you are back on the campaign trail today for john ossoff, tomorrow for raphael warnock.are you seeing out there, especially in response to this weekend's debate, last night's debate where david perdue did not even show up? >> it is good to be with you, lawrence. what i'm seeing is a lot of enthusiasm. i think that the people of georgia understand how important the stakes are here. they understand that what happens here in georgia is going to affect not only all georgians but also all of us as americans. i think most folks get, and what they saw in the debates last night reinforced this, that in senators loeffler and perdue they've had two people that in georgia's most critical moment of need have chosen to serve themselves, to enrich themselves, to benefit their friends, instead of working on behalf of the people of georgia. what they see in raphael warnock and in john ossoff are two folks who are committed to serving the people of georgia, who are talking about the issues that matter, health care, jobs, getting small businesses back up and going, housing opportunity, as

. >> john ossoff has dedicated his career to fighting injustice. >> reporter: john ossoff introducedhis new ad enlisting the help of one of his party's most political resources. >> if we vote because our lives depend on it because they do, we will elect john ossoff. >> reporter: it is the latest of a nuri. his opponent is david perdue. >> if john ossoff wins, they control washington but georgia can stop them. >> reporter: the other republican incumbent kelly loeffler is attacking her opponent. reverend warnock and alvin the beagle responded. >> i think georgians will see her ads for what they are. don't you? >> reporter: total ad spending including reservations through the january 5th runoff crossed $300 million. spending by the incumbents and republican backers topped democrats by $50 million. the georgia runoffs are far and away the most expensive senate races of the 2020 cycle. >> money absolutely matters. >> reporter: but the campaign's legal office brendan fesher offers this. >> they've just been through a hotly contested presidential race. they just voted in november and they m

david perdue declined to participate in a debate with john ossoff. john ossoff stood there by himself. runoff vote is january 5th. stakes are enormous. democrats need to capture both seats for control of the senate. if republicans win one or both, they keep the majority, gives the gop more influence over cabinet nominations and big fights coming in 2021. today is the deadline for georgia residents to register to vote in the runoff election, two runoff elections. leon castro, former secretary of housing and urban development, one of the 2020 presidential hopefuls, joins ossoff for latino voter registration event. julian castro joins us live from georgia. love the elbows. say hello with the elbow bump. mr. secretary, good to see you. turnouts tend to go down for democrats. in the 2020 election in georgia, latino participation was 7%. that's a pretty good number, that's up from 2016. what do you loep yhope to get t january? >> look, we know there are 377,000 latino voters who are eligible to be registered to vote, about 250,000 who are actually register

there's no place for folks like john ossoff down in georgia who is basically said the exact same thing. we need politicians who put the people first, put small businesses first, like the ppp funding so people like your friends, ainsley, can operate their small businesses as we face this global pandemic. ainsley: she said minimum wage if that's increased to $15 an hour it'll change everything. she can't afford to pay everyone that much. >> yeah, it's a confluence of liberal policies that unfortunately should joe biden become president, are on the horizon and will bankrupt small businesses and change the future of our country as president trump of course brought us the hottest economy in modern history when he came into office. brian: of course in a half hour we'll have kayleigh on to talk as press secretary in the same outfit. quick costume change, kayleigh mcenany thanks so much.

. >> reporter: democratic challenger john ossoff enlisted his party's most potent political forces. >because they do, we will elect john ossoff to the united states senate. >> reporter: it's a flur riff of new ads, his opponent is republican senator david perdue. >> if john ossoff wins, they control washington. but georgia can stop them. >> reporter: the other republican incumbent kelly loeffler is fiercely attacking her opponent. >> he's wrong and he's dangerous. >> reporter: reverend warnock and alvin the beagle responded. >> i think georgians will see our ads for what they are. don't you? >> total ad spending, including reservations through the january 5th runoff crossed 300 million. spending by the incumbents and republican backers topped the democrats by $50 million. the georgia runoffs are far and away the most expensive senate races of the 2020 cycle. but the campaign legal centers brendan fisher offers this warning with georgia's ad war. >> voters are exhausted. they have just been through a hotly contested presidential race. that i just voted in november and they may not be m

