. >> for more on this story, we welcome julie norman to the program. has a lecturer on politics and international relations at university college london. so, trump continues to file these longshot lawsuits. had another thrown out by the wisconsin supreme court shared is trump going to be able to keep this up after the electoral college vote? >> a lot of what we have seen from trump has had two aims. the first has been procedural challenges. actually trying to change the outcome of the election. that pretty much ends today with the electors casting this vote and certifying what we saw in the november election. the other path for trump has simply been a more political one, trying to sow doubt among his supporters about the legitimacy of the biden presidency and propel trump's own political trajectory in the future. he will be expected to keep this messaging up. again, procedurally, the electoral vote is what matters for who gets inaugurated in january. >> speaking about trump's future, it is unclear right now how much power he is going to retain after he

attributes the rising figures to america relaxing its rules of engagement 3 years ago let's take to julie norman who is a lecturer specializing in middle east and u.s. policy in the region she's joining us from london thanks very much for your time with us julie so the report also seems to suggest that by the pentagon relaxing its rules of engagement for air strikes that aim of doing so was to gain leverage at the bargaining table is that something you agree with. well that is what i would say is well we know that in 2018 that's really when the united states was trying to get the taliban to negotiate to ultimately come to that agreement that they did reach in february this year but when we see a push for negotiations in that way you usually see both sides trying to gain leverage for those talks and indeed we saw an increase in airstrikes from the united states as well as an increase in ground operations and violent attacks from the taliban over this period as well which has resulted in just a sharp increase in civilian casualties for afghanistan civilians across the board and you know let's just

on dependent, julie norman will join us. serious news on the dynamic of the pandemic, and of course, all of that economic data coming up here in about 90 minutes -- in about 19 minutes. the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. now president trump is signaling he might not sign that massive stimulus bill passed by congress. he called the bill a disgrace and said it is filled with wasteful and unnecessary items. he said that congress should increase the checks going to most americans from $600 to $2000. president trump handed out a number of pardons, including one to a former campaign aide george papadopoulos, who was convicted of lying to the fbi in robert mueller's russia investigation. the president also pardoned former california commerce been done and hunter, who pleaded guilty to misusing -- congressman duncan hunter, who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds, and another who in another case. providend biontech will the u.s. another 100 million doses. authorities are trying to contain a fast spreading variant of the co

let's bring in julie norman who joins me now. she's a lecturer in politics at the university of london. the covid relief bill made its way to mar-a-lago where it presumably sits there unsigned. the president wants to give americans $2,000 instead of the $600. and democrats agree. so what is wrong with the president using these strong arm tactics to for those congressional republicans to give americans more aid? >> well, ken, as we know, this bill is a long time coming. throughout these last weeks of the process, there wasn't any indication from trump even to his closest aid that he was going to take issue with some of the compromises that had been made and that included on the amount of those checks. and the situation we have now is that that bill passed with a situation of great urgency, with unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of this month, with a government shutdown looming next week. so by disagreeing on this point, trump has really kind of blown up the bill at this really, really crucial moment of urgency. we saw

right now, julie norman joins us. an expert on all sorts of issues of distress in politics. e of those is her study of activism. professor norman, thank you for joining us. on the president-elect, liberals , i guess they are called progressives now, and the idea of activism. what is the activism this president will face? julie: i think that is a really good question. i think we will see different kinds of rushers on biden from both the left and the right. we know that there will be pressure on biden to move forward on campaign promises he made regarding racial justice and inequalities. i thick a lot of that will take the form of more positive activism, but most certainly some other kinds of pressure from the left as well, which we have already seen in some comments in response to his nominees so far. but i do think he has a very pragmatic team in place. peopleutting in a lot of who resonate with individuals across the spectrum. we will see what kind of mode that takes. tom: there is that washington word, pragmatic. in what way will moderate democrats be pragmatic with their m

in 2001 the report attributes the rise to the us relaxing its rules of engagement 3 years ago julie norman is a lecturer specializing in middle east and u.s. policy in the region she says airstrikes from afghan forces have also increased putting the lives of many civilians at risk. we know that in 28 that's really when the united states was trying to get the taliban to negotiate to ultimately come to that agreement that they did reach in february this year but when we see a push for negotiations in that way you usually see both sides trying to gain leverage for those talks and indeed we saw an increase in airstrikes from the united states as well as an increase in ground operations and violent attacks from the taliban over this period as well which has resulted in just a sharp increase in civilian casualties for afghanistan civilians across the board these are indeed astounding figures and sadly even sense that agreement in february violence really has not decreased in afghanistan already this year we've seen over 6000 casualties and with october on being one of the most costly months sinc

