kemp is under pressure publicly.s tweeted about this to step in, whatever that means. can kemp then say i'm not going to give the electors if the president has asked for a recount? that's something we haven't heard before. >> i believe the governor will still be required to give the electors to vice president biden which would make him the winner of georgia for the first time since 1992 for a democrat to win the state. but the president still can request a recount that would overturn the election results. we don't expect anything to be changed but yes, that would be an option that the president still has. this is not the official recount that the president could have requested. this was a hand audit requested by the secretary of state. so it is confusing. we don't expect these results to change. we don't expect the secretary of state to not certify these results but there are still options the trump campaign can pursue here in georgia but we don't expect it to change the results at all because we've seen no evidence

and i'm very proud of my teammate, jack kemp. i've talked to jack, and i think jack kemp. i want to thank not only, jack but his, wife joanne, who didn't outstanding job and all the camp family for the work they did in this campaign. and obviously, i want to thank two outstanding women, my daughter, robin, who did a great job. [applause] and of course, my wife, elizabeth, who's traveled this country. [applause] from one end to the other. in fact, they've both been with me in this 96-hour marathon. and we had a great time, we have great crowds and a lot of enthusiasm. i threw o'clock this morning, i guess it was, we weren't, missouri, and i never saw so many people in one place out said but the republican party. and let me say a special word. let me say a special word to all the young people, the young, americans and the young people who were involved in my campaign. [applause] you have been a constant source of inspiration for elizabeth and myself, and i might add you're not going to get that tax cut if you don't be quiet. [laughs] and i would say to the young people and a

and of course brian kemp has been a strong supporter, as i have, of president trump.here's certain legal responsibility a governor has. but also the certification can trigger other legal remedies. it doesn't make sense to try to bring the governor of georgia into some conspiracy theory and, again, i think the legal team saw that that undermines confidence within the court system of the facts that are being presented. and that's really important for all republican leaders that -- let's base it on facts. let's let the process work. but we cannot undermine unjustifiably the confidence the people have in your justice system. let's build confidence, let's not destroy confidence. >> it's important that you participated in that meeting, that virtual meeting with the president-elect the other day, with four other republican governors and five democratic governors as well. everything i'm hearing about that -- that discussion was very, very positive. governor, thank you so much for joining us. thanks for all you're doing. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> have a happy thank

president trump sharply critical of the republican governor of georgia, brian kemp, tweeting earlieroday: why won't governor brian kemp, the hapless governor of georgia, use his emergency powers which can be easily done to overrule his obstinate secretary of state and do a match of suggests on envelopes? it will be a gold mine of fraud, and we will easily win the state. the president, of course, coming to georgia this saturday to campaign for the two republican senate runoff candidates. lou, back to you. lou: steve, thank you very much. we should point out governor brian kemp was in a very similar situation just three years ago when he was secretary of state and a machine that was central to a lawsuit by election reform activist was suddenly raced as soon as that lawsuit was filed against the state of georgia and its handling of the election. nothing was ever done. but the pattern seems to be ingrained in georgia's state government because as the federal court judge, timothy barron, issued his injunction against the state of georgia to prevent the machines being wiped or in any way r

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on "fox news sunday" futures the president saying he regrets endorsing kemp in kemp's 2018 election. >> he has done absolutely nothing. i'm ashamed that i endorsed him. >> this concludes the official canvas of the november 3rd, 2020 general election. >> at the same time arizona today certified its election results. rudy giuliani was leading a public hearing of republican state lawmakers looking into evidence of election fraud. >> vote is fraudulent. >> in pennsylvania, president trump's attorneys vowed to take their u.s. supreme court and president trump told fox news it will be a heavy lift to get the case considered. >> well, the problem is it's hard to get into the supreme court i have got the best supreme court advocates, lawyers that want to argue the case if it gets there but they said it's very hard to get a case up there. >> president trump claims there were massive problems with voting machines on november 3rd. his supporters have alleged everything from cia hacking to votes being counted overseas the president's former cyber security chief chris krebs the man the president

the president tweeted about kemp, quote: why won't governor brian kemp of georgia the hapless governorf georgia use his emergency powers which can be easily done to overrule his on citizen that the secretary of state and do a match of signatures on envelopes it. will be a gold mine of fraud and we will easily win this state. the president lashing out on kemp yesterday on sunday futures with maria bartiromo. he said he is ashamed for endorsing kemp in his election. today's georgia's republican satisfies brad raffensperger firing back the criticism over the vote count massive amounts of disinformation are being spread by what he called dishonest actors. listen here to wraps berger. >> there are those who are exploiting the emotions of many frump supporters with fantastic claims half troops and apparently misloading the president as well. >> john: the president claiming the fbi and doj is missing in action when it comes to voting irregularities. here is what he said yesterday i asked are they looking at it everyone says yes they are looking at it. you would think if you are in the fbi or