john ossoff, rafael wornknock representing georgia, georgia. the trip not gas free, he tried to rally the crowd for the guy named john. >> your next united senator john ossoff. todd: i don't know if your vote will count but join us january 5th. jillian: a second coronavirus vaccine could soon be on the way. the of the announcing modern's vaccine is safe and effective. laura: todd: when could the vexing get the official go-ahead? >> reporter: the fda is set to meet tomorrow to decide on emergency approval for modern's vexing, that is wondering which vaccine is better there are a few notable differences as far as effectiveness, close with moderna at 94.one%, pfizer at 95%. another difference is temperature, the moderna vexing can be stored at minus 4 degrees fahrenheit for 6 months, pfizer at minus 94 degrees. the vaccines require two doses, the first doses of the pfizer vaccine were given to frontline healthcare workers this week including icu nurse sandra lindsay who was the first recipient in the us, she has some advice for americans who are l

most political forces. >> if we vote like our lives depend on it, because they do, we will elect john ossoffnate. >> reporter: ossoff's opponent is republican senator david perdue. >> if john ossoff wins, they control washington but georgia can stop them. >> the other republican incumbent kelly loeffler is fiercely attacking her incumbent. >> warnock is dangerous. >> reporter: reverend warnock and alvin the beagle responded. >> i think georgians will see her ads for what they are. don't you? >> reporter: total ad spending, including through the january 5th runoff, crossed $300 million. spending by the incumbents and republican backers topped the democrats by $50 million. the georgia runoffs are far and be away the most expensive senate races since the 2020 cycle. >> money absolutely matters. >> brendan fischer offers this warning. >> voters are exhausted. they've been through a hotly contested presidential race. they just voted in november and they may not be motivated to vote again in january. >> reporter: especially since waitress kayleigh waters when she is trying to survive financially f

georgia senate candidate john ossoff and busta rhymes. three figures on the news and in the news. >> senator harris will join us live tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >> for your next united states senator. >> like a busta rhymes. come on. >> we'll start with the candidate that can turn the balance of power when we're back in 30 seconds. e balance of power when we're back in 30 seconds. tonight... i'll be eating chicken tikka masala with garlic naan. [doorbell chimes] cheers. i win again, patrick. that's siiir patrick. oooooow. sir. >>> here is a riddle in washington. if a democrat wins the white house, but mitch mcconnell still runs the senate, is there really a democratic administration? both parties see the issue here. democrats see mitch mcconnell as a supreme court stealing obama blocking menace. republicans see mcconnell as a supreme court protecting obama blocking grim reaper. his words. if you think about how much of the biden era may come down giving obama a hard time, will he be able to give biden the same time? a lot of democrats

the dnc has spent about five million on the races so far, and hoping the democratic candidates john ossoffarnock can deliver a victory and we have more from wilmington, delaware, with the biden team this morning. what's on the agenda right now for the transition team today? >> hey there, kendis, we're seeing joe biden down for the day but like you said, taking a visit to georgia, his first since he won the state in the election last month and campaigning for both the senate democratic candidates john ossoff and rafr yel warnock ara warnock and it comes as the team spends money from their own resources in the state to win the two senate seats to ensure a democratic white house and senate for them if that goes in their favor and what you're seeing is a big in flux of cash and staffers from the biden campaign, as well. as of now, to pull up the numbers for you, along with the biden campaign, the dnc, both of them together, have spent about $5 million on the race for both of these candidates, and raised roughly $10 million. and then in terms of staff, they've got about 50 staffers from the bid

. >> in the other runoff, democratic john ossoff took questions next to an empty podium to slam senatorfor skipping their debate. perdue and loeffler were hoping to get a boost from the president over the weekend, but he was fixated on repeating baseless claims about election fraud. abc's faith abubey has more. >> reporter: more than a month after his defeat, president trump traveling to georgia, falsely claiming victory in a state where he was defeated by nearly 12,000 votes. >> you know we won georgia, just so you understand. >> reporter: but this rally was not supposed to be about trump. he was in town to drum up support for republican senators kelly loeffler and david perdue ahead of their crucial runoffs in january. some fear the president's words will cost them the senate. democrats firing up support. >> you need to get out to the polls and vote. >> georgia is going to determine ultimately the course of the biden presidency. >> reporter: instead of focusing on the senate, president trump spent most of his 100-minute speech railing against the election results, blasting republican

