that's not a problem for people is unlike chris coons. in concern is how to control an inquisitive population. coons would be delighted for a country that cannot think for itself a nation of passive consumers that takes its orders from tech oligarchs shut up and obey or we will make you be quiet. that's the message they are sending, collectively. a lot of us expected something different to happen. the election is over. the billionaire party got what it wanted. so why can't they take the boot off our neck? no chance. they are just getting started. and in the past two weeks corporate america has rushed to consolidate its control over information and dissent in this country. we could give you countless examples of that here are a few. the email delivery service mail chimp announced it is refusing to provide service email to the northern virginia tea party. why? the company sites potential misinformation. turns 00 the tea party had attempted to notify its members about a recount rally by email. that's not allowed anymore. mail chimp banned the

chris coons points was simple. people who disagree with chris coons are a threat to our world.hey must be silent. who are the people chris coons doesn't believe should be allowed to speak in public? legitimate scientists who might have questions. chris coons is a lawyer who spent the last 20 years in government. everything he knows about climate he learned from an issue of atlantic magazine he picked up in the airport. he is a non-expert. you should the standard he demanded today in congress the social media experts sensor anyone who questions his shallow silly views on one of the most complex views of known science. that is not a moderate stance that is censorship. it doesn't simply kill expression though it does. censorship kills thinking and innovation and wisdom. censorship leads to self censorship. people learn who they're allowed to think and believe. they stop asking questions even of themselves. their minds become narrower. science which depends on free inquiry becomes impossible. does that sound familiar to you? it's where we are right now. but that's not a problem for

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-- first of all, chris coons is an incredible legislator and leader. secondly, my middle name is blunt, so i don't have a problem being blunt with my intentions and what i'm focused on. i am really focused on joe biden getting elected. i'm hopeful i will be reelected by delaware on tuesday. i worked really hard to get on the energy and commerce committee in the house and those subcommittees. subcommittee,alth consumer protection and commerce. i believe in a biden administration, in my role in the congress, and also as the whip. i'm part of the whip operation with jim clyburn. i could be very helpful moving things like dealing with the pandemic and climate change, which are two of the issues we hear about. i'm also a person of faith. faith, i listen to go where you are called. right now, the thing i hear is -- your plan. my focus, my goal is to get joe biden elected. hypothetical or down the road, but right now, my focus is to win, joe to win. bob: it seems to be blunt to steal your phrase -- based on your answer, you would lean more towards staying in

democrats senator chris coons suggestion to silicon valley that they should actually impose more censorshipnot think of greater harm and climate change, which is transforming literally our planet and causing harm to our entire world. i think we are expanding never get on as we speak. i recognize the pandemic and misinformation about covid the media can cause harm but i urge you to reconsider because helping disseminate climate denial was, in my view, further accelerates one of the greatest existential threats to our world. david: let's the opinion editor, charles. charlie, when i heard u.s. senator suggesting we needed more censorship on an issue about which scientists you disagree, i don't want to hear that anymore, all sites disagree. no, some capable scientists disagree on points regarding covid-19. climate change and a whole range of issues, that scared me and may make me think about somebody in silken valley listen. apparently amazon was listening and the comfortable at first to ban alex's book. >> it is a profound misunderstanding of the concept of free speech. the idea of free speech

we have spoken to senator chris coons a lot on our programme. he's a pragmatist.t get the impression that the uk is at the back of the queue for a trade deal as was perhaps the case when barack obama was in the white house. that's an important issue, isn't it, that the new clauses in the internal markets bill is a real problem for a president—elect who has irish ancestry. quite. he's expressed that it. he has concerns about what might happen on the border between northern ireland and the uk and the republic of ireland in the eu and the good friday peace agreement of two decades ago, which brought relative peace to the island of ireland. boris johnson relative peace to the island of ireland. borisjohnson today, we saw a snippet of his interview in james's report, in the full interview he made the case that doing a trade deal with the us under any president was likely to take quite a long time, that there would be wrangling, that the us would be tough in its negotiation regardless of the occupier of the white house. but bluntly speaking, we know president trump freq

