rucker wanted to find that will, so he got a search warrant for the ranch and condo.t something else did, a glock in tex's condo. that was a violation of his bond, so tex went back to jail. the next day, rucker filed new charges, and the tex mciver case escalated from careless accident to malice murder. it was, according to tex's sister dixie, preposterous. >> if you were going to kill your wife, is that the way you'd choose to do it? it makes no sense. >> who commits a murder with a witness that you can't control sitting right there? >> exactly. absolutely an accident. >>> coming up -- tex mciver on trial. >> they were very close, very affectionate. >> devoted husband or desperate spouse? secrets spill out. >> she would tell him in no uncertain terms, you're going to have to get your money situation together. >> diane could take control of the ranch by foreclosing on it if the defendant did not pay. >> when "deadly detour" continues. where's my bounce? my glamour? my fire? all hair is beautiful. these dove shampoo and conditioners are custom formulated for different

and phil rucker, white house bureau chief for the washington post. let's begin with president trump. here are his remarks at a hoday party this week. president trump: we have tremendous cases right now, 18 states and at this moment -- [cheering] a lot of people joined in. because they can't allow this to happen. robert: phil, you heard about the ns tonight at the supreme court. you see that video. you're talking to yourrc s. what's actually going on inside the west wing? phil: well, the bob, the president possibly be anything but furious with the supreme court's decisionnd tonight for a few reasons. over the last several days, including today, the president had called on those nine supreme court justices to act with what he called couragesd a to overturn the results of the election. he is claiming that the election was riggedhat there was widespread fraud. of course, there is no evidence of that. d his legal team has not been able to furnish any evidence of that in court.'s thhy so many of their legal challenges have been dismissd in courtrooms acr t

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philip rucker, bureau chief for the white house, coauthor of "very stable genius." we learned his team is teaming up for a fourth coming book about trump's final year in office. also with us kimberly atkins previously of wbr, boston herald, and member of the boston globe editorial board. and neal katyal, acting former solicitor general, he has argued dozens of cases before the u.s. supreme court. good evening and welcome to you all. and, counsellor, because of the late news tonight, i'd like to begin with you. what in layman's terms, mind you, happened and didn't happen at the supreme court, and what should we read into or not read into the brevity of a one-sentence unanimous ruling? >> well, first of all, brian, the big picture is that never has a legal team lost so much so fast. i mean, i've never seen another team lose 50 plus losses in this period of time. at every level there's losses. there's losses at the federal court, state court, trial court, appellate court, the supreme court. it's really remarkable. trump's ability to lose is like unmatched. it's basical

with our thanks to phil rucker, joyce vance and dr. william hasseltine. thank you so much all of you for starting us off on this back to work monday night. >>> coming up for us, does it all have to get worse before it gets better? standing by for us one of the warriors of the lincoln project and a leading washington journalist. they have a damage assessment for us tonight. >>> and later, on this the meteorological darkest day of the year how much optimism should we have as these two vaccines now make their way across the country and into arms across america? all of it as "the 11th hour" is just getting under way on this monday night. with allstate, you can really save. save for being a new customer. save more for adding drivewise. save even more for driving safely. see how much you can save with allstate. visit allstate.com or contact your local agent today. they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. for the better. what

hey, phil rucker, over to your beat. where on the president's journey is he, and is he any closer to the acceptance phase? >> no, brian. he does not seem to be any closer to the acceptance phase, and that was clear at the operation warp speed vaccine summit he held at the white house this afternoon. this was an event aimed at trying to instill public confidence in the distribution of the vaccine, but trump got fixated on the election results, on protesting them, on claiming that he won swing states that he actually, actually laulost. and i'm saying he wasn't sure whether the biden administration would be the incoming administration, that it might be the incoming trump administration. we don't know what's really going on inside the president's head, but if what he said publicly this afternoon and what he's been saying on social media now for several weeks straight hour after hour after hour, if that's a reflection of his mind set and his psyche, then he's nowhere near accepting the results of this election. and the realit

