During a global pandemic, the consequences could be disastrous. President elect biden now warns more people may die needlessly if the trumpappointed head of the gsa does not certify results of the election soon. There is a small light at the end of the tunnel, though. Promise of an imminent vaccine. But a vaccine is useless without a plan to manufacture and distribute it. Right now the man who will be president of the United States in two months says he is shut out of those plans. And its not clear when he will be brought back in. Were also anticipating a pentagon briefing at any moment as the current president weighs a number of lastminute military actions during his last two months as commander in chief. Were monitoring that. First up, though, lets go to the transition politics. Joining me from wilmington, nbc News White House correspondent geoff bennett. From washington, nbc news correspondent carol lee and former secretary of Homeland Security during the obama administration, janet
Out front tonight the coronavirus sending shockwaves through the the markets. The dow closing down nearly 1,200 points. 1,200 points, that continues what has been market slaughter deep red over fears the virus culd threaten the entire global economy. The past four days, the dow has shed nearly 11 , the worst decline since 2008. Trillions of dollars are gone and President Trump is upset because he thought he had been the voice of calm. It was a very good press conference. It was a calming conference, a conference to say were doing well. Doing well or not, it certainly wasnt calming. Maybe because what he said is not what the medical experts are saying. We have it so well under control, i mean we really have done a very good job. It has become clear over the past few days that a pandemic is inevitable. Its that kind of contradiction which is not calming. Kaitlan collins is out front live outside the white house. Kaitlan, how upset is President Trump over this market decline. He watches a