people work for the department of transportation around the world he was a former mayor of south bend indiana the population of south bend indiana is 100800 80 buses i think i read somewhere he doesn't have that experience even i can see pundits already say oh but potholes he used to fix so he's got a transportation. even his record on pot holes is about according to the south bend local newspapers not only that he has a very bad record again with the african-american community just before this announcement was made local african-american community leaders in south bend indiana said don't nominate him because what he was famous for was penalizing low income black residents. making them pay big penalties a big thing them while lavishing funding on private developers for redevelopment now again he has a lot of experience but that sort of thing is the sort of thing that actually a republican or someone might think oh that's someone else we could work with the money to be made him much will be made also about his time at mckinsey at one of the most notorious management consultancy firms in the us

my hometown, south bend, indiana, was built by the power of american transportation. from trade along the river whose bend gives our city its name, to the rail lines that connected us to the rest of the country back when we were considered the west, to the livelihoods created by the good-paying union jobs in places like the aeronautical supplier and the giant auto assembly of studebaker. and now climate and infrastructure innovation are helping bring my community into the 21st century. i also have a personal love of transportation ever since childhood. more than once as a college student, i would convince a friend to travel nearly a thousand miles back to indiana with me on amtrak. though i know in this administration, i will at best aspire to be the second biggest train enthusiast around. i spent a spring break in graduate school aboard a cargo theithere.ng travel in my mind is synonymous with growth, with adventure, even love. so much so that i proposed to my husband, chasten, in an airport terminal. don't let anybody tell you that o'hare isn't romantic. i want to t

como nos cuenta pablo gato desde la capital, ese reclmo de trump reunio a el ex-alcalde de south bend indianal transporte bajo la administracion de joe biden, segun fuentes de cnn. entre los competidores a esa secretaria tamien estaria el ex-alcalde de chicago rahm emanuel, el de los angeles eric garcetti y la gobernadora de rhode island gina raimondo. a buttigieg tambien se le considera para otras posiciones, y de ser confirmado por el senado, seria el primer miembro de la comunidad l-g-b-t-q en ocupar un cargo en un gabinete presidecial. la devastacion que dejaron los huracanes "eta" y "iota" en centroamerica y el sur de mexico, hicieron eco en los corazones de miles de personas que intentan ayudar a los daminificados, como los residentes en el area de chicago donde se ultiman los detalles para el envio de toneladas de donaciones hacia las zonas afectadas. enrique garcia con los detalles.. el departamento de comercio de estados unidos confirmo hoy que fueron victimas de ciber- piratas y que el ataque virtual afecta a varias entidades del gobierno incluyendo el departamento del tesoro. segun

biden the administration reportedly thinking of putting in pete buttigieg, former mayor of south bend, indiana, as u.s. ambassador to beijing. it is biden going to take a tough line against china? >> i have the hard time of seeing why the mayor of south bend, indiana, be sent to china. he has no background in east asia. almost sounds like political exile, indeed. i'm sure he'll be offered sweetheart deals and make a great deal of money in china and come back happier because of that. >> laura:>> thank you so much but revelations of china trying to manipulate congressman eric swalwell eye-openingal giving hs staff as a prominent russia ho hoax. hoaxer. >> they were so willing to work with the russians. >> you believe the president is an agent of russia.. what do you mean by that? >> he works on their bath. russians in our political bloodstream and that's not something that happened until donald trump came onto the scene. >> laura: those declamatory comments should disqualify him from sitting on the committee. but now we know that he's susceptible susceptible to chinese manipulation. is it time t

the biden administration is reportedly thinking of putting in pete buttigieg, former mayor of south bend, indiana, as u.s. ambassador to beijing. so is buttigieg going to take a tough line against china? >> i have a hard time seeing why the mayor of south bend, indiana, would be sent to china. he doesn't speak, read, or write chinese, he has no background in east asia. it almost sounds like -- >> laura: pushover. >> he will be offered sweetheart deals and make a great deal of money in china and come back happier because of bad. >> laura: steven, thank you so much. the revelation about china's attempts to many play congressman eric swalwell or tip particularly eye-opening given his stance as a prominent russia hoaxer. >> i saw collusion from the very beginning when they were so eager to work with the russian -- >> you believe president trump is an agent of russia. >> we have seen an influx of russians into our political bloodstream, and that is something that did not exist until donald trump came on the scene. >> laura: those slanderous, idiotic, someone should disqualify him from sitting on the i

