bolton: i don't. i think the reports that he asks for options is fairly typical of the erratic idiosyncratic ill heformed, inconsistent way makes decisions. the thought occurs to him that maybe it would be a good thing to do. he talks about it or is talked out of it or something else attracts his attention. i do not think that is all likely. if anything, 30 days from now, he could be thinking about trying to meet with the ayatollahs and make a deal to go back into the 2015 nuclear deal. that would be par for the course with him. robert: what are you hearing from inside? mr. bolton: he is definitely not reconciled to having lost the election, that is for sure. i think he is being spun up by bad legal advice and bad political advice. that maybe he has a chance to win. in any event, he will never concede that he lost. he will say that the election was stolen from him. i am worried that in the next could still do a fair amount of damage both to the country and the government and the republican party, all

former national security advisor john bolton who had been criticized by democrats for not testifying willingly in the house impeachment hearings spoke out months later in a scathing tell-all that confirmed the basics of the democrats' impeachment case. >> most of us understood for quite some time that there was quid pro quo at work when gordon sondland testified. >> everyone was in the loop. >> i think that's right. some of us were in the loop trying to stop it, however, and mark esper, the defense secretary, mike pompeo, secretary of state, and i were all trying to get trump to release the security assistance to ukraine. we probably tried eight or ten different meetings with the president to do that. one such conversation i had with him, that was the point where he made the clearest statement that i heard that describes a quid pro quo. >> and you've said if you were a republican senator, you would have voted to convict? >> on that basis, yes. >> mr. scott of florida? >> not guilty. >> on february 5th senators voted 48-52 on the abuse of power charge and 47-53 on obstruction of congr

ambassador john bolton joins me now.e heard the argument that probably have been made to you quietly, which says, and john thune said it publicly, that the rationale for sort of enabling this -- whatever it is the president is trying to do right now, that they need his -- him and his supporters engaged for those georgia runoffs. it sounds like you think, if you are doing it for that reason, the long-term damage is going to be a lot greater than any short-term gain. >> yeah, let me be clear. i think winning those two georgia senate seats is absolutely critical. and i really wrote this op-ed as a message to other republicans. clearly the national interest is the supreme concern we have here, but for the republican party, the idea that if we just kind of allowed trump to work his way through the seven stages of grief and finally decide to allow himself to be wheeled out of the white house, that we'll be okay. i think it's false. i think the democrats and with all due respect, many people in the media will try and lump trump

>> cleaning up a crime scene, that's what investigator bolton suspected.mother who gave them the bags of bloody clothes. >> it was just something my mom told me to take -- >> when did your mom tell you to do that? >> it was this morning. >> did she give you the bag? >> yeah. >> just hours after arresting the two sons, investigator bolton headed to the home that laura shared with p.j. tucci. >> i was stunned. i was absolutely stunned. >> security video from days before craig rideout's murder leads to a sickening revelation. coming up -- >> diabolical plan is forming here. >> it appears that way. >> when "dateline" continues. >> when "dateline" continues in . airlines, hotels, food delivery, and especially car dealers all charge excessive, last-minute fees. when you want something badly enough, it feels like your only choice is to pay up. but what if you had a choice to take a stand instead? at carvana, we believe in treating you better. with zero hidden fees, you can drive off without feeling ripped off. that's what it means to live feelessly. [ sneeze ] sk

. >> the "washington post" talk with former national security adviser to president trump, john bolton. he was asked about the trump administration's decision on a rant from withdrawing troops from the middle east and the number ofan other issues. >> good afternoon. i am robert costa with the "washington post", national political reporter. today your "washington post live" we welcome back when of the more high-profile former members of president trump's administration, allan holt high-profile critic who served as national security adviser to president trump and previously served in of the republican administrations here ambassador john bolton. welcome a back. >> glad to be with you. thanks for having. >> ambassador bolton, , as you look at the landscape in sight of the transition period during this lame-duck. make after the election do you believe president trump will take action againstst iran? >> no, i no, i don't. i think the reports that asked for options is fairly typical of the erratic, idiosyncratic, ill-informed, inconsistent way he makes decisions. the thought occurs to him th

i'll talk to two men who served as trump's national security adviser, john bolton and h.r. mcmaster. >> also, before michael chertoff was the secretary of homeland security, he was a u.s. attorney and a federal judge. i'll get his take on trump's legal challenges to the election. plus, what has trump's obfuscation of the truth done to an already deeply divided american public? "the wall street journal" opinion writer and former reagan speechwriter, peggy noonan, gives me her perspective. but first, here's my take. the predictions most people make about the outcome of this election are probably right. donald trump's refusal to concede to joe biden won't change reality. his lawsuits appear to be going nowhere with one judge describing a trump campaign legal brief as inadmissible hearsay within hearsay. republican state legislatures are not going to designate their own slates of electorates in defiance of the duly recorded vote totals. so once all the ranting and suing is over, biden will almost certainly be inaugurated as the president of the united states on january 20th, 20

