good day, everyone, from msnbc world headquarters in new york. here is what's happening right now. we approach 2:00 p.m. in the east. we begin with big staffing announcements on the horizon for joe biden. the incoming chief of staff says the first cabinet picks will be named in a matter of days. >> we will see an attorney general, state department or treasury pick this week? >> what i can confirm is that you are going to see the first of the president-elect's cabinet appointments on tuesday of this week. >> this as president trump pushes forward with his legal battle to overturn the election results, despite over two dozen courtroom losses and no real evidence. this morning, laura trump says, they are not ruling out attempting to sway state leng legislators. >> to what extent do you think the campaign will go?

will it go to state legislators? >> that's a possibility. we have been putting forward lawsuits across the country in states where we feel like there were egregious violations of people's rights and the way this election process played out. we are open to anything. >> this comes as the coronavirus pandemic worsens by the day. new today, the head of the trumpetrump ed administration's operation warp speed said they could get a vaccine as soon as december 12th. >> we will have identified with each state, department of health, where they want the vaccines to be located. within 24 hours from the approval, the vaccine will be moving and located in the areas where each state will have told us where they want the vaccine doses. >> we have a team of reporters following the latest this hour. let's begin with josh ledderman.

how are memberles of the republican party reacting to trump's legal challenges? >> reporter: republicans fall into one of three camps. you have a small group of diehard trump allies like doug collins in georgia, several others sticking with the president's claim there's been massive fraud, that somehow he won this election and that his victory is not recognized. you have a small group like mitt romney and other republicans who are saying, president-elect joe biden won. it's time to move on. then you have a lot of republicans who are somewhere in the middle. they are not denying the fact that this clearly is moving in the direction of joe biden taking office as he will on january 20th. but not willing to totally distance themselves from what the president is saying. listen to the way senator concekevin cramer and chris christie

answered. >> these are legal systems. these are processes that are in our constitution, in our laws. they are not just appropriate but they are an obligation to the millions of americans that president trump is a reflection of. >> frankly, the content of the president's legal team has been a national embarrassmenembarras. you must conclude, as tucker concluded, if you are unwilling to present the evidence, it must mean the evidence doesn't exist. >> reporter: as a lot of those republicans like kevin cramer are saying the president still is within his right to continue these fights, a lot of them are now suggesting that in the meantime, while this plays out, kevin cramer and others saying that the president should go ahead and provide that cooperation to the biden transition, just in case. the gap is growing between what the president's lawyers are arguing publically on television, which is that they are arguing massive fraud, stolen votes of hundreds of

thousands of people, and what they are actually arguing in court, which is a narrower argument, where they are focused on distance of poll watchers, how counties were able to cure certain ballots sent out without the right signatures or other requireme requirements. even as the public argument is broad and arguing fraud, in court, they are having to scale that back. those legal challenges facing defeat one after another. >> josh, you left out hugo chavez. you forgot that. that's one of the arguments that rudy giuliani managed to get in there. >> reporter: who could forget? >> thank you for that. breaking news. more on biden's potential cabinet picks. what are you hearing? >> reporter: at this point, this transition is breaking down between the things they can control and the things that they can't control, because of the lack of gsa ascertainment that's outstanding. on the things they can control,

it's hiring. we have seen a string of staffing announcements for the west wing, filling out key white house positions. that covid task force. we know on tuesday, biden is going to make the first announcement about his picks to lead some cabinet positions. we are low on specifics for what agencies we will hear about. of course, waiting to hear who will be those picks. we have an idea based on some of our reporting. at the treasury department, we are hearing about former treasury undersecretary braynard as well as janet yellen and roger ferguson. if you consider what could happen at the state department, some likely choices that we are hearing talked about tony bla blanken and susan rice.