the former mayor of south bend, indiana, is 38 years old. >> bill: will be. >> will be 38. what comes to my mind is george h.w. bush that served in that role. ambassador to china. >> when he was given that role, he had been shut down over the pacific in world war ii and received a medal for it. he had served as ambassador to the united nations, served in congress and go on to serve as director of the cia. usually this goes to somebody seasoned. george h.w. bush was 50 years old when he was given this post to handle that very important relationship with china. so we'll see if this turns out to be the pick. raises question >> bill: the last four years we've seen mike pompeo and donald trump standing up to beijing. you wonder the comparison, the contrast between those gentleman the past four years and what mayor buttigieg would bring. >> absolutely. do we want china to be facing someone that they, you know, have a healthy fear or a healthy intimidation of in terms of being -- holding their feet to the fire? look at the situations with the concentration camps in china and the i

the former south bend, indiana, mayor, would have a big task ahead playing a key role in building outor infrastructure package, a top priority of biden. >> we selected pete for transportation because the department is the intersection of the most ambitious plans to build back letter and modernizing our infrastructure and bridges and roads and ports and critical investments. >> reporter: if confirmed by the senate buttigieg would break a barrier and a historic moment not lost on the 38-year-old nominee. >> i know the eyes are on disappointment. the first time an american president has sent an openly lgbtq to the senate for confirmation. >> reporter: biden administration coming into focus as some republicans in washington finally begin to acknowledge his 2020 victory. >> the decision by the electoral college yesterday was determined. >> reporter: vice president-elect kamala harris saying her colleagues in the senate are late to the party but that it's time to move on. >> it would have been better if it were earlier, but it happened and that is what is most important and so let's move fo

that's the population of south bend, indiana. ation of south bend, indiana, the equivalent, in the hospital this morning. an average of 2,200 americans are dying every day over the last week. we're talking about mass suffering. but the outgoing president is consumed with just one person, himself, almost completely focused on throwing out the results of the election he lost, that as he holds maskless indoor events in small rooms in the white house. >>> breaking overnight, cnn has confirmed that plekd joe biden will announce the nomination of retired army general lloyd austin to be his secretary of defense. let's begin in the uk, though. cnn's max foster live in wales where people are getting shots now with the coronavirus vaccine from pfizer. this is a milestone, max. >> reporter: it really is and it's going to plan as well so far, although the next phase is probably going to be the big challenge. i was at a vaccination center here earlier today, i can't tell you where it is because they're concerned that people might turn up to th

i mean, i'm not sure his background as a small town -- i say small town but south bend, indiana.ot sure. how what the experience level is on the treasury or transportation secretary. he was being considered for, we're told, ambassador to china. it's an interesting pick. he is obviously a rising star in the democratic party. they have put him out on fox and other places throughout the campaign. transportation secretary is not a huge high profile spot, where you are in the limelight but perhaps if you are pushing an infrastructure project you would be. >> dana: of course infrastructure week. you know i love infrastructure week. i also want to get your take on this. as peter doocy mentioned the president-elect has, so far, declined to answer any questions about his son hunter biden and now the confirmed investigation by the fbi. here's something that kayleigh mcenany, the white house press secretary, said just about an hour ago. >> when the swol story broke, guess how many minutes of coverage it got on abc, nbc, msnbc, and cbs? zero. z n, devoted three minutes and 16 seconds to it.

president-elect joe biden has picked former south bend indiana mayor and presidential candidate petebuttigieg to be secretary of transportation. if confirmed, buttigieg will be the first openly gay cabinet member in u.s. history. as transportation secretary he will oversee an agency with nearly 60,000 employees and a budget of over $72 billion. as mayor of south bend, buttigieg ran a city with a population of just 100,000 people. during his presidential run, buttigieg pushed for expanded funding for public transportation but also more money for highways and driverless cars. buttigieg previously worked as a management consultant for mckinsey and company. biden is also set to nominate former michigan governor jennifer granholm to be secretary of energy. granholm has been a longtime advocate of renewable energy. biden is also reportedly planning to tap former epa administrator gina mccarthy to oversee his domestic climate policy. meanwhile, politico reports biden has quietly expanded his transition team to include veterans from goldman sachs, mckinsey & company, faceok, and google. hund

