden who is trying to mount a transition at this point but he doesnt have formal backing from the current administration. Host what are you hearing is the mood inside the white house, officials and sources you talk to . Guest President Trump is unlikely to concede this election. He may walk away from the white the electionary if is certified formally for president elect biden. He becomes president of the united s
Cbs news in moscow. Covid cases are surging nationwide. Infections and deaths set new record. This is jeopardy. We remember the amazing alex trebek. Let us play jeopardy. The man with all the answers dead at 80. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening everyone, im Major Garrett in new york. Today, president elect joe biden attended mass and visited his sons grave, he began worker on his transition. Tomorrow, mr. Biden, only the second catholic to win the presidency is set to announce a Coronavirus Task force to prepare him for the work ahead. Much has to be done. Last week was the worst ever in terms of new cases. Hospitals are stressed. The death toll keeps rising. Bidens victory was in part powered by voters critical of President Trumps handling of the pandemic and his approach to Public Health precautions. The president s temperment alienated voters in kay states. Today the president tweeted more false claims about fraud and theft of an election. He also played golf. The 210th
House. On saturday, cbs news projected him the winner after a solid lead in pennsylvania giving him more than 270 electoral votes. Hours later, he spoke in delaware with Vice President elect. President trump is not conceding. He continues to questioning the results based on unfounded claims of voter fraud. Will President Trumps legal challenges affect the decision. There are the legal challenges and then there are conceding. Some say without the president conceding, they cant officially name joe biden and Kamala Harris the official candidates. Without that, there could be a delay in that transition. Without that, joe biden is wasting any time preparing for the white house. Our work begins with getting covid under control. Today he introduces his task force. That plan will be built on bedrock science and constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. Former commissioner and former fda commissioner will lead the group. Joe biden will make good on his promises. Cbs has learned joe bi
Coronavirus measures after being closed for 8 months. And Tropical Storm as it makes landfall in the u. S. State of florida after killing dozens of people in Central America im joining us roscoe with the sports as the last neighborhood of 8 schools in stoppage time to rescue a similar line becoming at least top scorer in the lead. The transition to a biden presidency in the United States is gathering pace with some key decisions expected in the hours ahead the president elect is due to announce a task force to tackle what he says is his top priority the coronavirus pandemic on sunday biden visited a Church Cemetery where family members of buried including his late son meanwhile donald trump spent the day playing golf outside of washington and still refusing to concede defeat his campaign is finding legal challenges in states where hes disputing the counting of votes they does including Israels Benjamin Netanyahu and saudi arabias my. Had been selman have congratulated biden on the form