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>>snow sure is pretty there is eric rucker reporting for us this morning. well millions of americans struggle through the pandemic democrats and republicans are still far apart on another relief package. one of the biggest sticking blocking a few deals is whether to include liability protection for businesses. now that would prevent companies from being sued if one of their workers contracts the virus while on the job. republicans claim that this is about stopping frivolous lawsuits. but democrats say the giving businesses in unity will lead to unsafe work environments. >>businesses will be from any kind of liability and that to come out you should have some level of safe harbor as it relates to. >>a covid sometimes companies don't be workers need to sue them to make sure the work place is safe. >>well congress has until this friday to reach a deal on another funding bill or face a government shutdown if there is no agreement unemployment extensions and a federal moratorium on evictions will end december 31st. lawmakers debate about the covid relief package

phil rucker, pulitzer prizewinning bureau chief for "the washington post." coauthor of the best-seller "a very stable genius." he along with his colleague are teaming up once again for a forthcoming book on his final year in office for donald trump. also with us arrin haines and cynthia oxny is back with us, former federal prosecutor in the civil rights division over at doj, former assistant u.s. attorney who served under bill barr during his first tour as attorney general in the bush era. and cynthia, indeed by way of welcoming you back i'd like to begin with you with two things before we start our discussion. here is "the wall street journal" editorial page cementing their title as house organ tonight. bill barr has certainly earned the right to leave early. he's been the right man at the right time for that difficult job with the principles and toughness to make difficult decisions despite bitter democrats in congress and a willful president trump. neil katyal appearing tonight with joy reid seemed to disagree in his assessment of the outgoing attorney ge

kristen welker, geoff bennett, phil rucker, thank you all. >>> and tipping point. how states across the country are dealing with the surge in covid cases, threatening to overwhelm their hospitals. >>> and the cdc meeting today to decide who will be first to get the covid vaccine. more on what to expect from that big announcement coming today. >>> plus we're awaiting president-elect joe biden about to present that economic team. we'll have that for you live ahead. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. [ whispering ] what's this? oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gig-speed internet, but we can't sign up for that here. yeah, but i'm just like warming up to those speeds. you've lived here two years. the personal attacks aren't helping, karly. don't you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something? [ muffled scream ] stop living with at&t. xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. >>> two states on opposite coasts, california and florida. two drasti

>> you know, phil rucker, they seem to be moving in the opposite direction. i don't want to amplify this, but the republican-led homeland security committee had a vaccine skeptic, a truther, testify today before their committee. i think this is ron johnson again. and this just seems like the opposite of what tone ee tony f talking about. she has in the past promoted -- they claim that we put too much confidence in dr. fauci and other witnesses who were critical of masks, critical of social distancing and skeptical about the rahvalue of quarantin. what are the republicans up to? are they trying to set up the biden administration to fail regarding the coronavirus or is it something i'm missing? >> i'm not sure what the grand strategy is here but it certainly is going to create a bigger problem for biden to inherit insofar as they're seeding doubt in the public about not only the efficacy of these vaccines but, you know, the usefulness and importance of the public health guidance that we've all been hearing now for 10, 11 months. everybody knows that wearing a m

phil rucker, i want to give you a chance to respond to that. you are in a different business than michael and i. you are delivering the facts to us, you and 450idy both. but i want to put it to you this way. john boehner was run out of the house essentially because the lunatics took over his asylum. really, what he was pushed into doing and not doing frankly. i think he would have liked to have done more big deals, deals forts history books for then president obama. >> oh, yeah. >> his party forbade it. is that a historic parallel you're hearing about where the senate is now? >> absolutely. and it could be. and let's just remember, we're talking about the fact that mitch mcconnell acknowledged that joe biden won the election, you know, five six weeks after the election as a major news story. that's not necessarily a big deal. that's a very pro forma thing to happen. >> that's a great point. the bar is so low. >> very good point. >> we're not talking about landmark legislation here. we're not talking about changes to health care or the tax code

phil rucker anbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, first you, michigan and then georgia, in whatever order, the decision is the same, the trump forces lose. >> reporter: right, what's happening here, andrea, these two lawsuits were filed by sidney powell both in michigan and georgia they're running up the iron law of political challenges which is the longer you wait after the election, the harder it to get a judge or a court to change how the state is doing its business of conducting an election and certifying a vote. now, in both cases, the court said, number one, there really isn't strong evidence. when you go into court and say we want an injunction. we want you to decertify the votes. we want you to call into election all of those sorts of things, you're having a federal judge for an extraordinary amount of relief. you better really have the goods. and what the judge in michigan said this morning is, there's a lot of supposition. there's witnesses who say we believe this happened. this is what we think happened but that's no