. >> thanks to julie norman, a lecturer. >>> the united states breaks another covid-19 record and to make matters worse, vaccines may take longer to reach the masses than previously thought. >>> and police are learning more about the nashville, tennessee, bomber, but they're still struggling to find a motive. the latest, just ahead. >>> now, the number of covid-19 patients in u.s. hospitals hit another record high on monday. last week, more americans were admitted to hospitals than any week of the pandemic so far. and for 27 straight days, the u.s. has had more than 100,000 people in the hospital for coronavirus. simply staggering. >>> well, california's governor says a stay-at-home order will likely stay in place because of low icu capacity as well as rising cases. cnn's nick watt looks at the state of covid-19 in the united states. >> reporter: sunday was the busiest air travel day of this pandemic. >> we have gone to utah in the past to ski, so it was a good idea to try to get out of the house. >> reporter: the search for normalcy will be fatal for some. >> we're very concerned an

. >> julie norman, thanks very much for joining us.t's always great to have you on the show. >> thanks, isa. >>> now u.s. president-elect joe biden says his transition team is not getting key information from the outgoing trump administration. biden is preparing to tackle a number of pressing national issues when he is sworn in next month. on monday, he called out the trump administration for holding up meetings. take a listen to this. >> we've encountered roadblocks from the political leadership at the department of defense and the office of management of budget. right now we just aren't getting all the information that we need for the ongoing -- from the outgoing information in key national security areas. it's nothing short in my view of irresponsibility. my team needs a clear picture of our forced posture around the world and our opposition to deter enemies. we need full visibility of the budget planning under way at the defense department and other agencies in order to avoid any window of confusion or catch-up that our adversaries

. >> our thanks to julie norman lecturer in politics at university college london. >>> the u.s. congress can't really agree so far on what should be included in the next co-vid relief package. talks continued saturday. republicans and democrats are far too far apart. the need is certainly urgent, but sources say a deal could take another week. joe biden has also been weighing in and is urging lawmakers to consider a bipartisan proposal. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden is clear-eyed about the economic situation he will face when he takes office. and biden is pressing congress to act now to provide relief to americans across the country during this pandemic. biden has embraced that roughly $900 billion bipartisan package being discussed in congress, and says that can be a big start to providing relief. take a listen. >> i'm talking about the folks out there aren't looking for a handout. they just need help. they're in trouble through no fault of their own. we're in a crisis. we need to come together as a nation. we need the congress to act and act now. >> and biden has said

. >> julie norman, lecturer in politics at the university college-london. >>> mani's deli is one of chicago'sdary restaurants. it's famous for corned beef sandwiches and cherry pies and is a favorite haunt of former president barack obama. it face s faces due to the coro. adri adrian broadis reports. >> i'm not done changing it. >> reporter: chicago's iconic jewish deli was started by the raskins. >> i am dan raskin. i'm a fourth generation owner since at manny's. >> reporter: manny's. >> all traditional delicatessen that you cannot find in any cities in the world. >> for 40 years, it's the place where i go to clog my arteries and clear my head. >> reporter: manny's closing its doors for good because of covid-19 would be like someone you love dying. >> i think a lot of people would cry. a nostalgic place would be gone. we're losing enough of them. >> reporter: inside, the walls have history. >> i definitely think my favorite memory is when president obama came in. >> reporter: days after obama was elected in 2008, his first public stop was at manny's. >> he wanted to come in and get a corned

relaxing its rules of engagement 3 years ago julie norman is a lecturer specializing in middle east and u.s. policy in the region she says airstrikes from afghan forces have also increased put in lives of many civilians at risk. we know that in 28 that's really when the united states was trying to get the taliban to negotiate to ultimately come to that agreement that they did reach in february this year but when we see a push for negotiations in that way you usually see both sides trying to gain leverage for those talks and indeed we saw an increase in airstrikes from the united states as well as an increase in ground operations and violent attacks from the taliban over this period as well which has resulted in just a sharp increase in civilian casualties for afghanistan civilians across the board these are indeed astounding figures and sadly even sense that agreement in february violence really has not decreased in afghanistan already this year we've seen over 6000 casualties and with october on being one of the most costly months since last year so we do not see those numbers really d

