Well dig into how joe biden will handle did increasingly authoritarian china after the director of National Intelligence warned the biden team against, quote, politicizing intelligence and urged them to acknowledge that china is the greatest National Security threat facing the United States. Plus general Michael Flynn, President Trumps former National Security advisor, speaks with our own lou dobbs after receiving a full president ial pardon. Im Jackie Deangelis. In for Elizabeth Macdonald tonight. The evening edit starts right now. Jackie President Trump has yet to concede the election. Appears he is setting his sights on 2024. Four more years. Otherwise i will see you. [applause] some key republicans are backing the idea. Joining me house judiciary ranking member, jim jordan of ohio. Great to see you. Good to be with you, jackie. Jackie talk about President Trump. Lindsey graham, josh hawley, rick scott, all told politico they would get mind him in he ran in 2024. Your thoughts. I wo
These children are dying because society has yet to decide that their lives are worth saving. Woodruff and, its friday. Mark shields and david brooks analyze the president s refusal to concede, and what a Joe Biden Administration could look like. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Fidelity wealth management. Consumer cellular. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff covid19 set all kinds of records in the u. S. This week, and none was good. Just days after passing 100,000 new cases a day, the u. S. R
For his victory here is our White House Correspondent came to help get. The legal challenges will continue in fact the u. S. President wants to remind it was tweeting today that joe biden will claiming victory is the projected winner by a number of Media Outlets on twitter he said when does the lame stream media as he calls it call who our next president will be so until that vote is official and certified in mid december the Term Campaign believes it has a window of opportunity so it is continuing to receive funds soliciting funds in order to finance these legal challenges that are taking place across many states and more well ages a congratulating biden and come a harris on there when israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of saudi arabia. The u. S. Has seen 4 Straight Days of new Coronavirus Infection records more than 126000 cases and about 1000 deaths were reported on saturday at least 230000 people are known to have died from cove in 19 and the u. S. Is total infection count i
Team is preparing legal challenges to some of the counts Senior Republicans including former president bush and senator mitt romney are expressing concern i think what has to be careful of the choice of words either i think would you say that the election was corrupt or stolen or rigged but thats unfortunately rather rhetoric that gets picked up by authoritarians around the world and i think it also discourages confidence that our democratic process here at home and and with the battle going on right now between authoritarianism and freedom why i think i think its very important that we not use language which which can encourage. A course in history which would be very very unfortunate. Turkey has congratulated us there by johns president for taking control of a key city in the corner. As abrasions president ilham aliyev says his troops are now in control of shusha the city is the 2nd largest in the disputed region where azerbaijan is fighting against armenia armenian officials deny th
Will allow for the elevation of the voices of science to curb the spread of the disease and that this task force will be working with state and local officials to allow for schools and businesses to reopen so this is a clear agenda promise that was made on the campaign trail by joe biden and comma harris they would make this a top priority donald trump is still refusing to concede defeat his team is preparing legal challenges to some of the kind some battleground states that favor joe biden fellow republican and former president s george w. Bush says the fault was fair. A new round of talks on libya is getting underway in june disease capital 75 libyan representatives have been invited symbolizing the 75th anniversary of the United Nations which is leaving discussions the talks are a way to set up the groundwork for possible elections. Turkey has congratulated us or belligerents president says his forces have seized an important city in the disputed nagornokarabakh region shusha is the