First in line for a vaccine as soon as next week. Cdc advisers reportedly calling for an emergency meeting to discuss their recommendations. And breaking overnight, another setback to President Trumps baseless claims that the election was rigged. President elect joe biden now gaining new votes in milwaukee, wisconsin, after a trumprequested recount. This comes as the president falsely claims biden cant enter the white house until he proves he won fairly. Good morning, everybody. It is saturday, november 28th. Im lindsey reiser. Hope yall are enjoying some leftovers and maybe some napping . Oh, theres a lot of napping. And, wow, what day is it . It is, believe it or not, almost 2021. We have almost made it. We have almost made it to 2021, indeed. Im kendis gibson. Happy thanksgiving, everybody. Live from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. We have a lot were covering this saturday morning. A team of correspondents and analysts are following the very latest right now. Despite the cdc warnings, millions of people did take to the roads and to the air, traveling this week for the thanksgiving holiday. The reality is that many of those same people wont quarantine when they get home, raising fears that gatherings with family and friends could actually end up being superspreader events. Msnbcs cory kaufman is live in wisconsin, one of the hotspots. There is concern covid cases will spike even after this weekend is all done with. Reporter yeah, thats the big concern right now is that in addition to the fact that everybody has been gathering for the holidays, like it was during the summer, this wintertime could actually make it worse, because everybody will be gathering indoors and continuing going out on those holiday parties. This is really the unofficial start to the Holiday Season now. And its estimated that only 10 of travelers did not travel this year, compared to last year. It was just down 10 . Its not really a lot when you compare the fact that this is a pandemic year. So as you mentioned, travel is a big concern. Now, when it comes to the state of wisconsin here, they are now in a fiveday downward trend, which is a bit of good news, but Officials Say its just too soon to tell if thats going to stick, because it could be a lag in testing from the holiday. In addition, this state remains the sixth highest per capita when it comes to covid cases. They have some 300,000 cases in the state right now. Milwaukee, where were at, 66,000 cases. And here in milwaukee, its especially concerning because deaths doubled in the last week. Now, were here at the freighter hospital here in milwaukee. They have 167 covidpositive patients right now. We talked to frontline workers and are hearing a lot from them when it comes to what theyre seeing right now at this stage of the virus, when respiratory therapists had a video diary, and she explains how much risk shes taking with the virus right now. Listen in. There is not a doubt in my head, like every room that i go in, i doublecheck and triplechecking myself, saying you know, do i got this on, do i got my hat on correctly, is my hair covered, my gloves on, you know, making sure ive got on an extra pair of gloves, my clothes that im wearing. Its always a fear factor. But i think at the end of the day, its kind of the job you signed up for. Reporter all right, so, there is a massive risk and there is a shortage right now for frontline workers. Theyre bringing them in from across the state and across the country, guys. And another population thats being really hard hit, especially hard hit here in the state of wisconsin, the elderly in Nursing Homes there were 300 reported deaths due to covid. That is up. That was in one fourweek period. That is up ten times the amount from the month before. So you can see that these numbers are just massively exploding with this winter wave were experiencing right now, guys. And i assume we did nothing this past week, whether its in milwaukee or other parts of the country, to help that situation with the thanksgiving gatherings. Msnbcs corrie kaufman in wisconsin, thank you. To washington now, where President Trump is backtracking on comments he made about his plans to leave the white house in january. On thursday, answering reporter questions for the First Time Since the election, the president said he would leave, e if the electoral votes came through for joe biden, but yesterday he seemed to backtrack, tweeting biden can only enter the white house as president if he can prove that his ridiculous 80 million votes were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. We should mention, theres no requirement for biden to prove his votes were legally obtained in order to take office. Joining us now from washington is nbcs carol lee. Carol, ive been watching all weekend. Youve been working through the holiday to bring us the latest information. Weve only got 53 days left until inauguration. What should we expect moving forward from the president and what do you make of those contradicting statements, the ones he makes in person and then the ones he makes online . Reporter yeah, good morning. Well, look, this is the president , mixed messages once again. He was asked multiple times whether or not he would concede, and in his q a with reporters for about 25 minutes, as you noted, he said, yes, of course, certainly, i will leave the white house if the Electoral College solidifies the victory for joe biden. But at the same time, i wont concede. Take a listen. Just to be clear, if the Electoral College votes for joe biden, will you concede . Well, if they do, they made a mistake, because this election but will you was a fraud. Just so you understand, this election was a fraud. So, if the Electoral College does elect president elect joe biden, are you not going to leave this building . Just so you certainly, i will. Certainly, i will, and you know that. But i think that there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th. Reporter now, this was the first time that the president took questions in 23 days. So, the reporters have not been able to ask the president anything about the election or any other issue that has come up. Last time he took questions, he was at his Campaign Headquarters in virginia on election day, so before even any of the votes had been tallied. And it got pretty testy. Take a listen to that. Between you people dont talk to me that way. I am sorry, sir youre just a lightweight. Dont talk to me that way. Dont talk im the president of the United States. Dont ever talk to the president that way. Reporter now, that was an exchange with reuters jeff mason, whos hardly one of the firebreathing reporters in the White House Press corps, but the president , obviously, didnt like the questions. He also was asked whether or not he would attend joe bidens inauguration, which is customary for an outgoing president to ascend his successors inauguration. He said he knows the answer to that but he didnt want to tell us, so little tease there. And he was asked if he was going to run again in 2024, and he said, its just too soon to say, that theres a lot more to go in this election. And as for that, guys, that decision by the pennsylvania court, the appeals court, really brushing back this lawsuit that the Trump Campaign had brought is getting some reaction from the Trump Campaign. Theyre saying that this is something that shows that the courts are biased against the president and that they plan to take this all the way to the Supreme Court. Now, its not clear that the Supreme