comes to filling out his cabinet biden's list of candidates is said to include delaware senator chris coonssusan rice, connecticut senator chris murphy, julio castro, illinois senator tammy duckworth, sally yates and janet yellen. meanwhile the trump team is moving forward with lawsuits in several key states including despite setbacks in court last week. we have fox team coverage, steve harrigan is in atlanta and david spunt standing by the white house but we begin with jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware. reporter: good evening, president-elect joe biden has had more than four decades worth of friends in washington lining up for jobs and his incoming administration and has begun, the spotlight on who he might pick to be the secretary of state. sources to health fox news former national security advisor susan rice is being pushed by former president barack obama but she might face a confirmation hurdle which is the computation former and terry tony blinking and william burns and chris murphy and chris coons buying for the job, according to reports janet yellen is being considered f

senator chris coons, great to talk to you. thank you very much and have a great thanksgiving. >> thank you. thanks, alisyn, you as well. >> he doesn't get the part where it's on the tv with us that he's supposed to leak the stuff. >> well, he did mention some names but he didn't say that that's exactly who president-elect biden was considering, but maybe i'm making that connection out of nothing. >>> meanwhile, we will talk about what we're seeing already about the contrast between president-elect biden and president trump and their styles and their priorities. john is going to handle all of that next. hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. many plans provide broad coverage and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits, but you have to meet a deductible for each and then, you're still responsible for 20 percent of the cost. next, let's look at a medicar

and what chris coons said to you before he came on was very stark. he said that the president has the ability to create serious problems, and serious waves in the u.s. government between now and inauguration day, and that should, you know, concern not just democrats but republicans who are, you know, not saying that joe biden is the president-elect, not saying that the president should accept the results. i have to say, listening to mitch mcconnell today blame the media, say the media doesn't get the right to call results. i didn't hear them complaining when we called his race on election night or the day after? >> yeah. they like it when they're winning. they love it when the news media reports they're winning. when the news media reports someone else is winning, not so much. all, all the major news organizations have projected that biden is the winner, all of them. >>> just ahead, very promising news on the vaccine. dr. anthony fauci said help is on the way after pfizer said the vaccine is 90, 90% effective. i'll talk about that with michael osterh

chris coons is buying for the job and deputy secretary of state tony blinken and william burns is undersideration. meantime the white house continuing to block the biden transition and working to overturn election results but biden's team so far has not pursued any legal action saying it might create further delays and we think taking it further with cooperation with senate republicans. >> i was encouraged this week to see in addition to the statement from senator romney and last night's statement from senator toomey's that many senate republicans are talking about confirming joe biden's nominees in the regular order in trying to get confident experience people in the government and confirmed positions, not the acting mess we've had in the past. i think we are seeing encouraging signs. reporter: biden is calling on states and also congress to do what he cannot do right now including passing an emergency aid package to fight the pandemic and repair the economy in the lame-duck session. eric: thank you so much. in a few moments we will look at the candidates for the top jobs, who can be i

here's a look at what lawmakers in the house and senate had to say, starting with delaware senator chris coons. sen. coons: i think that joe biden, as president-elect, and forgive me, it still makes me smile to say that, that joe is going to be able to pull together leaders in congress to deliver the relief we need and

. >>> joining us now is democratic start chris coons, he serves on the judiciary committee. good morning, senator. >> good morning, alisyn. >> i know that over the weekend slekt biden said that he wanted to give president trump a little bit more time to try to absorb the fact that he lost the election and biden won. is today time's up? >> well, president-elect biden and vice president elect harris are spoke used on moving forward on delivering the plans and actions the american people need and deserve to get us out of this pandemic which is now spiraling out of control with more than 10 million americans infected. time is up for president trump to accept the judgment of the american voters and as you just detailed in that last segment, there is no credible evidence of voter fraud, there is no credible path by which these election results can be reversed. >> yes, but, senator, president-elect biden can't do any of that. he can't move forward with his plans until the gsa administrator -- >> i'm well aware. >> right. and she's not doing it and so are -- is the team, the biden t

think about these republicans that call chris coons and say, congratulations, but don't tell anybody said it. i don't understand it. i mean, why are you in public office? >> john, do you remember during 2016 how often we'd hear that in the green room before we came back out of the commercial break, and then they wouldn't say it live on tv? >> i think if the republican senators had stood up to trump in the beginning and said, you should not behave like this, this should not be what you're all about, it could have straightened trump out. terry, i think that could have happened. he could have been better. but they didn't. they were kind of looking out for themselves and as a result, he lost and he's -- there are not many one-term presidents in the modern history of this country. they did him a disservice and themselves. >> terry, i have to go to break. >> don, they're scared of donald trump primary. >> it's important that joe biden has been there, terry, because this helps even if they don't want to turnover the money and the levers, joe biden has some experience about what it's going t

