i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." a chilling number that shows that even with the election over, our nation may face even more trouble over the next few weeks. last hour, we learned that today marks the fifth straight day of more than 100,000 new and confirmed coronavirus cases in the united states. the last five days have been the worst of the pandemic. look at these numbers. today's numbers going to rise more. the day is not over. fighting the pandemic does seem to be a priority for the next president of the united states. tomorrow, the president-elect joe biden will name his own coronavirus advisory task force. he will not take the only of office for 73 days, until january 20th. the current president of the united states, who should be focusing in on the pandemic, appears to have other priorities, at least this weekend. today and yesterday, he paid another visit to one of his golf resorts outside washington, d.c. while staying out of the public eye, he is refusing to concede the election despite increasing pressure

first, let's go to wolf blitzer who has a projection. >> we have a major projection. not just a projection. but a major projection right now. cnn projects that joe biden will win the state of michigan. a huge win. 16 electoral votes. biden wins michigan. that brings his number look at this now biden has 253 electoral votes. trump has 213. you need 270 to win the presidency. biden now has 253.

from a horny beast, an act going through towns in north america are supposed to come for the wolf blitzer himself. it's in his contract at c.n.n. . let's not forget the canadian armed forces probably got this desire to blanket their own people with propaganda. when they saw that the us gets to do it. fashion is one of 13 u.s. government funded domestic propaganda officially hit the airwaves, unleashing thousands of hours per week of government funded radio and t.v. programs for domestic us consumption. but propagandizing your own people isn't enough. takes more than that. it takes shutting down of those outlets that aren't propaganda doing their patriotic duty. last week, twitter temporarily shut down the account of bolivian journalist ali vargas who was along for the ride as former bolivian president evo morales returned to his home country. after being expelled by a u.s. backed coup a year ago. but seeing as our us media tells us a vote. dastardly did it, or he was of course greeted by the bull heavy and people with gene years and anger and they threw rocks and ugly babies. it is here,

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. follow me on twitter and instagram @wolf blitzer.e show @cnnsitroom. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next the president tonight in bunker mentality just canceling his thanksgiving plans at mar-a-lago all as he saab tajs any chance of a smooth transition for joe biden. i'll talk to a republican donor who says it is time for trump to move on. >>> breaking news the senate's most senior republican testing positive for coronavirus age be 87. and a former nfl player who ran against black lives matter flips a house seat from "d" to "r." what does it say to democrats? house majority whip jim clyburn is my guest. let's go "outfront." good

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we are following major developments right now.ajor developments unfolding including president-elect of the united states joe biden receiving his first formal presidential daily intelligence briefing just a little while ago after weeks, weeks of being blocked by president trump from getting important national security information. the president-elect naming a diverse economic team with four in top roles as well as all-female senior white house communications team. >>> another major setback for president trump's efforts to try to overturn the presidential election. arizona is the latest state to officially certify biden's victory amid false claims of voter fraud by the the president. breaking pandemic news. an official with operation warp speed saying a short time ago that all americans who want a coronavirus vaccine will have had it by june. drugmaker moderna is applying to fda for its vaccine today. >>> more on the transition news unfolding. our political correspondent mj lee is joining us. a turning point for the president-elect

this is what happens when ryder and his teal of pups meet the big bad wolf blitzer. >> i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. we're minutes away from the first results. let's go to john king. >> what we're waiting for most is the city of philadelphia, joe biden getting 80% of the vote, and they still have votes to count. >> we can now project the winner of the presidential race. joseph r. biden jr. is elected president of the united states. denying president trump a second term. >> but while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> i will totally accept the results of this presidential election if i win. if you count the legal votes, we did win this election. >> lie after lie after lie. that was a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck. >> this is an embarrassment to our country. >> jimmy: floating away in his own hot air, wouldn't that be a poetic ending? there's a major disturbance at the cma awards, a number of the nominees had to stay home because they tested positive for covid. lee brice, members of lady a, florida georgia line, rascal