phil rucker, pulitzer prizewinning white house bureau chief for "the washington post." coauthor of the long time best-seller "a very stable genius." katey, and andrew wiseman, former lead prosecutor under the russia investigation working under bob mueller. he's these days a distinguished fellow at the nyu scule of law. his recent book is "where law ends inside the mueller investigation" which is currently a "the new york times" best-seller. good evening and welcome to you all. phil, i'd like to begin on your beat at the white house. trump's end game after january 20 is up to trump. it's much more urgent to figure out his end game for the remaining 50 days. do you have any better read on that? >> well, brian, it seems the president's end game between now and the inauguration when he's going to be forced to leave office is to try to hold onto power as best he's able. we see the legal challenges from rudy giuliani continue. we see the president continue to be fixated on what he believes or at least says he believes to be a stolen election. there's no evidence of that, of c

erick rucker has more. april of this year.ox 40 cameras are inside sleep train arena as it's transformed into a field hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. >>in the coming months, the site only solo number of patients while costing millions to modify now with california hospitals nearing a capacity for covid patients, the former home of the kings will open its doors again or be opening on december 9th just in a number of days the argos sleep train arena. i can take in over patients those of the beds that could be ready by next wednesday, another 20 beds are already in position to see patients sleep train is one of more than 10 such makeshift hospitals totaling nearly 1900 beds across the state with just days until its reopening as a hospital we ask california's office of emergency services for details. one question who will be admitted cal. oh yes tells us the patients will be low acuity and may come from non health care facilities and a team of physicians and nurses assess their condition and determine the best care anoth

erick rucker has more. april of this year. >>fox 40 cameras are inside sleep train arena as it's transformed into a field hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. in the coming months, the site only solo number of patients while costing millions to modify now with california hospitals nearing a capacity for covid patients, the former home of the kings will open its doors again or be opening on december 9th just in a number of days the argos sleep train arena. i can take in over patients those of the beds that could be ready by next wednesday, another 20 beds are already in position to see patients sleep train is one of more than 10 such makeshift hospitals totaling nearly 1900 beds across the state with just days until its reopening as a hospital we ask california's office of emergency services for details. one question who will be admitted cal. oh yes tells us the patients will be low acuity and may come from non health care facilities and a team of physicians and nurses assess their condition and determine the best care ano

being asked not to travel up there eric rucker explains. >>storm bringing some fresh flakes to the summit new power for the soda springs area. further east in truckee there is snow on the ground but not as many boots on the ground is normal for this time of year patrick shore came to truckee from orange county to pick out with friends. this is not to the scene that he envisions expected be able to have a beer after a game off the mountain. >>looks like it's just going to tears a ok i guess, but yeah, it's pretty dead here truckee is in nevada county which is part of the state's greater sacramento region. meaning it's now under a stay at home or more restaurants can only do takeout and shops that are allowed to have customers inside must limit how many they can welcome at a time. >>if you expect like. >>people just line up and down the streets going the shops getting drinks at the bar none of it. >>dj davante lives in nearby incline village he knows this is a tough time for businesses. so he came to pick up a pizza. >>we really want to suppo

i'm eric rucker. time we'll be right back. >>45 right now and they're in feet on the east coast and that means a lot of to to does that skiers on what gets even deeper here in some of these shots that we're showing you road conditions obviously very dangerous are a lot of accidents were happening yesterday all up and down the new england you're lost and philly all dealing with at least a foot of snow. yeah, it was even in other parts of upstate new york binghamton new york corded nearly 40 inches don't miss those days i don't miss those days. yeah, you know it snows a lot when you have to shovel the roof did you a shovel. the roof i did dad never setting up their job at you actually own snowshoes snowmobiles >>i've been you know, that's what happens when you have a so we are. >>this shot here compared to the shot over josh older it for 6 guys there is a viral picture of someone running through the streets of new york with an ice cream cone in a t-shirt on everyone else's bundled up that ice want us to