>> well, first of all, chris coons, the senator, is known worldwide. he again, excellence experience and would be a phenomenal senator. and i would wholeheartedly support that should the president-elect choose him. i think that it would be an incredible pick for the country. >> would you be interested in moving across to the other side of capitol hill if that senate seat becomes vacant in delaware? >> my number one goal has always been to serve delaware. i love my state and should i be under consideration, i said be honored. >> all right. congresswoman rochester, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >>> and just moments ago, mike dewine announced ohio is issuing a statewide curfew to stop the spread of the coronavirus. it starts thursday and runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. for 21 days. and mike pence is leading a white house coronavirus task force meeting with more than 172,000 new cases reported yesterday alone. and dr. anthony fauci a member of that task force is speaking out about the importance of a smooth transition to the biden admini

. >>> senator chris coons, democrat from delaware, joining me now. certainly a happier day for the biden team in wilmington who can now start working on background checks as these nominees come forward and begin to think about getting ready for confirmations. >> that's right. this long overdue transition is now fully, finally, completely under way. i'm excited by the nominees announced by president-elect biden and to work with them and to support their nominations and confirmation. we should follow long-established precedent and have the relevant committee hearings before the inauguration so that the most senior members of the biden/harris cabinet are in place on the very first day of the next administration. >> that would be a really rapid schedule, is there any sign that mitch mcconnell is going to let that happen? >> well, i've spoken to a number of republican colleagues and i am hopeful that they will work with the incoming administration, particularly given the seasoned, senior, qualified folks who have been nominated. president-elect biden has

judy: senator chris coons of delaware, thank you very much. one year ago today, the first known case of coronavirus infefction was recorde china's hubei province, home to wuhan, now known the world over as the orinal virus epicenter. special correspondent patrick fok went to wuhan to try andth piece to parts of the puzzle and see how china is shaping the story of what happened there. patrick: it's hard to imagine this place was once on the frontline of china's coronavirus outbreak. hejinyintan hospital, inorth of wuhan, treated some of the world's first covid-19 patients nearly a year ago. few cars, or even people, come in and out of the premises now. in the early days of the outbreak, wards here w bursting. just a short walk around the corner from the hospital authorities converted this expo centre into a shelter to treat the sick. wuhan was the hardest hit place in china, accounting for more than half of all the country's cases, and the bulk of its officially-reported, roughly 4500 the centre is now housing an exhibition, commemorating china

names including national security advisor susan rice and senator chris coons from bidens home state of delaware. two big name democrats are reportedly in the running to be ambassador to the united nations. pete buttigieg who dropped out of the presidential race to support biden and former secretary of state hillary clinton. president trump is making his own staffing changes. trump tweeted tuesday that he fired his government's top cyber security official chris krebs whose office rejected claims of election fraud. the statement said the vote was the most secure in american history. trump lashed out at krebs alleging massive fraud without providing any evidence. shortly before the firing krebs tweeted that the claims have been either unsubstantiated or incoherent. after getting the news he doubled down saying his team did it right. by now trump's followers are likely used to seeing disclaimers on tweets and posts about the election. social media companies are defending the practice which has wrangled republicans. the tech firms say they have a policy to flag comments that have been misle

senator chris coons, thank you so much for joining us. stay safe. we'll stay in touch with you. >> thank you, wolf. >>> just ahead new york city public schools are closing indefinitely right now as covid cases rise in the former epicenter of the virus here in the united states. this as the u.s. death toll now surpasses a quarter million. >>> also, take a closer look at ways to stay safe this thanksgiving as health officials are now warning that the usual family gatherings potentially, potentially could be very dangerous and even deadly. we'll be right back. including takeout from chase freedom unlimited, you now earn even more. then this is officially a take-out week. that's a good choice rita. bon appetit. now earn 3% on dining including take-out and so much more. chase. make more of what's yours. or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and sc