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. >> john bolton has an opinion .iece in the washington post this is part of what john bolton writes in that op-ed today in the washington post. to pursue the right remedies to ensure an accurate vote count. any aggrieved candidate must produce legal arguments and evidence. trump so far has failed to do so and there is no indication he can. if he can, his right to contest the election is beside the point. issues hessue is the is causing in the trust to the system. trump's time is running out. time is running out for republicans who hope to maintain the party's credibility, starting with georgia's runoffs. trump is enhancing his own brand in his mind while her -- while harming the republican brand. the party needs a long conversation about the post-trump era. it needs to get there honorably. any concession of defeat by president trump will be a betrayal of his 2016 election of the people who supported and sustained him in office and of the nation. conceding to biden will signal "o the democrats that -- i'm sorry for that was another piece. the piece from john bolton is available at wa

plus, former national security john bolton. and former homeland security jeh johnson on the lack of white house conversation. with all eyes on georgia the senate majority hanging in the balance. we talk to democratic senate candidate jon ossoff. >> announcer: from abc news it's "this week." here now co-anchor martha raddatz. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." 306 to 232. that is where the electoral college stands with projections now in from all 50 states and d.c. joe biden with the same number of electoral votes donald trump claimed victory with four years ago. at the time trump called it a landslide. as we come on the air this morning, after refusing to accept the results, the president seems closer to admitting he lost. trump tweeting his opponent won because, quote, the election was rigged. he did use the word won. although he has not conceded and the president continues to spread falsehoods without evidence. it comes as his administration stalls the transition process. a growing number of republicans have come ou

with johnnversation bolton, the former national security advisor to president trump. he spoke about reports that the president was going to strike to withdrawns troops from afghanistan and iraq. this runs 30 minutes. good, i am with the today, here at, washington post, we welcome back one of the more heart -- high-profile former members of president trump's administration, now a high-profile critic. also, ambassador john bolton, welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> as you look at the landscape inside of the transition. during the lame-duck. during theon period lame duck period, do you think president trump will take action against iran? >> i do not. it is the erratic, inconsistent way he makes decisions. the thought occurs to him that maybe it will be a good thing to do and then he talks about it. something else attracts his attention. i don't think that is likely. i think if anything, 30 days from now, he could be thinking about trying to meet with the ayatollahs and making a deal to go back into the nuclear deal. >> what are you hearing from inside? --he has

but ambassador bolton, we will have you back down the road for sure.nk you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the latest on the state of the race as the vote count continues in key states, including georgia. we will talk about it with the atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms. she is standing by to join us. we will be right back. - got a taste for a deal? want a hamburger, some fries, a drink, nuggets? boom, rewarded with the wendy's '4 for $4' perk on grubhub. (doorbell chimes) - grubhub. (upbeat music) election but they are still counting votes in some closely watched states. phil mattingly, what is the latest? >> votes still coming in and when you take a look at them pulled back a little. give you a better perspective where this election actually stands at this moment. we have called it for joe biden and it occurred because of pennsylvania. as things currently stand in president and its electoral votes we wanted to biden he has 46,000 vote lead. when you look at the outstanding votes in this state and where those votes come from, prim

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. >> john bolton has an opinion .iece in the washington post this is part of what john bolton writes in that op-ed today in the washington post. to pursue the right remedies to ensure an accurate vote count. any aggrieved candidate must produce legal arguments and evidence. trump so far

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ambassador to the united nations, john bolton.book, "the room where it happened: a white house memoir." ambassador bolton, thank you for taking time out of your weekend to chat with us. we obviously don't have all the answers or details yet, but when you look at those images and you read these initial reports, what do you think happened with this attack? >> well, obviously, fakhrizadeh was the target and was assassinated. we don't know by whom. you can speculate about it, but look, he wasn't simply the head of iran's nuclear program. he was the head of iran's nuclear weapons program, dating back 20 years if not more when he was the head of what was then code named the ahmad program, a program that iran has consistently denied. so, fakhrizadeh was at the center of iran's continuing effort to get nuclear weapons. >> and is there any indication in your eyes that the united states may have had knowledge that this was going to happen or potentially a role in this operation? >> well, i'm happy to say i don't know one way or the other. i