she was on biden's vp list. then over at the defense department, we are told a former top pentagon official is one of the likely top contenders. she would be historic as the first woman to lead the pentagon. so, too, the case for senator du duckworth, a veteran. of course, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson. then national intelligence, the potential for one of the senators who is on the hill right now, angus king. a lot of speculation. speculation season soon going to turn into staffing season over here in wilmington, delaware. those are the things the biden team can control. here is ron klain. >> proceeding at record setting pace. as you know, there are other parts that are not in our control. the president-elect is not

getting the intelligence briefings. they are not -- we are not getting isn't getting access to agency officials to develop our plans. there's a lot of focus on that vaccine rollout plan that's going to be critical in the early days of a biden presidency. we have no access to that. we are not getting background checks. we are not in a position to get background checks on cabinet nominees. >> reporter: all of those things, things that could slow down this administration in waiting. they really have no time to waste. they want to hit the ground running. >> you did, too, in the last hour. i'm proud of you. we were talking about how the biden team plays things close to the vest. i said, you will keep digging. look at all the names you brought that are being discussed. well done. thank you. >> reporter: we have a good team here in wilmington. >> thank you so much. joining me, a democratic member of the house oversight and reform committee, good to see you, congressman. thank you for joining me. let's get to a senior aid to the

trump campaign who was asked whether the campaign will try to push legislatures in swing states to overturn the will of the people. it's a stunning proposition. let's take a listen. >> to what extent, i'm curious, do you think the campaign will go? will it go to state legislators? >> that's a possibility. look, we have been putting forward lawsuits across the country in states where we feel like there were really egregious violations of people's rights and the way this election process played out. we are open to anything. >> sir, we have played that twice in the last seven minutes, because it's so stunning. what is your reaction to that? >> obviously, the trump campaign is in their own reality. the legislatures and their leaders and the critical states, in pennsylvania and michigan, have said they are going to follow the law and certify joe biden. the laws in the states say they need to recognize whoever wins

the popular vote in the state. it's sad. we haven't seen this anti-democratic power grab ever in our country's history. i would argue it's worse than what happened in 1876. historians have studied that election. it's embarrassing, sad. but it's not going to work. >> let's talk about the hill report. the democrats are starting to dig into their oversight toolbox and warn trump's post-election actions are a threat to democracy. what is your committee doing to help the transition process begin? what is it going to take to get the current president to concede to the president-elect? >> we're doing what we can. we sent a letter to the gsa administrator. we are open to calling her before our committee. the real issue that's going to get the president to concede is to have some republicans on the hill, senators and members of congress, go to him and say,

enough is enough. you have had five senators so far acknowledging his victory. few members of the house. you need basically 15, 20 members to go and talk to him. that's really what will move this country forward. i would hope they would do it for the sake of our democracy. >> congressman, are any mecmber of the house privately telling you this president lost, it's time for him to move on? >> honestly, no. even the ones who feel that way would not feel comfortable sharing that with a democratic colleague and having that be broadcast out. there's a fear of this president in his own party. there's a sense that he is going to stay around, that he is going to be active, even leading up to the 2024 election. no one wants to cross him still. i have not seen -- i thought after he lost, there would be a lifting of fear on the republican side. so far, i have not seen that.

>> as president-elect joe biden is preparing to take office in 59 days, i know your progressive democratic colleagues are pushing him to commit to causes that helped him win the oval office. let's listen to that. >> we gotta do bold. we gotta do change. we gotta make sure black folks, brown folks, every marginalized folks feel our change. >> make sure the biden administration keeps its promise. kept its promise to young people. kept its promise to black lives. >> what is more basic than fighting for clean water? what is more basic than fighting for a breathable planet? >> you were at that news conference. among your colleagues, do you anticipate the president-elect to heed this call? do you see this becoming a larger issue for him? >> i do think he will heed the call. he knows that young people were

critical to his election. he knows that black lives matter were critical to his election. let's remember, donald trump got more votes than did he in 2016. it was the record turnout fuelled by so many activist groups across the country that got us the white house. i believe he will be bold starting out on increasing minimum wage, on climate change, on issues of racial justice. certainly, the coalition of young people who elected him believes that. >> i want to ask you about one of your colleagues tweeted. aoc said there should be an archive of the people around president trump, essentially to not forget those who have enabled this president. do you agree? >> i think there should be accountability. i also think that we need to start to bring this country together. that means, yes, let's have the rule of law followed and not let people off for violations of the

