. >> joining us now cnn white house correspondent kaitlan collins and cnn political analyst david gregory. david, i want to get some context into the announcement that the president-elect just made that he's going to call on americans to wear masks for 100 days. this comes as we learned overnight that the new models from ihme which is this group that makes the model that the white house and everyone relies on that more than half a million people will be dead from coronavirus by april 1st, more than double where we are right now. more than that they say we're going to be averaging 3,000 deaths a day by mid-january when joe biden is inaugurated as president. that really puts everything in a different light. by the way, that's probably a low-end projection, there may be well over 3,000 people dying a day. >> we're almost already there. >> it's horrifying to think about, but just step back and think about what that means, david. swearing the oath of office, putting your hand on a bible on a day when 3,000 plus americans will die. that really puts what he's saying in perspective. >> it's stagg

david gregory, did you hear that? did you hear the sound of that? it's hard to recognize anymore to our ears. that was a plan! that was the sound of a plan. it has a beginning and an end. it has shared sacrifice, an ask of americans. i mean, honestly, it's been so long since we've heard of a plan on coronavirus, i'm just wondering what your take on that is? >> yeah, i've been sitting with this as well, the idea of a kind of return to normal business, which we've been away from for so long, to look at an administration, an incoming administration that has a plan that's facing a crisis just as joe biden did when he was vice president to president obama in a financial crisis. that they had a plan, they had coordination, that they were asking for the public's health. and we know from back then during the financial crisis and know in this acute crisis how difficult it's going to be for the biden/harris team to come in under these circumstances during this winter and i think the mask piece alone is obviously so important, because it uses the bully pulpit

david gregory, michael smerconish. first, david, this idea of mark meadows saying stay tuned. got something for you on january 6th. do you believe that? >> i think this is a smaller issue than it may appear to be. i mean, you hear mitch mcconnell dissuading other republicans. biden is going to become our next president. this is over. this is about a small number of republicans wanting to stay in tune and in check with trump because of his post presidency plans either to run again or to somehow try to have some choke hold over a portion of the republican party. i don't think it's bigger than that. you mentioned social media. it allows people kind of a corner of the universe to yell and scream. i don't think it's bigger than that at this point. there are enough people who will partake, who may try to make this debate longer on january 6th. i just don't feel it is a bigger movement than that right now. >> michael, weigh in on that but then extend to what you see as the state of play in general. >> first, with regard to the three martini lunch, you would enjoy my company after one

joining us now, cnn political analyst, david gregory. a lopez, national political reporter at "politico." david, let's just start with barbara left off. the fact that these discussions are being had, and, quote, we don't know what he might do. there are people who feel that way in a lot of different departments, a lot of different areas of the country. but that discussion happening, at the pentagon, the reaction, the public reaction that we've actually seen in the last several days, and even the last couple of weeks. david, that says something about how seriously they're taking this. >> well, i don't blame them for being anxious because the president is showing every indication that he doesn't care about the presidency. he doesn't care about the country, right now. he just really cares about entertaining these stunts. and i think that's what they are, are stunts. but the whole world is watching this. watching the -- the end of the trump presidency, with a great deal of anxiety about where america is and how america is governed. so, we hav

let's bring in david gregory for some perspective. david, we're waiting on ana navarro. she's got some tech problems, and why do i say that? because it's good to have a woman when you're going to be talking about the significance of all the women picks that joe biden is making. how big a deal is this only for the politically correct, only the political class, only the media, or could the implications be profound? >> i think it is profound. i think it's really significant. i mean some of biden's top jobs are still filled by white men. secretary of state, chief of staff. we don't know what's going to happen at secretary of defense. but i think there are key players who are significant advisers like janet yellen, who's his nominee at treasury, like neera tanden and others who would be top economic advisers who are women, who are going to bring a different perspective. it's a way of saying, look, these are powerful positions. these are going to be people who are influential on my thinking. and that sends an important signal. so there's the politics of it, of course, but i th

let's get the bottom like with david gregory.was interesting to hear that a sfwlar a couple days ago with chris wallace was still speaking in the conditional, if joe biden wins, today he was like, yeah, i met with the transition officials. it's a step. >> and it's a relief and it's shocking that we have to pay attention to it to the extent that we are, right, because we are in the middle of a pandemic and the fact that a senior cabinet official responsible for dealing with the pandemic is finally meeting with the transition, the fact that that's news is shocking, but it's important for two reasons to me, one, it's the critical work of the transition, especially as you are now moving to this incredible next phase about the vaccine coordination, how the government is going to roll that out, that becomes very important work. and all of the liaison work with the states around measures, response measures, testing, et cetera, when we're in the winter with cases going up at such an alarming rate, all of that's really important. i think

