president elect joe biden has introduced a group of economic advisors and cabinet picks that he hopes will lead the nation toward a pandemic recovery his pick for treasury secretary janet yellen would become the 1st woman to hold the post if confirmed by the u.s. senate. with the u.s. economy suffering from pandemic related restrictions with high unemployment and companies losing money joe biden has pledged to move fast to provide relief now his economic task force is taking shape. a 1st rate team that's going to get us through this ongoing economic crisis and help us build an economy back not just build it back to build back better than it was before and keenness tested an experience that includes americans from a variety of backgrounds led by one familiar face former fed chief janet yellen biden's pick for treasury secretary and the recovery act that followed so many people struggling to put food on the table and pay bills and rent it's an american tragedy and it's essential that we move with urgency. inaction will produce a self reinforcing downturn causing yet more devastation team in place president elect biden says he's working on a new plan that can be launched on day

officially unveiling a diverse group to lead his economic team alongside treasury secretary nominee janet yellen biden also naming his senior communications team for the first time, all of the top staffers tasked with shaping white house messaging will be women. the president-elect is on the mend tonight after a ct scan confirms hairline fractures in his right foot, an injury suffered saturday while playing with his dog major. nbc news capturing this shot after aides refused to let reporters see biden enter or leave the doctor's office. biden's doctor saying the president-elect will likely require a lking boot for several weeks. geoff bennett, nbc news, wilmington, delaware >>> i'm hallie jackson at the white house in phoenix today, a last gasp in a fading fight. >> i call this the mccarthy era on steroids >> reporter: the president's lawyers still pushin conspiracy theories of widespread fraud that doesn't exist in an election that's all but settled in a state that today is certifying its results. leaders including the arizona republican governor officially naming joe biden the winner there >> we do

president-elect joe biden introduces the team he wants to put in charge of restoring the pandemic battered economy and putting millions of americans back to work. the group headlined by janet yellen, the former federal reserve chair biden wants as his treasury secretary. cnn's mj lee has more. >> reporter: good morning christine and laura. president-elect joe biden will kick off his day today with another presidential daily briefing and then here in wilmington, delaware, he is going to be attending an event alongside vice president election senator kamala harris, introducing new members of their economic team, of course we learned yesterday that some of those folks include janet yellen who is being nominated to be biden's treasury secretary, some of the other names include neera tanden, and cecilia rouse who are both going to be serving in key roles if they are confirmed by congress. we are also still waiting on certain national security appointments that have not been announced yet, including who biden will choose as his cia director and who he will nominate to be defense secretary. some of those names and leading contenders for that role include michelle and jeh johnson and llo

ok that's we've been hearing there from jalen janet yellen, the president elect biden's nominee for treasury secretary, if confirmed she'd be the 1st woman to hold that position. biden said, no one was a better prepared to deal with this crisis than janet yellen, which is present in seeds. we're following this with al-jazeera as kristen salumi. she's been listening. she's joining us now from wilmington in delaware. kristin, we've been hearing quite a lot about the veracity of joe biden's picks for this economic team, but also very much underlining that the serious job ahead. what with did you take from president elect biden's remarks, and what do you think this says about the way policy will be directed? yes. well, as you say, a real emphasis on raising the fortunes of all americans with a special emphasis on working class and the most vulnerable who have been hit hardest. by this pandemic, we heard that reflected in the remarks of joe biden and of janet yellen biden. you know, talked a lot about his own family, as he often does. he talked about his father losing a job and saying that he did

darrin: really optimistic about the relationship we will have with the biden administration. janet yellen is going to meet with us. that sends a strong signal that they completely understand the s playant role that cdf i' in the u.s. economy. her role as a fed governor, she showed a real interest in this area and also the deputy secretary. he had the experience of working on affordable housing funds in d.c.. we think we have an administration that understands the true importance of cfi's. that, married with a strong bipartisan support we have in congress, that will be good for cdfi's. >> you are well known for having very hands on initiatives with your banking customers in

