Assisted living facilities. With dr. David gifford and we will also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host four weeks after the election, joe biden and Kamala Harris today will receive their first president ial Daily Briefing with their inauguration as president and Vice President just over six weeks away. This as President Trump and his first tv interview since the election continues to maintain that he won. Good morning, it is monday, november 30, 2020. Glad you are here. We will start the program by asking you this, how has President Trump changed the Republican Party . Heres how to join the conversation. Emocrats, 202 7488000 republicans, 202 7488001. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can also send us a text at 202 7488003. Make sure you tell us who you are and where you are texting from. On twitter, its cspanwj. And we are at facebook. Com cspan. We will show you some of the Maria Bartiromo interview this morning. But
And dispute over how mailin ballots would be counted and some other issues of electioneering. Following the election, theres been, as everyone is aware, tremendous amount of litigation and a fair amount of uncertainty as to how and when results would be certified. , butbeen a secure election it is an election in which there is a tremendous amount of disputation over how votes would be counted and when and whose votes would count. All of that has created tremendous fodder for all kinds of conspiracy theories about the election itself. Host your proposal with new america foundation, the headline on the piece says America Needs a new federal election agency. Part of what you write is this, voting is as a result, most americans distrust our elections and unfortunately have had some reason for their skepticism. Fair, secure and straightforward voting is the foundation of a functioning democracy, but a lethal combination of partisan politics, a longstanding neglect and sheer cheapness is bec
Proposal, calling on the increased role the federal government and the National Election process. Good morning welcome to washington journal. Its a great pleasure to be with you thisfo morning. See him before he gets your proposal and me ask about the election itself. Nahor jumped four weeks hence, record turnout and by the federal governments on statement a secure election, the most secure election in u. S. History. What are some of your observations. Things that you found surprising in this years election . Guest the election was a very secure election b all standards. But, and weeks and months leading up to the election there was a tremendous amount of litigation and dispute over how mail in ballots would be counted and other issues of electioneering. And followinghe election, as everyone is aware a terminus amount ofitigation. A fair amount of uncertainty as to how and when results could be certified. So i think it has certainly been a secure election. But it isn election and which
Weve seen the dow and triple gains. S p in positive territory too. Down 22 points, s p futures are off by four. Yesterday was a good day for the markets. You had the nasdaq wed been watching closely was a big outperformer gain of 293 points the first day out of the last four both the nasdaq and s p have been in positive territory. Those three days before that give you something to worry about . Futures had been higher. Down a lot but come off the highs in the session looking at the treasury market where the 10year stands right now. Just below 0. 7 . Oil prices which really fluctuated and sold off sharply. This morning are down again. Wti off 1. 5 andrew thanks, becky a couple big stories to talk about. The senate set to vote on that slimmed down relief bill today talks between the white house and House Democrats and a report that President Trump may step in with more executive actions to try and fill the gap if something doesnt get done joe . There are other places in the world too. We
Crude Oil Last Week which hit the highest interday wti up to 63. 72 an barrel ice brent crude is up to 69. 49. Gold hit a nearly fourmonth high last week posting its eighth straight positive session on friday. Longest daily winning streak since june of 2019 right now gold price is up another 1. 75 to 1,579. 60 an ounce. Our top story, tensions with iran escalating over the weekend. Eamon javers has the latest from washington good morning. Good morning, joe the iranians were vowing revenge over the weekend the administration took to television to explain its decision to kill that iranian general who was in iraq last week and to offer an explanation for what its plan is Going Forward. Mike pompeo said the administration is prepared and ready to handle anything that the iranians respond with. Heres what he said. If the American People should know that we have prepared for this, that we are ready well talk cultural that our responses are lawful and the president will take every action nece