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room.ng breaking news on president-elect joe biden's incoming administration. key cabinet positions are filling up very rapidly tonight as biden taps former federal reserve chair janet yellin to serve as the first female secretary of the treasury. among the other historic choices are the first woman to lead the intelligence community, the first latino to head the department of homeland security and

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. tonight president-elect biden is warning may people more die if president donald trump keeps blocking the transition of power as the coronavirus explodes. he's vowing to press ahead with planning his administration, federal budget if with the stonewalling continues until inauguration day, this as president donald trump continue continues to refuse to concede saying he won the election. the number of deaths in coronavirus top 247,000 and the number infected tops 11 million. let's go to jeff zeleny. a very stark warning from the president-elect about the dangers of delaying the transition. >> it was a stark and stern warning say it would be a dark winter ahead. we also heard mr. biden talking about the need for a national mask mandate, as well congressional approval for an economic stimulus package. all of this happens as he's calling on the trump administration to cooperate with his team, as he says it will save lives. president-elect biden is raising his voice tonight saying allowing

i am wolf blitzer in "the situation room."o the nation just awhile ago, president-elect joe biden declared america is back and said the transition is well under way, despite president trump's refusal to concede the election. biden called the president's denial of reality an embarrassment, says it is not of much consequence. a growing number of republicans are enabling the president's delusions, including secretary of state mike pompeo, who baselessly claimed president trump is on his way to a second term. all of this as the coronavirus pandemic grows and grows worse by the day. more than 239,000 americans have now died from the virus, more than 10 million confirmed cases. there is some real hope on the horizon. dr. anthony fauci just telling cnn a vaccine might be widely available by the end of april. let's start off our coverage with cnn's jeff zeleny, following the biden transition from wilmington, delaware. jeff, the president-elect had a clear message for the nation today. >> reporter: wolf, he did. a clear m

i am wolf blitzer in the situation room.onight joe biden is taking new steps forward in the transition and president trump intensifies his desperate bid to cling to power. joe biden and kamala harris meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer as they urge congress to pass a new coronavirus relief bill. this as mr. trump is falsely claiming, again, that he won the election in a rare public appearance in which he refused to answer any questions at all. while all of that is happening covid-19 is spreading through the country at a record-breaking pace with 187,000 new cases in one day. our political correspondent has the latest on the biden transition. >> reporter: with president trump and his administration stonewalling the formal transition process, president-elect joe biden and democratic leaders are presenting a united front. the incoming white house team huddling for the first time with nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer with covid-19 top of the mind. >> discussing the lame duck session, the urging of ea

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." president-elect biden is looking to fill out key roles in his team. he announced a new coronavirus advisory board. with the numbers on the rise once again, the former vice president is urging all-americans to put the election behind them and unite behind his plan to fight the pandemic. president trump is still refusing to concede and is now lashing out big time at his own administration firing the defense secretary mark esper simply with a tweet. meanwhile, the surge in coronavirus pandemic has pushed a total number of cases in the united states to over 10 million with more than 237,000 american deaths. but there is very promising news tonight on a potential vaccine. pfizer says early data shows its vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective, a figure dr. anthony fauci called extraordinary. they could apply for emergency authorization as soon as next week. let's begin with cnn's arlitt saenz joining us from wilmington, delaware. president-elect biden is moving ahead with plans to fi

you can always follow me on twitter and instagram at wolf blitzer. always tweet the show at cnn sit room. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> out front next. trump's own homeland security department issuing a warning calling the 2020 election the most secure in american history. you heard me right as cracks in trump's republican wall of support is growing at this hour. the president right now refusing to concede. breaking news, two top homeland security officials forced to resign. now cnn is learning the cia director is on thin ice. who's next to go in what seems to be a clear purge? also breaking this hour, the cdc projecting another 40,000 americans could die from coronavirus over the next few weeks as