and governor kemp should know better than that, that that's not possible, right? those ballots, those signatures are separated from those ballots to preserve the secret ballot. so even if -- even if there was some sort of review of their signatures again, they wouldn't change the outcome of the race because those votes aren't linked to the signatures anymore. i think it's just the continuation of these false claims and widespread irregularities and fraud that president trump has promoted throughout this whole process. >> and turning now to the runoffs. we were saying mike pence is in town stumping for both republican candidates. we know ad spending altogether is now at, what, $200 million? that is just bonkers. it's understandable knowing how high stakes this election is. my question is with both senators loeffler and perdue and trump all attacking the integrity of the election in georgia, first off, is that going to depress voter turnout? what does that do for voter turnout on the republican side? >> a clear worry, they're very concerned. the more core republican

sydney powell accusing governor brian kemp of a crime on television, yet being unwilling to go on tv and defend and lay out the evidence that she supposedly has. this is outrageous conduct by any lawyer and notice, george, they won't do it inside the courtroom. day allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don't plead fraud and they don't argue fraud. >> there's infighting on the trump legal team itself. two lawyers are trying to distance themselves from a third attorney. we get more now from cnn's jeremy diamond. >> reporter: just over a week after president trump named attorney sydney powell to his legal team, the president's legal team says that sydney powell is not a member of his legal team. rudy giuliani and jenna ellis, two of the attorneys for the president's effort saying in a statement quote sydney powell is practicing law on her own. she is not a member of the legal team. she is not a lawyer for the president in his personal capacity. now this notion that she never was a member of the legal team is absurd, not only did the president na

you know, along, the governor kemp is a former secretary of state. knows how the system works.no major problems with the election in georgia. i think it would be best if republicans just moved off of this and stopped attacking each other. if you keep telling republican voters in georgia that the system is rigged or that their vote doesn't count that's going to hurt turnout. this someone of those turnout elections where both sides just need all of their base, all their die hard voters to come out. if it's going to be a close election and i think republicans can win ffment we tell 5% or 10% of them they shouldn't come out because the election is rigged there will be a real impact. stay focused on how far left the democrats are and not fall into a trap of fighting with each other. >> dana: we know president trump is going to rally voters this saturday in georgia. joe biden also reportedly going to go at some point. harold, let me give you the last word on that. do you think that will help do some turn out? >> it probably will on both sides. democrat managing his campaign, i would

people like the governor of georgia, brian kemp, who the president went after yesterday saying he wasto have endorsed him when he did, of course, in that governor's race. then he was tweeting at him today telling him he needed to use these nonexistent emergency powers to overrule the secretary of state there in georgia and the secretary of state pushed back on that saying what the president was asking for, another matching of ballots, signatures and the envelope, is impractical because they verify them once they arrive and separate them. brian kemp who formalnormally dt push back on the president,bo p out his own statement from his office saying he cannot interfere in the election and doesn't have the authority that the president is saying he does in his tweet. seeing the president go after people like brian kemp, see him go after people like the official he installed as the person in charge of securing the election who sks of course, he later fired is this effort by the president to continue to push back on these results and say that, obviously, he does not like the way they turned o

brian kemp says he's concerned about irregularities revealed by the count.med joe biden as the winner there. the world could be a step closer to a covid—i9 vaccine, after the drugs company pfizer and its partner biontech filed for emergency authorisation in the us and other countries around the globe. if approved, it will begin to be rolled out from next month. here in the uk, the prime minister gives his full support to the home secretary, priti patel, despite an inquiry upholding claims against her of bullying. the move's forced boris johnson's adviser on ministerial conduct to resign. ms patel says she's sorry if she upset anyone.

not happy with governor kemp and yet there's a very important election. vice president pence was there campaigning. they want the two senate seats. if donald trump is not on board could this realitily hurt republicans in georgia? >> well, yes. it could hurt them. there will be a much lower turnout, not a presidential election day vote and so i think that's what the republicans are organized around but everybody around the president knows the following fact. if it is not about him he has no interest so this election coming up is really not about him. it's about the future of the republican party and it's about the potentiality of a divided government so they may get there without him but i see him doing lackluster things at best. he will be on the golf course rather than campaigning aggressively for those two senate seats so that's a fact. they know that. and again, this is the dilemma they put themselves in and this is the main reason why once he leaves the stage january 21st will be the end of trumpism. the 73 million people find other people to vote for