includes americans from a variety of backgrounds led by one familiar face former fed chief janet yellen as biden's pick for treasury secretary and the recovery act that followed so many people struggling to put food on the table and pay bills and rent it's an american tragedy and it's essential that we move with urgency. into action will produce a self reinforcing downturn causing yet more devastation team in place president elect biden says he's working on a new plan that can be launched on day one to revive the economy and create more than 18000000 jobs through investments in infrastructure clean energy and manufacturing. and now to some of the other business stories making news facebook backed cryptocurrency libra has been rebranded. central banks had initially raised concerns about financial stability and possible control over money monetary policy rather the concept for the dollar backed currency has now been revamped pending approval it could be launched as early as january. turn it on musk has said that in 20 years the world's car fleet will be fully electric projected the milestone will do

yellen is an incredible pick. biden has hit the ground running." discuss the "please ties to corporate organizations, lobbying, equity, and foreign governments." guest: janet yellen was in the government for such a long time that she was not able to do that sort of activity. she did leave the fed in february 2018. she went to the brookings institution where she was a scholar. she was on a couple of different boards. i would not say that was the mainstay of her activity. host: to jeffrey in pennsylvania, good morning. veteran ofm a proud the u.s. army and a republican voter. am watching this and falling into the trap of this and the vote and the new counsel and the transition team. i am backing whoever is president, the office of the president of the united states. i don't care if is bobo the chimp, it is the office of the president of the u.s. i defended for 18 years. i have never seen anything like. where is the -- anything like this. 19re is the economy i had in 65 and 1966? one of my local senators is still in office. don't we put people in and out? as for the new economist person, she is wonderful and i hope she does something and it does dramatic chan

janet yellen does and how that relationship with chair powell unfolds. is a chieftimiraos correspondent for the wall street journal. we are talking about the economic team announced by the biden administration. we welcome your phone calls. republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. all others, 202-748-8002. janet yellen set the tone for what the biden administration wants to do in terms of responding to the pandemic. here is a little bit of what she had to say. [video clip] will produce a downturn with more devastation. we risk missing the obligation to address deeper structural problems. inequality, stagnant wages, especially for workers who lack a college education, communities that have seen industry disappear with no good jobs replacing lost once. , jobl disparities opportunities, housing, food ,ecurity, and small businesses denying wealth to people of color. gender disparities that keep women out of the workforce and keep our economy from running full force. it is a convergence of tragedies. it is not only economically unsustainable, but one that betrays our commitment to giving every american an equal chance to get ahead. host: any indications from the biden te

david: president-elect joe biden is rolling out his first set of nominations for his economic team any minute now. spoke earlier with gary cohn about the addition of janet yellenbiden administration and his honor stations -- observations about the state of the economy amid the pandemic. one thing we have to remember is how resilient the u.s. economy is. if we all think about what we have been through since march of this year, and where we are now in december, i think it is nothing short of extraordinary how resilient we have been, how well the consumer has held up, how well the economy has held up. shape, orn any way, form saying we are out of the woods. we are not. i desperately believe we need more stimulus you would and we need more stimulus today. i would beg congress to go back to work and has a stimulus bill this week. there is no time like the present. dollars put back in consumer's pockets would be very important. we have a lot of support dollars that will end over the course of the month. unemployment benefits will run out. other benefits that people desperately need are going to run out. i think we are doing as well as we can, given the situation, bu

his comments about janet yellen comes as president-elect biden nominates the rest of his economic teamongside janet yellen -- the council of economic advisors, and neerah tandem will be budget director. let's look where the administration goes next. thanos papasavvas, cio / founder, abp invest is still with us. we are digesting delay supplements by joe biden, getting a lot of headlines, the appointment of janet yellen to the treasury. what assumptions are you making about fiscal stimulus from here? we heard gary cohn argue that we need more stimulus. will janet yellen be able to put something through in january, or if we look at the data and the vaccine coming, we are not sure we need a fiscal stimulus? think the underlying key view we have is they will provide as much stimulus as necessary. whether it is with or without a vaccine. from a political angle, i think biden has shown he is pragmatic, he is aware of the potential split with the senate, and not only on the aftermath of georgia, but if there is a 50-50, he could not go too aggressive, because centrist democrats would not agree

