Department of Homeland Security issues a stinging rebuke to the president s false claims, saying the American Election was the most secure in american history. Overnight, there was another call from the nbc decision desk, joe biden winning arizona, now standing at 290 electoral votes and still leading in georgia. Joining me now, nbc white house correspondents Kristen Welker and peter alexander, cohosts of weekend today. Peter, this rebuke from the department of Homeland Security might be a major point of frustration for a president who is still fighting a losing battle over the election result. Were reading your reporting, Maggie Haberman and others reporting that he is now talking about 2024 . Reporter andrea, thats exactly right. Were told in recent days, including a meeting that took place on wednesday, the president has said to advisers that once this race is certified, if its certified for joe biden, in his eyes, that he would announce a 2024 campaign to try to return to the oval
There were many ballots thrown away so i got much more than that. Its going to be a very hard thing to concede, because we know there was massive fraud. So meanwhile, president elect joe biden is looking ahead with his transition team, planning the next rollout of cabinet nominations and preparing to take the lead in the National Effort to defeat the coronavirus pandemic. Joining me now, msnbc political reporter ali vitali who is with us in delaware. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell at the white house for us. Reuters White House Correspondent jeff mason. Beth fouhy and chris lu, a former aid to president obama. Good to see all of your faces after thanksgiving, thank you for joining us this afternoon. I want to start with you, kelly, because as we normally think of thanksgiving, we think of it as a quiet day, a day of reflection to spend with family. Nonetheless, a lot of ticktock happening from the president. Take us through what happened yesterday. This was strikes because it happened after an eve
New cases two weeks in a row. Hospitals are teetering on the brink of disaster and administrators are warning in just one month, in time for christmas, their beds will be full if there are not serious moves to flatten the curve right now. There is a vaccine just around the corner. Robert redfield says the first doses could go to Nursing Homes as soon as next month. And President Joe Biden says he will work with the white house to make sure the Distribution Process is teamless. Yes, help is on the way, but help is not here yet. Right now the best help you can get and give is by staying home and staying safe. Let us start in delaware with nbc news political reporter. Were expecting joe biden pretty soon. Walk us through what is going on here. The focus on the reality that is happening r if so Many Americans right now. Especially if theyre listening to the guidance that you just mentioned that those small gatherings at homes, seeing family that are normal for thanksgiving are not the best
To deal with the emotional scars of those who bear unbelievable torture at the end of the chinese to cater ship has helped many, many people get some normality back to their lives. They lived in china in 2014 and when he came to the u. S. To continue his academic pursuit. If you could begin. Mr. Chairman, thank you for this hearing. As far as i can remember, this is the 16th hearing you host on human rights issues in china. Thank you very much for your leadership. And your statements and your words and actions and that of other congressional leaders made clear that we have been fighting not alone. Thank you very much for your leadership and support. Today i will not repeat myself for my personal account of the tiananmen massacre. Instead i will try to provide you, mr. Tribune and other congressional leaders, a window to reach that will probably help you understand better the political situation in china and the direction that is taken. 25 years ago, the Chinese Students and citizens in
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