for secretary of health and education services i nominate xavier becerra. he's currently the attorney general of california. for nearly 25 years before that, he was a congressman representing los angeles, one of the largest -- america's largest and most diverse cities. xavier spent a year fighting to expand access to health care, reducing racial health disparities, protecting the affordable care act and take on powerful special interests who prey on, profit off of people's help, from opioid manufacturers to big tobacco. during this pandemic, he'll protect the safety of the front line health care workers. root out the fraud from the bad actors who take advantage of people. and he stood up for homeowners trying to pay their mortgages during this devastating economic crisis. they're things he's already fought for and accomplished. as hhs secretary, he will skillfully oversee the cdc and the fda, medicare and medicaid. no matter what happens in the supreme court, he'll lead our efforts to build on the affordable care act. he'll work to expand coverage and take

it was only recently, during the first lockdown, that xavier discovered his passion for art.s of therapy i can do indoors in the comfort of my own home, by myself. xavier has struggled since the death of his best friend, rio mcfarlane, who was fatally shot ten years ago in peckham, south london. i still get flashbacks of that day. i rushed down there literally within 20 minutes and i sat in the same position outside of the tent until his body was removed and just the sight of seeing the dried blood on the floor still sticks with me to this day. once you've found a medium, orsome of sort of vehicle to help you express yourself, to help you cry, to help you unravel your thoughts and at the same time find comfort from it, i think that's the most beautiful thing. it's my duty to represent for those literally going against the grain of the status quo of a young black man from south london. xavier's ha rd—hitting work has also gained him legions of followers, seeing him recently exhibit his work in central london. you guys are fortunate enough to have these thoughts about what you

we also have xavier becerra to contend with as well. the dark secret places into it every week and snuggle with it. bryan thank you. another biden cabinet pic is also making waves among republicans on capitol hill. this time it is health and human services nominee xavier becerra who was currently the attorney general of california paid republicans including arkansas senator tom cotton says the pic as a surprise and a radical one. listen. >> lester step three with the problems of this nomination. first he supports medicare for all, second he is a true radical on abortion. third, look at what has happened in california during this pandemic. he has been on the forefront of locking down that entire state. xavier becerra will be joe biden's nation wide locked out enforcer. kennedy: alright he loving liberal a wise choice to have one of the most blood imparts the next administration? the party panel has return, chris barron, katherine mangu-ward, and michael gordon. katherine i'll start with you from a liberty perspective produce anything to

xavier becerra: el coronavirus no discrimina.onerse la vacuna. cuando llega su turno, por favor, participe. ya lo ha hecho el presidente electo joe biden. yo lo voy a hacer. ojalÁ usted tambiÉn. marÍa antonieta: Óigame, hay una cosa que le preocupa a mucha gente. saber quiÉnes no tengan un seguro mÉdico, quienes no tengan documento, van a tener quÉ pagar por la vacuna? xavier becerra:el doctor nacional [habla en inglÉs] dijo hace poco que todos tenemos que estar listos de poner la vacuna en el brazo. todos. Él no hizo distinciÓn. Él lo que sabe es que nos tenemos que proteger asimismo para poder proteger a otro. es tiempo de entender que esto se hace juntos, no importa el ingreso, no importa la raza, no importa el lugar, es tiempo de trabajar juntos. en eso creo que el presidente electo ha sido bien claro. Él va a incluir a todos en este paÍs que quieren manejar los asuntos de este paÍs en una manera recta. no se puede crear si el coronavirus estÁ dominando. marÍa antonieta:el primer hispano que llegarÍa a ser secretario de salud

i think everybody may be a little ahead of their skis, but i know xavier becerra. smart, intelligent, thorough individual. i served with him. he's an honest person. wherever he lands, whatever he does, he will be exceptional at it. >> i knew him, too, as congressional and attorney general in california. highly qualified and as you well know a very nice guy as well. the president-elect is facing, as you know, congressman, some pressure to enjoy his picks and the diversity of our country. you've been advising on all of this. what can you tell us? >> i can tell you this, look, the civil rights groups, alm of the coalitions whether it's hispanic coalition, whether it's a coalition of women, whether it's asian american islander coalition. they are all pushing and want extreme numbers and want to break records. he's committed to making sure he has the most diverse cabinet in the history of the united states. if you look at our appointments so far he's living up to that, and i expect at the end of the day when we're finished our appointments all of those groups will be ha

i'm turn it over to our team, starting with xavier becerra. xavier, thank you for being willing to take on the responsibility. >> along with ckaterina my wife and my family, greetings from california. mr. prpt elect and madam vice president-elect i an honored to yoin your team. never has it been as vital and urgent as it is today. the covid pandemic hab thrust families into crisis. too many americans are sick, lost loved ones. too. lost their jobs and with that health care and hope. you've made it clear, mr. president-elect, to build back a prosperous america we need a healthy america. that, then, will be job one for your team at hhs. 55 years ago during another time of hardship, former health secretary and fellow californian john gardner said, what we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities addition guised as insoluble problems. he went on to help president lyndon johnson build a great society ushering in medicare and medicaid and civil rights that brought great are equity, greater opportunity and greater hope to all americans. now