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former fed chair janet yellen tapped to be biden's treasury secretary this week, sharing a bleak economiclook if the u.s. fails to act. listen. >> it's an american tragedy, and it's essential to move with urgency. inaction will produce a self-reinforcing downturn causing yet more devastation. david: meanwhile, november's unemployment rate comes down to 6.7%. that's good news. but the new job numbers were disappointing, signaling that the recovery is slowing a bit. and no wonder considering the determination of some local and state leaders to keep people from resuming normal life with draconian lockdown orders that call for even more restrictions. listen. >> regions where the icu capacitity is falling below 15%, we are now mandating that we are implementing a stay-at-how many order for three weeks. david: the nation's economic fate really hinging on the period of delivering the covid-19 vaccine. but a slight setback there as well as pfizer admit es they'll be slashing their vaccine rollout target in half after a supply chain problem. more on that later in the show with brown university's d

joe biden officially tapping janet yellen as secretary of treasury. n introducing neera tanden, the president of a far left think tank to head the budget office. so is this the beginning of the end of president trump's economic successes and policies? joining us now, freedom works economist, economic advisor to president trump, steve moore. first that line from joe biden, we need to reward hard work. >> not wealth as though the two are totally unconnected. unless everybody who is wealthy inherits their money don't they have to work hard in order to get wealthy? >> well, i love the line about rewarding hard work. that is what we as free market conservatives believe in, that work should be rewarded. one of the reasons by the way this new plan that came out today, david, by ahn b of democrat and republican senators that increases unemployment benefits, no that doesn't reward hard work. it rewards people for not working. economics, david, is all about getting the incentives right and i'm somewhat skeptical that the biden team will do that. you know, this i

we hear from our exclusive interview with michael corbat on biden's treasury nomination, janet yellen, u.s. stimulus, and bank bonuses. how big will they be this year? stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ manus: it's "bloomberg daybreak: europe" with me, manus cranny in dubai and annmarie hordern. staying true to his pledge of a diverse administration, joe biden rolled out his formal nominations for the economic team. janet yellen will lead as treasury secretary. citigroup ceo michael corbat spoke exclusively to david rubenstein about janet yellen's nomination as treasury secretary and why the u.s. needs more targeted stimulus. >> i would say that not just citi, but i think the banking industry had a good relationship with her. into or if sheed is voted into the seat, i think she will do a great job. i would expect that relationship to continue. anotheralso shout out glass ceiling broken in terms of her then becoming the first female treasury secretary. david: let's talk about the economy for a moment. there are many people around the country who think the economy could use another st

joe biden has appointed janet yellen, head of the federal reserve, who could become the first us federalve secretary. french lawmakers are rewriting controversial clauses in a security bill that would make itan security bill that would make it an offence to share pictures of the police online maliciously. there is concern it could have stopped people exposing police brutality. just three weeks after the end of its national lockdown, wales has seen another rise in infection rates at the welsh government has announced a new set of restriction starting this friday evening, four pubs and this friday evening, four pubs a nd restau ra nts this friday evening, four pubs and restaurants and cafe is in wales have been banned from serving alcohol and must close by six bm every evening. hywel griffith has the latest. as the covid numbers rise, once again, as this is face shutting down. on friday this bingo hall in cardiff will close its doors. avril normally come say three times a week. she says it is a lifeline. the only place i feel as safe as any errors in my own home. even the shops are not doi