the former mayor of south bend, indiana, would be the first openly lgbtq cabinet secretary. meanwhile senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has finally recognized biden as the country's next president. the acknowledgement comes as many other top republicans refuse to do the same including president donald trump who continues to pursue litigation in an attempt to overturn the outcome. >>> the united states appears set to authorize another vaccine. it would come just days after a vaccine developed by pfizer and bion tech began rolling out across the country. the u.s. food and drug administration has found that a vaccine being developed by u.s. drug company moderna is safe and effective. the agency says the vaccine has no specific safety concerns and appears suitable for emergency use. a newly released briefing document looked at effectiveness and safety based on a trial involving about 30,000 people. that report estimates the shot is 94.1% effective at least two wes aftepatits recve a seco dose. an fdadvisory nel is expected to issue auorizatio r emergency usafter meing on tr

former mayor of south bend, indiana, he would be one of the youngest cabinet members since alexander hamilton and the first openly gay cabinet secretary. biden has selected former michigan governor jennifer granholm, an advocate for electric cars and clean energy, for energy secretary, and gina mccarthy as top domestic climate coordinator. only buttigieg is expected to be announced today, though. joining me is kristen welker and mike memoli, and "washington post" report ashley parker, and former rnc chair michael steele. welcome, all. kristen, we're expecting any moment now the cabinet meeting with the president as well as in about two minutes, joe biden coming out. so split screen moments ago. first of all, what are you expecting from the president today in the cabinet meeting? >> andrea, as you point out, he hasn't had a cabinet meeting in several months now. at this point in time, we are told that this will not be open to the press. but of course we're asking that that happen. so we'll let you know if that changes. i think at the top of the list of this cabinet meeting, you would

confirmed the former mayor of south bend indiana will be the first lgbtq cabinet secretary. >>> still ahead, some new problems piling up at the post office, and they could delay your holiday deliveries. >>> tonight traffic stop reveals thousands of stolen documents used to commit unemployment fraud, and a maserati.>>> a pandemic friendly holiday experience, you can take in all the holiday lights >>> tonight a record flood of mail is threatening to overwhelm the postal service and that could mean shipping delays just as more americans are doing most of their holiday shopping online. the volume of package is being shipped is unprecedented and it's coming at the same time the coronavirus vaccine is being shipped as well. they are not picking up extra packages for some retailers and that sent out crush of items to the post office. >>> a new study for the california center for jobs and the economy says the price tag of unemployment fraud could top $8.5 billion. one is suspected even admitted to pasadena police that he is part of the money he skimmed off the system to buy this maserati suv.

>>president elect joe biden is expected to nominate south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation the former mayor was at one time but has rival during the presidential primary and then endorse biden when he dropped out of the presidential race. if confirmed buttigieg will be working to pursue biden's promise of new investments in transportation and infrastructure while also working to cut green have greenhouse gas emissions buttigieg would also be the first openly person confirmed to lead a cabinet department biden has also tapped former michigan governor jennifer granholm to be secretary of energy if confirmed by the senate granholm is expected to play a key role in binds plan to curb climate change granholm grew up here in the bay area in san carlos and currently teaches at u c berkeley. >>president elect biden hit the campaign trail rallying democrats ahead of 2 georgia senate runoff races, early voting started just this week in that election that will determine which party controls the u.s. senate as washington correspondent kelli meyer reports it

when he was mayor of south bend, indiana, he was responsible for the city's entire fleet of 60 buses.n mocked the mayor's little experience at a campaign ad contrasting biden's experience with that of the am establishes young man. >> both vice president biden and mayor pete have helped shape our economy. joe biden helped save the auto industry. pete buttigieg revitalized the sidewalks of downtown south bend by laying out a decorative brick. gerry: so what changed? well, it's obvious from the announcement this week that the main criterion in the selection of mr. buttigieg was that will be the first nominated openly-gay cabinet member. that fact, rather than the nation's transportation needs, dominated the announcement, with on the nominee poking a little fun at himself. >> travel the in my mind is synonymous with growth, with add have beenture, on love. so much so that i proposed to my his in an airport -- husband in an airport terminal. gerry: the question though is all this reflecting the democrats' continuing obsession with race, gender and sexuality as the defining characteristics