for secretary of health and education i nominate xavier becerra. xavier becerra, excuse me. he's currently attorney general of california, leading the second largest. for 25 years before that he was a congressman representing los angeles, one of the largest -- america's largest and most diverse cities. xavier spent a career fighting to expand access to health care, reducing racial health disparities, protecting the affordable care act, and take on powerful special interests who prey on and profit from people's mental health from opioid manufacturers to big tobacco. during this pandemic he'll protect the safety of the front line health care workers. rooted out the fraud from the bad actors who take advantage of people. and he stood up for homeowners trying to pay their mortgages during this devastating economic crisis. there are things he's already fought for and accomplished in many cases. and as secretary, hhs secretary, he will skillfully oversee the cdc and the fda, medicare and medicaid. no matter what happens in the supreme court, he'll lead our efforts to build on the

little xavier or xavi harris, had been improving, his mom told cnn.ter from start to finish. we love and miss him terribly. i want people, especially parents, to take this virus more seriously. we followed the guidelines and we still lost xavi. i just hope my baby is a constant reminder to take covid seriously because it most certainly has an affect on children, unquote. xavier was laid to rest yesterday by his parents and his two brothers. xavier's memory and the memories of all those whom we've lost way too early in this pandemic. may they be a blessing. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for every trip you've been dreaming of, expedia has millions of flexible booking options. because the best trip is wherever we go together. ♪ you remember rick, text her neighbor?er. because the best trip is wherever we go together. sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um...we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? (woman) no. we're having the "we're getting coverage so

joe biden taps the state's current attorney general, xavier becerra to lead the department. for us back at home. ♪ >>> okay. that just woke us up this morning. the house bringing out all the holiday spirit. more of this powerhouse drivery display that you have to see this morning. >> first a rare red flag warning in december, something that we have not had in years. winds are at their strongest this morning. mike nicco has everything we need to be prepared. let's get to meteorologist mike nicco with a look at your accuweather forecast. >> okay. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us this monday morning. it's the winds that are the issue right now. outside of the santa clara valley, all of us are under a wind advisory. a very noisy night in fact. our christmas decorations were setting off our ring camera all night. hopefully that didn't happen to you. but that is the least of the worries. we have had some damage out there. there's a potential for damage through 11:00. here's a look at the red flag warning, along with the santa clara valley, you have the san francisco bay shorel

xavier becerra, california attorney general, long time member of congress. he led the fight against the affordable care act, defending the affordable care act in the supreme court and elsewhere. he is going to be leading the health and human services department, he will be nominated for that. other top members, dr. murphy, nominated to be the surgeon general. he served that post three years during the obama administration. he is a top adviser to the president-elect and has been. and newer leader of the cdc, centers for disease control, dr. rochelle walensky. she has been on cnn and elsewhere during the covid crisis, a leader in the field, and dr. anthony fauci. he will be the president's chief medical adviser, focusing on covid-19 as well as a couple other members there. brooke, what we're seeing here is the health team taking shape. but they know the challenges against them. why xavier becerra? this is certainly something that came in the last couple days. there were a variety of other people leading the way. members of the congressional hispanic caucus pus

as you have been reporting, biden is set to nominate xavier becerra for health and secretary services department, what more do we know about this choice? >> reporter: that's right, becerra is the pick for health and services secretary, this comes amid a raging pandemic, one that biden promised to make this hhs pick even more important. a few things to know about xavier, he was offered this job in a friday's phone call binomial db by biden. he would be the first latino to lead hhs and as we mention at a critical moment amid ongoing health crisis. he was a 12th term congressman, ahead of the spanish c congression congressional. putting more latinos and latinas in highhigh-profile roles. we are also hearing that in the early part of this week whether it is tomorrow or the next day, we are going to hear more health related picks from this biden's transition team. among them is dr. murthy. he's going to be reprizing that role he held during the obama administration. this is continued reliance on people with government experience, becerra ran one of the largest department of justices, the l

xavier becerra served in congress and leading the legal fight to protect the affordable care act, as republican states have tried to dismantle it. he will be facing challenges. >>> loyalty apparently has its limits, a source telling cnn that bill barr is considering quitting even before president trump leaves the white house. those new details are next. in a land not so far away, people are saving hundreds on the most reliable network with xfinity mobile. they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. and because they get nationwide 5g at no extra cost, they live happily ever after. again, again. your wireless. your rules. your way to stay closer together this holiday season. switch and save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill. and get $300 off when you buy the samsung galaxy note20 ultra 5g. learn more at xfinitymobile.com. >>> welcome back to r.cnn. attorney general bill barr is the latest trump administration official to come under fire from his boss. his transgression was not backing the -- and now sources are telling cnn that barr is considering leaving the justi