. >>> joining us now, david gregory. also with us, laura barone lopez, a national political reporter for politico. david, glass half full, right? it appears that the leaders of congress are coming together to work on some kind of pretty big relief bill for people struggling in coronavirus. grass half full, mitch mcconnell finally looked in the mirror and said, i acknowledge what's been clear for 38 days, that donald trump lost the election, that joe biden is president-elect. that's the glass half full analysis. glass half empty, both of these things could and should have been done a long time ago. >> i agree with that. but i think there is another way the look at it. look, people don't like it if you are a critic of mitch mcconnell or don't like what republicans have been doing. but i think he's extremely pragmatic and his strategy with president trump is to get along in order to keep going along. so he's been looking at, you know, the question of the -- who controls the senate with these georgia races. he's looking at, h

david gregory, michael smerconish. good news, both. the idea, michael, of a narrow path, that would have to be a manipulation on a political level because i can't see any path legally even though i got to tell you, that wisconsin supreme court going 4-3, i had to ask for the dissent. it's hard to see how it went 4-3. i don't see how the three dissented. even reading the dissent, it didn't make sense based on the record. but what is the path? >> there is none. the goalposts keep moving, right? it was november 3rd. and then it was today. now it's january 6th. trust me, chris, when we get to january 6, it will be well, you know, stephen miller actually said this today, the only date referenced in the constitution is january 20th. there's no conclusion i can reach other than at this stage, it's a cash grab. it is a fund-raising tool to provide him on his way out the door with enough of a financial base that he can continue to dominate the party going forward, influence elections, establish a shadow presidency, hire a staff, travel, et cete

joining us is senior correspondent, david gregory. good to see both of you this morning. i'm curious your thoughts as we get to the point that now bill barr is apparently so unhappy, he may leave before the president leaves office, david. >> yes, this is a little clash of egos here, down at the end of the administration. look, the story of bill barr as attorney general will be a bit of a windy one. this is one where he wanted to assert some independence in some areas but was very clear and careful to do the president's bidding in other areas. democrats roundly criticize him, you heard that just a few moments ago, but any president wants someone in their attorney general who yes is independent, but who is looking after them to some degree. let's not forget, bill clinton clashed with janet reno. the clinton white house was not happy with her as attorney general. so it's not unprecedented. here i think you see barr going only to a certain point on this election fraud madness, and no farther, and the president wants everybody all-in on these baseless claims and i think that's

joining me now to discuss this, david gregory and jamie gangel.his prime time speech, joe biden will wait until it's formal, obviously he's going to cross the line well before that, but hawaii is the last state to certify. we're told his address will be focused on strength and resilience of our democracy, which is important but coming in the atmosphere it does where the president is telling tens of millions of people that the democracy is broken, what can joe biden say tonight that will actually win some hearts and minds in a meaningful way? >> i think he can start a process of seeing and hearing and acknowledging his critics. and those who are still very loyal to president trump. while at the same time asserting what's right and true in our democracy in that he is the winner. and that there was not fraud. this was not a stolen election. i think he needs to lift up the facts. including the fact that you have judges who, as "the washington post" described them, as the last wall for democracy for checks and balances. trump appointed up judges, other

let's bring in the better minds to analyze the state of play, dana bash and david gregory. dana, have you heard this notion which is hopefully just frenzied thinking, that trump muses about maybe not leaving on january 20th? what would happen if i didn't? do you buy that that's actually being thrown about? >> sure. i buy that it's something that is being thrown about. whether or not it is something that we would see come to fruition is a different question. look, this has been the fear of a lot of the president's opponents and frankly even some of his supporters for some time, that if and when he lost that he would not leave, would not leave willingly. but, look, this is i think musing was the right word that you just used, chris. i mean, this is kind of typical. i mean, this is a man who is clearly nowhere near coming to terms with, more will he ever come to terms with the fact that he lost. and the parts of the hearing today that he played, the people that are still following him and singing from his complete fantasy song sheet is proof of that. >> boy, david, they were s

david gregory, michael smerconish joining me now. gentlemen, thank you once again. on the legal side, am i right that i looked at the suit and it is basically we don't just dislike how pennsylvania did this but we believe that all the states that matter did things in a way that weren't about the legislature, so we don't like how they ran the election and we want you to overturn it. michael. >> so let me put it in practical terms. they say all politics are local. in my extended house my wife and i have four children and a son-in-law. seven votes. seven votes all lawfully cast. this litigation, texas seeks to throw out all seven of our votes. and for what reason? well, first of all, it's totally at odds with republican adherence to federalism, this idea of deference to the states, because we allow the states to run all of their elections. so strong is the belief in federalism that the trump administration has added a 10th amendment question to the brand new naturalization exam. but not here. they've thrown that out the window. and based on what logic or illogic? chris