pete buttigieg, previously the mayor of south bend, indiana, was tapped to head the transportation department. if confirmed, he will be the first openly gay cabinet member in the u.s. while he is seen as a rising star in the democratic party, progressive groups and black leaders have criticized his record on civil rights. boko haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolboys in northern nigeria. the students were taken friday from a boarding school. there are concerns the government has not been upfront about the real number of those objected and says it is negotiating with what they call armed bandits. parents of the missing children have staged protests demanding the return of the students. >> we want government to rescue our children. they have the capacity to do so, but their actions are slow because it is not their children involved in the incident. they put us in this situation. parents and grandparents are in absolute confusion. they have stopped us from having peace of mind. we are totally said. -- we are totally sad. reporter: we understand the group has b

announcing pete buttigieg as his transportation secretary pick read if confirmed that former south bend indiana mayor could become the first openly senate approved cabinet official. and he will also be one of the youngest. >> i got to know pete on the campaign trail. he's one of the most smartest people i've ever met and one of the most humble. >> the judge will be expected to lead the way on improving the nation's infrastructure. >> america should not settle for less than her peers in the developed world when it comes to our roads, bridges, railways and transit systems. >> plans are underway for biden to take the covid vaccine soon. >> i want to make sure we demonstrate to the american people that it is safe to take. >> mr. biden also praised lawmakers on capitol hill as both sides say they are close to an agreement on a $900 billion covid relief package that could include another round of direct payments for many americans. >> the american people need more help, it's that simple. >> this won't be the last time congress speaks in covid relief. >> the proposed package is an important down payme

multiple sources say the former south bend, indiana mayor. not a done deal yet. biden is reportedly thinking about other candidates including chicago's mayor rob emanuel. l.a.'s mayor garcetti. but if buttigieg is selected for an administrative position, he could become the first openly gay cabinet secretary approved by the senate. >>> well, it's been a san francisco staple for more than sue years. coming up why cliff house restaurant says it is closing permanently. >>> plus why other business owners responded rallying outside the home of san francisco's mayor london breed today. >>> and a look at the danger ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. >>> taking a live look from our cliff house camera in san francisco. that's about to be the end of an era. the iconic ocean front restaurant is closing for good. it's been temporarily closed for quite a while now, but the owners made the announcement on their website tonight. they say the restaurant and its 180 employees will not be back next year like they hoped. the

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joe biden tapping the former south bend, indiana, mayor to be his secretary of transportation. buttigieg would lead an agency that would be key in revitalizing the country's infrastructure. >>> okay, turns out they picked the wrong car. ahead a would-be car theft takes a very dangerous turn in willow glen. we're going to talk to the victim whose instincts kicked in as he dodged bullets. >>> plus not just cleaning or an eye exam but a covid shot, too? dentists and optometrists want to be able to vaccinate their patients. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and i'll have details on that incoming rain in our time line. i'll be back in about six minutes. >>> well, they wanted to steal a car in an upscale san jose neighborhood. shots were fired and they almost got away. one of the problems is that the suspects targeted the wrong man, a retired san jose police officer. tonight that man spoke exclusively to nbc bay area's cheryl hurd about his brush with death and how he's thankful people got involved. >> you may get a package stolen, stuff stolen off the porch. >> reporter: but

now president elect joe biden is nominating former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg as transportation secretary the 2 just made the socially distance appearance. together this morning in wilmington, delaware travel in my mind is synonymous growth with adventure. >>even love so much so that i proposed to my husband chest and in an airport or topping the biden administrations agenda is rebuilding infrastructure and climate change policy changes may include reinstating the obama era vehicle emission standards. >>and making the united states carbon neutral by the year 2050 buttigieg if confirmed would also become the first openly cabinet member, and also the youngest if confirmed by the senate the president elect plans to nominate former epa administrator gina mccarthy, sure as his senior adviser on climate change usually, and for michigan governor. jennifer granholm as energy secretary. mister biden losses finish out his day meeting with the nation's governors can virtually today the electoral college. spoke. so today, i want to congratulate president elect joe biden's meantime the comma