tuesday, they will officially announce members of the economic team and biden will nominate janet yellen for treasury secretary, who would be the first woman to lead the department. cecelia arousal the chair of the council of economic advisors, and he is recovered from hairline fractures. he tweeted about his personal lawyer rudy giuliani, holding a hearing. >> the signed and sealed documents now constitutes the official results of november 3, 2020, general election. >> reporter: officials were certifying to result in arizona. officials including georgia secretary of state continue to maintain there was no widespread fraud. >> are those who are exploring the emotions of many tromp supporters, with fantastic claims, half-truths, misinformation, and frankly, they are misleading the president as well. >> reporter: in his first interview since the election, president trump told foxnews nothing will convince him he lost the election. >> janet yellen, she scored a hit with wall street at least, that was one good one for biden. when can we expect the president-elect to fill out the rest of the

biden introduces his economic team. the president elect says, help is on the way as he nominates janet yellen delete the u.s. treasury. so what do the pics tell us about biden's approach? also coming up, the e.u. has a flashy new campaign for its cloud infrastructure. but can guy x. live up to the hype in the tech world, dominated by the u.s. and china? and say good bye bye to breaks your next house could be coming out of a different places. do you do your business and robots in berlin? welcome to the program. u.s. president elect joe biden has set out the top team he hopes will help guide the u.s. economy through the economic recovery, saying he chosen a tested and experienced group of advisors. among them is janet yellen, who becomes the 1st woman to hold the post of treasury secretary accepting the nomination. the former federal reserve chair painted a gloomy picture of the pandemics effect on the u.s. law. it was small business struggling to stay alive or close for good. so many people struggling to put food on the table in pay bills in rent. it's an american tragedy. and it's essential that we move with urgent sic

assume we get some sort of a package the next month, president biden, janet yellen takes office, earlyy, what more are they going to do to help the economy recover from its current problems? >> well i think you're obviously going to depend on what is in the existing package but i think people have to worry very seriously about a very uneven kind of unfair recovery. i think that if you're fortunate, like i am, perhaps you are, to have continued to be working, maybe saved more, you know, yes, you may have some pent-up demand and that might help the economy and it might mean a lot of people who never lost a job are doing okay but for many people who are dramatically behind in the rent, who lost jobs, i think we all know there is going to be a lot of jobs that are permanently lost. i think that requires a strong fiscal response and i think that means real new job creation like infrastructure bill. i think it means having unemployment insurance that allows people who may have permanently lost their job to find new work, find new skills to get those jobs. and i think there is going to be thi

he is the latest of joe biden steam to be unveiled, he joins janet yellen, nominee for secretary of they. when joe biden introduced lloyd austin, he recounted their timer in iraq toge >> general austin was with me on the ground not just for meetings with troops or for military strategy sessions, he was there when i was working with iraq politicaleaders. i watched how he dealt with them. they respectedcr hims the board. ros: we heard from lloyd austin himsel >> when i concluded my military service four years ago, i hung up my uniform for the last time and went from being gener lloyd austin to lloyd austin. it is an important distinctionak and one that i with utmost seriousness and sincerity. ros: canada has become the third country to authorize the use of the pfizeroronavirus vaccine, that follows the u.k. and barain. -- bahrain. medical regulators have recommended that people wh significant allergic reactions should not have the job after two nhs workers had an adverse response. they have both recovered and thousands of other people have received the vaccine without any issues. here is

that talk of a bigger package and first comments, his pick for treasury secretary janet yellen signaled that the bidendministration will focus on minorities and women and those hardest hit by the pandemic. >> so many people struggling to put food on the table and pay bills and rent it is an american tragedy. and it is essential that we move with urgency >> so her soon to be predecessor steve mnuchin agrees with the need for new relief as did fed chair jay powell meanwhile a bipartisan group of senators unveiled ed a $908 bio compromise bill, but later in the day, senator mcconnell unveiled his bill that does not have democratic support. so with millions about to lose benefits and face evictions, president-elect, yellen, mnuchin, along with a lot of democrats and many republicans all agree on the need for new relief, but that as yet is unaccompanied by similar talk of compromise that would put money in people's pockets. i guess the president is sort of on his own riff about overturning the election so he doesn't seem to be a major player here. and i don't hear the compromise on the issues of state and