. >> xavier becerra is being singled out by tom cotton who says he is unqualified, he spent his career attacking pro-life americans and tried to force pregnancy centers to advertise abortion. biden's pick for secretary of defense will also add diversity to his cabinet, retired general lloyd austin, the first black person to be the pentagon if confirmed that his selection is prompting concerns over the routing civilian control of the military. would require congressional waiver since he retired twee 7 years ago. and the latest progress of attack on biden's team watchdogs are leery of austen's role in equity firm in government contracts in which his secretary of state choice was involved in. shannon: thank you so much. for some more context on general lloyd austin, the left-leaning atlantic wrote in 2016 about his reported views on ice is, quote, according to administration officials, he oversees us military operations in the middle east, told the white house the islamic state was, quote, a flash in the pan. this analysis led obama in interview with the new yorker to describe the jihadis

the top pick for secretary of health and human services is xavier becerra. the hispanic caucus putting pressure on the incoming biden administration to include more latinos in leadership roles. becerra has a bigger profile when it comes to criminal justice, immigration and tax reform. he served 12 terms as a u.s. congressman. >> democrats are keeping a tight grip on the legislature. the democrats kept the super majority in both the senate and the assembly. several incumbents lost leaving democrats with 75% of the seats in both chambers. >>> san jose state's football team holding up to challenges on the field and off. it was moved last minute to the aloha state. they just announced the game against one loss. good luck to them. >> the 49ers face a make-or-break moment at their home away from home taking on the afc east leading buffalo bills. "monday night football." they're hosting not at levi's but at state farm stadium in phoenix where they relocated. a win tonight and they would be tied for the last nfc playoff spot with minnesota and arizona. trending this

history. >> we are here to stand up for the right way to do things. >> reporter: sacramento native xavier becerra will be now if president-elect joe biden's closest advisers. becerra , the current california attorney general, has been named to biden's cabinet as the next health and human services director. becerra is the son of immigrants from mexico. >> this news is great from not only california but sacramento. >> reporter: eric garrett is a friend of becerra and says the appointment is an achievement not only for becerra but for the city of sacramento too. >> it says a lot about sacramento's pride and also what kind of town we have here in our city for the nation. >> this is a guy who worked very hard. >> reporter: roger salazar is a strategist who worked on becerra 's attorney general election campaign. he says becerra 's protection of the affordable care act, which he also helped author under president obama, likely help to secure his selection. >> this is a critically important time for that department, given what is happening internationally and globally. >> becerra will be taking

how this gets distributed to the nation will be a monumental task and to have xavier becerra is good.> it came as well come news as the latino groups are calling for more representation. he has no medical training but has led the fight to preserve the affordable health care. in a tweet he said as secretary of health and human services i will ensure every american has access to quality, affordable health care through the pandemic and beyond. >> i couldn't be more pleased. not just for the attorney general but for the state and for our health care future as a state. >> the focus again shifts to governor newsome that must appoint kamala harris' replacement and to pick the state law enforcement official. >> can appoint three people and this is incredible way to make friends and as we have talked about before, make enemies. >> chronicle reporter joe garrofallo says alex ped dueto is the favorite. >> we can assure that whoever leads has the intimate knowledge of what the latino community needs to move the state forward. >> while the latinos make their case others are calling for newsom to a

a look at xavier becerra's role in president-elect joe biden's cabinet. >>> good morning. it is monday, the beginning of another work week. it is december 7. i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> i'm len kiese. let's start with a live look outside in oakland. a red flag warning just went into effect late last night. let's get right to mary lee. >>> all right. this is typically what we see in the summer and early fall but we are looking at that red flag warning that is in effect for most of the bay area highlighted in red until 5:00 today. watching those gusty offshore winds. of course, we have record dry fuels and vegetations. this is a big concern for us. a wind advisory for most of the region until 11:00 a.m. today. watch out for broken branches and potential power outages because of these strong winds. the peak winds with this offshore wind event happening this morning. as we head to the afternoon, we will see relative humidity values move on that. as we look to our afternoon, mostly sunny skies. we could see some record- breaking highs. mid-60s along the coast. l