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."e are following breaking news. >>> biden and harris meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer for the first time since their election victory. biden is moving forward with the transition. today naming more senior white house staff and he is poised to make cabinet announcements next week. we also just saw president trump making his physician public appearance in a week. once again, falsely claiming he won the election. then refusing to take reporters' questions and that includes questions why he is hosting republican leaders of the michigan state legislature over at the white house as he seeks to overturn the election results. the president's attack on american democracy chs as the country sets records daily for coronavirus cases. 180,000 yesterday and virus has killed more than 200,000 americans. >>> transition breaking news now. jessica dean is in wilmington, delaware. update our viewers on the latest there. >> reporter: we continue, as we have seen all week, to see president-elect

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of the situation room.in tonight with the president running out of legal options as he refuses to concede an election he lost more than a week ago. his only time in the public eye at one of his golf courses outside washington, d.c. even as thousands of his supporters rallied today here in washington. but the number most worrying is the surging and record number of coronavirus cases,

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room."ross the united states right now, with unprecedented speed. and infecting people in numbers we have not seen before. the breaking news right now, 12 million people now confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus in the united states alone. 12 million americans. no other country has that many confirmed cases of the disease. and it gets even more

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we are following breaking news. >>> the united states nearing 225,000 coronavirus deaths after the single deadliest day in six months with covid-19 claiming the lives of more than 1,700 americans in just 24 hours. cases are rising nationwide including in new york city which has just announced the nation's largest school district will close all inclass learning once again starting tomorrow until further notice. meanwhile, president-elect joe biden met with front line health care workers and he is warning that the covid-19 response could be behind by weeks or even months as the trump administration continues to block the biden team from getting critical information. the president, himself, is bunkered in the white house. he has had 11 days with no public events since the election. instead he is tweeting and launching new attacks on the election he lost, on american democracy, and firing those who dare tell the american public the truth about his false claims. let's begin with the breaki

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." breaking news. >>> president-elect joe biden moving ahead with the transition of power and receiving a national security briefing just a short time ago from outside advisers and experts as the trump administration continues to block him from getting classified briefings. also breaking. sweeping drawdowns of american troops in afghanistan and iraq announced by president trump's newly appointed acting defense secretary. it's the latest in a series of controversial moves by the president as his weeks in the white house dwindle. the drawdown will leave just 2,500 troops in each country by january 15th, five days before the start of the biden administration. >>> we are also following breaking pandemic news right now that a number of americans killed by covid-19 has just surpassed 248,000 as cases climb to more than 11.2 million, prompting many states to implement new restrictions. pfizer announced its vaccine was reached its safety milestone and the company is preparing to file with the fd

wolf blitzer is off today. >>> on this day, u.s. crossed another dire milestone in this pandemic. topping 13 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the death toll climbs to 264,000 people. we have just learned cdc advise remembers will vote next week on who gets the coronavirus vaccine first. a federal appeals court just denied the campaign's effort to revive a lawsuit challenging the election results in pennsylvania the three-judge panel saying, quote, the claims have no merit and that voters, not lawyers, choose the president. president trump himself is reversing course now saying president-elect joe biden can only enter the white house if he can prove he got 80 million votes but that is not true. despite the president's baseless claims biden is moving forward with the transmission and expected to name an economic team next week and get his first presidential daily brief on monday. let's get more with jm lee. we are expecting key announcements about the future biden administration, aren't we? >> reporter: that's right p.m. joe biden has spending thanksgiving weekend here in reho

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of the situation room. tonight the american capital we're talking about washington, d.c. is home to two very different outlooks when it comes to the soon to be end of the presidency of donald trump. on one side there's the president's supporters, angry at the results of the national vote count, convinced they were robbed and cheated. they demonstrated here in washington today. then there's the president himself, publicly sigh lent, mostly out of sight today, slowing down only to wave at the pro trump protesters as they shouted in the streets. all of this happening at the same time as two major developments. the president's own officials declaring the election, quote, the most secure in american history. that comes from his department of homeland security. and an alarming spike in the deadly pandemic, 12 straight days now of more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections. a real world medical emergency on a national came and at a critical time of tra