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joe biden announces nominations for top posts in his senior economic team including janet yellen, whoould become the first female us treasury secretary. authorities in south australia are preparing to reopen the border with victoria and greater sydney as the state records no new coronavirus cases in 2a hours. as deforestation of the amazon ra i nfo rest as deforestation of the amazon ra i nforest in as deforestation of the amazon rainforest in brazil reaches its highest level in a decade, scientific analysis agree the paris climate agreement girls are within reach. and, why covid—19lockdown measures have seen a surge in tv watching and online streaming around the world. 0h, oh, my lord, everything has changed. the first of all, we have to be tested every single day. the governor of california, gavin newsom, has said he may impose tougher coronavirus restrictions in the next two days, including a possible stay at home order to counter a surge in cases in the state. the most populous county in the us, los angeles county, which has over ten million people living there has already taken s

how do joe biden's picks janet yellen to seal around? how do they suggest he plans to go about doing that? well, they are a very diverse group in terms of race and gender. as joe biden himself said, they come from very different backgrounds, but they share his core economic vision. that's a vision, really of more government involvement, more government, bigger government role when it comes to raising wages and raising unemployment numbers and so on and emphasis really on helping low income workers who happen to skew more towards more and minorities. the groups that have been overwhelmingly hit hard by the pandemic, the nominees that he has have a history of calling for more government action. cecilia rouse, she is the nominee to head the council of economic advisors. she penned a letter calling for more government stimulus to more government stimulus to help these groups recover from the pandemic. other members of his team of called for raising the minimum wage. they've talked about the federal reserve, the central bank getting more invol

biden and congress. as we gather today we congratulate hudson center colleague janet yellen, joe biden's choice for tasury secretary, you will be leaving us but that does not mean you wi be spared our advice. we confront major decisions on fiscal policy at an unusual time. one might even say precedented if that word hadn't already been rn out. fiscal policy showed its power with the cares act which prevted the covid-19 pandemic from doing more harm to the economy and welfare americans than it did but the cares act has been spent, millions of people are about to lose emergency benefits unss congress acts and unless congress acts fiscal poly will be a drag on growth leaving with a vaccine on the horizon 11 million people are unemployed by the official count. most economists and those we gathered here today argue more fiscal support is necessary and on capitol hill there arsome signs on course is about to act or thinking about it so our first panel with the peterson institute will focus on the form the near-term fiscal package would take. douglas elmendorf, wendy edelberg and michael strain. a condition that

biden's pick for treasury secretary janet yellen former chair of the federal reserve called it an americanragedy that so many americans are without jobs and going hungry and said it's essential to move with urgency to jump-start the economy as cnn's jeff zeleny now reports. >> our message to everybody struggling right now is this -- help is on the way. >> reporter: with a pandemic deepening and economic pain intensifying, president-elect joe biden presented his economic team today as a new life line for struggling americans. >> we can build a new american economy that works for all americans, not just some, all. >> reporter: biden formally introduced janet yellen to be the first woman to serve as treasury secretary. >> no one is better prepared to deal with these crises. >> reporter: a former chair of the federal reserve who also led the council of economic advisers in the clinton administration, yellen pledged to help rescue families from a one-two punch of coronavirus and unemployment. >> out of our collective pain as a nation, we will find collective purpose to control the pandemic and