law. those of us in elected office, we have an obligation to say, how can we improve people's lives, how are we going to raise wages, provide health care, do things that can earn the trust of people who voted for donald trump and try to stitch this country back together? >> can i ask you about your future? progressive groups have been l rallying around you. they are pushing for you to take over kamala harris' senate seat there. what do you make of the calls? is this a position you would be willing to take? >> i'm honored to be in the mix. obviously, it would be an honor to represent the state. there are a lot of great candidates in the mix. my hope is whoever gets picked is a strong progressive for medicare for all, for ending bad wars, for the green new deal, for making sure that we are increasing wages. there are a number of good candidates in that regard. >> it is a very rich, plentiful state that way. let me ask you about coronavirus cases which are rapidly

increasing across the country. there's governors that are sounding the alarm as congress remains deadlocked on a round of relief. let's look to what the governor of kentucky told msnbc. >> if we don't get another c.a.r.e.s. act funding before the end of the year, everything we are doing to fight this virus falls off a cliff on december 30 3 1 30th. no money to distribute this vaccine. >> let's add 12 million americans could lose their jobless aid at the end of the year. is congress failing to act on this? do you have any confidence your congressional colleagues can find a compromise, get americans the help they need before it's too late? >> as you know, i was calling for a compromise before the election. mcconnell has been a block. he does not -- he is saying that it won't bring the bills to the floor. he adjourned the senate until november 30th. the question is, are we going to

get the white house and mcconnell to move? if we can get them to move, there is a sentiment we have to get something done. ultimately, the white house and mcconnell have to be willing to move. >> all right. a very safe and happy thanksgiving to you and your loved ones. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. happy thanksgiving to you. >> thank you. california is ramping up testing after the infection rate more than doubled in the last couple of weeks. let's go to scott. let's talk about the lines there and how bad they are. are people getting through? >> reporter: they are getting through. the lines are building since we were last on the air an hour or so ago. people are getting through in 20 minutes. that is the dance that they are trying to do throughout the city. this is one of 19 testing sites in san francisco. what they need to try to do is keep these waiting times manageable, which they are. also make certain that they have

enough tests for essential workers, people who have symptoms and also the people who just want to get tested now. they expect they will do 1,700 tests or so at this site. that's a quarter of the testing citywide. they try to stay on top of a wave that threatens to engulf the city. >> if this tip continues, hundr of people could be hospitalized for covid-19, which is why we are emphasizing that everyone need s to do their part, particularly with regard to the holiday season and with the fact we have been living with this pandemic for ten months now. this virus spreads quickly. we have to do everything we can to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. >> reporter: one of those things

that is increasingly likely and pretty much a forgone conclusion is this limited stay at home order or as we might call it a quarantine that already applies to about 90% of the people in california. san francisco almost certain to move into that tier where they will be required to close non-essential businesses after 10:00 at night and limit capacity elsewhere. they try again on staying on top of this. this is not at all universally popular, as you can imagine. there were protests in southern california yesterday. protests in santa clara county next door to us where they could be out of hospital space in three weeks they say. it's a serious situation. >> to say the least. thank you very much for the report from san francisco. covid travel warnings. the cdc recommends americans stay home for the holidays. what about the people who take that risk? one boston area woman is urging fellow travellers to be smart and safe.