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is is a special edition of "the situation room." the coronavirus spiking and surging in the world's most infected country whose president is more concerned with spreading conspiracies about why he lost the election. we are talking about the united states of america where just today the awful number, 11 million, was reached. that's how many people here in the united states are or have been infected by the coronavirus. 11 million men, women and children, in the united states. the most infections of any country in the world. we will go live to the white house in a few moments to talk about how much president trump has addressed and responded to this horrific news amid spiraling infections and record numbers of american deaths from co-individual vid covid- covid-19. not a word from the president about the pandemic. much from him about alleged rigged elections. they were not riged. t first, let's assess what the administration is doing weeks away from taking charge of the white house, we are talking about the incoming administration, the

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta in "the situation room." >>> president trump announcing moments ago that he has granted a full pardon to his former national security adviser michael flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. also breaking. president-elect joe biden urging unity and urging on americans to fighting the coronavirus pandemic in a pre-thanksgiving speech a short time ago he said, quote, we are at war with the virus, not with one another. adding we are all in this together. the death toll in the u.s. has now climbed past 261,000 people as the country tops 12.7 million cases and health experts fear those numbers will spike in the coming weeks. one warning that tomorrow's thanksgiving holiday is, quote, potentially the mother of all superspreader events. >>> let's go straight to the white house to kaitlan collins. you're getting more information about the president's pardon of michael flynn. >> this was expected. >> reporter: if you were here in the early days of the trump administration i

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. we're following breaking news. republican support for president trump's refusal to concede the election is clearly crumbling. one of the president's closest allies, senator lindsey graham, is among growing numbers of gop senator senators, including chuck grassley and susan collins, along with other prominent republicans are finally saying that president-elect joe biden should begin receiving presidential daily intelligence briefings. at the same time, sours are telling cnn that president trump's eldest children are actually split on his path forward. meanwhile, an official with the biden team tells cnn the transition is, quote, moving full speed ahead and nothing will change that. we're also following breaking pandemic news. the u.s. coronavirus death toll now topping 242,000 people and more than 10.5 million americans have been infected. yesterday alone, the country saw a record 144,000 new cases and hospitalizations also now have hit an all-time high of more than 65,000 americans are in the hospital right now bec

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room."e on cnn. the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases by far reaches another terrible milestone. we're talking about the united states of america. now reporting more than 11 million people either have contracted or are actively infected with the coronavirus. 11 million americans here in the unit s

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." tonight we begin with the president in a state of denial, perhaps for not much longer. a growing number of influential republicans are now encouraging the president to finally admit that he lost the election to joe biden. perhaps the most surprising voice among them today, one of the president's more steadfast allies, the former governor of new jersey, chris christie. >> what's happened here is that the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment. i voted for the president twice. but elections have consequences. and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn't happen. the country is what has to matter the most, as much as i'm a strong republican and i love my party, it's the country that has to come first. >>> also breaking tonight, a major and surprising rift in the trump legal team, one that seems to make the president's fight all the more unwinnable. let's go to our white house correspondent jeremy diamond. the president's attorneys have been ver

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." the refusal of president trump to accept the election starting to crack. listen to this. >> what's happened here is quite frankly the concept of the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment. i voted for him twice. elections have consequences. we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn't happen. the country is what has to matter the most as much as i'm a strong republican and i love my party, it's the country that has to come first. >> chris christie, the former new jersey governor, a little while's this statement from alaska's senior senator also a republican, lisa murkowski. it is incumbent upon all of us to ensure we respect the integrity of the election process and uphold americans' faith in our system. adding this, it's time to begin the full and formal transition process. let's go to the white house. jeremy diamond is on the scene. more than one enormous development surrounding the white house tonight. not only is the president under mountin