jillian: the trip not get free, as he went on. >> your next united states senator, john ossoff. >> rafaelis up against kelly leffler. conservative radio host rush limbaugh giving an emotional update on his battle with lung cancer. >> everyday remains a gift. i thank god that i did. you strive to make every day the best it can be and that is what i am doing. >> reporter: lumber revealed he faces medical challenges but says it is a blessing to speak to his listeners. he announced the diagnosis in february. todd: time is 33 after the hour. doctor mark siegel, just approved by the fda. todd: former rival this is transportation secretary, the most qualified. todd: the first fully at home over-the-counter covid-19 test is fda approved, the test gets results in 20 minutes. jillian: what this means in the fight against the pandemic, doctor mark siegel, good to see you, certainly good news. >> great news. we have used the word game changer a lot. this was overseen by the national institute of health, $30 million grant involved in this and the company itself is very sophisticated in terms of digita

i tried to ask john ossoff earlier about that, he was eager to start volunteering and said he would get questions. but on people's minds today as they talk about how they're going to continue getting help, continuing into 2021 when we know the donations are great that would really last these people about a week. >> we know the unemployment help is expiring. there's a lot of dates coming up, they are waiting for help. natasha chen, thank you very much. >>> all of this amid a tumultuous year for the economy. one that saw small business owners hit hard and families left struggling to keep roofs over their heads, christine romans looks back at a year in business unlike any other. >> 2020, a year like no other for business. the pandemic touched every part of the economy. altering the way americans live, work, and shop. historic job losses prompted unprecedented stimulus. but as benefits dwindled, americans suffered. and while a few companies thrived, some may never recover. this year the pandemic triggered the worst job loss in u.s. history, 22 million jobs vanished in just two months, wipin

democratic senate challenger john ossoff calls his opponent a coward. that man david perdue is happy to respond next. .. >> shannon: georgia democratic senate candidate jon ossoff has been critical of where relief money is winding up even as >> john ossoff is critical of where pandemic money is winding up. even as his father is publishing business got a loan for hundreds of thousands of dollars from the paycheck protection program, here's what he said earlier this year. >> so much of the support, the overwhelming majority of the support the federal government has extended on an emergency basis is for the largest terms and even the tax benefits in the cares actual flow overwhelmingly to the highest earners. >> his opponent in the runoff election, republican senator david perdue. welcome back. he not only had that to say but also says right now mcconnell is not getting the job done, gop republicans are not coming to the table, you all are withholding help at a time people need it most, how the response? >> is earlier response shows a tremendous lack of ex

john ossoff had fewer voters than joe biden.mber. bret: senator josh holly from missouri signing onto this effort to challenge the election results. what does that mean big picture come january 6th? >> it means nothing in terms of joe biden being sworn in but it is the third issue we are talking about where republicans are forced to do something difficult in early january. republicans would rather avoid dealing with this issue. bret: when we come back a police officer shows we can always give back. ♪ >> bret: finally tonight in massachusetts officer matthew lehman did something bret: finally tonight in massachusetts officer matthew lima did something expected after getting reports were shoplifting from a local grocery store. instead of arresting the two girls he paid for the groceries they attempted to steal saying it is time for a lesson in compassion. >> one of those items i noticed they were all grocery items. if i were in that situation i would be grateful if somebody could help me. >> thanks for inviting us and to your home

and republican david perdue, but perdue didn't show up, so look what happened >> democrat john ossoffceo of insight twi, media production company that investigates corruption, organized crime and war crimes for international news organizations. republican david perdue has served in the u.s. senate since 2015 senator perdue declined to participate in this debate and is represented by an empty podium >> jimmy: afterward the podium was kicking itself like i blew it, i totally froze. yeah, it was a rough night for the podium halfway through the debate, a fly landed on it unbelievable, unbelievable meanwhile, today at the white house, trump gave the medal of freedom to a legendary wrestling coach from iowa. but listen to what he said at the ceremony >> he won 117 consecutive matches and lost only one. well, you know in politics, i won two, so i'm 2-0, and that's pretty good too. we'll see how that turns out >> jimmy: at that point, trump took back the medal of freedom and gave it to himself i'm undefeated, and you're not trump's 2-0 claim would have been more convincing if half the people

with your help, we will send john ossoff and raphael warnock to the united states senate. it is time for georgia republicans to face the consequences of their complicity. and on january 5, we will send david purdue and kelly loeffler packing. the opportunity to send not one but two democrats to the united states senate is a chance of a lifetime. so let's not waste it.e it. volunteer and vote and let's get it done. thank you so much. >> i'm atlanta mayor keisha lance bottom. i'm reminded of a quote by atlanta's native son, dr. martin luther king jr. who, said, "we are not makers of history, but we are made by history." i've often wondered what he meant by that. but as we are on the eve of one of the most important elections in our country and in our state's history, what i know to be true is this. generations that come after us will ask, where did we stand at this time? when we've asked our grandparents and our parent where they were during the civil rights movement, some said they went forward. others said they marched. others said they made sandwiches . others have said i

