let us go from this somber scene in philadelphia, to arlington national cemetery, now. arlington national cemetery. president trump is at arlington national in arlington, virginia, on the right side of your screen. president trump there with first lady melania trump. i'm told they'll be there any moment, now. monica alba, also, back with me. again, monica, this -- the -- the split screen is -- is not something that we have seen in -- i'm not sure if we've ever seen this. president-elect joe biden on the left side of the screen. the current president, who is still refusing to concede this election, on the right side of your screen. and, monica, i understand that the president's daughter and -- and adviser, ivanka trump, was a late addition, if you will, to this traveling party. is that right? >> yes. and also, we understand the national security adviser, robert o'brien, is traveling with the president in the motorcade arriving shortly, as you say, at arlington national cemetery. and i'm struck, craig, by this striking split screen because joe biden, the president-elect, h

i may have to interrupt when we see the president at arlington national cemetery. just want to warn you. and now the georgia section said he's doing a recount. and i want to hold up "the new york times" so everyone can see it, contacting officials in all 50 states. trump refuses top spod but trump's winning texas anyway. you have republicans in this article, election officials in this article all across america saying no widespread fraud but team trump thinks we're going to press on. help me with their math, because i've done this a while, and it doesn't exist. >> it doesn't exist. i also want to say for people who are not familiar with the protocols of newspapers, what you just held up wasn't just a big story, it was a banner headline, which doesn't happen for people who are not used to modern-day newspapers, reading it online, it doesn't happen very much and it only happens when media organizations see something really big and that is really big and important. there is no widespread fraud, full stop. there isn't even medium spread fraud. it isn't existing. there

arlington national cemetery. what a place to visit, martha. at we had live images up of arlington national cemetery to hear general jack keane talking about the importance of these moments for our country and bringing us together and making sure that the men and women who serve see this and know that we stop and recognize the great and enormous sacrifices so many make for this wonderful country. >> sandra: you see some people that wear poppies on veterans day based on a world war i poem called "in flanders field." it is a beautiful poem written by a young man who lost friends in a battle in world war i. and this is what it is all about, america. pulling together and recognizing those who were willing to make this ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could sit here today and enjoy our freedom. >> sandra: as we watch these pictures the conversation has been how this transition looks like for joe biden. as you see the president-elect walking towards the wreath with jill biden. they will take a moment to honor our heroes. let's watch for a moment.

president donald trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. 11:00live beginning at a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live with the wisconsin governor tony evers announced an executive order advised people in his state to stay home. the announcement came after the state saw a surge in positive coronavirus cases. wisconsin has seen more than 278,000 cases and 2400 deaths since march. >> good evening, wisconsin. governor tony evers here. i know i don't have to tell you this year has been one of many major challenges. a global pandemic coupled with economic uncertainty and another election season has shaken our patients, empathy, and compassion for one another. our optimism has been battered, ourresilience strained and character, tested but as we put the election behind us, we are called upon to remember the things that unite us and that includes the struggles we share. we must return our attention to the pandemic. we must fight the virus together and we must start tonight. this year,, earlier we took steps to contain covid-1

put a memorabilia box in the replica cornerstone to be opened in 2120 by the employees of arlington national cemetery. it is going to include a declaration of independence and a copy of the constitution provided by the national archives. the tim guards are going to provide their identification badge. the arlington ladies will provide a letter. we want all of those who have a hand in arlington national cemetery -- we are an active cemetery, so we want everyone who plays a part in that to have a role in this new memorabilia box. ms. smith: our new memorabilia box -- or time capsule -- will be of slightly different material. we will go with something that represents our time. we are going with a stainless steel box. instead of soldering it closed it will have a sealed gap. we will also have some modern decoration. this box had a bronze plaque on top. you're going to have laser engraving on our lid with the seal. and the year to be opened. we are going to use slightly different technology, hopefully, to try to keep the condition in our box supportive for the object. we are going to try to get the tempera