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."e are following the presidential transition. president-elect joe biden is moving steam ahead in one of his first acts since winning the white house and naming a coronavirus advisory board to help battle the surging pandemic and calling for unity in the face of the crisis saying wearing a mask is, quote, a good way to start pulling the country together. >>> president trump is lashing out refusing to concede in his election loss and firing his defense secretary mark esper in a tweet. the pandemic is raging in the united states which just topped 10 million coronavirus cases with more than 237,000 deaths. in a positive development, pfizer is now announcing that early results show its vaccine is 90% effective and the company could apply for emergency use authorization as soon as next week. we will talk about it with dr. anthony fauci and he'll join us live in "the situation room" in a few minutes. stand by for that. >>> more on the presidential transition. our senior washington corresponden

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of the situation room. the alarming rise of the number of people in the united states testing positive for the coronavirus. the u.s. now passing that awful 12 million mark just a little while ago, and the speed at which the virus is spreading is so, so shocking. a million americans found out they had coronavirus in just the past six days alone. not only new infections but the pandemic's death toll in the u.s. is increasing. this is the death toll reported on each of the past few days. nationwide now more than 255,000 people here in the united states passed away from the coronavirus. also breaking right now, a setback for president trump and his continued denial of the presidential election results. a federal judge in pennsylvania just a little while ago throwing out a lawsuit filed by the president's campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes. we'll go live to the white house to update you on what's going on over there. the president once again claiming there was widespread voter fraud in

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."e are following the presidential transition. president trump and president-elect joe biden both marking veterans day today. sources are now telling cnn that the president-elect is likely to name his white house chief of staff soon with cabinet nominations being announced next month. president trump, meanwhile, continues threatening u.s. democracy with baseless claims of voting fraud. cnn has learned that the president met with political advisers today to discuss a path forward, but sources tell cnn that some trump allies are now saying privately there is almost no chance, no chance the president's legal challenges will succeed. >>> breaking pandemic news. u.s. coronavirus death toll topping now 240,000 people and more than 10.3 million americans have been infected. yesterday alone, the country saw a record 136,000 new cases and more than 1400 americans died. let's start our coverage this hour with more on the presidential transition here in the united states. our senior washington corr

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of the situation room. we begin tonight with the president running out of legal options as he refuses to concede an election he lost more than a week ago. his only time in the public eye at one of his golf courses outside washington, d.c. even as thousands of his supporters rallied today here in washington. but the number most worrying is the surging and record number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths here in the united states. on friday the john hopkins' university reported more than 180,000 new cases and 1,431 new deaths. this is the highest single day reported since the pandemic began in january and putting that death toll into context, nearly one american is dying from the coronavirus every minute. let's begin with cnn jeremy dimon at the white house for us. we have only seen the president for two public appearances fought counting today's trip to the golf course. he is refusing to answer questions and concede the election, refusing to take charge of a clearly worsening and deadly covid

i am wolf blitzer. right now, former vice president joe biden is on a path to winning the white house as he pushes farther ahead of the president in pennsylvania, a must win for trump. more and more votes are being counted and reported in that key battleground state. new results could be revealed at any time. we're also standing by for an update on vote counting in nevada. this nail biter election is playing out in pennsylvania and nevada as well as in georgia and arizona. all those contests are close right now. but biden certainly has the edge. the driving question now, will biden reach 270 electoral votes soon. he is close to winning that number with 253 right now. let's go to a news conference under way now. we are watching the latest developments. let's listen in. >> expected turnout i reported yesterday was incorrect. the 51,000 votes that i reported would be available today is actually a little over 30,000. here's the reason why. when we processed ballots on the counting board, our tracking mechan

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we are following breaking news. the president was just speaking in the white house rose garden, giving a coronavirus update in his first public comments since his election loss. he once again refused to acknowledge joe biden as the winner saying, i'm quoting the president now, i guess time will tell. cnn has just projected that president-elect biden the winner in georgia and president trump the winner in north carolina. that gives biden a total of 306 electoral votes to mr. trump's 232. 306 is the same number of electoral votes president trump won back in 2016 against hillary clinton and he called that, at the time, repeatedly called that a landslide. in the meantime, biden's transition team is pressing ahead. eight say he'll spend the weekend considering potential cabinet nominees. one adviser says the biden team isn't interested in having, i'm quoting now, a food fight with the gsa which is delaying the transition by refusing to sign off on the election. we are also following breaki