joining me now, democratic senator chris coons of delaware. the senator that's taken the place of former senator joe biden. senator coons, we are looking at washington, d.c. moments ago, we were looking at times square. we were looking at philadelphia, poe moments ago. now, we're back to washington. including the streets of delaware, which are typically quiet on a saturday afternoon, to mark this thing that has happened. >> this is a remarkable moment and i have been getting flooded with texts and phone calls from people just expressing their joy, their relief, at the moment that the different networks called the election for joe biden. there were cars honking, people yelling, cowbells ringing in my neighborhood. and you're right, delaware's normally a fairly quiet place. there's going to be fireworks and celebration down at our riverfront tonight because 75 million americans, a record number, have voted for someone who has put a decency over division, truth over lies and science over fiction. we are, also, celebrating an amazing moment of his

coons. what's your response? >> well, chris is right. a lot of things from the victims of child abuse to behavioral health to the national service. we're going to continue to find ways to work together. one of the great things about the senate and the senate rules which i think if we maintain the majority will continue to be the same is you have to reach across the aisle. you have to find in almost every senate somebody on the other side to get things done. that's a good thing. senators are inclined to do that and, you know, where we are now, i think, george, is kind of like that movie "analyze this" where the key phrase was, it's a process. there's a process here that we need to go through. i think both vice president biden and president trump benefit from that process, working its way totally through the process. you know, actually the media can project, but the media doesn't get to decide who the winner is. there is a canvassing process. that needs to happen. i said on friday i thought it was time for the president to turn this discus

democratic senator chris coons from delaware says he has gop colleagues who won't go public but they tell him in person they recognize president-elect joe biden. >> what we're seeing is all of these republicans coddling donald trump's ego. it is quite disspiriting to watch. it's embarrassing, as joe biden has said. a battle trump has to accept that the american people spoke and he lost. there's really nothing you can do to change the fact on january 20th he will be escorted out of the white house. >> well, so far, over a dozen trump campaign lawsuits have been dismissed already. new ones filed in pennsylvania where you say biden's lead is over 15,000 vote. what do you suppose is the end game, the strategy here? >> donald trump's campaign is raising a lot of money off of these lawsuits because they keep sending e-mails to supporters. when you look at what the money is going to, over half of it is going to retire his campaign debt. part of this is a money making scheme. another his ego can't accept the fact that he lost. instead of coddling his ego we should do the transition. we need

also on that list, chris coons and chris murphy. biden transition team has been tightlipped about the top contenders for biden's cabinet. they are against a tight timeline announcing pics over the next week and a half and biden signaled today on a bike ride in rehobeth beach that he's making progress. but progressives are not biding their time waiting for biden to make up his mind but actively campaigning for representation in his cabinet and administration, senator warren center 400 name list of recommendations to biden's transition team for positions throughout the administration. cofounder telling the new york times our assumption is the transition wants to appoint good people and we are making it easy for them to appoint heavy groundwork. they have their own wish list with squad members, rashida tlaib and hhs secretary, for treasury secretary their pick is senator warren but bloomberg is one of the shortlist for treasury secretary does not have senator elizabeth warren on it. at the top of it is former federal reserve chairman j

let us go to wilmington, delaware, we arejoined by democratic senator chris coons.e's your chance to tell us what a great it is. we have never had a us president from delaware and the people in the streets here are literally dancing, rejoicing, chanting, honking horns, delaware is a pretty measured and commonplace. this is an unusual degree ofjubilation. commonplace. this is an unusual degree of jubilation. honestly, commonplace. this is an unusual degree ofjubilation. honestly, i think whatjoe degree ofjubilation. honestly, i think what joe biden degree ofjubilation. honestly, i think whatjoe biden has accomplished here is historic. i think he has literally redeemed the soul of our nation and saved our democracy. have you spoken to the now vice president—elect in the last day or two? i have not yet spoken to him today, but i know he will be speaking to all of us at the riverfront here in delaware later today and i have been talking, trading messages with the inner circle of his campaign team, just thanking them all for what a remarkable job they have done. i am 75