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we are expecting to see the president at any moment at arlington national cemetery. it is veterans day in the united states, a holiday, a national holiday, to mark those who served and those who have also played a very high sacrifice. and so arlington national cemetery is where many are buried and that is where we know the president will be traveling along with the 1st lady to lay a wreath. as you point out, it is the president's 1st public appearance. the white house officially saying that the president is not expected to speak. we have been wondering about that. given the fact that he has been so vocal on twitter and has really said very little since shortly after the u.s. election, at least in front of the television cameras, with respect to his claims that there has been widespread voter fraud in voting irregularities with respect to the 2020 presidential election. now the truck campaign, as you mentioned, has been launching a series of legal challenges in various states. some of been thrown out today is providing some of the burden of proof with regard to the evi

he is heading to arlington national cemetery for the annual commemoration of veterans day. we'll see if he speaks either before or after as he heads back. oftentimes he will speak to the press. we have not seen him or heard from him on camera. since those results were released. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> 6:04. back at home in the bay area reopening schools is getting more complicated as covid cases spike. parents are sounding off in an east bay school district demanding students return to the classrooms. >> they don't have enough instructional time, they're getting depressed. >> now those parents taking their concerns to the district officials. >> and with covid cases increasing, cierra johnson is sorting through the problem bay area schools are up against here. >> reporter: yes, good morning. when mayor london breed made the announcement about putting pause on reopening some of the big restrictions was halting reopening for high schools that have not already opened. they were shutting down because their students weren't following covid-19 protocols. bran

heading to arlington national cemetery to mark veteran's day. what his officials are admitting privately this morning about his election loss even as he publicly marshals the federal government to try to hang on to the presidency. >> there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration. all right? we're ready. >> but it's still business as usual for the incoming president, president-elect biden brushing off donald trump's refusal to concede. new concerns the delay is holding up funds and could hurt national security. it comes as co-vid cases skyrocket across the country. hospitalizations nationwide at an all-time record high. the cdc putting out new guidelines on masks and thanksgiving sell precipitatice. our team is covering it all this morning. i want to start with nbc's mike memoli in wilmington, delaware and peter alexander at the white house. good morning to both of you. peter, let me start with you since this is the first time that we're going to see the president in his official capacity since this loss was declared, and i k

memorabilia box in the amphitheater at arlington national cemetery. 105 years later, in april 2020, the box was carefully removed to discover what was inside, next on american artifacts, we visit arlington to see the contents with cemetery historian tim frank and caitlin smith. in order to talk about this, i really have to take you back to 1964, in 1864 we bury the first soldier here, in may of 1864, and then one month later we set aside 200 acres to set aside for national cemetery. there were 15,000 confederate soldiers buried here. in 1868 general john logan established decoration day, which he declared may 30th of every year. the idea was that throughout the country people would visit the graves of the civil war fallen and placed flowers on their graves. decoration day eventually became memorial day. it became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general montgomery meigs held to decoration day ceremonies, and at the time it became a small venue. every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. one year we found that 25,000 people showed up to decorate the graves, so in 19

the president paid tribute to our veterans at a ceremony's at arlington national cemetery today.dent-elect joe biden marked veterans day in philadelphia. this comes during the tense standoff the election results and the transition of power. secretary of state mike pompeo declined to say whether he was joking when he said there would be a peaceful transition to a second trump administration. >> we will see what the people decided when all of the votes are cast. the constitution lays out how electorates vote. i am confident that we will have a good transition. we will make sure whoever is in office on noon on january 20th has all of the tools available so we don't skip a beat. >> harris: chuck schumer fired back at pompeo for his official comments. >> secretary pompeo, joe biden has won! he won the election. now move on. let's bring this country together and get things done. we have a covid-19 crisis raging. we don't have time for games. >> harris: john roberts is live at the white house. >> president trump was out in public for the first time in a long time today at the arlington