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biden is expected to nominate janet yellen for treasury secretary, making her the first woman to lead the department. rousse will be named on the economic adviser. biden also making history with an all-female communications team with the most visible being former state department spokeswoman jen saki set to serve as press secretary. >>> well people across the bay area out thousands of dollars after their edb debit cards were hacked. how the cards will profit both the banks and the cards. >>> plus, teenagers, getting repetition tonight. similar conditions tomorrow. a look ahead for the first half >>> two transactions for a thousand dollars each. >> my mother lost $4,806. >> how about you, paul? >> $5,998. >> a man fighting to even get unemployment has been hard enough for so many people. so imagine how it feels once you finally have money coming in to see it all stolen out of your account. >> kenny choy was the first to expose the massive fraud problem. issued by bank of america. kenny, what's the very latest? >> reporter: as of tonight kpix 5 has received calls and e- mails from more

secretary steven mnuchin spent the morning on capitol hill we also heard from biden's nominee for treasury secretary, janet yellen this afternoon. steve liesman what did we learn overall. >> count with me the president-elect biden, his chosen treasury secretary, the current treasury secretary and the fed chair, four big titans agreeing on one thing today the need for congress to bring aid to the economy here is janet yellen >> so many people struggling to put food on the table and pay bills and rent it's an american tragedy and it's essential that we move with urgency >> the team introduced today signalled they will focus on minorities, women, and those hit hardest by the pandemic. earlier in the day steven mnuchin called on congress to use unused funds given back by the fed chair's act. >> there are small businesses at risk of being out of business during this winter custom could be a tough few months. at the same time we are getting the news about the vaccines when are more effective and they have come sooner. there really is in the medium term upside risk here. >> mnuchin took tough questions about his controv

cabinet nominations expected today president elect joe biden already delivering on a promise to build a diverse administration. he just me janet yellen as treasury secretary a move that still requires senate confirmation but would make allen the first female in this position she tweeted this morning recovery hinges on restoring the

speaking in wilmington, delaware, biden introduced janet yellen as his treasury secretary pick. led the federal reserve from 2014 to 2018. if confirmed by the senate, she will be the first woman to lead the treasury in its 231-year history. this is janet yellen. >> the pandemic and economic fallout together have caused so much damage for so many that have had a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable among us. lost lives, lost jobs, small businesses struggling to stay alive or closed for good. so many people struggling to put food on the table and pay bills and rent. it is an american tragedy. and it is essential that we move with urgency. a selfon to produce reinforcing downturn, causing yet more devastation. amy: president-elect biden also noted that wally adeyemo, his pick to be second in command to yellen, would be the highest-ranking african american in the history of the treasury department. other new economic advisors on biden's team include princeton university economist cecilia rouse, who will be the first black woman to lead the council of economic advisers, and

matt: larry summers was i think encouraging janet yellen to adopt a strong dollar policy when she steps into the top spot of treasury. --president-elect biden well, if the democrats win this georgia runoff, does that mean we can count on even more dollar strength? how do you see those election results coming in? erik: the odds of the democrats winning both races is very low. odds is even too high. purdue did very well, and probably will win a hand that will win handily -- will probably win handily against us ff based onnst oss the polling.

. >>> joe biden announce he has chosen janet yellen to be the next treasury secretary . firmed she will be the first woman to hold the post. our political reporter, greg lee, spoke to one of her former colleagues about her nomination. >> reporter: joe biden made it official. former federal reserve chair, janet yellen for treasury secretary. she would be the first woman in history to lead the history . >> it was an inspiring move. she is effective at home and abroad. she is respected in the financial markets and in the rest of the economy. >> reporter: her former colleague at berkeley, professor wilcox, says she is the best for the job. she is no stranger to break glass ceilings. she was the first woman to head the federal reserve. >> she was the federal reserve chair. now to be there treasury secretary, it is really something you do not see. >> reporter: janet yellen served on the covid-19 task force. she gives the credit to the california rebuilding fund. >> she talked about directly or businesses with this program. >> reporter: and its weight after the announcement she

