n hult, a science professor at virginia tech. she's also a member of the white house transition project advisory board. thanks for being with us on washington journal. karen: good to be here. host: the white house transition project, tell us about it. this is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. it is staffed by political science professors and others around the united states. 1990's for thehe white house interview program. they were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had various white house death and over time. staff positions over time. they can find out what happens to staff positions for both parties. directedolved and is by you speak directly with those transition teams from those campaigns. >> what we do do, really beginning well before the candidates campaigns are putting together their transition team. but after each party nominates its candidate. what we make available to transition directors is our materials. many will be password protected and not available to the general public. but we t

a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech's political science professor and white house advisory member. watch the washington journal 7:00 eastern. join with your phone calls, texts, and tweets. host: we are joined by scott long with the hill newspaper, covering congress for quite some time. you have a lame-duck session coming in here shortly in the u.s. but before we get to the next congress, tell us what the next few weeks or month looks like on the u.s. house side in particular. guest: the house of representatives will come back to washington after this historic election to hold their leadership elections. it looks like democrats are moving forward with their leadership elections next week. that favors nancy pelosi. the quicker the election, the less time there is for their to build any momentum in opposition against her. nowe is some chatter right from moderates who are just crumpled about the number of seats that have been lost by democrats in a very surprising fashion. at least seven vulnerable democrats in the house went down to defeat. t

also a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech andtical science repressor, white house advisory board member. watch "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern. and be sure to join the conversation. >> the supreme court hears oral arguments on the affordable care act and consolidates texas versus california and california versus texas. care law was challenged by texas after a 2017 republican tax law eliminated the penalty for not having health care insurance. >> former fbi deputy director testifies on the crossfire hurricane investigation, which looks at russian interference in the 2016 election. watch live coverage on c-span3. stream or listen on the c-span radio app. >> monday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell met with the newly elected kate -- elected republican senators.

also, a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech political science professor and white house transition project advisory board member.

virginia tech hosted this online talk and provided the video. >> on today's event, our speaker is dr. caroline wood newhall. she graduated with her phd earlier this year from the university of north carolina, and she joined us this year at virginia tech for the center for civil war studies. i'm certainly glad she's here, and i think you all will be as well once you hear her talk. it's clear she's going to bring an awful lot to virginia tech in terms of teaching, research and outreach programs as well. she special ooiizes in 19th cen history, including, of course, the civil war era, but slavery more generally, warfare more generally as well. her writing has appeared in "civil war monitor" and "civil war history journal" among other publications. her big project at the moment is converting her phd dissertation into a book. that's going to be well worth looking out for a few years down the line. it's on the very same topic she'll speak about tonight. as you can see, the powerpoint is up there called "under the rebel lash: black prisoners of war in the confederate south." another advantag

at 8:45, karen hult, virginia tech political science professor and white house transition project advisory board member discusses the biden presidential transition. host: from capitol hill to the justice department, top republican officials, including attorney general william barr, are lining up behind president trump's efforts to challenge the election win of president-elect joe biden. good morning. welcome to "washington journal" for this tuesday, november 10, 2020. the attorney general authorizing late yesterday federal investigation into any court substantial claims of voting issues. meanwhile, the majority leader, mitch mcconnell, opening the senate, lame duck session, supporting the president'sers. we'd like to hear your thoughts on that. here are the lines to use if you are a democrat the line

the senator for a civil war study said virginia tech hosted this online talking provided the video. >> on today's event speaker is doctor caroline wood newhall, she graduated with a ph.d. earlier this year, from the university of north carolina. she joined us just a few weeks ago, at virginia tech, as a post doctoral fellow at the virginia center for several more studies. i am certainly really glad she is here, and i think you all will be as, well once you hear her talk. it's clear that she's going to bring an awful lot to virginia tech, in terms of teaching, research, and outreach programs, as well. she specializes in 19th century u.s. history, including of course, civil war era. but also north american slavery more generally, warfare more generally, as well. her writing has appeared and several war monitors and civil war history journals, among other publications. and her big projects at the moment are converting her ph.d. dissertations into a book, and that's going to be well worth looking out for the years down the line. it's on the very same topic she will speak about tonight. as

the center for civil war studies and virginia tech hosted this online talk and provided the video. >> on today's event, our speaker is doctor caroline wood. she graduated with her ph.d. earlier this year from university of carolina. she joined us just a few weeks ago at virginia tech as a post doctoral fellow and virginia sensor for civil war studies. i'm certainly really glad she is here and i think you all will be as well once you hear her talk. it's clear she will bring an awful lot to virginia tech in terms of teaching, research and outreach programs as well. she specializes in 19th century u.s. history. it but also north american slavery more generally. her writing as appeared in civil war monitor anne's and civil war history journal among other publications. her big project at the moment is converting her ph.d. dissertation into a book. that is going to be well worth looking at a few years down the line. it's in the same topic we will speak about tonight. you can see the power point is already up there. black prisoners of war in the confederate south. under the rebel lash. hero