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on this veterans day president trump making his first public appearance in six days at arlington national cemeteryll refusing to concede. >>> one tight race headed to a hand recount. president-elect biden at a separate even

mike pence honoring america's heroes today with the national veterans day observance at arlington national cemetery in virginia 3 good. >>at the same time president elect joe biden visited pennsylvania. >>to pay tribute to those who fought and sacrificed for our country. >>saying in statement to all of our proud veterans know that i will be a commander in chief who respects or sacrifice understands your service and you will never betray the values you fought so bravely to defend and will never treat you or your families with anything less and the honor you deserve president elect biden who continues to meet with members of his transition team is moving forward with his transition to the white house. despite president trump's refusal to concede in this election. so far this week he spoken out offering his blueprint for tackling the pandemic once he takes office and yesterday he made his case on the need to keep obama care in place to ensure health care for millions of americans. he's also placed calls to foreign leaders this week we are already beginning the transition were well underway. >>the for.

. >>> resident trump was at arlington national cemetery today in his first public appearance in the daysng the election as he continues to fight the results of the presidential race. foxnews' lauren blanchard tells us one state, which is too close to call, has announced a recount. >> reporter: president trump at arlington national cemetery-♪ >> reporter: president-elect joe biden in philadelphia. the pause comes as both sides are readying for a lengthy legal fight over the results of the election. in georgia a state protected for president-elect biden, the secretary of state has announced a recount. >> with the margin being so close, it will require a full by hand recount in each county. it will be a heavy lift, but we will work with the counties to get this done in time for our state certification. >> reporter: president trump has continued to allege on twitter there may have been fraud and that it is not being looked at. even as the justice department says they will investigate any serious allegations. resident trump's campaign says they will continue to fight the results. >> the bigge

on this veterans day president trump making his first public appearance in six days at arlington national cemetery and still refusing to concede. >>> one tight race headed to a hand recount. president-elect biden at a separate even in philadelphia as he moves forward with the transition who will he pick for his cabinet? >>> the new claim from russia that its vaccine is 92% effective but can that be trusted we go inside the lab in moscow. >>> tropical storm eta aiming to make landfall in florida a second time. we'll have the new track. >>> ring recalling hundreds of thousands of its popular doorbell cams. the potential fire risk what to do if you have one. >>> the holiday shipping wars, the deadlines to get your gifts on time. >>> and "those who serve," the hero honored at the new national army museum and your first look inside >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone a lot has stolen our attention this past week, a day's long election and all that has followed, but whether we have been looking or not the covid pandemic is overtaking us in levels frankly not seen s

tracie potts, nbc news. >> speaking of flags but in a different sense, live to arlington national cemetery this morning. where flags have been placed on all the veterans' graves there. there are other events planned for today. but, of course, the traditional wreath laying ceremony will take place. despite the pandemic there are several planned bay area events as well. they include a drive-thru veterans day pa ray n. lieu of gathering in person marin plans to post tributes on their facebook page. >>> to celebrate veterans day, veterans and gold star family members can now get free lifetime access to national parks. proof of service is required. >>> happening today south san francisco city hall, the building there turning 100. isn't she pretty? located at 400 grand avenue. they say the building was modeled after independence hall in philadelphia. a small celebration is planned. but a nice one at that. beautiful architecture there. >> it really is. the places you'll go. >> right now we're staying in because it's cold out there. >> it is, kari. >>> at least it's not as cold as we've seen. no f

president donald trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemeterywatch online at c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. ♪ tv inch american history primetime on veterans day starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. military historian patrick o'donnell on his book "the unknowns." world war i's most decorated heroes. two films. the 1997 film "african-americans in world war ii: a legacy of patriotism and valor." and then the 1945 film "the army nurse." watch american history tv, wednesday, veterans day, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. devices,ur mobile laptop or phone and go to c-span.org/election for easy access to election 2020 results, the balance of power in congress, the latest video on demand. go to c-span.org/election. now remarks from secretary of state mike pompeo on the lunch of the reagan institute center -- launch of the reagan institute center for freedom and democracy. sec. pompeo: thanks, roger. all the reagan foundation trustees and staff.