we need real relief, john ossoff and rafael warnok to ensure georgia families get the $2,000 checks, the actual delivery of ppe and the supports they need to really recover from this pandemic. >> president trump is going to go down to georgia, stage a victory rally the day before the runoffs on january 5th. i wonder if you think that president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris have invested enough time down there to help turn the races. do you want to see more of biden and harris before january 6th? >> we're always excited to have the president-elect and vice president-elect in georgia. the numbers tell their own story, 2 million casted of their ballots, 65,000 voters disto portionately under the age of 29 and people of color. we are seeing active engagement across the state, including in rural parts of the state, among black and brown voters, turnout rates that are incredible for the state of georgia. while we are always excited to see hour leaders on the ground here in georgia, raphael warnock and john josoff engaged voter, increasing participation and leading

. >> reporter: democrats john ossoff and raphael warnock are rallying their base to the polls in heavilyemocratic counties. >> i think the purpose of public policy is to make things better for the next generation and that's what i intend to do. >> reporter: and solve and warnock -- ossoff and warnock will appear at a get out the vote event in atlanta tonight with louis farrakhan. eric. eric: how about that all right, charles. reporting from cumming georgia, thank you. molly: a second coronavirus vaccine just shipped nationwide and now we are learning that a third could soon follow and that one is very different from the others. dr. nicole saphier will be here to explain, next. ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ if only in my dreams ♪ bundle auto and home, and save up to 25% with allstate. bundling just feels good this time of year. saving is easy when you're in good hands. call a local agent, or 1-800-allstate for a quote today. tired of daily insulin injections? omnipod delivers insulin through a discreet waterproof pod to help simplify life. just one small pod replaces up to 14 injections.

. >> john ossoff standing alone on the stage because senator david purdue sitting senator refused toup. ryan young is in atlanta this morning. ryan, we only saw one debate last night, both of the candidates in that debate on the offensive. >> reporter: yes, good morning, guys. you think about these two races really, so much money is being spent, all eyes on georgia. $350 million so far, flooding the air waves here. if you turn on the television, turn on your radio, you can't escape the two races. a lot of people remember that john ossoff was standing there by himself but the other battle, loeffler versus warnock, they went back and forth. they both seemed constrained. oftentimes not looking at each other while speaking about the topics they were going through. over and over, kelly loeffler was asked about donald trump's assertion that something was wrong with the georgia election. in fact take a listen to one of the direct questions she was asked about the elections here in the state of georgia. >> president has every right to every legal recourse and that's what's taking place, but

and raphael warnock and john ossoff have had a majority of their donations come in from out of state. flood of hollywood coming into georgia saying listen, are you going to let hollywood decide the elections or will we decide the election? it's a mixed bag. >> trace: the republicans can use it to their advantage as well. carley, always good to see you. >> sandra: the covid vaccine allocations are it is just around the corner but what if you don't want to take it? can your boss force you to? widespread election fraud in nevada going before the judge today. how strong is the trump team's case. they will make it. live to nevada next. >> the first lawsuit where you'll hear from these voters under oath in a courtroom we're allowed to bring cameras into this. at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow in a nevada courtroom you'll hear from these witnesses under oath. and because it's a ninja foodi, it can do things no other oven can, like flip away. the ninja foodi air fry oven, the oven that crisps and flips away. new projects means you need to hire.gers. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a

>> i don't think john ossoff did himself any favors. he looked a little bit unprepared.and answer questions. jillian: i think that's a fair response. before we let you go, we have to talk about this, the anniversary of the attacks on pearl harbor. which you had told me actually before the segment in the commercial break we were talking about that you used to be stationed in pearl harbor. i didn't realize that. tell me what this day means to you. >> marines don't often get stationed at pearl harbor but it was something else for me to be there and to wake up every morning, sometimes looking over the water at the missouri and arizona. it's just an amazing thing that this one event took american lives but then put us in a war and they say that 9/11 was our pearl harbor. so i feel connected to those men and women that acfife -- sacrifd that day and went on to serve the military and win a war. and through everything that's going on this year, with negotiations with taliban, we could say we won a war. so far, we can't. i can understand what the country is going through. i feel