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." was elected the 46th president of the united states. but while president-elect biden is preparing to assume the audience of the presidency, the current occupant of the white house is still in a state of denial, threatening lawsuits that nearly every legal expert will tell you are destined to fail. the inauguration is 73 days away. here's where things stand. remember, you need 270 electoral votes to win. the president-elect

wolf blitzer picks up coverage "the situation room" after this commercial break.at starts with quality ingredients. like our sambucus - made from elderberries grown and picked at their prime. choose the way to quality immune support, choose nature's way sambucus. we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa ♪ ♪ heart monitors that let your doctor watch over you, just like you watch over your best friend. another life-changing technology from abbott, so you don't wait for life. you live it. ♪ >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." tonight we begin with the president in a state of denial, perhaps for not much longer. a growing number of influential republicans are now encouraging the president to finally admit that he lost the election to joe biden. perhaps the most surprising vo

you can follow me on twitter or instagram @wolf blitzer.dies who really are milestones, cultural milestones. who help us understand what's going on in larger society. >> it took me some time doing a little dreaming to be standing right here today. >> she hasn't forgotten that journey and the challenges that she faced. >> in this great country, where a girl from the south side of chicago can go to college and

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room." the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the united states right now, with unprecedented speed. and infecting people in numbers we have not seen before. the breaking news right now, 12 million people now confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus in the united states alone. 12 million americans. no other country has that many confirmed cases of the disease. and it gets even more shocking. nearly 25% of those covid cases have been reported just this month alone. we're talking about november. last week, the total number of cases in the u.s. hit 11 million. and just hours ago, as i mentioned, the total number in the u.s. reached 12 million. the pandemic is picking up speed and people sadly are dying. more than 10,000, 10,000 americans passed away from the coronavirus in just the past week alone. and making matters even more worrisome, it's a few days before thanksgiving, when millions of americans often travel to loved ones. the cdc is urgently warning people that this weeken

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president-elect joe biden just wrapped up a press conference. and i'm quoting biden right now, incredible responsibility. he says it's damaging and it sends, i'm quoting geb again, a horrible, horrible message about the country. in a few minutes, i'll be joined by biden's incoming white house chief of staff, ron klain. as the next administration works to battle the pandemic, president trump is intensifying his attack on democracy here in the united states. he has invited a group of republican state lawmakers from the state of michigan to the white house in a rather brazen attempt to try to interfere with election results and undo the will of the voters. at the same time, the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, spewed lies and bogus claims of conspiracy and election fraud in a nearly unhinged 90-minute news conference. all of this exactly one week before thanksgiving, and the cdc has just issued a new recommendation, advising against holiday travel as covid cases are surging across the

i'm wolf blitzer.hour former vice president joe biden is inching closer and closer to locking up a victory over president trump as his lead in crucial pennsylvania is now growing. we're awaiting more votes from the battleground state where counting continues in philadelphia and other locations. we're also expecting new results in arizona at any moment now, new results from the most populous county in that state we're watching arizona, pennsylvania, georgia, and nevada for important undecided battlegrounds where biden is leading. but pennsylvania certainly is key because its 20 electoral votes will have the power to decide the presidential race. biden currently has 253 electoral votes, pennsylvania alone would push him over, above the 270 he needs to win. trump significantly trailing with 213. he may be soon be handed a crushing defeat. if biden wins pennsylvania or two of those other states. let's get a key race alert right now. let's start with pennsylvania. and its 20 electoral votes. so important. r