president donald trump will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemeterywatch live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> next up --

where each year arlington national cemetery wreaths are brought and placed at the graves of our fallenught was where there is a will, there is a way. there is a way that we can do this safely and securely. make sure we follow guidelines. and i was thrilled that the secretary of the army overturned the decision. i don't think that came without a lot of pressure from gold star families, from incredible supporters of the tradition and even some congressional support. but i think at the end of the day, you know, all i could think of was our men and women who served and sacrificed never took the easy way out and easy thing to do would just be to say it's canceled. hard thing to do would be to say let's figure out a way to make this work. i'm so glad that it is. >> martha: i know your brother said before he left for his last mission if not me than who. it's such a selfless message that he lived for and i think you are right. we all want these things to be done differently. it will no doubt they will have to do sort of smaller numbers who are part of this, but i believe that the act of the la

trump stood silently in the rain with no umbrella at arlington national cemetery today and did not speak to reporters as he left. with the exception of two trips to the golf course, it was his first appearance in six days. trump has largely been disengaged from governing since he discredited the election last tuesday. they have no evidence to back up the president's claims. >> what evidence of any widespread fraud have you seen in the count in philadelphia? >> i have not. >> reporter: the republican philadelphia city commissioner told cnn today they looked into viral claims of fraud, including a list claiming dead people had voted. >> we looked it up. each one of them to see what their vote history was. not a single one of them voted in philadelphia after they died. >> reporter: al schmidt told cnn he was stunned by how people have embraced disinformation. >> i have seen the most fantastic things on social media making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis, in fact, at all. one thing i can't comprehend is how hungry people are to consume lies. >> reporter: moments after sa

reports on the salem radio network and president trump is reinstating an annual event at arlington national cemetery honoring our nation's veterans. president trump said i have reversed the ridiculous decision to cancel rates across america at arlington national cemetery, it will now go on. our next guest is congressman elect for utah's fourth congressional district, the democrat in covenant bid mcadams yesterday conceded and joining us now is the congressman elect burgess went and super bowl champion, a strong supporter of president trump and we couldn't be happier for you and for the country. great to have you with us and congratulations on your win. i want to start how important the president was in your win, they could put that into some context for us. >> absolutely, i that is something that we sell across our country, the mega factor and you see and the percentage of minorities coming out and voting for the president as much as they put him down and called him names, we the people are waking up to it and i'll be honest, i think this is just the beginning good americans both sides of the aisle

should say there's been nothing on the president's public schedule beyond this trip to arlington national cemetery earlier today since the election for the president other than those remarks we saw last week. as for the coronavirus task force, i could update and say that mike pence did hold a task force meeting on monday which was the first one in almost three weeks. but the president himself hasn't participated in those task force meetings in any way for a period of months. i was just in the west wing, of course it's veterans day, the place is largely empty right now in the areas we're able to see. most people are home on this holiday. it's clear that the president who spent most of his time in the residence or on social media is focused almost exclusively on the situation right in front of him and what his future prospects may look like. the other thing i may raise it was notable that ivanka trump touted the success of dan sullivan, who now has been projected to win the republican seat, the republican senate. he's the incumbent in alaska. but recognize the president in the campaign said it's not

we are seeing live pictures from our camera over at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. a wet day in the nation's capital. the ceremony will go on regardless at 11:00 eastern this morning. we will have live coverage on c-span. nathan is a vet in herndon, virginia. thanks for waiting. caller: thank you for having me on. i served with the 82nd airborne for more than six years. i spent two years overseas. i was going to quickly talk on the election. a previous caller brought up the v.a. and i thought it really becauseo be brought up the v.a. gets thrown under the bus. i spent more than two years overseas and all that time on the bases i was on there was always a burn pit. that burn pit we think is directly positive of the blood cancer i am fighting now. from 2009 to 2016 it was extremely hard for me to get help to treat my blood cancer. years, theyast four have done a complete 180. i would advise the previous caller, they have a community care program that allows me to be treated under the umbrella of the v.a. i see private doctors and they referred me and they help treat