raphael warnock in the second race republican senator david perdue is facing democratic challenger john ossoff election day is on january 5th. the 2 senate seats will determine whether republicans or democrats control the u.s. senate or still be a 5050 split with vice president elect kamala harris casting the deciding vote if necessary. all right a live look outside now from our sutro camera overlooking san francisco downtown. so clear so beautiful we now go to kron four's erica caturay for a look at our 4 zone forecast erica, and that's one of my favorite we're at 51 degrees here in san francisco winds across the whole. >>bay area are looking very light now is dry today because of high pressure that is building a not just for us, but also out in other parts of the state and try taking a look at our graphics. >>you can see here on satellite and radar reflecting exactly what we see out we did get a snow over a foot of snow accumulated to over the weekend from that storm system on the tahoe area now we do have another storm system moving through that area. wednesday night is when we're going to

john ossoff as of right now will be up against an empty podium.eleasing this statement saying quote, we've already had two debates in this election. we're going to take our message about what is at stake if democrats have total control of congress directly to the people. now as to exactly how that is going to go down, there will be three rounds and closing statements. one of the rounds ossoff will have an opportunity to ask questions to the empty podium. we're going to hear from the chair of the debate committee for the atlanta press club in the next hour. meantime, hundreds of millions of dollars in ad spending has been spent here from both inside of the state of georgia and all across the country. these are gearing up to be two of the most expensive races in senate history with just 30 days until january 5th. our coverage starts to night at 6:45 p.m. live with martha maccallum. so certainly don't want to miss it. pete, will, jedediah. send it back to you. will: thanks, jillian. >> thanks so much, jillian. on that note we're going to bring in stu

on january 5th john ossoff and rafael warnock, lessening mitch mcconnell's grip on the senate who acknowledged biden's victory today. >> the electoral college has spoken. so today i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. >> i called him to thank him for the congratulations and told him while we disagree on a lot of things there are things we can work together on. >> and a new pledge today from mcconnell that congress will not leave for the holidays until a covid relief bill is passed. he's expected to score a bipartisan bill released this week. >> i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking much-needed rain and show you which cities could reach over a half and close to three-quarters of an inch. i'm back with that in about eight minutes. >>> kids are eager to play sport again, and new guidelines about which ones can start first and when. >> as soon as i saw it, light bulb. >>> a set designer finds a new purpose during the pandemic. how he's putting his carpentry skills to work to help dozens of students in need. it's part of the bay area proud series. >>> when we welcome our west c

where john ossoff and rafael warnock support abortion on demand and taxpayer-funded abortion up too the perdue, kelly loeffler, president trump and mike pence will always stand for the right to life. [cheering and applause] you will know what the stakes are here in georgia and chuck schumer said it the other day and could not be clearer, he said now we take georgia and then we change america. [crowd boos] let's send a message to chuck schumer and those washington democrats. we will keep georgia. we will save the senate and then we will save america. [cheering and applause] you know, i saw joe biden was in atlanta the other day. [crowd boos] he said we did not need to send kelly loeffler and david purdue back to washington because he said we don't need to senators that are quote, just going to get in the way. while georgia, that is exactly what we need in the united states senate. [cheering and applause] we need david perdue and kelly loeffler to get in the way of higher taxes. [cheering and applause] we needin david perdue and kelly loeffler to get in the way of open borders, socialized

a politics free zone but stepping right back into politics in georgia next week to campaign for john ossoff and warnock. >> that's right. even at the same time biden is dealing with this public health crisis and challenge he also has this big political fight on his hands, and there's no question that the biden team and biden himself are aware of the stakes in these two races. the senate balance of power is at stake, the fate of biden's legislative agenda is at stake in georgia so biden is heading down to georgia himself this coming week of warnock and osso. but it's not just about boots on the ground. this is an all hand on deck situation and biden's team has been doing everything they can to try to elect these two democrats. they raised roughly $10 million for their campaigns and their campaign has spent about $5 million to try to get them elected. it's a push for the next few weeks to try to get these democrats across the finish line. >> thank you very much. all right. let's the turn to the coronavirus because health experts say that there are a number of factors that will shape the succe

. >> if you vote for john ossoff and warnock, who you are putting into power? losi, aoc and bernie sanders with unchecked power to defund the police and give amnesty to illegals. >> john: georgia is turning more purple but runs conservative for the most part. >> that's right. if you have ossoff on sunday going on television and saying i welcome bernie sanders support and his views are needed and you have warnock endorsing the green deal, you don't have typical democrats. you have democrats who are not georgia-like moderate. you have people on the far left of the democratic party. this argument is big in georgia. they are looking at the national democrats. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. when chuck schumer says first we take georgia and then we change america. he is not saying change it from the better for center to right georgia. americans like divided government. that's one thing the democrats will face in this election. people want to tap the brake. they don't want somebody to have it all free and clear under their control. that's an advantage for the republic

