there is mike pompeo on w u.s.hose to go it alone. >> 35 years ago as a young cadet , i studied this place, this amazing, important piece of real estate. you cannot stand herend stare out at what's across the border and deny what previous this is part of israel.o, that >> our correspondent on the motives behind mik' pompes visit. >> mike pompeo has been a real cheerleader of trump's policy on israel, which is an expansionist revision wit regards to the occupied territory. he made remarks last year whennn henced he was changing the u.s. assessment of jewish settlements in the occupied territories. he me his mark that way by visiting the jewish settlements and being the first u.s. secretary of state to do so. he really stamped that poly and this is a victory lap for all of the pro-israel statements the trumpat adminisn has made. commentators say it's also a photo opportunity in pompeo decides to run for president in 2024. >> donald trump and benjamin ahu have made no secret their close friendship. they s ii on numero

. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo became the first secretary of state, the highest ranking u.s.fficial to visit a jewish settlement in the palestinian west bank. how this as well as a series of foreign policy moves challenges the incoming biden administration's foreign policy. >>> and later, frustration on the front lines. health care workers feeling forgotten as their hospitals are overwhelmed by covid. stay with us. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. n msnbc. >> i think it's incredibly frustrating. i think there's a sense that no one is listening to us. and it really does feel at times as if we're on the field, we're fighting fires, and yet people continue to set fires. -twins! ♪ we'd be closer to the twins. change in plans. at fidelity, a change in plans is always part of the plan. did is locatedhat 70% of youin your gut?tem to boost your immune system: try align gut health & immunity support. align's quality probiotic strain, adds more good bacteria to your gut, to help strengthen your immunity. try align today. - [announcer] forget about vacuuming for up to

mike pompeo's visit to the golan heights making -- makes him the first u.s. secretary of state to visit the territory since israel seized the region. the u.n. may have rejected the annexation, but for pompeo and the trump administration, this is is really land -- israeli land. >> you cannot stare out at what is across the border and deny the central thing that president trump recognized that pres ash previous presidents have refused to do, that this is a central part of israel. >> and another unprecedented move, he made a stop to a settlement in the west bank, angering some palestinians who say it legitimizes what they view as illegal israeli sediments. pompeo had no scheduled meetings with leaders. some have called the trip a victory lap of sorts, a chance for the administration to highlight what it sees as a devil medic success in the region including taking steps to legitize isrlis settlements. >> for the long time the state department took the wrong view of settlements, it did not recognize the history of this special place and instead today, the united s

mike pompeo has become the first u.s. secretary of the state to visit an illegal israeli settlement in the occupied west bank and the occupied golan heights. it's the latest and most controversial leg of the middle east tour. at least 16 people have been killed in uganda during protest os sparked during the arrest of the opposition leader bobby wine. 350 people were arrested. security forces shot at supporters of the pop star turned politician. the fight for ethiopia's northern region is moving closer to the capital. the country's prime minister says his forces are closing in on mekalei. but an official says a number of students have already been injured in a government air strike. the ethiopian government has previously denied at targeting civilians. it's promised to bring back more that 30,000 refugees who fled to neighboring sudan. >> i don't think that the government knows the truex tent of the humanitarian situation on the ground. that's why they said today that they're sending a task force to look into the gravity o

the secretary of state mike pompeo just went so far to say, i'm quoting him now, there will be a smoothransition to a second trump administration, closed quote. we are following breaking pandemic news. the u.s. death toll now topping 239,000 people with more than 10 million confirmed cases nationwide. and, tonight, not a single state, not a single state is trending in the right direction. but dr. anthony fauci is offering americans new hope telling cnn moments ago he believes a vaccine may be widely available by the end of april. let's begin our coverage on the late-breaking developments in the presidential transition. history unfolding right now. our political correspondent arlette saenz is joining us from wilmington, delaware. we heard from the president-elect of the united states just a while ago. >> reporter: that's right. president-elect joe biden is making it clear he is moving full speed ahead with his transition, even announcing roughly 500 people who will lead his transition into federal agencies. while president trump has yet to concede, biden making it clear that he won't let