becerra. >> for secretary of health and education, i nominate xavier baccaria. >> stephen: close. (damn close! it's health and human services. "health and education" is the name of the high school class where you teach xavier to wear a condom so he doesn't get baccareea. ( laughter ) biden also nominated former iowa governor tom vilsack to reprise his obama administration role as u.s. agriculture secretary. now, it's been several years since he has had the job. hopefully he still remembers how corn works. vilsack attack! biden also set the bar for "best name in his administration" by nominating ohio representative marcia fudge as his housing and urban development secretary. fudge. that is wonderful. although she has been dogged by allegations that she steered valuable government catering contracts to her nephew, e.l. and it also looks like biden might do a solid for his former primary moment and man who set the photoshop filter to "all," pete buttigeig. because, apparently, old booty- boots is being lined up as biden's u.s. ambassador to china. wait a minute. wait a minute. pete but

you see xavier ba serer baer i. jim clyburn, they're supposed to push and push and advocate for as much diversity as they can. i'm a lifelong member of the naacp. the fact that the naacp is pushing us is what they're supposed to do and joe biden is supposed to do what he's supposed to do, deliver on his promise, put a cabinet together diverse and experienced and ready to lead this country on day one and at end of the day, i am comfortable sitting here with you this morning saying that i believe joe biden is going to deliver on his commitment to have a historic cabinet and african-americans, hispanic, aapi, everyone all over in key positions to help lead this country out of this disaster. >> we look forward to speaking to your new role as part of the biden white house. thank you for talking to us. jim clyburn will be one of the co-chairs of the inauguration, that was announced moments ago. thank you, congressman. >> thank you. >>> a lot going on including that reporting on the attorney general, william barr. why woul

reporter luz pena spoke to political experts about what the pick means for california. >> reporter: xaviererra has an extensive political resume. he's the current california attorney general, former united states representative, and if confirmed, the first latino to lead the department of health and human services. but why did president-elect joe biden consider him? >> presumably he really liked the fact that becerra had played a role in defending the affordable care act. >> reporter: if confirmed, becerra would be leading the department at a vital moment, during the pandemic. lanhee chen, director of domestic policy studies at stanford university, thinks becerra wasn't always president-elect biden's first choice. >> becerra would have been a more natural fit as attorney general of the united states than as secretary of health. >> is he qualified for this role? >> ultimately it's going to be up to the republican senators and the democratic senators to make that determination. >> reporter: in the past, the role has gone to health officials and governors. christian arana with the latino comm

no hay investigaciÓn criminal y la comunidad y otras familias que estÁn en esta lucha reportera: xaviertigaciÓn general. reiteran que su oficina no tiene recurso para realizar estas investigaciones. las agencias de la ley estÁn bajo un microscopio y tienen que hacer las cosas bien si quieren que haya una oportunidad para restaurar la confianza. el jefe de la policÍa enviÓ un mensaje a las hermanas de monterrosa. se comprometiÓ a darnos una entrevista sobre el caso. >> lo Único que puedo decir es que siento lo que paso. queremos ayudar a la comunidad. yo estoy aquÍ para hablar con cualquier persona. >> se compromete usted a darme en entrevista despuÉs y hablar sobre este tema? o alina >> sÍ, vamos a hablar. reportera: hasta ahora no hemos recibido ninguna respuesta. >> por quÉ se estÁ tardando? cha hace un aÑo -- ya hace un aÑo que muriÓ. reportera: ellas dicen que quieren ver acciones en la investigaciÓn. en este momento saludo a suheily lÓpez belÉn y le pregunto cÓmo estÁ el clima maÑana. suheily: muchos se preguntan por estos pronÓsticos. se acercan dÍas de celebraciÓn. dÍas generalme

so, president-elect joe biden has picked california attorney general xavier becerra as health and human services secretary. becerra is a stanford grad and served in his current role since 2017. he would be the first latino to lead the be the surgeon joenl. and dr. rochelle walensky will be cdc director. dr. fauci will stay in his role as and jeff vients will serve as coordinator of the covid-19 response. we are about a month and a half away from inauguration day. today president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris will meet with transition advisers. good morning, mike. >> good morning. thank you for that great information. that's talk about how we front-loaded the forecast with the extreme weather today. temperatures up to 22 degrees warmer than yesterday morning because of the breezes out there. that puts us anywhere from 42 in places like san ramon and dublin to 55 just down the road in pleasanton or 50 up in pleasant hill or 55 in antioch and brentwood. we've got 60 right now in santa rosa. so only -- i think we have to get to 75 for a record high. 59 for san franc

disputes and certify their results, president-elect joe biden is naming california attorney general xavier becerra to be the secretary of health and human services. leading his response to the coronavirus pandemic. the ihne projects that even with a rapid vaccine rollout, 500,000 americans will die from the virus by march 1st. that would also be joe biden's 40th day in office. the virus is now the leading killer of americans with the daily death toll in recent days topping the number of americans killed 79 years ago today at pearl harbor. new york governor andrew cuomo says the worsening situation could lead to lockdowns in areas where hospital capacity reaches critical levels, similar to what is happening in california at the moment. >>> meantime, president trump is focusing on things other than the pandemic, as his efforts to overturn the election face more legal setbacks. just as georgia's secretary of state recertified the results after the second recount which once again found that joe biden is still the winner. >> we have now counted, legally cast ballots three times. and the results