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on monday it was announced by arlington national cemetery that due to the coronavirus they were not goinglington national cemetery with wreaths across america. they said we're going to have to cancel it. well, later that same day the secretary of the army said, sorry, it's on. and 90 minutes after after that the president tweeted this: i have reversed the ridiculous decision to cancel wreaths across america at arlington national cemetery. it will go on. and, ainsley, it's not just at arlington national cemetery, but it's at 1600 locations across the country in all 50 states, and, you know, they come on our show every year, they're looking for donations, they're looking for volunteers to make this happen because it is a beautiful commemoration. ainsley: yeah. this is one of those stories you hear and you think, no! they can clearly put out wreaths outside safely if they do it in the right way. but then to hear that reversal, june laughs for every person -- jubilation for every person who has someone buried in one of these cemeteries. some volunteer is going out with a wreath and placing it

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, he was joined at arlington national cemetery cemetery by his first lady melania trump as well as vice president mike pence and his wife karen pence president elect joe biden made a brief veterans day appearance out with his wife. jail. they went to the korean war memorial in philadelphia where he laid a wreath honoring the nation's veterans biden's son beau who died in 2015 of brain cancer was a major in the delaware army national guard. and in the north bay to world war 2 veterans were given a chance to fly in a vintage aircraft kron four's charles clifford has the story. >>well sadly there aren't very many world war 2 veterans left but today here in sonoma county 2 men who flew during world war 2. we're given a chance to return to the skies wednesday morning 100 year-old delpy to men and 105 year-old alan mcgee knee arrived at the airport santa rosa we're a world war 2 era dc 3 set waiting for them to influence similar plane in world war 2 and mcgee knee was a navigator on a b 17. >>but neither man had flown in years and before taking off they took a moment to reflect on vet

donald trump attended a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. it was his 1st official public appearance since losing the election. joe biden marked the day that honors servicemen and women at the korean war memorial. in philadelphia. u.s. president elect joe biden has chosen his longtime aide, ron klain, as his white house chief of staff claim was a cave figure, joining the presidential campaign and has already served as biden's top lieutenant cheering barack obama's 1st term. when biden was vice, president, polish nationalists and right wing extremists have clashed with police at a march in the capital was sold, the rally to mark poland's independence day went ahead despite a ban on gatherings imposed during the pandemic. scuffles between the police and far right. protesters in warsaw police in riot gear, use pepper spray and rubber bullets. to push back the demonstrators after they threw stones and firecrackers thousands of fight, a ban on public gatherings. due to the coronavirus pandemic, and marched on warsaw streets to mark poland's indepe

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this is the arlington national cemetery in virginia,, u.s. president. donald trump is due to make his 1st official post election here and he'll be there to mark veterans day after spending the last few days at the white house, making unfounded claims about voter irregularities in last week's presidential election. you'll recall that to trump has not yet conceded the election to joe biden, who's been projected to win and become the 46th president of the united states. what's expected is that he'll turn up into dedication and then leave. but who knows with this president? so we'll keep our eye on that situation and return to it as mind. something develops over the number of coronavirus cases across europe. soaring, many countries have closed the leisure facilities like cinemas and theaters. his company in prague has come up with a way to continue performing. despite the lockdown, the curtain rises and the show can begin through a window that looks onto the stage. a small audience can enjoy a private circus show. with performance spaces in prague closed be