host: next, we are joined by karen hult, a science professor at virginia tech.'s also a member of the white house transition project advisory board. thanks for being with us on washington journal. karen: good to be here. host: the white house transition project, tell us about it. this is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. it is staffed by political science professors and others around the united states. 1990's for thehe white house interview program. they were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had various white house death and over time. staff positions over time. they can find out what happens to staff positions for both parties. directedolved and is by martha -- i am a member of the advisory board along with other colleagues as well as people like norm ornstein and other people from the larger washington community. providetry to do is nonpartisan backing for what kinds of things have worked and not worked so well in and around the white house when a new president is getting ready to take over. in 2016 whencase president trump

it's clear she's going to bring an awful lot to virginia tech in

she joined us just a few weeks ago at virginia tech as a post

. >> this is a break from tradition because the birds usually go to the facility at virginia tech. nope, not this year. >> no, not this year at all. >> they are being held up at the willard hotel. fancy. i love how we said the other is the alternate and we don't know which one is which. it's like the hunger games, literally. >> literally. >> get it? >> are you a turkey -- no, wait. i always forget. i'm trying to learn your diet about what you eat, what you don't eat. >> i dabble in turkey. >> okay. yeah. >> it's all right. >> we're a ham family. >> oh, no, no pork. >> no pork chops for mona. >> pork, no. chicken, yes. >> and you like a lot of vegan dishes. >> we could do beyond meat turkey. how would you like that? should i do that for our friendsgiving? >> i'm planning our holiday meal here at "world news now." okay. got it. >>> coming up, how much weight americans expect to gain this holiday season. >> speaking of planning these meals. >>> plus, the big names, the big acts and the big fashion at the american music awards. if you didn't see it, may not believe who took home the to

but these 3-d animations from researchers at virginia tech show how outdoor dining isn't always safer. >> if someone is infected and sitting outdoors in one of these tents, as they're breathing and talking, they are releasing viruses into the air and just like cigarette smoke the air can easily flow in any direction because there's no walls. and once you start adding walls, you potentially block that wind. once you add four walls you kind of lose that benefit of being outdoor. >> officials are urging americans to stay home for thanksgiving and celebrate only within your household but aaa predicts 50 million americans still plan to travel for the holiday. >>> breaking overnight president-elect joe biden has increased his lead over president trump. biden is now projected to win arizona and its 11 electoral votes for a total of 290 versus trump's 217 and overnight china congratulated biden on his election win. meanwhile, "the new york times" reporting president trump is already talking about running again for the white house in 2024, but right now he's still refusing to concede the 2020

also a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech political sciencerofessor and white house transition project advisory board member. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning and joined the discussion with your phone calls, texts, and tweets. the supreme court hears oral arguments on the affordable care act for the consolidated cases of texas versus california and california versus texas on tuesday at 10:00 eastern on texas. the law was challenged by texas after a 2017 republican tax law eliminated the penalty for not having health care insurance. listen to the oral arguments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, on at at c-span.org/supreme court, or on the c-span radio app. next, a discussion on the election and foreign policy under a biden presidency. the brookings institution hosted this event which looked at morality state department, the impact of a republican-controlled senate, the u.s. record abroad, and future relations with europe, china, and iran. this

. >>> miami at virginia tech. third quarter, miami down 24-13. harris scores from two points out.ter, king, play-action fake, and mark pope is gone. 25-24, the u. last chance for the hokies. this doesn't work. miami wins 25-24, they're 7-1 this season. >>> number 16 marshall hosting middle tennessee. the thundering hearts, honoring the 75 victims of a fatal crash 50 years ago, many of those from the marshall football team. grant, 17-yard touchdown. early third, it's that connection again. 28 yards, and look at this catch. marshall wins, they're 7-0. >>> a week from tomorrow. the san jose earthquakes begin their hunt. the mls playoffs are like a single elimination tournament. i caught up with two of the team's top stars who said although the fans couldn't be there, the team has felt their presence from the cars in the parking lot to all that love on social media. >> it's been an up and down year in more ways than one. we appreciate the support and the good times and in the bad times, as well. and it feels great to get that playoff spot for our fan base and i just like everyone to k

david calhoun, virginia tech hokey, doing a great job there for boeing, that stock up 52%. outside of stocks, augull yu potential home buyers out there, watch bond yields. record low mortgage rates may be out. they are still spectacular low, but not as low as they were. if that were not enough, get ready also for a flood of economic data ahead of tomorrow he's market holiday. you got initial jobless claims out a day early. durable goods, real not fake gdp, consumer sentiment, new home sales, consumer spending all out today before lunchtime somebody call steve liesman, send him a little doordash starbucks, we might be seeing a lot of him watching the overnight action in asia, japan up, main land china down today, but still been one of the hottest market for stocks this year, i think third best performing index in the world is the shanghai composite and opening up mixed as well in europe again not a big move either way. down but france we'll call it flat because 0.06. now let us step out of the markets to this morning's top stories including a number of covid-related headline