joining us now cnn political analyst david gregory also former federal prosecutors laura coates.the president has broad powers when it comes to a pardon, but when you pardon someone we say he's considering preemptive pardons, do you have to pardon them for something? do you have to pardon them for an allegation that has already been made or can you pardon them in advance of any allegation? >> well, you know, the odd thing for people to know and of course we're talking about federal pardons only, federal crimes that could be committed or conduct that could lead to it, the president actually has power to preemptively do it, but there has to be a temporal time constraint here, you can't just get a get out of jail free card for the rest of your days. when gerald ford pardoned the resigned president nixon it was for conduct that occurred for conduct from the time of his inauguration to resignation, period. a preemptive pardon is conduct that has not occurred but not prospective conduct even if it has not charged yet so you have that time constraint that must be followed. >> the other

david gregory is here and michael spirk conish omirkonish new documentary. things i wish i knew before i started talking. it's good to see you both. michael, let's go macro. what changes the state of play? first do you accept my premise that trump being gone does not mean retrumplicannism is gone? >> absolutely. i agree with that premise. here's the big picture you are asking. the big picture question. how can they possibly still stand with him? the votes have been tabulated. joe biden has a margin of 7 million. the campaign lost 50-plus litigation efforts. the supreme court rebuked today. how in the world in defiance of all this evidence can they stand with him? the short answer is he's good for them? this is lard to wrap your head around. but the only republican that donald trump did not drag over the finish line is himself. they picked up seats in the house. arguably maintained control of the united states senate, gained the montana gubernatorial mansion, held on to their advantage with state legislatures, so there is no merit. there is no ethic involved

joining us now, cnn political correspondent, abby phillip, and cnn political analyst, david gregory. abby, pardons seem to be where his mind is, not the 3,600 new deaths reported overnight. >> reporter: that's right. and in addition to pardons, of course, the election. but, i think, the thing about pardons is that president trump, for years, has viewed the pardon power as one of the things that he relishes the most about the job. and you can see why. he's the only person who has the ability to do it. and there's nothing anybody else can do about it. he can really wield it however he wants. and i think that we can expect that he will do that. there have been some pardons of people, you know, in the vein of, you know, alice johnson, a grandmother who was jailed for a nonviolent crime years ago, and who has become kind of the face of criminal justice reform. and i think we may -- we may see some more of those, but underlying those, i think you'll see a lot of political allies of the president's, conservatives and others who the president believes for whatever reason had been wronged by

we had that great conversation david coston -- with gregory peters of pgim. lisa: there's the reality that even next year, we will see ongoing bankruptcies, with businesses that maybe don't have the same kind of environment post pandemic. i am singing of hotels, airlines that might not be getting the same kind of volume stated in the past. needs to be a reckoning of that. it is not necessarily priced in. i am trying to square that with the fed support of higher inflation, and all of this is a model. that is why it is hard to feel too excited either way. the into to all of it, and this is the takeaway, lower returns expectations. what does that do to an environment of pensions and other retirement funds that need that return. tom: benioff out with the purchase of slack. you get this like i don't. look at their financials. ebit.fit, no maybe they are cash positive sometime in the next year put -- and then the -- in the next year. but the idea that tech is dead, i don't see tech dead. jonathan: business continues. people are getting on with it into 2021, hoping

gregory sierra. and the other one is quad chang kang from "kung fu" played by david carradine. is really a very simple, easy -- such your inner serenity and then, all you have to do is speak like this. but his big catch phrase was always, "i mean you no harm." every episode of "kung fu." david carradine is surrounded by 16 roughneck cowboys, you don't belong here! i'll say the proper term. you don't belong here, asian american! >> jimmy: uh-huh, yeah. [ laughter ] >> then, i mean you no harm. then he'd pick up a stick. my dad and i would be like, here we go! [ applause ] >> jimmy: it's great to see you, keegan-michael. thanks for being with us. have a great holiday. "the prom" premieres friday on netflix. keegan-michael key, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] >> take care, everybody. >> jimmy: stay tuned for isla fisher. shall i put her in snow mode? nope! what about off-road mode? nah. sport mode it is. let's see what this baby can do. or... we could check out that farmers market? no! you know what? i'll be in chill mode... (button click) if anyone needs me. propilot assist wi

so i dale gregory looming, will end with three quick quotes, if i may. one is from frederick douglass. i think davidas already paraphrased it. from 1876, "though the union was more to him than our freedom and our future, under his wise and beneficent rule, we saw ourselves gradually lifted from the depths of slavery to the heights of liberty and manhood." and then lincoln, in december of 1862, between the preliminary and final emancipation, in a state of the union message in which he talked about colonization, he still said, "in giving freedom to the slave, we give freedom to the free, honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve" which is a . we will mainly lose the last, best hope of earth." my final quote is of edna. it is something we have not discussed in full detail, as we have discussed two great men. and their impact on freedom. but edna reminds us, in her book about lincoln and the emancipation, lincoln's decree promised freedom. african-americans defined what that meant. this has been a wonderful discussion. thank you. edna: thank you. [applause] >> so we want to thank david blight