del secretario de salud y servicios humanos que bajo la administraciÓn de baile en -- biden serÁ de xavier la mÁquina de cruz azul. asÍ comenzamos. ♪ ♪ locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana con fÉlix de bedout y arantxa loizaga. fÉlix: muy buenas noches y bienvenidos al noticiero univisiÓn. 33,000,000 de californianos deberÁn acatar la orden de quedarse en casa por el repunte de la pandemia de coronavirus. como nos explica andrea leÓn el pronÓstico de los expertos es que nos esperan meses muy difÍciles. andrea: 230,000 nuevos contagios de coronavirus. los rÉcords tienen un nuevo repunte. el paÍs agregÓ mÁs de 1,000,000 de casos sÓlo en un dÍa y los hospitales estÁn abarrotados. registraron 2500 nuevos fallecimientos para un total de 281,000 fallecidos a nivel nacional. estados unidos continÚa al frente de las estadÍsticas mundiales de la pandemia, segÚn la cifra de esta universidad. >> cada nÚmero es arena que tiene que pedir perdÓn. la situaciÓn en diciembre puede ser peor. los centros para control y prevenciÓn de unidades han instado a usar mascarillas en todo momento. el

also today biden will rollout himself in wilmington which includes doctor murphy, xavier becerra and of course doctor anthony fauci. >> we will have a lot more on that health team. thanks. shannon: as joe biden pushes forward with this picks republican congressman jim jordan says we need to get to the bottom of election fraud claims so america can trust our future elections. >> 75 million voters for donald trump, surveys show over 70% of that number, 50 some million people think the election was rigged. when you have over a third of the electorate think there are major problems with the election process that is not healthy. that's not good for a country. the state officials who are making it difficult for us to get answers are not helping that situation for our nation. that is what concerns me. >> the next big races to watch are the georgia senate runoffs on january 5th. >> florida police caught on camera rating the home of a fire data scientist who built the state's covid-19 tracker. >> come down the stairs now! come down now. >> my children! you are pointing guns at children. >> do

. >>> california attorney general xavier becerra says legal action against amazon. he accused amazon of not complying with the state investigation into whether amazon is protecting workers from coronavirus. he is asking amazon to provide information about the sick leave policies and sanitation measures and data about the spread of the virus at amazon warehouses in california. >>> we have a duty to protect the people of the great state and that includes essential workers. if amazon can next day deliver an 85-inch tv it should be able to deliver it to the department of justice, the straight forward information we officially requested of them nearly four months ago. amazon has been working cooperatively with xavier becerra's office and have invested billions in technology and equipment to keep employees safe. >>> on capitol hill a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new proposal for covid relief package for americans in small businesses who are struggling financially. the proposal includes billions for businesses, the unemployed and for schools as well as money for

who is this xavier becerra? >> sure.ker, when aeufrbier becerra is successor to kamala harris who was his predecessor, he has completely abandoned all fairness and equality under the law for the sake of following the whims of his extremist pro abortion patrons. your viewers probably remember my under cover video series of planned parenthood's top leadership negotiating the sale of baby body parts. that series led to planned parenthood's business partners in southern california pleading guilty and being shut down in a plea deal with the southern california district attorney yet at the behest of planned parenthood, kamala harris launched a raid on my home to seize the videos. kamala harris launched the first ever law enforcement case under the california video recording law against a journalist and xavier becerra continued the persecution, filed 15 bogus felony charges against me and one of my investigative journalist colleagues all under the california video recording law, first time in history that under cover video repo

starting 15 were making their tournament debut and it showed as the french side scored eight tries — xavierssful heavyweight title defence against kubrat pulev at wembley arena last night, all the talk is now about unifying the division what could be the biggest all british fight to date. tyson fury holds the wbc belt, whilejoshua holds the ibf, wba and wbo belts. after his win over pulev, joshua spoke to the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello its maturity now, i've been here many times before. i feel like this isn't someone i would have faced in my first ten fights, where they haven't got the will of the passion. pulev is fighting for his father, his country, the title. so i knew that it's another mountain i have to climb. i climbed a mountain in round three, i didn't get to the top but i didn't take him out, another mountain i have to climb, so i steadily climbed the next mountain until it was time to get to the top. and when i took him out, it was perfect. tyson fury has already said he is ready. has he? what did he say? it was along the lines of he will take you or three rounds. t

