Residents. No icu beds available. The Top Health Official in mississippi says the same about his state capital, jackson, no icu beds available there. In iowa, the governors reporting a Positivity Rate of 21. 8 . For the thirdstraight day, illinois is reporting more than 12,000 new cases. Were running out of time, and were running out of options. Our growth in new cases is now p exponential. The numbers dont lie. If things dont take a turn in the coming days, we will reach the point when some form of a mandatory stayathome order is all that will be left. With every fiber of my being, i do not want us to get there. But right now, that seems like where we are heading. Nationwide, tonight, the Data Science Team at Johns Hopkins university is reporting nearly 124,000 new cases for the day. More than 1,200 deaths. And remember, those numbers wont be final, for hours, yet. They will rise. In the hour that im on air, tonight, more people will die. Yesterday, 1,435 americans died due to covid, according to Johns Hopkins count. Now, maybe, all the numbers are starting to sound the same but they shouldnt. They cant. We owe it to the dead and to their families. We owe it to the sick to Pay Attention, to mourn, to do whatever we can to bring the numbers down. To lessen the suffering of our fellow human beings, our fellow citizens and neighbors, our countrymen and women. This is the most important story in america. This is the most important story of our time. Dr. Sanjay gupta pointed this out to me, today. Remember, the horrific tsunami in 2005 . That earthquake in haiti. That killed at least 220,000. The somali famine between 2010 and 2012. That took nearly 260,000 lives. Covid has killed nearly as Many Americans, or more americans, than those catastrophes. So, with icus filled and the death toll rising, you might wonder, what did the sitting president say about it today . Or what did he tweet about that, today . Well, it should come as no surprise but it is shocking, nonetheless, he said nothing. Not a word. Aides telling cnn that he is now dejected and downcast, not about the lack of icu beds in utah. No, he is dejected about losing the election, about himself. Sources, also, telling us his kids are split over what to do next. Not what to do about covid, mind you. Not about those 1,435 americans who died yesterday. No, the kids are split over what their daddys next move should be. Should he accept defeat and try to salvage something of his legacy . Or continue to make up claims of widespread voter fraud and lie to the very people who believe him most, his supporters. Keeping him honest. Accepting defeat. Its not up to him. He was defeated. He lost. He lost an election that his own department of Homeland Security calls, tonight, quote, the most secure in american history. Let that sink in. The department of Homeland Security calls it the most secure in american history. In other words, this shouldnt even be a thing but it is. And as a consequence, we are watching America First give way to me, first. The president has not spoken publicly for a week. He hasnt received a National SecurityBriefing Since october 2nd. As far as we know, hes not met with his Covid Task Force since august 4th. However, he has been sending out one rage tweet after another. And for a change, were going to read you one just so you can get an idea whats on his mind, the day after more than 1,400 lives, heres the tweet. At fox news, daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime, even worse. Very sad to watch this happen but they forget what got them there. They forgot the golden goose. The golden goose. The most powerful man in the free world, in the middle of the worst, masscasualty disaster since the 1918 flu, is tweeting about the ratings of cable news shows and weekend cablenews shows. And he is tweeting, not even in the third person but, in the third goose. This guy has checked out. At least when it comes to anyone but himself. Think about what he said in that tweet. Very sad to watch this happen. Hes not talking about covid. Hes talking about ratings of cablenews programs. And he says that a lot. That very sad to watch this happen. The same as, oh, well see what happens. As though hes always just a bystander or a viewer looking at a show. Just changing the channels. Watching us all live and die, get sick. Just watching. Just watching the show. Criticizing, of course, as you do with shows. But taking no responsibility for any of it. Last night, in the program, the New York TimesMaggie Haberman who began covering donald trump back in his Real Estate Days said something along those lines. Referring to his state of mind regarding election defeat but i think it speaks to more than that. Heres what she said. He doesnt want to face the fact that the election is over and that he has lost. And also, there is a part of him and i know this is hard to grasp for people even after all these years. But he sort of just likes watching the show. And whether its going to turn out differently for him, maybe, if he just keeps going. Just keeps going. Watching the show. The president , she says, just likes to watch the show. I mean, think about the level of detachment that suggests. Then, remember, what he said back in early august about the pandemic. I think its under control. Ill tell you what. How . A thousand americans are dying a day. They are dying, thats true. And it is what it is. It is what it is. Easy to say if you feel no connection to or responsibility for