t i think that for brian kemp it was more important that kelly beat doug collins then donald trump beaten. he could've said that primary earlier.mp we would've had a more united republican party --llll >> sean: let me ask you this. >> in a close election, that stuff really matters and he did not put us in the best position to win.e >> sean: knowing what we know, real quick answers, is this a chance we right the ship here? >> we should investigate and the democrats should join us. as senator rubio said, let's figure it all out. when you have this many concerns, the american people deserve to know exactly what's happened and if it was fair. >> sean: will georgia get the senate race right?co >> we're going to get the senate race right and the president's fight rate. >> sean: matt gaetz? >> i have every confidence we will expose fraud. whether it is sufficient scale to overturn the outcome of the election, that remains to be seen, and it's why we have a legal process to make that determination. >> sean: all right, thank you all. when we come back, biden may be calling for a phony unity. the

is there anger at brian kemp for certifying the results and going forward with the process or request to change things for the special election that could decide control of the senate? >> i'm a little-- among the supporters out here we haven't seen any folks who have directly directed their anger towards the governor, but again, there is a push for him to sort of take some sort of action to sort of, you know-- they say there are claims there is some sort of voter fraud, unsubstantiated claims and they want the governor to do something about that. and they are at the state capitol to put pressure on the governor. again, not clear what if anything that the governor could do about another recount or if that will change the election results out here, but these guys are at least trying to make something happen. leland: continuing with some of the governor quotes, republicans have always done a good job of fighting hard and beating each other up and coming back together not only for republicans in georgia, but around the country. looks like, charles, the crowd is beginning to grow by the mi

kemp and the secretary of state's family about that time and another benefit dominion was created tot i would call election insurance. that's why hugo chavez had it created in the first place but i also wonder where he got the technology, where it actually came from because i think it's hammer and score card from the cia. >> can you tell us anything? can you make some news with us here tonight tell us anything new that you're going to present in that filing in georgia >> well, i can't say that yet. but hopefully this week we will get it ready to file >> sidney, what's -- >> it will be biblical >> seth: okay, wow so the governor of georgia is being bribed by an election software company created by hugo chavez as part of a vast plot involving the cia to spread communism across the globe because first of all, the cia loves helping out communists we all remember when the cia helped install fidel castro in the famously successful bay of pigs invasion. second of all -- wait, why am i saying second? why am i breaking this down point-by-point, like anyone watching this is still on the fence

dan kemp is chief investment officer at morningstar investment management here in london.ons, the un, wto, who, they really couldn't be more different. i think if biden wins we may see more 0bama— style policy, the us trying to embrace foreign partners and finding mutual goals to work together. but within that, one of the areas where the us under biden is likely to try to work with its allies to achieve these goals is regarding the us rivalry with china, excuse me, and actually, in terms of the us — china dispute, it may not be that different between a trump administration or a biden administration. we don't think the us will back down on pressure under biden, itjust will look different. it won't be on trade tariffs, it will be more on investment restrictions, specific sanctions on individuals and an increasing focus on human rights. let's talk about the federal reserve and the meeting there in the us. there is pressure on interest rates at the moment. the fed was clear they saw their role as a stabilising force throughout this crisis, keeping rates close to zero beyond 20

were handed to the governor, but after a few thousand votes were found in the initial recount, brian kempnew audit as you mentioned. >> state law now requires the governor's office to formalize the certification which paves the way for the trump campaign to look at legal option ins a separate recount if they choosement we look at all discrepancies identified so that our citizens will have complete confidence in our elections. in the runoff election we cannot have lost memory cards or stacks of uncounted ballots. >> and look, as the georgia senate races heat up on their way to the january runoffs, officials in georgia are warning people, it is illegal to move to the state just so they can vote for senate candidates. state officials pointed out this tweet by 2020 democrat candidate andrew yang, as an example. we're moving to georgia to help ossoff and warnock win. and if you move to georgia just to vote for senate candidates you will get in trouble. law enforcement are focusing on this rally and an anti-trump rally just around the corner from the state capitol, neil. so a busy day in georgi

kemp. of december before we see this wrapping up to a conclusion. but the president now saying that it could go on well past that. listen here. >> president trump: well, i don't want to give you an actual date. a lot of people say the 18th or the 14th or they say january 20th. i'm not going to say a date. ly say we have to move very fast. we have been moving fast. >> the president told me weeks ago he believes it will all eventually end up at the supreme court but he also told our maria bartiromo, gillian, as you pointed out, it is difficult to get in front of the supreme court with a case like this. the president nowhere near conceding defeat yet but suggesting that it may be difficult to move forward in this playing field. >> gillian: maybe inching towards that outcome there, john roberts live from the white house north lawn. thank you. >> trace: a new threat from iran after the dramatic attack that took out the country's top nuclear scientist. one of iran's main newspapers is rallying th