wolf blitzer in front of the big board announcing the results as you have seen. they may be a little farther apart than usual. some of our other sets we have ta taken our panels and put them in different studios to allow for social distancing. you will see more distance on the sets than we have had in the past. they will be the fame faces you have seen in the past. john king, dana bash, jake tapper, wolf blitzer, abby phillip, the whole crew, anderson cooper with his panel. you will see them all. they will just be a little farther apart. >> and networks have been taking precautions to get to this point where everybody is healthy. fox news the other day, they had to have some aipgers quarantined because of a scare there. next from the decision desk to cnn's misinformation watch. insights from their battle plan for focused election posts. water? why?! ahhhh! incoming! ahhhahh! i'm saved! water tastes like, water. so we fixed it. mio. i'm craving something we're! missing. water tastes like, water. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i c

that is like you asking me about wolf blitzer. >> we love wolf blitzer. >> we love him but let's talkbout what you're paid to do and that is to track congressional races. the weekend before, i told everybody, i didn't believe polls and i didn't. and i tweeted it repeatedly because democrats were becoming over zealous. a then my sources high up in the republican party started telling me that their polls locally in the congressional races, the ones that you watch, said that showing such a blood letting for republicans that they thought they were going to get wiped out. in fact, one high place republican in house leadership said they had never seen numbers as bad in suburban areas. and we're preparing for the worst. republicans, any way you cut it, had a really good night in the house and outperformed expectations in the senate. have you had a chance to dig in and figure out exactly what happened with those? because media polls are one thing. but those local polls on the ground, you're right, you're always right on this, those are the ones to watch. what was so wrong with them this time?

>>> i'm wolf blitzer. follow me on twitter and instagram @wolfblitzer. tweet the show @cnnsitroom. thanks very much for watching. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, more people may die. a stark warning from president-elect joe biden as he faces a worsening pandemic. biden calling on president trump to start the transition now. plus georgia recounting. nearly 5 million ballots by hand. republican secretary of state says he's feeling pressure from republicans like lindsey graham to find ways to toss legally cast ballots. what? we're going to talk to a top georgia elections official. and an incoming congresswoman says several of her new republican colleagues confused her with the late breonna taylor. her response? well, you'll hear. she's my guest. let's go out front. and good evening. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, more people may die. that is the warning tonight from joe biden. the president-elect using some of the strongest language yet since the election, telling president trump it is time to start to transition now or risking losing more american

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. follow me on twitter and instagram @wolf blitzer. tweet the show @cnnsitroom. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next the president tonight in bunker mentality just canceling his thanksgiving plans at mar-a-lago all as he saab tajs any chance of a smooth transition for joe biden. i'll talk to a republican donor who says it is time for trump to move on. >>> breaking news the senate's most senior republican testing positive for coronavirus age be 87. and a former nfl player who ran against black lives matter flips a house seat from "d" to "r." what does it say to democrats? house majority whip jim clyburn is my guest. let's go "outfront." good evening. i'm erin burnett. tonight, sabotage. the president-elect joe biden forging ahead with his plans to run the country while the current president is in a, quote-unquote, bunker mentality according to a white house official. canceling plans to travel to mar-a-lago for thanksgiving staying home to do all he can to block biden. biden again not getting a security update wh

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is a special edition of "the situation room."here's breaking news we're following right now here on cnn. the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases by far reaches another terrible milestone. we're talking about the united states of america. now reporting more than 11 million people either have contracted or are actively infected with the coronavirus. 11 million americans here in the united states alone. 1 million new infections, get this, 1 million new infections in just the last six days. no other single country around the world has so many cases. and in the wake of this truly awful news, this worsening national health emergency, we are hearing nothing from the president of the united states about the surging number of cases. the record-shattering amount of people who need to be hospitalized and the heartbreaking number of people dying. more than 1,200 people died here in the united states from covid-19 just on saturday. president trump today instead of acknowledging this horrific news from a position of leadership

you can always follow me on twitter and instagram at wolf blitzer. you can always tweet the show at cnn sit room. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> out front next. trump's own homeland security department issuing a warning calling the 2020 election the most secure in american history. you heard me right as cracks in trump's republican wall of support is growing at this hour. the president right now refusing to concede. breaking news, two top homeland security officials forced to resign. now cnn is learning the cia director is on thin ice. who's next to go in what seems to be a clear purge? also breaking this hour, the cdc projecting another 40,000 americans could die from coronavirus over the next few weeks as the biden team is divided over another lockdown for the country. >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the most secure election in american history. these words are from president trump's own department of homeland security. the statement breaking just moments ago. trump himself at the white house, not coming out, cl

