Vaccine could be coming sooner rather than later for Many Americans. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. With robyn curnow. Weeks after the u. S. President lost the election to joe biden, the white house still seems determined to block the transition of power for as long as possible. Donald trump is refusing to accept the loss, and there are no signs of him conceding any time soon. However, a growing number of highprofile republicans have had it with his campaigns legal absurdities and longshot court challenges. Whats happened here is quite frankly the concept the president s legal team has been a national embarrassment. Ive been a supporter of the president. I voted for him twice, but elections have consequences. And we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didnt happen. The country is what has to matter the most. Vchs im a strong republican and i love my party, its the country that has to come first. Now, among those speaking out against the pres
Latino immigrant to head dhs. Avril haines, Jake Sullivan, john kerry with a seat at the National Security council. The nominees, mainly Obama Administration veterans, do signal a return to normalcy in washington especially, but joe biden did make a point of saying normalcy does not equal a return to the status quo. While this team has unmatched experience and accomplishments, they also reflect the idea we cannot meet these challenges with old thinking and unchanged habits. Each nominee comes with a deep well of expertise and experience. Biden, again, signaling a major pivot after four years of President Trumps major policy reversals. Let us dive right in. With us is robert gibbs, who was White House Press secretary for president obama. Hes now an msnbc contributor. Along with cory shockey, who served under george w. Bush, including on his National Security council and state department. Lets talk about what this means in terms of where we are going in this country. Robert, with these p
Overcome the delay . And will Trump Supporters ever accept that its over . Its way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early, the show thats trying to ascertain a few more hours of sleep. Im kasie hunt on this tuesday, november 24th. Well start with the news. The Trump Administration has finally cleared the way for the biden transition, but the president is still not conceding. The head of the General Services administration informed the president elect yesterday that he had been approved as the quote unquote aapparentpparent f the election, unlocking federal funds for his transition and allowing him to coordinate with federal agencies, which is, of course, even more urgent amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to president elect biden, gsa administrator emily murphy wrote, please know that i came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch official, including those wh
On a certain day, we do it. And then the goalposts are changed the following day. As 498 more deaths are reported in the uk, Coronavirus Infection rates in england are continuing to show signs of levelling off but the picture across the nations is mixed. Concerns about the impact of yesterdays Spending Review on some of the poorest households, as the chancellor defends his decision to freeze the pay of many Public Sector workers. Ive had to make some tough choices and what i couldnt do is justify an across the boa rd rise in Public Sector pay. Welcome to this bbc news special. Details of which tier of coronavirus restrictions will be imposed on the different regions of england when the National Measures are lifted next week have been announced by the health secretary. More than 23 Million People will be under the most severe restrictions tier 3 in areas including manchester, newcastle, leeds, kent and bristol. Most of the country will be in the middle tier 2 including london and liverp
Americans are ignoring cdc warnings and are on the move for thanksgiving, even as the White House Coronavirus task force urgently calling for, quote, a significant behavior change of all americans. The pandemic is priority one for the incoming Biden Administration, which is now finally able to work closely with every federal agency. Yesterday, president elect biden introduced key members of his National Security and Foreign Policy teams. And this afternoon, the president elect will deliver a thanksgiving address to reflect on a difficult year and the way forward, he says. As for President Trump, hes planning his first event outside of the white house since election day. He will join his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, at a socalled election hearing, with Pennsylvania Republicans still searching for that widespread fraud that no one has found evidence of. We begin with the pandemic. More than 2,100 new deaths reported overnight, joining us now, william haseltine. He is the chair and president