. >> here is a bit of what john ossoff said without his challenger in the room. >> well, it's, a strange situation to be asking a question of a sitting united states senator to not be here to speak. >> what was the point of this debate? did we, was this more light or more heat? >> i mean, it's really going to be difficult to tell, until the final votes are cast and counted here because in this run-off, each side is trying to motivate their base to get out and vote. and david purdue does not think that showing up to a press club debate, being challenged by john o o o ossoff is the best way to do that. he was out rallying up the base, saying he is the road to stopping democratic control of the senate and that's where he is saying that his time is spent and he actually tweeted out a picture he is campaigning in middle georgia with his cousin. >> and for ossoff, it was really a 30 minute digital ad session so he can chop up the empty podium and use it to push his message. >> what is your sense of who has the lead go engine to next month's run-off. some of the ads that ran on air tonight were

purdue's opponent john ossoff raise $76 million compared to $68 million for 4 do.sonal tax blanket the airwaves. ossoff refers to purdue is a crook while republicans charge ossoff is supported by the chinese government. >> you done business with a media company owned in part by the chinese communist party. >>'s production company received compensation from hong kong conglomerate owned in part by the chinese government. he amended his financial disclosure after initially failing to disclose the compensation. a spokeswoman says the charge was false and desperate. the washington free beacon reports counselors in the camp run by warknock, a 12-year-old camper enforcement remain outside overnight as punishment for wedding his that. the camper anthony washington, now 30 said his family received a financial settlement in a lawsuit. warknock was arrested by police when he assisted camp counselors have attorneys present during questioning. the charges against warknock relator dropped, donald trump will come to dalton, georgia on the eve of the election to get out the rural

according to the real clear politics senator david purdue is up by only 0.2 of a point against john ossoffy (rafael warnot our time. they are hitting the campaign trail monday. >> all eyes are on georgia. the whole country is watching georgia voters to see what we will do it this historic moment. >> when you go to the polls on january 5th you will perform oral surgery on a nation in need. >> party members are sounding the alarm over the ability to raise money. a memo written by both campaign managers obtained a by nbc news reads, quote, to win this election we need to continue our historic efforts to turn out every single voter but we won't be able to do that if our fundraising revenue continues to fall. chuck schumer is reportedly no longer meeting with donors and is, quote, pessimistic about their chances next week. should the democrats let both seats. president-elect biden would have a supermajority allowing his administration to push an agenda. >> people realize what is at stake, we are the last line of defense against the democratic onslaught and this radical socialist agenda they hav

>> everything is at stake when it comes to the need to elect reverend rafael warknock, to elect john ossoff>> voters editable january 5th. georgia's secretary of state sending 8000 letters to out-of-state voters who requested absentee ballots which penalties for illegal voters to 100,$000.10 years behind bars. with the georgia runoff two weeks from today former white house communications director says the races are tight but only republicans can represent it. >> for years left-wing activists from california to new york court hundreds of millions of dollars into georgia to try to flip the state. pumping hollywood money into georgia and what i would convey to the voters of georgia, this is not representative of georgia values. we don't want to look like california or hollywood. >> reporter: republicans need to join only one race to maintain the senate majority, democrats need to win both. jillian: three of donald trump's grandchildren leaving something behind the white house garden as part of a tradition. ivanka trump and jared kushner's kids putting their handprints in the children's garden,

you will likely see a discussion between the moderator and john ossoff. that leaves a chance for debate. that will be followed by senator kelly loeffler. and as you mentioned all of this comes with key deadlines coming up here in the state of georgia. tomorrow is the voter registration deadline and a week later will be the start of early inperson voting here in the state. i'll tell you about the state farm arena. just like we saw ahead of election day. so that point you're hearing from republican officials in the state of georgia. now saying the misinformation is starting to have a negative impact. listen to what the lieutenant governor said this morning. >> i'm worried that the fanning of the flames puts this into a tough position. the mountains of misinformation are not helping the process, only hurting it. >> you mentioned this already, but these two elections have national implications. they will have control over the senate chamber, but if democrats win that means that kamala lairs be the tie breaking vote in the senate. national implications. that e

joining us now is john ossoff. we also extended an invitation to senator purdue, but he has not agreed to. >> great to see you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about what happened last night. the house, including dozens of republicans in the house went along with dozens of payments to $2,000. this is something that president trump pushed them to do. i know has of this morning david purdue has not gotten on board with that. do you worry that it will end up hurting you and helping david purdue in your race? >> i want people that are suffering to get the relief they need. the senate must act immediately to pass these $2,000 checks. let me just note that my opponent who personally profited from this pandemic, he opposed even the first round of $1200 stimulus checks. he needs to get with the program. they all recognize that people who are desperately hurting right now, gas bills, and $600 is a joke. it does add $464 billion to the countries credit card, does that bother you? >> have you ever noticed when it comes time fo