"gma" teamed up with virginia tech to show how it can move from table to table. >> how and why is outdoorg safer than indoor dining? >> it has to do with ventilation. if the ability of this virus to dissipate in the air. as you see more tents popping u, what are your concerns? >> tents don't have ventilation the way an indoor restaurant would. so these outdoor settings are not actually outdoors. >> if you're with someone who happens to be infected, there's really a high potential for virus to build up in the air and for everyone in that little bubble to be exposed. i feel like it's only prudent to go in there with people in your own household or people in your own pod. >> all right. so here's another recommendation for restaurants. the infection disease expert "gma" spoke to says turn down the loud music. loud music means you have to speak more loudly which creates an opportunity to expel more virus particles. okay. we'll have more on that at 7:00 on "gma." hi, mike. >> my goodness. so going to a bar and trying to pick somebody up and talk is going to be nearly impossible for a long time.

"gma" teamed up with virginia tech to show how the virus can travel from table to table depending on type of dining structure you use. >> how and why is outdoor dining safer than indoor dining? >> it has to do with ventilation. if the ability of this virus to dissipate in the air. >> as you see more tents popping up, what are your concerns? >> tents don't have ventilation the way an indoor restaurant would. so these outdoor settings are not actually outdoors. >> if you're with someone who happens to be infected, there's really a high potential for virus to build up in the air and for everyone in that little bubble to be exposed. i feel like it's only prudent to go in there with people in your own household or people in your own pod. >> all right. so here's another recommendation for restaurants. the infection disease expert "gma" spoke to says turn down the loud music. loud music means you have to speak more loudly which creates an opportunity to expel more virus particles. there will be much more on this at 7:00 on "gma." >>> the irs is trying to reach out to people who still have n

congratulate biden a smooth transfer of power to speak to karen helped professor of political science at virginia tech nick institute and state university and a member of the end of the advisory board on the watch house transition project she joins us live from blacksburg by skype thanks very much for being with us tell me how much difference you think this will make to the transition not having a concession from trump. well what a concession from mr trump would you feel would lead the general services administration in the u.s. federal government to be able to write a letter saying that president biden is indeed formally the president elect and what that does that is to open up a range of transition resources financial office space and so on to the biden biden transition group what that means that is that mr biden and his transition team will be able to meet with officials in the white house and the executive branch of government. at the moment to how much can they actually do without that funding and those kind of enabling moves ms that is there much they can achieve in this period actually there is

a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech's political science professor and white house

also, it discussion of the biden presidential transition with a virginia tech political science professor. atch washington journal live 7:00 eastern tuesday morning, and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. announcer:

it's not too far away from virginia tech. looking forward to having dr. joins -- dr. jones. he's an expert in a civil war era history. especially in civil war veterans with opiate addiction. phd athe subject of a binghamton university, also published a recent article in the journal of the civil war era. he's worked on a book on the topic. this is his topic. he knows it better than anyone. we are fortunate to be the subject of his talks. he will speak for about 35 minutes, so we will have plenty of time for discussion at the end. inay you can engage discussions with dr. jones is pretty q and a future. onwon't be able to turn cameras or microphones of the attendees. we will do everything through the chat box. type in your question, and we will see it and hopefully be able to get to all of the questions. we will wrap up around 8:15. you can ask a question at any time. if something occurs during the talk, we can -- you can type it in and we will respond to them as we are able. that's all from me. thank you everyone for being here. special thanks to dr. jones. let's give him a wa

virginia tech center for civil war studies host of the event. they provided a video. >> ok. tonight's event, our speaker is dr. jonathan jones. he is spending this year at penn state's civil war era sent out. that is this year. he is a postdoctoral scholar at penn state. next year in the fall he will take up a new position as assistant professor of history at the virginia military institute. i am really looking forward. and is not too far away from having --ech, so to having dr. jones is a neighbor next fall. he is an expert on civil war history but especially civil war veterans' struggles with opiate addiction. that was the subject of his dissertation. he has also published a recent article in the journal of the civil war era. he is working on a book on the topic. this is a topic he knows better than anyone, and we are really fortunate that tonight that is the subject of his talk. he will speak for about 30, 35 minutes thereabouts, and we will have plenty of time for discussion at the end. that way you can engage with discussion with dr. jones is for the q&a feature. we wil