mike pompeo has announced that imports from israeli settlements in the occupied west bank will be labelledr "product of israel". mr pompeo's visit continued in the occupied golan heights on israel's border with syria. last year, the us became the first country to recognise israel's sovereignty over the area, which israel annexed in 1981. that's not internationally recognised. and here's mike pompeo on why the us chose to go it alone. 35 years ago, as a young cadet, i studied about this very place, this amazing and important piece of real estate. you can't stand here and stare out at what is across the border and deny the central thing that president trump recognised, that president trump recognised, that previous presidents had refused to do, that this is a part of israel, and a central part of israel. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher joins us from washington. what you think mike pompeo's strategy was in paying a visit like this in the dying days of trump administration? mike pompeo has been a real cheerleader of trump's policy on israel, which essentially embraced th

secretary of state mike pompeo is in israel for a three day visit.t comes as the country's prime minister in bahrain's foreign minister held talks, the first since normalizing relations earlier this year. the talks supported by the trump administration has angered palestinians. a visit to an israeli settlement, the first ever by a u.s. sectary of state. reporter: stepping off a plane in israel in what is his last international tour as u.s. secretary of state, mike pompeo reasserting changes to many of the long-standing policies under donald trump's four-year term, including the recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. >> it is great to be back in jerusalem. reporter: standing alongside the prime minister of israel and the foreign minister of bahrain, he held a series of accords between israel and a number of nations. >> this agreement tells malign actors like iran that their influence in the region is waning. >> i want to thank president trump and secretary pompeo for their leadership and vision. >> it is sparking international controversy and o

presumably mike pompeo can smell iowa from here.ing to make noise about 2024, and mike pompeo hasn't been a secret about it. he has been using the state department to promote his own bid. >> his political aspirations have always been out there, and he certainly looks like he's on something of a farewell tour right now. so we shall see. john, thank you, appreciate it. >> thanks, laura. >>> one of the vaccines on the table for covid-19 needs to be stored at ultra cold temperatures. there's a possible solution to that. we'll tell you about it next. my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this. four years and counting. so watch out. i got this! watch me. real people with active psoriatic arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. cosentyx works fast for results that can last. it treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damag

mike pompeo here and saying fairly normal things and his press conference. later, it doing something pretty extraordinary with this visit. first, the press conference we heard the bahraini and prime minister being welcomed. the normalization deals were proceeding with real pace and a economic force, thanking donald trump once again that it would not be possible without the u.s. president's leadership. there are similar language from pompeo you also mentioned iran, similar to the reports from donald trump. in regards to iran's nuclear program in recent days. this is suggesting that pompeo argued against taking such an option, but the israelis are very concerned about what might happen under the biden administration with regard to what could potentially be the u.s. taking iran back into the nuclear deal. the foreign minister of bahrain welcomed the foreign ties talking about the formalized establishment of indices in each country, and he was the only of the three meant to talk about the palestinians at all, saying that he had emphasized the need for israel and

mike pompeo is a smart guy, and knows what is it stake. just listen to mike pompeo. >> i tend to want to brag about the united states. but this is -- this is a democracy that has withstood enormous challenges in its history. if we do not lead for democracy, who will? democracy requires stewardship and constant vigilance. >> what happened to secretary pompeo? if he has evidence of widespread fraud, he had better share it. because the world is watching, and they're doing what pompeo won't do, congratulate joe biden, from canada to france to germany to the uk to australia to india to sweden to new zealand. the list goes on and on and on. and yet just moments ago, secretary pompeo dismissing all the calls from world leaders that biden has received. >> just saying hi, i suppose that's not too terribly difficult. >> every day counts to getting this right. and yet tonight, mitch mcconnell is suggesting americans wait up to another month before accepting the election results. >> until the electoral college votes, anyone who is running for office c

. >>> mike pompeo is in france on the first stop of his seven nation tour. each and every one of the countries he's visiting has congratulated president-elect joe biden for his victory, something that pompeo and his boss donald trump refuse to do. for more, let's turn now to cnn's melissa bell who's joining us live from paris. good to see you, melissa. pompeo has gone so far to say there will be a smooth transition to a second trump term. how difficult could this be for the outgoing u.s. secretary of state? zbling it begins in france. the leader was one of the first to congratulate president-elect joe biden last saturday. and french government officials were asked about him, not at least mike pompeo's counterpart who said he had full faith in american democracy and until january 20th, his counterpart being mike pompeo, he would be receiving him. these were meetings requested by mike pompeo and have been organized in full transparency with president-elect joe biden's teams with whom they are already in touch and looking ahead to the priorities and issues that