. >> reporter: the vision among conservative voters would of democrats rafael wornoff and john ossoff an advantage but they raised $104 million and october, two thirds since the november for general election suggesting gop enthusiasm about the runoffs despite the infighting. >> all that noise is not helpful but the only voice that is going to matter to our voters will be the president's voice. >> reporter: state elections official investigating liberal groups accused of trying to register in eligible voters from the senate runoffs announced they are investigating a florida attorney who allegedly encouraged out-of-state republicans to do the same. >> moving to georgia, change my voter registration, inviting 2 million people. >> reporter: donald trump tweeted about a georgia rally he is holding on saturday for senators leffler and perdue while ossoff and wornknocked are promoting a virtual rally with former president obama friday. shannon: we will be watching what it looks like on saturday, thanks. the trump campaign made its case in a courtroom today before a state judge in nevada poin

. >> the president-elect joe biden will campaign in the peach state monday for democrat john ossoff andrnknock. state republicans say they reported 8000 poll watchers for the election to ensure ballot security. fox news can. charlie heard so far that ideology has taken over the democrat party and after next week's runoff we will see if it is successful in taking over congress too. >> i think voters are going into this with their eyes wide open about two democratic candidates here. we've been campaigning for almost a year. they tried to nationalize this race talking about to give democrats both these races is to give all the levers of power in washington to democrats and how dangerous that is when you have democrats run by people who want to give free healthcare to illegal aliens, take away people's gun rights and defund the police. these are really really radical radical ideas that have taken over the democratic party. what is really scary about this is rafael wornknock and john remdesivir at the tip of the spear on this stuff. >> right now the real clear politics polling average as bot

back republican senators kelly leffler and david perdue in the runoff against rafael warknock and john ossoffthe president will be there amid concerns about gop infighting in a state that is tilting blue. stacy abrams has built a formidable get out the vote operation. the number of requests for mail and balances down the third from the general election, greater proportion appeared to be coming from republicans this time. republicans concerned losing of the senate would give a biden administration to an weekly progressive agenda supporters of donald trump are worried about something else, the battle against establishment politicians would be lost, political strategist karl rove said rather than simply vent his grievances donald trump must remind supporters that no matter how frustrated they are with november's results they must turn out for mister purdue admits leffler. much of donald trump's legacy of the party's future may depend on his choice saturday and with that we begin with white house correspondent kevin cork. >> we artie had a vote, and the recount, it is safe to say the general elec

. >> everything is at stake when it comes to the need to elect rafael wordenohck, to elect john ossoff. >> voters had to the polls january 5th, the secretary of state sending 8000 letters to voters who requested absentee ballots. penalties for illegal voters include 100,$000 finance 10 years behind bars. those runoffs in two weeks from today. shannon: look at this, jupiter and saturn the closest they have been to each other in centuries. heather: two planets merging in the night sky, was asked about the great conjunction. >> the phenomenon looked like a giant star nicknamed the christmas star. heather: last time the planets were this close, 1623. this won't happen again until 2080. i probably won't be here for that. still ahead, time and time again we hear from democratic leaders. >> the thing about joe is he knows we are all in this together. >> i don't see this as red state or blue state. all of us together. >> reporter: if we are all in this together why do they get paid for and acting policies that put americans out of work. of next guest says it is time politicians live by their o

leffler are defending their seat and the gop control of the chamber, the democratic challengers are john ossoff and rafael woreknock. the final races of 2020, live coverage on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio apps. you are watching booktv on c-span2, every weekend with the latest nonfiction authors. booktv on c-span2, created by america's cable television companies brought to you by these collision companies who provide booktv to viewers as a public service. .. >> throughout the weekend you will also see our afterwards interview with environmental progress founder michael sheldon berger. you will offer his thoughts on what he calls apocalyptic environmentalism. the full 3-d schedule is available on your

