House task force and dr. Atul gawande now advising the biden team. Plus, former National Security john bolton. And former Homeland Security jeh johnson on the lack of white house conversation. With all eyes on georgia the Senate Majority hanging in the balance. We talk to Democratic Senate candidate jon ossoff. Announcer from abc news its this week. Here now coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning and welcome to this week. 306 to 232. That is where the Electoral College stands with projections now in from all 50 states and d. C. Joe biden with the same number of electoral votes donald trump claimed victory with four years ago. At the time trump called it a landslide. As we come on the air this morning, after refusing to accept the results, the president seems closer to admitting he lost. Trump tweeting his opponent won because, quote, the election was rigged. He did use the word won. Although he has not conceded and the president continues to spread falsehoods without evidence. It comes
His supporters continue that protest outside Voting Centers elsewhere though very different scenes celebrations have broken out as a patient of the outcome. Joe biden is moving closer to the 270 Electoral College votes that will make him the next president of the United States 3 days after americans voted the democratic candidate has overtaken donald trump in 2 key states of pennsylvania and georgia is where we stand at the moment with just a handful of states still being counted biden is leading in most of them based on projections from the Associated Press he secured 264 Electoral College votes so far donald trump is on 214 and he needs both children pennsylvania to get to 270. But its a very close race in georgia most of the remaining votes are from atlanta and its suburbs which tend to lean democrat but it has helped joe biden get ahead the margin is slim though and thats why georgias secretary of state has announced that there is going to be a recount because of that tiny margin t
Issues that are before him to to the base and really i think most importantly is expanding the map and when we look at this map the fact that we are having a conversation about georgia a state that has not gone through since 99 and 2 means that the lesson here is that all of the states matter and that we had to have a ground that is looking at states that have otherwise been just written off and that entire map is our map in this country and i think that that is going to be one of the most important lessons is that when you organize and that we focus on a strategy that lead to 5 that that we actually. To take found and see if the full cycle strategies many thanks for speaking to us not just their. Youre watching out as a reminder of where we stand with the u. S. Election and the race for the white house remains too close to call with the outcome resting on just a few battleground states the democratic candidate joe biden has taken the lead in pennsylvania georgia and nevada donald trum
History have paved the way for this moment tonight. Shattering the glass ceiling. While i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. The Campaign Ends with celebrations and protests across america. [ crowd chanting ] as President Trump confronts defeat, the president elect prepares to lead, grappling with a raging pandemic, a faltering economy, a nation divided by race, region and politics. Announcer from abc news, this is a special edition of this week, your voice, your vote 2020. Here now chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The week america chose to end the trump presidency. After four years of division and tumult, assaults on truth and treasured institutions, voters turned out in record numbers to turn the page, replacing a reality tv star raised in wealth with a career politician from the working class. In his first speech as president
Georgia is one of the states still too close to call and they are setting for a recount. Trump continues to make baseless allegations of widespread fraud in places like pennsylvania which officials flatly reject. With the president needs to do is put his big boy pants on. To acknowledge the fact he lost and congratulate the winner. An unresolved alexion and a nation on edge. Three days after one of americas most divisive residential votes, it appears that joe biden is moving further ahead of President Trump in the battleground states which will decide the final outcome. Joe biden is ahead in pennsylvania, nevada, and georgia. So far, he is projected to have one 264 Electoral College votes. The whole trump has 214. The magic number required is 270. Joe biden needs only to win one of those undecided states to get over the finishing line. Lets start with pennsylvania where joe biden is ahead of donald trump by over 15,000 votes. A decision there could come in the next few hours. The remai