Scholar Ken Starr On Whether President Trump has a path to victory, all of that and a lot more as we look ahead right here , right now, on Sunday Morning futures. President trump will join me momentarily but first the january 5 runoff race is in georgia that will not only decide which Party Controls the senate but will also dictated policy for america for years to come. Here is texas senator ted cruz on this program two weeks ago on whats at stake. If we have a Chuck Schumer senate and a joe biden presidency, they will pack the u. S. Supreme court. They will end the filibuster, they will pass massive tax increases they will pass the Green New Deal, destroying millions of jobs. If we have a republican senate, none of that happens, and so it really is, by the way if they have a Democratic Senate they will add two new states to the country, to give them, they believe, four new democratic senators, so, if you want to check, hopefully joe biden does not prevail at the end of this. Maria joi
Lets check quickly on the markets. If you look at the markets, and a lot of them are looking at the concerning news or news brexit is going to weigh markets were hoping. The stocks european 600, down and the pound, looking to see if there is any swing on that. 1. 3243. Lets get to the first word news with leighann gerrans. A british official says brexit talks need to show progress by tonight if they are to continue. European unions chief negotiator is said to have denied any breakthrough on the issue of fishing license. Boris johnson is due to speak with the Commission President ursula von der leyen. Donald trump says his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The New York Times says the 76yearold was admitted to hospital yesterday. The president wished him well. Giulianis son tweeted his well. Is feeling the u. S. Is said to be ready to sanction more chinese officials over the role of the recent disqualification of hong kong legislators. Familiar,to people
Struggle is over. It is not. We have got to stick to our winter plane. U. S. Officials say they hope to have around 40 of adult immunized by the end of february. Thanks eads are expected to be vaccines are expected to be approved next week. That is as the u. S. Hits a daily record. Health secretary alex azar says millions of Vulnerable People could be vaccinated by the end of the year. U. S. President trump has released a 46 minute speech on social media outlining what he believes the election was stolen from him. He continued to allege fraud took place during the election despite the failure of several legal challenges. The Afghan Government and taliban negotiators have agreed on a framework for talks. The nato secretarygeneral has welcomed it as a positive first step. The United Nations has signed a deal with epo pos government to get unrestricted access to the tpa region. The agreement will allow aid workers to access federally controlled areas. More than a Million People are though
To win is because he lost. [ laughter ] [ applause ] and those dont go together. But ill tell you something. Theres no room for pessimism in the white house. Raceively, sexism, yes, but no pessimism. [ laughter ] the big orange guy is said to be feeling blue. Poutus is reportedly dejected and fuming. [ laughter ] and soon hes going to understand what it feels like to be evicted from your home in the middle of a pandemic. [ laughter ] we got a brief glimpse of the president yesterday at Arlington National cemetery, but he hasnt spoken in public since a week ago. This was the president s schedule today. 12 30, he had lunch with the vice president. And that was that. [ laughter ] does he know that hes still president for two more months . Or is he just hiding . Boy, i would have loved to have been at that lunch. What do you think they talked about . Mike pence knows whats up. Hes sitting there going, yes, sir, well be here for four more years for sure. Its like going to your grandpa in th
Pandemic that has already claimed more than 225,000 american lives. We are 00 mere eight days away we are a mere eight days a away from a president ial election. Donald trump announced his nomination of judge barrett even before we could fully mourn the death of the great Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And Senate Republicans then rushed this nomination to the senate floor. In doing so, they violated the rule that their leader, Mitch Mcconnell, imposed in 2016 which kept Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court after president obama nominated him in february of that year to fill the vacancy that arose with the death of justice antonin scalia. That rule was clear. That rule was concise. That rule was definitive. The senate would not consider a nomination to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court during a president ial election year. Many of my republican colleagues echoed leader mcconnells pledge. In fact, my colleague, senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the judiciary committee, admonished us to