former rivals on the campaign trail to a key cabinet position peet which previously the mayor of south bend indiana will head the transportation department if confirmed by the senate he'll be the 1st openly gay cabinet member in the u.s. . is seen as a rising star in the democratic party some progressive groups on the black and black leaders have criticized his record on civil rights. a faction of has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school boys in northern nigeria but the students were taken on friday from a boarding school in could see the state there are concerns the government has not been upfront about the real number of those abducted it says it's negotiating with what they call armed bandits those were the main headlines because you have all of those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com it's updated throughout the day more news in half an hour with daryn jordan but next it's all hail the lockdown here after. the american people have finally poking around here as i see it. all becoming more dangerous the world is looking at as the mixture of sand. with the elect

mr buttigieg is the former mayor of south bend, indiana and campaigned for the democratic nominationr's election, but later dropped out of the race and supported joe biden. let's go to indianapolis and speak to adam wren, contributing editor at politico who's spent a lot of time covering pete buttigieg. i know you spent a lot of time covering pete buttigieg, back to 2018, i think. what do you make of this? when you look at it on paper it really begins to make sense. president—elect biden is someone who has compared pete buttigieg to his late son joe compared pete buttigieg to his late sonjoe biden who passed away —— beau biden. he is taking ona away —— beau biden. he is taking on a position that he himself had under president 0bama in 2009 when he saw the distribution of the federal stimulus act money across the country and that is going to be potentially one of buttigieg's primary tasks hair if there is a stimulus bill passed around infrastructure, so this is a position where he will go across the country doing ribbon cuttings as highways and bridges are opened and restored. mr bide

mr buttigieg, who was the mayor of south bend, indiana, campaigned for the democratic nomination fortion, but later dropped out of the race and supported joe biden. the 38—year—old has also served as a us navy intelligence officer in afghanistan. the us food and drug adminstration has opened the way for a second vaccine to be approved for use in america. the moderna jab has been found to be safe, and 94% effective. authorisation is likely to happen soon and and shipments of the jab could begin within 2a hours. it comes with the us desperately struggling to contain the virus. let's speak to dr david diemert from george washington university. he's been principal investigator for the moderna vaccine trial that's been taking place at his university. how big a deal would you say this is? huge. we were thrilled to be part of such an amazing effort. couldn't be happier. there are of course other vaccines already and other vaccines already and other vaccines to come. how does it work having so many others? is it not likely for so many others to confuse the issue? it's very possible, but i th

buttigieg, the former mayor of south bend, indiana, was one of biden's rivals for the democratic nomination. biden calling buttigieg a new voice with new ideas, who will help restore america's infrastructure. buttigieg would be the first openly gay cabinet member if he's confirmed. >>> when we come back here tonight, the urgent manhunt for an escaped murder suspect, jumping from a prisoner van when the driver stopped at a mcdonald's drive-through. >>> and new shipping deadlines out tonight for your christmas gifts from amazon, walmart and others. n, walmart and others. like heart disease, diabetes and raised triglycerides,... ...vascepa can give you something to celebrate. ♪ vascepa, when added to your statin,... ...is clinically proven to provide 25% lower risk from heart attack and stroke. vascepa is clearly different. first and only fda approved. celebrate less risk. even for those with family history. ♪ don't take vascepa if you are... ...or become allergic to icosapent ethyl or any inactive ingredient in vascepa. serious side effects may occur like heart rhythm problems and bleeding. h

mr buttigieg, who was the mayor of south bend, indiana, campaigned for the democratic nomination for, but later dropped out of the race and supported joe biden. the 38—year—old has also served as a us navy intelligence officer in afghanistan. the us food and drug adminstration has opened the way for a second vaccine to be approved for use in america. the moderna jab has been found to be safe, and 94% effective. authorisation is likely to happen soon with shipments of the jab happening within 2a hours. it comes with the us desperately struggling to contain the virus. let's speak to eric rubin, editor—in—chief of the new england journal of medicine. he is also a professor of immunology at the harvard th chan school of public health. thank you very much for giving us thank you very much for giving us yourtime, i'm thank you very much for giving us your time, i'm sure you are very busy man indeed. why is the rollout of a vaccine so important? well, a lot of it of course is because there is such a shortage of the first vaccine and in fact, a shortage of the first vaccine and infact, even

nomination of pete buttigieg, the former democratic presidential candidate and former mayor of south bend, indiana, to serve as transportation secretary in his incoming administration.