plus inside the rollout, how will it work >>> secretary of state mike pompeo's unprecedented visit in the west bank. what makes his trip so controversial. >>> the new dash cam video, a deput opening fire at a car, two black teens inside killed the family saying authorities made a deadly mistake. >>> deep cleaning surfaces, does it stop the spread of covid-19 what the science now says >>> and hollywood at home is it the future of movies >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president-elect joe biden tonight using some of his harshest language yet about president trump and his flailing and baseless efforts to overturn the results of the election. biden calling donald trump one of the most irresponsible presidents in history as critical sharing of information about the coronavirus pandemic is held up the president still refusing to concede the election or allow the transition process to occur the biden team tonight weighing legal options. kristen welker has late details. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect joe biden blasting president trump for refusing to c

mike pompeo is on a tour of the state east pushing arab to normalize relatns with israel.re is still very big hurdles to clear. >> ll rthe core issue, the big issue, the saudis still point out. is that they would not sign a deal with israel until there was a full peace withhe palestinians. it is hard to see how that bridge is crossed. the trump plan for getting some kind of agreement between israeli a penicillins is heading-- and palestinians is heading for the waste bin of history. ma analyst believes itoo heavily favored israel. in the palestinians feel deeply let dn by arab states that have signed agreements with israel. >> tom narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. raymond mes. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; and by contributions to thipbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [bright music] - pbs american portrait is... - a platform where anyone can come and share their stories. - there's a whole great list of prompts to get you started. - w

. >> we're going to talk about mike pompeo from yesterday. because, wow, from my point, mitch mcconnell and joe biden haven't talked. at least they will at some point down the line. joe biden has got to be wanting to call everyone in the u.s. congress he's ever met or had a meal with. what kind of contacts are going on behind the scenes in that regard, as he kind of prepares to take on this new role? >> reporter: well, kasie, both sides are being very careful on this, right? you know that mitch mcconnell is focused on those special runoff elections in georgia next month. and so is joe biden. that's why you saw them put such a focus on health care yesterday. they believe that can be a powerful issue to galvanize the democratic channels. there's background conversations but nobody is willing to talk. >> nbc's mike memoli, thank you very much for being here with us. we're going to get a lot more of your reporting coming up on "morning joe." >>> meanwhile, the trump campaign's legal pursuits progressed as they dug in their heels refusing to conce

what secretary of state mike pompeo said? the firing of the secretary of defense, the enthralling of loyalists at the pentagon. what do you think is happening? >> well, first of all, in the pentagon, i spent about 13 years there and i kind of understand the ethos there. and what's going on now is obviously very disruptive and distracting. and it -- you know, here's -- it's hard enough to work there, under optimum conditions. and now when you have the turnover and the purging and then the installation of a network of essentially political commisars, this is a real distraction from the nerve center of our national defense. so it's not a good thing, you know, just to reinforce what andy said. and as far as secretary pompeo's remarks, to me it struck me as, it's hard for him to say what he said and keep a straight face. and it seemed to me, in one sense, he was kind of belittling the vote and the voting process, and the people who stood in line for hours, regardless of their persuasion, at some risk to their health and perhaps th

i mean, mike pompeo. and i say that sarcastically. mike pompeo and a lot of republican senators. it's so clear, their thinking. i mean, clear they're looking at the race in georgia and, you know, they don't want to upset trump and his supporters. and they're afraid, you know, they feel like they have to coddle the president because they're afraid he will take it out on two republican candidates in georgia, which he is entirely capable of doing. >> absolutely. we saw what he, again, has done to his own secretary of defense. i keep getting in trouble with the left and the right because, i wish we had a balanced government where everyone had some skin in the game. but only if they're ready to play the game. okay? and mitch mcconnell, last time he was in that situation with barack obama, did everything he could to undermine obama's presidency. in hopes that if it fails, people would blame obama. and we don't have time for that anymore, folks. i'd much rather trust joe biden and his moderate instincts and the message of the american people to get us at least through two years of deali