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president-elect joe biden formally announced top econoc advisers today. he'll nominate janet yellenrmer chair of the federal reserve, to et treasury sey. and today first, mr. biden:'s women of color for 2 other key positions,ra nanden to run the office of management and budget and cecilia rouse to chair the council of economi advisers. we take a closer look ter in the program. meanwhile, thelections chief in georgia announced probes of alleged efforts to register ineligible or dead voters for 2 u.s. senate runoffs.or but a's secretary of state brad raffensberger again rejected claims that president trump lost the state becausef fraud. >> there are those who are exploiting the emotions of many trump suppters with fantastic claims, half-truths, misinformation and, frankly, they're misleading the president as well, apparently. >> georgia has certified that president-elect biden won the state by about 12,700 votes. today, arizona certified a biden when by a little more than 10,000 votes. and, wisconsin finished a partial recount, confirming another biden victory. in iran, funeral servic

we know that president trump is contesting this election, but joe biden is putting a cabinet together. what do you make of janet yellenretary, and what are your thoughts on what you've seen so far in terms of joe biden's nominations or hires or ideas to who he'd like to see in a cabinet? >> i think that president-elect biden is taking a safe approach. i think he is trying to pick people that he thinks will appeal or be acceptable to the broad and competing constituencies in the democratic party. you've got the far left, and then you've got moderate democrats like me. janet yellen is certainly a tried and true choice. there will be no surprises. is so i think where he's going, it looks like, is to focus on going back to where things were in the obama/biden administration. and to pick up things from there. and i would like to have seen some new ideas and some new approaches. i mean, the way i run my businesses, i get diverse opinions from different people and different per spentives. and i've got fiscally conservative people in the company and gunslingers and people in between there, and i listen to all of them. and i t

. >>> joe biden announced he has chosen uc berkeley professor, janet yellen , to be treasury secretary. she will be the first woman to hold the post. she taught for 26 years. we spoke to one of her former colleagues about her nomination. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden it made it official. he will nominate janet yellen for treasury secretary . if confirmed, janet yellen will be the first woman to lead the treasury. >> it was an inspiring move. she is respected both at home and abroad. she is respected in financial markets and in the rest of the economy. >> reporter: her former colleague says the nominee is the best person for the job. she is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings. she was the first woman to head the federal reserve . >> she was the federal reserve chair. now to be the treasury secretary, it is really something you do not see. >> reporter: janet yellen served on the task force for covid-19 . >> she spoke about direct relief for businesses. >> reporter: janet yellen said , to recover we must restore the american dream. each person must rise to their potential and

> so with about 50 days to go until his inauguration president-elect joe biden moving to fill out his cabinet. naming janet yellen former head of the federal reserve as treasury secretary. the first woman to hold the position, she is one of four women to, in top roles i should say on biden's economic team. vice president-elect kamala harris saying last week biden is committed to diversity in his administration. >> when joe asked me to be his running mate he told me about his commitment to making sure we selected a cabinet that looks like america, that reflects the best of our nation. and that's what we have done. >> let's discuss now with our cnn economics commentator and political commentator so good to see both of you. good evening. so biden appears to be making good on the commitment announcing today key members of his economic team and there is janet yellen who would be the first woman to serve as treasury secretary, cecelia rouse would be the first woman of color to lead the council of economic advisers. then neera tanden the first woman of color and south asian descent to run the office of management and bu

thank you all for >> president-elect joe biden announced his economic team today. he is nominating janet yellen for treasury secretary and a new , a former staffer in the bill clinton administration for another position. he also announced princeton ralphsity's dean, cecilia to chair the council of economic advisers. c-span.org to upload this video live and on-demand to follow the transition of power. president trump, president-elect joe biden, news conferences and coverage. at c-span.org. >> earlier today, arizona secretary of state katy hobbs presided over a meeting in phoenix to certify the 2020 election results. she was joined by the governor. this is 20 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. today, we are canvassing the official results for arizona's 2020 general election held november 3. >> good morning, everyone. today, we are canvassing the official results for arizona's 2020 general election held november 3. also here from the secretary of state's office is the election instructor [indiscernible] we want to thank governor ducey and lieutenant governor bernadette. this was a historic electi