Receding and that the country is doing very well. The numbers tell a very different story the u. S. Reporting 47,000 new cases in just a day. The death toll in the United States over 155,000 and 30 states as of tonight seeing an incoo esin new deaths yet the president is turning his back on the truth today turning on dr. Deborah birx of all people calling her pathetic. Accusing her of taking Nancy Pelosis bait. Why pathetic . Well, because of this i want to be very clear what we are seeing today is different from march and april. It is extraordinarily widespread. It is into the rural as equal urban areas. Extraordinarily widespread. So thats pathetic to say . To speak the truth . Apparently the president expected birx to continue being, quote, positive, toeing his line like when she sat silently when he told americans injecting themselves with disinfectant was worth exploring as a cure. And then i see the disinfectant which knocks it out in one minute and is there a way we can do Somet
Lemire. Professor at Princeton University and author of the book begin again, eddie glaude junior. And republican strategist susan delaware percio is with us. And were going to get to that answer or rather nonanswer from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on the question of a president s ability to delay the election and the transfer of power. It was kind of a concerning moment for democrats yesterday and a lot of conservatives. Well talk to Michael Steele and susan del percio about that and read actually what the constitution says. Texts were pretty sure that ag barr and judge barrett are both quite aware of, in fact im going to double down and say i know theyre aware of it. But first, willie, a defiant president holds another packed Campaign Rally despite concerns that we could be in the midst of a second wave of covid. We are in the midst of a global pandemic. Yeah, another night, another big crowded maskless rally as if this whole pandemic is not taking place. Covid19 cases co
The georgia secretary of state is required under law to certify the results today. Brian kemp has until 5 00 p. M. Eastern saturday to sign the paperwork that gives georgias 16 electors to biden. The president is not giving up on his desperate bid to overturn the results of the election he lost, if not overturn, at least cause a crisis of confidence in the process. Hes invited republican lawmakers from michigan to the white house today. The president and his allies have hatched a scheme to pressure state officials to ignore bidens win and theres try to delay certification of the vote in the key battleground states like michigan. Sources say the president has invited state Senate Majority leader mike shurkey, both have indicated they will not try to overturn bidens win. The legislature has no role in the overturns of the votes. At least one sitting u. S. Senator is willing to call out the president s behavior for what it is. Undemocratic. Utah senator mitt romney writing in a tweet, hav
Later this hour, but first to sue at the nyse. Yeah, big recovery in the market which well get to in just a second, but were starting with the still developing story. The Justice Department grounding the planned merger between u. S. Airways and amr corp. Investors not happen we either stock, as you can see. U. S. Airways down 7. 5 . Amr is down had 43 to 3. 33. Phil lebeau is live in chicago and this has big ramifications, phil, for the rest of the industry. Reporter huge, sue, and thats why the airline shares have traded lower. The doj says this is about ensuring competition. Just had a Conference Call and we had a chance to hear what they had to say. One quote stands out from this Conference Call when it comes to the doj and their explanation for why they filed this suit. Essentially they say it all comes down to determining that the merger would have substantially lessened competition for commercial air travel throughout the united states. Importantly Neither Airline needs this merg