el presidente donald trump no concede y mike pompeo dice que habrá segundo término. >> cambiar el resultadoiones no está en el futuro. >> joe biden dice que la negativa de donald trump es una vergüenza. el mayor reto para obamacare, la corte suprema más conservadora en décadas revisa la ley de cuidado accesible, ¿cuál es la postura de los jueces? el programa podría sobrevivir. ¿para cuándo la vacuna? el doctor anthony fauci dice que la aprobación de la vacuna de fai ser podría llegar pronto. las autoridades insisten en el uso de la mascarilla, aseguran que protege a los demás y al que la porta. >> (música). >> el paso de eta trajo una catástrofe a centroamérica, los diluvios dejaron devastados a guatemala honduras y nicaragua. comunidades enteras han sido arrasadas, y hay centenares de desaparecidos. hay familias enteras sepultadas bajo el lodo. rescatistas trabajan sin descanso para encontrar sobrevivientes. en alta vera paz, dos hermanitos perdieron a 50 filiares en un día. camino por tres días con su hermana de seis años hasta llegar a un refugio. el deslizamiento de tierra en el poblado

growing number of republicans are enabling the president's delusions, including secretary of state mike pompeo, who baselessly claimed president trump is on his way to a second term. all of this as the coronavirus pandemic grows and grows worse by the day. more than 239,000 americans have now died from the virus, more than 10 million confirmed cases. there is some real hope on the horizon. dr. anthony fauci just telling cnn a vaccine might be widely available by the end of april. let's start off our coverage with cnn's jeff zeleny, following the biden transition from wilmington, delaware. jeff, the president-elect had a clear message for the nation today. >> reporter: wolf, he did. a clear message for the trump legal team. they said all of the talk of fraud and recounts are simply noise, not law. they dismissed it as theatrics. all of that came as we saw joe biden as we have not seen him before after winning this, a smile on his face, confidence in his voice, and said republicans are simply intimidated by president trump. president-elect joe biden moving forward tonight to build his new admini

secretary of state mike pompeo is in france, his first stop on a seven-nation tour. the troop may prove a little awkward. each and every one of the countries he's visiting has already congratulated joe biden for his victory, something that pompeo and his boss, donald trump, refuse to do. cnn's melissa bell joins us now from paris. what do we know about the visit, melissa? >> reporter: you mentioned, michael, the fact he's visiting all these countries that have already congratulated president-elect joe biden. one of the first world leaders to do so. so, the elite very much insied on the fact that today's event social security a wreath laying ceremony for the recent victims of france terrorism and a meeting with emmanuel macron. they insisted this was a visit that was rekweed by mike pompeo and his french counter part was asked about this explaining he had faith in democracy and he would continue to e are receive him and that was normal. on the table today an opportunity of course to talk about some of the burning issues of the day. we're also china but also terrorism,

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mike pompeo is on his way to paris. the first stop on a trip for allies. the trip likely a little awkward because he will be meeting with leaders that have congratulated president-elect joe biden despite donald trump's refusal to concede. pompeo is set to sit down with french president emmanuel macron on monday. ahead of the meeting, the france foreign minister will tell the u.s. not to pull troops out of afghanistan or iraq. reporter: on friday, mike pompeo embarked on a seven-nation trip that puts u.s. allies in an uncomfortable position. this as members of the donald trump and administration continue to publicly claim he will be president next year. the tour stops include france, turkey, georgia, israel, the united arab emirates, qatar, saudi arabia. those countries are being confronted with a difficult question. >> [speaking french] reporter: france's president said his meeting will be conducted in "complete transparency towards the team of president-elect joe biden. this comes as the two countries continue to clash over the functioning of nato. up nex

we will talk with secretary of state mike pompeo about all of it in a moment. chief white house correspondent john roberts starts us off as he often does on the north wall on. >> growing calls tonight from democrats and some republicans for the president to concede the election and allow a transition to begin. for the moment, the president and some very powerful allies are saying patients. president trump stink out of public view again today but making his president tromped staying out of public view again. "like the early vaccine. remember i told you so. vice president mike pence brushing off questions as to whether president trump should concede. >> is it time to concede? >> overturning the vote count might be a big hill, his efforts are getting support from senior members of his party. >> i think we ought to quit the hand-wringing. not like act like it's extraordinary. we will get through it and we will swear in the winter just like we have every four years since 1793. >> the trump campaign collecting affidavits and sworn declarations from election workers d

