biden described al zawahiri as a terrorist who, quote, carved a trail, unquote of violence against u.s. citizens, reminding he was the mastermind of the attack of the uss cole. the fbi just updated its terrorist status for al zawahiri with the word deceased. al zawahiri was killed in a precise strike on the balcony of a safe house with two hell fire missiles according to a u.s. official. no american personnel were on the ground in kabul at the time of the strike. no civilian casualties either according to the president. the death of al zawahiri comes 11 years after u.s. forces masterfully took out osama bin laden, who was hiding in pakistan at the time. here s what president biden says about just how long this strike took. we make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states the find you and take you out. joining me now to discuss this huge news is richard clark. new yorker staf
Some historymaking choices. All of these nominees think they can get confirmed in the senate. You are seeing a team develop that i have great confidence in. Reporter clear signs americans are not heeding the cdcs warning to stay home. You will see a surge, superimposed upon a surge. I would just urge everyone, please, cancel your nonessential travel. Were going to see much higher rates of hospitalizations and deaths in the weeks to come. This is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Good morning, everyone. This is new day. It is tuesday, november 24th. 6 00, here, in new york. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Welcome to the first, official morning of the biden transition. Welcome to the first morning, where President Trump is waking up functionally acknowledging that he lost the election, which he did, by a lot. Voting in that election ended three weeks ago, today. Joe biden was declared the winner more than two weeks ago. But it took until
Theres nobody out here. Fortunately, now 2,000 deaths per day is going to be the new normal. The world waits for the ultimate weapon to battle the pandemic to officially arrive. Dont let joe biden take credit for the vaccine. The political theater absolute hi has ly has to stop. Were at war with a virus, not with one another. Iran has accused israel of being behind the assassination of its top nuclear scientist. Its a twofold effect, the one is to slow down the program. The other one is to make it impossible for United States to engage iran after january 20th. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. I hope you are seeing a picture like that wherever you are this morning. That sunshine, autumn, in all of its glory there. And the white house, of course, at 8 01 on this saturday morning. Were grateful to have you with us. I hope thanksgiving was good for you. I do have to tell you, these next several days could be the most critical yet in the fight against coronavi
Coronavirus as of this morning. New data shows while the new york area has seen a drop in new cases, the numbers in the rest of the United States has steadily increased. 71,000 deaths. Many noted its more than the vietnam war. There might be another vietnam comparison this morning. When the direction was apparent to many, senator george achin from vermont said the u. S. Should declare victory and get out. Is that what the administration has decided to do. Declare victory and get out. Theyre winding down the Coronavirus Task force by memorial day. What message does it send . We will explore. It alleges early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his questioning of a treatment being touted by President Trump led to his removal. Despite the grim numbers, a growing number of governors are moving to reopen their states, thats even as the number of new infections is rising across the u. S. As well. New polling shows most americans oppose easing the stayathome restrictions. The