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ambassador bolton, thank you very much for joining us.body who has been inside the national security apparatus at high levels including in this last administration, tell me, tell our audience what the risks are of the president refusing to allow a transition of power, refusing to allow biden the national security materials he needs to make sure he has his team in place and ready to go on day one. >> well, i think the mistake that's being made right now is not just access to the president's daily brief or intelligence materials. i think it's failing to put the entire transition process into effect. we have a large, extraordinarily complicated government with a lot of sensitive matters involved, especially in national security. and it takes a long time really to get ready. it takes time to put together the new administration's teams, to select cabinet secretaries, white house officials, the subcabinet officials, for them to be briefed in to get ready for the senate confirmation process. and i think we saw the effect of not proceeding expedi

anytime they want someone to slam trump, they bring out bolton.e actually have rioters, but they don't call them rioters. they are protesters. but trump is now the riot. >> yes, the peaceful protesters. there were some really incredible protesters that we saw go to washington, d.c., show their patriotism and their love for america. those were trump supporter's. and you did not see any issues with those. it wasn't until antifa got involved but things turned a bit ugly. and really outrageously, you haven't heard the mainstream media focus on that at all. they are really awful things that you saw happen to trump supporter's. quite the opposite, i will tell john bolton, the president is very confident. he knows he won the selection. we are working really hard to prove that every day. and to make sure that this isn't just about right now and the selection. obviously, we want the right thing to happen here. but this is about the future of america p. we need to have integrity with our election system. there are millions of people out there that feel like

but the president died down and that was in the late 1960s when roxie bolton spoke up. this was a vice president of the national organization of women. she says that it's horrible to associate women with these dramatic and devastating meteorological events. she really got annoyed at reading all of the news coverage about the vicious vicious, trea, wild, horrific female name hurricanes coming up the coast. so she lobbied the national weather service to change their naming system. she didn't get much traction until jimmy carter came into office and he appointed juanita, the first female secretary of commerce who was a self-described feminist. and juanita agreed with roxie bolton and used considerable pressure because the world meteorological organization to start naming hurricanes on an alternating basis after men and women and that's how we come up with the annual list of 21 names alternating between men and women. i adjus just love that story bus the surprise as i kne is i knewg about that story and i think it is just a fascinating play of the women's movement and meteo

you write about the chapter the first line i blame michael bolton. what has he done and why does it matter? >> first of all, i hate reviewing those books where i have no time i have to stay up at night reading them and have to craft something together. i try to tell the publicists and publishers you are hurting yourself because you are not letting people really wrestle with the book. give me a few days to read it, but i never get anywhere. i think michael wolf's book is perfect for like a time capsule of this period. >> let's go back to that moment because it now feels like 20 years ago. >> this was january, 2018. he had spent a lot of amazing access hanging out in the white house and clearly steve bannon seemed to be a significant entry point for him. but we heard it was about to show up and suddenly it is there and it's the only thing anyone can talk about. the books had become almost commonplace. there's so many of them now but this was the first, and it was mind blowing. everyone was talking about it. i stayed up, i got the book on a thursday aft

>>be careful out there that was felicia bolton reporting that spurs are also warning consumers to be careful with those fake you are codes that something you need to look out for they say do not scan any calls that you find online and to only trust the qr code that comes directly from the retailer and try and support small businesses to you know a lot of small businesses here in the bay area are struggling entrepreneurs are struggling so if you're going to shop online trying by something locally as well my little tip for you all right, let's head outside we're checking in on the airport sfo there's a live look a little chilly outside your door grab your coat if you're heading out we'll have your full forecast coming up stay with us. >>welcome back 4.54 on this monday morning heading back to work today possibly for a few of you have that had past couple of days off and mother nature is cooperating as you step outside this morning. well, if you don't mind some chilly temperatures that is all you need is a thinker jacket because we are starting off this morning in the 30's for some spot

george, i mean again, i know you feel probably very much a samey up and someone like john bolton, you have gerrard cushion or, i mean, what does he know about middle east politics? ok, you know, they can be the deal of the century err. i mean, this is on him as well. you know, at the same time there is a certain deference to former presidents. ok. and i can point out to both of you when our viewers trumpet ministration. go after hillary. no. yeah, that's right. i think that was really the problem from the start with donald trump and he was, he didn't make the drastic changes that he promised. and instead hired a whole bunch of people who are part of the swamp. i mean, john bolton, my compare the jaric cushion, a son in law, giving him ridiculous advice of the middle east and just about everything else. and you know, he had a time to go to the rallies and he would still sound all the themes of 20160 and bring the interventions to an end. we're going to, you know, focus on america for us. but he didn't really carry it out. and i think that really did him in, in this election. it could h