starting 15 were making their tournament debut and it showed as the french side scored eight tries — xaviereight title defence against kubrat pulev at wembley arena last night, all the talk is now about unifying the division what could be the biggest all british fight to date. tyson fury holds the wbc belt, whilejoshua holds the ibf, wba and wbo belts. here's his promoter eddie hearn. we just want to make the fight. we believe we win, they believe they win, its the biggest fighting axing, there is no otherfight that can compare to this. now‘s the time. so from tomorrow or monday we will start the ball rolling, and i don't think it's that difficult. the crux of the deal is agreed in terms of the numbers are the splits, which isn't complicated. so there are only a few isn't complicated. so there are only afew minor isn't complicated. so there are only a few minor details, obviously venue and a few tv bits, and there's no reason why we can't get it up and running. well, after the fight, anthonyjoshua sat down to speak to the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello about his win over kubrat pu

xavier becerra announced legal action against amazon.complying in an investigation on how they are protecting workers. the company is forcing ams to provide information about the company's sick line policy and sanitation measures and data about the spread of the virus at amazon warehouses in california. >>> we have a duty to protect the people of this great state and that includes our essential workers. ifa can next day deliver an 85- inch tv it can deliver to the department of justice the information we requested of them nearly four months ago. >>> amazon says that they have been working cooperatively with xavier becerra's office and have invested billions in technology and equipment to keep employees safe. >>> a new program is unveiled in the south bay to make covid testing easy and accessible. how you can be testing yourself at home. >>> why president trump is reversing course when it comes to vaccinating white house staff. the holidays are a time for giving. to your friends... your family... to your teachers. in that spirit of giving

guy hacked the server and he was really silent about that so i don't really know about xavier.rens] >> greg: they are coming to get you, jesse. >> geraldo>> geraldo: isn't thef about him, specifically ideological. it's not competence, saying he doesn't have medical experience as if that agency performs operations in the emergency room for goodness sake, it's an ideological objection if the democrats turn the liberals of course they're going to pick a pro-choice person. >> dagen: it's not ideology, it's the walk that becerra has walked, "the wall street journal" editorial said his claim to fame is suing the trump administration, he's repeatedly tried to confiscate the patents of drugs that were developed by pharmaceutical companies. so he's going to bully drug companies so we don't get access to medicine at a time on a day that we are celebrating the innovations of these drugmakers, how does that make sense in this world? it does make sense to a joe biden who opposed the reagan arms buildup, turned around when the tide turned and was against getting rid of osama bin laden, that'

what xavier becerra could take on as his first role. >>> the nation's political spotlight is on georgia this morning. the first face-off in a runoff race for the senate. we have a lot going on this monday morning. >>> thank you for starting our day with us. i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> i'm len kiese. >>> mary lee has you covered with all of the weather. it was windy crossing the bay bridge. >> yeah. watching the winds pick up this morning. in fact, our peak winds with this offshore wind event happening this morning. so, high fire danger for today. a big concern for the bay area. a red flag warning for most of the region. the areas highlighted in red until 5:00 p.m. today. higher elevations with gusts up to 60 miles per hour and even the lower elevations account gusts up to 40 miles per hour. a wind advisory for most of the region until 11:00 a.m. watch out for flying debris, broken ranches, and the potential for power outages. as we look to this afternoon, we could see some record- breaking highs, unseasonably warm temperatures with mostly sunny skies. looking at mid-60s

his name is lloyd austin. >> right. >> so with him and then xavier becerra.ve? >> yeah. if you compare him to other presidents in the last 30, 40 years he is doing exceedingly well not only living up to it, he put a black woman in as vice president. let's be honest, don. i think all of us are thinking this in the bask ock of our mine has put her into position to become potentially the first female president of the united states of america. he has already made a pledge to put a black woman on the supreme court. no other president that i know has indicated that. so, yeah. i think he's doing a heck of a job in terms of diversity. >> what about attorney general though? you think about what's happened, that is a key job in terms of ensuring equal justice. george floyd and the police protests and what have you. what are you looking for in this role? >> look, i'm looking for somebody who is sensitive and open and honest and dedicated to understanding the predicaments of black people. i'm not only interested though i am in black faces in high places. i am looking for

xavier becerra, named as the pick for hhs secretary. your brother, a member of congress from texas issued a statement talking about how in this moment of crisis with covid-19, devastating latino communities, the congressional hispanic caucus is proud. becerra, dedicated public servant will be nominated by biden. how important is this nomination to you and the community and grade the president-elect. he is under a lot of pressure, african-american, latino community, women and the like, part of the nature, part of the challenge when you win, having to keep people happy. how would you grade him so far? >> i think so far so good. president-elect biden said he was committed to appointing a cabinet that looks like america and that seems to be what he is doing. he is committed to that. i was happy to see the nomination of attorney general becerra. he lived an immigrant's american dream story. he made so many people proud and in his home state of california and we need his leadership now. hhs is going to be right in the middle of making sure th