just to add on to that this afternoon, secretary of state mike pompeo just told reporters when he was asked if the secretary of state would cooperate with the biden transition. >> we're ready. the world is watching what's taking place. we're going to count all the votes. when the process is complete, there will be electors selected. there is a constitution that lays it out pretty clearly. >> you heard him, a smooth transition to a second trump administration, and the president is also getting support from his attorney bill barr, once again misrepresenting justice after he claimed substantial voter fraud. in wilmington, delaware, in addition to that embarrassing line from him about trump, the other line that struck me was how he was asked about all these republicans who weren't acknowledging his win. their response? they won't. what do you make of that? >> reporter: what president-elect joe biden was trying to do here was lower the temperature a little bit and trying to make the case that he can still move forward with what he needs to do during this transition period. he's trying to s

secretary of state mike pompeo said in a statement it will make it more capable of working with the militaries of u.s. partners. the middle eastern country has reportedly long wanted to by an aircraft while israel opposed the plan. any deal to sell arms in the region must fulfill an agreement with israel that u.s. weapons must not threaten the country. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no longer opposes the sale saying the u.s. has guaranteed israeli military superiority. the uae and israel reached an agreement in august. however, democrats in washington opposed the plan which must be approved by congress. >>> the u.s. secretary of state says the country will hold fresh economic talks with taiwan in a move that's likely to anger. >> a vibrant democracy and reliable partner is strong and growing. >> mike pompeo says the talks are set is for later this month in washington. the two parties are set to discuss ways to ensure safe and secure supply chains and 5g security. it's a shift not seen since the relations. after the most recent visit manifested in a military d display. its aircra

nick, i want to also ask you about mike pompeo. he is going to seven countries. in france he was rebuffed. he did meet with officials but not publicly. they wouldn't see him publicly because he has not conceded publicly that joe biden has won the election. and it's awkward, to say the least, with french and german foreign ministers having an op-ed the day he was there, talking about how they look forward to working with biden and reestablishing the relationship going forward. then he went to turkey and erdogan wouldn't meet with him, so they had a meeting with the patriarch of the greek orthodox church, they went sightseeing at a historic mosque, the pompeo, mrs. pompeo with mike pompeo. then he went to georgia and then on to the middle east. this trip is not only by a lame duck administration but he has not acknowledged that joe biden has won. >> andrea, i can't remember a situation like this over many decades. in in a normal transition, the existing secretary of state would be working closely with the incoming administration, the transition team. and sometimes

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knew about this and mike pompeo was just in israel.s there anything connecting these ts. >> it was not just that he was here. it was an important and unusual visit to the israeli prime minister. benjamin netanyahu went to saudi arabia and spoke there. the current saudi arabian leader, mike pompeo representing donald trump's government, and benjamin netanyahu. i know there are concerns about what will happen during this period. normally there is not a period with things like this take place, but there are concerns there could be attacks, so it is unusual, and you do have to look at the unusual nature of this presidency, what is going on in washington during this period as well. >> thank you so much for your reporting. for more on where iran could take this from here, our correspondent joins us in the studio. could you tell us more about why this scientist was so important to iran. >> he was important because he was a top nuclear scientist who helped kind of lay the groundwork for iran's nuclear program, but i think it is important to sa

mike pompeo wanted to pull embassy staff out as well. clearly the situation is volatile. >> the iranians want to show the withdrawal as a victory between iran and its allies. as if they forced the united states to withdraw. they made the promise after the assassination by u.s. forces in baghdad airport. we all know the iranians made a strong statement against the united states, wanting americans to withdraw and ordering their allies to put pressure on the americans. if trump is pulling troops now out of iraq, they want to make sure -- this is going to, this might lead to a return of isil one more time. an agreement led to the emergence of isil. that turned al qaeda into isil. we will start this vicious circle one more time. isil fights back. the united states will fight isolate and so on. >> johnny, i am going to leave it with you. fast-forward, president biden is in office. the troops may be have come home by then. what does he do? how does foreign-policy figure into his administration? >> one thing that distinguishes joe biden from his