i mean, john bolton, my compare the jaric cushion, a son in law, giving him ridiculous advice of the middle east and just about everything else. and you know, he had a time to go to the rallies and he would still sound all the themes of 20160 and bring the interventions to an end. we're going to, you know, focus on america for us. but he didn't really carry it out. and i think that really did him in, in this election. it could have done a lot better. but instead he had a mixed message which confused people. and that is why he alternately, you know, been, do what he should have done. you know, i mean, and on top of it he had the entire, almost the entire media landscape against him. ok. which, you know, again, again, i'd like to reiterate. i mean, for mainstream media, he was a godsend. i mean, i mean, cnn's appears to be on the block, some they need to sell it 18, he needs to sell it. ok. and the only thing that kept their revenues buoyant was donald trump. and that's why robert, for me, you know, it in the, there's a calculus right here to go after trump or not to go after trump, be

you got john bolton saying the whole political reality.mp is enhancing his own brand in his mind while harming the republican brand, the party needs along internal conversation about who -- first he needs to get there honorably. you know, i mean, he got 72 million votes a week ago and -- what would you say to john bolton? >> well, i wouldn't say anything to john bolton, it's not worth the time. but you made a really good point. you know, trump has been pretty quiet for one week end in a rasmussen poll today he said i think his highest approval level at his lowest disapproval level i think for his whole presidency. now, if he could try the experiment of may be two more weeks, you know -- i always tell people you can't make a comeback in less you leave. people got to get away from you for a little while. and i think the president has been very wise to let the lawyers do their work, let other people do their work and not be right in the middle of this. now, there may come a point when he has to drive some things home and you may see him retur

here's abc's deirdre bolton. >> reporter: tonight, the desperation is growing. in atlanta, thousands lining up in their cars for food. some waiting up to 18 hours for thanksgiving meals. the line outside tyler perry studios stretched for five miles. families unable to afford the basics. >> my family really needs it. i have four little ones, so this came a big help. >> reporter: 21 million americans receiving unemployment benefits and now fears of housing stability are increasing. >> i have friends that i can move in with, with my son. it certainly wouldn't be ideal, but i have those options. >> reporter: right now 6.6% of all mortgages are in some stage of delinquency. that's 3.3 million american homes, nearly doubling in just nine months. >> we've seen a big spike in the number of delinquent homeowners since the pandemic began. >> reporter: the c.a.r.e.s. act passed in march protects homeowners from foreclosure. but homeowners only have 40 more days to apply if they need help, if another relief bill is not passed. >> the c.a.r.e.s. act, that has been such an im

but the protests died down and it wasn't until late 1960s when roxie bolton spoke up.she was a vice president of the national position of women. she said a truly horrible to associate women with these dramatic and devastating meteorological events. she really got annoyed and reading all the news coverage about vicious, treacherous, wild, horrific female named hurricanes coming up the coast or hitting the gulf coast. so she lobbied the national weather service to change their naming system. she didn't get much traction until jimmy carter came in office, and he appointed juanita kreps, the first e-mail secretary of commerce, who was a self-described feminist, and when you do crabs agreed with roxie bolton and she use a considerable pressure of the united states because the world meteorological organization to start naming hurricanes on an alternating basis after men and women and that's how we come up with the annual list of 21 names alternating between men and women. i just love that story but yes, talk about surprises. i knew nothing about that story. i think it's a fa

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bolton says the president harms the country. the joint chiefs of staff says we do not take an oath to a king, queen, tyrant or dictator. extraordinary comments. good morning. in new york,e francine lacqua in london. pushed aside by a video treated by the technologist, the prime minister of the united kingdom. what did prime minister boris johnson say? francine:

