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Good evening, everyone. Im kate bolduan in for erin burnett. People close to the president sounding the alarm, concerned about what they see as increasingly unhinged and delusional efforts to overturn the 2020 election. One senior republican close to the president telling our Jeremy Diamond tonight, quote, were watching a petulant child not getting his way throw a tantrum. The problem here is that tantrum could have Grave National security consequences for the country, something president elect ...

Small businesses ravaged by the pandemic. Now that relief bill, tied to a separate omnibus spending package, that have little to do with funding the government, things like 10 million for gender programs in pakistan, 26 million for the Kennedy Center, funding to investigate the 1908 springfield race riot, a committee to regulate steroids and horse racing and so much more. Republicans calling out nancy pelosi and democrats for throwing in dozens of provisions with little time to read either bill....

It could mean millions of new doses for the most vulnerable americans. And there are lingering concerns over the trump administrations decision not to purchase ad aadditional doses from pfizer. I wish we would stop just talking about this pfizer thing. We have 100 million fiezer through march 31st. About 20 million a month. Mode moderna 100 million, were enhancing modernas capabilities, were working with pfizer and i think were very optimistic that we will secure additional kauquantities in the ...

Late last night. Hes had nothing to say about coronavirus continuing to ravage the nation. Doctors warn that christmas gatherings will create another surge with hospitalizations already twice what they were in november and december. Deaths on track to be higher than any month so far in the pandemic. But ive got an Incredible Team here to break it all down for us. Josh lederman is in west palm beach, eli stokols and shawna thomas, an msnbc political contributor. Merry Christmas Eve. What a last 2...

Have we heard from Republican Leaders whether they will go along with what the president wants done . Its been a lot of silence on behalf of republicans. We have heard that House Democrats are willing to put forward a 2,000 direct payment, and that would be by unanimous consent. They would allow that to be added to the package. I think the bigger issue here is this is not a policy debate. This is not something that President Trump is all of a sudden saying, you know, we dont agree on the policy ...

Corona trying to breathe is to understand everything one needs to know about covid19. Shes pretty certain she got it from her daughter at a birthday party. Several other family members got it. Her 26yearold niece died. She says shes scared. Like everyone we spoke to, those who could speak, they all hope for one thing. To be home for christmas. Margaret evans says ten members of her family got covid19, she thinks at a birthday party. How tough is it to be away from family like this . Its hard. It...

Frustrated his Vice President is not doing more to overturn the election. Thats what sources tell me and my colleague. Despite the president s official schedule saying he would be working tirelessly, the president today is golfing as joe johns reports. Reporter trump teeing off his florida holiday vacation today on the golf course, despite this schedule sent from the White House Press office saying he will continue to work tirelessly for the American People. His schedule includes many meetings a...

Good afternoon, im Chris Jansing continuing msnbcs coverage on what has been a surprising chaotic day. President trump pardoning a number of allies while also releasing a twitter video railing against that 900 billion covid relief bill that the white house helped negotiate and he said he supported. Also in that video, clings to the fantasy that he still might be president after january 20th. On both issues, covid relief and the election, republicans have been clear, they moved on. They changed w...

The cdc districtor is expected to give the final green light at any moment now. The chief Operations Officer says distribution can begin tomorrow. This as the country begins to see very worrying surgeons of new cases, hospitalization and death across the United States, some states are pushing hospitals to their breaking point. Covid hospitalizations in california, for example, are at an alltime high right now with some icus reporting they are completely out of space. And there is more worrying n...

Dominant strain. I would not be surprised if it is already here. The new variant spreads more quickly, more contagious, but not more dangerous. Quick spread is what were seeing. The United States passed the 18 million case mark yesterday and took just four days to get from 17 million to 18 million cases. Thats the quickest jump yet. Theres some relief on the way. Vaccines are getting where they need to be. Health and Human Services secretary today joining more than 600,000 others that received t...