speaking out to judy norman who's a lecturer in politics and international relations at university college in london and joins us on skype from london julie welcome to the program so the inauguration 67 weeks away through tradition is of course at the outgoing president is there not this time perhaps likely to go down in the states. well and i think what we heard biden say is how most people will interpret it you know biden said this doesn't affect me personally but it's just not good for the country what you want to see in an inauguration is it peaceful transfer of power the departing president and our party conceding that power graciously and that just sets a good tone for the rest of the country for moving on this isn't just a message that biden has expressed we've also heard it from across the aisle from republican senator lindsey graham just the sense of that public image of a peaceful transfer of power is important for moving on but again we know that trump is unpredictable we know that he has a habit of breaking norms so this move would not be completely out of sorts for him if that were to take place and also not completely unpopu

: a motion to approve the president of the board's norman yee's nomination of tina chang for the appointment to board of appeals for a term ending july 1,2022. >> supervisor: to take a moment for thanking tina for her involvement. the time commitment to the commission is rather large and it's not easy to find qualified people to do this type of work. as challenging as it is to fight for these people but i'm glad it's a voluntary position and she stepped up. she brings years of experience as a professional urban and community planner and sensitivity to issues concerning the most vulnerable in our community including communities who are disenfranchised. she's also the mother of a young child and cannot express enough howie need to make public service and civic engagement more accessible to parents. thank you, tina, for stepping up to this important new role in helping to bring partiality to the duty and know you'll fulfill your duties with diligence and want to thank members of the rules committee supervisors stefani and mar for support of her nomination. madame clerk, roll call, please. >> clerk: [roll call] . >> clerk: there are 11 a

: a motion to approve the president of the board's norman yee's nomination of tina chang for the appointment to board of appeals for a term ending july 1,2022. >> supervisor: to take a moment for thanking tina for her involvement. the time commitment to the commission is rather large and it's not easy to find qualified people to do this type of work. as challenging as it is to fight for these people but i'm glad it's a voluntary position and she stepped up. she brings years of experience as a professional urban and community planner and sensitivity to issues concerning the most vulnerable in our community including communities who are disenfranchised. she's also the mother of a young child and cannot express enough howie need to make public service and civic engagement more accessible to parents. thank you, tina, for stepping up to this important new role in helping to bring partiality to the duty and know you'll fulfill your duties with diligence and want to thank members of the rules committee supervisors stefani and mar for support of her nomination. madame clerk, roll call, please. >> clerk: [roll call] . >> clerk: there are 11 a

: a motion to approve the president of the board's norman yee's nomination of tina chang for the appointment to board of appeals for a term ending july 1,2022. >> supervisor: to take a moment for thanking tina for her involvement. the time commitment to the commission is rather large and it's not easy to find qualified people to do this type of work. as challenging as it is to fight for these people but i'm glad it's a voluntary position and she stepped up. she brings years of experience as a professional urban and community planner and sensitivity to issues concerning the most vulnerable in our community including communities who are disenfranchised. she's also the mother of a young child and cannot express enough howie need to make public service and civic engagement more accessible to parents. thank you, tina, for stepping up to this important new role in helping to bring partiality to the duty and know you'll fulfill your duties with diligence and want to thank members of the rules committee supervisors stefani and mar for support of her nomination. madame clerk, roll call, please. >> clerk: [roll call] . >> clerk: there are 11 a

rejecting the president of the board of supervisors norman yee's nomination of tina chang for appointment to the board of appeals for a term ending july 1, 2022. >> are you still with us? >> i am. >> it was such a pleasure having the chance to meet and speak with you via zoom the other day and welcome. if you would like to share your experience and interest in this position. >> absolutely. thank you. i would like to thank supervisor yee and his staff for nominating me to serve in this position. they have been generous with their time and i am very grateful to them for all of their advice and just, you know, thoughts and familiarizing me with my duties if appointed to this commission. public service is part of my career for the better part of the past decade, and i have been looking forward for an opportunity to serve the public again. i currently work for associate capital, a small but passionate team to lead the power station back. we are providing affordable housing and open space. i feel fortunate to work on ones in a lifetime project. before that i was a senior planner with the san francisco planning department in the planning div