reporter: during world war i while franklin was assistant secretary of of the navy she visited arlington national cemeterydaily to bear witness to the burial of american soldiers. >> if nobody showed up, she felt it was her duty to show up next to the grave and observe everything and listen to taps. ♪ i was just thinking, i began every morning for a number of years when i was writing this had book listening to taps and taps is sort of the eleanor roosevelt anthem. in it she was able to connect can through sorrow and pain to the country, in its most sorr sorrowful and painful moments. >> reporter: loss. >> it was what her life was primarily based on. >> reporter: by the time franklin was elected president, he had been stricken by polio. eleanor became his eyes and ears going right to the source of the country's pain during the depression. meeting minors in appalachia, challenging southern democrats to support anti-lynching legislation and during world war ii, visiting interment camps where japanese americans were imprisoned only because of their race. >> she always gave the truth. >> reporter: the first la

were saying in the united states, president trump is due to mark veterans day later at arlington national cemetery, his 1st public appearance since u.s. networks reported that joe biden had won the election. the president is still refusing to accept the outcome, insisting the election was stolen from him and pressing ahead with legal challenges and top brass, and many top republicans are backing him. these demonstrators in front of the supreme court don't like it, but nevertheless, donald trump and his party are still in charge and they're rushing to fulfill their central campaign pledge just before the transition of power. republicans want the supreme court to get rid of obamacare and opening arguments have just begun. trump promised his supporters, he'd roll back one of obama's major achievements. it's just one of the reasons many here voted for him again. and many of the 71000000 americans are voted for trump, believe him when he tweets we will win.

>>as we go to break we'll share with you more live pictures from arlington national cemetery where ceremonyonoring the tomb of the unknown soldier and the wreath laying is about to begin we'll be right back. >>news station. you're watching the kron 00:00am morning news. >>thanks for waking up with us on wednesday on variable said i'm james fletcher happy veterans today we've got the laying of the wreath at the tomb the unknown soldiers happening in arlington, so we'll take that live when it begins and there are actually some parades and remembrance ceremonies that are happening around the bay. we've got a list of them. >>on our website and the weather seems like it's going to cooperate. yeah, let's find out for sure good morning john yeah we can definitely handle some 60's guys maybe not as much sunshine as we saw yesterday but that certainly has spared us the cooler temperatures this morning. so for any morning veterans festivities you may be going to we are going to be looking at some pretty mild conditions for them. >>you look outside right now shows you cloud cover sitting over to iran.

and president trump is reinstating an annual event at arlington national cemetery honoring our nation'sd on twitter, quote: i e have reversed the ridiculous decision to cancel wreaths across america at arlington national cemetery. it will now go on. our next guest is now congressman-elect for utah's 4th congressional district. the democrat incumbent, ben mcadams, yesterday conceded. and joining us now is the congressman-elect, burr jess owens, also super bowl champion, a strong supporter of president trump and great american, and we couldn't be happier for you and for the country, burr jess. great to have you -- burgess. great to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. lou: it's great to have you here. i want to start with you -- how important the president was in your win. if you could put that into some context for us. >> absolutely. and i think that's' what we saw across our country. the maga factor is plaguing big, and you see it in the percentage of minorities coming out and voting for this president. as much as they put him down and called him all kinds of names, we the people are wa

pence marked a rainy veterans day at arlington national cemetery. he didn't comment on the election. the campaign insists it has evidence to support allegations of unequal treatment of republican voters, harassment of certified vote challengers, the regular ballot, county of illegal votes and widespread software problems. democrats on capitol hill say this is anything but protecting the democratic process. >> i'm reminded of what happened in germany in the 1930s. i never thought that could happen in this country. elect a president and all of a sudden give him the authority to be dictator. >> reporter: the president endorsed ron mcdaniel the chair of the are in see, quashing rumors that mister trump's son might make a run for the position but the driving force in the republican party past, present and future. shannon: 72 million voters felt the same way, thank you. progressives anxious to exert heavy influence in the biden administration are ramping up the pressure. the biden transition team features a senior advisor to senator bernie sanders and eli