when it comes to the need to elect re rend raphael warnock, to elect john ossoff.ia: georgia secretary of state also sending 8,000 letters to out of state voters, out of state voters ha requested abseptember' -- absentee ballots. nasdaq is up 42, the s&p 500 is up 4, as lawmakers pass 900 billion-dollar coronavirus relief package. 300 in enhanced unemployment benefits. payne capital management ceo, ryan payne. jon hilsenrath. >> the log on the fire, maria, as you know, we have been bold. we think the real news is the vaccine coming and that's going to unleash a lot of pinned up spending and the economy will be booming and the comparisons are powerful. you have the fed pedal to the medal and every central bank coordinating with them and you have a synchronized global recovery instantly as vaccine rolls out in the first half of the year. it's going to dwarf everything else that's going on. the physical package keeps people going between now and then which is a good thing and just it will add to the amount of liquidity out there once this thing gets going, so i don't

first of all, senator perdue simply skipped his debate leaving his opponent john ossoff to debate a emptytern which put extra prerkure onsov because imagine if you lose to a lectern. i guess i don't know, i like the strong silent type. and while loeffler did shoip, after this exchange, she might wish that she hadn't. >> senator t should members of congress be barred from trading stocks? >> look, what is at stake here in this election is the american dream. that's what is under attack. when they attack me for a lie, a left wing media lie, conspired with the democrats by, this is an attack on every single gorge began who gets up every day to work hard to provide a better life for their family who wants to live the american dream. >> trevor: wow. robot ann coulter nails that. because if you are going to dodge a question, you just pivot to the american dream. she's got to be a roll model for the kids if georgia, billy, did you flush a cherry bomb down the toilet? >> look mr. johnson, what is at stake here is the american dream, that's what we got to be talking about. >> you're rightk billy, y

democrats john ossoff and rafael warknox latest time for dramatic change. >> healthcare is on the ballot. livable wage is on the ballot. criminal justice reform is on the ballot. >> reporter: republicans david purdue and kelly leffler say that opponents are out of step with georgia's conservative values. their task is encouraging voters to vote complicated by donald trump's criticism of georgia's voting process and republican governor brian kemp. the president last week referred to the governor as hapless. this week as a fool and the clown. it is forcing republicans to rehash the november elections. >> we are making sure we have more signature verification. we are in the courts for anything that. >> reporter: the political fight got physical to get out the vote rally when an ossoff supporter was beaten. >> a political climate we are dealing with right now. >> reporter: police arrested the attacker, violence was condemned by senator purdue who tweeted behavior like this is absolutely disgusting and has no place in our civil society. political ads are running, seems like wall-to-wall. $500

to get this note in that andrew has been spending a lot of time in georgia knocking on doors for john ossoff and reverend warnock and is seeing the disinformation up close and personal the president and republicans are sowing there. thank you. >>> on the day dr. scott atlas walks away the pandemic death toll in this country passes 268,000 people. dr. anthony fauci says being vaccinated is the solution to this crisis. >> if you want to be part of the solution, get vaccinated and say i'm not going to be one of the people that is going to be a stepping stone for the virus to go to somebody else. i'm going to be a dead end to the virus. tonight...i'll be eating a falafel wrap with sweet potato fries. (doorbell rings) thanks! splitsies? ♪ oooh...you meant the food, didn't you? as a barber, nothing's gonna especially for guys who tend to get razor bumps from ordinary razors at home. so when they can't see me, there's gillette skinguard. a razor that's made different and designed just for men with skin that's easily irritated. it flattens the skin and lifts the blade for a shave that is closer than

election, but that has republicans concerned because when you look at that vote on november 3rd, the john ossoffoff only lost by about 38,000 votes. so look, joe biden won the state of jazz, we have a shot here, and republican voters, many that i talk to are disenchanted with the state of elections here, this could be a ball game. take a listen to two of the voters that i caught up with. >> do you trust the upcoming runoff election that it will be fair? >> no. >> will you vote anyways? >> probably, possibly. i don't know. >> what about this run off election. on january 5th. are you going to vote? >> yeah. you're going to vote for kelly lefler and david purdue. >> more than likely. i still have not made up my mind. republicans are hoping there is more voters like nancy that are committed to voting and then hope for kelly lefler and david purdue. it is 50/50. they will be receiving some help, they are lated to be flying into town tonight for a major fundraiser. we should note that there is expected to be 300 million in the next two months between these campaign operations and it is a carl rove eve