one of you came out and vote in this election and by the way chris coons and democrats congratulations are in delaware. john good to go yeah hold team ad you've done a great grateful to the poll workers to our volunteers are canvassers everyone to participate in this democratic process, i'm grateful to all my supporters here in delmar all across the nation. thank you thank you, thank you. and folks you heard me say before. every time i walk out of my grandpa's house up in scranton out joey keep the faith and my grandma mushers live you'll know joey spread it, keep the faith guys we're going to win this. thank you thank you, thank you. >>a voting is done but the counting is far from over james, and that's why we will continue to keep our eye on. the latest numbers coming in on the presidential race all right and also following the latest local measures as well. >>here's a quick check of the forecast before we get too deep into more politics and it's going to be a lot for you to digest throughout the morning this morning i guys yeah take a step away from the election for just one second

confirmed in a likely republican led senate giving new fuel to delaware senator and close biden friend chris coons for that job. and still up in the air, will biden name a republican who supported president trump to his cabinet as a way to reach out to trump voters? one official tells nbc news he's not ruling that out biden earlier saying he wants his cabinet to be diverse. >> i wanted to represent, this campaign to represent and look like america. we've done that. now that we want the administration to look and act like -- >> reporter: late tonight biden making his first staff announcement an announcement, tapping ron klain as chief of staff klain was his former chief of staff as vice president. kristen welker, nbc news, wilmington >> kristen, thank you. >>> tropical storm eta is churning once again toward florida with winds up to 70 miles per hour landfall is expected north of tampa early tomorrow with dangerous storm surge, flooding rains and damaging winds >>> in the race for a covid vaccine, russia claimed today that the trial of its vaccine shows it's highly effective but will it ever make i

i spoke to a us senator this week — senator chris coons, who is quite close tojoe biden.it is not going to be possible forjoe biden not going to become involved in some form in what is happening in africa? it is not an easy one forthe us, ithink. clearly covid will be the number one priority for the biden administration. then there will be other foreign policy priorities as we're about to discuss. i think what is noticeable in this is the complexity and, in a sense, failure of the post—colonial legacy. almost all countries in that region, if you look at the long—running conflict in sudan, between the south which eventually obtained independence. in ethiopia, in fact a series of secessionist movements, eritrea a 30—year conflict, before eventual independence, tigray. .. this is why we came up with this federated structure in the first place, i guess. exactly. nigeria, the north. these issues are so complex. i think because of the examples of south sudan and eritrea, where secession has worked and they have gained independence, the example is there for lots of other people

democratic senator chris coons says mr biden will work far better with foreign leaders.earn on the job. he has very well grounded views, and you will see him restore, re—engage and reimagine our place in the world, our close alliances. he is someone who has long and deeply valued our partnership with the united kingdom, with the eu, with nato, and with other nations that share our core values, so i think you'll see a significant shift in terms of us foreign policy, in particular with regards to a closer embrace of our allies, with whom we share core values. one of the big challenges mr biden faces as president will be us—china relations. tensions between the two countries have been mounting on issues of trade, security, and covid—19. our correspondent in beijing, robin brant, said that although the relationship between the two superpowers is likely to be more cordial in the long run, nothing much will change straight away. i think when the words come, the language won't be anything new. expect talk of a win—win relationship, peaceful coexistence, maybe even talk ofjoinin

democratic senator chris coons joined my colleage, katty kay from wilmington, delaware, earlier.this evening to see kamala harris and joe biden on this day here in wilmington, as president—elect, vice president elect, to be in a crowd of people cheering for the idea of coming together as a nation, relying on science, advancing decency, stability and kindness towards each other, and reimagining our place in the world. it a thrilling night. you serve in the us senate, you know it is not a place of great unity or comity at the moment, do you think there are republican collea g u es think there are republican colleagues of yours, perhaps that was an understatement... are there republican colleagues of yours who are willing to reach across the aisle and co—operate with joe biden? there ought to be, there have to be. in reality, our nation is ata to be. in reality, our nation is at a turning point here. if we cannot show that our democracy works, that we are able to compromise, that we are actually able to solve the problems of average americans, then frankly, we are headed in a very d