i think governor kemp has done really good.ost: gary in washington says i believe jay inslee is doing a great job of doing what needs to get done. first to get covid in the nation, he takes action according to medical and science experts. i approve of his job 100%. i wish everyone would take this seriously. how about anyone who refuses to mask up be ordered to work a day in the icu covid ward or the morgue? nicholas in new york, what grade would you give governor cuomo? caller: i have to say i am kind of disappointed with how he has handled this. like it is aems big show with him. you have the press briefings he does every day. he had a book written. he just got nominated for an emmy or something. politicized. very i got to say i am disappointed with him and with the ever governors who sent the positive patients to some of the nursing homes. i have a very elderly grandmother that i just saw for the first time about a week ago, since this whole thing began. she is now very, very elderly. not a good age to not be seeing somebody

sidney powell accusing governor brian kemp of a crime on television, yet being unwilling to go on tvnd defend and lay out the evidence she supposedly has. this is outrageous conduct by any lawyer. and notice, george, they won't do it inside the courtroom. they allege fraud outside the courtroom. but when they go inside the courtroom, they don't plead fraud and don't argue fraud. >> joining me now is cnn political analyst jonathan martin. he's also a national political correspondent for the "new york times." great to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> so, donald trump is determined -- joe biden clearly won and needs to put country first. when will he likely do that and stop dividing this nation? >> i wouldn't hold your breath. i don't think it's going to be any time soon. i think that this is going to take a lot more states certifying their results and perhaps even next to the electoral college, you know, making it official before trump sort of acknowledges reality at all. but clearly his own party, at least when it comes to some lawmakers, are starting to grow weary of thi

kemp. believe that at the end of the day these supporters will come around, they'll come home and cast their ballots for the republican candidates on january 5th runoffs have traditionally tended to lean republican but the demographics have changed quite a bit. the margins are expected to be close. losing even a percentage of those voters, they may not be able to pull it off. jessica? >> ryan nobels for us in georgia this saturday night. i'd like to bring in ron bro brownstein. good evening to you. thanks for being with us. >> yes. >> the democrats, we just heard from ryan talking about the gop. the democrats don't have anything to relax about, either. jon ossoff had about a hundred thousand fewer votes than joe biden. he underperformed joe biden in the general election. his rival, senator purdue, running about even. is it possible that he could deliver a win that saves the senate for republicans? >> look. georgia is an embodiment of the problem democrats face in georgia. they haven't had a

[applause] and i think jack kemp for his service to america, and his devotion to the proposition that this is a country in which everyone shall have a chance to live free and equal, and have a chance at success. let me say, i had a good visit with senator dole not too long before he went up to speak. i thanked him for his love of our country. for his years of service. applauded the campaign that he fought so bravely to the very last minute. i think for the work he did together to advance the common cause of america and on behalf of all americans, i wish him well, and godspeed. four years ago, on these very steps, we set forth on a journey to change the course of the journey of america forever and keep the american dream alive for everyone willing to work for it. -- freedom and prosperity. to come together as one american community. the time was one of widespread frustration and doubt about our economic and social problems. about our ability to deal with the vast sweeps change that was all around us. the scope and piece of those changes were threatening, and our values seemed to be und

is pushing this -- the kemp roth, the 30/30/30 tax cut, supply side tax cut, he calls it basically a continuation of the kennedy tax cut. never calls it the johnson tax cut because he doesn't want to get associated with the johnson administration. but he calls it -- he calls it the kennedy tax cut, says i'm just doing what the other jack did, what the other jack kay did and we're sort of bringing this up into the 1970s. but i think you're right, one of the things that happens too is that fiscal conservatives comes to mean something very different by the end of the 1970s than what it did in the 1950s. if you actually look at the debates over the 1964 cut it's the republicans that are saying no, no, no you can't do this because we can't afford it. we'd love to cut taxes but look at all the stuff you want us to pay for. we can't cut taxes now and of course with the introduction of the curve, the collapse of the kansian consensus, the introduction of supply side economics, politicians figured out a way around, not really, but a way around that potential rhetorical obstacle. and i do talk

, arguing kemp has not gotten involved on his behalf. arthel: thanks, david. >> reporter: thank you. >>> this election was rigged. this election was a total fraud and it continues to be as they hide. and the problem we have, we go to judges and people don't want to get involved. eric eric: that is president trump claiming massive voter fraud this morning, his words. they stuffed the ballot box, it was a, quote, fake election. all this despite the fact his campaign failed to prove any of his in court. many, including trump appointed officials, say the president's claims are false and un substantiated. he promises to reveal the alleged fraud in court, including a slew of affidavits. legal experts note affidavits are not necessarily fact and election authorities across the country vow to investigate any claim of election fraud. the president's pronouncement cause some supporters to doubt the veracity of the election. hans nichols is here. happens, what is your -- hans, what is your reaction from what we heard from the president this morning