others. But for someone who just likes to watch the show, well, he can just change the channel. And say, oh, yeah, it is what it is. What else is on . Or as he later told bob woodward, nothing more could have been done. When he said that, on the 14th of august, 168,427 americans had died. Nothing more to be done. The numbers, now fast approaching a quarter million. And the cdcs new combined forecast projects that by december 5th, just three weeks away, as many as 282,000 americans will have died. New forecasting from the university of washingtons institute for health, metrics, and evaluation, now is projecting 438,000 deaths by march 1st. The president said nothing more could have been done. Really . Nothing. Couldnt think of a thing. Never mind, actually developing a National Testing and tracing strategy or coordinating supplies of ppe. He couldnt have, maybe, you know, stopped holding mass rallies. Couldnt have said, perhaps, a few words about wearing a mask. Other than, quote, i dont see it for myself. Which is what he said when he actual will i w actually announcing the cdc guidelines, all the way back, months ago. Immediately, undercut it by saying, not for me. But sure, for you all, if you want. The incoming team which seems to be taking the pandemic very seriously, get briefed. He wont allow that. I mean, that would be something he could do. But the answer, of course, is no. Not for the covid team. Not for anyone, in fact. Not even for the president elect, for the safety of the security and the future of the country. Thats a big deal. But a president whos checked out. Its really no biggie. If it werent so sad and so consequential, it would be funny. But for that, theres theres always White House Press secretary, kayleigh mcenany. Bless her heart, as they say in mississippi. Taking us completely through the looking glass, and then beyond, to a galaxy far, far away. Remember, this is the spokesperson for the white house. Listen to what she said. Kayleigh, while this is happening, its been brought up by senator lankford, a republican. He said, listen, give joe biden a president ial daily brief. After all, senator harris gets shes on the intel committee. Shes getting she has high highlevel security access. Has the president considered that . I havent spoken to the president about that. That would be a question more for the white house. That would be a question for the white house . Says the white house spokesperson . That is nextlevel stuff. Cnns chief white house correspondent, jim acosta, joins us now. She is still the spokesperson for the white house, right . As far as we know, anderson. She has not held a briefing, in some time. She was with the president for that nutty statement he gave in the Briefing Room one week ago, tonight. But i think she is of the same mindset that the president is, right now. They are dug in. Talking to advisers, this evening, anderson. We do not expect the president , at this point, barring some kind of big turnaround on his part, to give up these challenges, until after they make their way through the courts in in about a week or so, from now. Yeah. I mean, most of them are making their way through the court, like, you know, stuff makes its way through a golden goose. I mean, theyre going through the court pretty fast because most judges are just tossing the stuff out because theres no there, there. And falling flat on their face. And when the president is talking to his advisers, yes, he is dejected. He is upset about all of this. Hes lashing out at fox news. He wants to settle scores with people like the cia director and defense secretary and the fbi director and so on. But they are, also, considering some other, nutty ideas. For example, this evening, i talked to a trump adviser who said that they have been talking about the prospect of whether electors in some of these individual states could go rogue. And choose the president over joe biden in some of these states that went joe bidens way. I mean, that takes you to the level of, you know, insanity, really, that theyre contemplating, at this point, because the president cannot accept the fact that he lost. At this point, you know, this adviser i spoke with earlier this evening. This adviser said that the president is starting to grasp the reality that he is not going to find a way out of this. And that, were nearing the next phase, in the words of this adviser. But, you know, it doesnt sound like its going to come fast enough. It sounds like the president wants to drag this out, as long as possible. To see, as you put it earlier, see what happens. You also have some new reporting about a top official behind the dhs, department of Homeland Security, tonight calling the election the most secure in american history. What are you learning . Yeah. Well, one individual official that we are focusing on these days, anderson, an official named chris krebs. Hes been on twitter the last several days, debunking trumpworld conspiracy theories. Upsetting a lot of people inside the president s orbit. And i talked to somebody, earlier this evening, an official, earlier this evening. Who said krebs has been telling people around him he doesnt care if hes fired, at this point. And in of tthe words of this senioradministration official, what theyre going to be doing in that office and across department of Homeland Security, according to this official, is making sure democratic process is protected, not one individual. Anderson. Jim, stay with us. I want to bring