. >> reporter: now in a "gma" investigates exclusive, teaming up with virginia tech engineering professorining structure you choose. >> so if someone is infected and sitting outdoors in one of these tents, as they're breathing and talking, they are releasing viruses into the air, and just like cigarette smoke, the air can easily flow in any direction because there's no walls. and once you start adding walls, you potentially block that wind. once you add four walls, you kind of lose that benefit of being outdoors. >> reporter: and while dining igloos do isolate you from others, there is a downside. >> if you are with someone who is infected, there is a high potential for virus to build up in the air and for everyone in that bubble to be exposed. i feel like it's only prudent to go in there with people in your own household or people in your own pod. >> reporter: also she cautions make sure there is enough time between seatings, at least 20 minutes, to give the igloo a chance to air out. her most ideal scenario, dining under the great open sky because she says that outdoor air dilutes the v

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, trauma is a pressing public health epidemic. in 2016 alone trauma accounted for 29.2 million emergency department visits, and 39.5 million physician offices in the u.s. tragically homicide is the leading cause of death for black males ages one to 24 years old and the second leading cause of death in hispanic males 1 to 24 years old. regardless of race, among those who survive a single violent trauma it's estimated up to 45% will experience a second violent trauma. this is where h.r. 35855 steps in to provide critical data driven interventions. under the bill, the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act it identifies patientsens at risk of repeat violent injury and connects them with hospital and community-based resources. the bill bridges tragedy with hospital-based violence intervention programs by providing intenseny of case -- intensive case management to individuals who experience at least one violent trauma. these programs have been shown to successfull

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. yoho: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h. resolution 697, recognizing the genuine autonomy of tibet and the vital work of the dalai lama that has done to promote peace around the world. over 60 years ago, his holiness, 14th dal will i lama was forced into exile by the chinese communist party's full scale military takeover of tibet. to this very day the c.c.p. uses propaganda, violence, and oppression to assert totalitarian control over tibet and the tibetan people. the c.c.p. sees tibet culture and their religious heritage as a threat to its control. just as they have done with islam and christianity. the c.c.p. is trying to stamp out tibetan buddhism and tibetan way of life even though tibet is guaranteed autonomy under china's constitution. despite these challenges, the dalai lama has stood as a leader in the promotion of human rights and religious harmony and the preservation of tibetan culture and religion. the dalai lama's contribution to peace and nonviolence has been revered by th

virginia tech blocking a field goal and returning it for a last second touchdown; right? no.'t count. their mistake gave liberty university the chance to kick a game winning field goal, going on to win 38-35. that is heartbreaking for sure. you . will: they iced their own touchdown? jedediah: yes. will: they iced their own win. hey, liberty is a top 25 people, pete. this is a heck of a story. pete: they've got a real sports program, absolutely. >>> all right, coming up, joe biden vows to build back the economy, but will his policies put money in your wallet? a former member of president obama's finance committee, don peoples, is here to break down those plans coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ since pioneering the suv in 1935, the chevy suburban has carried many things. nothing more important than family. introducing the most versatile and advanced chevy suburban and tahoe ever. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you so

miami rallies to beat virginia tech, 25-24. other games were not so close.e wolverines worse loss since 1935. notre dame beat boston college are 45-31 with quarterback ian book scoring four touchdowns. >>> a news anchor falls out of her chair on live tv. >> you're fantastic on social media. too bad you don't do a television show. >> what did you say? >> oh, my gosh. she truly just fell. jedediah: anchor alex holly of our affiliate in philadelphia scooting herself under her desk. she was luckily not hurt. those are the headlines. this supports my ideas we need a blooper real for the show. it may be fantastic. i may be only one that supports that. but it would be great. will: i haven't fallen out of a chair yet. pete: tough on the boxes. once we get back on the set. everybody in chairs a lot of things can happen. it can go sideways quickly. you know who knows about blooper reels, the one to talk to put all time blooper real, rick reichmuth. not because you're a blooper guy. you remember the moments. you are the resident historian. rick: a little bit after hist

also a discussion of the biden presidential transition with karen holt, virginia tech andtical science repressor, white house advisory board member. watch "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern. and be sure to join the conversation. >> the supreme court hears oral arguments on the affordable care act and consolidates texas versus california and california versus texas. care law was challenged by texas after a 2017 republican tax law eliminated the penalty for not having health care insurance. >> former fbi deputy director testifies on the crossfire hurricane investigation, which looks at russian interference in the 2016 election. watch live coverage on c-span3. stream or listen on the c-span radio app. >> monday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell met with the newly elected kate -- elected republican senators.