i'm ashamed i endorsed him. >> what do you make of this, his an anti-kemp tirade.uts perdue and loefflerloef puts them in a strange position. they have come out and called for the resignation of the secretary of state, the republican secretary of state, and so now what are they going to do about their governor? don't forget that senator loeffler was appointed by this governor. so you have the president attacking the republican governor, two republican senators trying to turn out the vote for them, donald trump has created a mess in georgia. of course, this is not just two random senate seats. this is for republican control of the senate during a biden administration. i do think, brianna, that's why in the end republicans still have the advantage in georgia despite this rhetoric. perdue beat ossoff by votes, it's a huge advantage that he goes into this race with. georgia is still, all in all, probably a pretty red state, even though joe biden won it. so donald trump doing everything he can to undermine this result, especially in the two seats republicans are expecte

let's look at what we're seeing from the spokesperson of the governor, brian kemp, who just releasedquote, georgia law prohibits the governor from interfering in elections. the secretary of state who is an elected constitutional officer has oversight over elections that cannot be overridden by executive order. you have the governor now saying i can't do this. the law prevents me from doing this. while all this is happening, dana, a reminder that the georgia senate runoff is coming in just weeks, january 5th. while republicans go back and forth, it is two republican senators who need their base to show up in order to hold onto the majority, the republican majority in the senate, dana. >> they absolutely do which is why things are so -- people are so quiet here. it is kind of awkward because the president says don't trust the vote, and a super pac is putting out his son in ads to get out the vote for the runoff or runoffs you were talking about. >> reporter: yes, his son who is very clearly a fervent supporter of his father, but on his twitter feed acknowledges reality that the republi

again, those are unsubstantiated claims, though a lot of pressure on governor kemp right now.hel: okay, charles watson there in atlanta, we'll take us e it back here. thank you. eric? eric: arthel, or a presidential caught thought his election was stolen. vice president richard nixon in 1960. remember those stories of chicago mayor richard daley's democratic machine helping jfk? president kennedy won illinois in that race by 8,800 votes. it turns out that president nixon and others thought it dud happen, but he eventually conceded an incredibly close race, just over 112,000 votes out of the 68 million. so much closer than now. and republican party and the nation accepted the result. here is president nixon. >> i want senator kennedy to know and i want all of you to know that, certainly, if this trend does continue and he does become our next president, that he will have my whole hearted support. eric: well, now under false allegations of widespread claims of voter fraud even though election officials insist there is no ed of that, what does the nation do next? with us now is p

the governor, brian kemp, he is a republican. both of them are big supporters of president trump.oris, at this event we were with chairwoman mcdaniel today, there was someone in the crowd who actually screamed out kemp is a crook talking about the republican governor a supporter of president trump. it's a republican shrivel wcivi an extent against rank and file supporters who have passionate support for donald trump. david perdue and lefler need those supporters if they hope to retain control of the republican majority in the united states senate. boris? >> you really have to do some incredible mental gymnastics to believe what you're hearing from president trump and ronna mcdaniel about the race in georgia at this point. ryan nobles, thanks so much for that, friend. >>> a recount in wisconsin costing the trump campaign $3 million, but the president lost more than money. he actually lost the votes in the final tally. we'll break it down just ahead. live in the cnn newsroom. ♪ you can go your own way it's time you make the rules. so join the 2 million people who have switched to xf

but brian kemp, the republican governor in georgia, president trump not happy with him today saying thatget regrets endorsing him. eric? eric: yeah. and the secretary of state, the republican in georgia saying-going by the law. -- he was going by the law. david spunt, thank you. arthel: well, president-elect joe biden spending his holiday weekend in delaware as his transition team moves quickly to fill out his cabinet. meantime, we are learning the president-elect will be examined by an orthopedist today after an incident yesterday. let's go to jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware, with more on all of this. so what's the latest on mr. biden's health? >> reporter: arthel, we've learned the president-elect sustained this injury yesterday, a twisted ankle, while-out playing with husband dog major. major is a rescuing dog, a german shepard. you can sort of infer from in that it was obviously bothering him enough a day later to go get it checked out, and the pool is now traveling with him in his motorcade to have that examination by an orthopedist. the transition team says it's happen

meanwhile, trump has turned on georgia's republican governor brian kemp, as the state gears up for two senate run-offs that will determine control of the u.s. senate. trump said he was ashamed that he endorsed kemp, as he ranted on fox news about losing the georgia vote . iran held a state funeral today for mohsen fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist who was assassinated while driving on a highway outside of tehran on friday. iran accused israel of orchestrating the killing, which iran says may have been conducted by an automatic remote-controlled machine gun placed inside an empty vehicle. iranian president hassan rouhani said iran will retaliate at the quote, proper time. >> this brutal and cowardly terror attack showed that our enemies have experienced weeks of anxiety, whethey feel theirtress has be reduced and global conditions are changing. amy: many analysts say the assassination of the iranian scientist was designed to make it harder for president-elect joe biden to rejoin the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement with iran, which president trump withdrew from in 2018. we'll have mor