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now to the latest facts on the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. has more than 12.2 million cases nationwide according to the covid tracking project. 83,000 americans are hospitalized with the virus. the head of the trump administration's warm speed program said today, coronavirus vaccine will be distributed within 24 hours of being approved. the first immunizations could begin by december 12th. the fda granted emergency use authorization to the antibody treatment given to the president

last month. it is shown to keep the severity of the infection low if administered early. in california, a huge crowd gatherings to protest the 10:00 p.m. curfew. many participants did not wear a mask. the cdc is urging people to stay home for thanksgiving. despite that warning, crowds are forming at airports across this country. let's go to la guardia. i welcome you. what are you seeing and hearing that? >> reporter: one traveller i spoke with says he believes it's worth the risk to spend thanksgiving with his family this week. as you can see right now, just a slow, steady stream of people here at la guardia. we aren't seeing big elbow to elbow crowds we were seeing at some other airports. the numbers show, 984,000 people traveled yesterday. more than a million traveled on friday. we are seeing the greatest

travel numbers that we have seen since the pandemic began. as you mentioned, the cdc is trying to encourage people not to travel for thanks githanksgi. 12 million cases. we went from 11 to 12 in a matter of five days. experts are worried there will be cross-contamination among states the more people travel. the cdc says if you have go out of town, make sure you bring your mask, lots of sanitizer, wash your hands. they are recommending you get the flu shot before you go. here is what some travellers talked about in terms of their comfort level of getting on a plane. >> i feel like everyone is taking the measures they can. i feel like we have to live our lives. let's do what we can do and move on. we have to let people live lives. we can't keep people homebound all the time. >> reporter: so she talked about her comfort level. that was she didn't want to be

home. she wanted to travel and still live her life. that's one sentiment i heard. another gentleman and his family will get tested before they can actually start enjoying the beach in maui. i will tell your you, it has be difficult to get travellers to open up. a lot of people didn't want to answer that. >> yeah. i think i can understand why given the fact there are a lot of people who said we're not going to travel to keep our loved ones safe. there you have it. to each his own. thank you. joining me now, dr. badelia who is an infectious disease specialist. we are playing this waiting game. the fda trying to determine whether the pfizer vaccine is safe and effective. what exactly happens over the next few weeks? do you think word that the vaccines could be administered by december 12th is accurate? >> good to see you again. i think americans will get

vaccinated in december. the exact date in which americans get vaccinated is the federal and state allocation plan. let me play out what happens. we know that on the 10th of december, pfizer will present the data. they will make a decision whether the data they are putting out is on par with what they were looking for. once that is looked at, what will happen is as early as tomorrow, cdc's advisory committee is going to determine how the allocations of the vaccines will play out. it's likely they will follow the advice that the national academy of medicine presented, which is you should have healthcare workers and high risk patients such as nursing home and long-term facility. after that, essential workers and people with medical conditions and then everybody else in the american population. between now and then, states are going to have to identify -- some have. if you remember, they asked states do that. identify who the populations

are. states have identified administration sites and what operation warp speed said is that now that we know the sites, once we get approval, the operation warp speed will do one of two things. for pfizer, they will send out materials needed to administer the vaccines to the sites. for modernmoderna, they will pa vaccine and the administration and send it out to the administration sites. here is where the detail comes in. each state is going to have to determine that last leg, the last mile. they will determine how many of the healthcare workers, the nursing home residents and where they go. some states, such as my state of massachusetts, for example, they will use national guard to help with that administration at nursing homes. it's going to look different in every state. they will hopefully follow the cdc advisory committee's practices. the better question is, when will the rest of america get the

vaccine? >> exactly. >> here is where it's a bit more complicated. in december, 20 million americans will likely get vaccinated. that's about 40 million doses, two doses, 20 million people. every month there on out, about the same amount will get vaccinated. 20 million americans will get vaccinated every month. look at the number of people in each of the categories. i will read this. 20 million health kascare worke. 53 million adults over 65. 60 to 80 million essential workers. 100 million people with medical conditions who are high risk. if you don't fall into these categories, do the math. that's when the distribution will be for most americans in the summer or next fall. the things that might change that is if our manufacturing goes up or additional vaccines come through. >> comprehensive information you brought us right there. let me ask you looking forward,