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and goodbye mr bolton's doubler 7 star sean connery dies at the age of $98.00 widely regarded as the best james bond ever connery plays the secret agent in no less than 7 blockbuster that will bring you more on his legacy. i'm rebecca ridges welcome to the program french police say they've arrested a suspect over the shooting of a great orthodox priest in the southern city of leone a priest was gunned down as he closed his church and is in a critical condition just 2 days earlier a suspected islam is militant killed 3 people in a catholic church in the french city of nice but the mayor of leone says the motive for this latest incident is still not known. the priest was just closing up this greek orthodox church late saturday afternoon when he was shot twice. police kept the area fenced off warning the public to stay away prosecutors have opened an investigation into attempted murder. at this stage we don't know what the motive is behind the attack no line of inquiry is preferred all rolled out so i wouldn't comment on the target of what sort of attack this is. we don't know yet. resi

but john bolton says there are real need for a smooth transition and the job is so enormous, it needs to get going. here is how he describes it. >> he'll make life difficult as he can for the in coming biden administration. i think that harms the country. i have been through five separate tans serious conditira how difficult it is coming in and going out. everyday he delays under the pretense he's simply asking for his legal remedy is ultimately to the country's disadvantage. >> you get a sense of how some people are trying to spear the white house. without the president's buy in and giving him the go ahead to do the transition is going to be difficult you. there are some who argued that when state certified and they have different dates of the final tally, that'll be a no-go place where the president will have no choice. it makes it difficult for the biden's team even with their experience and the former vice president having been in office before and being familiar with this place, there are hurdles involved. alicia. >> yeah, a lot of logistic cal hurdles. >> also, with me kally gro

. >> john bolton is saying the time is running out for the president to present credible evidence of vote fraud. he said the more urgent focus is on the upcoming georgia senate run-offs. bolton writing -- >> but the trump campaign and senior republicans urging patience saying there's plenty of room for the vote challenge process to play out. here's tim murtaugh. >> this process is going to take patience. >> the trump campaign says they have plenty of evidence of voting irregularities with like affidavits, many have been forwarded to the department of justice. what they need to do is get their hands on the ballots to inspect them or have tranches of ballots that arrived late thrown out. so far that has not happened yet. i'm told, dana, there was a finite amount of time for this to play out before it begins to effect the process. according to some people, you have to look at the december 14 date when all of the electors will be seated. if this is still going on by then, there's some suggestion that gop legislators may have a difficult time seating biden electors. keep a close eye on th

i think they can accept it. >> ambassador bolton, thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> just ahead, new reaction to the promising data on moderna's promising covid-19. will the progress be impacted by the president's transition stonewalling? we'll be right back. with spicy chipotle sauce. [doorbell chimes] thank you. [puck scores] oooow yeah!! i wasn't ready! you want cheese to go with that whine?? but before we sign i gotta ask... sure, anything. we searched you online and maybe you can explain this? i can't believe that garbage is still coming in. that is so false! frustrated with your online search results? call reputation defender today to join tens of thousands who've improved their online reputation. get your free reputation report card at reputationdefender.com or call 1-877-866-8555. americans from both parties. turned out to vote in numbers like we haven't seen in a hundred years. and election officials counted those votes carefully, transparently and in accordance with the law. so, no matter who you voted for, if you cast a ballot, or counted them. thank

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that's something piral raja from bolton knows all too well. the cruel reality of the virus has disproportionally affected families like hers. # happy birthday to you.# her mum died just two weeks ago after contracting the virus in the second wave. she was only 63 and self—isolating. we didn't expect what happened to my mum, and we took all the precautions and it would just take an event where people get together for it to go rife, and, you know, we wouldn't wish that on any family. diwali is very special in everyone's hearts, and we can celebrate, we can get dressed up, we can have the diyas lit up, but i think all within our own homes, without kind of mixing. with diwali falling on a weekend this year, extended families would have expected to come together for large gatherings. instead, preparations are now being made for a diwali from home. say namaste, kids. namaste. and for me, that includes a video call with my mum and the kids instead of seeing her in person. i'm going to miss all the love and cuddles. actual presence of the grandchildre

here is john bolton. >> i think it is very important for leaders of the republican party to explain to voters who are not as stupid as the democrats think, that in fact, trump has lost the election and that his claims of election fraud are baseless. every day that he delays under the pretense that he's simply asking for his legal remedies, ultimately is to the country's disadvantage. >> in addition to john bolton, john kelly has the unwillingness to transfer power to president-elect biden, catastrophic for the american people and brett mcgurk from the coalition to defeat isis who works for democratic and republican presidents writes this, quote, the 9/11 commission report em facized personal and knowledge of pending threats and decisions, specifically it recommended that future administrations minimize national security risks by providing after election day a classified compartment list that catsa logs operational threats to national security. major military and covert frags operations and as more time passes cracks from the inside are beginning to show. at a global security forum last