tonight dramatic video of a home invasion in south bend, indiana, four armed intruders entered the holydavid, the boy sprang into action throwing his toys at the bad guys trying to protect his mom. the intruders were scared off and left no one hurt. good job. most-watched, most trusted, most grateful you spent the evening with us. coverage of the president's rally in georgia tomorrow. that is it for us in washington. i am shannon bream. >> sean: welcome to "hannity" this busy news breaking friday, we continue to track multiple serious and credible allegations of election irregularities, ballot improprieties, even outright illegal voting coming up we will bring you the latest allegations mayor giuliani will be here. we have more whistle-blowers being literally ignored by the mob, the media. they will join us. also, i will issue a dire warning about the democrats threats for and more analyst investigation of the president and his family. never ending harassment.

rivals on the campaign trail to a key cabinet position pete bridges edge of previously the now south bend indiana will have the transportation department if confirmed by the senate he'll be the 1st openly gay cabinet member in the u.s. well but a judge is seen as a rising star in the democratic party some progressive groups and black leaders have criticized his record on civil rights a fact of broken her arm has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school boys in northern nigeria the students were taken on friday from a boarding school in could see in the state there are concerns the government has not been forthcoming about the real number of boys that have been abducted facebook says it's uncovered rival french and russian disinter mation campaigns of elections in the central african republic this month the social media giant says it's the 1st time it's seen such a direct battle by competing foreign states on its platforms canadian investigators are accusing iran of conducting a flawed investigation into the accidental downing of a civilian airliner that killed 176 people the

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. ♪ >> josh baker: south bend, indiana, march 2017. was here to investigate aut lead i'd got an american woman, her young son, and isis. i'd come to me the woman's sister, lori sally. they hadn't been in contact for years. >> i had a feeling that she was in some sort of trouble, but i didn't know what was going on. >> bakerthen, out of the blue, she received an email. >> "i really hope you can help me. moussa brought me and the kids illegally to syria. i'll have to be forward with yoa because i don' a lot of time. almost every day, five to ten bombs are dropped around us. the shock was are insane. it rains shrapnel, everything from rocks to metal sheets to glass shards. this could be my last time online." (crying): "i love you, i miss you, i love you, i miss yo i love you, miss you." (crying) >> baker: lori had thought her sister sam was in texas, with her husband, moussa. she was wrong. they were in raqqa, the city isis claimed as its capital. attached to the email were videos of sam's nine-year-oldma sohew. >> is that your new toy?s,

this is the former south bend, indiana, mayor who ran against biden in the primary. he we are reporting he will be chosen to be biden's transportation secretary pick and i should note if he is confirmed, he would be the first lgbtq member of the cabinet. >> very interesting. mj, stand by. we have questions for you. >>> i want to go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent jim acosta is on the scene. you're hearing from sources there about the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell finally, finally, acknowledging the election reality? >> reporter: that's right. president trump in hiding today but white house officials continue to spread disinformation about the election despite the fact that mitch mcconnell has recognized joe biden as the president-elect. asked about mcconnell a white house adviser quoted one of mr. trump's favorite songs from the rolling stones, "you can't always get what you want." that was sang at the end of his trump rallies in the past. he is saying it has run its course. >> our country has a president-elect. >> reporter: even thou

the 38-year-old former south bend, indiana, mayor, would also be the youngest person to serve in biden'sabinet. >> i can't help but think of a 17-year-old somewhere who might be watching us right now. somebody who wonders whether and where they belong in the world or even in their own family. thank you for honoring your commitment to diversity. with this administration that you are assembling. >> reporter: a goal of filling his cabinet by christmas biden will name his climate team on saturday including former michigan governor jennifer gr d granholm and mccarthy. biden is still weighing his choices for attorney general cnn has learned with judge merrick garland and doug jones the top contenders. president-elect urging congress to pass an academic relief bill before the holidays. >> it's a important down payment and has to be done. >> reporter: now, the goal for filling all of the cabinet or most of the top spots is still before the christmas holidays. that means next week could be the biggest week yet for the most important positions remaining and that is attorney general as well as the