no we don't at this particular stage although early on in the evening the senator for delaware chris coons spoke to reporters here at the convention center the headquarters of the biden campaign saying that he expects that pennsylvania will be projected in the course of the next 24 hours expecting it to be projected by tomorrow now that obviously an absolutely key issue a win for biden in pennsylvania or the projection of a win in pennsylvania would certainly should his path to the presidency of the united states but biden being very very cautious there as he has been since the polls closed urging once again patients calling for calm and using again that stressing of unity the need for national unity following this intensely bitter partisan election campaign and the divisions that have been growing over the past 4 years intensely but biden's well putting it within the context of the constitution once again as he did before he a bloke to the constitution referring to creating and working towards a perfect union this is from the preamble to the us constitution and this is something that bide

among democrats these are 2 people to follow to embrace that it's very powerful and i think senator chris coons who has a regular faith group with folks across the aisle members both senators and house members on this does a lot of the same thing but it gets into this other you know slightly uncomfortable conversation about conspiracy theories out in america we spoke about conspiracy theories kind of driving the middle east but q and on and the beginning that we have our 1st member of congress that sort of a member of a human on conspiracy group how do we begin dealing with that dimension of american politics. i love that and that's one of the reasons why i love the job i love these focus groups i'm actually a very shy person not as you can tell from a sense of you but it is people frighten me and i can't go up to them unless i'm working and if i'm seeking to understand people to meet life is a jigsaw puzzle and my job is to put it together every single day and i start when i wake up in the morning and my goal is to finish the puzzle that night and i think that if we learn out joyful it is to l

democratic senator chris coons, a friend ofjoe biden's says the president—elect will work far betterwill not need to learn on the job. he has very well grounded views, and you will see him restore, re—engage and reimagine our place in the world, our close alliances. he is someone who has long and deeply valued our partnership with the united kingdom, with the eu, with nato, and with other nations that share our core values, so i think you'll see a significant shift in terms of us foreign policy, in particular with regards to a closer embrace of our allies, with whom we share core values. donald trump was never a great fan of institutions like nato and the european union. one country where there is likely to be relief at the election result is germany, so we can go to berlin and joined the bbc‘s damien mcguinness. is relief the word that sums it up? that is the word that sums it up? that is the word that sums it up? that is the word everyone is using here. relief is the word of today because donald trump is incredibly unpopular in germany for looking at the polling, consistently germa

a holding pattern at this particular point incidentally a short while ago the delaware senator chris coons was in the convention center behind me there he actually told a group of reporters that the final pennsylvania result is not expected until tomorrow at least however it depends on what stage the camp at the biden campaign looking at these figures and looking at how that lead continues to grow and can. sylvania at what stage they are going to say all right we've reached the point now of no return there is no way that trump can overcome the speed at once again to state the obvious winning pennsylvania puts all the other states in material winning pennsylvania means that president that vice president biden will become the next president of the united states always he would base of breath thank you for that mike hanna live from wilmington. north carolina trump is in the 576-0768 half 1000 votes that's all a surprise the state has voted republican in every election since 986 when barack obama won back in 2008 election officials say there is it to be any evidence of voting irregularities th

by the way, chris coons, congratulations here in delaware. john, the gulf, the whole team, man. poll workers, volunteers, ca nvassers, everyone grateful to the poll workers, volunteers, canvassers, everyone who participated in this democratic process. i am grateful to all of my supporters here in delaware and across the nation. thank you, thank you, thank you. and folks, you heard me say it before. every time i walk out of my grandpa's house he would yell, joey, keep the faith. and my grandma, she would say, no, joey, spread it. keep the faith, guys. we are going to win this. thank you, thank you, thank you. joe biden speaking in delaware. let's take a few minutes to try to assess exactly where we are. we're joined now by our washington correspondent, will grant. i will put the impossible to you first. in terms of timings, i think people in this country are trying to get their head around how many more votes are still to be counted, you've got different time zones involved. what is your sense they are? we heard the two candidates refer to quite a lot of different states there, b

to some of his appointments have to be more centrist in shape, the likes of senator chris coons of delawaree party, doesn't have be people like him because they have to be confirmed by a republican senate? well, we don't know it's a republican senate yet, do we? because there are likely to senate seats up for grabs. yes, so we don't know. and it's senate seats up for grabs. yes, so we don't know. and its key, really, isn't it? most likely, the political gravity there as you say is pushing eve ryo ne gravity there as you say is pushing everyone towards the centre, the fa ct everyone towards the centre, the fact that donald trump didn't win, the fact thatjoe biden did, the fa ct the fact thatjoe biden did, the fact that the senate is at best with a narrow republican majority, yes, that would suggest more centrist candidates for the big jobs. some any posts to feel as welcome with a pointer making, particularly of the state department, because he didn't attach as much significance in america's rolls overseas. the president loved temporary appointments, didn't he, christian? 0h, appointments, d

