Tallied. In other news the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation intentions as ethiopias Prime Minister calls in troops into the tikrit province following an attack on a military base. Welcome to the program democratic candidate joe biden has extended his lead in the closely fought race for the white house after flipping michigan and wisconsin which donald trump now only won 4 years ago by now has a projected total of 264 Electoral College votes while donald trump has 214 now remember that the magic number to become president is 270 here in yellow you can see the state still in play nevada in the western georgia and North Carolina in the south and up here is pennsylvania donald trump has launched a legal action in several states over the votes still being counted. Lets look at georgia 1st in extremely close race bear Donald Trumps initial lead has been certainly falling now its just over 30000. 00 votes and thousands of absentee ballots are still to be counted were expecting more d
Pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening and welcome to this pbs newshour special, on the night joe biden has been declared the next president of the United States. Im judy woodruff. In just a moment, president elect biden and Vice President elt Kamala Harris will appear before cameras in their first remarks since the winn was called. Its been four days since the nation gathered at tv sets and smart phones to watch election returns, only to discover the vote count would take longer. Weve been waiting patiently nce then, and late this morning, the Associated Press called the state of pennsylvania for biden, putting biden above to become president. Tes needed his running mate Kamala Harris is breaking three glass ceilings at once becoming the firstwo n, the first black american, and the first Asian American to serve as Vice President. We expect both of them to speak shortly in wiln and to see some of the celebration to follow. Well talk with analysts and with our correspondents, inclu
World. Good morning, everyone im david asman and for stuart entere. A second virus wave in your, that continues to weigh on investors minds today but there are hopeful signs as you can see green on the screen, meanwhile big tech is trading in the green, amazon is seeing the biggest premarket pop, they just got an upgrade from bernstein to outperform maintaining the 3400 price target, amazing, battery day for tesla which continues to plow ahead, its awful little bit and premarket activity but elon musk say we will see the new product announced until a serious highvolume, until 2022, thats when the new battery will be coming out, the market is waiting on that, and politics versus the Supreme Court, still in focus, trump met with Amy Coney Barrett on monday, multiple sources telling fox news that she is the front runner to succeed Justice Ginsburg. Senate judiciary chairman telling Lindsey Graham and sean hannity that republicans have enough votes to confirm a replacement, today we hear f
They will gather in a session on saturday morning. Votes live,bate and here on cspan. Earlier today, the Washington Post interviewed Hakeem Jeffries ahead of the opening of the Democratic National convention. He discussed a range of issues including oversight of the u. S. Postal service, Election Security and Kamala Harris as the Vice President ial nominee. Good afternoon. Welcome to Washington Post live. Kickoff of the Democratic National convention. That was supposed to be in milwaukee but instead, it has gone virtual because of covid19. Who better to give us a kickoff viewpoint but also the priority of the Democratic Party then one of its rising stars. Congressman Akeem Jeffries of new york. Mr. Chairman, welcome to Washington Post live. There is a lot to talk about. Lets jump in and go right to the post office. You, it ises thank great to be with you. The attacks that we have seen my President Trump and his henchmen have been heinous and part of a continuing criminal conspiracy in
Your unfiltered view of government. Created as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Chairse Democratic Caucus effriesakeem j pramilaesentative jayapal sit down with the Washington Post. Who better to give us a kick off viewpoint and a curtain raiser at the convention but also the priorities of the Democratic Party than one of its rising stars . I ressman hakeem jeff yor m jeffries of new k. There is a lot to talk about. I want to jump right in and say, lets go to the post office. It is great to be with you and certainly, the post office and the attacks we have seen five President Trump and his henchmen have been heinous and part of a continuing criminal conspiracy in my view to undermine our free and Fair Elections. It started in 2016 when russia interfered in our election. As bob mueller documented, that interference was welcomed knowingly by the Trump Campaign as part of russias effort to artificially place him at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Trump abus