and he wanted mike pompeo to release hillary clinton's emails from four years ago. remember that one. we weren't done with that one. pompeo said he would, but i don't think he actually ever did. so, these two people have been on the hot seat with this president for a while and i suspect their post-election actions are meant to placate a president by suggesting that they're still with him, even though they understand, like everybody else understands, that there's no way this outcome is going to be anything other than what it is, which is to say that joe biden will be president on january 20th, 2021. now, there is a consequence to this, obviously, because it opens all kinds of pandora's boxes, and i think it undermines credibility of the election process to suggest that there is something there when there isn't. and i think that that's now the longer-term impact you'll have. you've seen the elections chief at the justice department resign over attorney general barr's memo just the other day. and you've seen a number of attorneys send him a letter yesterday saying there

this is the secretary of state mike pompeo refusing today to acknowledge joe biden's victory.ere it is. >> there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration. all right. we are ready. the world is watching what is taking place. we are going to count all of the votes. when the process is complete there will be someone elected. there is a process. the constitution lays it out clearly. >> my reaction is the way they are conducting themselves is more akin to a dictatorship than a democracy. i think the state department has been politicized like the did d.o.d. i think it is consistent with what has been taking place for four years now. >> best of luck and please say hello to your wife. >> thank you don. >> my pleasure. ballots being counted in some swing states and a new update from a swing state we have yet to call. we have got the latest numbers. h relevant life experience and eligible transfer credits save on average $11k and 1 year off their undergrad degree. see how much you can save. >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple was onoff a

and what secretary of state mike pompeo said today about the transition that's raising eyebrows >>> the explosive new vatican report on sexual abuse allegations against a former top cardinal in the u.s. what did pope john paul ii know and when? >>> just before thanksgiving, the major recall just announced about romaine lettuce. >>> and those who serve. the 99-year-old world war ii vet still flying high. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone with the worst days of the pandemic believed to be ahead of us, americans are facing some tough decisions in the coming weeks about travel and family gatherings. no one giving it more thought than dr. anthony fauci, who opened up to us today about his own tough choices as well as his desire to remain on the job after running afoul of the president. in his one-on-one interview with andrea mitchell the nation's best-known infectious disease doctor also offered what may be his most upbeat assessment about a covid vaccine. here is andrea's report >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says data on the pfizer vaccine

i'm curious to get your thoughts on what the secretary of state mike pompeo said earlier. let me play you a part of this, watch. >> this department frequently sends out statements encouraging free and fair elections abroad. >> yes. >> and for losers of those elections to accept the results, doesn't president trump's refusal to con decede discredit those efforts? >> it's ridiculous, you asked it because it's ridiculous. this department cares deeply to make sure elections around the world are safe, secure, free, and fair, and my officers risk their lives to ensure that happen happened. >> what do you make of both of the statements coming out of the secretary of state today? i said earlier, i'm willing to write off some of the stuff coming out of the politicians on capitol hill, but coming out of the secretary of state's mouth at the lectern, at the state department, to the world, our allies and our adversary, should the secretary of state be so dismissive here, especially as our adversaries are watching? >> no. in a word, it wasn't ridiculous. i thought the question was, unf

mike pompeo has become the first us secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied westid not contradict international law, reversing a long—held us position. the declaration outraged palestinians, who oppose settlements on land they claim for a future independent state. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. down but not out yet, mike pompeo flew into the west bank to declare support for the settlements. it marked the first trip, a highly contentious one. he toured a settle m e nt contentious one. he toured a settlement winery. here, they serve up settlement winery. here, they serve up vintage pompeo. some vines grow on palestinian owned land, but the us now disputes international law, which rejects settlement building. for a long time, the state department took the wrong view of settlements. it took a view that we did not recognise the history of this special place, and instead now today, the united states department of defence stand strongly in a way that settlements can be done lawfully and appropriate them properly. these are our babies here. a hilltop a

the current secretary of state mike pompeo has defiantly said that the transition to a second trump term will be smooth, with the republican lear refusing to accept defeat. more from our correspondence in washington, d.c. after recent bloodshed in france and austria, eu leaders put their heads together in a videoconference to find ways to tackle terrorism. president macron says the bloc needs to focus on tightening external borders and the internet. thomas: first this hour, the turkish and russian presidents have spoken by telephone or tuesday with president gerd again telling vladimir putin that the moscow-backed peace agreement is the right step towards lasting peace. as people in azerbaijan celebrated the breakthrough, protesters in armenia have been far from jubilant as they called for the resignation of their prime minister who accepted the terms of the deal. with more on the details of the accord is our correspondent. >> these soldiers are en route to the front line as part of the russian-brokered cease-fire signed by the armenian prime minister, some military personnel will be pea