. >> democratic senator chris coons was on air this morning. he was talking about how he's hearing something very different from his republican colleagues on the hill behind the scenes. here he was. >> bluntly they accept -- they call me to say congratulations, please convey my well wishes to the president-elect, but i can't say that publicly yet. so these are conversations best kept private. >> when will they be able to say it out loud, jackie, to your point a second ago? will it be until after the electoral college meets mid-december, will it be january 20th, inauguration day? how long? >> i think it varies whether or not someone is in cycle next election. but to your point, we've seen this throughout the trump administration, right, where republicans are expressing concerns and the like behind closed doors and not in front of the cameras because they don't want to incur the wrath of the president and his supporters. >> jackie kucinich, elle honig, thank you very much. >>> scientists say we're about to enter corona hell as cases surge. >>> an

let's bring in chris coons. senator, great to have you this morning. tell us about it.s pennsylvania so key to joe biden's election? >> sandra, great to be on with you. i've been standing at the polls this morning here in delaware where i'm on the ballot as well. we're seeing record turnout. there are 100 million folks who have already voted absentee or by mail and a dozen states where the counting begins today. it doesn't end today. pennsylvania is likely to be one of those key swing states that may well decide this election. but like pennsylvania, north carolina, wisconsin, georgia, they begin counting ballots today. all those folks out there standing in line, those 100 million folks who have already voted deserve to have their ballots counted. states and counties decide our elections, not candidates. i know and joe knows if every ballot is counted and counted fairly joe biden and kamala harris will win tonight. >> sandra: if it does come down to pennsylvania, senator, are you suggesting that there is no circumstance in which either candidate could declare victory ton

chris coons admitted some republican colleagues have privately asked him to congratulate biden on hist do so publicly. just how much damage is being down by congressional republicans refusal to accept results and what does it say about the possibility of any meaningful working relationship going forward with a new president-elect? joining us now new jersey senator and as of today the new vice chair of democratic policy and communications committee cory booker. senator, good to see you. thank you for being with us. congratulations on your new leadership position. you know, last time you and i talked donald trump had talked about how you were going to goamerica emphasis suburbs and mess them up for everybody. if you could give me insight for what's going on for your republican colleagues in the senate right now and they whoir hesitant to congratulate joe biden because they seem to be believing in private on the down low that he did win the election. >> i can't -- i really can't. i can't understand those calculations, but clearly the numbers just don't add up. it was not a close election

we heard that from chris coons yesterday morning saying, i heard from my republican buddies on the hillhind the scenes, they're saying congratulations to joe biden, but we can't say that yet. it's ridiculous. >> in the commonwealth, i think republican state leaders at the state leader are probably hearing from constituents. because of this talk about a rigged election, they're being put under pressure to provide some sort of alternative electors for the electoral college. this is the time to follow. don't be high, don't be shy, don't be afraid, lead. >> charlie dent, great to have you on. thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up next here on cnn, georgia's republican secretary of state ordering this full hand recount of all the presidential ballots, but the question we're asking is, does this change anything? we'll be right back. student loans don't have to take over for the rest of your life. with sofi it's possible to get them paid off and start new. ♪ i've been involved in. communications in the media with sofi it's possible to get them paid off and start new. for 45 years. i've been t

might be on the short list for biden's secretary of state his long time friend, delaware senator chris coons also someone already on his short list for vice president former ambassador suzanne rice also a contender senator chris murphy name that sunshine movement a group of progressive activist already had on their wish list other progressive groups are actively campaigning to get representation in a biden-harris administration. progressive change institute handed over on friday a 400 name list of recommendations to biden transition team for them to consider new on biden schedule next week, national security expert briefings. because the transition team is still waiting for the official go ahead to get access to classified material. >> it becomes more concerning that our national security team and the president-elect and the vice president elect don't have access to those threat assessments intelligence briefings, real time information about our engagements around the world. because, you know, you don't know what you don't know. reporter: jon we're getting new information of how a biden whit