thanksgiving plans, many americans have canceled them. myself included. you are not getting together with your loved ones for thanksgiving. is there a way, whether it's with the vaccine or stricter restrictions or behavioral modifications, that americans can feel comfortable seeing their families for christmas? what needs to happen? >> there won't be enough vaccine out in the community for that to make a difference for christmas. the concern that i have is that we are seeing americans travel despite the warnings from cdc during thanksgiving. it's 12 days from when the infections happen to when be see jump in hospitalization followed with deaths. my worry is that christmas is potentially going to look worse than thanksgiving. unless there are changes in terms of more stay at home orders or more rollbacks in terms of travel. the ways -- right now, if you are traveling, if you had a friend asking, i would say don't travel if you don't need to, especially if you are high risk

or if you are going home to someone high risk. if you are going to travel, you won't be able to quarantine, because it's too short a time between now and thanksgiving. get tested. wear a good quality mask, a medical mask or with filters that have a shield. put a face shield on. i like the second layer, particularly if you are traveling long distances. when you get to where you are going, quarantine until you get a second test and have your own room, your own bathroom. open the windows. keep the up ins sma numbers sma >> the majority of americans are going to get the vaccine late spring or summer. where will we get them? doctors' offices, clinics, cvs, where will we get them? >> all of those places. what the cdc's committee is saying is that they will find new ways to get the vaccine in people's arms. mobile vaccination vans.

aside from the pharmacies you talked about, doctors' offices, reaching out into communities that potentially don't have as many health care administration sites. we know navajo nation has been hard hit. there will be outreach in communities harder hit. it's going to be the traditional paths but also using pharmacies like walgreens and mobile vaccination. >> doctor, thank you so much. happy and safe thanksgiving to you. president trump may hope to get credit for something his former national security advisor is slamming him for. that's next. en panera's chef cls makes a pizza, he doesn't just make a pizza. he uses fresh, clean ingredients to make a masterpiece. taste our delicious new flatbread pizzas today. panera.

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is the president handing the taliban a victory on the way out the door? >> yes. in fact, what i think president trump has done is paradoxically doubled down on the flaws of the obama administration approach to afghanistan. if we were going to leave, just

leave. don't force the afghan government to release 5,000 of the most heinous people on earth. don't make this -- >> h.r. mcmaster, former trump national security advisor, slamming the decision to withdraw more u.s. troops from afghanistan and iraq. joining me katie bell williams. welcome. what do you make of all of this? the afghan offensive has been going on for 19 years. 19 years. why are some in the military against this move? >> there are -- what i hear from my sources in the pentagon who believe that the united states military presence in afghanistan is necessary is they see us a little like the little dutch boy with his finger in the dam. we are there as a presence to prevent these kind of safe havens for terrorist groups like

al qaeda to launch an attack. on the other side there are security analysts who are saying, this is insane. al qaeda does not have the same ability to strike the united states that it did in 2001. in the meantime, what is the national interest of the united states staying in afghanistan? what i think is really interesting to watch here is, as we look at this peace agreement, this so-called peace agreement that the trump administration struck with the taliban in february, one of the key conditions was the taliban was going to break with al qaeda. with a we kn what we know to be true from dod is that that hasn't happened. what's remarkable to watch this is the degree to which it is really a reversal of the trump administration's own policy when it comes to afghanistan and when

it comes to al qaeda. >> that was a prerequisite for withdrawal and something you said that has not happened? >> that has not happened. know that to be an established fact. we asked defense officials when they made the announcement that with are drawing down by january 15th in afghanistan, what about al qaeda, the taliban disowning al qaeda? the defense official said, we would be fools to think that al qaeda is going anywhere. they have been in afghanistan a long time and they are not leaving. it's an abandonment of the entire precept. >> when it comes to the people being queried here -- are they just carrying out orders from trump to bring troops home or do they feel strongly troops should come home?