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for purple tier counties has businesses pretty frustrated in just fearing for their future, eric rucker spoke with one restaurant owner in sacramento who struggling to stay afloat. it's killing me to say that linda file is just frustrated. >>it would not be accurate. the owner of stinger sports pub and grill in sacramento is at her wits end our families your family, it's been that way for 27 years. i'm a widow. husbands we struggling to carry on his legacy during the pandemic. sacramento county has spent the majority of this crisis with either many businesses closed and or in the state's most restrictive covid-19 tier now local health officials say there is a very real possibility county could become even more limiting los angeles county has already gone that way forcing the closure of some businesses that were once allowed to remain open. >>stopping all restaurant dining not only indoors but outdoor says well if that happens here it could be financially devastating for some money from outdoor dining is a big reason why file and other restaurants are even able to stay in business at the

darius rucker writing, "pride destroyed barriers and was one of the greatest people he knew."rney from the son of sharecroppers to musician ♪ the snakes crawl at night >> reporter: charley pride was one of the first african american country music stars. he fell in love with music in his youth. >> i always loved entertainment. i loved to listen to not only just singing but the radio shows. >> reporter: he first found success in a different field. >> that was where i wanted to make my mark, baseball. i saw jackie robinson and i was down there picking that cotton in mississippi and i said, hey, here is my way out. >> reporter: pride entered the negro leagues at the age of 16 and eventually became an all-star player. he sang in local music clubs in his spare time and after a failed tryout with the new york mets made music his focus. pride's race proved to be a hurdle for country labels at the time, but legendary country guitarist and record executive chet atkins took a chance on him. ♪ >> reporter: pride's first singles were released without any mention of his race or even a pictu

you saw dolly parton calling pride one of her dearest and oldest friends, darius rucker writing "pridetroyed barriers" and was one of the greatest people he knew. stephanie elam has the story. ♪ oh, the snakes crawl at night ♪ >> reporter: charlie pride was country music's first black superstar. he fell in love with country music after listening to grand ol' opry radio shows in his youth. >> i've always loved entertainment. i've always loved to listen to not only just singing but the radio shows. >> reporter: yet he first found success in a different field. >> that was where i wanted to make my mark, baseball. i saw jackie robinson and i was picking that cotton in mississippi. hey, here's my way out. >> reporter: pride entered the negro leagues at the age of 16 and eventually became an all-star player. he sang in local music clubs in his spare time, and after a failed tryout with the new york mets made music his focus. pride's race proved to be a hurdle for country labels at the time, but legendary country guitarist and record executive chet atkins took a chance on him. ♪ pride's first

let's bring in carol lee at the white house and bill rucker. carol, what do we know about what seems to be an eroding relationship between the president and his one-time very loyal and long-serving attorney general? >> reporter: i think it's pretty simple. it's the president sees bill barr as somebody who is not on side with his efforts to make a case that there's been widespread election fraud, which he has not made a case and there's no evidence of that. this frustration started to reveal itself in an interview the president did with fox news where he said that the justice department was missing in action when it came to finding evidence of election fraud. then you have this associated press binterview the attorney general and from my own reporting, the president is not ruling this out. there are people among the president's team who are trying to convince him not to do this. there's only weeks left to go in this administration and by and large attorney general barr has been somebody who is seen as an ally of the president and done a number o

and joining me now, phil rucker and jeff bennet.jeff and phil, there has to be a lot of excitement in bidenville today. finally, the electors are voting. after they vote, phil, congress has to officially count the votes on january 6th. you've got those 126 house republicans who signed on to the texas brief which really had no standing according to the supreme court, was a frivolous result according to legal experts we've had on. let's take a look at karl rove. >> his goal is delay the predicate to come back in 2024 and run again. he's helping himself at least game the nomination, but i think in the long run, he's not helping himself or the country. america lives c america likes comebacks, but they don't like sore losers. >> and having covered him as a governor and an education secretary, certainly as a senator, on "meet the press," phil, he was getting into what aboutism. he was defending what the protests and what the president has made and saying, well, al gore waited 37 days. a completely different situation. it's pretty shocking

michael memoli where the biden team is and white house bureau chief of "the washington post," phil ruckerlet's talk biden first. introducing his health team in just a few hours. what should we expect in terms of an action plan? can they do anything before january 20th? >> well, steph, it's interesting. you just laid it out there. we're more than a month since joe biden was projected as the president-elect and we're going to have another one of these split screen moments where at the white house, president trump is essentially celebrating the vaccine, trying to claim credit for it and at the same time, biden will be introducing his team, the team that will be largely the one responsible for actually distributing this vaccine, getting it out to the public. and we're seeing some considerable praise for some of those selections. rochelle walensky. she'll be at the head of the cdc. you're also going to see vivek murthy back as the surgeon general after serving that role in the obama administration, and jeffrey zients as the covid czar helping to work across agencies to do this. some criticism

