with us is professor lonnie chen who has served in the republican committee. good to see you. >> thank you. >> finally happened after some three dozen dismissed lawsuits the president allowed the formal transition to begin. we got word the white house has given formal approval for biden to start getting the daily briefing. let me just ask you, is this trump's way of conceding? >> i think it's as close as we'll get at this point. this is a very important moment, it's a very important opportunity for the new administration, for the transition to formally get underway. some of these things are important, office space and funding, as well as more importantly some of this national security information that's conveyed in the presidents' daily brief, you no noted. it's very important for the continue newity of government to ensure that the incoming administration has it. >> planning the vaccine distribution, so much to ham, the economy, the coronavirus. how is biden doing so far do you think in terms of the two weeks since the election in the way of cabinet members h

first we want to share our conversation with lonnie chen today. he's a stanford hoover institution fellow and has served on an advisor to the national republican senatorial committee. we'll talk about what happens next. >> if you were advising president trump, we know that joe biden is going to address the nation tonight. if you're advising the president on how to handle the next 24 to 48 hours, what would you say? >> well, if i were advising him, i would stay the results are pretty clear with where we're headed in this election is pretty clear. joe biden will be elected the next president of the united states and, you know, it's difficult. it's not clear to me that he really would take the advice of even those around him who are urging him to restrain himself from wanting to do what he wants to do, which is to be more expressive about ways in which he believes he's been wronged. but the peaceful transition of power is core to our democracy. that is very important. and i'd urge him to respect the results of the voters and we'll see. >> all right.

. >> alicia: we will be watching, lonnie chen and matt bennett thank you so much for your time have. >> alicia: up next, the fight to keep america's children inside the classroom. the numbers showing so many are failing while learning from home. ♪ ♪ if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops probably won't touch me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. what is that? xiidra, noooo! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda approved treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. one drop in each eye, twice a day. don't use if you're allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. don't touch container tip to your eye or any surface. after using xiidra, wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. got any roo

joining us now, joining us, lonnie chen, former policy adviser to the regime campaign, and joel payneer senior aide to the clinton campaign, former press secretary to harry reid. thank you so much to both of you. lonnie, first to you, what is -- who is holding up more republicans? >> the same thing, andrea, the sail story that we've heard all along which is that they want to give the president and his legal team the opportunity to make their case. what's clear is there is no case. that in fact what we're seeing is we're seeing a bunch of flailing from members of the legal team. some certainly more than others. i expect that you will see more and more republicans make the conclusion and state the conclusion that i think is abundantly clear, that this election was conducted clearly, it was conducted properly, and the results are clear. i think it will come as states certify its results. georgia certified its results, michigan hopefully will do so, as well. as this process continues and as we move toward the selection of electors to officially cast votes for the president and vice presid