, the governor he endorsed, he said he regrets endorsing him because he believes governor kemp has not up for him in georgia. kristin? kristin: and now the president's heading to georgia next saturday. david spunt live from the north lawn, thanks. leland: kelly loeffler also said she thought the republican secretary of astronaut should resign in georgia. the transition, though, is continuing. president-elect joe biden is set to receive his first presidential daily brief tomorrow as he continues to finalize the next round of picks for husband cabinet. jacqui heinrich is following the president-elect in wilmington the, delaware, today. >> hi, leland. transition 46 is at work this weekend announcing three new advisers to the coronavirus task force reflecting the president-elect's priorities; officials with experience who will address inequities. it's a formula he has kept so far with cabinet nominees. janet yellen is poised to become the first woman to head up the treasure true, and equally historic con tenders michelle flournoy and jeh johnson are up for secretary of defense. in a letter

brian kemp has until 5:00 p.m. eastern saturday to sign the paperwork that gives georgia's 16 electors to biden. >> the president is not giving up on his desperate bid to overturn the results of the election he lost, if not overturn, at least cause a crisis of confidence in the process. he's invited republican lawmakers from michigan to the white house today. the president and his allies have hatched a scheme to pressure state officials to ignore biden's win and there's try to delay certification of the vote in the key battleground states like michigan. sources say the president has invited state senate majority leader mike shurkey, both have indicated they will not try to overturn biden's win. the legislature has no role in the overturns of the votes. at least one sitting u.s. senator is willing to call out the president's behavior for what it is. undemocratic. utah senator mitt romney writing in a tweet, having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or experience before any court of law, the pre

brian kemp also priebus this crucially serving as secretary of state.e're saying right now is the continuation of work with stacey abrams and fair fight but also organizations like the new georgia project [indiscernible] mattero have like voters , the people's agenda. so many organizations. there has been a white investment to expand the electorate and also recognize the coalition of black, latinx, and other voters, progressive voters, young voters, shift georgia to a state that actually respected all people regardless of the citizenship status, regardless of income, etc., and bring about opportunity for change. aat we're seeing right now is culmination of several years of the work of any georgians to reset the state back from where it has been under the control of centrist moderate what leadership that lost the state in 2010. a, while the focus has been on the presidential race and the u.s. senate races, there been quite a few changes in down ballot races. could you talk about what is happening in some of the sheriff races as well? >> right here in the

who is a republican who is the spawn of jack kemp. he's a clone.ou have jack kemp coming out and putting his face on a tweet saying don't worry. only the lawful votes. you have nothing to do with counting votes. you are governor. one wonders where -- are they going to revert and say they're the party of patriotism? is that what happens in january. >> trump and trumpism. it's just clear how deeply trumpism is a the republican party. what's extraordinary here is they know donald trump is going to lose and still afraid of him? this is a home of the brave? i just really it's extraordinary. if these same republicans were in power in 1776 we would be celebrating the queen's birthday. we're going to fight the king are you crazy? it's the deep rot in the republican party. of the only way you'll get rid of it is beat these people. beat them at the poll. and it started on tuesday. and i think it will continue. >> what do you make of the fact you have the trump children and saying we're going to grab the rnc and trumpism is going to be here forever. we'll tak

it was last night that the republican governor there, brian kemp, he signed the paperwork to formalize the certification that was right after a federal judge rejected a last-ditch lawsuit to block the certification. here's what the governor said. >> as governor, i have a solemn responsibility to follow the law, and that is what i will continue to do. we must all work together to ensure citizens have confidence in future elections in our state. >> reporter: and the final tally there in georgia shows that joe biden won the state by 12,670 votes. now, in michigan, despite the president inviting those top republicans from the state legislature to the white house on friday, those michigan lawmakers, they reiterated last night that they will not intervene in the state's electoral process. the state certification there is scheduled for monday. the vote count puts joe biden up in michigan by more than 150,000 votes. now, at this point there is some concern that the two lawmakers -- sorry, the two republicans, actually, who make up the four-member canvassing board, they could refuse to certify