i'm wolf blitzer.o hear from president-elect biden for the first time since he sealed his election victory. all day in cities across the united states, we've seen parties erupt in the streets. biden supporters celebrating a new chapter for this country and the beginning of the end of the chaotic presidency of donald trump. in addition to president-elect biden vice president-elect kamala harris will speak tonight making history as the first woman an

i'm wolf blitzer. we're standing by to hear from president-elect biden for the first time since he sealed his election victory. all day in cities across the united states, we've seen parties erupt in the streets. biden supporters celebrating a new chapter for this country and the beginning of the end of the chaotic presidency of donald trump. in addition to president-elect biden vice president-elect kamala harris will speak tonight making history as the first woman and first woman of color to hold the nation's second highest office. their remarks will set the tone for how they will lead this divided country after four years of political turmoil, eight months of a deadly pandemic, and over four days of suspense as we all waited to learn how this election would end. let's go straut to our correspondents in wilmington, delaware. what do we expect tonight? >> reporter: well, wolf, when joe biden addresses the nation for the first time as president-elect his speech will be one focusing on unity. his adviser

blitzer refused to get involved in illegal logging. stance which he says put him in an altar with his superiors at rome. supa, who he says, threatened him unanswered and more d.n.a. following ship. what told me, shari sprezzatura in 2018, milicz it was ambushed in the forest beaten and left for dead. he showed as the hospital reports, i think are crowded. it pushes for a lot these grandchildren, but i was off from school for, of course, for all my teeth, but out of there for all month if i wanted. but i was there for doctor would have would be a plus thought it shut your nose, but you forgot the age. should also look, i should get realms of classified the incident as an industrial accident. when, after several weeks in hospital, melissa went public in the attack, prompting media coverage, he was fired by rome silva and accused of stealing timber that disappeared whilst he was recovering. i think he was like in the shop i still there when it for to be at the bottom of this if it's there are distant forests or try to defend therefore it'

blitzer refused to get involved into the como gang, a stance which he says, put him at all to beat hissuperiors at rome. supa, who he says, threatened him, a man servant and more d.n.a. following ship with me. shari sprezzatura, in 2018, melissa was ambushed in the forest beaten and left for dead. he showed us the hospital reports being picked out. it is ripe issues for a lot these growing your children, but i will grow from these who for for almost 2 years. but out of there for almost these aren't there, but i was there for doctor would have called their bluff thought it shut, you know? spit you freak out you each sure. north rom silver classified the incident as an industrial accident. when, after several weeks in hospital, melissa went public in the attack, prompting media coverage, he was fired by rome's over and accused of stealing timber. that disappeared whilst he was recovering, oppose the other 4 of the cause that i still live in it for to be nothing but to have a 7 inch. there are decent forest try to defend their forests from the legal loggers, and some of them were even kil

blitzer refused to get involved in illegal more gang stance, which he says put him in an altar with hisuperiors at rome. supa, who he says, threatened him. i mean certainly more delay following ship. what? told me sorry. sprezzatura in 2018. milicz it was ambushed in the forest beaten and left for dead. he showed us the hospital reports, i think are crowded. it pushes through a lot these grandchildren, but i was off from school for, of course, for all my teeth, but out of there for all month if i wanted. but i was there for doctor would have with their blood thought it shut your nose, but you forgot the age. sure. north little bit roams of classified the incident as an industrial accident when after several weeks in hospital, melissa went public in the attack, prompting media coverage. he was fired by roman silva and accused of stealing timber that disappeared whilst he was recovering. think how sick in the shop i still live when it for the bin at the bottom of this of each. there are distant for a start. try to defend therefore it's from the legal lovers. and some of them were even kil