she's a top expert on virus prevention and treatment in addition, xavier becerra has been tapped as health and human services secretary and dr. fauci to serve as chief medical adviser. he'll remain at the national institute of algae and infectious diseases. what else can you tell us about biden's health team? >> reporter: shep, the health team like the foreign policy team and economic team in prior weeks will be unveiled before cameras tomorrow they're not doing any press ahead of that. dr. rochelle walensky is an infectious disease expert, a professor at harvard medical school and a hiv-aids researcher she will not require senate confirmation but has a tall order. the biden-harris transition has been under immense pressure to add more asian-american and black and hispanics to the cabinet. president-elect biden said he would have the most diverse cabinet in history today's announcement of xavier becerra for zehealth secretary added a second latino. he's sort of an unorthodox pick for an appointment that traditionally has carried a background in medicine earlier i spoke with mary k. henry.

he is expected to nominate california attorney general xavier be xavier becerra.of california and is a former member of congress. in his role as attorney general, he has led a lot of the legal efforts to try to protect the affordable care act. he is a latino. he would be the second latino nominated to president-elect biden's cabinet. the fifth person of color to be part of the cabinet as well. this comes as biden had faced pressure from latino groups and members of congress pushing him to name more latinos to his cabinet. we have seen other groups pushing for black leaders to be nominated to the cabinet as well. this selection is critically important for biden as he is crafting his plans to combat the coronavirus pandemic. you saw from the start, right after he won the general election, biden rolled out his coronavirus task force, which has been meeting, meeting with the trump administration, getting that information for what their plans are, including a vaccine distribution. becerra, if he is confirmed, will face a very daunting task as they try to tackle this pa

biden, the president-elect, today will name his health team including california attorney general xavier becerra and others who will work with him to get this vaccine distributed. they're starting an equity task force to make sure it gets into communities of color. and finally on capitol hill covid relief. lawmakers still working on it, still hopeful they'll get it done before the winter break to avoid what they're calling the christmas cliff, unemployment benefits, eviction protections, small business loans, and other benefits that run out this month, marcus. >> tracie, i want to talk about something else, a critical eleme element, sick days being covered and even child care. have they talk about that? what's the plan with that? >> reporter: yeah, the family and medical leave act, ten days of quarantine are covered, so if you have to stay out for ten days, your employer pays you. the government reimburses them, or ten weeks of child care if needed to deal with covid-19. but that's not going to make it into this emergency relief bill t. could next year when they look at the bigger pictur

>>> meanwhile, republican senator john cornyn yesterday raised a red flag over biden's choice of xavierrun the department of health and human services. and in doing so, appeared to accidentally acknowledge that the president-elect had, in fact, won the election. >> biden said that he was going to nominate xavier becerra to hhs. do you have any thoughts on becerra, and in general, how difficult would it be for someone who supports abortion rights and support single-payer to get through a republican-controlled senate? >> i think it would be controversial, to maybe state the obvious. i think most of us feel like there should be some deference in the president -- in the vice -- in the president-elect's choice for his cabinet, but some of these folks are pretty radical. >> you think he's pretty radical? >> yeah. >> you do? >> yeah. >> i don't know what his health and human services credentials are. i mean, it's not like alex azar, who used to be, you know, work for pharma and have a health care background. but we'll take it one step at a time. >> that's the box you end up in if you don't cal

joe biden and xavier becerra differ on a lot of things. on medicare for all, which is clearly a proponent of peers i would have to be passed through conference, congress. we played him botching his last name. we did it do that to make fun or say he messed up. i think a lot of presidents, when you are dealing with all of the staff members and new people. but this has been around for a long time. it raises the question, how well does he understand? how well does he know this person? how well does he understand javie'sbetween a seven? >> the fact that he couldn't pronounce his name certainly raises that question. it obviously gives his opponent something to discuss rather than what he is trying to present. i agree, this is not a moderate choice. this is the choice that is going tnotgoing to unify the country. a lot of people are religious and that's why they feel the way they do about abortion. i'm not a religious person but i do believe that a woman has an abortion, it is a child, it is a human being that has been killed. and frankly, if you

the nominees include attorney general xavier becerra to be the health and human services secretary. dr. vivek murthy will once again be the u.s. surgeon general and dr. rochelle wolinsky will head up the centers for disease control. >> how many doses will be available to us from each of the companies and by when? >> reporter: the president- elect coronavirus advisory board says the trump administration has yet to share plans for distributing covid-19 vaccines. >> we want to be preventing deaths and we want to be preventing transmission. you can't really make a plan for that if you don't know what tools you are working with. >> reporter: operation warm speed is developing and reducing coronavirus vaccines. he plans to meet with the biden team this week. >> every dose we make, we are prepared to ship but as always, early in manufacturing, there may be challenges. >> reporter: president donald trump's personal judy rudy giuliani is undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. the president is planning to hold a covid vaccine summit at the white house tomorrow ahead of the potential fda va