. >>> so president trump is taking aim at georgia's republican governor, bruin kemp, over kemp's supportthe fair and free election in his state and his support of georgia's secretary of state. >> this character in georgia who's a disaster, and the governor has done nothing, he's absolutely nothing. i'm ashamed that i endorsed him. but i look at what's going on, it's so terrible. >> the president heads to georgia on saturday to campaign for the republican incumbents in two runoff races that will determine which party controls the senate. cnn's kyung lah is live in atlanta with more. what's the latest, kyung? >> well, good morning, alisyn. something that was a little telling to me in that fox interview is that the president didn't mention the names of the two georgia incumbent republican senators, senator kelly loeffler and david perdue. instead, taking the time to rail against the governor here in the state of georgia. this is quite inconvenient for the senators, because they're relying on the president to boost turnout for the january 5th runoff. to try to get republicans to the polls. y

the non-mask mandate and behavior of kemp. coronavirus isn't as much as a driver in the state as it should be. the lack of healthcare access the slow down of the hollywood industry. nobody wants to film there. those are things that if they say look we're trying to bring business back and can be the ones to make it happen. joe biden can't get it done without us. deliver it home. that's effective. >> it seems that president obama will go down there. does it help or hurt lefler and os off -- and purdue. if trump comes down there? not that he -- by the way i doubt trump gives a damn about senate republicans. and fly down there and help them. would it help them if he did go do a rally or remind georgia in the sixth district how much they despise him? >> jason was onto something talking about the importance of making sure the people know their vote matters. and it counts. what we're seeing now as they side with trump is that your vote doesn't matter. your vote doesn't count. donald trump going there remind people of trump of course

it was last night that the republican governor there, brian kemp, he signed the paperwork to formalize the certification right after a federal judge rejected a last-ditch lawsuit to block the certification. now, the trump campaign had made numerous efforts to stop the certification there, but we saw the secretary of state rejecting all of those allegations of impropriety and it was governor kemp last night who reiterated that he was following the law when he signed the state's electoral votes to joe biden. take a listen. >> as governor, i have a solemn responsibility to follow the law and that is what i'll continue to do. we must all work together to ensure citizens have confidence in future elections in our state. >> reporter: and the final tally in georgia shows that joe biden won the state by 12,670 votes. now, in michigan, despite the president inviting those top republicans from the state legislature there to the white house yesterday, those michigan lawmakers reiterated last night they will not intervene in the state's electoral process. so state certification there, it's schedul

remember in 2018 democrat stacey abrams calms -- came within 1 1/2 percentage point of beating brian kempverseeing the election at the time. he mounted a voter suppression campaign. craig bluestein is a political reporter of the constitution, and he joins me now. greg, just the latest in terms of the sense you're getting from the elections officials on their projection for time lines and things like that. >> very scattered. we expect more ballots to be counted, absentee ballots to be counted in gwinnett county later this morning. we expect clayton county ballots to be counted now. that is the most democratic couns county in georgia. the most solidly blue county in georgia. so democrats are pretty optimistic still that as those clayton county votes get tallied, it could put them if not over the top, right there. >> it's an astounding thing to consider. it was actually a relatively close race in 2016, i think it was a five-point margin between hillary clinton and donald trump. and then, you know, two years later a 1 1/2-point margin in the gubernatorial. what's the reaction of politicians,

this, the kemp roth which is a 30-30-30 tax cut and supply side tax cut and he calls it basically a continuation of the kennedy tax cut and never calls it the johnson tax cut, because he never wants it to get associated with the tax cut, and he calls it the kennedy tax cut. i'm just doing what the other jack did and we are bringing this up into the 1970s, but i think you're right, right? one of the things that happens, too, is that fiscal conservatism comes to mean something very different by the end of the 1970s than it it did in the 1950s and if you look at the debates over the 1964 cut it's the republicans saying no, no, no no, you can't do this. we can't cut taxes now and with the collapse of the keynesian, and politicians figured out a way around, not really, but a way around that potential rhetorical obstacle. and i do talk about that in the book. >> and the book is here. we have a few copies, dennis braden who is the book acquisition person in the gift shop was not able to be here today, but he got it directly at a discounted rate and then he made another discount and so this

you know, a little concerned about that. >> reporter: now, governor kemp tonight did indeed certify the electoral votes to joe biden. but in doing so, erin, he did offer a bunch of illogical statements -- a mashup, if you will. he told the trump line, he's sewed doubt on the election results but at the same time said he would certify because he had to. >> thank you very much. i want to bring in gabe sterling, georgia's official. you were involved every step to have the way -- the election, the hand recount, every single thing. you're still hearing, though, from fellow georgians, right? they believe the election was stolen because of how president trump talked about georgia. what do you say to them? >> this is an emotional time for people who fought for the president and felt like he fought for them. unfortunately, it looks like -- well, it was certified the election after a hand audit showing the machines counted properly. the election records did their j jobs. we're still investigating multiple claims. have not seen anything that rises to the occasion of this. him fighting for these pe