>> look, there's certainly no question that they were put in this position at least in part to help accelerate the withdrawal from afghanistan, which is something president trump has been pushing for since the beginning of his presidency. he campaigned on that issue. this is what he -- he felt he was being slow rolled by the pentagon. i may have been in the sense mark esper was advocating for at least a slower and more method cal withdrawal process than i think the president was interested in. the other thing that's ironic here is the top official that trump has put into the pentagon, the acting defense secretary, ironically, his background is entirely counterterrorism. at a time in which the president is trying to end the counterterrorism wars, he installed a leader whose experience --

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it was after an inconclusive result. what's the final summary? >> reporter: good to see you again. we did receive some positive news from senator loeffler's spokesman about the negative result. she's not out of the woods yet. to recap, she received two negative results friday morning. then received a pcr positive friday night. was retested saturday morning. received inconclusive results last night. today, she got a negative result. they are waiting for her to get a second consecutive negative covid test result before she ends her self-isolation. a lot of republicans will sigh with relief. her capitol hill colleague she was with as recently as wednesday in d.c., senator tom cotton, who she campaigned with in georgia thursday, and then senator david perdue and mike

pence who she was with friday. if she tests positive, she could be on the train tomorrow where she has scheduled events with senator ernst. >> let's hope she does not test positive for her sake and those around her. thank you so much. let's go to wisconsin. live pictures of the recount underway in milwaukee after it was requested by the trump campaign. joe biden is the apparent winner there as he flipped the state with a 20,000 vote lead. of the 36 lawsuits filed by the trump campaign and other republican interests, 24 have been denied, dismissed, settled or withdrawn. no evidence of voter fraud. let's bring in ann jacobs. welcome to you. let's get to the recount. i want to start there. it had a rough start as members of your commission clashed. how do things look today? >> hi. thank you so much for having me today.

things are moving along. we have got recounts continuing today in milwaukee and dane counties. there was a slow start at the beginning when the trump campaign was objecting to basically every single ballot. that seems to be improving. they are moving right along. >> when you said the trump campaign objecting to basically every single ballot, how unprecedented is this? what you know leading up to taking this position. can you put it in perspective? >> it is almost like calling it a recount is false advertising. it's not a recount. it's an attempt to disenfranchise hundreds and thousands of voters in the state of wisconsin. they are asking to throw out every single absentee ballot that was issued at the clerk's office in the ten days of early absentee voting in wisconsin. for the two counties where they paid for a recount, that's about

120,000 ballots, if you look statewide, they are looking to throw out 600,000 ballots. that's insane. that has never, ever happened in the united states. it's never happened in wisconsin. it should never happen. >> a couple of questions. how can we be sure that the final test results -- rather, final results of the count, not test results -- i did a covid piece -- are accurate? when do you think this is going to be wrapped up? >> number one, i have absolute confidence in wisconsin elections. we had a complete statewide recount of over 3 million ballots in 2016. it resulted in 131 net vote change. those were actually added to donald trump's total. i have 100% confidence in our ability to have accurate, clear answers. when do i think it will end? it has to end by december 1st,

period, under state law. i am i cou >> 131 votes were changed or added in trump's favor in 2016. is anything going to change the election results in wisconsin? >> absolutely not. we are going to have our delegates going for president-elect joe biden. >> ann jacobs, a very suscinct interview. how president-elect bieden could reach 73 million americans who voted for trump. who voted for trump. grandparents! we want to put money aside for them, so...change in plans. alright, let's see what we can adjust. ♪ we'd be closer to the twins. change in plans. okay.

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challenges to votes in georgia and michigan and predominantly black cities like detroit and philadelphia there in pennsylvania. joining me now, britney cunningham, former member of the black lives matter activist and msnbc contributor. latest op-ed voter fraud claims are a racist attack on black voters so let's act like it. welcome back to the broadcast. it's good to see you. let's get through the court challenges. 24 have been withdrawn, settled and dismissed and the like. why do you think they're still at it? >> you know, i don't know if it's he's trying to escape the inevitability of his personal, financial and let's be career criminal liability here or if he very simply can't accept reality. but most certainly the american people deserve to move forward. we absolutely have to. it is a national imperative, but i also think that there is a strain here of disbelief in the