. >>> plus, secretary of state mike pompeo who is in charge of representing the u.s.world just said out loud there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration. the danger of that comment ahead. the company who invented car vending machines and buying a car 100% online. now we've created a brand new way for you to sell your car. whether it's a few years old or dinosaur old, we want to buy your car. go to carvana and enter your license plate, answer a few questions, and our techno-wizardry calculates your car's value and gives you a real offer in seconds. when you're ready, we'll come to you, pay you on the spot, and pick up your car. that's it. so ditch the old way of selling your car, and say hello to the new way-- at carvana. >>> the outgoing trump administration refusal to begin the transition with the biden campaign is already having impact. from lack of intel briefings, to a top government official doubling down on a refusal to cooperate. our correspondents are covering all the angles. >> alex marquardt in washington. one of the critical parts of

the secretary of state mike pompeo is helping fuel his denial by refusing to acknowledge biden's win. this comes as the coronavirus is spiraling out of control in america. in the past 24 hours alone, cases and hospitalizations are hitting a new record and more than 1400 americans have died from the virus. from the pentagon to the state department trump's refusal to acknowledge biden's win is turning into national security nightmare. we have our correspondents in washington taking it from here. >> when the pentagon comes back to work after veterans day, the big question will be what happens next. now defense secretary mark esper fired and gone, a new acting secretary chris miller installed, other new members of the top levels of the pentagon trump loyalists clearly earmarked to carry out out what the president's wishes are. the problem is nobody knows what those are. toulouse unease and anxiety. a big question is will president trump make a big military decision before he leaves office. >> i'm kylie atwood at the state department. people are outraged after secretary pompeo's comments w

secretary of state mike pompeo's reaction when asked about a smooth transition.t's wednesday, november 11th. it's veterans day. we say thank you to all who served our country. >> we certainly do. let's serve them up a good forecast. >> we'll try to. we have a little bit of mist out there this morning and some cloudiness, but it's not cold as it has been. temperatures running in the 40s and 50s. here's a look at

secretary of state mike pompeo left israel for the united arab emirates. his final hours in israel included a trip to the friends of zion museum in jerusalem and visited a holy site on the jordan river considered the place where jesus was baptized. he visited a jewish settlement in the west bank. international law considers those settlements illegal, and while touring the golan heights near the syrian border, he declared this is a part of israel. that's a radical departure from decades of u.s. foreign policy. cnn's oren liebermann has been covering the secretary's visit and joins us now from jerusalem. the secretary of state breaking all sorts of foreign policy traditions. how is it being received in israel and how is it being interpreted by palestinians? >> reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo along with the trump administration have been moving u.s. foreign policy in this direction for quite some time from recognizing israeli sovereignty in the golan heights to pompeo decision or ruling that settlements were not de facto, illegal under the law, and l

he said the same thing about mike pompeo and lindsey graham. these contents are blatantly anti-semitic. i think that it is a shock that somebody like mcgregor is on any government payroll, let alone the defense department. robert: you think mcgregor is an anti-semit john: i think his comments are anti-semitic. robert: have you got any read as to why he is installed in that post? john: aree don't. i suspect his nomination to be ambassador in germany which was another travesty wasn't going anywhere, so he has been given to the defense department. eight is another stain on the trump administraon. robert: speaking of ambassadors to germany. your former advisor is now working with the president to contest election results. to this ambassador and his efforts? entireook, i think the legal operation that the campaign has mounted has been seriously flawed, and obviously, if they did not share their internal strategy with me. what i've been able to discern, they really was very little theelection preparation for kind of effort that they would have had to

secretary of state mike pompeo met with taliban leadership this weekend as a teller band and the afghanmmer out the details of a peace deal, these meetings took place as pompeo met with the afghan government representatives. hours before, two dozen rockets were fired at the afghan capital killing eight civilians, isis claim responsibly for the attacks in the two underscore how delicate it is on the ground, the pentagon announced a further u.s. troop drawdown in afghanistan indicating 2500 will stay in the country. pompeo was in the united arab emirates when he spoke about the need for unity in the gulf to capture threats from iran. >> we built the coalition that said ironic essential trend and we built a campaign that denied the regime the resources to underwrite the militias in iraq. reporter: as part of a seven country to recon pum pompeo visd israel the issue of trying to set cut off support in the region is of concern to the country just overnight we saw one rocket fired from suspected iranian back proxies in the gaza strip and it hit a building and southern israel. eric: thank you