Court would actually take that case, but the Biden Campaign is pushing back and saying, this election is over, that president elect biden won 306 electoral votes, and its time to move on, guys. Carol lee, the news doesnt stop on a holiday, so we appreciate you very much. Hopefully, this means you get christmas off with your family. Carol, thank you. Reporter thanks. Joining us now is democratic strategist jesse moore and republican strategist noelle mcpoor. Welcome to both of you. To the president s defense, who among us hasnt been at a thanksgiving gathering with grandpa, believing hes the president of the United States and tell you, dont talk to me that way. What do you make of the president s behavior . How does the Republican Party move forward from this . You know, i think its very difficult. And right now, its even more difficult because weve got the Georgia Special election runoff, and weve also got, you know, President Trump looming, is he going to leave the white house . So, i think it puts republicans in a very difficult position. I really think that we need to focus all hands on deck on a very important runoff in the state of georgia, but we cant help that the airwaves are flooded with President Trump, whos a republican, talking about how unfair the election is and wanting to pursue voter fraud, which he has every right to do. Im not saying that thats nothing. But right now, i think a lot of republicans would like that to go by the wayside while we really focus on georgia. And jesse, joe biden will have his first president ial Daily Briefing on monday. How do you get a sense that this will help make sure that he is ready to go on january 20th . Well, speaking just purely as a citizen, its a relief just to know that the process is in process. The transfer of government between two men. And honestly, two men who, you know, both in their own rights won elections for the presidency. Just to know that its happening puts me at ease. So, knowing that hes receiving briefings, watching the cabinet come together, watching white house staff come together, and also, honestly, just seeing some news cycles that dont involve the president of the United States, even the president elect, just seeing things kind of calm down a little bit in the country, im taking some breaths of fresh air, no question about it. Jesse, i dont know what news youve been following. Im seeing him still in the news cycle every hour. But i take your point. I want to play for both of you some very contrasting messages that were hearing, thanksgiving messages, from both the incumbent president and the president elect. Lets listen. Our nation is doing very well. We fought a nearly yearlong battle with a virus that has devastated this nation. Dont talk to me that way. Im sorry, sir youre just a lightweight. Dont talk to me that way. Dont talk im the president of the United States. Dont ever talk to the president that way. We need to remember, were at war with a virus, not with one another. Not with each other. Noelle, im curious what you think about those dueling tones and whether you think biden is filling that Leadership Void that the country has been missing, or many expressing that theyre wanting . President trumps thanksgiving message didnt really touch on the pain right now that americans have been going through. Well, and you showed a really nice contrast, because i will tell you that joe biden i think a lot of people voted for joe biden because they wanted both civility and they wanted humility back in that very powerful position. And i feel like right now youre witnessing what its going to look like to have a little bit more, lets just say poise and formality back in that respected position. Donald trump, in all fairness, is not a politician, and he is a you know, hes a pretty crass businessperson that has a style. If you look on the history of how he has even conducted himself in interviews before he was, you know, ever even considering a run for president , he had this same style of kind of belittling anyone that would be either interviewing him or asking him a question on air, really belittling him, if he did not like the question or he felt it wasnt respectful. So, this style, these two styles, when you put them up, are just night and day. You can really see the contrast. Jesse, well give you the final word. Any last thoughts . Well, noelle just made my morning. Thats lovely to hear. And honestly, its both poise, but its also just a glimpse at public service. Its a reminder of what that looks like. And i, for one, one of the things that really moved me in the president elects speech after he was projected to win was saying, you know, we should all be reaching out to our friends and family who are Trump Supporters to just try to bury hachts, try to talk about what comes next and try to just move forward together, and this is just another reminder that ive got some calls to make. Sounds like a good way to end this. Noelle nikpour, jesse moore, showing off the Beautiful Tree already. Thank you so much. And the fireplace. Hes like, complete kumbaya, like santa claus we all need a little zen through his place over the weekend. Come on through. Thanks. Appreciate it, guys. Good to see you. Thank you. Yeah, we all do need it, indeed. 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Coming on the heels of good vaccine news from three companies, pfizer, moderna, and astrazeneca, there are now new questions about astrazenecas trial. This is the uk drug Company Working with oxford. And a batch of volunteers were accidentally given half doses on their first jab and a full dose on the second. The vaccines efficacy was much lower for those who got two full doses. And u. S. Officials arent happy that the 90 efficacy was for the lowest risk age group. Now, another trial may be in the works. So, joining us now is dr. Aneesh meta from the Emory Vaccine Center in atlanta. Good morning, doctor. Thank you for joining us. How did this happen and how significant is this . Good morning, and thank you for having me on. I think we are still waiting for more data to come from the astrazeneca process. And it is a little bit concerning that we have some discrepancy data, but as we have more data coming from the company, well have a better understanding of what actually happened, which will be important to know, and then how this vaccine can be used, because it is an important vaccine that can be rolled out globally at a lower cost and higher numbers very quickly. I mean, this is the tough part, right . Because everybody is so eager for this vaccine news, but so many scientists and doctors have always said, we need to see the peerreviewed data that they release, not necessarily the press releases that the companies, themselves, deliver. But this astrazeneca vaccine was supposed to be the much cheaper option, less expensive than a cup of coffee. With that, 90 efficacy. How big of a setback do you think this is with public trust, which already is an uphill battle . Well, again, as you mentioned, we are all waiting for the peerreviewed data, and thats what the public should trust in, the peerreviewed data and the fda analysis. There are career scientists at the fda that will make sure any vaccine thats available in the United States is not only safe, but effective, so worth the jab. So, i think we should wait until the fda has their time to review and then follow their recommendations. And wellrespected vaccine expert dr. Peter hotez says once any Covid Vaccine is available, he says, quote, dont overthink thi