gop and in the trump administration because of precisely who won this election. as i said in the op-ed, voter fraud is often a complaint when republicans watch black and marginalized americans overcome their surgically precise attempts to silence and suppress us. as you said, the patterns of the lawsuit follows who won this election. black cities, indigenous places like arizona and nevada where people got on horse back to ride the ten miles between their homes and the polling places. the suppression frankly did not work and there are a lot of members of the gop who are scratching their heads trying to figure out how black and marginalized communities continue to be so resilient and overcome their very clear attempts to silence and disenfranchise us. it's also quite frightening frankly that we see people like sidney powell saying the upcoming georgia lawsuit will be biblical. i'm the daughter of two preachers, an that is frightening even to me.

presidents do not have the divine right of kings. that's an idea that america in its founding rejected. so the zel louseness of these pursuits is something we have to keep a close eye on because we're not blasphemers for believing in democracy and we're most certainly at the center of a democracy that continues to do us harm as black people but we continue to save over and over again and we deserve for our voices to be heard. >> i can tell just listening to you i can tell the apple does not far from both of the trees there. i will say that. let me say this, you mentioned the op-ed, one of the points you discussed is the question of extending an olive branch to the right. are you concerned that you might see a center shift by the biden te team? >> well, this is why it's so important for us to make sure the narrative is clear now. that it was black voters, black women, indigenous voters, young voters, the very people who had been pushing for progressive agenda who won this election and

those are the folks that the biden administration will have to be accountable to. the good thing, though, is that a progressive agenda actually benefits all people. it is not an exclusionary agenda, it is inclusive agenda. things like canceling part of the $1.5 trillion in student loan debt in this country doesn't just benefit the borrowers still in debt, also helps all of us as we try to recover after a post-covid economy. suring up voter protections is essential to democracy for all of us. dealing with the climate crisis head on that is of benefit to all of to make sure we have clean air and clean water to drink. my friend ion that presley says the progressive agenda is one that can capture people and their belief in it by the results that it will bring. i fully believe that a progressive agenda is one that will benefit all people and i'm hoping that we see the biden/harris administration move on that urgently. those are the voters who took

them over that finish line and that is the agenda that will actually not just build it back but as they said, build it back better. >> there's another point i want to ask about, this is something it was not written by our colleague which he says political appointments aren't enough and biden needs to push for rep remagss for african-americans. is this country ready to get that done? how should biden go about that, do you think? >> well, i'm certainly hoping that the country is ready to get done. we've seen a bill to study the effects and the processes of potential reparations be proposed in congress for several decades now. or several years rather. i fully believe it's high time that this study has certainly already taken place, that we know that there are multiple ways that reparations should be given to our communities. there are certainly financial reparations and also corrective orders that need to be taking place to ensure that things like homeownership and access to a quality education are consistent at equitable across our

communities. it is time for that to happen whether or not it can happen remains to be seen, but i know that the communities that will benefit most and the black communities deserve it will certainly be pushing for that. >> indeed. britney cunningham, good to speak with you. come back any time and happy and safe thanksgiving to you and your family. thank you. that's a wrap up on this sunday edition on "weekends with alex whit." i wish all of you a very happy thanksgiving and safe one as well. after the break, yasmin vossoughian will speaking with a young mother who needs an act by congress to help her put food on the table. d on the table. what do we want for dinner? burger... i want a sugar cookie... wait... i want a bucket of chicken... i want... ♪

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good afternoon, i'm yas min vossoughi vossoughian. we have a lot to cover in the two hours ahead as president trump continues to talk tough despite his various efforts to overturn the election crumbling around him. joe biden is moving forward. new information out today on an impending announcement from of his first cabinet picks. we'll get into that. also, a look at airports around the country making it clear americans are not heeding the advice to stay at home this thanksgiving and the risks for all of us and how to protect ourselves during the holiday celebration. and the post holiday catastrophe in the making. millions set to lose unemployment benefits the day after christmas, unless something is actually done. i'm going to talk to a