places and people outside of this year that were able to head up there and enjoy the scenery eric ruckerook. >>storm bringing some fresh flakes to the summit new pal for the soda springs area. further east in truckee there is snow on the ground but not as many boots on the ground is normal for this time of year patrick shore came to truckee from orange county to pick out with friends. this is not to the scene that he envisions spectator be able to have a beer after a game off the mountain. looks like it's just going to be there's a >>ok i guess, but yeah, it's pretty dead here truckee is in nevada county which is part of the state's greater sacramento region. meaning it's now under a stay at home or more restaurants can only do takeout and shops that are allowed to have customers inside must limit how many they can welcome at a time. >>if you expect like. >>people just light up and down the streets going in the shops, getting drinks at the bar staff. none of it. >>dj davante lives in nearby incline village he knows this is a tough time for businesses. so he came to pick up a pizza. >>we

but there are going to be some restrictions in place for anybody hitting the slopes we've got eric ruckernow with a closer look at what you need to know. getting outside and getting some fresh air while skiing and snowboarding has always been a welcome for some of course this ski season. >>different than the last ones that we've seen but because of that for many people getting up to the mountain is more of a mental escape. >>on the powder and under the lights and this is very important people to get out and have something to do you know night skiing at boreal mountain resort has always been popular. however with many aspects of life no longer available or significantly modified during our current pandemic these 2 came up here from sacramento they believe for the same reasons as many others because you're not just stuck in like a confined space and like thinking to yourself but you're actually doing something i think is because we've been sitting at home for so long like there's just people who just literally they lost their jobs. they sit at home and they just need something to do just to

but as we've been saying there are restrictions up there for those hoping to hit the slopes eric rucker takes a look at what you need to know. >>getting outside and getting some fresh air while skiing and snowboarding has always been a welcome for some of course this ski season. >>different than the last ones that we've seen but because of that for many people getting up to the mountain is more of a mental escape. >>on the powder and under the lights and this is very important people to get out and have something to do you know night skiing at boreal mountain resort has always been however with many aspects of life no longer available or significantly modified during our current pandemic these 2 came up here from sacramento they believe for the same reasons as many others because you're not just stuck in like a confined space and like thinking to yourself but you're actually doing something i think is because we've been sitting at home for so long like there's just people who just literally they lost their jobs. they sit at home and they just need something to do just to get their mind

joining me now is nbc news correspondent mike who is in washington and phil rucker. i know joe biden, mike, is trying to flex his muscle to say, hey, listen, it's time to pull us over the edge. what messaging is he giving georgens to say it's necessary you elect democrats? is he talking about any specific poechlt have policy issues that will be easier to enact if he has those two in the senate? >> well, k a. katy, what the biden campaign is signaling that it will be the continued theme of his candidacy. importantly, a little bit of what we heard last night on two fronts. one, this idea joe biden has a gorning mandate and he's going to come here and make the case for democratic senators that if they are in -- if those candidates win would help him implement that agenda. also the idea and the need to unite the country. they think that message was one that really worked for joe biden in the campaign. if you look at why the top of the ticket, joe biden and kamala harris did better than some of the down-ballot candidates, it's this idea joe biden is someone that can lower

perth teal and purple tier counties has a lot of businesses frustrated and afraid for the future eric rucker spoke with one restaurant owner in sacramento, struggling to stay afloat. >>it's killing to say that linda file is just frustrated. it would not be accurate. the owner of stinger sports pub and grill in sacramento is at her wits end our families your family, it's been that way for 27 years. i'm a widow. his wounds. we struggling to carry on his legacy during the pandemic. sacramento county has spent the majority of this crisis with either many businesses closed and or in the state's most restrictive covid-19 tier now local health officials say there is a very real possibility county could become even more limiting los angeles county has already gone that way forcing the closure of some businesses that were once allowed to remain open. >>stopping all restaurant dining not only indoors but outdoor says well if that happens here it could be financially devastating for some money from outdoor dining is a big reason why filed and other restaurants are even able to stay in business at the m