today mister trump went to arlington national cemetery for veterans day ceremony. the president didn't talk with reporters but continued his twitter offensive against the media and politicians were not supporting his challenge to the election results. fox news' john roberts has more from the white house. >> reporter: president trump on a rainy veterans day paying tribute to those who fought and died in service to the nation. policing the traditional wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. the president visit to arlington national cemetery, his first public appearance since joe biden was declared president-elect. behind-the-scenes, president trump working the phones, meeting with campaign staff about the potential path forward. according to one adviser, driving action. the president's campaign urging the nation to take about while the challenge process unfolds. >> people want to eat the whole apple in one bite. that's not how this process is going to work. this process is going to take patients. >> reporter: the latest action, lawsuit in michigan. the tram campaign insi

he and the first lady are heading to arlington national cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony, obviously this veterans day. we will bring that to you live. meanwhile, joe biden is pushing forward with his transition plan, meeting with his transition team later today. >> he's the president-elect. as for outgoing president trump, he's still digging in pushing unproven, false claims of massive voter fraud. we just debunked several on this program. cnn learned the president met with his team yesterday on a legal plan, offered no plans to concede, a transition in flux combined with a stunning shake-up of leadership within the defense department. really unprecedented during a transition, now prompting growing concerns over the nation's security. we've got you covered. let's begin with cnn's john harwood. john, what more do we know about this meeting yesterday, what the plans are going forward? >> jim, let me start by saying there are a couple of new things this morning. the first is the president is finally going to get out of the white house. he's been hunkered down watching television, stewi

this is outside of arlington national cemetery, the tomb of the unknown soldier where we're expected to see the president honor our fallen heroes. happy veterans day. >>> good morning, the virus surges. covid-19 cases skyrocket from coast to coast. hospitals packed, long lines for testing once again. records shattered. with the race for vaccine more urgent than ever, dr. anthony fauci -- >> help is coming and it is coming soon. we will likely be able to start dispensing vaccines in december and then progressively over the next few months. >> hope nor sprifor the springt encouraging news from the doctor and what the cdc is saying about thanksgiving. power play, the government marshalling the federal government to hang on and president-elect biden brushing it off. >> i just think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. >> just ahead, how long can republicans go without evidence of widespread fraud? some in the republican party raising national security concerns as the president shakes up the pentagon. >>> on life support? the supreme court at last hears arguments on the effort to throw o

arlington national cemetery will close for an entire week. so soldiers can place most of the race and a small group also place wreaths in a designated section of the cemetery. >>on 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >>happy first day of college hoops it's been a wild ride to get here to say the least a couple cancel games, a bunch of reorganize schedules but the season has officially tipped off and we've got scores coming up shortly, but first our big nba news of the day while we continue to recover from the news that klay thompson is out for the season with a torn achilles the warriors star himself is recovering from surgery. yeah, the 5 time all-star went under the knife for that right achilles today and the surgery was a success so thompson is expected to make a full recovery he will miss the season and this is after he missed all of last season while rehabbing a torn acl so after 2 long clay season's we will be ready to have him back in 2021. the forty-niners meanwhile we're back on the field today prepping for their sunday game aga

stepping in today after a decision was made to cancel the annual reach across america event at arlington national cemetery because of coronavirus, tweeting "i have reversed a ridiculous decision to cancel reach across america at arlington national cemetery, it will now go on." that event scheduled for december 19th. >> bret: the iraqi military says four rockets have struck inside baghdad's heavily fortified green zone, at least two people wounded there. the attacks suggest an end to an informal truce announced by iran backed militias in october, it comes after announcement by the pentagon that it would reduce troop levels from 3,002 max 2500. president-elect joe biden received a national security briefing today but it was from his own people and a former military leaders, not the trump administration or current brats. this comes as biden announces new additions to his white house team, additions that some of biden's supporters are not too happy about. if correspondent peter doocy is following all of it tonight from wilmington, delaware. >> even though he's pitching a $10 trillion to i address climae chang