as we're seeing even this morning, president trump continues to attack governor kemp and secretary ofdorsed in 2018 for not doing more to overturn the election results to joe biden won the state. republicans here are very wary of an ttagonizing the president. they know they need his supporters in order for republicans to have a chance of retaining control of the senate. at the same time, he is directly instigating attacks on basically tearing up the very fabric of the georgia republican party, and leading to some possible 2022 challenges of not only governor kemp but also the secretary of state. there's basically an internal civil war wage right now at a time when the republican party is desperate to unite. >> and you saw some of that come to light at the cobb county republican meeting on saturday when you had people and you heard the woman in the crowd saying how are we supposed to get money if this was decided? it's not been, but that plays into what the president keeps talking about, the unfounded claims of conspiracy. >> that's the president's worst nightmare. all the talk about t

cindy powell accusing brian kemp of a crime on television, yet being unwilling to go on tv and defendvidence that she supposedly has. this is outrageous by any lawyer and notice, george, they won't do it inside the courtroom. they allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don't plead fraud and they don't argue fraud. this is what i was concerned about at 2:30 in the morning on wednesday night. listen. i have been a supporter of the president's. i voted for him twice, but elections have consequences, and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn't happen. you have an obligation to present the evidence. the evidence has not been presented, and you must conclude as tucker carlson even concluded the other night, that if you are unwilling to come forward and present the evidence, it must mean the evidence doesn't exist. that's what i was concerned about on election night, and i remain concerned today. i think it's wrong. i think what you have heard a lot of republicans start to say this, i said it on election night, and i hope m

. >> he succeeding brian kemp, who became the governor in that hard fought race in 2018. a lot of controversy about how he oversaw his role as secretary of state in the election he was running in. this secretary of state, i think, striking the right notes. sort of an interesting situation to consider here. the president would like to fling baseless accusations of fraud, particularly at pennsylvania or philadelphia, democrat-controlled cities and states, as you like to call them. that's not true in the state of georgia. it's slightly more difficult for him to say that brian kemp is rig iging the state for joe bid, pretty clearly not what is happening in that state. and you saw a little bit of, i think, some text yule peak ab implications that things are going any less than squarely. let's go back to philadelphia. you were talking about the lawsuit that i just discussed with pete williams a little bit ago. i just want to start with this. it was your reporting earlier. i think you and i spoke about this last night about the universe of those vote this is they want to segrega

trump's count dracula, florida congressman matt gaetz went on tv and blamed florida senator brian kempmp it was more important that kelly loeffler beat doug collins than donald trump beat joe biden. he could have set that primary earlier. we would have had a more united republican party if that were the case. >> let me ask you this. >> in a close election, that stuff really matters and he did not put us in the best position to win. >> with the yelling. now, while in public republicans go along with trump's mad dog and "my little pony" show. some are saying the quiet part out loud. and it's not about you, donald. it's about those two georgia senate elections. john tluhune, the senate's numb two republican told politico, quote, we need his voters and he has a tremendous amount of followers. he's trying to get through the final stage of his election and determine the outcome there. when that's all said and done, however it comes out, we want him helping in georgia. with georgia now poised to become center of the political universe ahead of january's run-off elections, we'll take a look at

stacey abrams, very dynamic candidate in georgia versus brian kemp. that was a close race and people would initially say how is that possible in georgia? it's because the electorate is changing. by the way, that same effect is taking place in other states, north carolina, south carolina, florida. there has been a migration south and a lot of the people coming there from the northeast. they are bringing their voting habits with them and it's changing who can win in places. i predict there will be more and more close races and if the trend continues, there will be a time when democrats are winning in the south. larrylet's hear from first on the independent line in petersburg, illinois. caller: yes, good morning. i have watched you on your reporting and i think you shoot down the middle on things. i kind of like your opinion on some concerns i have. there is a large part of the population now that really are upset and questioning whether their votes have been treated think that the biden people would come out and say let's open the books, let's show that

. >> reporter: to their other surprise, there came heather kemp. angrily and quickly pulling her back together. the detectives tell who they were and who they worked for. >> and heather kemp gets on the cell phone and makes a call to ethan. i sa said, ethan, andy savage and investigators are here trying to get terry williams to roll on us. and when she said that, the three of us looked at one another and, in police terms, we knew that was definitely the case. we knew, hey, they had done it. >> reporter: oh, yes. decades of investigating made it perfectly clear to the a team. whatever happened to kate waring, ethan mack and heather kemp were in it up to their eyeballs. >> coming up. >> knew something was up. >> a new direction. the search for kate waring takes the a-team to a wild and desolate place. what would they find there? when "dateline" continues. telin. does cleansing drain the life out of your skin? try garnier micellar water rose. with rose water and micelles that work like a magnet to gently cleanse and remove oils and makeup. and now, ev