the team includes california attorney general and former congressman xavier becerra, rochelle walenskyi as chief medical adviser to the president on covid-19. he'll continue his role at the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases. and while biden has his a planned team in place for the time being, they're on the outside of the vaccine rollout while president trump is still in office. nbc news has learned that no one from the biden team has been invited to tomorrow's operation warp speed vaccine summit. as president trump seeks to claim full credit for that effort. nbc's geoff bennett is following joe biden in wilmington, delaware. and shannon petty piece is outside the white house for us. geoff, let me start with you in wilmington. of course, we are learning about the president's team here. he has gotten a few questions from republicans about the choice of becerra to lead hhs. it's a critically important sprawling agency and represents one of the most significant cabinet posts, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. what was joe biden's thinking in terms of choosing

it looks like they're playing a little extra defense and trying to sell a little harder xavier becerecerra's credentials to be hhs secretary. the entire democratic party was enlisted. people making cases that don't normally put out statements like that. biden team a little worried about this? >> well, chuck, i think you are certainly seeing on the one hand the biden team always happy when republicans are talking about whether or not they'll support a biden nominee because it means on some level they have to acknowledge that biden is going to be the president, something that most of them have not. but you're absolutely right that we're seeing a mobilization of democrats behind this nomination on a number of fronts, hitting what has really been one of the themes of most of these roll-outs that we're going to see later in this hour and seen in the past weeks which is to highlight, yes, the credentials for the job at hand and most of these cases in the cabinet level, they have been deputies at the very agencies where they will now be in charge. but also the personal stories. and what has

he's expected to announce california's attorney general xavier becerra along with others and the new equity team to focus on communities of color and how they're dealing with covid-19. also today the white house vaccine summit is happening taking a live look at the white house we will see president trump there, the vice president. we will not see biden or his staff. they weren't invited. nor will we see the people who developed the vaccine -- pfizer, moderna. they decided not to come. but we will hear them talk about how they plan to distribute these shots. >> it'll go to places like cvs, walgreens, hospitals, community health centers or public health labs. >> reporter: meantime, on capitol hill we are continuing to track negotiations for preventing a government shutdown that's supposed to be delayed by a week while they try to work out some deal and also stopping what democrats are calling the christmas cliff -- people who are losing benefits right in the middle of this covid crisis, unemployment eviction protection, small business loans all running out this month along with some fa

you've got xavier becerra for hhs.s there anybody he named so far that you would say i can't vote to confirm that. >> i've been differential with president obama and president trump. i'll be differential for president biden. i think the president ought to put their team together. unless they totally run amuck of what i believe, then basically i always have said okay of. put your team together. their will and pleasure. if they screw up and they're bad, you'll be held accountable and in four years the people can atone that. i've been very differential. i'll look at each one of them. there may be some i don't agree with. i'll let the biden administration know how i feel. we haven't done the personal interviews yet. chris: senator, thank you for joining us and good luck this week and coming up with a relief package. lord knows, the country needs it. thank you, sir. >> chris, we're going to do it. people believe in america. this is a great country and the people need help right now so we can be great again and we'll make it

xavier becerra has no role in public health but does using his role to limit gun ownership.trade association reacting to the nomination today, saying quote, the problem with attorney general becerra leading the nation's health agency is that any issue he finds politically unfavorable can be labeled a public health crisis. the next four years will be an administration pushing firearm ownership as a public health crisis and using the cover of a national health emergency to trample on constitutional rights. biden has been up front about his plans to imbed gun control in his public health action, calling it an epidemic. liz? liz: hillary vaughn, thank you very much. dow jones industrials up 100 points. >>> a tectonic shift in the works. charlie breaks it on goldman sachs' deep dive into china and why it may just be the start of knocking down the trump administration's great wall against the world's second largest economic power. >>> and on this safe harbor day, where states must certify the results of the presidential election, my everyone talks to liz podcast guest this week is

example, revealing a whole bunch of picks for important health positions, including his nominee, xavier becerra, to run the department of health and human services. hhs is a $1 trillion department that has been an absolute disaster under donald trump, not just as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic but especially as it relates to that. becerra will be taking over that gigantic department. he has been viewed as a very capable not only politician and leader in the democratic party, but also a very capable manager, and he will be taking over something big with a lot of attention on it. we'll be talking about that tonight. we'll also be talking in just a few minutes tonight about some of biden's other very high-profile choices announced today, including the sort of proverbial standing ovations we saw today in the public health world specifically for biden's choice to lead the cdc. we'll be talking about that in detail in just a moment. there's also new reporting tonight which nbc news has just confirmed that president-elect biden has made his choice for defense secretary. retired four-st