something i noticed while we were standing there, i just went to the president with arlington national cemetery, you're looking around and looking at who is there. general milley, joint chiefs of staff, general kellogg, vice president's national security adviser and there we have acting defense isn't, who, of course, has only been on the job since monday since president trump fired his secretary, first major act since losing the election. john, what we're seeing from the president behind the scenes, though he's not saying a lot publicly, he's continuing to sow doubt about the outcome of this election and attacking republican officials, the city commissioner of philadelphia today after not only talking about fantastical ideas about whether or not widespread fraud but, john, he did what the president and his allies are demanding these officials do, circulating lists of people dead he said voted in the election. he looked at the list. they took time from vote counting and what they are dealing with and looked through the list and said not a single person on the list circulating claiming to be some

president donald trump lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. watch live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live but the free c-span radio app. >> watch american history tv on prime time on veterans day starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. military historian patrick o'donnell on his book the unknowns. the untold story of americans unknown soldier in world war i most decorated heroes who brought him home. then to real american films. 9:00 p.m. eastern the 1997 film african americans in world war ii. a legacy of patriotism and valor. and at 11:20 p.m. eastern the 1945 film the army nurse. watch american history tv wednesday veterans day, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. naacp president joined a conversation on the 2020 election results in african-american voters. including how the organization work to increase voter turnout. hosted by the meridian international center, this is about 50 minutes. >> good morning from washington d.c. thank you for joining us today. the president and ceo of meridian int

and in virginia, the president and first lady were at arlington national cemetery today, where mr.trump laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> and the coronavirus is surging across the country. california and other states are no categorized as having quote uncontrolled spread. deaths nationwide surged past 240,000 since this pandemic began. >>> the return of tougher restrictions to some bay area counties is now threatening the survivability of the restaurant industry. >> tom vacar has more on the ongoing conflict between slowing the spread of the virus and limiting the economic damage. >> reporter: according to the national restaurant association, this is their sobering reality. 100,000 restaurants, 1 in 6, closed forever or long term. 40% of the remaining restaurants saying without federal aid, they'll be gone forever within six months. some 3 million employees are out of work, with the industry losing $240 billion in sales this year. matt, of san francisco's spqr restaurant, has been able to survive so far. >> there has to somebody level of assistance, both potenti

we saw the president for the first time today in days paying his respects to arlington national cemetery. what are you picking up on what he's doing now in terms of running the show on this? >> bill, good afternoon to you. the first time that we've seen the president since thursday when he came to talk in the briefing room. he didn't make any public remarks. everything has been on twitter. we know the president is working the phones and talking to everybody he can, driving this process forward, meaning with his campaign advisingers as well. the campaign has been filing lawsuits, collecting affidavits and sworn statements from witnesses that they say there were voting irregularities that happened tuesday and the vote counting after that. what they need to do, they need to get their hands on the ballots so they can examine them themselves and present that in a court of law or they need to have a body like the supreme court saying, in pennsylvania, the law stated that all ballots that came in after 8:00 on election night are invalid and need to throw out the tranche of ballots if they hope

president trump visited arlington national cemetery alongside the first lady and vice president mikeence. he observed a moment of silence for veterans commemorating veterans day. the president made no comment on the many legal challenges his team launched. but on twitter, he repeated claims of fraud, writing, we will win. georgia's secretary of state sa the key battle ground is launching a hand recount of all ballots. in michigan, trump's campaign filed a federal lawsuit to try to block the state from certifying its ballots. at the same time, "the washington post" is reporting that some of the president's closest aides have voiced concerns about a lack of evidence. now for more on where things stand and what lies ahead for the president-elect, our catherine kobashi spoke with nhk new york general bureau chief of america kono kenji. >> what are the biggest challenges for biden? >> i think t the biggest headac at this moment is that the official transition of the biden administration is being delayed because of president trump's refusal to concede. and until the head of gsa, general se