in our chief political analyst, gloria borger, as well. So, gloria, conflicting advice the president s apparently receiving from his family. What have you been learning on this . Well, you have his two adult sons, eric and don jr. Who are gung ho, fight to the finish, do whatever you can because you won this election, it was a rigged election, and on and on and on. And then, you have jared and ivanka, who are are a little bit more difficult to decipher. They have been more measured, i would say, from our sources. And i should say, this is a story i did with pamela brown and dana bash. And we we spoke to a bunch of sources who said that, look. They know that their legacy is tied to the president s legacy. Jared believes hes achieved a lot. Say, in terms of foreign policy. So, they are trying to look for a way to say to the president , on the one hand, you know, youre great. You started a movement. You should be proud of this. And, on the other hand, acknowledging privately, that theres got to be an exit strategy. And maybe, thats november 20th after the georgia rekounlcount. Or november 30th, when arizona is certified. Nobody knows. Some people accuse jared of being on both sides of this. First, being more aggressive and, now, not being as aggressive as reality sets in. But the family is, at least the two of them, are trying to figure out just how to deal with the president , without insulting him in a way or making him feel that his legacy is any less great than they believe it should be. Because, after all, he got more than 71 million votes. Also, theyre going to be stuck with him, in exile, you know. When hes in exile in maralago, you know, whatever. Doing building up a media empire or whatever he he will do and im sure hell be very successful. I mean, theyre going to be the ones, you know, who are still going to be in his orbit. Does anyone, gloria, around the president believe he is putting the Country First right now . I mean, he doesnt actually seem to be working. No. Well, we can all see that. As jim points out and our white house correspondents have pointed out, we havent seen him publicly. I spoke to a republican, who is close to the president , i would say. And he said to me. And let me let me quote this to you. He said, hes not worried about the Republican Party. Hes worried about how he can commercialize and monetize all of this. Well, yeah. Yeah. So, the tv, the maybe, he will and start charging for them. Bigger than oprahs. Who knows . Who knows whats in his future . But that is on his mind. If you see his tax returns, published in the New York Times, he has a lot of debt. Jim, i mean, the idea that there would be more republican pressure for the president to concede after the georgia recount, do you buy that . Theyre obviously worried about the two republicans who are up for reelection in georgia for the senate. And they should be scared because he is very capable of trying to, you know, hes now biting attacking seeking to destroy fox news. Hes he has no loyalty, to any of these people. Right. I think, anderson, thats why some of these republicans are being so, so careful. I mean, weve seen some statements come from a few senators, here and there. Staying its time for joe biden to start getting Intelligence Briefings and so on. But i think what were probably headed into is yetanother hostage drama. Instead of the nation being held hostage, it will be the Republican Party held hostage. And thats how so much of this is playing out, at this point. Why would some of these republican lawmakers want to go against the president , at this point, when he is talking about firing the cia director and secretary of defense. Hes already done that. And the director of the fbi. They dont want him lashing out at them, too, because of that poe potent base. But, i will tell you, anderson, you know, one of the things that stands out as we move forward here, is just how long the president thinks he can do this. How long he thinks he can last in all of this. Because at some point and it may not be people independen th Republican Party. It may just be these court cases falling flat on their face. The reality of the recounts that are going to be happening in states like georgia. He is going to have to endure essentially losing this election, all over again. Which is something im told by some advisers is a prospect they just dont want to see. They think thats further humiliation, further embarrassment for the president. And reminding everybody out there that he lost this election, something he doesnt want to repeat. Yeah, go ahead, gloria. Anderson, i think, with donald trump, he always has to be the hero of his own story. And so, what i think were watching play out is him trying to formulate how he becomes that hero. And, is it the man who got more votes than any republican who ever ran for the presidency . The election was stolen for him and he rose from the ashes. And he he became, you know, has a great following and is becomes a tv star and runs again in 2024. By the way, freezing the entire republican field, i might add, who might be looking to think about 2024. Is that how he does it . We just we just dont know the ending to this. Other than, the fact that joe biden will be sworn in, as president of the united states, on january 20th. Gloria borger. Jim acosta. Appreciate it. Coming up next. Art of the deal author, Tony Schwartz on what he thinks is going on with the president. 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