and that was eric rucker reporting for us this morning just as we're getting all of this fresh snow folks can even. >>gold to this year and hopefully though. >>maybe as people start getting a vaccine perhaps in january maybe february maybe the first couple months of next year with the snow still coming. maybe they get up there to join a little bit better but i'm so let's find out john is in the weather center. hopeful, i know we're set up for what's expected to be a drier winter but hey this weekend and what's to come looks pretty good. yeah it was definitely helpful guys i mean look at this little bit of a winter wonderland up at diamond peak, this view was so dry for so long the past few weeks so this is a nice change of pace to be looking at up in the sierra. >>can see lake tahoe out in the distance it looks so inviting and i got caught up in that view because it's just so so sure many of you did too. from the mountains to the coastline, we're looking at some advisories out there today. we're in the midst of king tides and some i serve. so a slew of coastal flood advisories in that lim

to discuss, a man who knows this white house well, "washington post" white house bureau chief phil ruckerident-elect biden came out with a strong statement, but right now he doesn't have the power to do anything. what are you hearing from your sources inside the white house? president trump has said nothing. >> yeah, steph, we're hearing virtually nothing from white house officials about this hack and certainly not from the president. it's interesting because it is incredible in breadth and scope and obviously alarming as senator romney was just articulating in that radio interview and yet the president is focused almost entirely on a different kind of hack. what he claims to be the hack since the election here in the united states. of course, there's no evidence of that, but that's been occupying the president's time and he frankly does not appear to be tuned in to this russian hack. obviously, officials in the government, on the national security council and in those departments are keenly aware of what the russians have done and are trying to get to the bottom of it but it has not rise

darius rucker writing "pride destroyed barriers" and was one of the greatest people he knew.orter stephanie elam has the journey from the son of sharecroppers to legendary musician. ♪ oh, the snakes crawl at night ♪ >> reporter: charlie pride was country music's first black superstar. he fell in love with country music after listening to grand ol' opry radio shows in his youth. >> i've always loved entertainment. i've always loved to listen to not only just singing but the radio shows. >> reporter: yet he first found success in a different field. >> that was where i wanted to make my mark, baseball. i saw jackie robinson and i was picking that cotton in mississippi. hey, here's my way out. >> reporter: pride entered the negro leagues at the age of 16 and eventually became an all-star player. he sang in local music clubs in his spare time, and after a failed tryout with the new york mets made music his focus. pride's race proved to be a hurdle for country labels at the time, but legendary country guitarist and record executive chet atkins took a chance on him. ♪ pride's first

this is darius rucker wishing everybody a very merry christmas. >> happy holidays.ng all of you a wonderful holiday. >> and lara's got a very special christmas "pop news" for us. merry christmas, lara. >> merry christmas, you guys. look who's riding on reva's back today. santa claus is coming to town, and so is "pop news." we're going to begin with two guys i think that we would all be friends with. the christmas tree twins who aim to spread christmas cheer by spre dressing up and strolling the streets of san francisco. the men have managed to keep their identities a secret for five years now, but they document it all on instagram under the handle treetwins. so cute. a couple of weeks ago when they reappeared for this season, they wrote, santa sent us back to spread socially distanced cheer and friendship. they even sent a special message just for us. take a look. >> both: good morning, america. >> we are the tree twins coming to you from beautiful san francisco, california. we wish you the happiest of holidays, and a very merry christmas. >> santa sends us every ye

phil rucker of the "washington post" described it as standing behind the presidential lecturn and flanked by the flags of his office trump tried to leverage the power of the presidency to subvert the vote and overturn the election results. the rambling monologue which trump said may be the most important speech i've ever made and delivered direct to camera underscored his desperation to subvert the outcome of his election loss. this is where we start today with some of our most favorite reporters. msnbc medical contributor doctor is here, medical director of the special pathogen unit at the boston medical centers. eddie glod and white house reporter ashley parker. ashley, i'm dying to know if there's anyone, anyone in the west wing who is still tracking and trying to do something to keep americans dying from the coronavirus. >> reporter: it's a good question. we learned after the election the president abdicated almost all of his responsibilities and a lot of the senior officials and aides are not coming into the west wing to work because i've been told it's a depressing place and they're