>>biden is expected to nominate south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation. but judge was biden's rival of course during the presidential primary and then indoors biden when he dropped out of the race if confirmed buttigieg will be working to pursue biden's promise of new investments in transportation and infrastructure, while also working to cut greenhouse gas emissions. >>on 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >>all the press history was made tonight in stockton california tara vanderveer became the all-time winning this head coach and women's college basketball. the cardinal beat 104 to 61, relatively easy when it was her 1019 9th career victory. she's a legend a great coach, but an even better person here's tara after the game. i'll give you a hand to was her usual humble self. >>i'm feeling the love from people and you know it's just it's a wonderful feeling when so many people are reaching out to you and you know it's just but you i would be in that for tomorrow morning and ice i thought about it i thought about today well women i just said you k

president-elect joe biden making a historic nomination to his future cabinet, choosing former south bend, indianaieg to be his transportation secretary. he is somebody who would make history if he's confirmed by being the first lgbtq member of the cabinet. now, biden speaking yesterday in wilmington, delaware, saying this isn't just about pete buttigieg, but the totality of the government that he is putting together that he feels good about the fact that there are many appointments that have broken the first ever barriers and saying he is delivering on his promise to make sure that his cabinet is the most diverse. take a listen. >> by the end of this process, this cabinet will be the most representative of any cabinet in american history. we'll have more people of color than any cabinet ever, we'll have more women than any cabinet ever. we'll have a cabinet of barrier breakers. a cabinet of firsts. >> reporter: we also have an update on the timing of when joe biden will receive the covid-19 vaccine. sources telling cnn this could come as early as next week. they're just figuring out how to do thi

it's like the entire population of south bend, indiana in the hospital at once. an average of 2,200 americans dying every day. 2,200. for all that death and suffering, the outgoing president is consumed with just one person, himself. his energy, such as it is, is almost completely focused on throwing out the results of the election he lost. again, he's trying to undermine democracy to overturn an election in public as he holds maskless indoor events in small rooms in the white house. no public concern over a single life lost, but abundant whining about his own personal political loss. overnight, cnn confirmed that the president made multiple calls to the speaker of the house in pennsylvania about that state's election results. as far as we know, no calls to the family of the coronavirus victims, but masquerading as some kind of victim himself. this is not leadership. it's theater. deadly, undemocratic theater. breaking overnight, cnn confirms that president-elect joe biden will announce the nomination of retired army general lloyd austin to be his secretary of de

something that could give him foreign policy chops in way he hasn't had just yet as former mayor of south bend indianaif you're mayor pete, you mentioned the department of veterans affairs. he struggled in the democratic primary process particularly with voters of color based on his record as mayor. why, if you're pete, not take a post that might shore up or give you an opportunity to work with those communities and instead focus on national security? i mean, what's the thinking? >> yeah. look, and that's a really good point, kasie, because he did struggle with black voters in particular. that was a big problem for part of his campaign and i was covering it, and working in a foreign policy space is not going to allow him an opportunity to do that. now, it's not to say he wouldn't be able to do that in some other form on this side, but you're exactly right. this foreign policy post is something that would take him out of the domestic sphere in a way he would have to figure how to shore up those relationships otherwise. yeah, look. the thinking, of course, also just like he needs to shore up support wit

former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg for transportation secretary. >> at its best, transportationcan dream possible. >> reporter: he plans to nominate jennifer granholm for energy secretary. mean times a hearing focused back on election day and what republicans perceive as irregularities. >> the fact that our last two presidential elections have not been accepted as legitimate by large percentages of the american public is a serious problem that threatens our republic. >> this hearing gives a platform to conspiracy theories and lies. >> reporter: an attorney for president trump's campaign told senators their fraud case has been largely ignored by the courts. >> we can't pretend that we have a clean election when there's evidence to the contrary. >> reporter: while former cybersecurity head christopher krebs testified. >> while elections are sometimes messy, this was a secure election. of that, i have no doubt. >> reporter: shortly after november 3rd, krebs said it had been the most secure election in american history. he was later fired by the president. he told the panel that con