thank you very much. ♪ judy: today in the middle east, mike pompeo beca the first secretary of state golan heights settlements in the ounced majand a shifts in u.s. policy. to discuss i am joined by nick schifrin. tell us, what did secretary pompeo say and what did he do today? nick: the first unprecedented step pompeo took was about travel. he visited a settlement in the occupied west bank with a winery that last year named a vintage after him. israel calls the settlem t palestinians call it stolen. he took a u military helicopter to the golan heights. he got a tour from the u.s. military to the syrian border. the trump administration i recognizlast year. >> you can't stand here and stare out at what is across the border and deny the central thing president trump recognized that previous presidents have refused to do. this is a central part of israel. nick: o polic he said any food produced on most settlements in thbeoccupied west bank shoul labeled made in israel. that d changades of policy that required the labeling of the west bank. helso embraced the israeli government argument

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thank you very much mike pompeo. >> mike pompeo and a lot of republican senators, it is so clear they are thinking, they're looking at the race in georgia and you know they don't want to upset trump and his supporters and they're afraid, they feel like they have to coddle the president because he'll take it out on the two republican candidates in georgia which he's entirely capable of doing. >> absolutely. we saw again what he's done to his own secretary of defense. i keep on getting in trouble with the left and right. i wish we had a balance where everybody had some skin in the game. only if they are ready to play the game. mitch mcconnell last time when he was in the situation with barack obama, did everything he could to make it a fail chure a hopes that if it fails, people would blame obama. we don't have time for that. i must rather trust joe biden and his moderate instincts and the message of the american people to get us two years of dealing with climate and the fact that 60% of our population have not had an income and dealing with infrastructure and big challenges. we can't g

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us secretary of state mike pompeo arrived there today to meet both afghan and taliban officials.haven't even begun discussing a ceasefire or power—sharing arrangement. in spite of the violence, us troops are being withdrawn from here. the new american president might look for another way forward but the fear is the bloodshed is only going to get worse. secunder kermani, bbc news. the prime minister's pledge to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn. it first appeared on the government website earlier this week, as part of borisjohnson‘s ten—point climate plan. but it later disappeared, with downing street claiming a "mix—up" and said it plans to set out further details in due course. our energy and environment analyst roger harrabin reports. normally, it's planes, cars and industry that get the blame for the emissions that are boosting climate change. but gas central heating also plays a role. that is why the government is committed to improving insulation standards on new—build homes. heat pumps are one answer, taking warmth from the ground to create low carbo

the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has become the first top us diplomat to pay official visits toand to the golan heights, seized by israel from syria in 1967. the trump administration has taken a staunchly pro—israel position, both on settlements and onjerusalem in defiance of international law. negotiations on the future trading relations between britain and the european union have been suspended after a member of the eu team tested positive for coronavirus. the british team is returning to london and the talks — which are at a critical stage — will continue remotely. ethiopian forces say they are closing in on the capital of tigray region, where they've been fighting a two—week offensive against local rulers. the conflict has now killed hundreds of people and sent 30,000 refugees into neighbouring sudan. the united nations estimates that an additional 4,000 people are crossing the border every day. a draft report about one of the british government's most important members, home secretary priti patel, concluded this summer that she broke rules on ministerial behaviour. she'd be

us secretary of state mike pompeo arrived there today to meet both afghan and taliban officials.en begun discussing a ceasefire or power—sharing arrangement. in spite of the violence, us troops are being withdrawn from here. the new american president might look for another way forward but the fear is the bloodshed is only going to get worse. secunder kermani, bbc news. some coronavirus updates now. there have been 887 cases of covid—19 reported in scotland in the last 2a hours, compared to 1,018 the previous day. there have been 37 deaths registered of people who had tested positive in the previous 28 days. this compares to 32 deaths the previous day. a possible alternative to a covid vaccine is entering its final stage of trials. it's being developed for people with weakened immune systems who cannot be vaccinated. 5,000 patients from around the world are taking part in the study and trials involving 1,000 uk participants begin in manchester today. professor anna maria geretti is professor of virology at the university of liverpool. shejoins us now. lovely she joins us now. lov